Seeing her mysterious appearance, Xiao Chen did not ask any more questions. He turned to Xian’er and said, “Xian’er, you stay here. I will come back later.”

“En!”

Xian’er nodded vigorously. Xiao Chen gently stroked her hair and turned to go outside the courtyard. Just as he was about to go to Nether Void Palace’s main hall, Yan Ruyu suddenly called him, “It’s not in the main hall. It’s in my Fragrant Pavilion…”

“Huh?”

Xiao Chen stopped and turned his head slightly. He wondered who was so mysterious that he went to Yan Ruyu’s room instead of waiting in the hall.

Yan Ruyu said, “That… she didn’t say who it was either.”

“If she didn’t say who it was, you would let her go to Xuan Xiang Pavilion?”

Xiao Chen’s expression was calm. Xuan Xiang Pavilion was her boudoirand men were forbidden from entering. Then it must be a woman. But who was it that needed to be so careful and not let others know?

“Forget it, take me there.”

Since it was Yan Ruyu’s room, as a grown man, it was not easy for him to enter and leave as he pleased. Yan Ruyu let out an “En” sound and did not say much, bringing him along.

When they arrived at Xuan Xiang Pavilion, they saw the ground covered in flowers. There was a faint fragrance in the courtyard. This was Yan Ruyu’s former room, so it was very quiet. Very few people would come here. If someone came here, they would not be detected.

“She is inside. You can go in…”

Yan Ruyu tiptoed and looked inside. He did not continue to walk in. Xiao Chen did not say much and walked alone into the courtyard.

When he arrived in the deep courtyard, he saw that the lotus flower in the middle of the pond was blooming. In the small pavilion next to the pond stood a figure. That person was wearing a battle robe, as if he was deliberately concealing his appearance.

“You are?”

Xiao Chen walked closer, but the other person completely concealed his aura. He did not know who it was, but it was definitely not Empress. What kind of person was Empress? Why would he be so sneaky in coming to the Xuan Continent?

“It’s me.”

The person finally turned around. Xiao Chen could not help but be slightly stunned. “Fairy Rain Butterfly? Why are you…”

“Shh…”

Without waiting for him to continue asking, Fairy Rain Butterfly gestured for him to keep quiet and shook his head, indicating that he should not be too loud.

“What’s wrong? Did something happen?”

Xiao Chen furrowed his brows, wondering why she had suddenly come to the Mystic Continent to look for him. Furthermore, she was so mysterious. Something must have happened.

Fairy Rain Butterfly slowly walked out of the pavilion and said, “I left a clone in Butterfly Gathering valley, Shui Yue, and the others. They didn’t know that my true body had come out.”

Hearing her say this, Xiao Chen’s brows furrowed. Although she and Shui Yue were martial uncle and nephew, they were already like sisters. Even Shui Yue had to hide something from her. Could it be…

At this moment, Xiao Chen thought of something. That’s right. Last time in the Palace of Hundred Flowers in Kunlun, he had given that painting to her, and her true self had secretly left Butterfly Gathering valley. Could it be that she was planning to return to the human world on her own?

Now that she was already ranked as an immortal, she should have already cut off the mortal world. If she returned to the mortal world on her own and let Empress know, it would probably be a serious crime. Moreover, the connection between the Immortal World and the Immortal World had been broken. How was she going to return?

“You want to return to the human world?”

Xiao Chen frowned. At this time, he had already guessed that even if he did not return to the human world, it must have something to do with the human world.

In fact, he could also see that although Fairy Rain Butterfly was already a person of the immortal world, she still cared about the human world all the time in her heart. This was completely different from Shui Yue and the others.

“No.”

Fairy Rain Butterfly shook his head and walked forward. “There is something that I don’t know if Childe Xiao has heard of.”

“Oh?”

Xiao Chen’s eyes narrowed. He thought, “If she doesn’t return to the human world, what is she going to say?” Fairy Rain Butterfly looked at him and said, “The connection between Ancient Immortal Realm and the human world has been cut off.”

“Huh?”

Xiao Chen looked at her motionlessly. After a long time, he said, “This matter… Not long ago, I heard from a friend that you met my friend.”

Fairy Rain Butterfly knew that he was talking about the woman who went with him to Tongtian Valley last time. He asked, “Then, have you noticed something strange about this?”

“Mm…”

Xiao Chen nodded. The expression on his face gradually became solemn. He looked at the lotus pond outside the pavilion and said, “It was precisely because I discovered that this matter wasn’t simple that I told her not to continue investigating this matter. In order to avoid getting involved, it would be difficult for her to escape in the end…”

As he spoke, he turned around and looked at Fairy Rain Butterfly. “No one in the entire Ancient Immortal Realm knows about this matter until now. I think that the background of this matter is definitely not simple… You also discovered something, right?”

Fairy Rain Butterfly frowned slightly and wanted to say something, but he hesitated. Xiao Chen said, “Fairy Rain Butterfly, there is no need to be afraid. There are only the two of us here. There is a formation barrier outside, and no one’s divine sense can see inside.”

After hearing what he said, Fairy Rain Butterfly frowned slightly and asked, “Do you still remember that day outside Penglai Fairyland, when you fainted, Empress asked me to take you back to the Palace of Hundred Flowers. That day, Empress said that she was going somewhere else. I still don’t know where she went that time…”

“You mean…”

At this moment, Xiao Chen’s expression also became serious. According to what Xiao Meng’er found, the Immortal World cut off the connection between the human world, and it was probably around that place. Could it be…

When he first heard Xiao Meng’er talk about this matter, he thought that Empress did not know about it. But now that he thought about it, what kind of person was Empress? Even he knew about it, how could Empress not know?

Now that he heard Fairy Rain Butterfly say this, could it be that Empress was also involved in this entire matter…

But later, when Empress returned to the Hundred Flower Palace, she knew that she was a cultivator from the mortal world, but she did not mention anything about this matter. She even said that when her true self came out of seclusion in the future, she would personally go to the mortal world to see her master. All of this…

“Are you suspecting Empress?”

At this moment, the expression on Xiao Chen’s face had become extremely grave. The reason why he had asked Xiao Meng’er not to continue investigating this matter was because he knew that there was definitely something unusual behind this matter. Their current strength was too low, and once they were involved, it would be impossible for them to escape.

Fairy Rain Butterfly was the same. This matter had already exceeded their scope of scope, but this matter was probably related to the safety of the entire person.

Now, Xiao Chen finally understood. No wonder Fairy Rain Butterfly had come so secretly this time. Even Shui Yue did not know that she had come to the Profound Continent to find him. If Empress were to find out, with Empress’ thoughts, he would definitely be able to see through her “second heart”.

Fairy Rain Butterfly said, “Cutting off the connection with the human world is much bigger than the battle with Divine Devil Abyss in the past ten thousand years. I think no one else has the ability to do so except for Ancient Immortal Alliance…”

“Ancient Immortal Alliance…”

In fact, Xiao Chen had already thought that the person who cut off the connection between the human world would be Ancient Immortal Alliance. However, without the source of the spiritual energy in the human world, Ancient Immortal Realm’s spiritual energy would soon weaken.

How could Ancient Immortal Alliance watch as Ancient Immortal Realm’s spiritual energy weakened? So, he would definitely do other things to make up for it. No matter what he did, this matter would definitely be disadvantageous to the human world, and it would even cause the entire person to fall into danger…

The people of the Immortal World are indeed selfish. Empress knew about this from the beginning to the end, and even she was involved in it. In the end, she is a person of the Immortal World, and she is one of Ancient Immortal Alliance’s heads…

Fairy Rain Butterfly said, “I have been in the Immortal World for six hundred years. In these six hundred years, I know something about the Beyond the Heavens Sect.”

“What is it?”

When he heard the words ‘Beyond the Heavens’, Xiao Chen’s expression became even more solemn. Fairy Rain Butterfly said, “It is a place called the ‘Ancient Mark’.”

“Ancient Mark?”

Xiao Chen frowned. Fairy Rain Butterfly nodded and continued, “That’s right, the ancient marks have a hub, and this hub is actually a seal of the Beyond the Heavens Sect…”

“As expected, things are not simple.”

Hearing this, Xiao Chen had already guessed a few points, but he had never dared to think in that direction before.

Fairy Rain Butterfly continued, As long as I open this hub, a spirit vein will be born in the Immortal World, and I will be able to obtain an endless stream of spiritual energy. However, once this hub is opened, the seal of the Outer Sky will also be opened…

At that time, the Human World will be filled with turbid air, and all living beings will be plunged into a purgatory of the Outer Sky.

Xiao Chen finally understood. At first, he thought that the Immortal World had severed the connection between the Human World to protect itself. But now, it seemed that it was not only for self-preservation, but also for the sacrifice of the entire room.

No wonder Ancient Immortal Alliance wanted to keep this matter a secret. It turned out that they had already made all plans. The first step was to sever the connection with the Human World. The next step was to open the hub of the ancient mark.

“Wait…”

At this moment, Xiao Chen thought of something, and his expression became even more solemn. He looked at Fairy Rain Butterfly and said, “The ancient mark you mentioned just now, is it in the Divine Devil Mountain Range?”

Fairy Rain Butterfly nodded. “In the past, when the Immortal World was destroyed, the Demon God Mountain Range was actually the backbone of Ancient Immortal Realm now. If there was no Demon God Mountain Range, then the entire Ancient Immortal Realm would be shattered. And the ancient marks were in the Demon God Mountain Range…”

“Oh no.”

Xiao Chen’s expression changed. Fairy Rain Butterfly saw his expression suddenly change and asked with a frown, “What’s wrong?”

“Xiao Meng’er is in danger…”

At this moment, Xiao Chen’s heart suddenly skipped a beat. He shouldn’t have allowed Xiao Meng’er to go to the Divine Devil Mountain Range alone. Even though he had warned her not to act rashly before he returned, how could Xiao Meng’er listen to him? Something was probably going to happen this time. As for him, he had no choice but to use Dugu Tianxia’s Divine Devil Body this time.

“She went to the Divine Devil Mountain Range alone. I have to hurry over right now. Otherwise, something will definitely happen to her.”

At this moment, Xiao Chen suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart. This time, he had originally come to find the Immortal World Dew to save Wei Yang. However, he never expected that he would end up being sucked into this deep vortex in the end. This vortex wasn’t a coincidence. Everything was related.

It was as if there was a pair of invisible hands that brought him into the center of the vortex layer by layer… Who was behind this?