Chapter 1713: The Trembling Immortal Realm
Not long after, pieces of information surfaced in the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Badge like bamboo shoots sprouting after a rain, placing the cultivators of the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm in astonishment.
"Holy crap! Is this real?"
"The man has already achieved the third-layer Earth Immortal Realm when he just ascended? And he has also achieved the Greater Success Stage of the Dao Realm too?"
"Gasp, this Qin Nan was able to take on sixty Peerless Geniuses all by himself!? That's insane!"
"Insane? Not at all! That's what you call an Exceptional Genius. Who could possibly stand a chance against him?"
"Such a pity! Such a pity! The kid's Dao Foundation was destroyed by a mysterious Nine Heavens Supreme!"
"Yeah. Otherwise, it's unimaginable how strong he would become!"
"The taller trees in the woods get their tops blown off, it has been like that always. Qin Nan's talents were just too shocking. Even Empress Feiyue was slightly inferior back then was inferior to him!"
"Is Qin Nan still the Strongest Immortal? Such a pity, the Strongest Immortal is nothing but a title for him now."
Many ancient existences and Peerless Rulers sighed.
They knew how difficult it was to become an Exceptional Genius.
However, regardless of the outcome, Qin Nan's name had definitely spread across the entire Nine Heavens Immortal Realm, leaving an impression that was inerasable for some time in the hearts of the cultivators.
Meanwhile, Yunluo Ancient City in the Shangxingtian Small Immortal Realm...
Long Xuanling and the South World Immortal Emperor were seated together in a room inside a restaurant.
Long Xuanling was aware of the South World Immortal Emperor's intention to kill Qin Nan at the Battle of the Strongest Immortal, thus he had taken the initiative to approach him.
The South World Immortal Emperor was stronger than most of the Peerless Rulers. He even heard rumors that the man was about to achieve the Nine Heavens Supreme Realm.
If he could team up with the South World Immortal Emperor against Qin Nan or even befriend the man, there would only be gains for him.
Long Xuanling put the cup of immortal tea down and said smilingly, "Qin Nan is really something. Everyone knows about him when he only came to the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm not long ago."
The South World Immortal Emperor nodded expressionlessly, "Unfortunately, I'm not too fond of his name."
Long Xuanling did not continue. He changed the topic instead, "Senior South World, do you have any ideas about what we should do about him?"
The South World Immortal Emperor glanced at Long Xuanling, "Do we even need to get our hands dirty? The people of the Supreme Daoism factions have already listed him as a must-kill target."
Long Xuanling chuckled upon hearing the words, "Senior South World, the Supreme Daoism factions were scattered in different Small Immortal Realms. It's unlikely that Qin Nan would stumble into their people."
"Besides, they wouldn't bother sending out lots of authorities just to take out Qin Nan."
Long Xuanling paused for a moment before adding, "If we really want Qin Nan dead, we still have to do it ourselves."
The South World Immortal Emperor fell silent.
The silence did not feel awkward to Long Xuanling. His eyes flickered coldly as he spoke, "We won't be able to kill Qin Nan for the time being, as the Sky Taihuang Sect would try to protect him in order to protect their reputation."
"However, after some time, the Sky Taihuang Sect wouldn't care even if Qin Nan was murdered."
"I can provoke the Heaven Illusionary Ancestor Sect and the Sanqing Ancient Sect to set up a trap for Qin Nan. Senior South World, you can ask some of the Peerless Rulers to join us too. There's no way Qin Nan is going to survive this time."
The South World Immortal Emperor took a sip of the immortal tea and said, "Why do you think the Sanqing Ancient Sect is willing to help?"
Long Xuanling chuckled and lowered his voice, "Qin Nan has achieved the Greater Success Stage as soon as he ascended. Don't you think the others are interested in his secrets too?"
The South World Immortal Emperor shuddered. He soon vanished into thin air without saying a word.
Long Xuanling's smile widened. His eyes were vicious like a poisonous snake.
The South World Immortal Emperor had clearly expressed his approval of Long Xuanling's plan. Long Xuanling just needed to convince the Heaven Illusionary Ancestor Sect and the Sanqing Ancient Sect, and the South World Immortal Emperor would proceed with the plan too.
"Oh Qin Nan, even though you're already half-crippled, how can I rest well knowing that you're still alive..."
Long Xuanling laughed sinisterly and left.
Meanwhile, the mysterious realm of the Sky Taihuang Sect, the Nameless Realm...
Supreme Huanglei and Supreme Chang Xiao were seated on both sides in a magnificent palace. At the leading spot sat an old man.
The old man had silver hair and his face was full of wrinkles. His cloudy eyes resembled a deep abyss, while his body was emitting an imperious aura.
The old man was none other than Supreme Huanglei and Supreme Chang Xiao's master!
"Master, there's something I still don't understand. Why did the mysterious cultivator only destroy Qin Nan's Dao Foundation instead of killing him?" Supreme Huanglei asked.
He clearly remembered that the man in a gray robe had already executed his attack when his master tried to intervene. His master was unable to interrupt the man's move in time.
"It's pretty obvious, I've sealed its intent. If he insisted to kill Qin Nan, he will achieve nothing."
The old man calmly said, "But I didn't expect him to be hiding another slash within it. It was the Dao-Severing Slash that specializes in shattering a person's Dao Foundation, even I wasn't able to stop it."
The two Nine Heaven Supremes nodded slightly.
It all made sense now. It was suspicious if the cultivator in a gray robe had only come just to shatter Qin Nan's Dao Foundation.
"But then again, we can't exclude the possibility that the man was just planning to destroy Qin Nan's Dao Foundation."
The old man's eyes flickered, "Perhaps he even knew the two of you and I will show up."
The two Nine Heavens Supremes were stunned.
On second thought, the possibility was quite unlikely.
The man in a gray robe would only know they were going to show up if he was extremely familiar with the Sky Taihuang Sect.
"You have already set half your foot in the next realm, with two peak Nine Heavens Supremes around, yet you couldn't stop the man still?" an icy voice said.
A glamorous figure walked into the hall. The whole place suddenly felt a lot colder.
If Qin Nan was here, he would recognize the figure to be Empress Feiyue.
"Why are you here? Aren't a few Nine Heavens Supremes trying to hunt you down? You're about to ascend as a Nine Heavens Supreme, this is no joke! You should focus on the matters on hand instead," the old man snapped after a slight astonishment.
Supreme Huanglei and Supreme Chang Xiao were left speechless too. They never thought Empress Feiyue would send her will over under the circumstances.
They actually found it unbelievable.
Would the woman really care so much about someone, especially knowing that the man was just someone that had just ascended?
"It's just four Nine Heavens Supremes, they are nothing to be afraid of."
Empress Feiyue said coldly, "Besides, you haven't answered my question."
BANG!
A strong aura burst out of her body. The whole palace began to shook vigorously as the floor began to crack open.