The mysterious expert was surrounded by a blue light, obscuring his face and figure. All that could be felt was the terrifying energy emanating from him. He wielded no weapon, yet his casual, nonchalant attacks caused their sect's protective formation to tremble violently.
The moment Lian Jing saw him, his mind went blank. This was an immortal, and therefore his face could not be seen. If it were a Mahayana cultivator, he and the elders could barely contend with him, but this was a lofty, omnipotent immortal, a being whom all mortals worshipped. An immortal's opponent can only be another immortal; cultivators cannot point their weapons at immortals, or they will be punished by the Heavenly Dao.
Lian Jing's expression was extremely bitter. Why would an immortal appear here?
Lian Jing dispersed all the disciples and stopped the sect's protective formation from operating.
"Senior, what is the matter? May we discuss this? Our Illusionary Heaven Palace has absolutely no ill intentions." They were even quite sincere; otherwise, they wouldn't have activated the sect's protective formation.
Lian Jing's idea was correct, but the mysterious expert didn't quite buy it.
Suddenly, an invisible giant hand appeared in mid-air and grabbed Lian Jing, who was unable to resist.
The Second Elder exclaimed in surprise, "Sect Leader!"
This scene was also witnessed by the Grand Elder who had just arrived. The Grand Elder's aged face was filled with astonishment. He had lived for many years and had seen many peerless experts, but the person in front of him had such an incomparably noble and awe-inspiring aura that made people want to bow down and worship. This was an immortal, a living true immortal.
No wonder even Jing was caught by that giant hand without any resistance. He probably realized that true immortals cannot resist or defy it, otherwise they would be punished by heaven.
However, even true immortals, protected by the Heavenly Dao, cannot indiscriminately kill the innocent; otherwise, they may be rejected by the Heavenly Dao and even fall from immortality.
Fortunately, the disciples had already been dispersed. Ignorance breeds fearlessness. If they had known that they were facing a true immortal, it would have affected their Dao heart, and the next generation of the Illusionary Heaven Palace would have been doomed.
Lian Jing had never felt so desperate and powerless. He was facing a true immortal who could destroy him completely with a single thought or glance, preventing him from even entering the cycle of reincarnation.
"May I ask what your orders are, senior?" Lian Jing adopted a very humble posture, hoping that this immortal wouldn't be too violent. He was now too preoccupied to think about the true immortal's origins or who he had come for; he was already in dire straits himself.
"I came here naturally to learn from you."
Lian Jing was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. This true immortal wanted to kill him, didn't he? And he even came up with such a high-sounding reason.
"I have come to find you because we have a connection. I have a disciple whose talent is exceptional and rare in the world. Why don't you guess who he is?"
"Should I choose Xiu Qiyu or Yi Ruowu?" Lian Jing's mind raced, and cold sweat poured down his forehead.
As for Yi Ruowu, her talent doesn't reach the level of being exceptionally rare, and besides, she's his disciple, so he hasn't mistreated her too much. That leaves only one candidate: Xiu Qiyu.
Lian Jing felt like dying. Wasn't Xiu Qiyu's master that Taoist priest from Luoxia Valley who had been stuck at the Nascent Soul stage for hundreds of years? When did another True Immortal appear? And what's worse, no one on the entire continent knew about it.
True immortals are supreme and virtually omnipotent; concealing their identities would be effortless for them. He'd just kicked a giant iron plate.
"Please investigate, senior. Although I did have malicious intentions towards your disciple, I truly did not take any action. The two previous assassination attempts were unrelated to me, and they will absolutely not be related in the future." Lian Jing almost knelt down, clinging to the True Immortal's leg, begging him to believe him.
"What about Sunset Valley? That's where Xiao Qi grew up."
The true immortal knows everything, and any deception is useless; even Jing Zhen has to kneel down.
"It was a moment of confusion on my part, please forgive me, senior."
"Alright, Heaven cherishes life, and I do not wish to commit too many acts of killing. Swear with your Dao heart that you will not harm Xiao Qi in the future."
Without a second thought, Lian Jing immediately swore that no one, except for True Immortals, could contend with True Immortals, and all resistance, deception, and concealment would be meaningless.
"Since you've done it, you have to pay the price."
Lian Jing was thrown down, and while he was in mid-air, he found that all his true energy had been imprisoned, and he was now no different from an ordinary person.
"I hope not a single word of what happened today will be spread." These words echoed in Lian Jing's ears, and he completely lost consciousness.
Apart from the Grand Elder, the other elders had their memories erased and looked at each other blankly: "Why are we here?"
"Where is the Palace Master?"
The Second Elder's gaze toward the First Elder was filled with malice and murderous intent.
"A mysterious powerful figure attacked, plunging the sect into great calamity. The Palace Master stepped forward and fought the mysterious powerful figure. Although he forced the enemy back, the Palace Master was also seriously injured and should have fallen into the back mountain." The Grand Elder explained the whole story, mixing truth with falsehood.
The Second Elder's expression changed drastically. He had openly broken with the First Elder precisely because of Lian Jing's promise. Now that Lian Jing was seriously injured and his life was in danger, there was no worse news than this.
The Second Elder, Sixth Elder, and Seventh Elder turned around to find Lian Jing, thus resolving the First Elder's crisis.
The other elders surrounded the First Elder: "First Elder, is what you said true?"
"It's true." Even if it's not true, it's still true; the truth will never be revealed.
Although it's unclear what exactly happened in mid-air, this matter is definitely closely related to Xiu Qiyu, who has been making headlines these past few days.
The abilities of true immortals are truly mysterious and unpredictable, inspiring awe and longing. However, he may never have that hope in this lifetime.
"Let's go and reassure the disciples; everything is alright now."
"Elder, your injuries." The Third Elder was constantly worried about Bai Wu's injuries.
Bai Wu shook his head: "I'm fine. My disciples will be even more relieved to see me."
When the sect was in danger, Lian Jing was able to evacuate the disciples in time and stand in front of them to take responsibility, which is commendable.
However, with the appearance of a true immortal, Lian Jing doesn't know what terrible price he will have to pay. The fate of the Illusionary Heaven Palace is about to change. The Grand Elder sighed and said, "Call Yi Ruowu over to me later. I have something I want to talk to her about."
The disciples were initially terrified and even somewhat desperate, but since there seemed to be no sounds of fighting outside, they were now completely calm, and their unease subsided somewhat.
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