"Second Brother, explain your arrangements so we can have a clear idea!" The tallest and most muscular of the five men suddenly spoke. He was Kane Kun, lord of Azurecrest City, and the most advanced cultivator among them, having reached late-stage Golden Immortal.
"Take a look."
Victor Tu flipped his palm, revealing a black talisman-seal in his hand.
"This is the Origin-Sealing Seal."
The yellow-robed man exclaimed in shock.
The Origin-Sealing Seal can lock down all yuan force. Once activated, for the next twenty-four hours, any cultivator at or above the Mysterious Immortal level will find it nearly impossible to mobilize their internal yuan force.
Victor Tu said, "Ian Song's true realm is only late-stage Human Immortal, and he hasn't even condensed an immortal body yet. That means his physical body is his greatest weakness. If I use the Origin-Sealing Seal, we'll lose access to our immortal yuan, but our Golden Immortal bodies alone will be enough to beat him down like a dog. At that point, he'll be at our mercy!"
"With the five of us together, do we really need to use the Origin-Sealing Seal?" the blue-robed man said in a low voice.
"No!"
Victor Tu shook his head. "I've analyzed that guy's intel—he's strange. It seems he has a cave-heaven Immortal Artifact. If he hides inside it and escapes through the void, we'll end up with nothing but empty hands!"
He actually has a cave-heaven Immortal Artifact!
The man in the fiery red robe exclaimed, a hint of greed flashing in his eyes.
A so-called cave-heaven Immortal Artifact is a storage treasure that allows living beings to survive inside. Ordinary storage treasures can only hold non-living items, but a cave-heaven treasure that can house living beings is extremely rare. Imagine opening up a medicine garden inside such a treasure—nothing could be safer!
What's this kid's background? He's only at the Human Immortal realm, yet he has Golden Immortal-level power, plus a cave-heaven treasure for protection. Could he be some great figure's descendant or disciple?
He shouldn't be!
Victor Tu replied with certainty, "I investigated him before we took action—he should be an ascender from the lower world!"
"Good!" The blue-robed man nodded.
Victor Tu said excitedly, "As long as we get his secret method and offer the cave-heaven treasure to our master, maybe he'll be pleased and summon us back from this messy place!"
"That's right, we never stop hoping to return to our master's side!" The tall man sighed, his tone full of loneliness and helplessness.
Another quarter of an hour passed.
Another jade talisman arrived. After reading the message inside, Victor Tu stood up with deliberate intent. "That kid has entered the city. I'll have someone activate Whitecrest City's defensive grand array at once—make sure he can't escape!"
Ian Song passed through the city gate tunnel and strolled into Whitecrest City. This wasn’t his first time here—he’d come many times before with hunting squads to sell immortal beasts.
"Should I go straight to the City Lord's Mansion to find the Nine-Sun Sword Immortal, or wait for him to come to me?"
Ian wondered as he walked along. There were spies secretly monitoring his every move, so he knew that the moment he set foot in Whitecrest City, the Nine-Sun Sword Immortal probably got the news.
"What if that guy finds out I’ve arrived and just runs away?"
Thinking of this, he decided to head straight for the City Lord's Mansion. If Victor Tu ran, it might be impossible to find him again in over a month—the Langya Immortal World was just too vast.
According to the map gifted by the System, Whitecrest City was just a remote corner of the Langya Immortal World.
"Hm!"
Suddenly, Ian let out a soft breath, then smiled. He realized his worries were pointless—Whitecrest City's guardian grand array had already activated. Clearly, the Nine-Sun Sword Immortal wanted to trap him like a turtle in a jar.
But who was the real turtle here remained to be seen.
In a sudden blur, more than a hundred and eighty armored figures flashed down, landing on the rooftops all around and tightly surrounding Ian.
All of them wore matching armor and wielded standard weapons.
"City Lord's Mansion personal guards—apprehend the Immortal criminal! All civilians, clear out immediately!"
Someone shouted. Instantly, the rest of the people on the street scattered in panic. In the blink of an eye, the broad avenue was left with only the personal guards—and Ian.
Ian remained calm and called out toward a distant direction, "Nine-Sun Sword Immortal, you should know my strength. Why send these small fry to die?"
Ian showed no sign of panic, instead shouting toward a certain direction.
A figure flickered atop a tower hundreds of meters away—a handsome man with white hair and white robes. It was Victor Tu, the Nine-Sun Sword Immortal and lord of Whitecrest City. He stood with hands behind his back, his robes fluttering in the wind, his long hair streaming out—looking every bit the master.
"Ian Song!"
Victor Tu spoke slowly, as if his words were worth their weight in gold.
"Stop pretending to be so aloof, will you? Watching you act all mysterious is just creepy!" Ian stared at him, curling his lip in disdain.
"How dare you!"
The personal guards glared at Ian in anger.
"Bunch of idiots! Your city lord set you up to die and you don’t even know it. But I’m in a good mood today, so I’ll let you off if you run now—hurry up and get lost!"
Ian said with utter disdain. Besides, even if he captured this group of Earth Immortals, it wouldn’t be enough to help Joy evolve, so he’d already lost interest.
"How arrogant!"
"Madness!"
"Ignorant brat, let me show you our strength!"
With a roar, the City Lord’s Mansion personal guards launched their attack on Ian.
All of these guards were at least mid-stage Earth Immortal—each one could be considered a minor expert.
Too bad they ran into Ian Song.
"Heh heh heh heh heh!"
Ian waved his hand, slapping away anyone who charged at him. In an instant, the sky was full of flying bodies.
"All of you, fall back!"
Victor Tu gave a light shout, then stepped down from the air, landing on the long street a hundred meters away.
"Your biggest mistake was coming to Whitecrest City!" Victor Tu declared, his tone full of arrogant posturing.
"Bullshit!"
Ian cursed, then raised his fists and charged straight at Victor Tu.
"Hmph!"
Victor Tu snorted coldly, provoked by Ian’s fury, and met him head-on with his own fists.
Bang bang bang!
The two men's fists clashed in midair again and again, moving at blinding speed, the air exploding with each impact.
Finally!
On the 325th collision, Victor Tu was forced back.
His face looked terrible, but inside he was burning with excitement—because the stronger Ian performed, the more heaven-defying his secret method must be.
The other four Golden Immortal city lords, hidden in the shadows around the street, watched this scene and couldn’t help but sigh in awe. All of their eyes shone with excitement.
"Heh heh heh heh!"
Four figures flashed into view—they revealed themselves.
"Second Brother Tu, since we’ve tested him enough, let’s stop wasting time!" The blue-robed man said with a lazy smile, his eyes burning as he stared at Ian, making Ian uncomfortable. Unable to help himself, Ian glared back and snapped, "Dead pervert, what are you looking at? My tastes are perfectly normal. If you keep staring, I’ll gouge out your dog eyes!"
The blue-robed man’s face stiffened. He didn’t quite understand what ‘pervert’ meant, but he could tell it wasn’t anything good.
"Little thief, your doom is here!"
At that moment, a strange smile appeared on Victor Tu’s face. He activated the black talisman-seal in his hand, and instantly, space within ten li around them was locked down.
Ian was shocked to find that his immortal yuan was sealed as well—he couldn’t mobilize even half a trace of immortal power from within his body.