In the cloudy sky, there were majestic pavilions and jade palaces.
Within a hall, an immortal couple leaned against each other.
The woman's white clothes fluttered. She had a melon-seed-shaped face, a cherry-like mouth, and an exquisite jade-like nose.
She possessed charming eyes, yet she didn't look alluring; instead, she emanated a pure demeanor that inspired pity and affection.
The man's face was like a jade crown, peerless and elegant—it was precisely Min Tiange.
At this moment, Min Tiange's expression froze. As he raised his hand, the woman leaning against his chest asked, "What happened?"
Min Tiange smiled faintly. "Something has happened in Shadowfell Prefecture. I didn't expect Crown Prince Fei Heng to encounter an accident after all."
This woman was precisely the Dao companion who had once betrayed Su Chen, Mu Xueqing.
Mu Xueqing raised an eyebrow slightly.
"The Crown Prince? You mentioned the matters of Shadowfell Prefecture before.
Fei Heng had already cooperated with you, and the two of you laid out a scheme in Shadowfell Prefecture. How could he encounter an accident?
You hold him in quite high regard; this person is ruthless and possesses the bearing of a Human Emperor."
Hearing this, Min Tiange fell silent for a moment.
He did value Fei Heng.
Back then, Fei Heng dared to fight for the Crown Prince position alone, which showed enough courage. Moreover, he was adept at disguising himself and was incredibly ruthless.
In order to cooperate with Fei Heng, Min Tiange had put in a lot of effort.
Over the years, he had also provided a great deal of assistance to Fei Heng's actions in Shadowfell Prefecture, even helping him reach the Body Integration realm.
"I am not sure either. I had already arranged everything properly for him.
He hid in the Dusheng Nunnery, solely to wait for the great war between our human race and the Wu tribe, and then reap the fisherman's profit, using the corpses of numerous Body Integration experts to strengthen himself."
Min Tiange smiled and said,
"He is already at the Body Integration realm. If he needs my help in everything, how is he fit to associate with me? However, there are many smart people in Shadowfell Prefecture.
Just take the people who fled Shadowfell Prefecture when the border was breached back then; not a single one of them is an oil-saving lamp."
"Right now, in Deston Prefecture, the Imperial Protectors Guard sits in command, and the Wu tribesmen have intruded; none of them are simple.
I heard that the Li Clan, whose name has recently spread across the world, is also in Shadowfell Prefecture."
"Being ruthless is not enough. It seems Fei Heng was one move short in this game of chess and lost completely."
As he spoke, Min Tiange slowly stood up.
Mu Xueqing's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly.
"Where are you going? Right now, the entire imperial court is watching you, and there are eyes and ears even in Shadowfell Prefecture."
"Who could possibly stop me? I want to see exactly who is ruining my plans! Fei Heng is a major chess piece; he cannot die."
Soaring toward the heavens, the banished immortal vanished in an instant.
Mu Xueqing gazed blankly at Min Tiange's departing figure, then let out a long sigh.
She walked toward the place within the Peerless Hall where the life tablets of the sect members from ancient times to the present were arranged.
The life tablets of past Hall Masters and important disciples were all there, but the generation from sixty thousand years ago was missing.
The spatial ring on her hand flashed, and a life tablet inscribed with 'Heavenly Venerable Xuan Er' appeared in her hand.
Unlike the other life tablets in the hall, which were dim, this life tablet emitted a rich radiance.
A hint of guilt and fear flashed in Mu Xueqing's eyes. "How could this be... how could you possibly still be alive?"
Hundreds of years ago, she had seen Su Chen's life tablet regain its vitality, but she hadn't dared to say a single word, suffering from nightmares for centuries.
"Now is the time when Tiange is seeking the Mahayana Dao path. I absolutely cannot let Tiange know. Otherwise, his mind will be thrown into chaos, and his Dao heart will be disrupted."
Mu Xueqing gritted her teeth and hid the life tablet away.
Sixty thousand years ago, Min Tiange and Su Chen met in a secret realm, and Min Tiange lost in the struggle for treasure.
In a duel, he lost by half a move and was suppressed by Su Chen.
Even during the recruitment of disciples at the Peerless Hall, Su Chen overpowered Min Tiange and became a personal disciple.
Having fought three times and lost three times, it was ultimately only through her that Min Tiange managed to launch a sneak attack on Su Chen at a critical moment.
Now, after tens of thousands of years, Su Chen had been reborn once again. How could Mu Xueqing not be terrified?
"It's fine, it's only been a few hundred years.
No matter what methods were used, regenerating after such a long time requires re-cultivation. No matter what, he is at most only at the Void Refinement realm."
Mu Xueqing took a deep breath.
"Tiange is already a Half-Step Mahayana. As long as he finds the opportunity, he will reach the Mahayana realm, and he has many sources of assistance.
Su Chen is all alone; he has nothing. When Tiange breaks through to the Mahayana realm and tramples the world beneath his feet, he will completely kill him."