I created the Bureau of Anomaly Control

“I only want to revive my lover.” Cao Yan's tone was firm, “In the legends I've heard, you possess terrifying magic. Is it really that difficult to revive my lover across the boundary?”

The young man shook his head:

“In theory, it's not difficult. If it were an ordinary mortal, I could help you with a wave of my hand. However, you might have forgotten.

“But your lover probably died when the heavenly demon descended.”

Cao Yan looked puzzled:

“What do you mean?”

The young man looked at her, thought for a moment, and then replied:

“Not long ago, a heavenly demon descended through the formation. Although the heavenly demon was eventually defeated, it caused indelible and tragic pain to you, for example, no one in your world knows about this.

“He died before the heavenly demon descended, so resurrecting him is much more difficult.

“If I were to act, I would be violating the rules.”

Although he didn't say much, Cao Yan inexplicably understood the full meaning of these sentences. The so-called heavenly demon was some kind of terrifying invader, and it had once come to her world.

“Wait, so you're saying you've personally witnessed a catastrophe.” Cao Yan was somewhat doubtful, “I've heard that you are an extremely noble civilization with great power.

“Didn't you try to help us?”

There was no accusation in Cao Yan's tone, only pure curiosity.

As the ruler of the ancient Rama Empire, she had done things far more ruthless than the other party, so she didn't think they should have done so. She was just simply curious.

Because these rumors conflicted with the facts.

After all, unlike them…

Cao Yan didn't think the Rama Empire was a noble civilization, nor did it have enough power. She herself was far from possessing the moral character of the legendary immortals.

But if they were really like the legends, they should have been secretly influencing their world from behind the scenes—even if not changing it for the better.

The young man seemed to have anticipated her question and replied without any surprise:

“We tried.”

Cao Yan asked in surprise:

“Then is it that even you can't deal with this so-called heavenly demon?”

The young man sighed and shook his head:

“No, it's just that the influence we provided was negligible.

“I once proposed to the Heavenly Court to send heavenly soldiers and generals to suppress the heavenly demon, but the Heavenly Emperor rejected my proposal, because although we have the ability to suppress the heavenly demon, if we suppress it this time…

“The next time the heavenly demon invades, it will come here.”

As he said this, there was a hint of apology in his eyes.

Cao Yan asked, puzzled:

“Can't you change things secretly?”

The young man denied:

“It's easy not to be noticed by you, but it's difficult not to be noticed by them.”

Cao Yan also understood his meaning. The reason why the Heavenly Court didn't send people to their world was simple. As long as the two worlds maintained their original state, their world would always be a buffer zone for the other world.

Any external disaster that wanted to spread to the other world would have to destroy their world first, and no matter what, the cultivation world would have enough time to respond.

Even if they were lucky, their world would be destroyed, and the other side wouldn't be affected in any way.

But if the other party helped them, it would be different. At least in the eyes of the young man and his colleagues, doing so would inevitably expose them to external disasters as well.

Too much interference would leave traces.

Hearing this, Cao Yan gave up the idea of saying anything more.

She came here through a dream, just wanting to find a way to revive her lover. Other than that, she didn't care about anything related to the cultivation world.

She also didn't care about the young man's views on whether or not to help resist the heavenly demon.

Cao Yan only cared about whether the other party could save her lover.

She wanted to figure out the young man's true purpose and find a way to save her lover from it.

Hoping against hope, she asked to the bottom of things:

“So, is this the reason for your appearance? Are you different from your colleagues, and do you feel sorry for not providing help to our world?”

The young man shook his head:

“Having cultivated to my level, how could I be attached to distracting thoughts? We cannot risk the lives of billions of innocent people. I came here only because the formation was disturbed after the heavenly demon descended.

“Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to meet. But speaking of the formation…

“I remember that a few days ago, a rogue cultivator took advantage of the formation's disturbance to escape.”

He paused for a moment as he said this:

“I still cannot violate the rules, but if you can eliminate that rogue cultivator, then leaving the memory of meeting me wouldn't be considered a violation of the rules. It's just that our immortal techniques still cannot be spread. Let me think…

“How about this, I can provide help privately without violating the rules. I will swear to help you revive your beloved as much as possible, but I cannot guarantee success.

“And you must also swear not to tell anyone about this meeting.”

Cao Yan asked in surprise:

“So you have members in our world, what reason do you have not to take action yourselves? You're actually asking an outsider like me to help? Aren't you afraid he'll expose your affairs?”

The young man shook his head:

“We want to capture him only because he is one of us.逍遥子 (Xiaoyao Zi) will not expose us, because he has also sworn an oath not to reveal any secrets, and if he encounters the descent of a heavenly demon…

“He will dissolve himself and leave, otherwise he will never be reincarnated.

“If you are unwilling to help, then just let 逍遥子 (Xiaoyao Zi) go. He can't cause any big waves.”

Saying this, he revealed a smile:

“If the trouble he can cause is greater than if we took action, we would have taken him long ago. You can agree to this matter first, and even if you don't want to take action in the future, it doesn't matter.

“As long as you agree, I have a reason not to erase your memory.”

Although Cao Yan was quite wary of him, and even suspected that the young man's purpose in appearing was to have her solve the so-called rogue cultivator, what he said did have no logical loopholes.

And she could also feel that he was much stronger than herself.

Even stronger than she was at her peak. She didn't know what this realm called immortals meant, but it was clearly beyond her current understanding.

The other party hadn't even agreed to really help her revive her lover.

But the other party hadn't really asked her to solve this so-called rogue cultivator either.

If it were any other situation, Cao Yan would have turned around and left when she encountered such a suspicious guy. It was very likely that she would really help the other party solve the problem and end up with nothing.

But Cao Yan didn't really hesitate:

“How do I swear?”

Some things could make her abandon all doubts and caution.

The young man looked up:

“Just swear to the Heavenly Emperor not to reveal our news.”

Cao Yan said doubtfully:

“How should I say it specifically?”

The young man replied indifferently:

“You can say it however you want…

“He can hear you.”