Jiang Lianyi reminisced about the battle he had just fought, feeling it was both thrilling and extremely dangerous:

"Worthy of being the master of our sect, indeed powerful."

"Just now, I battled with Sect Leader Yun in an alternative space, exchanging hundreds of moves within a few breaths’ time, and it was difficult to distinguish the victor, the intricacies involving mind games and tactics are too complex to explain clearly in a short time!"

"Sect Leader Yun’s moves were fierce, fully demonstrating the elegance of later generations. Many say that the present can’t compare with the past, but in my opinion, that’s a big mistake. Sect Leader Yun, as a pinnacle figure of the latter era, has proven everything!"

"The two of us fought fiercely, shattering the space, shaking time itself, and chaos qi spread everywhere."

"I originally planned to use the Phoenix Rebirth Technique to unleash my potential for an ultimate showdown with Sect Leader Yun, but sadly, the gateway to the alternative space opened, and I accidentally fell through. The battle ended without a clear winner, so it could only be counted as a draw!"

Lu Yang: "..."

Third Senior Sister: "..."

Lu Yang felt that given Elder Lianyi’s mentality, even if he lost, his Dao heart wouldn’t collapse.

Fairy Eternity was very pleased with Jiang Lianyi’s battle achievements: "Worthy of being an unregistered disciple of mine, being able to use such a method to maintain the win rate at the critical moment shows promising talent, with a bright future ahead!"

"For me to fight Sect Leader Yun to a draw, and then have you and the Second-in-command assist me later, the scales of victory will surely tip in my favor!"

It should be noted that in a battle between equals, any small change can alter the outcome of the fight!

Eldest Senior Sister flew out of the alternative space and upon hearing Jiang Lianyi’s description of the battle, she felt somewhat helpless.

Wasn’t it you who said you wanted to show me some ancient divine abilities, and then took the initiative in attacking, casting over a hundred spells within a few breaths’ time? And after I blocked them, I launched an offensive, and you immediately used the Playing Dead Technique to escape the alternative space, right?

"Eldest Senior Sister." Lu Yang greeted obediently.

"Reached the Nascent Soul Stage? Not bad; your foundation is solid.

Despite having just made your breakthrough, there’s no need to solidify your foundation, which is indeed worthy of someone who had the Invincible Elixir as a foundation." Eldest Senior Sister nodded; Lu Yang was making rapid progress in his cultivation, which showed he hadn’t been negligent in his training while in the Demon Territory for the past half-year.

"Third Junior Sister, the Sixth Elder has been missing you all this time. Now that you’re back at the sect, you’d better go see her and not wait for the elder to come looking for you, which would disrupt the proprieties."

"Alright." In front of Eldest Senior Sister, Third Senior Sister lost the lawless demeanor she had in the Demon Territory and was well-behaved, doing whatever Eldest Senior Sister told her to.

After Third Senior Sister descended the mountain, Eldest Senior Sister gestured for Lu Yang to sit down, and Jiang Lianyi was also invited not to sit on the ground but to take a seat on a stone chair.

"Eldest Senior Sister, these are special products I brought back from the Demon Territory."

Lu Yang, like someone presenting treasures, took out four imperial chairs from his Identity Jade, which Elder Zhu Tian had insisted on giving him before he left the Demon Nation.

The atmosphere instantly changed when the stone chairs were replaced with imperial chairs.

"Junior Brother, Immortal Eternity, what did you do in the Demon Territory, and how did Elder Lianyi come back to life?"

Eldest Senior Sister asked with a tone of resignation. Honestly, she was quite taken aback when Third Senior Sister showed up with Jiang Lianyi.

One needn’t think hard to realize that this matter had something to do with Junior Brother and Immortal Eternity.

Fairy Eternity emerged and assumed a half-kneeling posture to take a seat.

A human, a demon, and a ghost detailed their experiences in the Demon Territory, especially focusing on the discoveries about the world’s structure and the Recording Orb left by the Qilin Immortal, as well as the identity of the mastermind behind the scenes during the battle of the four immortals.

Upon hearing this, Eldest Senior Sister remained silent for a long while – a truly unexpected gain this time.

"The battle between Immortals cannot be decided in a short time, especially since the hidden manipulator is suspected of possessing the Causality Dao Fruit, making them even more difficult to deal with. But to be able to fight the Four Ancient Immortals for seven days and nights without a victor, it seems that the manipulator’s strength is even greater than I had anticipated."

Fairy Eternity nodded, "That’s what I was thinking too."

Then she spoke with indignation, "That Qilin Immortal kid, who knows what he’s scheming, or perhaps he’s fallen asleep? Lianyi has caused such a commotion in the Demon Nation, yet there’s no sign of him."

This was also one of the reasons why Jiang Lianyi made a public appearance at the founding ceremony of the Demon Nation.

Her standing upon the Heavenly Altar meant that Fairy Eternity had been resurrected, a message she intended to convey to the Qilin Immortal. Yet even so, the Qilin Immortal still had not shown himself, indicating that his current situation was very complicated.

Either he was in a deep sleep for some reason, or he was unable to or should not meet Fairy Eternity.

In the Recording Orb, the Qilin Immortal spoke with brimming confidence, ’The enemy is too dangerous, leave everything to me. My wife, you will definitely meet Fairy Eternity, I’m happy for your resurrection, Fairy Eternity.’

It’s possible that right after the Qilin Immortal boasted those fierce words, he was secretly attacked by the hidden manipulator.

Eldest Senior Sister gently shook her head, "In fact, there is another possibility, isn’t there? It’s just that neither of you is willing to think in that direction."

Lu Yang was puzzled and looked at Eldest Senior Sister with incomprehension.

𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

In contrast, Fairy Eternity and Jiang Lianyi’s faces looked somewhat troubled.

Eldest Senior Sister continued, "The Qilin Immortal might have perished, the suppression disappeared, and some Semi-Immortal took this opportunity to become an Immortal, re-establishing the suppression."

Lu Yang’s heart skipped a beat, that was indeed a possibility. Then a question arose, "But isn’t it said that the ascension to Immortality makes a grand commotion that cannot be concealed? Could no one have noticed a Semi-Immortal becoming an Immortal?"

"The ascension to Immortality does indeed cause a big scene, but it’s not impossible to hide. For example, one could use the chaos of a battle between two armies or the tumult of a Semi-Immortal in combat to cover up the trials of ascension. Someone became an Immortal using this method a hundred thousand years ago."

"However, the probability of the Qilin Immortal falling is very small. After all, the characteristics of the Qilin Immortal’s Dao Fruit make it extremely difficult for him to be killed. If such a high-level battle took place, the ancient texts would have a record of it."

Hearing what Eldest Senior Sister said, Fairy Eternity and Jiang Lianyi’s expressions eased slightly.

Eldest Senior Sister added, "Based on Elder Lianyi’s account of the battle of the Four Ancient Immortals, it leads to another question. Do you remember the Immortal who was preparing to pluck the Initial Form of Immortal Dao Fruit?"

Lu Yang and Fairy Eternity nodded, of course, they remembered. After the birth of Immortal Eternity, a shadow lurked beside Immortal Eternity, intent on plucking the Initial Form of Immortal Dao Fruit. Then Eldest Senior Sister noticed, eradicated the shadow, and found it to be a thing similar to an Immortal’s clone.

Eldest Senior Sister felt the experience was familiar, recalling that she had once clashed with the shadow’s true body, which had infiltrated Great Xia and was repelled by Yun Zhi.

"The opponent is undoubtedly an Immortal, but definitely not at the level capable of battling the Four Ancient Immortals for seven days and nights."

"Did he hide his strength?" Lu Yang speculated.

Eldest Senior Sister shook her head, "I would be able to sense if he were hiding his true power; that was his genuine level."

"Could it be that he was recovering from a severe injury?"

"That’s also unlikely, no injury requires three hundred thousand years to heal. When I fought him, I didn’t feel he was wounded."

Lu Yang furrowed his brow, this meant that besides the hidden manipulator, there was another concealed enemy.

Even if they were not as strong as the hidden manipulator, they were still of the Immortal level, not to be underestimated—a troubling realization.

...wait a minute, why am I subconsciously considering him an enemy? I am only at the Nascent Soul Stage, do I even qualify?

Lu Yang realized something was amiss—when had his perspective become so high?