Translator: Fate Proofreader: Silavin “That isn’t possible. Master is so powerful. How could he be defeated there? This must be fake. Impossible… I don’t believe it. I’m going to look for him.” In the Celestia Holy Land, Yao Yao’s face turned pale while her eyes were red and swollen. With a soulless face, her cold and tiny hands were clutching her sleeves as she didn’t dare to believe that these rumours she heard were true. [How can my powerful master actually get killed inside the Sky Pool of Death?] Beside her, Grandma Yin Hua looked bitter and resigned as she didn’t dare to believe in these rumours too because the impression that the Immortal gave her was too deep. [How could a being with such unfathomable terror and unbending confidence be defeated like that?] However, according to the news they were hearing over the days as well as the cracked jade pendant that the Immortal left for Yao Yao, it only confirmed that all of these rumours were actually true, which left her in a more bitter state. “Yao Yao, maybe the Immortal isn’t dead. It is just a suspicion since they were all so far away from him at that time, so no one actually saw him dying there…” Grandma Yin Hua comforted Yao Yao, not wanting her to be too sad, but she wasn’t too confident in her words herself. Even though no one witnessed it with their own eyes, it still happened in front of a huge crowd, and only a blind person could not see that astonishing yet terrifying figure that day. Her words were only a fantasy that she was barely holding on to. Listening to her, Yao Yao still remained pale as she almost collapsed on the ground. “Aaahhhhh…” Then, tears began flooding out of her eyes, and like a broken pearl necklace, it couldn’t stop falling. “Master is so powerful. It’s impossible for him to die… He promised me that he won’t leave me behind…” she murmured while reminiscing the days she had spent with her master during these times. It all started when he saved her and Grandma Yin Hua from the hands of the Black Storm Gang before he accepted her as his disciple to teach her how to cultivate. After that, he even brought her through many ancient cities, divine mountains and forbidden areas… The man who was incomparably gentle to her gave her infinite warmth and peace, making her realise how wonderful this world was with its magnificent mountains and rivers, glorious light, breezy wind, snowy winter and sunny spring. [How could he be gone? Is he really going to abandon me just like this?] At this moment, she could feel her vision growing dark as she wasn’t willing to believe that all of this was real. [Why did Master still choose to head towards the Sky Pool of Death knowing how dangerous it is… Jiang Yang! He must have planned all of this! He was the one who told Master. Even though Master knew that it was a trap, he still chose to go. There must be some compelling reason… I can never forgive him!] She then became much calmer and wiped away her tears, as if she had suddenly grown up. She decided to head towards the Sky Pool of Death to find her master as she was only willing to believe the news if she saw his dead body herself. She didn’t believe that her all-powerful master would actually die there, and after listening to her decision, Grandma Yin Hua was shocked and in disbelief, but in Yao Yao’s eyes, she could see her determination. “Haa… if Immortal knows about this, he definitely wouldn’t want you to put yourself in danger…” She sighed and shook her head while realising that Yao Yao was now completely different from that little girl back then who would hide behind her when encountering bandits. Now, she had become more mature, and no one could stop her. “I support your decision. Given how well he has treated you, how could we ignore such a huge accident that happened to him?” Grandma Yin Hua’s smile became more comforting. However, even she didn’t notice that after Yao Yao made this decision, a faint pattern shaped like a peach petal glowed on her forehead before quickly disappearing, and an ethereal aura appeared on her body, as if she could ascend to the Upper Realm at any time. During this period, news about what happened in the Sky Pool of Death quickly swept through the entire Sky Domain like a storm. Countless were shocked and appalled as they couldn’t imagine such a huge incident to happen. The mysterious Immortal, who could simply destroy a mystic mountain with a wave of his hand, was suspected to have died after rushing to the Sky Pool of Death. That day, a blood light penetrated the sky and shined the land surrounding the Sky Pool of Death, accompanied by that ghastly shadow that frightened the hearts of countless cultivators erupting in a monstrous battle. In this battle, many cultivators personally witnessed that Immortal getting torn into pieces before his aura completely disappeared inside. The news was simply too frightening. The strange phenomenon in the Sky Pool of Death shook all corners of the world, triggering many forces to rush over, but now, the place was filled with a terrifying atmosphere as even the sky seemed to have turned bloody red. An Immortal was killed here, so how was it possible for any of them to do better than him? In the end, there was only the possibility of dying in a worse death. All of a sudden, they decided to quickly retreat from the Sky Pool of Death as they didn’t dare to stay here any longer. After all, even if an artifact was appearing here, they still needed to be alive to use it! Because of this, the Sky Pool of Death suddenly became a million times more terrifying than any forbidden areas! There was now a radius of ten thousand kilometres where no one dared to approach. … At the same time, in a vast mountain range with tall ancient trees, Jiang Yang wore a long shirt with a calm expression while on the road of a remote town. When hearing the news from all corners of the world, he couldn’t help but smile and said, “He really is an arrogant and idiotic man. Does he actually think he is invincible in the Lower Realm? In the end, he still ended up getting killed by me in the Sky Pool of Death…” His expression was extremely confident as if everything was under his control. In his eyes, it was only right that things should go exactly this way since he was the one who plotted against Gu Changge. [Who cares if he is all-powerful? In the end, he was still killed by the trap I left behind.] In his eyes, Gu Changge was incomparably arrogant, boasting his identity as someone from the Upper Realm while permeated with contempt and indifference for the living beings in the Lower Realm. That was why once he gave out the news that an artifact had appeared in the Sky Pool of Death. A grand artifact that would make Gu Changge be the first to rush over even if he knew that this was an obvious trap. Jiang Yang knew this kind of person very well, which was why he was so confident in his scheme. [As someone from the Upper Realm, he certainly knew how precious that item in the Sky Pool of Death is based on his knowledge. So, it is impossible for him to give it up after knowing. Even if he clearly knows it is a trap, he still will have to jump straight into it.] In short, other than Jiang Yang, anyone else who dared to simply walk into the Sky Pool of Death would only be met with death, and Gu Changge was no exception. “That Immortal actually got killed by Jiang Yang…” Behind him, Zhao Yi, who was acting as both his guard and servant. It deeply shocked her when she heard these words, causing her eyes to widen. She never expected that Jiang Yang’s few words back then was able to kill the mysterious and powerful Immortal in the Sky Pool of Death. Seeing such an unfathomable terror, she couldn’t help but tremble and feel a shiver down her spine. At the same time, her reverence inside her heart towards him sky-rocketed as his strength was simply unfathomable! The terrifying power of the Immortal was still fresh in her mind, but in the blink of an eye, he was killed in the Sky Pool of Death. Thinking about it, she couldn’t help but sigh with emotion. Even though Jiang Yang’s cultivation was no match for the Immortal, his methods were much more frightening than any other cultivator. “He is nothing but a mere Immortal.” Jiang Yang noticed her expression and smiled faintly while his words showed that Gu Changge was no longer his worry or in his mind. In his eyes, Gu Changge was already a dead man, and according to the news, even if he wasn’t dead, it wouldn’t be long until he was gone forever since the trap he left behind wasn’t something any ordinary person could resist. Before this, Gu Changge bullied and humiliated him on the account of his high cultivation level, and Jiang Yang always remembered this grudge until now. Even though he wasn’t a narrow-minded person, there were some things that needed to be avenged, especially since Gu Changge was an obstruction to his path. [It’s a shame that I couldn’t end him myself…] He shook his head before quickly dismissing the thought. During his past reincarnations, he actually encountered quite a lot of enemies like Gu Changge, but the outcome was always the same. Either they were killed by his own hands, or they would be taken care of by the many aces up his sleeves so that they no longer pose any obstacle to him. Now, it was much simpler for him to carry out his next plan. [This generation’s Successor is an extremely cautious person. Even the agreed location is so far away from the Celestia Holy Land. Just how scared is she of that so-called Immortal?] … Soon, three days later, Jiang Yang brought Zhao Yi through many mountain ranges and arrived at the agreed location. It was a valley that looked incomparably vast, and the surrounding mountains looked incomparably lofty with ancient trees and vines intertwined. In the middle of the valley, there was a jade-like blue lake. After arriving at the place, Jiang Yang couldn’t help but furrow his brows as he secretly felt a sense of danger. A being like him would have an instinct for such senses in the dark most of the time. [Will there be some kind of unforeseen event?] He quietly furrowed his brows, but this time, he brought something along with him, so it didn’t bother him that much. After experiencing many things, he was confident in dealing with any accidents. “I’m already here. You can come out now,” he said flatly while examining the mountain range in front of him. He could already sense a fluctuation in energy coming from there, so it was obvious that the person who invited him here was hiding within. Whoosh! As soon as his words came out, a series of figures appeared from all directions wearing golden armour with a glorious glow and powerful aura that exuded a murderous terror. “They are from the Upper Realm. How is this possible…” When noticing the special aura on these people, Zhao Yi couldn’t help but feel shocked as she didn’t expect Jiang Yang to meet someone from the Upper Realm by coming here. [What is his true identity?] At this moment, Jiang Yang still remained calm, as if he wasn’t surprised at all, which stunned her even more. [His origin is probably much more frightening than I could imagine.] “Where is your master?” Jiang Yang couldn’t care less about these Golden Warriors in front of him as he continued calmly, “Tell her to come meet me. After all this trouble, what’s the point of being this vigilant?” He spoke in a language from the Upper Realm, one not from this world. Fortunately, Zhao Yi’s cultivation was strong enough for her to understand what he was saying, otherwise, she would certainly be confused at this moment. “Our master is in the pavilion at the centre of the lake. Please come meet her in person.” The Golden Warrior leading the group was sizing him up thoroughly, as if he needed to be completely certain before telling him. Listening to him, Jiang Yang furrowed his brows since it was already very respectful of him to come here in person, but the other party wasn’t willing to come and welcome him at this moment, which left him dissatisfied. However, he still maintained a calm expression on the surface and didn’t expose his emotions. In his eyes, the Successor of the Mortal Palace in this life had a proudful and untamed personality, which explained why she was so reluctant to submit to him. When he thought about it, he finally understood his vague uneasy feeling just now. [Perhaps things won’t be that simple today, but I don’t mind teaching the current Successor of the Mortal Palace a lesson so that she will understand who here has the higher status and how the Mortal Palace came to be.] “I hope that she won’t regret her disrespectful act today when the time comes,” he said indifferently before bringing along Zhao Yi and following behind the Golden Warriors to the pavilion in the centre of the lake. As for the strange expressions on the Golden Warriors’ faces, he didn’t pay much attention to it since he finally concluded why the current Successor of the Mortal Palace invited him to come to such a remote place instead of visiting him in the Celestia Holy Land. [All of her actions are extremely hidden without any traces. Isn’t this the sign of ill-intent?] Soon, he saw the figure in the pavilion who was waiting for him. Even though she had a veil covering her face, it was difficult to conceal that ethereal beauty of hers. Her expression was calm and her mannerisms were out of this world, as if she was a being above all else. At the moment, she was examining him with a strange look. She was none other than Yue Mingkong who had been setting a trap here for a long time. She didn’t expect that he would actually believe that letter that she decided to send out in the end and leave the Celestia Holy Land to come here. Even though she had many confusions in her mind, it didn’t sway her determination to kill him, so… the trap that she laid out this time was a thousand times better than the last one she used on Ye Ling. No matter how powerful Jiang Yang was, he would be severely injured this time at least even if he managed to survive. [Is she the current Successor of the Mortal Palace? No wonder she would do something like this.] When examining the figure in the pavilion, Jiang Yang felt a little at loss. He was always good at reading people, and from her mannerisms, he could immediately tell what kind of personality this beautiful woman in front of him had. It was highly possible that she would be reluctant to submit to him, but he didn’t care much about it since he dealt with many unruly women like her before and knew how to make them submit to him. “Are you Jiang Yang?” Just when many thoughts were starting to pop up in his mind, the woman in the pavilion spoke with a heavenly yet murderous voice. “I am Jiang Yang,” he said calmly. “I’m the one you have been looking for. Are you the current Successor of the Mortal Palace?” At this point, he was showing confidence by confessing his identity since he wasn’t worried about her intentions at all. “Great. Then you can die now!” However, Yue Mingkong furrowed her delicate brows without answering him before suddenly waving her sleeves with an icy-cold stare. Boom! A surging and terrifying energy came from all directions, filling the place with a bloody atmosphere, as it covered the sky with its vastness. Many Golden Warriors began to descend from all sides of the mountain and suddenly attacked him like a torrent.