Chapter 569: The Highest-Spec Battle in History

"A clay pot?" Lu Yang paused Immortal Fairy's explanation when he heard his third senior sister call out to him.

Unlike the ancient, crude clay pot drawings Lu Yang was used to, where the content had to be guessed, this pot among the ancient Qiongqi's burial offerings was exceptionally exquisite.

The painting depicted a catastrophic world transformation, as if the apocalypse had arrived. All living beings seemed like ants. Even through the clay pot, Lu Yang could feel an intense sense of terror and despair. In the face of such overwhelming power, there was no room for resistance. The ancient Qiongqi spread its wings, desperately protecting its kin.

The intention of this painting was to illustrate the ancient Qiongqi's great achievements, specifically how it protected the Qiongqi tribe during a major catastrophe.

However, Lu Yang's focus wasn't on the ancient Qiongqi itself, but on the background of the painting.

This apocalyptic-like disaster stemmed from four figures in the background.

The four figures were indistinct, yet their movements conveyed immense power.

"These four figures must be the Four Ancient Immortals," his third senior sister stated with certainty.

Only the legendary Four Ancient Immortals could compel the ancient Qiongqi to spread its wings and protect its kin.

"That seems right," Lu Yang nodded, his expression slightly serious, having roughly guessed what the painting depicted.

"But the question is, what kind of enemy could make the Four Ancient Immortals join forces?"

His third senior sister was utterly perplexed. From their stance, the Four Ancient Immortals stood in a line, indicating they were on the same side.

What ancient enemy could possibly unite these four legendary, invincible beings?

His third senior sister racked her brain, searching through all ancient texts, but found no corresponding enemy.

Lu Yang remained silent. Of course, there was such an enemy: the mysterious entity capable of assassinating Immortal Fairy and enraging the Four Ancient Immortals.

This painting depicted the Four Ancient Immortals confronting the immortal who assassinated Immortal Fairy. Unlike the usual sparring matches among the Five Ancient Immortals, where they exchanged cultivation insights, learned from each other, identified shortcomings, and improved together without fighting to the death, this was different.

This time was different. The Four Ancient Immortals fought the mysterious immortal, and all five immortals engaged in a no-holds-barred battle. It was likely the most epic conflict in history.

This was the strongest battle ever! A world-shaking war! Not even a Half-Immortal was qualified to interfere.

However, Lu Yang couldn't tell his third senior sister any of this. His eldest senior sister had warned him that the mastermind's identity and motives were unknown, and the existence of Immortal Fairy must not be revealed.

It was possible that if the mastermind discovered Immortal Fairy's revival, they would kill anyone aware of her existence.

Lu Yang shook his head, indicating he also didn't know who the Four Ancient Immortals' opponent was.

Just as his third senior sister was about to express disappointment, Lu Yang pointed out another detail in the painting.

"Third senior sister, look, there are other planets in the background of this image. These planets have a halo around them, which should be a protective shield."

The Four Ancient Immortals hadn't lost their reason due to anger; they managed to protect these planets even while battling.

Without this protection, it was likely that most of the living beings in the entire universe would have perished.

"Indeed!" His third senior sister was extremely surprised. This was a significant discovery. Current historical records only mentioned Nine-layered Immortal saving people with 'Xirang' (self-generating soil); there were no records of the other three immortals saving anyone. This had led to ongoing debate among historians regarding the personalities of the other three immortals.

Now, one thing was clear: the Four Ancient Immortals did not view all living beings as mere ants.

Lu Yang hadn't actually discovered the Four Ancient Immortals protecting the planets; he had never seen them in action and didn't know what the halos around the planets were. Immortal Fairy was the one who recognized them.

In his mental space, Lu Yang frowned. If the Four Ancient Immortals were indeed the Ancient Nameless Ones, and they had used protective measures on the stars during battle, then this contradicted the historical records he knew.

Historical records stated that the Ancient Nameless Ones refined stars into continents, causing countless casualties and a break in history, so much so that even the ancient language wasn't passed down. The Great Gan Dynasty was established from the ruins, inaugurating the era of human dynasties.

If it was the Four Ancient Immortals who refined the stars, how could they have disregarded the lives of all beings during this process and caused a historical discontinuity?

"Could it be that something else happened after the stars were refined into continents, leading to the historical discontinuity?"

Lu Yang suddenly remembered: there was also the unknown Torch Dynasty!

The Torch Dynasty was discovered in the Immortal's Secret Realm and, by chronological estimation, existed during ancient times. Yet, strangely, there is no current record of it, not even a mention of its name!

What exactly happened in the Torch Dynasty?

"Old Lu, what's drawn on this clay pot? Come take a look." Meng Jingzhou called out to Lu Yang, thinking it a waste not to use such a living fossil.

The clay pot Meng Jingzhou referred to was on the other side of the main tomb. It depicted a fierce battle between a dragon and a tiger.

A Qiongqi and a true dragon were engaged in a great battle when a glowing figure descended from the sky, stopping the fight between these two peerless demon emperors.

Before Lu Yang could answer, his well-versed third senior sister began to explain.

"This is a very famous Buddhist legend you've probably heard of. The Qiongqi tribe and the Dragon clan are natural enemies, their conflicts irreconcilable. Once, during a great battle between a Qiongqi and a true dragon, the world was flooded, and chaos ensued. Fortunately, a Buddhist Buddha intervened, subjugated the Qiongqi and the true dragon, and brought peace to the world. This is also the origin of the Buddhist saying that Buddhas possess the 'ability to subdue dragons and tigers'."

"Based on my research, this battle was most likely between the ancient Qiongqi and the Dragon Ancestor, vying for the position of an immortal, when they were interrupted."

"Frankly, I find it puzzling that this painting is here as a burial offering. It clearly depicts the subjugation of a dragon and a tiger, which dishonors the Qiongqi tribe's reputation."

At this moment, Lu Yang was listening to Immortal Fairy's celestial discourse.

"Old Qiongqi had a younger daughter who was beautiful and highly talented, almost rivaling Old Qiongqi himself. Many pursued her, but she didn't fancy anyone except the Qilin Immortal. Coincidentally, the Qilin Immortal also liked her, and they fell for each other. Later, a dragon clan prodigy found out, and, enraged, went to confront the young Qiongqi. The young Qiongqi then fought with the dragon clan prodigy."

"But how could the young Qiongqi be a match for the dragon clan prodigy? She couldn't win. That's when the Qilin Immortal came to interfere, finally pacifying both of them after much persuasion. I heard that after returning home, the Qilin Immortal had to kneel in a sword formation every day."

"Later, a few of us thought about it and wove this incident into a Buddhist story."

Lu Yang: "..."

What should I do? Should I tell my third senior sister that the Qilin Immortal was caught having an affair by his wife?

If the Qilin Immortal found out, would I even make it out of this tomb alive?

"But speaking of which, why is only Old Qiongqi buried here? Where's her daughter? Given Old Qiongqi's strong favoritism, they should have been buried together."

Immortal Fairy wondered. She recalled that the young Qiongqi was only at the peak of the Tribulation Transcending stage, not even a Half-Immortal, so she should have died of old age before Old Qiongqi.

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