Covering the Sky: Fairy, I really need to control you properly.

The tense atmosphere on the battlefield, filled with the chilling intent of battle, was broken by these unexpected words.

Ji Haoyue's gaze darkened as she swept her eyes around.

"Who's playing tricks?"

His gaze finally settled on the figure that seemed to be walking through the air from the distant mountains.

Xu Jinhuan was dressed in a black robe with his hood hanging low, obscuring his face. His aura was completely concealed, making it impossible to discern his background or strength.

Ji Haoyue frowned deeply.

"Concealing your identity, who are you, and what is your purpose here? Do you also intend to interfere in the affairs of the Ji family?"

He looked the newcomer up and down.

The Dao Palace Secret Realm is inhabited by a human.

Ji Haoyue almost thought she had misread it.

Coming to a secret realm like this is practically suicide.

He, Ji Haoyue, possessed the divine body of the Ji family and was at the second level of the Four Extremes Secret Realm. When the phenomenon of the bright moon rising over the sea appeared, he was virtually invincible among the younger generation of the Eastern Wilderness.

Even many of the older generation of figures in the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm could not gain the slightest advantage in front of him.

In the vast Eastern Wilderness, among the younger generation, only a handful of people could catch his eye: the Holy Son of Yao Guang, the Innate Dao Embryo of the Purple Mansion, and the mysterious divine body of the Jiang family.

What kind of creature is this cowardly fellow hiding his true identity?

Xu Jinhuan had naturally changed his attire.

The identities of the disciples of the Purple Mansion cannot be revealed at this moment.

He was dressed in a black robe from head to toe, with the hood pulled down very low, revealing only the lower half of his face, making him look somewhat like a wandering cultivator.

"I have come today only to advise you all to value peace." The voice coming from under the black robe was very polite. "Brother Haoyue, please stop."

Ji Haoyue's eyes turned completely cold.

"Who are you, daring to call me brother?" He looked down at him. "You're probably a spy planted by the demon race, trying to rescue this woman. I didn't detect your presence earlier; that was my oversight. Now that you've shown yourself, you may stay."

Before the words were finished, the strange phenomenon of the bright moon rising over the sea suddenly crashed down.

The moonlight, like a waterfall, cascaded down, heading straight towards Xu Jinhuan Town.

This strike was enough to crush any Dao Palace cultivator into dust.

However, the next moment, everyone's pupils suddenly contracted.

Dozens of divine rings suddenly burst forth from Xu Jinhuan's body.

One, two, dozens, layer upon layer, at least eighty or ninety in total, interwoven with five colors, dazzling like a rainbow, making him look like a deity.

At this moment, he was surrounded by shimmering light, hazy and holy, the halo rippling out like waves, swallowing up the cascading moonlight, preventing it from getting even a fraction closer.

Within the demon race camp, Yan Ruyu's clear, cold eyes also slightly narrowed.

She didn't recognize the person at all.

He searched through all his memories but couldn't find a single trace related to the person in front of him.

In fact, with the Chaos Green Lotus, Yan Ruyu could easily have escaped on her own if she only wanted to.

The only reason she has endured this long is that she cannot bear to abandon the demon cultivators who have followed her for many years.

But why would this human being risk his life to save her when he is a complete stranger?

"Brother Ji." Beneath the black robe, the voice remained calm, "Today, I will protect Yan Ruyu, the descendant of the Demon Emperor."

Ji Haoyue's eyes flashed.

"The Primordial Holy Light Technique? It does have some merit!" he said coldly. "A closely guarded secret of the Yao Guang Holy Land. Are you a disciple of Yao Guang?"

Xu Jinhuan remained silent.

He had spent many days immersed in Yao Xi's arduous journey and had thoroughly mastered this technique.

The sheer power of this technique is so profound that even a true core disciple of the Yao Guang Sect would be stunned.

Ji Haoyue's gaze grew increasingly cold.

"Yaoguang's reach is a bit too far," he sneered. "I heard that Yaoguang had quite a bit of trouble a few days ago. They can't even clean up the snow in front of their own doorstep. You, a mere disciple, have the leisure to meddle in the affairs of my Ji family?"

"Besides, for humans to help demons, I think you're courting death."

"There's no need for the Ji family's divine son to trouble himself with that," Xu Jinhuan said calmly.

At this moment, the Yao Guang Holy Land unknowingly took on a huge black sack.

"If I didn't have important business to attend to today, I would really like to test your mettle as a disciple of Yaoguang."

"Too bad, you won't have that chance anymore. Die!"

Ji Haoyue's eyes darkened, and the ancient mirror behind her lit up, unleashing a dazzling divine light like a dragon emerging from the abyss, heading straight for Xu Jinhuan.

Xu Jinhuan was unsure whether the mirror was a replica of the Void Mirror or the original; the original text was vague on this point.

However, it is no ordinary thing that can rival the aura of the Chaos Green Lotus.

He silently prayed in his heart, "Immortal-Slaying Gourd, please change your appearance."

He would never want to expose the imperial weapon unless absolutely necessary.

Inside the Immortal-Slaying Gourd, the newly born deity seemed to sense something.

Within the gourd's mouth, the pitch-black sword energy subtly shifted, transforming into a dark, ethereal curtain of water that cascaded down from above Xu Jinhuan's head like an inverted waterfall, protecting him completely.

The divine light from the Void Mirror struck the water curtain and then vanished without a sound.

Just then, a beam of emerald light spread out from the three-leafed lotus in Yan Ruyu's palm. The green light surged like a tide, enveloping Xu Jinhuan's figure and pulling him backward.

Yan Ruyu made her move.

She was still wary of this suddenly appearing human; there is no such thing as unprovoked kindness in this world.

But seeing Ji Haoyue unleash the deadly power of the ancient mirror, she couldn't just stand by and do nothing.

After all, this person was trying to help her out of a difficult situation.

"I'll lend you a hand, retreat quickly!"

Guided by the green light, Xu Jinhuan darted to Yan Ruyu's side in a flash.

While secretly activating the Immortal-Slaying Gourd, intending to absorb all the surrounding demon cultivators, he was already devising a plan to escape.

And this distance...

You can try to put down roots!

Some mysterious condition was triggered.

The Tree of All Heavens has taken root with its third host, a demon named Yan Ruyu.

Age: 19

[Cultivation Level: Dao Palace Secret Realm, Third Heaven]

No wonder...

Yan Ruyu's cultivation level was actually more than a whole major realm lower than Ji Haoyue's.

Is it because it has only recently taken human form?

No wonder even with an ultimate imperial weapon like the Chaos Azure Lotus, it was still so difficult to deal with.

Just as Xu Jinhuan was thinking, a sudden change occurred.

Yan Ruyu's clear, cold eyes suddenly turned to him.

The moment their eyes met, a burst of blue light emanated from her body.

The light wasn't something she actively activated; rather, it seemed to be something deep within her bloodline, awakened by something and no longer able to be suppressed.

A blue light surged forth, covering the sky and enveloping the two figures.

At this moment, the two streams of Daoist energy blended together seamlessly, becoming one and indistinguishable.

"You..." Yan Ruyu's voice trembled slightly, shocked and bewildered: "Why do I feel so close to you, this Daoist aura, this bloodline connection..."

Xu Jinhuan: "?"

No, fairy, escaping is the priority right now!

What's the point of saying all this strange stuff now?