Chapter 760: The Dao Fruit of Annihilation

Lu Yang took out a red cloth and carefully put away the Dragon-Patterned Jade Bracelet. This was a genuine immortal artifact, capable of withstanding multiple attacks from immortals. Even with its energy depleted, it was still incredibly valuable.

“It seems the immortal from the Tinder Dynasty was very powerful,” Lu Yang said, his expression serious. That immortal actually intended to kill Ao Ling, which would mean becoming an irreconcilable enemy of Immortal Qilin and even the Four Ancient Immortals – a life-or-death situation.

“But why didn't the opponent attack Senior Lianyi? Was it because they couldn't find her? No, Senior Lianyi appeared in the Demon Realm; the entire cultivation world knew about it, so the opponent must have known too. There must be another reason why they didn't act?”

“Wait, I remember Daoist Lord Wanfa saying that an immortal was deliberately erasing the existence of the Tinder Dynasty, killing anyone who knew about it.”

“If the immortal who erased the Tinder Dynasty and Immortal Qilin’s opponent were the same person…”

Lu Yang seemed to grasp something and analyzed, “Could it be that Senior Ao Ling and Senior Lianyi didn’t fall into slumber at the same time? Senior Lianyi fell asleep earlier, right after the great war, before the Tinder Dynasty was established. Senior Ao Ling fell asleep later, when the Tinder Dynasty was already in existence. Senior Ao Ling knew about the Tinder Dynasty, perhaps even more than Daoist Lord Wanfa, which is why Senior Ao Ling was also targeted for death?”

The more Lu Yang thought about it, the more astonished he became. If his hypothesis was true, what was this immortal’s ultimate goal, to the point of becoming an enemy of the Four Ancient Immortals?

“Immortal, can you discern what Dao Fruit Immortal Qilin’s opponent possessed?”

Immortal Indestructible frowned, releasing her divine sense to meticulously observe every trace in the surroundings, missing no clue. Her voice was unusually hesitant.

“This is what puzzles me the most,” she said. “The methods used by Immortal Qilin’s opponent are very familiar to me, almost as if… almost as if they were fighting me.”

“What?!” Lu Yang’s heart skipped a beat when he heard Immortal Indestructible say that. The more he listened, the deeper the mystery of the Tinder Dynasty seemed to become.

Perhaps they should just ask the Senior Sister to come and investigate, and then claim that Immortal Indestructible controlled him to come here.

Immortal Indestructible pointed to a certain battle trace. “Look at this relic site. Everywhere are the Dao Fruit techniques left by Immortal Qilin, but these techniques are all broken and had been destroyed once.”

“Normally, after I self-destruct, Immortal Qilin’s Dao Fruit techniques would look like this.”

“Could it be that the opponent also self-destructs… Wait, what if it wasn’t self-destruction, but Annihilation?”

Immortal Indestructible slapped her palm, suddenly enlightened. “That’s it! The opponent possessed the Annihilation Dao Fruit. No wonder it looked familiar and so similar to me!”

“What is the Annihilation Dao Fruit?” Lu Yang had never heard of such a Dao Fruit and was completely bewildered.

“Let me think where to start,” Immortal Indestructible said, as this touched upon her own domain. “Do you remember that before I had the embryonic form of the Indestructible Dao Fruit, I also had another embryonic Dao Fruit?”

Lu Yang nodded; Immortal Indestructible had indeed mentioned this.

According to Immortal Indestructible, she was supposed to be the first immortal in the world. However, she struggled when choosing her Dao Fruit. After forming an embryonic Dao Fruit but being dissatisfied, she later drew inspiration from Immortal Sovereign of Time, discarded her original embryonic Dao Fruit, and instead formed the embryonic Indestructible Dao Fruit. Only then did she achieve immortality and fully form the Indestructible Dao Fruit.

“The very first embryonic Dao Fruit I formed was the embryonic Annihilation Dao Fruit. As the name suggests, the embryonic Annihilation Dao Fruit is a Dao Fruit capable of destroying all things, and its combat power is absolutely terrifying!”

“At that time, I felt that achieving immortality with the Annihilation Dao Fruit didn’t quite align with my intentions. Immortal Sovereign of Time then told me that things have times of prosperity and times of decline, but for nature, both prosperity and decline are merely fleeting moments. Only by emulating nature and returning to simplicity can one maintain eternal power.”

“I found those words deeply resonant, so I discarded the embryonic Annihilation Dao Fruit and switched to the embryonic Indestructible Dao Fruit.” Immortal Indestructible said this casually, but only those in the Tribulation Crossing Stage would truly comprehend how terrifying her statement was.

It was incredibly difficult for a cultivator in the Tribulation Crossing Stage to even comprehend one embryonic Dao Fruit, let alone change their embryonic Dao Fruit at will, like Immortal Indestructible did.

“What is indestructibility? Indestructibility is nature, it is eternity. It encompasses both prosperity and decline. Therefore, I can both resurrect myself and self-destruct.”

“So who exactly is Immortal Qilin’s opponent…?”

“That’s why I found it strange. When I was still alive, no half-immortal had ever formed the embryonic Annihilation Dao Fruit. Forming the embryonic Annihilation Dao Fruit is extremely difficult; only a genius of my caliber could achieve it.”

“Could it be that during the Tinder Dynasty era, a genius only slightly less talented than me emerged?” Immortal Indestructible scratched her head in frustration, unable to figure it out.

“If that’s the case, then perhaps Immortal Qilin truly couldn’t defeat them.”

If Immortal Indestructible couldn’t comprehend the issues concerning the Dao Fruits, Lu Yang certainly wouldn’t be able to.

Seeing that the immortal battle relic site had been explored thoroughly, and it was impossible to ascertain Senior Ao Ling’s whereabouts from it—since Immortal Qilin had already erased all possible clues to prevent the opponent from finding Ao Ling—Lu Yang suggested they return.

After Immortal Indestructible agreed, Lu Yang returned to the Kunpeng Clan under the cover of night. Nothing unusual happened throughout the night.

“Immortal, there’s one more very important matter,” Lu Yang reminded her, his expression solemn.

“What?”

“Regarding our discoveries at the immortal battle relic site, we definitely have to tell Senior Sister when we get back. When we do, let’s say we accidentally stumbled upon it, and while we were fighting the zombies, you, Immortal, carefully observed the area with your divine sense, thus making these discoveries. Don’t mention that the two of us came here under the cover of night.”

“Second Boss, you truly are thoughtful,” she replied.

Lu Yang and the others rested at the Kunpeng Clan for three days. Primarily, Tao Yaoye was recuperating, while Lu Yang’s group of four and Xiao Xinghai continuously rehearsed “Calabash Brothers Stirring Up the Ocean.”

Although Tao Yaoye wasn’t present, they could record it with a recording orb and take it back for her to watch.

“According to the plan, we should be rehearsing the Kunpeng Clan flooding Penglai Island now. Logically, for such a major event, it would involve grand figures like your clan elders or the patriarch. Do we still need to invite them?” Lu Yang hesitated, wondering if acting it out like this would be too realistic.

Xiao Xinghai waved his hand. “Why go to all that trouble? Can’t I just play my father?”

He performed the Nine Transformations of Kunpeng, transforming into a magnificent nine-hundred-zhang-long Golden-winged Great Peng, exactly like Patriarch Xiao.

Xiao Xinghai smiled smugly. “Although it’s just a change in appearance, it’s enough.”

“Whenever I cause trouble outside, if I encounter something I can’t handle, I disguise myself as my father. It works every time.”

“Come on, let’s continue the act.”

Xiao Xinghai, giggling with excitement for the performance, spread his arms, and a shadow enveloped the island.

“Daoist Sanshan, hand over the four Calabash Brothers, or I’ll flood your Penglai Island!”

The four Calabash Brothers looked up at the shadow, a chill running down their spines.

The true Patriarch Xiao appeared, transforming into a thousand-zhang Kunpeng, standing behind Xiao Xinghai, his eyes cold…