Chapter 471: Chapter 154: Shaking a Profound Weapon with a Physical Body, Revealing Limit-Breaking Might; Crushing the Fiery Sun with Demon Suppression, Avenging Every Wrong
In the south of Qing Province City, Wangxian Tower stood majestically.
This tower was one of the finest establishments in the southern district. With dragons carved on its eaves, phoenixes painted on its beams, and vermilion-lacquered railings that gleamed with a gentle luster, it was the very picture of magnificence.
Inside, the tower was packed with guests, the din of conversation overwhelming. Waiters, with white towels over their shoulders and swift boots on their feet, darted between the tables like butterflies flitting through flowers, their calls unceasing.
The rich aroma of aged wine mingled with the fragrant scent of roasted meat and fresh fish, enough to make one’s stomach rumble with hunger.
By a window on the third floor sat two graceful figures. Their peerless beauty drew frequent glances from every other patron in the tower.
These two were none other than the Cyan Snake and the White Snake, transformed into human form.
The White Snake wore a light-cyan silk dress, its hem embroidered with several delicate scales. Her eyes sparkled with a sharp, spiritual intelligence.
She gazed at the delicacies on the table, dishes with names like "Phoenix Piercing Peony" and "Steamed Snow Sprout Fish." Every dish was as exquisite as a work of art, and she swallowed hard, her mouth watering uncontrollably.
With a delicate hand, she raised her jade chopsticks, deftly picked up a piece of meat roasted to a golden crisp, and popped it into her mouth. Her eyes immediately fluttered shut, a look of pure bliss spreading across her face. "Mmm... So good! This is absolutely delicious!"
Across from her, the Cyan Snake was dressed in a plain white robe. Her face was as cold as frost, her expression distant.
Seeing her younger sister’s gluttonous display, she furrowed her delicate brows. "Xiaoqing! Just look at you..."
"Instead of using this time to diligently cultivate your Demonic Power, you spend all your days indulging your appetite and wandering around. Have you no shame?"
Xiaoqing, the White Snake, paid her no mind. She lifted her cup, took a sip of osmanthus wine, and let out a contented sigh before lazily looking up at her sister. "Sister, you’re wrong. We finally managed to escape that sunless Mist Marsh, and now we’re consultant Elders for the Seven Stars Gang. We’ve even built a good relationship with the Demon Suppression Bureau..."
"If we don’t take the time to enjoy this fine food and admire the splendor of the mortal world, wouldn’t our lives as snakes be just too dull?"
She extended a slender finger, pointing to the bustling crowd outside the window. "Think about it. For us, members of the Demon Race, to be able to walk so openly in a human city, to sit here peacefully and savor human delicacies—is that something easily achieved?"
"In the past, we wouldn’t have dared to even dream of this! So when we have the chance to enjoy life, we should seize it!"
After a pause, she added languidly, "Besides, cultivation is already incredibly difficult for us of the Demon Race. Our progress is measured in centuries, even millennia. Why are you in such a rush, Sister?"
"’I’m in a rush?’" The Cyan Snake was so incensed by her sister’s twisted logic that her chest tightened, and her voice rose.
"If you don’t start applying yourself, you’ll be left in the dust! Just look at Chu Fan! He hasn’t been cultivating for long, but look at the Realm he’s already reached! If we don’t keep pace with him, we won’t even be qualified to help when he faces a powerful enemy in the future!"
"Do you still think you’ll be able to stay by his side then?"
Xiaoqing shrugged. "Things are fine as they are. If we can’t help Chu Fan, we can just help the Seven Stars Gang."
"We’re consultant Elders for the Seven Stars Gang. Just showing up to keep up appearances is usually enough. It’s not like we have to fight every single battle."
At this, her big, bright eyes narrowed with a sly glint. She leaned closer and whispered, "Sister, be honest with me. Have you fallen for that Chu Fan?"
"What are you talking about!" The Cyan Snake shot up as if she were a cat whose tail had been stepped on, her voice losing its usual coldness.
An uncharacteristic crimson blush spread across her usually pale cheeks. She ground out through clenched teeth, "Speak another word of that nonsense, and believe me, I’ll tear your mouth right off your face."
"My, my, getting angry to hide your embarrassment!" Xiaoqing giggled. "If you like him, you like him. If you don’t, you don’t. We of the Demon Race are frank and open; we dare to love and dare to hate. Why are you acting like one of those demure human women?"
"I have no such thoughts!" The Cyan Snake took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the strange feeling in her heart. In a hushed tone, she said, "You fool, don’t you realize Chu Fan has that Mo Yunzi with him now?"
"That woman is sharp and resourceful, and she’s already at the Fifth Level of the Divine Power Realm... If we don’t start training harder and secure our position by Chu Fan’s side, won’t she be the one to claim all the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, all the Spiritual Elixirs, in the future?"
"Oh..." Xiaoqing nodded, as if everything suddenly made sense. Then she grinned. "So you’re just worried she’ll snatch up all the good stuff. For a second there, I thought you were actually jealous."
"Xiaoqing!" The Cyan Snake erupted in fury, slamming her palm on the table and making the cups and plates rattle.
’It’s impossible to get through to her.’
’All I can think about is cultivating and getting stronger.’
’But all she thinks about is eating, drinking, and having fun.’
’There’s just no talking to her!’
"Forget it. Eat by yourself. I’m leaving!" With that, the Cyan Snake stood up to go.
Just then, however, a woman’s sinister voice drifted over from a private room nearby. It wasn’t loud, but it was pitched just right for their table to hear every word with perfect clarity...
"Heh, so the Seven Stars Gang really is a den of vipers."
"They don’t have any real masters in their ranks, so they take in two demons to act as their patrons. Aren’t they afraid of becoming a laughingstock, letting them show their faces in public like this?"
A man’s voice immediately chimed in. "Exactly! Letting the Demon Race walk all over them... A bunch of useless trash like that thinks they have the right to establish themselves in Qing Province?"
As these words reached their ears, the expressions of both the Cyan Snake and Xiaoqing changed in an instant!
The provocation in their tone was unmistakable; the words were clearly meant for them.
"Bastards!"
The smile on Xiaoqing’s face instantly vanished, replaced by a cold mask. The pleasant mood from the delicious meal was gone without a trace.
She shot to her feet, a faint aura of Demonic Power leaking from her. For a split second, the glint of scales flashed across her skin before vanishing.
"Sit down!"
The Cyan Snake pushed her back down into her seat, shaking her head with a grave expression. She made a subtle gesture with her fingers, warning her sister not to act rashly.
Although she was a Profound Demon, with power comparable to that of a middle or late-stage Divine Power Realm cultivator, she knew that Qing Province City was full of hidden experts—a place of crouching tigers and hidden dragons.
’Whether one was a Profound Demon or a Divine Power Realm cultivator, it meant little here.’
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