Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 855 - 712

Chapter 855: 712

By a strange coincidence, in the southern part of Beijing, Dasiming was also soaring three thousand zhang high in the sky, looking down at the brightly lit Fenyang County Prince’s Mansion adorned with lanterns.

After a long while, Dasiming finally concealed the killing intent in his eyes and turned to look at a huge cage next to him: "Have you memorized all the relevant individuals?"

The cage, approximately twenty zhang in circumference, was also hanging amidst the clouds, enshrouded in mist.

However, the only occupant of this enormous cage was a tiny white fox.

Its body was delicate and exquisite, entirely white as jade, with an aura that was pure and cool, beyond worldly contamination, yet at the same time charming and alluring in many ways.

Lazily, it lay on the ground, with nine fluffy tails scattered behind it.

"I’ve memorized them," spoke the Nine-tailed White Fox in a soft and weak voice: "The question is, why should I help you? What reason do I have to assist your Jinque Heaven Palace?"

As her voice fell, she blew a breath, scattering all of the lifelike portraits and the papers provided by Dasiming detailing Li Xuan’s relationships and personal summary.

The eyes of Dasiming were cold, his demeanor composed: "I can grant you freedom, isn’t that enough?"

After hearing this, the Nine-tailed White Fox offered a smile: "Freedom? What significance does the freedom you speak of have for me? Besides, do you think I am unaware that the ’Heaven Gaps’ are becoming more numerous all over the world? This is because you, Dasiming, have defied the Heavenly Law and can no longer use the power of the Book of Jinque to mend the First Emperor’s Seal.

Which means, the divine and demonic deities sealed outside of this world by the human emperors of the Pre-Qin era will once again rise in this world. Tell me, how much longer can your Jinque Heaven Palace confine me? The day the First Emperor’s Seal fails is the day I am freed."

Turning his back, Dasiming’s gaze was unmoved: "You’re right, if I can’t use the powers of the Book of Jinque, then the First Emperor’s Seal will fail sooner or later. But I believe you don’t want to see those immortal demons and gods return to the mortal world either. Weren’t your fox clan nearly eradicated a thousand years ago—a lesson learned?

In their eyes, what does your line of Xuanyuan Tomb amount to? Just pawns to be manipulated and discarded after use? But if you help me restore the natural order of the heavens even one day earlier, then I can mend the First Emperor’s Seal one day earlier."

The gaze of the Nine-tailed White Fox instantly turned fierce, and a grey-white mist surged from her body.

However, the mist soon receded again, and the little white fox returned to its lazy demeanor: "How utterly absurd! In your eyes, this so-called ’natural order of the heavens’ is even more important than the First Emperor’s Seal.

Besides, you overestimate me. Being a lapdog for a Hunyuan Saint or a claw for you, Dasiming—what’s the difference? Those true masters of the Tao could easily grant me benefits that would bless my clan forever. What can you offer me?"

Dasiming proudly lifted his chin: "Upon success, you may choose any position in the Nine Palaces of Jinque, save for the position of Shaosiming."

"Nine Palaces of Jinque?" the little white fox narrowed her eyes, finally showing a hint of interest on her face: "Are you certain? Your Jinque Heaven Palace has never had a non-human Palace Master before, right?"

"I am certain without a doubt!"

As he spoke, Dasiming slightly raised his hand, extending a bronze seal in front of the little white fox: "This has been recognized by the Book of Jinque—just add a drop of your blood, and you will be one of Jinque Heaven Palace’s own."

The Nine-tailed White Fox had already stood up, and with a slap of her paw, she called back a lifelike portrait to her side.

—The person portrayed in that portrait was Li Xuan, clad in a Liudao Fumo Armor.

"It’s this person, right, Fenyang County Prince, Li Xuan? The variable in heaven’s destiny, the first to push your Jinque Heaven Palace to the brink of destruction in thousands of years?"

Dasiming had his hands behind his back, his voice somber: "I want you to use every means at your disposal to make this man abandoned by all, his family ruined, and himself destroyed."

"Interesting!" A glint of peculiar light flashed in the eyes of the Nine-tailed White Fox: "As far as I know, the treatment in your Jinque Heaven Palace is quite decent, wealth like mountains, rare treasures like seas. This position of Palace Master intrigues me. Let me out! Since you’re so sincere, I shall go and meet this man."

At that moment, the corners of Dasiming’s mouth twitched, thinking that the current state of Jinque Heaven Palace was actually impoverished.

Yet without any hesitation, she waved her hand, causing the prison door to thunderously open.

The figure within the prison vanished in the instant the door swung wide, leaving only a puff of white smoke.

At that time, a thunderbolt suddenly slashed across the sky above Beijing.

Amassed thunderbolt converged into a single strike, violently directed towards the Tiandi Altar in the Capital, causing the ’Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests’ within to burst with flames, fiercely burning.

Strangely enough, though the thunderbolt struck with a formidable presence, it made no sound of thunder, and nor were clouds gathering or rain falling.

At the same time, inside the Jiang residence.

The Six-tail Spirit Fox Lei, who was bored while watching Jiang Hanyun change clothes, suddenly stiffened, terror and struggle evident in its eyes.

It looked as if it wanted to warn Jiang Hanyun, but in the end, it couldn’t do anything and just helplessly lay on the chair.

Jiang Hanyun felt something amiss as well; she glanced outside with suspicion but ultimately did not notice anything unusual.

Afterward, Jiang Hanyun retracted her gaze and excitedly looked into the mirror.

While trying on this phoenix coronet and robes of rank in front of her mother earlier, she had been utterly unwilling.

But now that she was alone in the privacy of her boudoir, Jiang Hanyun couldn’t help but want to see once more, what did she look like dressed in bridal attire?

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On the eve of his wedding night, Li Xuan was equally too excited to sleep.

Fortunately, his cultivation was profound, such that even if he didn’t sleep for ten days and nights, he wouldn’t feel tired or damage his body.

So after meditating and completing his routine practice, Li Xuan started to condense Zhuxian Sword Qi.

He injected strands of purely refined white Sword Qi into the ’Liuhe Zhuxian Sword Diagram.’

From the Hour of Zi until dawn, Li Xuan had injected a full sixteen strands of Zhuxian Sword Qi into the diagram’s circulation.

At this moment, the ’Liuhe Zhuxian Sword Diagram’ was filled with three thousand two hundred and fifty strands of Sword Qi, swirling within like clouds, laid out like stars across the sky.

Li Xuan had been speeding up the condensation of Sword Qi since the battle over the coup at the palace.

For one, his Mana was on par with the heavenly level, greatly increasing the speed of refining Sword Qi; secondly, he had become wealthy. Since the great victory by the Chaobai River, Li Xuan’s finances had flourished, rarely worrying about money again.

Especially a few months ago, after plundering East Island of the Jinque Heaven Palace, Li Xuan’s rate of refining Sword Qi surged dramatically.

Even on days burdened with official duties, the Sword Qi he condensed daily never fell below seven strands, sometimes even exceeding ten.

Under the guidance of Lv Qiluo, Li Xuan even used the five pieces of Heaven and Earth Fetal Membrane plundered from East Island to expand the ’Liuhe Zhuxian Sword Diagram.’

This caused the might of the Sword Diagram to grow daily. It could cycle autonomously, cultivate on its own, and even provide a substantial amount of ’Immortals Destruction Sword Origin’ to nourish its master.

Li Xuan was even considering switching the main sword for the ’Liuhe Zhuxian Sword Diagram.’

As the number of Sword Qi within the diagram increased, the current main sword was starting to be overwhelmed.

And the true number of main swords for the ’Liuhe Zhuxian Sword Diagram’ was actually twelve.

The implication of Liuhe is the unity of the twelve Earthly Branches: ’Zi with Chou, Yin with Hai, Mao with Xu, Chen with You, Si with Shen, Wu with Wei.’

The previous six main swords were merely a temporary measure.

Li Xuan wished to take another provisional step by first replacing them with six Immortal Swords that were compatible in nature.

—This was something he would not even dare to contemplate before.

But now, among the Immortal-grade swords he seized from the hands of those from Jinque Heaven Palace, he had four, each distinct in the elements of wind, fire, earth, and wood.

Li Xuan had entrusted these swords to the weapon smiths of the Liudao Division for modification and would soon be able to integrate them into the Sword Diagram.

Upon returning from Nanjing, Li Xuan had also made a deal with Mr. and Mrs. Yue, commissioning them to custom-make two Immortal Swords for his Sword Diagram.

Of course, he did not skimp on payment, allotting a budget of twelve million Silver Coin for each sword, including labor costs, and he also had to provide the Solar Furnace for their use free of charge for a month.

Nevertheless, once these swords were refined, they would suffice to elevate the might of the ’Liuhe Zhuxian Sword Diagram’ by several levels.

Then, when conditions allowed in the future, he would go all out and increase the number of main swords to twelve, directly condensing the ’Rule of Extreme Heaven’ of the ’Liuhe Zhuxian Sword Diagram.’

The ’Liuhe Zhuxian Sword Diagram’ is a complete Cultivation Technique with its own Extreme Heaven.

As long as Li Xuan could cultivate this Sword Diagram to a profound degree, he could obtain the ’Zhumie’ method.

At that time, he could even ask the Divine Venerable Zhu Mingyue to help him condense it, reaping the benefits of twice the results for half the effort.

After all, ’Zhumie’ and ’Zhansha’ are similar natured Rules, sharing many commonalities.

The power of ’Zhumie’ can be imagined—it wasn’t wrong, what Lv Qiluo said: The best things are those you have to pay for.

The Liuhe Zhuxian Sword Diagram required substantial finances, yet its prospects also filled Li Xuan with delight.

After dawn, Li Xuan donned the clothes of a bridegroom, got dressed appropriately, and cheerfully left his room.

Mrs. Liu wanted to apply makeup to him, but Li Xuan firmly refused. His cultivation was near the heavenly level now, his face lustrous as jade, not needing such things.

By this time, everything within the Fen Yang Mansion was ready, and a grand procession for greeting the bride had gathered at the entrance.

Mrs. Liu, however, felt somewhat stifled. She had been overseeing the wedding ceremony when people from the Ministry of Rites arrived to nitpick—their side’s rituals were too simple, not befitting the County Prince’s standards, elsewhere the specifications were too low, not meeting the Court’s regulations.

These Ritual Officers were of high standing and gave no face to Mrs. Liu, the mother of the County Prince.

What made Li Xuan somewhat uneasy was that ever since he returned to the Capital City, Yu Hongchang, Xue Yunrou, Luo Yan, and Yue Qianqian, these few girls had vanished as if they never existed, nowhere to be seen.

Li Xuan was concerned, hoping today’s wedding wouldn’t encounter any mishaps.

Of course, he knew these girls were not like that, but Li Xuan himself felt guilty and couldn’t help feeling apprehensive.

Li Xuan could only comfort himself by thinking that it was only natural for the girls to wish to avoid seeing him marry someone else and to stay away.

Next, he first paid his respects to Mother Liu, then to Li Chengji, who had arrived in the city yesterday, before he cheerfully mounted a horse and exited the gates of the prince’s mansion, heading for Fenyang Alley under the guidance of the Ritual Officers.

Despite the Jiangnan Clinic being right next door to the prince’s mansion, their bridal procession still had to make a large detour around the vicinity, noisily spreading wedding coins along the way, to announce his marriage far and wide before they could return to the clinic to meet the bride.

To be cautious, Li Xuan switched to an ordinary Dragon-blood Horse this time.

He was worried that the Jade Qilin might cause trouble en route, which would be quite unfortunate.

What Li Xuan didn’t know was that at the moment he left, a gigantic Black Dragon was coiling in the sky above.

That was the Immortal Master Shuide, Ao Shuying—she concealed her body within the clouds, only quietly extending her dragon head downward, gazing enviously and forlornly at the scene below.

Beside her, Tingtian Ao was scratching its chin with a paw, rather helplessly, "If the Lord cherishes him, why not simply tell him you wish to marry? Don’t be misled by Li Xuan’s gentlemanly appearance—he’s actually a scoundrel. He would surely be delighted—"

But before it could finish, regret washed over it. A paw struck from above, catapulting it to the ground like a cannonball.

Immortal Master Shuide, Ao Shuying, seemed blissfully unaware of the immense destructive force her casual swipe had on Tingtian Ao. She bashfully retorted, "What are you saying? Who claimed I wanted to marry him?"