108: Undercurrent!

A recent piece of news spread throughout the major powers.

Two Land Immortals engaged in a massive battle, ending with one of them perishing!

Land Immortals are extremely mysterious beings; they usually focus on comprehending higher martial Dao Realms, striving to Breakthrough the Void Realm as soon as possible, and rarely walk among mortals.

Ordinary people know very little about Land Immortals, and even some Great Grandmasters, if they lack a family Legacy, do not understand the world of Land Immortals. Even if a Land Immortal were to walk past them, they might not recognize him.

Land Immortals have long reached the pinnacle of the mundane world. Money, fame, beauty, status—these things have long lost their meaning to Land Immortals. There are not many things in this world that are still worth a Land Immortal's attention.

And for two Peak Land Immortals to engage in such a fierce battle, fighting to the death... is even rarer.

But this time, it indeed happened.

Coupled with the identities of these two Land Immortals, it was even more astonishing.

One of them was surprisingly Lord Fuyang from several hundred years ago; this person was not dead and had actually lived until now!

The other came from the Pine Crane Longevity Sect and was a Disciple of the former Ji Ying. At a young age, he had already achieved the Mystic Realm Peak and single-handedly killed Lord Fuyang, drawing everyone's attention.

Besides this, another rumor also spread.

Why could Lord Fuyang Breakthrough the limits of his lifespan?

How could he have lived until now?

And how did he gain the ability to resurrect from the dead?

Because Lord Fuyang possessed a certain exotic treasure!

And since Lord Fuyang was killed by Li Qi... that exotic treasure fell into Li Qi's hands!

Li Qi possessing an exotic treasure with the ability to Breakthrough lifespan limits and resurrect from the dead—such a thing was enough to stir the hearts of some people. Not to mention those Land Immortals whose lifespans were already nearing their end, even some Great Grandmasters harbored inappropriate thoughts.

The exotic treasure stirred covetousness, and in the unknown darkness... pointers were subtly directed towards Li Qi!

Furthermore, Li Qi's very existence also raised suspicion.

A young man who had only practiced martial arts for less than a year... Breakthrough from the Body Tempering Realm all the way to a Land Immortal?!

This was simply too incredible.

It completely exceeded the understanding of the world...

Li Qi himself might possess some kind of exotic treasure!

Thus, those who planned to act against Li Qi gained another reason.

After the two Land Immortals fought to the death, more undercurrents began to surge in the shadows...

...

After the great battle, Li Qi evaded the gazes of those secretly observing nearby and quickly returned to the Pine Crane Longevity Sect.

"I'm going into seclusion; seal the mountain immediately!"

"Refuse all visitors!"

Li Qi gave a few instructions, then disappeared into the depths of the mountain gate to digest the gains from this great battle.

Ji Zhizhang and Pang Jing wanted to say a few more words, but seeing Li Qi's hurried disappearing figure, they could only smile bitterly and give up.

If it were Ji Zhizhang, it would have been fine, as he already knew that Li Qi had Breakthrough the Secret Realm. However, Pang Jing, the Sect Head, was completely unaware. Ji Zhizhang patiently explained the situation to Pang Jing, and afterward, all the Disciples of the entire mountain gate learned the full story.

"What? Elder Li had already Breakthrough the Secret Realm? And became a Land Immortal?!"

"We didn't know anything about such an important matter!"

"Nonsense! Of course, we wouldn't let you know. If the news leaked, Lord Fuyang would be on guard, and it wouldn't be so easy to deal with him."

"Indeed, that makes sense. It was my rashness."

"Originally, I was prepared to fight Lord Fuyang to the death this time, even if it meant dying, I wouldn't disgrace the mountain gate..."

"But I never expected... that I would actually survive this time. Alas..."

"This is all thanks to Elder Li!"

While the outside world was abuzz with discussions about him, Li Qi came to a quiet room and took out the item he had seized from Lord Fuyang.

A gap opened in the Qingming Heaven above his head, and a golden bone fragment fell out!

After comprehending the martial Dao Divine Ability, Body Displacement in Azure Heavens, Li Qi discovered a use for Qingming Heaven... which was that it could be used as a spatial backpack!

Some very important items could be stored within the Qingming Heaven, with extremely high security. As long as he wasn't dead, no one could possibly steal anything from the Qingming Heaven!

Li Qi carefully examined the golden bone fragment in his hand. Golden flames were attached to it, and tiny runes flickered within the flames, clearly indicating it was no ordinary item.

At this moment, Li Qi's System also reacted.

"Discovered a collectible martial art!"

"Martial art being collected..."

"Collecting..."

"Collecting..."

A series of prompts flashed before Li Qi's eyes, but none showed completion.

This was the first time Li Qi had encountered such a situation.

In the past, no matter what kind of martial art Cultivation Technique he collected, the System only needed one or two breaths to complete the collection. But this time, extracting the Cultivation Technique from this golden bone fragment was exceptionally slow.

Li Qi was not in a hurry. He sat calmly in the secret room, quietly waiting...

After a full hour...

The System finally finished extracting all the information from the golden bone fragment and obtained a very special Cultivation Technique.

"Collection complete!"

"You have obtained a Bloodline Legacy... the Nine Revolutions Nirvana Sutra!"