The next morning.
Ian Song appeared at the Yushan Prefecture Branch of the God-Demon Corps. As soon as he stepped inside, he saw Jade Shaw waving to him.
He walked over and looked at Jade Shaw, asking, "Miss Jade, are you joining this escort mission too?"
"What, I'm not allowed to join?"
Jade Shaw giggled.
Ian smiled and said, "Of course not. I just thought, as a Two-Star God-Demon, you wouldn't bother with such an easy mission!"
Jade laughed and said, "Hehe, I have no big ambitions. I just like taking on easy missions. Don't worry, I'll look after you, the newcomer, on the road."
"Then thank you, Miss Jade!"
Just then, the blond god who had invited Jade Shaw to dinner yesterday walked in. Seeing the two of them chatting and laughing, he felt especially annoyed and couldn't help but let out a cold snort. His gaze at Ian was full of resentment and venom.
Ian could only smile wryly—looks like 'beauty causes trouble' no matter which realm you're in.
"All God-Demons participating in the escort mission, gather here!"
At that moment, a deep voice rang out. The speaker was a middle-aged god, but the aura he displayed marked him as an Upper-Rank God.
Soon, more than two hundred God-Demons gathered in front of the middle-aged Upper-Rank God.
The next moment, the middle-aged Upper-Rank God's sharp gaze swept slowly across the crowd. "My name is Talon. I'm the leader of this escort mission, so during the mission, you must all follow my orders. The mission will last three months, and our destination is Yunshui Prefecture. No one is allowed to leave the team during the journey—if you do, the mission will be considered a failure. Do you all understand?"
"Understood, sir!"
All the God-Demons answered in unison.
Among the two hundred-plus God-Demons, only five were Two-Star God-Demons; the rest were One-Star God-Demons. That Talon was a Four-Star God-Demon!
"Alright, let's head out now. Go to the city gate and meet up with the clients we're escorting!"
Talon nodded with satisfaction, waved his hand, and led the group toward the city gate.
Soon, they successfully met up with the clients at the city gate.
The clients were two people—a young god, whose cultivation was at the early stage of Mid-Rank God, and an old man, whose cultivation was at the late stage of Mid-Rank God.
The old man seemed to be the young god's servant and always behaved very respectfully toward him.
"Let's go!"
Talon waved his hand again, and the entire team marched grandly through the city gate and appeared outside.
Because the laws of the God Realm are too powerful.
Even Upper-Rank Gods cannot fly; only those who become Heavenly Gods can travel through the air.
The mission itself wasn't very exciting; in fact, it was quite dull. During the trip, they encountered two attacks by fierce beasts, but these beasts weren't very strong and were killed in an instant.
They also ran into a small group of bandits, but before the bandits could get close, they ran away on their own. After all, the deterrent power of a Four-Star God-Demon is quite strong.
By the end of the day, the team was already three thousand li away from Yushan Prefecture's city. Although gods cannot fly, they can run very quickly.
Before nightfall, Talon ordered everyone to set up camp at the base of a small mountain.
At night, the divine energy outside the city becomes even more violent, making the fierce beasts even crazier. So, traveling at night is extremely unwise.
After setting up camp, Talon took out a formation disk and set up a simple defensive god formation around the camp.
This god formation was quite rudimentary and could only withstand attacks from Mid-Rank Gods at best.
Ian Song could set up a formation stronger than this one with his eyes closed, but he didn't want to show off. Instead, he found a spot, sat cross-legged, took out a god-crystal, and began cultivating.
As for the other God-Demons, some also took out god-crystals to cultivate, while others gathered in small groups to chat and drink.
"Beautiful lady, I am Guyu Xiayang from the Xiayang family. May I have the honor of getting to know you?"
Just then.
The young client walked up to Jade Shaw with a graceful smile.
The blond god was originally very displeased to see the young god approach Jade Shaw and wanted to drive him away, but when he heard he was from the Xiayang family, he paused and finally pretended nothing had happened and walked off to the side.
The Xiayang family is a top clan in Yushan Prefecture's city, with a Lower Heavenly God sitting in residence.
Therefore, as a Two-Star God-Demon, Aubrey North didn't have the confidence to offend the Xiayang family.
"Sorry, I'm not interested in getting to know you."
Jade Shaw's expression turned cold as she refused without hesitation.
A trace of embarrassment and anger flashed across Guyu Xiayang's face. "Does this beautiful lady not wish to give our Xiayang family any respect?"
"Get lost!"
Jade Shaw spat out the word lightly.
"...You...!"
Guyu Xiayang was left speechless with anger and stormed off.
Jade Shaw didn't care, curled her lips, then walked straight over to Ian Song, sat down beside him, and said, "Hey, Ian, you haven't told me about yourself yet. Why don't you tell me your story?"
Ian's eyes flashed with helplessness. "Miss Jade, what kind of story do you want to hear?"
"Anything is fine!"
Jade Shaw said.
"Alright, I'll tell you about the Immortal Realm." Ian nodded and began to recount his ascension to the Immortal Realm.
He thought Jade Shaw wouldn't be interested, but to his surprise, she listened with great enthusiasm and occasionally asked questions, showing that she didn't know much about the Immortal Realm.
For a moment, Ian couldn't help but wonder.
Could Jade Shaw really be a native god?
In the God Realm, you can't just have children at will. The power of the laws is so strong that if a newborn can't reach the level of a god, the laws will destroy it.
Therefore, only those who reach the Heavenly God level can have children.
If both parents are Lower Heavenly Gods, the baby will be born with the strength of a Lower-Rank God. If both parents are Mid Heavenly Gods, the chance of the baby being born a Mid-Rank God is very high.
Judging from Jade Shaw's tone, she wasn't very old, yet she already had the power of a mid-stage Mid-Rank God. That meant her parents were likely Mid Heavenly Gods.
If that's the case, it's no wonder she doesn't care about Guyu Xiayang—after all, the Xiayang family's strongest is just a Lower Heavenly God.
"Wow, I didn't expect your life in the Immortal Realm to be so exciting!"
Jade Shaw exclaimed.
Ian was speechless. Although the Immortal Realm wasn't as cruel as the God Realm, it was still full of killing and exploitation. But in Jade Shaw's eyes, it became exciting. She really was a second-generation god who didn't know the hardships of the world.
Not far away, seeing the two chatting and laughing, Aubrey North felt quite unhappy, and even Guyu Xiayang was rather uncomfortable, wondering if he should teach Ian Song a lesson.