236: Chapter 236 Golden Immortal Tribulation and Heavenly Court Arrest Order

North Cold Immortal Domain, Candle Dragon Path, Main Peak Plaza.

Broken stones littered the ground, and the dust had yet to settle.

Although Xiao Jinhan's figure was blasted away by that punch, he was, after all, a Late Golden Immortal Stage expert, protected by a secret treasure from the Immortal Palace.

“Boom!”

The ruins of the distant mountain gate suddenly exploded.

A figure wrapped in Extreme Cold Ice Crystals shot into the sky. Xiao Jinhan's hair was disheveled. His originally peerlessly handsome face had a collapsed nose bridge, half his face was swollen high, and he even had to forcefully use immortal spiritual power to keep his bones from falling apart.

He was utterly wretched.

But he did not immediately rush back to fight.

He hovered Ten Thousand Zhang high in the sky. His eyes, which were originally full of murderous intent, now held a deep trace of fear, and even... terror.

“The Time Law...”

Xiao Jinhan stared intently at the man in the Green Robe in the center of the plaza.

“To be able to halt the Law Domain of this Palace Master... this is absolutely not just a superficial understanding of the Time Law!”

“Are you... a remnant of the True Word Sect? Or a Personal Disciple of the Time Dao Ancestor?!”

In the True Immortal Realm, the Time Law is the foremost among the Three Supreme Laws, and it is the exclusive property of the Heavenly Court’s Dao Ancestor, “Gu Huojin.” Aside from the Heavenly Court's direct lineage, any Wild Cultivator who Cultivates the Time Law is an Heretic who must be eliminated!

“Remnant?”

Zhou Wannian (Han Li) stood on the plaza, lightly shaking his wrist.

“I said, I am just an Alchemy practitioner.”

“If Palace Master Xiao is unconvinced, you can come down, and we can ‘refine’ another batch?”

As he spoke, the golden true word treasure wheel behind Zhou Wannian slowly rotated one more notch.

“Buzz—”

With just one rotation, the surrounding space began to warp, as if time were flowing backward.

Xiao Jinhan's expression changed drastically, and he subconsciously retreated a Hundred Zhang.

The terrifying feeling of having his body and mind frozen moments ago still left him with lingering fear.

“Good! Very good!”

Xiao Jinhan gritted his teeth, a flicker of vicious resentment in his eyes.

“Li Feiyu, is it?”

“No matter who you are, daring to use the Time Law in the North Cold Immortal Domain, you are already a dead man!”

“The Heavenly Court's Supervisory Immortal Emissary is nearby! Just wait to be put on the 'Immortal Execution List'!”

“Retreat!”

Xiao Jinhan was an Ambitious Hero who knew how to size up a situation. He was seriously injured, and he couldn't gauge the opponent's true strength; continuing the fight might truly lead to his demise.

He waved his hand, sweeping the Immortal Palace members with him, turning into a chilling streak of cold light that instantly vanished into the horizon.

He didn't even dare to say a few more pleasantries... With the departure of the Immortal Palace members, the Candle Dragon Path plaza fell into dead silence.

Everyone looked at Zhou Wannian with the eyes of someone seeing a monster.

One punch to scare off a Late Golden Immortal Stage?

Is this seriously a True Immortal?!

The Sect Master of Zhu Long Dao swallowed hard and walked forward tremblingly.

“Elder Han... Elder Han...”

“Are... are you alright?”

He was currently terrified. Although this Great Deity was powerful, having provoked the Immortal Palace and possibly even the Heavenly Court, could the Candle Dragon Path, this small temple, still accommodate him?

“I'm fine.”

Zhou Wannian turned around, but his expression was not relaxed despite repelling a formidable enemy.

On the contrary, his expression became unprecedentedly solemn.

He looked up at the sky.

The sky, which had cleared after Xiao Jinhan's departure, suddenly turned a strange, dark gold color.

“Rumble—”

A muffled thunder sound came from deep within the clouds. The thunder was neither fast nor slow, yet every sound felt like a hammer blow to everyone's heart.

A repulsive force originating from the Origin of Heaven and Earth firmly locked onto Zhou Wannian.

“This is...”

The Sect Master of Zhu Long Dao looked up and immediately gasped.

“Golden Immortal Tribulation?!”

“And it's... the Great Luo World-Ending Golden Lightning?!”

“How is this possible?! This kind of phenomenon only appears when advancing to Grand Unity Golden Immortal! Didn't he just achieve a Golden Immortal Breakthrough?!”

Zhou Wannian felt the Bottleneck within his body that he could no longer suppress, and a bitter smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

“It seems that the punch just now felt too good, and I punched a hole in the Bottleneck.”

“That's fine too.”

Zhou Wannian took a step, his figure instantly leaving the plaza and teleporting back to the peak of Crimson Sunset Peak.

“All Disciples heed my order!”

Zhou Wannian's voice, like a great bell, echoed throughout the entire sect.

“Activate the Sect Protection Grand Array!”

“Retreat Three Thousand Li!”

“Whether you are watching the show or planning a sneak attack, don't blame me for not warning you...”

“This lightning is quite fierce.”

...At the peak of Crimson Sunset Peak.

Zhou Wannian sat cross-legged.

“Tiezhu, activate 'Undergoing Tribulation Assistance Mode'.”

“Calculating... Lightning Tribulation Energy Level: Grand Supreme Grade. Survival Rate: 1% (Standard State).”

“Recommendation: Full power.”

“Then go full power!”

Zhou Wannian held nothing back.

“Boom!”

The true word treasure wheel behind him fully manifested, with twenty-four clusters of golden light from the time dao patternss shining brightly.

At the same time, his Physical Body began to swell, transforming into the Three-Headed, Six-Armed form of the Brahma Saint True Devil.

“Come on!”

The first tribulation lightning struck down.

It was not lightning, but a golden giant axe, completely condensed from the Law of Thunder, carrying the might of Creation, and it split down directly toward Zhou Wannian's head.

“Slash!”

One of Zhou Wannian's arms swung the xuantian spirit slaying sword, chopping toward the Lightning Axe.

“Clang!!!”

A huge sound.

The Xuantian Sword was actually shaken, letting out a mournful cry, and flew back.

The remaining momentum of the Lightning Axe did not diminish, and it heavily struck Zhou Wannian's Devil Body.

“Pfft!”

Zhou Wannian spat out a mouthful of Golden Blood; the scales on his shoulder burst open, revealing bone deep wounds.

“That tough?!”

A fierce light erupted in Zhou Wannian's eyes.

“Again!”

The second, the third... tribulation lightning struck down like raindrops. Every single bolt was enough to annihilate an ordinary Early Stage Golden Immortal.

The entire Crimson Sunset Peak was leveled by a Hundred Zhang during the Lightning Tribulation.

The Sect Master of Zhu Long Dao and the Elders hid inside a Protective Shield several thousand li away, watching in terror.

“This isn't Undergoing Tribulation... this is a Heavenly Punishment!”

“What terrible deed against heaven and reason did he commit?!”

...Half a day later.

The Thunder Clouds finally dispersed.

The formerly majestic Crimson Sunset Peak was now just a bare platform.

On the platform, a scorched black figure sat cross-legged.

Zhou Wannian had no good flesh left on his body, with even white bones exposed. However, the aura within his body had undergone a qualitative leap.

In his Dantian, the Nascent Soul had disappeared, replaced by a Golden Immortal Dao Fruit radiating Eternal Golden Light.

And behind him.

The true word treasure wheel had changed.

It became more solid, and the time dao patternss on it increased from twenty-four clusters to thirty-six clusters.

More importantly.

In the center of the precious wheel, a half-open, half-closed vertical eye vaguely appeared.

The Eye of Truth.

A Supreme Divine Ability capable of seeing through all illusions and even glimpsing a corner of the future.

“Hoo...”

Zhou Wannian opened his eyes, and in that instant, his pupils seemed to turn into golden vortices.

“Early Stage Golden Immortal.”

“It is done.”

As his mind stirred, the boundless immortal spiritual power between heaven and earth surged wildly into his body. The scorched skin instantly peeled off, and the newly grown flesh was crystal clear like jade, emitting a faint fragrance of the Law.

“Tiezhu, status report.”

“Host Realm: Early Stage Golden Immortal (Stable).”

“Physical Body Strength: Grand Supreme Grade (Early Stage).”

“Great Five Elements Illusory World Art: Second Layer Perfection.”

“New Divine Ability: Time Acceleration (Range: Hundred Zhang, Flow Rate: Ten Times).”

“Ten times acceleration?”

Zhou Wannian clenched his fist.

In battle, other people's movements were like slow motion to him, while his movements were like fast-forward to others.

This is the overbearing nature of the Time Law!

...However.

Before Zhou Wannian could properly experience his new Realm.

“Buzz—”

The sky suddenly split open.

It wasn't Lightning Tribulation, but a golden Scroll that appeared out of thin air above the North Cold Immortal Domain.

The Scroll slowly unfurled, transforming into a massive List that covered the sky and obscured the sun.

Countless names flickered on the List.

At the very bottom of the List, a new name slowly emerged, written in blood-red characters:

[Heavenly Court Wanted Order · Immortal Execution List]

Name: Li Feiyu (Suspected Alias)

Crime: Unauthorized Cultivation of the Time Law, murder of True Immortal Patrol Emissary Ma Liang, and assault on the Immortal Palace Master.

Reward: Ten thousand Top-Grade Immortal Essence Stones, one taiyi pill, and a Heavenly Court Enshrined Position.

Dead or alive!

This List did not just appear above the Candle Dragon Path; it was simultaneously projected across the entire North Cold Immortal Domain, and even several surrounding Immortal Domains!

“A Heavenly Court Wanted Order?!”

Seeing this scene, the Sect Master of Zhu Long Dao in the distance was so frightened that he nearly fell from the cloud.

“It's over! It's completely over!”

“To be wanted by the Heavenly Court is to be an enemy of the entire Immortal Realm!”

“The Candle Dragon Path... cannot protect him anymore!”

...At the peak of Crimson Sunset Peak.

Zhou Wannian looked up at the massive List spanning the sky and the bloody characters “Li Feiyu” written on it.

He smiled.

His smile was cold and arrogant.

“Li Feiyu is wanted...”

“What does that have to do with me, Han Li?”

He slowly stood up, shattering the tattered Green Robe he was wearing, and changed into a brand-new Black Robe.

Then, he pulled out the Fox Mask he had obtained from the Wuchang Alliance and put it on his face.

“I can't stay at the Candle Dragon Path anymore.”

“Xiao Jinhan will definitely bring people from the Heavenly Court back to kill me.”

“Tiezhu.”

“Present.”

“Plan the route.”

“Go to the Black Earth Immortal Domain.”

“That place is chaotic and lawless, a blind spot for the Heavenly Court's forces.”

“And...”

Zhou Wannian looked toward the distant Void Realm.

“I heard the Reincarnation Palace has a branch there.”

“Since the Heavenly Court won't tolerate me.”

“Then I will go ally myself with... the Heavenly Court's greatest nemesis.”

Zhou Wannian turned around and waved at Bear Mountain, who was already stunned stiff.

“Old Xiong.”

Bear Mountain flew over, trembling: “Grandpa Han... what are your instructions?”

“Help me pass a message to the Sect Master of Zhu Long Dao.”

“The person was struck by me, Li Feiyu, and the pills were refined by me, Li Feiyu.”

“Starting today, I am withdrawing from the Candle Dragon Path.”

“If anyone comes looking for trouble, tell them to find me in the Black Earth Immortal Domain.”

Having finished speaking.

Zhou Wannian showed no reluctance whatsoever.

With a single swipe of his hand, he directly tore open the Void Realm.

“Nangong, Purple Spirit, Yin Yue, Xiao Hei.”

“Get on board!”

A small Black Flying Boat (Noah's Ark Lifeboat) appeared out of thin air, carrying everyone, and instantly rushed into the Turbulent Void Current, disappearing from sight.

Only the massive Wanted Order remained, still emitting suffocating pressure in the sky.