356: Qin Wuliang, Hua Wuyan

Inside the Hall.

The ranks of Immortals were as dense as hemp, all of them individuals with long, terrifying Auras.

Among them, Lin Yang sensed no fewer than ten Auras at the Immortal King level alone!

With so many Immortal Kings gathered together, such a grand spectacle was a first for many, who stood to the side like cicadas in winter, not daring to make a sound.

Even the three Immortal Kings, Li Sanxuan, Ouyang Quan, and Liu Xue, found it difficult to completely suppress the Auras of so many Immortal Kings on their own territory.

Therefore, the one sitting in the seat of honor presiding over this Nine Heavens Alliance Meeting was none other than Dao Venerable Taia!

As for whether it was his true self or just a spiritual manifestation placed here, no one could distinguish.

After Lin Yang and Shen Youchu arrived, they cupped their hands toward Dao Venerable Taia and then went to the exclusive Immortal King seats in the front to take their places.

“Wait, are you blind? Can’t you see that this is a place where only Immortal King powerhouses are qualified to sit? Do you understand the rules? Your seat is down there. Get down!”

Just as Lin Yang was about to sit down, he saw a red-haired woman not far away shouting at him sternly.

The woman wore a red dress, her hair as crimson as fire. She was sitting cross-legged and had been resting with her eyes closed, but seeing Lin Yang sit down beside her, her willow-leaf eyebrows sharpened like blades. She opened her eyes, scanning him with a cold, indifferent gaze that showed a hint of impatience.

This was also a female Immortal King!

As soon as she shouted, she immediately attracted many gazes.

Many of those present were Immortals from the other eight heavens who had never seen Lin Yang before. Seeing a Heavenly Immortal actually trying to sit alongside Immortal Kings, sneers broke out.

“Hehe, this young man really is something. How can a Heavenly Immortal be qualified to share a table with an Immortal King?”

“Looking at his attire, he seems to be a local Heavenly Immortal of Lingxiao Heaven. How can he be so ignorant of the rules?”

“This fellow chose the wrong person to sit next to. Of all people, he sat by Immortal King Wuyan, who has the most explosive temper. He’s in for an embarrassment now...”

Hearing the gloating voices around them, before Lin Yang could make any response, Shen Youchu stood up with a dark expression.

“Presumptuous! Who allowed you to shout at my Senior Brother!?”

Shen Youchu was furious. Her eyes turned cold as she looked at the red-haired woman, and a wisp of her Immortal King Aura pressed outward.

“Hiss—”

The crowd was dumbfounded. They hadn't expected a second female Immortal King to jump out and stand up for Lin Yang.

“Getting worked up after just a few words? What, is this your kept man?”

The red-haired woman was also taken aback for a moment, then she sneered and released her own Immortal King Aura.

“Boom! Boom! Boom!”

The two Immortal King Qis collided at close range, causing the space to instantly annihilate and emit a low rumbling sound.

“Stop!”

Just as the two were about to escalate the conflict, a man in green robes next to the red-haired woman gave a low shout, and an invisible field suddenly spread out.

That Aura was like a storm, forming a massive force that crushed down, actually suppressing the Auras of both women under the watchful eyes of everyone.

“As expected of the youngest Immortal King Giant in the Nine Heavens, God King Wuliang!”

“With one move, he easily neutralized the clash between two Immortal Kings!”

The hall erupted in clamor as many gazes of awe and admiration were cast toward the green-robed man.

From the surrounding voices, Lin Yang also discerned that this person’s identity was extraordinary.

The green-robed man who had intervened was named Qin Wuliang. He was a peerless Prodigy from Wuliang Heaven who had achieved the status of an Immortal King Giant in less than ten thousand years.

Currently, he was the youngest Immortal King Giant in the Nine Heavens!

High hopes were placed on Qin Wuliang; many believed he had the chance to become the next Immortal Emperor of the Nine Heavens!

And the reason he intervened was that the red-haired woman was also his Junior Sister, named Hua Wuyan.

Both were Immortal Kings from Wuliang Heaven, here for the Nine Heavens Alliance Meeting.

“Ssh!”

Just as the Immortal King Aura in the hall began to subside, an invisible surge of energy suddenly shot out from the area where the Auras had been annihilated, striking directly toward Shen Youchu’s abdomen.

This attack came too suddenly. Everyone thought Qin Wuliang had stepped in to settle the matter, but they didn't expect him to be so protective of his Junior Sister.

While he appeared to suppress both their Auras simultaneously, he had secretly left a gap, allowing a wisp of Hua Wuyan’s energy to rush out.

Although this leaked energy wasn't enough to severely injure Shen Youchu, it was certainly enough to make her suffer a significant loss of face in front of everyone.

“Try to fight me! My Senior Brother is an Immortal King Giant. What kind of thing is your Senior Brother?”

Hua Wuyan sneered. Just as the wisp of energy was about to hit Shen Youchu’s abdomen and the corners of her mouth were slowly curling up—

“Swish!”

A fair, slender hand suddenly reached out, grabbing that wisp of Immortal King energy and then crushing it with bare hands.

Immediately after, an extremely cold voice slowly rang out: “If you’re going to mediate, then mediate. What is the meaning of Your Excellency taking sides like this?”

As the words fell, the atmosphere turned icy.

Countless gazes shifted over, and the noise in the hall instantly died down. Even the other Immortal Kings present stopped their conversations, casting interested looks toward them.

Facing everyone’s gaze, Qin Wuliang pondered for a moment and then smiled naturally. “Hehe, a slip of the hand. I accidentally let a wisp of my Junior Sister’s energy escape. Fortunately, this Fellow Daoist stepped in at the end, and no damage was caused.”

He first denied the fact that he was taking sides, then looked at Lin Yang and changed the subject: “To be able to intercept an Immortal King’s energy while at the Heavenly Immortal Realm, Your Excellency must be Lin Yang, right?”

“You know me?” Lin Yang asked expressionlessly.

“Hehe, Fellow Daoist Lin Yang used the Heavenly Immortal Realm to slay a Vicious Beast and save countless lives in Lingxiao Heaven. Such a heroic reputation is well-known to me even in Wuliang Heaven,” Qin Wuliang said with a non-committal smile.

“He’s Lin Yang?”

Beside him, Hua Wuyan’s beautiful eyes flashed with a hint of surprise upon hearing this, appearing somewhat caught off guard.

“He looks ordinary and nothing special. How could the Great Venerable say his future achievements might be even higher than Senior Brother’s?” Hua Wuyan muttered, sizing Lin Yang up and down without seeing anything extraordinary.

The 'Great Venerable' she spoke of was the Immortal Emperor of Wuliang Heaven, who, like Dao Venerable Taia, was a leader-level existence of a celestial domain.

Before Lin Yang appeared, the Immortal Emperor of Wuliang Heaven had always been very optimistic about Qin Wuliang’s talent, believing his natural aptitude was the best in the Nine Heavens and that he had hopes of reaching the Immortal Emperor Realm!

Even the name 'Qin Wuliang' was later bestowed by that Wuliang Immortal Emperor; it wasn't his original name.

To be named after the celestial domain they resided in was a supreme honor!

However, it was this very Great Venerable who thought so highly of Qin Wuliang who later changed his tune, saying Lin Yang might have even more potential than Qin Wuliang!

How could Qin Wuliang and Hua Wuyan accept this calmly?

The reason Qin Wuliang had intentionally left a gap for Hua Wuyan’s energy to rush out was precisely to test Lin Yang’s strength!

And Lin Yang’s performance did not disappoint him; at the Heavenly Immortal Realm, he could actually easily crush Immortal King energy.

From the looks of it, the rumors of him defeating the Vicious Beast King, Taotie, were indeed true!

Such a feat was something even he couldn't have achieved when he was at the same Realm.

Qin Wuliang couldn't help but think more highly of Lin Yang, but soon, he shook his head again and sat back.

Beside him, Hua Wuyan still felt very unconvinced.

In her heart, Qin Wuliang should be the person with the number one talent in the Nine Heavens!

“Forget it, he’s already ruined anyway!”

However, Hua Wuyan did not continue to press the matter.

Because after arriving in Lingxiao Heaven, they had already heard.

Lin Yang was ruined, stuck at the Heavenly Immortal Realm, and could never become an Immortal King again.

He certainly couldn't compete with her Senior Brother for the position of the number one person in the Nine Heavens!