263: Upgraded to a semi-immortal artifact, three immortals arrive!

"The myriad things mother qi cauldron's ascension shall be today."

Lu Yuan summoned his Lifebound Treasure and suspended it above those fragments.

"Flame, come!"

He let out a low shout.

"Whish—"

A cluster of platinum-colored World Purifying Heaven Burning Flame flew out first, transforming into a fire Dragon that coiled around the fragments, burning them frantically.

Immediately after, the nine treasures glazed lamp emerged, spitting out Nine-Colored Glazed Flames to join the refining process.

But this was still not enough.

Under the incineration of the two types of exotic flames, those Immortal Artifact fragments remained completely unmoved, as if mocking the impotence of mortal fire.

"Interesting."

Lu Yuan was not discouraged; with a thought, he moved again.

"Red Emperor Fire Sovereign Qi, out!"

A majestic Red Emperor Dharma Idol clad in red robes manifested behind him, opening its mouth to spit out a streak of crimson sovereign fire.

Then, Southern Bright Separation Fire, Phoenix True Fire... Lu Yuan sacrificed almost all the top-tier exotic flames he possessed, turning them into a brilliant and terrifying sea of fire that completely submerged the over one thousand fragments.

At the same time, the myriad things mother qi cauldron vibrated, shedding billions of strands of Mysterious Yellow Primordial Qi that reached into the sea of fire like tentacles, attempting to assimilate and devour the immortal gold essence within those fragments.

"Sizzle, sizzle—"

Under the pincer attack of several types of divine fire and the myriad things mother qi, those indestructible Immortal Artifact fragments finally began to react.

A faint red light flickered on the surface, and tiny droplets of extremely weak immortal gold liquid began to seep out.

"Too slow."

Lu Yuan frowned. At this rate, it would take at least ten years to completely refine these thousand fragments.

He didn't have the patience to wait for ten years.

"Eternal Night Demon Palace, time acceleration!"

Lu Yuan formed hand seals, activating this grotto-heaven magic treasure with time-space attributes.

"Buzz!"

The flow of time within the entire demon palace suddenly changed.

One day outside was one year inside!

Under the hundreds of times time acceleration, the Artifact Refining process was pushed forward frantically.

The fragments that had been melting slowly now dissolved rapidly like candles, turning into clusters of brilliant immortal gold liquid, interspersed with fine yet resilient chains of Immortal Dao Laws.

"Merge!"

Lu Yuan's Divine Sense was like a blade, guiding those immortal gold liquids and Law chains to merge bit by bit into the body of the myriad things mother qi cauldron.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

The myriad things mother qi cauldron vibrated violently, letting out loud bangs like iron being struck.

With every fragment merged, the Aura on the cauldron's body grew a fraction stronger.

The originally simple and heavy cauldron now began to show mysterious immortal runes on its surface; those were the imprints of the Immortal Dao Laws.

As time passed, a terrifying Aura that surpassed a Transcendent Spiritual Treasure and touched the edge of an Immortal Artifact was slowly gestating within the cauldron.

That was... a half-immortal artifact!

Above the Qingyun Dao Sect, the winds and clouds suddenly changed.

The originally clear sky was instantly shrouded by three vast, sea-like Void Immortal pressures.

Above the firmament, half turned into a surging sea of fire, crimson as blood.

The other half turned into the murky Yellow Springs, lifeless and gloomy, while in the center, ten thousand rays of golden light shone with sharp brilliance.

Three figures stepped through the Void Realm.

"Where is Lu Yuan? Come out and meet us immediately!"

Yellow Springs Saint Ancestor, clad in a Yellow Springs Dharma robe and stepping on a white bone lotus platform, had an indifferent expression.

His voice, like the cold wind of the Nine Serenity Hell, instantly penetrated the Qingyun Dao Sect's Mountain Protection Array and exploded in the ears of every Disciple.

"Rumble—!"

Although the Mountain Protection Array had been reinforced by Lu Yuan, under the combined pressure of the three Void Immortal Old Ancestors, it remained like a lonely boat in a storm. Its light flickered uncertainly, letting out overburdened wails and rippling with layer upon layer of Lianyi, seemingly on the verge of shattering at any moment.

At this critical moment.

"Presumptuous!"

A cold and majestic female shout rang out.

Yaochi Holy Mother, in a flowing cloud immortal dress, stepped out from Azure Cloud Peak.

With every step she took, a holy golden lotus grew beneath her feet, instantly stabilizing the tottering formation.

Facing the three Void Immortals alone, her posture was as upright as a pine tree, with Void Immortal Laws circulating around her; her Aura did not fall behind in the slightest.

"Yellow Springs, Chiyang, Jin Wugou."

Yaochi Holy Mother's gaze was like lightning as she coldly swept over the three: "The Qingyun Dao Sect is an ally of my Yaochi Holy Land."

"If the three of you insist on being enemies with the Qingyun Dao Sect, you are enemies with my Yaochi Holy Land."

"If you are sensible, then leave obediently, and this seat will not bother with you further."

"Ally? Hahaha!"

Chiyang Void Immortal heard this and laughed wildly at the sky.

His red hair danced like flames, and his gaze wandered unscrupulously over Yaochi Holy Mother's graceful figure, his eyes filled with lewdness and greed.

"Yaochi, are you muddled? Today we have three Void Immortals, while you are but a single person. Are you sure you can protect this Qingyun Dao Sect?"

Chiyang Void Immortal licked his lips and said gloomily, "I have long heard that the Yaochi Holy Mother is the number one beauty of the Central Region, as well as the number one expert."

"Today I am fortunate; perhaps this seat can even taste the flavor of the Central Region's number one expert, to see just how ecstatic it is."

As soon as these words were spoken, Yaochi Holy Mother's face turned frosty, and killing intent was revealed in her eyes.

"Chiyang, you are seeking death!"

"Jie jie jie..."

Nearby, the Yellow Springs Saint Ancestor also gave a strange laugh, playing with a string of white bone prayer beads in his hand: "Yaochi Holy Mother, we advise you not to be ungrateful. With just you alone, I'm afraid you can't stop the three of us."

"That Kunxu Secret Realm remnant map is the key to the True Immortal Great Dao. With Lu Yuan's mere Great Ascension Stage cultivation, he cannot keep it."

"Even if you can protect him for a moment, can you protect him for a lifetime?"

Jin Wugou, who had been silent, now slowly raised the longsword in his hand.

It was a fierce sword, entirely pitch-black and entwined with dark red blood veins—the xuantian immortal slaying sword!

Although it was only initially refined, that sharp edge that made one's Primordial Spirit sting still caused everyone present to feel a wave of palpitations.

"Further talk is useless."

Jin Wugou's expression was indifferent, and his voice was like the clashing of metal and stone, bone-chillingly cold: "Yaochi Holy Mother, do you wish to try if the xuantian immortal slaying sword in my hand is sharp?"

"Since you are obstinate, then let's see the truth through our skills!"

Yaochi Holy Mother gave a cold snort and stopped wasting words.

With a wave of her fair hand, a pagoda, entirely translucent and emitting a soft green light, appeared out of thin air.

western sovereign pagoda!

This tower was divided into nine levels, forged from the legendary immortal tear green gold. Although it was only a Transcendent Spiritual Treasure, it ranked third on the heaven-piercing spirit treasure ranking. Its power was so strong that it even surpassed ordinary profound heaven treasures.

"Buzz—"

The western sovereign pagoda expanded rapidly against the wind, instantly transforming into a giant pillar that reached the sky, suppressing the air above the Qingyun Dao Sect.

A vast, holy, and terrifying pressure, as if it could suppress all the heavens and worlds, swept in all directions.

In this pressure, even as powerful as Chiyang Void Immortal and the other two, the Void Immortal Laws within their bodies experienced a moment of stagnation.

"As expected of the number one person in the Central Region, this western sovereign pagoda in her hands indeed has some tricks."