Junior Sister must ascend this time!

"What a fine candidate to succeed the Phantom Royal Family!"

Jiang Mian sneered, "I'm doing just fine at Cheng Tian Sect. I have people I love and people who love me here. Why would I abandon them and go back with you to compete for the succession?"

Elder Meng's gaze lingered on Jiang Mian's emerald green eyes for a moment, and his tone softened considerably, "Your Highness, it's normal that you're reluctant to leave Cheng Tian Sect after so many years, but after all, the Huanling Clan is your home."

"The illusionary talent within you can only truly awaken in the ancestral land of the Illusionary Spirit Clan. If you stay here, your talent will be buried."

"This is my home!"

Jiang Mian's gaze was firm. "I'm fine now, I don't need to awaken any talents."

"Do you know how far your illusionary talent could go if it were fully awakened?"

Elder Meng tried to persuade Jiang Mian, believing that Jiang Mian was unwilling to go with him simply because he had never been to the Illusionary Spirit Clan. He thought that if Jiang Mian knew that his cultivation speed in the Illusionary Spirit Clan would far surpass that of other cultivators, he would definitely go with him.

"You can trap Nascent Soul stage cultivators in illusions, you can put everyone on an entire mountain to sleep with a single thought. You have such talent, don't you want to see how far it can go?"

"I don't want to," Jiang Mian replied quickly.

He has come this far entirely through his own hard work and self-cultivation. How far he can go in the future is entirely up to him.

Knowing Jiang Mian's attitude, Pu Hengzhi, as the sect leader, had to stand behind him and support him. He looked at Elder Meng with a forced smile.

"Elder Meng, Jiang Mian is a disciple of my Chengtian Sect. He is free to come and go, but only if he is willing. Since he has said he doesn't want to go with you, we certainly can't force the child."

"Therefore, if Elder Meng wishes to stay at Chengtian Sect for a few days, we would be very happy to do so. If you wish to return to the Huanling Clan immediately, we will also send someone to escort you."

"But there's only one thing: you can't take Jiang Mian with you."

"impossible!"

Elder Meng's face turned ashen. If Jiang Mian didn't go back with him, what would happen to the eldest princess's illness?

He simply couldn't understand why Jiang Mian, whose Illusionary Spirit Clan was a great clan left over from ancient times, would give up this identity and choose to stay in this wretched place, Cheng Tian Sect, since he knew he had royal blood.

"Your Highness must return; the bloodline of the Illusionary Spirit Clan cannot be allowed to remain outside!"

Since none of them know what's good for them, he has no choice but to resort to force.

Elder Meng looked at Pu Hengzhi and said, "Our king, out of consideration for your saving of the young prince, has instructed us to take the young prince back with courtesy. Your Chengtian Sect will also be our honored guests when you visit the Huanling Clan in the future."

"If you are unwilling to cooperate, then we will have no choice but to take the young prince away by force. I imagine your Chengtian Sect doesn't want to be enemies with our Huanling Clan, does it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yun Qing and Si Mingche arrived at the main hall and stood in front of Jiang Mian.

"Fourth Senior Brother, are you really of royal blood from the Illusionary Spirit Clan? Then you must be the little prince?"

"No, it should be 'Young Prince'." Si Mingche shook his head, patted Jiang Mian's shoulder, and said, "I didn't expect your status to be so noble. From now on, your third senior brother will have to rely on you if anything happens!"

Seeing the arrival of the unreliable duo, Jiang Mian's tense emotions completely relaxed. He glanced at Si Mingche, a smirk playing on his lips, "Does my shoulder belong to someone like you, a commoner?"

Seeing how the three of them were getting along, Elder Meng suddenly had a new idea: perhaps these two were the key to breaking the deadlock.

The Phantom Spirit Clan never easily clashes with sects, so it would be best to resolve this matter in a more harmonious way.

He quickly put on a smile and walked up to Yun Qing and Si Mingche, "You must be the young prince's senior brother and junior sister? You are indeed one in a million children."

"I was sent by the King of the Illusionary Spirit Clan specifically to fetch His Highness. I wonder if you support his return to the Illusionary Spirit Clan?"

"Of course we support him!" Yun Qing said with a smile, "We're naturally happy for our fourth senior brother that he's found his family. But…"

Yun Qing peeked around and asked, "Why haven't I seen Fourth Senior Brother's family members? Only you came with a few attendants. Could it be that they look down on my Fourth Senior Brother's half-Illusionary Spirit Clan identity?"

After saying that, she shook her head, "Then Fourth Senior Brother shouldn't go back, he'll definitely be bullied."

"This..." Elder Meng choked, "Of course not, it's because the eldest princess is currently seriously ill, and the king is worried about her, so he cannot come in person."

Yun Qing nodded. "I see..."

"Yes, yes, that's exactly it."

Elder Meng was just about to breathe a sigh of relief when she heard Yun Qing say, "Then I'm sure Fourth Senior Brother's mother and maternal grandfather have prepared many gifts for him, right? After all, he suffered so much outside, they will definitely make it up to him, right?"

Elder Meng choked for the second time. He really hadn't brought anything with him, but since things had come to this point, he could only reluctantly offer up his own private funds and present them to Jiang Mian.

"Your Highness, the King said it's inconvenient to travel with too many things, so these are just a small gift for you. Once you return to the Illusionary Spirit Clan, you can choose any of their rare treasures you desire."

Jiang Mian probed with his divine sense, then raised an eyebrow. This Elder Meng really has a lot of good stuff; it seems he's quite greedy.

Elder Meng's heart ached, but she still smiled and said, "Little girl, can you rest assured that His Highness will come back with us now?"

"Don't worry." Yun Qing received Jiang Mian's signal and knew that what Elder Meng had given her was not bad, so she said with a smile:

"How long does the elder plan to take our fourth senior brother back? Three days? Seven days? Or half a month?"

Elder Meng choked for the third time, "I came here to take the young prince back to prepare for inheriting the throne, so naturally I won't be coming back."

"Alright then." Yun Qing's casual tone made Elder Meng begin to doubt whether they were the people the young prince had mentioned who loved him.

The young prince is really starved for love. He believes that as long as the young prince goes back, everyone can win him over with love.

Yun Qing then asked, "Could the elder take my senior brother and me with him? We also want to see if the Illusionary Spirit Clan is as mysterious and powerful as the rumors suggest."

Elder Meng choked again and again. The Illusionary Spirit Clan had never allowed outsiders to enter before. How dare she say such a thing!

Elder Meng had been thwarted many times, which made Pu Hengzhi extremely happy. He said to Yun Qing with a forced smile, "Little Qing, don't be silly. The Illusionary Spirit Clan is not a place we can go wherever we want. Don't make things difficult for Elder Meng."

"Take your fourth senior brother back to rest first. We'll talk to Elder Meng."

"Yes, Master!"

As Yun Qing spoke, she made a move to lead Jiang Mian away.

Elder Meng quickly stopped them, saying, "Of course, our Illusionary Spirit Clan welcomes you to come and have fun."

If Jiang Mian were to leave, these old guys would definitely not let him go with them again.

It would be better to let these two children accompany Jiang Mian to the Illusionary Spirit Clan, so that there's no need to worry about Jiang Mian running away halfway.

As for them, once they enter the territory of the Illusionary Spirit Clan, what happens to them is entirely up to the king.