Chapter 1601: Hard as Steel

“No way!”

The White River King thought again and found that something was amiss. He shook his head and said, “Having relations with the Netherworld Realm… if people find that out, the three of our clans will perish for sure. What’s more, for the human race to have internal conflict and help the Netherworld Realm… is not a good idea, is it?”

“That’s right.”

The Heaven Desert King nodded and said, “We can fight among ourselves and do anything that we want, but if the Netherworld Race joins in, it will be different. I think it’s a bad idea as well.”

“Who says we’re going to have relations with the Netherworld Realm?”

The Yellow Lion King glared at them and said, “The Netherworld Realm has spies in every domain, doesn’t it? Old Bai, don’t tell me that there are none of them in White River Domain? I believe that you must know who the spies of the Netherworld Realm are. You’re raising a few of them to sow dissension, right?”

The White River King and the Heaven Desert King nodded. This was true. A few formidable martial artists had been demonized by the Netherworld Aura. However, they were well-hidden. These people were all under the control of the various clans and could be exterminated at any time. They were only keeping these formidable martial artists to deal with the Netherworld Race when the time came for it.

“That’s why…”

The Yellow Lion King smiled and said, “The Netherworld King already knew about this thing with Jiang Yi. Naturally, they want to kill a talent like that and stop him from growing any stronger. We’re not reporting this to the Netherworld Realm on purpose. We just have to wait for Jiang Yi to get to the Demon-Killing Palace and make a scene. Someone there would naturally report this to the Netherworld Realm. As for whether the Netherworld Realm would send soldiers, it has nothing to do with us.”

“I see…”

The White River King and the Heaven Desert King nodded. If that was the case, it really was not a big deal. Even if people looked into the matter, they would not be blamed.

The Yellow Lion King continued, “People who can go to the Demon-Killing Palace are all formidable martial artists of the supreme great clans. They must have some sort of treasures and divine shields on them. Even if the Netherworld Race decides to attack, nothing would happen to those young masters. What’s more… there are people from the Netherworld Race all over the Heaven Domain. So many clans from the Heaven Domain are going to be activated this time. Even if something really happens, they would think that one of their own leaked the information. This would not be linked back to us.”

“Alright!”

The White River King made his decision and patted the Yellow Lion King on his shoulder. “Old Huang, I will send a hundred shoots of asparagus to you once I get back. I admire you for being able to fork out the Demon-Killing Pearl, but how will you give it to Jiang Yi?”

“This will be easy.”

When the Yellow Lion King heard that the White River King would contribute a hundred shots of asparagus, he rejoiced. Then, he awkwardly said, “Jiang Yi and Qi Qingchen have been going out on missions nonstop. I can easily place it in one of their mission grounds. Qi Qingchen, that girl, will definitely recognize this thing. Three people can use the Demon-Killing Pearl. Since Qi Qingchen has been so close to Jiang Yi lately, she will definitely bring him along.”

“Qi Qingchen?”

The White River King hesitated. He mumbled to himself for a while and said, “That girl is the Wintry Sovereign’s beloved daughter. If she dies…”

“We can’t be bothered to think too much!”

The Heaven Desert King waved his hand and said, “I’m not forcing them to go. Jiang Yi must die, or the few of us will not see good days again. That’s that!”

“Alright then!”

The White River King said through gritted teeth, “Old Huang, go and make the necessary arrangements. If you need our help, the three of us will do it together.”

“Hehe!”

The Yellow Lion King laughed mirthlessly and said, “A despicable ascendant wants to climb on top of our heads and make our lives difficult. This time, he will die and have nowhere to bury his body.”

…

“Ss, ss, d*mn it, it hurts!”

In the void, Jiang Yi and Qi Qingchen advanced quickly. Qi Qingchen was holding onto Jiang Yi with a single hand. Although he had stopped bleeding, he was still grimacing, whining, and crying out from the pain. From time to time, he would even moan.

“Hur-Hur!”

Qi Qingchen rolled his eyes and said, “I thought you said that there is nothing men can’t do? Didn’t you remain expressionless earlier? Why are you complaining so much now?”

“Damn…”

Jiang Yi glared at her and said, “How can I make a scene in front of so many outsiders? Even if people knock the teeth off my face, I must still swallow the blood. There are no outsiders around now, are there? Why should I put on a front?”

“Outsiders?”

Qi Qingchen’s face flushed red. Jiang Yi seemed to be speaking oddly. If she wasn’t an outsider, was she an insider? Just thinking about this made her both ashamed and angry. In a cool tone, she said, “It’s your own fault for being so incapable. Didn’t you manage to cheat hundreds of millions of divine roots the last time? Is it that difficult to compensate two hundred million divine roots?”

“I’m not going to compensate!”

Jiang Yi continued to glare at her as he said, “That’s a lot of divine roots. I would much rather get stabbed a few more times. After all, that would just be a superficial wound. I would only have to rest half a day before I recover. I can’t earn hundreds of millions of divine roots in half a day. Where am I to find a business like that? What’s more, I was not even in the wrong. If not for you, I would not have let them get away that easily. I would blow the matter up; who’s afraid of whom?”

“Alright, alright. You’re capable; I can’t outsmart you.”

Qi Qingchen sighed helplessly. This was Jiang Yi’s character. He was stubborn and proud. Today, if not for her, he would have insisted on his own way until the end.

However, on second thought, wasn’t that why she admired Jiang Yi? He was as hard as steel, refusing to bend or back away for anyone. This was the spirit of the martial dao.

Jiang Yi retrieved his Chaos Pearl and glanced at the Mystic Thearch. Qi Qingchen, on the other hand, checked up on Xuan Guo’er and the Mystic Thearch’s wife. Once they made sure that all three of them were safe, the two of them stopped talking nonsense. Jiang Yi locked himself away to recuperate while Qi Qingchen led him to advance through the void.

It was dark all around them and completely silent as well. Flying in the void could be terribly boring and lonely. The darkness brought out one’s innermost fears of loneliness. The good thing was that Jiang Yi was right beside her. For some reason, this comforted Qi Qingchen and put her at ease. It was almost like she had nothing to fear as long as she was next to Jiang Yi.

The White River Domain was quite far away from the Ten Thousand Saints Domain. From the Ferocious Fire Mystic Realm, it was even further. The two of them flew for more than twenty hours before they arrived near the Ferocious Fire Mystic Realm.

There was not a lot of Primordial Astral Gas outside the Ferocious Fire Mystic Realm. Jiang Yi found it easy to burrow in. Then, he led Qi Qingchen to the Teleportation Formation. They focused on recuperating in the Teleportation Formation for over twenty more hours before they finally teleported back to Demon-Buster Valley.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

The moment they arrived at Demon-Buster Army, countless eyes turned towards them. This time, Jiang Yi looked more like a monster. Many of them looked at him with fear in their eyes. It was obvious that news of what happened at the White River City had already traveled here. To the Demon-Buster Army, Jiang Yi was already a sadistic killing machine. He was not one to be trifled with.

Jiang Yi did not bother about the crowd. Together with Qi Qingchen, they hurriedly went back to Fire Phoenix Army Camp.

The moment they entered, they summoned the Mystic Thearch out. Xuan Guo’er and the Mystic Thearch’s wife were released as well. When Xuan Guo’er saw her parents, she began wailing.

The Mystic Thearch’s injuries were much better. When he heard Xuan Guo’er’s cries, he woke up. He looked much better. When he saw his wife next to him, his entire face lit up. Then, he comforted Xuan Guo’er for a while before facing Jiang Yi. “Jiang Yi, thank you.”

“Keke!”

Jiang Yi smiled subtly and said, “Mystic Thearch, don’t stand on ceremony with me. We are family.”

“Family?” Shock flickered across the Mystic Thearch’s expression. He seemed to be thinking about the faraway Stellarsky Domain. He remained silent for a moment and then said, “Is everything alright there?”

“It’s alright, but I haven’t had time to go back ever since I ascended.”

Jiang Yi thought about the Stellarsky Domain, as well as a lot of people there. He wondered if Jiang Yunhai and the others were still alive.

Suddenly, he thought about Yi Chan and the others who were still in Ink Feather Mystic Realm. His gaze lost a bit of their light as he tried to force a smile. “Mystic Thearch, focus on recuperating. You will surely be safe here. If you want to go back to the Stellarsky Domain, I can arrange for someone to send you back. During that time, I will go back and take a look as well.”

“Send me back?”

The Mystic Thearch gazed at Jiang Yi, slightly confused. Countless times, he thought about returning to the Stellarsky Domain for a visit, but he had never been able to do it. After all, returning to the Lower Domain was not an easy feat.

Jiang Yi, this talent, had only ascended a while ago. He was already doing so well? He could even afford to easily go back to the Lower Domain?