586: Chapter 586 The Reason

"Wh-what? Immortal Lord... where is the Immortal Lord?"

The voice of that Void Immortal Cultivator was thin and trembling, yet it struck like a thunderclap, shattering the battlefield into dead silence.

The gazes of everyone in the three-sided alliance simultaneously shot towards the direction of the collapsed main peak of Myriad Beast Mountain.

Dust billowed, rubble lay in disarray.

The majestic figure who just moments ago had looked down upon all living beings, clad in purple and gold dragon patterns.

Now lay sprawled amidst the shattered mountain rocks, body stained with blood, robes in tatters, his Aura as faint and flickering as a candle in the wind.

The Immortal Lord — was defeated.

Smashed into uselessness by a single claw from a Little Black Bird that seemed utterly unthreatening.

Shen Hanchuan was the first to break.

His entire body went limp, the longsword in his hand clattering to the ground with a harsh, brittle ring.

This formidable expert of the Hundred Immortals Alliance, who just moments ago was at the peak of Earth Immortal Realm, brimming with pride and ambition.

Now stood with legs trembling, face pale as paper, cold sweat pouring from his forehead.

He stared fixedly at the collapsed main peak, pupils violently contracting, his mind a complete blank.

"Impossible... this is impossible!"

"That's an Immortal Lord! A true great power who has transcended the shackles of the Heavenly Immortal Realm!

How...

How could he not even withstand a single move?!"

The backer he was so proud of, the confidence he had staked everything on, was not even comparable to an ant in the face of that little bird.

A chill that penetrated to the marrow shot from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head, making even his breath feel piercingly cold.

The Sect Master of Myriad Beast Mountain remained kneeling on the ground, his forehead pressed hard against the rubble, his entire body shaking like a sieve.

His voice, which had been fawning and respectful just moments ago, now held only a despairing whimper:

"It's over, it's all over... even the Immortal Lord is defeated, we... we are doomed..."

He didn't even have the courage to lift his head and glance at the qing ming boat.

His current despair was directly proportional to his earlier arrogance.

The Sect Master of Xuan Yin Sect's face was ashen to the extreme, the black Aura swirling around him fluctuating violently as he instinctively tried to secretly circulate his immortal power to escape.

But the moment he moved, he felt a faint, almost imperceptible gaze fall upon him.

It was Little Black Bird's gaze.

With just a faint sweep, the Sect Master of Xuan Yin Sect felt as if struck by lightning, his entire body frozen in place, his Divine Soul seemingly about to freeze, unable to move an inch.

The group of Sword Cultivators from Heavenly Sword Pavilion were even more pale-faced, their sword-holding hands trembling incessantly.

The Sword Intent they took such pride in was as fragile as paper before that jet-black energy.

Several Earth Immortal Sword Cultivators exchanged glances, each seeing the same word in the other's eyes — despair.

The three-sided alliance fell into complete chaos.

Some went limp in the legs and collapsed on the spot, some cried out in terror, some turned and fled like madmen.

But after running just a few steps, they were locked in place by the icy Sword Qi of the Azure Profound Sect Disciples, unable to advance a single inch.

The alliance that just moments ago had an Aura soaring to the heavens was now reduced to nothing but scattered disarray and wails.

On Azure Profound Sect's side, however, the scene was completely opposite.

Shi Wanshan first widened his eyes, stunned for a full three breaths, then suddenly slapped his thigh and roared with laughter:

"Hahahaha! Satisfying! So damn satisfying! I knew Little Black Bird was awesome!"

"What bullshit Immortal Lord, before our Little Black Bird, it's just a matter of one claw!"

The five Old Ancestors of Azure Profound Sect exchanged glances, each seeing shock and reverence in the other's eyes.

They had long known Little Black Bird was extraordinary, but they never imagined its strength could be terrifying to this extent.

They had prepared themselves for a bloody fight to the end, yet they never expected the battle to conclude so instantly, in such an absurd and yet so gratifying manner.

Xuan Yangzi stood at the bow of the qing ming boat, his expression still calm, yet a flicker of understanding passed deep within his eyes.

He raised a hand, his voice icy, carrying across the entire field:

"Those who stubbornly resist, kill.

Those who submit, may be granted a sliver of life."

The Azure Profound Sect Disciples bowed in unison:

"We obey the Sect Master's order!"

Their voices were uniform, their Battle Intent soaring to the skies.

And now, the Immortal Lord beneath the collapsed main peak finally managed to move a finger with great difficulty.

He coughed up a mouthful of blood, his vision blurry, lifting his head with immense effort to look at the small black figure on the qing ming boat.

Fear, shock, disbelief, unwillingness...

A myriad of emotions churned madly in his eyes.

He couldn't understand.

He had cultivated arduously for hundreds of thousands of years, ascended to the position of Immortal Lord, overlooking an entire domain, invincible wherever he went.

How could he be defeated so utterly, so miserably, in this remote Immortal Domain?

Defeated by a Little Black Bird that couldn't even be bothered to release its Aura, a single claw destroying everything he had.

"You... what kind of monster are you..."

The Immortal Lord's lips trembled, his voice so faint it almost dissipated in the wind.

Fear had completely overwhelmed him.

The qing ming boat, the three-sided forces, the Hundred Immortals Alliance's mission...

All of it vanished from his mind in this moment.

Only one thought remained — escape!

Escape immediately!

Escape as far as possible!

Even if it meant burning his essence blood, ruining his own cultivation, he had to leave this place of ultimate terror!

A flash of viciousness crossed his eyes as he abruptly unleashed all the remaining immortal power in his body, even igniting his own Origin essence blood.

"Pfft—" A mouthful of golden essence blood sprayed out. His figure instantly turned illusory, his speed exploding tenfold as he prepared to transform into a streak of light and flee.

He wanted to flee to the Hundred Immortals Alliance, flee to any place that could guarantee his survival.

He never wanted to set foot in Chengyun Immortal Domain again in this lifetime.

But the very instant his figure began to move, Little Black Bird gently raised a claw once more.

The Void Realm seemed to be lightly tugged by an invisible giant hand.

"Hum—"

The Immortal Lord, who had just fled a thousand zhang away, suddenly froze in place.

"No—!!"

The Immortal Lord let out a cry of uttermost despair.

In the next second, he was violently yanked back before the collapsed main peak by an irresistible force, moving ten times faster than when he had burned his essence blood to flee.

He crashed heavily onto the ground, unable to move any longer.

His limbs, bones, immortal skeleton, and immortal meridians were all shattered.

Even the chance to self-destruct was completely stripped away.

Only then did Little Black Bird slowly lift its eyes, giving him a faint glance.

A wisp of barely detectable black thread silently probed into the Immortal Lord's brow.

Soul search.

No screams, no struggle.

The Immortal Lord shuddered all over, his eyes instantly turning vacant, his Divine Soul like an opened book, laid completely bare.

In a mere breath's time, Little Black Bird had clearly seen all his lifelong memories and every secret.

Xuan Yangzi's gaze sharpened slightly as he looked at Little Black Bird: "Did you discover something?"

Little Black Bird lazily retracted the black thread, a trace of indifference flashing in its eyes.

It did not open its mouth, but an extremely faint strand of Divine Thought transmitted directly into Xuan Yangzi's mind.

The next moment, Xuan Yangzi's pupils contracted slightly.

So that's how it is. Now everything was clear.

The reason Chengyun Immortal Domain was valued so highly by the Hundred Immortals Alliance, to the point of even sending an Immortal Lord here.

Was not because Chengyun Immortal Domain itself was particularly rich, but because of — Xuanhuang Great World.

Not long ago, Shen Hanchuan, as part of the Hundred Immortals Alliance's vanguard, had inadvertently discovered the Xuanhuang Great World in the Lower Realm.

But when he approached that world, he was shocked by its heaven and earth Origin, finding its prosperity far surpassing any other Lower Realm world of the same level."