Who Let Him Cultivate?!

Facing the cyan light column that Luo Hongxia had struck through the air, it was as if there was an invisible barrier in front of the invaders, blocking the attack.

"Seems we've been discovered, huh."

Another invader appeared, grinning broadly, and since they'd been found by the people of the Fairy Palace, there was no longer any need to hide.

The issue was not significant; after all, their original intention was to cause chaos -- it was merely a matter of starting their plan earlier than expected.

"Who are you!" Luo Hongxia rushed over, holding the Restraining Light Treasure Box, staring intently at the two people.

From the ease with which they had deflected her attacks, it was clear that both of them were at least at the Middle Tribulation Stage.

Sneaking into the Fairy Palace without a greeting indicated that they had malicious intentions.

"Senior Sister Jinghong, run fast!" Seeing that a fight was about to break out, Lu Yang pulled the still unresponsive Jinghong aside to a safe spot, ensuring she wouldn't be affected by the battle.

"Merely at the Body Integration Realm, and you deem yourself worthy of knowing our names — the cultivators of the future truly lack manners." The smiling invader slightly opened his eyes, gazing at Luo Hongxia with ominous red light flickering in his pupils.

Luo Hongxia trembled, feeling as if she was in a boundless hell, with the stench of blood and mountains of corpses assaulting her senses.

"Why must the two of you bully a junior? Wouldn't that seem demeaning?"

A silver-haired old woman suddenly appeared, standing in front of Luo Hongxia, and with a light tap of her cane, the illusion before Luo Hongxia's eyes vanished instantly.

"Patriarch Fang."

This person was one of the pillars of the Fairy Palace, the venerable Fang Ci, whose seniority was so great that even the Master Jiesha of the Hanging Temple would have to address her as a senior.

"As individuals at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage, you two are certainly not nameless. Hiding your identities does not befit those who Pass Tribulation. Who exactly are you, and what business brings you to our Fairy Palace?"

"We are under the command of the Mid-heaven Emperor Lord, tasked with the duties of subduing demons and exorcising evil, and we have come to your palace to borrow the Tree Ancestor."

"You are the Demon-Subduing God Lord and the Demon-Removing God Lord?!"

The Great Qian Dynasty promotes the worship of incense, and everyone from Emperor Qian of Mid-heaven to various cultivators has some relationship with incense. By enjoying the benefits of incense worship, they assume the corresponding responsibilities.

For example, subduing demons and exorcising evil to protect the peace.

Like the Rivers and Mountains Monarch who appeared in the East Sea, known for waging battles far and wide and expanding territories, he was honored with the name due to the incense offerings of the lands and rivers.

Even though the Demon-Subduing God Lord and the Demon-Removing God Lord weren't as powerful as the Rivers and Mountains Monarch, they were still well-known Divine Monarchs of their time, also at the Middle Tribulation Stage.

"Borrow the Tree Ancestor?" Patriarch Fang chuckled coldly, sneaking into the Fairy Palace in such a stealthy manner hardly seemed like they had come to borrow anything.

"I'm afraid you will be disappointed. The Tree Ancestor cannot leave the Great Snow Mountain; it cannot be borrowed."

"No matter," smiled the Demon-Subduing God Lord. "Even the deceased Tree Ancestor has the power to strengthen the soul, which is good enough for us."

They did not choose to take the Tree Ancestor away during the early stages of the Great Qian, Great Yu, and Great Xia periods because the Tree Ancestor didn't live long enough back then, and the quality wasn't sufficient. But now, after three hundred thousand years, the Tree Ancestor must have become an Immortal Object, worthy of the Emperor.

In their eyes, the so-called Laurel Fairy Palace was nothing more than a sect tasked with guarding and caring for the Laurel Tree Ancestor.

"You're courting death!" Patriarch Fang became furious. The Laurel Tree Ancestor was the foundation of the Fairy Palace, and with Luo Hongxia reporting that it had developed Spiritual Wisdom, becoming a true being, how could she possibly allow any harm to come to it?

Her cane transformed into a jade dragon coiling high in the sky, its breath forming frost, intending to freeze the two Divine Monarchs into ice statues!

The Demon-Removing God Lord sighed, "The cultivators of later generations really don't know the immensity of heaven and earth, daring to make a move against us. Subdue the demon, show her some colors, and let her know what it means to respect the elders."

The Demon-Subduing God Lord was skilled at capturing and killing various demon beasts.

He transformed into a hundred-zhang giant, wielding a divine halberd, and smashed it towards the jade dragon. The jade dragon roared, spewing out frost that froze the Demon-Subduing God Lord into a massive ball of ice.

But the ice quickly shattered, and he struggled to swing his divine halberd, wrestling with the jade dragon.

"Late Tribulation Stage!" Patriarch Fang's heart sank as he determined the realm of the Demon-Subduing God Lord after their brief exchange. Judging from how the Demon-Removing God Lord had commanded the Demon-Subduing God Lord earlier, Patriarch Fang feared that the Demon-Removing God Lord's cultivation level was even higher than that of the Demon-Subduing God Lord!

Was it just that some are stronger even in the Late Tribulation Stage, or could it be... Semi-Immortal?

As the two great Transcendence Tribulation Stage cultivators clashed, the entire Great Snow Mountain quaked, and even the underground Sinners' Hall was unstable.

"Is it finally starting, and so soon too?" Qu Ling revealed a smile of triumph.

She had been sentenced to lifelong imprisonment, never to leave the Sinners' Hall. If she wanted to leave, she had to find another way.

She could gather news from outside through newly imprisoned criminals and likewise have those who were released after serving their sentence pass messages on.

For instance, just recently a prisoner who was released after serving his sentence for theft was told by her the method to break the Sect Protection Array. She instructed him to take this information to the top auction in the black market, preferably selling it to major powers like the Great Qian Dynasty, Heavenly Court Sect, Demon Nation, or Dragon Palace.

The condition for auctioning the method was to cause a great disturbance at the Fairy Palace, allowing her the opportunity to escape.

...

Patriarch Fang was only in the Middle Tribulation Stage and could not match the Demon-Subduing God Lord who was in the Late Tribulation Stage. The Divine Monarch danced with the giant halberd as if back in the era where he was invincible; with the halberd's descent, the force was enough to smash the jade dragon into two pieces!

Patriarch Fang hastily cast a magic skill to block the halberd, but how could a hastily conjured magic skill withstand the charged divine halberd?

But suddenly, a bitter sorrow arose from within the Demon-Subduing God Lord. Memories flooded his mind, and overcome with sadness, he could not muster any strength. The divine halberd clanked to the ground as he covered his face and wept bitterly.

"Why did that Demon-Removing kid get promoted while I'm still stuck here, simply because he bribed the higher-ups? And Rivers and Mountains Monarch, after I had finally resolved to bribe him, he promised to help me get promoted; why did he just die so abruptly... Wait, something's wrong, who's playing tricks?!"

A delicate figure hovered in the air, looking down at the Demon-Subduing God Lord with disdain.

"You come to my Fairy Palace, wanting to kill Little Ye, and you still have the face to ask who I am? Are all you old things so shameless?"

When the Demon-Subduing God Lord and the Demon-Removing God Lord saw that petite figure, fear spread uncontrollably in their hearts. A chill ran from their feet all the way to their crown, their bodies trembling uncontrollably, without the slightest thought of resistance.

Who was this delicate figure, and why did she seem to contain an endless amount of terrifying power that could crush them a thousand times over with just a thought?

It was as if they were facing the Emperor himself!

"Has Senior Chasing Moon finally finished with the Dao Fruit Outline?" Lu Yang breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, he wouldn't have to hide in the Fairy Palace like a rat dodging the street anymore.

Senior Sister Jinghong returned to her original appearance, her shyness making her quickly pull her hand away from Lu Yang's.

Thinking back on everything that had just happened made her cheeks burn hot, and she dared not look directly at Junior Brother Lu Yang.

To divert her attention, she secretly informed the Black Ancient Ring about everything happening now.

An ancient voice echoed from within the Black Ancient Ring, "If I had known that a Seven Emotions Dao Fruit could be used in this way, I would have formed one."

Fairy Eternity raised an eyebrow. Why was this girl called Jinghong talking to a ring; was there someone in the ring?