Immortal Venerable's Order
Chapter 476 - 469: Ancient Forbidden Land

Chapter 476: Chapter 469: Ancient Forbidden Land

Inside the City Lord Mansion, when Yan Rufeng discovered that the Forbidden Guards within the mansion were all members of the Demon Clan, he wasn’t surprised. After all, this was the Demon World. However, upon closer observation, he couldn’t help but frown and think to himself, "Why do these demon clan members look different from what I saw in my previous life? They emit a faint aura of Immortal Essence, which is truly strange..."

Yan Rufeng pondered for a long time but couldn’t make sense of it. Why would demonic beings, who thrive on demonic qi, become like the Taoist immortal sects and be able to absorb Immortal Essence for cultivation? He had no choice but to follow Tian Lang toward the inner hall of the mansion.

Inside the main hall of the City Lord Mansion, a man with eyes like cold stars and jet-black brows frowned deeply, his head lowered, hands clasped behind his back, pacing anxiously. He was none other than the incarnation of the Heavenly Demon, Ye Wuheng.

Suddenly, Ye Wuheng stopped in his tracks. At that moment, for some unknown reason, the air around him began to show signs of solidifying. The entire atmosphere of the hall instantly became unusually oppressive, even somewhat indescribably eerie.

In the next moment, a deep, magnetic voice resounded within the hall.

"Brother Wuheng, Tian Lang just went to investigate the strange noises outside the domain. There’s no need to worry excessively!"

The speaker was Blood Slaughter, who had ascended to the Purple Jade Star.

Ye Wuheng’s melancholic eyes carried a hint of helplessness as he slowly gazed at Blood Slaughter.

"Blood Slaughter, Yi Mu has been missing for half a month, yet we have no news of her at all. I feel deeply ashamed before our master."

"Alas..."

Mentioning Yi Mu, Blood Slaughter sighed deeply, lowered his head, and said softly, "Brother Wuheng, that day, everything happened too suddenly. By the time we reacted, we realized we had fallen into the Demon Clan’s trick of luring the tiger away from the mountain. But, look at the entire Purple Jade Star, who could silently abduct someone right under our noses?"

"Qingming Demon!"

Saying this name, Ye Wuheng’s body trembled, releasing a surge of overwhelming killing intent. At this moment, the hall was instantly shrouded in black qi.

"Brother Ye, I don’t think Mumu’s disappearance has anything to do with Qingming."

A clear, pleasant voice rang in Ye Wuheng’s ears.

Turning to look, Ye Wuheng said calmly, "Sister Xue Ying, what makes you say this?"

Xue Ying walked up to Ye Wuheng and said slowly, "Brother Wuheng, in all the years you have dominated the Demon World, you’ve never encountered a worthy opponent. Under your leadership, we’ve unified the entire Demon World and banished the Demon World Supreme Qingming and his subordinates to the Ancient Forbidden Land. Think about the barrier outside the Ancient Forbidden Land; even if Qingming had the power of the heavens, he couldn’t possibly escape from that place."

Mentioning the Ancient Forbidden Land seemed to improve Ye Wuheng’s mood, as he knew very well that Qingming Demon, when defeated, had led his subordinates into a secret realm as he prepared to slay them all.

When Ye Wuheng was preparing to enter the secret realm to continue chasing Qingming, an invisible barrier suddenly emerged from within, completely blocking him from entering the core of the secret realm.

Outside the secret realm, Ye Wuheng spent nearly a month trying to break that barrier, but it didn’t budge an inch. Later, he learned that the secret realm had been an ancient forbidden land that existed in the Demon World since ancient times.

Once the entrance to the ancient forbidden land closed, no one could enter or leave until everything within turned to dust, and then the entrance would reopen...

Inside the hall, Ye Wuheng, who had been in deep thought for a long time, let out a long breath.

"Since Qingming Demon can’t leave the Ancient Forbidden Land, then who could be connected to Mumu’s disappearance?"

"Alas..."

Saying this, Ye Wuheng sighed deeply again and sank into endless contemplation.

Xue Ying paused and said, "Brother Wuheng, do you remember who asked you to send troops to conquer the Immortal Domain half a month ago?"

Ye Wuheng suddenly halted, saying hastily, "Sister Xue Ying, you mean Gudu Mohan!"

Xue Ying nodded and said, "Brother Wuheng, I suspect Mumu’s disappearance is definitely related to Gudu Mohan!"

Without thinking further, Ye Wuheng turned to Blood Slaughter and said urgently, "Blood Slaughter, issue an order now. Everyone must find Gudu Mohan within a day." Blood Slaughter bowed and said, "As you command!"

But just as Blood Slaughter was about to issue the order, a resounding voice suddenly echoed in the hall.

"General Tian Lang has arrived!"

As soon as the guard’s voice fell, Tian Lang’s figure appeared before Blood Slaughter.

"Second Brother, look who I brought." Excitedly, Tian Lang walked quickly to Blood Slaughter, smiling.

This was when Blood Slaughter noticed Yan Rufeng behind Tian Lang.

"E... Eldest Brother, why are you here in the Demon World?"

Yan Rufeng smiled faintly.

"Second Brother, I didn’t expect you to ascend to the Demon World as well. Truly surprising."

Unbelieving he could see Yan Rufeng in the Demon World, Blood Slaughter hadn’t yet reacted when he saw Ye Wuheng quickly walk up to Yan Rufeng, kneel on one knee, and cup his hands, saying, "Master above, please accept Wuheng’s bow!"

"Ha!"

Yan Rufeng smiled gently, "Wuheng, you may rise!"

Ye Wuheng slowly stood up, trembling as he stood behind Yan Rufeng, saying nothing.

"Heh!"

Seeing this, Blood Slaughter thought happily, "I didn’t expect that the mighty Brother Ye of the Demon World, like me back then, turned out to be our master’s servant. This is too incredible..."

Inside the hall, Yan Rufeng finally set his eyes on Xue Ying.

"Xue Ying, come here."

Excited, Xue Ying opened her mouth, "Master..."

Yan Rufeng smiled slightly.

"Xue Ying, Tian Lang has told me everything about you. You’ve had a tough time these years!"

With eyes already moist, Xue Ying lost control and burst into tears as she walked toward Yan Rufeng.

"Master, Tian Lang and Blood Slaughter told me everything. I didn’t expect you never gave up searching for me and my son all these years. What you did moved me greatly. Seeing you again today is the best arrangement heaven could give us."

Saying this, Xue Ying knelt before Yan Rufeng, who hurriedly helped her up.

Xue Ying, trembling with excitement and fear, looked at Yan Rufeng, "Master, what do you mean by this?"

Yan Rufeng smiled slightly.

"Xue Ying, Blood Slaughter and I have long become sworn brothers. Since you are married to him, you’re naturally my sister-in-law. No need to follow the master-servant etiquette."

Frowning, Xue Ying said, "Master, though married to Blood Slaughter, I’m still your servant. Not showing proper respect before you is a great disrespect. If others found out, where would I find the face to stand in this world."

Yan Rufeng shook his head after hearing this and smiled.

"Since that’s the case, I’ll now revoke the servant-master contract we made back then."

"What?"

Xue Ying could hardly believe her ears, overwhelmed with joy and surprise.

Yan Rufeng slowly raised his arm, pointing his index finger at Xue Ying’s forehead. As a beam of light flashed, Xue Ying’s complexion instantly turned rosy, her entire demeanor becoming vibrant and spirited.