"Why should he see me die? Don't you know how cruel this is?" Liu Lanyan trembled uncontrollably at the thought.
She really couldn't imagine what Mo Yun must have felt when he arrived and saw her like that.
Just like after she died, she became a spirit, guarding Mo Yun's side, watching him "die" in front of her.
The pain was beyond description.
The Venerable One gave a cold, mocking laugh, without answering Liu Lanyan.
"So... I hate you." Liu Lanyan said softly, almost in a murmur, but everyone could hear her clearly. In particular, the hatred and murderous intent in Liu Lanyan's words were so intense, like a giant wave rising on the sea.
She can die, but her death cannot be used to provoke and torment Mo Yun.
He is innocent.
"Hate?" The Venerable One stared at Liu Lanyan with a mocking gaze, questioning, "You disregard the reputation of the Immortal Realm and are with a human man. What right do you have to hate?"
"Anyone who damages the reputation of the Immortal Realm must be punished." The Venerable One didn't feel she had done anything wrong; she was simply upholding the reputation of the Immortal Realm.
Liu Lanyan asked the Venerable One with amusement, "How exactly has my relationship with Mo Yun damaged the reputation of the Immortal Realm?"
She just didn't understand what this had to do with the immortal realm.
"People from the Immortal Realm must never have any dealings with people from other worlds," the Venerable One said firmly. "That would be an insult."
Enraged by the Venerable One's words, Liu Lanyan turned pale and gave a disdainful snort: "Since we can't have any contact, what about how you used the Demon Realm to keep me in the Immortal Realm back then?"
When she first separated from Mo Yun, the Venerable One said that the Demon Realm was attacking the Immortal Realm, and she went to repel the enemy.
Looking back now, it was probably just a collaboration between the celestial realm and the demon realm.
Were those people killed people that the demon realm wanted to eliminate?
"It's just a few tricks to maintain the reputation of the Immortal Realm," the Venerable One said matter-of-factly.
Liu Lanyan laughed, a genuine laugh from the heart. She slowly shook her head, raised an eyebrow, and asked, "Your Excellency, are you sure there's nothing wrong with your brain?"
Upon hearing Liu Lanyan's words, the Venerable One narrowed his eyes with ill intent. Even if the person opposite him was the reincarnation of her junior sister, he had no right to insult her like this in front of everyone.
"Liu Lanyan, do you want to be an enemy of the Immortal Realm?" the Venerable One asked coldly and harshly.
"The Immortal Realm and I have long been enemies." Liu Lanyan paused, then uttered each word heavily, "From the moment I was killed."
They made Mo Yun witness the moment she died, at which point she became irreconcilably opposed to the immortal realm.
"For the sake of the Immortal Realm's reputation..." The Venerable One was about to elaborate on her theory when Liu Lanyan's sudden laughter interrupted her.
Liu Lanyan laughed uncontrollably, almost bringing tears to her eyes: "Your Majesty, are you truly upholding the reputation of the Immortal Realm, or are you destroying it?"
In one sentence, he successfully ignited the lord's anger.
Her Majesty was about to argue when Liu Lanyan gave her the chance.
Liu Lanyan reached out and pointed at the immortal souls below, asking with a cold smile, "Your Excellency, what are these things?"
"Have you been away from the Immortal Realm for too long? You don't even recognize the immortal souls of the Immortal Realm." The Venerable One was clearly very disappointed in Liu Lanyan and said sarcastically with disdain.
“I am familiar with immortal souls, but... I never imagined that immortal souls in the immortal realm would actually have consciousness. Having consciousness is not scary, what is scary is that they are immortal souls filled with murderous thoughts.”
"Your Excellency, when you were capturing souls everywhere to feed immortal souls, when these immortal souls had already lost their original pure power and become tainted with evil, did you ever consider that you were the one who would completely shatter the reputation of the immortal realm!"
Liu Lanyan's words burst forth like a sharp arrow, instantly piercing the Venerable One's heart.
It was so sharp that it pierced right through.
Such a question left His Majesty speechless for a long time, unable to find a single word to refute it.
"Are you trying to say that if I hadn't been with Mo Yun back then, how could you have gone astray like this?" Liu Lanyan knew that the Venerable One couldn't find a reason, so she kindly gave him a way out.
Forced into silence by Liu Lanyan, the Venerable One made the worst decision, nodding in agreement with Liu Lanyan's words, and adding, "You know, at least you have some self-awareness."
"May I ask Your Excellency, apart from Your Excellency, the Confucian Venerable and the Heavenly Venerable, no one else knows about my affair with Mo Yun. I don't always show my face in public, and I don't usually concern myself with the affairs of the Immortal Realm. Even if I were to leave, no one would notice."
"Even if someone mentions it unintentionally, a simple 'cultivation' would suffice. Why make something so simple so complicated? Why do you have to take our lives?"
Liu Lanyan's questions caused the Venerable One's face to change rapidly, alternating between green, white, and red, a truly captivating sight. However, her mood was far from "beautiful" as her expression.
For a long time, the Venerable One couldn't utter a single word; she had never even considered it that way before.
Liu Lanyan wasn't in a hurry. After waiting for a while, the Venerable One did not disappoint her. The Venerable One muttered, "Yu Lijing knows."
After speaking, the Venerable One seemed to gain confidence and raised his head to stare intently at Liu Lanyan.
"Does she know that this reason isn't enough to make you disappear?" The more His Majesty pondered this reason, the better it seemed.
"As the ruler of the demon realm, doesn't Yu Lijing know what's best for the demon realm? Would she really go against the immortal realm just to see a 'secret' of the immortal realm?"
Liu Lanyan asked with a cold smile, "Your Majesty, haven't you noticed that even if she likes Mo Yun, she will still ruin him? In order to keep the demon realm at peace, she actually went to the forbidden area."
"Would someone who prioritizes the interests of the demon realm so much turn against the immortal realm for no reason?" Liu Lanyan truly looked down on the Venerable One.
“It was clearly you. Your selfishness aligned perfectly with Yu Lijin's, leading to everything that followed. I think…” Liu Lanyan’s eyes sparkled with amusement as she looked at the Demon Emperor beside her.
"The reason the Demon Realm joined the Three Realms War a thousand years ago is probably because the Immortal Realm, after using the Demon Realm, didn't want to admit it," Liu Lanyan said with a smile, looking at the Demon Emperor. "Isn't that right, Demon Emperor?"
The Demon Emperor nodded: "Miss Liu is absolutely right."
"The Demon Realm has no reason to be used for nothing. We in the Demon Realm will not suffer such a loss. Moreover..." Before the Demon Emperor could finish his sentence, Liu Lanyan spoke for him.
"Moreover, His Majesty believes that if the Demon Emperor were to learn of this matter, it would greatly damage the reputation of the Immortal Realm, so there is no need for anyone who knows this secret to exist."
Liu Lanyan spoke with a smile, and received a nod of approval from the Demon Emperor, meaning that all her speculations were correct.
After receiving a positive answer from the Demon Emperor, Liu Lanyan turned to look at the Venerable One, shaking her head and sighing regretfully, "Venerable One, do you really think everything you've done is for the good of the Immortal Realm?"
Now everyone present understood the cause and effect of the matter, and they all looked at the Venerable One as if he were an idiot.
Of course, even if the soldiers of the Three Realms were thinking something, they wouldn't dare to openly express it.
After all, they are not on the same level as those of the highest rank.
However, all those above the rank of elder understood and openly expressed their contempt for the esteemed leader.
How could someone make such a brainless decision?
"Your Excellency, you even schemed against me!" Yu Lijing suddenly shouted angrily.
She understood from Liu Lanyan's words that this explained why Mo Yun didn't end up with her; it was all the Venerable One's doing.
Mo Yun heard Liu Lanyan's last words, and it would be strange if he didn't suspect her.
If Your Majesty hadn't done that back then, and if Liu Lanyan had died instead of plotting against Mo Yun, perhaps she could have been with Mo Yun.
Unfortunately, it was all too late.
It's all His Excellency's fault.
"When you told me the news, didn't you also have ulterior motives?" The Venerable One said this, meaning that everyone was in the same boat, neither of them had good intentions, and they were all equally guilty.
What's there to say?
"This great chaos in the Three Realms was caused by your selfish motives," Liu Lanyan sneered. "Who harmed whose interests was originally none of our business, but..."
Liu Lanyan paused deliberately, her smiling yet icy gaze sweeping over everyone like a drawn blade, the invisible chill piercing their skin: "You will always pay the price for what you have done."
If it were her in the past, her in her previous life, she would never have acted this way.
Perhaps it was a silent concession.
In her past life, she could easily give up all her immortal power and completely trust her senior sister.
The facts proved her wrong.
The harsh reality dealt her a heavy blow.
After experiencing a thousand years, she had an epiphany.
Many things require effort, and not everyone can be trusted.
"Liu Lanyan, were you the one who broke into the Immortal Realm back then?" the Venerable One suddenly asked at this moment.
The ghost who had been pondering who could use the power of the Three Realms was never expected to be Liu Lanyan.
“That’s right.” At this point, what else could Liu Lanyan possibly hide?
Admit it openly and honestly.
"So, you killed those two immortal souls back then too?" The Venerable One finally sorted out all the doubts in his heart.
"Of course." Liu Lanyan naturally understood what the Venerable One meant. Back then, outside her barrier, there were two immortal beings from the immortal realm who had been infused with immortal souls and went to fight An Yi and the others.
Upon learning this answer, His Excellency sighed softly: "It seems that I was wrong from the beginning."
“Whether it’s right or wrong is irrelevant now.” Liu Lanyan closed her eyes briefly, then opened them again, as if she had made up her mind. “Things have come to this point, and an apology or explanation can’t solve everything.”
"Let's solve this in your favorite way today."
Liu Lanyan's words made the Venerable Lord frown, and he asked in confusion, "What do you mean by 'our favorite way'?"
"Bullying the weak and ruthlessly killing them!" Liu Lanyan said, enunciating each word clearly.
Liu Lanyan stared intently at the Venerable One, sneering, "If my power had been strong enough back then, why would all of this have happened?"
Making Mo Yun bear all that was definitely the last thing she wanted to see.
"Since that's the case, there's nothing more to say." With these words, His Excellency was essentially accepting Liu Lanyan's declaration of war.
Let's just settle this with force.
"Demon Lord, Demon Emperor, what do you choose?" the Venerable asked the people of the other two realms. Now, should they fight together against the enemy or go their separate ways? It would be best to quickly take their positions.
Neither the Demon Emperor nor the Demon Lord spoke; they stood quietly in place without retreating.
That's enough. They've shown through their actions that they're going to work together to deal with Mo Yun.
Now, the problems of the Three Realms can be put aside for now; resolving Mo Yun's issue is the most important thing.
Otherwise, if Mo Yun were to deal with the Three Realms, and the Three Realms did not unite, they would definitely be defeated one by one by Mo Yun.
However, whether the realms of immortals, demons, and monsters even exist is still a question.
Seeing the reactions of the Demon Emperor and the Demon Lord, Liu Lanyan understood. Since they wanted to stick together, things would be easier.
With a soft smile, Liu Lanyan stopped looking at them and began to unleash the dormant power within her body.
She had always been somewhat worried that the power wouldn't be under her control, but now that she remembered everything, the power naturally wouldn't become a runaway horse.
She will be fine and well, and that will live up to their expectations, won't it?