The No.1 Undercover in the Immortal World-Chapter 378 - 367 Each Going Their Own Way

The Nine States Cauldron was a divine artifact controlled by the Great Emperor, naturally a few notches stronger than the artifacts of the four kings. However, the one using the artifact was not the Great Emperor. As the phantom images of the White Tiger and Vermilion Bird appeared, the Nine States Cauldron was also sent flying, spinning round and round, shrinking smaller and smaller, and with a swoosh, it headed straight toward Lin Yun.

Lin Yun was just caressing Xue Hanhan’s hair. This kid was just so naive, seeing others yelling, she wanted to give a roar herself, like a mongrel in a village: when one dog barks, a hundred dogs would respond...

Uh, wait a minute, comparing one’s own wives to dogs seems a bit inappropriate.

By the time the shrinking Nine States Cauldron was flying toward him, it had shrunk to the size of a volleyball. It was approaching at a high speed—a residual effect of the battle between six Enlightened Realm Cultivators. By the time Lin Yun realized, it was already in front of him.

A sneak attack, you say?

Lin Yun instinctively slapped out with his palm. Crack, he heard the sound of his own bones fracturing, and his hand went numb. Not just that, where he had touched, he had also managed to knock out some blood, causing Lin Yun to cry out in pain with an "ow."

"Ah Yun!"

Snow Maiden looked at Lin Yun’s hand and could tell it was severely injured.

"It’s nothing, don’t worry."

It was just a fractured bone, right!

Although, this injury from the battle was extremely severe for Lin Yun, he initially felt some pain. However, Xiao Qing quickly nursed him back to health.

But Snow Maiden was furious and ready to settle accounts. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

The cauldron belonged to those three Acolytes. Snow Maiden immediately unleashed a storm of snow and ice, with howling icy winds and randomly stabbing ice cones. Zhao Yuan busily retrieved the Nine States Cauldron, not noticing the blood from Lin Yun smeared on it, which made the patterns of the Mountains and Rivers Map look somewhat abnormal.

Before this action, the Imperial Court had gathered intelligence. Everyone knew that Flower Fairy had a divine artifact, and the Imperial Clan naturally prepared countermeasures.

That’s why they brought the Nine States Cauldron this time. Stimulated by the Dragon Qi, the Cauldron’s power was enough to suppress any opponent.

But the unexpected factor was that Lin Yu was the White Tiger, and Flower Fairy had also awakened the power of the Vermilion Bird.

She herself didn’t know it yet, but that power was already in her. If the Great Emperor himself used the Nine States Cauldron, even the four kings together would have to bow their heads. However, the Great Emperor had been dead for who knows how many years, and there were no successors. With only a reluctant usage of the treasure, how could they fight against the combined forces of the White Tiger and Vermilion Bird?

As for Zhang Biyu...

Purely winning by lying low.

Now with Snow Maiden joining, Zhao Yuan had an even bigger headache.

But he was also smart. Upon seeing Snow Maiden’s divine skills, he immediately understood—this was the Snow Maiden!

"Flower Fairy, Shenxiao Sect, White Lotus Sect, you actually colluded with the Grassland People! There will be no place for you in the Central Plains anymore, we are retreating!"

They were retreating because they were losing, but even in defeat one must maintain appearances. The old Acolyte was very cunning, shouting out in such a way that those who heard could mistakenly believe that the fight was evenly matched at first, but they lost only because they didn’t anticipate that the enemy had allied with the Grassland People.

Moreover, the Central Plains Grassland was at odds. Now that Flower Fairy, Shenxiao Sect, and White Lotus Sect were involved with this ’dirt,’ it wouldn’t be so easy to clean their hands.

Zhao Yuan and his group quickly met up with another Acolyte and, along with Zhao Guang, swiftly ran away.

As for the Divine Martial Army...

Every man for himself!

"The Snow Maiden of the Grassland dares to show her face!"

The Central Plains Cultivators were genuinely shocked. I mean, you could have sneaked into our lands and no one would have said a word, but now that you’ve exposed yourself, we can’t just stand by without taking action.

To prove her innocence, Zhang Biyu was the first to make a move, followed closely by Ji Ye.

Lin Yu wouldn’t be left behind, immediately making her own move to show her innocence. However, her sword qi accidentally tore through the flames Ji Ye had created. That was just an honest mistake; our sword qi is just this overbearing.

Lin Yun knew something was wrong; with Snow Maiden’s identity exposed, she would inevitably be attacked by the crowd.

"Sister, let’s go!"

Lin Yun swiftly tossed Long Xiaoman into the water, as they were right by the Gan River, and took off running with great speed.

"Stop, or I swear I will kill the Princess of Guanghan Palace!"

Lin Yun quickly pulled Jiang Chenyu onto his back to use as a hostage. For a moment, Zhang Biyu and Ji Ye actually stopped their attacks.

But had you forgotten, you’re actually quite well-known in the Central Plains, everyone knows you...

Logically, by revealing his identity now, Lin Yun had done enough. The Central Plains didn’t need him as an undercover agent anymore, and now, taking Snow Maiden captive, without such an important figure, the Grassland would be easy to defeat. Lin Yun’s undercover mission was also successfully completed.

But then Lin Yun made a move to help Snow Maiden escape, which solidified the fact that Shenxiao Sect was colluding with the Grassland, didn’t it?

Snow Maiden, now without a divine artifact and lacking the courage to fight 1v5, was aware of another presence lurking—Dongfang Hongyue was too cunning!

Hearing Lin Yun’s call, she jumped onto the water’s surface with him. The two stepped on Long Xiaoman, and Snow Maiden called up a storm to speed up the currents, boosting Long Xiaoman’s speed even more.

Seeing this, Flower Fairy shouted, "Stay right there!"

With a wave of her fan, she conjured a fierce wind that quickly blew Lin Yun and Snow Maiden out of sight.

Someone report this—match-fixing!

At this moment, Flower Fairy herself was not yet cleared of suspicion. Jiang Chenyu had appeared earlier, accusing her of betraying her master and ancestors. Good heavens, are you deliberately letting them go so they can kill Jiang Chenyu?

Now, people from Guanghan Palace had arrived as well. They were well-informed, and Enlightened Realm Elder Yue Ningshuang had connected with the Imperial Court in secret long ago. Now upon her arrival, her target was directly Flower Fairy.

"The crazy criminal who betrayed her master and ancestors, come and surrender yourself!"

The people from Guanghan Palace, including some Celestial Knowing Realm Elders, were in quite a complex mood as they faced Flower Fairy.

"Flower Fairy, Master has treated you well, why would you do this!"

A cold voice rang out. Flower Fairy followed the sound and saw her own senior sister.

The Saintess of Guanghan Palace, Gu Qingmeng.

She was from the same era as Dongfang Hongyue, now three hundred years old, and also the eldest disciple of Jiang Chenyu.

In her lifetime, Jiang Chenyu only took two personal disciples, not counting those in name only.

Gu Qingmeng was once a Saintess as well, but she fell in love with a man. For that man, she gave up even her position as Saintess, only to be abandoned by him eventually.

Since then, her personality changed drastically, from the gentle and virtuous Saintess to a somewhat sharp-tongued Elder, in charge of the sect’s discipline, promoting the ideology that all men should die within Guanghan Palace.

As the saying goes, ’As the heart is, so is the expression,’ and her brows and eyes have become much sharper now.

Flower Fairy looked at Gu Qingmeng, then at the other Elders, and sighed in her heart with regret.

I haven’t finished transferring all my money from Guanghan Palace yet!

"Senior sister, I will explain everything from the past to you in the future. Today, I do not wish to be enemies with you all, farewell!"

Everyone thought Flower Fairy was about to flee, but then they saw her wave her fan, and the people of Guanghan Palace were all blown away by a violent wind.

What kind of demonic fan is this? It’s too powerful!

Who hasn’t been blown by the wind before?

But this kind of wind, sending people flying, is too strong.

Its lethality is indeed not high, but there’s no resisting it.

Flower Fairy took one last look at Lin Yu, everything left unsaid.

"In a world of swirling winds and clouds, sister, be careful in all things."

With that, Flower Fairy stepped on the water and departed gracefully.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yu also felt sorrowful. She had brought trouble upon Shenxiao Sect today.

Although Shenxiao Sect was not afraid of the Imperial Court, being targeted specifically by them was not an easy matter to handle.

She needed to return to Shenxiao Sect to deal with any potential fallout this incident may cause.

Although the Imperial Clan’s allegations were nothing more than fabricated charges, one couldn’t take the current situation lightly in such times.

And her sister, Flower Fairy, who knows what she had been through. Now, there was likely no place for her in the entire Great Zhou.

The case involving Master Wukong was originally just an accidental killing, where an apology and compensation would have sufficed. However, Flower Fairy was then exposed for betraying her master and annihilating her lineage, and was subsequently labeled with the crime of colluding with the Demon Race. Now, she was accused of joining forces with the Grassland People.

It wasn’t just Flower Fairy who was in trouble; Lin Yun might be as well.

In any case, it was a time of many troubles.

Lin Yu, however, was not afraid; she believed that both Flower Fairy and Lin Yun, even if not together, could each shine brightly on their own.

Wait, that’s not right; Little Flower just headed in Lin Yun’s direction...

Lin Yu suddenly realized she had been tricked.

Flower Fairy must be chasing after Lin Yun, damn it!

The people from Guanghan Palace might have a hard time catching up to Jiang Chenyu now that Flower Fairy had delayed them.

Yue Ningshuang’s face was cold as she held back Gu Qingmeng, who still wanted to pursue.

"Don’t be rash. The thief is fierce, and with the Palace Master in their hands, we must not act carelessly."

"Does Elder Yue wish for something to happen to Master?"

Gu Qingmeng shook off Yue Ningshuang’s hand and continued to chase in the direction where Lin Yun had taken Jiang Chenyu.

A few Elders had varied expressions; some followed Gu Qingmeng, while others stayed back to tend to Yue Ningshuang’s emotions.

Yue Ningshuang watched Gu Qingmeng’s retreating figure with a slightly stern look in her eyes, which quickly turned into a gentle smile as she said helplessly, "Qingmeng is still so impetuous."

"Indeed, even now she doesn’t know how to respect her elders, always so domineering. In the future, there will be no one to back her up."

Yue Ningshuang smiled without saying a word.

Having been in Guanghan Palace for so many years, she certainly wasn’t Jiang Chenyu, but she might not be without her own following.

Now that Jiang Chenyu had fallen, and it was Flower Fairy’s doing—this was a double blessing!

Aside from herself, who else could be the Palace Master of Guanghan Palace?

She just hoped they would get rid of Jiang Chenyu soon, ideally not bringing her back—I’d even pay for that outcome.

But what Yue Ningshuang didn’t know was that Jiang Chenyu was actually quite happy at the moment. She didn’t feel the slightest bit like a hostage. Although she was being used by Lin Yun as a means of escape, being held in his embrace didn’t feel too bad.

Moreover, the exhilarating speed of their flight was very liberating to her; she had never experienced anything like it before and, for a moment, she even felt the impulse to jump into the water and swim freely like Long Xiaoman below them.

Long Xiaoman swam downstream from the Gan River to the Dragon River, and then continued eastwards toward the sea with the current.

"Do we really need to flee so hastily? The poor fish is exhausted..."