Perfect Double Agent

Qin Yining nodded, without any extra emotions. This was the first time in so many years that she had left that valley. Perhaps it was because of the loss of her son at an early age, coupled with the ups and downs of her life, that she had experienced so much, which added an unyielding sorrow to her brows.

But before they could reach the temple, the palace doors were opened, and a calm and composed young man stepped out.

"Senior Qin, I brought down some Ice and Snow Brew from the Upper Realm. It's been a long time since I left, and we're about to part again. Shall we have a couple of drinks together?" Bai Ye asked, holding the wine jug and looking at Qin Wu.

"How could I be considered a senior..." Qin Wu was embarrassed, but he did not refuse. The order he received was to be on good terms, not to be hostile. However, what puzzled him was that this amazing young man was planning to leave.

Qin Yining glanced sideways, but the young man simply smiled at her and led Qin Wu to a bamboo grove not far from the palace.

This puzzled her. Could it be that something else was involved, so the other party deliberately sent Qin Wu away?

However, she rejected the idea the moment she entered the main hall.

There was no saintess or maids; the only figure in the entire hall was a not-so-tall one.

He was only about ten years old, with a slender build, fair and clean skin, crystal clear, and hair that looked as if it had just been combed, with some strands hanging down his back and two strands falling in front of his chest. He wore a spotless white robe, as if he had been carefully dressed, looking just like a young master of immeasurable nobility.

But at that very moment, the young master turned around, causing her eyes to widen in shock, as if struck by lightning.

His delicate features, bright eyes like stars, and resolute and charismatic brows left Qin Yining completely mesmerized.

At this moment, there was no need to guess or ask; the bond between mother and child, the resonance of blood, and the ever-present concern made her feel as if she were in a dream.

Shi Hao remained motionless, letting the woman from his memories embrace him. He knew this was his mother, whom he had longed for day and night, and had imagined many scenarios of their meeting. He also wanted to question her about why she had never come to see him and why his younger brother was also called Hao'er.

But the sobbing made him unable to ask, nor did he want to. He just felt a lump in his throat and longed to hide in the woman's arms and cry.

"Hao'er...is that you...I'm not dreaming, am I..."

The trembling, sorrowful sobs, the arms tightly embracing him, made it hard for Shi Hao to breathe. His mind went blank; a thousand words couldn't express the call he longed to hear in his dreams.

He has always been strong. He has gone through a lot, suffered and bled, but he has never shed a tear.

At this moment, he finally couldn't hold back anymore, and tears streamed down his face. "Mother...it's me, Hao'er has come to see you..."

Chapter 144 Following Junior Brother Means You'll Get to Eat Meat

Three days passed in a row. Qin Wuqiang, his eyelids trembling, finally managed a laugh and said, "Brother Bai, I really can't drink anymore... This Ice Snow Brew truly lives up to its reputation as a famous wine from the Upper Realm... I..."

"It's alright. I'm not taking Senior Qin Yining away. They probably just got along well, so they chatted for a while longer."

"Talk more? What can we talk about for three days and three nights?!" Although Qin Wu was drunk, he knew what he should and shouldn't say. If it were someone else, he would have smashed their head in.

Fortunately, the other party meant no harm. Even Qin Yining came out of the palace that afternoon, though her eyes were filled with reluctance.

"Thank you so much for taking care of me these past few days, brother. Here's a little wine to repay you." Qin Wu was about to get up, but was stopped. He was deeply grateful for the five jugs of True God-level Ice Snow Brew.

Even he himself didn't expect that this young man was not arrogant at all, and could chat happily with him, a nobody, and call him brother.

To be honest, Qin Wu has never felt so proud as he does today!

"Putting everything else aside, I, Qin Wu, still have a say in this entire Xuan Domain. Brother Bai, please feel free to come often in the future. Our Immortal Mountain will always open its doors to you!"

As he spoke, a golden token engraved with the Five Elements Mountain was shoved into Bai Ye's hand without further ado.

This is not a token to activate the array patterns under the Five Elements Mountain, but it is the highest-level token in the Immortal Mountain of the lower realm. The holder can easily enter and exit most areas of the Immortal Mountain and can practically roam freely throughout the entire Xuan Domain.

If you know how to be a good person, others will too; respect between people is mutual.

evening.

At the edge of the Xuan Domain, Shi Hao looked at the five boundary-breaking talismans and a golden token in his hand and carefully put them away.

He never expected so many twists and turns, nor did he expect that Mount Immortal would lie to his parents, saying that he was dead, thus extinguishing all their hopes.

Even more unexpectedly, Qin Hao's birth was fraught with so many surprises. He couldn't help but feel sorry for his younger brother, whom he had only met once.

Perhaps anyone would be utterly devastated to hear that they were just a substitute, born to save another child. He didn't blame his parents or anyone else, but he still felt a pang of sadness because all of this was ultimately because of him.

He felt more than just guilt towards his younger brother; he felt heartache for him. At such a young age, he had suffered the most unfair treatment. It was understandable that the younger brother was favored by Mount Bulao.

"I want to become stronger, as strong as Brother Bai Ye, sweeping away Venerables and fearless of gods. One day, I will stand at the pinnacle of a region and bring back my parents and younger brother!"

Shi Hao's eyes were full of fighting spirit, and his face was full of pride, but the next moment, he broke down, "It takes a Breakthrough Talisman to wear it once, I... am poor!"

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Sinful State.

"I heard he appeared in the desolate lower realm?"

On an ancient city wall, two figures stood silently: an old woman in a silver dress and a beautiful young girl in a gold dress. They looked down at the various creatures coming and going below with detached and superior gazes, as if looking down on ants or scrutinizing sinners. The contempt and disdain deep in their eyes were impossible to conceal.

"They did indeed appear in the lower realm, together with Yuechan, the Holy Maiden of the Patching Heaven Sect, and the Holy Maiden of the Intercepting Heaven Sect. They saved the Patching Heaven Pavilion, which was supposed to be destroyed," the old woman replied.

"The Heaven-Mending Pavilion? Ha, they're really tenacious. The Heavenly Kingdom must have received the news by now!" The girl in the golden dress laughed. She was clearly cold and beautiful, but her laughter was full of disdain.

"The people of Heaven are very interested, but killing three is too costly. Those two churches have gone mad. We can deal with the White Night Witch, but not with Yuechan."

"Hmph, if it weren't for her, my brother wouldn't have died... Let Yuechan go for now. You find a puppet to contact the people in Heaven and Demon Sunflower Garden. I want all of them, my fellow disciples, to die in the mortal realm!"

The girl in the golden dress gave a sinister and chilling smile. She would not take action herself, nor would she show her face, just as she had no direct evidence to make Sword Valley demand the person from the Intercepting Heaven Sect.

However, the lower realm is different. That place has been shrouded in darkness, and many of the geniuses from the upper realm have died there, although almost all of them were hunted down by people from the upper realm.

"By the way, we can find puppets in this city. They're all sinners anyway, so we can just kill them after we're done with them." The girl glanced at the various creatures coming and going, then her figure turned into a rain of light and disappeared, clearly just a spirit body.

Meanwhile, in the lower realm, amidst a primeval mountain range, two figures walked side by side. The boy was serene, the girl lively and spirited. Together, they resembled a divine couple who had cast aside worldly constraints and shackles.

"You gave her that dragon?"

"Keeping it is useless. It takes time and precious materials to make up for its innate deficiencies. Zilong can do this. Raising things is very difficult, just like your Qilin Insect and Little Gold."

"It's really tough. It used to gnaw on Venerable-level artifacts, but now it's even gnawing on Divine Fire artifacts. Your senior sister can barely support herself, and she has two gluttons under her command. Look, I've even lost weight!"

As she spoke, the girl in the black dress glanced at him, her lips curving upwards, and she straightened her already full and graceful figure, causing the boy to turn his head away.

To be honest, I hadn't noticed it before, but now they've finally grown up. If they were in the Great Wilderness, their children would be old enough to call them "father."

"Tell me... why did Yuechan rush back to the Upper Realm like she had a guilty conscience? She's not even arguing with me anymore. Did she do something shameful?"

"Perhaps it was because of empathy; seeing Xiao Shihao searching for his mother triggered her emotions." But Bai Ye didn't mention that Yuechan actually went to find Qingyueyan.

The earth was silent, and the five mountain ranges, like dragons, remained unchanged, their heads clustered together to form a unique region.

However, the entrance to Fairy Lake that once stood here is no longer there.

Bai Ye and the witch landed atop a dragon head in the due east direction, then broke through the air and entered.

When he first emerged, there was a spatial rift inside the dragon's head that led directly to the Chaos Realm. Although more than two years have passed, it still exists.

The witch looked curious. She had heard about the cosmic realm and knew that this should be the treasure land where her junior brother obtained the immortal seed. However, the immortal seed had not yet been united, and she wondered if there would be any changes.

The crack was small, only about ten feet long, and its interior was a hazy gray, filled with wisps of chaotic mist and chains of divine runes. At the same time, it exuded an unusually terrifying sense of order and rules, as if one were facing a vast world, with an extremely ancient aura.

"It could be left by a true immortal, or it could be by an immortal king," Bai Ye murmured. He wouldn't have come down again for many years, nor would he have chosen to come at this time. At the very least, he would have waited for Old Demon Pu.

"Immortal? Immortal King?" The witch's eyes flickered, glancing at her junior brother out of the corner of her eye. Her eyes were full of charm, and she was never short of food when she was with her junior brother!

However, as she gazed at him, her junior brother took out a foot-tall white bone cauldron. The material looked very familiar to her, and it also gave her a kind of thrill, resonating with the original true understanding she had cultivated.

"Junior brother... don't tell me this is the transcendence manual that a group of sect leaders from the upper realm have been searching for for countless years?"

The witch stared intently at the dense array of primitive runes and patterns on the cauldron, her heart pounding as if it were about to stop.

"As expected of Senior Sister, you have excellent taste." With that, Bai Ye jumped inside.

"You really are... you'll get beaten to death sooner or later!" The witch muttered to herself as she recovered from the shock, a hint of expectation even appearing in her eyes.

"What did you say?!"

"No..." The witch's eyes darted around, glancing left and right, before she dodged and floated into the small cauldron.

Chapter 145 The Embryonic Form of a Time-Space Path

The chaotic world is vast and boundless, without direction or life, like a lifeless, gray world.

This world once had four seasons. Although he had never seen any living beings, there was still some vitality in it.

Now, several days have passed, and even Bai Ye himself is unsure whether the Chaos Dragon is still there.

"This little guy keeps burrowing downwards. Are you sure it's not just its intuition making a mistake?" The witch looked at the tiny, inch-long Qilin in her hand that kept nodding, her eyes filled with suspicion.

It was so tiny and exquisite, with a blue divine glow flowing through it, and its appearance was no different from that of a normal Qilin.

According to legend, the Qilin insect enjoys eating all kinds of metals, and can even eat immortal metal, making its potential unimaginable.

Although this little guy is still in the evolutionary stage and is still a very long way from becoming an insect emperor, he is extremely intelligent and has already gone through the process of evolving from a pupa to a small fat insect, and then to a small Qilin.

"It's still small now, and its potential hasn't been fully realized yet. It'll be better in the future," Bai Ye said with a smile.

This made the Qilin Insect nod hurriedly, agreeing and nudging the witch's finger with its forehead, looking very anxious, as if it had finally made a major discovery.

"Let's go take a look first." Bai Ye led the witch down. No one knew how deep this place was; it seemed to have no bottom.

However, this world is very mysterious. It may involve a Celestial King, and Bai Ye is not sure whether there is anything else left behind.

However, they hadn't been diving for long when they were suddenly drawn in by a strange aura.

At the same time, even the Qilin insect began to stir, seemingly about to leap out of the witch's grasp.

They could vaguely see colorful rays of light shimmering in the churning chaotic mist below, not far from them.

"Did you see me when you were here last time?"

Bai Ye shook his head. "Last time I searched this world for a long time and only saw one dragon. It seems there are no living creatures in this world."

Both Bai Ye and the witch were very cautious, especially Bai Ye, who never put away the small cauldron in his hand. The closer they got, the thinner the chaotic mist became, and they could even see some of the scenery clearly.

"lake?"

It was a tranquil fairy lake about ten feet high, enclosed by a rocky outcrop, like a colorful water mirror, separating itself from the chaotic world and thus forming a dark and desolate special space.

However, above it, wisps of chaotic essence were constantly gathered, as if absorbed by the rock itself, condensing into liquid.

However, this small lake gave Bai Ye a familiar feeling, as if he had seen it before.

"The lake on the surface back then?" Bai Ye asked in confusion. The lake back then was not small, but it could only be considered a spirit lake, and there was a teleportation portal inside that led to the Four Seasons Heaven.

However, the small lake in front of us is quite extraordinary. It seems to have gathered boundless chaotic essence, and its rich aroma directly exudes a special fragrance that makes people unable to resist being intoxicated.

The Qilin worm reacted violently, crawling out of the witch's hand, but its little tail was pinched by two fingers, so it could only look back at its master with a resentful expression.