Chapter 1307: Personally Testing It Out

The center of Huanling City.

Outside a solemn mansion.

It was silent.

Compared to the bustle and large crowds in other areas of Huanling City.

Here, figures were sparse, and almost no one walked on the streets.

Outside the mansion gates.

Numerous figures clad in heavy armor stood guard.

Their expressions were solemn, not daring to show the slightest slack.

This was the seat of the highest power within Huanling City, the City Lord's Mansion.

Whoosh~

Suddenly.

A figure flew over and appeared above the City Lord's Mansion.

The guards outside the City Lord's Mansion looked up in unison, alert.

When they saw the newcomer's appearance, the vigilance and coldness on their faces instantly vanished.

What they wore was an expression of fanaticism and awe.

For the person who had arrived was the master of this City Lord's Mansion, the only Empress in the history of the Mermaid Clan, the peerless Empress who had saved the Mermaid Clan from fire and water when it faced a great catastrophe and was on the verge of extinction, and who was revered and supported by all cultivators of the Mermaid Clan.

"Congratulations to the Imperial Lord for recovering from your injuries and emerging from seclusion!"

After the guards regained their senses, they hurriedly bowed and kowtowed.

Their movements were uniform, their voices loud and powerful.

"Rise."

At this moment, Mingyan's anger had vanished; her expression was entirely dignified, revealing neither joy nor rage.

After nodding to them, she flew directly into the City Lord's Mansion.

After returning to her residence.

She pondered for a moment, took out a Sound Transmission Talisman, and with a thought, sent out a message.

Not long after.

A guard hurried over and bowed respectfully to her.

"Greetings, Imperial Lord."

"Congratulations to the Imperial Lord for recovering from your injuries and emerging from seclusion."

"The Imperial Lord's recovery from such severe injuries is a great joyous event; should this subordinate notify the others to hold a banquet in celebration?"

Mingyan shook her head.

A celebration?

She had not only recovered from her injuries this time, but had also taken the opportunity to bring a powerful Technique she was cultivating to Major Accomplishment; it was indeed a great joyous event that should be celebrated.

But now, she could not bring herself to be happy at all.

After a moment of silence, she said indifferently, "I called you here because there is another matter I need you to handle."

The guard was startled, "Please, Imperial Lord, give your orders."

"Go to the Black Scale Lineage and check if there is a cultivator named Tianyu."

"I need all information on him."

Upon hearing this, the guard could not help but reveal a look of surprise.

In ordinary times.

The Imperial Lord rarely investigated the information of a single clansman alone, and even if she did, it was to investigate some genius from the Gold Scale Lineage or the Purple Scale Lineage who had suddenly revealed their talent.

As for the Black Scale Lineage.

Such a situation had never occurred before.

Could it be that the Imperial Lord was suddenly paying attention to a cultivator from the Black Scale Lineage?

Could it be that an extraordinary genius had appeared in the Black Scale Lineage?

"As you command."

Although he was secretly guessing in his heart, he did not dare to ask; he nodded and turned to leave.

The efficiency of the Imperial Lord's guards was astonishing.

Less than an hour had passed.

That guard hurried back.

"Imperial Lord, all information regarding Tianyu has been investigated."

The guard first bowed to the Mermaid Empress.

Then he took out a Jade Slip and, with a face full of respect, handed it to the Mermaid Empress.

The Mermaid Empress nodded, "You may go."

"Yes."

Upon hearing this, the guard quickly retreated.

After the guard left, the Mermaid Empress picked up the Jade Slip and began to read the information within.

A moment later.

When she finished reading the information in the Jade Slip, her face could not help but darken, and in a fit of agitation, she crushed the Jade Slip in her hand.

The information in the Jade Slip was extremely detailed, with almost every experience of Tianyu from the moment he stepped onto the path of cultivation until now recorded in detail.

Among them, three points drew her attention.

First, Tianyu received Lianyin's attention and was granted audience by Lianyin many times.

Second, Tianyu and Mingchen became acquainted, and Mingchen had once taken the initiative to visit Tianyu at Tianyu's residence.

Third, Tianyu's cultivation is only at the Nascent Soul Early Stage.

In the Phantom Spirit Realm, Tianyu seemed to have used a peculiar Technique to conceal their cultivation, and furthermore, she was in her most weakened state at the time.

She was unable to probe Tianyu's specific cultivation.

But she could be certain that Tianyu's cultivation was definitely not just the Nascent Soul Stage.

This fellow must have been concealing their own cultivation all along.

Furthermore, the fact that Tianyu and Lianyin and Mingchen were acquainted did make her feel somewhat surprised.

However, it was not too shocking.

Although that Tianyu was a bit of a bastard, their talent was still astonishing; it was not too surprising that they received the attention of Lianyin and Chen'er.

It was just that, because of this, it would be somewhat impossible to kill Tianyu openly.

At the very least, without sufficient reason, she could not get past the hurdle of Lianyin.

As it happened, the reason she had to kill Tianyu could not be spoken aloud.

Thus...

She could only kill them in secret.

However, thinking about this now was still a bit premature.

She still had the Restriction left behind by the other party on her.

With this Restriction in place, she could not act against Tianyu, nor could she even make any move detrimental to him.

Therefore...

She could only find a way to resolve the Restriction in her Soul Sea first, then go to kill Tianyu.

Thinking of this, she suppressed the urgency in her heart, and her expression gradually became calm.

She did not know where Tianyu had learned that Restriction; it was not a Mermaid Clan secret technique, and it was extremely overbearing.

Wanting to undo it was by no means an easy task.

Aside from making her lose her composure, being anxious was of no use at all.

As she gradually calmed down.

A thought suddenly flashed through her mind.

That was...

She did not remember gifting a key to enter the Phantom Spirit Realm to any Cultivator of the Black Scale Lineage.

If she remembered correctly, the only one in the Mermaid Clan who still possessed a key to the Phantom Spirit Realm was her good son...

Mingchen!

"Could the key Tianyu used to enter the Phantom Spirit Realm have been given to him by Chen'er?"

Once she thought of this possibility, her breathing suddenly hitched.

She almost choked.

This bastard...

He has caused her so much misery!

Hum~

Just at this moment.

The Array outside the residence suddenly trembled.

Mingyan's expression shifted, and her Spirit Sense spread out.

Immediately after, she could not help but grit her teeth.

She had just been thinking about her good son, and she did not expect him to arrive the very next moment.

Good~

Very good!

It just so happened that she had no way to vent the frustration in her heart, and he arrived just in time.

A dangerous glint flashed in her eyes, and with a shift of her intent, the Array outside the residence opened.

A moment later.

A remarkably handsome young man arrived before Mingyan with his head held high and a spirited air.

It was none other than Mingchen.

"Chen'er pays respects to Mother Empress, and congratulates Mother Empress on recovering from her injuries and coming out of seclusion."

Mingchen bowed slightly, his voice resonant.

"You may rise."

The Mermaid Empress said indifferently.

The somewhat cold tone of the Mother Empress made Mingchen unable to help but be stunned.

The Mother Empress had always doted on him; why was her tone today somewhat different?

Could it be that she had just recovered from her injuries and come out of seclusion, and her mood had not yet recovered from the trauma?

That must be it.

The Mother Empress had a glorious record of battles throughout her life.

Rarely had she suffered such a big loss?

It was understandable that her mood was a bit poor.

He looked up at the Mermaid Empress and comforted her softly, "Why must Mother Empress dwell on the previous battle record? Although you were severely injured, those Ancestors of the Octopus Clan did not have it easy either; all things considered, you did not suffer a loss."

"It is they who should be brooding over this."

Hearing Mingchen's comfort, the Mermaid Empress was taken aback, then immediately realized the meaning.

She did not explain.

A faint smile appeared on her face, and she nodded, "Chen'er, during the time I was in seclusion, has your cultivation been lax?"

Mingchen smiled confidently, "Chen'er has always cultivated diligently; does Mother Empress not know this yet?"

"Mother Empress can rest assured."

The Mermaid Empress shook her head, "I want to test you myself."