After eliminating Qi Kui, Brother Cheng's Immortal Soul returned to the Sword Scabbard.

Cai Ying regained control of her own body.

The thrilling process of slaughter that had just occurred in the shadows went unnoticed by anyone.

It couldn't be helped; the Realm of those present was too low.

If a Demon Emperor were here, they might have noticed something.

Now, they were all drawn to the corpse on the ground.

"Qi Kui!"

"What happened to Master Qi Kui?"

All the Demon Cultivators at the scene cried out in shock.

The Demon King in charge of registration and a few Immortal Artifact Masters quickly flew over, examined closely, and shook their heads in unison.

"Dead."

"He's dead!"

The crowd erupted, once again creating a tidal wave of astonished clamor.

"How is this possible?"

"Master Qi Kui was at the Fourth Layer of the Demon King! How could he die so quietly?"

"Who did this?"

"There was no battle process at all!"

Many people's first reaction was to look at the bewildered Cai Ying.

But then, everyone quickly dismissed her as a suspect.

Just a Little Celestial Immortal, Qi Kui killing her would be more likely; how could she have possibly done this?

"Could it be..."

Some Demon Cultivators suddenly 'reacted' and exclaimed.

"Could it really be that he was obliterated by the Heavenly Dao for breaking the wager and refusing to comply?" 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

"The Heavenly Dao killed him?"

Everyone couldn't help but look upwards.

Unfortunately, nothing could be seen.

"Oh my gosh, so sometimes wagers really do come true?"

"This is too terrifying, isn't it?"

"The Heavenly Dao actually interfered in such a matter?"

Within the Sword Scabbard, Brother Cheng listened happily to the increasingly ridiculous speculations from the crowd, nearly bursting into laughter.

Oh Heavenly Dao, oh Heavenly Dao, you disregarded your status last time to favor the Immortal Alliance Saint Hall, targeting me specifically.

Now you bear this huge blame for the death I caused!

Let's consider it even!

"A Tier Seven Immortal Artifact Master simply died like that?"

"With the action of the Heavenly Dao, what do you think?"

"Under the Heavenly Dao, we are all ants; what's a Tier Seven Immortal Artifact Master?"

The pervasive discussions continued.

"So this means... the Heavenly Dao acknowledged Master Qi Kui lost!"

"He originally lost, he just wanted to renege."

Now that Qi Kui was dead, no one had reservations anymore.

"Exactly, his Artifact Refining Tier was indeed higher, capable of refining a Tier Seven Immortal Artifact, but in terms of speed with a Tier One Immortal Artifact, he couldn't compare with that Celestial Immortal."

"This is too unbelievable, what background does that Celestial Immortal have?"

"Just being able to refine a Tier One Immortal Artifact isn't much to boast about, is it?"

"It's already astonishing enough, considering in one domain, they outshone a Seventh-grade Immortal Artifact Master."

The crowd looked at Cai Ying with a sense of shock.

This left the Little Sparrow Demon feeling a bit at a loss.

She was aware of the artifact refining process that had just happened.

It's just she didn't know how Master Qi Kui died.

The Demon King in charge of registration was now at his wits' end.

"Quick, quickly summon Lie Yu Quasi-Emperor!"

"Master Qi Kui's death is no trivial matter!"

Master Qi Kui held a high status; this matter was difficult to handle!

Deep down, he cursed Qi Kui a hundred times.

Deserved!

Really deserved!

You, a distinguished Seventh-grade Immortal Artifact Master, a Fourth Layer Demon King, why compete with a little Celestial Immortal?

Why insist on survival over another's death, what's the point?

Lie Yu Quasi-Emperor arrived at the scene soon after.

Upon learning of Master Qi Kui's sudden death, the person in charge of the Linming War Zone was also dumbfounded.

Weren't they just supposed to compete with that Celestial Immortal?

How did he just die inexplicably?

He rushed over anxiously.

"What happened?"

The Quasi-Emperor's pressure swept across the scene, and all the Demon Cultivators involuntarily landed, not daring to linger in the sky or continue discussing.

The Demon King in charge of registration hurriedly recounted everything that just happened word for word.

"Such a thing happened?"

"Qi Kui lost to that Celestial Immortal in the contest?"

"And then was killed by the Heavenly Dao?"

"How is that possible?"

Not having witnessed the process himself, Lie Yu Quasi-Emperor's first reaction was that his intelligence was being insulted.

However, everyone present had witnessed everything that had just happened.

Even if this Demon King were making it up, it would be impossible for everyone else to play along.

After coming to terms with the absurdity of the matter, Lie Yu Quasi-Emperor was furious.

"What are you doing!"

"Why didn't you stop such a ridiculous wager contest?"

A Seventh-grade Immortal Artifact Master was dead, and the Linming War Zone lost an important candidate, causing a significant dent in his performance.

How could he not be furious?

The Demon King, being scolded, felt unjustified.

In his heart, he secretly cursed; I informed you, didn't I? It's your own fault for not taking it seriously, right?

Back then, Lie Yu Quasi-Emperor was convinced Qi Kui would win, as for whether Cai Ying lived or died, he no longer cared much.

But unfortunately, the result turned out opposite.

Soon after, a Demon King from the Chaos Group also came to report Cai Ying's registration.

This further aggravated Lie Yu Quasi-Emperor.

What is this Little Celestial Immortal doing, has she gone mad?

How dare she register for the Chaos Group, isn't she treating the assembly as a joke?

Really, he had built her up as a star, and it turned out she's a fool!

Really damned, if not for the presence of everyone, he would have loved to strangle the Little Sparrow Demon.

But now, the more pressing issue before him was how to handle the aftermath.

Indeed, Qi Kui was courting death, but after all, he died under a wager with Cai Ying, and Cai Ying happened to be his 'handpicked' person, heavily promoted across the Linming War Zone.

What would others infer in this situation?

There would certainly be conspiracy theories.

Oh, Cai Ying was actually your person, and Qi Kui was a pawn you used to secretly kill!

It would be impossible to clarify.

This Mid-stage Quasi-Emperor's mind raced, finally deciding to let things stand as they are.

"Qi Kui lacked skill, violated the wager, and was ultimately punished to death by the Heavenly Dao—it was his own fault!"

"No one else can be blamed for his death!"

This statement was to tell the outside world, you all saw, Qi Kui's death has nothing to do with our Saint Hall; we did not persecute him, it was all his own doing.

"Cai Ying is truly a hidden talent, an unprecedented genius of the Artifact Refining Realm in this era!"

To avoid anyone formulating conspiracy theories and throwing mud at him, he could only create another 'artifact refining genius.'

Qi Kui was defeated by an unprecedented artifact refining genius; it's not surprising!

This is a case of the younger generation surpassing the older in the Artifact Refining Realm, unrelated to outsiders like us.

For this, the Quasi-Emperor squeezed out a smile, and once again patted Cai Ying's small head.

"You did very well, worthy of being personally selected by me."

"I hope you will continue to strive and make a stunning impact at the Evangelical Assembly!"

After a few words of encouragement, the Quasi-Emperor hurriedly left.

And all the Demon Cultivators present were once again taken aback.

What?

A dignified Quasi-Emperor personally said this Celestial Immortal was an unprecedented refining genius?

Could it be she's really impressive at artifact refining?