I wasn't even qualified to try and mediate. Better to... do something else.

[Wang Mu: Mr. Lee?]

[Mr. Lee: I'm here! What's up? Is there any news? If there is, I'll immediately dispatch someone to the mortal realm to retrieve the two Magic Treasures.]

It seems that the Upper Realm law enforcers take the matter of Immortals stowing away very seriously, Wang Mu mused. Mr. Lee's prompt response indicates he's closely monitoring the situation.

[Wang Mu: Not yet. I've only captured a dragon.]

[Mr. Lee: Good! The Mo Lin Heavenly Ancestor Dragon. This dragon possesses a strand of the Ancient Ancestor Dragon's Bloodline. By the way, are you alright? Ancient Ancestor Dragons are notoriously promiscuous, and their descendants, having inherited their blood, tend to be similarly unrestrained. It was because this Mo Lin Heavenly Ancestor Dragon caused trouble for many Immortal Beasts in the Upper Realm that it was made into a mount and stripped of its ancestral dragon Qi Fortune. This led to its stowing away to the Lower Realm to draw upon the Lower Realm's fortune.]

Wang Mu was taken aback. There's more to the story?

[Wang Mu: No.]

[Mr. Lee: No? You managed to deal with this Ancestor Dragon?]

[Wang Mu: Not exactly. An Ascending Immortal Cultivator happened to be confronting this Ancestor Dragon. They fought fiercely, and I just took a little of that Ancient Dragon's blood to activate the two Magic Treasures and capture it.]

[Mr. Lee: Well done! In that case, we've only got one Immortal and one Immortal Beast left. After speaking with you last time, I thought I'd let you catch your breath and think of a strategy before we discuss other matters. I didn't expect you to succeed so soon. So, I'll inform you of the details of these two to help you prepare. How does that sound?]

[Wang Mu: Okay.]

[Mr. Lee: Let's start with that Immortal. This Immortal is an Outer World Immortal with an Immortal Position in the Upper Realm. We've already clarified the reason for his stowing away to the Lower Realm. It's because, during a previous visit to the mortal world, this Immortal secretly left behind a Bloodline. On this descent, he intends to bring that Bloodline back to the Upper Realm.]

Wang Mu: "..."

An Upper Realm Immortal's illegitimate child? At the level of an Immortal, one would think it should be even harder to have offspring, right? Or maybe, the Upper Realm has other methods to maintain its population? Is it really so necessary?

[Wang Mu: Why is it like this?]

[Mr. Lee: This Immortal hasn't found a partner in the Upper Realm. It's possible that during a previous descent, he had a secret affair with a mortal. He used a mortal form for that descent, which made it possible, and the child born isn't of an Immortal Bloodline. But he considers it his Bloodline. Therefore, he wants to bring it to the Upper Realm and, by stowing away again, have it enter the Immortal Transformation Pool to shed its mortal body and gain an Immortal's form.]

Wang Mu pondered thoughtfully. It can be done this way? What about us Cultivators in the Nine Provinces who cultivate so painstakingly? Here, Cultivators spend countless years struggling, finding even Ascension difficult, to say nothing of Ascension.

[Mr. Lee: This is against the rules of the Upper Realm, and it's also unfair to you Cultivators of the Lower Realm. If Immortals marry and sire children, they are born with Immortal bodies. However, leaving behind a Bloodline in this manner, then stowing away to the Upper Realm to use the Immortal Transformation Pool, violates many celestial laws.]

[Wang Mu: Understood.]

[Mr. Lee: This Immortal's name is Qian Mo. He's an Immortal official from the Flame Virtue Star Palace of the Upper Realm. He stole a strand of Karmic Fire. This fire can burn away the Karma of mortals in the Lower Realm, lightening their souls and erasing all traces of sin and negative karmic consequences.]

Wang Mu thought to himself, How utterly preposterous. Abusing one's personal authority, huh?

[Mr. Lee: As for the other Immortal Beast, it stowed away purely due to excessive curiosity, often descending to the Lower Realm simply because it was curious about it.]

[Mr. Lee: This Immortal Beast is named Chi Xinjun. Its true form is an Immortal Cloud Kun, though it's relatively young. It likely landed near your Ling Province area. It might transform into a strange sea beast to avoid pursuit from our Upper Realm's Immortal Soldiers. However, it has no defenses against you Cultivators of the Lower Realm. This Immortal Cloud Kun is quite benevolent and pure-minded. Perhaps in your Lower Realm... ahem, it's also easily deceived by the Sea Clan.]

[Wang Mu: ...]

Enough. Of these two, only that Immortal is likely to be troublesome.

[Wang Mu: Understood. After the Demon Capturing Bottle has captured these three, I will contact you again.]

[Mr. Lee: Wait…]

[Wang Mu: What is it?]

[Mr. Lee: Regarding that Mo Lin Heavenly Ancestor Dragon, its blood is quite dangerous. If you've touched it, even a small amount, you should try to go into seclusion for a while. Otherwise, you risk being infected by its blood. In mild cases, it will drain your vital energy; in severe cases, it could be life-threatening.]

[Wang Mu: No worries. I only took a tiny bit at the time, so there's no danger at all.] 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

[Mr. Lee: That's good then.]

Wang Mu closed the Divine Light Mirror.

This Mr. Lee was, relatively speaking, quite easy to talk to.

Indeed, what was the Moon God in comparison?

Just as he was pondering this, another Divine Light Mirror happened to deliver a message.

Wang Mu glanced at the sky, his Divine Sense directly opening it.

[Moon God: I'm a bit bored, and it will still be some time before I can descend to the mortal realm... Little cultivator, tell me another story to relieve my boredom.]

[Wang Mu: No.]

[Moon God: You little rascal, so pragmatic, huh? If there's no benefit, you won't even spare me, an Immortal, a thought?]

「Moon Palace.」

The Moon God sat on a tree branch, swinging her smooth, slender legs, which swayed back and forth, tracing a semicircular arc.

Upon seeing those two words, her legs stilled, then crossed.

This little cultivator is getting bolder by the day…

The Moon God hummed softly. "Let me see if there have been any recent changes in your Emotional Threads..."

With that, she gently opened her palm. A small orb, entwined with countless red threads, slowly rose and hovered within it.

A heart shape flashed in the Moon God's eyes. The next second, the small orb rapidly transformed, taking on a humanoid form.