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242: Breakthrough, the Holy Lord of the Last Realm!”I don’t know about that. However, the Ancestor King once said that this place must never be opened unless an Immortal King is reigning over the world.

It stands to reason that the thing suppressed within must have a strong connection to an existence of the Immortal King level.”

Holy Master Lingxuan spoke. He actually didn’t understand why the Ancestor King hadn’t opened it himself, given that it could be opened during an era when an Immortal King was present.

Qin Jiang had the same doubts. If the place could be opened when an Immortal King was present, it meant that Xuanwu Immortal King believed an Immortal King could resolve the suppressed object here.

Why didn’t he resolve it personally?

”Since the time of Xuanwu Immortal King, how many other Immortal Kings have appeared?” Qin Jiang looked at Holy Master Lingxuan.

There were some powers on the continent that had once produced Immortal Kings, but it was difficult to determine the exact era of their existence.

This was because Immortal Kings could step into the past with their true bodies and withstand the backlash of the River of Time to slightly alter history.

Therefore, it was hard to ascertain the exact era in which the Immortal Kings who appeared had proven their Dao.

Only ancient powers like the Lingxuan Holy Land and the Emperor Ancestor Dynasty would have records of such events.

Holy Master Lingxuan couldn’t help but glance at Qin Jiang upon hearing this. ”Immortal Lord is joking. How could an Immortal King be achieved so easily? Since the Ancestor King ascended to heaven, no Immortal King has appeared in the world.”

Speaking of this, he raised an eyebrow slightly. ”However, there were two strange phenomena a while ago: the covering of the sky by countless stars, and the manifestation of a supreme existence.

I discussed this with a few old friends, and we speculated it might be related to the legendary Nine Luminaries Immortal King.

Coupled with the emergence of the Nine Luminaries Immortal King Ruins on the Eastern Region frontier, perhaps that venerable one is about to return.”

Qin Jiang was slightly surprised. ”Can an Immortal King return after ascending to heaven?”

The so-called Immortal King’s Ascension to Heaven was actually a secret belonging only to Immortal Kings—the reason for the ascent and where they went afterward.

No one knew, apart from the Immortal King themself.

But since ancient times, no one had ever heard of an Immortal King returning after ascending.

For no particular reason, he thought of his Potential Panel, the Gates of Hell which might appear at any time, his Azure Emperor Longevity Record, and the Mysterious Daoist who passed down the Demon Ancestor Sweeping Heaven Record.

He had once suspected that the Mysterious Daoist was the one who left the Sea Abyss behind, but that was clearly something only an Immortal King could accomplish.

And in the current era, there should be no Immortal Kings left.

A feeling that an era of chaos was approaching rose in his heart, yet he had no concrete clues.

”The Old Ancestor once said that before the Ancestor King ascended, he observed the moon alone one night and lamented that perhaps he truly wouldn’t be able to return from that journey.

If the Ancestor King’s words were true, there should be a chance to return, but there have been no recorded precedents,” Holy Master Lingxuan said.

This was also the unspoken understanding among the various powers that had produced Immortal Kings: as long as there was even a sliver of a chance for their Ancestor King to return, it was equivalent to having a Death Exemption Token in hand.

Even in the face of irreconcilable hatred, they would leave behind a Bloodline and preserve the name of the Immortal Sect.

Qin Jiang nodded slightly. He looked at the statue; if nothing else, this statue should be that of Xuanwu Immortal King.

He lowered his head and looked at the complex array patterns on the altar beneath his feet.

Since Immortal Kings were so difficult to achieve, hadn’t Xuanwu Immortal King considered this back then?

Or did he consider it, but...

Suddenly, his eyes narrowed, staring intently at the altar, as if trying to see through the concealment of the array patterns.

Unless there was a living creature beneath this altar!

The Imperial Dynasty that established its capital here back then held a Grand Sacrifice every year, so even while suppressed, the living creature beneath the altar maintained its vitality.

Moreover, this living creature posed a threat, even a fatal one, to an Immortal King!

But if they waited until the next Immortal King appeared, at least a million years would have passed, and by then, perhaps the cost wouldn’t be so great.

He looked at Holy Master Lingxuan. ”Holy Master, have the strength of the Nematode Creatures in this body of water changed?”

Holy Master Lingxuan was somewhat puzzled by the question. ”According to the sect’s records, when the Ancestor King first established the Dao Land, Saint Lord Level Nematode Creatures once appeared in this body of water.

However, they were all suppressed and killed by the Ancestor King. Later, Saint Lord Level Nematode Creatures appeared a few more times, but the occurrences became increasingly rare.

To this day, no Saint Lord Level existence has appeared for hundreds of thousands of years.”

Speaking of this, he looked outside the Azure Blue Barrier. ”However, these few might be able to achieve a Breakthrough.”

Qin Jiang looked over as well, but just as he was about to act, Holy Master Lingxuan stopped him.

”Immortal Lord does not need to act. These Nematode Creatures are unkillable below the Saint Lord Level, especially within this body of water.

However, once these Nematode Creatures reach the Saint Lord Level, they can leave this body of water, and only then can they be destroyed.”

Qin Jiang frowned slightly. ”Do you mean these Nematodes cannot be taken away from this body of water?”

He looked at the Thread Cluster in his hand. If he couldn’t take it away, it would be troublesome.

”Nematodes below the Saint Lord Level will quickly wither into dust once they leave this body of water,” Holy Master Lingxuan said.

Qin Jiang looked at the Thread Cluster in his hand, released azure light, and enveloped it using the power of the Azure Emperor Longevity Record.

Almost instantly, the Thread Cluster surged, and sharp teeth appeared on its surface, tearing at the azure light, but under Qin Jiang’s continuous infusion of power, it couldn’t bite through the azure light at all.

Holy Master Lingxuan watched the ferocious, surging Nematode, and his pupils contracted slightly. He had never seen a Nematode look like this before.

Hmm, when he returned, he should make a record of this.

With a flip of his palm, the sphere of azure light constraining the Thread Cluster was stored by Qin Jiang into a Separate Space.

Almost instantly, the Sand Scorpion King, sleeping in the Separate Space, shot out with a ’swoosh’.

It immediately jumped onto Qin Jiang’s palm, waving its front pincers as if protesting something.

Qin Jiang looked at the Sand Scorpion King with some surprise. Did it sense something? Or was it instinct?

He gently stroked the Sand Scorpion King, placed it on his shoulder, and then looked at Holy Master Lingxuan. ”Holy Master, I will be leaving now. I apologize for the trouble regarding those antiques and old objects.”

”Immortal Lord is too polite. It was merely a small effort. If you have any other needs later, please just say so,” Holy Master Lingxuan chuckled.

”Then I thank the Holy Master.”

After speaking, Qin Jiang waved his hand, separating the water outside the Azure Blue Barrier, and departed immediately.

Standing rooted to the spot, Holy Master Lingxuan looked at Qin Jiang’s retreating figure with surprise. I... I have a Teleportation Array here.

He glanced at the surrounding Nematode Creatures. Based on time calculations, it would take about a thousand years for a Saint Lord Level existence to appear.

That was a bit of a pity. Judging by Immortal Lord Qin’s appearance, he seemed interested in studying them.

It would have been excellent if he could have captured a Saint Lord Level Nematode Creature and gifted it to Immortal Lord Qin.

Shaking his head, he activated a Secret Artifact and departed.

After he left, the surrounding Nematode Creatures did not disperse as usual.

In the water filled with Nematodes, a streak of blood light appeared, and a Blood Red Nematode, only as thick as a strand of hair, burrowed into the Azure Blue Barrier.

It fell directly onto the ground and wriggled toward the base of the statue. When it got within one meter of the base, an azure blue light shone down from the Tortoise Shell in the statue’s hand.

Immediately, white smoke rose from the Blood Red Nematode’s body. Its speed increased, and it rushed directly into a crack beneath the base and vanished.

Three months later, on the road toward the Northern Border of the Eastern Region, a complex set of Concealment Array Patterns rose in a certain valley, enveloping the entire area.

Inside the valley, Qin Jiang sat cross-legged, his gaze fixed on the panel.

[Current Martial arts]

Immortal - Ten Directions Overlord Record (middle stage) (1100/240000) [99%]

Immortal - Azure Emperor Longevity Record (initial realm) (1100/80000) [95%]

[Branches]

Array Dao: Grand Sage of Array Dao (8200/100000)

Artifact Dao: Grandmaster of Crafting (4200/100000)

[Potential Points: 312521.8]

In the past few months, besides Lingxuan Immortal City, he had also thoroughly searched another Immortal City and several Divine Cities.

With the full assistance of the Lingxuan Holy Land, the efficiency was very high.

Without hesitation, he poured the Potential Points into the Ten Directions Overlord Record.

[Ten Directions Overlord Record (middle stage) (1100/240000) [99%], EXP +240000]

[Ten Directions Overlord Record (Late-Stage) (1100/480000) [99%]]

[Potential Points: 72521.8]