Immortal of the Nine Realms

Qu Wanli shook his head. ”Forget it...”

He looked toward the Wangtian Tower behind him. Several figures were standing there, watching the show.

”Move together. Finish quickly. Don’t alert the others over there. We’re too close to them. My identity must not be exposed.”

In an instant, the figures in Wangtian Tower shot out like wolves and tigers, raising their hands to suppress the crowd.

All of them were Ancient Immortals!

Li Yanjun was instantly both shocked and furious.

”Elder Qu, you...!”

”You’re still calling him Elder Qu? He’s not Elder Qu of Qingkong Mountain. He’s a demon pretending to be him!” Xian Yueguan cursed angrily. ”Fight them!”

Just as everyone was about to make a move, everything around them suddenly shattered like a mirage. The snow vanished. The sky vanished. The Wangyue Tower also disappeared. They found themselves in the Qingming region. In the distance, they could see a star, as small as a pill.

That was the Feiyu Constellation!

Several figures stood in the void. One of them smiled as she looked at Qu Wanli and his companions. ”I’ve caught you.”

Fang Chen and the others immediately cupped their hands.

”Senior Sister!”

Besides Xie Aman, there was another person present whom Fang Chen had seen before, the young lady from the True King Clan he had met in the Minor Immortal Realm. Even Xie Aman addressed her as Senior Sister, which showed how extraordinary her status was.

At that moment, she was staring directly at Fang Chen without blinking. That piercing gaze would have made most people uncomfortable, but Fang Chen only smiled and nodded in greeting.

Seeing Xie Aman and the others, Qu Wanli’s expression hardened. He exchanged glances with the others. Suddenly, as if by tacit agreement, they scattered in all directions to flee.

Xie Aman said calmly, ”Li Wanshan, if you can’t bring them back, you can carry this blame for the rest of your life.”

A young man beside her immediately turned into a streak of light and chased after Qu Wanli. The others also moved to pursue the remaining fugitives.

Seeing that, everyone finally let out a breath of relief. Others might not recognize them, but disciples of the Enlightenment God Palace were very familiar with Xie Aman. Even core disciples from the Shenwang Realm would not be unfamiliar with her.

Li Yanjun’s expression kept changing, a trace of disbelief deep in his eyes, as if he had never expected Qu Wanli to be a demon.

Wang Ye asked with a smile, ”Boss, what’s going on?”

”It’s nothing. There are some spies among us. That’s normal, we also have spies on their side,” said Xie Aman with a faint smile. ”Qu Wanli must have abducted quite a few people during this time. We’ll capture him and interrogate him properly later.”

Li Yanjun’s expression was unpleasant. ”Core Disciple Xie... is Elder Qu really a demon?”

Xie Aman replied calmly, ”A demon? He is not. If he hadn’t passed the Grand Limitless Divine Mirror test, how could he have participated in this mission? However, the Grand Limitless Divine Mirror can distinguish humans from demons, but it cannot distinguish loyalty from betrayal. Some fish inevitably slip through the net. This is normal. As long as the losses remain within an acceptable range, it won’t have a major impact on the overall situation.”

Everyone was stunned.

Not a demon?

Li Yanjun’s expression became even uglier than before.

If Qu Wanli had been a demon, that would have been one thing. But if he wasn’t a demon, didn’t that mean there was a traitor in Qingkong Mountain? That would be a huge blow to their reputation.

”Don’t worry. No one will use this matter to attack Qingkong Mountain. Right now, the Fangcun Realm and Shenwang Realm must work together to maintain stability. I will not let off anyone who tries to exploit this issue,” said Xie Aman lightly.

Li Yanjun took a deep breath, cupped his hands, and said nothing more.

Xie Aman’s gaze fell on Fang Chen, and a smile appeared on her face. ”Old Ninth... you’ve got quite a background. You almost startled me.”

Fang Chen replied with a smile, ”Senior Sister, no matter how big my background is, I’m still just the ninth disciple of Enlightenment God Palace.”

Xie Aman’s smile spread. ”I’ll count this as you passing my test. I’ll still call you Old Ninth in the future. Having to suddenly call you Monarch Yan is a bit hard to get used to.”

”Monarch Fang, have you ever been married?” the young lady surnamed Shi suddenly asked.

Everyone was slightly startled. Only a few among them knew her background, while the rest had never seen her before. But the fact that she could stand side by side with Xie Aman meant her status was extraordinary.

What did she mean by asking such a question out of nowhere?

Many people looked at each other with strange expressions.

Xie Aman looked at her. ”Senior Sister Shi, what are you doing?”

”At a time like this, isn’t it inappropriate to ask this? As far as I know, Old Ninth already has a romantic partner.”

”The one you’re referring to has already been discovered by you to be a demon,” the young lady said coldly. ”Since ancient times, there has been a tradition of marriage alliances between the Immortal Realm and the Monarch Yans of the Underworld. In past generations, the wives of Monarch Yan all came from my True Immortal lineage. It was only during the era of the Three Realms Upheaval that the then Monarch Yan was female, and thus the marriage alliance stopped.”

”After that, with the weakening of the Three Realms’ foundations, this matter was gradually no longer mentioned. Now that Lord Fang Yan is the current inheritor of Monarch Yan’s position and oversees the Lesser Underworld, I intend to select a woman from the True King Clan to marry him and continue the ancient alliance.”

So that’s it....

Everyone couldn’t help but chuckle softly.

Xie Aman immediately waved her hand. ”No, no, this really isn’t the time to talk about this. Senior Sister Shi, you should keep this in mind for now and discuss it later. Old Ninth’s identity is sensitive at the moment, and there are still many matters he will need to deal with.”

Senior Sister Shi frowned. ”Aman, are you planning to use Fang Yan’s status as one of the Nine Core Disciples of the Enlightenment God Palace to bind him to your faction’s ship? Monarch Yan belongs to the Three Realms, not to any single faction. You should understand that.”

”Then how about this,” Xie Aman said with a playful smile, ”Given Old Ninth’s talent and status, your True King Clan probably can’t find a woman worthy of him anyway. Why don’t you marry him instead, Senior Sister Shi? If it’s you, I would of course approve with both hands.”

The young lady was slightly stunned. But contrary to Xie Aman’s expectation, she did not show anger. Instead, she fell into thought.

That made Xie Aman’s heart skip a beat, and she shot Fang Chen a look of ”good luck to you.”

Fang Chen suddenly asked, ”Senior Sister, although that was an illusion earlier, Qu Wanli said that sending these people to Wangyue Tower is only the first stage, and there are still others to escort them afterward. Is that true?”

Everyone immediately turned to look at Xie Aman.

Xie Aman nodded. ”Yes, that part is true. The Feiyu Constellation is only the first stage, but it is also the most difficult one. After you complete it, the remaining tasks will be handled by others. We can’t have everything done by you. That wouldn’t be fair to you.”

After speaking, she waved her hand. ”Let’s not talk here. We’ll go to the Wangyue Tower.”

”By the looks of it, Qu Wanli should be captured soon. When the time comes, you’ll be there as well to interrogate him.”