Chapter 1058: The Stubborn Guiyuan Tianzun

Chapter 1074: Guixuan Heavenly Venerate's Stubbornness

"Immortal, what's the use of this box?"

"Of course, it's useless. If it were useful, why would Immortal Suiyue bury it?"

"He probably thought the box was useless but felt it was a shame to destroy it, so he placed it somewhere inaccessible. Didn't he set up many restrictions in that secret realm?"

"So, Patriarch, he..."

"He likely charged in headfirst, disregarding rules, forcefully entering the secret realm, breaking restrictions, triggering some countermeasure, and then was absorbed by the box."

Lu Yang's expression was strange. He had heard from his senior sister that Guixuan Heavenly Venerate disappeared one day over 80,000 years ago, leaving no trace. So, it seems he was locked up because he relied on his great power and insisted on forcing his way into the secret realm?

"Who are you!" Commander Silei vigilantly watched the burly man emerge from the immortal metal box.

He withstood divine lightning with only his hair tips scorched. This person's strength is extraordinary!

"You strike me and then ask who I am?" Guixuan Heavenly Venerate immediately flared up.

He had been trapped in this broken box for over 200 years. He thought to himself that he had finally gotten out, only to be struck by lightning the moment he took a step. Fortunately, his body was strong; anyone else would have been reduced to ashes!

"You are Guixuan Heavenly Venerate of Wen Dao Sect!" Commander Silei remembered. The appearance of Wen Dao Sect's three patriarchs was no secret; their statues were even brought out for worship during the Wen Dao Celebration.

He was also a Half-Immortal, quite active during the late Great Yu Dynasty, and a founder of the Five Great Immortal Sects after the establishment of the Great Xia Dynasty. His status was no less than his own.

"What is your relationship with Immortal Suiyue, and why were you imprisoned in that box?"

"Why all this nonsense? Stand still and take my punch first!" Guixuan Heavenly Venerate disregarded Commander Silei's identity and the current situation.

His thinking was simple: "You struck me when I wasn't prepared. Now, stand still and take a punch from me. Let's call it even before we talk about anything else."

With that, Guixuan Heavenly Venerate moved like a flood dragon, soaring across the sky and slamming his fist towards Commander Silei. His fist seemed to burn, erupting with endless brilliant light!

How could Commander Silei simply stand there and take a beating? His palm emitted endless grayish-white lightning. He pushed out a palm, shattering space in a flash.

Fist met palm with a bang. The lightning was shattered into scorching fire, and Commander Silei was sent flying backward amidst the flames!

Commander Silei was shocked. The moment his palm touched Guixuan Heavenly Venerate's fist, he knew he had overestimated his opponent. The other party's body was terrifyingly tough, completely beyond what he could withstand directly!

Even a body cultivator at the peak of the Tribulation Transcending stage shouldn't have such a physique. How did he do it? Is it the ability of his embryonic Dao fruit?

"Immortal, what's the situation with Ancestor Guixuan?" Lu Yang asked.

According to Commander Sichen, the Great Gan Dynasty used the power of faith to create four embryonic Dao fruits corresponding to the four ancient immortals.

Commander Sichen and Commander Silei were two of them. Commander Silei controlled the embryonic Dao fruit of Tribulation Response. Even without the embryonic Dao fruit, he was still at the peak of the Tribulation Transcending stage.

How could such a person be sent flying by Ancestor Guixuan's punch?

"What is Ancestor Guixuan's embryonic Dao fruit?"

"If I had known I'd encounter Ancestor Guixuan, I would have asked Senior Sister about the Patriarch's embryonic Dao fruit," Lu Yang regretted.

"I've heard our family's old ancestor mention Ancestor Guixuan's embryonic Dao fruit," Meng Jingzhou chimed in.

"What is it?"

"The embryonic Dao fruit of Unification. Its ability is to fuse anything into a single entity."

"That makes sense," Immortal Undying's thoughts became clear after hearing Meng Jingzhou's description.

"I knew this kid's body felt off. So, he merged his physical body with immortal metal. It seems this is the ability of the embryonic Dao fruit of Unification."

With his physical body and immortal metal fused, it's easy to imagine how terrifyingly powerful Guixuan Heavenly Venerate's body would become.

Lu Yang gasped. No wonder Ancestor Guixuan was so stubborn; he truly had formidable abilities.

"Still daring to block!" Guixuan Heavenly Venerate was displeased. "This person is too unreasonable. You struck me without even an apology, and now you block when I strike you! Is that reasonable?"

In Commander Silei's eyes, Guixuan Heavenly Venerate was simply insane. "You're hitting me; how can I not block?"

The two entangled in combat once more.

While the two were entangled, Supreme Elder Jin Wenzhang dispelled his 'Heavenly Manifestation' technique, returned to his original form, and seized the opportunity to slip away.

"Ancestor, are you alright?" Sect Master Kong hurriedly stepped forward to support the Supreme Elder, helping him back to the Sutra Pavilion. He had been struck by lightning for half a day in the sky and could barely stand.

The sect disciples had finished evacuating under Sect Master Kong's guidance.

The Sutra Pavilion had defensive formations and was the safest place in the sect.

Fang Jin, Lu Yang, and Meng Jingzhou were also very concerned about the Supreme Elder's condition.

"I'm fine, just overly exhausted from earlier. I'll be fine after a bit of rest," the Supreme Elder said, popping a pill into his mouth.

As the Supreme Elder recovered, he reflected on how these events transpired: "What exactly happened? How did two Half-Immortals suddenly appear, one of them being Guixuan Heavenly Venerate? Our sect will need to be rebuilt."

The Supreme Elder looked at the sect, now full of potholes and ruins, feeling immense pain. As the sect's protector, he had failed in his great duty to protect it.

"Ancestor, don't panic. Our sect purchased insurance in advance."

"Insurance? Who bought it?" The Supreme Elder was stunned. This was indeed good news.

"It was young Jin who, with foresight, purchased insurance beforehand."

"Well done." Knowing about the insurance, the Supreme Elder's mood visibly improved. He turned to Fang Jin and asked, "How did you think of buying insurance?"

Their sect had not experienced any incidents since its establishment 20,000 years ago. Normally, buying insurance for the sect would be a pure loss.

"Wait a minute, the appearance of two Half-Immortals battling in our sect... wasn't that because of the immortal metal box you brought back?"

The Supreme Elder suddenly realized that both Commander Silei and Guixuan Heavenly Venerate were connected to the immortal metal box.

Fang Jin didn't know what expression to make. He bought insurance, then he himself brought the immortal metal box back to the sect, leading to a Half-Immortal battle.

Doesn't this sound completely wrong?

"Tell me in detail how you acquired this box?"

Fang Jin truthfully recounted that he had set out with Lu Yang and the other person to resolve conflicts, accidentally collected an ancient map, and found the immortal metal box.

"So it sounds like finding the immortal metal box was purely a coincidence?"

The Supreme Elder believed it was a coincidence. Not to mention Fang Jin had no reason to scheme against the sect, simply finding the immortal metal box itself was a very fortuitous event.

Fang Jin looked dazed. Could it be that Dai Bufan had learned divination, and through the letters he sent, he could foresee that Fang Jin would attract bad luck, which is why he advised him to buy insurance?

In the sky, Guixuan Heavenly Venerate continued to battle Commander Silei.

Commander Silei knew that a head-on confrontation was no match for Guixuan Heavenly Venerate, so he distanced himself.

"So, your body is tough, huh? I'd like to see just how tough it can be!"

Massive five-colored divine lightning pierced through the heavens and earth, shattering the void. It was as if a great star was falling, tilting the sky and earth, and tremors were felt for thousands of miles around!

Crack—

A bolt of subordinate lightning struck the Sutra Pavilion, causing its grand formation to crack instantly. It was uncertain how many more hits it could withstand.

The Supreme Elder's eyelid twitched at the sight. If that subordinate lightning bolt had struck him, his chances of survival would have been slim.

"Oh, so you can summon lightning, big deal!" Guixuan Heavenly Venerate sneered.

The moment the five-colored divine lightning descended, Guixuan Heavenly Venerate activated his embryonic Dao fruit of Unification, completely fusing the hundred-mile radius space around the five-colored divine lightning!

This effectively dispersed the five-colored divine lightning evenly across the hundred-mile radius, leaving almost no divine lightning to strike Guixuan Heavenly Venerate!