Determination

Tianchan followed the aura, tracking it across tens of thousands of domains.

But the further she chased, the more something felt off.

The direction this token was flying towards was actually the Eastern Azure Heaven?

And it seemed to be the domain where Jiang Che was located!

Could it be...

When Tianchan stopped in front of the Realm-Breaking Immortal Boat, she fell completely silent.

It made sense. Jiang Che was backed by a Supreme Immortal Emperor. Moreover, the Taiqing Sword Immortal was a Supreme Immortal Emperor of a very ancient generation. With him taking action... snatching her Heavenly Court Token wouldn't be difficult at all.

But she had no idea why Jiang Che would do such a thing.

Was he purely just playing a prank on her?

But why?

Why did Jiang Che have to take her belongings? Was it just to push her into a desperate situation?

He already had Junior Sister Yunya... Not to mention, her current appearance was that of a male. It couldn't be that he also had an interest in men—

Wait, no! His master was the Taiqing Sword Immortal. As a top-tier Supreme Immortal Emperor, the Taiqing Sword Immortal had come to congratulate her when she was first born... He must have told Jiang Che her true gender!

Oh no!

Jiang Che knew she was a woman!

Tianchan had cultivated the Orthodox Path so much that it made her a bit dense, her reactions slowing down considerably. Only now did she realize Jiang Che's true motive!

He must have known her gender all along. Given Jiang Che's greedy and lustful nature, he definitely wanted to lay his hands on her.

"To be so... excessive, what difference is there between you and those of the Demonic Path?"

Thinking of her pitiful Junior Sister Yunya, anger surged within Tianchan's heart.

She had always been determined to save the common people of the world, but in Jiang Che's eyes, she was probably just a joke. People like him only cared about themselves!

Why would he give Junior Sister Yunya so many Lifespan Extension Pills? Wasn't his goal to use her to show Tianchan... what selling one's body and soul could buy?!

Thinking of this, she dispelled the disguise and illusion on her body!

Her original masculine appearance was replaced by a white Daoist robe, and her facial features shifted from being somewhat androgynous to utterly perfect and captivating.

Long hair cascaded down, with skin like ice and bones like jade, resembling a celestial fairy.

However, her gaze carried a hint of coldness.

She stepped into the immortal boat.

...

"Damn it, is there something wrong with this Tianchan?"

Jiang Che was in a very foul mood. He had been interrupted right when his spirits were high.

He casually threw on a bathrobe and walked out.

But when he saw Tianchan, he was completely stunned.

"This... this fairy, who might you be?"

Was this Tianchan's true appearance? It truly deserved to be called nation-toppling and city-ruining; she was well worthy of him, Young Master Jiang!

Tianchan shot Jiang Che a cold glance. "Young Master Jiang, since you already knew long ago, why pretend to be ignorant?"

Jiang Che smiled flatteringly. "Palace Master Tian's appearance truly lives up to a beauty that can topple nations!"

Beautiful women were always pleasing to the eye, and even the dissatisfaction in Jiang Che's heart was dispelled.

But Tianchan kept a cold face and glanced at Jiang Che.

At this moment, Jiang Che was only wearing a bathrobe, the collar of his top not tied tightly, exposing his chest with a smile on his face.

Of course, if an ugly person did this, it would be considered playing the hooligan, but for Jiang Che, it was suave and romantic. One could even vaguely see some lingering traces.

However, Tianchan seemed to notice something. A flush of red and anger flashed across her cheeks, and she darted her eyes elsewhere.

[Damn it, bro, don't let me down like this!!!]

Jiang Che was also paralyzed; this was way too awkward.

"Young Master Jiang, I came here this time to lay my cards on the table with you," Tianchan chose to ignore Jiang Che.

With his rogue-like personality, he was probably trying to deliberately mess with her mind.

"Lay your cards on the table? I saw through your identity the very first time I laid eyes on you." Jiang Che rested his chin on his hand, sizing up the girl in front of him with great interest.

"Young Master Jiang, my junior sister has already become your Dao Companion, but why did you still have to take away the belongings of our Heavenly Dao Palace!"

Tianchan questioned sternly, straightening her back and directly tearing away all pretense!

"What? Taking away the belongings of your Heavenly Dao Palace?"

Jiang Che was also stunned.

What the hell did he take from the Heavenly Dao Palace?

Jiang Che thought it over and finally figured it out!

Qinglian Sword Immortal Li Qinghuan and her little sword spirit.

[This ungrateful wretched woman, all that immortal wine was wasted on you,] Jiang Che cursed inwardly.

"Ahem, this can't exactly be considered taking away, right? After all, she was willing," Jiang Che said seriously.

"Willing?" Hearing this, Tianchan's eyes widened. Her Heavenly Court Token had been refined for tens of thousands of years, how could it possibly be willing!

Obviously, these two were not on the same wavelength at all.

"Yeah, how could she not be willing? Sword Venerable Qinglian accepted three jugs of peerless fine wine from me. Even though you are the Palace Master of the Heavenly Dao Palace, you can't restrict others' freedom, right?"

Tianchan's eyes widened even further upon hearing this. "Senior Qinglian... you!"

No wonder! No wonder no one responded when she tried to contact Elder Qinglian to go to the desolate borders to participate in the war recently. So... Senior Qinglian had also fallen!

Although she had gone to look for Sword Venerable Qinglian before, she had been flatly rejected by Sword Venerable Qinglian. She never expected... that she would turn around and actually throw herself into Jiang Che's embrace.

"Uh... what do you mean?" Jiang Che asked in confusion.

"I... I..." Tianchan trembled all over with anger.

She had a moment of madness back then and only sought out two people in the Heavenly Dao Palace, Sword Venerable Qinglian and Junior Sister Yunya, and now both of them—

"I am talking about the Heavenly Court Token!" Tianchan suppressed the fury in her heart.

"Heavenly Court Token? Oh... it seems you also know that I have gained the recognition of the Ancient Heavenly Court. That makes sense... you have fragments over there too, so you should be able to sense it..."

"Jiang Che!!!" Tianchan suddenly raised her voice. "What are you pretending for?"

"You used the power of karma to forcibly snatch the Heavenly Court Token from my side, and you still want to deny it?"

"What? Snatched your token?"

"Heh... the dignified Young Master Jiang, you dare not admit what you've done!"

"Bullshit! I am not afraid of shadows when I stand crooked. If I 'did' it, I absolutely wouldn't shirk my responsibility!"

"Jiang Che, the Heavenly Court Token contains hundreds of thousands of years of resource reserves of my Heavenly Dao Palace. Please... return it to me. I can trade the other half of the Heavenly Court's immortal treasures with you, converting it into Lifespan Extension Immortal Pills."

"When the hell did I take your token!" Jiang Che's temper also flared up. "Do you think I lack that little bit of stuff you have?"

But Tianchan remained relentless. "Young Master Jiang... I know you have a Supreme Immortal Emperor backing you, but today I must get a clear answer!"

"If you don't hand over the token, don't blame me for being merciless." The woman's expression looked extremely stubborn, and righteous energy surged around her body.

She did not release all her immortal power, still afraid of accidentally killing Jiang Che, which would make it truly impossible to explain herself later.

In Tianchan's eyes, although she was no match for a Supreme Immortal Emperor, she had also integrated with the Great Dao. Even the Taiqing Sword Immortal would have to give her some face!

"Damn it, crazy woman!" Seeing that this woman was about to make a move, Jiang Che decided to strike first!

He pulled out a Prop Card and crushed it!

"Freeze!"