Jade fan twirled lightly and swiftly dodged aside, then smiled playfully and repeated her previous trick: “As long as the Dragon Mother swears an oath, this Xuanhuo Pill will be yours; otherwise, this palace will crush it immediately and leave!”
The white jade fan soared into the air, and Princess of Myriad Demons, lying diagonally atop it, had already clenched her fingers tightly, ready at any moment to destroy the pill and disappear.
“Fine! I, the Dragon Mother of the Four Seas, swear upon the name of a Golden Immortal of Great Luo, that I will spare Dada San today!” The Dragon Mother hesitated slightly, then finally bit her middle finger and issued the most potent blood curse oath in the Three Realms.
As the blood droplets floated, they emitted a miraculous glow, and the oath was sealed!
“Kya, kya… Good, here you go!”
True to her word, the jade fan delivered, her delicate hand shaking slightly as the Nine Heavens Xuanhuo Pill flew steadily toward the Purple Mansion Holy Maiden.
Xuan Nu, her figure no longer calm, hurried forward to meet it. After a brief examination, she carefully and reverently placed this last hope into her bosom.
“Hey Dragon Mother, what are you doing?” Qiao San’s joy halted abruptly, his face turning angry as he rushed toward the Ruler of the Four Seas, for the Dragon Mother, as she flew upward, had actually seized Bei Gong Zhen along with her.
“This palace only said we wouldn’t deal with you, this wretched demon scum, today, never that we wouldn’t take her with us!”
The towering figure of the Four Seas Ruler stood before Xuan Nu, shielding her while ordering her to release the divine bird Qing Luan. Then, smugly addressing the jade fan, she said: “Demon girl, don’t think this palace doesn’t know what you’re scheming. Dada San can stay with you for now, but don’t even think about this child. This palace will never allow another demon to come into the world!”
“Damn it! Dragon Mother, you old hag, put Zhen’er down!”
Upon hearing that his unborn child was in danger, Qiao San’s blood mark between his eyebrows turned bright red and glowed intensely, almost bursting out; “clang!” his Tai Xu Qian Kun Sword was summoned from within him, and as soon as the heavenly treasure entered his hand, it transformed into a glow blending gray and blood-red, yet its sharp blade still exuded a soul-seizing aura.
The Dragon Mother’s eyes narrowed, and killing intent surged again. She flung Bei Gong Zhen onto Qing Luan’s back and spat out her words through clenched teeth: “Dada San, if you dare to stop me, this palace can kill you without breaking the oath.”
“Old hag, do you think this young master fears you?!” Blood rushing to his head, Qiao San had already forgotten his opponent’s might. With the divine sword in hand, his courage to challenge heaven and earth surged instantly.
The reckless wildness rendered Yushan’s persuasion ineffective, and Shier became even more determined to stand by the young master. Her fox tail flickered, and the underground chamber filled with a tense, gunpowder-laden atmosphere.
Just as the battle of celestial powers seemed about to erupt, at this moment when hearts were nearly on the verge of snapping, Bei Gong Zhen, lying on Qing Luan’s back, finally spoke.
“Dada San, this child is mine, nothing to do with you. I, Bei Gong Zhen, will never give birth to a demon like you!”
Her resolute words carried the sorrow of a blood-crying cuckoo. After breaking free from the secret spell’s enchantment, the tall beauty had returned to her clear-cut, no-nonsense former self.
Seeing Qiao San as if about to move, the tall beauty suddenly straightened her body, gathering her remaining powers in her palm. She pointed it at her own belly and, with a voice as sharp as a blade, glared at Qiao San: “We have already severed all ties. If you dare take one step closer, I will strike down the fetus with one palm to ensure eternal peace!”
“You—” Qiao San’s eyes burned even more fiercely, his blood mark between his eyebrows appearing even more sinister, but his wild figure seemed to have been struck by a paralysis spell, unable to move even an inch.
Bei Gong Zhen, resolute in will, no longer faced Qiao San. She turned sideways and bowed to her mother, then decisively addressed the Dragon Mother: “Dragon Mother, please take Bei Gong to cultivate on a fairy mountain. One day, Bei Gong will personally slay the demon Dada San to avenge today’s humiliation!”
“Good, this palace will take you as a disciple!” Bei Gong Zhen’s performance was perfectly in tune with the ruthless Dragon Mother’s temperament. The Four Seas Ruler’s eyes lit up, and for the first time, she carefully examined the tall young girl, growing more and more fond of her.
“Ice girl, let’s go!” Qing Luan gave a long cry, flapped its wings, and pierced the sky. In an instant, the three women had vanished, and the grand drama of seizing the treasure finally ended in an unexpected climax.
As the fairies departed, the demoness also did not linger. Yushan swiftly silenced Qiao San’s thanks, then grabbed the queen and flew away. Her faint and elusive voice drifted with the wind: “Brother Dada, farewell for now! The queen still has her uses for this palace, don’t worry, I won’t harm her life!”
The lingering sound faded, and the figures disappeared. The once bustling underground formation suddenly became quiet again.
“Young Master, let’s go too!”
Shier moved, transforming from the ever-changing Xuan Fox back into a quiet and obedient little girl.
Qiao San looked around, sighed with emotion, and the ghostly cloud naturally formed beneath his feet.
“Master, don’t rush.”
At this moment, the Book Spirit—the ghostly spirit of the Gu Jing, who had disappeared for a while—reappeared, coming to Qiao San’s side and whispering in a mysterious tone.
“What, really?!”
Uttering words of disbelief, Qiao San turned around, hugging the Book Spirit tightly. “Ha, ha… Book Spirit, you’re so clever! Quickly, take me to find the Di Lun!”
“Master, now that the formation has been broken, the Di Lun is beneath the stone pillar where the Xuanhuo Pill was placed!”
Under Qiao San’s excited embrace, the Book Spirit’s face briefly showed a barely perceptible odd expression. Ever evolving, she gently twisted and slipped out of Qiao San’s arms, then led the way toward the broken formation’s core stone pillar.
“Young Master, it turns out the Dragon Mother and Yushan were our free laborers all along, kya, kya… We are the true big winners!”
From their conversation, Shier easily understood everything. The Xuan Fox couldn’t help but give the Book Spirit a thumbs-up. Despite her intelligence, she hadn’t realized how perfectly the Book Spirit’s plan had been executed!
As the light flickered, the stone pillar turned into ashes. In that instant, thunder cracked in the void, and the winds and clouds of heaven and earth changed.
Above the boundless earth sea, Taiyuan Yünu, who was guarding the ice chamber, suddenly felt a startle. Looking at the “Tian Fa” Sutra in her arms, which was no longer “restless,” she murmured involuntarily: “The Di Lun has appeared. I wonder into whose hands it has fallen? A celestial or a demon?”
In the underground formation beneath the imperial city of Aolai Kingdom, a chorus of cheers rang out, as an ancient-looking book came into the sight of one man and two women.
Qiao San and Shier excitedly leaned forward to look and indeed saw the second volume of the “Tian Di Chang Sheng Jing,” the “Di Lun”!
“Master, while the Di Lun hasn’t awakened yet, quickly drip your blood into the book! If the Di Lun is exposed to light for too long, it will become sentient and escape!”
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