As the cloud drifted into the distance and vanished from sight, news that Emperor Qingfeng was coming to the Eastern Immortal Domain to marry Fairy Qing Yuan sohow spread throughout the entire domain in a single night.
The Eastern Immortal Domain was instantly abuzz. Cultivators and ordinary people alike were discussing the matter. The rumor was spoken of with such certainty that even a specific date had been set. It continued to spread until it finally reached the Green Sect.
The Green Sect was the sect to which Fairy Qing Yuan belonged. It was the number one sect in the Eastern Immortal Domain and governed countless star systems.
The Green Sect was exceptionally luxurious. The plaque at its Sect Gate was made of Chaos Cloudstone, a precious material that could be used to forge supre Immortal Artifacts. Even a piece the size of a fingernail could stir up a storm of blood and rain in the Immortal Domain. It was said that this plaque was left by the Qing Emperor, an Emperor Realm powerhouse who had reigned over the Immortal Domain seventeen eons ago when he founded the Green Sect.
However, this hundred-zhang-long and ten-zhang-wide Chaos Cloudstone plaque was not intact; a large corner was missing. Yet, no one in the Four Immortal Domains dared to criticize this. In fact, many cultivators made special trips from the Western, Northern, and Southern Immortal Domains just to marvel at it.
The missing corner had been forcefully broken off by Emperor Qingfeng when he first entered the Immortal Venerable Realm to forge his life-bound Magic Artifact.
Because of this incident, the Qing Emperor’s descendant, Fairy Qing Yuan—whose na shook the Immortal Domain back then—hunted Emperor Qingfeng for a full five thousand years. Strangely, however, every one of their battles ended in a draw. Furthermore, as they fought, rumors began to spread that the two were having an affair. There were even whispers that Qing Yuan had secretly broken off another piece and given it to Emperor Qingfeng... This angered the Supre Elder of the Green Sect, who was already nearing the end of his lifespan, so much that he nearly died on the spot.
Later, Xu Lai beca an Emperor, and Qing Yuan beca a Quasi-Emperor. The incident was no longer a laughingstock in the Eastern Immortal Domain but was instead rembered as a beautiful tale.
Of course, this also attracted more cultivators who ca hoping to steal a piece of the Chaos Cloudstone and walk The Supre Emperor’s invincible path. But not everyone who tried managed to steal it and leave alive. Beneath the misty cliffs of the Sect Gate, where immortal cranes danced, lay countless corpses—most of whom were aspiring emulators of The Supre Emperor. Among them was no shortage of exceptionally talented prodigies or terrifyingly powerful veteran Immortal Venerables.
But searching through the annals of history, in the past ten eons, besides the Qing Emperor’s descendant, Fairy Qing Yuan, only Emperor Qingfeng had ever managed to break off a piece of the Chaos Cloudstone.
At this mont, standing beneath the plaque was a young woman in a long, green dress. She was breathtakingly beautiful, yet her eyes were as calm as still water. A delicate hairpin held up her waterfall of black hair. The beautiful woman had a slender figure and was barefoot, her snow-white feet treading upon the void. A bell was tied to her right ankle, chiming crisply with her movents and exuding an immortal aura.
"Qingfeng is coming to marry ?" the woman said calmly. "He’s probably too busy avoiding to even think about it."
Thinking of the man in the Heavenly Court who hadn’t taken a step outside in five years—a man she had tried to et at least seven tis, even going to him herself only to be turned away—her expression remained completely emotionless.
"Domain Master, where are you going?" Behind the woman stood a timid little girl, probably seven or eight years old, holding an orange demonic pet no larger than an adult’s palm. Her small face was wrought with distress. "You’re the Domain Master now; you can’t just leave the sect as you please. There’s so much to do in the Green Sect, you can’t leave it all to ..."
This young woman was, of course, Qing Yuan: the strongest expert in the Eastern Immortal Domain, the Holy Master of the Green Sect, and one of the supre Domain Masters of the Four Immortal Domains.
"I’m going out to clear my mind."
With a gentle hook of her slender finger, the demonic pet appeared in Qing Yuan’s arms. She stroked it tenderly, and its beautiful eyes narrowed in comfort.
"Domain Master, this demonic pet is just a wisp of sunset clouds. It doesn’t even have a consciousness. Why do you carry it with you everywhere, as if it were your shadow?" the little girl asked, perplexed.
Qing Yuan didn’t speak, but the corners of her lips curved into a smile. She was actually laughing.
The little girl stared, dumbfounded. Good heavens! It’s been three hundred years, and this is the first ti I’ve ever seen the Ancestor, who’s normally indifferent to everything, actually laugh! And she looks so happy!
"He gave it to ," Qing Yuan said, tilting her head. "He said it’s a ’cat’ transford from the sunset clouds, a creature that doesn’t exist in the Immortal Domain. Petting it is supposed to help one relax."
"A gift from The Supre Emperor!?" The little maid gasped, never imagining that the demonic pet she had always looked down on had such an incredible origin.
But... when I hold the cat, I never feel relaxed. All I think is that this useless demonic beast is too lazy. It does nothing but eat and sleep. A mule would be more practical!
"He also said," Qing Yuan stated faintly, "that this cat carries a wisp of his Divine Sense. No matter where he is, even at the ends of the earth, it can lead to him. But..."
Before she could finish, the cat in her arms transford into a streak of light and shot toward the horizon.
Qing Yuan froze.
The little maid froze as well. "Just like that?" she stamred.
"Just like that."
* * *
Riding a white cloud, Taotie flew away from the Eastern Immortal Domain. For so reason, however, his brow kept twitching, and he had a nagging feeling that sothing bad was about to happen.
He glanced back and saw The Supre Emperor sleeping sweetly on the cloud.
Taotie cracked a smile. I’m just being paranoid. What bad thing could possibly happen to a mighty Quasi-Emperor like ? Who would dare block the path of Divine General Taotie? Who would dare block the path of The Supre Emperor Qingfeng!
As he thought this, he prepared to sit cross-legged and begin his cultivation. But instead of the emptiness that should have filled his mind, a woman’s face suddenly appeared. It was Liu Wan, her blushing face and shy expression lingering in his thoughts, impossible to shake.
I wonder if she took the Immortal Pill I prepared for her? Her illness should be cured by now.
Taotie’s thoughts drifted, and then he murmured to himself, "The Supre Emperor, you once said, ’The day you find the stars beautiful and suddenly want to share that beauty with soone... that’s love.’ I still don’t quite understand."
"Has the First Divine General fallen for a certain young lady?" a calm female voice suddenly asked.
Taotie’s mind was in turmoil. Am I in love with Liu Wan? Probably not... but I feel so relaxed when I’m with her...
Taotie scratched his head, so lost in thought that he failed to realize the voice didn’t belong to The Supre Emperor. Or perhaps, the voice held a certain magic that made him lower his guard.
"Is he the legendary First Divine General!?" a frightened little girl’s voice sounded from behind.
Taotie was instantly on alert. Where did that little girl co from!? He whirled around, his expression murderous.
But when he saw the face of his "enemy," Taotie’s ferocious fighting spirit instantly vanished. His scalp went numb. "Fairy Qing Yuan! Y-You... how are you here? I clearly shielded the heavenly secrets! You shouldn’t be able to..."
As he spoke, Taotie realized his slip of the tongue and imdiately fell silent.
"The Supre Emperor himself has co to the Eastern Immortal Domain to marry . How could I not co and take a look?" Qing Yuan said calmly.
Taotie was speechless. Damn it! Which bastard spread that rumor? Was it Ye izi or Huang Fu? How on earth did it reach Fairy Qing Yuan’s ears overnight!?
"Now that you’ve arrived in the Eastern Immortal Domain, why not visit the Green Sect for a while?" Qing Yuan looked at Taotie, her voice calm. "Are you avoiding , or is *he* avoiding ?"
"We’re not avoiding you," Taotie said with an awkward laugh. "We were just about to head over..."
As a fellow Quasi-Emperor, Taotie could afford to be dismissive of Anna, the Domain Master of the Western Immortal Domain. But he couldn’t do the sa with Fairy Qing Yuan.
Because I can’t beat her! After all, who told her to have an ancestor who was once in the Emperor Realm? Qing Yuan possesses an Emperor’s Weapon. When she uses its full power, even The Supre Emperor has to be careful...
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