Chapter 289: The Immortal Lord Descends!
The Jing River Realm.
Within the main hall of the Nine Origin Palace.
Dressed in purple robes, Ruyun stood with her two junior sisters, Rumeng and Ruyue, seated proudly at the head of the hall.
The Nine Origin Palace Master, a powerhouse at the Nine-Turn True Immortal realm, was carefully attending to the side.
“Immortal Lord Ruyun, the Prison Dragon Realm you speak of was indeed once occupied by our Nine Origin Palace.”
“But I bought it back from the hands of a branch clan Dragon Lord of the Jing River Dragon Clan.”
“Yet who could have known that afterward, that branch clan Dragon Lord would break the agreement and turn on us.”
“In the end, he took the realm back…”
The Nine Origin Palace Master spoke respectfully, eyes lowered and expression submissive.
“Oh? If that is so, then you should be quite familiar with the interior of the Prison Dragon Realm, no?”
Ruyun’s expression was indifferent, her tone icy.
“Uh.”
Hearing this, the Nine Origin Palace Master froze.
He had not expected that a Senior of the Human Immortal level would ask about such a thing.
Was a mere Middle Thousand World worth such attention?
However, since the other party had asked, he did not dare be negligent.
So he hurriedly bowed and answered.
“This junior’s sect did after all govern the Jing River Realm for some years, so I have some understanding of the situation there.”
“I simply do not know what the Immortal Lord wishes to know.”
As he spoke carefully, he secretly observed the expression of the stunning young woman before him.
Her brows were slightly furrowed, a flicker of worry passing through her eyes.
And there was even a trace of inexplicable panic. Could something have happened in the Prison Dragon Realm?
The Nine Origin Palace Master could not help but speculate inwardly.
Yet no matter how he thought, he could not understand how a mere Middle Thousand World could draw the attention of a Human Immortal Lord like this.
And just as he was lost in wild thoughts.
Ruyun, whose thoughts were equally scattered, finally spoke.
Coming to the Nine Origin Palace to inquire had been her own private decision.
The reason was naturally the immortal treasure and repeated warnings she had received from Wan Tianchou.
This had turned her previous contempt for the Prison Dragon Realm into worry.
If even her Heavenly Immortal Master was cautious about something, it could not be simple.
So she could not help but come in person.
Wanting to understand a thing or two in advance.
“Just tell me, is there anything extraordinary in the Prison Dragon Realm?”
“Or an item. That would work too.”
She took a deep breath, calming her restless emotions, and spoke in a low voice.
“Extraordinary? An item?”
Hearing these words, the Nine Origin Palace Master was stunned.
He raised his head, staring at the peerless woman before him with some bewilderment.
“Immortal Lord, I have never heard of any extraordinary item in the Prison Dragon Realm!”
“As for people… no, there is a demon!”
The Nine Origin Palace Master seemed to recall something and suddenly blurted out.
“Hm? A demon?”
Hearing this, Ruyun’s delicate brows furrowed.
If it were merely an ordinary demon, it would be nothing.
But the Nine Origin Palace Master had deliberately emphasized it, which clearly meant this Prison Dragon Realm was likely out of the ordinary.
“Though the Prison Dragon Realm is a Middle Thousand World, it suppresses a Dragon Demon!”
“This Dragon Demon was originally at the Earthly Immortal level of cultivation, but later fell in realm. Our Nine Origin Palace spent great effort to suppress it.”
“Yet after only a few years, the Prison Dragon Realm was taken back by the Jing River Dragon Clan.”
“Thinking about it carefully now, it feels like we were played by the Jing River Dragon Clan.”
The Nine Origin Palace Master said this with a helpless smile.
But hearing this, impatience had long since appeared on Ruyun’s face.
“Enough, enough. Speak no more of this Dragon Demon.”
“Talk about other things. Are there any other extraordinary people?”
She waved her hand impatiently.
“Other than that?”
The Nine Origin Palace Master was first stunned, then spoke with some puzzlement.
“Beyond that, there truly are no extraordinary people…”
“If I had to say… there is one junior whose talent is barely passable.”
These words immediately drew Ruyun’s attention.
“Oh? Tell me quickly. Which fellow is it that even the illustrious Nine Origin Palace Master speaks of with praise?”
“Uh… his name is Li Tianxuan.”
“He can be considered a junior descendant of my sect’s Outer Gate.”
“It is said that this person is the number one Great Vehicle cultivator of the Prison Dragon Realm, his talent truly extraordinary.”
“Li Tianxuan?”
After hearing the Nine Origin Palace Master’s account, Ruyun fell into silence.
A peerless cultivator of elegant bearing surfaced in her mind.
Could my Master have wanted me to be wary of a mere Great Vehicle cultivator?
Or perhaps the danger this time comes from that Dragon Demon?
In that instant, her beautiful face turned cold.
“If that is truly the case, then there is no need to say more.”
“On this trip to the Prison Dragon Realm, I need only find him and capture him back to the sect!”
“As for the others? Hmph. Kill them.”
Her gaze was cold and grim as she spoke in a chilling voice.
“Immortal Lord, you are not perhaps preparing to…”
Seeing Ruyun’s expression turn off, the Nine Origin Palace Master could not help but want to ask.
But before the words could leave his mouth, the temperature of the entire hall plummeted, like the frost of Layue.
In that instant, he only felt an icy chill permeate his whole body, and could not help but shudder.
Then, he saw a ruthlessly cruel expression surface on Immortal Lord Ruyun’s face.
“Silence!”
A cold shout echoed through the entire hall.
In an instant, the Nine Origin Palace Master went rigid, frightened half to death.
The pressure of a Human Immortal Lord left him unable to summon the slightest thought of resistance.
This filled his heart with bitter regret, regretting why he had spoken too much.
“If word of my visit today spreads.”
“Regardless of whether it has anything to do with you, your Nine Origin Palace will cease to exist in the Jing River Immortal Realm.”
Immortal Lord Ruyun’s icy words fell like an iron hammer upon the Nine Origin Palace Master’s heart, making his whole body tremble.
“This humble one respectfully follows the Immortal Lord’s instruction!”
The Nine Origin Palace Master clasped his hands in terror, vowing in fear and trepidation.
At this moment, he was scared out of his wits. How could he dare retort?
Even more so, he did not dare mention a single word about the Prison Dragon Realm again.
Seeing this, Ruyun nodded in satisfaction and waved her hand.
“Rumeng, Ruyue, let us go!”
Two white-robed figures flew out from the void, standing respectfully at Ruyun’s side.
Then the three of them transformed into streams of light and disappeared from the spot.
When she left, the atmosphere in the hall immediately returned to normal.
Even more solemn and grave than usual.
“Sigh!”
With a long sigh, the Nine Origin Palace Master slumped into his chair.
Only now did he realize that his back was drenched in sweat.
“That woman is too terrifying!”
The Nine Origin Palace Master murmured, a trace of fear appearing in his eyes.
Meanwhile, not long after Ruyun returned to the Myriad Spirit Sect.
She was secretly arranged to descend to the Lower Realm.
After the Myriad Spirit Sect’s grand teleportation formation was activated.
Countless immortal materials and earthly treasures were instantly consumed.
Even though Wan Tianchou had already ascended to Heavenly Immortal, at this moment he felt as though his heart was bleeding.
After all, to teleport one Human Immortal and two True Immortals.
Plus a Third Order immortal treasure, the resources required consumed several hundred years of accumulated stock from the Myriad Spirit Sect.
But Wan Tianchou still understood the principle that one must not hesitate to sacrifice a child to catch a wolf.
Thus, in the instant after the grand formation’s light flickered.
Ruyun and the two others vanished from the spot in an instant…