Chapter 781: Narrow Paths for Rivals

Someplace in the Earthly Immortals Realm.
After successfully creating a Heavenly Destiny Treasure, Su Che spent nearly another two years together with Tian Yin. During that time, he was no longer harassed by people like Ju Li, probably because they had already planned to ambush Su Che on their way back, so they didn’t want to cause unnecessary trouble in the Witch Tribe’s stronghold that might alert Tian Yin and Su Che.

One day, after saying goodbye to Tian Yin, Su Che opened a teleportation portal in her room. He first entered the Immortal-Demon Battlefield to check on Lian Yi, who was still immersed in the Dao magic portal. Seeing that she was in excellent condition and had no intention of leaving yet, he then entered the mortal realm of cultivation through the Immortal-Demon Battlefield.

Speaking of Lian Yi, the few hundred years she spent in the Dao magic treasure repository felt like just a few days to her. She couldn’t even learn a few Dao techniques, and it seemed unlikely she could escape without thousands of years.

These immortals were long accustomed to working on tasks for thousands of years, even longer. Their patience and adaptability in this regard were something Su Che lacked.

In the starry sky of the mortal realm of cultivation, as long as Su Che displayed the cultivation strength expected of a mid-stage Profound Immortal, the laws of the Heavenly Dao would treat him as an illegal immigrant and send him back to the Immortal Realm, dumping him somewhere in the Earthly Immortals Realm.

The Immortal Realm was vast. Even though Su Che had traveled around the Earthly Immortals Realm for nearly a hundred years, he couldn’t tell where he was now. But it wasn’t a problem. He could simply ask around, find the nearest Immortal Emperor’s territory, and use several teleportation arrays to return to the Feng Lin territory.

This was a desolate area. Su Che chose a random direction to fly. At his current speed, it shouldn’t take more than fifteen minutes to find a large city or market. But just after flying for a few dozen breaths, he saw several streaks of light appearing on the horizon, flying toward him from an oblique direction.

“That fast speed… It seems like four Great Luo Golden Immortals are chasing the person ahead…”

Su Che quickly made a judgment and abruptly turned to avoid them. Though he wasn’t afraid of trouble, there was no need to seek it out for no reason. Generally, in the Immortal Realm, anyone encountering such a situation would, like Su Che, clear the path for both the pursuers and the pursued, staying out of it.

Unexpectedly, the person fleeing at the front headed straight toward Su Che, seemingly intent on dragging him down as well.

“Another piece of scum! Damn it!”

Furious, Su Che decided to take the initiative to intercept him and hand him over to the four pursuers behind. This was the best punishment for someone of such character.

“Haha, Su Che, what a coincidence!”
Unexpectedly, this completely unfamiliar fugitive called out Su Che’s name right away. Moreover, he didn’t use his alias ‘Tian Yu’, which clearly showed that he was extremely familiar with Su Che.
Su Che stopped in his tracks. Before figuring out his identity, it would be rash to act rashly.
Upon closer inspection, he felt a sense of familiarity: primal demonic energy!
“It’s him.”
Su Che sighed inwardly. “As expected. Truly, we meet again under unfortunate circumstances.”
Although his appearance had changed completely, the aura he emitted couldn’t hide from Su Che’s judgment. After all, he had studied this kind of primal demonic energy in the Immortal Prison before—there was no way he could forget it.
The master of Juechen Valley, real name: Jin Hao!
After capturing Jin Xu in the Realm of the Evil Emperor’s Punishment, Su Che had anticipated that he would eventually run into the master of Juechen Valley. Neither of them could escape the fates that seemed to have been ordained. He just didn’t expect to meet him so soon, and in such a situation.
“Judging from his aura, this guy must have regained the mid-stage cultivation level of a Great Luo Golden Immortal. That makes things easier!”
Boom!
Without wasting time, Su Che amplified his strength a hundredfold and threw a punch.
“Ouch!”
The master of Juechen Valley let out a rather strange cry of shock. He really hadn’t expected that Su Che, who seemingly only had the cultivation level of a Mysterious Immortal, could deliver such a terrifying strike.
He couldn’t withstand it head-on and could only dodge!
The master of Juechen Valley was quick to react. In a flash, he dodged sideways in haste, but was still hit by the explosive chaos energy, sending him flying and nearly putting him in the grasp of those chasing behind.
Fortunately, as he fled, his defensive talismans were fully activated, so the punch only grazed him and didn’t injure him.
Su Che hadn’t changed his appearance, so the master of Juechen Valley recognized him from afar. He thought that since he had regained his peak mid-stage Great Luo Golden Immortal cultivation, encountering Su Che now was the perfect chance to capture him and continue fleeing together.
He really didn’t expect to almost be killed by Su Che’s punch instead.
High in the sky, the master of Juechen Valley quickly stabilized himself, filled with shock. “Back in the mortal world, this kid could already defeat opponents beyond his rank, easily overcoming those at the Great Vehicle stage with his tribulation-level cultivation. Meeting him again in the immortal realm, he’s become even more terrifying…”
“Just a few hundred years, and he’s managed to reach the Mysterious Immortal realm—that’s already outrageous. The power of that punch just now is utterly beyond measure. Is there any justice in this?”

The Master of Dust-Free Valley stared at Su Che in astonishment; the four Da Luo Jin Xian who were chasing after them also stopped and silently examined this mysterious man they encountered along the way. Su Che said in a low voice, “Every time I see you, nothing good happens. May I call you Dust-Free or Jin Hao?” The Master of Dust-Free Valley was stunned again and blurted out, “How do you know my identity?” “Is your identity that remarkable?” Su Che sneered coldly, “In the immortal realm, it seems you’re the only unlucky wretch who can control primordial demonic energy yet was banished to the mortal world, right?” The Master of Dust-Free Valley was left speechless. Through their conversation, the four Da Luo Jin Xian could confirm that this mysterious man and Jin Hao were by no means friends—on the contrary, there was a feud, even hatred, between them. That was great! The four of them felt relieved secretly. Earlier, Su Che’s punch had been terrifyingly powerful, making them wary. Since Su Che could guess their concerns, he took the initiative to say to them, “I have a feud with Jin Hao. I definitely won’t stop you four from capturing him; in fact, I might even help you.” “Thank you,” one of them said with a bow. But the Master of Dust-Free Valley laughed heartily and said to Su Che, “You’re quite cunning, thinking you can get away unscathed and stay out of it.” Then he turned to the four Da Luo Jin Xian and said, “Part of what you want is with him. Back in the mortal world, it was because of that battle for power that the two of us fell out.” Oh? The four Da Luo Jin Xian shifted their gazes back to Su Che’s face, their eyes filled with suspicion. “What is it?” Su Che obviously knew this was the Master of Dust-Free Valley’s attempt to shift blame and divert attention, so he asked the four of them, “I have no idea what caused your dispute. But aside from that, as long as you capture him alive, the truth will become clear.” The Master of Dust-Free Valley sneered and said, “He’ll take advantage of the chaos to escape the moment you attack. If he gets away, even if you capture me, you four will still be punished by Emperor Meng Yu.” It was clear the Master of Dust-Free Valley wanted to drag Su Che into the chaos he had created. This was because he knew too much about Su Che’s past and had some understanding of Su Che’s extraordinary fate. He knew that even in a hopeless situation, with Su Che involved, an unpredictable turn of events could occur.

When the road seems blocked by mountains, a village appears amidst the willows and flowers. Su Che is truly good at creating opportunities to turn desperate situations around. Since fate has brought him into my path, I must use his luck to resolve my own crisis.
“Su Che, you promised to work with me to deal with my enemies in the Immortal Realm,” said the Master of the Dust-Free Valley darkly. “Dare you swear to heaven that you never said such things?”
Su Che replied calmly, “It was a deal back then, but because of your cunning and despicability, I wish I could kill you right now.”
Realizing his intentions, Su Che said to the four Great Golden Immortals, “You must be a bit confused. It’s okay; you don’t need to take action now. I’ll handle him first. You just need to watch from afar. Once I capture him and hand him over to you, everything else can be explained later.”
“Fine, go ahead!”
One of them immediately agreed. No fool would refuse such an opportunity to reap benefits. They just needed to spread out and prepare in advance to prevent the Master of the Dust-Free Valley or Su Che from escaping.
“You’re really ruthless.”
The Master of the Dust-Free Valley shook his head with a bitter smile. He was at a loss against Su Che’s decisive tactics.
Su Che’s approach was indeed clever. Sometimes, the more things were explained, the messier they became. So, it was better to say nothing and prove everything with actions.
“With someone like you, a quick solution is needed—no chance for excuses. I’ve long wanted to kill you. Today, the chance has come. Take it!”
Before his words faded, Su Che teleported beside him and threw a punch.
At the same time, his Great Defense Technique and Great Golden Body Technique were already activated. Facing such a cunning enemy, Su Che would never take it lightly.
Boom!
The Master of the Dust-Free Valley’s illusionary body was shattered by the punch, but his real body used his masterful Great Teleportation Technique to hide behind Su Che, not daring to confront him head-on.
Su Che’s punching power was terrifying. The Master of the Dust-Free Valley had long realized that even with all his defensive spells combined, he couldn’t withstand such force. At the least, he would be severely injured; at the worst, he would die on the spot.
He couldn’t understand how Su Che could achieve such formidable strength in just a few hundred years. What was even more astonishing was that, at only the level of a Dark Immortal, he could make the once-mighty Master of the Dust-Free Valley afraid to confront him directly.
Could such a huge change be due to the opportunities he gained on the Immortal-Demon battlefield?

The four Great Luo Jinxians surrounding them each used their powers to disrupt space, preventing Su Che and the Master of Juechen Valley from using long-distance teleportation or transfer techniques to escape. They could only perform short-distance jumps within a limited area.
Buzz…
Su Che waved his left hand and unleashed a powerful disruption spell, further destabilizing the space in that area. In other words, neither side could even perform short-distance jumps.
No teleportation, no movement, no short-distance transfer… How can you still escape? Just wait to take my punches!