Evan Lin looked at Blazefire Immortal Lord's shocked expression and said, "Blazefire, why do you look so battered? What happened to you?"
Blazefire Immortal Lord shot Evan a frustrated look and said, "I almost lost my life to the Stellar Power on your body. I never imagined Stellar Power could be this strong. How did you do it?"
"I’m not sure either. Right now, I still can’t really use this Stellar Power—it’s way too strong, and I haven’t had enough time yet. Let’s wait until after the auction to talk about it," Evan replied.
Doing the math, there were only about twenty days left until the auction. It would take nearly ten days to reach Newcapital City from here, and with such a short time, Evan knew he couldn’t make any breakthroughs. He might as well head to Newcapital early to check out the excitement—maybe he’d even run into someone he wanted to meet.
"If that’s the case, let’s go! Newcapital City is the Martial Spirit Dominion’s second-largest city, and it’s super lively. Especially the Drunken Immortal Pavilion—the wine there is mouthwatering. Just thinking about it makes me want a drink right now," Blazefire Immortal Lord laughed.
"Blazefire, I bet a lot of people in Newcapital City know you. What about the City Lord—how strong is he? Is he at Immortal Lord Realm too?" Evan asked.
"Not that many people actually know me. I usually stay inside the Martial Spirit Dominion and rarely come out unless there’s something important. But the name Blazefire Immortal Lord is pretty well-known. As for Newcapital’s City Lord, he’s a mid-stage Immortal Emperor—a real powerhouse. Not someone you or I can afford to provoke," Blazefire said.
Evan followed up, "What about Pengzhou City’s City Lord? He wouldn’t be Immortal Emperor Realm too, would he?"
"You guessed right. Out of the hundreds of cities in the Martial Spirit Dominion, five City Lords are at Immortal Emperor Realm. Only Newcapital’s City Lord is mid-stage; the others are early-stage. But nobody dares mess with any of them.
An early-stage Immortal Emperor can easily slaughter dozens of late Immortal Lords. Their status in the Immortal Realm is sky-high. Someday, when you break through to Immortal Emperor Realm, you’ll understand just how strong they are."
If someone wanted to destroy a city, it’d only take a flick of the finger. Once you reach Immortal Emperor Realm, you start to comprehend the power of the Heavenly Dao—a mysterious force, or you could say it’s like borrowing the power of heaven and earth. I’m not too clear on the details myself.
Maybe one day I’ll break through to Immortal Emperor Realm, but honestly, that day is probably a long way off. I know my talent is pretty limited.
Evan didn’t say anything. Anyone who’s reached late Immortal Lord Realm can’t be called ‘limited talent.’ This guy really knows how to play dumb, but Evan didn’t bother exposing him.
Blazefire Immortal Lord whistled, and the Celestial Vulture immediately flew over. The two of them hopped on its back, then vanished from the mountaintop in a flash, wind howling past them like a meteor.
Evan closed his eyes to rest, and seeing Evan silent, Blazefire Immortal Lord quieted down too. Evan’s mind was still throbbing with pain, though it was much better than before.
This time, heading to Newcapital City for the auction, Evan decided to bring Roxanne Lin, Serena Frost, and Macy Mei along to see the event. After all, since coming to the Immortal Realm, he hadn’t let the three women appear out in the open yet.
It was insanely boring to stay inside the Timewheel Bracelet for hundreds of years. But right now, Evan didn’t know how to bring them out—if three women suddenly appeared, Blazefire Immortal Lord would be totally shocked. He absolutely couldn’t expose the Timewheel Bracelet yet.
That thing is heaven-defying, and Evan didn’t really know Blazefire Immortal Lord well. If Blazefire got greedy and tried something, Evan wouldn’t be able to escape—especially now, with his Chaos Immortal Force sealed.
Evan said to his Immortal Infant, "Unseal my Chaos Immortal Force now. It’s dangerous to reach Newcapital City without any strength."
After a while, the Immortal Infant finally replied, "Let’s wait half a month. This time you almost got me killed—Stellar Power is way too strong. You tried to absorb the star corresponding to your Star Mark all at once and nearly destroyed me. Why can’t you just absorb it step by step?
I took most of the pain for you this time—if you’d absorbed it all alone, you’d need at least half a year to wake up. Next time, don’t be so reckless."
Evan was instantly shocked. He hadn’t expected Stellar Power to be so overwhelming. Without true resonance, it really was dangerous—looks like he’d be a cripple for half a month.
After that, Evan sent his divine sense into the Timewheel Bracelet, but didn’t dare bring his physical body in—if he suddenly vanished from the Celestial Vulture’s back, Blazefire Immortal Lord would get suspicious. Plus, if his main body entered, the bracelet itself couldn’t go inside. If a lone bracelet was left lying on the vulture’s back, who knows what would happen.
Inside, Goldwing and Shadow were still frantically absorbing Immortal Essence. Macy Mei and Roxanne Lin were doing the same—both had reached late Golden Immortal Realm and could break through to early Da Luo Golden Immortal at any moment.
Serena Frost wasn’t cultivating; she sat quietly beside a beautiful waterfall, lost in thought. She’d already recovered to Ninth-Heaven Arch-Immortal strength, and as soon as Evan’s divine sense appeared, she sensed him.
No one but Evan could show up here by divine sense alone. "Evan, why aren’t you coming in with your real body?" Serena Frost called out to the air.
"Serena, I ran into something special and can’t come in physically. I just wanted to check on you all. Newcapital City is about to hold an auction—do you want to go?" Evan asked.
"Of course I want to go. Auctions in the Immortal Realm only happen once every hundred years, and I need to buy a few things. The Immortal Essence here is so dense I’ve already pushed my strength to late Ninth-Heaven Arch-Immortal, but now I’m stuck at a bottleneck. I need something to help me break through," Serena Frost said.
"We’ll talk more when we get to Newcapital City. But when I bring you out, we’ll have to act like strangers and only slowly make contact—otherwise people will get suspicious. I don’t want anyone finding out about my secrets," Evan said.
"I get it. The Immortal Realm is both familiar and strange—I haven’t been here in tens of thousands of years. I’m honestly excited," Serena Frost replied.
"Serena, I’ve been gone so long—did you ever miss me?" Evan suddenly blurted out.
Serena Frost paused, then laughed, "Nope! I’d never miss a playboy like you."
"Really? Then why are you blushing? Feeling guilty? Come on, confess! I’m the guy countless maidens dream about—how could you not miss me? Who are you trying to fool?" Evan teased.
"Shameless! Who’d ever miss you? Seriously, you should get out of here—letting your soul stray too long from your body isn’t good," Serena Frost scolded.
Evan didn’t say anything more. From her tone, he could tell she’d already accepted him completely.
Ten days later, Evan and Blazefire arrived over Newcapital City. Blazefire Immortal Lord said, "We’ve finally reached Newcapital. Let’s go down—flying over the city is strictly forbidden."