Dao Equaling the Heavens
Chapter 199 - 148 Slaying Demons and Eliminating Evil_3

Chapter 199: Chapter 148 Slaying Demons and Eliminating Evil_3

Gu Wen asked, "You’re not Hu Yuan?"

Their auras were starkly opposed, and as cultivators recognize others by their energy, this was akin to changing faces right in front of Gu Wen.

"I am Hu Yuan, but not entirely so."

Tushan Xue’s expression softened, she knew the current situation might warrant discussion, and she didn’t wish to battle to the death with the one who possessed the True Sword Dao.

"I was originally the legitimate daughter of the Qingqiu Tushan Clan. However, my uncle initiated a rebellion, seizing the throne, my father was killed, my mother perished, and our entire family line was beheaded in the streets. Now I am a wanderer, destitute and without support."

The fox woman covered her face and wept delicately.

"If you, Brother, could lend your strength to this humble one, I’m willing to commit myself to you in return. Our Tushan Clan excels in the Dual Cultivation Skill, which doubles the progress of our partners’ cultivation."

"So, you are Hu Yuan?"

"Of course..."

A strand of sword light shone on her rosy-cheeked beauty, instantly draining all color.

Gu Wen drew the remnant sword from the Immortal Sword’s sheath, his gaze calm. He stepped forward and the myriad of flower petals shattered, rendering her myriad divine skills utterly futile against the Immortal Sword.

He only needed to know if he had killed the wrong person and if the person had escaped.

However, in terms of appearance, such artificial posturing paled in comparison to Yu Hua and was even less impressive than the boyish demeanor of Chi Yu Zi, who sported short hair.

Tushan Xue exhausted her mana, flowers tidal-wave toward him, knowing words were useless at this moment.

This man was determined to kill me!

Gu Wen slashed with his sword, cleaving a path through the sea of flowers, cutting down Tushan Xue.

Then, a life-saving magic treasure was triggered, a wooden talisman shattered with a petal falling upon it. Amid the myriad sword lights, she was momentarily taken back to Qingqiu.

The fox woman, still young, carried by the Devil Emperor, wandered among mountains of peach blossoms.

Then came the raging fires of war, Taoshan Mountain turned into a curse, the fox woman and an elder of her clan fled, entering the home of a childhood sweetheart with whom she was betrothed, taking over the body offered through the sacrifice of his life using a Secret Technique.

Only then did she reach today.

Tushan Xue slumped on the ground powerlessly, clutching her severed arm, her features full of vulnerability as she looked up and said, "If you, Brother, do not trust me, I am willing to submit my three souls and seven spirits, to be a servant or slave, all I ask is for you to avenge the blood feud for me."

"Do you still have the right to make conditions?"

Gu Wen walked slowly towards her, the Immortal Sword vanishing and reemerging in his hand.

Tushan Xue bit her lip, as if enduring great humiliation, she said, "I can become your alchemical furnace; after handing over my three souls and seven spirits, I will have no possibility of resistance. And as I am of the Qingqiu royal family, I am destined to inherit the great rule. Don’t you wish for an alchemical furnace such as a Qingqiu empress?"

She was dignified royalty of the Fox Clan, a sacred and noble woman, reduced to the role of a furnace and servant of the Human Race, a fate that could be seen as a great and strange humiliation.

But Tushan Xue had to admit, Gu Wen was far stronger than she had imagined.

As one who had mastered both the Yuqing Daoji and the True Sword Dao, it was only in actual combat with him that she realized the might of the two Immortal Skills, which allowed Gu Wen to surpass her by two entire realms with ease.

Becoming his wouldn’t be so bad, perhaps even better. She had prepared everything, and with the help of the Sanqing Taoist Sect...

Tushan Xue couldn’t help but laugh at herself, feeling a willing urge, thinking that submitting to a human wasn’t so bad.

Gu Wen towered over the fox woman, and in the midst of their gaze, Guardian Yang was already fighting desperately—when the master is disgraced, the servants die, how could he let a Saint Daughter of the Fox Clan become a servant to humans.

But now, Chi Yu Zi also got serious, transforming into a golden figure, stepping squarely on the Sheep Demon beneath his foot, watching his Saint Daughter kneeling in front of a human, ready to be plucked.

The situation was settled, just waiting for Gu Wen’s decision, and Chi Yu Zi, without realizing it, had come to accept his judgment, unaware of her acquiescence.

A desire for conformity is rooted deep within the human heart—sociality equates to obedience, and the right to speak outweighs all Divine Skills.

"You seem to have a deep blood feud. You have people you want to kill, things you want to do. Does it feel humiliating now?"

Gu Wen placed his hand gently on Tushan Xue’s head; she unconsciously closed her eyes slightly, a tear falling.

Before she could even respond, with a swing of the Immortal Sword, the head was severed.

"Affected."

Gu Wen picked up the head, staring into its startled and disbelieving features, he offered a very low assessment.

A blood feud, bearing humiliations, but who in this world has it easy?

Is it only you who is pure and unblemished, whose suffering is so profound, inciting pity?

Boom!

A distant loud sound—the Chi Yu Zi stepped down and killed the Sheep Demon cleanly, without letting it utter a sound.

Peace set in with the wind, now carrying a hint of tranquility.

Gu Wen, holding the snowy fox head, praised, "However, your fur is beautiful. It could make a fine hat."