Volume 10, Chapter 700 – The Immortal Alliance’s Retaliation (Part 1)

Qi Huang stepped through the grand gates, her eyes sweeping over the sight inside. The place was lavish beyond measure, Huang Tian had claimed the surrounding courtyards on both sides, merging them together and rebuilding the entire compound. The vast estate was even more spacious than the county government office. Pavilions, towers, and corridors stood in elegant rows, artificial hills and flowing water dotted the grounds, with flowers, grasses, and trees planted to refine the atmosphere. Without doubt, this was the most luxurious courtyard in all of Ping’an Prefecture.

Qi Huang did not find it ostentatious. With her current strength, in fact, it appeared far too humble. After all, compared to a palace, this place was ten thousand leagues away, let alone any provincial or prefectural residence.

“Young Master! Young Master! Young Madam has returned!”

As soon as Li Shun entered the gate, he shouted with joy.

“What? The daughter-in-law has returned?”

Familiar voices followed in quick succession.

Qi Huang looked around and saw her grandfather, parents, and her doppelgängers rushing in from all directions, their faces lit with delight.

A warmth filled Qi Huang’s heart. This was truly her home.

After some cheerful greetings, Qi Huang brought out the gifts she had carefully prepared. The most important among them were life-extending elixirs. With these in hand, her family’s longevity was practically guaranteed.

Her parents felt they could hardly accept such treasures, so they bustled about, preparing a feast to welcome their “daughter-in-law”. They personally led the servants in slaughtering chickens and ducks, full of vigor and excitement.

Qi Huang wanted to help but was firmly refused by her family.

Left with no choice, she sent her thoughts directly to her doppelgänger, discussing serious matters.

“How is the family’s health lately?”

Qi Huang asked in earnest.

“Everyone is in excellent health. With the elixirs you’ve given them, they don’t even catch a chill all year round. Didn’t you notice? Not just Father and Mother, even Grandfather’s hair has turned darker, as if he’s grown younger again.”

“That’s good. As long as I live, nothing will ever happen to them.”

Qi Huang swore silently to herself.

“Have you found a solution to that assimilation problem yet? You know I absolutely cannot turn into a woman. Otherwise, everything in this family would change.”

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Huang Tian asked.

“I’m still working on it. Once I find a way, you’ll be the first to know.”

Qi Huang brushed it off casually. She really didn’t want to discuss that troublesome matter right now.

“Anyway, I came back this time for something important.”

She shifted the topic and took out a crystal.

“What is this?”

Huang Tian took it with puzzlement.

“This is called a Heaven-Mending Crystal. I stumbled upon it during my visit to the Kapok Valley Treasure Land. It can repair a person’s broken body. Whether injured, crippled, or even missing a limb, once consumed, they can quickly recover to their original state.”

Qi Huang explained.

“What? It can restore a body?”

Huang Tian’s eyes widened in shock, his body trembling with excitement.

“You understand my meaning? On the fifteenth of this month, make time to visit the Honghua Sect. Use this to treat Master. He has sacrificed so much for us. It’s time to repay him.”

Qi Huang spoke plainly.

“Yes… we truly owe him too much.”

Huang Tian sighed, then asked doubtfully, “But why don’t you give it to him yourself? And why specifically on the fifteenth?”

“Because I want not only to heal Master’s body but also to wash away past humiliation. If you give it to him, it carries an entirely different meaning than if I did. Right now, I stand before the world as Cheng Hongling’s doppelgänger, not as his disciple Huang Qi.”

Qi Huang explained seriously, then added, “As for why the fifteenth… that day is Master’s sixtieth birthday. This is the greatest birthday gift we could give him, and also our chance to prove ourselves before everyone.”

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“I understand now!”

Excitement shone on Huang Tian’s face, though he still asked, “But isn’t Huang Ren in the Honghua Sect? Why not have him do it?”

“No. His mission is to guard the Honghua Sect. The less his identity is exposed, the better he can secretly observe everything.”

Qi Huang gave her reasoning.

“Alright then, I’ll take this task.”

Huang Tian said somewhat embarrassedly. Among the doppelgängers, he was the weakest, and receiving such a critical responsibility left him both nervous and honored.

“Good. I’ll be watching your performance. As for our family, you need not worry at all. My Divine Sense now covers the entire Western Radiance Dynasty, strong enough to strike across its lands. No one can harm them beneath my gaze.”

Qi Huang said with confidence.

“Don’t worry. The humiliation we suffered back then, I’ll help wash it clean this time.”

Huang Tian declared eagerly.

After arranging everything, Qi Huang shared dinner with her family before leaving Ping’an Prefecture. She longed to stay and enjoy a peaceful life, but she knew it wasn’t time yet.

Qi Huang returned to the Honghua Sect and began producing “blood fertilizer” with the Blood Bodhi. Those who had tried it had all sent back glowing reports, demanding more.

She manufactured several thousand bottles with the Blood Bodhi, then began selling them across the cultivation continent. Her purse quickly swelled.

Compared to Qi Huang’s flourishing, the Wenren Clan suffered greatly.

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That day, the Immortal Alliance’s punitive army finally arrived. Vice Alliance Leader Cao Hong personally led thousands of cultivators in the Incarnation Realm and above, seizing every member of the Wenren Clan and dragging them into a courtyard for interrogation.

“Alliance Leader Cao, those are not members of the Wenren family! Someone must have impersonated us!”

Wenren Jun tried to argue.

“You think the Immortal Alliance is some bathhouse anyone can stroll into? Many witnessed your son at our main hall. And you still dare deny it? I’ll give you one last chance. Hand over every culprit, or I swear the Wenren family will vanish from the cultivation world today.”

Cao Hong was no fool; he would not be tricked so easily.

As the Alliance prepared to act, Wenren Qing could only follow their plan and step forward to take the blame: “Yes, it was indeed me who entered the Immortal Alliance that day. But those five girls were not daughters of the Wenren family.”

“What do you mean?”

Cao Hong frowned.

“I had no intention of entering the Immortal Alliance. But those five women threatened me, forcing me to help them sneak into the bait group.”

Wenren Qing lied, sticking to the strategy they had agreed upon.

“Hmph. Sacrificing yourself for the happiness of thousands, is that it? Why should I believe you?”

Cao Hong sneered.

“Wenren Cai, Wenren Xin, Wenren Yu… the five of you, step forward!”

Wenren Qing called out. The five girls could only shuffle out timidly.

“Alliance Leader, if you doubt me, call in the witnesses who saw us that day. They can confirm whether these five are the same as those women who infiltrated.”

Wenren Qing suggested.

Unaware of the Wenren clan’s “scapegoat” scheme, Cao Hong fell for the misdirection. He summoned disciples who had witnessed the event at the Kapok Valley Treasure Land. They confirmed the five girls before them were not the ones from that day.

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“Then who are they?”

Cao Hong’s voice hardened.

“Alliance Leader Cao, I truly don’t know! I was forced midway by them. Before that, I’d never met them.”

Wenren Qing explained again, determined to sacrifice himself to save the clan.

“Hmph! Just your word? Do you think I’ll believe that?”

Cao Hong remained unmoved.

“Even if it’s true, so what? Because of your deliberate deceit, criminals infiltrated our bait group, leading to the deaths of three great elders of the Immortal Alliance. That loss is reason enough to bury the entire Wenren family with them.”

Another elder barked coldly.

“Indeed. After wiping out your clan, we’ll hunt those criminals down as well. Anyone who dares oppose the Immortal Alliance will not live.”

Cao Hong’s tone turned icy.

“Spare us! This has nothing to do with us!”

The Wenren clan’s women and children were terrified out of their wits, wailing and begging for mercy.

“If you want to live, it’s possible. Anyone who knows the truth, speak up now. I’ll spare their life.”

Cao Hong tempted.

“Alliance Leader Cao, may I speak with you privately? I know the true identities of those culprits.”

Seeing the danger closing in, Wenren Jun quickly opened his mouth.