416: Hidden Immortal Land

Just speaking of Lu Chen's Hundred Transformations Dao Soldiers, there are four hundred and twenty-six of them. If you include the Dao Soldier Clones, that's four thousand six hundred and eighty-six.

These are all Dao Soldiers that can easily overwhelm those in the Tongtian Realm, because they are empowered by his 35 Dharma Idols.

Therefore, for someone like Ji Qianqiu, Lu Chen being able to defeat four thousand is already the most conservative estimate.

If he were bolder, he could even fight Ascension Realm experts, and not just one.

And existences like Ji Qianqiu are almost the peak below Ascension Realm in the Dongxu Immortal Mansion; there are only a few in the entire Dongxu Immortal Mansion, and the key is that they are all over three thousand years old.

To be honest, Lu Chen was too lazy to even think about how to fight.

Because even if he held back significantly, there was no reason for him to lose.

Ji Qianqiu, who is also from the Qingming lineage, came to apologize to Lu Chen with a sense of guilt, simply because he believed that since he was older, Lu Chen would definitely lose, and there was no reason not to lose. He even thought he had taken Lu Chen's Holy Son position, so he came to apologize to Lu Chen in advance.

The intention was good, but...

It was completely unnecessary.

The one who should apologize is actually Lu Chen.

If Ji Qianqiu and others were to lose, it would actually look worse, especially since Lu Chen couldn't hold back.

So, he could only silently say, 'Sorry'!

"Since that's the case, I'll tell Junior Brother about the few fellow disciples in the Dongxu Immortal Mansion who are qualified to spar with Junior Brother." Ji Qianqiu didn't seem surprised by Lu Chen's words.

Perhaps, to be precise, Lu Chen actually had absolute confidence in himself, a confidence that came from his very bones. He was confident that he could suppress all enemies, so confident that Ji Qianqiu could easily sense it.

But Ji Qianqiu could understand Lu Chen's confidence. How could a peerless Heavenly Pride who had cultivated 37 Dharma Idols not be confident?

One must know that even powerful figures like Ji Qianqiu, Nangong Yan, Shang Tianqi, and Lingxu Valley had only cultivated Nine Dharma Aspects. Compared to Lu Chen, they were pure small fry, not even worthy of the stage.

What's even more outrageous is that they had all cultivated for thousands of years longer than Lu Chen.

"In this Dongxu Immortal Mansion, including Junior Brother, there are actually only five, or possibly six, who are qualified to contend for the Holy Son position," Ji Qianqiu said slowly. "Lingxu Valley, Nangong Yan, Shang Tianqi. On the surface, Shang Tianqi's cultivation is the most profound; he may have already stepped halfway into the Ascension Realm, but how it truly is can only be known after a fight."

As for the fact that these few had all cultivated Nine Dharma Aspects, Ji Qianqiu didn't mention it at all, because compared to Lu Chen's 37 Dharma Idols, mentioning Nine Dharma Aspects would be laughable.

"As for why I said there might be six, that's because a long time ago in the Dongxu Immortal Mansion, there was actually a Junior Brother who cultivated an Immortal Embryo, 'Zhuang Hao'. He was a Heavenly Pride from the same period as the Contemporary Holy Son Zhao Yujing, and he also contended for the Holy Son position with Zhao Yujing, but he was powerfully suppressed by Zhao Yujing, and his Dao Heart was damaged. Later, it is said that he was taken into the Hidden Immortal Land by an Immortal Old Ancestor from the Hidden Immortal Land to cultivate in seclusion, and has not appeared since."

Ji Qianqiu paused: "This Senior Brother Zhuang cultivated Sixteen Dharma Aspects. No one knows what his current strength is, and he might even be second only to the Contemporary Holy Son Zhao Yujing."

'Only second to Zhao Yujing?!' Lu Chen immediately became a bit more serious.

He hadn't met Zhuang Hao, but he had met Zhao Yujing, and he knew how terrifying Zhao Yujing was.

No joke, this is an existence capable of extinguishing the Physical Body of an Ascension Realm Great Golden Crow with a single finger. Let alone being only slightly weaker than Zhao Yujing, even being ten times weaker than Zhao Yujing would likely still mean he was in the Ascension Realm.

Seeing Lu Chen's expression become a bit more serious, Ji Qianqiu smiled: "Whether Zhuang Hao will contend for the Holy Son position is still uncertain, Junior Brother Lu doesn't need to worry too much."

Lu Chen shook his head.

He wasn't very worried. Even if it were an Ascension Realm expert, if all of his Hundred Transformations Dao Soldiers were deployed to surround and kill them, an ordinary Ascension Realm expert still wouldn't be able to withstand it.

As long as it wasn't an Ascension Realm expert of the level of Zhao Yujing or the Holy Master, Lu Chen was confident.

"Thank you for informing me, Senior apprentice-brother," Lu Chen thanked him.

Ji Qianqiu waved his hand, and after drinking the wine in the pot with Lu Chen, he left.

Atop a certain Immortal mountain in the Dongxu Immortal Mansion, a middle-aged man with a thin build, short stature, and wearing a black robe stood with his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky. Only after looking for a long time did he slowly withdraw his gaze: "The Holy Son position, I shouldn't covet it, but I want to ascend to the Immortal Realm!"

The Holy Son of the Dongxu Immortal Mansion!

In the Dongxu Immortal Mansion, the authority is immense, truly immense. Once he sits in that position, even if it's not for long, he can cultivate with all his might without any further scruples, fully leveraging the colossal entity that is the Dongxu Immortal Mansion to unleash the most terrifying energy.

At that point, he couldn't even imagine how fast his cultivation progress would be.

Ascension to the Immortal Realm would no longer be difficult to reach, but rather, within easy grasp.

And he, Nangong Yan, at this point in time, has the qualifications and the strength to contend for this Holy Son position, which is above all living beings except one, and which everyone desires to sit upon.

On the same day, on another Immortal mountain,

"Lu Chen, Junior Brother Lu, perhaps in the future I will not be as good as you, but for now, you are not as good as me." A figure wearing a simple coarse cloth robe sat quietly under a peach blossom tree. His face was young, between youth and middle age, but the hair on his forehead and temples had a touch of frost white, giving him an air of added vicissitude.

"Just one step away, just the last step, and I can ascend to the Immortal Realm!" He sighed softly: "But this step is too difficult!"

Therefore, he wanted to use the Holy Son position, and the power of the entire Dongxu Immortal Mansion, to take this last step.

"Once this step is taken, I will naturally return the position to you."

So, I'm very sorry, this Junior Brother Lu whom I haven't met yet!

The deepest part of the Dongxu Immortal Mansion.

At the boundary between the Dongxu Immortal Mansion and the Void, there is another space that has been opened up. This place is boundless and vast, truly seeming to be a world of its own.

This place is the Hidden Immortal Land of the Dongxu Immortal Mansion, where Immortal mist lingers.

It is true Immortal mist, not spiritual mist formed by extremely dense spiritual energy. It is only because in this Human Realm, places with spiritual mist are too rare, so they are praised as Immortal mist by cultivators, but in reality, there is a world of difference between spiritual mist and Immortal mist.

And here is the true Immortal mist, containing Immortal substances, and where Immortals live in seclusion.

Edge of the Hidden Immortal Land.

The Holy Master Cang Qingxiao stood with his hands behind his back, facing outside the Hidden Immortal Land.

Behind him stood a young man. He wore a sky-blue long robe, his black hair tied up with a blue scarf. Although his attire was casual, it still did not conceal his handsome face. However, his expression was serene, as if nothing in the world could disturb his heart, possessing an air of looking at worldly affairs with indifference.

After a long time, the Holy Master spoke lightly: "Zhao Yujing is going to step down from the Holy Son position, Zhuang Hao, what do you think?"

The young man, who was 'Zhuang Hao', heard this, and a sharp glint suddenly burst forth from his eyes. The previous air of looking at worldly affairs with indifference instantly melted and disintegrated. In an instant, it was as if a sleeping fierce beast in this world was rapidly awakening.

"Zhao Yujing is going to step down from the Holy Son position?" The glint in Zhuang Hao's eyes became even more captivating, and he uttered a low whisper: "I must defeat him before he steps down!"

The Holy Master gently shook his head: "He has ascended to the Immortal Realm."

Zhuang Hao's chest swelled with confidence: "Ascension to the Immortal Realm, it is not impossible to fight."

The Holy Master shook his head again: "Zhao Yujing, having ascended to the Immortal Realm, can fight Immortals. He is not an ordinary self-severed Fallen Immortal, but a complete and intact Immortal like me. I once exchanged blows with him, took a punch from him, and suffered minor injuries."

Having said this, the Holy Master subconsciously rubbed his eyes. That kid didn't hold back!

Zhuang Hao: "???"

The terrifying Aura that had seemed like a fierce beast awakening instantly receded, quickly vanishing without a trace. He regained his demeanor of looking at worldly affairs with indifference and said: "Those few past events are no longer in my heart."