"So, what's going on?" Inside the inn, Lu Yang and the other two exchanged glances. In the blink of an eye, the surrounding colors suddenly darkened, and the street outside was the same when they pushed open the window.
Lu Yang extended his divine sense to observe the surrounding objects; neither their material nor density had changed. The purpose of the color change seemed only to inform them that some unknown transformation had occurred.
"Immortal Fairy, do you know what's happening?" The Immortal Fairy carefully sensed the surroundings. "Hmm, it seems you've been pulled into another space. This is a space entirely controlled by an individual; the entire city has been drawn into it, severing all contact with the outside world."
"Those outside the city would likely see the original Chunjiang City vanish, leaving only a large pit on the ground." "It's like the power of a nascent Dao Fruit, but not one that appeared in ancient times. I haven't seen it before either."
Lu Yang was speechless. Another Half-Immortal had appeared.
"Old Lu, what's going on? What did the Immortal say?" Meng Jingzhou secretly asked Lu Yang. "We're in big trouble."
Suddenly, a power fluctuation came from afar. "It's from the direction of the dungeon!" Lu Yang's senses were the keenest. "Let's go take a look."
"Both female benefactors, please remain here. We'll be back shortly."
"Void Realm?" Reverend Yi Qi held his treasured gourd, staring intently at the phantom figure. According to historical records, at the end of the Great Yu Dynasty, the world descended into chaos with various factions vying for power. Before the Jiang and Meng forces had fully risen, there was a major power that had a strong possibility of conquering the land. That was the largest sect at the end of the Great Yu Dynasty, the Void Sect. Its founder was a Half-Immortal named Void Sovereign.
Unfortunately, the Void Sect could not contend with the rising Jiang and Meng aristocratic families and was jointly annihilated by them. The whereabouts of Void Sovereign became unknown. Void Sovereign's nascent Dao Fruit was called the Void Realm Dao Fruit. This nascent Dao Fruit had the ability to create entirely new spaces and forcibly pull people into them. However, ancient texts contained no records of what would happen upon entering these new spaces. This new space was called the "Void Realm."
"You are Void Sovereign?" The slender, dark figure showed slight surprise. "Oh, I didn't expect anyone to still remember me." "I've seen no records of myself in books available on the market, so it seems your Great Xia's high-ranking officials possess internal information."
Since his identity had been recognized, the slender figure no longer concealed his true face. The dark substance covering his body peeled away layer by layer, revealing a handsome countenance.
"Jiang Ping'an established Great Xia based on national destiny, and national destiny is based on stability and prosperity. Nothing undermines stability more than establishing an assassin organization." Jiang Ping'an was the first Emperor of Xia. Void Sovereign sighed with some regret, "It's a pity that your Great Xia controls things too strictly, making it impossible to find suitable assassin organizations. This forced me to search among ancient cultivators, and I happened to find this Nightwatch Pavilion."
"This is the perfect opportunity to take over the Nightwatch Pavilion and eliminate you, a Tribulation Transcender of Great Xia!"
"How dare you boast!" Reverend Yi Qi opened his treasured gourd, and an unending stream of purple energy, like a bolt of silk, shot out, sweeping towards Void Sovereign. This was the Primordial Qi he had cultivated since childhood; soft, it could transform into chains to bind people, and hard, it could cleave mountains, open seas, and shatter space.
Void Sovereign lightly leaped backward, dodging the attack. Reverend Yi Qi felt some regret; this strike was merely a feint to attack Void Sovereign. Its true purpose was to shatter space, break the Void Realm, and escape. Unfortunately, the Void Realm, as a product of a nascent Dao Fruit, was indeed something that Primordial Qi could not break.
Void Sovereign felt the slight tremor in the Void Realm and coldly smiled. "I didn't expect Primordial Qi to possess such power. Condensing Primordial True Qi and returning to simplicity—the cultivation method of Qi refinement is truly extraordinary. What a pity its legacy will end here." If he hadn't been careful, he truly might have been injured by the Primordial Qi.
Void Sovereign pondered for a moment, then flicked his finger, shattering the shackles and cages that held the Nightwatch Pavilion members. "Go kill people freely in the city and distract him." The Nightwatch Pavilion members felt as if they had received a general amnesty; who would dare disobey an order from a Half-Immortal level powerhouse? Moreover, those who joined an assassin organization generally enjoyed killing.
Reverend Yi Qi was enraged. "How dare you! I establish a rule here: all Nightwatch Pavilion members are forbidden from moving!" The expected restraint did not appear; the Nightwatch Pavilion assassins moved freely.
"Annihilate them!" Mayor Liu roared, and the constables sprang into action. The common people, facing these assassins, were like lambs to the slaughter, utterly defenseless.
"Did I tell you to move?" Void Sovereign said lazily. With a thought, a massive black cage sealed Mayor Liu and his subordinates. Reverend Yi Qi's face was so grim that water could drip from it; he had no idea how Void Sovereign had conjured the black cage.
The Immortal Fairy, watching the battle, suddenly realized. "So that's it. This place is this Half-Immortal's home ground. The rules here don't apply, and he can also create objects out of nothing through thought projection. This is his ability in the Void Realm." "The Void Realm is his home turf. In the Void Realm, he can transform anything. It feels similar to a dream."
Lu Yang quickly sent a telepathic message to Reverend Yi Qi. "Reverend, rules are useless here. The opponent's ability might be void creation activated by thought. We'll be responsible for blocking the Nightwatch Pavilion members!" Reverend Yi Qi had not expected Lu Yang to be there.
Lu Yang and the other two bravely took action, intercepting the Nightwatch Pavilion assassins. "Just three Nascent Soul cultivators dare to block us!" The Nightwatch Pavilion's Deputy Head, Night Owl's guardian, sneered, extending a large hand. Another large hand appeared from thin air, blocking the Deputy Head.
"Leave this one to me!" A figure flew out from the city. It was one of the three individuals who had ambushed the Nightwatch Pavilion's Deputy Head earlier. The events after the successful ambush were not his concern; he was on vacation in Chunjiang City and had not expected to encounter such an incident. Although he was stronger than the Deputy Head, he wasn't strong enough to immediately decide the outcome.
"They're just three Nascent Soul cultivators; let's all go at them!" The Nightwatch Pavilion's Nascent Soul assassins didn't pay Lu Yang and his companions any mind.
The Golden Body of Sixteen Feet rose from the ground, swatting a Nascent Soul assassin to death with one palm, leaving behind a pile of shattered remains.
Meng Jingzhou unleashed his Three Heads, Six Arms divine ability, charging into the group of assassins and sweeping through them. Some assassins tried to ambush him from behind, but found that their daggers couldn't even pierce his skin.
"Sword-Washing Pool, come!" Lu Yang lightly shouted. The Sword-Washing Pool flew out of his storage ring, directly ramming and killing a Nascent Soul assassin. Two long swords shook off the water from the Sword-Washing Pool and flew to Lu Yang's sides, acting as guardians.
"Clone!" Lu Yang summoned a wood clone. One held the Azure Edge Sword, the other the Nether Moon Sword. Their two swords combined, sword qi plowing the ground, radiating dazzling light, chopping the assassins into pieces. The assassins who had temporarily survived were terrified; these three were clearly not Nascent Soul cultivators at all!
