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Chapter 129: Is Leng Yanran an Heir of the Former Dynasty? The Trial Begins

"It shouldn't be, it shouldn't be… Such a pure demon clan bloodline. In the Western Domain, aside from the demon royal family, it's hard to come across!"

Jiang Du looked at Leng Yanran, standing still in shock. Her demon clan bloodline purity surpassed even his own, the eldest son of the Jiang family in the Western Domain.

Though the Jiang family wasn't among the top-tier forces of the Western Domain demon clan, they were still among the upper echelons. Except for the Central Region, the four domains—East, South, West, and North—had the strongest strength in the Western Domain demon clan.

Even when targeted by the Central Region, they managed to survive. Without sufficient strength, they would have been eradicated long ago.

"May I inquire about the young lady's name? Are you a member of the Western Domain's imperial clan?"

Suppressing his thoughts, Jiang Du cautiously asked Leng Yanran.

At this moment, he had already considered three possibilities.

First, this woman was a princess of the Western Domain's imperial clan, but she had never appeared in public, which was why he had never seen her before.

Second, she might be an illegitimate child of the Western Domain's imperial clan, exiled from within, but even if she was illegitimate, he still wouldn't dare to provoke her.

The third possibility, however, was the most shocking: she might be an heir of the former dynasty!

In the past, the demon clan had been besieged by numerous forces, forcing them to retreat to the Western Regions was nothing but internal fighting.

Among the demon clan, the three most powerful families were united by means of marriage, and jointly overthrew the old royal family! During that time, the entire Demon Race fell into chaos and civil war, and the righteous cultivators took this opportunity to defeat the Demon Race!

"Let's go, enter the Tower of Enlightenment."

Leng Yanran heard Jiang Du's question, but she didn't answer, instead she directly pulled her junior sister up and headed towards the Tower of Englightenment.

Seeing Leng Yanran approaching the Tower of Englightenment, the three masters behind Jiang Du tried to stop them, but Jiang Du stretched out his hand to stop them.

Now that he couldn't figure out the identity of this woman, Jiang Du didn't dare to offend easily, so he could only frown and watch Leng Yanran into the Tower of Englightenment.

Upon realizing that Leng Yanran had disappeared, casually produced a Profound-grade artifact and inquired of the assembled cultivators, "Who knows her?"

"I, I do!" A voice immediately chimed in, fearing to be too slow in answering. "That lady is the Empress of the Northern Realm who unified the region not long ago, Leng Yanran!"

Seeing the Profound-grade artifact, several individuals hastened to respond, worried they might be left behind. On the side, the Elder of the Holy Mountain slightly furrowed his brow, making a mental note of their identities.

"Oh? The Empress of the Northern Realm, Leng Yanran…"

Jiang Du murmured to himself after hearing that person's words, a faint smile playing at his lips.

If the person were a scion of the Western Realm's royal family, regardless of whether she was a legitimate child or not, she wouldn't bear the title of the Empress of the Northern Realm. Instead, she would likely be an insignificant figure.

Jiang Du was almost certain that the person was a descendant of the fallen dynasty, the "Old Dynasty."

"Third Uncle, send a message home. We've made a great discovery in the Eastern Region this time! The scion of the old dynasty's royal family, heh, if we bring her back and present her to His Majesty, our Jiang family will secure at least twice the resources for our future!"

Jiang Du excitedly whispered to the elderly cultivator behind him.

"Hiss…"

Upon hearing Jiang Du's words, the elderly cultivator didn't hesitate and quickly transmitted the message to the family.

Presently, the Western Realm's demonic race was still targeted by the Central Region. During Jiang Du's visit to the Eastern Region for the Trial of the Immortal Tower, they dispatched three Void Refining Realm experts as escorts. Little did they expect to stumble upon such a big advantage.

"Uncles, I'll leave this place in your hands for now. Your nephew needs to enter the tower for the trial as soon as possible. If that lady appears, you must detain her! We can't afford any delays; otherwise, things might get troublesome once the Central Region people catch wind of it!"

Jiang Du instructed the three men once more before turning and heading directly towards the Immortal Tower.

Left behind were the Eastern Region's cultivators, who exchanged puzzled glances. With three Void Refining experts guarding the area, nobody dared to voice any objections. They could only wait silently for Jiang Du to finish his trial quickly and claim his rewards before swiftly leaving the Eastern Region. After all, the trial would remain open for approximately a month, so a little delay wouldn't matter much.

"Elder. Fairy Leng might be in a bit of trouble."

Li Shenruo turned to the Great Elder and spoke in a low voice after watching Jiang Du, the demonic race member, leave.

"Perhaps not…"

The Great Elder's brow slightly furrowed, and although he shared a tinge of worry, he shook his head, his confidence seemingly wavering.

After all, during the time of Ren family's destruction, the Great Elder had witnessed the horrifying power of Chen Daoxuan. Chen Daoxuan could easily capture four experts at the Void Refining Realm with a mere casual gesture. In his eyes, experts of the Void Refining Realm were nothing more than ants.

Hence, these three Void Refining Realm experts from the demonic race didn't pose a threat to Leng Yanran, or so he believed.

However, although the Great Elder was confident, he was well aware that if the demonic race could send three experts at the Void Refining Realm just to protect Jiang Du, their family's strength was by no means insignificant. They probably had a Fusion Realm patriarch in their family.

The strength of the demonic race was not to be underestimated. Even now, except for the cooperation of the three realms outside of the Central Region, they still wouldn't be able to resist the power of the Western Realm's demonic race.

The Great Elder sighed inwardly and remained silent, choosing to wait for the outcome as the three individuals inside the tower appeared.

Inside the Immortal Tower.

After Leng Yanran and Li Yourong entered, they observed the scene on the first floor. In the center of the open space stood a suit of armor, its head raised high, revealing faint fluctuations of spiritual energy.

Before they could examine it closely, a wave of energy surged, and Jiang Du, the demonic race member, was also teleported in. The three of them exchanged glances but refrained from speaking. Leng Yanran and Li Yourong had no interest in engaging with Jiang Du, while Jiang Du had his own calculations.

"Challengers, for the first trial on this floor, you must withstand thirty moves from the mechanical puppet's attacks," the Tower Spirit formed from spiritual energy began to explain the rules.

"You can only use your own divine abilities, magical treasures, and you can also use elixirs. However, you cannot rely on external forces. Doing so will result in your disqualification. Which one of you would like to go first?"

With a gathering of spiritual energy, the Tower Spirit formed a faceless humanoid shape as it introduced the rules to the three participants.

"Heh, ladies first, please…"

Jiang Du chuckled and made a gestured invitation toward Leng Yanran. Seizing this opportunity, he intended to have Leng Yanran, this descendant of the fallen dynasty, test the waters for him.

Leng Yanran paid no attention to him, simply patting Yourong's shoulder before lightly leaping onto the trial grounds.

Creak creak creak…

With a clatter, the mechanical puppet slowly stood up, wasting no time as it charged directly at Leng Yanran.

The aura emanating from the puppet was that of a mere First Layer of Unity realm. Observing this, Leng Yanran extended her finger, pointing it at the incoming puppet with an indifferent expression.

"If I break it, do I have to compensate?"