Chapter 284: 142 Minotaur Martial Uncle Su! Youwei is possessed in the fight for her husband! Master in black silk high heels! _2
In fact, he was only deceiving himself.
With the current resources and means at Lin Xiao’s disposal, even if he couldn’t defeat this Nascent Soul Peak cultivator—who was at the half-step Divine Transformation stage and the Chief Saintess of the Hehuan Sect—escaping should have been no problem!
But he did not.
When Su Mei activated her Man-Binding Technique, he, Lin Xiao, chose to half resist and half submit!
Lin Xiao, you’re not acting like a gentleman! Can you face your Master with this?
And Wanning... I’m sorry! I promise! This is the last time!
Lin Xiao beat his chest in remorse, chastising himself internally.
"Senior Brother Lin, you... you really came!"
Just as Lin Xiao was agonizing in his heart, a surprised female voice sounded.
He looked up to see a woman, dressed only in a simple gauze nightgown, her features as beautiful as a painting, tearfully looking at him!
It was Zhu Wanning, his wedded wife, with whom he had shared three months of mutual devotion in the Secret Realm!
Before Lin Xiao could react, the slender figure in the distance had already run through the layers of bookcases and leaped into his arms!
Wow, I just interacted with Martial Uncle Su, and now I can hug Wanning. This feeling is...
So blissful.
Holding the crying and laughing girl in his arms, a shameful sense of happiness rose in Lin Xiao’s heart.
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「Mount Taicang.」
The night sky was dark, almost devoid of stars. An ominous cold moon, filled with a faint blood-fiend energy, hung above.
Five figures with powerful and unfathomable auras sat cross-legged at the summit.
"Fellow Sages, recently the blood moon has filled the sky and the stars have dimmed; a great disaster seems imminent in the Eastern Region. It appears Brother Taiwu’s dying words were indeed true. The ancient fiend from the Coiling Dragon Abyss... is about to break the seal and reappear in our world," spoke the Chess Sage, Zhuge Liuyun, the eldest among the Five Sages and renowned for his strategic wisdom, a star divination board resting in his hands.
"Ah, Brother Pill Sage, how should we respond?" suggested the Pen Saint, who carried a massive iron brush on his back. "Why don’t we temporarily suspend the cultivation of the Heavenly Demon Dissipating Formation and together reinforce the seals at the Coiling Dragon Abyss instead!"
Upon hearing his suggestion, the other three Sages all showed their support.
"We must not."
The Pill Sage shook his head. "Have you all forgotten? Brother Taiwu once said that the seal within the Demon Suppression Tower in the Coiling Dragon Abyss was created by our Founding Ancestor using his Innate Divine Ability. It took him forty-nine consecutive days to complete. Except for the Founding Ancestor himself, no one has the ability to reinforce it. Even Brother Taiwu, over these years, only managed to suppress the evil force generated by the fiend by consuming his own origin. This is what bought our Righteous Path a thousand years of peace."
"Then what should we do?" the cautious Pill Sage interjected. "Brother Taiwu has already passed away. Our Qinglan Sect will lose a great pillar of support. Once the fiend breaks the seal, it will surely become even more rampant! Remember, three thousand years ago, when this fiend was at the peak of its power, it nearly wiped out the other three great sects of the Righteous Path, besides our Qinglan Sect!"
His words brought a chill to everyone, as they recalled the terror of being dominated by that peerless demonic prodigy, the Sky Yin Blood Demon, who had burst onto the scene all those years ago.
"Alright, everyone," the Chess Sage, Zhuge Liuyun, began, clearing his throat with a grave expression. "Our abilities fall far short of Brother Taiwu’s. Therefore, with this great disaster looming, we must diligently stick to the plan he left behind. There’s no need to go to the Demon Suppression Tower in the Coiling Dragon Abyss; it would be useless. Nor is there any need to deliberately send more personnel. If the Blood Demon truly breaks the seal, those Demon Suppression Stewards from the Enforcement Hall won’t be able to stop it."
"The only thing we can do now is for the five of us to unite as one and practice the Heavenly Demon Dissipating Formation to perfection!"
"Furthermore, send out secret letters to inform the other three great orthodox sects that the Blood Demon is about to break its seal. Request aid from the major Righteous Path sects of the Eastern Region, such as the Cihang Sword Sect, the Immeasurable Buddha Sect, and the Kunlun Dao Sect."
"As for internal sect affairs, let Sect Leader Ziyun and the various Chairmen handle them as usual."
"In short, our Qinglan Sect is the leader of the Eastern Region’s Righteous Path! The more arrogant the Demon Sect becomes, the more we must display composure and strength. We must be a banner for the world’s Righteous Path, boosting morale for the likely second great war between the Righteous and Demonic paths!"
Upon hearing his words, the other four Sages nodded unanimously.
"But Brother Chess Sage..." the Music Sage, Dantai Qingyin, who had been silent the entire time, suddenly interjected, "Over the past thousand years, ever since our Qinglan Sect rose to prominence, our relationship with the other three major orthodox sects has gradually drifted. I fear that sending letters requesting aid may not yield the desired results..."
"Indeed. Apart from the compassionate high monks of the Immeasurable Buddha Sect who might lend a hand, the Cihang Sword Sect and the Kunlun Dao Sect will likely be unwilling to wade into these troubled waters."
"You need not worry about that, Junior Sister," the Chess Sage said, his eyes narrowing. "For the Cihang Sword Sect and the Kunlun Dao Sect, we can temporarily conceal the matter of the Sky Yin Blood Demon. If we invite them in another way, in the name of another person, I believe they will not refuse."
"What way?" the other Sages could not help but ask.
"Fellow Sages, don’t forget, there’s a joyous occasion happening within our sect right now that can serve as our opportunity," the Chess Sage said mysteriously.
"Brother, are you referring to... the wedding of Lin Xiao, the Chief Disciple of Divine Phoenix Peak?" the Music Sage, Dantai Qingyin, was the first to realize.
The Chess Sage waved his hand. "Exactly. If it were the wedding of a chief disciple from another lineage, it might not carry enough weight for the sect leaders of those two major sects to personally attend and offer congratulations. But whose disciple is Lin Xiao?"