Chapter 1242: The Solitary Kirin Immortal

It seems Junior Brother Dai has been overworked and is mentally and physically exhausted. It's good for him to rest for a while. Junior Brother, you should not visit him; just let him recuperate quietly.

Lu Yang really wanted to ask if it was possible that Senior Sister had scared Senior Brother Dai.

Even Lu Yang knew how utterly shocking this series of events was. He had originally only intended to tell Senior Brother Dai about the four ancient immortals' visit and keep silent about everything else.

Unexpectedly, Senior Sister revealed everything.

"Seniors, you are here to visit the Wen Dao Sect. Welcome." Yunzhi greeted each of the four ancient immortals. The four ancient immortals were so startled they repeatedly returned the bow; three-quarters of them had been reprimanded by Yunzhi. The remaining Qilin Immortal had also witnessed Yunzhi's might in Zhongshan County.

"However, I need to go to Imperial City to see Daoist Jiang. How about Senior Immortal and Junior Brother lead your tour instead?"

"No problem at all," the four ancient immortals quickly assured her. Yunzhi's calm and composed aura made them too intimidated to fully relax and enjoy themselves.

"What are you going to Imperial City for?" the Immortal Empress wondered, still hoping for Yunzhi to lead the tour of the Wen Dao Sect. Besides, hadn't she just met Jiang Pingan in Zhongshan County?

Yunzhi let out a rare, slight sigh: "After the battle in Imperial City, Guan Shanhai's three souls, seven spirits, physical body, and Dao Fruit were all separated, weren't they? Our Wen Dao Sect kept the three souls and the Dao Fruit, while the imperial court kept the seven spirits and the physical body."

Lu Yang nodded; of course, he remembered this matter, as it was his idea.

"Just now, Guan Shanhai said he felt isolated and inconvenienced on Prison Peak and wanted his seven spirits and physical body back. I'm going to Imperial City to negotiate with Daoist Jiang about it."

Lu Yang was speechless. Was the Wen Dao Sect's compassion perhaps a bit too much?

"By the way, Senior Sister, we believe that Senior Qilin Immortal didn't assassinate Senior Immortal of Time; his memory might have been altered by Saint Yao," Lu Yang said. "Things like modifying reality or memory become established facts once changed, without needing to constantly maintain a 'words become law' state."

Yunzhi looked unsurprised and nodded: "It's just as I thought."

"You thought so too?" Lu Yang's spirits lifted; he had voiced his theory precisely to gain Senior Sister's support.

"Of course, after all..." Yunzhi stopped mid-sentence, realizing there were too many people present for such a comment. She remained silent.

"After all what?" the Qilin Immortal urgently wanted to know the reason.

Seeing the Qilin Immortal's eagerness, Yunzhi hesitated for a moment before replying, "After all, you look quite weak."

"I..." The Qilin Immortal was half-choked by the retort, able only to turn and glare angrily at his three good brothers behind him, who were struggling to suppress their laughter.

"There's one more thing, Senior Sister. These seniors want to unseal the world and open the Box World. What do you think?"

"Open the Box World? That's a good idea." Yunzhi showed a faint smile.

She had lived in a secret realm since childhood and had never seen the true starry sky. After Daoist Buyu brought her out, although the sky above her head was dazzling with stars, they were merely shadows of a once-existent cosmos. This was why she had used her Golden Core to replace the stars. Now, with the Box World opening, being able to witness the true starry sky would fulfill a long-held wish of hers.

"However, opening the Box World has many implications; we cannot act rashly," Yunzhi said with a smile.

"That's natural," Lu Yang agreed, knowing Senior Sister's concerns mirrored his own. On the way here, he had already considered the first step: "It would be best to summon the leaders of all major powers to sit down and jointly establish a set of regulations."

The leaders of these major powers included Jiang Pingan of Daxia, Jiang Lianyi of the Demon Realm, Ao Ling of the East Sea, and the Immortal of Time of the Buddhist Nation. The Northern Extreme Land had no unified power, so it was left out.

"Since I'm already going to Imperial City, I'll discuss this matter with Daoist Jiang."

"So I'll be responsible for notifying the others?" Lu Yang volunteered.

"There's no need for that," Yunzhi stated, then leaped into the air, transforming into a golden light, and vanished, leaving everyone bewildered.

What did she mean, "no need"? Who, then, would be responsible for notifying Jiang Lianyi and Ao Ling?

Lu Yang's eye twitched slightly. He was the first to grasp Senior Sister's meaning and prepared to slip away before the situation devolved into chaos.

Unfortunately, it was too late. A loud dragon roar and phoenix cry echoed from the back of Tianmen Peak.

"You dare to come back!"

A dragon and a phoenix soared across the sky, their eyes burning with blazing fury.

No wonder the rest didn't need to be notified; Ao Ling and Jiang Lianyi were already at Wen Dao Sect.

Seeing this, the Qilin Immortal's face changed drastically. He immediately pulled Immortal Ying Tian and Immortal Jiuchong forward, positioning them as his shields.

"Qilin, you should handle family matters yourself." Immortal Ying Tian and Immortal Jiuchong quickly moved out of the way at the crucial moment.

It was then that the Immortal of Time showed his loyalty, shouting loudly, "My two sisters-in-law, feel free to strike! If anything breaks, I can repair it with the Dao Fruit of Time!"

The three Immortals of Ying Tian tacitly moved far away to avoid being caught in the crossfire.

The combined dragon and phoenix attack descended from the sky with terrifying, unparalleled power. In the Qilin Immortal's pupils, the figures of the dragon and phoenix grew progressively larger.

Boom!

Dust filled the air, and two graceful figures emerged from the smoke, leaving only the Qilin Immortal sprawled on the ground.

Ao Ling and Jiang Lianyi both scoffed, each grabbing one of Lu Yang's arms.

"Senior Brother Lu Yang, didn't we agree that once our husband appeared, the three of us would teach him a lesson together? Why didn't you join in?"

Cold sweat broke out on Lu Yang's forehead. The Qilin Immortal, still sprawled on the ground, lifted his head and stared at Lu Yang with a truly horrifying gaze. Even when the Qilin Immortal had learned that Lu Yang was well-versed in ancient dark history, he hadn't looked at him with such an expression!

"Two junior sisters—no, two seniors—there must be some misunderstanding between us," Lu Yang stammered, caught uncomfortably between Ao Ling and Jiang Lianyi. Honestly, whenever I encounter such situations, I avoid them if I can. Last time, when Ao Ling and the other girl suggested we teach the Qilin Immortal a lesson together, I immediately used my spatial ability to go suffer in the Northern Extreme Land.

Little Qiongqi Jin Caiwei appeared from behind, struggling to pull the Qilin Immortal up from the ground. She wasn't tall enough to fully lift him.

At this moment, she bared her heart: "A'Shi, I knew you would appear! I always believed in you!"

Feeling everyone's gazes fall upon him, especially Ao Ling and Jiang Lianyi's icy, unforgiving stares, the Qilin Immortal almost wished he were dead.

"Caiwei, come here, don't stand with him," Ao Ling said coldly. They had searched the entire world for the Qilin Immortal without success, as he was clearly intentionally hiding from them. The idea of him showing up and immediately getting off easy was out of the question.

Jin Caiwei looked at the Qilin Immortal, then at Ao Ling and Jiang Lianyi, and with great difficulty made her decision: she let go of the Qilin Immortal and ran over to Lu Yang's side.

In the blink of an eye, the Qilin Immortal once again became isolated and alone.

The Immortal Empress, who clearly enjoyed watching the chaos, was no help. Lu Yang prayed to the heavens, pleading for someone to come and help him escape this predicament.

"Second Boss, you're back!" Yun Mengmeng appeared, her face beaming with an innocent smile, and pounced on Lu Yang.

Lu Yang displayed an expression of utter resignation.

This isn't the kind of solution I wanted.