"Don't bother looking. This is the Northern Evil Demon Shadow Formation. Even His Majesty the Immortal Emperor could forget about escaping once he entered. Luo Qian, I've gone to a great deal of trouble for you. You should feel honored." Everything around him had turned gray. Luo Qian could plainly see Luo Cloudtop and his men, but they seemed to be in another world altogether. He watched a shop assistant swing an arm straight through his body. When Luo Qian reached out to grab him, he caught nothing.
A man emerged from the endless illusion. His splendid robes were the only splash of color in that gray world. "Pacifying Heaven King?" Luo Qian asked. The man smiled with an air of cultivated grace. "The very same. Luo Qian, I'll give you a chance. Submit to me, and not only will your whole family be safe, you can keep your fortune." Luo Qian burst out laughing. "I'm a bachelor. So long as I've eaten, my whole family's fed. What family are you talking about?" Pacifying Heaven King smiled Pale-ly. "Then the life or death of the Turbulent Aristocratic Clan means nothing to you either?" A muscle twitched in Luo Qian's face. He said nothing.
Pacifying Heaven King glanced toward the Gourd Realm. "I never expected that old relic Qian Qinglei to raise such an outstanding disciple." Luo Qian gave a bitter smile. "Outstanding? Can't you see I'm still a First-Rank Immortal?" Pacifying Heaven King shook his head. "Do you take me for one of those common fools in the Immortal Realm, who judge an Immortal's success or failure solely by his cultivation?" Luo Qian's expression turned grave. "You're a man of ruthless ambition. Naturally, you see things differently."
"You needn't stall for time," Pacifying Heaven King said Pale-ly. "I spent a