Chapter 1364: Timeline Alteration

In the sky above the Cultivation Realm, a star shone with unmatched brilliance, as surrounding stars dimmed one after another, leaving only this star hanging in the night sky, radiant and dazzling, never to be extinguished.

Yun Mengmeng stared blankly at that star, feeling an inexplicable joy, and laughed aloud.

Qing He, Ao Ling, and the others were baffled, anxiously awaiting the battle's outcome—why had Yun Mengmeng suddenly laughed? Had she sensed something?

Boom—

Lu Yang and the Immortal Maiden exerted force simultaneously; Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Yun Zhi could finally act without restraint, unafraid of advancing to the Unity realm.

Though Lu Yang's shout against his innate Dao fruit did not cause the hidden master's realm to collapse, it still had some effect, making his breath unsteady, and in his exchanges with Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Yun Zhi, he was constantly on the defensive.

The hidden master's killing intent toward Lu Yang and the Immortal Maiden surged, finding them loathsome and wishing to tear them apart limb from limb.

Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Yun Zhi, backed by heaven and earth, could draw upon boundless power—he could not endure such a drain; if this continued, he would surely die.

The hidden master shifted his form, traversing millions of miles, seeking to flee the battlefield.

But against Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Yun Zhi, who commanded part of heaven and earth, this was nothing short of a foolish fantasy.

Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Yun Zhi could even sense the hidden master's position as he crossed to the far end of space, arriving there almost simultaneously with him.

Their battle had long transcended spatial concepts—the vast universe, everywhere a battlefield.

For a time, countless civilizations observed this battle, but its level was beyond their comprehension; they thought the universe was beginning to collapse, that it was an apocalyptic disaster, and wailed in unison.

The hidden master was battered and bruised all over, his recovery speed visibly diminished compared to before.

He fixed his gaze on the Qilin Immortal, thinking that if he could devour the Qilin Immortal's Survival of the Fittest Dao fruit, there might still be a sliver of hope.

The next moment, he appeared behind the Qilin Immortal; Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Yun Zhi noticed his movement, and as he was about to unleash the devouring vortex, Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Yun Zhi struck him down with a single palm.

Only then did the assembled immortals notice that the two combatants had arrived among them.

The aftershocks of the battle shoved everyone to extreme distances; since Lu Yang and the Immortal Maiden were fully focused on pulling Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Yun Zhi, they had no spare attention for the others, and the injured could only tend to their wounds by their own means.

"Just like that, Yun girl, beat him to death!" the Immortal Maiden bounced about excitedly; had she not needed to activate her Immortal Dao fruit now, she would have already rushed forward to strike.

"This scoundrel, the hidden master, is rotten to the core; now, everything traces back to the ancient era when he assassinated me."

"If the hidden master had not acted, none of these later events would have occurred, and the Firefire Dynasty would not have fallen."

"The more the hidden master is beaten, the happier the Immortal Maiden becomes."

"Devour Heaven, Consume Earth!" Faced with the overwhelming Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Yun Zhi, the hidden master activated his Devouring Dao fruit, revealing endless black light.

This is the Dao fruit the hidden master truly comprehended—having devoured six Dao fruits, his Devouring Dao fruit grew to terrifying heights; compared to the Celestial Emperor, who had not even swallowed a single Dao fruit, his Devouring Dao fruit was but a newborn infant in comparison.

Yet Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Yun Zhi was like the sovereign of heaven and earth—her very position was the center of heaven and earth—making her proud Devouring Dao fruit ineffective against her.

The hidden master's form trembled; strands of black light coalesced into vague humanoid figures, six in total, each a supreme powerhouse from ancient times, who had dominated for hundreds of thousands of years, and were also his close friends.

These vague figures each held their own Dao fruits, deployed troops and formed arrays, surrounding Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Yun Zhi with terrifying, unmatched aura—stronger than they were in life.

The seven formed a peerless great array, rending void, reversing creation, upholding a small world domain, possessing the ability to deceive heaven, and not located within the heaven and earth represented by Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Yun Zhi.

Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Yun Zhi stood atop the celestial dome, beneath her countless stars, radiating supreme grace, shattering the hidden master's small world domain; the six black-light humanoid figures returned to his body.

The hidden master was torn apart, his body covered in blood, no longer resembling a human.

His eyes bloodshot, he could not just sit and wait for death; desperate to make a final stand: "Jianmu, your relics have caused me so much trouble—this time, let me use your Dao fruit!"

The Devouring Dao fruit is not omnipotent; merely devouring something does not grant skilled mastery.

After devouring, one can only ensure basic usage; to use it skillfully requires insight—such as the Heavenly Tribulation Dao fruit or the Five Elements Dao fruit, which are easy to grasp, and with time, one can learn them.

But if one encounters a time-type Dao fruit, it heavily depends on talent; even accumulating vast amounts of time yields little effect.

And he lacks talent in the time path; each use of the Time Line Dao fruit demands great effort, and the time he can alter is limited—only within the past hundred years.

Using the Time Line Dao fruit requires preparation; otherwise, only minor changes are possible. This time, Lu Yang's provocation came too suddenly, leaving him no chance to react.

Now the problem is how exactly to alter the time line—must carefully imagine, which time point to change to shift the battle's outcome…

Before he could think of the crucial point, he suffered a heavy blow.

Crack—

A moment of distraction, Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Yun Zhi seized the opportunity, striking him so hard he spat blood, his meridians shattered, in agony, screaming, blood from his seven orifices, his vision blurred.

Damn it, can't think anymore—must decide quickly!

He bore grave injuries; little time remained for him.

The hidden master turned his gaze to Lu Yang and the Immortal Maiden, reflecting on this battle: if either of them had vanished, Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Yun Zhi would have already achieved Unity, and he would not be in such a miserable state.

Upon this thought, the hidden master revealed an expression of sudden understanding.

"Changing this is most appropriate!"

……

"Who would have thought? The Immortal Sect's task for us is to infiltrate the Question Dao Sect."

On the return journey from Yanjiang Prefecture, Lu Yang, Meng Jingzhou, and Man Gu laughed and chatted, finding this task too simple.

"This Immortal is also quite formidable—just call his name right and he can be revived, though I don't know what his actual name is."

"Keep it down—if we really manage to find out the Immortal's name, what then?" Lu Yang reminded them, noting that whether the Immortal is friend or foe remains uncertain, and the Immortal Sect's claim of protecting humanity is only one side of the story, not to be fully trusted.

"How about this: from now on, we call the Immortal 'Immortal Maiden' instead of 'Immortal'—that way, even if we say the name correctly, the Immortal won't revive." Lu Yang proposed, and the other two agreed.

The old horse-drawn carriage traveled a while, then pulled over at the roadside; the three dismounted to rest and continued discussing the Immortal Maiden.

"I don't know why history left no record of the Immortal Maiden's name."

"Perhaps it's because the name is unpleasant to hear." Meng Jingzhou analyzed: "Think about it—back in ancient times, everyone had mighty titles and names; before war, they exchanged titles; if the Immortal Maiden had stepped forward saying, 'I am the Immortal Maiden, Li Gou Dan,' she would have lost half her momentum before even raising her fighting spirit!"

"The Immortal Maiden would surely want to erase such a black history!"

Lu Yang chimed in with a laugh: "Or maybe the name is too cute, lacking intimidation—for example, Immortal Maiden Li Dou Dou or something like that."