Junior Sister must ascend this time!

Yun Qing sat down opposite Shi Nian, her tone unyielding, "We can go on adventures to the secret realm to obtain treasures, or we can help you get rid of the Illusion King, but I have two conditions."

"First, you must promise not to harm my fourth senior brother after you obtain the treasure. I don't care what you do, but he must be safe."

Shi Nian glanced at Jiang Mian and chuckled, "He's still my own son. As long as he doesn't get in my way, I won't lay a hand on him."

Yun Qing didn't completely believe that statement; she was just giving Shi Nian a heads-up. If Shi Nian dared to make a move, Yun Qing would use all her spiritual power to kill her.

"Secondly, you must tell us what this treasure is."

Shi Nian hesitated for a moment, as if considering how much to say, before finally speaking: "The Condensing Void Pearl. It is a pearl that can reshape the physical body and prolong life."

She paused, "The Illusion King's body can no longer hold on, but he is unwilling to let his power fall into the hands of anyone, so he urgently needs the Condensation Pearl to create a new body to continue living."

"For me, it's the same... so this is not an ordinary trial, it's the final showdown between him and me."

.........

Si Mingche and Elder Meng, who were standing outside the door, had been staring at each other ever since Yun Qing and Jiang Mian entered.

"The moon is quite round today."

Elder Meng looked up at the overcast sky and replied without changing his expression, "It's alright, the weather is really nice."

Feeling bored, Si Mingche began to wander around. Suddenly, he discovered a very peculiar-looking stone. Although he didn't know what it was, it had spiritual energy fluctuations on it, so it must be something good!

Take it back and let my second senior sister study it.

Without saying a word, he stuffed it into the storage bag where he had previously kept the stone golem fragments.

.........

The Phantom King still felt that Shi Nian's behavior today was a bit strange. He didn't think she would have deep feelings for the child she hadn't seen for so many years.

Moreover, Shi Nian never allowed anyone to approach her palace at night, which made the already suspicious Huanling King even more uneasy.

So, when he left in the afternoon, he deliberately left a spirit-gazing stone nearby, wanting to see what his good daughter was plotting.

The Phantom King channeled his spiritual power, projecting the image from the Spirit-Gazing Stone into the air…

Why are all the things I see rocks?!

Not only that, the Spirit-Gazing Stone and those other stones swayed back and forth in the storage bag as Si Mingche moved around.

The Phantom King was so confused he couldn't figure out where he was.

Who on earth was it?! Which bastard stole his Spirit-Seeking Stone?!

After wandering around for a while, that little bastard Si Mingche finally waited until Yun Qing and Jiang Mian came out of the room. He hurriedly went up to them, but before he could even speak, Elder Meng intercepted him.

"How is the eldest princess doing now? Is she feeling much better?"

Yun Qing smiled and said, "Very good, as good as it gets. Get ready, she will give you a big surprise when the illusionary realm ends."

Elder Meng could only hear the word "very good," selectively ignoring the rest of the sentence. "That's good, that's good..."

On the way back, Yun Qing inquired about the basic information of the Illusionary Realm from Elder Meng.

This secret realm is essentially an exclusive realm for the Phantom Spirit Royal Family, opening only once every thirty years, and only allowing those with royal blood to enter.

Therefore, only Shi Jin's three sons and other collateral relatives, plus Jiang Mian, are qualified to enter the secret realm.

Apart from Jiang Mian, whose cultivation level was at the early stage of the Golden Core realm, the others were at the middle to late stages of the Golden Core realm.

Si Mingche was very distressed. "Junior Sister, what should we do? The two of us can't get in. What if Fourth Junior Brother encounters danger inside? They will definitely gang up on him."

Yun Qing was helpless, after all, she couldn't change their bloodline. "Let's take it one step at a time. If all else fails, we'll just blow up the secret realm."

Elder Meng: ...What nonsense are you spouting?

Jiang Mian was silent for a while, then said to Si Mingche in a cheeky tone, "Why don't you call me 'Dad'? Maybe the secret realm will recognize your identity."

Si Mingche: ... "If I don't blow you up until you call me 'Dad' today, I'm not a Si!!"

The day when the secret realm would open arrived quickly.

Yun Qing and the other two followed Elder Meng to the entrance of the secret realm. As soon as they arrived, they felt many eyes filled with disdain, mockery, and even hostility.

"Oh, so the bastard's here. I didn't expect you to be so shameless as to actually show up here."

Three people who looked even more obnoxious than Su Han walked up to Jiang Mian. Shi Yan said to Shi Lang:

"He is indeed of mortal blood, and looks frail. Third brother, I don't think he can even withstand one of your sword strikes. Your worries are unnecessary."

Shi Lang sneered, "Hmph, I thought Grandfather had gone to so much trouble to find some kind of unparalleled genius, but this is all? It's not even enough for us to play with."

Although Shi Qi didn't speak, his eyes were full of disdain.

Elder Meng broke out in a cold sweat. "Ancestors, please stop talking! These people are not to be trifled with!"

He bowed and said, "Your Highness, Second Prince, Third Prince. The secret realm is about to open; perhaps we should go and prepare?"

Yun Qing grabbed Elder Meng's shoulder, "Don't go, we haven't gotten to know each other properly yet."

Elder Meng: ...I want to leave if they won't leave!

He didn't want to get involved.

Elder Meng winked at her, signaling that these were the Second Prince Shi Jin's most valued sons, and that she shouldn't provoke them.

Yun Qing blinked, indicating that she understood. "It's the most precious thing, so we should definitely give it a good beating."

Elder Meng: ...Just give up, do whatever you want.

Yun Qing patted Si Mingche on the shoulder and whispered, "Third Senior Brother, go!"

Si Mingche walked up to him, fanning himself with his fan. He hadn't cursed anyone in a long time, and he was a little excited.

He looked at Shi Yan, who was leading the group, and said, "I didn't expect you to be so bold, daring to question the Illusionary Spirit King and the First Princess in public. You're not planning to usurp the throne, are you?"

"You're talking nonsense!" Shi Yan quickly interrupted him. His grandfather couldn't tolerate anyone coveting his position. If his grandfather heard that, he would die.

"Stop talking nonsense. When did I ever question my grandfather and aunt?"

Si Mingche spread his hands. "My junior brother's identity was personally acknowledged by the Illusionary Spirit King, and the eldest princess has also met him. You keep calling him a bastard, which just shows you don't agree with their decision. And you still say you don't want to usurp the throne?"

"As for being shameless, that's because my junior brother is kind-hearted. He knew you were too shameless to accept it, so you're welcome."

Before he could answer, Si Mingche tilted his head and looked at Shi Lang, "My fourth senior brother naturally can't play with you for too long, because he can send all three of you flying with one sword."

He glanced down at Shi Lang's trembling hand and clicked his tongue. "If you have a health problem, go see a doctor. Don't say my fourth junior brother is bullying you later."