The appearance of the Immortal quickly drew everyone's attention.
"Little face?"
Although the Immortal was only five days old, his face looked as if he only had five days left to live, which was in no way related to the term "little face".
"Do all immortals act so modestly?" Qiu Jin'an looked at the Immortal's restrained and ingratiating attitude, finding it somewhat strange.
Qiu Jin'an turned to Yun Zhi, attributing the Immortal's behavior to Yun Zhi's intimidation that made him behave.
"Judging by his realm, he doesn't seem to be an immortal?" Among those present, apart from Yun Zhi, the abbot of the Suspended Temple had the highest cultivation level.
The abbot of the Suspended Temple used his Heavenly Eye to examine the Immortal from head to toe, finding that his realm was not yet at the level of an immortal, at most on par with himself, if not slightly inferior.
Emperor Xia hesitated as he looked at the Immortal, feeling a sense of familiarity.
"Is this… the power of incense and faith?"
The foundation of the Great Xia Dynasty was similar to incense and faith, but it was a concept above these. In Emperor Xia's words, it was called "the heart of the people".
Therefore, Emperor Xia had the clearest understanding of the origin of the Immortal. The other sect leaders had some clues, but none of them saw as clearly as Emperor Xia.
"Could it be that he is a new soul born from the thoughts of the Immortal Sect's believers?"
Yun Zhi nodded: "Yes, and not only was he born this way, but the embryonic form of his Dao Fruit was also born this way."
"He has a Dao Fruit embryo?!" Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked.
In the eyes of the Immortal, the Dao Fruit embryo was a quasi-rubbish that couldn't be put on the table, because she herself was an immortal and the holder of the Immortal Dao Fruit.
The concept of Dao Fruit is almost equivalent to an immortal, it is a supreme treasure.
As an incomplete form of Dao Fruit, the Dao Fruit embryo ranks just below the supreme treasures in terms of rarity. In ancient times, it could start wars that could easily destroy stars.
The golden Dao Fruit embryo was displayed in front of everyone, with the supreme rule of "immortality" constantly flashing and breaking within it.
The supreme rule of immortality is too profound. If one's will is not firm or one's realm is not high enough, a single glance can affect one's mind and thus one's future path.
This is exactly why the Immortal did not allow Lu Yang to observe the Dao Fruit embryo.
The lowest among those present were all invincible existences in the Integration stage, and they already had their own paths and would not be lost by the supreme rule of immortality.
"This is the embryo of the Immortal Dao Fruit."
"Immortal Dao Fruit?" Everyone was unaware of the existence of the Immortal.
From the perspective of an observer, the existence of the Immortal is the ultimate mystery of ancient times, a taboo, hidden in the dust of history, unknowable, untraceable. If the existence of the Immortal is exposed, a shocking event that will shake the ages will occur.
However, neither Lu Yang nor the Immortal had any concept of this.
Yun Zhi did not intend to reveal the matter of the Immortal. Although those present were indeed reliable and trustworthy, and there was no worry about being overheard here, if the Four Ancient Immortals wanted to investigate, and used extreme methods to soul search those present, the secret of the Immortal could no longer be kept.
Yun Zhi was unsure of how the Four Ancient Immortals would react upon learning of the Immortal's resurrection.
She explained lightly: "According to my speculation, the Immortal Dao Fruit, as the name suggests, can make one immortal."
"What's the difference between immortality and the longevity of an immortal?" Emperor Xia asked.
As far as he knew, once one became an immortal, one transcended the limit of lifespan, would not die of old age, and was truly immortal.
At the last meeting of the Five Great Immortal Sects, Yun Zhi introduced the method to resurrect the Immortal, and the Five Great Immortal Sects learned the meaning of immortality.
However, Emperor Xia was not invited to that meeting.
Yun Zhi said: "Immortals live forever, but they can still die in battle, be killed by others, and cannot be resurrected. However, an immortal who possesses the Immortal Dao Fruit can be resurrected on the spot as long as someone calls out their honorific and true name, achieving true immortality."
"In other words, as long as someone knows the existence of this immortal, the immortal will not die."
"If someone accidentally calls out the honorific and true name, the immortal can also be resurrected."
Emperor Xia's pupils contracted sharply. It was indeed a Dao Fruit that could change the rules of the world, and this function was indeed domineering and unreasonable.
"This Immortal Dao Fruit embryo was also produced by the faith of the believers. Although it is not as mature as a mature Dao Fruit, it is possible to mature given enough time."
The Sect Master of the Suppress Hell Sect frowned: "So you're saying that the Sun Worship Sect, the Nine Nether Sect, and the Ruthless Sect might also have similar Dao Fruit embryos?"
The Sun Worship Sect, the Nine Nether Sect, and the Ruthless Sect are the other three major demonic sects.
The Sun Worship Sect believes that the sun is the supreme existence, the beginning and end of all things, containing the power to create and end all things. Even the omnipresent spiritual energy comes from the sun.
The Nine Nether Sect believes that after a person dies, their soul will go to a place called the Nine Nether, where the soul washes away its sins, reincarnates, and returns to the world.
The Ruthless Sect is the most special. Although all its members are of the human race, the mainstream of the cultivation world refers to them as "demons" and does not consider them to be of the human race.
The Ruthless Sect believes that emotions are shackles that the heavens put on living beings, limiting their potential. They advocate for living beings to break free from these shackles and strive for freedom, so as to maximize their potential.
And the people of the Ruthless Sect are all those who have broken free from these shackles, ruthless people who will stop at nothing to achieve their goals.
According to captured Ruthless Sect believers, when they broke free from the shackles of emotion, they felt lighter and the whole world became more open.
Family, friends, lovers… these no longer became factors limiting their cultivation, but instead could become materials for their cultivation.
"The remaining three demonic sects may have Dao Fruit embryos, but this is just my speculation and may not be true."Yun Zhi couldn't guarantee that her conjectures were correct. For instance, during her last discussion with Dao Yan from the Tian Ce Sect about the purpose of the Immortal Church, Dao Yan's conjectures were closer to the truth, while Yun Zhi's were somewhat off.
"Anyway, the Immortal Church has been eradicated. Fortunately, the issues were exposed in time, giving us a new understanding of the other three demonic sects," Emperor Xia summarized.
Following that, Emperor Xia proposed a series of measures to strengthen the fight against the demonic sects, which made the leaders of the five major immortal sects nod frequently.
Emperor Xia was best at this.
Before the meeting ended, Yun Zhi made another request.
"Your Majesty, after the interrogation of the leader and deputy leader of the Immortal Church is over and all the intelligence has been gathered, could you hand these two over to the Seek Tao Sect for handling?"
Emperor Xia was taken aback, but then nodded. Strictly speaking, the entire Immortal Church was Yun Zhi's spoils of war. She just didn't claim it and gave it to the Great Xia Dynasty. Of course, she could claim it if she wanted to.
"May I ask, what does Daoist Yun Zhi want with these two?"
"The sect lacks a slaughterhouse." "Huh?"
Some people were dead, but not completely dead…