“Young Master Ouyang, relax—this plan has been in the works for years. Now’s our moment to strike. The Xiao Family’s eldest has hated Celia Xiao for ages, and with inside help, we’ll hit her together. Even if she’s at True Immortal great-perfection, she’s dead meat!” A third-rate clan patriarch gritted his teeth, clearly still pissed at Celia for past losses. This time, he was out for blood.
Right after that, another clan head chimed in: “Young Master Ouyang, this plan is absolutely airtight. Celia Xiao has no clue the Xiao Family’s situation has flipped—her old supporters have secretly switched sides. We even set up a fake front, pretending the whole clan is pooling resources to help her break through to the Earth Immortal Realm. She’s been stuck at True Immortal great-perfection forever, so she’s desperate for Earth Immortal. This is the perfect chance—one strike and she’s done!”
“Heh, just wait till she’s all smug and charging into Earth Immortal—right at the critical moment, we hit her hard. No matter how strong she is, she won’t survive a surprise beatdown. And breaking through means she can’t even fight back!” Another third-rate patriarch sneered, sounding way too confident.
“Good. Very good. This time, we cannot fail! As long as Celia Xiao is wiped out, the rest of the Xiao Family’s forces will collapse. Even if they have strong ones left, we’ve got Young Master Huangfu backing us—who the hell would dare act up?” Young Master Ouyang nodded. No need for introductions—he’s the Ouyang Family’s eldest in the Immortal Domain, and he’s clearly at the True Immortal Realm. The guy looks straight-up shady, eyes full of killing intent. Total villain vibes.
After Young Master Ouyang finished, a few third-rate clan bigshots exchanged glances. One of the slicker ones piped up: “Young Master Ouyang, there’s one guy who has to die. He’s a human, supposedly Celia Xiao’s man. It’s because of him the Lu Clan got wiped out!”
“A garbage human? And he’s Celia Xiao’s man? That shameless Celia Xiao—Young Master Huangfu picked her and she ignored him, now she’s hooked up with some trash human? She deserves to be skinned alive!” Young Master Ouyang spat the words out, looking absolutely disgusted.
“I beg Young Master Ouyang, please destroy that human—avenge the Lu Clan’s twenty-plus dead!” the clan head added right away.
“Relax. He’s just a trash human—he’s dead for sure. But for now, let’s not spook the snake. Celia Xiao goes first!” Young Master Ouyang was actually pretty steady, speaking with total confidence.
“Understood!” With Young Master Ouyang calling the shots, nobody else dared say a word.
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Ryan Ling had been in the Immortal Domain for three days now, and he’d spent every second cultivating!
This place is basically cheat mode for cultivators—the spiritual energy is off the charts, and there are strong experts everywhere. But Ryan’s only at ninth-layer Heaven-Tribulation, which is nowhere near enough. If he doesn’t break through to the Human Immortal Realm, he’ll have zero chance here!
Ryan felt the pressure big time!
But after tons of tests, he realized he still didn’t have enough fuel to hit the Human Immortal Realm. Just four Void Immortals’ flesh wasn’t enough—he needed to ‘hunt’ more. Like Celia Xiao said, the safest targets are female Void Immortals!
But where was he supposed to find them? It’s not like he could just grab random women off the street!
The past few days, Ryan wandered the nearby streets. Sure, there were plenty of strong types around, but law enforcement in the Immortal Domain was strict—nobody dared step out of line. Celia Xiao-style public murder sprees? Super rare.
On the bright side, Primeval Heavenwood gave him nonstop surprises. The Immortal Domain World was way closer to the real Immortal World, and collecting immortal qi here was way easier than in the human world. In just a few days, he’d already gathered over a hundred strands, and the number kept climbing. Give it a month or two, and he’d have a thousand-plus—enough power to seriously help with his Human Immortal breakthrough!
“Sister Holly, this is weird—these past few days I keep feeling like someone’s spying on us outside, especially at night!” Just as Ryan was thinking about breakthroughs, one of the little maids piped up, looking puzzled.
“What? Someone dares peek at us? Do they have a death wish?” another loli maid shouted.
This cozy little home had four loli maids: Holly, Lily, April, and Emma. Holly was the oldest, basically their big sis. All four were girls Celia Xiao rescued, each with a tragic past—so to them, Celia was everything.
“That’s right! If anyone dares spy on us tonight, we need to teach them a lesson. Who do they think Celia is, air?” April snapped, baring her little teeth.
“Actually, there’s one more thing—Celia’s been gone for days and hasn’t sent a single message. Normally she checks in every day, especially with Brother Feng here. There’s no way she’d go this long without a word. What do you guys think?” Emma, the youngest, cried out, clearly worried about Celia Xiao’s sudden silence.
“Don’t worry, Celia’s got skills—she must’ve just gotten held up. If nothing changes, I’ll go to the Xiao estate tomorrow!” Holly was worried too, but way calmer than the others.
Ryan didn’t say anything. Truth be told, he was a little worried too. Celia Xiao really hadn’t contacted them in ages, and Ryan had this nagging feeling something was wrong.
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Meanwhile, over at the Xiao estate, everything looked peaceful from the outside.
Celia Xiao might be a woman, but she was the strongest of her generation in the Xiao Family, with huge prestige. Years ago, the clan had already picked her as the future heir—on one condition: she had to reach the Earth Immortal Realm!
In the Immortal Domain World, a first-rate clan’s patriarch had to be an Earth Immortal. That’s a hard rule—no exceptions!
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“Linglong, this time, our whole clan is pooling every resource to help you break through to Earth Immortal. Go for it!” a middle-aged man said, beaming at Celia Xiao.
A young man nearby added, “Linglong, I can’t wait for you to reach Earth Immortal. Once you do, you’ll be the role model for all the younger generation. Go for it!”
“Uncle, cousin, don’t say that. No matter what happens, you’ll always be the foundation of the Xiao Family. The clan’s future depends on you. I hope you’ll keep supporting me, and together we’ll make the Xiao Family shine! I even believe we’ll have Heavenly Immortal experts one day—then we won’t have to bow to the Huangfu Family ever again!” Celia Xiao bit her lip, ambition burning in her eyes. Of course, she only dared dream so big because Ryan Ling was backing her.
Her master once told her: if she ever wanted to reach Heavenly Immortal and become a true fairy, she’d have to go to a place called Earth and find the man she was destined for. If she could dual cultivate with him, she’d definitely ascend one day!
That’s why Celia Xiao risked everything to go to Earth. She searched for ages before finally finding Ryan Ling. At first, she wasn’t sure—back then, Ryan’s strength hadn’t even reached Heaven-Tribulation. But lately, his growth and potential had totally blown her away!
The more time passed, the more convinced Celia Xiao became—Ryan Ling was the man she’d been searching for!
If she could get her clan’s support today and break through to Earth Immortal...
Someday, when Ryan Ling’s power skyrocketed—reaching Human Immortal, maybe even Void Immortal—if they dual cultivated, Celia was sure her Heavenly Immortal dream would finally come true!
“Don’t worry, Linglong. We’ll always stand by you—go ahead, the whole clan’s got your back!” Uncle Xiaoyuan Shan couldn’t wait to encourage her.
Of course, Celia Xiao had no idea this was a death trap. Behind those warm, friendly faces lurked bloody knives—they’d already teamed up with the Ouyang Family. As soon as Celia started her breakthrough, they’d strike!
“Alright, I’m going now!” Celia Xiao didn’t hesitate—she turned and headed for the closed-door cultivation chamber...