Chapter 1094: Return to the Sect

Spreading her empty hands, Qing He felt a profound sense of loss. Had the master who had forcibly kept her by his side for three hundred thousand years finally left? Now free from Gray Bean, Qing He felt no joyous relief; instead, an indescribable emptiness settled in her heart.

"Cough, cough, cough—" The Immortal Fairy coughed violently. This battle had not been easy; her Immortal Power suppressed Annihilation Power, and Annihilation Power likewise suppressed her Immortal Power. In their clash, the Immortal Fairy had been significantly injured.

"Fairy, are you alright?" Lu Yang rushed forward and caught the swaying Immortal Fairy, who was on the verge of falling. Seeing the Immortal Fairy covered in wounds, Lu Yang's heart ached. Previously, the Immortal Fairy had only been a soul, intangible. This was Lu Yang's first time touching her physical body, and he hadn't imagined it would be under such circumstances. The Fairy's earlier farewell had felt like a final goodbye, deeply unsettling Lu Yang.

The Fairy, who had long delayed recovering her immortal body, must have paid an irreversible price to forcefully restore it during the battle. Lying in Lu Yang's arms, the Immortal Fairy's expression was dim, her voice barely a whisper, yet she managed a smile: "See? I kept my word. I didn't need Yun'er to defeat her. I told you I could protect you, and I did."

"I thought we might end up dying together, which is why I said goodbye. Thankfully, I was just a bit stronger..."

"My Lady!""Boss!""Sister Immortal!"

Qing He, Yun Mengmeng, and Jin Caiwei gathered around the Immortal Fairy, their faces filled with worry.

"She really was difficult to deal with, though." The Immortal Fairy tried to get up several times but lacked the strength, failing each time.

"Fairy, don't talk anymore. I'll get Senior Sister to come save you right away!" Lu Yang said anxiously. The Fairy's condition clearly looked serious.

"No need. In my current state, Yun'er wouldn't be of any help either." Her body gradually dissipated, returning to its soul form. She then floated into Lu Yang's mental space, skillfully settling onto a bed, from which her faint, reedy voice emerged.

"Originally, I would have needed another century to fully recover my immortal body. Now, having forced its recovery, it might take two hundred more years. Little Yangzi, I'll have to keep troubling you..."

"No trouble at all, no trouble! As long as you're okay, you can stay as long as you like!" Lu Yang quickly replied. As long as the Immortal Fairy was fine, anything was acceptable.

Qing He, Yun Mengmeng, and Jin Caiwei all breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that nothing major had happened. A question flashed through Qing He's mind: Why did the Lady reside in Lu Yang's mental space? Seeing Yun Mengmeng and Jin Caiwei react so nonchalantly, could it be that the Lady had always stayed there?

"Is... is it over?" Zhu Tian cautiously whispered to himself, terrified by the battle. He even entertained the thought of going back to sleep. He had originally chosen to fall into slumber during ancient times because he had witnessed the Four Ancient Immortals confront the mastermind and felt that ancient times were too dangerous. He thought if he slept for hundreds of thousands of years, the world would be peaceful upon his awakening. But lo and behold, he woke up only for battles of this magnitude to continue, right above his head no less, nearly scaring him to death.

"No, no, I'm the chosen one destined to initiate the Great Era Conflict. If I go back to sleep now, wouldn't I miss it?" Zhu Tian quite enjoyed his current life. He was, after all, the ostensible ruler of the Demon Realm, a revered Demon Emperor – a status he could never have enjoyed in ancient times. At most, he just had bad luck, encountering Jiang Lianyi's awakening when he established the Demon Kingdom, and now, the battle of the two immortals. Wait, now that he thought about it, why was Senior Brother Lu Yang always around whenever something happened?

"Zhu Tian, what happened here? Who was fighting just now? And where's Demon City?""Hello, Sister Jiang. Hello, Sister Ao."

Ao Ling and Jiang Lianyi happened to be in the Demon Realm. Sensing the terrifying battle erupting in Demon City, they rushed to investigate. By the time they arrived, the fight had ended, the vast Demon City had vanished, leaving only a muttering Zhu Tian behind.

"It's Senior Brother Lu Yang!" The two women, sharp-eyed, spotted Lu Yang in the large pit where Demon City once stood. They didn't bother asking Zhu Tian and flew straight over.

"Little Sister Qing He is here too!" The two women were especially delighted to see Qing He after more than three hundred thousand years.

"Sister Ling, Sister Lianyi." The arrival of the two women lightened the somber atmosphere. Qing He had heard about Ao Ling and Jiang Lianyi's awakening a long time ago but had been unable to leave.

"What happened just now?" After listening to Lu Yang's account, the two women couldn't help but sigh. Ao Ling was more affected than Jiang Lianyi, as Jiang Lianyi had gone into slumber much earlier and knew nothing of the Tinder Dynasty or Gray Bean. Ao Ling, however, had only fallen asleep after the Tinder Dynasty was established.

"Is Sister Immortal alright?" Lu Yang glanced at the Immortal Fairy, who was sound asleep on a bed in his mental space, and replied, "She's fine, just sleeping." He wondered what the Immortal Fairy was dreaming about, a smile playing on her lips. The Immortal Fairy secretly opened one eye, and after confirming that Little Yangzi had left, she went back to sleep.

"The Immortal Cult of Ages' method truly works."

"What are your plans now?" Jiang Lianyi asked.

"Return to the sect."

"Then we'll go back with you." Jiang Lianyi and Ao Ling said. After such a significant event, they certainly couldn't just leave after hearing about it. Moreover, Qing He would surely want to go to the Dao Inquiry Sect, so it was a good opportunity to catch up on the way.

"What about Daoist Ming Yuan?" Yun Mengmeng asked. At the start of the battle, Daoist Ming Yuan had been flattened by Jin Caiwei and left in Demon City. Lu Yang considered this. Whether Prison Peak had one more or one less Tribulation Transcendence cultivator didn't really matter. This battle had been an unexpected disaster for Demon City, and it was tough on little Zhu. So, it would be better to just leave Daoist Ming Yuan to him. A Demon Emperor with an eight-star spirit chef would certainly sound impressive.

"Leave Daoist Ming Yuan to Zhu Tian. Let's go home," Lu Yang called out. Before they left, Jin Caiwei restored Demon City to its original state.

On the way home, Lu Yang was surrounded, with Yun Mengmeng on his left, and Ao Ling, Jiang Lianyi, Qing He, and Jin Caiwei on his right, all chatting and laughing. It seemed he was the only one who wasn't a Half-Immortal.

Lu Yang was escorted to the Dao Inquiry Sect by five Half-Immortals, a privilege even the Four Ancient Immortals never enjoyed. It was truly a grand sight, warranting Senior Sister's personal welcome at the gate.

"Senior Sister..." Lu Yang was incredibly excited to see Senior Sister, as if he had found his pillar of support.

"Little Zhi, we're back!" Yun Mengmeng greeted cheerily. This trip had certainly been an eye-opener.

"Yun'er, cough, cough... I can't believe I'm still alive to see you..." The Immortal Fairy woke up and floated out of the mental space. Seeing the Immortal Fairy in such a weakened state, Yun Zhi's expression turned strange. She opened her mouth but ultimately held back what she wanted to say.