If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 1424 The Death of a Quasi-Great Luo Immortal

"In just half a day, nearly a thousand immortals have arrived, many of them great immortals!"

Grand Tutor Yu ignored him, but the young sword immortal continued talking to himself, becoming more and more excited as he spoke, "That madman actually dared to go head-to-head with a Grand Luo Immortal, he's too crazy, too powerful."

"Who are you talking about?" Grand Tutor Yu continued chewing on the dragon liver, secretly locking onto the immortal who could make him feel threatened.

"Of course it's that old devil, who else could it be?"

The young swordsman lowered his voice, a strange and mysterious expression on his face, his tone becoming even more excited.

"What 'that old devil'?" Grand Tutor Yu finally turned around and gave him a glance.

"You've come all to the Gathering of Ten Thousand Immortals, and you still don't know who she is? Grand Tutor of the Great Qin Dynasty, the Old Demon Yu!"

The young swordsman seemed to have been holding it in for a long time, and finally found someone to confide in. He moved his buttocks two feet closer to Grand Tutor Yu, his voice lower, and his expression more excited.

"Fellow Daoist, let me tell you, although Old Demon Yu is a madwoman, I really think she's incredibly fierce and imposing, the number one among our younger generation!"

Grand Tutor Yu, chewing on dragon liver, couldn't quite manage a "hehe" laugh, but the smile on his lips was undeniable. "You know her?"

"Who in the world doesn't know her? She controls the Nine Cauldrons and slays Yama with her sword. Even the Great Immortal Yin Yinzi, who was at a similar level to the Ancestor, is now dead and his soul has vanished. Tell me, isn't she awesome?"

The young swordsman spoke with great awe, gesturing wildly and excitedly.

Grand Tutor Yu laughed and said, "Indeed, it's awesome!"

"Not only is it awesome, it also makes Xuanmen cultivators afraid! Have you been to the Heavenly Court recently? Did you attend the 'Anti-Yu Old Demon Daoist Method Seminar' hosted by the Queen Mother of the West?"
I went there!
Hundreds of great immortals and tens of thousands of true immortals arrived, including several ancient Golden Immortals.

The scene, the sheer scale of it all... wow, I was there, and I was completely stunned.

He sat quietly in the last row, upright and without saying a word.

"The gathering of so many immortals demonstrates the prosperity and power of our Xuanmen sect."

The young swordsman's face showed a hint of pride, which quickly turned into a deeper sigh, "But once the immortals start talking about Old Demon Yu's curse, guess what?"

"What's wrong?" Grand Tutor Yu asked with a smile.

"Everyone fell silent, helpless." The young sword immortal sighed deeply. "I will probably never forget the atmosphere of the meeting, where even the old demon Yu was not present, yet all the immortals looked solemn."

It was so impactful, even more so than the Queen Mother of the West's Peach Banquet, and it left a deep impression on me.

That old demon silenced all the immortals single-handedly; he was truly amazing.

Unfortunately, a tall tree catches the wind, and a person's high reputation can lead to their downfall.

This time, the patriarch used the great supernatural power of the Flying Edict to convey profound messages to the Three Realms. With so many great immortals arriving, that old demon is likely in grave danger.

Grand Master Yu laughed and said, "Do you know why the Great Immortal Luding sent us to Da Geng Ridge with the Great Mystery Transmission Technique through Flying Chapters?"
You should know that Wuzhong County is located at the foot of the mountain.

The young sword immortal asked curiously, "Of course we're here to form the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, to accompany our ancestor, and to have a battle with that old demon!"

That old demon is currently at the Bohai King's Palace in Wuzhong County, so we've traveled thousands of miles to Dayu Ridge.

Grand Master Yu said, “What I mean is, Wuzhong County is so close to Dayu Ridge, yet there are so many immortals gathered here. That old demon isn’t blind or deaf.”

There wasn't even a high-grade immortal array set up on the mountain to prevent outsiders from spying on it.

"Even the Great Immortal of the Deer Cauldron is fighting that old demon to the death, how could he be so careless?"

The young swordsman paused, then said, "Now that you mention it, it does seem a bit strange. Could it be that the time was too rushed?"

Grand Tutor Yu said, "If we really want to kill a great enemy, we will definitely try to catch him off guard."

To strike unexpectedly and catch the enemy off guard, one must be cautious and never leak any information in advance.

The reach of the Flying Scroll is vast; any immortal with whom there is a causal connection may receive the message.

This was already quite inappropriate.

They've even set up their gathering place near Wuzhong County, as if they're afraid that old devil won't find it.

As far as I know, many local immortals did not receive the "Flying Edict of Mystery" and were still alarmed by the anomaly at Dayu Ridge.

The welcoming staff, however, did not seem to care.

The young swordsman asked in confusion, "If you weren't truly determined to fight that old demon, what was your ancestor planning?"

"They probably wanted to show off their numbers and scare away that old devil," said Grand Tutor Yu.

"What if we can't scare her away? I think that with that old demon's magnanimity, spirit, and demeanor, even if there were ten times more immortals, she wouldn't be able to back down."

After all, she was a madwoman who commanded nine cauldrons and dragons, stormed the Heavenly Court, and single-handedly overturned the Underworld with her sword. A look of awe returned to the young swordsman's face.

Grand Tutor Yu laughed and said, "If that old demon doesn't retreat, and the Great Immortal of the Deer Cauldron really leads us in a final battle against her, resulting in a field of corpses, rivers of blood, and the mournful cries of the immortals, what do you plan to do then?"

"Corpses littered the fields, blood flowed like rivers." The young sword immortal swallowed hard and muttered, "The Flying Chapter of Profound Mystery says that we have ten thousand immortals, and by forming the ancient Ten Thousand Immortals Grand Formation, we can easily crush that old demon."

Grand Tutor Yu said, "If we could really crush her, she would have run away. No matter how strong the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation is, it can't keep all the immortals together forever. We should wait until they are separated, then defeat them one by one, killing them until the battlefield is littered with corpses and rivers of blood are flowing."

The young sword immortal's expression changed several times. "Our ancestor is incredibly resourceful. He must have had a foolproof plan before summoning all the immortals. He certainly wouldn't let the situation develop to this point."

“That’s right! The older generation of Golden Immortals have dominated the Three Realms for tens of thousands of years, and their prestige won’t disappear immediately.”

After finishing the dragon liver, Grand Tutor Yu ate the "immortal fruit slices" as a dessert, and then drank a sip of the immortal peach wine.

"Ptooey!" She spat out the drink as soon as it entered her mouth.

"That's so disrespectful! Even if you don't use real peaches to make wine, you shouldn't use magic and ruthless techniques!"

The young swordsman asked in surprise, "Isn't this Immortal Peach Wine delicious? What do you mean by 'immortal techniques and ruthless skills'?"

Grand Tutor Yu retorted, "Can't you taste it? The pure yang immortal power inside is a fake, refined with great supernatural powers."

Who knows, one might just grab a handful of the spiritual energy of plants from the Peach Garden, mix it with the unique and wondrous energy of Xihua from West Kunlun, and create a simulated Peach Immortal Wine out of thin air.

Drinking too much is harmful to your health.

She really guessed it right.

The Heavenly Court's Immortal Peach Wine comes in two varieties. One is exclusively for the Heavenly Court's immortals. It is made from ordinary small peaches mixed with various top-grade celestial treasures. Although the peach content is low, it does contain substances that promote immortality.

There is also a method of collecting fallen leaves and gum from the flat peach tree ("products of the flat peach tree other than the flat peach") and then using special brewing techniques to "artificially create" a elixir that is exactly the same as the juice of the flat peach.

This type of peach wine is the mainstream in the celestial realm.

"No way? I can definitely taste the delicious flavor of a peach of immortality. After refining it, it will be beneficial and harmless to the immortal body!" The young sword immortal smacked his lips a few times, looking at Grand Tutor Yu's wine cup with some envy. "Fellow Daoist, you probably haven't eaten peaches of immortality before, so you're not familiar with this taste."

Grand Master Yu's statement that it was harmful and useless was directed at celestial immortals aspiring to the Great Luo realm. Artificially created pure Yang immortal energy would pollute their energy, causing them to lose their purity. However, for ordinary immortals, who already had no hope of achieving pure Yang, artificially created pure Yang would be neither beneficial nor harmful.

After hesitating for a long time, the young sword immortal blushed slightly and asked shyly, "If you don't like the taste or are not used to it, could you give it to me? I've been practicing the Great Peeling Technique recently, which has been consuming too much of my original immortal power."

Grand Tutor Yu glanced at him and poured the wine in his cup directly into the herb garden behind the fence.

The young sword immortal felt extremely humiliated and was about to fly into a rage when she said, "Fellow Daoist, you are a virtuous and genuine immortal of the Xuanmen sect. How can I serve you leftovers?"

She pulled him up and said, "Come on, I'll take you to eat a real feast and drink real peach wine. Not only will it replenish your essence, it will also help you advance to the next level!"

"Where to?" The young swordsman followed her in a daze.

"Of course, it's the main hall! All the good stuff is inside the celestial palace."

Grand Tutor Yu led him straight to the "main hall" in the middle of the five large tile-roofed houses.

"Fellow Daoist, we are not celestial beings, we cannot disturb the great immortal's gathering!" The young man's expression changed, and he said nervously.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of everything. You just need to wait to eat and drink," said Grand Tutor Yu.

Some things don't need to be said by others; adults should have self-awareness and be self-disciplined.

For example, those who are not at least Celestial Immortals should not approach Great Immortals.

Most immortals are self-aware, so there are no guards standing at the entrance of the main hall.

When Grand Tutor Yu and the young sword immortal, both "minor earth immortals," walked over, they were met with only a few strange glances.

From the outside, it looks like a traditional brick and tile house, not much different from Liu Laosan's. But once you enter the house, the space suddenly becomes more than ten times larger, and the interior is elegant, unique, and sophisticated, exuding a low-key luxury.

Each immortal has at least one attendant, and each immortal has a table piled high with celestial treasures in front of them.

At the very head of the table, the Great Immortal Lu Ding was chatting with several Golden Immortals. “You must have also received the news that although Old Demon Yu’s Nine Turns Yellow River Formation is powerful, it has already been broken by us.”

Only nine Golden Immortals capable of manipulating the laws of the Great Dao are needed. In fact, Xuan Immortals with sufficient cultivation will also suffice.

The key lies in the nine immortals who have mastered the power of the Great Dao, forming a reverse nine-palace formation.

The reverse nine palaces are used to decipher the orthodox nine palaces of the Yellow River.

Even without considering the Hunyuan Golden Bucket, the fundamental principle of the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation is nothing more than a 'Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams Mixed Formation'.

The Nine Palaces and the Eight Trigrams are perfectly combined into one, and the formation can change back and forth between the Nine Palaces and the Eight Trigrams, making the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation very difficult to break.

However, precisely because the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams complement each other, once the Nine Palaces are broken, the Eight Trigrams cannot function, and the Immortal Array immediately disintegrates.

To boost the confidence of the immortals, Lu Dingxian not only presented them with the "Ten Thousand Immortals Diagram" to break the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, but also explained the principles behind it in detail.

Some principles are openly stated in the hall, while the core secrets are transmitted from heart to heart through esoteric methods.

"In short, I will be responsible for restraining Old Demon Yu. You just need to follow the array diagram I give you to break the Nine Turns Yellow River Array."

"While the entire process may not be foolproof, at least while I'm still here, the risks you face are zero," Lu Dingxian said with a sigh.

"Grandmaster Uncle, are you dealing with Old Demon Yu all by yourself? What about Master Fuqiu and the others?" asked Hu Zhenjun of the Shenxiao Sect.

Lu Dingxian looked slightly uneasy. "Fuqiu Gong has many concerns. He wants to wait until we break the Nine Turns Yellow River Formation before he can deliver a fatal blow to Yu Laomo."

Actually, we don't necessarily have to kill Old Demon Yu tomorrow.

Having broken the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, she sensed the unfavorable situation and might admit defeat and retreat.

Even if we can't break the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, we can still retreat calmly.

"Do you see that?" Grand Tutor Yu pointed to the Deer Cauldron Immortal on the main seat and said, "Now let's go over and greet the Ancestor. The Ancestor will definitely be surprised and ask who we are and what we're doing here."

You state your name, and I'll handle the rest.

With just one sentence, I can make everyone in the room look at us in a completely new light.

Then you can enjoy as much of the Immortal Peach Wine as you like.

The young swordsman asked curiously, "What do you want to say?"

Grand Tutor Yu smiled mysteriously and said, "Naturally, it is related to the purpose of the gathering of immortals at Da Geng Ridge."

The young swordsman was still somewhat hesitant.

Grand Tutor Yu pulled him straight to the main seat, and as they walked, he transmitted his voice, saying, "No matter what, it is not wrong for a junior like you to kowtow and pay respects to the ancestor."

That makes perfect sense.

The young swordsman had previously considered entering the palace to pay his respects to the Deer Cauldron Immortal.

"You're not a thief, don't panic, show the composure of a true immortal of the Xuanmen." Grand Tutor Yu released his hand.

The young swordsman tried his best to calm himself, but his expression remained tense, his body stiff, and his eyes darting around.

He looks suspicious and doesn't seem like a good person.

Compared to him, Grand Tutor Yu was much more composed and natural. She even quietly lagged behind by half a step, as if he had been led in by the young sword immortal.

The two men's behavior was not unusual, but as they approached the main seat, it still attracted the attention of many powerful figures.

All the great immortals were immediately drawn to the most eye-catching young sword immortal, and they all frowned and stared at him.

"Jingming, what are you doing here?" A celestial being recognized him.

This low shout immediately dispelled the vigilance in the hearts of Lu Dingxian and the others.

“Junior Jingming, I studied Taoism under Uncle-Master Sanye of Maoshan and belong to the lineage of Grandmaster Ye Jiutian. I have come in to pay my respects to the Grandmaster.”

The young swordsman had arrived before the Deer Cauldron Immortal. Unable to answer the call of the great immortal, he could only bite the bullet and, according to the previous plan, honestly state his name and origin, and then respectfully bow down.

Lu Dingxian nodded slightly, his expression kind, and said, "Jingming, is there something you need to see me about?"

The young swordsman secretly glanced at the Taoist priest beside him out of the corner of his eye, watching how the Taoist priest would startle everyone with his words.

"Shorty, look who I am!" Grand Tutor Yu's words were indeed astonishing.

As she shouted, she instantly transformed back to her original form, and her clever sword flashed out like lightning.

This is the "Deer Cauldron Immortal's Method of Suddenly Launching an Attack," and now she's launching a sudden attack!
"Ah, Yu—" Lu Dingxian only had time to exclaim half a sentence before the sword light arrived in front of him.

However, he remained calm despite his shock and immediately unleashed the strongest power of a quasi-Great Luo Immortal—transforming his body into the Dao.

In that instant, he was the Great Dao, and the Great Dao was him. Theoretically, he could freely command the power of the Great Dao; as long as the Great Dao did not perish, he would not perish.

"Pfft~~~" The Qiaoshi Sword pierced through time and space, but did not touch the "Great Dao" of the Pangu World.

"Foolish! No Great Luo has ever been assassinated in this world. No matter how fast you are, can you be faster than a Great Luo's thought?" Lu Dingxian mocked, his great divine power about to erupt.

"Boom!" The sword energy did not touch the Great Dao, but it suddenly erupted and shattered the "Heaven and Earth" where the "Deer Cauldron Great Dao" was located.

If heaven and earth cease to exist, where will the Dao reside?
"Ah!" Lu Dingxian separated from the rules of the Great Dao and fell into the chaotic spacetime storm.

Just then, a golden light flew out from Grand Tutor Yu's sleeve, transforming into two intertwined golden dragons. The dragons' heads and tails twisted together to form a scissor, resembling a large pair of scissors.

It is the magic weapon of the Investiture of the Gods, the Golden Dragon Scissors!

"Roar~~" The golden dragon cut out the world and seized the world. The golden dragon twisted around the short body of the Deer Cauldron Immortal.

"Crack~~" The Deer Cauldron Immortal broke in two.

(End of this chapter)