The Unruly Immortals

Huo Shu, Qingqiu, Siqi, Da Liang, each time someone was deceived by the stone slab, a faint purple light burst forth from their forehead.

They had not lost anything; if one must say, the only thing they lost was the sensation of being deceived at this moment.

These purple lights gathered together, rapidly converging toward the Imperial City within the Capital City, drawing the attention of various forces.

The ethereal purple light flew in from all directions, continuously burrowing into the black dots of the four Touzi's heads.

As these purple lights joined, the cubic heads of the four Touzi grew larger and more purple, and their bodies began to gradually disappear from this world, as if they were illusions themselves.

As their bodies vanished, the sound of the Touzi's chanting incantations grew louder until it seemed to become the only sound between heaven and earth.

"These followers of the Oblivion Path still think they can use their mortal flesh to oppose the Fate Commander? There's no such possibility!"

The Emperor of Da Liang looked up at the not-yet-repaired mask, feeling it was unlikely yet not daring to ignore it.

With a wave of his hands that bore the Contrary Dragon Scales flipping in and out, the dark clouds in the sky rolled and curled directly towards there.

The others in Da Liang, witnessing this scene, also started to move, lending a hand, and in an instant, the battle that had cooled slightly once again intensified.

At that moment, the remaining followers of the Oblivion Path, as if desperate, threw caution to the wind and rushed over there, blocking the black clouds from approaching.

In the midst of the chaos, the Touzi's invocations came to an end.

"In all beings' difficulties, calling upon the name, the great sage comes forth at the sound to save from suffering. With great compassion and vows, with saintly kindness and benevolence, the Celestial Venerable Doumu, the mighty spirit of immense light, the great holy Heavenly Empress. Yuanming Doumu Celestial Venerable!"

The moment the final word 'venerable' stopped, the six face-points on the Touzi's faces detached from their bodies and, enveloped in streams of faint purple light, entered the exceedingly dark clouds above.

The next instant, all the followers of the Oblivion Path looked up at the same time, shouting in unison toward the sky above, "Doumu Yuanjun, come quickly! The great Nuo is about to awaken!!"

"Whoosh~!" The dense clouds that had lingered all night vanished quickly as if bubbles meeting water.

Just as Li Huowang was about to leave this place, his foot sank suddenly, plunging his right foot directly into the ground.

The ground was indeed still there, but it had taken on a very peculiar texture, as if it had become some sort of liquid.

It wasn't just the ground; even Li Huowang's own body felt the same, limp and soft; if not for the wriggling worms in his abdomen supporting him, he would have completely fallen into the depths below.

"What in the world is this…" Li Huowang instinctively looked up and saw high and distant Taiji fishes resembling a sun in the sky.

No, there were two, no, four! As Li Huowang saw more and more, he even felt his own eyes multiplying.

Just as Li Huowang's thoughts split into six, he heard the proud laughter of the distant Touzi.

"Hahaha, I tricked you! The great Nuo hasn't actually awakened; look how scared you've become."

With a boom, the Touzi, in a complete lack of deference to their Fate Commander's intentions, laughed loudly and mockingly at the sky.

"Look what I've brought you, weren't you just missing an eye? I found one for you!"

"Swoosh~" The huge yin-yang Taiji fish rapidly expanded, covering the entire sky in an instant like a colossal lid."

It was not only the ground; at this moment, the entire Capital City began to destabilize. Some things that should exist disappeared, while some that shouldn't, appeared out of thin air."

Li Huowang was also struggling mightily. Even though he was currently in the state of Leap Place Five Elements, he still seemed so insignificant in front of this entity."

Li Huowang looked up again, now seeing more clearly. That wasn't a yin-yang Taiji fish but two entangled oceans!

"And beneath that black-and-white seabed is..." Clearly, Li Huowang had seen something. He clutched his head in pain as dark red blood gradually flowed from his seven orifices, his head swelling as big as if it were painted with the image of the god of longevity."

This was the first time he had seen the Fate Commander in the real world, and the first time he understood just how powerful this entity could be—just one glance was unbearable."

As a sense of chaotic distortion began to erode everything about Li Huowang, a sharp pain dragged him back to reality."

Li Huowang's body seemed to start crumbling, as scars appeared out of nowhere, bringing him endless agony and, at the same time, slowly clearing his consciousness."

Once clarity returned, Li Huowang found himself moving, sitting on a scroll painting, with a solemn Zhuge Yuan controlling the scroll, moving over the undulating ground."

At this moment, the narrow scroll was like a wooden boat, carrying them away from the peril."

"Brother Li, hold tight. Let's get out of here first," Zhuge Yuan said, looking up at the completely transformed sky, his face serious but not panicked."

The other's composure eased Li Huowang's anxiety. He had only wanted to find Bei Feng but had instead been wrapped up in this major affair."

Is this the Fate Commander Doumu of the Oblivion Path? The Oblivion Path has conjured up this thing! What on earth are they trying to do?!!"

When Li Huowang looked again towards the giant eye from before, he found it—wrapped in a golden mask—speeding towards the yin-yang Taiji in the sky,

it seemed to be struggling with something. As it plunged into the white eye amidst the black ocean, the entire sea began to surge."

One thing was certain: with only one eyeball, it was no match for whatever was beneath the seabed."

Zhuge Yuan looked up at everything above and said in an unusually somber voice, "Brother Li, I hope I'm overthinking it, or else..."

"What?"

"Never mind, let's just get out of here."

As Zhuge Yuan took out the Judge's brush and wrote the character for "speed" in the air, the canvas beneath them moved even faster."

Time can be fast or slow. As the gates of the Imperial City appeared before them, Li Huowang's heart pounded."

He didn't care what was happening in the sky; all he knew was that he was about to get the method to break free from Xinsu's illusion from Bei Feng's mouth!"

"Brother Zhuge, once we're out, I'll need to borrow your ancient calendar. I have to force out—" Li Huowang started to say, but then he suddenly stopped."

He looked tremblingly at the Taiji Ocean covering the sky, where the white circle in the black sea now floated a pupil standing upright—that was the eye behind the golden mask."

And at this moment, that eye was staring straight at him!!