Chapter 1471: Ultimate Form

Chapter 1471: Chapter 1471: Ultimate Form

After saying all this, Pei Yan sighed in annoyance, helplessly: "But some people just won’t let you live peacefully and insist on making things difficult and uncomfortable for you! Fine! If you won’t let me be well, then to hell with it, no one else should have it easy either!"

Pei Yan’s declaration made Xila laugh heartily. She stood up, walked to Pei Yan, and once again carefully examined the young man in front of her, sighing: "Even though your relationship with Sifuer ended before it began, the truth is that her judgment wasn’t incorrect—at least she didn’t win your heart, but she won your friendship."

After saying this, Xila patted Pei Yan’s shoulder, paused for a moment, and advised: "No matter what, you must make comprehensive preparations and be extra cautious! The Holy City can only offer you this much help; when Judgment Day arrives, we will send observers to the Council City. Although ethically, we will firmly support your decisions, we will not provide any substantive assistance. This is the final decision after my father communicated with the Supreme once more."

"Alright! You’ve already exceeded my expectations with what you’ve offered; I’ll figure out the rest." As he spoke, Pei Yan suddenly remembered something and said: "Oh, there’s one more thing I’d like you to help me with."

"What is it?"

"Assist me in obtaining enough flags belonging to the Thorn Territory Knight Order from the Bailang Clan!"

After the conversation, Xila, confused about Pei Yan’s final request, was sent off, and Pei Yan began preparations for his upcoming advancement. For this purpose, he led a group through the Teleportation Array to leave the Immortal Palace and arrived at the foot of the Five Holy Spirit Mountains, a location specially chosen by Lin Ruxue for his advancement. This place, rich in Spiritual Qi, was known as one of the holy places for cultivation in the Daoist Plane since the Garden of the Immortals era—famous for the five Saints who founded sects and influenced the Daoist Plane’s power dynamics here, among them the creator of the Hongjun Sword Furnace, Hongjun Ancestor.

Beyond aiding Pei Yan’s advancement, this location was crucial because, judging by his previous advancement performances, this time would definitely attract a heavenly tribulation as well, and with such a grand setup, the tribulation wouldn’t be small. If it were in the Immortal Palace, it might cause damage to both the palace and Luocheng, thus Lin Ruxue relocated him far away and fortified the area with layers of Arrays to prevent the tribulation’s power from spreading.

Upon arriving at the venue Lin Ruxue selected for his advancement, Lin Ruxue and Lin Junzhao, having received word beforehand, had already been waiting for a long time. They were there not only to protect Pei Yan but were also curious to see how he intended to tackle the challenges faced during his advancement.

After exchanging simple greetings with the two, Pei Yan led his group into the Array. After individually taking out the avatars gifted by the four Masters of Origin, Pei Yan turned to the two companions outside the Array and raised his foot to enter the Array under his guidance.

Upon seeing these two enter, Lin Junzhao immediately understood what Pei Yan planned to do, raising an eyebrow: "This is indeed a way!"

The ones entering the arena weren’t anyone else but Hu Jiu, Pei Yan’s symbiotic contract partner, and his elder sister, Pei Jin.

"Triple integration? Won’t there be repulsion?" Observing Pei Yan and the two starting the ritual preparations, Lin Ruxue also guessed the answer and questioned.

Eyes fixed on the situation inside, Lin Junzhao replied casually: "There is a certain danger! Before the team competition in the Sword Discussion Conference, I taught him the key to integrating with a Child of Origin connected by bloodline, and with Hu Jiu, the symbiotic contract enabled perfect integration. Logically, Pei Jin being his blood relative means there shouldn’t be any issue theoretically after their fusion and completing the triple integration with Hu Jiu. However, Pei Jin and Pei Yan are different nonetheless; now Pei Yan’s power has progressed too quickly and included many special bloodlines Pei Jin doesn’t possess—it is no longer the power balance achieved during the early stages of the Sword Discussion Conference, posing a slight risk for the triple integration. Now, it’s up to Pei Yan to manage the balance through adjustments."

At this moment, even Lin Junzhao felt a bit worried. These two siblings were considered her ace card, and she couldn’t bear to witness any mishap involving either of them. Thinking about this, she sighed: "The fact that he’s willing to make such a decision indicates Pei Yan is really infuriated this time."

Inside, Pei Yan had informed both his sister and Hu Jiu of the essential considerations. During the past two days, both Pei Jin and Hu Jiu were notified in advance and made all necessary preparations. Once the statuses of the three were confirmed to be fine, Pei Yan first looked towards his sister, Pei Jin.

Without much conversation, the two intuitively extended their palms; as the palms intertwined, the fusion technique taught by Lin Junzhao started operating simultaneously within their bodies, gradually transforming Pei Jin into a shadow merging with Pei Yan.

This move, developed for real combat, made the fusion process exceptionally brief. Within just a few breaths, Pei Yan completed the fusion. Now, his appearance had undergone slight changes; his previously cold and stern exterior became considerably more handsome. Yet, Pei Yan had no mood to admire his looks; after stabilizing his condition, he nodded to Hu Jiu.

Upon receiving the signal, Hu Jiu made a wolf howl, and his figure turned into blue light that entered Pei Yan’s body. In an instant, the trio completed the triple integration, and Pei Yan raised his head, howling at the sky—an astonishing aura surged uncontrollably from his body.

The endless waves of energy collided with the surrounding defensive Array, creating ripples. Feeling the intense atmospheric pressure inside, Lin Ruxue’s eyes widened in disbelief: "This could possibly be Pei Yan’s strongest form! He hasn’t finished advancing yet, but he already has a presence comparable to a Master of Origin. What he lacks is breaking through that last barrier between man and the cosmos. Junzhao, although the notion of creating an artificial Master of Origin wasn’t yours initially, the most likely person to achieve this realm now happens to be the one you’ve cultivated—is this your goal?"

"I did indeed have such an intention initially; but even I didn’t expect it to succeed. No! We can’t say it’s succeeded yet because without breaking through that barrier, he won’t ultimately become a surpassing presence. And that barrier is precisely the hardest thing for him as a human to overcome," Lin Junzhao murmured to herself.

Meanwhile, Pei Yan on the field had a similar realization as Lin Junzhao. He could feel the formidable strength contained within his body—a force so robust it even invoked an impulse to break through the void and face off against the Supreme in the Magical Plane. However, soon, the repulsion reactions within his body dispelled that thought. Pei Jin and Hu Jiu, transformed into separate energy entities of soul and body respectively inside Pei Yan, began conflicting. Both energies lost their original conscious control, fostering hostility towards the power alien to themselves and Pei Yan. Each wished to monopolize Pei Yan, leading to repeated clashes.