170: Chapter 69 Bluffing [Four Updates] 170: Chapter 69 Bluffing [Four Updates] Though he complained inwardly, Li Ping’an immediately bowed in respect.
As a disciple of the Wanyun Sect, he was extremely grateful to Yun Zhongzi for extending a helping hand to the Human Race.
Throughout the conversation, Yun Zhongzi, being a spirit of Innate origins, referred to the Demon Race as “those demon creatures,” taking an unmistakably clear stance.
Li Ping’an was just about to ask what the added test would be,
when Yun Zhongzi gently shook his horsetail whisk and said softly, “Go.”
The fog rose again, and the scenery changed.
Li Ping’an closed his eyes, then opened them to find a wall blocking his view, while a cacophony of men’s and women’s screams filled his ears.
“The king has fainted!
Quickly, call a great doctor!”
“These damned demons, why do so many of them suddenly appear?
Who knows if the Immortals can hold them off?
Could our Immortal Dynasty have invoked divine wrath?”
Li Ping’an extended his Spiritual Sense to ascertain his location.
Inside the Royal Palace of the Immortal Dynasty.
Li Ping’an thought back to the scenes Yun Zhongzi had shown him before.
Underground, two groups of creatures—a few dozen snakes and a few dozen beetles—had eroded a small hole in the outer Formation and were now rushing towards the Royal Palace.
Following that, Li Ping’an recalled the news he had learned from Steward Gao Xu.
The calamity of the Immortal Dynasty today originated from strange rumors in the Demon Realm of the Western Continent, claiming that the royal family of the Immortal Dynasty was descended from the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan,
Xuanyuan, the Yellow Emperor, was known as the last Human Emperor of ancient times, whose main achievement was suppressing the rebellion of the ‘Hundred Clans’ led by ‘Post-Witches,’ establishing the dominant status of the Human Race.
After the Yellow Emperor came the transmission of the Five Emperors, spanning the path of the rise of the Human Race.
The division of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors is somewhat complex.
Some ancient texts single out Suiren as the symbol of the Human Race’s resistance against the oppression of the Ancient Heavenly Court, placing the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors after Suiren;
while other texts include Suiren among the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, with the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan as the chief of the Five Emperors.
Since the Human Race had already developed in different regions for tens of thousands of years, records vary.
In any case, the contribution of the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan to the development of the Human Race is immense.
Theoretically, the bloodline of the Yellow Emperor should have been passed down in the Southern Continent and should not have appeared in the Immortal Dynasty of the East Continent.
But once such rumors spread, some powerful demons actually believed them, and subsequently, there came the idea that “capturing the descendants of the Yellow Emperor could lead to the discovery of the dragon veins of the Human Race’s destiny.”
The precursors of the Demon Race are the ancient Hundred Clans, with some powerful demons bearing deep hatred against Xuanyuan, the Yellow Emperor.
Hence the calamity of today.
Li Ping’an covered half of the Royal City with his Spiritual Sense, witnessing the panic of ordinary mortals; many were kowtowing continuously to the great demons outside the city.
Truthfully, Li Ping’an had no idea what the intent of such kowtowing was.
The Royal Palace suddenly trembled.
The entire palace was enveloped in a layer of rainbow light!
A familiar cry came from above, from one of the Outer Sect Elders whom Li Ping’an knew, currently on duty at the Immortal Dynasty.
A demon creature has approached the Royal Palace!
We need several True Immortals for backup!”
Outside the wall, a large group of warriors and guards ran past;
above the meticulously designed garden, several True Immortals hurried by.
Li Ping’an stepped forward half a pace, merged into the wall, applied the art of earth escape, and traversed the palace.
The royal family of the palace, highly esteemed in the Immortal Dynasty, was nothing more than a “magic tool” in the eyes of the Wanyun Sect, responsible for maintaining the daily operations of the dynasty and facilitating the recruitment of disciples by the Wanyun Sect.
Li Ping’an carefully plotted his next move.
Should he reveal himself and recite those five words “My father, Li Dazhi,” the members of the Wanyun Sect guarding this place would take his every suggestion seriously,
as if he commanded them himself.
But deep down, Li Ping’an was gradually entertaining a different idea.
First, he could still summon the “Heaven-Overturning Seal · Personal Customized Limited-Time Experience” another two times.
Second, the demons had come prepared, likely aiming to abduct or kill members of the royal family of the Immortal Dynasty.
If he were to turn the tide here, he could certainly elevate his status within the sect, but what use did he have for such prestige?
No matter how much esteem he accumulated, he would still be known as nothing more than “Dazhi’s son.”
“How about, I disguise myself as my father and earn some prestige for him?”
Li Ping’an raised an eyebrow, quite tempted by the thought.
But immediately afterwards, Li Ping’an dismissed this notion.
His father had his own tribulations associated with the great war between the Human and Demon Races; it would not do for his father to make an appearance in such an affair, lest the demons take notice of him.
After much thought, Li Ping’an had made up his mind.
He found a secluded warm pavilion behind a screen, changed into an ancient-styled Daoist robe, pulled out a horsetail whisk, and attached two Jade Talismans.
Li Ping’an took off his face armor, swapped magic masks, and with just a simple pat on his face, his features and body shape transformed into those of the Inner Sect Elder he knew best…
Heavenly Immortal Yansheng!
Then, Li Ping’an activated the Hidden Dust Technique and found a mirror to check his reflection.
After confirming there were no issues, he once again vanished into the wall.
Just as he was about to join up with the Immortals of the Wanyun Sect, the Royal Palace shook again.
Cracks formed in the light barrier enveloping the palace.
A giant green python, enshrouded in rolling dark energy, suddenly appeared outside the barrier, and its head, several meters in diameter and resembling a sledgehammer, slammed hard against the light barrier.
The light barrier shattered directly!
Dozens of black beams burst from the ground, heading straight for the main hall of the Royal Palace!
The giant green python quickly shrank and transformed into a young woman in short green armor.
Shrouded in black flames, with feral light in her eyes, she screamed at two True Immortals rushing towards her, gripping a dagger in each hand, and leapt forward.