237: Chapter 237 Taiyi's Pursuit and the Netherworld Cold Immortal Abode

The intersection of the North Cold Immortal Domain and the Black Earth Immortal Domain, within the Spatial Turbulence Belt.

There was no daylight here, only multicolored auroras violently tearing through the Void Realm. If an ordinary True Immortal accidentally entered this place, they would instantly be shredded by the Spatial Rifts.

Yet at this moment, a black spectral light was rapidly traversing the turbulence at an incredible speed.

[Noah Escape Pod].

"Warning! High-energy reaction approaching from the rear! Distance: three thousand li! Estimated contact in ten breaths!"

Tie Zhu's normally calm electronic voice was now accompanied by flashing red alarms.

Inside the cabin, Zhou Wannian's face was grim. His hands were pressed firmly on the control panel, and the golden immortal spiritual power within his body poured into the Power Furnace as if it were worthless.

"Taiyi Jade Immortal..."

Zhou Wannian looked back at the Void Realm display screen behind him.

On the screen, a middle-aged man wearing a Confucian Robe and a tall hat was strolling leisurely through the violent spatial turbulence. He held a jade ruler of emerald green color. With every step he took forward, the space beneath his feet automatically contracted by a thousand zhang.

Heavenly Court Inspection Emissary—[Gongshu Jiu] (Early Stage Taiyi Jade Immortal).

"Shrinking the Earth to an Inch? No, this is a superior application of the Space Law—[Inch Distant Horizon]."

Zhou Wannian took a deep breath.

Although there was only one major Realm separating the Golden Immortal and the Taiyi, the chasm between them was greater than that between a Mortal and an Immortal.

A Taiyi transcends the Three Realms and is outside the Five Elements. The Law is no longer merely borrowed, but... controlled.

"Li Feiyu."

Gongshu Jiu’s voice ignored the spatial turbulence barrier and clearly echoed inside the escape pod. The voice was gentle but carried an undeniable tone of judgment.

"You cannot escape."

"Hand over the Great Five Elements Illusory World Art, surrender, and return with me to the Heavenly Court for trial."

"Perhaps the Dao Ancestor will be merciful and allow a wisp of your residual Soul to Reincarnate."

"Merciful?"

Zhou Wannian sneered and shouted into the microphone:

"Old bastard! Talk about mercy after you put down that ruler!"

"Tie Zhu! Activate 'Overclock Overload'! Burn it!"

"Yes! Power Furnace overloaded to 120%!"

Boom!

A hundred-zhang long blue tail flame erupted from the tail of the black Flying Boat, and its speed surged again, instantly widening the distance... from the rear.

Gongshu Jiu watched the accelerating Flying Boat, a flicker of surprise in his eyes.

"A bit interesting."

"A mere Early Stage Golden Immortal, relying on an external object, can run this fast?"

"But before absolute Law, speed... is meaningless."

Gongshu Jiu stopped walking and slowly raised the heaven measuring ruler in his hand.

"The Horizon... Within Reach."

Buzz—

The jade ruler in his hand lightly sliced downwards.

A bizarre scene occurred.

The Flying Boat Zhou Wannian was in was clearly accelerating madly, but the distance between it and Gongshu Jiu was shortening at a speed visible to the naked eye!

It wasn't that the Flying Boat slowed down.

It was that this segment of space... was "folded"!

"Damn it!"

Zhou Wannian watched the distance on the radar instantly drop to zero, his pupils contracting sharply.

"Is this the method of a Taiyi Jade Immortal?"

"Since I can't run away..."

Zhou Wannian suddenly stood up, his Black Robe billowing without wind.

"Then crash through!"

"Everyone! Hold on tight!"

Instead of slowing down, Zhou Wannian controlled the Flying Boat and charged toward the Gray Mist Area ahead, which was the most chaotic and even devoured light.

That was the only chance for survival he had found on the Star Map—the entrance to the Minghan Immortal Mansion (Forbidden Ground).

"Trying to enter the Forbidden Ground?"

Gongshu Jiu saw through Zhou Wannian's intention at a glance and gave a contemptuous smile.

"The Minghan Immortal Mansion is the Dao Field of the ancient Taiyi 'Nether Cold Immortal Lord'. Its periphery is guarded by the 'Nine Nether Cold Fiend Qi'. Let alone you, even I wouldn't dare to force my way in."

"Stay here."

"heaven measuring ruler · Suppress Void!"

Crack!

The jade ruler struck down.

The space spanning ten thousand li instantly solidified. The Flying Boat stopped mid-air with a "boom," as if crashing into an invisible wall, and its Shield shattered inch by inch.

"Pfft!"

Inside the cabin, Nangong Wan, Purple Spirit, and the others simultaneously spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Husband! The Shield is broken!"

"Go out and fight!"

Zhou Wannian kicked open the cabin door, his figure like lightning, instantly rushing out of the Flying Boat.

Facing a Taiyi Jade Immortal, hiding in a turtle shell is just waiting for death.

"true word treasure wheel!"

Buzz!

A massive golden wheel appeared behind him, with thirty-six clusters of time dao patterns burning fiercely.

"Time... Reversal!"

This was not reversing Gongshu Jiu's time (that would be courting death), but reversing the "space solidification state" around the Flying Boat.

Crackle.

A slight loosening appeared in the solidified space.

"It has some trick to it."

Gongshu Jiu looked at the precious wheel, and a flash of greed appeared and vanished in his eyes.

"As expected, it is the core Divine Ability of the Great Five Elements Illusory World Art."

"Unfortunately, the mastery is too shallow."

"Break!"

Gongshu Jiu pointed a finger out.

An emerald green beam shot straight towards Zhou Wannian's glabella. This single point contained complete Space Law, making it impossible to evade!

"I won't dodge."

A trace of ferocity flashed in Zhou Wannian's eyes.

"But I can block it!"

"Come out! Earth Deity Incarnation!"

Boom!

A thousand-zhang tall white Divine Spirit Phantom instantly blocked Zhou Wannian. That was the strongest defense, gathering the Power Of Faith from the entire Black Wind Region.

"Bang!!!"

The beam hit the Divine Spirit Phantom.

That Incarnation, which was strong enough to contend with a Late Golden Immortal Stage, lasted only one breath before the Taiyi's strike, then shattered with a crash, turning into scattered light dots.

But it was precisely this one breath.

Zhou Wannian used the force to retreat, grabbing the falling Flying Boat.

"Xiao Hei! Activate teleportation!"

"Teleport where?!" Xiao Hei was so scared his face turned green.

"Teleport into that fog!"

Zhou Wannian pointed at the Gray Mist behind him that could freeze even Divine Sense.

"But that's a Dead End..."

"Going in is a Nine Deaths, One Life situation; staying here is Ten Deaths, No Life!"

"Go!"

Zhou Wannian grabbed the Flying Boat with both hands, his whole body bursting with golden light (True Dragon Transformation + Mountain Giant Ape Transformation), erupting with power beyond his limit, and fiercely threw the Flying Boat into the Gray Mist like a shot put.

Afterward, he turned to face the pursuing Gongshu Jiu.

"Goodbye."

A mocking curve appeared at the corner of Zhou Wannian's mouth.

He did not counterattack. Instead, using the previous pushing force, he actively fell backward, plunging into the Nine Nether Cold Fiend Qi, which was known as the "Immortal Forbidden Zone."

"Madman!"

Gongshu Jiu chased to the edge of the mist and abruptly stopped.

As soon as the heaven measuring ruler in his hand probed slightly into the mist, an unremovable layer of Gray Frost formed on its surface, severely damaging its spirituality.

"Such terrifying Cold Fiend Qi..."

Gongshu Jiu's expression was grim.

"The Minghan Immortal Mansion hasn't been opened for millions of years; the Restrictions inside are already chaotic."

"If that boy went in, he is certain to die."

He lingered outside the mist for a moment, finally letting out a cold snort.

"If alive, I want the person; if dead, I want the corpse."

"I will guard this place."

"Let's see how long you can hide!"

Gongshu Jiu sat cross-legged in the Void Realm, sealing all exits... Minghan Immortal Mansion, periphery.

"Hoo—hoo—"

This was a world of ice and snow.

It wasn't ordinary ice and snow, but gray "Nether Cold Qi" that could freeze the Soul.

"Bang!"

The Flying Boat crashed heavily onto an Ice Plain, completely ruined.

Zhou Wannian crawled out of the snow, his eyebrows covered in white frost. The circulation speed of the immortal spiritual power in his body was as slow as a snail.

"So cold..."

Even his Taiyi-Rank Physical Body felt the biting cold.

"Husband! Are you alright?"

Nangong Wan and the others crawled out of the wreckage. They were protected by Zhou Wannian's true word treasure wheel, and although they were disheveled, they were unharmed.

"I won't die yet."

Zhou Wannian glanced at the gray, hazy sky above.

"That old dog didn't chase us in."

"However..."

Zhou Wannian looked ahead.

At the edge of the Ice Plain, a majestic cluster of Black Palaces was faintly visible, shrouded by an even denser black light barrier.

"This should be the core region of the Minghan Immortal Mansion."

"Tie Zhu, scan the environment."

"Sizzle... severe interference... detecting numerous high-energy life form reactions... that is..."

"Rumble—"

The Ice Plain shook.

Countless Ice Mountains suddenly cracked open.

Giant Puppets, each a hundred zhang tall and entirely composed of gray cold ice, crawled out from underground.

They held massive Ice Axes, and blue Soul Fire burned in their hollow eye sockets.

Taiyi-Rank Puppet · Ice Guardian.

Quantity: one hundred and eight units.

"Gulp."

Xiao Hei swallowed hard, his legs went weak, and he immediately knelt in the snow.

"Ma... Master..."

"Outside, there was one Taiyi pursuing us..."

"Inside here... there are over a hundred Taiyi?!"

"How are we supposed to play this game?!"

Zhou Wannian looked at the slowly approaching Giant Puppets, but instead of despair, a strange light flickered in his eyes.

He pulled the heaven seizing bottle out of his embrace.

"Taiyi-Rank Puppets?"

"No Soul, only programming."

"Tie Zhu."

"Present."

"Can you hack into the Control Core of these Puppets?"

"Requires physical contact. Furthermore, the opponent's Firewall Rank is extremely high."

"Physical contact?"

Zhou Wannian smiled.

He looked at the Gold Devouring Insect King sleeping on his shoulder.

"Jin'er, wake up."

"These big guys should have cores made of 'Taiyi Refined Gold' inside them."

"The hard dish is here."

"Go! Eat their cores... out for me!"

"Screech!!!"

The Gold Devouring Insect King smelled the Taiyi Refined Gold and instantly woke up.

It transformed into a golden light, ignored the terrifying Ice Laws, and drilled directly into the body of the Puppet charging at the front.

"Crunch, crunch."

The movements of that originally imposing Taiyi Puppet suddenly froze.

Subsequently, a large hole broke open in its chest.

The Insect King flew out, carrying a blue-glowing Crystal Core in its mouth.

The Puppet collapsed with a crash.

"So brittle?"

Zhou Wannian was stunned for a moment, then ecstatic.

"So these Puppets are old and poorly maintained, and their cores have long since become loose!"

"Everyone, listen up!"

Zhou Wannian waved his hand.

"Don't be afraid!"

"This isn't a Desperate Land!"

"This is... a Leveling Ground!"

"Jin'er! All troops attack! Dig all these cores out for me!"

"These... are all mine!"