489: The Evergreen Immortal Emperor has reappeared!

[You patted his shoulder, your tone calm to the point of being terrifying.]

["Although Senior Lingtian is no longer here, you are still here!"]

["Even if Senior Lingtian had to sacrifice himself to send you out of the Outer Heaven, it shows just how important you are!"]

["As long as you, Senior Brother, are still alive, the Immortal Sword Manor has not perished!"]

[After hearing your words, hope reignited in Sword Thirteen's eyes.]

["You are right. I will slaughter all these Eerie Creatures in the Vast Immortal Domain and avenge Revered Master!"]

[Seeing Sword Thirteen's fighting spirit ignited once more, you felt much more at ease.]

[Currently, the strongest among you are Sword Thirteen and Xuanyuan Tianji.]

[In many instances, your group relies on the two of them to resolve major troubles.]

[A moment later, you all returned to the Sword Pavilion.]

[The invasion of the Eerie Creatures will fill the Vast Immortal Domain with blood and turmoil for the next few years.]

[However, the Star Radiance Mountain Range should be the least affected.]

[After all, this is the territory of the Yao Race, and it is guarded by the Golden Crow Great Emperor.]

[The twelfth year!]

[You remained in seclusion in the Sword Pavilion to Cultivate, completely ignoring the situation in the Vast Immortal Domain.]

[The thirteenth year!]

[In seclusion!]

[The fifteenth year!]

[The barrier of the Sword Pavilion where you were located was forcibly broken by a force.]

["As expected, you have returned here!"]

[You were all drawn by the commotion.]

[You slowly walked out, and upon seeing the visitor, the corners of your mouth curled up slightly.]

["Immortal Emperor Changqing, long time no see!"]

[You looked at the familiar figure before you and spoke slowly.]

["Trash, now that the Immortal Sword Manor has been destroyed, who else can protect you?"]

[You felt that Immortal Emperor Changqing's aura was thick, not at all like the aura possessed by someone in the Immortal King Realm.]

[You used the Eye of Truth to check the other party's status.]

["First Heaven of the Immortal Sovereign Realm?"]

["Returning to the Immortal Sovereign Realm once again, is this your source of confidence?"]

["Hahaha!"]

[Immortal Emperor Changqing looked at you as if you were a fool.]

["Do you think I haven't looked into you?"]

["The highest among you is only at the Immortal King Realm. Do you really expect to defeat an Immortal Sovereign just by relying on that ultimate dao emperor weapon of yours?"]

[Upon hearing this, you remained unmoved.]

[However, your gaze had already shifted to Sword Thirteen behind you, who was about to lose his composure.]

[When Immortal Emperor Changqing mentioned the Immortal Sword Manor just now, Sword Thirteen's expression had already turned extremely grim.]

[Swish!]

[The next second, a sharp ringing sound echoed in the air—not the sound of a blade cutting through the air, but killing intent solidifying and tearing through space.]

[Sword Thirteen moved.]

[No wasted words, no warning.]

[Even before his sword was fully unsheathed, a pure, extreme Sword Intent had already struck out, slashing straight toward the center of Immortal Emperor Changqing's brow.]

[This strike was so fast it defied common sense.]

[A second ago, the smugness on Immortal Emperor Changqing's face had not yet faded; he even wanted to say a few more grand words to display his dignity and bearing as an Immortal Sovereign.]

[But the next second, a tremor originating from the depths of his Divine Soul made every hair on his body stand on end!]

[That was not a power an Immortal King could possess!]

[That Sword Intent contained a trace of power that even made him feel palpitations!]

[You saw the smile on Immortal Emperor Changqing's face instantly freeze, replaced by a deadly pallor.]

[Immortal Emperor Changqing's pupils contracted sharply as he stared fixedly at the silent, reticent Sword Thirteen whom he had ignored all along.]

["Immortal Sovereign?!"]

["How could an Immortal Sovereign be hiding among you ants!"]

["Who exactly are you?"]

[A sharp exclamation escaped his lips, his voice filled with astonishment.]

[However, Sword Thirteen's sword would not give him any room for thought.]

[Before the exclamation had even faded, the Sword Intent had already reached his face.]

[Immortal Emperor Changqing was, after all, an Immortal Sovereign; at the critical moment of life and death, his reaction was extremely fast.]

["Azure Wood Longevity Shield!"]

[He roared, and the immortal power within his body surged wildly as a green light shield engraved with vines instantly condensed in front of him.]

[This was his life-bound Divine Ability, possessing astonishing defensive power, having once blocked a full-strength strike from a peer.]

[However, he still underestimated Sword Thirteen.]

[Or rather, he underestimated the terrifying lethality of a pure Sword Cultivator.]

[Sshhh—]

[The moment the Sword Intent made contact with the light shield, there was no earth-shattering boom, only a dull thud.]

[That indestructible Azure Wood Longevity Shield was as fragile as a piece of thin paper before Sword Thirteen's Sword Intent.]

[The Sword Intent pierced straight through.]

[A thin line of blood slowly slid down Immortal Emperor Changqing's cheek.]

[He froze in place, reached up to touch it, and felt a warm sensation on his fingertips.]

[He was injured?]

[He was actually injured in a single exchange?]

[You stood not far away, your gaze fixed on Sword Thirteen.]

[To an outsider, every strike of Sword Thirteen's sword brought forth monstrous Sword Intent, forcing Immortal Emperor Changqing into a continuous retreat.]

[But you could see clearly that this guy wasn't using his full strength at all; he hadn't even used thirty percent of his power.]

[Sword Thirteen was not killing.]

[He was using this genuine Immortal Sovereign, Changqing, as a whetstone to hone his sword-based Divine Ability.]

[If Immortal Emperor Changqing knew that his current status was merely a sparring partner, he would likely be so enraged that his Dao Heart would shatter on the spot.]

["Very well, you all must die!"]

[Immortal Emperor Changqing was suppressed to the point of near madness.]

[As an Elder of the Nine Heavens Immortal Sect, when had he ever suffered such humiliation?]

[He turned his head abruptly to look at you, his eyes filled with coldness.]

["Kill him!"]

[Following Immortal Emperor Changqing's command, nine figures that had been lurking on the side suddenly launched an attack.]

[Those were nine experts at the Immortal King Ninth Heaven, each exuding an aura as silent and deep as an abyss.]

[They blocked all your paths of retreat.]

["Trash, do you really think you can escape this time?"]

[However, at the very instant those nine large hands were about to touch your body.]

["Freeze."]

[A single word.]

[The voice was not loud, but it carried an extreme chill.]

[The Divine Abilities of the nine people instantly froze at that moment.]

[At this moment, the malice in their eyes had not yet faded before it was replaced by extreme terror.]

[They discovered that not only could they not move their bodies, but even their Divine Souls were being forcibly suppressed by a terrifying power.]

[Click, click, click.]

[Steady footsteps rang out.]

[Xuanyuan Tianji strolled out from the shadows without haste.]

["Immortal... Immortal Sovereign?"]

[Immortal Emperor Changqing's eyes almost popped out, and his movements, which had been attacking frantically, suddenly stiffened.]

[He had thought that having Sword Thirteen among you was already an incredible matter, but he had not expected there to be another, a Fourth Heaven Immortal Sovereign, Xuanyuan Tianji.]