Qing He opened her empty hands, a sense of loss welling up within her.

That boss who has forcibly kept me by her side for three hundred thousand years... is she gone?

Despite finally regaining her freedom and no longer needing to stay by Hui Doudou’s side, Qing He felt no joy in her liberation. Instead, her heart was overcome by an inexplicable emptiness.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy coughed violently. This battle had not been easy. Her power of Everlasting and the power of Silent Annihilation countered each other. The clash had left the Everlasting Immortal Fairy severely wounded as well.

“Immortal Fairy, are you alright?” Lu Yang rushed over, catching the Everlasting Immortal Fairy as she swayed and nearly collapsed.

Seeing her battered and bruised, Lu Yang’s heart tightened.

Until now, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy had been an intangible immortal soul. This was the first time Lu Yang had touched her physical body, but he never imagined it would be under such circumstances.

When the Everlasting Immortal Fairy had bid him farewell earlier, it had sounded like her final words, scaring Lu Yang out of his wits.

The Immortal Fairy has delayed restoring her immortal body, yet she forced it in the midst of battle. She must have paid an irreversible price.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy lay in Lu Yang’s arms, her expression dim, her voice barely a whisper, yet she smiled. “See? This immortal keeps her word. I didn’t need Lass Yun. I could handle her myself. I said I could protect you, and I did.

“I thought it would have ended in mutual destruction, which is why I bade goodbye to you. Fortunately, this immortal was superior...”

“Mistress!”

“First-in-Command!”

“Sister Everlasting!”

Qing He, Yun Mengmeng, and Jin Caiwei surrounded the Everlasting Immortal Fairy, their faces full of concern.

“But she really wasn’t easy to deal with.” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy tried several times to rise, but couldn’t muster any strength.

“Immortal Fairy, don’t speak for now. I’ll call Big Senior Sister over right now to save you!” Lu Yang said anxiously. No matter how I look at it, the Immortal Fairy doesn’t seem fine.

“No need. In my current state, it’s useless even if Lass Yun comes.”

Her body gradually dissipated, reverting to a soul state. She darted into Lu Yang’s mental space and lay down on the bed like she always did. Her voice was barely audible as she said, “Originally, I needed a hundred years to recover my physical body. Now that I have forced it, I’m afraid it will take another two hundred years to heal fully. Xiao Yangzi, I will have to continue troubling you...”

“No trouble, no trouble at all. As long as you’re alright, stay as long as you like!” Lu Yang reassured her. As long as the Immortal Fairy is fine, anything works.

Qing He, Yun Mengmeng, and Jin Caiwei also let out sighs of relief. As long as it isn’t serious.

A question flashed through Qing He’s mind. Why is the Mistress residing in Lu Yang’s mental space? Judging by how Yun Mengmeng and Jin Caiwei hardly showed any reaction, has the Mistress been staying there all this time?

~~~

“T-The fight is over, right?” Zhu Tian mumbled, his voice quivering. The battle had terrified him so much that he even entertained the idea of going back to slumber.

He had chosen to slumber through the ancient era because he had witnessed the Four Ancient Immortals battling the mastermind and felt it was too dangerous back then. He figured that after slumbering for a few hundred thousand years, the world would surely be peaceful by the time he awoke.

But good grief! After waking up, battles of such caliber are still occurring, and one just took place right above me. It’s almost enough to drive me insane.

“No, no. I am the chosen one who triggered the Battle of the Era. If I go back to slumber now, wouldn’t I miss it?”

Zhu Tian quite enjoyed his current life. After all, he was the publicly recognized ruler of the Demon Region and the revered Demon Emperor, a status he could never have enjoyed in the ancient era.

At worst, my luck is just a bit too poor, encountering Jiang Lianyi’s awakening when founding the Demon Kingdom, and this battle of two immortals now. Wait, now that I think of it, why is Brother Lu around whenever something happens?

“Zhu Tian, what’s going on here? Who was fighting just now? And where is Demon City?”

“Greetings, Sister Jiang. Greetings, Sister Ao.”

Ao Ling and Jiang Lianyi happened to be in the Demon Region. Sensing a terrifying battle erupting over Demon City, they rushed over to investigate. By the time they arrived, the battle was over. The vast Demon City had disappeared, leaving only Zhu Tian muttering to himself.

“It’s Senior Brother Lu Yang!” The two women spotted Lu Yang in the massive crater at the former site of Demon City. Without another word, they left Zhu Tian behind and flew directly toward Lu Yang.

“Younger Sister Qing He is here too!” The two women were overjoyed to see Qing He, whom they hadn’t met in over three hundred thousand years.

“Sister Ling, Sister Lianyi.”

The arrival of the two women lightened the somber atmosphere. Qing He had long heard that Ao Ling and Jiang Lianyi had awakened, but she had been unable to get away.

“What happened just now?”

After hearing Lu Yang’s account, the two women couldn’t help but sigh. Ao Ling was deeply affected more than Jiang Lianyi. Jiang Lianyi had entered slumber early and knew nothing of the Ember Legacy Dynasty or Hui Doudou. On the other hand, Ao Ling had only gone to slumber after the Ember Legacy Dynasty was established.

“Is Everlasting-jiejie alright?”

Lu Yang glanced at the Everlasting Immortal Fairy, who was sleeping on the bed in his mental space. “She’s fine, just asleep.”

Though I wonder what she’s dreaming about, smiling in her sleep.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy slyly cracked an eye open and went back to sleep after confirming that Lu Yang had looked away.

The method taught by the Epoch Immortal really works.

“What do you plan to do now?” Jiang Lianyi asked.

“Return to the sect.”

“Then we’ll go back with you,” Jiang Lianyi and Ao Ling said. Given how such a major event had just occurred, they couldn’t leave after hearing about it. Furthermore, Qing He would surely want to go to the Dao-Seeking Sect. It would be perfect to catch up on the way.

“What should we do with Daoist Priest Mingyuan?” Yun Mengmeng asked. At the beginning of the battle, he had been flattened by Jin Caiwei and left in Demon City.

Lu Yang pondered for a moment. One more or one less Transcendent Tribulation cultivator doesn’t make a difference to Incarceration Peak. This battle has been an unexpected calamity for Demon City, and it has really been tough on Little Zhu. We might as well leave Daoist Priest Mingyuan to him. A Demon Emperor paired with an eight-star spirit chef would sound impressive and elevate his prestige.

“Let Zhu Tian handle Daoist Priest Mingyuan. Let’s go home,” Lu Yang called out.

Before departing, Jin Caiwei restored Demon City to its original state.

On the way back, Lu Yang was surrounded by Yun Mengmeng on his left, and Ao Ling, Jiang Lianyi, Qing He, and Jin Caiwei on his right, all chatting and laughing.

It seems I’m the only one who isn’t a half-immortal?

Lu Yang was escorted to the Dao-Seeking Sect by five half-immortals. This was a treatment even the Four Ancient Immortals had never enjoyed. It was an utterly glorious procession, worthy of Yun Zhi personally welcoming him at the gate.

“Big Senior Sister...” Seeing Yun Zhi, Lu Yang felt as if he had found his anchor, his heart overwhelmed with emotions.

“Little Zhi, we’re back!” Yun Mengmeng greeted cheerfully. This trip has truly broadened my horizons.

“Lass Yun, ahem, I never imagined I’d live to see you again...” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy woke up and floated out of the mental space.

Noticing the Everlasting Immortal Fairy in such a weakened state, Yun Zhi’s expression grew odd. She opened her mouth, but in the end, she held back the words she wanted to say.