[Seeing Ye Yu slightly stunned, Bai Yang proudly said, “Heavenly Nourishing Art—the Demon King of Juliang Mountain used this cultivation technique to firmly establish his rule here and become a great Demon King. You’ve probably heard the legend, right?”]
[“This is the original version!”]
[Actually, Ye Yu wasn’t too surprised that Bai Yang possessed the full Heavenly Nourishing Art.]
[After all, a concubine who just followed the Demon King had only half.]
[As the first official consort, having the complete version was quite normal.]
[Perhaps it showed that when the Demon King first fell in love, he was straightforward and gave the full original.]
[Later, becoming cunning, he started giving half copies.]
[This explanation was quite reasonable.]
[But what did Bai Yang’s proud demeanor really mean?]
[Did she want some emotional validation?]
[If so, Ye Yu thought, he might as well play along.]
[He sighed inwardly.]
[Then deliberately pretended to be extremely excited, immediately grasping the Heavenly Nourishing Art.]
[He trembled and said, “Madam Bai, such a precious thing—are you really giving it to me?”]
[Bai Yang was very pleased with Ye Yu’s reaction.]
[She hopped back onto her cushion, but this time with her back to Ye Yu.]
[Honestly, Ye Yu thought, was this pretentious behavior really interesting?]
[Besides, you’re just a rabbit!]
[Why so much drama?]
[Unaware of Ye Yu’s silent mockery, Bai Yang continued in a deep voice, “Since I’ve given you Heavenly Nourishing Art, you’d better cherish it well.”]
[“I was able to nurture a great Demon King of Juliang Mountain.”]
[“Naturally, I can nurture another great Demon King.”]
[“If you are willing to work for me, I guarantee your future achievements will surpass Gu Xiquan.”]
[Ye Yu involuntarily inhaled sharply.]
[Xiquan literally means “thin dog.”]
[This term was ambiguous in the Demon Realm, mostly referring to someone incompetent!]
[“What a Gu Xiquan!”]
[All this time, Ye Yu only knew the Demon King of Juliang Mountain’s surname was Gu, but had no idea his full name was Gu Xiquan.]
[No wonder all demons on Juliang Mountain only called him Demon King, never by full name.]
[So the root of the problem lay here.]
[Wait, Bai Yang said she nurtured Gu Xiquan?]
[What did that mean?]
[Before Ye Yu could ask more, Bai Yang told her story.]
[She was born into a great demon clan, whose ancestors produced many famous great demons.]
[So even though she was a concubine, not a main wife, her status was very high.]
[The clan intended to use Bai Yang for marriage alliances to strengthen ties with other great demon clans.]
[When she learned this, Bai Yang immediately ran away with her lover, Gu Xiquan.]
[At that time, Gu Xiquan was only a guard of the Bai family.]
[But Bai Yang never looked down on him, even thought their elopement was romantic.]
[Later, they escaped to Juliang Mountain.]
[Bai Yang gave Gu Xiquan the Bai family’s cultivation manual, Heavenly Nourishing Art.]
[He didn’t disappoint, and in only nine hundred years reached Ascension Realm.]
[He began to claim the land as his own, becoming a famous great Demon King for thousands of miles.]
[However, Bai Yang’s own cultivation encountered problems.]
[During the Tribulation, she was severely injured, damaging her source.]
[This caused her to revert to her original form.]
[Unless she found the lost Source-tracing Flower to restore her source, she could never complete transformation.]
[This saddened Bai Yang deeply.]
[Gu Xiquan comforted her constantly, saying that even in original form, he would love her forever.]
[But as proven, men’s words are unreliable.]
[Only eighty years passed,]
[And Gu Xiquan found cat demon Shi Rou.]
[This greatly angered Bai Yang and made her even consider killing.]
[But her current strength was inferior to Gu Xiquan, so she could only endure.]
[Last night, Bai Yang planned to kill Shi Rou during Gu Xiquan’s seclusion.]
[But unexpectedly, Ye Yu beat her to it.]
[So she conceived of recruiting Ye Yu, leading to the current situation.]
[After hearing Bai Yang’s story,]
[Ye Yu asked seriously, “Madam Bai, now that Shi Rou is dead, you...”]
[Before he finished, Bai Yang interrupted.]
[“Let’s make a deal, shall we? I know your real strength is mid Nascent Soul Realm.”]
[“I don’t want to know why you hide it, but I want to tell you that if you help me, I will provide all resources you need to cultivate.”]
[“Moreover, if your strength grows enough and you can kill Gu Xiquan for me, I will reward you handsomely.”]
[“I want him dead right now!”]
[Her words were nearly shouted.]
[Indeed, women are dangerous beings.]
[Once loved deeply, now hated just as much.]
[At the same time, Ye Yu was very glad his own wives were not like Bai Yang.]
[Otherwise, it would be quite troublesome.]
[That night,]
[Ye Yu agreed to Bai Yang’s deal, and when he left, he took the Heavenly Nourishing Art and eighteen demon pills.]
[They were all said to be powerful supplements that could help boost cultivation.]
[She told Ye Yu to take them well, break through realms quickly, and fulfill her wish to kill Gu Xiquan sooner.]
[Ye Yu naturally agreed wholeheartedly.]
[But he did not rush to consume the pills.]
[Instead, taking the items, he left Juliang Mountain again, returning to the dense forest from yesterday.]
[Not because he had any special feelings for the place.]
[But because it was truly quiet.]
[No demons ever came here, very suitable for peaceful... ahem, cultivation.]
[Ye Yu found a clean patch of ground.]
[After much thought, he set up multiple concealment formations.]
[Getting caught by Bai Yang yesterday was already a mistake.]
[Luckily, she hadn’t seen him closely and assumed he was already Nascent Soul Realm.]
[Otherwise, it would have been very troublesome.]
[This time, he had to be fully prepared.]
[After laying the formations, Ye Yu looked around carefully, making sure no one was nearby.]
[Only then did he place the Heavenly Nourishing Art and the eighteen golden pills in front of him.]
[Honestly, he was very curious whether with abundant resources, the talent would let his body cultivate quietly here or force him out to cause trouble again.]
[This answer was very important, affecting his future plans in the Demon Realm and could not be taken lightly.]
(Today is New Year’s Eve; Xiao Lang wishes all readers of this book a happy New Year’s Eve.)
