On the uninhabited island, four figures formed a circle, each sitting on an imperial throne.

The strength of these four figures was terrifying, with each nearly reaching the level of an Immortal.

Yun Zhi quietly listened to Fairy Eternity, Ao Ling, and Lu Yang's account before calmly summarizing.

"So, the Four Ancient Immortals originally wanted to resurrect a senior Fairy but accidentally, due to some mistakes, ended up with a senior Fairy that possesses the Dao Fruit of Annihilation?"

"And there is a high chance that this person is the same Immortal who deliberately hid information about the Fire Dynasty?"

Yun Zhi showed a puzzled expression as Junior Brother Lu had promised he would definitely not get involved with Fire Dynasty affairs.

It had only been a month, so how did they even end up finding the Immortal who was hiding Fire Dynasty information?

"Miss Yun, you really can't blame me for this. The mist suddenly enveloped us, and I had no idea that the dragon pattern bracelet I found was the key to the Dragon Ball; I just thought it was Xiao Ling's trinket and let Second-in-command pick it up." Fairy Eternity defended Lu Yang without mentioning their nocturnal venture to the relic site of the Immortal battle.

Yun Zhi was not surprised by Fairy Eternity's response: "Who taught you to say that?"

"Second-in-command."

Yun Zhi cast a cold glance at Lu Yang without saying a word.

Lu Yang felt he couldn't keep corroborating with Fairy Eternity anymore; it was too easy to spill the beans about him.

Ao Ling, who had remained silent while sitting beside them, looked at Immortal Sister to his left and then tapped Yun Zhi on the right, uttering a curious sound.

"Strange, why do I feel like you two resemble each other a bit?"

Lu Yang thought that Senior Ao Ling probably needed glasses; although Fairy Eternity and Eldest Senior Sister were both peerlessly beautiful in their own ways, one was silly while the other was as smart as ice and snow. Where could he possibly see any resemblance between them?

"Not in looks, oh, I can't quite put my finger on it, but anyway, you two just seem alike," Ao Ling couldn't explain what he felt either.

Yun Zhi said calmly, "Perhaps Senior Ao Ling is mistaken, Senior Fairy and I bear no resemblance."

"Really?" Ao Ling always believed his instincts were right.

"It's an illusion."

"Alright then."

The four resumed discussing the main topic.

"Following the methods of Grey Bean, anyone who knows about her is within her hunting range," Lu Yang pondered.

"Hold on, hold on, why call her Grey Bean!" Fairy Eternity was quite dissatisfied with Lu Yang's naming.

Eldest Senior Sister also felt the name lacked intimidation; it didn't sound like the name of a strong being.

"Then what should we call her, Annihilation Immortal?" Lu Yang was a bit troubled; they needed a code name to discuss, after all.

"No way, no way, how can she take such a domineering name?" Fairy Eternity opposed again, clearly feeling the name Annihilation Immortal stole the limelight from her moniker, Fairy Eternity.

Lu Yang turned to ask Ao Ling, "Senior, did Grey Bean have a name during the Fire Dynasty era?"

Ao Ling seriously said, "She was the master of the Heavenly Court in the Fire Dynasty and had no name. But considering her purpose is to resurrect Immortal Sister, calling her Yellow Bean might also work."

"Then we'll call her Grey Bean." Fairy Eternity quickly concluded the matter.

Eldest Senior Sister pondered, "This means I am also a target of her hunt."

Lu Yang analyzed seriously. It seemed all four present were in danger... wait, that's not right. Eldest Senior Sister could beat Grey Bean, Fairy Eternity could resurrect, Senior Ao Ling had the dragon pattern bracelet for protection, which left only himself as the most endangered?!

Lu Yang prayed that Grey Bean's personality was like Fairy Eternity's, preferring to challenge the strong and not like him, who only liked to fight those weaker than himself.

𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

"If Senior Ao Ling trusts me, you might consider giving me the dragon pattern bracelet. I know someone who can recharge it with energy."

"Here." Ao Ling naturally trusted Yun Zhi.

Yun Zhi safely secured the bracelet.

"Speaking of which, I've always been unaware, and my husband never told me that Immortal Sister, you belong to the Fishman tribe," Ao Ling said with a smile, looking at Fairy Eternity lying half-fish, half-human on the throne.

Since the journey to the East Sea began until its end, Fairy Eternity had maintained her mermaid form.

Lu Yang: "..."

Fairy, how about you change back, and while you're at it, clear out the seawater in my brain too.

...

Originally, Vast Sea Daoist Lord could have led everyone back directly to the Seek Dao Sect, but considering Lu Yang and the others only had records of leaving Great Xia, without records of returning, it would be hard to explain, so he had Lu Yang and the others descend to get registered.

Yun Zhi and Vast Sea Daoist Lord had returned by using an Embryonic Spatial Dao Fruit, with no immigration records, so naturally, they did not need to go through the entry procedures.

As for Ao Ling, her identity was special, so it was not convenient for her to appear before the public.

After Lu Yang and the others completed the procedures, Vast Sea Daoist Lord crossed the border, opened a spatial passage, and the other end of the passage was the Seek Dao Sect.

"A lot has happened in the East Sea, Junior Brother Dai is in charge of intelligence affairs and probably doesn't know about the events in the East Sea yet. You five, having experienced it yourselves, should go and inform Junior Brother Dai," Eldest Senior Sister instructed.

"Okay!"

Eldest Senior Sister invited Ao Ling to visit Sky Gate Mountain, while Lu Yang and the others rushed excitedly to the Task Hall.

They were frequent visitors to the Task Hall and easily found Elder Brother Dai's room with practiced ease.

"Elder Brother Dai, are you in?" Lu Yang knocked on the door gently.

"Come in."

Dai Bufan, seeing all five of them, laughed and said, "Didn't you go with Old Ma to have fun in the East Sea? You're back so soon? Did Vast Sea Daoist Lord bring you back?"

Dai Bufan had heard that Lu Yang was kidnapped by a Dragon Ball, and Vast Sea Daoist Lord had gone to the East Sea to find him.

Lu Yang nodded; it was indeed Vast Sea Daoist Lord who had brought them back.

Seeing Lu Yang's hesitant look, Dai Bufan teased, "Could it be that you've encountered some issues in the East Sea and want to discuss them with me?"

"Yes." Lu Yang was organizing his words, trying his best to make it so that Elder Brother Dai could smoothly accept the intelligence.

From past experience, Elder Brother Dai, although highly cultivated, was not so firm in spirit, often easily shocked.

"Elder Brother Dai, here's the thing, originally we wanted to have fun in the East Sea, and we indeed experienced a lot of the East Sea's specialties, like fighting and brawling, but rest assured, we were using our Five Elements Sect identities, we definitely didn't discredit our sect," Lu Yang said, touching the back of his head, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

"Then, well, there was a bit of an accident. I accidentally awakened the Dragon Clan Ancestor Ao Ling, and Elder Ao Ling insisted on calling me 'Senior Brother,' making the old Vast Sea ancestor call me 'Senior' too."

"The Three Mountains Taoist from Penglai Island wanted to possess Old Dragon Emperor, luckily Elder Ao Ling stopped him, and then a Lord of Great Qian showed up. Elder Ao Ling, fighting one against two, beat them both up."

"Then suddenly, an Immortal appeared, intending to attack Elder Ao Ling, but didn't manage to kill Elder Ao Ling; instead, she killed both Three Mountains Taoist and the Lord of Great Qian."

"Seeing that no one could beat this Immortal, Eldest Senior Sister stepped in to help, engaging in a fierce battle with this Immortal."

Lu Yang sighed, "We just didn't catch that Immortal, even though we inflicted serious injuries, she got away, really a pity."

After listening, Dai Bufan laughed heartily, "Junior Brother Lu, you really have a wild imagination, quite rich in creativity."

"If Elder Brother Dai doesn't believe me, Elder Ao Ling is currently in our sect, having tea with Eldest Senior Sister. She can verify what I'm saying."

Elder Brother Dai was smiling, but his eyes were empty, as if his expression was frozen at that moment.

"Elder Brother Dai? Elder Brother Dai?" Lu Yang called out twice without a response and curiously waved his hand in front of Dai Bufan.

Still no reaction.

Lu Yang tentatively poked Dai Bufan on the shoulder, Dai Bufan wobbled for a bit, then with a thud, collapsed onto the table, startling Lu Yang quite a bit.

Lu Yang gasped; he thought he had been subtle enough, so why was Elder Brother Dai's reaction still so strong?