Chapter 530: Chapter 530

Chu Yan wasn’t in the habit of indulging anyone except for Qin Zhao, and he had no intention of starting with anyone else.

Moreover, he had a lot on his plate and didn’t want to waste time on meaningless things.

"Anyway, find some time to meet with me, I have something to talk to you about."

"You’ll know when you come," Qi Ling thought for a moment, and to prevent Chu Yan, that damn guy, from really not showing up, he still revealed a bit, "It’s related to King Zhuanlun."

Chu Yan didn’t speak, his cool phoenix eyes faintly narrowed.

"Is your cultivation related to King Zhuanlun?"

The last time he met with Qi Ling, he noticed the presence of spiritual power in his body.

If no one had taken Qi Ling under their wing, it would have been impossible for him to achieve the cultivation of a Nascent Soul in such a short time, nearly comparable to Qin Zhao’s cultivation before her pregnancy.

Chu Yan had also asked Qi Ling about it, and Qi Ling claimed that he had chanced upon a cultivator who taught him.

Qi Ling admitted frankly, not intending to hide it from him.

"Got it, I’ll contact you when I’m free."

Chu Yan hung up the phone and went to Nancheng to find Nan Xian and Qing Dai.

Their last departure from Red Mountain Town had left Qing Dai with a heavy heart. Even though she knew that she had no chance with Chu Yan, she couldn’t seem to escape from her despondency.

She also didn’t want to return to the Immortal Realm.

People in the Immortal Realm all knew of her affection for Chu Yan, and knew how eagerly she had sought him out.

If she returned without bringing Chu Yan with her, they would surely laugh at her again.

Apart from that, Qing Dai felt very comfortable around Nan Xian and wanted to stay in this world a little longer.

Nan Xian rented a courtyard in Nancheng.

He would occasionally take Qing Dai out for a walk, but most of the time, he stayed indoors.

Qing Dai often went out to play by herself, then came back to share with him the fun things she encountered.

Before Chu Yan came over, Nan Xian went to Qing Dai’s room.

"Chu Yan will come to see you in a little while."

"What does he want with me?"

Nan Xian stared at Qing Dai and noticed that her face was devoid of any expression.

There was no joy, nor any sense of loss.

Sitting at the table with her head propped up by her hand, Qing Dai sighed, "It’s definitely not anything good; I don’t want to see him."

"Should I send him away then?"

After a moment of silence, she finally said, "Forget it, let’s see what he wants first."

Nan Xian gave her a deep look and then left her room.

The sound of a door closing next door was rather heavy.

The house they rented was quite old-fashioned, and Qing Dai felt even the door frame on her side vibrating.

"Nan Xian, why are you slamming the door so loudly? I didn’t provoke you."

Qing Dai called out loudly, but Nan Xian didn’t respond.

She couldn’t help but mutter under her breath, "Your temper is getting stranger and stranger. If it wasn’t for the fact that you’re good-looking, this fairy wouldn’t bother with you at all!"

Probably about an hour later.

Chu Yan finally arrived.

Initially, Nan Xian didn’t want to witness their meeting; seeing Qing Dai’s cautious and tense demeanor in front of Chu Yan inexplicably annoyed him.

But then Nan Xian thought about how he had to keep an eye on Chu Yan for his disciple.

The more Nan Xian thought about it, the more it made sense, and then he walked out of his room with a stern face.

"You still haven’t told me, what do you want with Qing Dai?"

"People are saying she’s been kidnapped."

"She’s a princess from the Immortal Realm, what’s it to you if someone claims she’s been kidnapped?"

"The person said it was the Netherworld’s doing. When word reached the Immortal Realm, the Immortal Emperor came to question us. I don’t want war to break out between the realms, so let her emerge and clarify things."

Chu Yan had arrived, and Qing Dai was just about to come out.

She had only reached the vicinity of the door when she heard their conversation.

"I haven’t been kidnapped, who’s spreading such rumors?"

Seeing Qing Dai step out of the room, a cold and pressing gaze fell upon her.

Chu Yan was rarely this serious when looking at her, which made Qing Dai even more nervous, unsure of where to place her hands.

"Chu, Chu Yan, why are you looking at me ?"

Noticing she was stuttering, Nan Xian couldn’t help but roll his eyes.

This guy usually had a carefree troublemaker persona, so why did he turn into this upon seeing Chu Yan?

Chu Yan scrutinized her for a while before he realized, "This isn’t your true form."

Still somewhat dazed, Qing Dai nodded, "Yes, the fairy body can’t enter this Mortal World, so this is my astral projection."

After Ascension to immortality, when an immortal’s cultivation reached a certain level, they could refine their own astral projection. This projection’s soul was a fragment of the original, completely controlled by the primary body.

The use of an astral projection was very convenient; it could act as an additional hand in combat, so most immortals would refine projections of themselves.

Qing Dai’s projection was newly refined, so when she first came here, it even lacked cultivation.

"Then where is your true form? In the Immortal Realm?"

"No, my true form is in the underworld."

Hearing this response, Chu Yan had an ominous premonition.

"Why would your true form be in the underworld?"

"At the time, I knew you were in the underworld, so I wanted to come find you, but I couldn’t. Someone told me you were dealing with matters in the Mortal World, so I used my projection to come here.

As for my true form, I left it in that person’s care."

As a novice at refining projections, Qing Dai was unable to control both her true form and projection simultaneously. If her main consciousness was in her projection, then her true form would fall into slumber.

"Who was that person?"

"King Zhuanlun," Qing Dai scratched the back of her head, "What’s wrong? He wouldn’t do anything to me, right? My true form has my father’s Dharma Seal on it, so even if he wanted to do something, he couldn’t."

If her true form encountered danger, the Dharma Seal would unleash the Immortal Emperor’s most powerful strike.

It wasn’t that Qing Dai was overconfident; this attack could annihilate anyone from a myriad of worlds!

Even the Netherworld Emperor would be severely injured!

This was the confidence Qing Dai had in leaving her true form in the underworld.

Her father was the strongest being across endless worlds!

Apart from Heavenly Dao, no one could rival her father!

"Where exactly in the underworld is your true form? Come with me back there now; we need to find your true form first."

Chu Yan gestured for Qing Dai to follow him.

"King Zhuanlun wouldn’t help you for no reason. We’ll go there and take a look; if your true form isn’t there, then you’ve certainly been plotted against."

Qing Dai, seeing his stern expression, also realized the gravity of the situation.

"Okay, I’ll go to the underworld with you right now."

The two of them prepared to leave, and Nan Xian joined them.

Before long, using the underworld’s specialized Teleportation Array, they arrived in the Netherworld.

"I remember it’s near Zhuanlun Palace. Eh, why is Zhuanlun Palace being rebuilt?"

"An accident happened, can you still find that place?"

Qing Dai nodded, "Yes, it’s in a cave dwelling behind the mountain of Zhuanlun Palace. King Zhuanlun said it was quite secluded and that he’d help me guard my true form."

They reached the mountain behind the palace and quickly located that cave dwelling.

It was sealed off from the outside.

They expended considerable effort before they broke the Sealing that King Zhuanlun had set.

"There’s nothing here."

Chu Yan, seeing the empty cave dwelling, turned to look at Qing Dai, "He really wouldn’t be so kind-hearted."