No Guard Against the Heart

What relationship? Wang Xuan was taken aback. Normally, he would never get caught up in this question. No matter how he responded, it would be inappropriate. He would just step out of the question altogether.

But now, he's drunk more than anyone else. Everyone has toasted with him. This is wine brought back from the celestial realm, with various Sacred Medicine and spiritual substances added, which has made him completely drunk.

"Fairy Qingyao ...is a very good person," Wang Xuan said.

Goddess Zhao was clearly drunk, her usual aloof demeanor gone. Upon hearing this, she immediately smiled, her flushed face revealing a touch of coquettish charm. She smoothed her hair and said, "You... gave the fairy a 'good person' card?"

Jiang Qingyao's face darkened slightly. By now, she knew what that meant. Who could give her a card? The Sword Immortal was proud; of course, no one could!

"No, how could that be? They're two different things, that's not what I meant." Wang Xuan shook his head to clear his head and said, "I mean, Qingyao is a really good person, not only is she otherworldly, but she also has a kind heart."

He spoke the truth after drinking, and these were not mere excuses. He vividly remembered that before heading to New Star, the Sword Immortal appeared to him in a dream, instructing him to bury his true bones under the rubble of a dilapidated Daoist temple in the Desolate Mountain, and to scrape black powder from the bones, saying it could save his life.

He didn't know what it was at first. After arriving at the New Star and fighting against demons and resurrected immortals, he realized that it was the immortal life force nurtured by the Lightning Tribulation, the original life of the Sword Immortal, which was of vital importance to an immortal who wanted to revive.

From that moment on, Wang Xuan felt that the Sword Immortal was someone he could befriend, someone very trustworthy, someone with a light deep within her heart, reflecting the true nature of a person.

After learning that she was to be guided to the immortal realm, her original self painstakingly searched for celestial medicines and other remedies to make up for any potential loss of his essence.

Therefore, Wang Xuan had no suspicion of her, could face the enemy back to back, entrusted her with his life and death, and was the first to bring her back from behind the curtain.

"I trust her, I'm very reassured that we can become companions on the path of cultivation, supporting each other through life and death," Wang Xuan blurted out.

Then, he continued to speak the truth, saying, "Of course, the Sword Immortal looks youthful and beautiful, like a celestial being, but she also has some minor flaws: she's arrogant, a little cunning, vain, and likes to hear compliments..."

Beside her, Jiang Qingyao's face turned completely black. She wasn't drunk; she had heard everything clearly, and her eyes flashed with a sword-like light as she glanced at them sideways.

It wasn't something I wanted to say, and it wasn't a compliment, so of course I couldn't let him continue!

The miniature version of the Sword Immortal was also glaring at him. Wasn't she referring to Jiang Qingyao? She was rubbing her fists together, ready to use dirty tricks regardless of whether she could win.

"I'm asking you... how far have things progressed between you and her, what's your relationship?" Zhao Qinghan pressed, which was quite unlike her usual style. She was no longer so reserved and was actually asking about one thing.

"Bang!" The Little Thing struck, punching Wang Xuan on the head, saying, "Who's vain, who's arrogant, who likes to be praised?!"

Wang Xuan couldn't stand it anymore. Was this little one going to rebel? He immediately grabbed her and pinched her flushed little face, which was slightly drunk.

In an instant, not only did the miniature version of the Sword Immortal cry out and quickly break free, but even the Sword Immortal's beautiful eyes turned sideways, with sword light shimmering within them.

"Jiang Qingyao, I am you, and you are me. He touched me, and you didn't stop him!" The Little Thing complained directly.

Qin Cheng, Little Fox Immortal, Liu Huaian and the others were all stunned. Although they had drunk too much, they still heard clearly that the big and small ones were the same person.

Wu Yin and the Little Fox Immortal stopped dancing, sobered up a bit, and turned around to look.

"Alone?!" Zhao Qinghan looked up as well.

"Let's drink together, raise our cups to invite the bright moon, and make three with our shadows." It wasn't even evening yet, and Old Master Liu Huaian was clearly drunk.

Then, the atmosphere returned to normal, and they clinked glasses with each other again.

"Give him the 'friend zone' card!" The Little Thing glanced at the drunk Zhao Qinghan, leaned close to her, and urged her on.

After Wang Xuan pinched her cheek... she held a grudge.

"No cards to issue, are you really... the same person as her?" Zhao Qinghan swayed gracefully, smiling as she took her hand and examined her closely.

"Yes. Come on, have another drink. No need to praise me, just tell me some embarrassing stories about Wang Xuan, I'll love to hear them too." The miniature Sword Immortal raised her glass again with a clink, she rarely got drunk.

"He was my college classmate, he saved me in the secret place, oh, and he even kissed me..." Goddess Zhao was definitely drunk, otherwise, she would never have said these things even if she were beaten to death.

She was still smiling, swirling her crystal wine glass, watching the rare nectar glisten, and said, "Come on... drink some more."

Qin Cheng, his head still foggy, rubbed his forehead. So this was the side of the Goddess. Seeing her adorable antics and her insistence on drinking more, he really wanted to take a picture. Then, as he regained a little clarity, he wondered, "What's going on with Old Wang and Zhao Qinghan in the secret place?"

The more sober ones were Chen Yongjie and Qing Mu... who pretended not to hear.

"It's over, Zhao Zhao, you're finished! I heard you! I'm going to take pictures, I'm going to record audio, and I'm going to show you and let you hear it tomorrow!" Wu Yin shouted.

Then, she regained some composure, swaying her impressive figure as she walked over, glared at Wang Xuan, and said, "What... have you done?"

Wang Xuan was so drunk that he rubbed his temples. He remembered that Zhao Qinghan had kissed him first in the secret place, and he had returned the kiss tenfold. But now it seemed that he couldn't explain it.

After returning from the secret place, his ambiguous relationship with Zhao Qinghan seemed to have cooled down. He hadn't said anything, but hearing this today made him feel a little strange.

"Such fragrant wine, such unique delicacies. What's wrong with your restaurant? You have such good food, but you won't serve it to us. I already said I'm entertaining VIPs, and this is how you treat me?"

The door to the private room wasn't closed properly. Someone passing by smelled the intoxicating aroma of the wine and saw the table full of specialty dishes. They immediately became dissatisfied and started yelling at the restaurant staff.

"Oh, this... it wasn't provided by us, it was brought by them. After they ordered, we replaced it with their own." The restaurant manager personally came over with a smile.

That person was very assertive. He pushed open the door of the private room and came in. He had thick golden hair, a tall stature, and a full beard. He was a very strong cultivator with powerful blood energy, which he made no attempt to conceal.

"Among you people, some of you must have returned from the Immortal Realm. The ingredients you brought back are truly excellent, delicacy indeed. They seem to have quite a history."

He had a keen eye and immediately realized that this ingredient was not something that ordinary families could obtain, and that the wine was equally rare.

"It's fate that we meet. I have some distinguished guests here, and they are quite distinguished. Could you spare some fine wine and special ingredients for me?" he said with a smile.

When he saw the Purple Gourd in Wang Xuan's hand, he couldn't take his eyes off it. He was indeed no ordinary person; he recognized it as a rare treasure at first glance.

"We'd love to make friends, but we're out of wine and the food is all on the table." Wang Xuan circulated some scriptures to clear his mind.

Although the other party spoke frankly, their direct intrusion and subtle assertiveness displeased him. Did they really think that the Roc Wings, Phoenix Marrow, Divine Clam, and Immortal Conch were ordinary things? Even in the Immortal Realm, these were extremely precious and rare treasures; who could just casually ask for them?

The Blond Man smiled and said, "Everyone, I'm giving you a chance, a great opportunity to meet a truly powerful person. You'll regret it for the rest of your lives if you miss it."

Qin Cheng was annoyed and said, "Who are you? Trying to get a feast for immortals without paying? Do you even know what this is? You just spout off about giving us good fortune and opportunities. Why don't you give them to us then? Why are you asking us for rare ingredients and exquisite wines instead?"

"Great power? Is that a lie?" Qing Mu even more direct. Who would dare to claim to be a great power in the mortal realm? There was a God Slayer and a peerless fairy sitting in the private room. How much courage would it take for someone to come here and claim to be a great power?

The Little Fox Immortal looked at his full head of golden hair and asked suspiciously, "Is he some foreign hairy god who's just trying to freeload off you?"

"Hey, you beastman, little guy, don't talk nonsense. Great masters possess profound skills and are beyond your comprehension." The Blond Man's eyes sharpened.

"You should leave. You're not welcome here." The Little Fox Immortal fairy flicked her finger, and a beam of clear light flew out, intending to send him away.

However, with a loud bang, a thunderclap rang out, and the man shattered Qingguang with a single punch. He was indeed very strong, still possessing the strength of a ninth-level expert even at the end of the mythological era.

He took a big step forward, which caused the Little Fox Immortal to stumble backward and almost fall to the ground, but the Little Thing caught her.

The atmosphere in the room instantly changed, turning cold.

The Blond Man was originally very assertive and full of vigor, but he suddenly felt something was wrong; it seemed that none of the people here were afraid.

Especially after he demonstrated his strength, the opponents all looked down on him. It didn't feel like he was a tiger entering a flock of sheep. He suddenly felt as if he had fallen into a tiger's den. He felt cold all over and was about to tremble.

He could tell that the aura emanating from one of the men and one of the women made him tremble with intense unease.

"Everyone, there's been a misunderstanding. I acted impulsively. I'm so sorry, I apologize. Three patriarchs from our side have descended, and I was a bit anxious, afraid of not being able to entertain them properly, so I lost my composure. Please forgive me."

He was very proactive and immediately explained, because he was genuinely frightened and didn't want to suffer any losses here, so he decided to leave first.

With a bang, he was kicked by the miniature version of the Sword Immortal. He couldn't dodge at all and flew out of the open private room door.

The Blond Man fell to the ground in a sorry state, got up and left without daring to utter any harsh words.

"Qingqing, you're amazing!" the Little Fox Immortal immediately praised.

"My name is Qingyao, you silly sweetheart!" the Little Thing corrected, displeased with its random address.

"Interesting. Some foreign gods have actually come, and they are quite powerful. No wonder the Blond Man is so confident and self-assured." Wang Xuan was somewhat surprised.

In the city, he wouldn't randomly scan the area with his Spiritual Heavenly Eye unless necessary, but now, after a quick search, he immediately discovered something unusual.

Clearly, the Sword Immortal had already sensed it.

In the mortal realm, the strong conceal their aura to avoid disturbing ordinary people. Now, the people in that private room in the distance have also noticed them, emanating a very vigorous blood aura and powerful extraordinary fluctuations.

In the end, they all made it through together.

"Old Earth is truly remarkable. Anyone can injure my disciples with a single move. It's a place where hidden talents abound," someone said, pushing open the door.

Without a doubt, these people who came were very arrogant. In fact, they were now exuding divine aura and were all shrouded in holy light. Ordinary extraordinary people could not withstand it and would even have to bow their heads and be suppressed to the ground.

"Three supreme Transcendent Immortals, on par with peerless immortals and among the gods, have suddenly appeared in the Old Earth." Wang Xuan was not afraid, but he was somewhat surprised.

Why have these people come? Did they arrive from the Immortal Land by spaceship?

The three leaders, enveloped in dazzling divine light, were all Supreme Deity within the Great Barrier.

In addition, there was a demon saint and a celestial Quasi-Peerless from the Land of Immortal Dao, accompanying the gods from another realm.

Both the Demon Saint and the Celestial Immortal were at the ninth stage of Ascension to Immortality, beings from the Immortal Realm second only to peerless masters, yet they were so close to those three powerful figures.

The demon saint recognized the Sword Immortal, and his expression changed slightly, but he quickly calmed down because there were three Peerless Grade gods among them.

"She is Jiang Qingyao, hailed as the strongest genius in recent history, a Quasi-Peerless expert," the Demon Saint whispered, informing the three gods.

He was unaware that the Sword Immortal had already broken through her shackles and become one of the Transcendent Immortals, having already overcome several minor obstacles.

"You're very confident, not even getting up when you see Supreme Deity," the Blond Man sneered earlier, now completely unafraid.

"Three great beings have come in person, and you're putting on airs. Why don't you pay your respects to the gods?!" a gray-haired man shouted.

"Mao Shen!" The Little Thing scoffed, not buying into this nonsense. So what if he's some alien from another realm at the peerless level? How dare he come here to put on airs and scold her.

The three Supreme Deity' eyes shone brightly, recognizing that she and the Sword Immortal shared the same origin and were likely the same person. All three remained indifferent, and one of the deities reached out and grabbed directly forward.

Normally, Supreme Deity would easily defeat Quasi-Peerless, so he didn't say a word and immediately took action.

However, the next moment, his facial expression froze, and a sharp pain shot through his neck. A strong hand grabbed his neck and lifted him up.

Wang Xuan has taken action; how could he tolerate their insolence?

The group was completely dumbfounded. What was going on? Where were they? Who was this young man who had just grabbed a Supreme Deity?!

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