When Yi Tian returned to the Demon Realm, it was already ten days after the battle in the Nether Realm. During this period, he first used the Demon Realm to send Monk Jie Ding and the others to the realm gate that led to the Buddha Realm. After bidding farewell, he first went to the Demon City alone to meet the Poison Saint of the Apricot Forest Sect before he was ready to return to the other realms.
During this trip to the Infernal Court and the Nether Realm, it was also with the help of the Poison Saint and his sect that he was able to settle down the Rogue Cultivator Alliance in the Infernal Court. It was reasonable for him to personally thank them.
After that, Yi Tian deliberately took the time to discuss in depth with Senior Uncle Wuxiang's remnant soul on how to deal with the Demon Saint. However, the result made Yi Tian a little scared. Now, whether it was the strength and cultivation of the two of them or the strength of their sects, they were no match for the Demon World. Thinking of this, Yi Tian couldn't help but feel a little discouraged.
If he deliberately wanted to go deep into the Demon Realm to look for the Eye of the Demon Realm now, he would have no clue. The only person who had been there, Asura Saint Emperor Luo Qin, was also missing. It seemed that all the clues in front of him were cut off. If he wanted to have a breakthrough, he had to wait for a suitable opportunity to appear.
After thinking about it, Yi Tian dismissed the idea of going directly to the Demon Realm. Since Senior Uncle Wuxiang mentioned the Asura Saint Emperor Luo Qin, he might as well go to the Asura Realm to investigate. Although Luo Ziyan definitely didn't know the reason, there must be someone else who knew some inside information.
The words of the first Asura Empress Luo Yilan appeared in his mind, and Yi Tian had a plan in his mind. Back then, when he was in the Asura Realm, he had already come into contact with the first Asura Empress Luo Yilan. Unfortunately, at that time, his cultivation was far from hers. Even if he wanted to ask something, he was powerless.
However, things had changed with the passage of time, and the situation now was different. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Yi Tian restrained his cultivation to the appearance of a Soul Formation cultivator, and then used the Thousand Faces Technique to change his appearance to that of an ordinary Spiritual Realm cultivator. Then, through the Nine Immortal Mountain's contact point in the Thousand Demon City, he successfully boarded the Trans-Realm Merchant Guild's merchant ship and prepared to sneak into the Asura Realm.
A few days later, a huge merchant ship slowly arrived at the Asura Realm from the Border Crossing Gate. Because the ship had the symbol of the Nine Immortal Mountain, there was only a routine inspection along the way. Yi Tian sat in the cabin, enjoying a rare moment of peace. All these years, he had been constantly running around, as if he didn't have a moment of free time.
However, this journey had given him a rare moment of leisure. The moment he passed through the realm gate, he used his spiritual sense to check. Currently, there was a large group of guards guarding the Asura World Gate. The highest cultivation base among them was only at the early stage of the Spirit Severing stage.
As for the Meritorious King guarding the realm gate, he was currently 300 kilometers away. However, he was only guarding this place symbolically and didn't care about ordinary matters. He usually left it to his subordinates to deal with.
It took more than an hour for the entire merchant ship to pass through the security check of the Asura guards. As the merchant ship slowly sailed away from the port near the realm gate, Yi Tian's divine sense detected a dozen auras rapidly flying towards the port from afar. Among them, there was a familiar wave of spiritual pressure in the lead. After thinking for a moment, he recognized that it was the head of the Asura Realm's Imperial Faction, Mi Baiji. However, the other party's strength was clearly far inferior to his, and ordinary methods were unable to find his whereabouts.
Recalling that Mi Baiji still had a cultivation technique passed down in his family to serve the Asura Royalty, Yi Tian also retracted his aura to the extreme. He disappeared from the spot as if he had never been there.
In the outside world, the head of the Imperial Faction, Mi Baiji, was leading a group of subordinates through the air. After passing by the merchant ship, he paused for a moment and quickly stopped in midair. He turned his head to look at the merchant ship that was slowly sailing out of the port with a puzzled expression.
His subordinates didn't know why their master was acting so strangely, but they all stopped in midair and surrounded him.
Mi Baiji said, "Men, do you know which merchant ship is sailing out of the port?"
Naturally, one of his subordinates recognized the origin of the merchant ship and hurriedly informed Mei Baiji of the situation. Three breaths later, four Spirit Severing stage guards hastily flew forward to stop the merchant ship.
Mi Baiji slowly flew forward and landed on the deck. After revealing his identity, the owner of the ship naturally didn't dare to resist. Next, Mi Baiji spoke a few words of consolation before slowly walking into the cabin of the ship.
It didn't take long for him to arrive at Yi Tian's cabin. After pausing for a moment, he stretched out his hand and lightly knocked on the cabin door. "Subordinate Mi Baiji requests an audience."
Yi Tian didn't think that Mi Baiji would be able to find him through a secret technique. He wanted to test Mi Baiji's strength, so he sat down cross-legged and ignored him.
Soon after, a series of hurried footsteps sounded. The owner of the merchant ship had arrived and opened the door with a restriction jade bottle. Soon, a familiar figure slowly walked in. It was Mi Baiji himself. However, he didn't have his subordinates follow him in. Instead, he walked into the cabin alone.
After taking a few steps, he stared at the space where Yi Tian was sitting for a long time with an unfathomable expression on his face. However, he indifferently said, "That shouldn't be. My secret techniques have never failed before. I don't know why I failed this time."
Just as he said this, Mi Baiji's body trembled slightly. A breath later, his face trembled a few times before revealing an expression of ecstasy. His expression quickly returned to normal and he hastily walked out of the cabin. Then, he led his subordinates away from the merchant ship.
After the merchant ship flew several li away, Mi Baiji had his subordinates leave for the time being. He slowly descended from the cloud and rested on a mountain peak.
Standing on the mountain peak, Mi Baiji saw ripples appear in front of him. Then, a figure slowly appeared in front of him. It was Yi Tian's main body. Mi Baiji's knees went weak and he was about to kneel and kowtow when he suddenly felt that he couldn't bend his back. A voice transmission sounded in his ear, "I didn't think that after so many years, your cultivation would have reached the Severed Soul stage."
Mi Baiji hastily replied, "Your Highness is too kind. I heard that Your Highness Prince Yi displayed great might in the Yao Realm and joined forces with Nine Immortal Mountain to defeat Yan Peigong. This subordinate is filled with admiration."
Yi Tian indifferently said, "Oh, so you've heard of that," Mi Baiji said.
Mi Baiji straightened his expression and hastily replied, "Not only that, but there were also traces of Your Highness during the devilish calamity in the Spirit Realm 500 years ago. Although the news came one after another, this subordinate knows that the Holy Emperor didn't want to be too ostentatious, so he kept a low profile. "
Yi Tian teased, "Oh, it seems you're quite concerned about my whereabouts."
Mi Baiji said, "It's not that this subordinate is paying attention, but Her Majesty has repeatedly instructed me to not be negligent."
At the mention of Luo Ziyan, Yi Tian's expression became somewhat unnatural. To put it bluntly, they were only husband and wife in name. Back then, he didn't dare to reveal his whereabouts because of the sect matters in the Spirit Realm.
However, when he thought about how he had neglected Luo Ziyan over the past few years, he couldn't help but sigh. For a moment, there was an awkward silence. Fortunately, Mi Baiji was an astute person and could guess what was going on when he saw Yi Tian's expression.
He hastily cupped his fists and said, "Your Highness, there is no need to worry. Her Majesty goes into seclusion for several hundred years, but she is constantly concerned about your whereabouts."
Yi Tian sighed, "Is that so? Back then, I hid it from Ziyan because I didn't want her to worry too much. After all, the sect matters weren't settled at the time, and I couldn't stay out of it."
Mi Baiji hurriedly said, "Now that Your Highness is the sect master of a great sect in the Spirit Realm, although you are unable to interact with our clan on the surface, you are secretly taking care of our imperial clan. This subordinate has long since learned of this."
Although he hadn't made much of the news of him inheriting the position of sect master of the Lifire Palace in the Spirit Realm, there were still some higher-ups who knew about it. Furthermore, during the time he was in charge, he had adopted many mutually beneficial policies toward the Asura Realm.
He didn't expect Mi Baiji to be so well-informed to be able to find his whereabouts so quickly. Furthermore, he was able to deduce that it was because of him from the Spirit Realm's attitude toward the Asura Realm.
After sighing with emotion, Yi Tian asked, "Does Ziyan know about what you just said?"
"As Your Highness' trusted aide, this subordinate's main task is to collect information about what happened in the Upper Spirit Realm." Mi Baiji revealed a smug smile. "In particular, I pay special attention to Your Highness. However, this subordinate also understands the importance of this matter, so I will naturally withhold some information to prevent Your Highness from recalling the past. "
"For example?" Yi Tian asked with a smile.
"Regarding Your Highness acting to protect Qing Lianyun from the Taiqing Pavilion during the demon disaster, this subordinate will overlook some matters," Mi Baiji said with a serious expression. At the same time, his gaze swept past Yi Tian's face.
Yi Tian's expression was slightly awkward. He sighed and said, "As expected, my beloved subject is able to understand my difficulties. Speaking of which, this matter has always been a thorn in my heart. I don't know how to deal with it."
"Your Highness, there is no need for Your Highness to be so dejected." Mi Baiji hurriedly explained, "As the saying goes, a man of character should be loftier than the heavens. Your Highness' actions during the demon disaster in the Spirit Realm were all for the benefit of the sect. Furthermore, Your Highness might not really mind. After all, Your Highness is a close friend of hers. Her Highness has complete confidence in your character. "
"Then why are you still suppressing the matter regarding Qing Lianyun?" Yi Tian said with an exasperated tone. "There is no need for you to do this in the future. Just let Ziyan know about everything. I believe that with her character, she should be able to understand."
"Your Highness, I am filled with admiration for Your Highness to be so honest with Your Highness." Mi Baiji then changed the topic. "In the Asura Realm, the strong are revered. For example, the other two princes have multiple wives and concubines. Even though Your Highness' status is special, Your Highness' cultivation base and strength are undeniable. I'm sure Your Highness won't have any objections. "
"Speaking of cultivation base, I wonder how much progress Luo Ziyan has made over the years. Logically speaking, she should have already reached the Body Integration stage," Yi Tian asked.
"Her Highness is already at the early Body Integration stage. Her cultivation base is the same as Your Highness' 1,000 years ago." Mi Baiji's eyes flickered as he sized up Yi Tian. However, after looking at it for over ten breaths, he still could not see anything. He then sighed and said, "Lord Prince's cultivation must have increased once again. I'm afraid that his cultivation can be considered as the true number one person in the Asura World."
"At least you have a good eye." Yi Tian nodded. However, he didn't want to talk about his true cultivation base. Instead, it was more beneficial to maintain a sense of mystery.
After thinking for a moment, he changed the topic and asked, "Has Luo Yilan appeared in the Imperial Court?"
"Your Highness, I haven't asked much about the first Empress. I only know that Your Highness frequently contacts her," Mi Baiji hurriedly replied.
Yi Tian muttered, "Back then, I planned for Luo Yilan to possess the body of Your Highness. However, due to the difference in their genders, I believe her cultivation base won't be able to increase by much."
Mi Baiji's eyes flashed as he said, "Your Highness, Your Highness must have considered this and made such arrangements. I believe Your Highness should be able to understand your efforts."
What he meant was that he had planned for Luo Yilan to possess the body of a male Body Integration cultivator. As a result, her soul would not be able to completely fuse with the body, leaving behind an indelible weakness. In truth, he had also been thinking for Luo Ziyan. After all, if two factions appeared in the Asura Imperial Court, it would be very detrimental to the stability of the Imperial Court.
Although Luo Yilan had no intention of returning to the Imperial Court, he had to guard against her. This way, he could delay Luo Yilan's cultivation base by at least 500 years.
Luo Ziyan could also increase her cultivation base and reduce the gap between their cultivation bases to a controllable range. If a Severed Soul cultivator faced a Body Integration cultivator, they naturally wouldn't have any right to speak. However, if they were both Body Integration cultivators, it would be much better. At least they would have half the right to speak.
With that thought, Yi Tian asked, "What is Your Highness' current cultivation base?"
"Your Highness' current cultivation base has reached the mid Body Integration stage." Mi Baiji's gaze swept over the people below him, but he found that he was unable to see their true cultivation bases. However, he didn't feel any pressure at all. Compared to the other Body Integration cultivators of the Imperial Court, he felt much closer.
Yi Tian asked, "Then what is Luo Yilan's cultivation base now?"
"Your Highness, I met the Ancestor Divine Emperor once 300 years ago. At that time, his cultivation base was already stronger than Your Highness' current cultivation base. After that, I was unable to meet him again."
"Oh, that's easy." Yi Tian let out a sigh of relief.
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