Chapter 923: The Immortal Lord’s Wife, Covering the Sky with One Hand

It wasn't her?

Qi Yuan's brows furrowed tightly as the mystery in his heart deepened even further.

Judging from Qin Lingxue's experience, he was almost certain that that world was inextricably linked to the Lost Land.

He had stayed in that place for over ten years; how could he possibly be mistaken?

The Lost Land was located within the Mountains and Rivers Domain Map, an Immortal Treasure left behind by an Immortal Emperor. More importantly, after the God-Prison Stele shattered, the Mountains and Rivers Domain Map happened to fall into Wu Miaozhen's hands!

Thus, Qi Yuan immediately thought of his Dao Companion from the Primordial Era.

After all, the old gods of the past had long been purged. Aside from Wu Miaozhen, he really couldn't think of a second candidate…

However, Qin Lingxue did not leave him in doubt for long. Through a vivid description, Qi Yuan quickly confirmed the identity of the [Night Mother].

After receiving confirmation from Qin Lingxue, Qi Yuan's eyes glazed over, and his jaw nearly hit the floor in shock.

What was going on?

The wife of Tai Hao Immortal Lord, the top-tier Golden Immortal known as the Holy Empress, was actually his own Dao Companion's Junior Sister and best friend, Shui Yunshan!

Then where did Wu Miaozhen go?

For a moment, countless guesses and questions flashed through Qi Yuan's mind, making his head feel like it was about to explode.

He never expected that the first piece of news he would hear after returning to the future would be about Shui Yunshan.

Qi Yuan didn't have a very deep impression of the female Disciples of the Qingyang Immortal Sect. His only memory was of her once pleading with him to woo Wu Miaozhen to prevent her from marrying Xuanyuan Hao.

Although he eventually succeeded in this arduous mission through various twists of fate, he still found it hard to agree with Shui Yunshan's bizarre way of thinking…

Because this matter was so bizarre, Qi Yuan was dazed for a good while before he managed to suppress the shock in his heart and gradually accept the fact.

Even though he hadn't pulled Shui Yunshan into the Heaven and Earth Society during the Primordial Era, they were still old acquaintances. There was some sentiment there; if they met, at least they wouldn't immediately turn against each other, right?

More importantly, if that Holy Empress truly descended to this realm, he could use the opportunity to ask her about Wu Miaozhen's whereabouts…

Thinking of this, Qi Yuan no longer saw the fact that Qin Lingxue was noticed by the Holy Empress via the Night Mother as an imminent threat, but rather felt some anticipation.

After entrusting the Female Sword Immortal to Bai Xirou's care, Qi Yuan headed straight to a remote and deserted secret room, preparing to teleport to the Demon Sect.

After wasting so much time in the Primordial Era, it was time to complete those two side quests.

Demon Ancestor Mo Wentian was still squatting in some unknown corner; the quest he could actively pursue now was [Sinful Immortal Descends]!

And the location for the [Sinful Immortal Descends] quest was precisely Immortal Burial Valley, known as one of the three great forbidden lands of the Yunmeng Great World.

Returning to the Demon Sect this time, he planned to first obtain the three keys to the Immortal Burial Valley ruins and then immediately head there.

Given how dangerously unpredictable Immortal Burial Valley was, Qi Yuan had originally thought about bringing his Demolition Crew along. Not only could they scout ahead, but they could also serve as meat shields at critical moments.

However, now that he had broken through to the Mahayana Realm and possessed a terrifying foundation from a perfect Breakthrough streak, combined with several Immortal Artifacts and many powerful Divine Abilities, he was practically invincible in the Lower Realm. There was no need for such human wave tactics anymore.

In fact, according to Qi Yuan's own estimation, if he went all out in a fight, he could probably already trade blows with some low-level Loose Immortals.

Even without deploying his Domain, he could still easily crush someone like the Ji Clan Ancestor, who was at the Mahayana Peak…

After teleporting back to his Demon Sect Immortal Cave, Qi Yuan had a thought, and the System's quest interface quickly appeared before him:

"New Side Quest: Sinful Immortal Descends"

"In a certain ruin deep within Immortal Burial Valley, a Sinful Immortal plagued by Heavenly Punishment is buried. From this Sinful Immortal, you will learn a shocking and world-shaking secret…"

"Quest Objective: Pass the trials outside the ruins, obtain the key to open the ruins, investigate the reason why the master of the ruins suffered Heavenly Punishment, and help them find release from the endless torment of Heavenly Punishment."

"Quest Difficulty: Five Stars (Extremely Difficult)"

"Quest Rewards: 200,000 counterattack points, one opportunity to See Through the Mists of Time, High-level Sword Dao Mastery, Talent [Right Hand of God] upgrades to [Covering the Sky with One Hand]"

"Please note, this is a side quest with no time limit. There is no penalty for quest failure."

"See Through the Mists of Time: Once activated, the Host can peer into the past of any living being. Regardless of the target's cultivation level, the Host can know anything that has happened to them and extract certain key information."

"Covering the Sky with One Hand: As long as the target to be copied is within the Host's Domain, the Host can copy Divine Abilities without needing to touch them with the right hand. Additionally, the Host's Domain comes with a masking effect that blocks any external detection until the Domain ends."

(The power of the Divine Ability copied through this effect is identical to that of the target, and it can only be used once. Cooldown time is seven days.)

Looking at the string of small characters before him, Qi Yuan's expression was somewhat complex.

Although he hadn't entered the ruins yet, he was already certain that the Sinful Immortal mentioned by the System was actually Yuan Wu Immortal Lord's fourth Disciple, Chu Xueqian!

As the master of the ruins, the reason Chu Xueqian set up riddles that only someone from Earth could solve wasn't because she was a transmigrator, but because she had once followed Yuan Wu Immortal Lord to Earth!

As for why Chu Xueqian suffered Heavenly Punishment, Qi Yuan had a faint suspicion in his heart.

It was most likely that she had damaged the Great Dao Origin of this world, causing the immortal path of this realm to be severed and the path to Ascension to be closed.

In the eyes of the Heavenly Dao, this behavior was no different from disrupting the operation of the Heavenly Dao; it was an heinous crime.

The Qilin Demon Emperor had only accidentally approached the scene of the crime and was tainted by Heavenly Punishment; as the culprit, the power of the Heavenly Punishment Chu Xueqian suffered must be countless times more terrifying!

The moment he realized this, Qi Yuan made up his mind. No matter how difficult it was, he would attempt to complete this side quest.

As long as he could save Chu Xueqian, it would mean he was not far from the truth!

As for the quest rewards, they were so generous that it was impossible to refuse.

Setting aside the High-level Sword Dao Mastery that could greatly boost his combat power, the value of that one opportunity to See Through the Mists of Time alone was immeasurable.

In other words, as long as he could find a Cultivator who had survived since the Primordial Era, he could learn from them exactly what had happened over these years.

And there was the newly upgraded [Right Hand of God]. Combined with his Domain Divine Ability, it was practically a cheat-like existence; anyone who entered would have to be 'touched' before leaving.

As his thoughts turned, Qi Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly as he murmured to himself:

"This master and his Disciples are truly unlucky to the core. For dignified Daluo Immortals, they've all ended up more miserable than the last…"