116: Chapter 116 The Furnace of All Laws

The Taiyi Golden Immortal Elder was stunned.

He had lived for countless years, specializing in assassination his entire life. He could merge himself into the Void Realm, and his movements were so secretive that he rarely failed.

He had assassinated Taiyi of the same level and had even successfully escaped from the hands of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal; hiding and stealth had long since become his instincts.

But now, his most proud skill was utterly fragile before this overly young man.

When had he been discovered?

He didn't know.

How did the opponent get behind him?

He hadn't noticed at all.

The hand resting on his shoulder had no fluctuations of immortal essence; it was like a Mortal's hand, warm and powerful.

But it was precisely this unadorned simplicity that made his skin crawl.

This indicated that the opponent's Realm and control over power had already exceeded his understanding!

"You... who are you?!"

The Taiyi Elder's voice was trembling, and he used almost all his strength just to ask this question.

All sorts of escape methods flashed through his mind, but he found that the opening stance of every secret technique was firmly locked down by the opponent's Aura.

He felt as if he were nailed to the spot; any struggle was a waste of effort.

"Who I am is not important."

Li Xuan withdrew his hand with a smile, as if he were just greeting an old friend. "What's important is that you came to my territory and even wanted to make a move on my children. That's a bit unsportsmanlike."

As he spoke, his gaze swept over the children playing nearby, and his eyes turned cold.

Caught in that gaze, the Taiyi Elder felt his soul leave his body!

The instinct for survival drove him to a desperate act.

"I'll take you down with me!"

He spun around abruptly with a distorted expression and threw a palm-sized dark green jade bottle at Li Xuan.

The jade bottle shattered in mid-air, and a drop of dark green liquid shot out.

It was precisely one of the treasures of the Corpse Immortal Sect—corpse-transforming divine water!

This was no ordinary water; it was a poison refined from the resentment of countless living beings and the Corpse Malevolence of the Nine Nether Lands, forged by successive Sect Masters of the Corpse Immortal Sect using their Life-source Corpse Fire for over a million years.

It was said that this thing could even corrode a hole through the golden body of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

For this mission, the Sect Master had specifically bestowed this item upon him as a final trump card.

As soon as the corpse-transforming divine water appeared, the surrounding space let out a 'sizzle' as if being eaten away, beginning to warp and melt, revealing streaks of black spatial cracks.

The flowers and plants in the garden withered and rotted instantly upon touching even a hint of its leaked Aura, turning into a puddle of foul-smelling pus.

This was its power: it could dissolve anything, corrode everything!

The Taiyi Elder looked like a mad demon.

Die!

No matter what kind of monster you are, before something that can even corrode the Great Dao, you'll have to turn into a puddle of corpse water for me!

He could already envision the scene of Li Xuan struggling in agony within the divine water, turning into white bone.

However, the scene that unfolded before him caused his smile to freeze.

That drop of corpse-transforming divine water, which could pierce through space and melt a Golden Immortal's body, suddenly stopped three feet in front of Li Xuan as if it had hit an invisible wall.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, nor any multicolored lights.

That drop of dark green divine water simply hung there in mid-air, shaking violently and making a 'hissing' sound, as if it had encountered something terrifying.

Then, under the shroud of a mysterious Aura, it began to evaporate rapidly!

Wisps of dark green smoke rose up and were instantly purified, vanishing into nothingness.

The entire process took less than a single breath.

That drop of corpse-transforming divine water that could terrify a Golden Immortal was just... gone?

"No... impossible!"

The Taiyi Elder turned pale with horror and screamed, "My corpse-transforming divine water! How is this possible!"

This was a poison that could corrode the Dao; how could it disappear into thin air?

"Untouchable by All Laws—that's what I am."

Li Xuan casually brushed his sleeve, as if he had just flicked away a bit of dust.

The Chaos Body is a very powerful Physique in the Myriad Realms, characterized by its ability to be immune to many attacks.

Although this corpse-transforming divine water was powerful, ultimately, it was composed of things like Corpse Malevolence, resentment, and the Law of poison. Before the Chaos Great Dao, it dissolved upon contact.

"Now, it's my turn."

Li Xuan's expression remained calm, but his words made the Taiyi Elder feel chilled to the bone.

He took a step forward and slowly raised his right hand.

There was no frightening Aura or flashy light effects, but as his palm rose, the surrounding light began to warp.

That palm seemed to have become a black hole capable of swallowing everything.

To his horror, the Taiyi Elder saw a bottomless black vortex appear in Li Xuan's palm.

Great Dao Furnace!

This was the Divine Ability brought by Li Xuan's third son, Li Daoyan, who was born with the Ten Thousand Laws Dao Body.

The Ten Thousand Laws Dao Body was naturally close to all kinds of Great Daos and could even smelt various Daoist techniques for its own use.

And this Great Dao Furnace Divine Ability was its most powerful aspect.

"Your Corpse Liberation Grand Art is not bad, but unfortunately, your training is lacking. Let me have it!"

Li Xuan said plainly, as if stating a preordained fact.

As soon as he finished speaking, the palm that had turned into a furnace ignored the distance of space and lightly pressed down on the Taiyi Elder's head.

"No—!"

The Taiyi Elder screamed. He frantically circulated the immortal essence in his body, and his Corpse Liberation Dao soared into the sky, transforming into a hideous Bone Deity in an attempt to break free from that hand.

However, it was all in vain.

Li Xuan's palm seemed to have a massive suction force. As soon as the Bone Deity appeared, it was swallowed in one gulp by the vortex in his palm, consumed instantly.

In an instant, the Taiyi Elder felt his Taiyi Golden Immortal Dao Fruit, which he had cultivated for ten thousand years, rapidly draining from the top of his head!

What terrified him even more was that it wasn't just power!

His understanding of the Corpse Liberation Dao, his insights into various secret arts, his lifetime of memories and experiences... everything he was was being forcibly pulled away by that hand!

He wanted to resist, but found that even his will was being melted and disintegrated.

He could only watch helplessly as everything he owned was taken by the opponent, becoming the other's nourishment.

"So that's how it is. The so-called Corpse Liberation is about discarding the Physical Body and using the Divine Soul to command the Laws. But without the Physical Body as the boat for the Dao, it is ultimately a crooked path that cannot reach the Grand Unity... the concept is quite interesting, but it has gone astray."

Li Xuan digested the extra information in his mind, closing his eyes in contemplation and occasionally offering a critique.

His words caused the Taiyi Elder to completely break down.

His lifelong pursuit, his lifelong pride, was merely described by the opponent as 'the concept is quite interesting, but it has gone astray'?

"Devil... you... are a devil..."

The Taiyi Elder used the last of his strength to utter a final curse.

"Thank you for the compliment."

Li Xuan smiled slightly and increased the power of the Great Dao Furnace.

"Whoosh—"

With a soft sound, the Taiyi Golden Immortal Elder's body turned to ash.

Only Li Xuan remained standing alone on the spot.

He digested the new insights in his mind, feeling that his understanding of the Immortal Realm's Great Dao had deepened by another level.

He was quite satisfied with this gift from the 'delivery man'.

Not far away, the children in the garden seemed to have noticed nothing and were still playing happily.

The entire back garden returned to tranquility.