Nuwa, the goddess of immortality, said that cultivating immortality does not require spiritual energ

puff!

Before the woman could finish her question, the Jade Emperor had already casually struck out with his palm.

A Golden Immortal's cultivation level is no different from an ant in front of a Quasi-Saint at the peak of perfection.

As the palm wind passed, the man and woman didn't even have time to scream before their bodies collapsed, leaving only two wisps of twisted and struggling gray-black chaotic energy remaining in the void.

Ye Li, the masked woman, and the nine-tailed celestial fox remained unmoved.

Even if you capture and interrogate two traitors at the Golden Immortal level, it's unlikely you'll uncover many valuable secrets. Annihilation is the most time-efficient and labor-saving solution.

The four did not disperse; instead, they stood still, their gazes fixed on the two wisps of chaotic energy that had not yet completely dissipated.

Sure enough, within a few breaths, the two wisps of chaotic energy seemed to be drawn by an invisible force, suddenly converging and expanding, eventually merging into a constantly writhing, changing, formless, and shapeless gray-black mass of energy.

A cold, chaotic, and malicious will emanated from the depths of the gas cloud.

Chaotic consciousness descended.

"Tell me," the Jade Emperor said calmly, even with a hint of curiosity, as he looked at the chaotic energy, "why did you go to such lengths, even resorting to your trump card, 'Spirit Transformation'... just to kill a mere mortal boy?"

He really wanted to know the answer to this question.

In his attempt to assassinate Qin Le, Chaos unleashed a previously unseen technique: the ability to transform into a celestial being and infiltrate the mortal realm. If used on the front lines, this technique would create a massive breach in the celestial defenses, causing devastating casualties.

But Chaos wasted it on an assassination attempt.

Once exposed, this method becomes difficult to use unexpectedly.

Chaos did not answer. The swirling energy churned violently, emanating a wave of mental energy mixed with anger and resentment:

"Damn it... it's you again, Fuxi, you bastard—!!"

Clearly, it has figured out who leaked its plans in advance.

"Make your move." The masked woman uttered two words coldly, her voice coming through the golden mask without the slightest emotion.

Ye Li and the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox nodded slightly.

The next moment, the four figures disappeared into the layers of array that had already been set up below.

They all have important responsibilities and cannot linger in the mortal realm. They must fight quickly and return to their respective celestial battlefields as soon as possible.

At the same time, they absolutely could not give the Chaos Consciousness the opportunity to send news of the four Quasi-Saints descending to the mortal realm back to the Heavenly Realm. Otherwise, those lurking traitors might very well take advantage of this opportunity to stir up unrest in various places.

Although the Jade Emperor started the live broadcast, he deliberately set a delay.

If this can lure out some restless traitors... then once they return to the Heavenly Realm, we can easily close the net.

"snort!"

The chaotic consciousness let out a cold sneer, and the gray-black vortex suddenly expanded, actively meeting the four figures that had entered the formation.

Although it had no specific shape, all four of them could feel a cold, venomous, and destructive gaze fixed firmly on them.

Below, the academy.

Qin Le was leaning back on a bench in the tree-lined avenue, lazily looking up at the sky.

The sky was cloudless and the sunlight was perfect.

But for some reason, he always felt... something was off about the place.

With a slight thought, a layer of silver light quietly appeared in his eyes.

The field of vision suddenly changed.

The once empty azure sky now reflected in his eyes a scene that no mortal being could ever possibly witness—

Four towering figures, like ancient divine mountains, were surrounding and attacking a constantly churning and shifting mass of gray-black smoke.

The aftershocks of the collision of Dao principles were firmly locked in by layers of formations, without any leakage, but the scene itself was already shocking enough.

Qin Le was somewhat bewildered. He knew there might be something going on up there, but he hadn't expected it to be such a large-scale event.

"Mother Nuwa," he silently asked in his heart, "Do you know... there's a fight going on in the sky?"

"I know."

Nuwa's voice rang in his mind, her tone as relaxed as if she were saying that the weather was nice today.

"What...what is that plume of black smoke?" Qin Le continued to ask, "It actually requires four big shots to gang up on it?"

He recognized the Jade Emperor and Ye Li in their true forms, and also vaguely guessed the identity of the nine-tailed woman.

The woman wearing the golden mask, however, remained completely clueless.

But this lineup alone is enough to show that the black smoke was definitely not simple.

"That was a wisp of consciousness from chaos," Nuwa answered crisply, "specifically sent to assassinate you."

"Assassinate me?!" Qin Le was truly stunned this time.

Did they pick up the wrong script?

Logically, shouldn't the villain first send his henchmen to hone his skills, and then, as the villain grows and gains fame, send stronger subordinates to hone him, so that the main villain can finally step in and be defeated after going through countless hardships?

Why is this chaos not playing by the rules?

The first assassination attempt directly targeted the main consciousness?

Not even a chance to level up?

"Are you scared yet?" Nuwa's voice was clearly tinged with laughter.

"I'm not afraid." Qin Le snapped out of his daze and laughed instead. "No matter how strong it is, can it be stronger than you?"

He already knew that the true form of Chaos was sealed away. He didn't believe that a mere wisp of consciousness could harm Nuwa within his sea of ​​consciousness—even though she was only a fragment of her soul.

There was no reason; he just believed it.

"Not bad, not bad~" Nuwa was clearly pleased with this trust, her tone becoming lighter: "Mere chaos, dares to compare itself to me?"

"Mother Nuwa." Qin Le remembered something and asked again, "Who was that masked senior...?"

He had some understanding of the Jade Emperor, Ye Li, and the Nine-Tailed Fox. But the masked woman was utterly mysterious.

"Her..." Nuwa's voice paused, a faint, almost imperceptible emotion seeming to pass through it: "Her name was Li Jiuyuan. She was one of the first humans I personally created back then."

The first humans?

Qin Le was slightly taken aback. Did that mean... now, in a sense, all humans would have to call her Ancestor?

No wonder he possesses such cultivation. To have survived since ancient times and reached the peak of Quasi-Saint realm, his experience and strength are beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

The battle above did not last long.

In fact, in Qin Le's eyes, the gray-black smoke, despite its attempts to break through the layers of arrays and suppression, was unable to do so under the combined attack of the four quasi-saints.

In a short while, it was pierced and torn apart by the dazzling chains of Dao principles, and finally let out a silent scream of unwillingness before being completely annihilated and vanished into nothingness.

From start to finish, it probably took less than a minute.

Qin Le blinked, unsure whether to judge the chaotic consciousness as too fragile or the Jade Emperor and the others as too well-prepared.

He shook his head, stopped thinking about it, and got up to buy a drink to calm his nerves.

However, just as he straightened up—

The space around him rippled slightly.

A figure clad in dark gold armor and wearing a golden mask appeared beside him without warning. A hand, covered in armor yet remarkably steady, gently rested on his shoulder.

It's Li Jiuyuan.

Before Qin Le could even react, the scene before her eyes suddenly blurred and distorted.

The next moment, he and Li Jiuyuan disappeared from their original spot and vanished into layers of void.

Above the academy, the Jade Emperor, Ye Li, and the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox witnessed this scene, yet none of them made a move, their expressions remaining calm.

"Let's go, it's time to go back," the Jade Emperor said calmly.

Ye Li and the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox nodded slightly, and the three figures faded away as if they had never appeared.

They were neither surprised nor did they interfere with Li Jiuyuan taking Qin Le away.

Both Ye Li and the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox knew Li Jiu Yuan's identity—before Chaos became the common enemy of the Three Realms, she was one of the greatest nightmares of the demon race, and one of the humans who personally defeated and buried the demon race that dominated the world.

The number of powerful demons who fell at her hands was countless.

Even though the two races have reconciled and are now fighting against foreign enemies, the blood feud and memories that have lasted for countless years cannot be easily erased.

Many demons who have survived since ancient times still feel their blood boil and their killing intent surge when they see her face.

This may be one of the reasons why she always wears a mask.