Chapter 878: Chapter 877: The Battle of the Imperial City Concludes

Chapter 878 -877: The Battle of the Imperial City Concludes

“Damn Meng Junzi, had I known it would come to this, I should have killed you from the start!”

Deep in the mountains thousands upon thousands of miles outside of Imperial City, Guan Shanhai wore an expression of venomous hatred. He had been utterly defeated in the battle for Imperial City, his subordinates left behind in the city and Yu State, and the Power of National Fate he had longed for was discarded by his own hands.

Throughout his life he had faced countless battles, but he hadn’t anticipated being outsmarted by two juniors!

Thinking of this, Guan Shanhai could no longer suppress his rage. With a violent stomp, he crushed the mountains beneath his feet, sending dust flying into the air.

“Meng Junzi, Jiang Pingan, you two wait for me. I swear, if this vengeance isn’t repaid, I am not fit to be human!”

Although he had lost his subordinates, possessing the Imprinting Dao Fruit meant that he was never short of subordinates. Figures like the Jade General and the second Imperial Teacher could all be imprinted and used by him, allowing him to make a comeback in the blink of an eye.

“Now, I need to find a place to heal.”

The power of his self-detonation was too great, and because he had not treated his wounds immediately, fleeing to this place after burning his Immortal Blood had added injury to injury. Even running both the Longevity Dao Fruit Embryo and the Rejuvenation Dao Fruit Embryo at the same time couldn’t speed up his recovery.

“Elder Guan, why not come to Seek Dao Sect to heal?”

A cool voice rang out from behind Guan Shanhai, startling him into a cold sweat.

“Who’s there!”

Guan Shanhai was shocked. He had been unaware, not expecting someone to approach him unnoticed!

He whirled around to see a woman in a white dress standing behind him, calmly observing him with a detached expression.

“Yun Zhi of Seek Dao Sect!”

Guan Shanhai remembered that Yun Zhi had once defeated the leaders of four Immortal Sects at the Five Great Immortal Sects’ conference, deducing that she must have reached either the peak of Passing Tribulation or the realm of a Semi-Immortal.

Regardless of which, neither posed a threat to his schemes in Imperial City, so he hadn’t bothered with her.

“What, just a mere Semi-Immortal and you think you can defeat me, heavily injured, to gain fame and rise to prominence? The younger generations are indeed arrogant!”

Yun Zhi didn’t respond; she simply took a step forward.

In Guan Shanhai’s eyes, filled with fear and despair, the reflection of a delicate palm grew closer, unavoidable.

…

“Is it finally over?”

A cup of tea’s time after Guan Shanhai fled, the cultivators of Imperial City hesitantly asked themselves, swallowing hard.

“Was the battle that took place over the East Sea of the same magnitude?”

“Truly, the battles of Immortals are terrifying.”

“Yes, that move by the Great Yu National Preceptor… what was that move again?”

“How did Meng Junzi and the Great Yu National Preceptor fight exactly? Who can remember?”

Although Meng Junzi’s Borrowing Dao Fruit didn’t have the characteristic to make Immortals forget, the Imprinting Dao Fruit did, which resulted in the entire battle process being affected, with no one recalling the exact moves.

Even the recording from the Recording Orb turned into a blank slate that couldn’t be restored.

In a corner of Imperial City, the battle involving five Semi-Immortals also drew to a close.

There was no need to mention the Jade General. Both Ao Ling and Jiang Lianyi were familiar with the fighting style of the Yin-Yang Dao Fruit Outline, making it easy to find countermeasures. The most challenging to deal with was the Causality Dao Fruit Outline used by the second Imperial Teacher.

Fortunately, in the end, the three women came up with a solution. They no longer actively attacked the second Imperial Teacher. Jin Caiwei transformed the surrounding space into six flat planes, sealing off the area. Anyone who attempted to break through the planes would be subjected to attacks from the three women.

Then, using the planes as blades, they began to slice through the space, gradually reducing it to the point where there was nowhere for the second Imperial Teacher to hide, thus deciding the outcome.

This was the inspiration Jiang Lianyi got through having her husband, the Four Immortals, seal off the entire Cultivation World to look for the murderer who killed Fairy Eternity, and indeed, it was extremely effective.

Thus, this astonishing and unconventional battle finally came to a close.

“Elder Mu, are you really sure you want to establish an industry in the Imperial City? This place doesn’t seem very safe,” Chi Sect Leader stood still, stunned. The higher one’s cultivation level, the clearer they understood the sheer terror of the battle that had just taken place; it represented a fight at the very pinnacle of the cultivation path. Every move held the power to destroy heavens and earth, a single technique could annihilate the Imperial City.

Who could have imagined that what began as a routine inspection would turn into a battle for the throne and subsequently a battle between Semi-Immortals and Immortals?

“You should look on the bright side; with Meng Junzi and Jiang Pingan, two immortals in the Imperial City, is there any place safer than here?”

“Well, when you put it that way, it seems to make sense.”

…

“Are you Daoist Yun Zhi’s junior brother?”

Meng Junzi, one of the main figures in the Immortals’ battle, appeared in front of Lu Yang, observing him with great interest.

“Senior Meng,” Lu Yang didn’t expect Meng Junzi to come looking for him right after the Immortals’ battle, which made him feel flattered and a bit overwhelmed.

“Such a solid foundation in cultivation; even in my Nascent Soul period, I was hardly better than this. Indeed, a young talent.”

“Senior Meng, your injuries…”

Lu Yang watched with concern as Meng Junzi’s body bore wounds in every possible spot, his eyes twitching at the severity of the injuries.

Self-Detonation of an Immortal, the aftermath of which was far beyond imagination, surpassed any celestial technique used by Guan Shanhai. That Meng Junzi was still standing here after withstanding it head-on was already very impressive.

Meng Junzi laughed heartily, “Hahaha, it’s just the Self-Detonation of an Immortal, what harm could it possibly do to me?”

Fairy Eternity, on hearing these words, became agitated and sprang up from her throne ready to roll up her sleeves and give Meng Junzi a practice lesson, “Looking down on the Self-Detonation of an Immortal? Let this Immortal show you one!”

“Fairy, there’s no need for that, Senior Meng Junzi is just joking,”

Lu Yang, frightened, quickly stopped Fairy Eternity and escorted her back to her throne.

Unaware of the bullet he had dodged, Meng Junzi continued to speak defiantly.

“These are but minor injuries to me, they’ll heal in a few days. If you don’t believe me, have Guan Shanhai self-detonate once more to test it.”

…Senior, please spare a few words.

After the battle, Ao Ling and the other two also sought out Lu Yang.

Seeing Meng Junzi there as well, they were startled but still descended to say, “Elder Brother Lu Yang, we have succeeded in our mission and have captured these two men.”

In their hands, they held the Jade General and the second Imperial Teacher.

Then they greeted Meng Junzi with a fist salute: “We have met Senior Meng Junzi.”

Meng Junzi waved his hand, “Although I am an Immortal, the three of you are figures from Ancient Times after all. Talking about seniority can get too confusing, perhaps we should address each other as ‘Daoist Friends’ instead?”

Meng Junzi had heard from Yun Zhi before that Ao Ling and Jiang Lianyi were one of their own.

He just didn’t know why there was no mention of Jin Caiwei—was there some concern?

“Daoist Jin, thank you for lending me the use of your Dao Fruit Outline earlier. To be able to construct such a delicate Dao Fruit Outline, Daoist Jin truly possesses unparalleled genius.”

“One cannot lend a Dao Fruit Outline for nothing; that would be against my principle. Seeing that Daoist Jin is from the Qiongqi Clan, what if I waive all debts between the Meng Family and the Qiongqi Clan, would that be acceptable?”

Jin Caiwei’s eyes lit up upon hearing this; she had initially thought the lending of her Dao Fruit Outline was for naught but was pleasantly surprised by this unexpected reward.

This trip to the Imperial City, joining the Ancient Heavenly Court, witnessing the Immortals’ battle, capturing two Semi-Immortals, and finally resolving the debts that had troubled the Qiongqi Clan for many years—truly, the gains were immense.