286: Mr. Cao killed the true immortal.

Cao Bu's expression was calm as he shook his head faintly; a Physical Body at the Quasi-Emperor Peak could not even stir the slightest desire in him to fight.

He gently lifted his finger and pointed forward.

Hum!

A strange ripple spread out.

That indestructible golden giant fist stopped three feet away from Cao Bu's fingertip!

The terrifying power contained within the fist vanished without a trace.

Great Emperor Jin Yan's expression changed drastically; he felt as if his punch had struck an unshakable world barrier!

He let out a muffled groan and staggered back several steps, leaving deep footprints on the hard metal floor with every step, his eyes filled with shock.

The Physical Body strength he was so proud of was actually so vulnerable.

One must know that when it came to comparing the Physical Body alone, aside from that mysterious expert who achieved Emperor Realm through the Physical Body, he was the second person in the Spirit Realm.

Cao Bu withdrew his finger, his tone indifferent: "Great Emperor, you must consider this carefully."

"Use an Immortal Pill that can allow you to break your shackles and ascend to the Immortal Domain, in exchange for two women."

"For you, while your wife and daughter are important, compared to the Immortal Dao of longevity, which weighs heavier?"

Jin Yan's expression shifted uncertainly; the rage in his heart clashed fiercely with his desire for the Immortal Pill.

The opponent's strength was unfathomable, far above his own; seizing it by force was absolutely impossible.

But if this Medicinal Pill truly had such miraculous effects...

"How can I trust you?" Jin Yan's voice was hoarse, carrying the texture of metal grinding against metal: "Who knows if this Medicinal Pill is real or fake? Or if it is poisonous?"

Cao Bu seemed to have expected this: "Simple. You may take the Medicinal Pill first and verify it in any way you wish, or even scrape off some pill powder to test."

"Once you have confirmed there are no issues, consume the pill, enter seclusion, trigger the Immortal Tribulation, and successfully Undergo Tribulation and ascend, then hand over your wife and daughter to this seat. How about that?"

Jin Yan was shocked once again: "Are you not afraid that this Emperor will go back on his word after achieving Immortal Ascension?"

The corners of Cao Bu's mouth curled slightly, revealing a meaningful smile: "You can try."

The smile was indifferent, yet it made Great Emperor Jin Yan's heart jolt violently, his back feeling faintly cold.

He looked at the jade bottle suffused with immortal light, thinking of the Immortal Dao he had sought for one hundred thousand years, and then of the opponent's completely unfathomable strength.

"Fine! This Emperor agrees to your terms!" Jin Yan gritted his teeth, golden light flickering in his eyes: "If this pill can truly allow this Emperor to achieve Immortal Ascension, before this Emperor ascends, I will definitely deliver my wife and daughter to you!"

"Wise." Cao Bu nodded: "This seat will await your good news."

Having said that, his figure slowly faded and disappeared into nothingness.

Great Emperor Jin Yan gripped the jade bottle tightly, feeling the vast and pure medicinal power within, golden light blazing in his eyes.

He immediately locked down the Imperial Palace, summoned his confidants, and used various secret techniques to examine the Medicinal Pill.

He even spared no effort to use an Emperor-grade detection weapon, and the conclusion reached was always the same: this pill contained unimaginable creation vitality and Dao fragments; it was suspected to be an Immortal Pill and was harmless!

He also ordered his confidant to take a minute amount of pill powder to feed to a Yao Beast, and that Yao Beast actually had its Bloodline evolve within a few days, its strength skyrocketing!

"An Immortal Pill! It really is an Immortal Pill!" Jin Yan was so excited that the golden light all over his body flickered unsteadily, like a small sun.

He no longer hesitated, swallowed the hundred-day ascension pill in one gulp, and entered the deepest secret ground of the Imperial Palace to begin his seclusion.

Above the Imperial Palace, a strange phenomenon suddenly appeared!

Golden clouds filled the sky, sharp Geng Metal Qi soared into the clouds, transforming into various phantom images of divine weapons, and the sound of the Dao resounded in all directions!

The Spirit Realm shook!

"The Desolate Province! Is that big guy Jin Yan attempting to break through to the Immortal Dao?!"

"This strange phenomenon is terrifying!"

"Impossible, Jin Yan is only at the Great Emperor Third Layer, how could he be on the verge of Immortal Ascension in the blink of an eye? Could he have obtained some Heaven-Defying Opportunity?"

One hundred days passed in a flash.

On this day, above Jin Yan's Imperial Palace, tribulation clouds gathered, thick as a mountain, and countless golden thunderbolts wove through the clouds, emitting a terrifying aura capable of destroying all things!

This Immortal Tribulation carried a dense destructive power of Geng Metal, making it even more terrifying than ordinary Immortal Tribulations!

Great Emperor Jin Yan had triggered the Immortal Tribulation!

And relying on his peerlessly powerful Vajra Indestructible Body, he forcibly withstood those terrifying Geng Metal Immortal Thunderbolts!

The tribulation clouds dispersed, immortal light shone everywhere, and an unshakable, vast immortal might rose from the depths of Jin Yan's Imperial Palace, shocking the Spirit Realm!

"Immortal! Great Emperor Jin Yan has really achieved Immortal Ascension!"

"Achieving Immortal Ascension in one hundred days!"

"What on earth is going on?!"

The Spirit Realm was completely boiling over!

They had thought about several Heavenly Emperors achieving Immortal Ascension, but they had never expected that Jin Yan, a Great Emperor Third Layer, would cross several minor Realms and directly achieve Immortal Ascension.

Jin Yan, who had already achieved Immortal Ascension, felt the Vajra Immortal Power within his body, which was thousands and tens of thousands of times stronger than when he was in the Emperor Realm, and felt incredibly pleased.

He sat high upon the magnificent throne of the Imperial Palace, accepting congratulations from all directions, his heart filled with grand aspirations.

"Hmph, as for that Mr. Cao, this Immortal now possesses the Vajra Immortal Body, indestructible through ten thousand tribulations! If he is sensible and stops bringing up that absurd agreement, then fine, but if he dares to come and pester me..."

Jin Yan sneered in his heart, full of self-confidence.

He felt that with his current self, he could blast apart his former self with one punch; why should he fear that person who hid his head and showed his tail?

Just as he was hosting a grand immortal banquet, with guests gathered and sounds of flattery incessant in his ears.

That calm voice, which made one's heart palpitate, resounded through the great hall once again, clearly entering everyone's ears:

"Jin Yan, the hundred-day period has expired, and the Immortal Dao has been achieved. The agreement should be fulfilled."

Jin Yan's expression darkened, cold light shooting from his golden eyes as he opened and closed them, looking toward the center of the great hall.

That Mr. Cao was already standing there, though no one knew when he had arrived.

The clamor in the hall came to an abrupt halt, and everyone looked at this suddenly appearing man in a mysterious black robe with suspicion and uncertainty.

They all felt he was very unfamiliar.

"Bold! Who are you to dare cause a commotion here and directly call out the name of the Great Immortal Jin Yan!" A trusted general of Jin Yan shouted angrily.

Jin Yan raised his golden, radiant hand, signaling his subordinates to be quiet.

He looked down at Cao Bu, a mocking smile appearing on his face: "Mr. Cao, when did this Immortal have an agreement with you? I'm afraid you might have remembered incorrectly."

He openly denied it, his surrounding immortal might hidden but not released, causing the air in the entire great hall to solidify, filled with a sense of oppression.

Cao Bu shook his head gently and sighed: "It seems that the increase in power has not increased your wisdom."

"Wisdom?" Jin Yan laughed loudly, his voice shaking the hall, and blinding Golden Immortal light began to bloom from his body, every ray of light as heavy as a mountain and incomparably sharp: "This Immortal's Vajra Immortal Body is the greatest wisdom! Power is the eternal truth!"

He stopped wasting words and struck directly!

A simple punch was thrown out!

Compared to the punch he threw before achieving Immortal Ascension, the power of this punch had undergone earth-shaking changes.

The moment the punch was thrown, the space of the entire great hall groaned under the unbearable burden, and wherever the fist edge passed, all matter was crushed by that pure, extreme Vajra giant power.

Facing this terrifying blow that could blast apart stars with one punch, Cao Bu's reaction was simple and direct.

He extended one finger again.

He pointed it gently forward.

This time, there were no sound or light effects.

The golden fist light, capable of destroying heaven and earth, vanished silently the moment it touched his fingertip, like snow under the scorching sun.

Immediately after, an indescribable force, ignoring Jin Yan's Vajra Immortal Body—which was claimed to be indestructible through ten thousand tribulations—and ignoring his surging immortal power defense, acted directly upon his life Origin.

The wild laughter on Jin Yan's face froze instantly, replaced by boundless fear and disbelief.

He felt that his indestructible immortal body and his vast, sea-like Vajra Immortal Power were as fragile as paper in the face of this force!

He wanted to roar, wanted to resist, but discovered that even his Divine Soul fluctuations were completely imprisoned!

"No—!"

This was his last consciousness.

The next moment.

In the eyes of the guests in the hall, who were terrified to the extreme, the Great Immortal Jin Yan, who had just achieved True Immortal status, began to disintegrate inch by inch from the point where his finger touched, turning into fine golden light dust that filled the sky, rustling down, and finally dissipating into nothingness.

Body and soul destroyed!

Pressing a True Immortal to death with one finger!

And it was the True Immortal Jin Yan, who was famous for his defense and power!

A deathly silence!

Everyone was frozen in place.

Many people's legs went weak, almost collapsing to the ground.

It was one thing for the Spirit Realm to have a Clan Chief Cao.

Now there was another Mr. Cao.