Seven days later, in front of Magic Beasts Forest.
It was a broad and flat grassland in front of the forest.
Hua Qiyue and her companions had long been waiting here for the deputy leader of Gnawing Devils Sect, Chou Tianhen. There were 100 of them in total, and 23 of them stayed in the capital, protecting their home base.
It wasn't scorching hot anymore in autumn. The weather was fine and the scenery was pleasing to the eye. Over the distant horizon, a parade of people and horses gradually came into view.
They were riding lightning fast. After a short while, they'd covered the larger half of the distance.
"Here they came!"
Hua Qiyue cocked one eyebrow. Chou Tianhen actually answered her challenge with his people. Actually, anyone would respond to her challenge since she was just an 18-year-old teen who challenged Chou Tianhen publicly.
It was really a nice move of hers. Even if Chou Tia
Black masses of lights gathered on those Soul Puppets' hands. Having been refined with special methods, as long as they summoned anima energy, all the anima energy of the heaven and the earth would rush to their hands like crazy. Hua Qiyue and others all changed face instantly. It turned out that Soul Puppets were really strong. If the Venerated Supreme Devil they were about to handle had 10 Soul Puppets, then those puppets would only be more capable. "Retreat!" Yun Shimo shouted and everyone stepped back to somewhere more than three meters away. Seeing their reactions, Chou Tianhen laughed out loud. Hua Qiyue still hadn't recovered her anima energy. Moreover, these Soul puppets had absorbed a large quantity of anima energy around here, thus it wasn't easy for her to recover so soon. Now, she could only have Yun Shimo and others hold off the puppets. Then, when she fully regained her anima energy, she would unleash the Spirit S
"Refining a Soul Puppet... well, I've read the refining manual too. It's indeed some complicated skill. It usually takes a few decades to refine one, and people often fail in the end. Now, if the Venerated Supreme Devil succeeded, I'm afraid he's learned from a master who had done it." Tianpi retracted his idle face and replied sternly. "Yes, Gnawing Devils Sect is a real evil sect. They've been lying low all these years, but at the same time, the orthodox sects couldn't defeat them back then. So, in the past years, we haven't get into any trouble. But now, the Venerated Supreme Devil is about to come out of his practice. Hua Qiyue frowned because he would be a difficult character to handle. Tianpi felt tender for her in his heart. If he could leave here, he could help Hua Qiyue and save her a lot of trouble. She wouldn't have been so frustrated like now. Collecting himself, Tianpi also felt hopeless for him being concerned abo
The people above saw this and were shocked. Yun Shimo cried out involuntarily, "Qiyue!" Before his voice had faded, she had already disappeared from the ground, leaping down into the abyss. Since that bloody battle, everyone had been extremely shocked. Accidents often happen when people are at their least prepared. After all, the first Soul Puppet had managed to reach the opposite side. Everyone thought that Hua Qiyue should not face any more problem. Yet this had happened! "Everybody, take a step back!" Ji Feng's face was grim. "You people wait here. I'll go down too." "Me too!" Huangfu Xuan quickly stepped out and walked over to the cliff. He saw that it was pitch-black below, but still leaped down fearlessly. Ouyang Youche quietly stood out. A solemn look was on his handsome face. "Brother Ji, you stay here. If anything happens to Brother Yun, you will be the one in charge of pill-refining... "
"Aren't you eager to get out? Why come into this place?" The hare which had slept so soundly inside Yun Shimo's robe sleeve woke up. It spoke in some surprise. After falling down the abyss, the hare had experienced waves of exhaustion and decided to nap. It was not worried that Hua Qiyue and Yun Shimo would face any danger. It knew quite well how powerful these juniors were. Hua Qiyue pursed her lips, not answering. The hare gave a cold snort. It bounced upon its feet and instantly leaped up onto Hua Qiyue's shoulder. "Lass, why are you angry and ignoring me?" The hare's noisy voice started to resound. Hua Qiyue shushed it. "Don't make a noise. If another tenth-level demonic beast comes out... " "Humph, what's so scary about a demonic beast. I will unleash a lightning bolt and incinerate it!" The little hare said arrogantly. Yun Shimo gave it an icy stare and started to sn
Hua Qiyue was conquered by Yun Shimo's crazy kiss. In the cave, there was only the sound of their frantic breathings. Luckily, the hare was nowhere to be found. Otherwise, it would cover its mouth, pretending to vomit blood... A mistiness was in Hua Qiyue's eyes. She felt that her soul had been abducted. The eyes of the jade phoenix hairpin in her right hand suddenly glowed with a resplendent light. Unfortunately, Yun Shimo and Hua Qiyue could not detect it. When Yun Shimo's mouth departed from Hua Qiyue's lips, there was a trickle of blood by its corner. He wiped away that trickle of blood and started to gently caress Hua Qiyue's flushing face. "Qiyue, no matter what I do, you are the only one... in my heart. Princess Qianyang is an extremely dangerous person. Don't get too close to her. That's all I have to say." Tenderness and solemnity were interlocked in Yun Shimo's eyes. Hua Qiyue gave a start.
After returning to the capital, the company rested and practice, waiting quietly for Venerated Supreme Devil to emerge from his retreat. Chou Tianhen had been killed. This meant one fewer powerful helper for the Venerated Supreme Devil. Upon their return, Hua Qiyue discovered that some members of the Divine Eyes Organization had joined the alliance. Yun Shimo to grab time to refine his pills. He tried his best to refine more Qi-gathering Pills and Recovery Pills. Everyone had one Heaven and Earth Revitalizing Pill—in other words, they each had only one chance to recover from the brink of death. If there was a second time, the Heaven and Earth Revitalizing Pill would not work like in the first. Its effect would be greatly diminished. On the other hand, Princess Qianyang's heart was aching for Yun Shimo. She decided to see him once every three days. In other words, they would have a rendezvous every three days. Alth
Yun Shimo's face was grim. He immediately gave Bingyi some antidote powder which could counteract some of the aphrodisiac effects of the laced soup. Bingyi took it and gradually, the energy racing around his body finally calmed down. Yun Shimo poured out a bowl of soup and dipped his fingertips into it. He brought it to his nose and sniffed. Then he sneered. "Aphrodisiac Powder—what a powerful drug. But... Qianyang shouldn't be this sort of a person." Bingyi's forehead was breaking out in cold sweat. Although he had taken the antidote powder. its effects would only be felt gradually. Right now, he had to bear with the pain. "Your Highness... I don't understand... wasn't you in love with Princess Jinghua? Why... have you fallen for Princess Qianyang so suddenly? And you trust her so much. Why... " Yun Shimo was rendered momentarily speechless by Bingyi. He shook his head. "Bingyi, for some things, you don't need to
Hua Qiyue was an extraordinary granddaughter. Her words surely could be trusted. "Tell Father the same thing for me. Don't let anyone else know this." Hua Qiyue said in a whisper. The Old Madame nodded heavily. "Don't worry, Grandma won't let you worry." "Well, I've shielded Hua's Mansion with a powerful Protection Array. Ordinary people won't be able to enter. At least... no one from the capital can." Hua Qiyue gave a faint smile. Two days ago, she had got the servants to purchase plenty of grains and necessities for storage in the house. After she bid farewell to the Old Madame, Hua Liting stared quietly at Hua Qiyue. He was a great general. Yet, in front of his daughter, he now seemed so insignificant. "Father, you must take care of yourself. Best listen to Grandma." Hua Qiyue gave a faint smile, a mysterious look in her eyes. Then, she went up the carriage with Tianci. The company s
The Fiery Divine Tree wrapped its branches around the white jade vial. It was greatly shocked. "Is this... an Essence Pearl? Are you... are you imparting all your powers to her?" Tianpi raised his brows. "She's my disciple. So why not? If you won't do it, I still have enough energy to destroy this forest. You must know that I'm half-demonized. Even you won't be my match." The Fiery Divine Tree went silent. Then it sighed lightly. "Ah... Very well then, I shall make this trip for you. But... I'm still shocked by your act. This must be a penance over the Peach Fairy?" "Old fellow, you're a busybody!" Tianpi raised his brows, very displeased. A wicked smile hovered over his diabolically handsome face. "Set off at once. And don't tell her it's from me. Tell her it's your gift to her. That bird and that stinking lad won't know what it is..." The Fiery Divine Tree silently departed. Once it left, Tianpi leaned against the gigantic tr
"Mom, what's wrong?" While Hua Qiyue was frantically searching for Tianci, a familiar boyish voice made her turn her head at once. She saw Hua Zun pulling Tianci and watching her curiously. When he found Hua Qiyue all drenched in blood, Hua Zun was greatly shocked. Tianci hurriedly threw himself forward. Hua Qiyue saw him and embraced Tianci fiercely in her arms. "Go at once... go quickly. In a moment, he will be here, he will be here!" Hua Qiyue cried out in terror. Night had fallen. All around in the forest were dense, overlapping shadows. It seemed that Tianpi's figure was everywhere! He seemed to be here everywhere. His presence drove Hua Qiyue to extreme panic. "Qiyue, what's wrong? What happened?" Hua Zun was frightened and stunned. It took him a long time to recover. By then, Hua Qiyue had already lifted Tianci up and raced away from Hua Zun's sight. Hua Zun followed closely behind. They left
"Qiyue is not willing to consummate our relationship, nor am I willing to hurt her. Even though I've demonized... I still retain a shred of sanity. Yun Shimo, don't you have a whiff of Qi from the Purple Primordial Chaos Bead? Force that Qi out for me now!" Tianpi cruelly curled up the corners of his lips. He was laughing smugly, his bloodshot eyes glittering with chill. "Otherwise, I will do something you won't want to see..." After he said this, he kissed Hua Qiyue's raven hair. Yun Shimo suddenly and tightly clenched his fists. Hua Qiyue was gasping slightly. She had never expected Tianpi to act this way. If Yun Shimo refused, would he kill her? "Didn't you say you are unwilling to hurt her? So release her now! You want the Qi from the Purple Primordial Chaos Bead? I'll let you have it!" Yun Shimo did not hesitate at all. Although he hated Tianpi for acting so wickedly, he was even more afraid that Hua Qiyue wo
She had said repeatedly that she would not marry Yun Shimo but Tianpi. Yet right now, she could not but be concerned over him. She was really a cheap slut! Hua Qiyue took a step back and left, heading for Ice Palace in a distraught state. She was afraid she would involuntarily go near him if she had stayed another second. Only after Hua Qiyue ran away did Yun Shimo slowly turned his body. He watched the direction from which she had left and smiled a bitter smile. He thought that she would still show him some care. But she could not overcome the hurdle in her heart. Forget it then! Let her do what she likes! Yun Shimo was already under the tree for a day and a night. His whole body had turned numb thanks to the cold. It it weren't for the anima energy inside his body, he would have frozen to death. After thinking for a day and a night, Yun Shimo came to a conclusion. Let Hua Qiyue live her life as she
On his arm was his blood-drenched robe. Hua Qiyue silently took them. "Let me wash it for you. Have a good rest." A blissful smile unfolded on Tianpi's pale face. "Haha, lass, you're so understanding. Thank you." Hua Qiyue rolled her eyes at him. They were already at their wits' end and yet he had the gall to joke with her. After washing his robe, she lay it out to dry in the sun. Then she went into the kitchen to heat up the tonic he had yet to finish and brought it to him. Tianpi had not yet fallen asleep. He was sitting cross-legged silently on his bed. When he heard the noise, Tianpi opened his eyes. He found Hua Qiyue had already brought him the soup. Pursing his lips, he gave a light smile. "Lass, you're more and more virtuous. Why don't we get married? After all, you won't accept Yun Shimo." It was a joke but it made Hua Qiyue crease her brows softly. She gave no answer, serving him the soup i
The Sun Moon Deity fumbled inside his Storage Ring and finally fished out a scroll. Hua Qiyue immediately unfurled it. It contained a rune sealing art. Since she, Yun Shimo and the Sun Moon Deity all understood runes, it would not be too difficult to execute such a sealing art. "The requirement is that you must have reached the first level of Great Deity. I've just reached that level. So it shouldn't be a problem, right?" Hua Qiyue glanced at the scroll and then threw it to Tianpi. When Tianpi saw the procedure inside, his wan face showed indifference. "It doesn't matter. Let's try it." Hua Qiyue heard him and was exceptionally happy. After Tianpi had been resealed, he could come out after the demonic energy in his body cleared. Hua Zun was rather suspicious. "Will it work? The rune sealing art 10,000 years ago was very powerful. Hare, are you sure your scroll isn't a counterfeit?" The
Was that... the demonic energy? Wasn't there only a slight whiff of it? It seemed there was a lot of demonic energy. Hua Qiyue's heart began to worry. As Tianpi gave a muffled snort, her nerves began to tense. Red hair began to sprout slowly on Tianpi's face. He seemed like a monkey. He gave another muffled snort and a white circle of light condensed desperately in his hand. Tianpi struck that white light forcefully on his head. Instantly, the crimson light on his body waned somewhat. But his striking hand had opened up a large gash on his face. Blood trickled down... Hua Qiyue could not bear to look. She turned away her head forcefully and headed out. Tianpi claimed that he was fine in the day, but he was lying. He must have wanted her not to worry. After Hua Qiyue left, Tianpi managed successfully to curb that layer of demonic energy. But he knew that every midnight, he would suffer from its attack! When the dem
Hua Qiyue was gasping. She shook herself free of Yun Shimo's hand and her eyes were full of mounting anger. "He's already so poorly. So how can I not worry? Please get lost, Yun Shimo. It's none of your business!" Yun Shimo watched the exceptionally vexed Hua Qiyue and heaved a deep breath. "I will find him back." The moment Yun Shimo said this, Hua Zun also stepped out. "I will go too." He was afraid Yun Shimo would try some wicked scheme on Tianpi. Tianci pulled Hua Qiyue's hand. "Mom, I'd like to find Grandmaster too." "Be good, Tianci. We will stay here. In a moment, dad will bring your Grandmaster back." Yun Shimo glanced at Hua Qiyue and then departed Ice Palace with Hua Zun. Watching them disappear in an instant, Hua Qiyue's heart was disconcerted. Tianpi had left because he did not wish to harm her. But she was, after all, indebted to him for her reborn life. So how could she ju
Hua Qiyue frowned and said, very displeased, "Do you guys have the habit of voyeurism?" Tianpi gave a light snort. "I merely can't stand you two. Since you won't accept another man, you might as well be with him." Hua Qiyue's emotions were suddenly stirred. "Who says I can't accept another man?" "You can? If you can, why treat Hua Zun so coldly? Why reject the others so completely?" Tianpi flatly curved up the corners of his lips. "Because I owe you too much in your former life, I won't force you now. I will respect whoever you choose. But you don't need to mind the past so much." Mind? Hua Qiyue's face sank. In Tianyuan Continent, women regarded their chastity as more important than their lives. Could Tianpi's mere words make her forgive the past? Tianpi started to wave his fan coquettishly. Hua Qiyue cursed him as a nutcase. The weather was so cold and yet he was playing with her Drunken Flower Fan!