After being exiled for eighteen years, the prince returned to the capital as a veritable immortal.

"Ho ho."

A deep, weathered voice emanated from beneath Tongtian Peak.

The sound was faint, as if it had definitely been heard, yet also as if it had never been heard at all.

Everyone in the room.

Only Zhou Yi seemed to have caught it, yet doubted whether it was just an illusion caused by the mountain wind and insect chirping.

Tongtian Peak.

The north side of the mountain is steep, as if cut by a knife.

It extends downwards at a ninety-degree angle, into a bottomless abyss.

The mountain's shape resembles half a charred black wooden stake.

Deep beneath the black "wooden stakes," there was a stone chamber several meters in diameter.

The walls and dome of the circular stone chamber were all carved out of the mountain rock.

What's even weirder is.

This stone chamber had no exit whatsoever.

Not even a single vent, no thicker than a hair, could be found.

In the very center of the stone chamber, a circular array is imprinted on the hard stone floor.

Above the formation, white spiritual energy lingered like clouds and mist.

The fluorescent light flickered, and the array slowly rotated like a vast starry sky.

Sudden.

At the very center of the formation, a perfectly round bead of blood condensed in mid-air.

The spiritual energy accelerated its rotation, gathering into the shape of a small tornado.

The tornado held up a drop of blood at its top and spun continuously.

A wisp of spiritual energy infused the blood droplet, making it even more vibrant and luscious.

The spiritual energy was injected faster and faster, and the blood bead expanded rapidly, growing to nine feet tall at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The shape changed accordingly, outlining a human figure.

His appearance, physique, eyebrows, eyes, and expression were exactly the same as Zhu Anshi's.

"call--"

Above the suspended array, Zhu Anshi let out a fierce sigh of anger.

I was careless and actually fell into the hands of that brat.

"Ho ho ho..."

The ancient, deep voice rang out again, as if it came from the mouth of a ferocious ancient beast.

It's terrifying to hear.

"I can smell the scent of the Zhou family descendants."

Zhu Anshi remained silent, holding his hands in front of him and accelerating the circulation of his internal energy.

As the spiritual energy was absorbed into his body, his magical power was quickly restored.

The weathered voice continued, "Let me out, and I'll kill him for you."

Zhu Anshi gestured with both hands to conclude his practice, and said:

"I can handle this myself, no need for you to trouble yourself, senior."

"Heh, you got completely destroyed..."

"That was because I was careless and didn't go all out."

After saying that, Zhu Anshi flashed away and disappeared in an instant.

A weathered voice rang out urgently, carrying a strong warning:

"You are not allowed to disrupt the natural layout of the Seventeen Peaks!"

……

Tongtian Peak, the square in front of the palace.

The sect leaders were trembling with fear and suffering greatly.

In the past, they might have had the courage to unite against Zhou Yi.

Now, the matter has completely ceased.

Even those who were halfway to becoming immortals were all blown apart and burned to ashes by the opponent.

They no longer dared to act recklessly.

"Hahaha……"

Si Xuan burst into laughter, all his previous worries vanishing into thin air:

"The Royal Divine Dragon Nine Revolutions allows for challenges beyond one's level."

Both sides are practically immortals on the verge of death, so the outcome is naturally uncertain.

This is true.

At the same level, the Royal Divine Dragon Nine Revolutions is invincible.

The leaders were ashen-faced, their minds devoid of any hope.

Even if Zhu Anshi could be reborn, he still wouldn't be able to defeat Si Huangsun.

"I'm ashamed!"

The Medicine King let out a long sigh and murmured softly.

He was constantly worried about Zhou Yi and strongly advised him not to confront Zhu Anshi head-on.

Looking back now, I realize I really underestimated His Highness the Imperial Grandson.

In other words, the other person has a good temper and treats you with courtesy.

If it were someone with a bad temper, looking down on others like that, they would probably have slapped themselves away long ago.

"Dad, it's alright now!"

The heavy weight that had been pressing on Wu Yun's heart was finally lifted.

Wu Zhidao nodded and also let out a long sigh of relief.

The Grandson of the Emperor is no less powerful than Zhu Anshi, so there is no need to disband the Qingyun Sect.

Ji Yu, dressed in a bright red palace robe, was asking the sect leader questions one by one:

"Sect Leader Li Yunxiao, is Li Yuanzhou, a disciple of the Divine Sword Sect, truly not going to participate in the Imperial Martial Arts Examination?"

"No, I'll participate!"

Li Yunxiao quickly changed his tune, "Previously, it was Zhu Anshi who prevented us from participating. Our Divine Sword Sect has always supported the imperial court."

"Vajra Sect, where are your disciples?"

“Go, of course we’ll participate in the Imperial Martial Arts Examination. The Vajra Sect was also coerced by Zhu Anshi before.”

"Sect Leader Xiaoyaozi of the Dao Seeking Sect, where are you?"

"Go away! The Dao Seeking Sect has always supported the imperial court!"

……

After Ji Yu asked around, all the sect leaders changed their tune.

Following their previous boycott of the military examination, many expressed their support.

The Snow Mountain Sect was the first to resist the martial arts examination, and not only was its leader killed, but its entire sect was also to be wiped out.

With such a precedent, who would dare to be so stubborn again?

"We were all forced by Alliance Leader Zhu."

Everyone unanimously shifted the blame onto Zhu Anshi.

Of course, this is indeed the case.

With him taking the blame, the sect leaders felt much relieved.

however.

A cold laugh sent a shiver down everyone's spine.

"Distinguished sect leaders, isn't the change of the royal flag a bit too fast?"

Accompanied by a familiar voice, Zhu Anshi's figure instantly teleported into the square.

Rebirth!

She has truly been reborn.

Zhu Anshi did not make empty boasts.

He actually could be reborn.

Such miraculous abilities were something he, a mere half-immortal, could actually accomplish.

Everyone in the room looked at Zhu Anshi in shock.

Doesn't that mean no one can kill him?

Zhu Anshi glanced at the group of sect leaders.

The sect leaders couldn't help but feel a chill run down their spines.

Zhu Anshi appears to be righteous and cheerful, but in reality he is petty, narrow-minded, and vindictive.

Their actions just now were tantamount to betraying him.

In the future, retaliation will likely be inevitable.

"Hahaha……"

Zhu Anshi laughed heartily and said, "When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. I certainly won't blame you all."

The sect leaders breathed a slight sigh of relief.

After all, all the sect leaders had just betrayed them.

The saying goes, "The law does not punish the masses."

If all the sects are truly punished, then the Martial Arts Alliance will be left with only Zhu Anshi, a lone bachelor.

"You didn't expect that I, the Alliance Leader, could actually be reborn, did you?"

Zhu Anshi looked at Zhou Yi, his eyes filled with smugness.

after all.

His rebirth was not achieved through methods used by a half-step terrestrial immortal.

Under normal circumstances.

Without formally advancing to the level of a terrestrial immortal, it is impossible to possess the supernatural power of rebirth.

Zhou Yi's calm expression displeased Zhu Anshi.

He asked smugly, "Could the Imperial Grandson Si possibly achieve a rebirth like mine?"

Zhou Yi was speechless and shook his head slightly.

He disdained to seek a wicked path to rebirth.

"Wow, since the Imperial Grandson Si cannot be reborn, isn't Alliance Leader Zhu invincible!"

"It seems the alliance leader is still a cut above the rest!"

"So what if the Nine Revolutions of the Divine Dragon can kill enemies of a higher level? The Alliance Leader can be reborn infinitely!"

……

The oppressive feeling in the hearts of the sect leaders lessened slightly.

May Anshi be reborn infinitely and remain invincible.

They could desperately exhaust the prince's magical power time and time again, or repeatedly assassinate the prince until they succeeded.

Although Zhu Anshi enjoyed deceiving the world and stealing fame, he was also vindictive.

However, compared to that, everyone still hoped that the Grandson of the Emperor would die.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Zhu Anshi felt much better.

He got into position and waved his hands.

"Rumble..."

A tremendous, earth-shaking roar erupted.

The seventeen peaks of Tianzhu Peak around them seemed to rise from the ground and float in mid-air.

"A half-step immortal realm allows one to transform heaven and earth into one's own body."

Zhu Anshi said, "I'll show you what I'm made of!"