In Nangong Jingtang’s mind, since everyone here was of the demon clans, having come to the Heavenly Realm—a place so unfamiliar—they naturally had to help one another.
After all, what kind of skill was it to bully your own people?
Jiang Jinhe raised an eyebrow and said coldly, “What, you want to stand up for these three nobodies?”
“Is that so wrong?” Nangong Jingtang’s expression remained calm, her gaze tinged with arrogance. Ancient beasts, so what? Demon King Realm, Immortal King Realm, Ghost King Realm—what of them?
Thanks to the cultivation memories from her dream, Nangong Jingtang had broken through the bottleneck that had plagued her for ages soon after awakening—and stepped into the Half-step Demon Emperor Realm. With such a cultivation, she truly had the power and confidence to ignore over ninety-nine percent of all immortals and demon immortals.
Niu Ge stood there in stunned silence. He never expected that, in such a desperate moment, a powerhouse would voluntarily step forward to defend him. Feeling Nangong Jingtang’s intense demonic aura, he quickly gathered his wits and feigned indignation. “I beg you, elder of the demon clans, vent this grievance for us!”
Nangong Jingtang glanced at him and said coldly, “Your matter is mine to handle.”
“Just hope you really have the power to see it through!” Jiang Jinhe snorted—and suddenly attacked!
Typically, she Jiang Jinhe was the one teaching others, and no one dared teach her. Today, being clearly on the justified side, yet meeting a demon clans elder who wanted to defend someone else, she felt her pride wounded and unleashed her full strength!
But the more she fought, the more astonished she became: this female demon was definitely not an ordinary Demon King Realm powerhouse—she was almost certainly a Half-step Demon Emperor! Within just a few dozen breaths, Jiang Jinhe exposed her defeat; it was only a matter of time before she fell.
Seeing this, Jiang Yumo and Qin Xihe, the two senior-apprentice sisters, immediately leapt forward to assist. The three women exchanged blows with Nangong Jingtang. Yet a battle of such high cultivation was not for everyone to witness. Lady Zhu Diezhen and Wei Aoshu, their cultivation far lower, already wore troubled expressions.
On sensing this, Dong Kui immediately erected a ghost qi barrier and pulled all the weaker ladies back into the Wuwei Tower. In a conflict of this level, anyone below Immortal King Realm had no business coming near. Even someone as powerful as Niu Ge of the Demon Lord Realm was shaken by the battle’s aftershocks, coughing up blood as he hastily retreated with his second and third brothers, shouting, “Good luck, elder!”
Indeed, within the demon clans there were true heavyweights! Nangong Jingtang, single-handedly facing three Demon King Realm powerhouses—her terrifying strength left all in awe!
Just then, having finished evacuating the other ladies, Dong Kui—no longer caring for her reputation—joined the fray herself. Their tactics were indeed numbers against one, but they had no choice: Jiang Jinhe, Jiang Yumo, and Qin Xihe alone could not subdue Nangong Jingtang, so they had to mount a four-on-one assault.
Although Nangong Jingtang held the realm advantage of the Half-step Demon Emperor, these four ladies each bore immense fortune. United, they traded blows with her, blow for blow!
Under these conditions, Nangong Jingtang dared not be reckless. She revealed her true form and unleashed the Five-colored Divine Light. In an instant, Dong Kui and Jiang Yumo could only combine their barriers to defend.
After a tense stalemate, Nangong Jingtang’s realm advantage finally prevailed. She drove back Dong Kui and Jiang Yumo, their qi and blood in turmoil, circulation faltering. Yet Nangong Jingtang did not press the kill. Instead, she gave a slight beckon.
A Justice Textbook fell from the clouds and flew before her—having slipped from Dong Kui’s grasp.
“Give it back to me!!!” Dong Kui instinctively lunged, but her surging ghost qi deprived her of any swift movement. Nangong Jingtang appeared indifferent. Upon seeing the four large characters “Justice Textbook” on its cover, she trembled, then slowly opened it. Reading each word, her eyes grew red. It was exactly the same book Ye Yu had written in the dream—the one distributed throughout the Peacock Clan’s territory. Even she had one, yet when the dream ended, it vanished.
Now, holding this familiar volume once more, Nangong Jingtang felt overwhelming emotion. Her voice trembled as she asked Dong Kui, “Where did you get this? Tell me!”
“Why do you care where it came from?” Dong Kui snapped back. Nangong Jingtang frowned, then pointed at Jiang Jinhe and said coldly, “Tell me where you got it, or I will kill your friends one by one!”
Dong Kui’s face darkened. She said in a low voice, “My husband gave it to me!”
Nangong Jingtang’s face went ashen. “Your husband is Ye Yu?”
“So what? We are all his immortals!” Jiang Yumo recovered first and leapt up to fight again—only to be stopped by a Five-colored Barrier.
Nangong Jingtang stood as if struck by lightning, gripping the textbook and staring at the plaque on Wuwei ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) Tower. “Wuwei Tower Sect”—never had she expected to find it under such circumstances.
Previously in the demon realm, Nangong Jingtang believed Ye Yu belonged only to her; no one else could claim him. Yue Wanqiu was the exception—her affection rivaled Nangong Jingtang’s. She had even contemplated making Yue Wanqiu her sister if they could reclaim Ye Yu together. But only the two of them.
Now it seemed Ye Yu had many immortals. In this situation, what role did Nangong Jingtang hold? How should she position herself?
She was lost in confusion.
At that moment, Niu Ge, seeing the battle’s outcome decided, rushed forward and alighted gracefully. He cupped his hands and said, “Thank you, elder, for venting our grievance. We cannot repay such a great kindness. May I know your name, so we may know whom to thank in the future?”
His words seemed gracious, but Niu Ge was already planning to mooch off her name. He glanced at Dong Kui and Jiang Jinhe. If Nangong Jingtang departed later, none of them would escape him.
Yet Nangong Jingtang did not answer. She softly asked, “What exactly happened just now?”
“H-How... what happened?” Niu Ge’s gaze flickered, confused by her sudden question.
