"You really don't get annoyed?"

The daily soul-searching left Feng Ziyi feeling weak all over, and his consciousness was somewhat scattered.

He casually rolled his eyes. "Don't bother. I'm just a rich kid. You could search for a lifetime and you still wouldn't find any important secrets."

The newcomer ignored him, his hands long and slender with distinct joints, the knuckles not protruding, well-proportioned and graceful. Ignoring Feng Ziyi's pale face, he placed his fingers on Feng Ziyi's hands and continued searching his soul.

Feng Ziyi had lived for tens of thousands of years, and his memories were long and complex. Jiang Yan only skimmed through them, slowing down his reading only when Shu Yun appeared.

Feng Ziyi doesn't have a good memory, and the older parts of his memories have become blurry. At first, Jiang Yan had to skip over large sections of them. Following Feng Ziyi's memories, Jiang Yan saw countless fragments about Shu Yun. The Shu Yun in these memories was so vivid, and every smile and frown showed a kind of unrestrained passion that he had never seen before.

Feng Ziyi wasn't lying to him. Shu Yun did leave Penglai to help him overcome his tribulation. If it weren't for Feng Ziyi's tribulation, he would never have had the chance to meet her.

Memories flashed by like fleeting shadows. Jiang Yan saw Feng Ziyi sending a message to the underworld to arrest his soul, and he saw Shu Yun being very angry after learning about it, which made Feng Ziyi look bad for many years.

Jiang Yan's fingers, which were searching for souls, curled up unconsciously. His face, hidden behind the hideous mask, softened inexplicably, and he felt a secret joy in his heart.

With a heart full of joy, he slowly watched Shu Yun, who was worried about him, and saw her going to the Demon Realm to find him through Feng Ziyi's perspective.

It turns out that she did have feelings for him; all her anger and worries in that memory were for him.

Because of this alone, Jiang Yan was unaware that the corners of her lips curved into a happy smile, a smile of delicate beauty and tenderness.

However, the memories he saw during the soul search quickly froze his smile, and his expression gradually turned cold.

A vast and magnificent divine power swept in from afar, and dazzling light shone down from above the demon realm. The ancient divine sword, carrying a chilling sword intent, was ready to shatter the rocks and split the sky at a single command, crushing the evil energy of the demon realm to dust.

Jiang Yan was forcibly pulled out of the soul search by this vast divine power. He withdrew his hand and didn't even glance at Feng Ziyi, who had already fainted.

He had witnessed this divine power outside not long ago, and now it came to him again, carrying a divine weapon and filled with killing intent.

She's here.

Jiang Yan walked out of the basement, with the vengeful ghosts and other demons respectfully following behind him. The powerful divine force above poured down on the demons, bending even the straightest spines a bit.

Jiang Yan, standing at the very front, showed no trace of demonic energy, letting the divine light fall upon him. The vengeful ghost closest to him clearly saw the divine power invading his body. Divine light is the bane of demons and can dispel and purify demonic energy. The divine power entering the body must cause immense pain. What was he thinking?

The sunset glow and the lone wild goose flew together, and wisps of clouds stretched straight down from the distant horizon, showing how urgent the arrival was. Large swaths of clouds gathered at her feet, like courtiers prostrating themselves at her feet.

The ancient divine weapon, the Tai'a Sword God, shone with dazzling light, its tip pointing directly at the main city of the Demon Realm below.

Even though the divine power was overwhelming and terrifying, many demons still looked up with genuine fear. Of the three supreme gods in the Three Realms, two had been missing for many years, and the one from Penglai Shangshu lived a secluded life, rarely seen even by the gods of the Nine Heavens, let alone by the demons.

Above the clouds, a woman in red robes strolled about, her stunning beauty and radiant glow faintly visible amidst the hazy light—truly worthy of being the daughter of those two men.

Jiang Yan walked out from the shadows step by step, bathed in the dazzling divine light, and looked up.

A supreme god of the three realms and a lord of the demon realm—many people are speculating about who would prevail if these two were to clash. However, they are more worried that when gods fight, innocent bystanders might be affected.

Shu Yun was stunned for a long time when she saw the people coming out from below.

A flurry of speculations and possibilities suddenly flooded my mind, creating a chaotic, sticky mess that I couldn't make sense of.

Tai'a sensed its master's emotional change. The killing intent around the sword vanished, and the sword god spun around, as if it were a personification of Shu Yun's inner doubts.

"How could you..."

She swallowed the rest of her words. She saw a group of powerful demons respectfully following behind Jiang Yan. In this situation, what else was there to ask?

Penglai is a place of peace and tranquility, and she mostly lives in seclusion there, not caring about the affairs of the outside world. She is far less perceptive than the Jade Emperor and naturally unaware of the changes in the Demon Realm over the past few years.

She was shocked. She knew Jiang Yan was intelligent, but he was far from being a ruler of a realm. For a moment, she didn't know whether she was more relieved or more astonished.

As the killing intent on the sword subsided, Jiang Yan could naturally sense it. He looked at Shu Yun, his tone no different from not long ago, "You've come."

This time, Shu Yun did not respond to him. She was very irritated and had a vague feeling that if Jiang Yan really took the position of Demon Lord, she would probably have a lot of trouble in the future.

Jiang spoke gently, as if the two had never had a disagreement. "Master, is this how you talk to me? Everyone in the city is listening."

Just as Shu Yun was about to withdraw her divine power and descend, she suddenly remembered something and abruptly stopped in her tracks.

Fate is fickle. In a short time, Jiang Yan's identity changed to that of a demon lord before her very eyes. Not long ago, she thought Jiang Yan was still that weak human in the mortal world, and that even if he became a demon cultivator, she would still be able to protect him.

The relationship between the Demon Realm and the Nine Heavens has always been awkward and discordant. Although she has always remained neutral and has a shallow relationship with the rulers of both realms, if she were to enter the main city now in response to Jiang Yan's address of "Master," rumors would likely spread to the Nine Heavens, causing them to become wary of Penglai.

“I don’t have anything to say,” Shu Yun said, still standing on the cloud, but withdrew her divine power. “Feng Ziyi was kidnapped by people from the Demon Realm and disappeared from the main city. I’ve come to ask for his return.”

As she spoke, she observed Jiang Yan's expression. She never expected that the change of power in the Demon Realm would put Jiang Yan in this position. She just didn't know how much Jiang Yan knew about Feng Ziyi's matter, or whether he had any involvement.

Noticing her scrutiny, Jiang Yan's long eyelashes drooped, and she admitted without hesitation, "Yes, I ordered the person to be kidnapped, and he's in my hands now."

This is really a headache. Shu Yun rubbed her temples. "Why did you tie him up? He's always eating, drinking, and having fun without a care in the world. He's no use to the Demon Realm. You might as well just tie up a heavenly soldier."

At least the Heavenly Soldiers knew some patrol patterns, but Feng Ziyi's mind was probably full of other gods' treasures.

Jiang Yan chuckled softly, "Of course it's useful."

The scene above was reflected in his eyes without any discernible detail. He slowly said, word by word, "Only he could have lured you here so quickly, couldn't he?"