345: Chapter 345 The Demon Clan Has Sinister Intentions; Jiang Han Wants to Go to the Western Territory

Jiang Han and Ye Ruoyao stepped out of the Void Realm and landed in the courtyard of the Immortal Pavilion.

The group of maids in the courtyard saw Jiang Han return, hurriedly put down what they were doing, and trotted over to pay their respects.

"Greetings, Divine Son."

Jiang Han raised his right hand.

"Rise."

The maids stood up, folding their hands over their lower abdomens.

Jiang Han's gaze swept across them.

"Where is Sister Qingqiu?"

A maid in green robes, who appeared to be the leader, stepped forward two paces.

She kept her head slightly lowered, "Replying to the Divine Son."

"The Young Mistress has been in seclusion for many days and has not yet emerged."

The green-robed maid replied.

Jiang Han nodded, not particularly surprised.

Before heading to the Northern Territory to resist the Demon Race, Leng Qingqiu had already reached the Peak of the Immortal Monarch Realm.

She was only a hair's breadth away from the Immortal King Realm.

With the help of the Jiang Family's resources and the Medicinal Pill he had left for her, it was completely reasonable that she had not yet emerged from her seclusion.

Once she made a Breakthrough, she would truly become a top-tier combat power of the Jiang Family's younger generation.

Jiang Han withdrew his gaze.

He turned his head to look at Ye Ruoyao, who was standing half a step to his side.

"Take Fairy Ye and find a place for her to stay in the Immortal Pavilion."

Jiang Han instructed.

Upon hearing this, the green-robed maid finally looked up.

Her gaze followed Jiang Han's position and landed on Ye Ruoyao.

The green-robed maid sized her up.

Ye Ruoyao wore a green dress, her face covered by a white veil.

Even though her full face could not be seen, that otherworldly temperament made it impossible for anyone to look away after just one glance.

The green-robed maid withdrew her gaze, her hands tightening slightly.

The maids standing behind exchanged glances.

They lowered their heads, thoughts racing in their minds.

When Jiang Han was away, Leng Qingqiu usually managed the Immortal Pavilion and had always treated them, the servants, very well.

Now, not long after Jiang Han had left, he had brought back such a stunningly talented woman.

Although no one dared to criticize the Divine Son's actions.

The maids still felt a sense of crisis in their hearts.

Naturally, they felt a sense of crisis on behalf of Leng Qingqiu, who was still in seclusion.

The green-robed maid suppressed her distracting thoughts and stepped aside.

She bowed, "Fairy Ye."

"Please, this way."

The green-robed maid said.

Ye Ruoyao turned her head, her gaze meeting Jiang Han's in mid-air.

The two met for a moment, but Ye Ruoyao did not say anything more.

She took graceful steps and followed the green-robed maid toward the side courtyard of the Immortal Pavilion.

Jiang Han stood in place, watching Ye Ruoyao's departing figure.

The Immortal Pavilion was calm and peaceful.

He did not know when Leng Qingqiu would emerge from seclusion, and there was nothing for him to do while staying in the Immortal Pavilion.

Jiang Han took a step and vanished from the Immortal Pavilion's courtyard in the blink of an eye.

The main hall of the Jiang Family.

Patriarch Jiang Qing sat upright in the seat of honor at the very front.

On both sides of the main hall.

More than a dozen Inner Sect Elders of the Jiang Family were arranged in two rows, each sitting on a chair.

"The battle report from the Northern Territory has already been delivered."

The first Elder in gray robes on the left spoke up.

"The movements in the South and the Western Frontier are also significant."

Patriarch Jiang Qing said.

In the center of the main hall, the Void Realm suddenly twisted.

Jiang Han stepped out, and the pressure of the Peak of the Immortal King Realm swept out.

The Elders immediately stopped their discussion, all turned their heads in unison, and focused their gazes on Jiang Han.

The dozen or so Elders stood up from their chairs one after another.

"Greetings, Divine Son!"

The Elders cupped their hands and bowed to pay their respects.

Jiang Han nodded with a smile and raised his hand to gesture them down.

"Elders, there is no need for such formalities."

He walked up to the front, stood still, and raised his hand to bow to Patriarch Jiang Qing.

"Father."

Patriarch Jiang Qing sat on the high seat, his gaze fixed tightly on Jiang Han below.

Patriarch Jiang Qing's eyes shifted slightly; he sensed Jiang Han's aura at the Peak of the Immortal King Realm.

When this kid left the Jiang Family for the Northern Territory, hadn't he just broken through to the Early Stage of the Immortal King Realm from the all-things dao stele?

By any calculation, how long had he been gone?

How is he already at the Peak of the Immortal King Realm?

The Jiang Family had produced countless peerless Prodigies throughout the generations, and even he himself was considered invincible at the same Realm back in his day.

But this speed of Breakthrough was truly inconceivable.

He was truly surpassing his predecessor.

As a father, he felt a bit ashamed of his own inferiority.

However, his expression remained calm, and he did not show a hint of it in front of the Elders.

"You have returned just in time."

Patriarch Jiang Qing said.

Jiang Han lowered his hands and stood straight.

"Father."

"What is the current situation across the Immortal Realm?"

Patriarch Jiang Qing glanced at the gray-robed Elder standing below.

The gray-robed Elder understood and stepped forward.

"Divine Son."

"In the past few days, the Demon Race's offensive against the major defensive lines has been extremely frequent."

The gray-robed Elder replied.

"However, those descending are merely ordinary Demonic Lords and cannot stir up much trouble."

"The situation is still under the control of the major forces."

Jiang Han shifted his gaze back and looked at Patriarch Jiang Qing again.

Patriarch Jiang Qing nodded, "The situation is currently stable."

"But I feel that some things do not make sense."

Jiang Han looked at him.

"What is Father referring to?"

Jiang Han asked.

"The Demon Race expended so much effort to tear open the spatial channel between the two Realms."

"Their actions are definitely not child's play."

"But once the channel opened, apart from those initial Devil Kings."

"All those who have descended in the past few days are Demonic Lords and Demonic Generals."

"Yet, not a single one of those Devil Emperors has appeared."

Patriarch Jiang Qing stood up and paced back and forth twice.

"If one were to say they are just testing us."

"With those Demonic Lords, they cannot even break through the outer Formations of the major Longevity Families."

"What kind of secrets could they possibly probe?"

After listening to Patriarch Jiang Qing's words, Jiang Han also nodded.

He had thought about this problem before.

Ever since he devoured the Origin of those Devil Kings and learned of the existence of the Central Heavenly Devil Emperor.

Jiang Han knew that the Demon Race's scheme was by no means this simple.

In the past few days, the number of casualties among the Demon Race had been extremely high.

Conversely, the Immortal Realm Alliance held the advantage of defense.

A few Immortal Kings from the Immortal Realm joining forces could easily slaughter thousands of the Demon Race.

The losses on the Immortal Realm side could even be considered negligible.

The high-level members of the Demon Race could not possibly watch their clansmen die in such a meaningless way.

Unless there was a bigger scheme behind this.

But what exactly were they plotting?

Jiang Han did not speak, waiting quietly for Patriarch Jiang Qing's next words.

Patriarch Jiang Qing stopped pacing and turned to look at an Elder on the other side.

"However."

Patriarch Jiang Qing said.

"In the last two days, the situation has changed."

Jiang Han raised his head.

"The Demon Race seems to have shifted the focus of their attack to the Western Frontier."

Patriarch Jiang Qing looked at Jiang Han.

"The spatial rifts in other regions have all closed or shrunk."

"Only the rift above the Western Frontier is still continuously expanding."

Upon hearing these two words, Jiang Han repeated them aloud.

"The Western Frontier?"

Patriarch Jiang Qing nodded.

"Correct."

"The Devilish Qi in the Western Frontier is soaring to the heavens, and the number of the Demon Race descending there far exceeds that of the North and South."

Patriarch Jiang Qing pointed toward the west.

"However, the Western Frontier is guarded by the Ning Family."

"With the Ning Family's Old Ancestor personally watching, there is currently no major issue."

Upon hearing the two words 'Ning Family'.

Jiang Han lowered his eyelids, shielding the expression in his eyes.

The Ning Family.

Ning Shaobai.

That direct-line Prodigy of The Longevity Family who possessed the Mandate of Heaven.

Numerous thoughts collided rapidly in Jiang Han's mind.

With the Demon Race launching a massive offensive against the Western Frontier, the situation was chaotic.

All sorts of accidents could happen at any moment.

Isn't this a once-in-a-thousand-years, perfect opportunity?

The direct-line Prodigy of the Longevity Ning Family dies gloriously in the bloody battle against the Demon Race.

Who could find the slightest fault with that?

At this thought, Jiang Han raised his head to meet Patriarch Jiang Qing's gaze.

"Father."

Patriarch Jiang Qing looked at him, "What is it?"

Jiang Han took a step forward.

"I want to go to the Western Frontier."