Chapter 1260

"It's finally over."

Everyone witnessed Yao Sheng self-destruct, reduced to ashes and smoke, and all let out a long breath as if relieved of a great burden.

Yao Sheng had imposed immense pressure on them all, his physical form overwhelmingly strong, his words carrying the force of law, his Dao fruit mysterious and unfathomable; even the three Immortals of Ying Tian joining forces had only managed to wound him once.

Had it not been for the Immortal and Yun Zhi joining forces, the five of them alone would have been absolutely unable to defeat Yao Sheng.

"Fortunately, Senior Jiang's Supreme Sword Image helped." Lu Yang couldn't help but sigh.

Without the Supreme Sword restraining the Dao fruit, Yao Sheng would certainly have fled—not by feigning death to escape, but by altering the timeline.

Lu Yang also had regrets, as many mysteries about Yao Sheng remained unsolved, but now that Yao Sheng was dead, it was likely impossible to seek answers again.

But was Yao Sheng truly the mastermind behind everything?

"All settled." Yun Zhi spoke in the voice of the Immortal, making Lu Yang's eyes twitch repeatedly—this contrast from his senior sister was genuinely somewhat frightening.

The Immortal departed from Yun Zhi's body, then announced rewards based on merit: "For guarding the carriage with distinction, this Immortal appoints you as Minister of War of the Great Bean Dynasty!"

Yun Zhi never expected that, after kindly lending her body to the Immortal, the Immortal would repay kindness with betrayal.

In the end, she hadn't escaped the Great Bean Dynasty.

"Thank Your Majesty.

"How about it, little Yangzi— isn't this Immortal impressive?" The Immortal impatiently circled Lu Yang, now was precisely the time for her to display divine power and majesty in all directions.

"The Immortal is impressive!" Lu Yang gave a thumbs-up in praise, unlike his usual flattery of Ah Shi, this praise was sincere and heartfelt.

"Knowing the Immortal is impressive is enough—this is the Immortal's full power." The Immortal gloated proudly, although she had borrowed Yun Zhi's body, it was no problem.

Yun Zhi returned the Supreme Hoe to Jiang Ping'an.

Jiang Ping'an put away the hoe, gently stroking the barrier with a pained expression,

his barrier was not merely sturdy—it also had the ability to restrain the Dao fruit. Yao Sheng had not used commands like "leave the barrier" to employ means comparable to a spatial Dao fruit, precisely because of the barrier's presence.

The national fortune accumulated over a hundred thousand years had been largely consumed—fortunately, Yao Sheng had been slain, otherwise it would have been a bloody loss.

"Are you the Central Heaven Emperor?" The three Immortals of Ying Tian surrounded the Central Heaven Emperor with unfriendly expressions.

"I heard it was you who kept seeking us, even saying that if we didn't cooperate, you'd eliminate us and replace us with your four Divine Lords to achieve immortality?"

The Central Heaven Emperor broke out in cold sweat—he had indeed been searching for the ancient four Immortals, but he never expected to meet them under such circumstances.

Though the Central Heaven Emperor was the founding emperor, even facing three peers of equal rank, his aura showed no weakness whatsoever: "I warn you—be polite to me, I have backing; try laying a hand on me and see what happens!"

"Backing?" Ying Tian Immortal sneered, "I'd believe your ghost stories before seeing a ghost."

Seeing the situation, the Central Heaven Emperor quickly shouted loudly, seeking protection from the Wen Dao Sect.

"You Wen Dao Sect have an obligation to protect prisoners, don't you? I surrender."

The Wen Dao Sect's prisoners also count as members of the Wen Dao Sect.

Yun Zhi hadn't expected the Central Heaven Emperor to be so proactive; after two seconds of silence, she uttered a single "good."

The Immortal Jiu Chong reclaimed control of her body from the warlike persona, then poked the Qilin Immortal with her elbow: "Qilin, where have you been all these years? Why only show up now?"

Originally, the Qilin Immortal had smiled upon victory over Yao Sheng, but hearing this, his smile gradually faded, and the surrounding atmosphere grew oppressive.

"How, how could this reaction be?"

The Qilin Immortal remained silent for a long while before stammering: "Back then, I was the one who killed the Eternal Immortal."

The faces of Ying Tian Immortal and Immortal Jiu Chong changed in unison: "Qilin, this joke isn't funny at all!"

The Qilin Immortal merely shook his head and sighed, unsure what to say to his two old friends.

Seeing the Qilin Immortal's reaction, who could doubt he was speaking the truth?

Ying Tian Immortal and Immortal Jiu Chong, anger rising from their hearts, seized the Qilin Immortal's collar and struck him in the face.

"You bastard, what have you done?!"

Knowing his guilt, the Qilin Immortal offered no resistance—this punch sent him flying to the ground.

Ying Tian Immortal and Immortal Jiu Chong, still uncontrollably enraged, hauled him up from the ground and struck him again.

"Did the Eternal Immortal ever owe you anything?!"

The Qilin Immortal, unsure how to explain this to his friends, turned and asked the Immortal: "Immortal, where is the Eternal Immortal now? I wish to see him."

The fault was his, and he was destined to give an account.

He had already made up his mind: whether the Eternal Immortal struck him, cursed him, or even killed him, he would hold no resentment.

"In the Western Temple of the Buddha Kingdom."

The voices of Ying Tian Immortal and Immortal Jiu Chong suddenly rose several notches: "The Eternal Immortal is still alive?!"

They had always believed the Eternal Immortal was dead.

"Actually, the Eternal Immortal didn't die—his soul escaped." The news that the Eternal Immortal still lived had been concealed from Ying Tian Immortal and Immortal Jiu Chong; the Immortal rarely showed an embarrassed expression.

But this couldn't be blamed on her—it was the Eternal Immortal himself who refused to be seen.

Upon hearing this good news, Ying Tian Immortal and Immortal Jiu Chong clenched their fists excitedly, trembling: "Alive is good, still alive is good!"

Each supported one side of the Qilin Immortal: "Come on, let's go together to the Buddha Kingdom to see the Eternal Immortal!"

"Wait, I and little Yangzi are going too." The Immortal shouted.

"Immortal, the affairs of Zhong Shan Commandery aren't settled yet." Lu Yang scratched his head—one must see things through to the end.

"Immortal, the affairs of Zhongshan Commandery are not yet settled." Lu Yang scratched his head; one must see things through from beginning to end.

"Alright." Lu Yang saw the Immortal was determined to go to the Buddha Kingdom, so he had to speed up his work.

But it seemed there was nothing for him to handle, after all, he was merely a minor constable of Zhong Shan Commandery—major matters were beyond his authority.

"The entrance to the Shan Du space should be here."

During the outbreak of the Immortal battle, Lu Yang remembered Old Meng probing this spot two or three times.

He opened the entrance and entered the Shan Du space.

He opened the entrance and entered the Shangdu space.

"Old Lu, you finally came." Meng Jingzhou saw Lu Yang enter, heaved a sigh of relief, the outside world had been turned upside down, he wouldn't dare to stick his head out to check the situation even if he had the gall, he could only wait for things to end and Old Lu to come find him.

"Is it over?" The thief king who had been sitting on the ground cracking bones with two divine lords jumped up with a clatter.

Si Heng, Si Shi, and the governor of Man Commandery were all very concerned about this matter.

Lu Yang nodded: "It's over."

"Then how is Zhongshan Commandery? I heard from Senior Brother Meng that Zhongshan Commandery's houses collapsed, leaving a scorched wasteland."

Lu Yang felt a bit embarrassed, this question wasn't easy to answer: "The actual situation differs somewhat, seeing is believing, Man Junior Brother, you'd better go see for yourself."

"Makes sense."

Man Gu stepped out of the Shandu space, missed his footing, and fell straight down, tumbling head over heels.

Man Gu discovered he had fallen into a large pit, with nothing around him.

Where is my Zhongshan Commandery? How come there's not even scorched earth left, just a pit?

Lu Yang descended to help Man Gu up, speaking sincerely: "Man Junior Brother, you see I came here just to catch ghosts, now the matter has been properly handled, I should also be leaving."

Only then did Man Gu remember that he had invited Lu Yang and the other to come catch ghosts.