Chapter 486: Chapter 292: My Cultivation with the Fairy, Black Demon Patterns, One Body, Two Souls
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!
Just as Sui Yuqing was focusing all her will on resisting her Heart Demon, a sudden knock echoed from the door.
"Fairy, are you all right?"
The visitor’s tone was full of concern. It was a Qi Cultivator from the same Daoist Academy, who had heard the commotion and came to check.
Sui Yuqing’s concentration was broken. She snapped her head up, a flash of red light glinting in her eyes.
TICK.
It was the sound of falling ash. Fortunately, the Six Spirits Calming Incense was burning quietly in the bedroom. Its thin wisps of smoke swirled, and things soon returned to normal.
Her forehead was covered in a cold sweat. She sent a voice transmission in reply:
"I’m fine... You should go back..."
But in the next second, the bright moonlight from outside the window shone directly onto Sui Yuqing.
Her pretty face instantly contorted in pain, becoming exceptionally flushed and alluring, and her pupils turned red.
In that moment, the stick of Six Spirits Calming Incense snapped in two, and a sinister wind swept through the small courtyard!
Faint black patterns crawled across Sui Yuqing’s smooth, delicate neck, a bizarre sight to behold.
"The Golden Crow Country presented a great deal of Elixirs this time for recuperation. Does the Fairy require any?"
"Fairy?"
The person outside was a Sword Cultivator from the Taoist Sect. Sensing something was wrong, he cautiously called out again as a sense of unease crept into his heart.
He peered through the crack in the door.
Poof.
Suddenly, he saw a woman in white, ethereal as a fairy, appear in the crack of the door. She was looking down, staring at him. Through the refracted moonlight, he could glimpse a pair of scarlet eyes.
’This is...’
The Taoist Sect Sword Cultivator hadn’t even registered what was happening.
In an instant, the woman flashed before him.
Her scarlet eyes zoomed in, locking onto him.
WHOOSH!!
The Taoist Sect Sword Cultivator’s eyes widened. He scrambled backward, sucking in a sharp, cold breath, his gaze filled with terror.
It scared the life out of him!
The Taoist Sect Sword Cultivator tried to turn and report to the Holy Emperor, but he felt an immense suction force from behind.
A smooth, jade-like hand immediately clamped around his neck.
The Taoist Sect Sword Cultivator stared at the face before him, his legs dangling in the air. As he struggled, utterly bewildered, he managed to gasp out, his breath coming in ragged bursts:
"Fairy... you... how..."
But there was no response.
He felt his Cultivation draining away, bit by bit.
...
"Report!"
A soldier’s shout from outside the courtyard broke Lu Mingyuan out of his Meditation.
He opened his eyes and saw a General from the Great Yan Imperial Guard standing outside the courtyard, looking like he had an urgent matter to report.
Lu Mingyuan immediately asked in a deep voice, "What is it?"
The Imperial Guard General, sweating nervously, said, "Reporting to the Holy Emperor, a powerful Demon Cultivator has appeared near the Golden Crow Imperial Palace! Several Tributors from the Thunder Pool Daoist Academy have already gone to suppress them, but they were defeated in a single exchange!"
’A Demon Cultivator...’
Lu Mingyuan murmured, finding it strange.
’This is the National Capital of the Golden Crow Country. How could a Demon Cultivator invade?’
Lu Mingyuan’s gaze shifted to the General. "What about Taiwei True Monarch and Saintess Ziwei?" he demanded.
"Lord Taiwei and Lady Ziwei have already rushed over, but they still can’t suppress the intruder. They said you must go in person!"
Hearing this, Lu Mingyuan couldn’t help but frown. ’The situation is actually this serious.’
"What’s wrong?"
Luo Qiufu, wearing a simple robe with gilt patterns and her hair in disarray, hurried into the main hall where Lu Mingyuan was. Her slender, willowy waist was on full display.
Her chambers were right next to Lu Mingyuan’s.
This was, of course, an intentional arrangement.
Unfortunately, Lu Mingyuan seemed to have no intention of visiting her room.
"Something’s happened. It seems a Demon Cultivator has invaded the Golden Crow Imperial Palace and caused quite a stir," Lu Mingyuan explained briefly.
"Huh?"
Luo Qiufu was completely bewildered.
’I’ve lived in the Imperial Palace for so many years and never once encountered an Assassin, let alone a Demon Cultivator.’
"Should I use the King’s Sword from the Sword Tomb on the back mountain to suppress them?"
Luo Qiufu said in a serious tone.
As a direct descendant of the Golden Crow Country, the royal blood flowing through her veins allowed her to mobilize the million Flying Swords in the Golden Crow Sword Tomb, form a Sword Array, and slay any invader.
"Let’s take a look first."
"Lead the way."
Lu Mingyuan waved his hand, ordering the Commander of the Imperial Guard to lead on.
The group soon arrived at a corner palace within the Imperial Palace. The Demonic Qi here was so thick it billowed into the sky, and you couldn’t see your hand in front of your face.
BANG!
BANG!
BANG!
Taiwei True Monarch and Saintess Ziwei had unleashed numerous Divine Techniques, yet they still couldn’t take down their opponent. Their attacks were completely absorbed by wave after wave of demonic power.
It was like a bottomless pit, capable of swallowing anything and everything.
When Lu Mingyuan arrived, he felt that the aura at the center of the Demonic Qi was very familiar.
"What’s the situation?"
He looked at the two young leaders of the Taoist Sect, his voice tinged with a question.
Taiwei True Monarch sent a voice transmission: "Holy Emperor, this person’s aura is quite familiar. It should be someone from our Great Yan delegation."
Saintess Ziwei agreed, "That’s right. The methods being used include many Taoist Divine Techniques. They are one of our own from the Taoist Sect, not a Demon Cultivator."
Lu Mingyuan, now roughly understanding the situation, nodded lightly. "Let me handle this."
Hearing this, Taiwei True Monarch and Saintess Ziwei both stepped aside to clear a path.
’The Holy Emperor’s Cultivation is likely even greater than ours now.’
’After all, Your Majesty is someone who withstood three strikes from the Wanluo Sword Immortal.’
Lu Mingyuan narrowed his eyes and tore his hand through the air.
The Demonic Qi in the area was instantly ripped apart by an invisible force. Even without using any Primordial Qi, Lu Mingyuan could unleash incredible power with his Flesh Body alone.
A Martial Artist refines their Flesh Body to be akin to a Magical Treasure.
Lu Mingyuan transformed into a streak of rainbow light and shot into the center of the Demonic Qi.
Along the way, he noticed many people lying on the ground.
Their lives weren’t in danger, but their auras were extremely weak, as if they had been sucked dry.
Finally, after a short while, Lu Mingyuan saw the figure in white at the center.
It was an exquisitely beautiful woman with a prominent vermilion mark between her brows.
"Fairy Sui?"
Lu Mingyuan was utterly shocked to see the woman’s face.
He had just been wondering where he’d felt this aura before. He never expected it to be Sui Yuqing.
At this moment, Sui Yuqing seemed like a completely different person. Her entire demeanor had changed.
Her originally cool and noble air had become tyrannical and bloodthirsty.
That pair of demonic red eyes was bewitching.
In Lu Mingyuan’s memory, this elder had always been aloof and inviolable, a mature and imposing woman brimming with Immortal Qi. She shouldn’t be a cruel and murderous Demon Cultivator.
’Could it be that what the Great Nether Empress said was all true?’
Lu Mingyuan suddenly recalled the warning Witch Palace Language had given him that night in the Great Yan Imperial Palace.
’Can a Heart Demon truly control a person’s consciousness?’
Curious, Lu Mingyuan moved closer, staring at the Demon Patterns on Sui Yuqing’s snow-white collarbones.
The Demon Patterns were distinct, shaped like tadpoles, and emanated a sinister, cold aura.
Lu Mingyuan discovered that the Demon Patterns stretched from her neck to her collarbones, seemingly covering the surface of her entire body.
’This is truly demonic.’
This was the first time Lu Mingyuan had encountered something like this, and he wondered how to deal with it.
At that moment, he realized Sui Yuqing’s gaze had already locked onto him.
"Such dense Destiny..."
The words escaped Sui Yuqing’s lips like a sleep-talker’s murmur.
In the next second, she lunged straight for Lu Mingyuan.
And she opened with a powerful move.
A howling demonic cloud swept forward, morphing into a colossal hand as large as a mountain.
A Taoist Divine Technique.
The Three Pristine Ones Cloud-Pushing Hand.
Only, this "Cloud Hand" now looked more like a demon’s hand.
Lu Mingyuan’s expression was calm and nonchalant as he thrust out a palm.
He formed a palm with his left hand. A draconic elephant phantom coiled around it, blazing like a scorching fire, its roar deafening.
Desolate Dragon Elephant Force.
With just a single palm, he neutralized the Three Pristine Ones Cloud-Pushing Hand.
Lu Mingyuan was a little surprised.
His Cultivation had improved greatly, and an ordinary palm strike from him was something even a Late-Twelfth Realm Cultivator couldn’t withstand.
’Elder Sui seems even stronger than before.’
Composed, Lu Mingyuan stopped holding back and faced his opponent seriously.
He drew Yang Su, which he had been nurturing in his Acupoints.
Instantly, countless streams of Saber Qi materialized and hovered in the air.
But a moment later, all the Saber Qi filling the sky was absorbed by Sui Yuqing’s Flesh Body.
The Demon Patterns flashed continuously, as if asking for more.
’How incredibly bizarre.’
Lu Mingyuan snorted coldly.
Although he didn’t know what had happened to Sui Yuqing, the most important thing right now was to subdue her and restore her consciousness.
Suddenly, Lu Mingyuan felt the Destiny dragon pattern on his chest stir. It emitted a faint Golden Light, like an ink-wash painting whose creatures were coming to life.
BOOM!
A Golden Dragon Shadow erupted from Lu Mingyuan’s body and slammed into Sui Yuqing.
But this time, the attack wasn’t absorbed.
Instead, a demonic shadow emerged from Sui Yuqing’s body, trying to devour the Golden Dragon!
’They’re... fighting each other?’
Lu Mingyuan said in surprise upon seeing this.
’It seems I can only use Destiny to suppress it. Ordinary methods are useless.’
Having determined his course of action, Lu Mingyuan put away Yang Su.
He could clearly feel the Golden Dragon of Destiny on his body utterly detesting the existence of these Demon Patterns.
It even wanted to obliterate them completely.
’Could it be because the Dragon Fortune has the Emperor’s Pure Yang Attribute, which directly counters the Heart Demon?’
Lu Mingyuan guessed.
Regardless, he had to give it a try.
’What if it can save Sui Yuqing’s life?’
Lu Mingyuan sat down cross-legged, planning to use the power of the Destiny within him to purge the Heart Demon’s power.
’My apologies, Elder Sui.’
He murmured softly as he looked at Sui Yuqing’s cold, beautiful face.
He unleashed his Destiny Body.
The golden Emperor’s Qi, immensely domineering, surged out from Lu Mingyuan’s body, devouring the black clouds in the sky. Every wisp of Qi took the form of a Golden Dragon, letting out earth-shattering roars.
The Demonic Qi in the area was instantly shattered by the Golden Shining Dragon Qi.
Bathed in the Dragon Qi, Sui Yuqing could barely open her eyes and let out a painful howl.
’A good chance!’
Using the power of his Flesh Body, Lu Mingyuan struck with his palm, sending Sui Yuqing flying and knocking her unconscious.
In just a few breaths, the Demonic Qi on Sui Yuqing’s body had thinned considerably.
Seeing this, Lu Mingyuan transformed into a streak of rainbow light and caught her in his arms.
He appeared instantly at the door of a bedchamber.
At the same time, he sent a voice transmission to the people on the ground below: "We will enter seclusion for several days. You all will stand guard outside the door."
"Yes!"
Although Taiwei True Monarch and Saintess Ziwei didn’t know what had happened, they had no choice but to comply.
After entering the bedchamber, Lu Mingyuan wasted no time.
He quickly undid the clasps on Sui Yuqing’s robes. With a gentle tug on a silk ribbon, her smooth, creamy-white back was exposed.
It was currently covered in crawling Demon Patterns.
He closed his eyes and began to circulate his Primordial Qi.
A massive amount of pure Primordial Qi flowed through his meridians and Dantian, carrying with it traces of Destiny, and channeled into Sui Yuqing’s body.
He targeted the Demon Patterns on these areas, eliminating them one by one.
Lu Mingyuan immediately sensed a tyrannical aura within her body, like a dormant viper waiting for the chance to strike.
The Dragon Fortune left this demonic aura with nowhere to hide.
The two forces immediately collided like fire and water, and the demonic nature within her body began to rapidly evaporate.
More and more Destiny was channeled from Lu Mingyuan into Sui Yuqing’s body, suppressing the Demonic Thoughts and Buddha’s Karmic Flame within her.
An unknown amount of time passed.
The red in Sui Yuqing’s eyes finally faded, and the Demon Patterns on her body became faint and indistinct.
’Whew, finally done.’
Lu Mingyuan wiped the sweat from his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief.
After his tireless efforts, he had finally managed to temporarily suppress the demonic nature within Sui Yuqing.
He said "temporarily" because the evil within Sui Yuqing was too powerful. Like a chronic disease, it had existed for a long time and was deeply rooted.
To truly remove this demonic nature would require other methods; suppression was only a temporary solution.
Sui Yuqing lay quietly on the bed. From the side, Lu Mingyuan could just catch a glimpse of the heavy, snow-white curves, partially hidden.
Lu Mingyuan quickly dressed her again.
Soon, Sui Yuqing slowly began to stir.
She clutched her head, hissing in pain. Seeing the sweat-drenched Lu Mingyuan beside her, she asked in confusion:
"Your Majesty, why are you here?"
"And why am I here?"
She glanced around, completely baffled.
She felt a strange chill on her chest.
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