The Demon Capital, imperial palace.
“Your Majesty, the remaining remnants of the wolf clan have already been dealt with. Some of the remaining wolf demons have expressed their surrender. Should we also…”
Xiao Qing waited for Su Tiantian’s orders.
“No need. While one must not be soft-hearted toward enemies, these were decisions made by the upper ranks of the wolf clan. Now that the leadership has been eliminated, if we continue slaughtering ordinary demons as well, it may very well backfire.”
Su Tiantian immediately gave the order.
Even among the past Demon Emperors, none had ever completely exterminated an entire race. After all, if even a single survivor escaped, they could become a terrifying threat in the future.
Rather than trying to wipe them all out, it was better to strike with a stick first, then offer a sweet reward afterward.
“As you command!”
Xiao Qing then withdrew.
“Where exactly is Little Junior Brother?”
Once all matters had been handled, Bai Yuyan’s gaze fell upon Su Tiantian’s seductive face.
She knew that Su Tiantian’s demon core was inside Little Junior Brother’s body, so Su Tiantian should definitely be able to sense his whereabouts.
“That little rascal is still lively and kicking, so you don’t need to worry about that. But as for his exact location, even this Empress cannot determine it with certainty.”
The cultivation world was simply too vast. In addition, because of the Heaven-Mending Stone inside Chu Feng’s body, Su Tiantian’s senses were being blocked. She could only vaguely sense a direction, while the exact location would require time and careful deduction.
Bai Yuyan’s expression remained cold and indifferent, but inwardly she felt somewhat regretful. If she had known things would turn out like this, she should have taken Little Junior Brother away by force the moment she arrived.
Now, not only was Little Junior Brother missing, she also had to stay together with that detestable fox spirit.
***
The Liu Family.
“Father, are you really just going to let that bitch bully your daughter like this?!”
The moment Liu Jing returned to her room, she immediately burst into tears and complaints. Seeing her daughter bullied by the traitor’s daughter while her own husband refused to stand up for her, the mother could no longer hold back her resentment.
“Liu Tiancheng, you’re the dignified head of the Liu Family! Yet you can’t even control your own younger sister’s daughter?!”
Hearing this, Liu Tiancheng frowned and replied unhappily, “She’s the Holy Maiden of the Yaochi Holy Land. If anything happened to her in our Liu Family, then once the Yaochi Holy Land became enraged, our entire Liu Family would be reduced to ashes!
Because of Shiyao’s matter, my second sister has already fallen out with me. The fact that she hasn’t openly turned against me as her elder brother is already the best possible outcome. And besides, my cultivation isn’t even comparable to hers now.”
In the cultivation world, whether among humans or demons, there was a universal rule: the stronger fist was the absolute truth. If your strength was great enough, then all schemes and plots became meaningless before you, and countless people would seek to curry favor with you.
This was the so-called “As long as one stands supreme over the cultivation world, there will naturally be scholars to justify everything for you.”
“Then marry Liu Shijing off! As long as she’s still part of the Liu Family, she has to obey the family’s arrangements!”
The woman narrowed her eyes, coming up with a vicious plan. “Isn’t that old hag Granny Rong still alive? We can use that old woman’s life to threaten her. Perfect timing too…my clan cousin is a candidate Holy Son of the number one righteous sect. If he marries Liu Shijing, our Liu Family will be tied to the number one righteous sect. At that point, even the Yaochi Holy Land wouldn’t dare do anything to us.”
Truly, a woman’s heart could be the cruelest of all. Calling the woman’s plan vicious would not be an exaggeration.
“But what if Shijing refuses? With her strength, snatching Granny Rong away from me by force wouldn’t be difficult at all.”
The plan itself was perfect, but Liu Tiancheng’s strength simply wasn’t enough. He was only at the mid-stage of the Seventh Rank, utterly insignificant in front of Liu Shijing.
“Hmph! Liu Tiancheng, you really are useless!” The woman once again grew dissatisfied with her husband’s incompetence. “Isn’t the Old Ancestor still here? As long as we persuade the Old Ancestor, wouldn’t dealing with Liu Shijing be as easy as turning over one’s hand?”
An Eighth Rank cultivator was an existence that completely crushed a Seventh Rank cultivator.
“That’s right! I’ll go seek the Old Ancestor’s instructions immediately.” Liu Tiancheng suddenly came to a realization, then praised his wife, saying, “As expected of my wife, truly my greatest support within the household!”
Liu Shijing posed far too great a threat to him. Once Liu Xueyao acknowledged her ancestry and returned to the family, considering Liu Shijing’s current identity and strength, the Old Ancestor might very well let his second sister become the next family head. He absolutely would not hand over the position of patriarch so easily.
“Of course! Don’t forget who I, Jia Tianfeng, am.”
Jia Tianfeng spoke proudly, completely unaware that this very decision of hers would, in less than half a month, bring catastrophic disaster upon her family and even plunge the entire Liu Family into a massive upheaval.
Of course, that was a story for later.
***
Liu Family, Ancestral Hall.
Today was the grand day of the Holy Maiden acknowledging her ancestry and returning to the family. Although the Liu Family publicly claimed that Liu Xueyao had come this time merely as Liu Shiyao’s daughter, in reality, everyone understood what was truly going on.
So quite a few factions had also sent people over under the guise of “observing the ceremony”. To put it bluntly, they simply wanted to build closer relations.
Chu Feng, meanwhile, had gotten up early in the morning because today’s main character was Holy Maiden Sister. At dawn, a large group of people had already entered the courtyard carrying clothes, saying they were the ceremonial garments for today’s ritual.
Then all of them were driven out by Liu Xueyao with an icy expression.
She had originally been sleeping soundly while holding her husband, only to have her pleasant dream disturbed. Anyone would be angry in that situation.
Thanks to the Holy Maiden Sister, Chu Feng also had the qualifications to attend the ceremony.
However, just as he reached the entrance to where the ritual was being held, he was stopped.
“Hold it!”
Two Liu Family guards blocked Chu Feng’s path.
“What’s this supposed to mean?”
Chu Feng noticed that plenty of outsiders who weren’t from the Liu Family were entering without being stopped, so why was he the only one being blocked?
“Our young miss has given orders. Anyone who isn’t a member of the Liu Family or an honored guest of the Liu Family is forbidden from entering.”
At that moment, a young man walked out. Upon seeing Chu Feng, he let out a mocking laugh.
“Heh! Aren’t you just bullying an honest man here!”
Chu Feng truly hadn’t expected that woman whose figure rivaled Bo Gang’s would have such a petty heart.
Since Holy Maiden Sister and Senior were the main figures of today’s ceremony, they had already departed early. He himself had only been a little slower, yet now he was being stopped here.
The young man sneered. “Bullying an honest man? My Liu Family is a great clan. We would never do such a thing. Yet you dare slander the Liu Family’s reputation with baseless accusations. According to the rules, you should be arrested. Men, seize him!”
Hearing those words, even Chu Feng began to feel a surge of anger.
So the tiger doesn’t show its claws and they think it’s a sick cat?!
They were merely two guards at the peak of the First Rank. He didn’t take them seriously at all.
Bang! Bang!
The next moment, two figures were sent flying backward before crashing heavily onto the ground.
Chu Feng slowly withdrew his fists, then looked toward the young man and grinned. “Truly weak as paper. And you think you can arrest me? Dream on!”
The young man stared coldly at Chu Feng and sneered. “Just a brat at the early stage of the Third Rank. Don’t get too arrogant!”
The instant his voice fell, the young man shot forward explosively, true qi roaring out from his body.
Late Third Rank!
Chu Feng’s eyes narrowed slightly. Although the poison inside his body still hadn’t been completely cleansed, he was fully confident against anyone below the Fourth Rank.
Sword intent spread around him. He didn’t even bother summoning Little Bai. For an opponent like this, fighting barehanded was more than enough!
The sword intent condensed into a torrent of sword qi, transforming into an enraged dragon carrying overwhelming momentum as it charged straight toward the young man.
Golden true qi wrapped around the young man’s body. His hand curled into claws, taking the form of a fierce tiger as he rushed to meet the attack head-on.
The dragon and tiger collided instantly, blasting apart the stone tiles beneath them while violent waves of true qi swept outward.
A late Third Rank cultivator fighting against an early Third Rank cultivator should have been a guaranteed victory.
But unfortunately for him, his opponent was Chu Feng.
Boom!
In the next moment, the golden tiger shattered apart. Sword light burst forth, and the young man’s vision was flooded with white.
“You lost.”
Chu Feng’s voice came from behind him.
The young man’s eyes widened in shock. When did he get behind me?!
Just as he prepared to turn around, a sharp pain suddenly erupted from his dantian. Lowering his head, he saw sword qi piercing straight through it.
Immediately afterward, his aura rapidly withered like a leaking balloon.
His cultivation… had been crippled.
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