Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 658 - 541

Chapter 658: 541

In the Zhao Manor of Langfang, the black fire here had been gradually extinguished over time.

Li Xuan stood at the center of the manor, purifying the noxious energy here with his radiant and vast Hao Qi.

These forces, urged by the poison fire, had already sunk into the soil. If left untreated, they would spread in all directions, leaving the surrounding land barren.

Around Luo Yan, fire butterflies were also scattering, flitting towards the areas with the heaviest malice. As soon as they made contact, they would turn into vermilion lazurite-colored flames, burning the poison and malice into strands of black ash, which disappeared into the air.

The effects of her purification were second only to Li Xuan’s pure purple Hao Qi.

This was because Luo Yan’s flame now contained a new force. In the treasures of the Leshan Giant Buddha, she had come into possession of a ’Dari Lazurite Divine Flame’, which was not only the highest level of Sutra, but also embodied fire energy.

If all the sutras were to be ranked, considering Li Xuan’s ’Innate Thunder Crystal’ merged into the Thunderbolt, and the ’Tianyu Hansui’ merged into the Ice Style force of Yuan as third-tier, then Luo Yan’s ’Dari Lazurite Divine Flame’ would be above the first-tier.

This made Luo Yan’s flame’s divine power surge tremendously.

When the surrounding black land gradually turned yellow, Luo Yan opened her Spirit Eye, looking towards the underworld here.

The scope of the underworld in Beijing was much larger than that in Nanjing.

This area, including a dozen or so cities including Beijing, formed a huge underworld world that covered six to seven hundred miles from south to north.

Langfang was also within it, corresponding to the Langfang City in the humane realm.

The barrier of the underworld here was much weaker than that of the capital city.

However, Luo Yan still felt a strong resistance. The entire underworld was repelling the intrusion of external forces.

"What should we do now? Wait here?"

Jinping Dharma King was at least half a day’s journey from here. It would be easy on Xue Yunrou’s side as she was not far to the north and could arrive at any time with the extreme speed of the Nine Heavens Ten Earths Pimo Divine Shuttle.

Just a call from Li Xuan was all that was needed.

Currently, Li Xuan was holding a piece of talisman paper from the north, frowning at the content.

The talisman paper was sent by Yu Hongchang, mentioning the left deputy Venerable, urging the Court to revoke the divine rank of Duke Wen Zhonglie, known as ’Heavenly Spirit King Shengfu’.

Not only Yu Hongchang, but many ministers also found the situation unacceptable.

Duke Wen Zhonglie was always idolized and respected by Confucianism, regardless of its philosophy of mind or metaphysics. How could they allow him to be stripped of his divine rank and branded as an evil spirit?

However, those seven kinds of poison fire were spreading wildly around the Duchenghuang Temple in the capital city.

Yu Hongchang was in a dilemma and feared to make a choice, so he sent a flying talisman to ask for Li Xuan’s advice.

Li Xuan pondered for a while, then shook his head: "It’s too late. We need to find Lord Huang."

Lord Huang’s Nirvana Divine Flame could also burn through the darkness of the underworld.

The problem was they had made a deal last time, but Lord Huang still harbored deep resentment towards Li Xuan.

This time, if they were not forced to this extent, Li Xuan would not want to ask him for help.

"Lord Huang? Is that the phoenix in the capital?"

Hearing this, Bashe looked at the girls around who were either coveting Li Xuan or being coveted by Li Xuan, and seemed to get the idea.

She was somewhat discontented, "Li Xuan, you can get along with dragons, phoenix, and even Kylin. Why not a snake?"

Meng Qingfan retreated a bit, thinking that this snake was very sensitive and must have sensed something with its divine skills.

At this moment, Meng Qingfan didn’t notice that Lei, the Six-tail Fox in Jiang Hanyun’s arms, was looking at her with an unusual look in its eyes.

She was extremely nervous, fearing that Li Xuan would find out something.

However, Li Xuan didn’t pay any attention to this. He thought the snake was merely babbling nonsense.

"What are you talking about? What do you mean ’with a phoenix’? Lord Huang and me are nothing. You are stirring up trouble and ruining people’s reputation."

Li Xuan was quite angry, but he thought they were in need of people now, so he decided to let it go for the moment.

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The newly built Demon Market was to the south of Beijing City. When Li Xuan and his party set foot here, the demons in the market still recognized him at first sight.

Then, the entire Demon Market seemed to have been ’frozen’, all the demons stood there, not daring to move, like clay statues.

Li Xuan was baffled. He initially suspected that someone in the market was using a time and space type of magic.

But his divine sense could not detect any abnormalities in the time and space here, nor any traces of technique.

Curious, Li Xuan directly asked an eight-diagram goblin at the entrance: "What’s going on?"

An eight-diagram goblin was technically not a demon, but a peculiar ghost, known for being talkative. They not only liked to snoop around for information but also enjoyed spreading various rumors, whether true or false.

Many people from Liudao Division like using ’the eight-diagram goblins’ as a source of information, but they usually don’t live long, hence they’re quite rare.

Unable to help it, they always know some things they shouldn’t and can’t keep their mouths shut.

This is Li Xuan’s first encounter with this kind of demon, prior to this he only read about them in the Demon Beast Archive.

The eight-diagram goblin dared not speak, only able to communicate through eye contact.

Li Xuan glanced to the side, noticing a huge wooden plaquard nearby, with ten large characters written on it.

——Death to those who move after discovering Li Xuan!

Li Xuan instantly got the message, understanding that Lord Huang had probably learnt his lesson from last time.

He didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, but felt relieved.

Thinking to himself, this was for the better. Since his arrival in Beijing, it was the first time he had safely entered the Demon Market — truly a rarity——

Afterwards, Li Xuan took flight again, heading towards the Phoenix Tree in the central area.

Just when he was approaching, a giant phoenix descended from the phoenix nest on top of the Phoenix Tree.

Mr. He from the nest next to him followed closely behind, watching Li Xuan with a wary look.

This round of refurbishment had cost several hundred thousand teals, they couldn’t afford any further incidents.

"What are you here for?"

Huang Wuhuan spread her wings, the Nirvana Divine Flame spreading around her, her voice hinted at hostility: "I told you before, you’re not welcomed here! Get out.

Just because we had a transaction before doesn’t mean I see you as a friend, at most, we are even now."

Her gaze swept across the people around Li Xuan and landed on the queen of Bashe.

Her close relative, the Golden-Winged Peng, feasted on venomous snakes, the more venomous the better it tasted. However, they would also die from the accumulated venom within their bodies.

Huang Wuhuan did not share this taste, not harbouring any prejudice towards the Bashe, but she keenly noticed that there was hostile intent in the eyes of the Bashe queen when she looked at her.

However, this hostility disappeared quickly, leaving her confused.

"Wuhuan, don’t be like that," Ao Shuying who was having a bit of a headache walked out from behind Li Xuan: "Li Xuan is here to seek your help."

"I don’t have an aunt like you!"

Huang Wuhuan responded defiantly, but promptly realized that Ao Shuying was waving a white piece of talisman paper at her.

At that, Huang Wuhuan remembered that she had borrowed over a million silver teals from Ao Shuying.

Huang Wuhuan grumbled discontentedly, but she eventually withdrew her divine flame and transformed into human form, although her attitude remained horrible: "I advise you not to bother, leave, no matter what you need, I won’t help."

Li Xuan anticipated this, he could only moderate his tone and try to persuade her: "Lord Huang, this time I came because of the abnormalities in the Underworld. As someone who has been around in Beijing for many years, you should know Zhonglie Duke Wen, right? He seems to be having a bit of trouble now."

"Zhonglie Duke Wen?" Huang Wuhuan was momentarily taken aback, then looked out towards the void of the Demon Market: "What happened to Zhonglie Duke Wen?"

A pattern resembling golden-yellow fire wings appeared in her eyes as she looked outwards.

This was a divine ability unique to the phoenix species, it could observe the upper Green Ming and lower Nine Hells.

Then, her pupils showed a hint of surprise: "How could this happen?"

Huang Wuhuan immediately turned her head and looked towards Mr. He: "Something happened to Mingtu, why didn’t you tell me?"

Mr. He’s countenance was somewhat unnatural: "Lord Huang, you just advanced your Nirvana Divine Flame. At this time, it’s best to rest."

But Huang Wuhuan huffed angrily: "What is there to rest now? Duke Wen Zhonglie’s kindness to me, you’re not unaware of it. Do you want me to become an ungrateful person?"

She disregarded her grudges with Li Xuan, turning her head to look at him: "How do you want me to help? But let me make it clear first, this time it’s for Chenghuang Master, you’re not to set foot in the Demon Market again."

Li Xuan’s eyes were slightly condensed: "I need Lord Huang to take action, to burn through the Underworld, and open the passage between the underworld and the mortal realm."

"Opening up the underworld? I can take action, no problem. But——" Huang Wuhuan was very forthright, although her face showed some hesitation: "I might not be able to burn through it. I feel a very strong divine power that has separated the inside and outside of Mingtu.

This divine power is very powerful. It’s probably close to the level of the residual law. It’s very strange. Only Duke Wen Zhonglie and the Chenghuang of Nanjing possess this power. They have both reached the limit of the ’Great Heavenly Position’ during their lifetimes, and might have even transcended the Extreme Heavenly Level. But why would Lord Chenghuang seal the Underworld."

At this time, the complexion of Mr. He behind her became even more complicated. He wanted to say something, but in the end, he remained silent.

Meanwhile, a golden silhouette flew in from the distance: "Lord Huang, you can just burn it. Leave the rest to me."

It was Xue Yunrou. She came riding on a shuttle, looking like a fairy descended to the mortal realm.

She also activated her Spirit Eye, making the talisman between her brows glow slightly.

Xue Yunrou first looked at the Underworld, then said to Li Xuan: "Xuan, for this matter, those below the heavenly level do not need to participate. I fear that the Underworld is extremely dangerous."