Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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“You mean, you don’t recognize this word at all?” Li Yuebai cautiously pointed to the English word written on the talisman.
“To me, it’s just a picture, not a meaningful word.”
“Then do you know who you are?” Li Yuebai’s heart sank further, realizing that the person before him might not be from the familiar real world.
“I don’t know, I don’t remember anything.” Yu Tianji shook his head with a bitter smile.
Yu Tianji had transmigrated to this world much earlier than Li Yuebai, several years ago.
After transmigrating, the system only told him that he only needed to disguise himself and protect himself, and didn’t need to do anything else.
Yu Tianji was happy to be carefree, so he wandered around for several years until the Demonic Sect invaded, at which point he became slightly more serious.
After defeating the Demonic Sect, seeing Mu Qingning’s abnormal behavior after waking from a nightmare, he realized something was wrong.
Only then did the system tell him the rest of the plot.
Yu Tianji had just defeated the Demonic Sect and thought he could finally relax and return to peace. Now, knowing his impending doom, he felt a chill run down his spine and had to be on high alert, taking various measures early in the morning.
“Do all systems like this?” Li Yuebai asked, half-laughing, half-crying. “Why didn’t you tell the host sooner?”
“The God of War doesn’t allow it. The God of War considers the difficulty of each world,” the system replied. “If we had told Yu Tianji earlier, he probably would have assassinated his own brother, and everything that followed would have been easily changed, without any difficulty.”
“…” He had to admit, this made a lot of sense.
Moreover, the question that had been bothering him before was now answered— why was this Yu Tianji completely different from the Yu Tianji in the original story? Because he had been replaced years ago!
The system’s task for Yu Tianji was also self-rescue.
The original owner was a cannon fodder destined for destruction, and the transmigrator needed to save the cannon fodder and make something of himself bloom from the ashes.
Fortunately, they were on the same side. Li Yuebai thought to himself— otherwise, he would have had to fight again. An opponent who knew the entire plot in advance, just like himself, was not easy to deal with.
Now, having a teammate who knew the entire plot just like him was like a god descending to earth.
“Host, please don’t waste time,” the system reminded him. “There are still nineteen days until Yu Tianliu returns. Time is tight.”
Now that his teammate knew everything, everything would be much easier.
“Immortal Lord,” Li Yuebai said seriously, “What are your plans for dealing with what’s coming next?”
“Tsk tsk tsk, beauty, don’t you think you’re being rather dull right now?” Yu Tianji yawned and pressed Li Yuebai back onto the bed. “You keep talking about how to deal with this. Aren’t you tired of it?”
“I never knew the Immortal Lord was so brave and fearless, not even afraid of death,” Li Yuebai laughed. “Even with a formidable enemy at hand, you still maintain your charming nature. I truly admire you.”
After exchanging identities with Yu Tianji, he couldn’t help but drop his airs and speak more casually.
“Because things couldn’t be easier,” Yu Tianji laughed. “Just kill them all, wouldn’t that be great?”
His tone was relaxed, making it impossible to tell whether he was joking or serious.
“Kill them all…
The original owner would never agree to that.
“If there’s still no progress after nineteen days, then of course we can consider going to war,” Li Yuebai said. “However, now…”
“Does the High Priest have a better plan?” Yu Tianji raised an eyebrow.
“Yes,” Li Yuebai said. “I wonder if the Immortal Lord has realized that he has forgotten something.”
“What is it?”
“Since you inherited the position of Immortal Lord, you haven’t notified the major immortal sects to come for an alliance meeting,” Li Yuebai said.
“…Oh?” Yu Tianji was slightly taken aback: “I’ve been busy dealing with the invasion of the Demonic Sect, and half of my attention has been on you, Immortal Master Mu. I’ve actually neglected this matter.”
There were many immortal sects in this world, and quite a few were on good terms with Kunlun Immortal Mountain. They often held alliance meetings to discuss important matters or to compete in immortal techniques. Logically speaking, the new Immortal Lord should indeed invite several closely related immortal sects as guests.
“Several major events have recently occurred on Kunlun Immortal Mountain, each of which can be used as a reason for an alliance meeting.” Li Yuebai held up three fingers: “First, the old Immortal Lord passed away; second, the new Immortal Lord ascended to the throne; third, the Demonic Sect was defeated.”
“That’s for sure. Even if they’re just concerned about saving face, they won’t refuse to come,” Yu Tianji said.
“As long as the major immortal sects come to the alliance meeting, the Immortal Lord can negotiate terms with them and gain their support before Yu Tianliu does,” Li Yuebai said. “The relationships between the major immortal sects are complex, and Kunlun certainly cannot exist independently of them. It is necessary to contact them, and it is better to contact them sooner rather than later.”
“That’s interesting.” Yu Tianji rested his chin on his hand and pondered, “Then, what does Beauty Mu think is the best time to hold the alliance meeting?”
“Now.” Li Yuebai looked around the inner room and saw paper and pen on the table. “If the Immortal Lord can write letters now, that would be best. Send out the invitations immediately, and the major immortal sects may be able to arrive in Kunlun before Yu Tianliu.”
“Since Beauty Mu has said so, then I will reluctantly write a few letters myself.” Yu Tianji stretched, got out of bed, sat down at the table, and began to write without thinking.
Seeing how quickly and smoothly he wrote, Li Yuebai couldn’t help but be curious about his writing style. He stepped forward to read it and found that the letter was simple in wording, with sufficient reasons, and the reasons for the alliance were clearly stated. Just as he was about to praise the Immortal Lord for his great progress, Yu Tianji’s pen swerved and wrote a strange line—
“The Immortal Lord of Kunlun is young and unmarried…”
“Immortal Lord, you…” Li Yuebai choked: “May I ask what the meaning of this line is?”
“It means exactly what it says.” Yu Tianji said smugly: “This Immortal Lord is indeed unmarried. Doesn’t Beauty Mu know that?”
“Why write ‘unmarried’ in a letter to the various immortal sects?”
“Why not write it?”
“…” Li Yuebai thought for a moment, his mind went blank, and he understood.
The Immortal Lord was using his marriage as a bargaining chip.
The meaning in the letter was clear and unambiguous. The immortal lords of the various immortal sects would surely realize that this was a good opportunity for a marriage alliance, and would naturally take this alliance meeting more seriously, perhaps even bringing their daughters directly.
“Immortal Lord, you…” Li Yuebai subconsciously put his arm around the other’s shoulder, trying to stop him: “Marriage is a matter that should be considered carefully before acting, and should not be rushed.”
“When has it been rushed?” Yu Tianji chuckled and rubbed his cheek against the back of his hand: “Wouldn’t marrying the daughter of the leader of an immortal cultivation sect be a better way to expand one’s own strength?”
“If there is no true love, how can one marry?” Li Yuebai said.
“The original owner was truly sincere towards that eldest daughter of the Ji family, but what was the final outcome?” Yu Tianji’s eyes turned cold. “It would have been better to only discuss power from the beginning, without any sincerity.”
“Fine, right now, preserving your life is indeed the priority. If you insist on writing it this way, I won’t stop you,” Li Yuebai said in a low voice. “But don’t wrong yourself or others too much.”
“Hmm.” Yu Tianji snorted indifferently, writing the letter quickly, but hesitated again at the end.
“In the past, our alliance meetings were always held on the Taihou Platform on Kunlun Immortal Mountain. Should we change it this time?” Yu Tianji shook the envelope, pondering.
Li Yuebai quickly reviewed the map of Kunlun Immortal Mountain in his mind and made a decision:
“This alliance meeting must be held outside Kunlun Immortal Mountain, and absolutely not inside it.”
“Oh?”
“Because if we let the various immortal sects in, when Yu Tianliu arrives, he can also rightfully and openly demand to enter, and we will have no reason to refuse— how can we let outsiders in while keeping our own family out?”
“Exactly.” Yu Tianji rolled his eyes: “Then the location for this alliance meeting can only be Baiyu Beach at the foot of Kunlun Mountain.”
Baiyu Beach was not far from the south gate of Kunlun. It was a flat open space with a huge area. A river ran through its middle, and the ground was all solid with flat white stones, which looked like white jade from a distance. This land could accommodate at least tens of thousands of people, no matter how many people the various immortal sects brought.
“Baiyu Beach is an excellent choice.” Li Yuebai nodded. “However, the war with the Demonic Sect has just ended, and Baiyu Beach is not far from the mountain gate. It’s probably already covered in blood and demon corpses… We should send people to clean it up properly.”
“No, why clean it up?” Yu Tianji raised an eyebrow. “Wouldn’t it be better for the major immortal sects to see the corpses of the demons and witness the might of Kunlun?”
Li Yuebai imagined it— an endless expanse of Baiyu Beach, covered in black, filthy blood, with the severed limbs of demons scattered everywhere, a chilling wind blowing, and the cries of ghosts echoing everywhere…
If the major immortal sects saw this, they would probably think Kunlun had turned to the Demonic Sect.
“No, corpses and blood left for too long will produce poisonous gas and miasma, which is harmful to people.” Li Yuebai said. “As for showing off martial arts… just have people collect the scattered weapons and armor of the demons.”
“Alright.” There was a hint of disappointment in Yu Tianji’s tone.
The letter was quickly delivered by a celestial bird. If the major immortal sects arrived on their swords and acted promptly, they would arrive in about ten days.
Li Yuebai had been resting on his bed for too long and felt a tightness in his chest. He wanted to go out for a walk to clear his mind, but then he thought again— no, that brat Yu Tianji had already revealed the news that “the High Priest is seriously ill and incurable” to Su Xu. If he went out now, he would expose himself.
Helpless, he could only wander around the inner room.
“System,” he called out to the system in his heart, “If things continue like this, there will be some trouble.”
“What trouble?” the system obediently replied.
“I can’t appear in front of everyone in person. I can only hide in this inner room. How can I participate in future affairs?”
“Indeed, according to your agreement with Yu Tianji, you are willing to keep his secret, so you cannot appear in your true form.” The system was somewhat confused: “Host, why is all this?”
“Yu Tianji has his own plans. He wants Su Xu to do things for him, and Su Xu knows that I am about to die, so he is working extra hard.”
“But you can’t hide here forever.” The system was still puzzled.
“I can’t wait any longer.” Li Yuebai frowned. “Help me think of a way to disguise myself and go out.”
“Disguise yourself?”
“Yes, disguise myself. Since you can help me create the illusion of being near death, disguising myself should be even easier, right?” Li Yuebai said.
“It’s not difficult, but I’m afraid the host won’t agree.” The system whispered.
“Why would I disagree?” Li Yuebai was secretly delighted.
The system didn’t waste any more words and instead popped up a dialog box.
Dear host, please select your disguise appearance.
The three options below were: 1. Rabbit, 2. Doll, 3. Snake
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