Painting of the Nine Immortals

“I am going to get you out of here.”

Ling Xian’s expression was serious and his tone was stern.

Instantly, the Volcano of Demons silenced. All nine levels of Heaven and 10 levels of Hell silenced at once.

Those words were clean cut and simple, but the impact they had was violent. It straight away silenced the laughing man.

But very quickly, he laughed once again. This time, it sounded even crazier.

“Haha, get me out of here? You sure make it sound easy, but do you know how difficult it actually is? I admit that your future is full of potential but for now, you are merely of the completion level.”

“Even me, someone who’s fully developed and at my prime, cannot break the seal, what can you possibly do? Break the chains? You probably can’t even lift them!”

The man’s face was full of disbelief and his expression was full of awe.

He has been trapped here for several thousand years. During this time, he has used all the methods he could think of to get out of here. But the results have been fruitless.

This made him understand how terrifying the Dark Immortal Gold is and it made him hopeless. Yet before his eyes, Ling Xian, this little completion leveled cultivator, was telling him that he was going to save him. How laughable was this?

This is an international joke!

“Calm down.”

Ling Xian stared directly at the man. “I am just going to ask you one question. Do you want to get out or not.”

“Of course I want to get out. The reason why I was able to endure until now is because I had hope that one day, I can escape this place and once again see the sunlight.”

The man recollected himself from his delirious state and bitterly smiled. “But, can I possibly get out?”

“I can’t!”

“That is a fact that nobody can change!”

“There is no key! And pure power isn’t enough! Unless a real immortal lands or a God comes my way, there is no way someone can break these chains!”

Statements of unpleasantness rose one after another. The man was getting more and more agitated as he spoke. His howls made the mountains shake and the space shiver!

Even for someone as strong as Ling Xian, he couldn’t help but to use the Aurora Light to protect himself against this rush of power.

“What a powerful man. Even after being inhibited for thousands of years, his voice along caused such horrifying destruction!”

Ling Xian’s expression exposed how shocked he was. He didn’t think that even in the man’s weakened state, he would explode with such an atrocious amount of energy. When this man wasn’t inhibited and was at his prime, how powerful was he?

Thinking about it made Ling Xian’s eyes heat up. His determination to save this man strengthened.

“Hahaha, I cannot get out. Nobody can save me!”

The man continued to laugh with his head held up high in the sky. As he spoke, two streams of tears rolled down his cheeks. His voice also turned from high to low.

“Nobody can save me… nobody can save me…”

The man’s head dropped and tears flowed. His pale face was full of hopelessness and an unwillingness to give up.

He wanted freedom but he didn’t have the strength to break this spell. It truly was a sad situation that could even dampen the mood of those who hears about this story.

Ling Xian was moved by this.

Though he wasn’t sure what this man’s actual situation was, he could already imagine that this person was once a prominent powerhouse. Yet now, this powerful man has his head dropped low and his tears flowing. It was obvious how hopeless this person was feeling.

“I never said I will break the chains with pure strength. That would be impossible.”

Ling Xian softly sighed. He looked at the hopeless man. “As for the key… I do not have that. But I can make one.”

“Make one?”

The man lost his composure and smiled. He laughed and he cried – he finally got rid of all the suppressive emotions he has been feeling.

Therefore, he finally reverted to normal. “Stop joking with me. These two chains… both its physical properties and the arrays set on them are the best of the world. It is a joke and an unrealistic dream to create a key for it.”

“Not only does this require extreme skill in craftsmanship, it also requires extreme skill in arrays. These are just the fundamentals. Reality is that, even the multi-talented grandmaster cannot make one.”

“Do you really think you are the Immortal of Crafts? You think you can make a key that is identical to the original and open up these two chains?”

The man continued to snicker. There was no sarcasm on his face, only true carelessness.

In other words, he doesn’t believe even a little bit that this handsome young man can help him.

“Immortal of Crafts?”

Ling Xian laughed. He wasn’t the immortal, but the real Immortal of Crafts was alive and well inside the Painting of the Nine Immortals.

He had the unprecedently capable Feng Qing Ming, and Duan Shan He, who has been praised by countless other craftsmen.

Those two people were pioneers of their path.

From certain angles, Ling Xian actually could be considered a multi-talented person in arrays and crafts. However, he was not going to expose these two immortals.

“It is true. To replicate a key that is exactly the same as the original is harder than physically breaking the key or finding the original key.”

Ling Xian softly grinned. He expressed his lack of confidence non-chalantly, “However, I do have to try. If I don’t try, how will I know?”

“I have to say that you are a little over confident.”

The man shook his head and smiled, “It’s been thousands of years and I have attempted various different ways to get out. The result has always been fruitless. So, I am tired, and I no longer want a taste of having my hopefulness converted into hopelessness.”

“I understand.”

Ling Xian softly nodded. “How about this, let’s have a bet.”

“Bet on whether or not you can break my chains?” The man faintly smiled, looking graceful and no longer crazy and violent like before.

“Smart.”

Ling Xian’s eyes flashed with anticipation. “If I do break the chains, then do something for me. You have no rights to reject. But if I cannot break the chains, then I will keep you company for a hundred years. What do you think?”

“If you can actually break my chains free, it would be the same as granting me with a new life. I would owe you more than heavens. One favor? I would do you 100 favors.”

The man spoke softly, “Sadly, you don’t have that ability. Therefore, you will have to keep me and my old bones company for 100 years.”

“So, you are agreeing to my conditions?”

Ling Xian teased and was looking forward to the man’s response. Because that would mean he was gaining an ultimate supporter.

“Why wouldn’t I agree?” The man asked instead.

“Whether you break my chains or not, it is advantageous to me. All I have to give is to stay here a little bit longer. At the very most, I will just have to experience being hopeless again.”

“Very well.”

Ling Xian smiled in satisfaction, “Then vow to the heavens.”

“Vow to the heavens?”

The man’s expression froze a little as he stared at the multi-talented Ling Xian, “It looks like you are serious. But you have to remember that 100 years isn’t a short amount of time. If you fail, you would be wasting years of your life.”

“The moment I stepped into the Volcano of Demons, I have been serious about this whole thing. You are the one who refuses to believe me.” Ling Xian softly smiled, “Stop wasting time. Quickly, vow so I can try to make the key.”

“Haha, there is really no need!”

The man laughed into the sky and made a presumptuous statement.

“Words from me, the overlord of the world, are more effective than the words from Gods!”