Chapter 574: Seven-Star Sword Group

"City Lord, this is the official document submitted from below."

The subordinate held a stack of official documents and placed them on the City Lord's desk, dividing them into two stacks.

The City Lord was a female cultivator with a rare appearance. No one dared to question this City Lord, nor did they dare to comment on the City Lord's appearance.

Being able to serve as the City Lord in a city with many male cultivators, one can imagine the City Lord's means and cultivation.

"It's been three days, why haven't they come down yet?"

Luo Hong sat in the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion on the third layer. She gave herself the identity of City Lord.

After handling the city affairs, she looked up at the sky according to the convention, which was the position of the fourth layer.

Suddenly, a gap appeared in the sky, and three figures drilled out of the gap, flashed away, and appeared in the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion.

"Senior Luo Hong, we meet again." Lu Yang greeted with a smile.

Luo Hong: "..."

I remember you went up alone, how did you become three people when you came down?

And Luo Hong felt that the two people behind Lu Yang were unfathomable, and their strength was extremely terrifying.

Luo Hong, as the Spirit of the Secret Realm, could use all the power of the secret realm. There were many treasures here, but no demon prodigy wanted to forcibly break into the secret realm after growing into a mighty figure, so she knew Luo Hong's terror.

Even so, she still felt that she was not the opponent of these two people behind Lu Yang.

She even felt awe for that red-clothed female cultivator.

"Luo Hong pays respects to the Mistress!"

Luo Hong immediately knelt and kowtowed to Jiang Lianyi.

"Wait a minute, who are you?"

Jiang Lianyi moved aside, unwilling to let others kneel to her for no reason.

"I am the Spirit of the Secret Realm created by the Master."

"Who is your Master?"

"Shi He, Master told me to call him Qilin Immortal."

Shi He is the Qilin Immortal's name.

"Master created this secret realm, saying that if someone answers all the questions in the third layer, let this person enter the fourth layer. After the

Prompted by the Decayed Fairy, Jiang Lianyi finally woke from her dream, regained her composure, and wiped away her tears while apologizing, forcing a smile.

"I'm sorry, I've made a fool of myself. I don't know why, but I just couldn't control my tears."

Was it because the Decayed Fairy was pitiful—waking up to find her old friends gone and the world having completely forgotten her—or was it because she was so pitiful herself, yet completely unaware, still living a carefree life?

Or was it for some other reason?

Jiang Lianyi did not know.

She wiped her tears dry, took two deep breaths to calm her mood, and returned to her usual graceful and noble demeanor.

"The Jiang Lianyi in your memories is very similar to me, and the details you described don't seem fake, but I truly don't remember these things you've mentioned. Without having experienced them myself, I cannot empathize."

"Deep in my heart, there has always been a voice telling me to trust you, to trust you; my husband said the same."

"I choose to believe you, but unfortunately, I have no impression of those experiences. I am not the Phoenix clan prodigy in your memories, and I cannot pretend to be that way."

"So—"

Jiang Lianyi stood up, reached out, and smiled.

"Can we get to know each other again? My name is Jiang Lianyi."

The Decayed Fairy stood up, shook her hand, and smiled back.

"My name is Huang Dou Dou."

The two shook hands and looked at each other with a smile, as if meeting for the first time, yet also as if they had known each other for a long time.

Jiang Lianyi walked over to Lu Yang, startling him; he did not know what this ancient ancestor intended to do.

Jiang Lianyi said solemnly:

"Thank you for resurrecting Immortal Sister. On behalf of Xiao Ling and my husband, I thank you!"

Having said that, Jiang Lianyi bowed deeply, scaring Lu Yang into quickly standing up and saying it was unnecessary, trying to help her up.

But Jiang Lianyi was a dignified half-immortal; how could Lu Yang possibly move her? Lu Yang used all his strength, but he couldn't even budge the hem of her clothes.

He could only watch helplessly as Jiang Lianyi bowed and stood back up, his calves trembling.

"Can you tell us what happened before you performed the Feigned Death Art?" the Decayed Fairy asked.

"Of course."

The three sat down, and Jiang Lianyi began to recall the past.

"I was cultivating at the time when a sudden wave of dizziness struck me, as if I had forgotten something very important. My heart felt empty, but when I tried to recall it carefully, I couldn't remember what exactly I had forgotten."

"My husband was protecting me; his expression changed abruptly, and he was extremely furious. Rage filled his eyes; I had never seen him that angry before."

"My husband revealed his true Qilin form and fully released his pressure. The entire galaxy was trembling. I was the closest, so I felt it the most deeply. This pressure was so powerful that even I could not withstand it; it made my heart palpitate."

"My husband flew out of the cave dwelling and headed north, crossing countless galaxies; he must have stopped around the North Star."

"That was when I noticed that it wasn't just my husband—Ying Tian, Jiu Chong, and Sui Yue all displayed the same fury as my husband, if not even more."

"The four immortals attacked simultaneously. The entire universe could sense their aura. That kind of rage made even me tremble; it was as if they were going to incinerate everything."

"Although the four of them often sparred and exchanged moves in their daily lives, and there were times when they fought with real fire, no previous encounter was like this one."

"I also do not know who their opponent was. I only remember that the battle lasted for seven days and seven nights, and neither side could gain the upper hand."

"The level of that battle was too high; it already exceeded my cognitive scope. Please forgive me for being unable to describe it in detail."

"I don't know if it was because the opponent disappeared or for some other reason, but in the end, the four of them used the power of their Dao Fruits to refine the stars in the sky, turning them into six continents that formed a cube, sealing all living beings inside—even the four of them were no exception."

"My husband returned heavily injured and told me that the situation was confusing and unpredictable, and that I should immediately perform the Feigned Death Art, leaving the rest for him to handle."

"Seeing my husband so solemn, I did not doubt him, so I performed the Feigned Death Art and fell into a death-like sleep."

"When I woke up again, I met you."

The Decayed Fairy nodded: "So, this secret realm was not established by you, but by the Qilin Immortal?"

"At the very least, I have no impression of the secret realm; I don't know anything about a first or second layer."

"What will you do next? Are you coming with us to leave this place?"

"Let me ask one thing: how long have I been asleep?"

"About three hundred thousand years. Your Phoenix clan has already become the number one clan in the Demon Domain, and they even revere you as an ancient ancestor. There are quite a few legends about you in the outside world."

"I've actually slept for that long?"

Jiang Lianyi was surprised. She had thought at most a few tens of thousands of years had passed. With so much time gone, how had the Cultivation Realm changed?

"Then let's go out and take a look."

Jiang Lianyi developed a keen interest in the outside world.

"By the way, there is one more thing I didn't feel comfortable saying just now." Jiang Lianyi thought for a moment; it felt uncomfortable to keep it bottled up inside.

"Go ahead."

"Could you wear something more formal?" Jiang Lianyi looked the Decayed Fairy up and down; this style of dress was far too rugged.

"No."

"Oh."

(End of chapter)