Xuanbing Xianwang’s eyebrows slightly furrowed; Shi Hao’s words hit her sore spot. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

She was obviously incredibly powerful, arguably the strongest Immortal King in the world, but she kept a low profile on purpose. For what reason? Wasn’t it just to avoid causing concern among the Immortal Venerables, leading to her being eliminated?

Therefore, she absolutely couldn’t let the Immortal Venerables discover her strength, and likewise, Shi Hao couldn’t let them know about his identity as the "reincarnation of an Immortal Venerable." Both needed to keep each other’s secrets; otherwise, neither would come out well.

Thus, Shi Hao’s threat became extremely real.

She was caught in a dilemma, full of concerns.

However, she naturally was a person who could pick things up and put them down. She said immediately, "In that case, you shall stay here."

She planned to trap Shi Hao and, once she could truly step into the threshold of Immortal Venerable, kill Shi Hao and seize his Origin of Immortal Venerable. In this way, she might immediately reach the stage of minor success as an Immortal Venerable, or even major success.

She had been cultivating the Myriad Transformation Heavenly Technique for hundreds of thousands of years, and of course had long honed her patience. Otherwise, how difficult would it be to train each incarnation to the Immortal King realm, and what kind of willpower did it require?

With a casual press, she sealed Shi Hao’s cultivation, then her figure flashed, disappearing.

She merged into these statues here anyway; they were all her incarnations.

Shi Hao grinned bitterly. He had long suspected that Xuanbing Xianwang had issues, potentially harboring a major conspiracy. However, he never imagined that she was so powerful, with countless incarnations, many of which had reached the Immortal King level.

Then, how strong was her main body?

What revealed itself so far was just that two-star level incarnation—Shi Hao absolutely didn’t believe this could be the main body; otherwise, how could the subordinate be stronger than the principal? How could the main body maintain its orthodox status?

Given the circumstances, Shi Hao temporarily had nothing he could do.

Now, he instead hoped Purple Gold Rat wouldn’t go to Phantom Sea Immortal Domain, because if Illusionary Sea Immortal King decided to come "rescue" him, it was imaginable that Xuanbing Xianwang would absolutely not let Shi Hao escape, and the consequences for Illusionary Sea Immortal King would likely be dire.

Of course, an Immortal King killing another Immortal King was as difficult as climbing to the heavens. Illusionary Sea Immortal King might not perish, but who knows if Xuanbing Xianwang had truly touched the threshold of Immortal Venerable? If she had reached such heights, then Illusionary Sea Immortal King would have no escape.

Shi Hao didn’t want to implicate his future father-in-law in such a mess.

However, even if Purple Gold Rat set off immediately, it would take years to reach Phantom Sea Immortal Domain. Such a long time should be enough for him to devise a strategy.

Shi Hao still had one last weapon, which was to rely on Yue Ying’s explosive power to deter Xuanbing Xianwang. Neither wanted to expose their secrets, keeping each other in check with mutual restraint, making it impossible for either to reveal the other’s secret.

So, theoretically, there was a possibility that Xuanbing Xianwang would let him go.

But Yue Ying’s explosion was a one-time act, and if Xuanbing Xianwang wasn’t threatened, the burst of a half-step Immortal Venerable’s aura would surely alarm those Immortal Almighties, with unimaginable consequences.

Xuanbing Xianwang anticipated that Shi Hao didn’t want such results, which was why she dared to keep him here.

For now, calm down.

Shi Hao closed his eyes, cultivating without wasting time on one hand, while considering escape routes on the other, trying to figure out a way.

Soon, a day passed, and then another day passed.

On the third day, Xuanbing Xianwang suddenly flashed out, her brows slightly furrowed. "What is that girl attempting?"

With a swish, she stepped out and disappeared from the temple.

Outside her retreat place, Jiang Yixian stood solemnly.

"What’s the matter?" Xuanbing Xianwang asked, not in a severe tone.

She was quite fond of this disciple.

"Master, please show mercy considering my junior’s youth and indiscretion; do not punish him severely," Jiang Yixian said respectfully.

Xuanbing Xianwang’s brow furrowed. How did this disciple know that Shi Hao was imprisoned by her?

Indeed, she had previously instructed Shi Hao not to go out, so he could only be at the Summit of the Stars. And if he couldn’t be found everywhere, the only possibility was in her retreat place.

But couldn’t Shi Hao have sneaked out by himself?

Why are you pleading then?

"Who told you that Shi Hao is here with me?" she asked.

"Master, please spare my junior!" Jiang Yixian didn’t answer, merely pleaded.

Originally, seeing Shi Hao did not come out for a day, Purple Gold Rat was certain something had happened to him. It went to find Jiang Yixian, yet certainly didn’t state the facts, only saying Shi Hao out of curiosity entered Xuanbing Xianwang’s retreat area, likely to be severely punished, thus asking Jiang Yixian to plead for him.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yixian didn’t consider much and ran over.

In her view, no matter the mistake Shi Hao made, he was the son of her master, and naturally, she wanted to mediate between them—how much enmity could there be between mother and son?

"This is not your concern, withdraw!" Xuanbing Xianwang said coolly. She couldn’t possibly explain too much to Jiang Yixian.

Jiang Yixian was very stubborn, kneeling and saying, "Junior is young; it is my fault for not disciplining him well. Please punish me, not my junior."

"Stand up," Xuanbing Xianwang said.

Jiang Yixian didn’t heed but remained kneeling.

"Hmph, if you wish to kneel, then kneel," Xuanbing Xianwang left directly.

Although Jiang Yixian knew Xuanbing Xianwang had already left, she had no intention of standing up, kneeling there upright.

One day, two days, three days passed, ten days had passed, and Jiang Yixian was still kneeling there, while Xuanbing Xianwang had no intention of appearing again.

"Little girl, it seems your master is really angry!" Purple Gold Rat stealthily appeared. It was impressive, being able to hide its aura so the Immortal King couldn’t detect its presence.

Jiang Yixian glanced at it and said, "I will stay here until master’s heart softens."

Purple Gold Rat’s face was full of seduction, "Little Stone must have caused big trouble this time. Otherwise, just think, your master is his real mother—what could be so unforgivable that she has to imprison him?"

Jiang Yixian showed a thoughtful expression, slowly nodding, agreeing with Purple Gold Rat’s words.

So, this further solidified her determination to "rescue" Shi Hao.

"Why don’t you rescue him yourself?" Purple Gold Rat continued to coax.

Jiang Yixian was startled. Such an act would be extremely rebellious, wouldn’t it?

"No worries, you are the disciple of an Immortal King, Little Stone is her son, all part of the family. It’s just that the Immortal King is currently angry. You take Little Stone away to avoid the storm; once she calms down, bring him back." Purple Gold Rat’s silver tongue and mesmerizing power spun through.

Jiang Yixian was very loyal to the sect; it was precisely because of this that she wanted to resolve the "conflict" between Shi Hao and Xuanbing Xianwang. Coupled with the Purple Gold Rat’s bewitching influence, she was moved.