Chapter 889: Chapter 549: Stealing Mirror, Golden Immortal (Extended Chapter)_7 Yun Tianji was tightly bound by pitch-black celestial shackles, the chains as thick as bowls, engraved with countless immortal patterns, suspending him directly above the Thunder Pool. His hair was disheveled, his vestment robe reduced to ashes, his whole body charred black, like dead wood scorched by heavenly fire, revealing glazed bones in many places. Every half an hour, the celestial shackles binding him would suddenly loosen, dropping him directly into the boiling purple-gold Thunder Pool below. A teeth-grinding sound of burning and thunder roared, the Thunder Juice engulfing him in an instant, burning him with its terrifying destructive energy, tearing at his immortal body, meridians, even his primordial spirit. That pain was far beyond the torture of a thousand cuts. Each time he was pulled out of the Thunder Pool, his charred body would convulse violently, blue smoke rising from him, newly formed flesh buds wriggling painfully under the power of the thunder fire to repair themselves, then waiting for the next drop. Feng Qingyi’s figure stood quietly at the edge of the Thunder Pool, surrounded by a hazy immortal light, with laws swirling around, her face expressionless as she watched Yun Tianji endure his torture. “A hundred days of thunder fire cleansing is just to teach you a lesson.” Feng Qingyi’s voice was icy: “As an Immortal King, a future pillar of the Immortal Court, you acted recklessly, provoking boundary conflicts, causing the Immortal Court’s foundations to be damaged. The loss of these Ten Directions Great Realms, you will have to figure out how to recover them yourself in the future.” She paused, her gaze like two sharp swords, piercing towards the charred figure in the Thunder Pool: “From now on, cleave yourself from Zheng Chu. He is the great enemy of the Immortal Path, and getting too entangled with him will only bring you ultimate disaster. This time, his escape was something both the Star Moon Ancient Clan and we did not expect due to his audacity, yet his destiny has not ended, but there will be no next time.” Feng Qingyi’s eyes grew colder: “If there is a next time, I will personally cut you down and clean house.” In the Thunder Pool, having just undergone a round of thunder fire baptism, Yun Tianji raised his head with difficulty, his charred face showing no expression, only a pair of eyes remaining bright in their charcoal sockets, carrying a peculiar tranquility. His mouth twitched painfully as if trying to smile, but the movement aggravated his terrible injuries, his voice hoarse like a broken bellows: “Thank you, Immortal Ancestor, for the mercy of sparing my life, disciple understands…” The purple-gold Thunder Juice boiled again, the cold celestial shackles clattering softly, loosening once more. Yun Tianji closed his eyes, the corners of his mouth lightly tugging, his heart filled with satisfaction. This time, he had repaid the favor owed to Zheng Chu. On the day of stealing the Tianji Mirror, Chu Zheng charged out of the Star Moon Ancient Clan’s treasury with a thunderous force. To create chaos and impede pursuers, he mercilessly attacked and wounded dozens of Star Moon Elders who tried to stop him along the way. Those elders were all of the Ninth Order level, but on the spot either had their bones broken or their divine bodies shattered, their primordial spirits injured, utterly incapable of withstanding a single attack. Due to Chu Zheng’s swift actions and the extremely chaotic scene at the time, no one saw the true face of the attacker, nor did anyone know who this audacious, treasure-stealing and person-injuring rogue was. Various speculations circulated within the clan, shrouded in intrigue. It wasn’t until half a year later, when the three earliest members of the Star Moon Ancient Clan, who were suppressed by Chu Zheng and exiled in a damaged starship, returned to the Radiant Star Realm that the news began to spread. The news about Zheng Chu took wing and could no longer be concealed, spreading madly, sweeping through the Star Sea, spreading once again across the major ancient clans, and swiftly proliferating through the Great Realms. After disappearing for over three hundred years, Zheng Chu reappeared, making a direct beeline for trouble, single-handedly infiltrating the core of the ancestral land of one of the Ten Great Ancient Clans, severely injuring many elders, looting the top-tier treasury, and stealing the clan’s supreme treasure, the Heavenly Mirror, before successfully escaping. This news was so shocking that when first heard, many big figures thought it was a tall tale. The upheaval was intense among various forces. The higher-ups of the Immortal Court’s Martial Pavilion naturally knew long before, but the lower levels were still abuzz. Nᴇw novel chapters are publɪshed on 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡•𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢•𝕟𝕖𝕥 The undercurrents of the entire Great Universe, due to Zheng Chu’s reappearance, surged more turbulently, like an impending storm. When the turmoil in the Great Universe arose suddenly, Chu Zheng placed himself safely outside the eye of the storm, hiding deep within the Vast Universe Great Realm. He established a temporary cave, quietly lying dormant. He did not rush out but hid in the Vast Universe Great Realm for a full two years. During that time, he frequently dispatched his body separation to cautiously infiltrate the Great Universe from different locations, to probe the external situation and the changes in various circumstances. Not until his avatars confirmed multiple times that the aftermath of the Star Moon Ancient Clan incident was gradually calming down and the intensity of searches by major forces had weakened did he quietly sneak back into the Great Universe. He did not hastily go to the Martial Pavilion to find Xue Qing or contact anyone but took a detour, quietly bringing back Chu An, who had been hiding and waiting. Afterward, he took Chu An, far away from trouble, to a more secluded, virtually unknown abandoned Ancient Star Domain in the Cosmic Edge, found an ancient star as a cave, laid down multiple prohibitions, and began seclusion. After escaping from the ancestral land of the Star Moon Ancient Clan, his cultivation surged, naturally ascending to the realm of Perfect Xuanxian. With the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top, completely perfect, his vitality, qi, and spirit all reached the pinnacle of the Profound Immortal level, with no room for further improvement. Now, coupled with the portion of Heavenly Fate absorbed and integrated from the Heavenly Mirror, his own Heavenly Fate had also reached a critical point. All conditions had been met, and he could begin preparing to break through that seemingly insurmountable barrier. The Golden Immortal Realm.