Chapter 532: 531. Chapter 526: The Pitiful Chi Feitao

531. Chapter 526: The Pitiful Chi Feitao

Hearing this, Chi Feitao's heart sank.

As the lord of a sect, his mind was as clear as a mirror—he knew Jin Xingzhi had never intended to grant him this courtesy.

He pulled out the name tablet Ding Huan had given him and said, "Brother Jin, this is the name tablet of the Grand Imperial Supervisor of my Immortal Court; please take a look."

Jin Xingzhi waved his hand, and the name tablet in Chi Feitao's grasp was snatched away instantly.

Chi Feitao's heart burned with fury—this was an outright insult.

Under normal circumstances, when one presents a name tablet, even if Jin Xingzhi himself didn't take it, someone from the Jin Clan would receive it with both hands.

For Jin Xingzhi to simply snatch it like this was equivalent to slapping him across the face.

Jin Xingzhi's spiritual sense landed on the name tablet, glanced at it, then raised his hand—the tablet turned to dust.

"Heh, what audacity—Grand Imperial Supervisor of the Immortal Court? Why not claim you're the Heavenly Emperor of the Immortal Court? That would be even more impressive."

Chi Feitao knew no reasoning remained; he spoke coldly, "So the Jin Clan has no intention of honoring the Grand Imperial Supervisor of my Immortal Court?"

Jin Xingzhi laughed loudly and swung out a palm strike: "Do you even have any face left?"

Chi Feitao felt an overwhelming sense of peril and instantly punched back.

Even at the peak of Immortal King realm, the gap between him and an Immortal Emperor was not slight.

"Boom!" Chi Feitao's arms were shattered; the palm strike slammed into his face, smashing every tooth in his mouth.

Chi Feitao spat out a mouthful of blood and turned to flee.

"You dare come to the Jin Clan and think you can leave?" Jin Xingzhi's domain surged out.

Chi Feitao desperately wanted to send Ding Huan a message, but he was trapped within the Immortal Emperor's domain, utterly immobilized.

Two elders of the Jin Clan had already arrived and bound Chi Feitao.

"Strip his rings, seal his soul sea and dantian, and throw him into the water dungeon," Jin Xingzhi sneered.

"Yes." Chi Feitao's rings were taken, his cultivation sealed, and he was dragged away.

He seethed with hatred, but had no way to send word to the Grand Imperial Supervisor.

He could only hope the Grand Imperial Supervisor would remember him soon and come to avenge him.

"Ancestor, this…" Jin Zongxiong watched as his ancestor Jin Xingzhi swiftly subdued Chi Feitao, his heart uneasy.

Though he too looked down on Chi Feitao's demands, he had never intended to offend him.

His ancestor's conduct reminded him of the Gu Jia Clan just days ago.

If this continued, would the Jin Clan one day end up like the Gu Jia Clan?

In his view, his ancestor had no need to act this way.

All they needed to say was they had no directional crystal ball, and let Chi Feitao leave.

That would still offend him, but at least both sides would have room to retreat.

Jin Xingzhi walked to the main table and sat down, casting a cold glance at Jin Zongxiong: "You're becoming worse and worse as clan lord."

"Ancestor, the Gu Jia Clan is a recent example—I think our Jin Clan should be more cautious. Chi Feitao is from the Pangu Great Universe; offending him… could harm our Jin Clan…"

"Crack!" Before Jin Zongxiong finished speaking, Jin Xingzhi smashed the tea table before him into shards with a single palm strike:

"Pangu Great Universe? Do you think an Immortal King from the Pangu Great Universe wouldn't have a directional crystal ball? Do you think an Immortal King with no escape route would carry a hand-signed order from the Grand Imperial Supervisor of the Immortal Court?

And this order was written just days ago—does that mean the Grand Imperial Supervisor of the Pangu Great Universe has arrived on Luxing Immortal Land? Don't you think your brain is broken?"

Jin Xingzhi berated Jin Zongxiong, his hands trembling with rage.

Jin Zongxiong, who had previously believed his ancestor's words, suddenly shuddered upon hearing the final sentence.

Could it be that the Grand Imperial Supervisor of the Pangu Great Universe had truly arrived on Luxing Immortal Land? Otherwise, how had the Gu Jia Clan been wiped out?

Realizing this, he no longer dared to treat it lightly and spoke respectfully:

"Ancestor, could the young man who destroyed the Gu Jia Clan be the Grand Imperial Supervisor of the Pangu Great Universe? Is Chi Feitao sent by him?"

"I'm furious!" Jin Xingzhi stepped forward and kicked Jin Zongxiong hard.

Would the Grand Imperial Supervisor of the Pangu Great Universe come alone to Luxing Immortal Land? You idiot.

Even if, hypothetically, the Grand Imperial Supervisor of the Pangu Great Universe had arrived, he would never casually wipe out the Gu Jia Clan.

Humanity is entangled with the Demon, Beast, Divine, and Dragon Clans—does the Grand Imperial Supervisor of the Pangu Great Universe have time to leave his realm?

Besides, he has trained in the Pangu Great Universe for so long—when did the Pangu Human Immortal Court ever gain a Grand Imperial Supervisor?

The Human Immortal Court has only ten Supreme Commanders; there is no such position as Grand Imperial Supervisor.

What he must do now is prevent the Law Flame from engulfing the Jin Clan.

The Law Flame can threaten Immortal Kings, but not an Immortal Emperor like him.

He couldn't explain this logic to Jin Zongxiong, because to ascend to Immortal Emperor, one must first comprehend the Dao rhythms of various Laws.

Comprehending the Laws doesn't mean one can wield their divine techniques, but one can still resist their damage.

After calming his fury slightly, Jin Xingzhi fixed his gaze on Jin Zongxiong:

"Go immediately and gather materials of the Five Elements. Also, find out where the cultivator who destroyed the Gu Jia Clan has gone.

And don't forget what I told you: if a clan loses its dignity, what meaning is there in its existence?

Jin Yuemang was publicly humiliated and told to get lost—why are you still afraid? Even if Chi Feitao was sent by the one who destroyed the Gu Jia Clan, what do we have to fear?"

…

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Violent lightning arcs suddenly crashed down, striking Ding Huan's cultivation chamber.

Qi Ning, who had been chatting with Cang Diyi and Xue Xiyun, suddenly stood up, stunned as she stared at Ding Huan's chamber.

Such thick, violent Lei Jie arcs—this was certainly not an Immortal King Lei Jie; is Ding Huan about to ascend to Immortal Emperor?

At that moment, they saw Ding Huan burst out suddenly and punch straight into the thick Lei Jie arc.

This...

Qi Ning rubbed her eyes—was she going mad?

Tribulation Crossing is normal; she had crossed Lei Jie many times herself.

But isn't Tribulation Crossing supposed to involve carefully concealing one's aura, straining to break through one's cultivation bottleneck, absorbing Immortal Qi with all one's strength, and simultaneously deploying defensive artifacts to fully shield the body from Lei Jie damage?

Why is Ding Huan's method of Tribulation Crossing completely different from what she knew?

Is Ding Huan provoking the Lei Jie, making it come even fiercer?

Is there such a crazy move during Tribulation Crossing?

In fact, that's exactly what it is.

Back when he crossed the Luo Tian Xian Lei Jie over the Gray Sea, Ding Huan had been burned by the lava flows of the Gray Sea and could only passively resist the Lei Jie arcs.

That Tribulation Crossing had been utterly suffocating.

Now he could finally move freely, with no lava flows interfering, and his physical body had even been refined to the ultimate limit of an Immortal Body.

Added to that, he possessed the Nirvana Decree and the Great Cosmos Art for physical recovery.

With so many factors combined, if he still needed to deploy defensive artifacts for Tribulation Crossing, he'd be pathetically weak.

Now Ding Huan only hoped the Lei Jie would grow stronger, so he kept provoking the Lei Jie arcs.

Indeed, as Ding Huan provoked them, the Lei Jie arcs not only grew thicker but also shortened their intervals.

One after another, the Lei Jie arcs hammered down on Ding Huan without pause.

Far away, Qi Ning's face turned pale as she watched Ding Huan's Tribulation Crossing—this was undoubtedly an Immortal King Lei Jie, for the Dao Rule aura was unmistakable: it was Immortal King Lei Jie.

Yet the intensity of this Lei Jie far surpassed that of an Immortal Emperor Lei Jie.

She had seen Immortal Emperor Lei Jie before.

Among the Ten Thousand Worlds Trading Association, senior Immortal Kings with high contributions had the chance to observe Immortal Emperor Lei Jie.

She had once had such an opportunity, watching up close as one of the association's elders ascended to Immortal Emperor.

Qi Ning was certain: if that elder had faced a Lei Jie like Ding Huan's, he would have been dead long ago.

"Sis, is Brother Huan crossing an Immortal Emperor Lei Jie?"

Cang Diyi, upon seeing the continuous cascade of Lei Jie arcs, felt his heart tremble—he feared Ding Huan would perish in the next instant.

Qi Ning shook her head: "No, this is definitely not an Immortal Emperor Lei Jie—it's Immortal King Lei Jie."

No wonder Ding Huan could obliterate Jia Zhong and Jia Jian with a single spear—he would surely be able to stand against ordinary Immortal Emperors after crossing this Tribulation.

Indeed, true power was beyond her imagination.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Sixteen thick Lei Jie arcs struck Ding Huan again; the wild Immortal Qi within him shattered the final bottleneck, officially entering the Immortal King realm.

Endless Immortal Qi flowed into him at visible speed, transforming into streams of Immortal Source Qi, absorbed completely without a drop left.

Ding Huan's aura surged wildly; though equally Immortal King, Qi Ning felt Ding Huan's Immortal King pressure and instinctively retreated step by step.

Ding Huan felt deep emotion: indeed, once physical refinement reached its peak, even with the Nirvana Decree, his body could no longer advance further.

Just like his Grand Void Flame—it, too, could no longer ascend.

To push his Grand Void Flame and physical refinement further, he must follow the footsteps of the Dao Ancestor and journey to higher-dimensional realms.

The final dozen Lei Jie arcs descended; aided by the Immortal Qi of seventy-two top-grade Immortal Veins, he successfully entered Immortal King Layer Two.

After stabilizing his cultivation, Ding Huan cleansed himself, changed into clean robes, and landed before Qi Ning, Cang Diyi, and Xue Xiyun.

"Qi Ning bows before Great Immortal Supervisor," Qi Ning quickly bowed deeply.

Ding Huan's Lei Jie arcs had frightened her.

Ding Huan waved his hand: "Just call me by my name—this isn't the Pangu Great World."

Ding Huan did not think Qi Ning was mercenary for coming here to befriend Cang Diyi.

In his past life, had he ever had the chance to meet a powerful cultivator, he would have seized the opportunity to befriend them—even with the most absurd excuse.

On the path toward greater Dao, such things are not shameful.

"Brother Huan, Xiyun and I have recognized Qi Ning as our elder sister," Cang Diyi said cautiously.

He wasn't Bai Chi—he knew Qi Ning had taken him as a younger brother solely because of Ding Huan.

But he had his own thoughts.

First, he thought Qi Ning, though pragmatic, was a decent person.

Second, he planned to leave Lüxing Immortal Continent with Brother Huan, possibly returning to Changyi Continent.

Returning to Changyi Continent was a nine-in-ten-death prospect—he absolutely could not take Xiyun with him.

By recognizing Qi Ning as his blood sister, her status and position would ensure Xiyun was taken care of and spared hardship.