At this moment, inside a magnificent golden hall, two middle-aged men were fiercely arguing. A dignified elder—Xander Xuan, lord of Solarion Palace—and a beautiful young woman, Yvonne Xuan, stood quietly to one side, watching the dispute but unable to interject. The girl’s lovely face was tinged with worry and helplessness.
“Xuanyuan, your daughter is back, but my son still hasn’t returned. You need to make her give me a clear explanation! My son’s soul tablet is dim—he’s suffered heavy injuries, and now only his Immortal Infant has escaped while his physical body has been destroyed. If Yvonne Xuan doesn’t explain herself today, don’t blame me for abandoning all courtesy!” the middle-aged man said angrily.
“Shangguan, don’t push your luck. Yvonne Xuan already said she doesn’t know, so that means she truly doesn’t know. Your son ran into trouble—why blame her for it? She’s suffered plenty these years out there, and now that she’s finally back, I won’t allow anyone to disturb her.” Xander Xuan replied.
Hector Vaughn, Pavilion Master of Skyshade Hall and father of Logan Vaughn, retorted, “No problem, you say? Did you forget you were the one who asked my son to search for your daughter? Now your girl’s back and my son’s in trouble, and you call that ‘no problem’? Xander, all these years Skyshade Hall has sheltered Solarion Palace plenty. You should know what will happen if you lose our protection.”
A flash of anger crossed Xander Xuan’s face, but quickly faded. Solarion Palace truly was in a perilous situation. Coldshroud Imperial Palace had been steadily swallowing up their territories, and if not for Skyshade Hall’s intervention, their lands would have been cut in half by now.
In terms of strength, Solarion Palace was the weakest among the Immortal Realm’s Five Great Imperial Palaces. It had only one Immortal Emperor—Xander Xuan himself—and barely a dozen Immortal Lords. His own cultivation was only at mid-stage Immortal Emperor, while Hector Vaughn and the Coldshroud Imperial Palace lord were both late-stage Immortal Emperors. Without Skyshade Hall’s protection, Solarion Palace was truly at risk of being wiped out.
The real reason Skyshade Hall protected Solarion Palace was the marriage alliance between Logan Vaughn and Yvonne Xuan. Now that Logan’s whereabouts were unknown and his life or death uncertain, Hector Vaughn naturally wanted answers—and if angered, he might even destroy Solarion Palace himself.
“Uncle Vaughn, I truly don’t know Logan’s current situation. Back in the lower realm, I did see him—on the day of the Seven-Star Convergence. That day, I happened to recover my body and ascended directly during the convergence. As for Logan, I only know he fought someone and entered black-hole space. We really have no idea why he hasn’t returned,” Yvonne Xuan finally spoke up, unable to hold back.
She couldn’t let her father be put on the spot because of her. Anyway, Logan Vaughn’s Immortal Infant was currently sealed inside Serena Frost’s Tri-Mystic Tower—there was no way he could escape, since Serena was still inside Evan Chu’s Timewheel Bracelet.
“Father, I can’t be absolutely certain, but his Immortal Infant surviving in the black-hole space should be true. Do you really doubt me?” Yvonne Xuan retorted. No matter what, she would never reveal anything about Evan Chu.
“Yvonne Xuan, your father only wants what’s best for you. Solarion Palace is beset on all sides—the only support we have is Skyshade Hall, and you’re our only bargaining chip with them. Even if our power is the weakest, there are still tens of millions of people in Solarion Palace. You wouldn’t want to see them all suffer, would you?” Yvonne Xuan’s mother said.
To be honest, I wasn’t the only one ascending on Seven-Star Convergence Day. There was also Venerable Solus, a fiend whose power once reached Da Luo Golden Immortal. He’d been hiding in the lower worlds for tens of thousands of years, long ago reaching the Immortal realm, but he kept suppressing his strength, waiting for the convergence to ascend and avoid heavenly tribulation.
“To be honest, I wasn’t the only one ascending on Seven-Star Convergence Day. There was also Venerable Solus, a fiend whose power once reached Da Luo Golden Immortal. He’d been hiding in the lower worlds for tens of thousands of years, long ago reaching the Immortal realm, but he kept suppressing his strength, waiting for the convergence to ascend and avoid heavenly tribulation.”
Anyway, Venerable Solus was dead and couldn’t refute her story. Even if someone wanted to investigate, there was no way to start, and searching the black-hole space would be harder than finding a needle in the sea.
Hector Vaughn stared into Yvonne Xuan’s eyes for a long moment before finally saying, “It seems you aren’t lying to me. But with my son’s Immortal Infant stuck in black-hole space, I want Solarion Palace to send three Immortal Lords to help search for him. That’s my bottom line—don’t make me lose my temper.”
Xander Xuan spoke up, “Solarion Palace will definitely send three Immortal Lords to search for Logan. He’s my future son-in-law, so of course I’ll do my part. Don’t worry, Hector.”
Only after Hector Vaughn left did Xander Xuan finally let out a long sigh of relief. “Even though Solarion Palace is one of the Six Great Powers in the Immortal Realm, in truth we’re just an empty shell. Every other faction has two or three Immortal Emperors, but we only have me. And now with this Logan Vaughn mess, things are even more dire.”
Only after Hector Vaughn left did Xander Xuan finally let out a long sigh of relief. “Even though Solarion Palace is one of the Six Great Powers in the Immortal Realm, in truth we’re just an empty shell. Every other faction has two or three Immortal Emperors, but we only have me. And now with this Logan Vaughn mess, things are even more dire.”
Sending three more Immortal Lords to search for his Immortal Infant will only make Solarion Palace weaker. Yvonne Xuan, are you sure about what you said? Was Logan Vaughn really killed by Venerable Solus?”
“Father, I can’t be absolutely certain, but his Immortal Infant surviving in the black-hole space should be true. Do you really doubt me?” Yvonne Xuan retorted. No matter what, she would never reveal anything about Evan Chu.
“Yvonne Xuan, your father only wants what’s best for you. Solarion Palace is beset on all sides—the only support we have is Skyshade Hall, and you’re our only bargaining chip with them. Even if our power is the weakest, there are still tens of millions of people in Solarion Palace. You wouldn’t want to see them all suffer, would you?” Yvonne Xuan’s mother said.
“I know you’re just treating me as a bargaining chip to keep Solarion Palace safe. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have spent all these years searching for me day and night. But don’t worry—if Logan Vaughn really returns, I’ll agree to marry him. Until then, I hope you’ll let me have my freedom.” Yvonne Xuan said.