Chapter 72: Group Encirclement

"Brother Liu, do you have a backer on the Immortal Path?"

Fang Duanhe came to Liu Yiming's side, even his form of address changed.

He no longer called Liu Yiming a junior, but instead called him Brother Liu.

Fang Duanhe knew that the terrifying giant palm that had just descended from the sky wouldn't appear without reason at the critical moment for the two of them, crushing that skeletal spirit and relieving their crisis.

Such a coincidence is impossible in this world.

If so, there is only one explanation.

That is, the incomparably terrifying giant palm was summoned by Liu Yiming.

"Oh, you mean that giant palm just now, it must have been our Sect Master who acted."

"At the critical moment just now, I sent him a location request for help."

Liu Yiming smiled and explained to Fang Duanhe.

Although he had never seen the Sect Master use that giant palm technique.

But within the Immortal Path, who else besides one's own Sect Master could casually crush that terrifying skeletal spirit?

Hearing this, Fang Duanhe felt a shock, and his gaze at Liu Yiming changed.

He hadn't expected that the junior he happened upon would have such a solid backer.

Big leg!

As long as I team up with Liu Yiming, any future danger can be dealt with by having him summon that giant palm, which would sweep away all obstacles.

In an instant, the roles switched!

It turned into Fang Duanhe wanting to cling to Liu Yiming's big leg!

"Moreover, I previously gave him an imperial jade bone, which unintentionally forged a good bond; I suppose he wouldn't mind teaming up with me, right?"

"But this kid has such a solid backer, why does he still let me lead him?"

Fang Duanhe thought to himself, then asked, "By the way, Brother Liu, your Sect Master is so powerful that he can probably stride across the Immortal Path; why don't you go with him?"

Liu Yiming replied, "Our Sect Master lets us roam freely for training."

"Oh, I see," Fang Duanhe said curiously, "I haven't learned yet; may I ask which sect or school Brother Liu comes from?"

Fang Duanhe was indeed very curious.

Liu Yiming is a cultivator of the myriad heavens and ten thousand realms, so his sect must also belong to those realms.

And Fang Duanhe is the second-in-command of the Heavenly Court, the dominant force of the myriad heavens and ten thousand realms.

He knows all the top-ranked strongmen of the myriad heavens and ten thousand realms.

So why hasn't he heard of the 'Sect Master' that Liu Yiming mentioned just now?

Logically, a figure with such overwhelming power shouldn't be unknown!

"I come from the Longevity Sect of the Jiuzhou Continent," Liu Yiming said without hiding his identity.

After all, Fang Duanhe had previously handed him an imperial jade bone casually, so his impression of Fang Duanhe was quite good!

"So it's the Longevity Sect?!"

Upon hearing the words 'Longevity Sect,' Fang Duanhe's expression flickered slightly.

Some ancient memories rose to his mind.

More than twenty thousand years ago, seven dazzling Emperor Realms emerged from nowhere, leaving a legend across the myriad heavens and ten thousand realms!

Those seven Emperor Realms hailed from the Longevity Sect of the Jiuzhou Continent.

At that time, Fang Duanhe was still a green youngster, so he had naturally heard of the seven Emperor Realms of the Longevity Sect.

However, as those seven Emperor Realms later ascended to the celestial realm one after another, the name of the Longevity Sect faded throughout the myriad heavens and ten thousand realms.

Over time, aside from veterans like Fang Duanhe, few people still knew of the Longevity Sect.

"I thought the Longevity Sect had already declined, but I didn't expect it now hides such a terrifying presence."

Fang Duanhe silently marveled.

"Oh? Have you, senior, also heard of our Longevity Sect?" Liu Yiming asked.

"More than twenty thousand years ago, the seven Emperor Realms of the Longevity Sect resonated throughout the entire myriad heavens and ten thousand realms; how could I not know?" Fang Duanhe smiled.

"Oh, oh," Liu Yiming realized, "I haven't asked yet, senior, which sect or school do you come from?"

"I come from the Heavenly Court," Fang Duanhe said.

"Heavenly Court? The dominant force of the myriad heavens and ten thousand realms!" Liu Yiming was slightly surprised.

He had heard that there is a super power in the myriad heavens and ten thousand realms called the Heavenly Court!

But he had always been confined to the Jiuzhou Continent, so his knowledge of the Heavenly Court was limited.

"Hehe, it's just an external reputation," Fang Duanhe shook his head with a bitter smile.

If the Longevity Sect has such a terrifying Sect Master, and if the Longevity Sect were willing, the throne of the myriad heavens and ten thousand realms' hegemon would have changed long ago!

However, the Longevity Sect has never liked to show off; even during the glorious era of the seven Emperor Realms twenty thousand years ago, they never intended to dominate the heavens, focusing solely on the Dao.

If not for this incident, Fang Duanhe would not have learned that the Longevity Sect has now grown to such a level.

"I just don't know what cultivation level the current Sect Master of the Longevity Sect has."

"A single palm's divine skill overwhelms all under heaven; even half-immortal skeletal spirits have no resistance. Could it be that he is already infinitely close to the celestial realm, missing only the final step..."

Fang Duanhe silently speculated.

"Let's go, senior, loot time; who knows what good treasures might drop from that skeletal spirit."

Liu Yiming rubbed his hands, then with an eager expression lunged toward the already shattered skeletal spirit.

With such a massive body and fierce power, it should logically drop plenty of good loot.

Previously, Li Zhangsheng hadn't crushed this skeletal spirit into powder, so he naturally left it for them to loot.

Hearing that, Fang Duanhe's eyes lit up, and he immediately darted toward that side!

Before, he had sensed that this skeleton living being hid treasures on its body.

This huge skeleton living being is made up of countless bones of various shapes.

Just now, after being pinched apart by Li Zhangsheng's palm, the scattered bones piled up into a mountain.

Fang Duanhe swept his divine sense over the pile of scattered bones, and instantly his face lit up with surprise: 'Condensed Immortal Lingzhi, Calamity-Passing Herb, Immortal Bone Moss...'

Looking at that pile of scattered bones, more than ten pieces were growing immortal herbs, seemingly having grown along with the skeleton living being's body, and undamaged.

'So many immortal herbs, we've struck rich!' Fang Duanhe hurriedly gathered these immortal herbs, then split them evenly with Liu Yiming.

……

After easily taking care of Liu Yiming's trouble, Li Zhangsheng actually had some free time!

Li Zhangsheng then wandered about at will in the first-layer world of the Immortal Path!

Bored, he caught some primitive beings to roast as drinks, and his life turned out quite carefree!

Of course, Li Zhangsheng's divine sense constantly kept track of the few from Longevity Gate who had followed him into the Immortal Path.

Since he brought them in, Li Zhangsheng naturally guaranteed their safety, letting them lie down and ascend to immortality.

'First let them gain experience for a while, practice their skills, then gather them together, give them resources so they can peacefully cultivate immortal qi.'

Li Zhangsheng took a sip of wine, thinking this to himself.

With his current strength, as long as he wishes, he can instantly gather all resources within the Immortal Path and bring them to those few from Longevity Gate for refinement.

Moreover, Li Zhangsheng still has a thumb ring on his hand that also contains many resources.

However, the resources inside the thumb ring seem to be high-level resources from the Immortal Realm, and it's unknown whether those few from Longevity Gate can refine them.

That day, Li Zhangsheng was leisurely drinking while roasting a freshly killed primitive being.

Suddenly, terrifying fluctuations rippled through the space around him, opening huge gaps!!

Next, figures emerged from the space cracks, over a hundred of them!

Moreover, these over a hundred are actually Ninefold Emperor cultivators!

Several of them have cultivated immortal qi!

A formation of over a hundred Emperors, merely standing there motionless, exuded a vast aura like a surging ocean, wildly striking the space of this heaven and earth, causing the space to constantly crack and re-form!

As soon as they appeared, they surrounded Li Zhangsheng from different directions, encircling him……