On the third day after Hannah Murong's departure.
News arrived from Jasper Splendor Cave-Heaven: the old ministers of the Great Qin Immortal Kingdom, led by its last princess Hannah Murong, seized the entire Jasper Splendor Cave-Heaven with lightning speed.
As for the various powers within Jasper Splendor Cave-Heaven, some were wiped out directly, while others surrendered.
It’s worth mentioning that Hannah Murong was able to seize Jasper Splendor Cave-Heaven so quickly because more than half its factions had already joined the Great Qin Immortal Kingdom.
The upheaval in Jasper Splendor Cave-Heaven alarmed the powers of the Seven Immortal Domains and other Cave-Heavens and Blessed Lands. The Great Qin Immortal Kingdom acted so quickly that by the time they received the news, Jasper Splendor Cave-Heaven had already fallen.
However, it will still take time to fully stabilize Jasper Splendor Cave-Heaven, and precautions must be taken against attacks from other powers. After all, if the Great Qin Immortal Kingdom regains control of the Immortal World, the greatest losers will be those entrenched elites—so they absolutely do not want Great Qin to rise again.
Ian Song couldn't help but recall Hannah Murong's words. No wonder she said that in three months, he would naturally know where to go to propose.
It seems that Hannah Murong and her group have been planning this for a long time.
A few days passed.
A messenger claiming to be sent by Hannah Murong arrived to seek an audience with Ian Song.
Greetings, Domain Lord Song!
The messenger from the Great Qin Immortal Kingdom was also an Ancestral Immortal, and quite strong—at the tenth layer. Yet facing Ian Song, he was extremely polite and respectful.
No need to be so formal, honored envoy. Someone, bring a seat!
Ian Song smiled and waved his hand, and someone immediately brought over a stool for the envoy.
Thank you, Domain Lord Song, for the seat!
The envoy addressed Ian Song as Domain Lord because he now truly ruled both the Flamecrest Domain and the Purple Dragon Domain.
May I ask what business Her Highness the Princess has sent you here for?
Ian Song asked again.
The princess sent me to deliver a gift to Domain Lord Song! As he spoke, the envoy from the Great Qin Immortal Kingdom waved his hand, and five figures tumbled out of the void.
Ian Song was slightly taken aback. He hadn’t expected Hannah Murong’s gift would be Stuart Situ, Miles Gongsun, Henry Wang, Thomas Zheng, and Jenny Gu.
Among them, Stuart Situ had already broken through the Profound Immortal bottleneck and reached first-layer Ancestral Immortal, while the other four had all reached peak Profound Immortal. Their backing powers all belong to major families in Jasper Splendor Cave-Heaven. Clearly, Hannah Murong knew they once betrayed him, so after taking control she had them captured and sent to him.
At this moment, all five looked rather miserable, and their cultivation had been sealed.
Junior brother!
As soon as she saw Ian Song, Jenny Gu immediately lowered her head in shame.
Stuart Situ’s eyes flashed with resentment, while Miles Gongsun, Thomas Zheng, and Henry Wang remained silent, as if resigned to their fate.
Sigh.
Ian Song gave a soft sigh; in truth, he did not blame them.
With a casual wave of his hand, he released the seals on all five, then said, "You may all leave."
You’re really not going to kill us?
Miles Gongsun looked up at Ian Song in disbelief—there was some joy, but mostly confusion.
Ian Song sighed, "No matter what, we were once fellow disciples. I can understand why you betrayed me, but from now on, we can no longer call each other senior and junior brothers."
I’m sorry, junior brother! Jenny Gu said, face full of regret and shame.
I’m sorry, junior brother!
Miles Gongsun, Thomas Zheng, and Henry Wang also looked ashamed.
But Stuart Situ felt no gratitude toward Ian Song. His eyes grew even more venomous: "Ian Song, stop pretending! If you want to kill me, just do it!"
Since Senior Brother Situ wants to die, I’ll grant his wish!
Ian Song’s eyes narrowed slightly. He had spared them out of respect for their shared past as fellow disciples. But since Stuart Situ refused to accept it, there was no need to play the good guy. He jabbed a finger at Stuart Situ, resealing his cultivation, and said coldly, "Someone, drag him away and execute him!"
Immediately, two Profound Immortal guards strode in and seized Stuart Situ, one on each side.
At that, Stuart Situ panicked. Seeing Ian Song’s cold expression, which was clearly not an act, he hurriedly cried out, "Song, spare me! Spare me! I was wrong!"
Seeing this, the other four couldn’t help but blush with embarrassment—it was truly disgraceful.
"Release him!"
Ian Song waved his hand, then looked at Stuart Situ with mock amusement. "So, Senior Brother Situ, why aren’t you begging for death anymore?"
"Senior Brother, I truly know I was wrong!"
Stuart Situ was genuinely frightened. He’d thought Ian Song wouldn’t kill him out of respect for their shared sect, so he tried to act tough—but now…
Classic case of trying to act tough and getting burned instead.
Smack!
Just then, a figure flashed by and slapped Stuart Situ flying. Suddenly, another person appeared in the hall—it was Ancestor Cyrus, who glared at Stuart Situ. "I must have been blind to accept you as my disciple!"
"Greetings, Master!"
The other four immediately knelt.
"Hmph, I am not your master anymore! Anyone who betrays fellow disciples is not worthy to be Ancestor Cyrus’s student!" Ancestor Cyrus said angrily.
The four’s faces flushed red with shame, and they bowed their heads even lower.
"Grandmaster, why are you here?" Ian Song asked with a smile.
"All of you, get out! Never appear before me again!" Ancestor Cyrus shouted. Ian Song found it amusing; clearly, Ancestor Cyrus had come because of these disciples.
"Master, your disciple has failed you. Farewell!"
The four kowtowed and left, while Stuart Situ neither kowtowed nor spoke—he simply crawled away.
"Grandmaster, honestly, even if you hadn’t come, I wouldn’t have made things difficult for them."
Ian Song said with a smile, then invited Ancestor Cyrus to take a seat.
His intentions seen through, Ancestor Cyrus was a bit embarrassed. "Well, I have an appointment to play chess with your master, so I’ll leave now!"
Ian Song smiled and shook his head, "Take care, Grandmaster!"
"Domain Lord Song, actually I have another matter to discuss!" The envoy from the Great Qin Immortal Kingdom spoke again.