Chapter 286: Chapter 283: The Main Body Appears

The middle-aged man never in his wildest dreams imagined he would see a true Immortal in the Mortal District.

Even in the Hall of Envoys, true Immortals were transcendent beings, as rare as a phoenix’s feather.

’In that case, is this Qin Daye really a disciple from some great power in the Immortal Realm, out for training, just as I suspected?!’

’I just wonder which power he belongs to.’

’If an Immortal were to strike me down, I would have died in vain.’

’The Young Master would never question an Immortal for the sake of a mere servant like me.’

’I’m just not important enough.’

Thinking of this, the middle-aged man felt the urge to retreat.

Nangong An was dumbfounded, frozen in place like a statue.

’Spacewalk? An Immortal?’

The two words from the middle-aged man, coupled with his look of shocked terror, filled Nangong An with a terrible premonition.

Just then, the giant hand that had torn through space shot out and seized Nangong An.

"No! Don’t!"

Nangong An’s face drained of color. He didn’t want to die.

"Sir, save me!"

In a panic, he struggled with all his might but couldn’t break free from the giant hand. His only recourse was to plead with the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man, however, just watched quietly, showing no intention of intervening.

Seeing this, Nangong An fell into utter despair. Mo Qi’s words echoed in his mind: ’To the Hall of Envoys, there’s no difference between you being their agent and a pig being their agent.’

’He’s right. To that man, without me, Nangong An, there are still other agents—a Zhao An, a Qian An, a Sun An, a Li An.’

’The Mountain and Sea Empire is so vast. How hard could it be to pick a new agent?!’

’How laughable. I thought that with a powerful backer, I could act with impunity.’

’But the bond between me and him was so unbelievably fragile.’

’All these years of effort and perseverance... in the end, it’s all a joke.’

’Laughable! Pathetic!’

WHOOSH!

The giant hand retracted, pulling Nangong An into the spatial rift.

’Strange... Why do I get the feeling that the owner of that hand is only in the Void Realm? There wasn’t the slightest fluctuation of Immortal Power. How did he keep his physical body from being destroyed by the Power of Space?’

Though the middle-aged man was filled with doubt, he didn’t dare make a rash move.

CLICK!

At that moment, two figures—one tall, one short—emerged from the spatial rift.

The taller of the two was a simple, honest-looking young man, while the shorter was an exquisitely beautiful young girl in purple clothes.

They were none other than Mo Qi’s main body and Yan.

Liu Hui and the others grew excited upon seeing them.

’The Master’s main body has returned!’

The External Incarnation took out a Storage Ring and tossed it to the main body. Inside was the seedling of the Five Elements Tree.

Taking the ring, the main body gave Liu Hui and the others a reassuring look. He then pulled Yan with him back into the spatial rift, vanishing from sight.

The spatial rift quickly closed, as if it had never been there.

From start to finish, the middle-aged man hadn’t dared to utter a word, or even move a muscle.

Mo Qi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. ’Looks like the bluff worked.’

’A spatial rift? Of course not!’

’It was just the Transmission Channel leading from Within the Pass to the outside world.’

Mo Qi had deliberately instructed Mo Xiao to act, creating the illusion of a torn space to seize the opportunity and snatch away Nangong An.

It was all to intimidate the middle-aged man.

Unless one were a true Immortal or had personally experienced that Transmission Channel, an outsider wouldn’t be able to tell the difference.

After all, the concept of unfixed-point teleportation simply didn’t exist in their minds.

Besides, other than Mo Qi, no one else could make a Transmission Channel look so audacious.

Even if the middle-aged man saw through Mo Xiao’s Cultivation, so what?

’Would he dare bet his life on it?’

’He wouldn’t dare!’

Of course, Mo Qi wasn’t about to treat the man like a complete idiot.

A fake was a fake, after all. That’s why his main body hadn’t lingered, leaving immediately after getting the Five Elements Tree seedling.

"Alright, the annoying fly is gone. Now, let’s continue."

Mo Qi looked at the middle-aged man and smiled. "One move left. Let’s have it."

The middle-aged man stiffened, finally snapping back to his senses.

Meeting Mo Qi’s gaze, he felt a tremor in his heart and instinctively took a step back.

’It was one thing when I didn’t know before. But now that I know Mo Qi has an Immortal protecting him, wouldn’t attacking him be courting death?’

In that moment, a thousand thoughts raced through the middle-aged man’s mind.

’If this Qin Daye before me is from some great power in the Immortal Realm, then how could Liu Ruyan possibly be his sister?’

’Liu Ruyan’s status is special, even noble, but that’s only within the context of the Hall of Envoys.’

’In that case, there are only two possibilities.’

’One, Qin Daye and Liu Ruyan are not siblings at all, but lovers.’

’Two, Liu Ruyan and the Liu Family have wolfish ambitions and have secretly managed to curry favor with some major figure from the Immortal Realm.’

’But regardless of which it is, it’s not something a minor subordinate like me can interfere with.’

’No, I have to report this to the Young Master as soon as possible. Let him be the one to decide!’

’This is no longer a simple personal matter; it could affect the division of power within the Hall of Envoys.’

’The Hall of Envoys is an administrative body established by the Immortal Realm in the Mortal Territory. The Immortal Realm itself isn’t a monolith, let alone a loose organization like this.’

’Every family and faction in the Hall of Envoys has a major figure from the Immortal Realm backing them. The web of connections and side branches is incredibly intricate and complex.’

"Hey, are you going to make your move or not? You were full of bluster a moment ago. Why so scared now?"

When the middle-aged man didn’t respond after a long moment, Mo Qi couldn’t resist jeering at him.

The middle-aged man sighed. He didn’t respond, knowing he would be returning empty-handed today.

Just then, hundreds of powerful auras rapidly approached.

The Patriarchs of the other five Great Clans, as well as Emperor Li Shimu, were among them.

"Duoduo!"

An enraged roar echoed through the Imperial City. Qian Juduo was going berserk!

When he saw Qian Duoduo’s miserable condition, all reason abandoned him in an instant.

"How dare you injure my son like this!"

His eyes were bloodshot as he stared daggers at the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man’s expression was one of disdain. He had ignored Mo Qi’s provocations because he was wary of the Immortal backing him, but... ’On what grounds does a man like Qian Juduo get to shout and scream at me?’

"Die! Die! Die! I want you dead!"

Qian Juduo raised a hand, firing the Qian Family’s highest-level signal to assemble and confront an enemy.

This was a signal the Qian Family only used in matters of life and death.

Once this signal was sent, every member of the Qian Family, no matter where they were, had to drop whatever they were doing and gather immediately.

Soon, the Nangong Family residence was completely surrounded by a throng of "new money" types, all clad in Treasure Clothing that radiated spiritual light, sealing the area off completely.

Each of them tightly gripped a Precious Treasure, obviously prepared to fight to the death.

The King of Kaosan and the others exchanged glances and also moved to surround the middle-aged man.

The Six Great Clans might have their squabbles, but when it came to fundamental principles, they would always unite against an external threat.

Li Shimu’s expression was grim. For the Imperial City to be trashed like this was, without a doubt, a slap in the face to him as the Emperor.

The look he gave the middle-aged man was filled with an icy chill.

’You may be from the Hall of Envoys, but you’re still just a servant.’

’Showing you respect doesn’t mean you can do whatever you please!’