The No.1 Undercover in the Immortal World-Chapter 429 - 419: How to Break Through the Defiant Heavenly Realm
Lin Yun felt that today was probably his lucky day.
It seemed that disaster was inevitable now.
The most terrifying thing in the world is to be caught by your wife while flirting with another girl.
And what’s even more frightening is when there’s more than one wife present.
Most terrifying of all, there are three here.
Lin Yun’s scalp tingled as he looked at the unfriendly faces around him. Even with his exceptional intelligence, he didn’t know what to do now.
No hope left, just wait for death, yes, death...
Lin Yun simply coughed twice. Unfortunately, his injuries had healed too quickly, and Xiao Qing’s recovery ability was too strong. By now, he had already healed, and no matter how much Lin Yun coughed, he couldn’t bring up any blood.
Luckily, there was already blood from before. Dongfang Hongyue, with her attentive nature, noticed the blood at the corner of Lin Yun’s mouth along with his tattered clothes. His disheveled appearance clearly indicated that he had been through a battle.
Although quite annoyed, Dongfang Hongyue still felt some sympathy for him, after all, he was her man.
Fang Yu and Lin Yu weren’t blind either. Seeing how battered Lin Yun was, their anger diminished somewhat, but with so many outsiders around, they didn’t dare show too much concern for Lin Yun. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦
Seeing their expressions soften, Lin Yun breathed a sigh of relief.
The tactic of feigned injury was really too useful.
Lin Yun silently marveled in his heart. He had escaped so many calamities thanks to this ploy.
Life is indeed difficult.
Lin Yun knew he was now almost safe, but the Snow Maiden was on high alert.
With a gesture, Fulong appeared in his hand.
When it was time to fight, Fulong’s role was still significant.
However, Fulong no longer held as much suppressing power. The power within Lin Yu had been stimulated twice by the Nine States Cauldron, awakening some more. Moreover, she had also obtained the Gale Sword.
Now with a Divine Artifact in hand, Lin Yu had a fighting chance in a one-on-one battle with the Snow Maiden, not to mention that she wasn’t the only one here.
"Ah Yun, let’s go."
The Snow Maiden decisively picked up Lin Yun and prepared to flee. Lin Yun’s main goal in coming to the conference was to bring the Snow Maiden back safely. Although because of him, the Snow Maiden had entered an even more dangerous situation, his goal had been met, so there was naturally no reason for him to stay at Taiqing Mountain.
Neither Lin Yu nor Fang Yu stopped the Snow Maiden from taking Lin Yun and making a run for it, but suddenly Zhang Biyu intervened.
She waved her water sleeve, sweeping it towards Lin Yun.
"The Central Plains is not a place where you can come and go as you wish."
As soon as Zhang Biyu made a move, Ji Ye naturally followed, and Liu Ji also unsheathed his sword straightforwardly.
All three acted in succession, targeting Lin Yun.
Everyone picks on the softest target. The Snow Maiden quickly used Fulong to shield Lin Yun, and Lin Yun was not to be trifled with either, swinging the Thunderclap Sword with the force of Thunder of the Heavens.
Both Lin Yu and Fang Yu were getting a headache.
Should they intervene now or stand by?
If they took action, Lin Yun would certainly find it difficult to escape, but if they did not, it would easily arouse suspicion from others.
The Shenxiao Sect was already under scrutiny, and now it was even easier for them to become a target.
In fact, the Shenxiao Sect had already been ostracized by the Righteous Path, hence they had instead leaned towards the Demon Sect.
It would be more accurate to say that Zhang Biyu, on behalf of the Demon Sect, had extended an olive branch to Fang Yu.
The world is now divided into four factions, with the Demon Sect and the Shenxiao Sect being the most powerful two. Zhang Biyu’s plan was to reduce friction with the Shenxiao Sect and deal with the others first.
After that, who will take charge of the world will be contended with the Shenxiao Sect.
It’s the most foolish act for two giants to fight to the death first and then let others benefit.
With this in mind, they had come together tonight to meet with Daoist Master Yuxuan.
Actually, Master Yuxuan had invited all the Enlightened Realm Cultivators to Taiqing Daoist Temple for a meeting, which was a face-to-face encounter, not one held through the Peach Blossom Secret Realm.
Ji Ye came on his own and was unrelated to the alliance, but he might be someone they could recruit.
If it had been before, Fang Yu would not have tolerated the Demon Sect, and even if ousted by the Righteous Path, she would not have made any deals with the Demon Sect.
However, Liu Ji ended up playing the good guy last time, and Fang Yu temporarily set aside her past hatred.
Forgiveness was not an option, but at least she wouldn’t chop him to death upon seeing him again.
Given the situation, Fang Yu chose to observe from the sidelines.
"I’ll provide support for you."
Support meant she was watching from the side, encouraging them to give their best.
Hearing this, Liu Ji couldn’t help but complain inwardly.
Both of them were traitors, and when his identity was exposed, Fang Yu had chased him with a vengeance for so many years, but now? Lin Yun was also a traitor, yet Fang Yu just let him go, missing a golden opportunity to clean house.
This really was a double standard!
With the role of providing support taken by Fang Yu, Dongfang Hongyue, another one fond of shirking, directly targeted the Snow Maiden.
It was hard to attack her husband, but attacking the mistress was always right.
No, this wasn’t even a mistress; after sorting things out, she would rank around fifth, sixth, or seventh.
The more Dongfang Hongyue thought about it, the angrier she became, and the fireball in her hand grew increasingly terrifying.
Lin Yun had just thrusted his spear at Zhang Biyu to repel her, only to see Dongfang Hongyue charging at the Snow Maiden with immense fury.
Ah, you’re playing for real?
"Xiao Jin, rupture the void."
Lin Yun communicated with the Sword Spirit Xiao Jin and grabbed the Snow Maiden with one hand. The Thunderclap Sword flared with a golden light that blinded everyone’s eyes; no one saw what happened. When the golden glow faded, both Lin Yun and the Snow Maiden were gone.
Rupture the void is just the Void Evade technique that Xiao Jin mastered, but Lin Yun gave it a new name.
Somehow, it sounded more powerful and domineering this way.
Ever since Xiao Jin returned to the Thunderclap Sword, the speed at which it performed Spatial Evasion had also increased significantly, and it effortlessly took both Lin Yun and the Snow Maiden with it.
This time, though, they hadn’t teleported far. Seeing the rolling floods below, Lin Yun knew they were on the peak of Taiqing Mountain.
That was close; at least they had dodged a calamity.
"It’s a pity they got away."
Zhang Biyu spoke with a touch of disappointment. Capturing the Snow Maiden alive would have been a great achievement. Unfortunately, half of this six-person squad were insider traitors.
Despite Dongfang Hongyue looking like she was trying hard, Zhang Biyu never felt she really intended to make a move on Lin Yun.
Who could tell if she might turn her back at a crucial moment?
Zhang Biyu hadn’t held out much hope for this capture operation.
But now she feigned disappointment, and Ji Ye immediately came to comfort her.
"Don’t be sad. That kid isn’t very competent; he just knows how to run. Next time we’ll prepare better and make sure he can’t fly away even with wings."
Zhang Biyu immediately smiled, a smile full of meaning, but Ji Ye didn’t catch on.
"Let’s just hope we’re a bit luckier next time we encounter Lin Yun and don’t let him escape."
You’re really walking a narrow path now, fellow daoist!
"Since he’s gone, let’s go see Daoist Master Yuxuan."
Fang Yu, somewhat irritable, said. Seeing Lin Yun being attacked, she was worried about his safety, But now that Lin Yun was safe, all she could think about was Lin Yun getting cozy with the Snow Maiden.
The two of them in a secluded place, who knows how intimate they might get!
The more Fang Yu thought about it, the angrier she became. She had no choice but to suppress these thoughts for now and go meet Yuxuan first.
Daoist Master Yuxuan had invited all Enlightened Realm Cultivators to an appointment with a temptation none of them could refuse.
The method to break through to the Defiant Heavenly Realm.
It had long been suspected that Yuxuan had reached the Defiant Heavenly Realm, but since he never confirmed it, everyone was unsure whether he was just at the peak of the Enlightened Realm or had actually reached the Defiant Heavenly Realm.
After all, there are differences in strength at the Enlightened Realm stage; the existing cultivators hadn’t reached the end of their paths and naturally didn’t know what the pinnacle of the Enlightened Realm was like.
But this invitation from Yuxuan was basically an admission.
He is at the Defiant Heavenly Realm.
And probably the only one in this era.
The strongest of the Demon Tribe, the Demon King, if faced with Yuxuan, would likely be caught as easily as catching a little chick. Only, Yuxuan seldom made a move, so there were only legends of him in the martial world; very few had truly experienced his might.
But the royal acolytes probably had.
After climbing the mountain, Dongfang Hongyue and others were led to the back of the mountain. When they had arrived, they just saw Zhenren leaving, his face beaming with joy, as if something pleasantly surprising had happened.
Dongfang Hongyue was somewhat puzzled.
What could make him so happy?
Was he about to ascend and become the Sect Leader?
But Master Yuxuan was still alive. This world isn’t really accustomed to having retired elders continue wielding power. Former leaders generally left their Sects after stepping down, seeking the Great Dao they wanted, rather than staying as retired elders within the Sect.
If they stayed, the new Sect Leader would find it difficult to lead, given the former’s prestigious influence.
This recent retirement of Fang Yu from Shenxiao Sect was an exception. During this period, Fang Yu couldn’t just abandon Shenxiao Sect.
Nevertheless, she didn’t serve as a retired elder in Shenxiao Sect but as an ordinary elder, and handed all authority over to Zhao Lingyu.
Dongfang Hongyue was aware of these internal messages through the insider traitor Lin Yu.
Lin Yu was Shenxiao Sect’s insider traitor, not that she intended to betray the Sect’s interests, but she wanted to collaborate with Dongfang Hongyue on grand schemes. Therefore, it was necessary for them to share information.
And Dongfang Hongyue also shared some of Demon Sect’s arrangements with Lin Yu. On the surface, they seemed to not get along with each other, but in fact, they had already formed a united front.
Dongfang Hongyue was old and cunning, even more cautious than Lin Yun.
Lin Yun might be cocky, but she wasn’t.
Seeing Zhenren’s joyful expression, Dongfang Hongyue thought of Yuxuan’s strange reaction.
First calling for a grand assembly, and then gathering cultivators to impart the methods of breaking through to the Defiant Heavenly Realm.
It was almost as if he was announcing to everyone that he, Yuxuan, was about to do something significant.
Why impart the method to breakthrough to the Defiant Heavenly Realm before undertaking this significant task?
There was only one possibility: the task Yuxuan was undertaking was perilous, and with his strength, he felt he had a slim chance of survival. Hence, he didn’t wish also to take the secret of the Defiant Heavenly Realm to the grave.
If he did die, it meant Yuxuan was quite selfless.
But it also likely meant he was indeed about to die.
If even someone at the Defiant Heavenly Realm could die, at what realm could one truly do as they pleased?
Dongfang Hongyue looked up at the sky, realizing then, after a lifetime of cultivation, she was still at the foot of the mountain...
