Chapter 668: The Boundary-Shattering Immortal Talisman

Upon hearing Su Che’s voice, Lin Jiu truly felt as if his soul had been torn apart. Though he held in his hand the wooden stake representing Tian Yu, he could instantly guess that it was definitely not Tian Yu—someone who had turned into wood to such an extent could not possibly have the ability to speak.
He had been deceived!
The being in his hands, transformed into wood, was merely a substitute; the real Tian Yu was probably hiding somewhere, watching the whole thing unfold. He must have seen everything during Lin Jiu’s struggle with Guang Qi. Once both of them were exhausted, he would step forward to reap the benefits…
“How hateful!”
Lin Jiu sighed deeply, his frustration and regret beyond description. With a loud crash, he shattered the wooden stake into dust, scattering it over a wide area.
All his efforts and schemes had turned to nothing in the end—he had fallen for the trick of a mere mortal.
“Pity you, Brother Guang Qi. Your death was utterly meaningless!”
Lin Jiu let out another long sigh before shouting fiercely, “Tian Yu! I never expected that me and Guang Qi, these two great Xuan Immortals, after all our scheming, would still fall for your trick. Very well! It’s fate—I have nothing left to say.”
“That’s right,” Su Che’s deep voice rang out again. “From now on, your fate is nothing but waiting to die. There can be no other outcome!”
Lin Jiu slowly shook his head, smiling sadly.
In fact, long before Lin Jiu and Guang Qi arrived here, the Lord of the Fire Realm had already used the method of spiritual fire to relieve Su Che of the wood transformation crisis. Under the protection of this spiritual fire, even if he were exposed to diffused auroras, he would not suffer from wood transformation again.
This was the principle that all things in the world have their counterparts.
Now that he was free to move, Su Che remained silent. In just a few breaths, he transformed one of the scapegoats in the Immortal Prison into his own appearance, sent it out to be transformed into wood.
After becoming wood, the individual’s aura was completely sealed by the hard bark, preventing Lin Jiu and Guang Qi’s spiritual senses from penetrating it to determine whether the person inside was indeed Su Che.
They never expected Su Che to be able to completely reverse the wood transformation so quickly and create a fake substitute.
The real Su Che was the master of the Qianyuan Dual-Pole Xuan Array. He could hide anywhere within the array, completely undetected by Lin Jiu and Guang Qi.
So now, all that remained was to wait and watch the show.

To be honest, Su Che also hadn’t anticipated that Lin Jiu and Guang Qi would turn on each other and fight to the death with such determination. How could a friendship that had lasted over a million years end so abruptly, with both sides resorting to extreme violence? No matter how great the conflicts over interests, it shouldn’t go this far! Even now, Su Che still couldn’t understand this. Perhaps, as Lao He had just said: You two are not even of the same kind. Their actions and thoughts are surely beyond your comprehension, master. Besides, they are all ancient beings who have lived for millions of years—different life stages naturally lead to vastly different worldviews. Ordinary people, with only a few decades of life, think that life is the most precious thing. But after experiencing millions of years, one’s thoughts surely change greatly… Of course, this matter isn’t important. What matters is that Su Che has once again gained the upper hand and may even decide Lin Jiu’s fate. Su Che spoke slowly, “Lin Jiu, you’re also severely injured now… Tell me, would you prefer to die immediately or slowly suffocate in this maze?” “Would you really waste such a top-tier mystic array just to trap me?” Lin Jiu sneered in reply, “Besides, don’t you want to watch me die right before your eyes?” Trapping Lin Jiu with an array would take an extremely long time—perhaps hundreds of thousands of years, or even longer. After all, as an immortal, he couldn’t die from thirst or hunger, and his personal space must contain a vast amount of supplies for survival, such as healing elixirs and numerous immortal crystals. It’s even possible that one of his immortal artifacts contains its own self-sustaining magical space. Just by being trapped here, he could still enter the world of beings under his control, become the supreme emperor, and live comfortably for millions of years… Doing this would be far too lenient for him! “It’s indeed not worth wasting such an array for you…” Su Che replied gravely, “But I must admit that my cultivation level is too low. Even if I used the power of the array to kill you, it would be extremely difficult. So, I hope you’ll cooperate and simply end your life quickly.” “Haha!” Lin Jiu laughed in fury, “You little Tian Yu, you’re daydreaming. I, Lin Jiu, will never die at your hands! Today, I lost to Guang Qi by just one move, but when you ascend to the immortal realm, I’ll do everything in my power to get rid of you…”

As he spoke, Lin Jiu quietly took out that Boundary-Piercing Immortal Talisman, his last means of survival. Earlier, during the life-or-death struggle with Guang Qi, neither of them had used their Boundary-Piercing Talismans because both were convinced of their victory, believing they could defeat the other and seize the ultimate opportunity—failure was impossible. Even if they died at the other’s hands, it wouldn’t be as terrifying as others thought. Given their relationship, the one who died would still be able to preserve their soul and be reborn someday. By then, if Lin Jiu had become a peak Immortal Lord, he would surely take good care of Guang Qi in his rebirth as compensation, and ultimately helping him become an Immortal Emperor shouldn’t be a problem… After all, this opportunity could be considered something they both gained together, with the eventual winner achieving even greater success. It was like family members gambling together—whether they won or lost, the money remained in their hands; but if they lost to outsiders, they would suffer heavy losses… It was the result of over a million years of cooperation, fostering a tacit understanding and trust that didn’t require words—both of them knew exactly what was at stake. But now, dying at Su Che’s hands would mean true, complete destruction—neither he nor Guang Qi would have a future. A temporary defeat wasn’t a big deal; he had to save his life at all costs and find a way to avenge himself and Guang Qi! Under normal circumstances, Su Che, with his Human-Immortal strength, might not have noticed Lin Jiu’s small action of taking out the talisman. But as the master of the Mysterious Array, Su Che, with the power of the array, detected it acutely. “What’s that?” Su Che became alert. “It seems to be an Immortal Talisman…” “It can’t be some powerful magic weapon. Does this guy want to die with you?” Lao He also didn’t dare underestimate the desperation of a Mysterious Immortal and hurriedly warned, “Master, it’s better if you step back further.” In the world of cultivation, there’s no absolute guarantee of victory—turning the tables and winning despite defeat is common. Even if one can’t turn things around, they might use some one-time magic weapon to deliver a desperate strike that surpasses their own strength by hundreds or thousands of times. Lao He feared that what Lin Jiu had secretly taken out was such a terrifying magic weapon. If he was determined to perish together with everyone else and unleashed a powerful strike equivalent to that of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, it was possible he could break through the array’s space and injure Su Che.

At this moment, although Lin Jiu could not detect Su Che’s exact location, in reality, the two of them were only a thousand zhang apart. In a battle between immortals, even a distance of tens of thousands of zhang wouldn’t matter—just one strike could be fatal.

Su Che had always been cautious, preferring to assume danger existed rather than assume it didn’t. As he retreated at high speed, he also sent a mental command to the crystal giant: Activate the strongest killing formation immediately…

Just then, Lin Jiu activated the immortal talisman. Suddenly, a mass of silver light appeared, enveloping him, and intense spatial distortions occurred in the area where he was.

“It doesn’t seem to be…”

Su Che stopped retreating immediately, realizing that the immortal talisman Lin Jiu had activated was not offensive but rather possessed immense spatial energy.

“That bastard wants to escape!”

Lao Hei’s detection ability was more sensitive to spatial energy, and he immediately guessed that Lin Jiu intended to break through space and flee from there.

“Escape?”

Su Che frowned. “Is he trying to get out of this formation’s space, or escape the entire Immortal-Demon Battlefield?”

If there were any treasures capable of breaking through the space of top-tier formations, Su Che might still believe it, but the idea of piercing through the spatial barriers of the Immortal-Demon Battlefield seemed utterly absurd.

After all, the Golden-Winged Demon King, whose strength equaled that of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, had been trapped in the Immortal-Demon Battlefield for countless years without being able to escape. Just a single immortal talisman could never break through its spatial barriers.

On the other side, at the moment Lin Jiu activated the Boundary-Piercing Talisman, he was extremely anxious. His hope was to leave the Immortal-Demon Battlefield and return to the Immortal Realm, but he wasn’t sure if it would work.

The function of the Boundary-Piercing Talisman was to break through the sealed space and return to a pre-determined location in the greater universe—a fixed coordinate point. There would only be two outcomes: either returning directly to the Sealing Hall in the Immortal Realm or remaining in place. It could only be one of these two outcomes; it was impossible to simply escape Su Che’s controlled formation space while still remaining inside the Immortal-Demon Battlefield. Such a situation was absolutely out of the question.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh…

The silver light expanded to a diameter of three zhang, seemingly reaching its limit, with the spatial distortions reaching the same degree as well. Then, it began to slowly retract…

As soon as signs of retraction appeared, Lin Jiu’s heart turned to ice. Because these signs indicated that the Boundary-Piercing Talisman had failed!

“It actually failed?”

Although he had anticipated this possibility in advance, Lin still found it hard to believe: “No, that’s impossible! How could such a precious Break Boundary Immortal Talisman fail?”
Once the silver light completely dissipated, Lao He laughed heartily in the Immortal Prison: “What trash! It’s completely useless! Master, use the killing formation on him!”
Su Che was also greatly relieved, sneering in his heart: “The Immortal-Demon Battlefield is hard to enter and even harder to leave. I’ve always said that without me, you can’t get in. Similarly, without me, you’ll never be able to get out!”