After glancing at the image, Nangong Palace Lord confirmed it was the man they were looking for, and that this was the only plan left. "He should be disoriented and won't have gone far. You must find him for me—otherwise, bring me your heads instead!"
"Yes, yes!" The group hurriedly retreated.
Elder Simon Spring couldn't help but say, "If Evan Yang goes invisible again, it'll be a real problem."
"That's right. All we can do now is find him quickly and bring him back. Only then can we force Evan Yang out of hiding. Otherwise, it's nearly impossible to locate him while he's invisible—especially since he's also disguised." Nangong Palace Lord nodded in agreement.
"Mm." Elder Simon Spring responded.
After looking at the image, Evan Yang felt the man looked very familiar. After thinking for a moment, he realized it was the one who had come with Elder Simon Spring to find him before—the very one who, in the end, had let him escape.
Recalling that man, Evan Yang grew curious about how he'd managed to find him while he was disguised. Combining this with Nangong Palace Lord's words, Evan realized they must have done something to that man to make him help track him down.
With that thought, Evan Yang immediately set out. He had to rescue that man before Nangong's people did, and find out the truth—otherwise, he wouldn't be at ease.
Once outside, Evan Yang spread his divine sense to monitor the surroundings and began searching.
Meanwhile, Damien Darkmoon and Elder Lewis Lu had already arrived at their destination.
Elder Lewis Lu frowned. "Strange, there's nothing here."
Damien Darkmoon also frowned. "But those people clearly said it was here—and this big tree is a landmark, there’s nowhere else like it."
"Welcome to the magic phantom world." A voice rang out, laughing.
Elder Lewis Lu and Damien Darkmoon immediately recognized the voice as the Devil Realm Emissary, their expressions turning to surprise.
"No need to look so shocked. I invited you here, and you actually came—what an honor!" The Devil Realm Emissary laughed.
"What do you mean, you invited us?" Elder Lewis Lu asked suspiciously.
Damien Darkmoon was also curious. "What’s going on?" Seeing the surrounding changes, he realized they'd fallen into some kind of formation—which meant the Devil Realm Emissary had known they would come here all along.
"Do you take me for a fool? Those five people—one died, but the other four survived. You don’t really think I just made them simple puppets, do you?" The Devil Realm Emissary sneered.
"What did you do?" Elder Lewis Lu realized they’d been tricked, shocked.
"No need to be so surprised. I just gave them a special Devil Realm drug. It’s not something your little light halo can remove, and you’d never detect it. If they want to survive, they had to lure you here—and now, they’ll keep following my orders." The Devil Realm Emissary laughed.
Elder Lewis Lu was shocked. "This is bad—the four are still following your orders!"
Damien Darkmoon was equally stunned. He hadn't expected the Devil Realm Emissary to be so cunning—having a backup plan to control Immortal Realm people even if the first was broken.
"You’re not stupid, to figure it out so fast—but it’s too late. Now that you’re here, I can trap you for days. When you finally get out, the outside might be full of flames and corpses!" The Devil Realm Emissary laughed loudly.
"Damn it, you won't trap us!" Elder Lewis Lu shouted angrily, then said to Damien, "Let's attack one spot together."
Damien Darkmoon nodded. The two targeted a spot and attacked, but it had no effect. Instead, they heard the Devil Realm Emissary’s mocking voice: "It’s useless, all your efforts are in vain. I’m a famous array master in the Devil Realm—this magic phantom world is my masterpiece. Even at peak Emperor level, unless the array’s energy source disappears, you can’t leave. Now behave and stay here; I’ve got business to attend to!" He laughed.
With that, the Devil Realm Emissary vanished, leaving the two of them in shock.
"This is bad—we need to find help fast!" Elder Lewis Lu exclaimed.
"Right, let's get Evan Yang to come." Damien Darkmoon remembered Evan was a formation master.
Elder Lewis Lu nodded, took out a Transmission Stone, and found it didn’t work here. "This is bad, we can't use Transmission Stones in here."
"What!" Damien Darkmoon was startled.
"Damn it, looks like we've fallen into a trap." Elder Lewis Lu said angrily, imagining the situation outside. Without the two of them present, he worried the Devil Realm Emissary could break through everywhere, which would be disastrous.
"Now we can only hope Evan Yang realizes something’s wrong and comes to find us. Otherwise, we’ll be stuck here for days." Damien Darkmoon frowned.
"It’s all we can do. But we shouldn’t just wait to die—let’s keep attacking." Elder Lewis Lu said, and Damien Darkmoon nodded.
After leaving, the Devil Realm Emissary went to another deserted spot, followed by a man—the body currently possessed by Drake Long’s soul.
"Excellent, the plan worked perfectly. I finally lured those two powerful ones into the array I prepared ahead of time." The Devil Realm Emissary said happily.
"So, what do we do next?" Drake Long asked curiously.
"Next, of course, is breaking the light halo and dealing with that nun." The Devil Realm Emissary replied.
Drake Long knew the Devil Realm hated the Immortal Realm Alliance, so he guessed the Emissary would target them first.
But that nun was a formidable figure. Taking her down would be tough, since she only listened to Elder Lewis Lu’s orders—she had to maintain the formation and couldn’t leave, and trapping her with an array was out of the question.
So Drake Long frowned. "Her strength isn’t simple. If we want to deal with her, it won’t be easy."
"No matter what, we’ll handle it." The Devil Realm Emissary said confidently.
"Does the Emissary have a plan?" Drake Long asked.
"I do. Have you contacted those four? Get them to help." The Devil Realm Emissary said.
"The four are being guarded by a few people, but those guards aren't very strong. I can help them escape." Drake Long replied. "Good, go set them free. Then work together to get close to that nun and use this on her." The Devil Realm Emissary said.
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"What’s this?" Drake Long asked curiously, taking the pill.
"This is the Demon-Spirit Pill. Once it touches someone, they’ll be covered in devil qi. Her cultivation is upright, which restrains devil qi. I think when devil qi invades her body and clashes inside, she’ll go mad." The Devil Realm Emissary sneered.
Drake Long was secretly shocked—he hadn’t expected the Emissary to have thought of even this.
Seeing Drake Long’s shocked expression, the Devil Realm Emissary laughed. "Go on, deal with that nun. After that, I’ll take care of that kid."
Drake Long nodded and headed toward the light halo.
Drake Long quickly arrived at the place where the four were guarded, helped them deal with the guards, and brought the four out.
"You four, follow me. There’s something important for you to do." Drake Long said.
The four nodded and followed Drake Long toward Sister Serenity.
At that moment, Sister Serenity sat on a large rock, a Buddhist bead above her head. The light halo was formed by that bead.
"See it?" Drake Long asked the four.
The four nodded. Drake Long said, "Get close to her—she’ll try to drive you away, but don’t leave. Just attack her from a distance to distract her, and I’ll make my move when her attention is split."
The four were a bit timid—they knew who she was, a member of the Immortal Realm Alliance. If things went wrong, they’d be the first to die.
"Look at you, so timid. Just do as I say and you’ll be fine." Drake Long said.
The four knew there was no escape, so they nodded and spread out. Drake Long waited nearby, watching for the right moment.
After spreading out, the four approached Sister Serenity. The Emperor-level Sister Serenity opened her eyes. "What are you doing?"
"We know how powerful you are, so we wanted a look," one of them said with a smile.
"There’s nothing to see. If you’ve seen enough, leave now." Sister Serenity said, keeping her guard up—this place wasn’t supposed to let anyone in.
"You’re stingy, Sister. Just a little more won’t hurt." one said.
Sister Serenity was about to reply when one of the four attacked, followed by the others throwing out their treasures. Sister Serenity snorted, "You think mere Celestial-levels can deal with me? Ridiculous!" She controlled the Buddhist bead with one hand and used the other to scatter the incoming attacks.
Just then, Drake Long made his move, darting above Sister Serenity and scattering powdered pill downward.
At that moment, a flying dagger pierced Drake Long. "Ah!" Drake Long was instantly impaled and badly wounded.
The other four tried to flee, but before they could take a step, each was struck by a flying dagger—these daggers could even shred souls.
Drake Long, powerful as he was, forced the dagger out and escaped. Soon, a cold man appeared beside Sister Serenity. "Who are those people?" he asked. "I don’t know," Sister Serenity replied.
"From the looks of it, they must be connected to the Devil Realm." the man said coldly.
Sister Serenity nodded. "You should stay here. Don’t chase them—otherwise, others might take advantage."
"Mm." The man nodded. Just as he was about to turn and hide again, Sister Serenity’s expression changed drastically. "This is bad."
"What’s wrong?" the man asked suspiciously.
"There’s something wrong with that powder." Sister Serenity noticed it on herself and nearby, looking puzzled.
The man had only killed the attackers and hadn’t noticed the powder. Now, looking closely, he saw it carried a trace of devil qi.
"Devil Realm stuff?" the man asked suspiciously.
Sister Serenity felt a hot surge within her body, extremely uncomfortable. She quickly used her power to suppress it, but the suppression only made it fiercer, leaving her face alternating red and black.
"What’s wrong with you?" the man exclaimed in shock.