At this point, Xu Ran calmed down instead. “Mere sinners dare attempt to defy the heavens! I’ll show you what it means to be an immortal.”

He stretched out a finger and summoned an altar out of thin air. On it were seven items: a book, a sword, a bow, a crossbow, a piece of jade, a talisman, and a cauldron.

With a wave of his hand, Xu Ran placed the sword and crossbow in the hands of Jian and Ye. The blade transformed into a giant sword made of yellow jade, a weapon that would project the images of mountains and rivers with each swing.

The crossbow in Ye’s hands was like a serpentine beast of legends, loaded with three bolts.

The emissary pointed at the sky and the cauldron flew up in the air, spewing radiant light that would protect the altar and himself.

He pointed at...