Even If the Sky Fell, Senior Lin Would Be There

"The Immortal Seal Script and this Lesser Immortal Peach belong to your Cheng Family."

Xiao Sui waved her hand, and the Gold-Leaf Book and one of the Lesser Immortal Peaches floated toward the delicate-featured youth, while the other three peaches settled into Cheng Qiyue's hands.

She smiled at Cheng Qiyue and said, "You can deliver these three Lesser Immortal Peaches to Senior Lin."

Cheng Qiyue held the three Lesser Immortal Peaches in trembling hands, afraid to grip them too tightly or too loosely, lest she crush them or drop them on the ground.

These were legendary immortal treasures, and she was actually being entrusted with delivering them?

"S-Senior Xiao, should we find a jade box or a container made of sandalwood to hold these Lesser Immortal Peaches?" Cheng Qiyue could not help asking.

"Just put them in any bag."

Xiao Sui said casually, "Lesser Immortal Peaches aren't particularly precious in the Heavenly Realm. Hmm... they're much like rare fruits in the mortal world. Even I've eaten quite a few, let alone someone as accomplished as Senior Lin. He certainly wouldn't think much of them. If you make such a ceremony of it, he might even find it excessively ingratiating. Better to be casual and not make too much of it."

Cheng Qiyue took a deep breath to steady herself and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Senior."

Meanwhile, the surrounding members of the Cheng Family all lowered their heads or looked away, not daring to look at the three Lesser Immortal Peaches in Cheng Qiyue's hands.

They coveted them far too much, yet dared not entertain any designs on them. Better not to look at all-out of sight, out of mind.

Who would not want a taste of such legendary treasures?

But the moment they remembered that these three Lesser Immortal Peaches already belonged to a mysterious master whom even their ancestor in the Heavenly Realm and a reincarnated immortal like Xiao Sui willingly flattered and courted, all such thoughts vanished.

To covet these three Lesser Immortal Peaches-were they tired of living?

At most, then, they only dared entertain a passing thought. Even if the Lesser Immortal Peaches were placed right before them, they would not dare touch them, no matter how much courage they were given.

"Qiyue."

Cheng Buxiu swept his gaze over the Cheng Family members, then said to his daughter, "I'll take you there. Once we arrive, you can go see Senior Lin on your own."

"Yes, Father." Cheng Qiyue felt slightly relieved. With only her own cultivation to rely on, she truly feared something might go wrong.

"Senior Xiao, we shall take our leave."

After bidding Xiao Sui farewell with his daughter, Cheng Buxiu took her outside.

Only a few Cheng Family elders and Xiao Sui's moonlight projection remained in the bedroom.

"Senior Xiao."

After receiving the Gold-Leaf Book and the Lesser Immortal Peach, the delicate-featured youth put the book away. Looking at the peach in his hand, however, he asked hesitantly, "May I ask how this peach should be eaten?"

"Just eat it, of course," Xiao Sui said evenly. "The immortal energy within this Lesser Immortal Peach is exceptionally pure and gentle. Even a mortal can absorb it. Once eaten, it purges impure energy and grants the vitality and lifespan of a half-immortal. But because it is so gentle, it does nothing for cultivation and cannot even strengthen the body. Its sole effect is to extend one's lifespan by five hundred years."

"Five hundred years of life..."

Their hearts trembled at those words.

It did nothing for cultivation and could not strengthen the body?

So what? Five hundred years of life-that was what mattered most!

Unless they were peerless masters with a Five-Pass Breakthrough, ordinary cultivators could generally enjoy no more than five hundred years of life. A single Lesser Immortal Peach could add another five hundred years, effectively doubling that lifespan!

Probably only peerless masters with a Five-Pass Breakthrough, and reincarnated immortals like Xiao Sui who were confident of ascending again, would be unconcerned about those five hundred years.

But no matter how much they coveted it, there was nothing they could do.

Xiao Sui glanced at the Cheng Family head lying on the bed, then said, "Before I leave, however, there is something else I need to ask you."

"Please, go ahead, Senior Xiao," the delicate-featured youth said at once.

Xiao Sui considered for a moment, then said, "You said earlier that the Heavenly Dog infiltrated your Cheng Family grounds and ambushed you. Only by using the clan's guardian treasure left behind by Fellow Daoist Cheng did you seriously wound him, causing him to self-destruct?"

"Yes." The delicate-featured youth nodded. "We used a Ninefold Samsara Incantation talisman that our ancestor left behind before ascending."

"Even if the Heavenly Dog was seriously wounded, why would he self-destruct?"

Xiao Sui frowned. "Among the many Outer Demon beasts, the Heavenly Dog is one of the higher-ranked kinds. His strength approaches that of a master at the Fifth Heavenly Pass. I also know the power of the Ninefold Samsara Incantation-it is merely equivalent to a spell cast by a master at the Fifth Heavenly Pass. Even if he couldn't win, did he never consider fleeing?"

Free Outer Demons excelled at concealment and disguise. Once they hid among mortals, even peerless masters with a Five-Pass Breakthrough could not distinguish them.

Unless they had been marked in advance, finding them again after they escaped would be difficult.

"Well... I'm not entirely sure either."

The delicate-featured youth paused, then said, "But I felt that the Heavenly Dog had infiltrated our Cheng Family to search for something. He was discovered by accident, and only then revealed himself and attacked."

Xiao Sui's brows knitted tightly. "After he self-destructed, did you capture his Primordial Spirit?"

"I'm sorry. We were all working together to withstand the force of his self-destruction at the time and saw no sign of his Primordial Spirit," the delicate-featured youth said, shame written across his face.

"If his Primordial Spirit escaped, it won't take him long to recover." Xiao Sui shook her head slightly. "You aren't to blame. But what does your Cheng Family possess that would draw the Heavenly Dog here to search for it? Magic Treasures, medicinal pills, and other things used by cultivators are completely useless to Outer Demons. What was he looking for?"

The delicate-featured youth shook his head blankly. "Well... I haven't investigated yet, so I'm still not sure."

At that moment, a Cheng Family elder who looked like a white-haired old woman spoke up. "One of our younger family members saw the Heavenly Dog holding a white scale the size of a palm. Could whatever he was searching for be related to it?"

"A white scale?"

Xiao Sui asked, "What exactly did it look like?"

"Well... I asked that younger family member too, but the Heavenly Dog put it away the instant he was discovered. He didn't get a clear look either," the old woman said, shaking her head.

"There are very few demons left in the mortal world nowadays, and those with white scales..."

Several possibilities flashed through Xiao Sui's mind. Then she shook her head slightly and instructed them, "Take your time investigating this matter, but be careful over the coming days. An explosion that tremendous drew the attention of many mortals. The Heavenly Dog may also have discovered your identities. If he lures you into acting in front of mortals and draws the attention of the great Outer-Demon consciousness, you'll be in trouble."

"Yes."

Their hearts tightened, and they answered with somber expressions.

Free Outer Demons were independent beings who had already broken away from the great Outer-Demon consciousness. Even if a Free Outer Demon discovered a cultivator, it would not cause Outer Demons to descend or create an Outer-Demon Domain.

But Free Outer Demons could certainly force cultivators to expose themselves before mortals. In that case, even though the Free Outer Demon would have to pay a price, the cultivator would also draw the attention of the great Outer-Demon consciousness, causing Outer Demons to descend. That meant almost certain death.

"This matter is probably not simple. There's no telling how deep its ramifications run, so you must act carefully."

After offering that warning, Xiao Sui smiled faintly. "Of course, there's no need to be too anxious. Even if the sky fell, a mighty figure like Senior Lin would be there. Perhaps this matter is already under his control."

In her view, Senior Lin had given Cheng Qiyue the calligraphy piece "Thinking of My Departure, a Thousand Miles of Misty Waves" a month ago because he had probably already foreseen this situation then.

And today, his reminder to Cheng Buxiu to contact the Cheng Family ancestor in the Heavenly Realm was likely just another move on the board.

Perhaps even the Heavenly Dog's infiltration of the Cheng Family was part of the unfolding game on Senior Lin's chessboard?

She simply did not yet understand...

What exactly was Senior Lin plotting with this game of chess?

Were those Lesser Immortal Peaches sent down from the Heavenly Realm also part of his calculations?

She had also heard news from the lineage of Infinite Heaven: that Han Suxin seemed to have made contact with the girl named She Xilu who lived with Senior Lin. That girl's origins were anything but ordinary.

Ah, the thoughts of these mighty Immortals and Gods were truly impossible to fathom...

Xiao Sui could not help sighing inwardly.