Chapter 151

Chapter 151: So It Was You

“Something’s off, definitely off!”

The entire space was filled with a strange ominous aura. Could this be a place for normal cultivators to practice?

Even a fool wouldn’t believe that.

Immediately, Chen Ansheng turned to the side.

Along with him in this space were the first-place contestant Liu Junyi and the beautiful fairy Xu Huanxiang, who came in second.

Liu Junyi was seated on the ground, his blood-colored veins crawling over him like the roots of an old tree.

Yet he showed no signs of struggle or resistance.

“Hmm?”

At that moment, Chen Ansheng sensed something unusual in his sea of consciousness.

The “Soul Opening Method” that had entered his mind unexpectedly activated, and a strange force was trying to invade his immortal soul.

“Careless!”

Chen Ansheng thought to himself.

“So that mental intention only takes effect after entering this alien world without any anomalies detectable in the outer realm!”

Realizing this, Chen Ansheng immediately motivated his spiritual power to expel that mental intention.

However, that mental intention was of an alien nature, and Chen Ansheng’s will could not resist it.

Nevertheless, Chen Ansheng did not panic.

In the lower realm, he had cultivated the Soul Separation Technique, and many threads of the Soul Separation Law remained in his sea of consciousness, which he could use to block that mental intention.

This did indeed stop the intrusion of that mental intention.

“Whoosh!”

Just as Chen Ansheng was contemplating his next move, a mysterious aura reappeared on the cross-border stone, coalescing into a golden arrow that shot out, scattering that mental intention.

Chen Ansheng breathed a sigh of relief.

“I had almost forgotten the cross-border stone has a soul protection function.”

Without the help of the mysterious aura from the cross-border stone, Chen Ansheng would have had to expend much more effort to protect himself.

“You’re quite something, able to break that secret technique on your own.”

Upon hearing this voice, Chen Ansheng immediately turned his head.

He just happened to see the woman named Xu Huanxiang staring at him with a smirk.

Chen Ansheng frowned; there was something odd about this woman. She had not been affected by that intention either.

Could it be… she was sent in by that old man to monitor the situation?

Regardless of whether his guess was right or not, Chen Ansheng decided to take the initiative and subdue her first!

Without hesitation, Chen Ansheng gathered his strength and charged forward with his immortal sword.

To his surprise, Xu Huanxiang did not dodge or avoid it. As the sword came toward her, she raised two slender, onion-like fingers and caught Chen Ansheng’s sword.

“How bold, daring to attack me, Miss!”

Xu Huanxiang said, though her expression showed no anger.

A faint smile appeared on Chen Ansheng’s lips as he applied force, sharply twisting the sword. A tremendous strength turned the sword from her fingers.

The sword edge grazed Xu Huanxiang’s finger, leaving a trace of blood.

Surprise flashed in Xu Huanxiang’s eyes as she almost exclaimed, “When did you become a true immortal, you silly donkey!”

Hearing this, Chen Ansheng was taken aback.

That title, that tone—who else could it be but her?

“Damn it, why are you here, Senior Sister!”

Xu Huanxiang shot him a glare, intending to tease him further, but accidentally revealed herself.

Before Zhong Li (real name) could speak, Chen Ansheng stepped closer, nearly pressing against her chest.

“Senior Sister, how could you be so heartless? You clearly had the means to resist that mental intention, yet you didn’t help me. If I hadn’t had a bit of skill, would you have just watched me suffer?”

Chen Ansheng said sternly.

“Don’t be ridiculous. If you didn’t have even this little capability, why would I bother saving you? Besides, that thing only put you into a deep state; it wouldn’t take your life. What are you panicking about?” Zhong Li said lightly.

“Easy for you to say, then why didn’t you let it invade?” Chen Ansheng shot her a look and then asked, “Speaking of which, you certainly are elusive. How’d you get this new identity? What’s the purpose of coming to Xuan Yang Immortal Mansion?”

After a series of “training” by Chen Ansheng, Zhong Li had learned to behave, not resisting some trivial commands anymore.

So, Zhong Li responded, “The identity is simple; our sect prepared countless ones. As for the purpose of coming here, it’s of course to wholeheartedly protect you. You heartless silly donkey, do you think I’d take your goodwill as mere pretense?”

Chen Ansheng looked bewildered.

“Damn it, how many animals can you insult me with in one sentence?”

Of course, part of Zhong Li’s statement was true; protecting Chen Ansheng was her instinct as his guardian.

After a moment of confusion, Chen Ansheng expressed his disdain: “Cut the act. You definitely know what Xuan Yang Immortal Mansion is up to. Spill it.”

Zhong Li wore a bored expression, tilting her chin slightly. “You see for yourself, they brought you here to extract your soul power; it’s that simple.”

Chen Ansheng replied, “That’s obvious! I want to know why Xuan Yang Immortal Mansion is doing this. Is someone inside cultivating some evil technique?”

“Not really.” Zhong Li shook her head and continued, “They want to revive an Immortal King.”

“???”

Chen Ansheng frowned.

“An Immortal King? There’s actually an Immortal King in Xuan Yang Immortal Mansion?”

Chen Ansheng’s understanding of the Immortal King came from his cheap Master Zhu Feng, who seemed to imply that an Immortal King was equivalent to an unparalleled power.

He never expected that in this small Xinan region, there would be an Immortal King residing in such a minor immortal mansion.

This was indeed beyond his expectations.

Seeing Chen Ansheng’s shocked expression, Zhong Li laughed, “Look at your shocked face; it’s truly embarrassing.”

Chen Ansheng regained his composure and scoffed, “You say that as if you’ve seen an Immortal King yourself.”

Zhong Li paused for a moment; she realized she had never seen an Immortal King either. Turns out, the naive one was actually her.

“I’m not going to waste time arguing with you.” Zhong Li put away her smile and said seriously, “To tell you the truth, my sect sent me here to disrupt the formation and prevent that Immortal King from merging with the Alien Immortal for revival.”

Chen Ansheng was a bit confused; why was there talk of an Alien Immortal again?

Whatever.

As long as he knew he was in danger now.

“See, you just said you came to protect me, and now you’ve revealed your true colors.” Chen Ansheng clicked his tongue.

Zhong Li had a resigned expression and said, “Chen Grand Young Master, could you please not always act like a heartbroken maiden?”

Chen Ansheng was unfazed, staring at Zhong Li. “You hurt me, and now you won’t let me speak? By the way, your appearance is quite lovely; can I hug you?”

Zhong Li gave him a sharp look, wondering what kind of circuitous thinking this guy had; he was so bizarre!

Since discovering that she was half his puppet, Chen Ansheng was no longer afraid of her, laughing, “Don’t be so stingy. You have plenty of bodies; what’s wrong with a hug? Speaking of which, whoever marries you in the future will be quite lucky. They’ll have a new bride every day; how wonderful!”

“Die, silly donkey! Take this fist!”

Zhong Li’s cheeks flushed slightly, and she bared her teeth; combined with her stunning features, it was hard to see her as fierce.