Chapter 949: Bah, This is Outrageous!

Facing Qi Yuan's inquiry, Xiao Hei did not keep him in suspense and replied respectfully:

"Reporting to the Chief Helmsman, the Yuan Realm is a Divine Domain world developed by Madam using the Immortal Treasure, the Mountains and Rivers Domain Map, as its core. Within the Yuan Realm, Madam is the supreme Dominator; even an Immortal Emperor would have to back down three steps upon entering."

"As for General Xia… she went missing after the Primordial Era shattered and the Great Qian Dynasty was tragically destroyed."

"Later, Madam tried to search for General Xia's whereabouts, but still came up empty-handed. No one knows where she is…"

Mountains and Rivers Domain Map?

Qi Yuan was first taken aback, then involuntarily recalled that past event.

Back then, he and Wu Miaozhen had entered the Abandoned Land by a twist of fate, which was the place where the Immortal Emperor imprisoned gods.

There, Wu Miaozhen was even recognized by an Ancient God as the Reincarnation of the 'Western Mother Divine Venerable'.

Later, relying on Wu Miaozhen's Divine Bloodline, they successfully eliminated that group of imprisoned Old Gods and escaped from the Abandoned Land.

According to that Ancient God, 'Western Mother Divine Venerable', as the supreme goddess ruling the western world, was once one of the most powerful Innate gods in the world, and her background was not at all inferior to Immortal Emperor Donghua.

And since the Abandoned Land was located within the Mountains and Rivers Domain Map, it was not surprising that Wu Miaozhen refined that space into her own Divine Domain.

In other words, the so-called Yuan Realm was actually an upgraded version of the Abandoned Land…

In contrast, the news of Xia Hanjun's disappearance left him quite startled.

In the member list of the Heaven and Earth Society, the name 'Xia Hanjun' had not disappeared, proving that the Valkyrie was still alive. However, it was strange that even the immensely capable Wu Miaozhen could not find her.

One must know that in the Primordial Era, Xia Hanjun was already a powerful Battle Cultivator not inferior to the Peak of a Golden Immortal. As long as she did not perish in the Calamity, her current strength should be at least at the level of a Daluo Immortal Lord, or even higher!

For such a being to disappear so completely was truly baffling…

While Qi Yuan was deep in thought, Xiao Hei continued his narration:

"The reason I came to this realm this time was at Madam's request, to help look after this realm in the absence of Fairy Ling Yu, to prevent any Immortals from the Immortal Court from coming to cause trouble…"

Speaking of this, Xiao Hei seemed to see the tragic scene of broken mountains and rivers and scorched earth around them, and said somewhat embarrassedly:

"It's just that I was delayed a bit on the way. I didn't expect something to actually happen here. Fortunately, Chief Helmsman, you were here to turn the tide, otherwise, I really wouldn't know how to explain it to your wife…"

Ling Yu isn't here?

Noticing a piece of information in Xiao Hei's words, Qi Yuan's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly asked:

"Xiao Hei, where is the Fairy Ling Yu you mentioned now? Has something happened to her?"

With such a major event happening in the Yunmeng Great World this time, if Yuan Wu Immortal Lord's eldest Disciple, Ling Yu, were truly nearby, there was no reason for her not to show up.

Yet, until he wiped out this group of otherworldly Cultivators, Ling Yu never appeared; the situation was clearly a bit off.

Before Qi Yuan could start worrying, Xiao Hei had already answered truthfully:

"Rest assured, Chief Helmsman. Fairy Ling Yu was invited by Madam and is currently a guest in the Yuan Realm. Madam even granted her permission to enter the Divine Palace's Scripture Repository."

"Currently, Fairy Ling Yu is browsing through the ancient records in the Scripture Repository and probably won't be out for a while. Therefore, Madam specifically sent me over to guard this realm in her stead. I didn't expect to run into you, sir…"

So that's how it is!

Having confirmed that his cheap Disciple, who was suspected of betraying her master, was fine, Qi Yuan immediately felt relieved and asked casually:

"Since the Yuan Realm and Immortal Lord Tai Hao are not on the same side, why would Shui Yunshan become Immortal Lord Tai Hao's wife?"

"Well, about that…"

Xiao Hei hesitated slightly, then answered in an uncertain tone:

"I'm not clear on the specific reasons, but Boss Luo Hou… uh, no, Tai Hao, before breaking through to the Daluo Realm, was famous for having a placid personality and being kind-hearted."

"He once fought side by side with me in the Primordial Calamity against those evil Chaos Heavenly Demons, and the relationship with the Yuan Realm was very good."

"But for some reason, after promoting to the Daluo Immortal Lord realm, that fellow suddenly had a drastic change in Heart-Nature, becoming insidious, cunning, cruel, and bloodthirsty. He opposes the Yuan Realm at every turn, as if he has a deep-seated hatred for Madam."

Speaking to this point, Xiao Hei seemed to recall something and said indignantly:

"What's even more excessive is that he once tried to deceive me, saying that I, Xiao Hei, am not a World-Purifying White Lotus at all, but a genuine World-Extinguishing Black Lotus, and wanted me to follow him to continue slaughtering heaven and earth… Bah, this is outrageous!"

The more Xiao Hei spoke, the angrier he got, and the lotus petals all over his body began to tremble:

"Thanks to you, Chief Helmsman, for waking me up, I finally managed to rid myself of the pollution of Devilish Qi and am no longer controlled by the Chaos Heavenly Demons. That fellow actually tried to make me repeat the same mistakes. Does he really think I, a World-Purifying White Lotus, am so easily deceived?"

"…"

Seeing this, Qi Yuan's lips twitched slightly, and he immediately chimed in:

"Exactly, you are clearly a World-Purifying White Lotus, yet Tai Hao insisted you are a World-Extinguishing Black Lotus. It seems the Devilish nature belonging to the Chaos Heavenly Demons has awakened in him, and he's trying to drag you down too. You must never be fooled!"

"Of course!"

Xiao Hei triumphantly shook his thirty-two pure white lotus petals and said with righteous indignation:

"Now my whole body is white, and I have completely restored the original form of the World-Purifying White Lotus. Yet that kid Tai Hao insists I am a World-Extinguishing Black Lotus; he's either blind or black-hearted!"

"You're right."

Looking at the World-Extinguishing Black Lotus who was now completely filled with thoughts of justice, Qi Yuan felt a sense of being caught between laughter and tears. In the end, he could only nod repeatedly in agreement.

"Because the relationship between the Yuan Realm and Immortal Lord Tai Hao had reached an irreconcilable state at that time, the Immortal Emperor eventually stepped in and had Madam's Junior Sister, Shui Yunshan, enter into a marriage alliance with Tai Hao, thereby settling a certain past Karma."

"After that, the conflict between the two sides temporarily came to an end, and Tai Hao and the Yuan Realm minded their own business."

"Of course, this marriage alliance was merely to give the Immortal Emperor some Face; the two sides were never on the same path."

"Furthermore, Shui Yunshan's body and soul had perished in the Calamity. It was Madam who took action to condense a divine body for her, bringing her back to life… Now, Shui Yunshan is incredibly loyal to Madam and won't give Tai Hao a second look…"

Hearing Xiao Hei's narration, Qi Yuan finally cleared up some of the causes and effects, no longer as confused as before.

The reason Xuanyuan Hao had a "drastic change in temperament" was actually because the purity and desirelessness pill had lost its effect!

The reason the purity and desirelessness pill failed was that when an Immortal breaks through to the Daluo Realm, they need to sever the past and future and return to their true self, thus causing Xuanyuan Hao, as the Reincarnation of Luo Hou, to recover his Devilish nature.

Qi Yuan didn't feel disappointed about this. To be able to last until Xuanyuan Hao achieved the Daluo level before losing its effect, the purity and desirelessness pill was already powerful enough.

And the Karma mentioned by the Immortal Emperor was that This person Qi had forcefully intervened and snatched the Seventh Prince Xuanyuan Hao's fiancée, Wu Miaozhen, so he had to return a wife to the other party to offset the Karma."

In other words, the plan proposed by the Immortal Emperor was just to give the impotently enraged Xuanyuan Hao a way out.

However, with Wu Miaozhen's character of being soft on the outside but firm on the inside, even for the sake of the Immortal Emperor's Face, it was impossible for her to lower herself to marry Xuanyuan Hao. Therefore, the matter of the marriage alliance naturally fell on Shui Yunshan…

Thinking of this, a strange look couldn't help but appear on Qi Yuan's Face.

Back in Hualong City, in order to sabotage the marriage alliance between Wu Miaozhen and Xuanyuan Hao, that woman Shui Yunshan had put in quite a lot of effort, even using the dirty trick of 'getting on the bus first and buying the ticket later.'

Unexpectedly, the world is fickle, and the one who actually married Xuanyuan Hao was Shui Yunshan herself. It must be said that it's quite amusing…

After a brief moment of lamentation, Qi Yuan composed his thoughts, his expression becoming complex, and asked in a serious tone:

"Xiao Hei, if I were to suddenly appear in front of Madam, do you think she would just tear me apart?"