157: The return has caused a sensation in Pei Wang City! Be confident, the Prince of Pei is about to rebel!

On the distant mountains of Luofeng Mountain, a group of Cultivators watched Shen Tianxing and Shi Linglong depart.

“Go! Back to the city!!!”

The real show, from this moment on, was finally about to begin!

Shen Tianxing had returned!

Pei Wang City was instantly in an uproar!

News of the battle at Luofeng Mountain had already spread throughout Pei Wang City.

Stepping into the Divine Profound Realm, he had cut down three Divine Profound Realm experts with a single blade!

This immense shock was enough to overturn everyone's understanding!!!

“He really entered the Divine Profound Realm?”

“How could that be false? He cut down three Great Demon Divine Profound Realm experts with one blade; how many experts witnessed it with their own eyes? It can't be wrong!”

“It's terrifying. It seems various forces will have to re-evaluate Shen Tianxing. He's growing too fast!”

“Hmph, no matter how fast he grows, what can he do? Today he killed three more Divine Profound. The Great Demon Sect, the Great Ghost Cultivator Sect, and dozens of Sect experts are coming; will they let him off?”

“Just wait, within three days, Pei Wang City will be plunged into misery because of him!!!”

Restaurants, inns, tea houses—everywhere there were discussions about Shen Tianxing's return!

Prince Pei's Mansion, however, was terrifyingly quiet!

Inside and outside Pei Wang City, many soldiers suddenly appeared, adding a chilling aura of 肅殺 ( 肅殺 - solemn killing, or chilling, solemn atmosphere).

No one knew what Prince Pei was doing now, or what he thought after seeing Shen Tianxing's current strength.

Meanwhile, Shen Tianxing had already brought Shi Linglong back to the Imperial Garden outside Pei Wang City.

The Three Divisions Experts in the Imperial Garden were overjoyed!

Their backbone had finally returned!

Except for those Shen Tianxing had sent out to gather information and contact the various Dragon Suppressing Divisions, over a hundred people had all arrived!

Even Xu Muqing came out to greet him.

Ye Qingyu, Xu Muqing, Zhou Lin, Yan Sen, Wang Huaiyuan, and the hundred-plus experts who had followed Shen Tianxing the longest, stood outside the Imperial Garden's main hall, respectfully bowing.

“Sir, you've finally returned!”

“Greetings, Sir!”

“Sir!”

The expressions in everyone's eyes were filled with excitement!

During this period, Ye Qingyu presided over the Imperial Garden, and when everyone went out, they were watched by experts from all sides. Although they weren't afraid, it was unpleasant.

If Shen Tianxing had been there, how would those people dare to openly watch them?

Now that he had just returned, all those secretly watching had completely disappeared!

“Why, after only a few days apart, do you all look so listless?”

Shen Tianxing joked, but in reality, he knew how much pressure they had been under recently. The benefit was that after experiencing it, their Heart-Nature would become more resilient in the future, which would be of great help to their Cultivation.

“Sir, it's good that you're back. Was everything smooth?”

Ye Qingyu's beautiful eyes sparkled, a faint hint of affection hidden in their depths.

Even without words, with just that one glance, Shen Tianxing could feel her affection.

“Don't worry, everything went very smoothly.”

“Oh, by the way, let me introduce you to a friend.”

Shen Tianxing turned sideways and pulled Shi Linglong, who was standing behind him, forward.

When Shi Linglong stepped out, she truly astonished everyone.

Her exquisitely beautiful face, both alluring and pure, made people unable to tear their eyes away after just one look.

This was definitely a beauty capable of causing trouble!

However, her delicate and graceful figure carried a giant sword even larger than herself.

This girl had immense strength!

In reality, a Cultivator's strength was naturally not small, but it was merely this huge visual contrast that gave them such an impression.

“What do you mean 'picked up'!”

Shi Linglong retorted exasperatedly, then looked at everyone and greeted them, saying, “Hello everyone, my name is Shi Linglong, from Dianxing Academy. This time I was traveling and happened to meet this guy. You could say we became friends after a fight.”

These people had an unusual relationship with Shen Tianxing, so Shi Linglong was also quite warm.

However, Ye Qingyu and Xu Muqing looked at Shi Linglong with a hint of something different in their eyes.

“Thank you, Miss Linglong, for your help. Since you are Sir's friend, you are naturally our friend too.”

“Miss Linglong is new here, I'll have someone arrange your accommodation.”

Ye Qingyu immediately called a member of the Qimen Division to take Shi Linglong to settle in.

“Go on, we'll talk later.”

Shen Tianxing smiled and waved his hand, telling Shi Linglong to go rest first.

Now that he was back, he naturally had things to do.

He also needed to carefully understand the current situation in Pei Wang City.

“Miss Muqing, how has your sister been recently?”

Shen Tianxing saw Xu Muqing, a smile appearing on his face as he spoke.

Having been away for many days, he hadn't had time to check Xu Muyan's injuries.

However, before leaving, Shen Tianxing had already passed on a Divine Soul Cultivation method to the two sisters, and with the Medicinal Pills for repairing Divine Soul he had obtained, it should have had some effect.

Upon hearing this, Xu Muqing's beautiful, clear face also showed a happy smile, “Sister has been much better recently. Besides not wanting to see people, she has gradually started to remember some things from before.”

To her, this was an immense kindness!

The Divine Soul injury left from her Innate birth now had a possibility of being healed. Xu Muqing didn't know how to repay Shen Tianxing.

“That's good. Once things here are settled, I'll go see her again.”

“Big Brother Shen, then Muqing will return to her room first.”

Xu Muqing knew that Shen Tianxing had important matters, so she left first.

The remaining people were all Three Divisions Experts.

Shen Tianxing kept Ye Qingyu, Zhou Lin, and Yan Sen, and dismissed the others.

Entering the main hall, Shen Tianxing sat at the head seat and inquired about the recent situation in Pei Wang City.

“Sir, we've discovered that Prince Pei has recently mobilized a large number of troops. He claims it's to suppress external threats, but in reality, these troops have all been moved to the Nanyuan Domain, sealing off the roads to the outside!”

“Recently, many strangers have been entering and exiting Prince Pei's Mansion, each with extraordinary Cultivation, the lowest being above the Sixth Level of the Freedom Realm!”

“We suspect Prince Pei has ulterior motives!”

Ling Feiyang reported all the intelligence he had gathered to Shen Tianxing.

This included the appearance of some extremely powerful demon and monster traces in the Nanyuan Domain, which he also mentioned.

Unfortunately, they could only detect traces but were unable to track those Great Demons, as the disparity in strength was too vast!

“Ulterior motives?”

“Be more confident. Prince Pei is going to rebel!”

As soon as Shen Tianxing heard this, he knew Prince Pei's intentions and directly exposed his thoughts.

Everyone present showed surprise upon hearing this.

“Sir, he... he really dares to rebel?” Zhou Lin asked in disbelief.

“What's there to not dare?”

Shen Tianxing nodded and said, “After all, he has been plotting this for so many years. I have already reported this matter to the imperial court and made arrangements, so there's no need to worry!”

In his previous letter to the Empress, he had already mentioned this possibility!

Although the Empress hadn't given him a direct reply, sending out a large number of experts and granting him command of the Eight Directions Dragon Suppressing Division was enough to show that the Empress believed what he said.

Now, all the signs were sufficient to prove that Prince Pei intended to rebel.

“Sir, a few days ago, Chief of the Qimen Department, Lady Xing Yao, arrived. The two Chief Directors of the Demon and Monster Division and the Martial Suppression Division have also arrived. They wish to see you.”

Ye Qingyu suddenly said from the side.

With the Chief Directors of the Three Departments all gathered, Shen Tianxing became even more certain that the Empress was about to make her move!