Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 600 - 485 Untitled_1

Chapter 600: Chapter 485 Untitled_1

At dawn, when Li Xuan woke up from his trance, he felt extremely invigorated and free.

At this moment, Luo Yan sat cross-legged on the other side of the bed, surrounded by countless threads woven from ’light’ and ’fire,’ enveloping her like a cocoon.

How should it be described? During their activities yesterday, both of them managed to achieve a breakthrough in their cultivation.

Li Xuan’s Haoqi cultivation and Zhenyuan cultivation had been practiced for more than four months since the first and second months. It had been accumulated to the maximum.

At this moment, his mind was clear, his Primordial Spirit was relaxed, and his Haoqi Zhenyuan naturally crossed the threshold of the eighth house level.

This night, at least a quarter of the Yinsha Karma Poison he had accumulated in his body was expelled.

This made Li Xuan breathe a sigh of relief. Previously, his life had always been hovering around two months. He was completely dependent on various elixirs, ’Dari Visualization,’ and ’Shentian Dual Essence Technique’ with Jiang Hanyun and others.

Not until today, when Li Xuan’s cultivation broke through, did he finally take a step back from the gates of the Netherworld.

In the future, Li Xuan’s expulsion of the Yinsha Karma Poison will be much faster. The decrease in the total amount of Karma Poison means their overall power weakens, and the effect of Dari Visualization will accordingly be enhanced.

Then he could extend his life again—

Luo Yan woke up a little later, and then the threads woven from the light and flame turned into four wings and spread out. It was like a butterfly made of flame opening its wings, extraordinarily beautiful and dazzling.

Li Xuan frowned and asked, "Yan, is this Jiuyang Tiancanbian? Which level of change have you reached now?"

Li Xuan only found out the core cultivation technique Luo Yan practiced today.

This made Li Xuan feel a bit uneasy.

’Jiuyang Tiancanbian’ is mighty and extreme, not a practice suitable for ordinary people.

It has nine suns, nine transformations, nine lives. Nine Suns stands for nine levels of Yang Realm, each level intensifies the person’s Yang fire.

Nine transformations mean nine metamorphoses. ’Jiuyang Tiancanbian’ will experience nine ’caterpillar’s shedding’ during cultivation. Each ’caterpillar’s shedding’ upgrade one level of Yang Realm, bringing massive Zhenyuan and Mana.

Nine lives imply that ’Jiuyang Tiancanbian’ could obtain nine chances to resurrect after death through nine ’caterpillar’s shedding.’

And each resurrection would make the practitioner’s Zhenyuan more powerful. The ascend of Yang Realm will make their Yangyan power more unresistable.

However, such a mighty technique comes at a price.

The lifespan of a ’Jiuyang Tiancanbian’ practitioner is extremely short.

In this world, the normal lifespan of a sub-heavenly level Wu cultivator is approximately two hundred years. However, the practitioners of ’Jiuyang Tiancanbian,’ even those who have not experienced ’death,’ cannot live beyond thirty-seven years old.

Each resurrection will cost them at least one year of their lifespan.

Their lives are usually brilliant but exceptionally short-lived.

"I have made it to the Fourth Sun, the Fourth Transformation," Luo Yan opened her eyes and slanted her charming eyes at him and said, "Don’t worry, I haven’t used any chance of resurrection. Your Dari Visualization is of great help to me."

This means that her lifespan is still sufficient. She’s just twenty years old now, far from the ultimate age limit of thirty-seven.

Her current cultivation is already at the eleventh house level and not far from the heavenly level.

Luo Yan believed that she could cross the threshold of the ’heavenly level.’

Although her life at the sub-heavenly level is still short, she still has a lifespan of a hundred years.

Li Xuan was still unable to let go of his concerns, "Why did you choose Jiuyang Tiancanbian with your talent? Are there no better techniques for you to practice?"

Luo Yan avoided his questions and stared out the window in a trance.

Ten years ago, as a girl who had nothing but hatred, what other choices did she have?

Only ’Jiuyang Tiancanbian’ could ensure her revenge and dying together with her enemy.

The nine metamorphoses could elevate her cultivation and Mana to the peak of this world. Any enemy could be vanquished.

She never thought about living. In this world, she had no attachments except for her adoptive father and grandmother.

And she couldn’t stay even with her adoptive father and grandmother—

At that time, Luo Yan never thought that a boy like Li Xuan, who was lustful but righteous, would come by her side. Or that her long-desired enemy, whose revenge she was ready to risk her life on, would be so straightforward, fragile, and vulnerable under Li Xuan’s hands.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, followed by the soft and delicate voice of Yue Qianqian, "Um, Zhonglangjiang, someone outside is looking for you."

Li Xuan responded irritably, "Who is it looking for me? Let him wait outside."

At this moment, he and Luo Yan are having a hard time separating from each other. Even the God itself would have to stand aside.

Yue Qianqian was silent for a moment before finally saying hesitantly, "That person seems to be in a hurry. I think you should go out and meet him now."

Li Xuan frowned, thinking that with Yue Qianqian’s temperament, unless there was something urgent and unavoidable, she would never come looking for him at this time.

He looked at the sky again and found that indeed, it was already late, and the sun was high in the sky.

So, Li Xuan looked at Luo Yan with an inquiring gaze.

Luo Yan did not think anything of it. She also knew Yue Qianqian’s personality. Only in circumstances where there was absolutely no alternative would she come and interrupt.

"You go ahead, I’ll help you dress."

Like a little wife, she helped Li Xuan dress, from the inside out, being meticulous with every item.

Li Xuan was not quite used to it, but allowed Luo Yan to do as she wished.

When Luo Yan had also hung his golden pouch and jade pendant around his waist, Li Xuan remembered something else: "Oh, Yan, some time ago I asked Fulai to find someone to go to the Chengde Government and refurbish the graves of your parents and elder brother for you.

I estimate that the work will be finished by now, and we can find some time to go there together to pay our respects to your parents and comfort their spirits. Also, this time the Ministry of Rites will bestow an archway upon your parents, and we can finish that then as well."

Luo Yan was momentarily stunned, and then felt a surge of emotion in her chest, almost warmed by Li Xuan’s words.

However, after Li Xuan left the room, Luo Yan went to her dressing table and stared vacantly at the beautiful, unparalleled young woman in the mirror before her.

After a long while, silent tears the size of soybeans fell from her clear eyes.

She had known long ago that there could be no happy ending between herself and Li Xuan.

The dignified Marquis of Guanjun of the Jin Dynasty could not possibly marry the daughter of a criminal, a river and sea bandit, could he?

But what if, if she hadn’t been willful and reckless all those years ago, if she hadn’t become the Demoness Zidie, if she had remained the daughter of the Salt Inspector, Xia Guangwei, would the outcome have been different?

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After Li Xuan came out of the backyard, he asked Yue Qianqian, quite confused, "What’s going on? Who came to see me?"

"It’s the Taoist girl from Yunrou’s side." Said Yue Qianqian blushing, "She asked if Zhonglangjiang you had any free time today? If not, Yunrou will come to see you. From the tone of her voice, it seems that Yunrou is quite angry."

She had not dared to tell the truth in front of Luo Yan, fearing that the Yamen of the Duanshiguan of the Central Army might erupt into a war at the heavenly level right there and then.

Ever since Xue Yunrou returned from Longhu Mountain, she has reached the tenth house level of cultivation and her divine skills have surpassed what they once were.

As for Luo Yan, ever since she left for a few days during the intercalary month, she has appeared unfathomable upon her return.

Li Xuan couldn’t help but feelling a headache. He knew that things with Xue Yunrou probably couldn’t be dragged out any longer and he had to defuse the situation as soon as possible.

So he extended his hand to Yue Qianqian, "Qianqian, lend me some money first, one hundred and twenty thousand teals."

Yue Qianqian was taken aback, then pouted slightly, "One hundred and twenty thousand teals? Why don’t you borrow it from Yan?"

She was not completely devoid of temperament.

"I am really left with no choice." Li Xuan chuckled awkwardly, then put his hands together in a solemn plea, "Qianqian, help me out one more time! Please. After the court finishes probing those salt merchants, I will pay you back."

Of course, he was not embezzling money, but because after the court finishes probing those households, he would have the money to buy the ’Might General Shenwei Wuliang Cannon’ from the Shenqi Union.

The reason he didn’t ask Luo Yan was because he had just spent a night with her and he couldn’t immediately turn around to borrow money from her to appease another woman. That would really be too despicable.

Although borrowing money from Yue Qianqian now was also quite shameless, given the current situation, he felt he couldn’t help but to choose the lesser of two evils.

With no other choice, Yue Qianqian took a stack of silver notes from her Qiankun bag and gave them to Li Xuan.

At this time, the figure of Lv Qiluo appeared above Li Xuan’s head, and she was looking at him with disdain.

"Li Xuan, you really are a scumbag."

She had chosen to self-isolate yesterday, shutting down her senses for the night, and when she woke up she saw this scene.

Li Xuan was delighted at Lv Qiluo’s despicable words and, ignoring them, hurriedly walked towards the main courtyard.

With no maids from the Jiang family or Yu Hongshang present, Li Xuan alone faced Xue Yunrou’s Taoist girl, and appeared to be all smiles, "Please tell your mistress to wait in the Taoist temple. I have some things to take care of this morning, but I’ll go find her later."

Next, he definitely had a lot to take care of, and he still had a lot of loose ends to tie up regarding Luo Yan’s affairs, such as the Ministry of Rites, which he had to settle the grant of posthumous titles and the conferment of honors today.

He needed to send some money over, so that they could give Xia Guangwei a better posthumous title.

Even if the emperor had made a decree, it wouldn’t be very effective.

It’s really hard to understand what the Great Ancestor was thinking, the salaries of the officials of the Great Jin Dynasty were extremely low, and the Ministry of Rites was a financially clean government office. The officials of the Jisi Division of the Ministry of Rites, relied on this for their livelihood, and who cared what the emperor thought. They were not afraid of the emperor’s wrath. If the emperor had the ability, why didn’t he relegate them to the countryside?

After Li Xuan had everything in order, he hurried to Leng Yurou’s workshop.

——Peacock Manor also bought a large piece of land opposite his Marquis of Guanjun Mansion recently, and built a not so small workshop there.