438: Would you be willing to become my disciple and my junior sister?

After everyone had left.

"Little Nian," Shen Min suddenly spoke up.

Shen Nian looked at the Old Ancestor and asked softly, "What is it, Old Ancestor?"

"The Old Ancestor has to tell you something. It's fine for a man to be a playboy, but you must never be ungrateful. During the time you were gone, that person from the White Jade Capital tried everything she could, even forcefully breaking through the Seal you left behind. Even though she got injured, she still..." Shen Min said with a serious expression.

Shen Nian smiled and said, "That is my Revered Master..."

"Revered Master?" Old Man Tianji was startled, then mused thoughtfully, "Doesn't that mess up the generation gap again? So Emperor Shen likes them older, huh? Good taste!"

Shen Nian looked at Old Man Tianji, speechless for a moment, then said, "With such poor timing, how can you be my subordinate? I'll send you away to cultivate for a hundred years. Don't come out until you've comprehended it..."

"?" Old Man Tianji was bewildered. How did he hear my inner thoughts!!

The aura of time instantly swallowed Old Man Tianji.

"Revered Master..."

"Is it Mountain Revered Master Luo Li of the Heavenly Sword Sect's Ninth Mountain?" Shen Min asked, full of confusion. How did this Mountain Revered Master Luo Li end up in the Immortal Realm?

He wasn't worried that Shen Nian would actually do anything to Old Man Tianji; after all, they were his own people. Even if Shen Nian was powerful, he knew his nature.

Shen Nian explained the situation.

Upon hearing the truth and learning Luo Li's true identity, Shen Min looked shocked and murmured, "I never imagined... the Mountain Revered Master of the Heavenly Sword Sect is actually the Mountain Revered Master of the Demon Sealing Sect!"

"Is all of this destined..."

Shen Min couldn't help but recall everything: Shen Nian going to the Lower Realm, meeting Luo Li by chance, becoming her Disciple, then changing his fate, and finally becoming the Ninth Generation Demon Sealer. It all seemed as if it were arranged by fate...

Immediately after, Shen Nian asked Shen Min about some matters regarding the Shen Family, then left with his Revered Master, Luo Li.

Luo Li said she wanted to walk around the Demon Sealing Sect. Shen Nian didn't say anything. After opening the gates to the Demon Sealing Sect, he also left, heading to the Five Domains and arriving at the White Jade Capital.

This place was hidden within a Sumeru space in the Five Domains.

Such spatial techniques would be hard to find even for those in the Immortal Realm, unless one held the spatial coordinates. It made Shen Nian praise the person who created this Realm for having some skill, though he could tell the creator's Realm was not very high.

Of course, this meant nothing to Shen Nian.

Stepping into the White Jade Capital, he saw the twelve-story, five-tiered pavilion, ethereal with Immortal Qi. Standing in front of the pavilion was a green ox that spoke in human language: "A Qing, a Disciple under the Dao Ancestor, pays respects to the Ninth Generation Demon Sealer..."

"You created this Realm, didn't you..." Shen Nian appeared before A Qing and said softly.

Having been guessed correctly, the green ox didn't seem surprised, just smiled and said, "It was indeed created by A Qing."

After saying this, the green ox immediately continued.

"Demon Sealing Master, A Qing has one more matter..."

Shen Nian seemed to see through A Qing's thoughts and spoke directly: "The crisis of the Gods and Demons will not descend for the time being. Divine Profound Star has already been slain by me. In a while, I will go find the lair of the Gods and Demons and end everything..."

The green ox's pupils shrank violently, and it murmured, "Divine Profound Star, at the Eight-Turn Dao Venerable Realm, is dead...!"

It was this Divine Profound Star who shattered the Dao Sect back in the day!

Just how strong is the Ninth Generation now?

"In addition," Shen Nian suddenly spoke again, saying softly, "Perhaps the Dao Ancestor has not truly died. I sensed a trace of aura in the Immortal Realm that is extremely similar to the White Jade Capital. You can go and see..."

Hearing this, the green ox froze on the spot, and Shen Nian's figure vanished.

Inside the seventh level of the White Jade Capital, a beautiful figure sat cross-legged, healing. Her stunning face had lost its usual rosy glow, replaced by pallor. Her internal dao palace showed signs of shattering due to forcefully using her power...

The next second!

Luo Xuanyin suddenly felt her dao palace being repaired by an indescribable power, and the injuries inside her body were recovering at an unimaginable speed.

"Don't be so impulsive next time. I am not a reckless person. If I were not a match for them, why would I go to the Immortal Realm..."

Hearing this voice, Luo Xuanyin slowly opened her eyes, gritted her teeth, and said, "I know..."

"But I just didn't want you to be alone..."

Shen Nian's expression shifted slightly. He didn't say anything more, instead pulling Luo Xuanyin into his embrace.

I don't know how much time had passed when Shen Nian walked out of the White Jade Capital and made a trip to the Heavenly Abyss.

After the Heavenly Demon Realm was destroyed, this place had become a gathering point for spatial turbulence.

And here, a tribe was barely surviving, clinging to life.

Qingqiu Mountain.

A sorrowful feeling blew in the wind, and cenotaphs could be seen everywhere.

On the mountaintop, in front of a tombstone, a woman was kneeling with a look of longing. It was Tu Shan Youyou, and before her was the grave of the Old Ancestor of the Qingqiu Fox Clan.

A breeze blew.

"Why did he die?"

A voice rang out beside Tu Shan Youyou's ear, giving her a start.

"Who is it!!"

After seeing who it was, Tu Shan Youyou was stunned.

"It's you..."

"No, Emperor Shen...!!"

In a flash, Tu Shan Youyou's eyes turned red instantly. She hugged Shen Nian's leg and began to wail. Of course, if Shen Nian hadn't wanted her to, she wouldn't even have been able to touch the hem of his clothes.

"Wuwuwu!"

"Emperor Shen, you've finally come. Please, help our Qingqiu. Our Qingqiu Clan are not traitors of the Fourth Star. The Old Ancestor told me everything!"

"Now the entire Human Race is hunting us down..."

"The Old Ancestor told me to wait here for Emperor Shen, saying that because I am here, you would definitely come..."

Hearing these words, a trace of surprise flashed in Shen Nian's eyes. He couldn't help but think more highly of Tu Shan Yu, then he asked softly, "Who killed him?"

"Wuwu, no one killed the Old Ancestor..." Tu Shan Youyou let go, wiped her tears, and then took out a recording stone, injecting it with spiritual power.

Tu Shan Yu's figure and voice appeared simultaneously, his aura free and easy.

"Emperor Shen, by the time we meet again, I will have passed on. Not being able to witness Emperor Shen destroy the Monster Realm with my own eyes is truly a regret..."

"But how could this old man, with my sinful body, share in the peaceful world with the Human Race..."

"Even if it was a strategy, I did indeed cause the deaths of many Human Race experts. For this alone, I have no face to return to the Human Race and can only die to atone for my sins. However, my Qingqiu Clan has never harmed anyone since entering the Heavenly Demon Realm. I beg Emperor Shen to investigate clearly and grant the Qingqiu Clan a path to survival. Tu Shan Yu will die without regrets..."

Shen Nian looked at the gradually fading figure, feeling touched and even somewhat admiring Tu Shan Yu.

He could actually understand. In order to truly gain the trust of the Monster Realm, some things had to be done. Even if there were reasons that the world could understand, he himself could not forgive himself. This was a death trap.

Therefore, only by dying could he find release...

"Would you be willing to join my sect and become my Junior Sister?"