Who Let Him Cultivate?!

"Heh heh, so there really is a puppet master behind the scenes…"

Zuo Shi Immortal's shoulders shook, and he laughed in fits and starts, tilting his head to let the rain wash over his face.

Ever since he became an Immortal nearly four hundred thousand years ago, he had considered the Four Ancient Immortals as his hypothetical enemies. When the Fire Dynasty fell, there was an unspeakable satisfaction in his heart. They wanted to establish the Fire Dynasty, to create the Eternity Dao Fruit through the Power of Faith, but instead, they created a monster like the Silent Extermination Immortal, causing the Time Immortal to fall and the other three Immortals to flee in disarray. It was really karma.

Therefore, when he divined the future appearance of the Silent Extermination Immortal, he did not inform the Four Ancient Immortals, but rather looked forward to the drama with a sense of anticipation.

Although he was also on the run from being hunted, whenever he thought of the Four Immortals receiving the same treatment as himself, his mood considerably improved.

Unexpectedly, from the very beginning, the puppet master had given him a false past, turning him into someone distrustful of gods and ghosts, trusting no one.

"Truly worthy of being the puppet master…"

If he had informed the Four Ancient Immortals of the divination results back then, would the current situation be any different?

After all his scheming, what had he gained?

"Are you done talking?"

Ashy Bean asked coldly, not giving anyone a chance to react. A grey flame symbolizing death and withering appeared in the palm of her hand, burning only within her palm, causing the space to begin to collapse.

The grey flame instantly enveloped Zuo Shi Immortal. Smoke issued from his seven orifices as he screamed in agony.

"Stop!" Fairy Eternity shouted, but it was already too late. The grey flame turned Zuo Shi Immortal into ash, just like the Ying Tian Corpse had been.

"What are you doing!"

Ashy Bean looked coldly at her other self, "To cut off causality, to approach transcendence, to confront the puppet master—Yingtian Immortal and the others resurrected me for this very purpose, did they not?"

"To handle the puppet master, I alone am sufficient; your existence is superfluous."

"For that, you destroyed the entire Fire Dynasty?" Fairy Eternity demanded, shaking with rage, unable to contain her fury.

"It was a necessary sacrifice."

"It was an unnecessary sacrifice!" Fairy Eternity cried, her eyes welling with tears, as she thought of the dynasty's destruction, the historical gaps, and the erasure of a hundred thousand years of history. Just how many had to die to reach such an extent?

Everything had started because of her. Would it be alright if she stopped resurrecting and seeking revenge?

I'm not that important!

"Oh right, Yingtian Immortal and the others resurrected me, and they also wanted me to become you." Ashy Bean shook her head and revealed a mocking smile, mocking the circumstances of her own origin. How ridiculous it was.

"You are not me."

"Yes, you're so lucky, with the Eternity Dao Fruit, fearless of any danger, living carefree, with so many people liking you, worrying about you, and going out of their way to resurrect you. I'm just a nobody without even a name—how could I become you?"

"But if I don't become you, why would I appear in this world, and how would Little Lotus truly acknowledge me?"

Ashy Bean's expression became stern, staring at the real self, no longer hiding her killing intent, speaking through clenched teeth, "If I don't kill you, how can I become you?"

"I've said it before, I will definitely kill you, to prove that I'm the real you!"

"Don't…" Qinghe rushed forward in desperation, but Ashy Bean dismissed her with a Restriction, freezing her in place.

Ashy Bean took a deep look at Qinghe, no longer hiding her presence. Blood boiled in her veins, and from head to toe, she radiated an ominous glow. With a powerful leap, she dispelled the rainclouds.

The torrential downpour had started because of the two of them, and now it was dispersed by them.

If it hadn't been for the interference of Zuo Shi Immortal, Ashy Bean would have challenged Fairy Eternity after their stroll and heartfelt talk through the streets!

Today, she and Fairy Eternity were destined to fight to the death!

"Immortal Fairy, to the heavens for a battle!"

"Come!"

Fairy Eternity, too, harbored a murderous intent toward her. Her soul shone brightly, like an eternal brilliance that would never extinguish!

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"Has the Battle of Three Immortals ended?" Zhu Tian asked tremulously, not expecting an answer but talking to himself out of fear, finding solace in his own words to calm his nerves.

Boom!

A dull colliding sound echoed, the entire Demon City shook, and the Array Method that enveloped the Demon City shattered into pieces in an instant during the collision.

The noise reminded Zhu Tian of a scene from the Ancient Times when the Four Ancient Immortals sparred, meteors poured down like rain, and the stars in the sky shattered. No, this incident was even grander than the sparring of Immortals.

Zhu Tian was terrified, comparable to the ultimate battle between the Four Ancient Immortals and some unknown beings!

What on earth has happened, that battle was supposed to be the highest-level one ever!

Zhu Tian stepped out of the Imperial Palace, looked up at the sky, and saw two figures with identical faces but utterly different auras clashing, each collision shaking the earth itself!

These two fighting were causing a far greater disturbance than the earlier Battle of Three Immortals!

Zhu Tian's mouth twitched, it's one thing that the Great Era conflict started because of me, but does it have to happen on my turf?

This is really beyond my control.

"Uncle Zhu Tian, what's happening?"

Jin Caiwei hurried from the Qiongqi Clan to ask, as she had been awoken by the commotion from her deep sleep.

Zhu Tian was from the same generation as the old Qiongqi, so by generation, Jin Caiwei had to call him uncle.

"Look at the sky."

When Jin Caiwei saw the two Fairy Eternities, she was equally astonished, wondering what had happened during the time she was unconscious.

"This can't be good, Demon City is in danger!" Jin Caiwei and Zhu Tian both made the same judgment.

Fairy Eternity and Ashy Bean had no intention to hurt the innocent and tried to take their fight to the skies as much as possible, but a battle of this scale could cause Demon City to fall with just one stray attack, and no Array Method could stop it.

Zhu Tian was powerless, this was akin to an apocalypse.

"I have a way," Jin Caiwei shouted, flying at a low altitude.

The battle above was far from her, but the spatial tremors created by the fight were even affecting her, shaking her flying!

"Compress it!"

She used the Plane Dao Fruit Outline to flatten the entire Demon City into a plane, then adjusted its size so that its length and width were both compressed to an inch long, and the vast Demon City lay on Jin Caiwei's palm.

"Uncle Zhu Tian, pacify the citizens, I'll go see what's happening!"

Zhu Tian's Survival Of The Fittest Dao Fruit Outline could keep the Demon City's citizens in order, preventing chaos that could lead to casualties and property damage.

When Jin Caiwei flattened the Demon City, there were a few individuals unaffected.

Lu Yang and the others were easy to find, as the original site of the Demon City was left with a square, deep pit, and only three people were inside it.

"Greetings, Senior Jin."

"Young Sect Master, what is going on?"

Sure enough, the Young Sect Master was unaffected.

"It's not something I can explain in a few words," Lu Yang sighed.

"Qinghe sister, why are you here too?" Jin Caiwei was especially surprised to see Qinghe, who had looked after her a lot when she was little.

Qinghe looked up at the sky, silent.

"Second-in-command, hurry up and call Xiao Zhi over!" Yun Mengmeng said anxiously, she still did not understand what had happened and how the fight had started.

What does Fire Dynasty mean, and why are there two Chief Housekeepers?

Lu Yang shook his head: "Just now the Fairy conveyed a message to me, saying that since the incident started because of her, it should end with her, and no one else should interfere."

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