flstandardbreds Chapter 586: It's Okay to Deceive Yourself
Chapter 586: It's Okay to Deceive Yourself
Chapter 586: It's Okay to Deceive Yourself
In the Xuan Tian Realm, cultivators at the Immortal Lord level and above are not allowed to linger for too long.
This is the ironclad law of Heaven, the rule. Those who have tested this law, no matter how high their cultivation or how disdainful they are of Heaven, will ultimately be annihilated by heavenly lightning, without exception.
But Yin Rufeng was completely unaffected!
Could it be that.
Is there another layer of magic array operating in this desolate city to evade the detection of the Heavenly Dao's will?
But Yunshang didn't notice.
Although she suppressed her strength to the peak of the Yuan Immortal realm to avoid being struck by lightning, she was, after all, a genuine half-step Immortal Venerable. How could she not even detect the formation?
That leaves only one possibility.
The sanction of the will of Heaven failed to work on Yin Rufeng!
This is impossible!
Rather than believing that the will of Heaven would make exceptions for others, Yunshang was more inclined to believe that Yin Rufeng must have some secret methods to protect him from being struck by lightning by the will of Heaven.
Hmm, thinking about it, that's the most likely possibility.
It's impossible for Heaven to actually grant Yin Rufeng such an exception; that would be too terrifying!
But this raises a new problem.
The Yin family simply could not possibly possess the ability and resources to evade the detection of the will of Heaven.
In the Lesser Mystic Heaven Realm, only the forces of the "Thirteen Immortal Venerables" possess such methods, and even they don't use them lightly because the consumption is simply too enormous. This is also why Yunshang, even though she came to the Mystic Heaven Realm for a visit, couldn't stay too long; she would soon have to return to the Lesser Mystic Heaven Realm.
The demon realm is about to invade.
This method should be saved for when dealing with cultivators from the demon realm.
So, Yin Rufeng broke through to the Immortal Lord level. Leaving aside how he managed to do it in the Xuan Tian Realm, a place where "the path to immortality is cut off" and there is not a trace of immortal energy, he did indeed manage to do it. But how could he evade the punishment of the Heavenly Dao's will?
Yunshang understood.
"Patriarch Yin, do you... have someone helping you?"
Yunshang stared intently at Yin Rufeng, determined to get to the bottom of things.
The Yin family has a new backer!
The Yin family found a powerful backer in the Xuan Tian Realm, and that backer provided Yin Rufeng with the crucial opportunity to break through to the Immortal Lord level, and even prevented him from being turned to ashes by the Heavenly Tribulation after the breakthrough! This possibility sounds absurd, but it is always more likely than "the will of Heaven making an exception for Yin Rufeng".
"...Immortal Venerable Yunshang, this matter is not convenient to discuss further."
Yin Rufeng was neither humble nor arrogant.
He also knew that hiding anything from a half-step Immortal Venerable was useless; the other party knew exactly how much strength and resources he had.
The Yin family was indeed not a prominent family, lacking the resources and foundation. If it weren't for Gu Heng's arrival, Yin Rufeng would have known that the Yin family's future was likely just so-so.
They live in the Xuan Tian Realm, a place devoid of celestial energy.
No matter how talented one's descendants are, they are still bound by constraints and their cultivation will not go very far in this lifetime.
In fact.
Yin Rufeng had regretted her decision to bring her family to the Xuan Tian Realm more than once. Because this great world, just as Gu Yun had said, was truly hopeless.
Without Gu Heng, the desolate city would not survive until the next generation becomes stronger, and it would completely decline. Its reserves of immortal energy would be exhausted, and naturally, no new immortal cultivators would appear.
Even he knew about it.
A dignified half-step immortal, wouldn't it be easy for him to see through it?
"As expected, no wonder you're not worried that Gu Yun will come after you."
Seeing Yin Rufeng's attitude, Yunshang understood much more.
"It seems that the backer you found not only displayed astonishing skill and strength, but also provided you with considerable benefits, making you feel utterly devoted to him..."
"You even think that with such a powerful backer, you wouldn't be afraid even if Gu Yun came in person, right?"
With a series of words, Yunshang had almost completely revealed Yin Rufeng's thoughts.
He couldn't refute it either. Indeed, it was because of Gu Heng's existence, and even because Gu Heng personally guaranteed that he would ensure the desolate city would be safe, and even "deal with the threat"!
Even Young Master Gu can say such things.
Coupled with his attitude towards Gu Yun, isn't this even clearer?
Young Master Gu has no respect for any "Immortal Venerable"!
Anyone who dares to come will die!
“Immortal Yunshang, I will speak the truth. The powerful backer behind me is currently in the desolate city.”
"He said it himself: even if Gu Yun came in person, he would still deal with him!"
Yin Rufeng straightened his back and said firmly, "I believe in him. I know your character and reputation, so I hope Immortal Venerable Yunshang doesn't need to go to this trouble." "Oh, so he's quite capable after all."
Yunshang said with a smile.
"Whether he is powerful or not, I dare not judge easily, but I know that he can definitely protect the desolate city, and that is enough."
Yin Rufeng was very confident.
As for Young Master Gu, we must have complete faith in him. The abilities he has demonstrated are beyond the reach of even the Celestial Venerable!
With just a casual painting, the immense power of the Great Dao contained within it was enough to propel him to the rank of Immortal Lord, allow his beloved granddaughter Yin Xueling to leap several ranks and become a True Immortal, and even Jin Qian, a lazybones whose cultivation had not progressed at all over the years, broke through.
What else can this be but defying the heavens?
Furthermore.
Yin Rufeng was also puzzled as to why he hadn't been struck dead by the Heavenly Tribulation.
But thinking about it afterward, it's probably not that Heaven spared him, but that someone helped him avoid Heaven's punishment!
Who else could it be?
It's only Young Master Gu left!
"Hmm... It's hard to imagine that such a thing exists in the Xuan Tian Realm."
Yunshang didn't completely believe Yin Rufeng's words, but she at least scoffed at them.
Not even afraid of a half-step immortal, what kind of character is this?
Is he a true Immortal Venerable, Immortal King, or Immortal Emperor?
Putting aside everything else, even a Celestial Venerable without the title of "Half-Step" would be a figure who could make a name for himself in a spiritual continent in the Celestial Realm and be considered a pillar of the state. Yet he condescended to live in the desolate city and even acted as a guarantor for the Yin family.
If Yunshang believed these words, all her knowledge and courage in this life would be a joke.
How extensive must the Yin family's connections be to get such a powerful figure to come all the way to the Xuan Tian Realm to protect them?
and.
There could not possibly be such a powerful being in the Xuan Tian Realm.
Yunshang experienced the end of the prehistoric era. Back then, the Five Realms War resulted in all five realms being severely damaged. All the forces cultivated by the Immortal Realm in the Xuantian Realm were destroyed. Not to mention Immortal Venerables, even Immortal Lords withdrew.
If they came from the celestial realm.
That's even more absurd.
The passage between the Five Realms has been severed, and there is no longer any way for the Immortal Realm and the Xuan Tian Realm to communicate!
Yunshang received news of Gu Yun's passing. The Immortal Realm had sent people to the Lesser Mysterious Heaven Realm to set up a large-scale teleportation array, and to use the Lesser Mysterious Heaven Realm to travel to the Mysterious Heaven Realm!
We have to set up a teleportation array in the Lesser Mystic Heaven Realm first. Doesn't this clearly mean that there is no way to directly come to the Mystic Heaven Realm from the Immortal Realm?
The outer void is a place where it is difficult to survive. Even immortal venerables would be torn apart by the turbulent currents if they entered it. Only those who have reached the peak level of immortal emperor or immortal king can move in the void with their physical bodies!
In summary.
Yunshang thought that Yin Rufeng's words might fool those with little experience, but it was better not to use them to fool an old hand like her.