Chapter 674: Capturing the Immortals Alive

The Records of All Living Beings was taken out from the Immortal Prison and came into Su Che’s hands.
Although it was a mid-grade immortal artifact, it was a spatial magic weapon rather than a combat artifact with offensive or defensive attributes. It did not require a strong amount of immortal energy or soul force to operate. Thus, as long as Su Che mastered the correct method of activation, he could still control it to some extent.
Holding the Records of All Living Beings, Su Che went to the Seven Deadly Killing Array inside the Qianyuan Mysterious Array. Pretending to be Lin Jiu’s voice, he sent a mental message to the three immortals inside the record: “Junsheng, come out for a moment!”
It was only six words—no more could be said, as extra words might reveal flaws.
The three immortals, being inside the magic weapon’s space, could not sense Su Che’s presence and could only hear Lin Jiu’s voice. They had no doubts and certainly did not dare disobey any of their master’s orders.
The immortal named Junsheng was released by Su Che from the Records of All Living Beings and immediately fell into the Seven Deadly Killing Array.
With such a top-tier immortal array readily available, it was naturally Su Che’s most powerful weapon against his enemies.
Junsheng was at the early stage of an immortal’s cultivation and was one of those Su Che wanted to capture alive.
“What’s going on…?”
Junsheng, with his handsome features, though already a million years old, still had a youthful appearance. As soon as he emerged, he realized he was trapped in a powerful killing array, though he couldn’t yet identify its specific attributes.
He had long known that his master Lin Jiu was trapped in a mysterious array, fighting a life-or-death battle against his opponent. So, he wasn’t surprised by his own entry into the array, but he was puzzled as he couldn’t sense where his master was.
“Could it be that Master is in trouble and has called me out for help?”
Junsheng glanced around privately, wondering, “But this should be the senior brother’s role, or perhaps all three of us should come together to help. Why me first?”
Just as he was thinking this, the destructive power of the Seven Deadly Killing Array surged towards him.
Under Su Che’s control, the array might not be strong enough to kill a profound immortal like Lin Jiu, but dealing with an early-stage immortal was not a problem at all.
“What’s happening?”
Now, Junsheng was utterly astonished. “Where is Master? Where has he gone?”
At this stage, Su Che had no intention of talking nonsense to him. He would first reduce him to a half-disabled state.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh…

Under the assault of the deadly forces of the seven elements—metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, and thunder—within just a few dozen breaths, the handsome celestial being found himself in a perilous situation filled with threats. Although, as Lin Jiu’s disciple, Junsheng was fortunate enough to master the great art of defense, his level of comprehension was relatively low, and without the enhancement provided by top-tier immortal artifacts or the fourfold boost from the Great Golden Body Technique, his defensive capabilities were far inferior to Lin Jiu’s, making it understandable that he could hardly hold out.

Chichichichi…

After another few dozen breaths, Junsheng’s defensive barrier was completely worn through by the seven deadly forces.

“Ah no!”

With a cry of despair, “Master, save me!”, Junsheng was engulfed by the deadly forces of those seven colors. Of course, his master Lin Jiu had long since turned into a wisp of soul and could no longer emerge from the Immortal Prison to save him.

Su Che, outside the killing formation, focused intently on controlling the seven deadly forces to torment Junsheng, aiming to leave him half-disabled without actually killing him—a delicate balance that required careful handling.

After some time, the deadly forces gradually dissipated, revealing Junsheng’s pitiful state at the center of the formation. No longer in human form, he lay there in a grotesquely twisted position, clearly unable to resist.

“He’s not dead yet!”

Su Che nodded silently. “Mainly due to severe physical injuries. Such injuries mean nothing to true immortals; they can recover with just a few hours of self-healing.”

Not to mention true immortals in the immortal realm, even those at the Refining Void stage in the mortal world paid little attention to physical injuries. However, such injuries would temporarily reduce their combat strength, as the physical body is the main foundation of power.

Having lost the ability to resist, this celestial being became like fish on a chopping board, at Su Che’s mercy.

Still, Su Che was extremely cautious. First, he placed one of the newly acquired low-tier immortal artifacts, the “Eight Deserts Great Seal,” into the formation. Using this seal, he completely suppressed the severely injured Junsheng, ensuring he had no chance to struggle at all. Only then did Su Che boldly step into the formation and seal both the seal and Junsheng away in the Immortal Prison.

A successful capture!

There was nothing more to say. The severely injured Junsheng was immediately sent to the Soul Torture Space on the fourth floor of the Immortal Prison for soul transformation. Two hours were spent on the soul transformation, and another hour or so was used to administer a high-grade immortal pill to heal his wounds. By the time Junsheng emerged from the Immortal Prison to pay his respects to Su Che, he had regained his vitality and been fully healed.

“I pay my respects to my master!”

With this call, Su Che gained his first true immortal subordinate. Moreover, it wasn’t a Human Immortal or Earth Immortal—right from the start, it was an Early Heavenly Immortal! As the saying goes, if one has one, there will be two. With Jun Sheng’s assistance and the Seven Absolute Immortal Slaying Array, capturing another Early Heavenly Immortal became even easier. More than two hours later, another Early Heavenly Immortal soul slave, “Yan Qiu,” also knelt before Su Che. Next was the Middle Heavenly Immortal, named “Yuan Ping,” who had followed Lin Jiu for over 1.7 million years and was extremely loyal. At the Middle Heavenly Immortal stage, he was seven levels higher than Su Che, and at present, he was beyond the scope of soul slavery transformation. As before, Su Che didn’t want to imprison prisoners with too great strength in the Immortal Prison, as it could create hidden dangers and unforeseen troubles. The safest approach for such people was to kill them. However, considering that this person had no grudges against him and was merely killed due to differences in stance, it seemed rather cruel. For those like Jun Sheng and Yan Qiu, who temporarily became Su Che’s soul slaves, Su Che would grant them full freedom when the time was right, completely freeing them from slavery and allowing them to live normally in the Immortal Prison world. But what should be done with Yuan Ping? Su Che decided to give him a chance to choose for himself. So, still pretending to be Lin Jiu’s voice, he lured Yuan Ping out and trapped him directly in the Seven Absolute Immortal Slaying Array. It took about fifteen minutes to completely subdue him. At the Middle Heavenly Immortal stage, the cultivation level was only one level higher than Early Heavenly Immortal, but the actual combat strength was several times greater. Su Che estimated that while it might be possible to defeat a Late Heavenly Immortal using the Seven Absolute Immortal Slaying Array, it would be quite difficult and require considerable effort. “Yuan Ping!” Su Che created an illusion of himself inside the array and shouted loudly, “To tell you the truth, your master Lin Jiu has been completely defeated by me. His physical body and soul have been destroyed, leaving only a wisp of his soul under my control.” “Master!” “My master!” Severely injured, Yuan Ping was completely suppressed by a mid-tier immortal artifact with the combined efforts of Jun Sheng and Yan Qiu, unable to move at all, only able to cry out in pain.

Having followed Lin Jiu for over a million years, this master-disciple bond cannot be fully explained in just a few words. Hearing of Lin Jiu’s death would surely be a devastating blow to Yuan Ping in such a situation—everything was lost…
Su Che patiently explained Yuan Ping’s true situation and finally said, “Yuan Ping, you must understand that because of Lin Jiu, even though there is no enmity between us, we are inevitably on opposing sides. To avoid future troubles for myself, the best way is to kill you. Don’t you think?”
“Kill me! I’m not afraid of you!”
Yuan Ping’s eyes were red with hatred as he stared at Su Che. “My master died at your hands. If I can’t avenge him, living has no meaning. Why not die?”
“Your master Lin Jiu isn’t truly dead. His soul still retains all his memories and is under my control,” Su Che said calmly. “According to him, you should not resist or make pointless struggles or sacrifices. Reaching the Tianxian realm is extremely difficult. If you can avoid death, it’s best not to die.”
Su Che spoke truthfully, without any pretense. If Yuan Ping really wanted to die, he could follow his own choice. Su Che would never allow unnecessary troubles due to weakness.
“My master’s soul is still alive?”
Yuan Ping’s spirit lifted slightly, as if a glimmer of hope rekindled in his heart and eyes.
“Actually, killing you would be easy for me. But since there is no enmity between us, killing you without reason would go against my principles.”
Su Che slowly continued, “I’ll give you a chance to choose. If you want to die, I’ll kill you. If you want to live, you must lower your cultivation level to the early Tianxian stage and become a prisoner under my control, enduring at least a hundred thousand years of freedomlessness.”
By lowering his cultivation level to the early Tianxian stage, Su Che could enslave his soul. After a hundred thousand years, he could be given freedom again.
“My master’s soul is still alive?”
Yuan Ping repeated those words, seemingly distracted, as if he hadn’t heard what Su Che had said. But after a while, he said, “Fine. Let me see my master’s soul. If it’s my master’s wish, I can accept any fate!”
“Mm!”
Su Che nodded and said sincerely, “Good. You’re indeed a good disciple!”

It wasn’t difficult. Su Che released a strand of Lin Jiu’s soul from the Immortal Prison and presented it to Yuan Ping through a specific method. Of course, before coming out, Lin Jiu had already understood Su Che’s intentions and agreed to cooperate—whether for his own sake or for the sake of his disciple. In any case, Yuan Ping should continue living; there was no need for him to die needlessly.
“Master…”
Upon seeing Lin Jiu’s soul, Yuan Ping initially wailed in heartbreak, but as spiritual communication between them began, he quickly calmed down. After all, he was an old man who had lived for nearly two million years, and his mental state wasn’t that fragile.
About fifteen minutes later, Su Che heard Yuan Ping’s resigned voice: “Alright, I’m willing to lower my cultivation level and become your servant. Please, do not torment Master’s soul. We three disciples will atone for his sins…”
From then on, everything that once belonged to Lin Jiu became Su Che’s!