Refining the Mountains and Rivers

At this moment, Qin Yu's head was lowered. No one discovered that his pupils suddenly brightened. He lifted a hand and grasped forward. A strange aura suddenly descended, causing the souls of everyone present to tremble.

Bai Xinyuan froze in place. He lost control of his mortal body and the rampaging aura within him began to slowly fade away. Qin Yu looked straight at him in the eyes and slowly said, "Not only did you not hesitate to send your son to the yellow springs, but you were even willing to part with a Calamity Immortal avatar just to frame me and harm me. I really am honored by this."

The atmosphere fell deathly silent. This…this…what was the meaning of this?

Bai Xinyuan furrowed his eyebrows. He lowered his head in contemplation. Then, after a long time he suddenly said, "Your Highness is truly worthy of being the Holy Son. Now, I really am curious just how you managed to accomplish this."

As his voice spread out, everyone, even the Demon Envoy, felt their hearts chill as their eyes filled with disbelief.

Bai Xinyuan, he…he actually…how was this possible!?

Qin Yu flicked his sleeves and a soul phantom appeared above Bai Xinyuan's head. However, only half of this soul was there; the other half was nothingness.

"No wonder even an avatar was able to become a Calamity Immortal; you actually placed half your soul within. What an astounding show of ability. Though I wonder, if I were to destroy this half soul, would I be able to kill you? Or, perhaps I could take this half soul captive and slowly interrogate you for answers. You should know by now that I am capable of doing exactly that."

Bai Xinyuan shook his head and heaved a deep sigh. He seemed to say to himself, "In the end, a thousand years of hard work and plotting have all come to nothing. Your Highness Holy Son truly exceeds all my expectations. I feel nothing but the most sincere admiration." He suddenly revealed a happy smile, "Thinking about it, Your Highness should already know what it is you swallowed just now. I also find it curious. How come you aren't afraid of the Demon Shattering Miasma?"

"Demon Shattering Miasma!" The Demon Envoy shouted out loud.

Bai Xinyuan cackled. "That's right. It is the Demon Shattering Miasma that poisoned the last Holy Monarch to death. Demon Envoy, do you want to know where this supreme poison that should have disappeared from this world came from?" His eyes fell on the body of the Mu Family Old Ancestor and his lips twisted up in a mocking smile.

"How insolent!"

With a loud shout, the Mu Family Old Ancestor lifted a hand and thrust out a palm. Space instantly collapsed, forming a great mouth that swallowed Bai Xinyuan up.

"Haha, Mister Mu, why are you so anxious to get rid of me? I didn't say that you were the one who provided me with this poison…but in truth, it was you…haha, Your Highness Holy Son, we will see each other again in the future!"

Bang -

The world trembled and the collapsed space violently shook. Bai Xinyuan's aura rapidly vanished.

The Mu Family Old Ancestor had a grim expression. "How can you trust the words of traitorous spies? If this person wasn't immediately killed and he was allowed to freely spit out nonsense and indiscriminately bite someone, everyone here would be at risk! This damned piece of garbage, even before his death he is trying to taint my name! How despicable!"

The Demon Envoy coldly said, "Mister Mu, your actions were indeed too swift." Although he didn't explain further, everyone knew what he meant.

The scene was silent. Everyone's eyes were both cloudy and clear.

The Mu Family Old Ancestor took a deep breath. "I have always conducted myself honestly and righteously. I do not fear the false accusations of a spy."

He flicked his sleeves and turned to leave. The anger raging in his chest was so great that it nearly blew out his heart and lungs.

He knew that from this day forth, the Mu Family would no longer receive any help within the Demonic Path!

…

Although Hai Lanlan was a person with feelings in her heart, her personality was naturally cold and indifferent, and she had no idea how to become closer with others. In addition, after the incident with Bai Xinyuan, Qin Yu had become even busier so there was no chance to approach him.

However, when she thought back to that day and how Qin Yu had torn apart Bai Xinyuan's disguise and revealed his true colors in the crucial moment, she still couldn't help but feel her thoughts surge and her admiration of him become that much deeper…His Highness was someone that no one could ever truly understand. He seemed to have the cards available to deal with any perilous situation, as if nothing was difficult to him.

As Hai Lanlan thought about all the things she had gone through with His Highness, her face flushed red a little. As she was lost in her thoughts, there was a knock on her door. "Miss Hai, His Highness would request your presence."

She fiercely stood up. There was pleasant surprise on her face, but she intentionally waited several breaths of time before lightly saying, "I understand." Once the maids left, she quickly tidied up her appearance before she rushed towards the great hall where Qin Yu was.

"You've come. Sit down and let's chat a little." Qin Yu rubbed his cheeks. He had seen so many people in these last few days that he felt he was going to pull a muscle from smiling too much.

After the great disturbance of that day, the Blue Skies Yellow Springs had lost a great deal of face. Yuan Congsheng and the others had been enraged but also embarrassed to the point that they couldn't say anything. After a long period of arguing, they realized that they had all been tricked. A spy had nearly overturned their relationship with the Holy Palace.

A Calamity Immortal was a top level character within the Demonic Path. While Bai Xinyuan didn't bother himself with most trivial matters, who knew how many roots of trouble he kept hidden throughout. Because of that, Yuan Congsheng and the others didn't say much that day before they hurried back to the Blue Skies Yellow Springs. There were going to be several large-scale investigations carried out.

But no matter who it was, they had to acknowledge that Qin Yu had really made a great splash this time. It could even be said that he had performed a great merit. The attitudes of countless people towards him also changed. Because of this, he had been so busy these past days and received many Demonic Path characters. Most of them simply wanted to pay a visit to the Holy Son, and they all came in a respectful and cautious manner.

Hai Lanlan revealed a concerned expression. "Your Highness you must take care of your body and make sure to not tire yourself out."

Qin Yu thought back to when he had been teased by her. He lightly coughed and said, "It's fine, there were some harvests at least." He couldn't help but smile as he spoke.

He really did have to thank the Mu Family for helping him win over the hearts of the people within the Demonic Path so quickly. He could be said to have finally stabilized his foothold here. And, the most important thing was that in order to achieve this, the Mu Family had compensated with their own reputation. Although he had no idea what the current situation in the Mu Family was, looking at the Demon Envoy's constantly happy expression, it likely wasn't anything good.

In the competition for the throne of the Holy Monarch, plotting and scheming in the shadows couldn't be considered anything important or surprising. But to collude with a spy to murder the Holy Son and even harm the benefits of the entire Demonic Path, that was true blunder. Even those people who had deep connections to the Mu Family and were normally close to them were now estranged.

Of course, this was also because Qin Yu had managed to stand firm so far, and the general trend seemed to be…

In any case, the Mu Family was likely in decline!

Seeing Qin Yu so happy, Hai Lanlan also smiled. She wanted to come up with some small talk but she couldn't think of anything to say. In the end, she returned to the main topic, "What did Your Highness call me here for?"

Qin Yu took out a storage ring and placed it on the table. "I will soon reenter the Holy Palace to try and find a way to obtain the Saint Son Seal. I won't be able to leave for a time, so I asked the Demon Envoy to help me collect some hyacinth grass. You need to return to the Endless Sea and deliver this to Fu Shan, so that the city can be free of sickness that much earlier."

Hai Lanlan was stunned. She never thought that even though Qin Yu was so busy, he would actually remember this. Her eyes flushed red. She stood up and earnestly bowed. "Thank you Your Highness!" In the past, her mother was sick from the wasting disease. In order to save her mother, her father had tried to rush out of the Endless Sea, but in the end he died there.

"There is no need to thank me. Since I am the Commander of the Holy Nether Guard, this is my duty." Qin Yu didn't want her to think more about this and be even sadder. He waved his hand and said, "Go quickly. Tell Fu Shan of my current condition so that he doesn't worry so much. Tell him I will soon come back to visit."

Hai Lanlan suddenly blushed red. "Your Highness, you really are a good person. I…I…" In the end she didn't finish speaking. She turned and ran out.

Tuba stood at the entrance of the great hall. He watched as the blushing Hai Lanlan fled in a panic. He glanced around and his cheeks puffed up as he almost burst out in laughter.

Qin Yu glared at him. "Don't laugh. That's not something a good and honest person would do, so get those thoughts out of your head!" He leaned back in his chair. As he rubbed his eyebrows, he helplessly smiled.

There was clearly something wrong with Hai Lanlan's mood. Although he couldn't help but feel a little bit of pride for making such a deep impression on this type of cold and beautiful woman, it also gave him a headache. Hai Lanlan was a proud and arrogant woman; he could already determine this from the time they spent together. If he couldn't clearly explain the situation to her, then he could only find ways to bring distance between them.

His thoughts turned and turned. When no ideas came to mind, he could only temporarily put it to the side and think about the matter that the Demon Envoy mentioned.

When the Holy Palace opened, at Heavenwait Square, there had been the stone tablet inheritance that had suddenly appeared. Then, there was also the strength which had tried to take it back. After Qin Yu told the Demon Envoy about this, the two carefully discussed the situation and came to a conclusion - the stone tablet hadn't been prepared for him.

Although there didn't seem to be any clues leading to anyone, it was simple enough if one extrapolated the given information.

If there was someone capable of opening a communication channel with the Holy Palace and was also confident that they would be the first to enter the Holy Palace and obtain the stone tablet inheritance, that could only be the Mu Family.

In other words, Qin Yu had taken what should have originally been Mu Mo's. It was no wonder that boy had looked at him with such an aggrieved and hate-filled expression that day.

Qin Yu wasn't sorry for this at all. What he and the Demon Envoy worried about was that if the Mu Family was in communication with the Holy Palace, then if he were to enter and try to obtain the Holy Son Seal, some twists and turns might occur.

It was because of this that the Demon Envoy postponed Qin Yu's reentry into the Holy Palace. He had people begin moving in private so that he could cut off the hands and feet of those damned women.

Roughly estimating, there should be a result in the next few days.