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“Hmph, arrogant!”

Before Zhong Qing could speak, Xu Qianfeng snorted coldly from the side.

“Your Shangqing Immortal Sect’s destiny is at its end. Today, I, along with Senior Zhong, will send you all to your graves. It is you who will not be able to leave!”

As his voice fell, Xu Qianfeng had already taken a step forward, pressing his palm towards Ling Tian’s head.

The two were both Sect Masters of the Four Great Immortal Sects, and their cultivation levels were comparable.

Although he was in the opponent’s home territory, he currently had immortal power protecting his body, bestowed by his ancestor, allowing him to remotely draw upon the power of Yuhua Cave Heaven without any cost.

So, let alone following Zhong Qing, even if he were alone, he would not fear a one-on-one fight with Ling Tian in the slightest.

The next moment, only a cold laugh was heard.

Ling Tian actually stood still, neither dodging nor evading, allowing the palm, which was capable of shattering the sky and annihilating the void, to land on his head.

The full power of this palm erupted, yet Ling Tian’s body merely swayed slightly, completely unharmed!

Xu Qianfeng was startled: “How is this possible?!”

This palm of his, boosted by the power of Yuhua Cave Heaven, had already exceeded the limit of a Nine Revolutions Pseudo Immortal, approaching the True Immortal level.

Even if Ling Tian received greater enhancement within the Shangqing Cave Heaven, at most, it would only reach a slightly higher degree than this. Even if he could take it, it shouldn’t have been so effortless.

The next moment, Ling Tian casually waved away Xu Qianfeng’s palm, then pointed a finger at random.

This finger seemed unpretentious and lacked imposing aura, but it caused Xu Qianfeng’s expression to change drastically.

In his eyes, as Ling Tian pointed that finger, endless Dao essence seemed to circulate at his fingertip. The power of the sun, moon, and all things, of creation and destruction, gathered within that speck of dust, condensing boundless, mighty power, enough to pierce through the Great Dao and the heavens.

The terror of this finger was indescribable. Xu Qianfeng’s body-protecting defenses were shattered like dry leaves. He tried his best and could only barely dodge a little, but ultimately, he couldn’t completely avoid it. His entire left shoulder was pierced through, a large hole shimmering with seven-colored spiritual essence, and golden blood splattered across the sky.

“Impossible… Even within the Cave Heaven, even at the cost of everything to draw upon the power of an immortal artifact, it’s impossible to reach this level. What exactly have you done?”

Xu Qianfeng retreated to Zhong Qing’s side, sealing the wound on his shoulder, utterly astonished.

If he hadn’t reacted quickly just now, he would have been severely injured directly.

Ling Tian sneered: “Xu Qianfeng, it’s a pity you’ve been my opponent for many years. Are your eyes now dim with age?”

“Since entering the Cave Heaven, have you ever sensed my aura? If not, have you ever wondered why?”

Xu Qianfeng’s body trembled.

Indeed, let alone when he first entered.

Even now, talking face-to-face with Ling Tian, he couldn’t sense the other party’s aura.

This situation was quite bizarre.

Xu Qianfeng frowned deeply, pondered for a moment, and then suddenly thought of something, a look of shock appearing on his face.

“Could it be—”

A meaningful smile appeared on Ling Tian’s face.

“Being in the game yet not knowing the game, being lost yet not realizing it—now, within this Cave Heaven, there is no place not enveloped by my aura. How could you possibly detect it?”

Xu Qianfeng’s expression darkened: “As expected… I didn’t think you would go to such lengths, sparing no expense.”

A hint of venom instantly appeared on Ling Tian’s handsome and refined face.

“Reaching this point, isn’t it all forced by you all?”

Just then, Zhong Qing finally spoke.

“What are you two talking about?”

Since entering, he hadn’t understood a single word of their cryptic conversation.

However, in Zhong Qing’s eyes, Ling Tian’s aura now indeed seemed different from any opponent he had encountered before.

Xu Qianfeng gritted his teeth and said: “Senior Zhong, this Ling Tian is truly ruthless. He has refined himself into the artifact spirit of Shangqing Cave Heaven!”

“Ah?”

This time, Zhong Qing was indeed startled.

Can a person refine himself into an artifact spirit?

“Is that even possible?”

Xu Qianfeng said: “Senior Zhong, I mentioned before that we, the Immortal Sect Masters, would integrate a portion of our divine soul and will into the Cave Heaven to draw upon its power.”

“But ultimately, the main body is still the main body. If we achieve True Immortal status in the future, we can even retrieve this portion of the divine soul, which has been tainted by the immortal artifact’s power, and use it to nourish ourselves.”

“However, this Ling Tian has done the opposite.”

According to Xu Qianfeng, Ling Tian had reversed the process, transforming the portion of his divine soul and will that merged with the Cave Heaven immortal artifact into the main body.

In doing so, he essentially truly merged with the Shangqing Cave Heaven, becoming its artifact spirit in a sense.

Therefore, as Ling Tian said, the entire Shangqing Cave Heaven was enveloped by his aura.

In this state, Ling Tian, as a pseudo-artifact spirit, could directly activate the power of the Cave Heaven.

This far exceeded the previous limit of drawing upon the immortal artifact’s power through one’s own body.

“Precisely.” Ling Tian sneered: “Our previous method, even within the Cave Heaven, enduring immortal power at the cost of harming ourselves, only barely reached the level of an entry-level True Immortal, and it couldn’t be sustained. Facing the two of you at the same time, we would undoubtedly lose!”

“But now, I can almost permanently wield the true power of the immortal artifact. Even an ordinary True Immortal is no match for me.”

“What’s more, you are within the Cave Heaven and will be suppressed. Even if you were a True Immortal descended to the world, you would have no chance of victory.”

Xu Qianfeng said solemnly: “But in contrast, the cost is also immense.”

“Transforming into an artifact spirit means abandoning one’s human form, and there will be no possibility of breaking through to the True Immortal level in this life.”

“Moreover, with a human soul becoming an immortal artifact spirit, his will will be continuously eroded by the power of the Cave Heaven immortal artifact. I’m afraid in less than a hundred thousand years, he will completely lose his will and become a part of the Cave Heaven.”

A hundred thousand years seemed like a long time.

But for beings of their level, whose lifespans often spanned millions of years, a hundred thousand years was merely an instant.

Ling Tian’s action was no different from slow suicide.

No… it was even more terrifying than suicide, feeling one’s will constantly being eroded, yet being unable to even die.

Even Zhong Qing couldn’t help but click his tongue in response.

I just wanted to destroy your Shangqing Immortal Sect, did you have to be so ruthless to yourself?

And as Xu Qianfeng spoke of this point, Ling Tian’s expression twisted again for a moment.

He burst into laughter: “Well said! To destroy you all, I, Ling Tian, will cease to be human!”

“Therefore, this Sect Master will make you pay an even greater price!”

The moment his voice fell, Zhong Qing and the others instantly felt that the entire surrounding world had changed.

It was as if everything in this world, or rather the world itself, had transformed into an enemy, emitting endless malice towards them.

Invisible pressure came from all directions. Even powerhouses at the Seven Revolutions Pseudo-Immortal level were now suppressed to the point of being unable to move.

If one was below Seven Revolutions, they would likely instantly bleed from all seven orifices, their internal organs would rupture, and they would be crushed to death under this pressure.

Only those above Eight Revolutions still had some ability to move independently, but they could only barely hold on. Escaping or counterattacking was utterly impossible.