“Alright, this emperor hereby appoints you as the Scribe of our dynasty to record all its affairs!”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy placed great importance on ceremony. When appointing Qing He, she referred to herself as “this emperor,” and in a flash, she donned an imperial robe with her image embroidered on the front and Yun Zhi’s on the back.

“Thank you, Your Exalted Majesty!”

“Come, come, come, let’s celebrate!” Yun Mengmeng raised her cup in invitation. Another great powerhouse has joined the Great Dou Dynasty, truly a cause for celebration.

Yun Zhi hesitated over whether to raise her cup as well. It seems everyone seated here, except me, belongs to the Great Dou Dynasty.

But Senior Immortal Fairy hasn’t seemed to notice this and has yet to suggest recruiting me into the dynasty as well.

Forget it, better not draw attention to myself and give her ideas. I’ll just go with the flow.

Everyone raised their cups to celebrate the growing strength of the Great Dou Dynasty amid a joyful and harmonious atmosphere.

“Mistress, have you been living in Lu Yang’s mental space all this time?” Qing He had held back this question the entire journey, but finally couldn’t contain it any longer.

“Of course! I have been living here since my resurrection. It’s very comfortable.”

Speaking of the mental space, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy became animated, gesticulating wildly, until she suddenly remembered that she was still severely injured and quickly coughed a few times.

“Come, come, come, all my beloved subjects, come tour this immortal’s mental space.”

“Immortal Fairy, this is my mental space,” Lu Yang reminded her.

“Then come tour Xiao Yangzi’s and my mental space.”

Lu Yang was speechless.

Although he had always insisted it was his mental space, with a mere thought from the Everlasting Immortal Fairy, the door opened, and anyone could enter as they pleased, while Lu Yang could only watch helplessly.

“What a beautiful palace hall.” Yun Mengmeng looked up as she spun around, exclaiming with genuine admiration.

“It’s indeed not bad.” Yun Zhi also nodded. Although Senior Immortal Fairy’s taste in imperial robes is beyond comment, her standards in constructing palace halls are still quite high.

She knows that the Great Xia’s imperial palace is beautiful and copied it.

Lu Yang’s mental space could be considered the center of the Great Dou Dynasty, housing the Great Dou imperial palace, where the Everlasting Immortal Fairy usually resided in the repose palace hall.

“Mistress, would you like to move to my mental space? Mine is even larger!” Qing He fervently promoted herself.

“No way.” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy rejected Qing He’s offer without a second thought. Staying in Xiao Yangzi’s mental space is wonderful. Something fun happens every day. It’s even more interesting than in ancient times.

“Why don’t you stay here too?”

The mental space is so big. Having Qing He around would make it livelier.

In truth, Qing He was tempted. Living with the Mistress would be amazing. I can serve her as I did in ancient times and also guard against Lu Yang when he’s up to no good.

But she also had concerns. “What about my physical body...”

My body is only safe when it’s kept somewhere visible.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy had already thought of a solution. “That’s simple. Xiao Yangzi’s Qingfeng Sword contains a small world. We can temporarily place your body there.”

“I'll do as the Mistress says!”

Without hesitation, Qing He separated her soul from her body and stored her body in the Qingfeng Sword’s small world, and her soul moved into the mental space. She acted so decisively that Lu Yang didn’t even have time to react.

“In that case, can the two of us also stay in the mental space?” Seeing such a good deal, Ao Ling and Jiang Lianyi were tempted as well.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy looked at the two women in puzzlement. “Aren’t the two of you searching for the Qilin Immortal? Would staying here with me be suitable?”

“Oh, right, we still need to find Hubby.” In their excitement, they had nearly forgotten about the Qilin Immortal.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy led everyone on a tour of the Great Dou imperial palace. Every brick and tile had been personally laid by her, and it far surpassed the Great Xia imperial palace in grandeur.

After the tour ended, Yun Mengmeng volunteered, “First-in-Command, since our Great Dou Dynasty has gained another great powerhouse, shall we launch a campaign against Little Zhi again?”

I am also a loyal minister of the Great Dou Dynasty, with ambitions to accomplish great deeds.

Although Little Zhi and I are as close as sisters, since we belong to opposing camps, I can only set aside our past friendship!

“D-Do we have to fight?” Jin Caiwei clutched at her clothes, nervously looking around at everyone’s reactions. During their last battle with Yun Zhi, the latter had defeated her as easily as slicing vegetables. It had left Jin Caiwei with considerable psychological trauma.

Lu Yang’s eyelids twitched as he listened from the side. Sister Mengmeng, could you please not mention the pot that doesn’t boil? Let’s not bring up that sore subject.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s eyes lit up at the suggestion, then dimmed. She shook her head calmly. Although the Great Dou Dynasty has grown stronger, now’s not the optimal time for battle.

“Cough, cough. Originally, with this emperor’s cultivation, I could have fought Lass Yun. But unfortunately, I am now severely wounded and cannot muster my strength for battle in the short term. I’ll let Lass Yun off for the time being.”

Lu Yang slapped his thigh in indignation, displaying his loyalty. “What a missed opportunity! Our Great Dou Dynasty is at its zenith, the perfect time to campaign in all directions. Although my cultivation is abysmal, I am willing to be at Your Exalted Majesty’s beck and call and act as a common soldier on the battlefield. What a pity!”

He stole a glance at the expressionless Yun Zhi.

I believe that with Big Senior Sister’s wisdom, she’ll surely see that though I’m a member of the Great Dou Dynasty, my heart has always been with her. She won’t blame me.

“Right? Such a pity.” Yun Mengmeng thought it had been pretty fun the last time.

Fearing that Yun Mengmeng might conceive another terrifying idea, Lu Yang hastily helped the Everlasting Immortal Fairy back to the palace.

“Your Exalted Majesty is not in the best condition. Please return to the palace to rest. I still need to report the battle’s outcome to Senior Heaven Mandate Immortal later.”

Everyone left the mental space and returned to their respective places. Those who should stay at the Dao-Seeking Sect stayed; those who should return to the Demon Region stayed; and those who should return to the East Sea stayed.

Lu Yang could tell that Ao Ling and the other two ladies had made up their minds to stay at the Dao-Seeking Sect for a while.

On second thought, it makes sense. With Senior Qing He here, they would want to stay and catch up.

He set off for the Moon Laurel Immortal Palace to retrieve the jet-black ancient ring from Jinghong.

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The Great Venerable Dragon Mandate soared through the sky as usual, his sharp dragon eyes fixed on Lu Yang. “As I thought, you’ve come. I was thinking of sending Jinghong to find you and ask what happened in the Demon Region, but unfortunately, she’s at the Void Refinement Stage, with erratic fluctuations in cultivation; going out would be dangerous.”

“Big Brother Heaven Mandate, long time no see.” Qing He emerged from the mental space. She hadn’t expected Lu Yang to have already found the Heaven Mandate Immortal.

“Qing He?!” The Heaven Mandate Immortal was astonished. This kid Lu Yang can really bring me surprises every time.

After Lu Yang finished recounting the Battle of Demon City, the Heaven Mandate Immortal was silent for a long time.

We're partly responsible for how extreme the Silent Annihilation Immortal had become.

“Senior Heaven Mandate, since Hui Doudou is gone, you can announce your existence to the world,” Lu Yang said. The Heaven Mandate Immortal has already recovered to his ancient state. He hadn’t left the ancient ring previously because he was afraid of Hui Doudou. Now that the threat is eliminated, he can finally leave.

The Great Venerable Dragon Mandate shook his head. “Now is not the right time.”

Lu Yang was taken aback. Has something happened to Senior Heaven Mandate Immortal?

“A person of my stature must naturally choose an opportune moment when all eyes are watching to announce this esteemed one’s return to the world!”