317: Chapter 317 Subduing the Four Immortals, A Chance for True Immortals!

At this critical juncture of life and death, even a Void Immortal was no different from a Mortal, perhaps even more lowly.

Lu Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, his white clothes as pure as snow, untainted by a single speck of dust.

His cold gaze swept over the four people kneeling on the ground; there was no trace of pity in his eyes, only a calm indifference as if looking down at ants.

He had originally intended to refine these four directly, draining their Essence Blood and cultivation to nourish his Chaos Body and that immortal essence ancient tree.

After all, the Origin of four Peak Void Immortals was an incredibly massive amount of nourishment.

But on second thought, the army from the foreign realm would descend in half a month, a catastrophe that would sweep through the heavens.

If these four Peak Void Immortals were used properly, they would make decent cannon fodder and thugs.

“Want to live?”

The corners of Lu Yuan's mouth curled into a cold arc, a devilish smile: “You can.

However, words alone are no proof; I need a bit of insurance.

After all, even a cornered dog will jump over a wall, let alone four old dogs.”

He slowly raised his hand, black light swirling around his fingertips as he quickly condensed four pitch-black, eerie runes emitting an aura of extreme misfortune.

These runes seemed like living things, dancing on his fingertips and emitting fluctuations that made the Soul tremble.

“This is the Death Rattle Curse,” Lu Yuan said indifferently. “With just a single thought from me, it can instantly detonate your Divine Souls, causing your Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, so you can never be reborn, losing even the chance for Reincarnation.”

“No! This...” The Ancient Emperor Jin Wu's face changed drastically, a flash of instinctive resistance appearing in his eyes.

The feeling of handing one's life completely over to someone else was more painful than being killed.

“What? Unwilling?”

Lu Yuan's gaze turned cold, and the originally calm Chaos Domain instantly tightened.

“Boom!”

A terrifying pressure, like ten thousand primordial divine mountains pressing down simultaneously, acted directly upon the Divine Souls of the four.

“Then I shall send you on your way now; it just so happens my immortal essence ancient tree is lacking a few Void Immortal fertilizers.”

“I'm willing! I'm willing! Please appease your anger, My Lord!”

Feeling that tangible killing intent, the four were scared out of their wits, not daring to hesitate for a moment longer.

They hurriedly opened their Divine Soul defenses, allowing those eerie curse runes to drill into their foreheads.

“Ah——!!!”

As the runes entered their bodies, the four simultaneously let out shrill, agonizing screams.

That Soul-deep pain felt as if ten thousand venomous insects were gnawing at their Divine Souls, or like being roasted over karmic fire.

It was a torment ten thousand times more painful than the destruction of the Physical Body, making them experience the long-lost sensation of a fate worse than death.

Lu Yuan slightly activated the curse, nodding in satisfaction as he watched the four rolling in agony, unable to live and unable to die.

“From today onwards, you are my servants.

If you have second thoughts or perform your duties poorly, you know the consequences.”

With a thought, he withdrew the Domain and casually tossed out a Jade Slip emitting spatial fluctuations.

“These are the coordinates where the foreign realm army will blast open the boundary wall in half a month, located at a weak point in the desolate border of the Universe.”

Lu Yuan's voice was cold and majestic: “You four are to head there immediately to stand guard.

If the foreign realm invades, even if you have to bleed your last drop of Essence Blood, you are not permitted to retreat a single step! If anything changes, crush the Jade Slip immediately to send a message to me.”

The four tremblingly took the Jade Slip, and upon seeing the coordinate information within, their hearts were filled with horror.

A foreign realm invasion? In half a month?

As Peak Void Immortals standing at the apex of this world, they actually knew nothing about this.

Yet this newly ascended Peak Void Immortal before them seemed to have foresight, having already seen through everything.

Just how unfathomable were this person's methods?

“Yes! Your subordinates obey! We will definitely defend the desolate border to the death!”

The four did not dare to ask more, let alone show the slightest disobedience.

They turned into four streaks of light, carrying their injuries and fear as they sped toward the desolate border of the Universe.

...

After dealing with these four Void Immortals, Lu Yuan did not stop.

He returned to the secret room of the Qingyun Dao Sect and announced a secluded cultivation.

During these few days, he completely settled his mind, digesting the insights of the 'Secret of the Zhe' and 'One Sword Ten Thousand Ages' obtained from Soul-searching the Longevity Heavenly Venerate.

The Secret of the Zhe was known as the ultimate healing technique among the Nine Secrets, possessing the characteristic of near-immortality.

As long as a single drop of blood or a wisp of Divine Soul remained, one could achieve Rebirth from a Drop of Blood, instantly restoring Peak combat power.

Combined with Lu Yuan's Chaos Body, which possessed vast vitality, and the True Phoenix Supreme Art of Nirvana Rebirth, his survival capability had reached a freakish level—a True Immortal cockroach.

And 'One Sword Ten Thousand Ages' even touched upon the True Immortal application of the Law of Time.

With one strike of this sword, one could briefly sever the long river of time, causing enemies to wither away within the flow of time.

This allowed his achievements in the Great Dao of Time to advance further; though not yet fully mastered, it was enough to look down upon those of the same rank.

A few days later, Lu Yuan emerged from seclusion.

At this time, his aura was more restrained and profound, as if he had merged into one with Heaven and Earth, with Dao charms flowing in his every movement.

The first thing he did after leaving seclusion was to go see his son, Lu Li.

At the back of Azure Cloud Peak, inside an exquisite palace surrounded by swirling mist and Spiritual Qi turning into rain.

“Father!”

A small boy, carved like pink jade and looking about five or six years old, was running toward Lu Yuan with joyful short legs.

Although he had been born less than half a day ago, because he was an Innate Chaos Body and had been nourished by countless divine medicines and sacred milks, his growth rate was astonishing.

At this moment, he could not only run and jump but also speak clearly, and his cultivation was firmly at the Mahayana Peak; Chaos Qi swirled around him with every move, like an Immortal's Reincarnation.

Lu Yuan crouched down and picked up his son, his eyes full of doting affection.

“Lier is so good.”

He felt the Chaos Origin within Lu Li, as vast as the sea and pure without flaw, as well as the golden Luck Dragon above his head that had almost condensed into substance, and he secretly made calculations in his heart.

“This little guy's Luck is so Heaven-Defying; he's practically the biological son of the Heavenly Dao.

If I can use it well, I might actually be able to trigger that thing...”

If Lu Yuan wanted to attain the Dao of a True Immortal, besides his own accumulation, he also needed a crucial Opportunity—the True Immortal Opportunity!

In the Lower Realm, limited by the rules of Heaven and Earth, such an Opportunity was almost extinct.

Only by using the System to intercept the opportunities of a Son of Destiny was there a glimmer of hope to obtain it.

And his son was undoubtedly the greatest Son of Destiny at present.

“It seems I have to arrange a special trial for this kid.

Flowers in a greenhouse cannot grow into towering trees.”

With a thought, Lu Yuan had an idea.

He did not tell Lu Li directly but instead flickered his body and quietly left the Qingyun Dao Sect.

...

Somewhere in the Central Region, within an ancient mountain range where few people ventured and Spiritual Qi was barren.

Lu Yuan stood in the Void Realm and waved his hand.

“Law of Space, open!”

“Rumble——”

The Void Realm trembled, and an independent Small World quickly took shape under his great power.

“immortal essence ancient tree, go!”

He transplanted that incomparably precious immortal essence ancient tree from the Eternal Night Demon Palace into the center of this Small World.