Great Villain: Starting by Humiliating the Son of the Heavenly Fate - Chapter 479

Chapter 479: Still Searching for Jiang Chen

Meanwhile, far away from Roaring River Martial City, Liang Youwen and his team, along with Sun Xiangyuan’s group, were still scouring the skies in their hunt for Jiang Chen.

They swept their attacks across the clouds, tearing through mountain peaks and valleys below, but no matter how hard they searched, Jiang Chen was nowhere to be found.

“Damn it! Where did that brat go?”

“He couldn’t have gotten far. We’ve searched the heavens and the earth—how is he still missing?”

“Impossible. He’s a living person, not a ghost. How can someone just vanish like that?”

Frustration and disbelief filled the cultivators from both the Compassionate Sword Immortal Palace and the Purple Crest Immortal Sect.

They ruled out the idea that Jiang Chen had fled into the endless void beyond the Prosperous Stone Immortal Star, and it made no sense that he’d simply flown to some faraway corner of the star itself.

By now, thirteen Nirvana Cleansing realm powerhouses had scoured every inch of the sky and earth, but Jiang Chen was still nowhere to be found.

Some of them even started to wonder if they were losing their minds.

Just then, a flicker of spiritual light flashed beside Liang Youwen. He’d received a message from the Compassionate Sword Immortal Palace headquarters.

He focused a sliver of his consciousness into the transmission jade token, and his face immediately darkened.

The report said that Lu Yi had appeared in Roaring River Martial City—and with him was a young cultivator suspected to have reached the Half-step Nirvana Cleansing realm.

Right now, that very cultivator was locked in a fierce battle with Lu Yi.

Here we go again—another cultivator pretending to be one of our young elites, Liang Youwen thought with a mocking curl of his lips.

Hmph. Those people from the Purple Crest Immortal Sect really did have a backup plan ready for Lu Yi.

If they manage to kill him, they can just deny everything afterward and wash their hands clean of any ties to the demonic path.

His gaze flickered as he came to a decision—he’d have Su Xiangcai and the others assist Lu Yi first, and together they’d wipe out that fake genius from the Compassionate Sword Immortal Palace.

But before he could act, his transmission jade token flashed again, urgent and pulsing.

Liang Youwen swept his divine sense through it, and his expression froze. His pupils tightened to pinpoints.

This message wasn’t from headquarters—it came straight from Su Xiangcai himself.

The report stated that both Lu Yi and the cultivator posing as the Compassionate Sword Immortal Palace’s prodigy had unleashed the power of Early-stage Nirvana Cleansing realm cultivators. They were locked in a fierce battle, and the situation was heating up fast.

What? They’ve both reached Early-stage Nirvana Cleansing realm combat power? Liang Youwen’s mind reeled.

Lu Yi—that half-human, half-demon—what kind of secret is he hiding? Back at the Blue Whirlpool Sect, he only showed Half-step Nirvana Cleansing realm strength. How did he suddenly jump to this level?

And that impostor from the Purple Crest Immortal Sect… he’s displaying the same kind of power?

Then why didn’t he capture Jiang Chen and Lu Yi back when he appeared in Thunderclap City?

Did he also break through recently? Could the Purple Crest Immortal Sect really be hiding such a monster?

Thoughts raced through Liang Youwen’s head, each one crashing into the next.

Still, his conclusion matched Su Xiangcai’s and the others’. Both Lu Yi and the disguised Jiang Chen had likely forced their strength upward, temporarily reaching the Early-stage Nirvana Cleansing realm.

A real breakthrough to that realm, though? That was almost impossible.

For thousands of years, the Prosperous Stone Immortal Star had produced only a handful of Nirvana Cleansing realm powerhouses—and most of them were barely at the Early stage. Middle-stage ones were even rarer.

So for two new cultivators to suddenly break through to that realm at the same time? That was unthinkable.

After a brief moment of shock, Liang Youwen steadied himself and sent out his orders to Su Xiangcai.

“Daoist Su, I agree with your assessment.”

“Lu Yi and that impostor from the Purple Crest Immortal Sect are most likely relying on a secret art to temporarily boost their strength.”

“Wait until the effect fades. Once they hit the backlash and weaken, move in and capture them both.”

“Lu Yi’s rapid growth is beyond belief. A human-demon hybrid reaching this level in such a short time… there’s no way it’s just talent. He’s hiding something, and we need to find out what.”

“Lu Yi must be taken alive. As for the other one—bring him in if possible.”

The message was sent out at once.

Then Liang Youwen lifted his head, scanning the distant horizon before turning toward the cultivators from the Purple Crest Immortal Sect.

By now, You Shaojun, Sun Xiangyuan, and the others had also learned what was happening in Roaring River Martial City.

It had always been hard for the Purple Crest Immortal Sect to plant spies within the forces of the Compassionate Sword Immortal Palace. But in the bustling open cities, slipping people in was easy.

“The Compassionate Sword Immortal Palace’s prodigy has appeared again!”

“And he’s unleashed the power of an Early-stage Nirvana Cleansing realm cultivator!”

“Unbelievable… even Lu Yi has reached that level? How is that possible?”

“The five Half-step Nirvana Cleansing realm elders from the Compassionate Sword Immortal Palace—the ones who went into seclusion fifty thousand years ago—they’ve come out too.”

“Then it’s over. Lu Yi’s definitely going to fall into their hands.”

“Heavens… are you really set on wiping out our Purple Crest Immortal Sect?”

The Nirvana Cleansing realm powerhouses of the Purple Crest Immortal Sect stared at the reports from their headquarters, a heavy feeling sinking in their chests.

Despair gripped them first—then it twisted into fury and burning hatred.

“Jiang Chen! This is all your fault!” Sun Xiangyuan roared.

“If not for you, we’d have already wiped out Lu Yi!”

“You slaughtered my clan members, along with dozens of our Nirvana Peering realm cultivators—you destroyed the future of the Purple Crest Immortal Sect!”

His eyes were bloodshot, veins bulging beneath his skin as hatred twisted his face. “I, Sun Xiangyuan, won’t rest until you’re dead!”

The other five exchanged grim looks. Their gazes, burning red with fury, said everything—they would kill Jiang Chen no matter what it cost.

Sun Xiangyuan clenched his jaw, trembling with rage. “Keep searching! Even if we have to turn the Prosperous Stone Immortal Star upside down, we’re going to find him!”

Sect Master You Shaojun and the other four gave silent nods, then, fueled by anger, unleashed wave after wave of powerful attacks, scouring every corner of the area.

Seeing them, Palace Master Liang Youwen lifted his hand and gestured sharply to the other six. “We’re continuing the search!”

Too much blood had been spilled—too many Nirvana Peering realm disciples had died. That debt couldn’t go unpaid.

If Jiang Chen wasn’t here, they’d push farther out.

He couldn’t stay hidden forever.

Sooner or later, they would find him.