Drifting out into the darkness, she soon saw a spiral staircase leading upwards. As she climbed higher and higher, Liu Lanyan felt increasingly uneasy, as if there were things she didn't want to face up there.
Midway, Liu Lanyan stopped. Standing on the stairs, she was completely enveloped in darkness, with not a sound to be heard.
He reached out and pressed his hand against the wall, feeling waves of unbearable palpitations.
What exactly happened?
Liu Lanyan asked herself in confusion, this feeling of panic didn't seem like the tension of facing an enemy.
The Celestial Realm is truly a strange place.
Liu Lanyan slapped the wall and continued upwards. No matter what happened, she wanted to find out the situation first.
Who knows what preparations the Immortal Realm will make, or what it will do to the Demon Realm?
She needs to figure this out carefully, and it would be even better if she could sabotage it.
Finally, we reached the top of the tower. Inside, the light gauze curtains created an exceptionally warm atmosphere, a completely different world from the base of the tower.
After climbing the long, dark, and dreary staircase, I felt as if I were ascending from the underworld to the realm of gods.
Liu Lanyan paused, then floated to the edge of the tower top, only to find she couldn't see anything. She raised an eyebrow, chuckled softly, and murmured, "A barrier?"
"Interesting." Liu Lanyan leaped down and walked towards the edge of the barrier, reaching out and groping in the void, searching for the entrance and exit of the barrier.
He didn't fully open the barrier, only a small crack, and slipped out.
As soon as I left the barrier, I felt the solemn aura of the celestial realm. This feeling was truly wonderful. It was as if I had been thoroughly cleansed by the purest heavenly water, and I felt much more relaxed.
The spiritual energy of the demon realm is much richer than that of the immortal realm, but the atmosphere here is completely different.
Indeed, there is a difference between the Immortal Realm and the Demon Realm. It is probably because the cultivation methods are different, so the auras they exude are also different.
Liu Lanyan floated quietly, completely concealing her aura. She used her control over her soul with great precision.
Quietly, I felt the aura of the celestial realm, wondering if there were other places where such souls were "nurtured".
After a long while, Liu Lanyan opened her eyes and found nothing unusual.
Does this mean that there is only one place in the Immortal Realm?
She dispersed her consciousness and did not sense any other barriers at all.
With a slight raise of her eyebrows, Liu Lanyan smiled softly. This is simple now. It's just a place. Once it's destroyed, the Immortal Realm will have nothing to rely on.
Thinking of this, Liu Lanyan turned around and entered the barrier she had just entered. As soon as she stepped into the barrier, she immediately felt something was wrong. A chill ran down her spine, and two words flashed through her mind: danger!
My first instinct was to leave the barrier, but when I reached out, I found it was tightly closed and I couldn't open it.
After a brief moment of panic, Liu Lanyan quickly calmed down, turned around, and faced the person behind her with composure.
"What, are you too ashamed to show your face?" His Highness asked in a cold, indifferent voice without any inflection.
Liu Lanyan asked with a smile, "When have you ever seen a soul that can clearly reveal its appearance?"
The Venerable One snorted coldly, clearly disdainful of Liu Lanyan's answer: "Other souls may not be able to, but they can sneak into my Immortal Realm without anyone noticing. Can't such a soul even maintain its original appearance?"
If she hadn't been so attentive to this place and never let her guard down, she wouldn't have noticed the arrival of this soul.
I only sensed a slight disturbance, so small that it was negligible.
If it were anywhere else or at any other time, she would have completely overlooked it.
However, precisely because the Three Realms are now stirring and a great war is about to break out, and it is such a place that is related to the future of the Immortal Realm, how could she not be extremely cautious?
We came here with the mindset of "better to kill a hundred innocent people than let one guilty person go free."
Thankfully, we made it through.
Otherwise, something really bad might happen.
She was surprised that a soul could be so powerful, sneaking into the Immortal Realm and causing such a small commotion.
"Of course I have my true self. But..." Liu Lanyan asked with a smile, "Why should I show it to you?"
The arrogant attitude made the Venerable One narrow her eyes dangerously. This soul made her very uncomfortable, and it seemed there was no need to keep it.
If we capture her, the restoration of her immortal soul will be better and easier.
Seeing the dangerous glint in the Venerable One's eyes, Liu Lanyan took two steps back: "What, you also want to use me as nourishment? That's not good."
"What's wrong with it?" The Venerable One felt a sense of annoyance towards the soul whose appearance he couldn't see clearly.
How could a soul possibly intrude into the immortal realm she controls, especially without alerting anyone else?
It made her very uncomfortable, extremely uncomfortable.
It felt like a thorn was stuck in her heart, urging her to win over Liu Lanyan, otherwise, this thorn in her heart would never be removed.
"Of course not." Liu Lanyan laughed lightly, but her voice gradually turned cold as she laughed, "I'm afraid you won't have enough appetite to swallow it all, and you'll just overeat."
The Venerable One gave a cold laugh, his black hair slowly fluttering, and the surrounding natural forces began to swirl around him: "No need for you to bother."
Liu Lanyan concealed her aura; she didn't want her soul to be sucked in by those powers and then torn to pieces.
Concentrating and calming himself, he carefully sensed the changes in his surroundings and received the intense killing intent emanating from the Venerable One.
This celestial being truly intended to kill her.
Since that's the case... why should she be polite?
Thinking of this, Liu Lanyan quickly floated upwards, seemingly trying to escape the Venerable One's attack range.
Upon hearing Liu Lanyan's "hasty escape," a cold killing intent flashed in the Venerable One's eyes: "Trying to run? How naive."
Within the Immortal Realm, inside the barrier she had set up, any thought of escaping was utterly delusional.
The Venerable One made no move at all. The natural power that had been surging around her body suddenly rose up, like a whirlpool suddenly bursting up at sea, forming a storm that chased after Liu Lanyan.
Liu Lanyan didn't even have time to look down; she continued to fly upwards, only at a much faster speed.
Beneath their feet, the storm vortex of natural forces had materialized, like a tornado stirring up dust, attempting to connect heaven and earth.
It was like a long snake with its gaping maw, chasing after Liu Lanyan, trying to swallow her whole.
The Venerable One still wore a cold smile. Did a mere soul dare to fight her?
If more souls like this could automatically come to the Immortal Realm, it would be a really good thing, saving her a lot of trouble.
Just as the front of the storm wrapped around Liu Lanyan's ankle, her upward momentum suddenly stopped, she lowered her head, and pressed down hard with her right hand.
"Overestimating yourself..." The last word "doesn't even faded away before the Venerable's mocking smile froze on his face.
She watched helplessly as a blood-red palm print shot out from Liu Lanyan's palm, growing larger and larger, like a giant hand cleaving down from mid-air, and slammed down forcefully.
The natural force storm, beneath that blood-red palm print, was like rotten hay, collapsing instantly.
In the blink of an eye, the natural power she had gathered vanished into thin air.
how so?
The Venerable One stared in astonishment at the indistinct soul floating in mid-air. Although she couldn't see the soul's features, she could feel that the soul was laughing, mocking her.
"You are from the Demon Realm!" the Venerable One shouted loudly and definitively, gritting his teeth.
She never imagined that the demon realm would have such audacity.
They had just finalized their alliance, and then, in a flash, sent another soul to cause trouble in the Immortal Realm.
"You're not dead, are you?" The Venerable One directly guessed Liu Lanyan's identity.
He must be someone with extremely strong control over his soul power; otherwise, it would be impossible for him to still have such strong power after his soul and body are separated.
The Demon Realm is indeed a place where hidden talents abound; it should not be underestimated.
"You're the dead one!" Liu Lanyan retorted without backing down.
Now, Her Majesty has no time to pay attention to Liu Lanyan's disrespectful words. She needs to carefully consider how to deal with this soul from the Demon Realm.
It seems we can't kill them.
Once you've captured him, you should have a proper "talk" with the Demon Emperor.
Why would the immortals and demons unite to deal with the demon realm, and offer such a "generous gift"?
The celestial realm needs an explanation.
Since they're from the demon realm, that makes things easier.
A dangerous glint flashed in the Venerable One's eyes as he activated his immortal power, and pure immortal power surged forth rapidly.
Because it is in the Immortal Realm, and more importantly, because it is within the sealed space of the Immortal Realm, the immortal power is much denser than in other places.
No matter how powerful the demon realm is, it is still incompatible with the immortal realm.
This is why the Immortal Realm always held a certain advantage during the Three Realms War.
If the Demon God's power hadn't been so overwhelming and his appearance so unexpected, catching the Immortal Realm off guard with that storm of attacks, we might not know who would have won or lost back then.
Having gone through so much preparation, the Venerable One is confident that the Immortal Realm will be the final winner in this great war of the Three Realms.
Because the goal was to capture Liu Lanyan alive, the power used by the Venerable One was characterized by one word—imprisonment!
The surging immortal power within the barrier resembled a vast net, attempting to envelop Liu Lanyan.
Even using magic to break such power would take a long time.
It's like a small flame trying to break through the net of water; before it can even dry and evaporate one section of the net, more sections have already covered it.
Faced with the overwhelming, all-encompassing power of the immortal realm, Liu Lanyan laughed, a very happy laugh.
With his hands moving rapidly in the air, he transformed palms into claws, tearing apart the large net of condensed immortal power in mid-air.
The speed and force were so great that the Venerable One was speechless.
The net, formed from celestial power, was swiftly pulled into Liu Lanyan's hand by her rapid, aerial grabbing, as if drawn by a suction force, and torn to shreds in a flash.
This...this power...
"Immortal power? Who exactly are you?" the Venerable One exclaimed in shock.
No wonder she was so shocked; Liu Lanyan's power was too strange. How could she transform from demonic power to immortal power so easily?
How did she transform between two completely opposing forces?
Moreover, when the two powers were used, there was no sign of any stagnation on Liu Lanyan's body.
It seems that for Liu Lanyan, this power transformation was so smooth.