Comprehension Ability: I Forge a Villainous Longevity Family

Chapter 831 578: Forced by Circumstance

"A living star?"

"Almost dead."

"Not necessarily."

"Ninety-nine percent dead, leaving just a breath of life. It's fortunate, really. It fell from a star and didn't completely perish, but what's left is hardly a big deal to us."

"Will you make the first move?"

"Why don't you start."

"..."

"..."

The two exchanged glances and began to retreat with tacit understanding.

Facing a Celestial Immortal, even one nearly dead, was not a foolish risk they were willing to take.

A near-dead Celestial Immortal is still a Celestial Immortal; who knows what terrifying tricks they might have hidden up their sleeve.

In this situation, they were willing to let others take the risk, but not themselves.

Sure enough.

As the two continued to retreat, something within the planet began to awaken slowly. Just as they were about to completely leave the Star Domain, they heard a crisp male voice in their ears.

"No need to leave, I'm no longer a threat to you."

The voice seemed to come from the reasons of time and space, sounding youthful yet drenched in an almost deathly sorrow.

Yes, the voice from within the planet was indeed the Celestial Immortal.

A being whose body has been reduced to ninety-nine percent, now the Spirit Vein supporting the operation of the star, leaving only an awareness not yet extinguished.

Oh, Immortals don't have physical forms; they are energy bodies.

Then that's fine.

Putting this aside for the moment, Chen Zhixing decisively retreated even faster.

Not only guarding against the awareness of the Celestial Immortal within the Flying Star Mini World, but also against Yimiao.

Indeed, Chen Zhixing suspected that Yimiao had some connection with the Celestial Immortal's remaining awareness, possibly having used the All Heavens Technique derived from the same source.

This wasn't idle speculation from Chen Zhixing, but rather a truth that may well be solid reality.

And if things weren't as Chen Zhixing imagined... well, then it wasn't. If it wasn't a trap set by Yimiao, it could all conclude rather harmoniously.

Before the Celestial Immortal's awareness could say more, Chen Zhixing's figure flickered in the void and disappeared without a trace.

On the other side, Yimiao chuckled softly at the scene and then vanished into the void.

Only a nearly hopeless sigh remained in the void.

"Ah... An ancient plan of billions of years, ultimately just an unrealizable dream...."

...

When Chen Zhixing emerged from the space fissure, Yimiao was already beside him.

With tacit understanding, neither had retreated too far.

To be precise, although they had moved beyond the Flying Star Mini World's orbit, they hadn't completely escaped; just left its trajectory.

"I thought you meant to leave for real." Yimiao spoke, glancing at Chen Zhixing with a playful expression, as if finding his mild embarrassment entertaining.

"Why would I?" Chen Zhixing rolled his eyes.

Although having initially chosen to retreat, in truth, he hadn't moved far. He just maintained what he considered a safe distance before seeking a way to permanently deal with the Celestial Immortal who had inexplicably 'woken up.'

There's no way he would just leave.

You can walk away from the monk but not the temple. Now that the awareness of the Celestial Immortal has awakened, if left unchecked, it might soon appear in the Celestial Profound Realm!

Chen Zhixing wouldn't gamble on whether the Celestial Immortal in the Flying Star Mini World might still have that kind of capability.

He planned to reside in the Celestial Profound Realm long-term, better to deal with this potential trouble now while the opponent is vulnerable, rather than waiting and letting them recover to cause problems.

"I'll take the lead, you determine the target location. Then I will bid farewell with the Great Five Elements Yin Yang Magnetic Celestial Star-Destroying Cannon. After all, it's a senior who perished untold years ago, we shouldn't just leave them trapped here."

As he spoke, Chen Zhixing began to call forth his complete Emperor Ziwei Dharma Image, with the firm intention of disposing of the Celestial Immortal's residual soul, regardless of Yimiao's plans.

Indeed, upon seeing the Emperor Ziwei Dharma Image appear behind Chen Zhixing, Yimiao's expression shifted.

"Hold on—he's not our enemy."

"What?" Chen Zhixing feigned a frown.

Yimiao sighed helplessly, "I won't hide it from you. Actually, my All Heavens Technique comes from that Celestial Immortal residual soul. They call it the True Spirit of Harmony, or more directly, the Heavenly Dao."

"Are you actually collaborating with the Immortal Race?" Upon hearing Yimiao admit it so openly, Chen Zhixing couldn't help but scowl, finding this bold confidence unsettling.

"It's more like cooperation, I suppose."

Yimiao explained, "This goes back three thousand years when I first encountered that residual soul. It was already in this half-dead state. At the time, the All Heavens Technique, used to lure me, eventually led me to the 'Innate Qi Profound True Immortal Technique,' the main cultivation technique for Immortals to gain Tao Practice."