Chapter 465: The Sun and Moon Illuminate Mountains and Rivers (Twenty-Four)

Ling Jiuxiao's head was still buzzing.
Bad news: the Immortal Martial Token was fake.
Good news: the Sect Master had intervened, sending him directly to the Immortal Martial Realm.
"Young Ling... the Sect Master seems rather terrifying. I originally thought the Sect Master was merely a disciple of some powerful figure in the Immortal Realm, but now it seems that's not the case."
"The Sect Master might be some powerful figure in the Immortal Realm."
The Elder was still shaken.
Ling Jiuxiao asked curiously, "Elder, you can speak now?"
The Elder replied, "I've always been able to speak, but I didn't want to attract unnecessary trouble."
Ling Jiuxiao chuckled.
"Elder, you're not a member of my Mountain and River Sect, so the Sect Master isn't your Sect Master."
"Didn't you address the Sect Master as 'Fellow Daoist'?"
The Elder: "........"
The Elder suddenly recalled the outstretched finger.
Although he didn't know the exact effect of that finger, he knew the consequences were probably not good.
"Fellow Daoist, fellow Daoist... only those on the same path are qualified."
The path of cultivation is inherently a change in the level of life. Those with higher cultivation observe those with lower cultivation as easily as a person observes an ant on the ground. No one would consider an ant as one of their own, let alone a fellow Daoist.
This is an offense.
The elder smiled bitterly. He had thought that person was too arrogant, but it turned out that he had never caught that person's eye from the beginning, and therefore had never paid him any attention.
Unbeknownst to him, he had repeatedly teetered on the brink of death.
......
Inside the Mountain and River Sect
A light blue crystal sphere appeared before Su Chen, containing a vast territory and countless living beings.
Among them was the figure of Ling Jiuxiao.
Su Chen's gaze fell on Ling Jiuxiao, a slight smile playing on his lips.
The token given to Ling Jiuxiao was fake.
But... whatever he, Su, created, if he said it was real, then it was real.
Who dared to object?
Long Jueshen, lying at the foot of the cliff, raised his head, muttering to himself, "Someone in the Immortal Realm actually dares to provoke this master! They're courting death!"
Long Jueshen then looked up at the lush, ancient tree beside him.
He felt something was off about this tree demon.
He was a reincarnated True Immortal... yet this tree demon's evolutionary speed was comparable to his own.
Long Jueshen didn't know...
At this moment, Wang Shu was also devastated.
"Could it be... that I'm not some peerless genius?"
He could sense that the 'mudfish' that often lay on the nearby rocks was cultivating at a speed no slower than his, perhaps even slightly faster.
This made Wang Shu feel utterly hopeless.
He was deeply discouraged.
............
Within the Immortal Martial Realm
Ling Jiuxiao finally gathered the Nirvana Divine Stone and the Life Divine Liquid.
"Resurrect, Elder!"
Ling Jiuxiao shouted.
Elder: "..."
Countless divine materials piled together, divine stones forged a physical body, life-giving elixir transformed into blood, and countless divine materials became part of the body.
Soon, a young figure appeared before Ling Jiuxiao.
Silver hair flowing down his shoulders, a burly physique, and an air of arrogance.
"Hahahaha, this old man has finally returned!"
"Ling boy, from now on, this old man will protect you!"
The elder laughed heartily.
Ling Jiuxiao was immediately overjoyed.
Facing the geniuses of countless worlds, even he felt immense pressure.
Among them were even beings born as saints, each their cultivation far surpassing his own.
The Elder's re-formation of his physical body meant he had gained a powerful ally.
A quasi-Emperor level ally!
"A treasure... a treasure has appeared there!"
"Could it be the manifestation of an elixir of immortality?"
"Let's go, let's go join the fun!"
"........"
Although the place Ling Jiuxiao found was secluded,
and the precautions taken were sufficient,
he still underestimated the commotion caused by the Elder's resurrection.
"Elder, should we find a place to hide and avoid the limelight for now?"
Ling Jiuxiao asked cautiously, a vague unease creeping into his heart.
The elder's eyes flashed with disdain: "Ling boy, what are you hiding?"
"Today, I'll show you what it means to be the strongest below the Great Emperor!"
Facing the powerful figures who surged forward upon noticing the commotion, the elder showed no fear.
Now, having reconstructed his physical body and regained his former peak strength, and not only that, having experienced the terror of life and death, seizing a sliver of life from the heavens, his understanding of cultivation was even greater than before.
The elder was eager to find some sparring partners.
Those who entered the Immortal Martial World were all invincible geniuses from vast worlds, equally powerful. The elder felt a resurgence of his youthful passion, eager to wage war.
Ling Jiuxiao was suspicious.
Is this old guy really reliable?
Noticing Ling Jiuxiao's distrustful gaze, the elder spoke: "Ling boy, watch closely!"
Under Ling Jiuxiao's gaze, the elder placed one hand behind his back, took a step forward, and vanished.
A prodigy from another world was instantly terrified. A silver-haired youth had appeared before him, then slapped him down.
The Great Compassion Hand!
Ling Jiuxiao watched as the Elder casually killed a Great Sage. He sighed inwardly, "Perhaps I underestimated the Elder. I didn't expect him to be so powerful!"
With a wave of his hand, he fought off numerous formidable enemies; with a flick of his wrist, he suppressed countless powerful figures. His ease and composure revealed his unparalleled brilliance!
The Elder felt pleased by the admiring look in Ling Jiuxiao's eyes.
If the tiger doesn't roar, does it really think this old man is just a decoration?
Suddenly, the Elder's eyes narrowed, and his palm instantly changed, a golden bell of light enveloping the void.
In an instant, the heavens and earth roared.
The sound of shattering objects filled the air.
"Not good, Ling boy, run!"
The Elder was sent flying backward.
At that moment, a being clad entirely in silver armor suddenly appeared in the direction he had been standing. Its silvery-white tail dragged on the ground, flailing about and causing cracks to appear in the void.
Ling Jiuxiao was startled by the sudden appearance.
"I knew you old codger was unreliable!"
Both were quasi-emperors, yet he was instantly defeated.
Ling Jiuxiao cursed inwardly, turning and leaving without looking back.
That silver being was clearly beyond his ability to contend with!
Fortunately, the silver being's gaze was not on Ling Jiuxiao.
In an instant, the elder's body was seized by the terrifying creature by the head. Looking into those lifeless pupils, the silver creature was initially confused, then seemed to realize something, its confusion turning to rage. With a casual squeeze, the elder's body turned into countless dust particles.
Ling Jiuxiao's figure seemed to have vanished completely.
No matter how the silver creature searched, it found no trace of him.