The appearance of the white-robed man instantly shattered the deadlock. Even Meng Zhang and Chongming unconsciously took two steps back.
A faint smile rested on the man's refined, handsome face. His gentle eyes curiously swept Yunxi from head to toe before he spoke.
"You're Little Yunyan?"
Yunxi was not embarrassed at having her alias exposed. She immediately stepped forward and cupped her hands in salute.
"I am Wei Yunxi, an ascended cultivator from the Weiling Realm. My Dao name is Ranxi. Greetings, Immortal King Yitu."
Immortal King Yitu looked at the neither servile nor overbearing Yunxi before him and nodded.
"Let's speak somewhere else. I have some questions for you."
Yunxi agreed readily and pointed at Menglan Jun and Xiao He.
"One is my helper, and the other is a witness."
Her words were vague, but Immortal King Yitu understood. He turned to Meng Zhang, his tone carrying a trace of displeasure.
"Meng Zhang, Zhongli, whom Shangchuan took away before, was captured for you by Ranxi. Is this how you thank her?"
Cold sweat had already seeped across Meng Zhang's forehead. He had never expected that the Human Immortal who had helped Ape Ancestor was the female immortal who had just undergone her tribulation. Moreover, she was an ascended cultivator from the Weiling Realm. He knew very well about the Weiling Realm's ascension as an entire realm.
But he had not expected her to be able to summon Immortal King Yitu. This man was even harder to deal with than Immortal King Shangchuan, a typical smiling tiger. The fact that he had asked such a question already showed his dissatisfaction. How could Meng Zhang dare entertain any other thoughts? He immediately cupped his hands and said,
"Please calm your anger, Immortal King. Earlier, cultivators bewitched by Evil Immortals attempted to