The No.1 Undercover in the Immortal World-Chapter 677 - 185: Green Lotus’s Tears of Sorrow
Due to the isolation of the Demon Tribe, the spread of news was somewhat slow.
However, the Flower Fairy’s mobilization to attack the Central Plains still brought excitement to the demons.
Although the Flower Fairy had been an enemy in the past and had even clashed on the battlefield, her current aura clearly displayed the bloodline of a king. Leading the Demon Tribe and restoring their glory was only natural.
Thus, the momentum of this battle was immense, but no sooner had they passed the Flowing Sands River than Lin Yu arrived to block their advance.
The Flower Fairy was displeased at that moment. "Why aren’t you stopping the Snow Maiden from taking Ziyang City? Are we still sisters or not?" she challenged.
Lin Yu immediately tried to pacify her, "Lin Yun has already disappeared; he won’t be marrying the Snow Maiden."
Good grief, how was that comforting?
The Flower Fairy became agitated in an instant, insisting on returning to the Central Plains to find Lin Yun, which of course Lin Yu wouldn’t allow.
The Snow Maiden might have been attacking and conquering lands, but she did so with restraint, controlling her subordinates without causing a massacre. But the Flower Fairy was different—could she restrain the horde of demons?
The Flower Fairy certainly claimed she could, but Lin Yu didn’t believe her, and this led to an argument between them.
The Flower Fairy accused Lin Yu of not caring about Lin Yun, while Lin Yu herself felt stifled. She was the one who was most worried about Lin Yun; she always remembered the vision that Lin Yun would be nearly destroyed by divine wrath on his nineteenth birthday. Now knowing that Lin Yun’s disappearance was due to a conflict with a Divine Spirit, her concern was no less than that of the Flower Fairy.
Both were temperamental, and a fight became inevitable.
Lin Yu, having broken through to the Defiant Heavenly Realm, thought she would easily defeat the Flower Fairy, but to her surprise, with the Flower Fairy wielding Sky-splitter, the battle between them was evenly matched.
The Flower Fairy had actually broken through to the Defiant Heavenly Realm as well!
That was outrageous!
With their powers so closely matched, their fight started out as a sparring session, but as neither would concede, they became truly heated. Eventually, the specters of the White Tiger and the Vermilion Bird manifested in their battle.
If it wasn’t for Bai Jiaojiao’s presence, who promptly intervened to prevent their duel to the death, at least one of them would have perished.
Moreover, it was more likely to be Lin Yu who would die.
When the combatants are evenly matched, the importance of Divine Artifacts becomes apparent.
The Flower Fairy had three Divine Artifacts: besides the two ancestral Divine Artifacts from the King of Zhennan, she also possessed Sky-splitter from the Moon God Ruins. Lin Yu, on the other hand, only had the Gale Sword, and her wind was no match for the Flower Fairy’s Vermilion Bird Feather Fan.
Since that battle, Lin Yu and the Flower Fairy were at a standoff at the Flowing Sand River.
Fighting day in and day out, the Demon Kings dared not utter a word. Such a high-level fight was not within their purview to touch.
On the Central Plains side, although only two people were dispatched, with the Flower Fairy and Lin Yu constraining each other, no one could resist Bai Jiaojiao.
On the day when the Flower Fairy and Lin Yu fought, Bai Jiaojiao used her Thunderbolt method to kill the Eagle King. The Dragon Claw Probe directly seized the Eagle King and crushed him into paste, causing the other Demon Kings to tremble in terror.
Bai Jiaojiao had not forgotten who had driven her out of the Demon Tribe. She had no intention of seeking revenge due to lack of time, but when her enemies came to her doorstep, it would be a disservice not to crush them with ease—they might otherwise think she was a Buddhist!
Due to Bai Jiaojiao’s intimidating display on the first day, the Demon Tribe remained at the border without any further advance.
But today, after receiving a message, Lin Yu informed Bai Jiaojiao and immediately left.
Upon hearing that Lin Yun was in danger, Bai Jiaojiao, caring not for border affairs, instantly transformed into the White Dragon and carried Lin Yu away with her.
The Demon Kings were a bit confused, but the Flower Fairy still received communication from Lin Yu.
Sisters they were, and sisters they would remain, even after becoming demons. Lin Yu still acknowledged that.
Even if they fought daily, the bond between them as close friends was as firm as iron.
Upon knowing that Lin Yun was in danger, the Flower Fairy obviously couldn’t sit still.
But while impulsive, she knew not to create a disaster.
"All Demon Kings, stand by and do not act rashly. Green Lotus, come with me!" she commanded.
With that, the Flower Fairy grabbed a greasy middle-aged man from her entourage, who turned out to be Lin Yun’s second-generation master, Green Lotus, who had fled to the Demon Tribe’s territory.
How Green Lotus was caught by the Flower Fairy was yet another long story, one of bad luck for him. The Flower Fairy had just entered the Demon Domain and intended to observe in a low profile, disguised as a common demon. She just happened to encounter Green Lotus, who was also disguised as a common demon.
Both were skilled in their disguises among the demons, but they were also clever and sensitive. Green Lotus instantly recognized the Flower Fairy as an unusual demon, just as she did to him.
After a series of probes and strategic plays, they finally confirmed each other’s identity.
Green Lotus was overjoyed to find the newcomer was the Flower Fairy—she possessed Divine Artifacts!
Rob that bitch!
The Flower Fairy was equally pleased—this was none other than Green Lotus, who was wanted by the Shenxiao Sect!
Capturing him would certainly please Lin Yun.
Thus, they clashed, and just after one exchange, Green Lotus was defeated.
The Flower Fairy couldn’t help but sigh internally at possibly being overly cautious—Green Lotus couldn’t take a hit at all!
The aftermath of their fight attracted other demons, forcing the Flower Fairy to cut down all those who came, and in a hazy triumph, she earned the recognition of all the demons and became their King of Zhennan.
As for Green Lotus, the Flower Fairy did not kill him. Just as she was about to deal the fatal blow, he claimed to be Lin Yun’s master.
Without confirmed information regarding the truth of his claim, she understandably refrained from acting rashly and decided to keep him instead.
Since she had no available help within the Demon Tribe, Green Lotus turned out to be a talent worth utilizing.
However, she was still unaware of Lin Yun’s attitude towards Green Lotus and didn’t fully trust one man’s words alone. To be safe, she placed a demon mark on him.
Having planted the demon seal, she could control Green Lotus’s life and death with just a thought, making it safe to use her.
As the saying goes, good and evil will eventually come to light, and the Heavenly Dao promotes reincarnation; Green Lotus once did to Lin Yun what the Flower Fairy was now doing to her.
This time, on the campaign to the Central Plains, Green Lotus was also taken along by the Flower Fairy.
"We’ll soon meet Lin Yun, and if there’s half a lie in what you’ve said..."
Riding atop a giant firebird, the Flower Fairy looked at the ashen-faced Green Lotus and suddenly smiled, "Rest assured, I won’t kill you. I want you to infiltrate back into the Green Lotus Sect and be my inside agent."
The Flower Fairy had already started to arrange the world for Lin Yun.
During this period, she sparred with Lin Yu every day; apart from the first day where they truly fought fiercely, the following days were all about exchanging information and genuine sparring.
Learning that the Central Plains were unified but two great Demon Sects were still at large, the Flower Fairy also contemplated her own schemes.
Green Lotus: "..."
Is this what they call karma?
"What, you don’t agree?"
Green Lotus detected a murderous intent in the Flower Fairy’s words.
It appeared that being Lin Yun’s master was not enough to protect herself for long.
Unfortunately, the Azure Dragon Gu Worm had inexplicably betrayed her; if not for this, with a means to threaten Lin Yun, would she still fear the Flower Fairy?
She also knew the Flower Fairy was cunning as a ghost. If she deceived her and was found out, she wouldn’t end well; thus, Green Lotus had been very honest.
After all, the wise adapt!
Just like now, she quickly agreed, saying, "It’s not that I don’t agree, but I’m worried that after being away from the Central Plains for so long, the Sect Hierarch won’t trust me."
"Is one year really that long?"
Green Lotus: "..."
That’s true.
In the past, cultivation could casually span decades, but so much had happened this year, making her feel as if she had been away from the Central Plains for a long time.
"Anyway, first secure your footing. Maybe we won’t even need you to get things done," the Flower Fairy said confidently, caressing the knife in her hand.
In the previous cultivation world, the Enlightened Realm was considered powerful and dominant, but now, times had changed.
Every Demon Sect Leader used to hold up half the sky, but now, Zhang Biyu and Liu Ji had both disappeared without a trace, no one knew where they were or what they were doing, otherwise, when Lin Yu came knocking, they would have had to surrender to her.
In face of absolute power, schemes were of no use.
But now, with both of them untraceable, there was no way to proceed.
Green Lotus was unaware that her mission from the beginning was merely to find Liu Ji, without needing to do anything else.
As they flew past the Yu Ling Sect, the Flower Fairy dropped Green Lotus below, letting him find his way to the Green Lotus Sect to establish contact. Having passed the initial defenses, Green Lotus shouldn’t be so incompetent that he couldn’t find his own leader, right?
After leaving Green Lotus behind, the Flower Fairy hastily headed towards Purple Cloud Mountain.
Green Lotus landed miserably on the ground, thankful that his cultivation wasn’t poor; otherwise, he would have been killed by the fall.
"No, seeking the Sect Hierarch is a dead end. Once the Flower Fairy meets Lin Yun, she will surely kill me," Green Lotus thought.
He was quite clear-headed. He had never taken Lin Yun seriously and had not formed a good relationship with him; he even fed him the Azure Dragon Gu Worm, and Lin Yun was bound to hold a quiet grudge against him.
He wondered what methods Lin Yun had used to make the Gu Worm obey him, but that was the least of it, Lin Yun’s year of diligent cultivation couldn’t have made him that strong.
He still had leverage over Lin Yun. Merely the identity of a Green Lotus Sect disciple would be enough to ruin Lin Yun’s reputation.
But who could have foreseen Lin Yun’s woman being so formidable?
This Flower Fairy was just ridiculous; not only did she defeat him in one move, she did the same to everyone she fought.
The fact that she didn’t instantly defeat Lin Yu was already outrageous, and this woman’s relationship with Lin Yun was far from simple.
The most insane part was when Green Lotus told her about Lin Yun’s affair with Dongfang Hongyue, the Flower Fairy became furious and proceeded to give him a severe beating.
Does this woman have no sense of logic?
Green Lotus shed tears of bitterness, yet he hadn’t been able to resist the Flower Fairy at all.
Now that he finally had the chance to act independently, he had to find a way to save himself.
But having witnessed the terrifying power of Lin Yu and the Flower Fairy, he didn’t think the Sect Hierarch would be able to save him. The Flower Fairy even seemed to have an intention to strike down the Sect Hierarch...
He wasn’t sure if the Sect Hierarch could withstand those blows.
For the moment, the best plan was to take action against Lin Yun.
If he couldn’t defeat Lin Yun’s woman, couldn’t he still defeat Lin Yun?
He needed to play some tricks on Lin Yun to make Lin Yun’s woman hesitate, which would then give him a sliver of a chance to live.
Considering the rush Lin Yu and the Flower Fairy were in just now, it was likely that something had happened to Lin Yun.
Now was his best opportunity!
