The immortal sects were in an uproar, yet the grand residence in Jianyang Prefecture remained as desolate as ever.
Shen Yi sat idly in the courtyard, seeming lost in thought while actually doing his utmost to conceal his aura. Ever since returning to the Divine Land, he had been helping the five hall masters of the Ten Thousand Demons Hall seize that immortal seal.
Now, the warm, translucent great seal lay quietly within his thumb ring.
Shen Yi withdrew his divine consciousness and steadied his emotions.
The matter of Vast Marsh could finally be brought to a close. According to Azure Flower's message, the Immortal Court's celestial officials had arrived and were conducting their investigation by the book. Faced with the mountain of evidence Eastern Dragon Palace had long prepared, the whole process had gone incomparably smoothly.
Shi Ren had played his little emperor for too long and grown too comfortable. He had not even entertained the slightest thought of covering his tracks.
Since he had also attacked a Merit Immortal, the matter would even implicate Jade Pool Immortal Sect. As for what came afterward, that was the Immortal Court's business and had nothing to do with Vast Marsh.
Ever since Shen Yi had transmigrated here, his only wish had been to settle down, establish himself, and live free from worries of life and death.
From the moment he slew Azure Luan, he had given those things to all living beings of Vast Marsh—everyone except himself.
"..."
Those grudges had not vanished. They had merely shifted from Vast Marsh onto him, the peak master of Void Mountain.
Neither Heavenly Parasol Mountain nor Patriarch Divine Void would let him go.
Shen Yi opened his eyes and silently watched the Azure Heaven above him before giving a helpless smile.
He might have