Chapter 100: Whose Child's Shoes Are Divine Artifacts?

“Why would that be? Brothers who have never seen an object passing through the Firmament come specifically to find me, aiming to become profound immortals in the future and roam the starry skies!”

Feiteng Stone spoke quickly, then swiftly departed. In an environment where cultivation was life itself, not a moment could be wasted.

Jia Youke pondered for a while, then took out several ordinary jade stones—these were the lowest-grade immortal stones, containing very little immortal energy and no immortal veins, thus only usable by this method for cultivation.

Immortal veins, since ancient times, have been reserved for the extraordinary. Only those with hopes of reaching the profound immortal stage could cultivate them.

“If only I had an immortal vein, and could strive to reach the great immortal realm—that would be wonderful!” He compared himself to the second young master of the Zhang family, who had great immortal cultivation, and then looked at his own mid-stage immortal body, knowing he was no match.

Just as he was thinking about how to earn more immortal stones, suddenly, a crisp voice rang out.

“Want an immortal vein? No problem, I’ll give you one!”

Jia Youke was startled and raised his heavy weapon. Who dared to enter his cultivation abode without permission?

When he saw that the voice came from the iron ball he had thrown earlier, he was about to send a soul transmission to alert others, but then a small boy of about four years old bounced out.

The boy had a braided hairstyle, wore a collar and necklace around his neck, and his small defensive immortal clothes, even his shoes and leaf-like socks, were extraordinary immortal artifacts.

“You demon! How dare you come to Hundred Flowers Valley looking for death? Last time you were turned into a pill by a great demon with peak profound immortal cultivation…”

“You and your whole family are demons!”

The shouting child was Yue Qi. Without warning, he tried to remove his necklace to trap his enemy, but sensed it was unwise; then he tried to remove his collar to bind them, but was told not to. So, he mimicked Wu Yun’s dog paddle style, placing all four limbs on the ground, face down, kicking out with his little feet.

Jia Youke laughed out loud upon seeing this—like a little dog pawing at the ground. After a few kicks, suddenly a shoe flew from the boy’s foot, striking Jia Youke’s face. The world spun, and he was dazed for a moment.

Even the shoes were immortal artifacts!

When he regained consciousness, he heard the boy mutter, “I knew Uncle Xiong’s shoelace wasn’t tied properly!”

“Hey!”

With a spell uttered, Jia Youke simulated various past battle techniques, attempting to trap Yue Qi.

Numerous immortal arts targeted the boy, but they were all blocked and dissipated by a thin layer of colored light. Seeing he was at a disadvantage and about to call for help, Yue Qi said, “I have an immortal vein. Do you want it?”

“Want!” Jia Youke blurted out. But watching this little fellow darting about, grabbing this and that, he felt something strange—there was no sense of danger.

When he took out a treasure to look through, his heart chilled. This child, who appeared about four years old, was already at the great immortal cultivation level.

Where did this young master come from?

Yue Qi ran around for a while, catching several dragonfish from the pond, then rode the trained black hawk for several circles. Mimicking Old Bear Third’s words, he said, “Anything tasty, bring it quickly. Once I’m full, I’ll give you an immortal artifact guaranteed to defeat the Zhang family’s second young master!”

An immortal artifact in exchange for a meal—was it worth it?

Jia Youke exhaled, and the various animals raised in the cave floated over. He then cooked meals remotely, bringing dish after dish of delicacies to the millennium peachwood table. Finally, he took out a small pot of treasured immortal wine he had long been reluctant to drink.

“This is a rare Hundred Flowers immortal brew I stumbled upon—ten immortal stones…”

He thought these offerings would satisfy the boy, but Yue Qi wolfed down the food, and occasionally, the food on the table would vanish as if taken away.

After Yue Qi finished eating and grabbing more, he looked expectant but was scolded: “Only this much food? Not enough! Hurry and buy more!”

Jia Youke was not anxious. The ingredients did indeed have weak immortal power and could not satisfy hunger. He deliberately took out his last dozen or so immortal stones and sighed, “Young master, see, I can’t afford those immortal beasts. How about you give me an immortal artifact first, and I’ll exchange it?”

Upon hearing this, Yue Qi rummaged around but found nothing to offer. Suddenly his eyes lit up, and he scooped from the bowl on the table into his bosom—a steaming, sinister blood emerged.

The aura was suffocating. Trembling, Jia Youke took the bowl, examined it carefully, then poured it into a heavy jade bottle, excitedly saying, “Great demon’s blood, a fine treasure.”

He sniffed it, sensing tremendous power within. Just as he was about to ask more, Yue Qi chased him out.

Then Old Bear Third’s voice sounded in Yue Qi’s ear: “You little brat, I told you to scrape blood from Old Dragon, why are you taking blood from those two snakes?”

Yue Qi was displeased, saying, “Uncle Dragon is injured but still moving. Those two big snakes are dead and can’t move!”

Old Bear Third, Wu Yun, was embarrassed in the formation diagram.

Since Wu Yun had jumped into the chaotic space, the diagram’s maximum defense could not withstand the spatial turbulence that could destroy immortal kings. So the formation exploded like a self-destruct and scrambled to escape.

With the formation’s explosion, everyone lost protection and had to rely on their own abilities. Elder Lingtong and his disciples disappeared without a trace; Feng Qianyu clung tightly to Wu Yun’s leg and luckily survived. The mount’s tether at her waist was in grave danger.

Moreover, Gao Le, Yi Sheng, and Qingzhou Sheng vanished when descending from the sky. Xiao Chong, Green Leaf, Dou Wang, Long Yi, and others were half-dead after being thrown from the shattered jade seal coffin.

Wu Yun and Anto, to protect Yue Qi from harm, suffered severe injuries, their bodies shattered, leaving only a movable head and chest crystal ball, with half of the twelve gaseous spirits around them missing.

Even Rong Ya, to protect Long Yi and others while burning immortal king cultivation, finally cocooned and vanished without sound. It was said she could only recover her cultivation where immortal energy was abundant; otherwise, she would fall from the great realm.

In short, the losses were severe. Only the second-grade Terror Hatred Immortal Sword remained intact, but it would not be used until the final moment for fear of attracting the Emperor Serpent.

“Your imperial bones aren’t sturdy!”

“Senior, they have decayed somewhat!”

In their conversation, Wu Yun’s body again revealed the sacred tyrant’s spell. Despite being shattered, an invisible giant character was imprinted like a shadow, undying and unyielding.

“Could this be the immortal and indestructible divine art?”

Anto looked at Wu Yun’s state—only half a head and half a chest remained, yet a complete shadow appeared. Some symbol patterns seemed to cross space, unaffected by the immortal realm’s order.

Wu Yun was somewhat embarrassed, unable even to cough. His spiritual voice transmission said, “We don’t have much time left. Before they find us, you must first help me install some body parts!”

Anto...

Jia Youke was about to leave when he saw Yue Qi staggering about, feeling uneasy. Just as he was about to speak, Yue Qi transformed back into the iron ball and dangled like an earring from his ear.

“This, this!” Jia Youke was both amused and exasperated. His handsome image was completely ruined by this little iron ball.

He was about to speak when the iron ball instantly turned green—more conspicuous and dazzling.

Stepping out the door, his eyes brightened at the endless valley before him, densely packed with all kinds of buildings, large and small, all residences and caves.

On every prominent hill lived great immortals, and faint immortal veins below provided cultivation resources.

Floating in the sky were lofty caves and palaces, places only profound immortals could occupy.

As for immortal kings, they lived even more luxuriously, floating high in the sky with flying mounts or immortal artifacts for transportation. They lived at such heights so they could escape threats immediately.

Only the star lord dwelled deep within the star, cultivating and defending using the stellar core.

Jia Youke strode forward a thousand meters at a step, leaving the living area. Nearby, after negotiating a price with an immortal bird, he rode it to the teleportation array.

Private flying was forbidden here. Those who could fly freely were at least immortal kings; no one dared to question them.

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