Chapter 4292: Eating Defeat as a Fake Immortal

The Zilang Mountain Range stretches for an immense distance, spanning trillions of miles, with countless treacherous peaks and bizarre formations. It is rich in spiritual energy. Deep within the range lies a sprawling city, a Mystic City controlled by the Five Immortal Sect, with a plaque above its gate reading "Jinxia City."

In the northwest corner of the Zilang Mountain Range, there is a small valley surrounded by mountains on three sides. Not a blade of grass grows within it.

In a hidden cave, two men and one woman were conversing. Yu Weiwei was also present.

"By my estimation, they'll be here soon," Yu Weiwei said. "We just need to capture them."

"Don't worry, Immortal Yu! You've told us this eight hundred times," a pot-bellied old man in purple robes said with a frown. "Even if we fail, Fellow Daoist Qu can still mobilize Golden Immortal cultivators in Jinxia City for help."

Qin Yang, a late-stage Golden Immortal, had infiltrated the territory of the Five Immortal Sect under orders from the Chaos Beasts.

"Uncle-Master Lin doesn't want us to provoke the Wang family," said a tall, thin man in a green shirt. "I can't mobilize others, nor do I need to. The three of us, along with the array, are enough."

Qu Feng, a late-stage Golden Immortal, was a disciple of the Five Immortal Sect. Earlier, the Chaos Beasts had also designed an ancient cultivator's cave dwelling, allowing Qin Yang to lure Qu Feng into a trap and capture him. After being subjected to coercion and inducements, Qu Feng defected to the Chaos Beasts, becoming a Pseudo-Immortal.

The Chaos Beasts had ordered him to assist Yu Weiwei in luring and capturing the Wang family's Golden Immortals.

Just as Yu Weiwei was about to speak, a piercing shriek emanated from her person.

She took out a yellow glowing array disc. The disc trembled slightly, emitting a series of sharp chirps.

"They are breaking the array," Qu Feng stated gravely. "Once they enter, immediately activate the array and capture them."

Wang Qiuting and her two companions stood in the valley, attacking an uneven stone wall.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan had altered their appearances; even if Golden Immortal cultivators used mid-grade immortal artifacts to investigate, it would be difficult to discover their true faces.

A series of rumbling explosions rang out. Before long, a dazzling yellow light emerged from the stone wall, revealing a pale yellow light screen.

"There really is a restriction! Haha!" Wang Qiuting exclaimed with a joyous and excited expression. Of course, this was all an act.

Before long, they broke through the yellow light screen, and a cave, about a zhang in size, appeared before them.

They strode inside. The ground began to tremble slightly, and a large expanse of yellow mist surged out. The ground for a radius of 500,000 miles transformed into a sea of yellow mist, making it impossible to see what was happening inside.

A huge roar erupted, shaking the earth and mountains.

In less than three breaths, the roar vanished.

In a hidden underground cave, Wang Changsheng and Wang Qiuting stood before a small, blue-glowing pagoda, their expressions calm.

Wang Changsheng easily broke through the restrictions. He then employed the Law of Confinement, effortlessly capturing Yu Weiwei and her two companions. Wang Ruyan used a treasure to collect them, preventing them from self-detonating.

A short while later, Wang Ruyan flew out from the blue pagoda and said with a smile, "Yu Weiwei defected to the Chaos Beasts even earlier than Murong Yilong. The previous encounter when Haitang was treasure hunting and met a Chaos Beast was also orchestrated by Yu Weiwei. None of her assigned missions have been successful."

"Were there any other discoveries?" Wang Changsheng asked.

"Qu Feng is a disciple of the Five Immortal Sect," Wang Ruyan replied. "He was lured by Qin Yang to search for treasure and then captured by the Chaos Beasts. Under coercion and inducements, he defected to them. According to their plan, after capturing Qiuting, they would hand her over to the controller of a Mystic City under the Shangguan family's jurisdiction. That person would then deliver Qiuting to the Chaos Beasts' territory." Wang Ruyan explained that she had played the Yellow Millet Dream, causing Yu Weiwei and the other two to fall into a dream state. It was very easy to extract their intentions and the identities of their other accomplices.

The Chaos Beasts had infiltrated multiple factions with their agents, mostly by utilizing ancient cultivator cave dwellings to lure and capture Golden Immortal cultivators. Those who surrendered were spared; those who refused were killed. The sudden disappearance of some well-known Golden Immortal cultivators over the years was also the work of the Chaos Beasts.

"The Five Immortal Sect! The Shangguan family!" Wang Changsheng frowned. The Chaos Beasts deploying so many spies indicated how seriously they viewed this matter.

"What was their purpose in capturing Qiuting?" Wang Changsheng asked, suspecting it might be related to the *Heavenly Soul Treasure Codex*.

"Yu Weiwei didn't know either; she was just following orders," Wang Ruyan replied. "How should we deal with them?"

"First, notify Meng Shan so Sun Yan doesn't escape," Wang Changsheng said. "Use him to uncover other spies and capture them all in one fell swoop. We will go to Five Immortal City and talk to Lin Tianba." A disciple of the Five Immortal Sect defecting to the Chaos Beasts would not be a glorious matter if it got out. He planned to use Qu Feng to negotiate with Lin Tianba for some items as hush money. This would also create a fallback for himself, as not every immortal was unyielding; some were bound to be "soft bones." Perhaps the Wang family might also have such "soft bones" in the future. Resolving this privately with Lin Tianba would make things easier for both parties.

They left the area and headed for Five Immortal City.

In a secret chamber in the Chahar Mountain Range.

Qin Man sat cross-legged on a golden prayer mat, holding a golden Immortal Transmission Mirror. Xu Qian's face could be seen on its surface.

"What? All contact lost?" Qin Man said with a frown.

To lure and capture the Wang family's Golden Immortals, she had mobilized several spies embedded among the immortals, confident of success. Now, all contact with these spies was lost, indicating something had certainly gone wrong.

"That's right," Xu Qian replied. "The soul lamps of several spies suddenly extinguished. It seems they have most likely met a tragic end."

Qin Man's heart was bleeding. These spies had been painstakingly infiltrated, intended to be activated when attacking immortal cities. Now they had been uprooted, resulting in immense losses.

The Chaos Beasts' plan against the Wang family had failed yet again, costing them many spies.

"Oh, by the way," Xu Qian added, "The Green Lotus Immortal Couple are holding a Grand Unity Celebration, and Immortal Tianqin has also advanced to Grand Unity Golden Immortal. I wonder if she has also comprehended the Law of Soul."

True Monarch Taihao mastering the Law of Soul was formidable enough. If Immortal Tianqin also mastered it, the Wang family would be even harder to deal with. If allowed to grow unchecked, the Chahar Tribe would be the first to suffer.

Originally, the Palace of Yama would help with some tasks, but now that Wang family's business was involved, the Palace of Yama refused all such requests. The Chaos Beasts were left to their own devices.

"Understood," Qin Man instructed. "Report any other news about the Green Lotus Immortal Couple immediately. I will report to Lord Qu." She then cut off the connection.

"This time, I've truly shot myself in the foot," Qin Man muttered to herself, her face full of worry.

Green Lotus City, Green Lotus Peak.

Wang Changsheng, Wang Ruyan, and a pot-bellied old man in golden robes sat in a green stone pavilion, conversing.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, Madam Wang, thank you very much," the old man said gratefully. "If not for you, this old man would not have discovered that my subordinates had defected to the Chaos Beasts."

The old man was Shangguan Yunzhong, who possessed a late-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal cultivation.

Wang Changsheng and his two companions arrived at Five Immortal City. After meeting Lin Tianba, they briefly explained the situation and released Qu Feng.

With both human and material evidence present, Lin Tianba had no way to deny it. He had no choice but to make a deal with Wang Changsheng, offering a sum of Chaos Stones as hush money, thereby settling the matter.

As for the Chaos Beast spies embedded within the Shangguan family, Wang Changsheng was much more polite. He simply greeted Shangguan Yunzhong, and Shangguan Yunzhong handled it himself.