539: Chapter 539 The River of Time, the Immortal Lord Blocks the Path!

He sighed softly and slowly stood up. He tucked the three High Grade Immortal Artifacts and the Jade Slip containing the Nine Tribulations Secret Technique into his sleeves one by one, his movements calm and unhurried, as if he were merely accepting a few insignificant gifts.

"This Karma is immense." His gaze fell upon the three Immortal Lords, his eyes deep: "But..."

"For the peace of the Immortal Realm, this Lord accepts."

He spoke this last sentence with ironclad certainty, his tone revealing an unquestionable decisiveness.

It was as if he had accepted this matter not for the three High Grade Immortal Artifacts, nor for the Nine Tribulations Secret Technique, but truly for the stability of the entire Immortal Realm.

Upon hearing this, Immortal Monarch Wanmiao and the others flashed a look of joy simultaneously.

Although they knew that Immortal Monarch Daoyan was certainly not acting out of any great righteousness, since he had accepted this task, then with his strength and methods, Lu Yuan would be in big trouble.

Just then, a flash of chilling killing intent crossed Immortal Monarch Daoyan's eyes.

Although that killing intent vanished in a flash, it caused the temperature of the entire Bronze Hall to plummet, as if the very air had frozen into ice.

"Is he not trying to imprint his Dao Fruit in the past?" Immortal Monarch Daoyan's voice turned frigid, every word carrying bone-chilling killing intent: "Then this Lord shall personally take a trip to the River of Time and meet him in that bygone era."

He raised his right hand and lightly sliced his finger through the Void Realm.

A stream of temporal power surged from his fingertips, transforming into a transparent river that swirled and flowed within his palm.

Countless time nodes were faintly reflected within the river; the nodes flickered like stars, forming a brilliant band of light that pierced through the past, present, and future.

His voice echoed in the Bronze Hall, carrying a confident and cold air that looked down upon everything.

"This Lord will let him know... that there are gaps even between Immortal Lords!"

Inside the Bronze Hall deep within Qingyun Mountain, Lu Yuan lay quietly within the three-life bronze coffin.

The coffin lid closed slowly, sealing perfectly. The surrounding space began to twist, and the Laws of the present world receded like repelled tides.

Lu Yuan's Divine Thought and true spirit were enveloped by the hazy green light emitted by the three-life bronze coffin, detaching from the anchor points of the present world.

Boom!

The barrier of the River of Time was forcibly smashed open by the bronze coffin. Lu Yuan's true spirit attached itself to the phantom image of the bronze coffin, officially stepping into this mysterious river that traversed ancient and modern times.

This was a river without substance, formed entirely by the convergence of pure Law of Time and fragments of years.

The river water appeared as transparent flowing sand, and inside every droplet, historical scenes from countless eras flashed rapidly.

There were the birth and death of stars, the rise and fall of myriad races, and the fall of Immortals.

Lu Yuan controlled the three-life bronze coffin, traveling rapidly upstream against the current of the River of Time.

Traveling against the current of the River of Time was equivalent to opposing the operational Laws of the entire Universe.

The surrounding river of years became violent, forming dense space-time storms.

These storms appeared as gray-black vortices, filled with Laws of years that could cut through everything.

A space-time storm hundreds of zhang wide swept over, striking the three-life bronze coffin head-on.

Clang!

A deafening sound of metal clashing echoed in the River of Time.

The cutting force of the space-time storm was enough to turn an ordinary Golden Immortal into dust instantly, but the impact on the surface of the bronze coffin left only a shallow white mark.

With the impact, the mottled rust attached to the surface of the three-life bronze coffin began to flake off.

Every piece of falling rust transformed into pure space-time Law, merging into the surrounding river water.

After shedding the rust, the bronze coffin revealed its ancient and profound bronze essence, and a supreme pressure belonging to the Immortal King level seeped out from within.

This pressure formed a layer of absolute vacuum Domain, forcibly repelling all approaching space-time storms.

Lu Yuan's true spirit hid within the vacuum Domain, avoiding the fatal backlash of the rules of years.

The River of Time rapidly regressed in his perception.

Ten thousand years, thirty thousand years, fifty thousand years; the Chaos Law mark within his body flickered continuously, deducing the most suitable time node to imprint his Dao Fruit.

The node from one hundred thousand years ago appeared ahead. This was a relatively calm area of water; the River of Time had no major waves here, belonging to a blank period of history.

Lu Yuan prepared to stop the bronze coffin to imprint his Immortal Lord Dao Fruit into this stretch of time, thereby completely stabilizing his Immortal Lord Early Stage Realm.

A trace of inexplicable warning appeared in Lu Yuan's heart.

His heavy pupils operated spontaneously, seeing through the mist of years ahead.

Above the surging River of Time, a figure stood quietly.

That person was draped in myriad rays of light, and within the light, the Origin aura of dozens of Daos, such as thunder, storms, and the Void Realm, were intertwined.

His feet stepped on the surface of the River of Time, and despite the washing of the river of years, his body remained unmoved.

The aura of myriad Laws around his body contended with the rules of the River of Time, forming an independent force field that belonged to him.

Lu Yuan was not unfamiliar with this aura; it was an established powerhouse of Daluo Heaven, Immortal Monarch Daoyan.

Immortal Monarch Daoyan stood at the time node that Lu Yuan had to pass through, completely cutting off Lu Yuan's path.

Immortal Monarch Daoyan lowered his head, his gaze piercing through the vacuum Domain to look down at Lu Yuan's true spirit on the three-life bronze coffin.

There was no emotional fluctuation in his eyes, only the scrutiny of prey.

"Your foundation is indeed profound. No wonder those three pieces of trash fell into your hands."

Immortal Monarch Daoyan spoke slowly, his voice vibrating through the Laws of the Dao and directly entering the depths of Lu Yuan's true spirit.

Lu Yuan stood on the bronze coffin, his figure straight, with Chaos Law circling around him.

"However, your path as an Immortal Lord ends here."

Immortal Monarch Daoyan raised his right hand, and a ball of light composed of Law, compressed to the extreme, condensed in his palm.

"This Lord will gladly accept your Dao Fruit."

Lu Yuan's face was cold, and the runes of his heavy pupils deep in his eyes were deducing rapidly.

"Want to reap the fruits of my labor?" Lu Yuan's voice was equally cold, without a hint of retreat.

"I'm just afraid you'll break your teeth."

The battle erupted in that instant. Immortal Monarch Daoyan did not waste words, directly unleashing his core killer move, the "Myriad Daos Return to One Art." The Law light ball in his palm shattered with a boom, turning into dozens of materialized torrents of Law, pouring down toward Lu Yuan like a violent storm.

At the forefront was the Law of Thunder. The purple Immortal path divine lightning was as thick as a mountain, with the rules of destruction entwined on its surface, directly splitting the water of the river of years and emitting a pungent burnt smell.

Following closely behind was the Law of Storms. The cyan gale formed dozens of tornadoes that connected heaven and earth. The edges of the gale were sharper than High Grade Immortal Artifacts, cutting through the space along the way.

The Law of the Void Realm was hidden within the gale, transforming into countless thin black lines.

These thin lines traveled through the gaps of the River of Time, specifically targeting Lu Yuan's true spirit for cutting.

At the very back was a patch of ghastly green mist; this was the rare Law of Soul toxin. When the mist touched the water droplets of the River of Time, it immediately emitted a "hissing" corrosive sound, and the water droplets were assimilated into poisonous water, spreading outward.