"Alright, enough of this nonsense." After listening, Xue Ling muttered. "Do you know about the Earth Immortal?"
"Huh? You got promoted? Congratulations!"
"Oh? What exactly happened?" However, the figure of "Yue Qianren" flickered like a mirage. Bai Qiuran’s hand missed and struck the hillside behind, causing the whole peak to collapse, tumbling to the other side. Hearing Xue Ling's ramblings, Bai Qiuran suddenly reacted and shouted at his back, "Wait!"
"You got promoted? Congratulations!" Bai Qiuran asked again, "It's rare to see you come to the mortal realm personally. What happened?"
Bai Qiuran recounted the events surrounding the ancient city to Xue Ling. Realizing something, Bai Qiuran transformed into a bolt of lightning and dashed towards a nearby hillside.
"You should know about this matter." Xue Ling replied.
Yue Qianren showed a gentle smile.
Bai Qiuran explained the details of the ancient city incident to Xue Ling.
Bai Qiuran immediately interjected, "I just got promoted to manage this world's branch, and I’m already faced with such a big problem."
Xue Ling asked, "What happened?"
"Be careful!"
"Ah, of course I recognize it." Xue Ling sighed unusually, "Recently, there have been over ten thousand wandering souls of people who have yet to reach the end of their natural lives here, and my subordinates couldn't find any trace of them in the mortal realm."
Upon hearing Xue Ling's words, Bai Qiuran suddenly raised his hand, "No reaction? I remember the Book of Life and Death should even respond to cultivators at the Fusion Stage, right?"
"Haha, who would have thought that after tens of thousands of years, the mortal realm would still have such powerful beings."
"Uh?" Bai Qiuran asked, "It’s rare for you to come to the mortal realm personally. What really happened?"
Bai Qiuran interjected again.
"Hmph, the method of seduction?" Bai Qiuran pointed towards a nearby reed marsh.
"You are my family, my brother!" Boom!
"Do you see those people?"
"I’ve checked; the bodies are indeed those of the missing people, but I can’t find their souls, which is useless to me." Other than Bai Qiuran, even the strongest among them, Huangfu Feng, was frozen in shock by the sudden treachery of his friend. Only Su Xiangxue reacted, her voice clear as she commanded, "Sect Master, quickly." With that, she revealed a beautiful lute, playing a soft, enchanting melody that enveloped Yue Qianren instantly.
"I’ve checked; the bodies are indeed those of the missing people, but I can’t find their souls, which is useless to me."
While speaking, something strange and dark appeared in Xue Ling's hand and thrust towards Yue Qianren’s head.
"Then do you know how the ancient city operates?" Others hadn’t reacted yet; even Huangfu Feng was still startled. Su Xiangxue commanded again, "Sect Master!" revealing her beautiful lute.
Xue Ling nodded.
"I know; those who have not crossed tribulations are listed in the Book of Life and Death."
Hearing Bai Qiuran's words, Xue Ling muttered to himself, "It seems you've been promoted quite a bit lately?"
"I just learned that there are still Earth Immortals in this realm!"
After a moment of silence, Bai Qiuran quickly interjected, "In the future, matters of ghostly affairs in the mortal realm will be decided by you, Xue Ling."
"Wait!"
Bai Qiuran pointed at the reed marsh nearby.
"You know about Earth Immortals?"
After listening, Xue Ling murmured again, "They are indeed real; this incident was caused by an Earth Immortal. No wonder the Book of Life and Death showed no reaction."
"So what now? Are you alright? Do you remember who I am?"
The solemn atmosphere weighed heavily upon them as they continued to investigate the mystery of the ancient city impacted by the Earth Immortal’s influence.