Volume 7, Chapter 383 – She Isn’t Even Worthy of That Monster’s Attention

“Tell me, where is the Immortal Alliance’s headquarters?”

Lu Yao’s voice was low and chilling, her lips unmoving, as if the words had crawled straight from the depths of the Nine Netherworlds.

“You… you’re a fiend!”

Elder Huang still hadn’t recovered from his shock. The Immortal Alliance had meticulously cataloged all the powerful fiends in this world, yet he had never heard of one who could shatter space with a mere flick of her hand.

“I’ll ask one last time. Where is the Immortal Alliance’s headquarters? Speak, or die!”

The crimson glow in Lu Yao’s pupils intensified, as if blood were about to drip from them.

Qi Huang was somewhat surprised. Even in her current state, Lu Yao was still giving him a chance to answer. It was clear that her conscience wasn’t completely gone.

“I-In the capital… the capital of the Anyang Empire!”

Under the crushing weight of her aura, Elder Huang stammered out the answer.

“Which direction is the Anyang Empire?”

Lu Yao’s gaze grew sharper.

“N-North…”

Elder Huang reflexively took two steps back.

Lu Yao retracted her oppressive aura. She was about to leave but then turned back to glance at the spatial rift she had torn open. Inside was an endless void, devoid of even a single star. Who knew which world it led to?

She was tempted to step inside and explore, but she still had unfinished business in this world. In the next instant, her figure vanished from sight.

Only then did Elder Huang collapse to the ground like a puppet with its strings cut. Staring blankly in the direction where Lu Yao had disappeared, he muttered under his breath:

“The heavens are about to change…”

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Lu Yao raced northward at an unimaginable speed, traversing tens of thousands of miles in the blink of an eye. Although zombies couldn’t utilize divine sense, her body was incomparably strong, and every inch of her skin emitted a strange energy fluctuation. She used this very energy to propel herself forward.

Compared to her, Qi Huang’s real-world speed was like that of a snail.

In just a few dozen breaths, Lu Yao had already arrived at the capital of the Anyang Empire, tens of thousands of miles away.

As she stepped through the city gates, she was met with the clamor of gongs, drums, and firecrackers. The reason was simple, after three days of her absorbing the world’s Yin energy, most of it had dissipated. Now, the sun blazed brightly everywhere, and the future of this world seemed radiant.

Lu Yao felt no sense of accomplishment. She hadn’t absorbed the Yin energy to do good, she had only done it to stop those people from “mending the heavens”. In two days, the Immortal Alliance would gather the most powerful figures of the cultivation world here to discuss this very matter.

Lu Yao found an inn to stay in and waited patiently. She intended to try diplomacy first, if those people abandoned their plans to mend the heavens by the deadline, then all would be well. But if they insisted on their course, she wouldn’t hesitate to wipe the Immortal Alliance from this world.

At first, Lu Yao felt neither joy nor anger. But soon, she discovered something that reignited her resentment, these mortals had actually begun calling that spatial rift the “Heaven’s Eye”. As if the heavens themselves had opened their eyes to bless them.

“It seems I have another goal now, to make these people understand that this isn’t the heavens opening their eyes. It’s the scar I carved into the heavens!”

Lu Yao murmured to herself.

Meanwhile, Qi Huang finally awoke from her dream.

Compared to her previous fury, this time she was filled with awe. She had never imagined that there were other worlds beyond this one, and not just one, but many. Who would believe such a thing if she told them?

But awe aside, there was nothing she could do. She could only treat it as a spectacle to observe, waiting until she found what she was looking for.

Another month passed in the blink of an eye.

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Through relentless effort, Qi Huang’s divine sense had finally reached the peak of the Divine Realm, with only the thinnest barrier separating her from the legendary Heavenly Tribulation Realm.

She stared at the dozens of Ghost Tomatoes on her table. She had a strong premonition that if she consumed all of them, she would break through that barrier immediately. This was a goal she had longed for, yet now that she stood at the threshold, hesitation crept in.

The reason was simple, she faced a dilemma similar to Lu Yao’s.

Qi Huang hadn’t forgotten that when a cultivator’s strength reached the Heavenly Tribulation Realm, they would immediately attract heavenly retribution. Even though she was only breaking through in divine sense, there was no guarantee she could deceive the heavens.

“I’m completely unprepared. If I trigger a heavenly tribulation now, forget about participating in the Evergreen Conference, I’d be reduced to ashes on the spot. Just like Lu Yao, even if my strength improves, there’d be no place left for me in this world.”

Qi Huang let out a self-deprecating laugh.

“Forget it. I’ll wait. Divine Realm divine sense should be more than enough to handle the Evergreen Conference. I’ll break through after I find the Heaven-Deceiving Water.”

Qi Huang knew the old saying, “Caution preserves a ship for ten thousand years.” So she chose the safest path.

“The rewards for this Evergreen Conference are just some spirit herbs for breaking through to the Incarnation Realm. I refuse to believe those Divine Realm monsters from the Central Continent would come stir up trouble. Aside from them, who could possibly be my match?”

Qi Huang thought confidently. Since the Evergreen Conference would only last three months, there was no need to rush.

A few days later, Steward Cai of the Yongning Branch of the Immortal Alliance received another long-distance message from Elder Zuo.

“Has that top genius from the Donglai Sect still not arrived in Yongning?”

Elder Zuo asked again. In his view, the only one who could guarantee stopping Cheng Hongling and Qi Huang from securing the title of State-Level Immortal Seed was this prodigy from the Donglai Sect. Not only was his strength exceptional, but he also possessed an incredibly powerful magical artifact.

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“Reporting to Master. No, he hasn’t.”

Steward Cai replied awkwardly.

“How strange. Could he really be skipping the Yongning Evergreen Conference? Impossible! These materials should be extremely tempting for someone at the fifth layer of the Incarnation Realm!”

Elder Zuo muttered to himself.

“I don’t know either. At first, I thought he was just biding his time, but now there’s less than a month left. All the sects have finalized their participants and will submit their lists soon. If he doesn’t come now, it’ll be too late.”

Steward Cai’s voice was laced with worry. Then, cautiously, he added:

“Master… perhaps you could sound out Ye Donglai for information?”

“I already did. But do you really think we can trust his words?”

Elder Zuo retorted.

Steward Cai fell silent. Ye Donglai was the strongest cultivator in the Western Radiance Dynasty’s cultivation world. Naturally, he wouldn’t show much reverence for the Immortal Alliance.

“No, we can’t pin our hopes on others. I need to return to my hometown in the Weiyuan Empire as soon as possible.”

Elder Zuo gritted his teeth.

“Return? Master, are you planning to ask that monster from the Lu Clan to intervene?”

Steward Cai’s eyes lit up with excitement.

“Yes. Our Zuo Clan has marital ties with the Lu Clan. Plus, given my status as an Immortal Alliance elder, I’m confident I can persuade one of his doppelgängers to act.”

Elder Zuo explained.

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“A doppelgänger? Will that be enough? Why not ask his true body to come?”

Steward Cai voiced his doubts.

“A mere Cheng Hongling isn’t even worthy of that monster’s personal attention. As a descendant of immortals, his cultivation progresses a thousand miles in a single day. Every moment of his time is worth its weight in gold!”

Elder Zuo first lavished praise, then sneered dismissively:

“Besides, his strongest doppelgänger has already reached the peak of the Incarnation Realm. Dealing with that little brat would be child’s play.”

“He’s only in his early twenties, yet his doppelgänger has reached Incarnation Realm peak? No wonder he’s one of the Nine Great Monsters of the cultivation world.”

Steward Cai gasped in admiration.

“Exactly. That’s why I say Cheng Hongling is nothing. It’s a pity she lacks even a shred of self-awareness, daring to oppose the Immortal Alliance again and again.”

Elder Zuo let out a cold laugh. Then, with sudden curiosity, he asked:

“How’s the Honghua Sect been lately? Any outside geniuses joining them? We can’t let those guys ruin our plans.”

“Oh, there were some. But they were all driven away. The reason? That Cheng Hongling is absurdly overconfident. She declared that the Immortal Alliance’s rewards were already hers, so she refused to share them with anyone else.”

Steward Cai replied mockingly.

“Hers? Heh…”

Elder Zuo burst into laughter, then said with malicious glee:

“Soon, she’ll learn that the Immortal Alliance’s ‘reward’ for her isn’t spirit herbs, it’s that monster from the Lu Clan!”