I Can Accumulate Proficiency, Starting from Alchemy - Chapter 1160

Chapter 1160: Chapter 477: Imperial Court Turmoil, Great Dreams to Illusions_2 Chapter 1160: Chapter 477: Imperial Court Turmoil, Great Dreams to Illusions_2 “`
But the Nascent Soul cultivator before him, no, to be more precise, the peculiar aura deeply hidden within this Nascent Soul cultivator, managed to escape the Chaos Star’s Bind. How could he not be shocked?

With a flip of his hand, golden Divine Force surged like the tides, completely surrounding the self-destructing Nascent Soul. A dull sound, like thunder, emanated from the golden light, as Han Yi used the Divine Force as a bond to observe the Nascent Soul’s changes following its evil self-destruction.

At the same time, with a light flick of his finger, his fingertip’s light, sharp like a sword, severed the last of the Evil Reversal that had managed to flee a distance.

Suddenly, he absorbed all the golden light into his body and shook his head.

After the Nascent Soul cultivator’s self-destruction, everything, whether it was flesh and blood or Divine Soul Fragments, Mana Spirit Treasures, and so on, all vanished into thin air, ultimately disappearing.

Soon after, a realisation dawned within Han Yi.

He had a rough idea of the reason behind the Evil Reversal’s strange mutation.

It was due to the degree of contamination by the Inverse Tao Aura on cultivators, which had become more intense than what he initially encountered in Emperor Cliff Heaven, much more thorough.

Back in the Emperor Cliff Heaven Realm, the contamination by the Inverse Tao was only beginning. The strange cultivators Han Yi saw were in an initial state, where the Inverse Tao Aura had not fully integrated into the cultivator’s body, leading to stiffness, making them like puppets.

The surviving Evil Reversal, in a sense, had become a new race, the result of the fusion between the aura of Tao Contrarians and the Immortal cultivators, evolving into a new species.

The fact that there was no appearance of an Inverse Tao Crystal after these cultivators’ deaths is the best proof.

Considering the Inverse Tao Crystal as the crystallization of Inverse Tao Aura, its appearance in Emperor Cliff Heaven before indicated it had not integrated into the cultivator’s body. The absence of the Inverse Tao Crystal after these deaths now signifies complete integration, which allowed the Evil Reversal to become a new species.

On the other hand, the Spirit Transformation cultivator who had escaped the binding was visibly agitated and made a respectful bow to Han Yi, saying, “Lu Feishu of Bright Intent Sect thanks the True Immortal for his rescue.”

Han Yi motioned him over with a wave of his hand–he needed to inquire about the situation in the nearby region.

Lu Feishu respectfully flew towards Han Yi. He was not worried; if the True Immortal wished him harm, he could easily annihilate him, all the more so, not just one True Immortal, but as many as three.

“Lu Feishu pays his respects to the True Immortal.”

Han Yi nodded and asked, “What is the current situation in Taipu Immortal Territory?”

Noticing Lu Feishu’s confusion, Han Yi explained, “We are True Immortals from the Age Candle Immortal Court. We have come here to eradicate the Evil Reversal from within the Imperial Court’s jurisdiction.”

Lu Feishu’s expression cleared. Over the years, he had encountered cultivators from that ancient immortal court in the north, but most of them were below the level of a True Immortal. This was his first time meeting a True Immortal.

He respectfully explained, “Immortal Envoy, this place is the Taipu Immortal Territory, the Ancient Ink Plain. If you head eastward, thirty thousand li away, you will find Ancient Ink Immortal City. However, that large Immortal City is now occupied by the Evil Reversal.”

“Heading south leads to the Tailun Mountain Range, where the Evil Reversal also hide.”

“Eastward is Great Dream Immortal City, which is also an Immortal City. Within it, a Peak Golden Immortal from the Imperial Court, the Great Dream Golden Immortal, holds power. Great Dream Immortal City is also the core Immortal City of the northern region of Taipu Immortal Territory.”

“Beyond the Tailun Mountain Range and further south is the central core of Taipu Immortal Territory, Taipu Immortal City, where Taipu Immortal Monarch presides.”

Upon reaching this point, Lu Feishu’s face took on a worried look.

“However.”

“Not long ago I heard that Taipu Immortal City had a major battle, the Immortal Monarch was seriously injured, thankfully, they activated a high-level Immortal Array and finally fended off the Evil Reversal.”

Hearing this, Han Yi’s pupils suddenly constricted.

He suddenly remembered, several months ago in the Original Art Field, the Original Art Immortal Monarch mentioned the Imperial Court with evident concern.

Now it seemed, although the Imperial Court was established and had developed over ten years, it had still not eradicated the Evil Reversal. Instead, the situation had become even more perilous.

Actually.

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On their way, Li Zhengyang also mentioned to Han Yi the perils of the Emperor Cliff Immortal Court. Among them, a particularly noteworthy point was that ever since this Immortal Court was established, neither the Ancestor nor the Immortal Venerate, in their true forms, had ever appeared. They occasionally showed their faces, but only in the form of a divine thought projection, and even then, it was only within the confines of the Immortal Court and never outside.

As for the reason, no one knew.

Originally, there were eighteen Immortal Domains under the Daluo Immortal Court, with the Emperor’s Court occupying seven. In each Immortal Domain, there now sat an Immortal Monarch. The fact that Taipu Immortal Monarch had been seriously injured and no other Immortal Monarchs had come to aid signified that the situation in the other domains was likewise dire.

A moment later, Han Yi waved his hand lightly, signaling Lu Feishu to leave, and asked Li Zhengyang and the others, “Where should we go next? Do you have any suggestions?”

Li Zhengyang responded, “We can’t keep heading south; the east is the way to go. Taipu Immortal City is too dangerous–even an Immortal Monarch has been gravely wounded there. Taipu Immortal City might fall to the Evil Reversal at any moment.”

Speaking of Taipu Immortal City, Li Zhengyang’s expression turned equally grave. Although he was aware that the situation in the Emperor’s Court was unfavorable, the blockage in space had left him cut off for the past decade, unable to receive any news. Thus, he was not as well-informed as before and didn’t yet know about Taipu Immortal Monarch’s grave injuries. Had he known, he would have suggested entering the Emperor’s Court from another domain.

“Great Dream Immortal City to the east has a Peak Golden Immortal in residence. Plus, according to what that Spirit Transformation stage cultivator just said, it has not been overrun, indicating the nearby Evil Reversal entities are not strong. It’s suitable for us,” said Li Zhengyang.

Yang Jiu Huan agreed, “Agreed. The Evil Reversal entities are cunning and powerful. We must act with caution. Great Dream Immortal City is not far from the territory of Age Candle Immortal Court. If the city were to fall, we could still flee back there.”

Han Yi nodded; he had also intended to head for Great Dream Immortal City to the east. After all, this city was not far from the boundary between two Immortal Courts, so they could retreat back to the Age Candle Immortal Court’s territory if the city were breached.

According to the information provided by Li Zhengyang, these Evil Reversal entities had only appeared within the original territories of the Yuan Daluo Immortal Court and had never ventured into other courts.

Han Yi conjectured that this must be due to the Tao Contrarians’ descent, when the Ancestors of the Age Candle, Lingxiao, and Donghuang domains intervened, enveloping the Immortal Courts in great mana to block the Inverse Tao Aura.

After the fall of Void Ancient and the departure of the Tao Contrarians, lacking a source, the Inverse Tao Aura only contaminated the territory of the Daluo Immortal Court and struggled to spread to other regions.

Having determined the direction and plan, the three of them used Immortal escape to head east. Along the way, they encountered several low-level cultivators battling Evil Reversal entities, with the strongest being at the Nascent Soul stage. The trio did not interfere and simply bypassed them.

In less than half an hour, the three arrived at Great Dream Immortal City. The Immortal Array of this large city was in operation, its myriad rays of rainbow light filling the high sky, spreading in all directions, dreamlike and illusory.

At a distance of ten miles from the Immortal City, they were stopped by an Immortal descending before them. After a brief exchange, the True Immortal, still on alert, took out an Immortal Lamp and shone it upon Han Yi and his companions. Seeing no reaction from the lamp, the True Immortal breathed a sigh of relief.

“Fellow Daoists from the Age Candle Immortal Court, please understand, this is an Evil-detecting Immortal Lamp. It can identify Evil Reversal entities of True Immortal level and above.”

Han Yi looked at the lamp, puzzled, and asked, “Do all cultivators seeking entrance to the city need to be identified by the Evil-detecting Immortal Lamp?”

The True Immortal shook his head, “Of course not. There are too many cultivators in Great Dream Immortal City; it’s not practical to screen every one of them.”

“This Evil-detecting Immortal Lamp is only for those above True Immortal level.”

“As for those below True Immortal, the Great Dream Illusion Array can differentiate them. If they come within ten miles of the city, there will be an alert.”

Han Yi understood.

At that moment,
A light radiated skyward about twenty miles from Han Yi. The light was not intense and was a deep yellow.

The True Immortal turned to look and explained calmly while holding the lantern, “It’s a Half-Immortal Evil Reversal entity.”

“The Great Dream Illusion Array is a sixth-tier Immortal Array that has been further modified. It can instantly sense and identify Evil Reversal entities below the True Immortal level. If the light is yellow, it indicates a Half-Immortal; blue for a Spirit Transformation; red for a Nascent Soul; and white for entities below the Golden Core stage.”

Han Yi and the others looked to the side and saw a Half-Immortal abruptly tear through their disguise and rush toward the city. However, in the blink of an eye, a purple light descended from the sky and obliterated the Half-Immortal Evil Reversal entity on the spot, leaving its Half-Immortal Item and all shreds of flesh to vanish into nothingness.

The True Immortal before them appeared unfazed by the event, seemingly accustomed to such occurrences. He turned back to face Han Yi and the others.

“The station of the Age Candle Immortal Court within Great Dream Immortal City is located in the Hundred Year Mountain. You can go there. If a True Immortal level Evil Reversal entity is discovered and assistance is required, the city will notify Hundred Year Mountain, and you’ll join the force to fight,” he said.

Han Yi and his companions, with a slight frown, saluted the True Immortal before heading towards Great Dream Immortal City.