The Master and His Wealthy Fiancée

With few members of the Demon Race or demonic beasts around, Chen Dong and his group were able to fly in relative safety. But after a short while, the token Zisang Jin had given him buzzed again.

This time, the voice wasn't Zisang Jin's. It was an old man's voice—aged, yet kind and steady. "Excuse me, is this Chen Dong?"

The use of "excuse me" caught Chen Dong off guard; it felt like he was answering a phone call in his original world. 'It seems quite a few people from my old world have come to the Floating Shadow Realm,' he thought. 'Our ways of speaking are starting to blend together.'

Chen Dong replied, "It is!"

A moment later, the token transmitted another message: "This is Fu Haitang, the current Sect Leader of the Cyan Sky Sect! Are Ao Jun and Meng Yingluo still with you?"

Chen Dong was slightly taken aback. 'A call—no, a message—from the Sect Leader himself.'

"They are!" Chen Dong glanced at Meng Yingluo in his arms and added, "They're quite comfortable, in fact!"

The Sect Leader's voice came through again: "Change locations immediately! There should be another woman traveling with you. Use your secret treasure that conceals heavenly secrets to hide Ao Jun and Meng Yingluo. They are about to be pinpointed by divination! Also, do not, under any circumstances, come back now!"

The message stunned Chen Dong. 'We've been on the move this whole time, so what's the problem? Heavenly secrets? Is the Demon Race using divination to find our location?'

A secret treasure to conceal heavenly secrets... he didn't have one! 'But how could the Sect Leader be so certain, telling me to just take it out?'

'Could it be the Yuqing Immortal Technique in my Dantian, or the Six Paths Light Pillars in my sea of consciousness?'

'But how could either of those be used to hide someone else from divination? Bringing out the Yuqing Immortal Technique would probably just get me killed faster.'

Those were the only two things Chen Dong could think of; he didn't possess anything else more mysterious. If it was the 'Mystic Qi,' that was even more impossible. It had already fused with his body, and even he couldn't sense its existence.

For a moment, Chen Dong could only look to Liu Ling. 'As a former High Priest of the Demon Race, she might have a treasure like that,' he reasoned. 'And the Sect Leader did mention another woman, but he wasn't certain. It seems he couldn't get precise information from his own divination. Could he have been talking about Liu Ling?'

But Liu Ling unexpectedly said, "My very existence is beyond divination. I have no need for such a treasure!"

Ao Jun, who was wrapped in a cloud of mist, shot Chen Dong a smug grin. His eyes seemed to say, 'You're all dead meat.'

As the Young Master of the Jiao Race, he naturally possessed a secret treasure to conceal himself from divination. He had deliberately put it away, however, precisely so he could be found.

Seeing Ao Jun's expression, Chen Dong really wanted to beat him to a pulp, but moving to a new location was the priority right now.

At the same time, a thought crossed his mind. 'Could the other woman be Mu Qingzhu?'

Chen Dong immediately shook his head. 'It can't be Mu Qingzhu. She's currently a Jade Embryo. Could even a state like that be detected by heavenly divination?'

Just then, the Sect Leader's voice came from the token again, with a specific warning: "You must hide yourselves well. The Demon Race has already gathered forces to block the exit of the Guardian Array, and a large number of them have been spotted at the other exit as well. In short, your main priority now is to stay hidden. We will negotiate with the Demon Race soon and guarantee your safety! At the same time, do not let Ao Jun escape under any circumstances. He is the key to our negotiations!"

His train of thought interrupted, Chen Dong's mind returned to the problem of how to conceal them from divination.

Suddenly, Chen Dong's heart leaped. He activated the Teleportation Talisman without a moment's hesitation. If he hadn't known they were being tracked by divination, he might have hesitated. But now, armed with that knowledge, the sudden premonition of danger was all it took for him to activate the talisman instantly.

In the last glimmer of the teleportation flash, Chen Dong saw a majestic man in yellow robes. A golden light emanated from his hand, blanketing the area. 'That golden light, radiating a sealing aura, must be for blocking teleportation,' he realized.

Chen Dong felt it was a blessing in disguise; he was lucky he hadn't trusted his luck.

After a flash of light, Chen Dong and the other three appeared on a barren, rocky landscape. The surroundings were vast and empty. For a moment, Chen Dong felt the place looked a little familiar.

Dammit! I'm back at Xia Yang Ridge! Chen Dong spat. What rotten luck!

'Is this Teleportation Talisman messing with me? All that running for nothing, just to end up right back where I started.'

The most important thing right now was still figuring out how to hide from divination; otherwise, they would be caught again. 'And that man in the yellow robes... he was terrifying. The pressure he gave off felt many times greater than Kui Ran's.'

Liu Ling slowly added, "That was Ao Tian, one of the strongest warriors in the Demon Race! He has the Golden Flood Dragon Bloodline, and his Divine Techniques can contend with a Sword Cultivator's Lifebound Spirit Sword and remain undefeated!"

'No wonder he's so terrifying,' Chen Dong thought. At the same time, he turned his gaze to Ao Jun. "Hand over all your secret treasures!"

Ao Jun's eyes filled with scorn and contempt.

Chen Dong couldn't believe it. 'I've never seen someone—no, some demon—act so defiant after being captured.'

Chen Dong wasn't about to indulge him. He set Meng Yingluo down, grabbed Ao Jun, and unleashed a lightning technique. This time, knowing the Golden Flood Dragon Race had high resistance to lightning, Chen Dong specifically increased the power. Yet, Ao Jun's derisive expression didn't even flicker.

'Looks like lightning techniques really don't work on him,' Chen Dong concluded. Flames instantly erupted from his palm, and he pressed it directly against Ao Jun's neck.

Not knowing how soon Ao Tian would catch up, Chen Dong held nothing back.

Ao Jun felt as if he were at the center of the sun, about to be incinerated. For the first time, he felt the threat of death. After only a few seconds, his expression changed completely. His eyes, now welling with tears, seemed to be begging for mercy.

Only then did Chen Dong stop and release his hold on Ao Jun.

Chen Dong repeated, "Hand over all your Spiritual Artifacts and secret treasures!"

Ao Jun looked at the flames on Chen Dong's hand and didn't dare to disobey. He instantly pulled out a hundred-some scales of various colors from who-knows-where. The vast majority of them—about eighty percent—were golden.

Chen Dong stared blankly at the scales. He was sure he couldn't use any of them. Other than sensing the energy they contained, he had no idea what they were for.

'Sure enough, there's a knowledge barrier between the Human Race and the Demon Race.'