Chapter 1592: Tianlan Realm

Situ Mei's eyebrows furrowed, and she asked, "Who?"

"The Azure Lotus Immortal Couple! Your former in-laws."

The black-robed youth spoke with a faint, playful smile on his face.

Situ Mei looked at the black-robed youth with a look reserved for an idiot. She knew very well that Wang Changsheng was a descendant of the Zhenhai Sect, possessing a fourth-tier Zhenhai Ape and a fourth-tier puppet beast. Their successful ambush of Bai Ling'er was purely by chance; attempting to eliminate the Azure Lotus Immortal Couple would be extremely difficult with slim chances of success.

The two deputy sect masters of the Zhenhai Sect had confronted their sect master using a combined secret technique. Situ Mei, being the mastermind, was well aware of the power of the Azure Lotus Immortal Couple's combined secret technique.

Even if they could eliminate the Azure Lotus Immortal Couple, she would die in the process. All her spiritual treasures were destroyed, and if a fight truly broke out, she would be at a disadvantage.

"What's wrong? After being in-laws for hundreds of years, are you reluctant?" Song Yuzhen's tone turned cold, her face like frost.

"It's not that I'm afraid. If you want to die, I won't stop you, but don't involve me. I still want to live a few more years." Situ Mei's tone was indifferent.

"What do you mean by that? Even if they are late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, let alone mid-stage, if we bring several more Nascent Soul cultivators and multiple spiritual treasures, I don't believe we can't kill them." Song Yuzhen sneered, her face full of disdain, clearly acting intentionally.

Situ Mei had agreed to cooperate with them, but she hadn't revealed what she knew. Song Yuzhen also found it difficult to ask too many questions, so as not to expose any weaknesses.

"Several more Nascent Soul cultivators? Multiple spiritual treasures? You're not from the Demonic Sect. Does the Demonic Sect have such resources? Are you cultivators from another realm? The Thousand Gourd Realm? Or the Heavenly Azure Realm? Or the Ice Sea Realm?"

Situ Mei's eyes were full of doubt. She had interacted with Song Yuzhen and the others for so long and had noticed that their cultivation was relatively high. Some were skilled in array formations, others in insect cultivation, or in illusionary arts, with the lowest being mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators. The Demonic Sect did not possess such strength.

She had a bold hypothesis: Song Yuzhen and her group were not from the Eastern Liyuan Realm. The reason was simple: the spiritual insects and beasts they raised, the names of their array formations, and some of their secret techniques were things she had never heard of.

What surprised her most was that they had lured and killed Bai Ling'er. If they intended to kill Bai Ling'er, they surely would have investigated thoroughly. Bai Ling'er was a descendant of a Soul Transformation cultivator, and killing her directly led to a war between humans and demons in the Eastern Wilderness. What was more, instead of fleeing after sparking such a war, they remained to observe. All signs pointed to them not being cultivators from the Demonic Sect; it seemed they were deliberately trying to cause chaos in the Eastern Liyuan Realm.

The Sun Moon Palace had a long history and housed numerous ancient texts. Situ Mei, in her quest to break through to the Soul Transformation stage, had consulted these texts and thus knew about several realms similar to the Eastern Liyuan Realm.

Upon hearing this, Song Yuzhen and the black-robed youth remained expressionless. They had long anticipated that they wouldn't be able to hide the truth from Situ Mei. After all, Situ Mei was much older than them, and they were younger than her. An old hand was always shrewd; it was impossible to deceive Situ Mei, just as it was impossible for them to admit the truth.

"Even if you don't say anything, I can guess. If you tell me the truth, I can reveal a shocking secret that might disrupt the South Sea cultivation world." Situ Mei's tone was filled with temptation.

"Don't forget your place. Stop playing tricks with us. With just a thought, we can kill you." Song Yuzhen's face hardened. She flipped her hand, producing a shimmering ring engraved with a strange insect pattern.

"I hate being threatened. If you try that again, then just do it! Even if you don't kill me, I don't have many years left to live. Each day that passes is one less day for me. I'm not afraid of death." Situ Mei cackled triumphantly.

"I am over a thousand years old and know the situation across the Eastern Liyuan Realm, including the secrets of various major sects. The information you've gathered is merely fragments. With my help, your tasks will be much easier." Situ Mei said with a faint smile, her voice full of temptation.

The black-robed youth frowned, pondered for a moment, and then said, "You, a dying person, would be so kind as to help us?"

"Hmph, if the Sun Moon Palace is destroyed, I'll still have a chance to break through to the Soul Transformation stage. I'm helping you, but I'm also helping myself."

The black-robed youth hesitated slightly, then said, "You guessed right. We are from the Heavenly Azure Realm. We won't tell you the specific details about our realm. Soul Transformation cultivators have placed special restrictions on us; a soul search would trigger them, so even if you tried to inform on us, it wouldn't be much use. I can reveal one thing: our Heavenly Azure Realm is far superior to your Eastern Liyuan Realm, and we have been in the Eastern Liyuan Realm for over three hundred years."

"It really is the Heavenly Azure Realm. With such powerful realm barriers, how could you send so many people here?" Situ Mei's face was full of confusion.

"The higher the cultivation, the stronger the realm's restrictive force. Soul Transformation cultivators used a special treasure to send us here. Honestly, I don't know the exact number of people who came over. Our mission is to destabilize the Eastern Liyuan Realm and then open a spatial passage. If you are willing to assist us, we can help you prolong your lifespan and give you a chance to break through to the Soul Transformation stage." The black-robed youth's tone was full of temptation.

"No problem. If you help me eliminate the Dual Sages of Sun and Moon and support me as the Palace Master, I am willing to lead the Sun Moon Palace to pledge allegiance to you. The Sun Moon Palace's strength is not to be underestimated. With my help, it will be much easier for you to conquer the Eastern Liyuan Realm." Situ Mei was full of confidence. She knew very well that only those with value were worthy of living.

"Our forces in the Eastern Liyuan Realm are too weak. If we open a spatial passage and a large number of people come over, then we can indeed support you as Palace Master. Now, you can tell us that shocking secret, right?"

Situ Mei smiled charmingly and nodded, saying, "The Azure Lotus Immortal Couple are descendants of the Zhenhai Sect, and core ones at that. They practice the Zhenhai Sect's foundational cultivation method, and their combined secret technique is also inherited from the Zhenhai Sect. They also possess the Zhenhai Sect's guardian spirit beast, the Zhenhai Ape. The Sun Moon Palace destroyed the Zhenhai Sect and divided its territory with multiple other factions. The Wang family is backed by the Ten Thousand Swords Sect and is also related by marriage to the Ouyang family. If this news gets out, it will definitely cause an uproar. From what I know of my senior sister, she will certainly cut the problem out by the roots and absolutely not spare the Azure Lotus Immortal Couple. One move will affect the entire situation."

"Even with the restraint of Soul Transformation cultivators preventing a full-scale battle, there will still be a rift between the Sun Moon Palace and the Azure Lotus Immortal Couple. As for the factions that seized the Zhenhai Sect's territory, while they might not say anything, they will certainly harbor apprehension. If this news spreads, it will undoubtedly create divisions within the South Sea cultivation world."

"No wonder the Azure Lotus Immortal Couple rose so quickly; no one has ever seen them fight together before. Fellow Daoist Situ, is the Azure Lotus Immortal Couple's combined secret technique really that powerful?" Song Yuzhen asked curiously.

Situ Mei scoffed and explained, "To my knowledge, the Zhenhai Sect's combined secret technique took thousands of years and the painstaking efforts of many generations to perfect. If the Azure Lotus Immortal Couple cultivate it to the late Nascent Soul stage, they will be the next Dual Sages of Sun and Moon. However, I have not personally witnessed its full power."