#920 - Chun Yang Zi, Lü Dongbin

Li Ningyang, that was the name of Tieguai Li, one of the Eight Immortals.

One of the Eight Immortals had actually become like this, neither human nor ghost, seemingly not even clear in the mind. What exactly happened in this Heavenly Court?

Nowadays, the children all have the ability to stand on their own. Qin Changqing didn't hide many things from them, and they all knew a lot of inside information.

Just as Qin Qipeng was still pondering, a piercing sound suddenly rang out from behind him, and Zong Xiaoxiao's exclamation came from his ear at the same time: "Peng, be careful!"

Swish!

A sword light, like a bolt of white silk, slashed directly towards Qin Qipeng's back, carrying a divine power that made people palpitate, but the operation of this divine power seemed a bit stiff.

Qin Qipeng turned his head suddenly, subconsciously wanting to use a magic weapon to resist, but it was already too late.

In a hurry, he could only clench his right hand and grab straight towards the sword light.

Clang—

A crisp sword hum, accompanied by the sound of cloth being torn, the sword light was directly shattered by Qin Qipeng in mid-air, and his palm was also torn with a cut by this sword light, oozing blood.

Looking at his palm, a look of surprise flashed in Qin Qipeng's eyes.

"Peng, are you okay?"

Zong Xiaoxiao grabbed Qin Qipeng's palm and carefully checked it, her eyes full of heartache, and then quickly took out a handful of divine pills and treasures from the storage ring and stuffed them into Qin Qipeng's mouth.

Qin Qipeng couldn't laugh or cry: "This little injury is nothing… Why did you even take out the Fuling Divine Pill refined by Qichen? This is for cultivation, not for healing!"

The sword light shattered, and a figure flew in from the air, with long hair fluttering in the wind, hands behind his back, and a detached temperament. A long sword in front of him was like light and water, and the divine power emanating from his body seemed to be transformed into tiny swords, incomparably strange.

But under this person's black hair fluttering in the wind, there was a face as shriveled and thin as Tieguai Li's, like a dried corpse.

"You… why… hurt my friend…"

The sword light rose again, this person's divine power was surging, and even the space was faintly shaking.

Qin Qipeng's eyes suddenly widened. This person could actually speak. Although it was intermittent, it showed that his mind was at least still clear. He immediately asked: "Just now, it was your friend who attacked first and injured someone. I had no choice but to fight back. Please forgive me if I have offended you. Who are you, and why have you become like this?"

Hearing Qin Qipeng's words, the person's shriveled eyeballs turned, and the sword light around his body slowly calmed down, and he once again made a low voice: "So that's how it is… I'm sorry… I… Lü Dongbin!"

As soon as this name appeared, Qin Qipeng's eyes lit up.

This person was actually one of the Eight Immortals, Chunyangzi Lü Dongbin!

This was the most famous existence among the Eight Immortals. Tieguai Li, who had just been suppressed by Qin Qipeng, was enlightened by Lü Dongbin.

Just now, seeing the other party use such exquisite swordsmanship, coupled with such an ethereal and detached temperament, Qin Qipeng had some guesses, but he didn't expect it to really be him!

If Qin Qiming and Qin Qixian were here, they would definitely be very excited.

But in terms of swordsmanship, this Lü Dongbin should still be above Qiming and Qixian. After all, according to legend, Lü Dongbin entered the Dao with the sword, and his talent cannot be underestimated.

Some people say that the leader of the Eight Immortals is Tieguai Li, but from the perspective of combat power, Lü Dongbin's cultivation is obviously far above Tieguai Li's, possessing a cultivation above the God Venerable. He also showed mercy just now, otherwise he would not have left such a small wound.

Moreover, it was obvious that both of them seemed to have experienced extraordinary pasts before becoming like this.

It's just that Tieguai Li's mind was already confused, while Lü Dongbin still retained his sanity, at least he could communicate with people.

"So it's Senior Chunyangzi, I've admired you for a long time, I'm sorry for my disrespect, I'm Qin Qipeng, this is my Dao companion Zong Xiaoxiao!"

Qin Qipeng returned the iron crutch in his hand, then cupped his hands and showed a kind attitude.

"Heh—heh—"

Tieguai Li took back the magic weapon, his face twisted, and he was about to pounce again, but Lü Dongbin pointed him on the back of the head, and he immediately became quiet.

Lü Dongbin's pair of shriveled eyes looked up and down at Qin Qipeng and the two, and slowly asked: "This place has long been… sealed for many years, how did you… enter?"

There was nothing to hide about this. Qin Qipeng directly explained the process of how he came in.

The Eight Immortals also had a high status in the Heavenly Court, and their cultivation was also very strong, all above the God Lord. Lü Dongbin even had the strength above the God Venerable. If they could also be brought into the Evergreen Alliance, that would be a great help!

After listening to Qin Qipeng's words, Lü Dongbin showed a thoughtful expression and sighed: "That great tribulation… of that year… actually shattered the entire God… Realm. It seems that after so… many years… the seal sealing the Heavenly… Court has also begun… to loosen, it's just that you… were able to find the Heavenly Court's… origin in the vast… space torrent… This kind of luck… I don't know… if it's good or… bad!"

Speaking so many words intermittently made Qin Qipeng feel a little uncomfortable, but he still heard some meaning from Lü Dongbin's words.

This Lü Dongbin seemed to have been trapped in the Heavenly Court since the beginning of the great tribulation, but he didn't know why he wasn't refined by the Three Purities, but was left here.

"Senior Chunyangzi, why do you say that?"

Qin Qipeng frowned and asked.

Lü Dongbin sighed: "In those days, the Three Purities… plotted against the gods, and the Heavenly Court… was the first to bear the brunt… too many gods were captured by them and their whereabouts are unknown… In order to maintain the operation of the Heavenly Court… the Heavenly Emperor forcibly used the Heavenly Court's… origin to seal this world, and exiled… the Heavenly Court, but this also… caused irreversible damage to the remaining gods… which is the appearance you see today… of us…"

He narrated the matter in detail.

Qin Qipeng's pupils shrank sharply.

Lü Dongbin and Tieguai Li became like this now because of the Heavenly Emperor!

In order to guard the Heavenly Court and avoid the Three Purities' pursuit, the Heavenly Emperor did not hesitate to forcibly use the Heavenly Court's origin to absorb the divine souls and essence of the gods. Some with low cultivation were directly sucked dry and died, just like the two corpses Qin Qipeng saw at the Nantian Gate.

Those with high cultivation were barely able to maintain it, but as time went by, the strength of the Three Purities became stronger and stronger. In order to maintain the consumption of the Heavenly Court's origin, the Heavenly Emperor extracted more and more divine souls and essence, which led to some gods with high cultivation being unable to hold on.

Just like Tieguai Li in front of him, he had already been extracted of one soul and one spirit, and the remaining divine soul was also disordered and reversed, which is why he became so unconscious now.

And of the former Eight Immortals, only the two of them are left now. Four of them were taken away by the Three Purities, and the other two have been completely sucked dry and have become the nourishment of the Heavenly Court.