Yuan Mei is dead.

The Immortal's Demise of the Quasi-Emperor Realm has once again stirred up a storm in the Immortal Domain.

Xu Lai calmly watched the other person's body burn away slowly.

With the death of its master, the silver sword, a life-bound magic artifact, shattered inch by inch, leaving only the sword hilt, with less than a fraction of its former power.

Sikong Jiu's expression was solemn, his eyes constantly scanning the surroundings, fearing that any more changes might occur in this place.

After waiting for a long time, silence reigned, and contrary to expectations, no backup plans from the enemy Yuan Ying surfaced.

Sikong Jiu doubtfully asked, "What does Yuan Ying mean by this, sending a Quasi-Emperor... to die?"

"Ah, so he knew nothing." Xu Lai spoke softly.

The inquiry from the dying Quasi-Emperor of the Tian Gui Tribe had, in fact, answered the unasked question Xu Lai harbored.

For instance.

Even Tian Gui Yuan Ying did not know if there was an opportunity for immortality on the other side.

All of this was merely Yuan Ying betting on his one-sided wishes from the Immortal Domain, and it wasn't guaranteed he would win the bet.

"Hahaha."

Xu Lai laughed heartily, "Yuan Ying is truly pathetic, enduring a cycle of reincarnation for the chance of immortality he himself wasn't sure of."

"It's a pity he escaped. If we could have dealt with him here, it would save us a lot of trouble." Sikong Jiu said, somewhat regretful.

"No matter."

At this point, Xu Lai was no longer in a hurry.

He didn't have much time.

How much more time could Yuan Ying have? 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

It's evident the other party was more anxious than him, as shown by sending his disciple of Quasi-Emperor Third Heaven to die.

"Swish, swish, swish"

Xu Lai approached the bronze mirror coffin, the mirror surface changing, displaying one twisted face after another.

Each face was Xu Lai.

Xu Lai wasn't afraid, and looked at the face in the mirror with interest.

"..."

One breath.

Two breaths.

Ten breaths.

The 'Xu Lai' in the mirror wore a stiff expression, turned into a dark shadow, and was about to dissipate, but Sikong Jiu pulled it out.

It was a wisp of divine sense from Yuan Mei, the Quasi-Emperor of the Tian Gui Tribe, with no destructive power.

"The Tian Gui Tribe is indeed devoid of conscience, leaving no evil undone!"

Sikong Jiu angrily exclaimed, "Look, is this something humans would do? A Quasi-Emperor bullying Little Golden Core is one thing, but using such petty tricks to scare people..."

Perhaps reminded of the fear once dominated by Tian Gui Yuan Ying, Sikong Jiu recounted a lot of the Tian Gui Tribe's misdeeds.

Xu Lai felt it was noisy and said quietly, "Shut up."

"Eh, got it."

Sikong Jiu obediently closed his mouth.

He opened the coffin.

Seeing his sister-in-law after a period of absence, Xu Lai surprisingly felt a bit of affection.

He fed Ruan Lan an elixir, and pinched her face hard, causing the latter to twist uncomfortably in her sleep, murmuring:

"Brother-in-law..."

"I'm here."

Xu Lai felt a bit guilty.

Thinking it was his connection to the Heavenly Court that led to his sister-in-law being targeted by the Tian Gui Tribe.

Ruan Lan continued to murmur: "You bully me, I'll spank you... hehehe."

"..." Xu Lai.

"..." Sikong Jiu.

After consuming the elixir, coupled with Xu Lai's personal intervention, Ruan Lan's Golden Core not only recovered, but became even more robust.

It's true that survival from a disaster brings blessings.

"Supreme Emperor, no matter how I think, I can't figure out why that old turtle Tian Gui Yuan Ying would bind Ruan Lan here."

Sikong Jiu was puzzled.

"Could it be they were originally supposed to come here, and our meeting with Ruan Lan was... a coincidence."

A ethereal female voice came from the artifact spirit of the formation chessboard, hesitantly saying, "If it weren't for the Zhoutian Star Fighting Formation, the Quasi-Emperor of the Tian Gui Tribe wouldn't have known that Ruan Lan had a significant relationship with the Supreme Emperor."

Sister Qi recounted every detail of their journey without missing a thing.

Xu Lai's expression gradually turned strange.

Could it be.

It was truly a coincidence?

"Absolutely not!"

Sikong Jiu was adamant, refusing to believe it was just a simple coincidence.

Likewise, Tian Gui Yuan Ying would not believe this was just a coincidence.

Having reached the Emperor Realm, the saying about every drop of water having its own destiny seemed redundant.

Even the most coincidental events would be considered the result of someone's plotting.

So after learning of the connection between Ruan Lan and Xu Lai, Yuan Ying decisively cut off ties, being so decisive that it only made Sikong Jiu more suspicious.

"Could it be that the sect master's son from that small sect who harassed Ruan Lan was sent by the Great Emperor Tiangui?" Sister Qi was also skeptical.

"Possibly not sure." Sikong Jiu said solemnly.

"Then he must have some backup plan arranged."

Sister Qi pondered, "Otherwise..."

Before she finished speaking.

The glacier beneath, or rather the Boundless Sea where the Southern Immortal Domain lay, began to tremble violently.

"Ah!"

Being an embryo of an Emperor Artifact, Sister Qi was extremely sensitive to danger.

She could sense that there was something suppressed within the Boundless Sea, seemingly about to break free, and exclaimed in shock:

"Is there a living entity in the Boundless Sea?!"

There indeed was a living entity.

Besides the Snowflower that combined into one afterward.

Xu Lai had also discovered, at an unknown depth beneath the Boundless Sea, one of the three Realm Gates to the Other Shore, as well as completely decayed and broken divine metal chains.

Two cultivators from the Other Shore, like Gu Yan, had once been trapped here.

No remains were found.

So, they likely escaped from this place.

Were they the ones?

While Xu Lai pondered, Sikong Jiu suddenly blinked, "Wait, there's a trace of the Cycle of Reincarnation's aura, could it be..."

"Samsara Sea."

Xu Lai exhaled a breath, suddenly many things he couldn't figure out formed numerous connections in an instant.

Everything made sense now.

Looking across the Four Immortal Domains, aside from the unknown giant whale of the North Sea Eye, there were no other places except the Boundless Sea, where no living beings survived and all divine senses were severed, where even those in the Emperor Realm would not tread lightly, that could silently conceal the Samsara Sea.

Though with the filling in by the Heavenly Dao, new Lands of Reincarnation appeared, the Samsara Sea still remained a trump card.

No doubt Yuan Ying would not easily play this card.

Thus, Yuan Ying most likely intended to use the Samsara Sea to make some maneuver.

Coincidentally, he encountered Ruan Lan...

Not wanting to clash head-on with Xu Lai, Yuan Ying mistakenly thought it was Xu Lai's scheme using Ruan Lan, and so decisively abandoned this trump card.

"So, it was really just a damn coincidence!"

Sikong Jiu couldn't help but curse, feeling an inexplicable sense of frustration as if his full-force strike landed on cotton.

Battling wits with the air.

After all sorts of bold assumptions and meticulous verifications, exhausting countless brain cells, it was ultimately determined to be just a misunderstanding.

"Truth is stranger than fiction."

Xu Lai shook his head helplessly, suddenly felt his hair stand on end, his voice turning cold:

"Sikong Jiu, you take Ruan Lan and leave first."

Not only was there the presence of reincarnation energy at the bottom of the Boundless Sea, but there was also something that made Xu Lai feel endangered.

"Yes."

Sikong Jiu didn't say a word, carrying the coffin, turned, and sprinted away, he too had sensed something was amiss beneath the sea.

"Forcibly intercepting the Samsara Sea, I want to see what other tricks you have left."

Xu Lai stomped his foot, and the violently shaking Southern Immortal Domain quickly stabilized, as he leaped into the Boundless Sea.