Yang Hong used his magical powers to grab the three white jade slips from Li Ding'an's hand.
He cautiously avoided touching them directly and examined them carefully with his divine sense.
"Husband~ has an enemy invaded?"
Just then, Zhu Yuyan and the other two arrived by sword. They had been setting up a formation on the other side of the mountain and rushed over when they faintly heard unfamiliar voices.
Upon arrival, they saw a raggedly dressed youth kneeling before Yang Hong.
"It's nothing. Three little ones in the Fusion Realm.
Hmm~ that's not right!"
Yang Hong suddenly looked up at the youth before him.
The combination of "Fusion Realm" and "youth" was indeed problematic.
After cultivating for over 200 years, he had encountered various cultivators—immortal, Buddhist, and demonic. No matter the path, it was impossible for a youth to cultivate to the Fusion Realm.
Before the age of 14, it was generally acknowledged as an age unsuitable for cultivation. Before that, one could at most practice simple body-refining techniques, and it was best not to cultivate true qi, as it could damage one's foundation.
After 14, the more outstanding the talent and the more prominent the sect, the more emphasis was placed on foundation. Typically, cultivators would spend over three years refining their Qi Refining realm cultivation.
Only after establishing a foundation would they begin to extensively use elixirs and heavenly treasures to accelerate their cultivation, leading to many geniuses who would halt at the Foundation Establishment realm for only a few months and reach the Golden Core realm within days of entering the Fusion Realm.
However, in any scenario, a youthful cultivator in the Fusion Realm was impossible.
Unless…
Possession!
"Husband~ what's wrong?"
Seeing Yang Hong say something was wrong and then fall silent, Zhu Yuyan asked curiously.
"Hmm~ these three jade slips are not right.
Boy, are you hiding something?
These three jade slips are too ordinary. How can they possibly store immortal techniques?"
Yang Hong suppressed his murderous intent and the urge to expose the youth's identity directly, deliberately changing the subject.
"Senior, junior truly did not lie. These are indeed immortal technique jade slips. They were left by our ancestor and are respectively:
'Ask Heaven Immortal Canon,' 'Patrol Heaven Evasion Technique,' and 'Burn Heaven Fire Technique.'"
Li Ding'an had initially been worried about Yang Hong discovering his true identity. He hadn't expected the problem to be here.
This greatly relieved his anxiety.
Yang Hong immediately pressed, "Have you looked at these three jade slips?"
"Junior has indeed looked at them, and junior is also cultivating these techniques."
"Demonstrate."
Yang Hong retracted his flying sword and took a few steps back, observing the youth.
"Alright~"
Li Ding'an was overjoyed. He believed that once he demonstrated, this cultivator would be tempted and read the jade slips.
That would be his opportunity.
"Senior, I will demonstrate a Fire Dragon Technique for you."
Saying so, he began to gather his spiritual energy, slowly forming hand seals, and occasionally explaining the meaning of each hand seal to Yang Hong.
After more than ten breaths, a fire dragon, ten zhang long and about a zhang thick, flew from Li Ding'an's hands. The surrounding temperature rose sharply.
The temperature alone was already close to the Fire Dragon technique unleashed by Zhu Yuyan, who was at the sixth-tier Nascent Soul realm!
This was definitely not a technique that a third-tier Fusion Realm cultivator could unleash!
The fire dragon danced around Li Ding'an, keeping a distance from Yang Hong and the others. He could not discern Yang Hong's cultivation level and dared not make any action that could be misinterpreted.
The fire dragon flew for ten breaths before crashing into an open space at the foot of the mountain, creating a crater ten zhang deep.
"Senior, do you believe me now?"
"Hmm~ I believe you.
Now, let's talk about the matter of the [Dao Tian Jian]."
Seeing that the youth could still breathe normally, Yang Hong was certain of his guess.
"The Dao Tian Jian is truly an immortal artifact. It can detect a person's exact cultivation, spiritual roots, aptitude, bloodline, and even luck. It is a supreme immortal artifact for recruiting disciples and discovering talent."
"Then~ where is this immortal artifact?"
"It is in the Li family's ancestral land—the Li Family Oasis."
"In that case~ you lead the way. We will retrieve it now."
"Ah~ alright~ let's go now~"
Li Ding'an was completely stunned by Yang Hong's sudden, rapid speech. Hadn't he wanted to look at the immortal technique jade slips earlier?
Why were they going to find an immortal artifact now? However, his life was in Yang Hong's hands, and he dared not disobey. He controlled his flying sword and slowly ascended. Under Yang Hong's affirmative gaze, he shot forward.
Seeing the youth about to fly away and Yang Hong not moving, Zhu Yuyan asked curiously.
"Husband, should we follow?"
"Of course~"
Yang Hong spoke, and a silver flying sword appeared beneath his feet, lifting him slowly into the air.
Whoosh~ whoosh~ whoosh~
At the same time, hundreds of flying swords of various colors were quickly taken out of Yang Hong's storage ring and shot out.
Ah~~~~
A long, piercing scream echoed. Li Ding'an was first shot like a sieve, then ground into powder by endless sword qi and sword intent that covered half the sky.
Roar~
Finally, a fire dragon continuously danced in the spot where Li Ding'an died, emitting terrifying heat, incinerating any possible remnants of his body.
The fire dragon soon extinguished.
"Junior, how did you discover me?"
A huge, fiery red phantom appeared where the fire dragon had vanished.
Yang Hong did not reply. His response was another spell. A dark cloud suddenly appeared in the sky, followed by a deep blue lightning strike.
Sixth-tier secret art [Five Thunders Bombardment]!
Not only was the casting speed fast, but it was also incredibly powerful!
"Ah~ spare me! Fellow Daoist, spare me! Little immortal dares not, Fellow Daoist, spare me!"
A bolt of lightning struck, and Li Ding'an, unable to dodge, directly dispersed the fiery red phantom, revealing a three-inch-sized immortal infant, fiery red in color.
This little thing no longer dared to be arrogant, kneeling in mid-air and begging for mercy.
Li Ding'an was now regretting it to death. Why had he run to the Purple Kun Mountain Range? Why had he run to this Clear Wind Mountain Villa.
If he had known, he should have turned and fled upon seeing the giant "Clear Wind Mountain Villa" plaque.
Now, it was too late to say anything.
Yang Hong had dealt with both immortals and demons and knew that they were more cunning and selfish than cultivators in the immortal cultivation world.
Their words should never be trusted! It was best to kill them.
"Fellow Daoist, this little immortal is willing to pledge allegiance to you. As long as Fellow Daoist spares my life..."
"Heaven above, I, Li Feiyu, swear that I am willing to seal this... this..."
Hearing the immortal infant actually invoking the heavens!
Yang Hong was even more alarmed. His spell did not stop, and he used his divine sense to command all his flying swords to form the Positive and Negative Yin-Yang Five Elements Array, with gray sword qi sealing all space around the immortal infant!
At the same time, he urged Zhu Yuyan and the others to help attack together.
"Heaven above, I, Li Feiyu, swear,
I am willing to self-destruct all my cultivation and shatter the Dao Tian Jian!"
Seeing that Yang Hong did not reply and increased his attack, he knew there was no way out.
He prepared to self-destruct.
"Hmph~ trying to self-destruct? I've guarded against this."
Watching the immortal infant glow red, like the rising sun, about to explode at any moment, Yang Hong was anxious and gritted his teeth.
Boom~ Boom~
Before Li Ding'an's immortal infant could self-destruct, Yang Hong's flying swords self-destructed first.
Endless sword qi and spiritual energy erupted in a confined space, interrupting the self-destructing Li Ding'an!
"You bully me too much! Junior~ let's perish together!"
Li Ding'an was truly desperate. His immortal infant rapidly expanded, and a treasure appeared above its head. The sword qi from the self-destructing flying swords could not harm Li Ding'an at all!