Peerless Little Immortal Doctor

Chapter 2288: Chapter 2293: An Identity That Can’t Be Hidden

Before Xia Liu and Bai Zhengyang could respond, the black‑clothed man’s body gradually faded.

Until he completely disappeared above the sea.

In the next moment, the thunderclouds in the sky also dispersed.

The clear Heaven and Earth reappeared.

Xia Liu clasped his fists toward Bai Zhengyang in gratitude: "My thanks to Envoy Bai for saving me today."

"It’s a pity we let him escape."

Bai Zhengyang had originally wanted to join forces with Xia Liu to capture that black‑clothed man.

Unfortunately, the other party’s Escape Technique was at least on the level of Divine Skills.

Even if he cast a tracking spell, it would be impossible to find him.

"Chairman Xia, you’re too polite. Even if I hadn’t appeared today, you wouldn’t have been in any real danger."

After tidying up his mood, Bai Zhengyang said with a hearty laugh.

Xia Liu was still as low‑key as ever, knowing how to respect others.

"Not necessarily. This Power of Thunderbolt carried the scent of death to me."

Xia Liu joked.

"Hehe, don’t try to fool me. Back in Great Heaven Town, you already had the strength to fight a Spirit Transformation Early Stage expert."

"And after entering Heavenly God Village, in less than a year you probably already have the power to kill a Spirit Transformation Early Stage cultivator!"

If it hadn’t been that this time he needed to enter Heavenly God Village to carry out a mission...

Bai Zhengyang wouldn’t have known that Xia Liu had changed so much!

If what he did in Imperial Dragon Sect were to be known to the outside world...

The title of number‑one Monster in the Cultivation Realm would probably be pushed to the Peak onto him!

"Envoy Bai overpraises me."

Xia Liu gave a bitter smile and said: "Earlier I was able to control the Heavenly Dragon Soul because of the Sword Spirit, and in the end it was also the Sword Spirit that acted and devoured it."

"When you’re talking with me, you don’t need to hold back and play low‑key."

"Ahem, fine, whatever Envoy Bai says it is, then it is."

Xia Liu didn’t explain any further.

Because as he was now, he indeed had a chance to crush, and even kill, a Spirit Transformation Early Stage powerhouse.

But that would involve the Power of Dual Nascent Souls.

As for whether it would succeed...

He hadn’t tried yet.

Xia Liu himself dared not be sure.

"By the way, Envoy Bai, I heard you say just now that the thunder Divine Skill that black‑clothed man used originates from the Bai Clan. Doesn’t that make him one of your clansmen?"

Xia Liu asked tentatively.

"No, Bai Clan cultivators would never commit evil. He merely got hold of my Bai Clan’s Thunder Control Technique by chance, that’s all!"

Bai Zhengyang could only explain it this way.

Even if the black‑clothed man was truly a Bai Clan powerhouse...

He still wouldn’t admit it!

Xia Liu was a rising star of the Cultivation Realm.

His own strength was built primarily on Righteous Energy and Holy Power.

A pillar of the Righteous Path like this...

Anyone who wanted to move against him was definitely an Evil Spirit!

What had happened today was somewhat serious.

Bai Zhengyang decided to inform the Empress.

Even if it implicated the Bai Clan, it didn’t matter.

"Logically speaking, Thunder Control Technique and other such Divine Skills aren’t inferior to Middle Grade Divine Skills. Their might is tremendous; it shouldn’t be possible for someone to obtain them easily, right?"

Xia Liu continued his deductions.

"This matter is indeed suspicious. That man’s cultivation has reached Spirit Transformation Mid-Stage, and he’s inside Heavenly God Village..."

Hearing Xia Liu say this, Bai Zhengyang also began to suspect that man’s identity.

"In Envoy Bai’s opinion, who within Heavenly God Village is most likely to have come into contact with Thunder Control Technique?"

"Powerhouses in Heavenly God Village who have come into contact with Thunder Control Technique, that..."

Bai Zhengyang fell into thought, and after a while, his expression turned cold and solemn.

"Within Heavenly God Village, there is only one person who has ever come into contact with Thunder Control Technique!"

"Who is it?"

Xia Liu already knew the answer.

Only the Empress who had once followed Bai Jue and in the end turned on him!

In this way, the black‑clothed man’s identity became suddenly clear.

Even if he wasn’t the Empress herself, he was at least a lackey sent by the Empress to test him.

Xia Liu secretly let out a breath of relief.

Fortunately, from the very beginning, he hadn’t exposed Thunder Control Technique, nor had he used it.

The world truly has many layers of schemes!

"I can’t say who this person is yet. Once I’ve sorted things out, I will definitely inform Chairman Xia of the truth!"

Bai Zhengyang still held Xia Liu in great esteem.

But since it concerned the Empress, he decided to hold back for the time being.

If, after learning the situation, Xia Liu were to develop hatred toward the Empress...

That would certainly be a loss to the Central Continent, and even to the entire Cultivation Realm!

"Alright then!"

Xia Liu nodded.

Since he already knew the answer, why bother having Bai Zhengyang say it out loud?

Since the Empress already knew he was moving about inside Heavenly God Village...

Then from now on he wouldn’t need to deliberately conceal himself.

He just had to refrain from using any of the techniques Elder Bai had taught him.

Especially Thunder Control Technique and Thunder God Body.

After a round of conversation, Bai Zhengyang and Xia Liu together rode the air into the Imperial Pavilion Domain.

Upon entering the Imperial Pavilion Continent, the two parted ways.

Xia Liu was in no position to inquire into Bai Zhengyang’s mission.

And he himself didn’t want Bai Zhengyang to know what he was going to do.

In a certain teahouse in Baiyang City, Xia Liu quietly sipped tea, planning in his mind.

If his guess was right, Bai Zhengyang was definitely one of the clansmen who had once followed behind Bai Jue.

Yet now he still loyally followed the Empress.

That showed he still didn’t know that Bai Jue had been destroyed by the Empress.

It seemed he would have to find a chance to tell Bai Zhengyang the truth of this matter.

If they had a chance to meet somewhere outside the Central Continent in the future...

He should be able to speak then.

Shaking off distractions, Xia Liu began pondering how to seek news of the girls on the land within the Imperial Pavilion Domain.

If he could get some of the items they had once carried with them, or things they had used, he could use Mysterious Art to trace some clues.

Unfortunately, those things were all in the Huaxia Realm.

Before reaching Spirit Transformation Cultivation Level, Xia Liu estimated he wouldn’t be able to return to the Huaxia Realm.

Helpless, Xia Liu could only spread out his Divine Sense.

To listen to what the cultivators around were talking about.

After stepping onto the land, there was one thing Xia Liu found rather strange.

There were actually many mortals here.

And they were inside the city.

Mortals and cultivators were equal.

If any conflict arose, they had to go to the authorities to resolve it.

This "authorities" were the halls that the Imperial Pavilion had established inside the cities.

Outside the cities it was the same.

In short, within this Domain...

Mortals were no different from cultivators.

Aside from cultivation.

When he discovered this, Xia Liu instinctively felt that the Empress was full of compassion.

Her heart yearned for equality for all under heaven.

But as soon as he remembered that the Empress was the one who destroyed Bai Jue...

A wave of nausea surged up his throat.

The Empress was unforgivable!

Everything on the Imperial Pavilion Continent was probably just a façade to cover up her methods!

Otherwise, why would she try to test him?

Isn’t it because she fears Bai Jue isn’t completely dead, and that he might appear in the future to drag her down from the pinnacle of the Cultivation Realm?

After wandering and stopping within the Imperial Pavilion Domain for more than three months...

Xia Liu learned many things.

Within this region, there were countless sects and clans.

But they all belonged to the Imperial Pavilion.

Just like Heavenly Spirit Sect, which in the future would become a part of the Imperial Pavilion.

The place Xia Liu intended to investigate...

Belonged to the Empress’s own power!

The Jade Maiden Holy Sect!

Xia Liu hadn’t learned much about this Jade Maiden Holy Sect.

He only knew that this sect refused all males.

Even a male dog couldn’t step into the territory of the Jade Maiden Holy Sect.

This put Xia Liu in a very awkward position.

But it did confirm one thing: the girls were likely in this place.

Because all the female disciples in the Holy Sect...

Were personally selected by the Empress as belonging to the ranks of geniuses...

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