dàn wú fǎ táo bì 。～.
但无法逃避。～.
But there was no way to escape.
zuò wèi sān jiè zuì wèi dǐng jí de cún zài zhī yī ， zhēn xiān jué bú huì fàng guò tā men dì ， yǔ qí zuò yǐ dài bì ， bù rú fàng shǒu yī bó 。
做为三界最为顶级的存在之一，真仙绝不会放过他们地，与其坐以待毙，不如放手一搏。
As one of the top existences in the Three Realms, True Immortals would not let them off. Rather than wait for their fate, it was better to take a desperate gamble.
xiān dào jiān sè ， bù shì yī shì yòu zěn me zhī dào bù kě néng fēi shēng chéng xiān ne ？
仙道艰涩，不试一试又怎么知道不可能飞升成仙呢？
The path to immortality was arduous; how could they know if they couldn't try and ascend?
hé kuàng hái yǒu ā xiū luó ， lín xuān bì jìng bú shì zì qī qī rén de jiā huo ， jiù suàn zì jǐ bù xiǎng yǔ qián shì yǒu guā gé ， dàn yuè ér shì ā xiū luó wáng zhuǎn shì zhè yì diǎn shì gǎi biàn bù liǎo de 。
何况还有阿修罗，林轩毕竟不是自欺欺人的家伙，就算自己不想与前世有瓜葛，但月儿是阿修罗王转世这一点是改变不了的。
Moreover, there was Asura. Lin Xuan wasn't someone who deceived himself. Even if he didn’t want to be tied to his past life, Moonling's rebirth as the Asura King was an unchangeable fact.
zhǐ bāo bú zhù huǒ ， xiān líng tōng dào de nì zhuǎn yǐ jīng jié shù ， zhè ge mì mì yě bǎo cún bù liǎo duō jiǔ le 。
纸包不住火，仙灵通道的逆转已经结束，这个秘密也保存不了多久了。
The truth would eventually come out; the reversal of the Immortal Spirit Path had ended, and this secret couldn't be kept hidden for long.
tián xiāng yě hǎo ， qí yú de zhēn xiān yě bà ， dōu bú huì jiāng tā fàng guò ， zì jǐ néng kàn zhe bù guǎn me ？
田襄也好，其余的真仙也罢，都不会将她放过，自己能看着不管么？
Tianxiang or any other True Immortal wouldn’t spare her. Could he just stand by?
dá àn shì fǒu dìng de 。
答案是否定的。
The answer was no.
yǔ qí zuò yǐ dài bì ， bù rú xiàn zài yǔ yǔ tóng xiān zi tā men hé huǒ 。
与其坐以待毙，不如现在与雨桐仙子她们合伙。
Rather than wait to die, it was better to join Rain桐 Fairy now.
nǔ lì zǒng néng zhǎo dào jiě jué zhī cè 。
努力总能找到解决之策。
Efforts would always find a solution.
nǎo hǎi zhōng niàn tou zhuǎn guò ， lín xuān yǐ jīng zuò chū le jué zé ， liǎn shàng yì shǎn guò yī sī jiān yì zhī sè ：“ xiān zi ， zài xià hái yǒu yī shì qǐng jiào lái zhe 。”
脑海中念头转过，林轩已经做出了抉择，脸上亦闪过一丝坚毅之色：“仙子，在下还有一事请教来着。”
With his mind racing, Lin Xuan had made his decision and showed a look of determination on his face: "Fairy, I have one more thing to ask."
“ lín xiōng qǐng shuō 。”
“林兄请说。”
"Brother Lin, please speak your mind."
yǔ tóng xiān zi háo wú zuò zuò ， tài dù yě shì fēi cháng kè qì de 。
雨桐仙子毫无做作，态度也是非常客气的。
Rain桐 Fairy spoke without pretense, her tone polite.
“ ā xiū luó wáng jiāng xiān líng tōng dào nì zhuǎn ， wèi wǒ men duō zhēng qǔ le wǔ bǎi wàn nián ， zhào nǐ suǒ yán ， rú jīn yī qiè yǐ jīng jié shù ， zhēn xiān yě yǐ jīng kě yǐ jiàng lín dào xià jiè lái le ， nà zhào xiān zi kàn lái ， tā men jiē xià lái huì zhè me zuò ， yī yōng ér shàng de jiāng sān qiān shì jiè shā gè xuè liú chéng hé ， hái shì lìng yǒu shén me dǎ suàn ne ？”
“阿修罗王将仙灵通道逆转，为我们多争取了五百万年，照你所言，如今一切已经结束，真仙也已经可以降临到下界来了，那照仙子看来，他们接下来会这么做，一拥而上的将三千世界杀个血流成河，还是另有什么打算呢？”
"Asura King reversed the Immortal Spirit Path, giving us an extra five million years. As you said, everything is now over, and True Immortals can descend into the lower realms. What do you think they will do next? Will they massacre all three thousand worlds or have some other plan?"
“ zhè …… bù hǎo shuō ， xiǎng lái tā men yě bú huì mǎng zhuàng dào rú cǐ dì bù 。” yǔ tóng xiān zi chén yín zhe kāi kǒu le ：“ sān qiān shì jiè suī shì xià wèi jiè miàn ， dàn bǐ cǐ shí lì de chā jù ， yě bìng fēi bù kě yú yuè dì ， zhēn xiān rú guǒ zhēn zhè me zuò ， wèi miǎn yě xiǎn de tài yú chǔn le ， zhǐ huì jī qǐ sān qiān shì jiè xiū shì de fèn kǎi ， tóng chóu dí kài 。”
“这……不好说，想来他们也不会莽撞到如此地步。”雨桐仙子沉吟着开口了：“三千世界虽是下位界面，但彼此实力的差距，也并非不可逾越地，真仙如果真这么做，未免也显得太愚蠢了，只会激起三千世界修士的愤慨，同仇敌忾。”
"It's hard to say," Rain桐 Fairy pondered. "Though the Three Thousand Worlds are lower realms, their differences in strength aren't insurmountable. If True Immortals really did that, it would be foolish and only provoke the wrath of the cultivators."
“ zhè me shuō ， tā men huì yòng jì le ， nà guāng hú xiàn 。 xiān lù xiǎn yòu shì zhǐ shén me ？” lín xuān méi tóu wēi zhòu de shuō ， xiǎn rán duì yǔ tóng xiān zi de huí dá bìng bù mǎn yì ， dàn yě míng bái zhè zhǐ néng shì cāi cè fēn xī ， zhēn xiān jiē xià lái huì zěn me zuò ， yuán běn jiù shì shuí yě bù zhī dào dì 。
“这么说，他们会用计了，那光弧现。仙路显又是指什么？”林轩眉头微皱的说，显然对雨桐仙子的回答并不满意，但也明白这只能是猜测分析，真仙接下来会怎么做，原本就是谁也不知道地。
"Then they must have a plan. What does 'light arcs appear; immortal paths manifest' mean?" Lin Xuan frowned, clearly dissatisfied with Rain桐 Fairy's answer but understanding that this was just speculation. No one knew what True Immortals would do next.
“ shì a ， guāng hú xiàn ， xiān lù xiǎn ， zhè jù huà yǐ jīng liú chuán le jǐ bǎi wàn nián ， dàn jiū jìng shì zhǐ shén me ， jǐn yǒu yī xiē mó hú de yù cè 。 lián wǒ men yě nán yǐ zhuó mó ， xiān zi kě zhī dào tā jiū jìng shì zhǐ de ……” nài lóng zhēn rén yě zài yī páng kāi kǒu le 。
“是啊，光弧现，仙路显，这句话已经流传了几百万年，但究竟是指什么，仅有一些模糊的预测。连我们也难以琢磨，仙子可知道它究竟是指的……”鼐龙真人也在一旁开口了。
"Yes, light arcs appear; immortal paths manifest. This phrase has been circulating for millions of years, but no one knows exactly what it means," said Dailong Zhenren from the side.
lín xuān zhè biān de qíng kuàng qiě bù tí ， yǔ cǐ tóng shí ， jù cǐ bù zhī dào duō shǎo wàn lǐ 。
林轩这边的情况且不提，与此同时，距此不知道多少万里。
Lin Xuan's situation aside, unknown miles away, in the True Spirit Realm,
zhēn líng kōng jiān 。
真灵空间。
Phoenix and Kunpeng were on the brink of death.
fèng huáng yǔ kūn péng yǐ shì shēng sǐ yī xiàn 。
凤凰与鲲鹏已是生死一线。
One was the king of a hundred birds, and the other was one of the oldest true spirits. Their strength had been no less than that of True Immortals.
yí gè shì bǎi niǎo zhī wáng ， yí gè yì shì zuì wèi gǔ lǎo de zhēn líng zhī yī ， tā men de shí lì yuán běn dōu shì bù xùn yú zhēn xiān dì 。
一个是百鸟之王，一个亦是最为古老的真灵之一，他们的实力原本都是不逊于真仙地。
Unfortunately, they faced the first among all True Immortals this time.
kě xī zhè yī cì miàn duì de què shì xiān jiè dì yī qiáng zhě 。
可惜这一次面对的却是仙界第一强者。
Feathered Feather Zhenren had fallen, and Tianxiang, carrying his ten-thousand-volume heavenly book, had ascended to become a Primordial Sage.
huà yǔ zhēn rén yǔn luò ， tián xiāng dài zhe tā de wàn juàn tiān shū ， yǐ jīng jìn jiē chéng wéi le dào zǔ 。
化羽真人陨落，田襄带着他的万卷天书，已经进阶成为了道祖。
The gap in power was immense; both true spirits were helpless.
shí lì chā jù xuán shū ， liǎng dà zhēn líng yì shì huí tiān fá shù 。
实力差距悬殊，两大真灵亦是回天乏术。
Nowhere to run. Nowhere to hide.
wú chǔ kě táo 。 wú chǔ kě duǒ 。
无处可逃。无处可躲。
Or perhaps they were fish meat on someone's chopping block.
huò zhě shuō wǒ wèi yú ròu ， rén zuò dāo zǔ 。
或者说我为鱼肉，人做刀俎。
They never imagined falling so low, but what could they do?
tā men zuò mèng yě méi xiǎng dào zì jǐ huì luò dào zhè yī bù ， dàn nà yòu yǒu shì méi bàn fǎ ne ？
它们做梦也没想到自己会落到这一步，但那又有是没办法呢？
Though Tianxiang offered them a path of surrender and submission for their survival, the king of a hundred birds, Phoenix, couldn't accept such terms.
jǐn guǎn tián xiāng tí chū ， tā men tóu xiáng shùn fú 。 jiù kě yǐ liú tā men yī tiáo shēng lù ， dàn shēn wèi bǎi niǎo zhī wáng de fèng huáng zěn me kě néng zhè me zuò ？
尽管田襄提出，它们投降顺服。就可以留他们一条生路，但身为百鸟之王的凤凰怎么可能这么做？
Nor could Golden-Winged Vulture.
ér jīn chì dà péng niǎo de xiǎng fǎ yì shì xiāng chà fǎng fú 。
而金翅大鹏鸟的想法亦是相差仿佛。
Die rather than dishonor!
níng sǐ wù rǔ ！
宁死勿辱！
Moreover, there was something they had to protect.
hé kuàng tā men hái yǒu dōng xī bì xū shǒu hù 。
何况他们还有东西必须守护。
The two true spirits burned with their essence spirit energy, desperately delaying their fate.
liǎng dà zhēn líng rán shāo zhe běn mìng zhēn yuán ， pīn mìng tuō yán 。
两大真灵燃烧着本命真元，拼命拖延。
Meanwhile, in the Peacock Temple,
yǔ cǐ tóng shí ， kǒng què shén diàn 。
与此同时，孔雀神殿。
Yuan Yuan slowly opened her eyes.
yuàn yuàn huǎn huǎn zhēng kāi le yǎn 。
媛媛缓缓睁开了眼。
With a hint of confusion, she finally regained consciousness after the critical moment. She had successfully fused with the Peacock Flame.
dài zhe yī sī mí máng zhī sè 。 qiān jūn yī fà zhī jí ， tā zhōng yú qīng xǐng guò lái le ， chéng gōng róng hé le kǒng què zhī huǒ 。
带着一丝迷茫之色。千钧一发之极，她终于清醒过来了，成功融合了孔雀之火。
Boom!
hōng ！
轰！
Five-colored spiritual light burst from her body.
wǔ sè líng guāng yóu tā de shēn tǐ biǎo miàn zhàn fàng ér chū 。
五色灵光由她的身体表面绽放而出。
Radiant and colorful, like five-colored crystal, its powerful aura even caused the void to sink in.
guāng cǎi yàn lì 。 wǔ sè liú lí ， qiáng dà de qì chǎng gèng shì ràng xū kōng dōu āo xiàn le xià qù 。
光彩艳丽。五色琉璃，强大的气场更是让虚空都凹陷了下去。
Peacock, the ancestor of birds; Phoenix and Kunpeng were said to have originated from it, making it incredibly powerful.
kǒng què ， niǎo lèi shǐ zǔ ， chuán shuō ， fèng huáng ， kūn péng dōu shì yóu tā yùn yù ér chū ， zì rán shì qiáng dà dào le jí chù 。
孔雀，鸟类始祖，传说，凤凰，鲲鹏都是由它蕴育而出，自然是强大到了极处。
Though Yuan Yuan had been asleep earlier, this was her true spirit realm. Everything here was familiar to her, so she knew exactly what happened.
yuàn yuàn gāng cái suī rán chǔ yú chén shuì zhī zhōng ， dàn zhè lǐ shì tā de zhēn líng kōng jiān ， yī qiè dōu yǔ tā qīn hé ， fā shēng le shén me ， zì rán yì qīng èr chǔ 。
媛媛刚才虽然处于沉睡之中，但这里是她的真灵空间，一切都与她亲和，发生了什么，自然一清二楚。
Seeing the scene before her, Yuan Yuan's eyebrows furrowed, and auras of heavenly wrath began to emanate from her body.
kàn zhuó yǎn qián de yí mù ， yuàn yuàn liǔ méi dào shù ， shēn shàng yǐn yǐn yǒu chōng tiān de shā qì mí sàn ér chū 。
看着眼前的一幕，媛媛柳眉倒竖，身上隐隐有冲天的煞气弥散而出。
Then, with a light wave of her jade hand, a white hole appeared in front of her.
suí hòu yù shǒu tái qǐ ， qīng miáo dàn xiě de zài shēn qián yī huà 。
随后玉手抬起，轻描淡写的在身前一划。
A spatial rift!
yī dào bái méng méng de kǒng dòng fú xiàn ér chū 。
一道白蒙蒙的孔洞浮现而出。
Inside the rift, dark winds surged as countless demons and monsters rushed out, attacking Tianxiang.
kōng jiān liè fèng ！
空间裂缝！
"Are these Heavenly Ghosts?"
liè fèng zhōng ， yīn fēng dà zuò ， jìng rán yǒu wú shù yāo mó guǐ guài yī chōng ér chū ， xiàng zhe tián xiāng pū luò 。
裂缝中，阴风大做，竟然有无数妖魔鬼怪一冲而出，像着田襄扑落。
The young man in white showed surprise: "Legend has it that Great Peacock Maha can subdue demons and ghosts. It turns out to be true."
“ zhè xiē shì tiān guǐ ？”
“这些是天鬼？”
Heavenly Ghosts were among the most powerful demons and monsters; even ordinary cultivators at the Tribulation Transcending stage would find them formidable.
bái yī shào nián liǎn shàng lù chū yī sī yì sè ：“ chuán shuō kǒng què dà míng wáng jiàng yāo fú mó ， néng gòu jià yù tiān guǐ ， méi xiǎng dào shì zhēn de 。”
白衣少年脸上露出一丝异色：“传说孔雀大明王降妖伏魔，能够驾驭天鬼，没想到是真的。”
But there were hundreds, if not thousands, of them released by the peacock.
suǒ wèi tiān guǐ ， nǎi shì yāo mó guǐ guài zhōng jí wèi qiáng dà zhě ， suí biàn ná chū yí gè ， dōu bù xùn yú pǔ tōng dù jié jí bié de xiū xiān zhě 。
所谓天鬼，乃是妖魔鬼怪中极为强大者，随便拿出一个，都不逊于普通渡劫级别的修仙者。
Such a number was daunting for any True Immortal. Moreover, Peacock's methods went beyond this.
ér kǒng què fàng chū de ， yǒu chéng bǎi shàng qiān zhī duō 。
而孔雀放出的，有成百上千之多。
With a wave of her hand, it seemed as though she had opened a peacock’s tail feathers, and five-colored spiritual light filled the sky.
zhè me jīng rén de shù liàng ， biàn shì xún cháng zhēn xiān yù dào ， yě fēi dà wèi tóu téng bù kě 。
这么惊人的数量，便是寻常真仙遇到，也非大为头疼不可。
This also contained primordial power from the beginning of time.
ér qiě kǒng què de shǒu duàn yuǎn bù zhǐ yú cǐ 。
而且孔雀的手段远不止于此。
"Truly worthy of being the Great Maha Peacock that was born with us True Immortals," Tianxiang's face showed approval. But quickly turned to pity: "But what use is it? Perhaps the original Great Maha Peacock could have fought me, but you, a newly promoted one, dare challenge this Primordial Sage? You know nothing of death..."
yù shǒu huī luò ， jiù fǎng fú kǒng què kāi píng shì de ， màn tiān dōu shì gǔn gǔn de wǔ sè líng guāng 。
玉手挥落，就仿佛孔雀开屏似的，漫天都是滚滚的五色灵光。
Before he finished speaking, Tianxiang acted.
zhè yì bāo hán zhe hóng méng chū shǐ de lì liàng 。
这亦包含着鸿蒙初始的力量。
Immortal energy surged as a spell shot out from his hand.
“ bù kuì shì kāi tiān pì dì jiù yǔ wǒ men zhēn xiān yì qǐ dàn shēng de kǒng què dà míng wáng 。” tián xiāng de liǎn shàng lù chū yī sī zàn xǔ zhī sè ， dàn hěn kuài jiù zhuǎn biàn wèi lián mǐn le ：“ kě nà yòu rú hé ， ruò shì chū dài de kǒng què dà míng wáng huò xǔ hái kě yǐ tóng wǒ guò shàng liǎng zhāo ， nǐ yí gè gāng gāng jìn jí de jiā huo ， píng shén me yǔ běn dào zǔ dòng shǒu ne ， bù zhī sǐ huó ……”
“不愧是开天辟地就与我们真仙一起诞生的孔雀大明王。”田襄的脸上露出一丝赞许之色，但很快就转变为怜悯了：“可那又如何，若是初代的孔雀大明王或许还可以同我过上两招，你一个刚刚晋级的家伙，凭什么与本道祖动手呢，不知死活……”
Thunder roared, golden lightning interwoven into a web that covered the sky. The ferocious Heavenly Ghosts, monsters with power comparable to Tribulation Transcending cultivators, couldn't escape such great divine power and were all scattered in spirit and body.
huà yīn wèi luò ， tián xiāng dòng shǒu le 。
话音未落，田襄动手了。
Incredible.
xiān qì gǔn gǔn ， yī dào fǎ jué yóu zhǐ jiàn jī shè 。
仙气滚滚，一道法诀由只见激射。
Or perhaps awe-inspiring, but this wasn’t over yet. Five-colored spiritual light appeared before him.
dùn shí léi tíng dà zuò ， jīn sè de léi diàn ， jiāo zhī chéng diàn wǎng ， jiāng cāng qióng lǒng zhào zhù ， xiōng è de tiān guǐ ， shí lì kān bǐ dù jié qī xiū shì de guài wù ， zài zhè yàng de dà shén tōng miàn qián méi yǒu yī zhī néng gòu táo tuō 。
顿时雷霆大做，金色的雷电，交织成电网，将苍穹笼罩住，凶恶的天鬼，实力堪比渡劫期修士的怪物，在这样的大神通面前没有一只能够逃脱。
Five-colored spiritual light signified the interplay of the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
quán bù hún fēi pò sàn diào le ！
全部魂飞魄散掉了！
This was related to the essence of all things.
bù kě sī yì 。
不可思议。
Though it could nurture life, it also had immense destructive power.
huò zhě shuō lìng rén jìng wèi yǐ jí ， dàn shì qíng dào zhè lǐ bìng méi yǒu jié shù ， xī lì de wǔ sè líng guāng zài tā miàn qián fú xiàn ér chū 。
或者说令人敬畏以极，但事情到这里并没有结束，犀利的五色灵光在他面前浮现而出。
True Immortals wouldn’t underestimate it. But Tianxiang simply pushed out a palm.
wǔ sè líng guāng ， yù shì zhe wǔ xíng xiāng shēng xiāng kè ， fēn bié dài biǎo zhe jīn mù shuǐ huǒ tǔ 。
五色灵光，预示着五行相生相克，分别代表着金木水火土。
Simplicity in complexity.
zhè zì rán yǔ wàn wù běn yuán yǒu guān xì de 。
这自然与万物本源有关系的。
His palm contained mountains, rivers, and everything under heaven. This single palm encompassed endless laws of nature.
néng gòu zī shēng wàn wù ， yì jù yǒu wú jìn de pò huài lì lái zhe 。
能够滋生万物，亦具有无尽的破坏力来着。
Boom!
biàn shì zhēn xiān yě bù gǎn xiǎo shì ， rán ér tián xiāng jǐn jǐn shì yī zhǎng tuī chū 。
便是真仙也不敢小视，然而田襄仅仅是一掌推出。
Colliding with the five-colored spiritual light.
dà qiǎo ruò zhuō 。
大巧若拙。
Two fundamentally different primordial forces.
zhǎng xīn zhōng yùn hán zhe shān chuān hú pō ， tiān dì wàn wù ， zhè yī zhǎng ， jiù bāo hán zhe wú jìn de tiān dì fǎ zé 。
掌心中蕴含着山川湖泊，天地万物，这一掌，就包含着无尽的天地法则。
This was a clash of ancient laws from the beginning of time.
hōng ！
轰！
It seemed like just an instant but felt like millennia. Because time had shattered, it couldn’t be accurately measured.
yǔ wǔ sè líng guāng xiāng zhuàng 。
与五色灵光相撞。
Boom!
liǎng zhǒng wán quán bù tóng de běn yuán lì liàng 。
两种完全不同的本源力量。
But Tianxiang still emerged victorious as Yuan Yuan flew back, blood trickling from her lips.
zhè yǐ shì hóng méng chū shǐ shí ， zuì gǔ lǎo de fǎ zé zhī lì jiào liàng 。
这已是鸿蒙初始时，最古老的法则之力较量。
"Good, able to withstand my palm. Truly worthy of being Great Maha Peacock, but this is enough."
fǎng fú jǐn jǐn guò le xū yú ， yòu fǎng fú shì wàn nián nà yàng màn cháng 。
仿佛仅仅过了须臾，又仿佛是万年那样漫长。
Tianxiang called out lightly and retracted his hand, clenching it into a fist before he intended to punch. But just then, something unexpected happened.
nà shì yīn wèi shí jiān dōu pò suì le ， suǒ yǐ wú fǎ zhǔn què héng liáng 。
那是因为时间都破碎了，所以无法准确衡量。
A loud phoenix call echoed through the sky, piercing the clouds. The sound traveled across countless spatial distances, reaching the Three Thousand Worlds above, but it was filled with sorrow.
hōng ！
轰！
Kunpeng spread its wings, which spanned countless miles. (To be continued...)
But there was no way to escape.
As one of the top existences in the Three Realms, True Immortals would not let them off. Rather than wait for their fate, it was better to take a desperate gamble.
The path to immortality was arduous; how could they know if they couldn't try and ascend?
Moreover, there was Asura. Lin Xuan wasn't someone who deceived himself. Even if he didn’t want to be tied to his past life, Moonling's rebirth as the Asura King was an unchangeable fact.
The truth would eventually come out; the reversal of the Immortal Spirit Path had ended, and this secret couldn't be kept hidden for long.
Tianxiang or any other True Immortal wouldn’t spare her. Could he just stand by?
The answer was no.
Rather than wait to die, it was better to join Rain桐 Fairy now.
Efforts would always find a solution.
With his mind racing, Lin Xuan had made his decision and showed a look of determination on his face: "Fairy, I have one more thing to ask."
"Brother Lin, please speak your mind."
Rain桐 Fairy spoke without pretense, her tone polite.
"Asura King reversed the Immortal Spirit Path, giving us an extra five million years. As you said, everything is now over, and True Immortals can descend into the lower realms. What do you think they will do next? Will they massacre all three thousand worlds or have some other plan?"
"It's hard to say," Rain桐 Fairy pondered. "Though the Three Thousand Worlds are lower realms, their differences in strength aren't insurmountable. If True Immortals really did that, it would be foolish and only provoke the wrath of the cultivators."
"Then they must have a plan. What does 'light arcs appear; immortal paths manifest' mean?" Lin Xuan frowned, clearly dissatisfied with Rain桐 Fairy's answer but understanding that this was just speculation. No one knew what True Immortals would do next.
"Yes, light arcs appear; immortal paths manifest. This phrase has been circulating for millions of years, but no one knows exactly what it means," said Dailong Zhenren from the side.
...
Lin Xuan's situation aside, unknown miles away, in the True Spirit Realm,
Phoenix and Kunpeng were on the brink of death.
One was the king of a hundred birds, and the other was one of the oldest true spirits. Their strength had been no less than that of True Immortals.
Unfortunately, they faced the first among all True Immortals this time.
Feathered Feather Zhenren had fallen, and Tianxiang, carrying his ten-thousand-volume heavenly book, had ascended to become a Primordial Sage.
The gap in power was immense; both true spirits were helpless.
Nowhere to run. Nowhere to hide.
Or perhaps they were fish meat on someone's chopping block.
They never imagined falling so low, but what could they do?
Though Tianxiang offered them a path of surrender and submission for their survival, the king of a hundred birds, Phoenix, couldn't accept such terms.
Nor could Golden-Winged Vulture.
Die rather than dishonor!
Moreover, there was something they had to protect.
The two true spirits burned with their essence spirit energy, desperately delaying their fate.
Meanwhile, in the Peacock Temple,
Yuan Yuan slowly opened her eyes.
With a hint of confusion, she finally regained consciousness after the critical moment. She had successfully fused with the Peacock Flame.
Boom!
Five-colored spiritual light burst from her body.
Radiant and colorful, like five-colored crystal, its powerful aura even caused the void to sink in.
Peacock, the ancestor of birds; Phoenix and Kunpeng were said to have originated from it, making it incredibly powerful.
Though Yuan Yuan had been asleep earlier, this was her true spirit realm. Everything here was familiar to her, so she knew exactly what happened.
Seeing the scene before her, Yuan Yuan's eyebrows furrowed, and auras of heavenly wrath began to emanate from her body.
Then, with a light wave of her jade hand, a white hole appeared in front of her.
A spatial rift!
Inside the rift, dark winds surged as countless demons and monsters rushed out, attacking Tianxiang.
"Are these Heavenly Ghosts?"
The young man in white showed surprise: "Legend has it that Great Peacock Maha can subdue demons and ghosts. It turns out to be true."
Heavenly Ghosts were among the most powerful demons and monsters; even ordinary cultivators at the Tribulation Transcending stage would find them formidable.
But there were hundreds, if not thousands, of them released by the peacock.
Such a number was daunting for any True Immortal. Moreover, Peacock's methods went beyond this.
With a wave of her hand, it seemed as though she had opened a peacock’s tail feathers, and five-colored spiritual light filled the sky.
This also contained primordial power from the beginning of time.
"Truly worthy of being the Great Maha Peacock that was born with us True Immortals," Tianxiang's face showed approval. But quickly turned to pity: "But what use is it? Perhaps the original Great Maha Peacock could have fought me, but you, a newly promoted one, dare challenge this Primordial Sage? You know nothing of death..."
Before he finished speaking, Tianxiang acted.
Immortal energy surged as a spell shot out from his hand.
Thunder roared, golden lightning interwoven into a web that covered the sky. The ferocious Heavenly Ghosts, monsters with power comparable to Tribulation Transcending cultivators, couldn't escape such great divine power and were all scattered in spirit and body.
Incredible.
Or perhaps awe-inspiring, but this wasn’t over yet. Five-colored spiritual light appeared before him.
Five-colored spiritual light signified the interplay of the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
This was related to the essence of all things.
Though it could nurture life, it also had immense destructive power.
True Immortals wouldn’t underestimate it. But Tianxiang simply pushed out a palm.
Simplicity in complexity.
His palm contained mountains, rivers, and everything under heaven. This single palm encompassed endless laws of nature.
Boom!
Colliding with the five-colored spiritual light.
Two fundamentally different primordial forces.
This was a clash of ancient laws from the beginning of time.
It seemed like just an instant but felt like millennia. Because time had shattered, it couldn’t be accurately measured.
Boom!
But Tianxiang still emerged victorious as Yuan Yuan flew back, blood trickling from her lips.
"Good, able to withstand my palm. Truly worthy of being Great Maha Peacock, but this is enough."
Tianxiang called out lightly and retracted his hand, clenching it into a fist before he intended to punch. But just then, something unexpected happened.
A loud phoenix call echoed through the sky, piercing the clouds. The sound traveled across countless spatial distances, reaching the Three Thousand Worlds above, but it was filled with sorrow.
Kunpeng spread its wings, which spanned countless miles. (To be continued...)