It turns out, they were the main characters.

Who is that person...?

Gong Lianyue stared silently at Mu Zhian, her bright and beautiful eyes filled with a deep and mysterious look.

Mu Zhian was naturally unaware of Gong Lianyue's thoughts at that moment. His gaze fell directly on Wei Mengrou, and he asked, "Sister Mengrou, do you have any impression of this thing?"

He pointed to the black box on the table.

Wei Mengrou glanced at it and then gently shook her head: "I have no recollection of it."

Sister Mengrou didn't seem to be lying... Mu Zhian stared at Wei Mengrou's pretty and charming face and her calm reply, and a few more questions quickly arose in his mind.

The paper crane wouldn't fly to Wei Mengrou's side for no reason, but Mengrou didn't seem to be lying.

Moreover, she has been by my side for so long. If Sister Mengrou is really a reincarnated person, how could I not have discovered it by now?

Just as Mu Zhian was thinking about these messy things, Wei Mengrou seemed to be drawn by something, and her gaze fell on the black box on the table.

She gently stroked the black box with her slender fingers, and then, under Mu Zhian's astonished gaze, slowly opened the black box on the table.

That seemingly ordinary peach blossom, at this moment, seemed to be sensing something, and was filled with an inexplicable black mist.

Mu Zhian's gaze froze slightly on the black mist.

He had practiced the secret techniques of the Southern Wilderness, so he immediately recognized that this black mist was exactly the same as the black mist that shielded the secrets of heaven in the Southern Wilderness!

Boom!

A thunderclap echoed from the sky, as if the heavens themselves were trembling. Then, a lightning bolt, as swift as a dragon, crashed down upon Tianhe Garden before the cultivators could even react!

However, the lightning bolt, as thick as a dragon, was silently swallowed up by the formation when it fell into Tianhe Garden, and no sound from the outside world could be heard inside Tianhe Garden.

Wei Mengrou's eyes glazed over slightly before she reached out and picked up the peach blossom.

At this moment, a wisp of blue light silently shone within Mu Zhian's body.

It quietly flew out of Mu Zhian's innate furnace and then transformed into a fairy wearing a blue-white dress, untouched by the mortal world.

"Even the fairy was awakened?" Mu Zhian subconsciously looked at Yao Meng's otherworldly figure, becoming more and more certain that there must be some connection between the Primordial Witch and Wei Mengrou.

Although he was able to open the black box, he did not resonate with the items inside. However, Wei Mengrou resonated with the black box very easily.

I just don't know if this is actually a good thing...

At that moment, a calm voice suddenly rang out in Tianhe Garden.

"Qing Emperor?"

How did you get inside his body?

Gong Lianyue gazed at Yao Mengxianzi, who was shrouded in mist, her beautiful, star-like eyes revealing a hint of doubt and a dangerous glint in them.

Something's not right... Mu Zhian's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously looked at Yao Meng.

As expected, Yao Meng glanced sideways and, upon noticing the hostility and indifference in Gong Lianyue's eyes, a faint smile appeared on her lips.

With a flicker of her eyes and a slight parting of her red lips, her heavenly voice, imbued with ethereal charm, rippled gently across the calm surface of a lake.

"Do I need a reason to be by my Daoist partner's side?"

Chapter 267 Mu Zhian: I really tried my best to pull him along!

The branches of the trees in the courtyard were covered with frost and snow, and the tea was steaming, but it was difficult to lower the temperature in the courtyard.

Once a cultivator reaches the Refining Spirit Realm, they won't feel much cold even in winter if they wish, because the Qi within their body will dispel the cold.

However, the moment he heard Yao Meng speak, Mu Zhian broke out in a cold sweat, experiencing firsthand what it meant to feel chilled to the bone in this cold season.

Gong Lianyue narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly, scrutinizing the fairy from Yaochi Holy Land beside Mu Zhi'an, and said softly, "If I remember correctly, before you reached the Dao Integration Realm, there were quite a few proud young men pursuing you, but you didn't accept any of their advances. Now that you've entered the Dao Integration Realm, you've taken a fancy to a mere cultivator?"

"Or is it that, compared to cultivators of her own generation, the first Holy Maiden of Yaochi, in the eyes of the world, prefers those younger than herself?"

Mu Zhian had thought Yao Meng was a gentle fairy who never argued with others, but who knew that she was actually dark inside. She gave Mu Zhian a half-smile, as if to say: You seem to be quite popular.

Then, she casually withdrew her gaze and said with a faint smile, "Feelings and cultivation levels have nothing to do with each other. I am different from you. I did not choose him as my Dao partner because I was attracted to his natural furnace. It's just that we happen to be compatible."

A simple sentence, but it was a veiled criticism of Gong Lian Yue's impure motives. The underlying meaning was: You don't like him, you just lust after his body, you are despicable!

Gong Lianyue raised her eyebrows slightly, and the golden sword behind her vibrated faintly, causing the frost and snow outside to shatter into countless pieces, which slanted into the courtyard like flying flowers and broken jade.

Gong Lianyue glanced at Yao Meng with her peach blossom eyes and said calmly, "If the memories in the sword sheath are correct, you only had a wisp of spiritual consciousness left in the past. If he hadn't rescued you, you would probably have disappeared from this world by now."

"The ability to later solidify a physical body was also thanks to the innate furnace."

As she finished speaking, her beautiful, star-like eyes gazed into Yao Meng's eyes.

"Is this what you mean by mutual affection?"

The atmosphere in the pavilion seemed to freeze into ice, and Mu Zhian stood rooted to the spot, his heart pounding.

Oh no, they're really going to start fighting! If they do, won't I die from some unknown area-of-effect attack? Mu Zhi'an felt as if a red "danger" sign had appeared above his head, and cold sweat had appeared on his forehead without him even realizing it.

At this moment, he began to miss the little fish in the fishpond... The little fish may fight amongst themselves, but he can take them down one by one afterward.

However, both of them are experienced empresses and are difficult to appease. One wrong move and you might end up being locked in a dark room.

At this moment, Yao Meng glanced at Mu Zhi'an unintentionally, and her melodious voice drifted softly from under the pavilion: "Whether he and I are mutually attracted is none of an outsider's business."

She tilted her head slightly to look at Mu Zhian, her red lips parted slightly, and her blue, jewel-like eyes held an indescribable allure, while a touch of crimson at the corner of her eyes added to her charm.

She smiled sweetly: "What do you think, Mu Lang?"

The celestial music was accompanied by a unique Daoist rhythm, which made people feel a sense of goodwill, but Mu Zhian felt a chill run down his spine.

The pressure instantly fell on Mu Zhian.

A pure and charming smile appeared on Gong Lianyue's exquisite face as she said lightly, "If the dignified Azure Emperor were to use the Daoist charm of the Yaochi Sacred Land to lure a mere cultivator in the Refining Spirit Realm, it would probably become a laughing stock of the Nine Provinces."

Yao Meng smiled gently: "The Dao of Yaochi Holy Land can calm the mind, not be used for seduction. But I am quite curious whether you secretly used the Nine-Tailed Fox's charm while you were with Mu Lang."

The allure of the nine-tailed fox...? Mu Zhian glanced at Gong Lianyue subconsciously.

Speaking of which, Ruoxi has the characteristics of a 'three-tailed fox,' which she inherited from Bai Yuanfeng.

However, Gong Lianyue did not possess any characteristics of a demon cultivator...

After a brief moment of reflection, Mu Zhian quickly felt relieved.

Bai Ruoxi is indeed Bai Yuanfeng's daughter, but she is also a special being born as Gong Lianyue's sword sheath.

If one cultivates to the extreme in the future, perhaps the first person in the Nine Provinces to possess two souls in one body, and whose demon and human spiritual consciousnesses both reach the Dao Integration Realm, will emerge.

While Mu Zhi'an's mind was in turmoil, and he was thinking about all sorts of random things, Gong Lianyue's gaze had already fallen on Mu Zhi'an.

"Mulang, do you remember what you promised me before?"

She wore a jet-black palace dress that made her skin appear snow-white and radiant, as if it were translucent and beautiful.

The lightsaber behind him unfolded silently, his eyes gentle, and in a daze, Mu Zhian seemed to see Bai Ruoxi's figure.

Then, his heart skipped a beat as he realized what Gong Lianyue meant.

The situation was complicated when he was at the Sword Palace, and he promised Gong Lian Yue that he would sever ties with everyone else...

He had only decided to delay until the fish in the pond had grown up, because he knew that Gong Lianyue wouldn't wake up so quickly after falling into a deep sleep.

However, now...

The woman was awakened by the black box left behind by the primordial witch.

Unfortunately, Yao Meng was also awakened...

However, as a qualified fishpond owner, no matter how urgent the situation, one should maintain basic composure... Mu Zhian understood this principle well.

He coughed lightly and began to pull at Gong Lianyue: "I will handle this matter properly, please rest assured, Palace Master."

However, Gong Lianyue was not fooled. Her eyes, as clear as autumn water, were fixed on Mu Zhian, and she smiled: "I can ignore what happened between you and the Azure Emperor in the past, but why not take this opportunity to make things clear to her?"

"Our relationship shouldn't be one where an outsider interferes, right?"

Mu Zhian: "..."

He suddenly felt a bit overwhelmed.

At that moment, a cool, soft, slender hand quietly grasped Mu Zhi'an's right hand, pulling him back to reality from his thoughts.

He subconsciously turned his head to look, and saw Yao Meng, dressed in a light blue dress with a graceful figure, holding one of his hands, gazing at him with a slight smile.

Although she didn't say anything, it wasn't hard to tell what she wanted to express from her eyes at that moment.

That look clearly said: Pick one.

"..."

After a brief silence, Mu Zhian chose to give up thinking.

Although he had anticipated that he would encounter this kind of thing sooner or later, he never expected that day would come so soon.

Because a black box left behind by the primordial witch ten thousand years ago awakened two great white sharks in the fishpond, and now, these two great white sharks have collided...

If it were a little fish like Ye Lingxuan or Bai Ruoxi, Mu Zhi'an might just grit his teeth and put one beauty in each arm, choosing 'I want them all'.

But now... if you try to do that, you might die on the spot.

Mu Zhian braced himself, raised his hand and bowed to Gong Lianyue, saying, "Palace Master, my relationship with Fairy Yao Meng was rather complicated and cannot be explained in a few words. I will handle it properly afterward."

He deliberately added an honorific title after Yao Meng's name, intending to give Gong Lianyue a hint: she is just a senior I respect.

Unexpectedly, he seemed to have underestimated Gong Lianyue's intelligence. With a smile in her eyes, she said softly, "You mean that after this you will sever ties with the Azure Emperor and focus on cultivating with me?"

"If that's the case, then that's good." Gong Lianyue smiled gently and looked at Yao Meng.

However, a deep chill flashed in Yao Meng's clear eyes before she turned her head and looked at Mu Zhi'an with a smile.

Mu Zhian: "..."

There are very few Dao Integration Realm experts in this world. In addition, the rules of heaven and earth have changed, so Dao Integration Realm experts rarely fight each other in a real sense. Therefore, the Nine Provinces have always been the domain of Void Return Realm experts.

However, the fact that those at the Dao Integration Realm do not act lightly does not mean they can be ignored.

After all, if such beings are angered, even with the shackles of the rules of heaven and earth, they will still take action to suppress the enemy.

Therefore, having a powerful expert at the Dao Integration Realm will elevate the opponent's faction to the forefront.

As beings at the Dao Integration Realm, they see each other all the time. Although Gong Lianyue had never spoken to the Azure Emperor in the past, they were aware of each other's existence.

After all, both the Sword Palace and the Jade Pool Holy Land were top-tier forces in the past.