Chapter 174: True Immortals Are Scared Witless

Among these cultivators of the Sect Master Rank, many had witnessed Liu Shen's Divine Might in the Lower Realm, yet they still dared to attack her. They were merely relying on the True Immortals backing them. What kind of existence were True Immortals? One must know that before the True Immortal Edict was activated, there had been no Immortal Rank power in the Three Thousand Dao Provinces for hundreds of thousands of years. Moreover, there was more than one True Immortal behind them. Precisely because of this, they dared to attack Liu Shen. Now, facing a desperate situation, they all pleaded for the True Immortals to act. Their voices echoed through the sky. The entire world seemed to fall silent, and countless people craned their necks, holding their breath. When the True Immortals had acted previously, they shook the Three Thousand Dao Provinces. Now, would they act again? Countless people looked on with anticipation, but there was no response in the world for a long time. Hundreds of golden Divine Chains shot into the sky, sending the ancient bronze hall flying, and the figure of the Immortal Hall Supreme within it appeared. A willow branch casually and without hesitation pierced through the Immortal Hall Supreme's body. A Supreme of an era, an invincible figure with few rivals in the Upper Realm, was utterly slain. Countless people stopped, their faces filled with fear. A monstrous wave of terror surged in their hearts. The Immortal Hall Supreme was slain just like that. It was like a dream. The True Immortals did not act. They just watched the Immortal Hall Supreme being slain. People felt a deeper level of fear. Especially those who had pleaded for the True Immortals to act. Immortal Hall, as one of the strongest Dao Lineages in the Three Thousand Dao Provinces, had dared to take such a name because there were Immortals within it. A few months ago, when the True Immortals acted, the crowd did not know which ones had acted, but they speculated that a True Immortal from Immortal Hall must have been among them. Now, he just sat by and watched his Supreme Rank subordinate being slain. Was it that he didn't care about the Immortal Hall Supreme, or was it because he feared Liu Shen? In the blink of an eye, countless cultivators of the Sect Master Rank were slain. Even the Immortal Hall Supreme had fallen. The major forces in the Upper Realm suffered heavy losses. Liu Shen's strength was far more terrifying than they had imagined. To be precise, someone was almost certain that Liu Shen had definitely entered the Immortal Rank Domain, a terrifying existence. They were both in the Immortal Rank Domain. Logically speaking, given the True Immortals' emphasis on the Sin Blood Great Fiend, after they saw Liu Shen protecting him, they should have acted personally. Yet, their figures were still nowhere to be seen. They even sat by and watched their Supreme Rank subordinates being slaughtered by Liu Shen. Was this fear? "I said it long ago, the so-called True Immortals are nothing but a few cowards scared witless by the Foreign Lands," Shi Jian mocked. "Hoping they save you is worse than hoping Liu Shen takes pity and spares your lives." Seeing those Sect Masters call out the True Immortals' names without a response, Shi Jian couldn't help but speak. These Sect Master Rank cultivators did not understand Liu Shen's terror. But those Remnant Immortals should have been able to glimpse a thing or two. In this situation, it would be strange if they dared to appear before Liu Shen. Countless people were horrified upon hearing Shi Jian's words. Unrestrained. This Sin Blood Great Fiend was truly unrestrained. He actually dared to mock the True Immortals like this. They had never seen anyone so audacious. Countless people waited with anticipation, hoping that after hearing such words, the True Immortals would act and kill Shi Jian, this person who disrespected them. However, they were disappointed. There was still no sign of the True Immortals in the world. Countless hearts sank. So many cultivators of the Sect Master Rank were slain, and the True Immortals didn't act; that could still be explained. For example, Immortal Rank figures were high and mighty and didn't care about the lives of these subordinates. But now, Shi Jian had even cursed the True Immortals to their faces. Yet they still didn't appear. The meaning was clear enough. One must know that a King cannot be insulted. When cultivators of the Sect Master Rank were insulted, they would fight to the death. Now, the True Immortals were cursed, yet they had no reaction. This could only mean that what Shi Jian said was true. The high and mighty True Immortals were afraid. They feared Liu Shen so much that even when Shi Jian, a mere Array Realm cultivator, cursed them, they didn't dare to appear before her. Countless people looked at Liu Shen with reverence, unable to help but gasp. What kind of terrifying existence was this? Liu Shen, dressed in white, floated in the Void Realm like a banished Immortal, untainted by the Mortal World, extraordinary and refined. Her cold gaze directly met the remaining Sect Master figures. "Where did you get the confidence to arbitrarily label others as Sin Blood descendants?" Liu Shen's expression was cold, her voice incomparably icy. An uneasy emotion spread throughout the entire scene. Countless people felt a chill in their hearts. What did she mean by this? Was she going to vindicate the Sin Blood Clan? "Sin Blood descendants are not for you to define..." Liu Shen shot out a Divine Light from her palm, slaying several more cultivators of the Sect Master Rank. Countless people were instantly terrified. However, she finally stopped the slaughter. She had already struck fear into the hearts of many Sect Master Rank cultivators. "This battle ends here!" Liu Shen declared. Countless people finally breathed a sigh of relief. Especially those Sect Master figures who were observing from the side, like the Sect Leaders of the Heaven-Severing Sect and the Heaven-Mending Sect, a long-lived white turtle, and the old Sect Leader of the Snow Phoenix Clan. And the Immortal Elder Heavenly Venerate, who had protected everyone in front of him. These figures had not acted just now. But they were immensely grateful that they had chosen not to. Otherwise, they would probably have been annihilated. Figures like the Immortal Elder Heavenly Venerate, although they hadn't acted now, had indeed had some conflicts with Liu Shen in the Lower Realm. Seeing her display her Divine Might, he was terrified beyond measure. After hearing Liu Shen's words, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. Such a cultivator of the Sect Master Rank, an invincible Supreme existence, was scared to this extent by Liu Shen. This showed Liu Shen's terror. Liu Shen saw the reactions of countless people, and she was very satisfied with the effect of this 'killing the chicken to scare the monkeys'. She calmly spoke again: "There's one thing I must make clear: Shi Jian and Shi Hao are both my Disciples. If anyone dares to bully and suppress my Disciples in the future, that will be tantamount to declaring war on me!" "In the Three Thousand Provinces, throughout the world, no matter which Dao Lineage dares to bully the weak, I will personally visit and destroy their Dao Lineage!" Liu Shen's voice was very calm, but what she said was extremely domineering. It was equivalent to proclaiming to the world, warning all Sect Masters, that anyone who dared to interfere or plot harm would face her. Liu Shen would destroy their Dao Lineage. Dominating and sharp. Her words were even directed at those several True Immortals. Everyone had long predicted that Shi Jian and his group had extraordinary origins, but they hadn't expected such a deep connection to Liu Shen. With Liu Shen speaking out like this, how many people would dare to provoke Shi Jian and the others in the future? If anyone dared to act, they would first have to consider how to deal with Liu Shen's wrath. The battle concluded, the storm ended! There were many cultivators in the area of Devil Island, including the remaining Sect Masters from various factions. These people would definitely spread the news, causing tremendous waves. Some forces were very unwilling. For Sword Valley and the Demonic Dragon Dao Sect, their Sect Master Rank cultivators had died. They wished they could kill Liu Shen and Shi Jian to avenge themselves. However, they could only endure. They dared not let out the slightest hint of killing intent. Otherwise, they would be instantly executed on the spot. Liu Shen was too powerful. Some were grief-stricken, some were lost, and naturally, some were joyful. After receiving amnesty, many powerful enemies quickly fled into the distance. "Liu Shen!" Shi Jian stepped forward to thank her. However, he quickly noticed that Liu Shen's emotions seemed a bit off. He saw that the eyes within the hazy mist, which were originally clear as water, were now as deep as a profound pool. She seemed to be immersed in some kind of sorrow. "What did you discover?" Shi Jian asked. "The world I was familiar with no longer exists, my homeland where I once lived has turned to scorched earth, and everyone I knew has died..." Liu Shen looked at Devil Island, her voice a little desolate. This was the first time she had shown such an aura. It was like loneliness. It was like nostalgia. She seemed to see one after another of her old acquaintances struggling, and then passing away. Shi Jian guessed that she must have known the Immortal King who left behind arrangements on this Devil Island. Seeing the scene brought back memories, recalling the Immortal Ancient War. "The future is already set. Someone will be so strong that he alone can turn the tide of battle, invincible, sweeping away all opponents throughout ancient and modern times!" Shi Jian spoke with conviction. "No need to be sad... That ultimate land will eventually be trampled, and it's just a starting point. There are battlefields more tragic than the Immortal Ancient era... But we will win in the end... When we become stronger, let's conquer them together!" Liu Shen was surprised upon hearing this. The ultimate land is just a starting point? "I am not lost, it's just that, if one day, the starry sky shatters, the universe is inverted, and only you remain, invincible in the world... but in the end, you can only recall, watching loved ones buried in yellow earth, old friends decaying..." Liu Shen asked curiously. "If such a day comes, will you regret it?" "Haha, that's just because your standing isn't high enough yet. When you stand in a truly high enough Domain, you will understand everything..." Shi Jian replied. Immortal King, Immortal Emperor Realm... Perhaps it would be as Liu Shen said, invincible in the world yet only able to recall. Only himself remaining! That is, Huang Tiandi, who stood alone through the ages. Extremely miserable. But miserable is miserable. In the end, it's just that his Realm isn't deep enough. Do you think Huang Tiandi above the Sacrificial Dao is miserable? The rich help the poor. He constantly runs through time and space to play. The Footprint Emperor was beaten by three Quasi-Immortal Emperors—extremely miserable? Huang Tiandi is here to help you. The Pollen Emperor ventured deep into the plateau alone, besieged by the ten great Ancestors—extremely miserable? Huang Tiandi is here to help you. Liu Shen's current mood was somewhat similar to Huang Tiandi's during the period when he stood alone through the ages. Perhaps it was seeing old acquaintances pass away. She felt she had reached the extreme of desolation. However, if she could advance four more steps, standing in that truly Supreme Domain, she would not be so melancholic. Why was Shi Jian so good to Shi Hao? Aside from the fact that he personally liked the character, the most important thing was to pay protection fees! If you don't pay protection fees on someone else's turf, wouldn't you be slapped to death? Liu Shen, who had been somewhat melancholic, was speechless upon hearing Shi Jian's words. She looked at Shi Jian, who was only in the Array Realm. She really didn't know where Shi Jian got the nerve to say that her Realm wasn't high enough. However, after Shi Jian's interruption, Liu Shen indeed was no longer sad. Seeing old acquaintances pass away, with only herself remaining, she was indeed a bit melancholic. But now, with Shi Jian and his group present, Liu Shen estimated that if there truly came a day of death, she would probably die before them. "The Golden Age, prosperous and thriving. Everyone I've met is here, the whole world rejoices... This is the meaning of my appearance!" Shi Jian continued to speak with great determination. "I believe you..." Liu Shen indeed saw endless hope in Shi Jian. If it were in the past, they were searching for a glimmer of hope in the endless future. But now, they were searching for the best future among countless possibilities. The sun would always rise again. This continent would not sink! "Haha, that's right! Even if one day, Liu Shen, you can't hold the line... there's still someone here who can!" Shi Jian looked towards Shi Hao. Liu Shen followed his gaze and only felt that Shi Hao's body seemed to have some abnormalities. He had some inexplicable Qi on him. Shi Hao holding the line? A hint of curiosity arose in Liu Shen's heart. Shi Jian's eyes sparkled with an inexplicable light. Ever since he saw this guy stop pretending, Shi Jian felt even more confident. He and the people in the group were just small-time players. This person has never been turned off. Shi Hao felt an inexplicable gaze, then looked towards Shi Jian and Liu Shen. His heart inexplicably tightened. "Could it be that my not being weaned yet has been discovered?"