Chapter 132 - The Capital Summons (2/2)

“Thank you for your kind intentions, City Lord.” Lonemoon grinned, “Precisely because the gates of the demonic realm are unstable, my sect is going to remain here.” He was mistaken earlier – he did not know that Shen Ying had made such an entrance. His only regret was not letting Shen Ying remain in the demonic realm for a little longer. Such a great opportunity, but she made nothing out of it;what a waste! She called him Father all day, yet she was nothing like him. Sigh!

“Your sect is very noble indeed!” Bao Feiping completely misunderstood Lonemoon and hence looked at him in sheer respect. He turned around and looked at Ning Zi’an, who had an intimidating aura and a surge of immortal Qi bursting forth from his body. A complex expression crossed Bao Feiping’s face. He glanced at Lonemoon, opened his mouth to speak, but closed it again without saying a word.

“City Lord, feel free to speak your mind,” Lonemoon said.

He suddenly grinned. “The matter concerning An… I mean, Celestial Emperor Chen Ge is a huge one. Can I please trouble your sect to… keep it a secret for now? The Celestial Emperor has not regained his full cultivation afterall. He might have to remain with my family for a period of time, and his true identity cannot be exposed.” He lowered his voice and added, “This is the… Celestial Emperor’s wish. Brother Lonemoon, you should understand.”

Lonemoon frowned. He sensed a hint of a threat in Bao Feiping’s final statement which made him unhappy. But looking at Bao Feiping’s worried expression, Lonemoon nevertheless nodded and said, “Don’t worry. Only Shen Ying, Yi Qing and I know of this matter. We will not spread it.”

“Thank you, Brother Lonemoon.” Bao Feiping finally heaved a huge sigh of relief and said his goodbyes before turning around to join his family.

He bowed toward Ning Zi’an before summoning his flying sword. They flew into the horizon.

Lonemoon felt uncomfortable just looking at them. He could not figure out what the Bao Family was thinking. Were they elated now because they gained a strong backing out of nowhere? Or are they ashamed because they have been taken for a ride by someone of such high authority? Well, this was someone else’s business anyway. He decided not to waste too much time thinking about these things, especially because there would not be much interaction between them in the future.

The male lead could stay far, far away from them.

After the family left, the entire Invincible Sect quickly returned to the regular hustle and bustle. Lonemoon even set up a detailed training plan and watched the disciples train every single day.

Obviously, this training plan bore fruit. In just two years, Yu Hong and Si Yu managed to ascend to become true Earth Immortals. The other disciples were also showing signs of forming immortal bones. Even Bitao seemed to be breaking through to become a Golden Immortal.

Just as the entire sect became focused on ascending to immortality, a piece of surprising news reached them from the capital city.

“Summon?” Shen Ying paused. “What does that mean?”

“It’s from the capital,” Lonemoon explained as he held up the red token in his hands. He tossed it over to Yi Qing. “It says we must rush over there within three days.”

“Why Chef?”

“How would I know?” Lonemoon was visibly irritated. “This thing flew here on its own. Don’t tell me you didn’t see it.”

“Maybe it’s because he’s a sword immortal and he just ascended to become a Stygian Immortal,” Bitao guessed. “Chong Zhen is considered one of the stronger countries in the Bei Huang continent. There are not many exalted immortals here. Everyone who ascends to become an exalted immortal will be summoned to the capital at least once. There, the Immortal Emperor will reward you. Fellow Immortal Yi Qing is not an exalted immortal, but he is a sword immortal. That’s as good as an exalted immortal.”

“In other words, they’re summoning him there to be rewarded?” Lonemoon hesitated. “Why only now, when he’s already been a Stygian Immortal for two years?”

“Maybe it’s because of the situation with the gates of the demonic realm in Qu Shuang City earlier,” Bitao continued. “That’s why they’re only thinking of doing this now.”

“Do you want to go?” Shen Ying asked Chef.

Yi Qing frowned. He was not in the least bit interested in claiming this type of reward.

“Of course you must go, Great Immortal!” Bitao looked nervous. “Otherwise, you would be disrespectful to His Majesty. Our sect is located in the lower realm of Chong Zhen. If we anger His Majesty, I’m afraid… nothing good will happen to us.”

“…” Shen Ying was clearly annoyed. This is so troublesome! She can’t stay in the house anymore!