Chapter 986

Shangguan Jiujiu and Zhuo Lanqing were overjoyed at Jiang Yumo’s arrival and immediately recounted everything that had just happened

After hearing the tale, Jiang Yumo’s eyes grew even colder. How dare anyone threaten my sisters? They must be desperate to live. Since that was the case, they did not deserve to live.

Just as Jiang Yumo prepared to finish off Ma Lin, he suddenly mustered all his strength and shouted, “Bullying the weak with the strong—what skill is that? Give me a chance to call for reinforcements!”

Hearing this, Jiang Yumo did not strike immediately but withdrew her surrounding pressure. “You mean I’m to grant you time to summon sect masters, so that it wouldn’t count as bullying the weak? If you lose, you’ll admit defeat wholeheartedly, correct?”

“Exactly, that’s it!” Freed from pressure, Ma Lin nodded repeatedly, a glint of hope in his eyes. Niepan Tower was a grand sect with nearly a million years of lineage and countless masters. Surely they could defeat this woman!

But before Ma Lin could savor his hope, Jiang Yumo swept her sleeve—and a gale instantly shredded his immortal body to dust.

After dispatching him, Jiang Yumo couldn’t help but taunt, “What a fool—give you a chance to call reinforcements? Does everyone have so much free time? I can’t fathom how someone with such a brain could become an immortal.”

Hearing this, Shangguan Jiujiu and Zhuo Lanqing nodded emphatically. Then the three wasted no more time. They transformed their immortal qi into ropes and began dragging the ruin toward the Wuwei Tower sect. It wasn’t that they hadn’t considered using formations, but none of them excelled in that art—and you can’t kill someone by over-setting formations, right? Moreover, three thousand li was nothing to Immortal King Realm masters.

Meanwhile, inside Niepan Tower, Ye Huilan—who had been in secluded cultivation—suddenly opened her eyes and looked toward the Nianxin Flower. One petal rapidly withered and fell, indicating her disciple Ma Lin had perished.

A chill struck Ye Huilan’s heart—could the Three Corpses Hall have discovered their ambush on the treasure-bearer? For Niepan Tower, such a breach was catastrophic—they, though top-tier, weren’t a match for the Three Corpses Hall. If their scheme were exposed, they would have to act at once.

Ye Huilan rose to her feet, but then thought perhaps she was overreacting. Maybe Ma Lin hadn’t died at the hands of the Three Corpses Hall. With that thought, she calmed herself and used a secret art on the Nianxin Flower, lifting a finger as Ma Lin’s phantom slowly appeared before her. This was not his remnant soul, but the fragment of his mind preserved in the flower, linked by his lifeline. By invoking the secret art, she could witness fragments of the deceased’s final moments. Important disciples in grand sects often required this—it was a safeguard, deterring would-be assassins. Even if a disciple died, the sect would avenge them, possibly achieving a one-for-one exchange.

Soon, Ye Huilan saw Ma Lin’s last scene. When he realized his assailant was not a Three Corpses Hall immortal but merely two sect maidens intent on claiming a ruin, his face twisted in rage. “Wuwei Tower? Never heard of it, yet they dared kill my disciple—truly ignorant of their place,” Ye Huilan muttered.

She immediately summoned her followers within Niepan Tower. As the Great Elder of Niepan State and sister to the sect leader Ye Yu, Ye Huilan held considerable prestige and quickly gathered over thirty immortal masters, preparing to depart.

Meanwhile, Xu Nanqiao, seeing this, grew curious and asked what had happened. Ye Huilan did not withhold details and simply recounted Ma Lin’s death.

After hearing it, Xu Nanqiao felt a thrill—there was nothing more delicate than the in-law relationship; a misstep could turn kin to enemies. Now with an opportunity to appear before elder sister-in-law Ye Huilan, how could Xu Nanqiao resist? She promptly volunteered, “Take me with you—I am not weak... late Immortal King Realm.”

This statement contained no embellishment; Demon Lord Realm late stage equaled Immortal King Realm late stage. Ye Huilan’s eyes brightened—she had never guessed her sister-in-law in the cloak was a late-stage Immortal King Realm master. Her brother truly had lucked out.

“Let’s go, then!” Ye Huilan clasped Xu Nanqiao’s fair hand with unusual warmth. Behind them, their many disciples flew off toward Jiang Yumo and the others.

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In Dongyao State of the Demon Realm, led by Demon Lord Bai Qingsong, Ye Yu and Zheng Nanxiu made a public entrance into the underground Cangtian Pavilion. Had any demon witnessed this they would surely gasp and rally their forces to attack Dongyao State. After all, demons and immortals were sworn enemies. For Bai Qingsong to show such deference to two immortals marked him a traitor to the Demon Realm, deserving the wrath of all demons.

Therefore Bai Qingsong had discreetly withdrawn all demons and slaughtered every guard and maid who had seen Ye Yu and Zheng Nanxiu. He would leave no loose ends.

Cangtian Pavilion—literally the Vault of Heavenly Treasures—held artifacts from the Heavenly Realm and resembled a demon museum. Countless immortal artifacts were displayed, each labeled with its name and origin, a testament to demon might. Perhaps these relics served as the badges of honor for demon masters.

“Brother, the high-grade Immortal Swords you seek are all here!” Bai Qingsong proudly spread his hands before a wall. At his gesture the wall slid open revealing over twenty Immortal Swords—a true arsenal. Dongyao State had once bred many demon masters; naturally they possessed numerous immortal relics.

Ye Yu furrowed his ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) brow—something was amiss. When he had traveled with Bai Xichu, he had never heard of this vault. Puzzled, he asked, “Before the revival of demonic energy, Dongyao State should have seen many Demon Lords. Why didn’t they transfer these Immortal Swords elsewhere?”

Bai Qingsong sneered, “Only low-ranking demons would bother moving them. But those low-rank lords wouldn’t even qualify to enter here. The seal requires a Demon Lord Realm master to open. As for me, I wouldn’t touch these relics—they’re Dongyao State’s glory. I have a reputation to uphold!”

At this Ye Yu was speechless—reputation? You’re still kneeling before us, how dare you talk about reputation