A Single Step into Life and Death, Beyond Heaven's Control

Ao Yi had seen this pretty boy's face before.

Twice.

The first time was in the Dragon Palace, when he had appeared alongside the Gu Family caravan and escaped the Heavenly Net Great Formation under Gu Zongchen's protection.

The second time was on a Jade Slip. When Third Prince Ao Cheng returned from the Demon Extermination Ceremony, he brought back a Jade Slip bearing the appearance of the Outer-Realm Sky Demon. Creation Old Lord had divined it through divination—there was no way it could be fake.

The Sky Demon was formless and shadowless, with no absolutely fixed appearance. Even if Creation Old Lord had calculated its appearance, there was an eighty-to-ninety percent chance it was merely a false image the Sky Demon had conjured to conceal itself. It could not be taken as fact.

So when Lu Bei transformed into the pretty boy, Ao Yi did not believe him.

She only trusted her dragon eyes. Her divine ability would not deceive her. The birdman had a bird's face, and there was no demonic qi in his body. He absolutely could not be an Outer-Realm Sky Demon.

Lu Bei was unwilling to tell the truth, and Ao Yi had a rough idea why.

When all was said and done, the word "profit" could explain everything.

The Immortal Mansion Continent was a stagnant pool. The major forces had lived in peace for many years, and they needed a little help to muddy the waters. Only once the waters were muddied would it be convenient for outsiders to take root, sprout, and develop their own forces.

A good thing!

This showed that the outside world was not as powerful as Lu Bei claimed. Otherwise, with an army entering the territory and sweeping straight through, why would they need such complicated scheming?

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