Chapter 512: Hidden Threat

It was an extravagant and debauched scene, with one stunning beauty surrounded by a group of handsome men.

Just then, hurried footsteps sounded outside the door. One of the handsome young men attending the woman hurriedly withdrew. After a while, he returned, his face pale.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Soul Guardian Elder has just sent word that the soul tablets of Immortal Kings Chenhan and Chenhui shattered one after the other in the Immortal Soul Hall. May I ask whether Your Majesty wishes to conduct the Nine Soul Tracing Netherworld Ritual to investigate their final sights?"

"Mm! So it was those two children, Chenhan and Chenhui. I didn’t expect them to perish so soon. He truly lives up to his reputation. Even after reincarnation, he remains difficult to deal with."

The peerlessly beautiful woman lazily rested her delicate toes beneath the chin of the imposing young man beside her.

"Well, he still hasn’t ascended back to the Immortal Realm. We should deal with him while he’s still weak. Otherwise, once he returns to the Immortal Realm, he’ll become a great deal of trouble."

"Your Majesty, since that person has reincarnated and lost all his memories from his previous life, he shouldn’t be a match for the two brothers, Chenhan and Chenhui. Could there be another powerful being interfering behind the scenes, deliberately helping him return to the Immortal Realm to oppose you?"

The imposing man holding the wine cup refilled it as he spoke.

"Ah, A Qi, you’re still young. There are some things you don’t understand."

The peerlessly beautiful woman spoke with a distant, bewildered look in her eyes.

"Outsiders all say that I, Shuinan, was intolerant and betrayed him because he transferred his affections to someone else. They say I seized his position as Immortal Venerable and destroyed his soul. In reality, before that woman appeared, there were already quite a few imperial consorts in the palace, both officially recognized and otherwise. It was just that... later, he drove me into a corner and left me with no choice but to..."

"Your Majesty!"

The other man whose chin she had been teasing with her foot immediately grasped her slender ankle, calling out to her with concern.

Yet the peerlessly beautiful woman remained in a daze as she continued, "After I succeeded, I always found it strange. The whole operation had gone far too smoothly. But since he had already been annihilated in both body and spirit, the events of the past no longer seemed important. Even so, I could never shake this feeling of unease..."

She paused before continuing, "It wasn’t until I received news of that person in the lower realm that I finally felt it had come at last. How could he possibly have been annihilated so easily? On the contrary, I even suspect that every choice I made and every action I took was guided and orchestrated by him from beginning to end..."

"Your Majesty, you’re overestimating that person. You now stand high above the Nine Heavens, occupying the position of Immortal Venerable, while he is still nothing more than an ant struggling in the lower realm."

After hearing her words, the imposing man drained the wine cup in one gulp and spoke dismissively. Then his tone changed slightly.

"However, if your instincts are correct, then perhaps Chenhan and Chenhui’s defeat this time was also part of a plan he arranged before reincarnating. He may have already secured help from someone in advance."

"A Qi! Stop spreading alarmist nonsense and disturbing His Majesty!"

Another handsome young man immediately frowned and rebuked him in a low voice.

The peerlessly beautiful woman, however, waved her hand. Her eyes cleared, and her voice became firm and decisive.

"No. A Qi has a point. Immediately arrange the Six Soul Tracing Netherworld Ritual to identify his helpers. Also, select ten imperial guards of Emperor rank from within the palace and send them to the lower realm. As a precaution, in case he has prepared another hidden move, order them to eliminate every existence connected to his reincarnation."

"Yes!"

"Your Majesty’s orders shall be obeyed!"

...

Within the Void of the Lower Realm.

Fu Young sensed that the two osmanthus tree clones formed from his divine soul had swiftly completed their tasks and returned to his body.

When his Master curiously asked about the enormous osmanthus tree that had appeared out of nowhere, Fu Young remained perfectly composed and casually made up an explanation.

"I happened to obtain a rare heavenly treasure in Infernal Sky Continent. It advanced my bloodline divine ability by three whole stages, which is why I’ve become like this. I’ve spent the past few days in seclusion absorbing its power!"

"Wow! You’re so lucky! I’m so jealous!"

As expected of the male protagonist, he could obtain such an incredible opportunity even in a place like Infernal Sky Continent, where demonic cultivators ran rampant. Aside from the female protagonist, who else could have such incredible luck?

Xiao Shou, who still had no idea that both the female protagonist and the female supporting characters had been turned into corpses by his beloved disciple, thought enviously.

After going through this crisis, he had completely lost faith in his own luck. Every time something happened, he ended up nearly dying.

Seeing the envy and relief reflected in Xiao Shou’s lively eyes and expressive features, the bloody turmoil that had accumulated in Fu Young’s heart over the past seven days gradually subsided.

However, the horrifying sight that had greeted him upon his return, with his Master on the verge of death, had been permanently engraved in his heart. He would never forget the terror of nearly losing the most important person in his life.

Yet this was something he could neither bring himself to tell his Master nor wanted to share with him.

All he could do was smile and speak with a slightly aggrieved tone.

"It’s nothing impressive. I obtained it far too late. If I’d possessed this power sooner, I wouldn’t have let Master be ambushed. Even if you had been attacked, I would have been strong enough to rescue you. Not to mention how dangerous things were just now. If I’d arrived even one step later, I’m afraid you would have..."