Chapter 149: Chapter 149
Chapter 149 - Reinforcements from the Immortal Realm
In the silent mountain forest.
An Yao looked left and right. After confirming no one was around, she walked straight into the depths of the forest, arriving at a clearing.
In the clearing, countless spirit stones emitted a shimmering light, converging into a huge formation array. In the center of the array stood a stone stele about the height of a person.
An Yao slowly stepped into the formation. Seeing all the ancient runes covering the stele light up, she couldn't hide the joy on her face.
The Ancient Teleportation Array had finally activated!
She had indeed followed Meizhi and the others to this world in secret, but before she left, she had reported to the Immortal Realm's Council of Elders.
Hearing that she was going to follow the demons to find the Empress's whereabouts, the Council of Elders had bestowed upon her this Ancient Teleportation Stele as support.
The Ancient Teleportation Steles come in pairs. When both steles are activated simultaneously, one can teleport from either one to the other, ignoring all boundaries!
In other words, teleporting from one world to another was no problem at all!
The very first moment she landed in this world, she had secretly set up the Ancient Teleportation Array here.
Because activating the Ancient Teleportation Stele consumed an extreme amount of spiritual energy, she had put almost all the spirit stones she brought with her into the array.
Originally, she had planned to wait for the Immortal Realm's side to activate their stele and for the reinforcements to arrive before attempting to rescue Her Majesty. But after waiting for a long time with no activity from the array, she had grown anxious and decided to act alone.
Fortunately, the array on the Immortal Realm's side had finally activated!
With a great tremor, the formation array beneath the stele erupted upwards, shooting a dazzling pillar of light toward the sky!
An Yao quickly stepped out of the array, gazing at the pillar of light before her, full of anticipation.
A moment later, figures began to slowly walk out from the light.
Eleven people arrived in total. The man in the lead was dressed in long, magnificent robes, his face rather thin, with a long whip tied at his waist.
Behind him followed four men with an elegant and refined temperament, like dashing young masters. Thıs content belongs to ɴovelfire.net
The four were dressed differently, each with their own unique style. One wore black and white scholarly robes, one wore ink-black robes painted with a landscape of mountains and rivers, one was in cyan robes holding a vertical flute, and the last man was even dressed in long silk sleeves, like a female dancer.
Behind these four were a coquettish and bewitching woman, a petite cat-girl with cat ears and a tail, and a burly, sturdy man, as large as a small mountain, who was blind.
The final three were cloaked in black robes with their heads bowed, their faces hidden, looking extremely mysterious.
“Lord Xiao, why did you come personally?!”
“And the Four Young Masters of the Immortal Palace!”
Seeing the arrivals, An Yao was shocked.
The man in the lead was the Executioner of the Immortal Realm's Imperial Heavens Department, the one in charge of administering immortal punishments—Xiao Yi, Lord Xiao!
He had always been strict in enforcing the law, never showing leniency. If he ever discovered someone daring to violate the rules of the Immortal Realm, he would show absolutely no mercy!
And the main reason he had such authority was because of his extraordinary cultivation and strength.
With a cultivation at the peak of the Immortal Emperor realm, you could count on one hand the number of people in the entire Immortal Realm who dared to make an enemy of him!
Following behind him were the Young Masters of four major sects, known as the Four Great Talents of the Immortal Realm: Young Master Qi Heng of the Immortal Go Sect, Young Master Mo Ran of the Ink Calligraphy Sect, Young Master Yue Yi of the Music Immortal Sect, and Young Master Wu Ji of the Dance Immortal Sect.
The four of them were exceptionally talented, having entered the Immortal Emperor realm at an early age. They were the strongest of the younger generation of the four great Immortal Sects and were also the future heirs to their respective sects.
“The matter of welcoming Her Majesty back to the palace is of the utmost importance. The elders of the Council have specially ordered me to bring people here to assist you.”
Xiao Yi replied indifferently, then glanced around the surrounding forest and frowned.
“This is the world Her Majesty fell into?”
“There's no spiritual energy at all, and the air is full of floating impurities. The air quality is concerning.”
“Yes, Lord Xiao. Her Majesty is currently in this world, but…”
An Yao paused, her face hesitant.
She didn't know if she should tell Xiao Yi that the Empress and the Demon Sovereign were together.
Xiao Yi was a stickler for the rules, viewing the laws of the Immortal Realm as absolute. Her Majesty being with the Demon Sovereign was, without a doubt, a violation of those rules. If he found out, he would probably demand that even the Empress be punished…!
“But what? If you have something to say, say it directly. Don't dither!”
Seeing An Yao hesitate, Xiao Yi's face showed his displeasure.
An Yao hesitated again and again, but in the end, she told him the situation in full detail.
“What!? You're saying Her Majesty is together with the Demon Sovereign?!”
Learning that the Empress and the Demon Sovereign were together, Xiao Yi and the others were all greatly shocked.
An Yao nodded, then quickly tried to make excuses for Long Yue:
“Lord Xiao, Her Majesty was only bewitched by the Demon Sovereign and fell into the Demon Race's trap out of desperation after losing her spiritual energy!”
“Hmph! Even so, Her Majesty is the monarch of our Immortal Realm! She should have sworn to defend the honor of the Immortal Realm to the death! How could she lower herself to be with the Demon Race!”
“According to the laws of the Immortal Realm, even for the Empress, colluding with the Demon Race is an unforgivable crime!”
Xiao Yi snorted coldly, his expression turning from shock to fury.
He couldn't believe it. A mere hundred years had passed, and their noble Empress was actually together with the Demon Sovereign!
If word of this were to spread to the Immortal-Demon Continent, how could their Immortal Race ever hold their heads high in front of the Demon Race again!
This was simply a humiliation to their Immortal Race! A contempt for the law!
An Yao still wanted to explain, but was cut off by Xiao Yi raising his hand.
“You need not say more. No matter what, it is a fact that Her Majesty is with the Demon Sovereign.”
“However, even I cannot pass judgment on Her Majesty alone. According to the laws of the Immortal Realm, she must be returned to the Immortal Realm to face the judgment of the Council of Elders before a final decision can be made!”
Seeing how firm Xiao Yi was, An Yao had no choice but to agree.
Her Majesty was greatly beloved and held immense prestige in the Immortal Realm. Even if she were sent back for a trial by the Council of Elders, she probably wouldn't be in any real danger.
The most pressing matter is still to rescue Her Majesty from the Demon Sovereign's hands, return to the Immortal-Demon Continent, and return to their true home!
“What is the Demon Sovereign's current cultivation level?”
Xiao Yi asked in a deep voice.
Compared to the matter of the Empress, this was what he was most concerned about right now.
Although he had brought many people with him this time, when he thought about the person he had to deal with—the Demon Sovereign—he didn't dare say he had absolute confidence.
“Lord Xiao, I have fought with the Demon Sovereign once. His current cultivation level is probably not even a tenth of what it was!”
“The Four Great Demon Generals of the Demon Realm have also consumed a great deal of their spiritual energy and cultivation in order to cross the void to get here!”
An Yao said in a serious tone.
Hearing this, Xiao Yi's heart was greatly relieved.
If the Demon Sovereign and the Four Great Demon Generals were at their peak strength, then their group would likely have no chance of victory!
Fortunately, their current cultivation and strength were a far cry from what they once were!
“Lord Xiao, there's no time to lose. Should we act immediately to eradicate these remnants of the Demon Race?”
Qi Heng stepped forward and suggested.
Xiao Yi thought for a moment, then shook his head.
“Although the Demon Sovereign's cultivation is not what it once was, he still has the Four Great Demon Generals by his side. It is not wise to attack.”
“We will wait until they are separated, and then we shall defeat them one by one!”
While Xiao Yi and the others were talking, in a dark corner of the forest, Yingnü was sitting quietly behind a tree trunk, hugging her knees, her face expressionless…