On the 60th birthday of the system, my son’s engagement was annulled!

The Wind Silver Demon Emperor quietly watched Lin Xuan and Ao Cang, who were both diligently absorbing their own essence.

He then let out a long sigh, feeling somewhat lost.

He dominated one side of the Immortal Realm for millions of years, achieving the position of Nine Tribulations Demon Emperor. He was just one step away from becoming a Demon Venerable. If he followed the established path, he would definitely become a Demon Venerable and return to the Myriad Demon Universe.

But now, he had no other choice but to place his hopes on the two people in front of him.

With his eyes closed, Lin Xuan gradually grasped the power of the Wind Silver Demon Emperor's origin.

The Wind Silver Demon Emperor was also a dragon-shaped creature, but it was unclear what kind of creature it was. All that could be felt was the power of a dragon bloodline.

Seven days and seven nights passed.

Lin Xuan slowly opened his eyes. Not only were his injuries completely healed, but his body was also more than twice as strong as before!
Especially Lin Xuan's realm, he actually skipped three tribulations in a row and directly reached the Ninth Tribulation Golden Immortal Realm!

Lin Xuan is now only one step away from the Immortal King Realm!
Although this step has blocked countless Golden Immortals and buried countless prodigies, at this moment, Lin Xuan is indeed only one step away.

"You really surprised me. In just seven days, you've consumed all of my three-tenths of my essence."

The Wind Silver Demon Emperor crossed his arms and looked at Lin Xuan with surprise and full of approval in his eyes.

Lin Xuan stood up and smiled.

"Thank you for the power of origin bestowed upon me, senior. This thing is indeed extremely useful to me."

"You don't need to thank me." The Wind Silver Demon Emperor simply shook his head.

“This primordial power is not something that just anyone can consume. If a Golden Immortal dared to do what you did, the outcome would be death by explosion.”

"Of course, this is indeed due to your profound knowledge and experience."

The Wind Silver Demon Emperor had nothing but praise for Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan felt a little embarrassed upon hearing this, but he still managed to smile and cup his hands in greeting to the Wind Silver Demon Emperor.

"Hehe, thank you for the praise, senior. But how much longer will Ao Cang take?"

Lin Xuan looked at Ao Cang, who had been enveloped by the source and turned into a dragon egg.

"Based on this timeframe, Ao Cang will need about five more years, or maybe two or three if things go smoothly. It's hard to say for sure."

The Wind Silver Demon Emperor looked at the dragon egg floating in the air and solemnly responded to Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan frowned upon hearing this.

“If it takes many more years, then I can’t just wait here. I have many things to do myself.”

Lin Xuan planned to leave first. As for Ao Cang, as the Sky-Splitting Divine Dragon, and with Lin Xuan's role in his destiny, his strength would surely increase dramatically after he broke through his cultivation barrier. Finding Lin Xuan would then be an easy task.

"Alright, you go first. My body can hold on for a while longer, so I can stay here and keep an eye on this Sky-Splitting Divine Dragon."

The Silver Demon Emperor responded with a chuckle.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, senior."

Lin Xuan clasped his hands in a fist salute once more, and his body instantly vanished from the spot. When he reappeared, he was already on the outskirts of Wind Silver Valley.

Lin Xuan appeared on the outskirts and surprisingly saw several familiar faces.

Iron ions?
That's right, the people who came were the Iron Ion Deacons.

Lin Xuan did not go up to talk to them or investigate the movements of the evil race. For Lin Xuan, this was already a result, and there was no need to waste time here.

As for Tie Lizi and the others, Lin Xuan was too lazy to deal with them and went straight back to Fengyin City.

Zhang Shouren, the city lord of Fengyin City, has been stationed here for over 30,000 years. It can be said that Zhang Shouren is the local emperor of Fengyin City, with deep roots in the region.

We arrived at the city lord's mansion in Fengyin City, which was extremely grand.

"Ahhh!"

Zhang Shouren's soul was released by Lin Xuan. His soul, which seemed to be on the verge of dissipating at any moment, was being tormented terribly.

"What exactly do you want? If you have the guts, then kill me!"

Zhang Shouren was controlled by the Ice and Fire Life and Death Talisman. He couldn't die even if he wanted to, and could only be subjected to endless torment. This kind of torment was worse than death.

"Heh, you've fallen into my hands. You want to die? Not so easy."

Lin Xuan looked at Zhang Shouren calmly, a smile involuntarily appearing on his lips.

Looking at Lin Xuan, Zhang Shouren involuntarily took a step back. In Zhang Shouren's eyes, Lin Xuan was nothing short of a demon.

"Tell me, which other spies are still operating within the Eight Immortal Palaces?"

At this moment, Lin Xuan only wanted to find out the big fish hidden inside the Eight Immortal Palaces.

Zhang Shouren's expression changed slightly, though it was extremely subtle, Lin Xuan still noticed it clearly.

"No."

"Hehe." Lin Xuan chuckled lightly, his laughter tinged with sarcasm.

"Zhang Shouren, do you think I'm easy to fool? How could someone as lowly as a Golden Immortal possibly sit in this position and have any contact with the evil Toyotomi Emperor?"

Lin Xuan's words silenced Zhang Shouren once again, because Lin Xuan was right. As a mere Golden Immortal, he was indeed not qualified to approach a great figure like Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

"I won't tell, just kill me."

Zhang Shouren tilted his head slightly to the left, his eyes closed, clearly displaying an attitude of seeking death.

Lin Xuan sneered, then clenched his right hand, unleashing a heart-wrenching force that burned through Zhang Shouren's soul.

"Ah~" Zhang Shouren let out another wail. The Ice and Fire Life and Death Talisman tormented Zhang Shouren, making him feel endless pain.

"If you don't speak, then you will endure this endless suffering year after year!"

Zhang Shouren was tormented to the point of wishing he were dead by the Ice and Fire Life and Death Talisman, but he still gritted his teeth and refused to reveal a single detail, truly a tough nut to crack.

Seeing that he had no way to deal with him, Lin Xuan could only continue to imprison Zhang Shouren's soul, but he did not forget to torture him during the imprisonment.

After Zhang Shouren was imprisoned, the second person to be imprisoned was Liu Ruyan.

Liu Ruyan was grabbed by the neck by Lin Xuan and violently thrown to the ground.

"Tell me, how did you come into contact with that evil emperor?"

Lin Xuan looked down at the disheveled Liu Ruyan, his indifferent and disdainful gaze deeply wounding her heart. "Heh, Lin Xuan, you truly are worthy of being the man I've chosen. You're indeed formidable, but don't even think about getting anything out of me."

Clearly, Liu Ruyan is going to have to take this as a tough nut to crack.

Lin Xuan inhaled sharply, and Liu Ruyan's body flew towards him, where she was grabbed by the neck.

"Click click click~"

The bones in her neck were cracking, but Liu Ruyan remained proud and refused to yield.

"Ice and Fire Life and Death Talisman!"

Another Ice and Fire Life and Death Talisman was directly injected into Liu Ruyan's body.

The power of ice and fire caused Liu Ruyan to begin screaming in agony.

"I only accidentally fell into the territory of the evil race, and that's how I gained their favor. That's why I was assigned to the Liu family, who wanted to use me as an inside agent to rescue Toyotomi the Evil Emperor."

Liu Ruyan stiffened her neck, her eyes bloodshot. The power of the Ice and Fire Life and Death Talisman made her legs feel weak. Even though she was a genuine Golden Immortal, she couldn't withstand it.

Lin Xuan flung Liu Ruyan away, leaving her tossed into a corner like a dead dog, which severely damaged her self-esteem.

"Hmph, siding with the evil race is a capital offense!"

Lin Xuan looked coldly at Liu Ruyan.

"So what if I've sided with the evil race!" Liu Ruyan appeared completely unrepentant, craning her neck and staring intently at Lin Xuan.

"Back in the Little Tianyuan World, you treated me like I was nothing. From that moment on, I swore that I would make you realize how wrong your choice was!"

Liu Ruyan roared, her beautiful and dignified demeanor gone, replaced by one roar after another.

Lin Xuan's expression didn't change upon hearing this. He really couldn't muster much interest in a woman with such a vicious heart, even though Liu Ruyan was indeed stunningly beautiful.

However, every one of Lin Xuan's confidantes is stunningly beautiful. In terms of looks, Liu Ruyan has no advantage over Lin Xuan.

"Since you dare to do this, you should know what the consequences and what your fate will be!"

"Of course I know, but so what? I've lived a comfortable and privileged life for the past few decades. That's what I wanted, even if it's just for a few decades, it's enough!"

Liu Ruyan's expression was completely unadorned, revealing a genuine sense of joy.

Lin Xuan had nothing to say about this.

"Alright, since that's the case, then you'll have to pay the price."

Lin Xuan didn't want to press Liu Ruyan any further, because Liu Ruyan probably wouldn't know much anyway. After all, she was a human, and only at the Golden Immortal level. She had joined the evil race, so she wouldn't be given much importance because her strength wasn't enough.

With Lin Xuan's Nine Heavens Golden Thunder, Liu Ruyan's body instantly turned into a wisp of green smoke.

Liu Ruyan, who once opposed Lin Xuan, has now become a part of history.

Lin Xuan searched the entire city lord's mansion, but still found nothing. He was at a loss and could only try to deduce who was the biggest spy hidden within the entire Eight Immortal Palace by focusing on who sent Zhang Shouren to guard Fengyin City.

This is enough to show that Zhang Shouren and his superior did not have much communication. Moreover, Zhang Shouren would rather torture himself to the point of death than reveal his superior. This does not necessarily mean that Zhang Shouren was very loyal. It is more likely that Zhang Shouren had some important person controlled by his superior.

Lin Xuan took a deep breath. Fengyin City was no longer of any value; it was time to return to the Eight Immortal Palaces.

Iron Ion and his team had just arrived at Wind Silver Valley to conduct their investigation when Lin Xuan had already begun his journey back.

Upon returning to the Eight Immortal Palaces, Lin Xuan headed straight for the Xuan Yue Hall.

Of all the Eight Immortal Palaces, Lin Xuan now only dares to trust Li Qingyue, the head of the Xuan Yue Hall, and Li Hongyi, the head of the Sheng Yan Hall.

"Lin Xuan, why are you back?"

Li Qingyue was stunned when she heard that Lin Xuan wanted to see her. Hadn't Lin Xuan just set off for Fengyin Valley? How come he was back so soon?
Upon seeing Li Qingyue, Lin Xuan immediately recounted everything that had happened in Fengyin Valley. Of course, he concealed the fact that he had consumed the Demon Emperor's essence.

"Zhang Shouren is actually an undercover agent of the evil race, and he has been an undercover agent for tens of thousands of years!"

Li Qingyue was shocked to hear this news and remained unsettled for a long time.

"This is Zhang Shouren's soul, but no matter how I torture him, I can't get the person above him out of him."

Lin Xuan reached out and grabbed a faintly visible soul in his hand.

Li Qingyue glanced at Zhang Shouren, a hint of disbelief in her eyes.

“Master, here’s what I’m thinking: we should first find out who sent Zhang Shouren to Fengyin Valley, and start the investigation from there. That way, we might be able to follow the clues and catch the biggest mastermind behind it all.”

Lin Xuan stuffed Zhang Shouren back into the family's fortune banner and offered his opinion to Li Qingyue.

Upon hearing this, Li Qingyue could only sigh helplessly.

"It was my senior brother, Hall Master Liao Feng, who sent Zhang Shouren to Fengyin Valley."

"Hall Master Liao Feng?"

Lin Xuan knew that this hall master was the hall master of the Giant Peak Hall, who had been in the Eight Immortal Palaces for millions of years. Among the seventy-two hall masters, he was one of the strongest. Tens of thousands of years ago, he had already reached the Nine Tribulation Immortal King Realm and was a promising candidate for the Immortal Emperor Realm whom the Eight Immortal Palaces placed great hopes on.

"But that shouldn't be the case. Senior Brother Liao Feng has a lot of influence in the Immortal Palace. Although he is only a hall master, the hall masters of the Divine Dragon Hall treat him almost as an equal. Moreover, Senior Brother Liao Feng is a very good person. Every once in a while, he will go down the mountain to kill evil spirits. He has killed quite a few evil spirits, and even some powerful figures at the level of Evil Kings have been killed by Senior Brother Liao Feng!"

Lin Xuan was also somewhat puzzled upon hearing this.

Other things can still be questioned, but Liao Feng's killing of the Evil King is enough to strongly prove that Liao Feng is probably not an undercover agent of the Evil Clan.

The evil race values ​​its own people highly. In their eyes, family members and those who have come to join them are like the difference between a clansman and a dog.

If Liao Feng dared to kill a king-level expert of the evil race, it would be absolutely forbidden within the evil race. Even if Liao Feng really helped the evil race, he would most likely still be purged by the evil race after he succeeded, because Liao Feng had too much evil race blood on his hands.

"Then it seems we still need to investigate. From your description, Hall Master Liao Feng doesn't seem like a spy from the evil race."

“My senior brother is upright and incorruptible. The probability that he is a member of the evil race is very small, almost impossible.”

Li Qingyue had a very high opinion of Liao Feng's character.

"Don't make this public yet. If it really comes to that, I'll inform the Palace Master first."

"Palace Master?"

Lin Xuan almost forgot that the Eight Immortal Palaces also had a Palace Master.

—The Eight Celestial Emperors!
A super-powerful drunken skewer expert at the Ninth Tribulation Immortal Emperor Realm, inheriting the will of eight Immortal Venerables! (End of Chapter)