The No.1 Undercover in the Immortal World-Chapter 448 - 438: Did He Bully You?

Cranes dance elegantly, accompanied by auspicious clouds, sunlight filtering through the mist creates a hazy glow.

On the clear morning of Yuqing Mountain, the sun pierces through the mist, refracting a mellow radiance.

But amidst such a picturesque scene of the immortal abode, there hangs a forbidding atmosphere over Yuqing Mountain, the more silent it is, the heavier the hearts of the people.

Yuxuan’s gaze pierced through the fog, looking at the sky that had turned an eerie blood-red.

This red was deep, almost black.

A red aura signifies great fortune, but extremes lead to reversals, fullness leads to loss, and red turning deep turns black.

Today, the people of Yuqing Mountain will encounter an opportunity, but this opportunity seems more like a disaster of bloodshed.

Yuxuan’s expression was inscrutable when he suddenly heard Yuquan beside him ask, "Senior brother, did you really not notice anything about Yuheng, Yuzhen, and Yuzhu?"

There were only Yuquan and Yuxuan at the Observatory Platform.

Yuquan knew that Yuxuan’s end was today, and he had not wanted to argue with his senior brother in his last moments, yet, when Yuxiu returned to the Taiqing Daoist Temple with a defeated look and related everything that had happened, Yuquan could no longer stay detached.

Yuxuan’s cultivation level was high, and his greatest skill was divination, so how could there be a member of the Demon Race hidden amongst their team without his knowledge?

Yuquan found it hard to believe.

People are destined not to trust each other unconditionally, Yuquan knew what Yuxuan was scheming, and he basically trusted Yuxuan, but there were times when he had his doubts.

For instance, now, after last night’s events, his first thought was why his senior brother had not foreseen it.

It was probably because of Yuxuan’s image as someone who left nothing to chance, that now that he had not foreseen these events, Yuquan suspected him of acting.

His thoughts, Yuxuan fully understood, although he knew Yuquan would have his doubts, which was only human, Yuxuan still felt a twinge of disappointment in his heart.

"One dares not divine everything, fearing the unpredictability of the Heavenly Dao."

Yuxuan looked into Yuquan’s eyes and said indifferently, "Junior brother, no one can see through the future, even the Heavenly Dao cannot exhaust all possibilities, do you understand?"

Yuquan fell silent, knowing this was Yuxuan’s explanation.

But it was not enough to dispel his doubts.

He looked at Yuxuan as if he had made some decision, and finally, he spoke up.

"I know senior brother is very good at chess, but you should know, no one likes being used as a pawn, and my senior brother is not the kind of person who sees all beings as his chess pieces, right?"

Yuquan was very direct, without any pretense, he stared into Yuxuan’s eyes, waiting for his response.

Yuxuan smiled, waving his hand and said, "I don’t have that kind of skill yet, you can rest assured for now. Many guests will visit Yuqing Mountain today, so I will trouble you, junior brother."

This change of topic was too stiff, and Yuquan was not a fool; understanding Yuxuan’s intention, he bowed and took his leave.

Having received Yuxuan’s answer, he had done what he wanted to do, and the most pressing matter now was to ensure the success of the summit meeting.

As for the truth...

Yuquan could only sigh.

Between major principles and minor righteousness, if truly forced to choose, he would rather sacrifice the truth than compromise with the Demon Race.

It was just a pity for such a good child to be kidnapped by the Demon Race, with no knowing what they would do to her.

Zhen Li was a girl, perhaps...

The more Yuquan thought about it, the angrier he became, he did not hide his rage, and everyone ascending Yuqing Mountain was frightened by his fierce demeanor.

At the base of Yuqing Mountain, Fang Yu and Jiang Chenyu arrived side by side.

Seeing Fang Yu, Yuquan’s face darkened yet again.

Last night, Yuxiu was ultimately defeated by Hu Yuling, who came from the Shenxiao Sect, although it was wrongful to blame Shenxiao Sect, similarly to how they didn’t discover Yuzhu lurking in the Taiqing Daoist Temple for so long, it wasn’t something that could be blamed on Shenxiao Sect.

But reason being reason, Yuquan couldn’t help but feel extra resentment towards Shenxiao Sect.

So much so that upon seeing Fang Yu, his attitude was very cold.

"The seat for Shenxiao Sect is in the southeast corner, please make yourself comfortable."

Fang Yu couldn’t help but feel puzzled, had she offended Yuquan?

This hostility was so blatant, could it be as the other Elders speculated, that the Taiqing Daoist Temple intended to suppress Shenxiao Sect before Yuxuan’s ascension?

Fang Yu’s brow furrowed slightly, even in this situation, she did not consider surrendering without a fight.

Moreover, the sword Lin Yun gave her had greatly boosted her confidence.

"Thank you, but the chief delegate from Shenxiao Sect this time is our Sect Master, Zhao Lingyu."

Fang Yu spoke calmly, and only then did Yuquan notice Zhao Lingyu standing behind Fang Yu and Jiang Chenyu.

Truth be told, Zhao Lingyu was not without presence, but standing in front of two people with exceedingly strong presences, her presence felt relatively weak.

Hearing Fang Yu’s words, Zhao Lingyu also stepped forward and bowed, saying, "I pay my respects to the senior."

Although Zhao Lingyu’s status had changed, her generation would not, and seeing Yuquan, she still needed to respectfully address him as a senior.

Seeing Zhao Lingyu, Yuquan thought of the abducted Zhen Li; both young and innocent, yet their fates were worlds apart.

"There’s no need for formalities, please take your seats."

Yuquan tried to adjust his mindset, he did not target the juniors, and allowed them to enter the field.

There weren’t many entitled to sit at the Yuqing Platform, the Righteous Path’s six major sects, the Three Great Demon Sects, and the Imperial Clan’s princes had seats, but others could only stand and watch the events unfold.

The status gap in the Cultivation World is very obvious.

Perhaps Taiqing Daoist Temple had taken into account that both Shenxiao Sect and Guanghan Palace were part of the Top Three Sects, which is why the positions of the two sects were placed next to each other. Yue Ningshuang saw Fang Yu and was about to stand up and make trouble when she suddenly caught sight of Jiang Chenyu next to her, and suddenly felt that her entire being was in disarray.

"Palace Master!"

Yue Ningshuang shouted loudly, as if she had missed Jiang Chenyu greatly. After calling out to Jiang Chenyu, she immediately turned to Fang Yu and said, "Have you finally learned to be afraid? Return our Palace Master to us, and the friendship between our two sects can still continue."

With her opening statement, she stirred up a conflict.

A large number of onlookers turned their attention to this scene. My goodness, the contention for supremacy hasn’t even started, and there’s already a confrontation?

Everyone was watching Fang Yu, waiting to see how this fiery-tempered person would respond.

However, Fang Yu did not appear angry. She spoke casually, "Shenxiao Sect does not care about your friendship. Moreover, your Palace Master has always been free."

Jiang Chenyu heard this and knew she should say a few words for Fang Yu.

To be fair, Fang Yu was indeed quite righteous.

Her cultivation level had recovered a lot by now, having reached the sixth layer of the Taiyin True Scripture, and her cultivation had entered the Heart Guarding Realm.

She would definitely not have made such swift progress through normal cultivation, but Lin Yun had left a large amount of power in her body. As Jiang Chenyu gradually absorbed that power, her recovery naturally accelerated.

However, the method for restoring her cultivation made her feel embarrassed to talk about, and she was too ashamed to let others know, so she pretended as though she practiced diligently every day.

In reality, she only cultivated at the Zi Hour each day when the Yin Qi was at its densest.

Although she could still cultivate at other times, the effects were very poor. It was better to refine the essence that Lin Yun had left in her body, as cultivating that way was even faster.

Staying at Purple Cloud Mountain, Jiang Chenyu felt no desire to return to Guanghan Palace. On Purple Cloud Mountain, she found the joy she had long missed, returning to the essence of cultivation.

All this was because Fang Yu provided her with a great environment. Now, of course, she couldn’t just stand by and let her good sister be attacked with criticism.

"Ningshuang, you’ve misunderstood. I’m cultivating voluntarily at Purple Cloud Mountain. I trust you to handle Guanghan Palace’s affairs without me."

The key was her eldest disciple, the former Saintess, who was doing quite well.

Even though Yue Ningshuang was currently making a fuss, the power was still in the hands of her disciple Gu Qingmeng.

As for what Yue Ningshuang was thinking, how could Jiang Chenyu be unaware?

But as long as she wasn’t dead, Yue Ningshuang could only remain an elder.

"But, Sect Master, without you, who will lead Guanghan Palace through this catastrophe?"

Yue Ningshuang tried to morally pressure Jiang Chenyu, but sadly, now Jiang Chenyu was just a salted fish.

Or it could be said that her ideals had changed greatly. If it were before, she might have been willing to sacrifice her time to contribute to the sect’s development.

But now, she realized that even without her, Guanghan Palace was still a colossal entity. She might as well not go back, focus on her cultivation, and perhaps she could break through to the Defiant Heavenly Realm one day and live a bit longer.

"Everything is destined. Guanghan Palace needs to face its own future, and my cultivation level has been damaged. I don’t have the ability to lead Guanghan Palace anymore. Since everyone is here today, let’s just pass the position of Palace Master to Qingmeng!"

Yue Ningshuang: "..."

So you and your disciple are not giving me any chance at all?

Aren’t you afraid I’ll betray you?

Even though I already am, it’s still too much of you!

Gu Qingmeng was also present at the time. She no longer cared so much for the position of Palace Master. She hardly had enough time for her own cultivation, let alone managing all sorts of trivial matters. She didn’t want to be the palace master!

But with no one else in the sect to turn to, she had to take up the responsibility in an emergency. She couldn’t just hand the position of Palace Master over to Yue Ningshuang; that would be absolutely unacceptable.

"Master, have you been well lately? Were you mistreated by Lin Yun when you were captured?"

Gu Qingmeng cared most about this. Her question asked, Jiang Chenyu’s face flushed slightly.

"He didn’t bully me. Don’t worry."

These were lies.

She had been thoroughly mistreated inside and out, but she didn’t hate it, either.

Although Gu Qingmeng could see through her pretext, knowing her master was too shy to talk about it, she refrained from asking further. However, seeing Jiang Chenyu’s bashful demeanor, she thought that Lin Yun, that despicable man, might have...

Her master’s pure and jade-like body must have been touched by him.

This grievance, she must avenge!

She must make Lin Yun pay the price!

At this moment, Gu Qingmeng had not quite grasped the gravity of the situation. In her imagination, Lin Yun’s contact with Jiang Chenyu was merely superficial.

To the pure and jade-like Jiang Chenyu, that was already a humiliation.

If she knew that Lin Yun had already ’eaten the fish’, not just once, but developed various ways of ’eating’...

The offence of dishonoring her master was intolerable!

On Taiqing Mountain, Lin Yun sneezed again.

"It’s getting chilly; I must have caught a cold," he said.

Lin Yun put down the unconscious Zhen Li and suddenly noticed a maple leaf had fallen on the collar of her clothes.

Perhaps it was from when they had passed through a maple forest unintentionally.

Without overthinking it, Lin Yun reached out to the maple leaf, aiming to remove it, and at that moment, Zhen Li opened her eyes...