Chapter 1240: The Five Ancient Immortals Gather

Inside the Grand Hall of Great Strength, the Immortal of Time, with his boundless golden body, and the Qilin Immortal were arguing fiercely, neither willing to yield to the other. The Immortal of Heaven's Mandate and the Immortal of Nine Heavens watched helplessly from the side, unsure how to intervene.

Lu Yang stood by the main entrance, trying his best to remain unnoticed.

"Unconvinced? Then let's spar!"

"Bring it on, a spar it is! Who's afraid of whom!" The Immortal of Time thumped his chest, the sound reverberating powerfully. As it concerned his dignity, he absolutely would not back down on this matter.

The Qilin Immortal transformed, reverting to his true Qilin form. He warmed up on the spot, his body crackling with energy, adjusting himself to peak condition. Demonic energy and holiness coexisted within him; the revered lord of myriad demons once again reigned supreme.

The Immortal of Time glared, his aura equally formidable. He turned his back to the Qilin Immortal: "I'll just stand here and let you hit me!"

The Qilin Immortal scraped his right hind leg back and forth on the ground. With a roar, he slammed a paw at the Immortal of Time.

With a thunderous crash, the Immortal of Time was slammed against the wall. Plaster flaked off the wall, and the entire Grand Hall of Great Strength shook. Birds perched on the eaves startled and flapped their wings, flying away.

As the Immortal of Time slid down, his imprint remained on the wall.

Abbot Mingyu, who was guarding nearby, was startled by the sight. Even if the entire Xitian Temple had collapsed, the Grand Hall of Great Strength wouldn't have shaken in the slightest! "Young friend Lu, what's going on?"

"Nothing much, just recreating ancient history."

With that, Lu Yang quietly closed the main doors. Such an embarrassing spectacle shouldn't be seen by outsiders.

"Cough, cough—"

The Immortal of Time clutched his chest, coughing hard. That paw strike was truly difficult to endure; the force had traveled from his back to his chest.

Although he was severely injured, he was far from being killed.

As he spoke, the Immortal of Time activated his Dao Fruit of Time, reversing his own time to restore himself to an unharmed state.

"See? What did I tell you? You really think you can kill me?"

"This isn't right." The Qilin Immortal looked at his paw, puzzled. He remembered successfully ambushing the Immortal of Time exactly like this.

Why did it fail?

"That doesn't count. I wasn't in my best state. Immortal of Heaven's Mandate, Immortal of Nine Heavens, you two need to cooperate and concede to me again."

When fighting against Yao Sheng, the Qilin Immortal had defeated the Immortal of Heaven's Mandate and the Immortal of Nine Heavens, boosting his combat power. However, unlike the Qilin Immortal's victory over the Central Heavenly Emperor, this kind of "fixed match" only temporarily increased his combat power, and it would revert to normal after the battle.

The Immortal of Time immediately refused. "Get lost! Did they cooperate and concede to you when you ambushed me?"

"Then what's going on?"

The Qilin Immortal frowned, perplexed. He remembered the events of that time crystal clear. For 300,000 years, he had often replayed the scene in his mind; it was a nightmare.

Why was it that when he simulated it on the spot, the outcome differed from his memory?

"Well, I have a theory." Lu Yang, seeing the fight was over, raised his hand to make his presence known.

Only then did the Qilin Immortal and the Immortal of Time notice Lu Yang.

The five ancient immortals all looked at Lu Yang.

"Yao Sheng's 'Words Become Law' Dao Fruit likely has the ability to alter reality."

"Seniors, you should remember when the Immortal Maiden fell. The entire world forgot her, and even her deeds became the achievements of you seniors."

For instance, the Immortal of Heaven's Mandate still carries the title 'Ancestor of Spirit Chefs'.

"This indicates that Yao Sheng could modify both reality and memories."

"But we four didn't lose our memories that time," the Immortal of Nine Heavens frowned.

The Immortal of Heaven's Mandate understood Lu Yang's point. "Perhaps it's a matter of scale."

"When the Immortal of Immortality fell, Yao Sheng altered the reality of the entire world and the memories of all living beings."

"What if, at the end of the Tinder Dynasty, after he assassinated the Immortal of Time, he only modified the Qilin's memory?"

Different scales of casting would naturally yield different effects.

"Is... is that right?"

The Qilin Immortal was slow to process it. Primarily because his memory was too vivid, yet reality completely contradicted it. Even with reality laid bare before him, it was hard to reconcile the two.

The Qilin Immortal fell silent for a moment, then let out an unprecedented roar: "Yao Sheng, you bastard!"

He had blamed himself for a full 300,000 years. Thoughts of suicide had crossed his mind several times. He dared not face his wife, nor his brothers. Only to find out in the end that it was that bastard Yao Sheng who had altered his memory.

Yao Sheng died too soon!

"Alright, look on the bright side. It wasn't your doing, that's what matters."

The Immortal of Heaven's Mandate put an arm around the Qilin Immortal's shoulder, kindly comforting him. "Think of it this way: even if Yao Sheng came back to life, you still couldn't beat him, could you?"

The Qilin Immortal glanced at the Immortal of Heaven's Mandate. *Is that how you comfort someone?*

"Hold on, did you and Nine Heavens beat me up because of this before? And specifically hit me in the face?"

The Immortal of Heaven's Mandate's expression subtly changed, and he quietly released the Qilin Immortal's shoulder. "Hey, hey, hey, be reasonable! You willingly took the beating back then. It was an utterly flawless version!"

"Well, I'm not willing now!"

The Qilin Immortal and the Immortal of Heaven's Mandate moved simultaneously. The Qilin Immortal lunged at the Immortal of Heaven's Mandate, who dodged to the side.

"Nine Heavens, don't just stand there watching! He'll come for you after me. Help me out!"

The Immortal of Nine Heavens realized this without needing to be reminded by the Immortal of Heaven's Mandate, and joined the fray.

The majestic Qilin Immortal, fighting two against one, was at a disadvantage!

Abbot Mingyu, seeing the Grand Hall of Great Strength constantly shaking, anxiously knocked on the door, asking what was happening inside.

The door creaked open a crack. Lu Yang poked his head out: "Nothing major, just an immortal battle breaking out."

"Huh?"

Through the crack, Abbot Mingyu saw two strangers fighting a Qilin. Incense burners and offering plates flew everywhere. The Immortal of Time was just watching from the side, with no intention of breaking up the fight.

These incense burners and offering plates, having undergone the baptism of incense and prayers, were no different in quality from immortal artifacts.

Abbot Mingyu felt that although he was several thousand years older than Lu Yang, his experience and knowledge were far inferior to Lu Yang's. Lu Yang showed no surprise at all upon seeing this scene.

Lu Yang closed the door again.

The three immortals formed a three-way standoff. The Qilin Immortal was carrying a lectern, the Immortal of Heaven's Mandate was holding an incense burner, the Immortal of Nine Heavens was holding an offering plate, and Lu Yang was eating the offerings.

The Qilin Immortal cautiously watched the Immortal of Heaven's Mandate and the Immortal of Nine Heavens, then suddenly burst into laughter, tears streaming from his eyes.

The other two were infected by his laughter and also began to laugh heartily.

The Qilin Immortal waved his hand while laughing, laughing so hard he couldn't straighten his back. He simply lay on the ground: "Alright, alright, I'm not fighting anymore. You can hit me however you like."

The Immortal of Heaven's Mandate and the Immortal of Nine Heavens also lay on the ground, clearly exhausted. "Hmph, as if anyone wants to hit you."

The Immortal of Time, as the elder brother, had originally intended to remain seated with dignity, but seeing his brothers lying down, he too lay directly on the ground.

The misunderstanding resolved, the four ancient immortals were reunited once more. Lying on the ground, they simply felt the tranquility of time.

They had waited 300,000 years for this day. It was too long, truly too long.

The Immortal Maiden of Immortality also felt that it wasn't easy for everyone to gather: "Since everyone has gone to such trouble to gather here, why don't I show you my skills? I promise to make all your favorite dishes."

The Immortal Maiden of Immortality's words pulled them back to reality. The four ancient immortals simultaneously sat up in fright and told her not to.