145: Chapter 145 A Dark and Windy Night, A Prey's Plot!

If it could be said that Qin Yu's single-finger kill of Zhou Qishan just now was domineering...

...then his current words were nothing but blatant arrogance!

Right in front of all the powerhouses of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

To explicitly state that the insights on the Great Dao expounded by the Eternal Life Divine Son...

...were worthless trash?

This was no longer just a slap in the face.

This was tearing off Ji Haoyue's skin, throwing it on the ground, and grinding it with his foot.

And finally spitting on it with total contempt!

"Qin Yu! Do not be so insolent!"

An Elder of the Ji Family finally couldn't take it anymore and stood up abruptly, slamming the table.

"The Divine Son is expounding on the Supreme Dao; how can a brute like you, who only knows slaughter, possibly comprehend its mysteries!"

"Exactly!"

"Just because you don't understand, you call what others say trash. It's like a summer insect talking about ice—utterly ridiculous!"

However.

Qin Yu completely ignored those clamoring Ji Family members.

His gaze remained fixed solely on Ji Haoyue from start to finish.

"What?"

"Did This Divine Son hit a nerve, and now you're flying into a rage?"

"Only capable of hiding behind others and letting a few old dogs bark wildly?"

Ji Haoyue took a deep breath.

He raised his hand, suppressing the commotion of his clansmen behind him.

The smile on his face finally faded a bit.

"Brother Qin says what I've spoken is trash; you must provide some reasons, right?"

"Or does Brother Qin feel that his fists can already replace all the great truths of this world?"

What a clever move to shift the concept.

He directly defined Qin Yu's behavior as unreasonable tyranny.

"Reasons?"

Qin Yu smiled.

"It's simple."

"Because your so-called Dao is flashy but insubstantial; its Origin is hollow."

"It sounds extravagant, but in reality, even its Foundation is empty."

As he spoke, he casually picked up a jade chopstick from the jade plate in front of him.

Aiming at the Taiji Yin and Yang Diagram evolved from Dao techniques in front of Ji Haoyue, he threw it casually.

Whoosh!

That ordinary jade chopstick carried no spiritual power.

It just flew over with the sound of breaking through the air.

However.

Just as it was about to touch that profound vision...

Crack!

A crisp, ear-piercing sound of shattering echoed through the hall.

That Taiji diagram, woven from the Laws of the Great Dao and appearing indestructible...

...was like a fragile mirror.

It was easily punctured with a hole by that jade chopstick.

Immediately following...

...countless cracks rapidly spread from that hole as the center.

Finally.

Bang!

The entire vision exploded violently.

It turned into a sky full of light rain, vanishing without a trace.

"..."

"..."

This scene...

...caused the entire venue to fall into a dead silence once again.

Everyone's eyes widened in disbelief.

That was a Dao evolution that even a Saint King would be immersed in!

Just like that...

...it was punctured by a chopstick?

This... how is this possible!

Upon the high platform.

The smile on Ji Haoyue's face had finally vanished completely.

His hands, which had been behind his back, suddenly clenched.

An indescribable sense of humiliation rushed straight to his head!

The Dao insights he was so proud of.

The strongest method he used to awe the crowd.

In front of Qin Yu, it was actually...

...completely fragile!

Qin Yu withdrew his gaze, sat back on the throne, and clapped his hands, saying:

"Now, do you still think that stuff of yours isn't trash?"

His voice was full of undisguised mockery.

And at this moment.

The people in the hall did not notice.

Beneath the white jade floor tiles of the grand hall.

The ancient Formation patterns engraved upon them were undergoing a massive change.

Within the cracks.

Wisps of blood-colored mist, as thin as hair...

...were silently seeping out.

Inside the hall of Bulao Mountain, the atmosphere fell into a strange dead silence.

But Ji Haoyue was Ji Haoyue after all.

Even though his heart was filled with murderous intent.

He quickly regained that gentle, jade-like smile on his face.

He settled Han Yueli into a seat beside him.

His movements were tender and full of grace.

"Brother Qin, please be patient."

"Fine delicacies always take time to cook, don't they?"

Ji Haoyue returned to the main seat and said to Qin Yu from a distance:

"Since Brother Qin finds the second trial, 'Dao Follows Nature,' dull, we shall skip it."

"We will proceed directly to the third and final trial—Immortal Path Deduction."

He shifted the topic, pulling everyone's attention back.

"The convention will pause for today. You may roam my Ji Family at your leisure to feel the Everlasting Dao Rhyme."

"At this time tomorrow, Haoyue will open a corner of the Ancient Immortal Battlefield Ruins preserved by my Ji Family."

"At that time, we shall enter it together with our Divine Thoughts."

"Personally experience the Law fragments of the Immortal Fall Era and together deduce the severed path to Immortal Ascension!"

As soon as these words were spoken...

...the entire venue was in an uproar again!

Ancient Immortal Battlefield Ruins!

That was a legendary place where True Immortals bled, containing supreme opportunities!

The Everlasting Ji Family was actually willing to open such a Secret Realm to outsiders?

For a moment.

All the Cultivators in the hall became excited.

The previously tense atmosphere was diluted significantly.

People began to whisper to each other, imagining tomorrow's Opportunity.

Qin Yu watched Ji Haoyue's skillful topic shift.

He couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

He's quite the turtle.

A bit stronger than Gu Changge!

He didn't say anything more, just leaned back on the throne and closed his eyes to rest.

His bored appearance made it seem as if everything around him had nothing to do with him.

Seeing that Qin Yu was no longer causing trouble, Ji Haoyue felt slightly relieved.

He then announced that today's discussion meeting had come to an end.

He arranged for attendants to lead the guests from various forces to the pre-prepared Immortal Peak Immortal Caves to rest.

While he himself took Han Yueli.

Under the envious and jealous gazes of the crowd, he slowly walked toward the rear hall.

A grand gathering surging with undercurrents temporarily came to a close.

Night.

A dark and windy night.

Inside the imperial chariot palace where Qin Yu stayed, it was brightly lit and as warm as spring.

He reclined on a soft couch, with Xiao Yuxin kneeling beside him.

She peeled a spiritual fruit for him and then tenderly placed it into his mouth.

Chu Youwei obediently massaged his shoulders, her eyes full of admiration.

"Brother Qin Yu, you were so amazing today!"

"That Ji Haoyue's face turned green with anger."

"Just a hypocrite putting on an act."

Qin Yu enjoyed the service of the girls, his voice lazy.

"The real show is still to come."

He knew in his heart that all of Ji Haoyue's testing and endurance today...

...were merely preparations for tomorrow's true sacrificial ceremony.

And for himself.

He only needed to wait quietly for the prey to take the bait.

...

Meanwhile.

Deep within Bulao Mountain, inside a heavily guarded secret room.

Ji Haoyue dismissed all attendants.

In the center of the secret room, a complex and eerie crimson Formation was engraved.

As Ji Haoyue struck a Divine Thought into it...

Buzz!

The Formation was instantly activated, and the blood-light flourished.

A distorted, blurry phantom filled with resentment and madness...

...slowly condensed into form in the center of the Formation.

It was none other than Sky Splitter!

"Master!"

As soon as Sky Splitter's phantom appeared, it let out a beast-like roar.