However, Lu Qingfeng’s situation was special.
After his death, he immediately fell into a chaotic space unknown to all, a space even Heavenly Immortals and Golden Immortals might struggle to glimpse, let alone the newly minted Earth Immortal Ao Le.
Ao Le called out in sorrow, yet she couldn’t find the slightest trace of Lu Qingfeng.
She thought of the Blood Sea.
Lu Qingfeng had an avatar in the Blood Sea, undying and indestructible, surely it would be within the Blood Sea.
Her Divine Thought swept through, searching every inch of the Blood Sea.
The Blood Sea was dead silent.
Utterly devoid of any sound.
Defying the heavens to construct the tribulation for an Earth Immortal was no small matter, the backlash from cursing an Earth Immortal was immense.
When it came all at once, not only was Lu Qingfeng’s original form annihilated, but every layer of his avatars also crumbled.
Completely erased from this world.
Naturally, his Blood Sea avatar was also utterly extinguished.
Ao Le’s face turned deathly pale, her eyes the only spots of blood red, as she rushed straight toward Yu Mountain.
"May I ask which Fellow Daoist has come to Yu Mountain?"
Atop Yu Mountain, Guangning True Immortal descended, looking with a mix of shock and awe at the woman coming as swiftly as wind and fire. This woman wore a light purple gown, her presence vast like the sea, her face deranged as if she were possessed.
Guangning True Immortal felt that this woman seemed familiar, yet he couldn’t recall who. Looking carefully, he saw that her aura already surpassed that of a True Immortal.
"An Earth Immortal?!"
His heart was struck with shock.
Before the thought could settle, he saw the woman forcefully charging forward, paying him no heed.
With a fierce wave of his sleeve—
He was sent flying tens of thousands of miles.
Guangning True Immortal, as if heavily wounded, immediately spat out a mouthful of reverse-flowing blood, utterly clueless as to why, as he saw the woman charging into Yu Mountain, heading straight for the Sect Leader’s cavern.
She shattered the great array of the cavern in one blow.
The woman glanced at the cavern, her voice filled with piteous panic, and then she soared away into the sky.
Guangning True Immortal wiped the fresh blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes wide with both shock and confusion.
He flew back to Yu Mountain for a look and saw that inside Sect Leader Luo Fuzi’s cavern, ninety-nine treasured swords were arranged with Luo Fuzi’s aura upon them, but there was no sign of Luo Fuzi’s presence.
Looking in the direction the woman had gone, a spark of realization flashed through Guangning True Immortal’s mind, as his eyes bulged: "Is that Guang Yuan’s wife, Ao Le?!"
Ancient Shang Region.
Within the borders of Qi Country’s Feng Lin Road, there lied an Immortal Mountain, named ’Fu Long Mountain’.
Fu Long Mountain’s terrain was winding, its trees lush and verdant, seeming from afar like a grim, dark-green Black Dragon, with one peak rising abruptly, as if a deity had descended to subdue the Evil Dragon, hence the name.
There were also rumors that a benevolent female Immortal lived within the mountain, often giving alms to people in the mortal realm. Over time, her deeds spread, and many versions evolved.
But most revered her as the ’Fu Long Saint Mother’.
A tunneling light sped forth, racing across the sky towards Fu Long Mountain. Upon closer inspection, within the tunneling light was a graceful woman cradling a severely injured, blood-covered, and ghostly pale man.
With the tunneling light moving at extreme speed, the man, gravely injured, coughed blood and said with a pained laugh, "Xiao’er, don’t bother with me. I’ve been wounded by a demon tiger, its flame mana penetrated my heart, even an Immortal would struggle to heal this. Quickly put me down and flee on your own. If you survive today, you may have a chance for revenge."
The man’s injuries were severe.
In just a few short sentences, he coughed and stopped several times.
Shakily he finished speaking.
Yi Xiao’s face turned solemn, she said firmly, "Don’t talk nonsense! I shall take you to Fu Long Mountain, I’ve heard from my father that there’s a ’Fu Long Saint Mother’ with great powers at Fu Long Mountain, not least inferior to our Shang River Dragon Ancestor, a top-notch Immortal. She only sits in Fu Long Mountain awaiting her husband’s return, she’s the most sentimental and kind-hearted Immortal in the world, incomparable in benevolence."
"If a loving couple sincerely kneels before Fu Long Mountain, surely they will be saved by the Saint Mother. Brother Yun’s injuries are grave, his Sword Core is shattered. But as long as ’Fu Long Saint Mother’ lends her hand, he will surely recover."
As Yi Xiao spoke, she thought of the various legends of the ’Fu Long Saint Mother’ within Fu Long Mountain, feeling somewhat anxious inside.
With such serious injuries as a shattered Sword Core, even Immortals might not be able to heal it casually.
She and the ’Fu Long Saint Mother’ had neither kinship nor relation, and she even heard that the Fu Long Saint Mother had some connection with the ’Guangyuan Immortal Sect’ located in the Chunshen Domain to the south. And Guangyuan Immortal Sect was at odds with Shang River.
She, a member of the Dragon Clan, begging at their door, the hope of persuading Fu Long Saint Mother to act was extremely slim.
But now, desperate and out of options, this was the last resort.
Yi Xiao had no choice but to clutch at straws, grasping at this last hope.
Qin Yun heard her words, knowing what Yi Xiao was thinking, and while he didn’t quite believe in the existence of the claimed ’Fu Long Saint Mother’, at this moment, any persuasion would fall on deaf ears.
He sighed silently and held his peace.
The tunneling light was swift.
And soon arrived at the foot of Fu Long Mountain.
"Yi Xiao beseeches Mother Saint of Fu Long Mountain, my husband is gravely wounded fighting demons, his life hanging by a thread. With nowhere else to turn, please, Mother Saint, show mercy!"
Landing at the foot of the mountain.
Yi Xiao carefully set the dying Qin Yun down, then knelt down respectfully herself, calling towards Fu Long Mountain and proceeded to kowtow.
Nine steps per kowtow.
Without using her mana, just bare and sincere heart exposed.
Yi Xiao’s knees were already ground to bits, flesh worn away, revealing stark white bones. Blood and flesh on her forehead were muddled, and Yi Xiao’s consciousness started to blur.
It seemed like sweet rain fell from the sky, healing the injuries on her forehead and knees instantly, and her mind also cleared. Looking at the critically ill Qin Yun beside her, his weak spirit rapidly strengthened, his shattered Sword Core and dispersed mana also instantly reassembled.