The Immortal King Refined into a Grand Medicine, As If Branded into His Very Bones
The Immortal King Refined into a Grand Medicine, As If Branded into His Very Bones
This single strike shook the heavens. Countless star domains trembled, and before the Heavenly Ancient City—which had been plunged into darkness, sunk into deathly silence and blackness—
All living beings despaired. Devoured in one gulp by the Corrupted Hou, their life force was rapidly fading away.
The light of the sun, moon, and stars was dissipating. Heaven and earth fell into eternal night, and the Eight Wastelands fell utterly silent.
This was no illusion, but a truly existing scene—it was practically like the end of the world.
Even a Quasi-Immortal King had no means whatsoever against such a Divine Ability.
Jin Yuan roared, Immortal light erupting from his entire body, Grand Runes interweaving as he tried to struggle free.
But he failed. He could only watch helplessly as his life force rapidly drained away, and then he was swallowed by the Corrupted Hou.
In the distance, the Profound Earth Immortal King, the Azure Heaven Immortal King, and the others were shaken to their cores. They had never imagined that the Corrupted Hou Immortal King possessed such a terrifying killing move.
Even if they themselves faced such a killing move, they would have to carefully avoid its edge—they could not casually take it head-on.
If they were swallowed by the Corrupted Hou, even they would find it difficult to break open its body and charge out.
One could only say it was worthy of being a King of the current Other Domain. Its Physique was already strong enough to casually shatter universes.
Even the toughest Immortal Divine Gold would likely turn to dust before it.
“The Corrupted Hou Immortal King once came into contact with a strange substance from the Source Realm, causing its flesh to become indestructible. It forged its Physique through the most terrifying method—it fears no pain whatsoever, equivalent to being immune to pain. And its vitality is endless.”
The Profound Earth Immortal King sighed softly. Toward the Corrupted Hou Immortal King, who possessed such fortune, he still felt somewhat envious.
Such a Physique far exceeded their level. From a certain perspective, the Corrupted Hou Immortal King’s strength was greater than that of all three of them.
“No wonder the Corrupted Hou Immortal King was so confident, daring to charge in alone to kill and snatch the prize from under our noses,” the Azure Heaven Immortal King said, a tremor of shock flashing through his cold eyes. Though he was a transformed beast, said to possess the fastest speed in the world—transcending time, able to reach the far shore of the azure heavens—
However, that was merely legend. Though his Physique was strong, tempered through the grinding of ages, he knew full well he was far from being as powerful as the Corrupted Hou Immortal King.
That entire star domain before the Heavenly Ancient City had been swallowed, becoming absolute nothingness—incomparably terrifying.
All of this sounds slow to describe, but in truth it happened in a mere instant. The Profound Earth Immortal King, the Azure Heaven Immortal King, and the others rapidly descended, though vigilance still lingered in their hearts—they had not let their guard down.
Those who could reach this step were none of them careless fools.
The Corrupted Hou Immortal King dared to take such a risk because it had immense confidence in its own Physique.
Boom!
However, just as the three Kings were about to descend—
Dense black light exploded there, like a pitch-black sun blooming, its radiance illuminating everything.
The Corrupted Hou Immortal King let out a muffled grunt, then a low roar. Its massive body shook violently, as if about to split apart.
The three Kings’ expressions changed drastically, and they moved to act, attempting to aid the Corrupted Hou Immortal King.
And in that very instant, a hand swept across the sky, as if striking down from primordial ages past, then cleaved down from beside the Corrupted Hou Immortal King’s mouth. Boundless radiance blossomed forth.
The ancient energy was like an endless sea of suns, threatening to completely drown that place.
The Corrupted Hou Immortal King’s Dharma Body exploded, torn to pieces. Its mouth was split open, blood flowing freely, its injuries horrific—it had nearly been cleaved in two from the head down.
Gu Changge stood there, his robes not even stirred, his gaze unchanged from beginning to end.
Silent, profound, indifferent.
For some reason, in that moment, the three Kings thought of the eternal, everlasting will of the Heavenly Path, looking down upon the vast multitudes of insignificant ants.
They actually shuddered—something even they themselves found unbelievable and unacceptable.
As Immortal King existences, what in this world could possibly make them fearful, uneasy, or even struck with dread?
This was something they could not accept.
“The Corrupted Hou Immortal King’s Physique has been split open—its Source has likely been wounded.”
“Too overconfident. This outcome will only make matters harder to resolve.”
The Profound Earth Immortal King noticed the Corrupted Hou, its skull already split open, caught in Gu Changge’s grasp, and his expression shifted rapidly.
He brought out a seven-story pagoda, gleaming gold, seven levels in all. At this moment it was as towering as a continent, descending from the heights, crashing down in an attempt to rescue the Corrupted Hou.
The Azure Heaven Immortal King and the other Immortal King also struck out. Billions of divine chains of law converged here into an ocean, surging and boiling endlessly, flooding toward Gu Changge.
However, around Gu Changge, ripples spread out—not obvious, like the mist stirred up around a green lotus, or like starlight being received.
All the attacks, before those ripples, silently dissipated, utterly unable to touch his person.
“Immunity to Divine Abilities and magic?”
“Or is it the Completely Invulnerable Technique?”
The Profound Earth Immortal King’s heart shook once more. This was a Divine Technique that inspired envy and jealousy.
He had once heard that an Ancestor of an Emperor Family of the Other Domain seemed to possess such a heaven-defying Divine Ability, and that his descendants could all wield it—but it could only function within the Immortal Realm.
Because that was already the limit.
How could it possibly reappear at the Immortal King level?
He could hardly believe it. This was a scene witnessed with his own eyes, something he had never even imagined before.
“Could this person be connected to that Ancestor of an Emperor Family?”
The Azure Heaven Immortal King was also stunned by this scene. He had never imagined that with just a faint light appearing around Gu Changge, all the spells and Divine Abilities attacking him would be nullified.
These were Immortal King-level Divine Abilities—each one capable of destroying universes, tearing apart the heavens, annihilating the Eight Wastelands.
Yet before Gu Changge, they were like clay oxen sinking into the sea, unable to stir even the slightest ripple.
“How did you do it?”
The Corrupted Hou spoke, its eyes filled with disbelief. Its true body was caught in Gu Changge’s grasp, as if imprisoned, unable to move.
At this moment, in its eyes, there was a trace of fear that even it found horrifying.
From this young man, it once again felt that emotion called fear. Since it had achieved the Immortal King Dao Fruit, how many ages had passed? It could no longer even remember.
Yet today, fear was born within it once more.
Gu Changge looked at it with a calm expression, offering no explanation. Then he chuckled lightly and said, “You delivered yourself right to me. I don’t even know how to thank you.”
“What do you mean?”
The Corrupted Hou’s mouth bled incessantly as it let out a roar. This was Immortal King blood, multicolored and dazzling—a single drop seemed to contain thousands of worlds.
If it fell elsewhere, a single drop alone would likely be enough to destroy an ancient world.
The surrounding beings of the Immortal Domain and the Other Domain, returned from death to life, seeing the light of day once more—their souls had nearly scattered from terror. They were still gripped by despair, not yet recovered.
Yet now they watched as that incomparably domineering Hou Immortal King was caught by Gu Changge, struggling to escape.
But its body was like cracking porcelain, fissures rapidly spreading across it, soon covering its entire form.
Such a miserable sight made their hair stand on end, trembling with fear.
They had thought this mysterious man would be swallowed whole by the Hou Immortal King.
Who would have thought he would so easily break through it all, and imprison the Corrupted Hou Immortal King’s true body?
Such methods had already exceeded their imagination. Even “reverence” could no longer describe what they felt.
Jin Yun’s voice trembled slightly. After becoming a Quasi-Immortal King, he had believed himself to be one of the greatest figures of the Southern Immortal Domain, looking down upon the life and death of countless beings and universes.
Yet today, he trembled like an ant, once again experiencing that insignificance and lowliness he had felt when he first stepped onto the path of cultivation.
“You wanted to devour me, yet you couldn’t even bite through my hand.”
“This is the confidence you were so sure of just now?”
Gu Changge paid no heed to the shocked reactions of the surrounding crowd. He merely looked at the captured Corrupted Hou, a trace of amusement in his eyes.
The Corrupted Hou roared, secret power flowing through its true body as it tried to break free. But Gu Changge’s palm struck down, directly causing its skull to explode. Blood of various colors gushed out, its divine soul flickering, nearly shattering.
“Save me!”
Unconcealable terror rose in the Corrupted Hou’s heart. Its earlier confidence was long gone as it cried out to the Profound Earth Immortal King and the others, trying to get them to act and rescue it.
Otherwise, it truly felt that it might perish here today, forcibly suppressed and slain by Gu Changge.
Vast power surged forth. Light erupted here once more as the Profound Earth Immortal King, the Azure Heaven Immortal King, and the others struck out again, all manner of terrifying Dao techniques unfolding.
Even knowing that Gu Changge could be immune to magic, they still attacked forcefully, believing it impossible for him to be immune forever—there had to be a limit.
As long as they broke past that limit, they could wound Gu Changge.
Boom!
However, Gu Changge did not even glance in their direction. Dense black energy flowed between his palm and fingers, forming a Grand Flask wreathed in black light.
From the flask’s mouth poured vast black radiance, like a waterfall.
This Grand Flask, condensed from Grand Runes, flew out toward the Profound Earth Immortal King, the Azure Heaven Immortal King, and the others, continuously expanding until it enveloped the very heavens and earth.
Within it, a bottomless abyss seemed to emerge, capable of devouring all things in the world—even the rules of the Great Dao were snapping apart with kacha kacha sounds.
“What is that?”
“I seem to have seen it in some forbidden ancient text...”
The Profound Earth Immortal King’s expression changed drastically as he stared intently at the flask, but he could only see a blur, faint patterns interweaving within, impossible to make out clearly.
His pagoda was shaking, now bound by that devouring force.
Then cracks actually appeared on it. The Dao imprints engraved upon it were rapidly dissolving, turning to dust.
This made the Profound Earth Immortal King’s heart bleed. This artifact had accompanied him his entire life.
Even in battles against peers of the same level, it had never suffered the slightest damage.
Later, he had refined it further with all manner of rare divine materials, making it indestructible.
Yet today, it was about to split apart—unable to even withstand that blurry flask.
“I have some impression of it too. It might truly be that thing from the forbidden texts...”
“If a mere replica already possesses such divine might... I dare not imagine it.”
The Azure Heaven Immortal King’s expression was grave. He was blocked by that black light—even with his extreme speed, he could not pass through.
There, a sea of black energy seemed to surge, drowning the star domains, cutting off the three of them. They could not pass through, and naturally could not rescue the Corrupted Hou Immortal King.
Moreover, what they found hard to accept was that Gu Changge had merely casually brought out a replica of some forbidden artifact—and it had stopped all of them?
At that moment, the Corrupted Hou’s miserable screams rang out. As an Immortal King, its will was firmer than hundred-times-refined Immortal Gold.
What in this world could make it scream?
Even facing death, one could not humiliate an Immortal King like this—this would be its disgrace.
But upon seeing the scene over there, even the Profound Earth Immortal King and the others felt their hair stand on end, their bodies going cold, their very scalps tingling.
The fragrance of medicine drifted through heaven and earth. The flame of the Great Dao burned, ceaselessly scorching the Corrupted Hou.
It was being refined—being treated as a grand medicine of the mortal world, devoured and absorbed by Gu Changge before their very eyes, its Source rapidly fading away.
The Immortal King Dao Fruit condensed, even taking on the shape of a fruit.
It was a Hou shrunk several times over, crystalline and translucent, medicinal fragrance wafting from it.
A single wisp of its aura would be enough to make an ordinary Cultivator ascend on the spot, completely reborn.
But now, it was merely being treated by Gu Changge as a grand medicine, as an ordinary fruit to be devoured.
His expression was natural, without the slightest abnormality—incomparably at ease, as if he had done these things countless times, branded into his very bones and soul.
The Corrupted Hou Immortal King’s true body burned within the flames. That was the True Flame of the Great Dao, capable of incinerating universes and annihilating everything.
Now it was merely being used as a refining fire, used by Gu Changge to refine its Immortal King Source, then refine it into a Dao Fruit for him to devour.
“Save me!”
The Corrupted Hou Immortal King let out a miserable scream. That pain and humiliation could not be described in words.
It watched with its own eyes as it was refined, as its cultivation and essence became nourishment.
Within this flame of the Great Dao, the dross was burned away and the essence retained, becoming a crystalline grand medicine.
Then Gu Changge unhurriedly devoured it, his gaze natural, his manner calm and unhurried, even giving off an air of transcendent elegance.
Yet now, all the beings of the Other Domain were horrified to the point of trembling, crying out, unable to accept it.
The invincible King in their hearts had actually been reduced to medicinal nourishment?
This scene made the Profound Earth Immortal King, the Azure Heaven Immortal King, and the others feel as if their scalps would explode, terrified beyond measure.
As Immortal Kings, how exalted were they? They were the supreme prodigies born of heaven and earth across countless ages, suppressing innumerable peers to reach this step.
They could die in battle, they could be slain—but they could not die in such humiliation.
This was the first time they had ever seen an Immortal King’s flesh and soul alike become immortal materials and medicine, devoured by someone as a Source grand medicine.
“No need to rush. Once I finish devouring it, it will be your turn soon.”
Gu Changge paid no heed to the terror and fury of the Profound Earth Immortal King, the Azure Heaven Immortal King, and the others, unhurriedly devouring the Corrupted Hou Immortal King’s Source.
It had to be said—an Immortal King Source truly was on a different level compared to a True Immortal Source.
The fragments of Dao laws it contained could only be described as vast and endless.
Such a taste—even the day he stepped into the Immortal Realm could not compare.
This truly was something one could become intoxicated by.