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"Who is there!" the Sword Tower Supreme shouted, looking up at the immortal figure as if facing a formidable enemy.

The aura that the other party was freely emitting was even much stronger than her state before passing the Immortal Ascension Tribulation!

This was absolutely an Immortal, without a doubt!

Liu Ningxuan looked at that arrogant silhouette, and all sorts of unpleasant memories surged to his mind, slowly he spat out three words through gritted teeth.

"Ying Tian Immortal..."

He had heard clearly just now, Ying Tian Immortal wanted them to forge Immortal Swords, and if the Inheriting Shadow Sword was refined, could he still live?

You called for it earlier with your loose tongue, saying that Ying Tian Immortal probably had an accident.

Well, now the person has popped up.

"What, he is Ying Tian Immortal, one of the Four Ancient Immortals from the legends!"

Though Liu Ningxuan wasn’t loud, after the arrival of Ying Tian Immortal, the entire area fell silent as a grave, and everybody heard his words loud and clear, and they were greatly shocked.

They could clearly feel the malice emanating from Ying Tian Immortal.

The comer is not good!

The Four Ancient Immortals, the most ancient of Immortals. Because the ages are so far apart, many legends are shrouded in a mythical hue, making the Four Ancient Immortals seem even more terrifying.

"Fairy, is that Ying Tian Immortal?" Lu Yang’s brows were knit together with dark clouds, feeling that the temperament of Ying Tian Immortal amidst the Heavenly Tribulation was very different.

Fairy Eternity remained silent, seemingly deep in thought.

Lu Yang knew that the situation was completely out of control, and he hastily attempted to summon his Eldest Senior Sister, only to end in failure.

After Ying Tian Immortal made his appearance, he threw out a broken bowl that covered the Sword Tower, and Lu Yang felt that this bowl had cut off their connection with the outside world, preventing him from contacting his Eldest Senior Sister.

"Fairy, what is this bowl?"

Fairy Eternity frowned, trying to identify the origin of the broken bowl: "It looks like the Qiankun Cover forged by Ying Tian Immortal, but it feels cruder than the Qiankun Cover I remember. It’s like it has been reforged. No one can escape from here, and no information can be sent out.

It can temporarily deceive the earth’s veins from detection, creating the illusion that everything here is normal, probably because he’s worried about those two from the Jiang Family and Meng Family discovering him."

Fairy Eternity also felt that something was off about Ying Tian Immortal and didn’t rashly appear to meet him.

She seemed to have made some kind of decision and spoke earnestly, "Little Yang, don’t worry, with this Fairy here, you won’t have any trouble."

Hearing his name called by Liu Ningxuan, Ying Tian Immortal responded with mild interest: "Oh, interesting. I wouldn’t have thought a mere Sword Spirit would recognize me."

Confusion flashed through Lu Yang’s mind. Ying Tian Immortal didn’t recognize Liu Ningxuan?

Lu Yang swiftly asked, "Fairy, the Ying Tian Immortal from the ancient times has never met Liu Ningxuan before?"

Fairy Eternity was just as puzzled. She wanted to use her immortal sense to take a closer look at Ying Tian Immortal but worried about being discovered, which could bring danger to Lu Yang: "Of course they’ve met, they have even fought many times."

Lu Yang was puzzled. "So, has Ying Tian Immortal lost his memory, or... is it that this isn’t Ying Tian Immortal at all, but some entity that has taken over his body?"

This suddenly emerged Ying Tian Immortal was definitely very strange, exuding eeriness in every aspect.

Besides this, Lu Yang had another doubt.

It’s been three hundred thousand years for the Great Qian Dynasty, and Ying Tian Immortal has never appeared; is this really his first time appearing?

If so, isn’t that too coincidental?

If not, why has there been no news about previous appearances of Ying Tian Immortal...

Cold sweat broke out on Lu Yang’s forehead; he hoped that this was Ying Tian Immortal’s first appearance, otherwise, it would be really bad.

Ying Tian Immortal seemed completely oblivious to Liu Ningxuan and the Sword Tower Supreme’s guard, casually saying, "Will you hand over those two swords voluntarily, or do I need to take them myself?"

"In your dreams!"

"Delusional thinking!"

Neither Liu Ningxuan nor the Sword Tower Supreme was going to hand over the Inheriting Shadow Sword or the Containing Light Sword, the former foundational to Liu Ningxuan and the latter vital to Mingtai’s life.

Seeing their will to resist, Ying Tian Immortal didn’t take it seriously but instead laughed heartily.

But this laughter did not dispel the chilling atmosphere and instead made the area even more sinister.

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"Just like that, just like that, resisting is what makes it interesting."

Ying Tian Immortal glanced at the cultivators below, becoming even more delighted, "It seems my luck is good today. I sensed there were two swords here that could be used to forge an Immortal Sword. I didn’t expect to find so many sword cultivators."

"It would be perfect to refine all of you into a single soul. Perhaps you might barely suffice as the sword spirit for my Immortal Sword!"

The Immortal Sword mentioned by Ying Tian Immortal wasn’t like the Containing Light Sword which is an Immortal Treasure, but an Immortal Artifact of the same tier as the Green Peak Sword, which is the most standard Immortal Sword!

Otherwise, he wouldn’t use two Immortal Treasures as raw materials!

The people below were despairing as if they were dead ashes; Ying Tian Immortal actually wanted to refine them all. How could they possibly live?

Many desperately tried to escape, but it was useless. How could a Qiankun Cover be broken by such minor cultivation levels?

Lu Yang’s heart sank. The worst he feared had happened. Ying Tian Immortal intended to kill and silence them all, which explained why there was no information about him from ancient times to the present.

Wherever he appeared, it would become a land of death!

Especially during the Great Qian and Great Yu eras, it was common for cultivators to destroy entire cities. The few times that Ying Tian Immortal took action and mixed in, nobody could clearly identify his involvement!

In the Great Xia era, perhaps Ying Tian Immortal restrained himself a bit. Lu Yang suspected that some cases of sect extermination were not the work of demonic sects but that of Ying Tian Immortal!

𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

And in places like the East Sea and Demon Territory, which have been fragmented for the past three hundred thousand years, even if someone was annihilated, no one would investigate thoroughly!

"Annihilation Sword Domain!"

"Soul Sword Domain!"

"Heaven and Earth Sword!"

"Vast Wave Sword Technique!"

The two pinnacle sword cultivators joined forces against the enemy, with fatal attacks as their opening moves!

They were facing an Immortal; if there was any reservation at this moment, they would be left without a place to bury their bodies!

"Cloud Falling Palm!"

Yun Mengmeng steeled herself and joined the fight.

Grandmother was right, the outside world was indeed dangerous, and her own strength was completely negligible in front of a true Great Power.

Facing the combined attack of the three, Ying Tian Immortal neither dodged nor hid. He just stood there, letting the attacks fall upon him. Immediately, dust and smoke rose, obscuring everything.

The crowd below, who were just fighting fiercely, saw the mighty combined force of the three and felt a flicker of hope for life.

However, as the dust settled, Ying Tian Immortal was unharmed!

"An Immortal Treasure Spirit, a half-Immortal’s remnant soul, early stage of Passing Tribulation. You three think you can harm me?"

The Supreme of the Sword Tower gritted her teeth. If she were in her prime, she might have a slim chance to fight to the death with Ying Tian Immortal, but now as a mere remnant soul, it was wishful thinking to harm him.

"Again!"

The three joined forces once more, hoping to find a sliver of life.

Unexpectedly, Liu Ningxuan’s Heaven and Earth Sword didn’t strike at Ying Tian Immortal but at the Qiankun Cover.

Thud—

Like a stone dropped into a calm lake, ripples spread across the Qiankun Cover, absorbing Liu Ningxuan’s sword strike.

"Trying to escape?"

Ying Tian Immortal took a large stride forward. Space contracted beneath his feet, and in one step, he reached Liu Ningxuan, grasping for the Inheriting Shadow Sword as if catching a chick.

"I happen to lack ancient memories, so let me see yours."

Ying Tian Immortal placed his hand over Liu Ningxuan’s head. Accompanied by a scream from Liu Ningxuan, whose eyes rolled back as he lost consciousness, Ying Tian Immortal proceeded with the soul search.

When Liu Ningxuan woke up again, he would be mad and mindless, no longer himself.

Having obtained Liu Ningxuan’s memories, Ying Tian Immortal suddenly realized, "So it is Liu Ningxuan, the top sword cultivator of ancient times, and also the sworn enemy of this body. He used Unity of Man and Sword to escape last time."

"How does that matter? Now aren’t you caught in my hands?"