My low-key cultivation of immortality was discovered by the emperor in my diary.

With a thought, Chu Lengyu activated the array that had been hidden all around her.

In just a few breaths, it had completely enveloped this entire world.

Because the spiritual energy in the Immortal Capital Cave is abundant and constantly nourishes the Nine Heavens Star God-Slaying Array, its light shines brightly and it can finally reach its unprecedented peak!

Ji Ying sensed the aura of the fifth-order grand formation, but he did not immediately flee from its range. After all, the Demon Abyss Water was still in the other party's hands, and he could not let this woman go.

Seeing that he did not run away, Chu Lengyu smiled calmly, as if everything was under her control.

She summoned the Yao Guang Immortal Ship once more, and the patterns on its main cannon suddenly lit up, flashing with a heart-stopping light, indicating that it was already in an active state.

Although the main cannon of the immortal ship is too cumbersome and difficult to hit for agile cultivators, it contains considerable deterrent power.

After all, not long ago, it had just displayed its terrifying, world-destroying power in front of Ji Ying, annihilating two of his companions.

At this moment, the immortal ship hovered in mid-air, its main cannon pointed directly at Ji Ying, creating an extremely tense atmosphere.

The light of the Star Array and the spiritual light of the Immortal Ship complemented each other, decorating the entire space in a dreamlike and illusory way, yet it was also fraught with danger.

"You!" Ji Ying roared, her voice hoarse and filled with hatred.

But as he looked up at the white-clad woman floating in mid-air, he gradually calmed down.

The cunning and hypocritical Hong Ling and the arrogant Kuang Dao are both dead. In fact, because it happened so suddenly, they didn't even have a chance to escape before they were reduced to ashes in the beam of light.

Jin Lei is also useless; he's lying on the ground pretending to be dead, so there's no hope for him anymore.

A simple ambush resulted in two deaths and one person being crippled.

He couldn't understand how such a large immortal ship could be hidden underground without them noticing.

Chu Lengyu looked at the deep pit on the ground, feeling both grateful and satisfied.

For the past few months, she has focused on this, digging pits and building defenses, all for this battle today.

She chose the Immortal Capital Cave as her main battlefield because the place was rich in spiritual energy, allowing her to unleash her supernatural powers at will without worrying about depleting her spiritual energy or slow recovery.

Furthermore, the cave is limited in size and surrounded by void barriers, resembling a natural cage. Once an enemy steps inside, they will be completely under her control and unable to escape.

As for leaving traces of the battlefield, she simply arranged them casually without any deliberate embellishment.

However, for these enemies who are already less vigilant, these crude clues are enough to become deadly bait, luring them into a trap.

In order to conceal the existence of the Yao Guang Immortal Boat, she went to great lengths, not only hollowing out all the empty stones in the misty mountain, but also carefully studying its ability to shield divine sense, which enabled her to launch a surprise attack.

As for the demonic energy bead, she did it casually.

The bead was shrouded in demonic energy, mysterious and unpredictable. Knowing she couldn't unravel its secrets, she simply tossed it to her enemies, letting them solve it.

Unexpectedly, there was indeed a treasure among them, which caused them to argue and almost turn against each other.

If it weren't for their greed and distraction, the Yao Guang Immortal Boat wouldn't have been able to recharge so easily, allowing these people to die in her trap.

Two dead and one crippled – what a great start!

……

Meanwhile, outside the portal entrance.

As Huang Laomo was on guard, a powerful aura suddenly erupted from the depths of the secret realm, like a thunderclap, making his hair stand on end and a sense of indescribable crisis surge in his heart.

However, before he could react, the portal to the secret realm suddenly vanished, as if it had never existed.

Old Demon Huang was terrified, and his expression changed instantly.

"This secret realm is actually managed by someone?!" he muttered to himself, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes.

He originally thought it was just a secluded place that no one visited, but he never expected that it would hide such a deep scheme.

Could it be that this isn't a secret realm at all, but rather an elaborately laid trap?!

An ominous premonition rose in Huang Laomo's heart, and he hesitated whether to continue waiting here or to take the first step.

……

Inside the secret realm, Ji Ying's expression grew increasingly grim.

When he realized that Chu Lengyu's cultivation was only at the late Nascent Soul stage, his eyes were filled with shock and anger, as if he wanted to devour her whole.

"A mere Nascent Soul cultivator from the human race dares to offend my race!" Ji Ying roared, unleashing the full power of his Nascent Soul stage cultivation without reservation, an unstoppable force.

His natal spirit sword gleamed with silver light, its tip gathering sharp sword energy as it charged directly at Chu Lengyu.

Upon seeing this, Chu Lengyu's expression froze slightly, and her figure instantly transformed into a streak of light, flying backward.

At the same time, she gave a soft shout and summoned the Unrivaled Sword to protect herself; the sword light was like water, flowing endlessly.

At this moment, the Nine Heavens Star God-Slaying Array was also activated, with bolts of array lightning descending from the sky with a destructive force, attempting to hinder Ji Ying's movements.

However, Ji Ying used her Nascent Soul stage divine sense to dodge these attacks one by one, as if she were a fish in water, handling them with ease.

Not only that, he could also spare some attention to summon several Nascent Soul puppets from his storage bag.

These puppets were all "shells" that he had previously discarded, which were then refined using secret methods.

They accelerated individually, like streaks of black lightning, rushing towards Chu Lengyu.

These puppets have long lost their intelligence, becoming like walking corpses, and are incapable of using talismans or magical artifacts.

Even so, they still possess great power.

Driven by Ji Ying, they charged forward one after another, fearless of death, solely to slay the enemy here.

"Hmph." Chu Lengyu's divine sense detected this scene, and he immediately snorted coldly, releasing several puppets of different kinds as well.

Puppets are the perfect pawns for testing the opponent's tactics.

The two puppets instantly engaged in a fierce battle, the deafening roar of clashing metal filling the air.

Ji Ying's face was ashen. He let out a cold shout and brandished his long sword. The sword light cleaved two third-tier puppets that dared to rush towards him and attempt to self-destruct.

However, Ji Ying never expected that one of the puppets had a talisman plate hidden inside its abdomen.

The moment the puppet was shattered, the entire talisman plate was activated, and all 108 fourth-order talismans exploded!

boom!

The enormous explosion was deafening, the shockwave surged, and the sky and earth changed color!

Ji Ying is currently parasitizing the body of a sword cultivator. Although she is skilled in attack and has superb swordsmanship, her physical body is relatively fragile.

Caught off guard, he suffered a minor setback. The defensive magic item he had painstakingly acquired was destroyed in the violent explosion, turning into dust.

Ji Ying staggered, his face paling even more. He stared at the flying talisman fragments, a look of disbelief flashing in his eyes.

He never expected that Chu Lengyu would be so cunning, hiding such a ruthless killing move within this puppet.

Ji Ying was furious. She had been caught off guard and had been outmaneuvered by this seemingly weak human Nascent Soul woman!

However, amidst his anger, he couldn't help but be amazed by the profound treasures possessed by the female cultivator before him. Both the fifth-order formation and the fifth-order immortal boat were things that ordinary cultivators could not produce.

The talisman plate is an even rarer type of magical artifact, yet it is extremely popular, and its price is often several times or even dozens of times that of magical artifacts of the same level.

Moreover, the higher the level, the rarer they are, because in this cultivation world, talisman masters of the fourth rank or above are already extremely rare, let alone talisman masters who can refine high-level talisman plates.

Different grades of talisman plates can store thirty-six, seventy-two, or even one hundred and eight talismans respectively.

When in use, it can be activated instantly with just a thought, without the need to re-inject magic power, and can easily form a rune array. It is convenient, quick, and powerful.

Ji Ying felt a pang of regret. If he could have obtained a set of such a talisman plate, he would have cherished it and would never have self-destructed so easily as he had just done.

He wanted to stop and ask the other person about their identity and background.

However, in the brief moment he paused, the Nine Heavens Star God-Slaying Array had already condensed countless starlight threads, weaving into a giant net that covered him.

Ji Ying was startled and dared not be negligent in the slightest. She seized the time to escape and hide.

At the same time, he brandished his sword, unleashing dazzling sword light and carrying incomparably sharp sword energy, slashing towards the female cultivator in front of him.

However, these sword lights naturally missed their mark.

Within this Nine Heavens Star God-Slaying Array, Chu Lengyu held the home-field advantage and naturally wouldn't foolishly stop to engage in a head-on clash with a formidable enemy like Ji Ying.

She was meticulous and far-sighted; her aim was to test the opponent's methods, weaken their strength, and increase her chances of winning.

Chu Lengyu moved swiftly through the formation, dodging Ji Ying's attacks while constantly observing his movements, searching for an opportunity to defeat him.

Ji Ying found that she couldn't catch up with Chu Lengyu in a short time, and she became increasingly annoyed.

He impatiently transmitted his voice to Jin Lei, who was lying on the ground pretending to be dead: "You bastard, get up now and help me stop that female cultivator!"

Jin Lei lay on the ground, his eyes, which had been tightly closed, quietly opened a crack as he secretly observed the situation.