Song Qingyuan arrived swiftly. With the support of the Immortal Mansion's formations and his mid-Nascent Soul cultivation, his appearance caused everyone's expressions to change.
Yet Song Qingyuan did not stand beside Crown Prince Hai, nor did he go to Lin Chuan's side. He stood in another direction, the three of them each occupying a corner of a triangle as they confronted one another.
"Oh? Looks like the Immortal Mansion's formations aren't under your control alone. Now this is getting interesting!" Crown Prince Hai said, glancing sideways at Song Qingyuan as realization dawned on him.
"Were the Immortal Mansion's formations suppressed by you?" Song Qingyuan asked Crown Prince Hai with a grim expression.
Earlier, he had ordered every Song Family cultivator to withdraw from the Immortal Mansion, only to suddenly discover that the formations had been suppressed by another force. His first thought had been Lin Chuan, but he soon realized that this power did not belong to Lin Chuan. It came from the mysterious person who had destroyed the foundation of the Immortal Mansion's formations.
"That's right!" Crown Prince Hai did not deny it.
Song Qingyuan's pupils suddenly contracted. After pondering for a moment, he said, "Let us leave, or I'll have no choice but to join forces with [Akatsuki] against you!"
"Heh, if I remember correctly, you two are mortal enemies, aren't you? You'd actually join forces?" Crown Prince Hai asked in mild surprise.
"There is no eternal opposition, only eternal interests," Lin Chuan said softly, indirectly confirming that an alliance was possible.
The three fell silent. Crown Prince Hai seemed to be considering whether to let the Song Family leave, while Song Qingyuan waited for his answer.
As for Lin Chuan, he could not possibly leave easily this time.
"Azure Dragon, we need to open the Immortal Mansion's