Chapter 263 : Born the Protagonist
Chapter 263: Born the Protagonist
Within the Sacred Land of Lingxu, Li Tianwei, who had originally planned to search the Northern Spirit Domain for traces of the Evil Demons, suddenly opened his eyes.
Using Spiritual Energy as countless tendrils, Li Tianwei's consciousness had long since extended to cover the entire Northern Spirit Domain.
As long as there was even the slightest trace of an Evil Demon, it would never escape Li Tianwei's perception.
Thus, at the border between the Western Spirit Domain and the Northern Spirit Domain, the Evil Demons pursuing Zhang Qingrou had unknowingly run straight into Li Tianwei.
"I've finally sensed you... Evil Demons."
Li Tianwei slowly stood up after opening his eyes, a trace of killing intent visible within them.
At the same time, near the border between the Western Spirit Domain and the Northern Spirit Domain—
Zhang Qingrou and the Celestial Spirit had already resigned themselves to awaiting death.
The Evil Demons, however, were overjoyed.
Everything had unfolded exactly as they had expected.
The Northern Spirit Domain might indeed be terrifying, but the terrifying part was only that person.
Surely, he couldn't possibly perceive every single corner of the Northern Spirit Domain, could he?
Wasn't the current situation proof enough?
No one had stopped them.
That person had not appeared here either.
Thinking about it carefully, the Evil Demons found it perfectly reasonable.
If that person truly could perceive every inch of the Northern Spirit Domain, how could he possibly have allowed the Evil Demons there to escape?
"So I really was just frightening myself."
"I overthought everything."
"He may be powerful, but he isn't omnipotent."
Thinking this, the Evil Demons did not slow their movements in the slightest as they lunged directly toward Zhang Qingrou.
"No!"
Lying upon the ground, Zhang Qingrou was already breathing far more out than in.
The Celestial Spirit desperately unleashed every method at its disposal.
But could it stop them?
It could not.
It had already shut off all its senses, waiting for Zhang Qingrou's death.
At that very moment, however, the Celestial Spirit instinctively sensed an overwhelmingly dangerous aura.
Decay.
Corruption.
Degeneration...
All kinds of terrifying auras enveloped the surroundings.
Compared to that aura, even the Evil Demons seemed ordinary.
As an Immortal Art Spirit, it had once accompanied immortals.
Naturally, it immediately recognized what that aura belonged to.
"A Fallen Immortal?"
That's right.
The instant it sensed that aura, the Celestial Spirit immediately reached its conclusion.
After all, throughout the countless wars fought by immortals across the ages, Fallen Immortals had always played various roles.
It was impossible not to recognize them.
Judging solely from that aura, the Celestial Spirit was certain.
It belonged to an utterly degenerated immortal—
perhaps one that had even lost its consciousness entirely.
"A Fallen Immortal... exists in the cultivation world?"
The Celestial Spirit found it utterly unbelievable.
The path to Ascension had already been severed.
The Immortal Realm's situation was unknown.
The Evil Demons ran rampant.
Yet now, a Fallen Immortal had appeared.
This was simply too strange.
The Celestial Spirit instinctively looked toward the source of that Fallen Immortal's aura.
Two figures appeared out of thin air.
One of them—the Fallen Immortal—possessed an enormous body that sprawled across heaven and earth, with two lantern-sized eyes slowly rolling about.
Standing before it was a handsome young man.
Using its perception, the Celestial Spirit could tell that he was merely at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm.
Yet for some unknown reason,
it had the distinct feeling that the Fallen Immortal regarded him as its leader.
"What... is going on?"
While the Celestial Spirit was still trying to comprehend the situation, the Evil Demons had already begun trembling uncontrollably.
However, what they sensed was entirely different.
They felt none of the Fallen Immortal's aura at all.
After all, in the eyes of the Evil Demons, a Fallen Immortal posed little threat.
The one they truly feared...
was the figure standing beside that chaotic and disordered Fallen Immortal.
Through the Same-Origin Connection of the Evil Demons, they had long since learned from the Evil Demons that escaped the Northern Spirit Domain about the supreme terror residing there.
Now that terrifying existence had appeared right before their eyes.
How could they possibly not panic?
How could they not be afraid?
Although Li Tianwei had crossed all the way from the Sacred Land of Lingxu to this place, and although he could now control Spiritual Energy and even perceive every corner of the Northern Spirit Domain, he was still only a Nascent Soul cultivator.
His methods remained limited.
Even if he rushed here at full speed, it would still take some time.
Using a teleportation formation would not have been much faster either.
Fortunately, while his own methods might have been limited,
Li Tianwei had not forgotten that he still had a Fallen Immortal under his command.
This perfectly compensated for the shortcomings of his Nascent Soul Realm cultivation.
Borrowing the Fallen Immortal's abilities and methods,
Li Tianwei arrived directly at the Evil Demons' location.
"So I've finally found you."
"Evil Demons truly are Evil Demons."
"You've managed to leave me searching in confusion twice."
"But since you've appeared..."
"...this time, none of you are escaping."
Looking at the Evil Demons before him, Li Tianwei silently thought.
Behind him, the Fallen Immortal still rested one hand upon heaven and earth, exposing only its two enormous lantern-like eyes as it quietly observed everything outside.
"Run... Run..."
The Evil Demons' very first reaction was exactly that.
They abandoned everything and fled toward the boundary wall connecting back to the Western Spirit Domain.
"Run?"
"Do you really think you can escape?"
"Since you've come, then stay."
Li Tianwei reached out with one hand.
Immediately, a colossal hand stretching across the heavens appeared above.
It blotted out the sky and covered the entire world.
An overwhelming pressure descended, crashing down upon the few Evil Demons.
Before absolute power, every technique the Evil Demons employed became utterly meaningless.
Forget escaping.
They could not even move a single inch.
Nearby, the Celestial Spirit stared at the gigantic hand that covered the heavens in complete disbelief.
At first, it had thought the Fallen Immortal had come for the Evil Demons.
It had never expected things to turn out this way.
Instead, the Nascent Soul cultivator standing beside the Fallen Immortal was the truly terrifying existence.
Furthermore, judging from the Fallen Immortal's behavior, the Celestial Spirit could basically confirm that it served that Nascent Soul cultivator as its master.
"What is happening?"
"Who exactly is he?"
The Celestial Spirit thought to itself, while simultaneously considering asking Li Tianwei for help.
After capturing the Evil Demons,
Li Tianwei glanced toward Zhang Qingrou.
It was merely a single glance.
Naturally, the Celestial Spirit could not hide from Li Tianwei.
Li Tianwei casually waved his hand toward Zhang Qingrou.
Spiritual Power flowed into her body.
Various energies instantly replenished the vitality she had burned away.
After all, Li Tianwei was more familiar than anyone with every sort of explosive secret technique.
It could even be said that no one understood techniques that erupted one's potential better than he did.
Given Zhang Qingrou's condition, he restored her completely in an instant.
To Li Tianwei, Zhang Qingrou was merely a minor episode.
The aura around her was perfectly normal.
Unlike Demonic Cultivators, she was not shrouded in remnant souls and sinister aura.
Instead, she possessed surging destiny, and even had an Immortal Art accompanying her.
Naturally, Li Tianwei had no reason to stand by and watch her die.
After finishing all this, Li Tianwei departed together with the captured Evil Demons.
Saving Zhang Qingrou had been nothing more than a trivial matter.
However, one thing did pique Li Tianwei's curiosity.
Zhang Qingrou seemed to share certain similarities with his dear younger brother.
Both possessed overwhelming destiny.
Both had protectors constantly accompanying them.
Li Tianchen had the Out-of-Body Realm Remnant Soul within his ring.
Zhang Qingrou, meanwhile, had the spirit of an Immortal Art.
Even so, in Li Tianwei's eyes, they were merely little toys.
How could they compare to someone like him—
the protagonist by birth?