I am an incredibly handsome man, and my fiancée refuses to call off the engagement even at the cost

In the secret realm, one could see sparse and elegant peaks, layered and beautiful cliffs, and rare flowers and herbs that were hundreds of thousands or even millions of years old. The spiritual trees reached the sky, and the gorgeous flowers were so beautiful that they were dazzling, almost all of which were varieties that Gu Yan had never seen before.

The Lord of the Wood Spirit Palace walked beside Gu Yan. Strangely enough, with each step he took, he became a little younger. As he walked, his appearance changed from an old man to a middle-aged man, and then from a middle-aged man to a young man. By the time they reached the foot of a towering ancient pine tree, he had turned into a child.

Gu Yan was surprised.

Under the ancient pine tree were a jade table and a futon, and a person was sitting under the tree.

The man was also dressed in white. He had his back to Gu Yan, and his long hair, as black as flowing water, was unbound and hung down to his waist, shimmering like satin in the swirling green light. He was tall and slender, his long fingers holding a black chess piece.

He is playing chess with himself.

"Ancestor!"

The Lord of the Wood Spirit Palace bowed respectfully, and his voice, now that he had become a child, also sounded childish.

The man in white under the tree turned around. He was a young and very handsome man.

His face was like jade, his features gentle and seemingly without a trace of aggression. His emerald eyes were like the oldest and most tranquil deep pool, clear and bottomless, reflecting the entire ever-evolving universe.

His eyes held neither sorrow nor joy, only an almost eternal tranquility, forming a strange contrast with the ceaseless vitality flowing within the secret realm.

His gaze fell on Gu Yan, without deliberately applying pressure, yet Gu Yan instantly felt as if that gaze had pierced through her, exposing her from bloodline to soul, leaving her nowhere to hide.

He simply watched him quietly, and in the depths of his emerald eyes, there seemed to be the phantoms of countless plants and trees, sprouting, stretching, withering, and then returning to tranquility in an instant.

The moment Gu Yan saw this person, she trembled all over, feeling a sensation she couldn't quite describe.

His face was clearly unfamiliar, but Gu Yan felt a sense of familiarity and closeness, as if she had seen him somewhere before.

But I've never seen this person before, so who is he?

"Xiao Yu, you may leave now!"

The man in white spoke, his voice extremely gentle.

"Yes, Master!"

The Lord of the Wood Spirit Palace quickly disappeared from this place.

Gu Yan was filled with doubt. He bowed to the man in white and said, "Junior Lin Daiyu greets senior."

As soon as he finished speaking, the man in white chuckled and said with amusement, "Daiyu? That name seems too feminine for a man."

Gu Yan: "..."

Did you see right through it?

A shimmering light emanated from Gu Yan, and his attire changed. He transformed from a girl in white into a boy in white, and the veil on his face vanished. His intuition told him that pretense was useless in front of this person.

"Disguising myself as a woman was a last resort, I hope you won't laugh at me, senior," Gu Yan said, bowing slightly.

The man in white smiled but remained silent. His sharp gaze made Gu Yan's heart pound with anxiety. After a long while, he finally smiled and said, "You really do have a handsome face. What's your name?"

"Gu Yan".

"Gu Yan, is your surname Gu?" The smile in the white-clad man's eyes deepened.

"My surname is Gu, my given name is Yan, and my courtesy name is Zirong. I haven't yet asked for your name, senior, and I don't know how to address you," Gu Yan said.

"It's been a long time since anyone asked my name. My Daoist name is Qing Xuanzi, so you can just call me Senior Qing," said the man in white.

Gu Yan: Qing Xuanzi? Who is that? I've never heard of him before.

Considering that he had only been in the Immortal Alliance for a short time, and that people outside might know about it, he thought he could ask Zhou Ting and Xie Wan'er.

Qing Xuanzi wore a faint smile, his wide sleeves drooping, his clothes fluttering even without wind.

Both he and Gu Yan were dressed in pristine white, their clothes spotless, and even their demeanor shared a certain similarity. However, compared to him, Gu Yan appeared extremely youthful, like a sapling standing before a world tree that had grown for countless billions of years.

"Senior Qing summoned me here. What are your instructions?" Gu Yan asked.

"Seeing a chaotic Dao body, calling it over to take a look, isn't that normal?" Qing Xuanzi said with a smile.

A look of surprise flashed deep in Gu Yan's eyes. He was a Chaotic Dao Body in his previous life, and he is also a Chaotic Dao Body in this life, but apart from his master and a few senior uncles, no one has ever mentioned the words "Chaotic Dao Body".

In his previous life, there were hardly any cultivators left, so it's not surprising that no one knew about him. Reincarnated in the Cloud Realm, there were no other cultivators there besides him, so it's also not surprising that no one recognized his Chaos Dao Body. Upon arriving at the Immortal Alliance, he encountered only immortals, but no one ever mentioned his special physique.

He remained unconscious in the Palace of Heartless Love for so long, yet Xie Wan'er and the others never discovered that he possessed a Chaotic Dao Body; at least, they never mentioned it. Lu Huanong didn't mention it either, and You Lian'er seemed unaware of it.

Only this senior Qing saw through it at a glance, which greatly surprised Gu Yan.

"What Chaotic Dao Body? This junior doesn't know what you're talking about, senior?" Gu Yan asked.

"If it weren't for your Chaotic Dao Body, how could you have cultivated to become an immortal at just over five hundred years old?" Qing Xuanzi said with a smile.

Gu Yan was shocked, and many thoughts raced through her mind. Suddenly, Qing Xuanzi appeared in front of Gu Yan, startling her. Her wrist was unexpectedly grabbed.

Gu Yan looked down at her left hand; the spot where Qing Xuanzi had gripped it was burning hot, and the originally fair skin was slowly revealing a blood-red forbidden totem. A storm raged in Gu Yan's heart—he'd discovered all that?

This person's cultivation level is definitely much higher than You Lian'er's.

That's true, he's the kind of person even the Wood Spirit Palace Master calls "Ancestor."

He's probably at the peak of the Immortal King realm.

Currently, there is no Immortal Emperor in the Immortal Alliance, so Gu Yan guesses that this Qing Xuanzi is a peak expert in the Immortal King realm.

After the crimson totem appeared, Gu Yan felt a burning pain in his wrist. The crimson totem seemed to come alive, then detached from his skin and transformed into a crimson lightning bolt, rushing away into the distance as if fleeing. However, before it had gone even a foot, it was struck by a blue light.

Then Gu Yan heard a mournful cry, and the blood-red totem scattered in the wind and disappeared.

Gu Yan: "..."

Was that voice just now You Lian'er?

Is this totem her alter ego?

If it's a clone, it's fortunate that he hasn't gone to find Lu Huanong yet, otherwise he might have been killed by her clone as soon as he entered the Palace of Heartless Love.

Qing Xuanzi released Gu Yan's hand. Gu Yan looked at her hand, which had been restored to its original state, and then at Qing Xuanzi, her eyes filled with surprise.

"Who placed the restriction on you?" Qing Xuanzi asked.

"I don't know her. She only said her name is You Lian'er," Gu Yan said honestly.

Qing Xuanzi asked again, "Why did she place a restriction on you?"

Gu Yan: "She told me to come and get the Taiyin True Water, or she'd kill me."

After listening, Qing Xuanzi said jokingly, "So you dressed up as a woman and came here to bewitch my disciples and grand-disciples?"

Gu Yan blushed, bowed deeply, and clasped his hands in a fist salute, saying, "Senior, please understand, I had no choice."

"Hahahaha..."

Qing Xuanzi laughed loudly a few times, making Gu Yan feel uncomfortable.