Chapter 142: Ancient Five Immortals

The Immortal Fairy bristled with anger. "Immortal" was her proud title; how could she allow herself to be slandered by a mere Integration stage cultivator?

"I'll freeze you in ten-thousand-year ice marrow, then batter and deep-fry you!" the Immortal Fairy threatened viciously.

Did he really think immortals were easy to bully?

True Immortal Fa Xian was poked to death by one of my fingers. I don't believe you can withstand one of my fingers!

"Don't be rash, don't be rash," Lu Yang said in the spiritual space, holding the Immortal Fairy back and making her pull her sleeves down.

The Integration stage cultivator was called True Immortal San Li. What he revealed later was almost identical to what True Immortal Fa Xian had said; the only valuable piece of information was the location of a Grotto-heaven.

"The Grotto-heaven is there, containing my life's fortune. If you don't believe me, you can go and see for yourselves that I speak the truth."

"However, I've set rules for that Grotto-heaven: only cultivators below the Foundation Establishment stage can enter. But Foundation Establishment cultivators absolutely cannot gain control of the Grotto-heaven. As long as you swear not to refine my soul, I will bestow the Grotto-heaven upon you!" True Immortal San Li threatened.

Yun Zhi did not agree, not even bothering to feign compliance.

Although the Dao Seeking Sect had unorthodox practices like refining souls and had even recruited Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou, it was still a prestigious orthodox sect and had its bottom line; it could not lie.

Yun Zhi then took Lu Yang out of the prison cell. As they left, they happened to meet her master's master and Meng Jingzhou, who had also finished their interrogations.

Yun Zhi and her master's master cross-referenced their respective statements, finding them mostly consistent. The only difference was that the Integration stage cultivator interrogated by her master's master knew of someone called Immortal Ying Tian.

"Immortal Ying Tian is in the vast Eastern Sea; he doesn't know the exact location."

Yun Zhi nodded. This was not new information. Having captured so many ancient Integration stage cultivators and verified ancient texts, it was already known that Immortal Ying Tian, one of the five ancient immortals, resided in the Eastern Sea.

"Immortal Ying Tian?" This wasn't the first time Lu Yang had heard that name; the Immortal Fairy had mentioned him several times.

According to the Immortal Fairy, Immortal Ying Tian was an immortal of comparable strength to herself.

Considering the Immortal Fairy's strength and personality, Lu Yang didn't yet have an accurate understanding of Immortal Ying Tian.

"Immortal Ying Tian is in the Eastern Sea? Let's go, let's go, take me to him! With me appearing, surely my name will guarantee you a life of luxury and whatever you desire!" the Immortal Fairy excitedly said in the spiritual space, painting a grand picture for Lu Yang.

Lu Yang reminded her, "Don't forget how you died. We still don't know who killed you. There are four other immortals besides you; it must have been one of them. Aren't you afraid it was Immortal Ying Tian?"

The Immortal Fairy had cold water splashed on her by Lu Yang, and she calmed down. She stammered, "I-I don't think so. Immortal Ying Tian is a good person; he doesn't seem to have any ill intentions..."

"Then who do you think among the four immortals is most likely to have killed you?"

The Immortal Fairy fell silent. She felt that none of them would kill her; they had all been pleasant and courteous towards her in their daily interactions.

But she had to admit that her death was certainly related to one of the four immortals.

"Then who do you think could refine all the stars in the sky into continents?" Lu Yang asked, thinking this was a clue that could narrow down the identity of the ancient unknown killer.

The Immortal Fairy didn't understand Lu Yang's implication: "Any of us five could do it."

Lu Yang: "...What?!"

"Fairy, are you really that powerful? Was my attitude towards you too casual before?"

Lu Yang finally realized that 'immortal' was not just a cultivation stage. The term represented the lifelong pursuit of cultivators, signifying that they had reached the pinnacle of cultivation, wielding infinite power, capable of covering the sky with one hand, and refining stars was a trivial matter!

The Immortal Fairy had never had a chance to demonstrate her power because she was still recovering!

At this point, Yun Zhi told Lu Yang, "The ancient immortals were Immortal Ying Tian, Immortal Qilin, Immortal Sui Yue, and Immortal Jiu Chong."

To the common people, immortals were lofty, inscrutable, and their very existence was uncertain. For example, Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou only learned of the Immortal Fairy through the Immortal Sect.

But from Yun Zhi's position, she knew far more than the common people; the names of the four immortals were no secret to her.

"The exact locations of the four immortals are still unknown. However, it is certain that Immortal Ying Tian is in the vast Eastern Sea, Immortal Qilin is in the Southern Demonic Realm, and Immortal Sui Yue and Immortal Jiu Chong's whereabouts are unknown."

Lu Yang noticed the title of one of the immortals and shuddered: "Qilin?"

He recalled the little Medicine Kings in the medicinal garden, one of which was a Qilin Undying Medicine.

Legends say Qilin do not exist, and what ancient people saw as Qilin were actually Qilin Undying Medicines.

If the other party was called "Immortal Qilin," did that mean their true form was a Qilin?

Seeing Lu Yang's interest, the Immortal Fairy explained, "Immortal Qilin's true name is Shi He."

"His true form is indeed a Qilin. According to him, he is a unique being in the world, an incredible creature born from the gathered fortunes of the world. Anyway, there was only one Qilin in my era. I don't know much about the current era, but there probably won't be a second Qilin."

In fact, before the Immortal Fairy appeared, Yun Zhi had always believed there were only four ancient immortals. To be precise, everyone thought so.

The oldest Integration stage cultivator imprisoned in Prison Peak could be traced back to the Great Qian era, over 200,000 years ago. According to him, there were only four immortals in ancient times.

Not only the prisoners of Prison Peak, but ancient records also stated the same: there were four ancient immortals—Immortal Ying Tian, Immortal Qilin, Immortal Sui Yue, and Immortal Jiu Chong.

Before the Immortal Sect emerged, there was no historical record whatsoever of the "Immortal Fairy"!

After the Immortal Sect appeared, some cultivators believed she was an immortal conjured out of thin air, not truly existing in ancient times.

"I was famous in ancient times! Tribulation Transcenders trembled when they saw me! How could my immortal name be missing from history?" The Immortal Fairy was furious when she heard this.

Her killer, familiar with the characteristics of her Dao fruit, had intentionally erased her existence from history.

"That's not right," Lu Yang said. "According to the naming convention of the four ancient immortals, Fairy, you should be called Immortal Undying."

"That was all Immortal Ying Tian's idea," she explained. "He said three-character names were more imposing, and everyone should pick three-character immortal names. He even suggested I call myself 'Immortal Undying'."

"I wouldn't want to be called 'Immortal Undying'; it sounds awful. Besides, it's gender-neutral, making me sound like a man. How is that as pleasant as Immortal Fairy?"

Lu Yang thought "Huang Doudou" sounded better, but he couldn't say that, or the Immortal Fairy would definitely fly into a rage.

The Senior Disciple Sister ensured the two prisoners were secured, and after greeting her master's master, she took Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou away from Prison Peak.

"Senior Disciple Sister, are we going to the Grotto-heaven ruin True Immortal San Li mentioned?" Lu Yang asked, noticing that the Senior Disciple Sister still showed no intention of returning to Tianmen Peak; she was flying directly out of the Dao Seeking Sect.

The cloud Yun Zhi was riding was large enough that he couldn't see the ground below, so Lu Yang didn't feel any fear of heights.

Yun Zhi nodded.

A lifetime's fortune of an Integration stage cultivator was worth checking out.