The middle-aged man made a decisive statement: "If we join forces, capturing him will be no problem. Just a Heavenly Monarch, after all, even if indeed the āWorld Venerableā, he cannot withstand us both together."
Qing Yu nodded in agreement.
She was a Heavenly Venerable, just a step away from fully evolving her Inner Universe and ascending to Dao Ancestor.
And the man beside her had already entered the Tao Ancestor Realm, opening the various Dao prototypes within his own Inner Universe, the highest realm achievable in this Void Realm currently.
The two of them together, even this... Ji Jingqiu?
Possessed of a Heavenly Venerable-level Swallowing Realm species as a protector, there was no other possibility.
Qing Yu suddenly realized: "Ji Jingqiu? Why does this name sound so familiar?"
Being a Heavenly Venerable, even forgotten memories can be instantly retrieved, and upon recalling where she had heard this name before, Qing Yu blurted out:
"Chaohua Realm?!"
"Is this the person who collaborated with Chao Ge in the Chaohua Realm that day to sabotage the plans of several Realm Masters?!"
"No, wait! That Ji Jingqiu was clearly from the Netherworld, when did he join the Primordial Palace? Was he previously deceiving those families and their Transcendence Gates?"
"What a cunning brat!"
Qing Yuās gaze at the distant figure changed dramatically.
Originally, it was just suspicion.
Now, whether or not this person is the World Venerable is irrelevant; they must capture him!
Taking down this person, the Red Lotus Realm Master would surely bestow rewards, potentially aiding her to break through to Dao Ancestor!
"The brat who ruined the Red Lotus Realm Masterās plans?"
The middle-aged man crossed his hands behind his back and smiled,
"Interesting, last time the Chaohua Realmās plan was only half successful. Though the Chaohua Realm was destroyed, the ārecoveryā afterwards was negligible, angering the Red Lotus Realm Master immensely. He even sent his true self to hunt down Taiyi, who had joined forces with Chao Ge..."
Qing Yu gazed fervently and said: "Brother Fu Shan, we should not delay any further, letās go capture him now!"
Fu Shan Dao Ancestor shook his head and said:
"We are too close to the battlefield. If a conflict erupts, the experts from those families will notice, and we must not expose ourselves yet."
"Additionally, that brat was previously posing as someone from the Primordial Palace; perhaps those other families will step in to assist."
Qing Yu sneered and said: "The people from the Human World Pavilion are too easy to fool."
Fu Shan shook his head slightly. Given Ji Jingqiuās demeanor, anyone else would likely be intimidated. He himself has a Heavenly Monarchās body, extraordinary combat power, and has a Heavenly Venerable-level Swallowing Realm species as a protector...
Fu Shan suddenly became as stunned as Qing Yu earlier, muttering to himself:
"Heavenly Monarch? Wasnāt it said this person was just at the Initial Realm of Heavenly King a few years ago, yet now heās a Heavenly Monarch?"
The more he spoke, the more puzzled he became. How could there be such a cultivation speed in this world?!
Could it be that this person is a reincarnated ancient power, rebuilding past Dao Fruit?
Qing Yu also noticed something amiss, her smile growing increasingly bright: "The more secrets this kid has, the reaping for us would be greater."
Fu Shan was about to nod when his Primordial Spirit sensed something, his gaze suddenly sharp as his Primordial Spirit transformed into a Sword Wheel, dazzling and magnificent, directly locking onto the surrounding Void.
But ultimately, he found nothing.
"Whatās wrong?" Qing Yu asked warily.
Fu Shan did not speak, his expression cold, scanning the surrounding Heaven and Earth, his gaze finally resting on the distant Ji Jingqiu.
Was it this person who had just been spying on them?
"Heās on to us, this oneās means are indeed extraordinary," Fu Shan communicated through his Primordial Spirit, "Heās already realized that weāre tracking him."
Qing Yu frowned: "Could it be that our conversation was eavesdropped on by him just a moment ago?"
Fu Shan remained silent, his brow involuntarily furrowing.
The Netherworld walks the path of Spiritual Cultivation, to what degree has this kidās spiritual cultivation reached, that even he cannot immediately discern his movements?
"Pursue."
After a while, Fu Shan whispered a word, calm and cold, then stepped forward. The Heaven and Earth reversed, everything became vague and blurred, attempting to forcibly drag Ji Jingqiu into a place of chaos, cutting off his escape possibility.
In one instant, they materialized behind Ji Jingqiu, who looked back, frowned, causing a flicker of doubt within Fu Shanās mind; could he have miscalculated?
Thoughts swiftly crossed his mind as Fu Shan shouted:
"Above, below, within and without are the cosmos, past, present, and future all reside within this universal prison!"
In an instant, the time and space of their location solidified and fell into stasis, akin to a three-dimensional painting resembling a cage.
Qing Yu impatiently reached out beside him, moving to seize the young Heavenly Monarch below.
"Capture you, then we can return and report."
As Qing Yu reached to suppress Ji Jingqiu, a colorless fire suddenly erupted from Ji Jingqiu, transforming into a raging blaze enveloping this magical world, treating everything as fuel, terrifying to the extreme.
Caught off guard, Qing Yu horrifiedly let the flames climb onto her, emitting a painful low roar as the fire directly attacked the spiritual Primordial Spirit.
Fu Shanās face darkened; the Ji Jingqiu before them and the Swallowing Realm Snake had unknowingly been replaced with illusions, the true bodies watching them from a distance in front.
Thoughts churned as a surge of colorless wrath roiled in his heart, triggering his awareness, he suppressed it immediately, but just in that instant, the two figures watching them had already vanished into the Void.
"Impressive tactics!" Fu Shanās anger turned to a bitter smile, "A Heavenly King with such skills, no wonder heās on the Red Lotus Realm Masterās kill list!"
Beside him, Qing Yu, though she extinguished the colorless flames, appeared far from as composed as Fu Shan, looking somewhat haggard.
Particularly, her cold and charming face bore several burn-like marks, resembling birthmarks, greatly marring her beauty.
Even Qing Yu found it impossible to remove these immediately and resorted to ink wash, the remaining Dao rhyme extremely strange, even continually scorching her, causing her to lose her cool entirely, gritting her teeth: