Aspiring to the Immortal Path
chapter-837

Even after several rounds, Young Lady Xin failed to subdue Yiyi, which left her feeling rather embarrassed. Letting out a laugh, she said, "Girl, you've got quite some skill, so I have to be serious now. Rise!"

She shook her arms and stopped holding back her power. A raging torrent of power surged out of her, carrying her and Yiyi up into the sky, blasting through the ceiling of Drunken Book Pavilion.

The entire restaurant was basically pulverized by the shock.

But just when Drunken Book Pavilion was going to collapse, a hand in the distance reached out and waved, and the collapsing restaurant froze. A moment later, everything began to reverse, restoring the restaurant to its normal state without a sign of damage, as if no battle had taken place. Only the shockwaves of energy and cries of battle up in the sky served as evidence of the earlier fight.

"The Dao Will of Time!" Tang Jie narrowed his eyes.

He hadn't expected that the first Violet Palace expert he would encounter on the Vast Wilderness Continent would be a Celestial Sovereign, and one who had entered the Dao of Time.

At that moment, Tang Jie was suddenly itching to fight.

This wasn't hostility toward an enemy, but in an instinctual desire to challenge the strong, a desire to rise to higher and higher heights!

No matter what sort of summit it was, he wanted to go up there and take a look.

As the building was repaired, everyone prostrated in shock, shouting, "City Lord!"

A person appeared in the restaurant, a man in luxurious clothes carrying a person: Young Lady Xin. That man had apparently grabbed his daughter and brought her down.

The man was tall and thin, with a face as long as a horse's, wearing a cold and stern expression. He swept his gaze around, and everyone bowed their heads. Only Tang Jie remained seated.

The man looked at Tang Jie and smiled. He then said in a deep voice, "My daughter is ignorant and offended Sir. Please do not take offense."

These words left everyone stunned.

Everyone knew that while City Lord Xin was only at Deification, he had entered the Dao of Time and possessed unfathomable power. Even some Prefecture Lords were respectful in front of him.

Yet he was being so polite to this man. Didn't that mean…

The Four Young Sirs of Guanshan glanced at each other, horrified by the realization.

Fortunately, Young Lady Xin had interfered, or else they would have lost themselves in their "righteousness" and not even known how they died.

They glared at Ice Phoenix, inwardly cursing her.

Ice Phoenix casually smiled back.

Meanwhile, Tang Jie replied, "It's fine. Since they're done fighting, we can leave now."

As he spoke, Yiyi flew back to his side.

"Since you're here, why not sit for a while?" City Lord Xin asked.

"No need." Tang Jie shook his head. "I have other business."

Everyone was horrified to see Tang Jie refusing the City Lord's invitation.

This was City Lord Xin! Countless people were desperate to curry his favor, but he had refused without a second thought.

City Lord Xin was also taken aback, but then he burst out in laughter. "Sir, there's no need to be so polite."

He brought his hands together and bowed to Tang Jie.

But when bowing, he brought down a concentrated mass of pressure on Tang Jie. Most shocking of all was that this pressure was limited to a sphere around Tang Jie, displaying a skill many times greater than that of Yiyi or Young Lady Xin.

But Tang Jie barely reacted to this pressure, simply drawing a circle on the table and replying, "There's no need to be so courteous."

That immense force vanished like a mud doll in the ocean.

Although these were probing attacks, City Lord Xin was surprised at how inconspicuously the attack had been handled, and wariness appeared in his eyes.

This wasn't the Rosecloud Domain.

In the Rosecloud Domain, Deification experts were the upper echelon, radiating supreme majesty, their words deciding all. There were very few opponents that drew their attention, so they cared far more about the Heavenly Dao and the Immortal path than dealing with others.

But in the Vast Wilderness Continent, Deification experts made up the middle echelon. On this vast land, there were far too many existences on par with or even stronger than them.

When there were many powerful people, conflicts were inevitable. They constantly coveted the possessions of others, and were on their guard against others. Thus, Deification cultivators of the Vast Wilderness Continent were extremely vigilant. These were not the transcendent existences of the Rosecloud Domain, but people who were still vying against others to survive.

When a person of comparable strength suddenly appeared in one's city, a Deification expert of the Rosecloud Domain would be over the moon, happy that another expert they could converse with had appeared in the Rosecloud Domain, freeing them from loneliness. They would even be in a rush to have a spar, as there were only so many opponents to go around, and they might quickly bond.

But to Deification experts of the Vast Wilderness Continent, this might be a scouting mission before an attack. Perhaps some major faction had their eyes on their city. Unless one was a State Lord, even an Earth Immortal couldn't relax.

Thus, when Tang Jie revealed his strength, City Lord Xin's first thought was, Who is trying to take me down? Seven or eight names immediately came to mind, all people he had formed grudges with. But his face remained calm as he drew a half-circle in the air with his hand and thrust his palm at Tang Jie.

This was no longer a probe, but a serious attack.

"The Chill Serpent Hand!" several people shouted.

This was no ordinary move.

A black and icy snake emerged from City Lord Xin's hand, lunging at Tang Jie.

"Turning energy into a creature?" Tang Jie muttered.

At their level of cultivation, spiritual energy was no longer the source, but could be molded into countless things.

City Lord Xin had turned his spiritual energy into this Chill Serpent.

Tang Jie was delighted rather than shocked, thrusting his finger at the serpent. Spiritual energy concentrated into his finger and shot forth as an arrow through the power of the Metal Element.

Arrow and serpent collided, and the shockwave of power was impossible to hide.

Boom! Drunken Book Pavilion was blasted to pieces, and spectators were also sent flying.

This time, the City Lord didn't attempt to restore it, soaring into the sky and sternly asking, "Might I have your name?"

"'Tang Jie'!" Tang Jie replied. "It's only right to reciprocate gifts, so taste my punch."

He thrust his fist at City Lord Xin.

City Lord Xin howled, unleashing another Chill Serpent Hand. But as the serpent flew out, he suddenly threw his palm back, and the serpent grew two horns and sprouted four feet, transforming into a mighty frost dragon.

"The Dracomorph Punch! It's City Lord Xin's Dracomorph Punch!" The crowd below shouted and pointed in excitement.

At the same time, the protective formation of Guanshan City activated, a curtain of light covering the entire city.

Those beneath the formation were now completely unafraid, gesturing at the sky in excitement.

"I wonder what cultivator would dare to battle with City Lord Xin. Isn't this suicidal?"

"The Dracomorph Punch is bound to kill this person."

There was all sorts of commentary.

As the frost dragon approached, Tang Jie shook his head. "A fake is ultimately just a fake, with only the form and none of the majesty of the real deal."

He didn't speak very quickly, but strangely, even after he had finished, that dragon had yet to reach him. It was as if there was some sort of warped space around him that the ice dragon couldn't get past, and City Lord Xin grimaced.

Tang Jie then raised a finger and thrust it at the frost dragon's head. A mote of light left his finger and fell on the dragon, upon which it roared and disappeared, leaving behind only frost.

Everyone was dumbfounded by this sight.

City Lord Xin paled. His spell art being broken was one thing. Far more important was that he had failed to identify his opponent's origins despite attacking twice. Anger built up in his heart, as did his desire to kill.

The rage of a Violet Palace expert could rob the world of its light.

A moment later, Guanshan City was engulfed in frost. Even protected by the formation, the city's countless residents felt a bone-chilling cold, as if their souls had been frozen.

Tang Jie sensed the City Lord's murderous intent and was startled. He had just wanted to let loose a little and leave after exchanging blows, but it seemed like this fellow had a rather hot temper, already moving on to Divine Connections.

This was a sign that he was going all-out.

Frowning, Tang Jie said, "This Tang Jie was merely passing through."

But these words only earned a sneer. "What? You want to leave after fighting? You think it's that easy?"

After two exchanges, City Lord Xin had already guessed that Tang Jie was only passing through.

But so what?

If Tang Jie was a scout sent by another faction, then he had to deal a vicious counterblow so that the other party understood that Xin Tianchou wasn't old yet. And if he wasn't, then he still had to take him down—when it came to the strong eating the weak, the Vast Wilderness Continent was much more direct than the Rosecloud Domain.

Thus, no matter who this outsider was, he wasn't getting away so easily!

This was his territory, and so even if the other party was a Deification expert, he had the terrain advantage, so he would be the ultimate winner. And besides, he was a Celestial Sovereign.

The best outcome from defeating Tang Jie would be subduing him and gaining a powerful subordinate, the medium outcome was killing him and getting his treasures, and the worst was letting him escape, which would only give him another enemy.

As for not winning, Xin Tianchou didn't even think about this possibility.

He opened his eyes, and countless snowflakes descended.

A blizzard in midsummer!

As the snowstorm descended, Tang Jie felt his movement becoming more difficult and his spiritual energy flowing more slowly, even his ability to think freezing up. If one couldn't even think, how could one thoughtcast?

This was Xin Tianchou's Absolute Ice Prison Divine Connection.

This Divine Connection froze both the body and the Divine Soul, slowing and numbing the entirety of one's being.

As the Absolute Ice Prison was unleashed, Xin Tianchou snarled and thrust a clawed hand at Tang Jie.