Selena Zuoqiu could only force a bitter smile. If Hannah Murong asked him to do anything else, as an old retainer of the Great Qin Immortal Kingdom, he wouldn't hesitate for a second. But to rebuild Great Qin Immortal Kingdom would mean going up against those ancient, slumbering monsters—and he really didn't have that kind of courage.
Honestly, the collapse of the Great Qin Immortal Kingdom couldn’t have happened without those ancient monsters pushing things along.
After Great Qin Immortal Kingdom collapsed, they split up the world’s spirit veins among themselves. And after two million years, these old monsters have only gotten stronger—scarier than ever.
Even at its peak, Great Qin Immortal Kingdom was no match for them. Now, Princess Hannah Murong only has a handful of leftover forces—trying to rebuild the kingdom is basically impossible.
Thinking this through, Selena Zuoqiu could only advise with a heavy heart, “Princess, please listen to me—forget about rebuilding the kingdom!”
“How dare you! Since when does the Princess need your advice?”
Master Heaven-Secrets snapped from the side. Outwardly, he was Hannah Murong’s grandfather, but in truth, he was her sworn protector. He had guarded Hannah Murong through ninety-nine lifetimes, and now she had finally mastered the Reincarnation Immortal Canon—a scripture only the founding emperor of Great Qin Immortal Kingdom, Murong Yingzheng, had ever cultivated.
It was exactly because she mastered the Reincarnation Immortal Canon that Hannah Murong now had the qualification to rebuild the Great Qin Immortal Kingdom.
“Please forgive me, Princess—I’m only worried about your safety, nothing else!” Selena Zuoqiu said, a little panicked. He might have lived for over two million years, but his cultivation had been stuck at thirteenth-layer Ancestral Immortal, unable to advance.
As for Master Heaven-Secrets, even two million years ago, he was already a fifteenth-layer Ancestral Immortal. Who knows how terrifying his cultivation is now.
Master Heaven-Secrets snorted, "Ungrateful fool! If the Princess hadn’t summoned you here, you’d probably already be dead at Ian Song’s hands!"
Selena Zuoqiu froze for a moment. Earlier, he’d felt a sudden sense of danger and thought it was coming from Hannah Murong when he saw her.
But he hadn’t expected that the real danger he sensed was actually coming from Ian Song.
From what he knew, Ian Song was only at the Profound Immortal realm. Even his masters—Ancestor Martin and Ancestor Cyrus—were just at twelfth and thirteenth-layer Ancestral Immortal. With all his years of experience, Selena was sure that even if they all attacked together, he could protect himself. How could they possibly threaten him?
"You don’t believe me, do you?" Master Heaven-Secrets sneered. "Ian Song is already at tenth-layer Ancestral Immortal. He’s always been good at beating stronger opponents, and now he’s got a divine sword in hand. Killing you would be a piece of cake."
Hearing this, Selena Zuoqiu kowtowed again. “Thank you, Princess, for saving my life!”
Even as he said this, he still felt a bit unconvinced in his heart.
"Still don’t believe it? Then look at what happened to Felix Feng and Warren Yuwen!"
As he spoke, Master Heaven-Secrets waved his hand, and two mirrors appeared in the air. Inside, they showed the scenes of Ian Song capturing Felix Feng and killing Warren Yuwen.
When Selena saw Warren Yuwen’s energy run dry and his body and soul vanish from the world, he couldn’t help but tremble all over and cried out, "How is this possible? How could Ian Song become so powerful in just a hundred years!"
Master Heaven-Secrets casually waved his hand, and the two mirrors dissolved. He said coldly, "There are always some peerless geniuses in this world. In the lower realm, Ian Song swept aside all obstacles, and it’s the same here in the Immortal World. If you don’t believe me, just watch—none of the powers in the Immortal World can do anything to him!"
Hearing Master Heaven-Secrets praise Ian Song like that, Selena Zuoqiu couldn’t help but look a little puzzled. He wondered to himself, could the Princess and Ian Song…?
Master Heaven-Secrets continued, "He’s a key chess piece for rebuilding the kingdom. The Celestial Fox Holy Sect will fall to his sword sooner or later. That’s all I have to say—you may go."
"Thank you for the warning, Elder. I’ll take my leave!"
After bowing deeply to Hannah Murong and Master Heaven-Secrets, Selena Zuoqiu quickly departed.
"Do you think there’s still any hope of rebuilding Great Qin Immortal Kingdom?"
Hannah Murong gazed at the rolling clouds in the sky and asked softly.
Master Heaven-Secrets replied with certainty, "Don’t worry, Princess. You’ve already mastered the Reincarnation Immortal Canon, and your strength rivals those ancient monsters. As long as you recruit Ian Song to your side, you’ll definitely be able to rebuild the kingdom!"
"Even someone like Selena Zuoqiu isn’t willing to return to my side—do you really think Ian Song would?" Hannah Murong sighed.
Master Heaven-Secrets said, "That’s only because Selena Zuoqiu doesn’t understand your true strength, Princess. As for Ian Song, back in the lower realm, I saved his life more than once. If you’re willing to humble yourself, he’ll surely follow you!"