Chapter 665 Immortal Tablet, Not an Edict (Part 5)
The activation of the Immortal Tablet caused quite a stir, but Master and disciple Hua Man had already set up a large formation around the plaza to shield their senses. Furthermore, it was the dead of night, so no one discovered it.
Of course, Xue Jing and the others hiding in the storage ring were also eagerly anticipating the event.
If Qi Huang could truly survive under the Immortal Might, it would signify that she had mastered a method to contend with the Immortal Tablet. As long as I could learn it, I would no longer have to fear the men from the Immortal Families who acted first and asked questions later.
This was the thought of all the women in the storage ring. They understood the importance of planning for the future. Even if they could escape the clutches of the Lü family, they couldn’t guarantee they could escape the clutches of other descendants of Immortals, so they had to master this divine method.
As for Qi Huang and Cheng Hong Ling, the individuals involved, they were also on high alert, ready to retreat into the storage ring at any moment.
Just after midnight, Qi Huang suddenly noticed the surroundings becoming noisy. Countless flying beasts and crawling creatures were fleeing into the distance as if the end of the world had arrived.
This… they sensed danger!
Qi Huang immediately reacted. Before she could say more, she saw the thick clouds above suddenly collapse. A powerful Spiritual Sense distorted space, transforming into a wide “waterfall” that plunged downwards. All the flying beasts below were instantly annihilated. Before the “waterfall” even arrived, the oppressive pressure and wind pressure had begun to crush the ground. Trees around them snapped, flowers and grass bent, and mountain spirits and wild beasts all prostrated themselves.
Qi Huang was trying to resist when she suddenly realized she didn’t feel any pressure.
No, this was the Immortal Might of the Hua Rong Sect!
Cheng Hong Ling immediately reacted. Her guess was correct. This terrifying-looking Immortal Might did not cause immense destruction. As it approached the ground, it dispersed, forming a thick shield that protected an area of a hundred Zhang. Moreover, it was continuously being reinforced.
“It seems the Immortal Tablet of the Hua Rong Sect sensed our danger and arrived in advance to provide protection.”
Cheng Hong Ling’s cheeks flushed, and a hint of imperceptible excitement appeared in her beautiful eyes. Her high breasts also rose and fell slightly.
“Yes, perhaps it’s because our location is closer to the Hua Rong Sect that it was able to arrive in advance. If it were in Zhongzhou or the Xihui Dynasty…”
Qi Huang’s words sent chills down her spine.
“Indeed. Fortunately, we didn’t choose the wrong place. You must know that the Lü family’s Immortal Tablet is currently of a higher level than the Hua Rong Sect’s, so the Immortal Might flies faster naturally. If the distance between the two and us were similar, we might have perished tonight!”
Cheng Hong Ling also made a deduction.
“This also indirectly confirms one thing: although these two families’ Immortal Tablets have their strengths and weaknesses, their speed in sensing danger should be about the same!”
Qi Huang also made a bold guess.
“I just don’t know what this sensing speed is related to?”
Cheng Hong Ling also wore a thoughtful expression.
However, at this moment, the clouds on the other side above their heads also suddenly collapsed. An even more violent and berserk Spiritual Sense struck down. If the Immortal Might of the Hua Rong Sect was a calm “waterfall,” then this Spiritual Sense was a surging “great river.” Not only was it volatile, but it was also extremely fast. Wherever it passed, space itself cracked like parched earth, filled with an aura of destruction.
“Not good!”
Qi Huang knew that was the Immortal Might of the Lü family. Without hesitation, she immediately took herself and her Main Body into a storage ring.
The storage ring lost its support and fell to the ground with a “clatter.”
“Rumble!”
The Lü family’s Immortal Might crashed into the shield above. In that instant, it was like a blacksmith’s hammer striking a sword. The entire ground shook violently, and the shield immediately sagged. The surrounding soil and rocks were squeezed upwards into the clouds, forming terrifying shockwaves that spread in all directions. Everything in their path, from mountains and rivers to flowers and trees, was reduced to flat ground.
Beneath the shield, the situation was equally unstable. The ground instantly churned, and the storage ring became like a kite with a broken string, flying and crashing everywhere.
This was not the end. Even more terrifying was that the space where the two Immortal Mights collided directly collapsed. Cracks like spider webs spread outwards between heaven and earth, creating dense spatial turbulence. These were as fine as threads but could shred anything, cutting through everything like tofu. Not only living beings but even lonely souls could not escape their fate.
“Clang!”
A stream of spatial turbulence swept past the storage ring, easily slicing it in half. However, Qi Huang and Cheng Hong Ling were nowhere to be seen. Only another storage ring appeared.
The spatial turbulence, undiminished in power, sliced this storage ring in two before dissipating. However, another storage ring was revealed inside, and Qi Huang and Cheng Hong Ling were still nowhere to be seen.
Qi Huang was not foolish. She understood that the reason Mu Ruoyi and the others were spared that time was that they were at the edge of the Immortal Might’s suppression, and the impact they suffered was limited. However, this time, she and Cheng Hong Ling were direct targets. Therefore, using one or two storage rings for defense was definitely not enough.
Precisely because she understood this, Qi Huang pulled her Main Body into a storage ring and then immediately entered another, and then another, wrapping herself layer by layer like a silkworm spinning its cocoon.
At this moment, Qi Huang and Cheng Hong Ling had already entered the sixth storage ring.
Although she was fast, the destructive speed of the spatial turbulence was even faster. The Main Body and the clone soon heard distinct sounds of metal shattering from the outside, accompanied by terrifying vibrations. This indicated that the storage rings behind them were being destroyed layer by layer.
Qi Huang did not expect the collision of the two Immortal Mights to be so powerful. She had no time to consider too much. She gathered all her Spiritual Sense, swept up her Main Body, and entered the next storage ring. She continued this process repeatedly, but the sounds of the storage rings behind her being destroyed did not stop; instead, they grew closer.
Qi Huang was starting to sweat profusely. She knew that these storage rings were only withstanding the aftershocks of the collision of the two Immortal Tablets. If they were hit directly, even if she and her Main Body were wrapped in a hundred layers of storage rings, they would be instantly annihilated. This was the difference between mortals and Immortals.
Meanwhile, in the Lü family, the guests were enthusiastically admiring the activation of the Immortal Tablet, their faces showing expressions of awe.
“Magnificent! It’s truly magnificent! It was worth coming to the Lü mansion this time!”
“Yes, this is much more shocking than any wedding ceremony! I wouldn’t even mind if my congratulatory gift was not returned tonight.”
“Everyone, burn some paper money for that Cheng Hong Ling afterward. If it weren’t for her, we might never have seen such a grand spectacle!”
The guests exclaimed one after another.
However, the faces of the members of the Lü family gradually showed expressions of doubt, especially Patriarch Lü Dao, who understood the Immortal Tablet the most.
“This isn’t right. Why hasn’t it stopped yet?”
Lü Dao muttered to himself.
“Yes, by rights, you don’t need so much Immortal Might to suppress a village girl. What happened?”
Lü Gao also expressed his bewilderment.
After a while, Lü Dao’s expression began to turn grim: “No, if this Immortal Tablet doesn’t stop soon, its Immortal Might might be exhausted!”
“But this is it activating passively; we don’t have direct control, so we can’t stop it.”
Lü Gao’s face showed a look of difficulty.
This was indeed the case. The activation of Immortal Might was divided into active and passive. Active activation required the vital blood of the descendant of an Immortal, but this method of attack was not only less powerful but could only target fixed locations, making it impossible to lock onto the target they wanted to kill. If the opponent’s speed was fast enough and their strength was strong enough, they could completely escape. This was why the Cao family’s attack on the Hua Rong Sect last time did not cause much damage.
“This is damned strange. If suppressing a country girl requires the Immortal Tablet to exhaust its Immortal Might, aren’t we just using a cannon to kill a mosquito? It’s a loss, not a gain!”
Lü Dao gritted his teeth and said.
“Yes, once the Immortal Might is exhausted, it will take at least nearly ten years to activate it again.”
Lü Gao also murmured with a grave expression.
At this moment, Qi Huang had already led her Main Body into the last storage ring. With nowhere left to retreat, the two held hands nervously, praying for the end of the spatial turbulence.
Unfortunately, their wishes were in vain. The sound of metal shattering was heard from outside again, and then the two discovered cracks appearing on the inner walls of the surrounding storage rings. Light from the outside faintly penetrated, and they were on the verge of collapse.
“Are you not going to stop? I’m going to fight you to the death!”
Qi Huang was furious. She gathered all her Spiritual Sense and rushed out of the storage ring, ready for a desperate battle. After all, she was a master at the seventh level of the Heavenly Punishment Realm, not a lamb to be slaughtered.
