Chapter 201: Chapter 44: Inheriting the Past and Ushering in the Future: A Legacy

The moon was bright and the stars were few.

It was already late autumn, and the night air was especially chilly. But the streets of Langya City remained as bustling as ever, a vibrant scene of neon lights and dazzling nightlife, filled with handsome men and beautiful women coming and going.

In a residential skyscraper downtown.

A mysterious figure, clad in black with a hood pulled low, was completely shrouded in shadow. They brazenly walked into the skyscraper, yet the night guard, staring with eyes as wide as saucers, didn’t see the dark silhouette pass right in front of him.

He didn’t take the elevator. Instead, he hummed a little tune as he made his way up the stairs. The TAP, TAP, TAP of his footsteps lit up the stairwell, one floor after another.

It was proof that even in a rarely used stairwell, the quality of the sound-activated lights was still quite good.

Reaching the top floor and entering the hallway, the mysterious man looked at the only door on the entire level. He shook his head and clicked his tongue.

“As expected of the young lady of Longque Technology. So extravagant, turning an entire floor that could house seven or eight families into a single residence…”

He briefly extended his senses and confirmed there was only one life signature inside the apartment. However, in the spatial interstice, there were two other blazing fluctuations: an Eighth Tribulation Earth Immortal and a Ninth Grade True Immortal… ’A bit troublesome, but at least they’re in the interstice.’

With that thought, a Gray Banner materialized in his hand. He tossed it lightly, and it transformed into a gray mist that temporarily sealed off the spatial interstice containing the two blazing auras. At the same time, it created an illusion to ensure the two inside wouldn’t notice anything amiss.

Having done all this, a smile formed on the face beneath the hood. He then took an elegant step, passing straight through the closed door.

An Earth Immortal could already slip into the spatial interstice, becoming unobservable to the real world and unable to interact with physical objects.

He walked elegantly into the living room and gazed at the stunningly beautiful young woman sitting cross-legged on the sofa, eating potato chips while watching TV.

The mysterious man smiled faintly, strode out from the spatial interstice, and slowly performed a salute.

“Upper Palace Great Traveler, I must ask you to come with me.”

Yan Jiangxue was clearly startled. Just as she was about to cry out for Qing He and Qing Ping, the mysterious man moved faster. His Divine Thought shot out, immobilizing her. Immediately after, his consciousness bored into her mind, intending to take complete control of the girl.

“Be good. Let’s leave quietly so we don’t disturb those two. One of them is a True Immortal, and a fight would make too much of a scene…”

“Hm?”

The mysterious man froze for a moment. The girl’s Divine Soul True Spirit was encased in a thick shell. His Divine Thought couldn’t penetrate it at all, let alone control her mind…

’Interesting. Is this a measure Chairman Yan put in place to protect his daughter?’

As he pondered, he grinned and deployed a Divine Treasure bestowed upon him by the Venerable Lord. A long needle appeared silently in his hand. He thrust it into the gap between Yan Jiangxue’s physical body and Divine Soul, aiming for her Spiritual World and stabbing toward that extremely thick shell.

’CLANG!’

It didn’t pierce through.

This Great Traveler from the Upper Palace was clearly taken aback. This was a Divine Treasure personally bestowed by the Venerable Lord! A True Immortal wouldn’t fare well after a single blow from it, and even a Grand Grade wouldn’t dare to withstand it head-on with their Divine Soul True Spirit!

’Interesting, very interesting.’

With that thought, he put all his strength into it, as if in a fit of pique. He commanded the silver needle to strike the thick shell over and over. Cracks appeared on its surface, but they immediately began to heal, though not very quickly.

Seeing this, the Great Traveler’s brow furrowed. With a final burst of effort, he poured his entire consciousness into the Divine Needle and stabbed fiercely!

’CRACK!’

A small hole was pierced through the thick shell.

A faint smile appeared on the Great Traveler’s face. Seizing the opportunity before the small hole could heal, he extended his Divine Thought inside, preparing to control the girl’s mind, read her memories, and so on. But in the next instant, his smile froze.

“This is…”

Through the information transmitted by his Divine Thought, he ’saw’ it.

A terrifying peach tree, so colossal and vast it was simply inconceivable, reaching from the earth to the heavens!

’Is this her True Spirit?!’

’If this appeared in the outside world, the mere shockwave from its Divine Thought could probably crush the Ancestor Star and annihilate a Grand Grade!’

His scalp suddenly went numb. In an instant, he understood: the thick shell wasn’t to protect the girl—it was to protect this current world, which had not yet fully recovered!

The Great Traveler frantically retracted his Divine Thought and tried to flee, but in the next moment, his entire body was frozen in place!

Cold sweat dripped from his forehead as he realized with horror that the surprised look on the girl’s face had changed. It was now a placid calm that had seen ages pass without a ripple. Her eyes now held an icy chill that looked down upon all of insignificant creation!

’[Immortal]?’

’Or something above [Immortal]… something from the [Celestial Realms]??’

’How… how could something like that possibly appear in this era!!!’

That thought lasted only for an instant. Then, a mere sliver of consciousness leaking from the girl’s eyes obliterated his Soul and True Spirit. His empty husk fell limply to the floor.

Immediately after, the thick shell finished healing itself. The icy indifference in Yan Jiangxue’s eyes, which had looked down upon all creation, dissipated. Looking around in a daze, her gaze fell upon the corpse on the floor, and she screamed.

With its power source gone, the Gray Banner fell from the void. Inside the spatial interstice, the expressions of Qing He and Qing Ping changed drastically, and they rushed out at once.

…….

「A bustling thoroughfare.」

Zhuge Ke and Chong Shanhu stood on the street, their faces etched with worry.

“This… Sanqing Temple, how are we supposed to get in?” A wry smile appeared on Chong Shanhu’s face. He then asked, “Xiaoke, why don’t you try a Divination?”

Zhuge Ke rolled her eyes dramatically.

“If you want me dead, just say so. The last time I tried to peek at Teacher—just one glance—I nearly drowned in the terrifying vision…”

As she spoke, she couldn’t help but swallow hard before adding:

“Let’s just wait. When the time is right, Teacher will naturally let us…”

Before her words could even fade, both of them suddenly froze.

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