Shui Miao fled frantically, escaping hundreds of miles in a flash.
He found a secluded mountain and hid inside, changing his appearance into that of a stranger. Then, he transferred the aura of a cultivator from his Realm of Intentions onto himself, creating a false trail. After circling around a great distance, he made his way back toward his Tianji Sect.
As he approached the Tianji Sect, out of caution, Shui Miao transformed back into his original appearance deep within the clouds and mist, and used the aura of a treeman from his Realm of Intentions to disguise himself. Because he had cultivated the Devil Heart Sutra and the Dream Demon Heart Sutra, his disguises were nearly undetectable to ordinary immortals. The treeman aura was simple and unremarkable, barely reaching the Flying Immortal stage, so it attracted no attention.
This time, Shui Miao hadn’t suffered any major losses, but he had still been deeply frightened.
He couldn’t believe that the Kunpeng Immortal Emperor actually possessed over a dozen Supreme Treasures!
Shui Miao also realized that the Kunpeng Immortal Emperor had been stunned and hadn’t had time to react, which was why he had suffered a setback. If they met again, the outcome would certainly not be the same.
It was easy to imagine—when dozens of Supreme Treasures were unleashed at full power, who could possibly withstand such terrifying force?
Through this encounter, Shui Miao fully realized his own weakness.
From this battle, he also gained valuable experience: he must always have sufficient resources at his disposal. If not, he must remain low-key and avoid drawing attention.
He absolutely never wanted to take such a risk again.
However, through this real combat experience, Shui Miao also summarized some insights that would guide his future cultivation path. He decided that he must forge more Supreme Treasures—perhaps even Divine Artifacts—and carry them all on his person to be prepared for any danger.
Just like back in the Rakshasa Sea, when he had been pursued by two Immortal Sovereigns, Hua Yuting and Yu Hua Immortal Sovereign, he had only survived because he had carried enough Hellish Artifacts. Otherwise, he would have perished long ago.
Thus, treasures were the foundation for survival in the Immortal Realm.
Upon returning to the Tianji Sect, Shui Miao immediately began preparing to forge a large number of Immortal artifacts using the remaining materials, without doing anything else.
This forging session was completely different from previous ones.
This time, Shui Miao intended to forge artifacts designed for powerful self-destruction, rather than ones with superior functional effects. Normally, to increase the destructive power of a self-destructing artifact, one would simply improve the artifact’s quality or embed it with a large amount of spirit stones to amplify its energy. However, Shui Miao believed there was a better way to achieve even more terrifying explosive power.
As an imaginative cultivator, Shui Miao used the Yin-Yang and Five Elements Formation, combined with refined Yin-Yang and Five Elements energies, to forge small artifacts infused with various elemental arrays and spiritual energies. These required minimal materials and were perfect for experimental self-destruction.
After a series of trials, Shui Miao confirmed that his idea was absolutely correct.
For example, an artifact forged with a fire-element formation and filled with wood-element energy would unleash a massive firestorm upon detonation, its power several times stronger than that of an ordinary artifact of the same quality.
Another example: an artifact forged with a Yin-Yang Formation and filled with Yin-Yang energy would, upon detonation, generate chaotic primordial force—dense, heavy, and extremely destructive—its power dozens of times stronger than that of an ordinary artifact of the same level.
With an abundance of materials at his disposal, Shui Miao threw himself wholeheartedly into experiments, determined to create the most powerful self-destructive Immortal artifacts.
The already mysterious Tianji Sect now echoed with continuous explosions. Nearby immortal sects grew increasingly anxious, and the surrounding cultivators became terrified, keeping a wide berth from the Tianji Sect and refusing to approach even slightly.
“Boom!”
Suddenly, an earth-shattering explosion shook the gates of the Tianji Sect!
The shockwave startled cultivators across nearby immortal mountains who had been meditating in seclusion. Some cultivators, deeply immersed in their cultivation, were so frightened that their energy flow was disrupted, nearly causing them to suffer internal injuries!
“Who the hell is that?! Who disturbed my cultivation and made me spit blood?!”
“Damn it! What’s going on today? This noise is unbearable! Who dares to be so inconsiderate and disturb others’ cultivation?!”
“This place is no longer livable! What exactly is the Tianji Sect up to?!”
“This can’t be ignored! We must demand an explanation!”
Numerous immortals from nearby sects flew out of their mountains, faces flushed with anger, all rushing toward the Tianji Sect to demand answers.
At that moment, a middle-aged cultivator with scorched robes flew out from within the Tianji Sect’s mountains.
His soot-covered, panic-stricken appearance startled the gathered immortals.
Shui Miao fled in a frenzy, covering hundreds of miles in his escape.
He found a secluded, desolate mountain, transformed into the appearance of a stranger, and then transferred the aura of a cultivator from his Realm Planet to envelop his body. After making a detour, he headed back to his Tianji Sect.
As he approached the Tianji Sect, Shui Miao, out of caution, transformed back into his original form deep within the mist and invoked the aura of a treant from his Realm Planet to disguise himself. Due to his cultivation of the Heavenly Demon and Dream Demon techniques, Shui Miao’s disguise was imperceptible to most immortals. The treant’s aura was simple, only at the level of a Flying Immortal, and thus went unnoticed.
This time, Shui Miao didn’t suffer any major losses, but he was still deeply shaken.
He couldn’t believe that Emperor Kunpeng possessed over a dozen Supreme Treasures!
Shui Miao also knew that Emperor Kunpeng had been caught off guard and hadn’t had time to react, which was why he had suffered. If they were to meet again, the outcome would be entirely different.
It was terrifying to imagine the destructive power of dozens of Supreme Treasures unleashed at full force. Who could withstand such might?
From this encounter, Shui Miao fully realized his own weakness.
He also learned that one must always have substantial resources at hand. If not, one must remain low-key.
Shui Miao never wanted to take such risks again.
However, this battle also gave him some insights and direction for his future efforts. He realized that he must forge more Supreme Treasures, even Sacred Artifacts, and carry them with him at all times to be prepared for any eventuality.
Just like in the past, when he was pursued by the two immortals, Hua Yuting and Yuhua Xianzun, in the Rakshasa Sea, it was only because he had enough Nether Artifacts on him that he survived. Otherwise, he would have been annihilated long ago.
Thus, artifacts are the capital for survival in the immortal realm.
Upon returning to the Tianji Sect, Shui Miao immediately began preparing to forge a large number of immortal artifacts using the remaining materials.
This forging was entirely different from his previous efforts.
This time, Shui Miao intended to create artifacts with immense self-destructive power rather than those with beneficial effects. Generally, to increase the destructive power of an artifact, one would enhance its quality and use a large number of spirit stones as energy. However, Shui Miao believed there was a better way to make the explosions even more terrifying.
Shui Miao was a man of ideas. He used the Yin-Yang Five Elements Formation, combined with pure Yin-Yang Five Elements energy, to forge small artifacts with various Five Elements formations and spiritual energy combinations, using minimal materials for his self-destruction experiments.
After several attempts, Shui Miao found that his ideas were entirely correct.
For example, an artifact forged with a fire formation and filled with wood spiritual energy would produce a flame shockwave upon detonation, several times more powerful than a shockwave of the same quality.
Another example was using a Yin-Yang formation and filling it with Yin-Yang spiritual energy. Upon detonation, it produced Chaos energy, which was dense and had immense destructive power, dozens of times stronger than a shockwave of the same quality.
With no shortage of materials, Shui Miao focused entirely on his experiments, determined to create the most powerful self-destructive artifact.
The already mysterious Tianji Sect now echoed with constant explosions, causing nearby immortal mountain cultivators to grow increasingly anxious and fearful. Everyone kept their distance from the Tianji Sect, not daring to approach.
“Boom!”
Suddenly, a deafening explosion shook the Tianji Sect’s mountain gate!
Immortals in nearby mountain sects who were in deep meditation were startled awake by the explosion. Some who were fully immersed in their cultivation were even frightened into qi deviation, nearly losing control of their energy.
“Who is it? Who’s causing such a ruckus? I’ve been thrown into qi deviation and am spitting blood!”
“Bastard! What’s going on today? The noise is unbearable. Can’t we have some peace? This is utterly inconsiderate!”
“I can’t stay here anymore. What on earth is the Tianji Sect up to?”
“This is outrageous. We can’t let this slide. We must demand an explanation!”
Immortals from several sects flew out of their mountain gates, their faces red with anger, all demanding an explanation from the Tianji Sect.
At that moment, a middle-aged cultivator with singed clothes flew out from the Tianji Sect’s mountain.
The disheveled appearance of the middle-aged cultivator startled the immortals.
“Fellow Daoists, something terrible has happened. A group of beast bandits forcibly broke into our Tianji Sect and stole a large number of pills and spirit stones. The explosion you heard was our sect leader detonating a top-grade artifact in a desperate fight against the beasts. We apologize for the disturbance. The sect is in chaos, and some beasts are still alive. I must return immediately!”
After speaking, the middle-aged cultivator hurriedly flew back.
The immortals were shocked and quickly returned to their sects to strengthen the defenses of their pill rooms and spirit stone treasuries.
Inside the Tianji Sect, the disheveled middle-aged cultivator transformed back into Shui Miao.
The Tianji Sect’s main hall had been completely destroyed!
Yet, Shui Miao’s face was filled with an excited, peculiar smile.
Lian’er and several managers flew over…
Before anyone could speak, Shui Miao raised his hand and said excitedly, “Don’t be alarmed. The explosion was just a result of my experiment with a powerful weapon. For this artifact, even if the entire mountain were destroyed, it would be worth it. You all go back to your duties. I’ll handle this.”
“As you command!”
Lian’er and the managers, though unsure of what had happened, were greatly encouraged by Shui Miao’s words.
With a thought, Shui Miao collected the debris of the main hall and melted it down in the artifact furnace.
He then forged a new main hall, identical to the previous one, and placed it in the same location.
Back in the main hall, Shui Miao was still brimming with excitement.
He had just conducted a bold experiment.
He had forged an artifact with a Yin-Yang Five Elements counteracting formation, creating a mid-grade artifact. After inputting some spirit stones and activating the formation, the formation converted the spirit stones into a large amount of decay energy. The decay energy accumulated and even condensed into highly corrosive Soul-Devouring energy!
Just as the artifact was about to collapse, Shui Miao detonated it… The resulting explosion was hundreds of times more powerful than an artifact of the same quality!
Shui Miao himself was stunned by the explosion!
The protective formation in his Time Protection Artifact was completely destroyed, and his clothes were singed.
Such immense power!
And this was just an artifact he casually forged.
If he were to use a Supreme Treasure, nurture an artifact spirit, add hundreds of formations, and accumulate an enormous amount of decay energy, what would the explosion be like then?
It was unimaginable. The power would undoubtedly be equivalent to the combined explosion of hundreds of Supreme Treasures!
“…”
Thinking of the terrifying weapon he had created, Shui Miao was astounded.
A trump card—this was an absolute trump card!
He named the artifact the “Annihilation Artifact.”
In his excitement, Shui Miao quickly repaired his Time Protection Artifact and used all the remaining materials to forge an Annihilation Artifact!
After awakening the Annihilation Artifact, its quality was still top-grade!
Shui Miao was overjoyed. He immediately input a large number of spirit stones, bound it with his blood, and kept it as his ultimate weapon.
“Now that I have the Super Annihilation Artifact, I still need a high-quality flying sword. Without a flying sword, I can’t escape quickly.” Shui Miao sighed and muttered to himself, “Yes, I’ll go find Bu Xiang and the others. Maybe I can get some Heavenly Origin Stones from them. I need to forge two more protective artifacts and a good flying sword. Its quality must not be inferior to Emperor Kunpeng’s.”
After speaking to himself, Shui Miao transformed into an ordinary immortal and flew out of the Tianji Sect.
The painful experience of being chased by Emperor Kunpeng had deeply impressed upon him the benefits of a fast escape.
This time, he must obtain a Supreme Treasure flying sword.
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In the Immortal Capital Mountain, numerous Golden Body Warriors and Yellow Turban Warriors were repairing the mountain, replacing the pavilions, towers, trees, and flowers destroyed by the shockwaves.
When Shui Miao entered the Immortal Capital Mountain and saw its devastated state, he was shocked.
The destruction reminded him of the photos he had seen online of Hiroshima and Nagasaki after the atomic bombings.
“Ah! This explosion was truly devastating!”
“Initial estimates suggest at least tens of thousands of immortals were killed. It seems even Emperor Kunpeng was severely injured!”
“Brother, what exactly happened today?”
“Yes, elder brother, how could the Immortal Capital Mountain be destroyed like this?”
“It’s too terrifying. I don’t even dare to enter the Immortal Capital Mountain anymore…”
Not far from Shui Miao, a group of immortals gathered around several celestial soldiers, discussing the day’s explosion.
Shui Miao, now disguised as an ordinary immortal with the appearance of a middle-aged cultivator, wasn’t afraid of being recognized. He walked over and listened to the commotion.
A celestial general shook his head and said, “Perhaps Emperor Kunpeng offended some powerful figure. I don’t know the specifics, but it’s certain that this was the result of a Supreme Treasure detonation. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been so destructive.”
“Everyone, I have some insider information. Would you like to hear it?”
Suddenly, an old man-like immortal flew over, looking mysterious, as if he knew many secrets.
After saying this, the flustered middle-aged cultivator quickly flew back.
Shui Miao fled in a frenzy, covering hundreds of miles in his escape.
He found a secluded, desolate mountain, transformed into the appearance of a stranger, and then shifted the aura of a cultivator from his realm planet to envelop himself. After taking a circuitous route, he made his way back to his Tianji Sect.
As he neared the Tianji Sect, out of caution, Shui Miao transformed back into his original form deep within the mist and summoned the aura of a tree spirit from his realm planet to disguise himself. Due to his cultivation of the Heavenly Demon and Dream Demon techniques, his disguise was imperceptible to most immortals. The tree spirit’s aura was simple, only at the level of a typical flying immortal, and thus went unnoticed.
This time, Shui Miao didn’t suffer any major losses, but he was still thoroughly frightened.
He couldn’t believe that Emperor Kunpeng possessed over a dozen supreme treasures!
Shui Miao also knew that Emperor Kunpeng had been caught off guard and hadn’t had time to react, which was why he had suffered. If they were to meet again, the outcome would be far different.
It was terrifying to imagine the destructive power of dozens of supreme treasures unleashed at full force. Who could withstand such might?
Through this encounter, Shui Miao fully realized his own weakness.
From this experience, he learned that one must always have substantial resources at hand. If not, one must remain low-key.
Shui Miao never wanted to take such risks again.
However, this battle also gave him some insights and direction for his future efforts. He realized that he must forge more supreme treasures, even sacred artifacts, and keep them on his person at all times, prepared for any eventuality.
Just like in the past, when he was pursued by Hua Yuting and the Feather Transformation Immortal in the Rakshasa Sea, it was only because he had enough underworld artifacts on him that he survived. Otherwise, he would have been annihilated long ago.
Thus, treasures were the capital for survival in the immortal realm.
Upon returning to the Tianji Sect, Shui Miao immediately began preparing to use his remaining materials to forge a large number of immortal artifacts.
This forging was entirely different from his previous efforts.
This time, Shui Miao intended to create artifacts with immense self-destructive power rather than those with functional effects. Typically, to increase the destructive power of an artifact, one would enhance its quality and use a large number of spirit stones as energy sources. However, Shui Miao believed there was a better way to make the explosions even more terrifying.
Shui Miao was a man of great ideas. Using the Yin-Yang Five Elements formation and pure Yin-Yang Five Elements energy, he forged small artifacts with various combinations of elemental formations and spiritual energy, requiring minimal materials, to conduct self-destruction experiments.
After several attempts, Shui Miao found that his ideas were entirely correct.
For example, an artifact forged with a fire formation and filled with wood spiritual energy would produce a fiery shockwave upon detonation, several times more powerful than a shockwave of the same quality.
Another example was an artifact using the Yin-Yang formation, filled with Yin-Yang spiritual energy, which upon detonation produced chaotic energy. This chaotic energy was dense and thick, with devastating destructive power, dozens of times stronger than a shockwave of the same quality.
With no shortage of materials, Shui Miao focused entirely on experiments, determined to create the most powerful self-destructive artifact.
The already mysterious Tianji Sect now echoed with constant explosions, causing nearby immortal mountain cultivators to grow increasingly anxious and fearful. Everyone kept their distance from the Tianji Sect, not daring to approach.
“Boom!”
Suddenly, a deafening explosion shook the Tianji Sect’s mountain gate!
Immortals in nearby mountain sects who were in deep meditation were startled awake by the explosion. Some who were fully immersed in their cultivation were even thrown into qi deviation, nearly succumbing to demonic possession!
“Who is it? Who’s causing such a ruckus? I’ve been thrown into qi deviation and am spitting blood!”
“Bastard! What’s going on today? All this noise, can’t we cultivate in peace? This is utterly inconsiderate!”
“I can’t stay here anymore. What on earth is the Tianji Sect up to?”
“This is outrageous! We can’t let this slide. We must demand an explanation!”
Immortals from several sects flew out of their mountain gates, their faces red with anger, all demanding an explanation from the Tianji Sect.
At that moment, a middle-aged cultivator with singed clothing flew out from the Tianji Sect’s mountain.
The disheveled appearance of the middle-aged cultivator startled the immortals.
“Fellow Daoists, disaster has struck! A group of beast bandits forcibly broke into our Tianji Sect and stole a large amount of pills and spirit stones. The explosion you heard was our sect leader detonating a supreme artifact in a desperate fight against the beasts. We apologize for the disturbance. The sect is in chaos, and some beasts are still alive. I must return immediately!”
The harried middle-aged cultivator finished speaking and hurriedly flew back.
The immortals were shocked and quickly returned to their sects to strengthen the defenses of their pill rooms and spirit stone vaults.
Inside the Tianji Sect, the middle-aged cultivator transformed back into Shui Miao.
The main hall of the Tianji Sect had been completely destroyed!
Yet, Shui Miao’s face was filled with an excited, almost manic grin.
Lian’er and several managers flew over…
Before anyone could speak, Shui Miao raised his hand and said excitedly, “Don’t be alarmed. The explosion was just the result of a successful experiment. For this artifact, even if the entire mountain were destroyed, it would be worth it. You all go back to your duties. I’ll handle this.”
“As you command!”
Lian’er and the managers, though unsure of what had happened, were greatly encouraged by Shui Miao’s words.
With a thought, Shui Miao collected the debris of the main hall and melted it down in the forging furnace.
He then forged a new main hall, identical to the previous one.
Back inside the main hall, Shui Miao was still brimming with excitement.
He had just conducted a bold experiment.
He had forged an artifact with a Yin-Yang Five Elements conflicting formation, resulting in a mid-grade immortal artifact. After infusing it with spirit stones and activating the formation, the formation converted the spirit stones into a large amount of decay energy. This decay energy accumulated and even condensed into highly corrosive soul-devouring power!
Just as the artifact was about to collapse, Shui Miao triggered its self-destruction… The resulting explosion was hundreds of times more powerful than an artifact of the same quality!
Shui Miao himself was stunned by the explosion!
The protective formation in his time-protection artifact was completely destroyed, and his clothes were singed.
Such immense power!
And this was just an artifact he had casually forged.
If he were to use a supreme treasure, nurture a spirit within it, add hundreds of formations, and accumulate an enormous amount of decay energy, what would the explosion be like then?
It was clear that the power would be equivalent to the combined explosion of hundreds of supreme treasures!
“…”
Thinking of the terrifying weapon he had created, Shui Miao was awestruck.
This was an absolute trump card!
He decided to name this artifact the “Annihilation Artifact.”
In his excitement, Shui Miao quickly repaired his time-protection artifact and used the remaining materials to forge another Annihilation Artifact!
After awakening the spirit within the Annihilation Artifact, its quality remained supreme!
Shui Miao was overjoyed and immediately infused it with a large number of spirit stones, bound it with his blood, and kept it as his ultimate weapon.
“Now that I have the super Annihilation Artifact, I still need a high-quality flying sword. Without a flying sword, I can’t escape quickly enough,” Shui Miao muttered to himself. “Yes, I’ll go find Bu Xiang and the others, see if I can get some Heavenly Origin Stones from them. I’ll forge two more protective artifacts and a good flying sword. Its quality must not be inferior to Emperor Kunpeng’s.”
After speaking to himself, Shui Miao transformed into an ordinary immortal and flew out of the Tianji Sect.
The harrowing experience of being chased by Emperor Kunpeng had deeply impressed upon him the importance of speed.
This time, he was determined to obtain a supreme flying sword.
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Immortal Capital Mountain
Numerous golden and yellow-robed guardians were repairing Immortal Capital Mountain, replacing the pavilions, towers, trees, and flowers destroyed by the shockwaves.
As Shui Miao entered Immortal Capital Mountain and saw the devastation, he was stunned.
The destruction reminded him of the photos he had seen online of Hiroshima and Nagasaki after the atomic bombings!
“Ah! This explosion was truly catastrophic!”
“Preliminary estimates suggest at least tens of thousands of immortals were killed. It seems even Emperor Kunpeng was severely injured!”
“Brother, what exactly happened today?”
“Yes, elder brother, how did Immortal Capital Mountain end up like this?”
“This is too terrifying. I don’t even dare to enter Immortal Capital Mountain anymore…”
Not far from Shui Miao, a group of immortals was gathered around several celestial soldiers and generals, discussing the day’s explosion.
Shui Miao, now in the guise of an ordinary immortal, a middle-aged cultivator, was not afraid of being recognized and walked over to listen.
A celestial general shook his head and said, “Perhaps Emperor Kunpeng offended some powerful figure. I don’t know the specifics, but it’s certain that this was the result of a supreme treasure’s self-destruction. Nothing else could cause such devastation.”
“Everyone, I have some insider information. Would you like to hear it?”
Suddenly, an old immortal flew over, looking mysterious, as if he knew many secrets.
Shui Miao fled in a frenzy, covering hundreds of miles in his escape.
He found a secluded, desolate mountain, transformed into the appearance of a stranger, and then shifted the aura of a cultivator from his Mindscape Planet to surround his body. After making a wide detour, he hurried back to his Tianji Sect.
As he approached the Tianji Sect, Shui Miao, out of caution, transformed back into his original form deep within the mist and summoned the aura of a Treant from his Mindscape Planet to disguise himself. Due to his cultivation of the Heavenly Demon and Dream Demon techniques, Shui Miao’s disguise was something that ordinary immortals could not see through. The Treant’s aura was simple, only at the level of a Flying Immortal, so no one paid it any attention.
This time, Shui Miao didn’t suffer any major losses, but he was still thoroughly frightened.
Shui Miao couldn’t believe that Emperor Kunpeng actually possessed over a dozen Supreme Treasures!
He also knew that Emperor Kunpeng had been caught off guard and hadn’t had time to react, which was why he had suffered. If they were to meet again, the outcome would not be the same.
One could only imagine the terrifying power that would be unleashed if dozens of Supreme Treasures were activated at full strength. Who could withstand such force?
Through this encounter, Shui Miao fully realized his own weakness.
From this battle, Shui Miao also learned that one must always have substantial resources at hand. If not, one must remain low-key.
Shui Miao never wanted to take such risks again.
However, through this real combat experience, Shui Miao also gained some insights and found a direction for his future efforts. He realized that he must forge more Supreme Treasures, even Sacred Artifacts, and keep them all on his person, prepared for any eventuality.
Just like in the past at the Rakshasa Sea, when Shui Miao was pursued by two immortals, Hua Yuting and the Feather Transformation Immortal, if he hadn’t had enough Nether Artifacts on him, he would have been killed then and there, and would not have survived until now.
Therefore, artifacts are the capital for survival in the immortal world.
Upon returning to the Tianji Sect, Shui Miao immediately began preparing to use the remaining materials to forge a large number of immortal artifacts.
This forging was completely different from before.
This time, Shui Miao intended to forge artifacts with immense self-destructive power, rather than artifacts with good functional effects. Generally, to increase the power of an artifact’s self-destruction, one would simply improve the quality of the artifact and use a large number of spirit stones as energy. However, Shui Miao believed there was a better way to make the self-destruction even more terrifying.
Shui Miao was a man of many ideas. He used the Yin-Yang Five Elements Formation, combined with pure Yin-Yang Five Elements energy, to forge small artifacts with various Five Elements formations and spiritual energy combinations, using minimal materials, to conduct self-destruction experiments.
After some experimentation, Shui Miao found that his ideas were entirely correct.
For example, using a fire formation to create an artifact filled with wood spiritual energy, when it self-destructed, it produced a wave of fire, several times more powerful than a wave of the same quality.
Another example, using a Yin-Yang formation and filling it with Yin-Yang spiritual energy, upon self-destruction, it actually generated Chaos energy, which was dense and thick, with immense destructive power, dozens of times stronger than a wave of the same quality.
With no shortage of materials, Shui Miao focused entirely on experiments, determined to create the most powerful self-destructive artifact.
The already mysterious Tianji Sect now constantly echoed with explosions, causing nearby immortal mountain cultivators to become increasingly anxious and fearful, all keeping their distance from the Tianji Sect’s immortal gate, not daring to approach.
“Boom!”
Suddenly, a deafening explosion shook the Tianji Sect’s mountain gate!
Some immortals in nearby mountain sects who were in deep meditation were startled awake by the explosion, and some who were fully immersed in their cultivation were even scared into qi deviation, almost going berserk!
“Who is it? Who is causing such a ruckus, making me deviate and even spit blood!”
“Bastard! What’s going on today, always making noise, not letting anyone cultivate, this is too inconsiderate!”
“I can’t stay here anymore, what is this Tianji Sect up to?”
“Damn it, this can’t be let go, we must demand an explanation!”
Several immortals from different sects flew out of their mountain gates, all red-faced and furious, demanding an explanation from the Tianji Sect.
At that moment, a middle-aged cultivator with singed clothes flew out from the Tianji Sect’s immortal mountain.
The disheveled appearance of the middle-aged cultivator startled all the immortals.
“Fellow Daoists, something terrible has happened. A group of beast bandits forcibly broke into our Tianji Sect and stole a large amount of elixirs and spirit stones. The loud explosion just now was our sect leader self-destructing a top-grade immortal artifact to fight the beasts. We apologize for the disturbance. The sect is in chaos right now, and some beasts are still alive. I must take my leave!”
After speaking, the middle-aged cultivator hurriedly flew back.
The immortals were all shocked and quickly returned to their sects to strengthen the defenses of their elixir rooms and spirit stone treasuries.
Inside the Tianji Sect, the middle-aged cultivator transformed back into Shui Miao.
The main hall of the Tianji Sect had been completely destroyed!
But Shui Miao’s face showed an excited, strange smile.
Lian’er and several managers flew over…
Before anyone could speak, Shui Miao raised his hand and said excitedly, “Don’t be nervous, the big explosion was just me testing a powerful weapon. For this artifact, even if the entire mountain was destroyed, it would be worth it. You all go back to your tasks, I’ll handle this.”
“As you command!”
Lian’er and the managers, though unsure of what had happened, were very encouraged by Shui Miao’s words.
Shui Miao willed the ruins of the main hall to be collected and melted in the forging furnace.
He then forged a new main hall and placed it in the same spot, identical to the previous one.
Back in the main hall, Shui Miao was still brimming with excitement.
Just now, Shui Miao had conducted a bold experiment.
He forged an artifact, inside which he set up a Yin-Yang Five Elements counteracting formation, creating a mid-grade immortal artifact. Then he input some spirit stones, activated the formation, which converted the spirit stones into a large amount of decay energy. The decay energy gathered and condensed into a highly corrosive devouring force!
Just as the artifact was about to collapse, Shui Miao triggered its self-destruction… the resulting power was hundreds of times that of an artifact of the same quality!
Shui Miao himself was stunned by the explosion!
The protective formation in his Time Protection Artifact was directly destroyed, and his clothes were all singed.
Such immense power!
And this was just an artifact Shui Miao casually created.
If he used Supreme Treasure quality, nurtured an artifact spirit, added hundreds of formations, and condensed an enormous amount of decay energy, what would the self-destruction power be like then?
One could only imagine, the power would be the sum of hundreds of Supreme Treasures self-destructing!
“…”
Thinking of the terrifying weapon he had created, Shui Miao was stunned.
A trump card, an absolute trump card!
This artifact would be called the Annihilation Artifact.
In his excitement, Shui Miao quickly repaired his Time Protection Artifact and then used all the remaining materials to forge an Annihilation Artifact!
After awakening the Annihilation Artifact, its quality was still top-grade!
Shui Miao was overjoyed and immediately input a large number of spirit stones, blood-bonded it, and kept it as his ultimate weapon.
“Now that I have the super Annihilation Artifact, I still need a high-quality flying sword. Without a flying sword, I can’t escape quickly.” Shui Miao sighed and muttered to himself, “Yes, I’ll go find Bu Xiang and the others, see if I can get some Heavenly Origin Stones from them. I need to forge two more protective artifacts and a good flying sword, its quality must not be inferior to Emperor Kunpeng’s.”
After speaking to himself, Shui Miao immediately transformed into an ordinary immortal and flew out of the Tianji Sect.
The painful experience of being chased by Emperor Kunpeng last time had deeply impressed upon him the benefits of escaping quickly.
So this time, he must obtain a Supreme Treasure flying sword.
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Immortal Capital Mountain
Many golden-bodied warriors and yellow-turbaned warriors were repairing the Immortal Capital Mountain, replacing the pavilions, towers, trees, and flowers destroyed by the shockwaves.
When Shui Miao entered the Immortal Capital Mountain and saw it completely transformed, he was shocked.
The destructive power reminded him of the photos he had seen online of Hiroshima and Nagasaki after the atomic bombings!
“Alas! This explosion was truly devastating!”
“Preliminary estimates suggest at least tens of thousands of immortals were killed, and even Emperor Kunpeng was severely injured!”
“Brother, what exactly happened today?”
“Yes, elder brother, how could the Immortal Capital Mountain be destroyed like this?”
“It’s too terrifying, I don’t even dare to enter the Immortal Capital Mountain anymore…”
Not far from Shui Miao, a group of immortals gathered around several celestial soldiers and generals, discussing the day’s explosion.
Shui Miao, now with the aura of an ordinary immortal and the appearance of a middle-aged cultivator, was not afraid of being recognized and walked over to listen to the commotion.
A celestial general shook his head and said, “Perhaps Emperor Kunpeng offended some powerful figure, I don’t know the specifics, but it’s certain that this was the self-destruction of a Supreme Treasure, otherwise it wouldn’t have such immense power.”
“Everyone, everyone, I have some inside information, would you like to hear it?”
Suddenly, an old man-like immortal flew over, looking mysterious, as if he knew a lot of inside information.
The grand hall of the Tianji Sect had been completely destroyed!
Yet, a wild grin spread across Shui Miao’s face.
Lian’er and several senior disciples flew over quickly…
Before anyone could speak, Shui Miao raised his hand and excitedly said, “Everyone, don’t panic. That explosion was just a powerful weapon I tested. For this artifact, destroying the grand hall is a small price to pay—even destroying the entire immortal mountain would be worth it. Return to your duties; I’ll handle this.”
“Understood!”
Although Lian’er and the other overseers didn’t know exactly what had happened, they were greatly inspired by Shui Miao’s words.
With a thought, Shui Miao gathered all the debris from the destroyed hall and melted it into his artifact-forging furnace.
Then, he forged a new grand hall, identical in every way to the previous one.
Back inside the grand hall, Shui Miao was still filled with excitement.
Just moments ago, he had conducted a daring experiment.
He forged an Immortal artifact and inscribed within it a Yin-Yang and Five Elements counteracting formation, creating a mid-grade Immortal artifact. Then, he inserted spirit stones and activated the formation, which transformed the stones into a massive amount of corrupting energy. As the energy accumulated, it even condensed into highly corrosive Soul-Eating Force!
Right as the artifact was about to collapse, Shui Miao triggered its self-destruction—the resulting explosion was hundreds of times more powerful than that of an ordinary artifact of the same grade!
Shui Miao himself was stunned by the blast!
The protective formation within his Time-Defying Artifact was instantly shattered, and his robes were completely charred.
Such power!
And this was just a casually forged artifact.
If he upgraded it to a Supreme Treasure, added a spirit core, hundreds of additional formations, and an immense amount of corrupting energy, what would the explosion’s power be like?
It was easy to imagine—its destructive force would rival the combined explosion of hundreds of Supreme Treasures!
“…”
Thinking about the terrifying weapon he had created, Shui Miao was stunned.
This was his ultimate ace!
He decided to name this artifact the “Doom Artifact.”
Excited, Shui Miao quickly repaired his Time-Defying Artifact and used all remaining materials to forge another Doom Artifact!
After awakening its spirit, its quality turned out to be Supreme Grade!
Overjoyed, Shui Miao immediately fed it a large amount of spirit stones, performed a blood-binding ritual, and carried it as his ultimate secret weapon.
“Now that I have the ultimate Doom Artifact, I also need a high-quality flying sword. Without a fast sword, I won’t be able to escape quickly enough,” Shui Miao exhaled and muttered to himself, “Right, I’ll go find Bu Xiang and others to see if I can get some Tianyuan Stones. I need to forge a couple more protective artifacts and a top-tier flying sword—its quality must not be inferior to the Kunpeng Immortal Emperor’s sword.”
After muttering to himself, Shui Miao immediately transformed into an ordinary immortal and flew out of the Tianji Sect.
The painful experience of being chased by the Kunpeng Immortal Emperor had deeply impressed upon him the importance of speed.
This time, he was determined to obtain a Supreme-grade flying sword.
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Xiandu Mountain
Countless golden-armored warriors and yellow-robed laborers were repairing Xiandu Mountain, replacing pavilions, terraces, trees, and flowers destroyed by the shockwave.
As Shui Miao entered Xiandu Mountain and saw its completely altered landscape, he was momentarily stunned.
The destruction reminded him of old photos he had seen online—images of Japanese cities devastated by atomic bombs.
“Ah! This explosion was truly catastrophic!”
“Initial estimates suggest that at least tens of thousands of immortals perished. Even the Kunpeng Immortal Emperor seems to have been seriously injured!”
“Brother, what exactly happened today?”
“Yeah, big brother, how did Xiandu Mountain end up like this?”
“It’s too terrifying! I’m too scared to even enter Xiandu Mountain anymore…”
Nearby, a group of immortals gathered around several celestial soldiers, discussing the explosion.
Shui Miao now emitted the aura of an ordinary immortal, disguised as a middle-aged stranger, so he had no fear of being recognized. He casually walked over to eavesdrop.
A celestial general shook his head and said, “Perhaps the Kunpeng Immortal Emperor offended some powerful expert. I don’t know the exact details, but I’m certain this was the result of a Supreme Treasure’s self-destruction—nothing else could have caused such devastation.”
“Everyone, everyone! I have some inside information—would you like to hear it?”
Suddenly, an old man-like immortal flew over, his expression mysterious, as if he knew all the secrets.
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