Invincibility Begins with a Super Fairy Manny

Chapter 1860: Chapter 1856: The Five Decays of the Heavenly Being (2nd Update)

The crowd immediately gathered around.

"Brother, how did it go? What did the Great Elder say?" Hu Ying asked anxiously.

"The Great Elder... he agreed!" Huyue said, looking bewildered.

What?

Everyone’s eyes widened instantly.

What they thought would require an immense effort was achieved so effortlessly.

Hu Ying was even more incredulous, "What did you say? What exactly did the Great Elder tell you?"

Huyue appeared as if he had seen a ghost in broad daylight and muttered, "The Great Elder called us in, asked if I truly liked her, and after I replied yes, he asked Ah Rou if she was willing to marry me, she also said yes, and then he agreed!"

Everyone was astounded.

Was it really that simple?

Only two questions were asked before he agreed?

Hu Ying, also in a daze, murmured, "This isn’t right, the Great Elder is usually not so easygoing!"

They all knew well the temperament of the Great Elder.

They understood that this seemingly gentle and beautiful Great Elder was actually extremely principled, viewing any violation of the Fox Clan’s rules as taboo.

What Huyue did might be called philandering on a small scale, but at a larger scale, it disregarded the interests of the Fox Clan and acted recklessly.

After all, he was the acknowledged heir of the Qingqiu Fox Country.

For such matters, how could the Great Elder agree so readily?

This was completely illogical.

Just when everyone was puzzled, the voice of the Great Elder once again resounded from within the Jade Tower.

"Lord Red Lotus, please enter!"

Xue An walked toward the Jade Tower with a serious expression, saying nothing.

Contrary to what it looked like outside, the space inside the Jade Tower was vast, and it was a massive Divine Temple, with soft starlight spilling from the high dome above.

The Great Elder was seated on the high platform of the Divine Temple, his head lowered, as if lost in thought.

Xue An walked straight to the front of the platform and stopped, silently watching.

Long after, the Great Elder slowly raised his head, a bitter smile appearing on his incredibly handsome face.

"You’ve seen through it all?"

Xue An nodded.

"As expected of the Red Lotus Immortal Venerable, nothing can be hidden from you."

The Great Elder said softly, and then the brilliance of his form began to wither, his once bright eyes dimmed, fine wrinkles appeared on his forehead, and even his temples were speckled with white.

A faint stench began to emanate from his body.

Xue An watched quietly, finally speaking, "Your clothes are filthy, your crown has wilted, sweat flows under your arms, your body emits a foul stench, you are not happy with yourself."

"The Five Declines of the Heavenly Being have taken four, it’s already a miracle you’ve managed up until now."

"You’re wrong!" the Great Elder lightly shook his head, "It’s five."

As he spoke, the chair beneath him gradually decayed, as if it would collapse at any moment.

Even Xue An couldn’t help but show a hint of surprise on his face, "All five declines appearing at once?"

"That’s correct!"

The Great Elder let out a wry smile, "Aren’t you surprised that I’m still alive in this condition?"

Xue An remained silent.

Because he indeed was quite surprised.

One must know that the Five Declines of the Heavenly Being was a great calamity feared by all of the Demon Race.

At the onset of any one of the signs, it signifies the gradual approach of death.

And the manifestation of all five signs simultaneously means existence is not permitted by the Heavenly Dao anymore, and without accident, one will be obliterated on the spot.

This obliteration directly targets your destiny, no matter how powerful you are, you remain powerless against it.

Yet now, this Great Elder of the Qingqiu Fox Country manifested all five declines but remained alive, this indeed was miraculous.

At that moment, branches sprouted from the void, piercing into the Great Elder’s body, pouring boundless vitality into him.

The wrinkles on the Great Elder’s face gradually vanished, and the white hair at his temples turned black.

Xue An was slightly shaken.

The Great Elder gently caressed these branches, a trace of lament appearing on his face, "It’s indeed been hard on you, continuously extending my life by force."

Seemingly able to understand his words, the branches gently trembled, then blossomed strange flowers.

The flowers swayed as if they were saying something to the Great Elder.

The Great Elder chuckled softly, "Alright, no need to waste any more effort, no matter how much life force is infused, I can’t escape this calamity."

The flowers withered instantly, and the branches crumbled into dust, dispersing into the air.

Then, the Great Elder lifted his head to look at Xue An, "You’ve seen, I kept alive relying on this."

Within just a sentence, wrinkles appeared on his face once more, even more pronounced and aged than before.

"My old friend here couldn’t bear to let me go, but it failed to consider that all beings must die eventually, even the mighty universe ultimately embraces annihilation."

The Great Elder smiled at Xue An, "Since you’ve died once, you should understand this truth better."

But Xue An did not answer him and instead asked, "Since when did it begin?"

"It should have started when Ying’er fled the Qingqiu Fox Country, otherwise do you think I would let her wander outside?"

The Great Elder smiled bitterly, "By that time, I was already unable to leave this Jade Tower, and every day the Triangulum Tree would infuse me with life force, helping me fight against the Five Declines of the Heavenly Being, which is why I’ve made it till now."

Xue An fell silent again, after a long while, he spoke hoarsely, "Who else knows about this?"

The Great Elder shook his head, "No one besides you knows, even Wan Er and the others think I’m here in closed cultivation."

At this point, the Great Elder’s eyes sparkled, "Red Lotus Immortal Venerable, do you know why I used all means to resist the Five Declines of the Heavenly Being, refusing to die?"

Xue An paused for a moment and then said solemnly, "Is it because of me?"

"Exactly." The Great Elder answered very directly, "It is because of you."

"But at that time, I had just perished, hadn’t I?"

The Great Elder shook his head and smiled upon hearing these words, "I never believed you would die from start to finish, because you were the first to prove the Dao as an Immortal since the creation of The Multiverse, with such destiny, how could you fall so easily?"

"So you kept this from everyone and stayed here waiting for me?" Xue An said somewhat incredulously.

The Great Elder nodded and then smiled, "Don’t you want to ask why I was waiting for you?"

"Why?"

"Because I want you to help Huyue ascend to the throne, govern the Qingqiu Fox Country, and save the Fox Clan from suffering!" At this point, the Great Elder’s gaze had become incomparably fervent.

Xue An quietly looked at the Great Elder and then said, "Are you so confident in me? You must know that I am now but an Immortal King, how could I bear such a heavy responsibility?"

"Haha, if I cannot have confidence in the Red Lotus Immortal Venerable, then no one can make me confident." The Great Elder chuckled lightly, looking resolutely at Xue An.

"Now tell me, what is your answer!"