The martial arts competition for the bride soon reached a fever pitch. After the seeded player Zhong Changyao was eliminated in the first round, the entire arena became the competition venue for Yun Xian and the other two.
Yun Xiangang narrowly defeated Qi Zhiye and is now in the final round, fighting against Su Chi in the ring.
The two used the same sword moves and the same sword manual, but one was agile and vigorous, while the other was simple and unpretentious. The collision and dissolution of sword energy, although not very intense, was really pleasing to the eye and refreshing.
"This move is brilliant! Absolutely amazing!!"
"Sword fights are so exciting! The sword cultivators' internal battle is the best in the world!"
"Why are you fighting so... so... well, I don't know what to say."
"If you won't tell me, I'll tell you. What are these two brothers and sisters doing? Love and affection?"
Yun Xian sent a voice message to Su Chi: "Big Brother, it's almost done. Another thirty moves will be enough."
She wasn't really here to waste her energy, as there might be a tough battle to fight later. Besides, if she continued like this, it felt like the fox clan leader would come down and strangle the two of them to death.
Su Chi said, "Yeah."
"Acting skills, acting skills must keep up." Yun Xian hurriedly instructed: "Although it would be very easy for me to defeat you, you must win by a narrow margin like Qi Xingye just now. Do you understand, Senior Brother?"
In a martial arts competition to win a bride, she is definitely the only one who can be responsible for winning.
Su Chi said, "I understand."
After thirty moves, Yun Xian struck with his sword, and Su Chi's sword fell to the ground with a clang. He said slowly, "I lose."
Everyone: “…”
Yun Xian finally understood. To Su Chi, his lifelong acting skill was the frown he'd scowled after the sword had left his hand. That brief frown seemed to contain two hundred words of content: "Unbelievable! I actually lost! I actually lost to my junior sister..." Besides Yun Xian, Feng Ye was probably the only one who could read it.
Under the ring, Zhong Changyao left faster than anyone else. Yun Xian stood there and asked, "Who else?"
You are asking even though you already know the answer. There must be no one else!
The Fox Clan leader was so angry that he almost collapsed, his heart was about to burst. Master Mingguang beside him seemed to notice and said soothingly, "Clan leader, there is no need to be so. The martial arts competition is for the most capable."
"Master, are you serious?!" The clan leader pointed at Yun Xian and said, "This is a female cultivator! A female cultivator! Do you Buddhists allow two girls to form a couple?!"
Master Mingguang had been a mascot for many years and had mastered the art of speaking. He spoke calmly, "Buddhism prohibits the formation of couples. This prohibition applies equally to both male and female practitioners. Besides, Young Master Yun may not have come for your daughter. Now that the dust has settled, why get so angry?"
The clan leader said, "I see that Qi is a good practitioner. Why not capture him and make him my son-in-law?"
Master Mingguang: "For some reason my hands are itching. I happened to have brought the purple gold bowl with me today."
Patriarch: “…………”
You bald asses are really annoying!!!
The crowd below was agitated, their eyes aglow, their concentration focused, all anticipating what was to come. The Demon Fox Clan leader moved his hands slightly beneath the table, undoing Shu Jiuwei's formation and forcing a smile, saying, "Young friend Yun is truly young and promising. Haha! It seems you've come here to get the treasure. May I ask, what kind of Demon Clan treasure do you desire?"
Qi Zhiye and Su Chi stood beside Yun Xian, waiting for her to say "spiritual ginseng." Qiao Lingshan and Feng Ye had already begun to pick up the scattered wind talismans on the ground, but Yun Xian suddenly paused and said confidently, "Who said I came here to get the treasure?"
"I want to be a prince consort!"
A shocking sound that shook the world.
Su Chi: “?”
Qi Zhiye: “?”
Everyone: “???”
"...Young friend Yun, you came here drunk, right?" The clan leader gritted his teeth and said, "How can you be a prince consort? Even if you can, you still have to ask my daughter if she is willing to marry you!"
He was now wondering if Shu Jiuwei was willing to come. He was afraid that Shu Jiuwei would say those words exactly as they were, such as "kill his whole family" and "three to ten years". Shu Jiuwei sat on the high platform and said, "Okay."
"Look, my daughter really isn't... What?! Nine Tails, are you crazy?!" The clan leader flatly denied it, "I have no objection if you want to marry someone else, but not this one!"
The icy and lovely Shu Jiuwei stood up and said, "No, then no. Then I want to marry Miss Liu."
Again?! Are you arguing with a woman? Don't you feel ashamed? The clan leader: "What the hell are you talking about?!"
"Why not?" Shu Jiuwei said, "Miss Liu will inherit the Liu Mansion in the future. She'll have no worries about food and drink, and she'll be incredibly wealthy. She'll be completely obedient to me, giving me whatever I want. I won't have to do any work, and I won't even have to bear children! Who wouldn't want to marry her? Don't you?"
She pointed at the next female cultivator who came to watch the battle. The female cultivator was stunned for a moment, then said decisively, "I want to!"
Shu Jiuwei pointed at another female cultivator and said, "Don't you want to?"
The female cultivator said, "If Miss Liu is interested in me, I can offer myself to her..."
She pointed at Feng Ye again: "Don't you want to?!"
Feng Ye: "I don't... I'll think about it."
"Stop making trouble!" the clan leader said angrily, "I'm talking about everyone present here, Jiuwei, stop going crazy!"
"Senior Nan is right. I used to listen to you, but you didn't understand me!" Shu Jiuwei stood there, pointing randomly again: "Okay! Everyone present, right? Master Mingguang, take me back to the Buddhist temple to chant sutras. I don't want to stay here anymore!"
Master Mingguang almost burst out laughing: "Shu Xiaoyou, there is no need..."
Shu Jiuwei pointed at everyone he saw, and the scene was in chaos. The Demon Fox Clan leader was at a loss, and finally he could only slam the table in anger, losing face in front of everyone, and shouted: "Push the princess back! Lock her up first!!"
"As for this person..." He seemed to be in a dilemma for a long time, but finally reluctantly gave in. His eyes flickered as he said, "Please come to the demon tribe as a guest first, and then make a decision. My demon tribe has always been warm and hospitable, and we will not treat you unfairly."
The people below said, "He's farting again."
The clan leader said, "I can show you the treasury. If there's any treasure you want, just tell me."
The people below said, "Haha, you're making excuses again. You won't even give me a princess, let alone treasures."
"...Who?! Who's been spouting nonsense down there?! Get out here!" The clan leader's demonic energy surged to the sky, and he was about to leap off the platform and engage in a fight with everyone else. The other members of the demon fox clan turned pale and immediately tried to stop him, "Clan leader, clan leader, forget it! You can't do that!"
After some twists and turns, Yun Xian finally led everyone into the mysterious demon tribe.
The demon realm is vast, separated from the human realm by a barrier, and humans often stray into the outer reaches. Over time, the barrier between the two realms weakened, allowing for intercourse and intermarriage. However, aside from humans who formed a family with the demons and decided to settle in the demon realm, no one else could enter freely.
Shu Jiuwei was once again tied up and taken away. However, she had recently learned from her experience at Miss Liu's house that no matter how angry or upset she was, she couldn't treat herself badly. So she ate when she was supposed to and slept when she was supposed to. When she woke up, she would complain to her father. She didn't lose weight, but instead became fatter. The only one who lost weight was the clan leader, whose face looked old and sunken.
As expected, the demon tribe's claim of hospitality was just bullshit. After the tribe leader left, the fox tribe members who had brought Yun Xian and his group in were so angry that they almost stabbed their noses in the face. They were dissatisfied with everything they saw: "Now that we've entered the demon tribe, we must abide by the demon tribe's rules!"
Qiao Lingshan followed behind Yun Xian and asked through the sound transmission array, "Yun Xian, what's going on? Why didn't you ask for ginseng in public?"
Qi Zhiye was slapped on the back of his head by Master Mingguang, and now his face was gloomy: "..."
Feng Ye said weakly: "Brother Qi, are you okay? Does your head still hurt? I have some medicine here, would you like to apply it?"
Qi Zhiye was in a bad mood: "No need!"
Qiao Lingshan: "Feng Ye, don't go and get yourself into trouble for no reason..."
"This is what I thought." Yun Xian said as he walked forward, "If I ask for it in public, he can naturally find ten thousand excuses. For example, it's not yet mature, or it just happened to be used. With such excuses, let me choose another one. I want the spiritual flesh ginseng, but it's best not to let others know. Senior Nan's current status is special, so it's better to keep it secret."
Su Chi asked, "So you're going to be the prince consort?"
"If Jiuwei really wants to merge with me, it doesn't matter." Yun Xian said thoughtfully: "Besides, why do I have to choose one or the other? Can't I have both?"
The meaning was obvious. She could have just come to the demon tribe to steal the ginseng, so why bother with another condition?
Everyone thought about it and found that it was true.
Just grab it, grab it!
In the demon world, there is no distinction between day and night. Two full moons, one red and one white, hang quietly in the sky, looking somewhat strange and indescribable. While walking, you can always see pairs of foxes' green eyes hidden in various shadows.
The sound transmission talisman in Yun Xian's arms made a sound. She pinched it with two fingers and heard Xue Lingxiu's voice from the other end: "Yun Xian, I have to go back to Miaoshou Sect."
There was still the rumbling of a carriage over there, and Yun Xian asked in surprise, "What's wrong? What happened? So suddenly?"
From north to south, it's a long journey. Even with the aid of formation tools, it would take at least ten days. Xue Lingxiu hadn't even mentioned returning to the Southern Realm yesterday, but now he's already set off?
"Yes." Xue Lingxiu briefly recounted his experiences with the Sword Sect, then added thoughtfully, "I suspect Chi You's next target is the Southern Realm, but I'm not sure. You all take good care of Zhong Changyao. I'll return to the Miaoshou Sect. If there's anything urgent, I'll contact you immediately."
Yun Xian said: "Of course! Brother Xue, you must contact me!!"
Qiao Lingshan also said: "Fellow Daoist Xue, please be careful!!"
Feng Ye said: "Brother Xue, will I be able to see you again? How can I live without you?"
"What's going on?" Xue Lingxiu finally smiled after hearing the voices of the others. "Are you reluctant to part with me, or are you reluctant to part with my spirit stones?"
Qi Zhiye asked, "Why can't it be a carriage?"
Su Chi: “Yeah.”
"..." Xue Lingxiu choked and said in a gloomy voice, "Qi Xingye, are you still remembering the grudge against the Sword Sect last time? Do you think everyone is you? It doesn't matter whether you are there or not?"
Qi Zhiye's face darkened as he brought up the past with great precision. "You and I are naturally different. After all, if I return to the Western Realm, they won't have to worry about my safety."
Xue Lingxiu: "Are you sick? If you are, come over here and I'll give you two injections!"
Qi Zhiye: "Why should I leave and not you? Oh, you really leave now!"
Everyone: “…”
A top-level sound transmission talisman was enough to hold about thirty sentences, half of which were spent bickering between the two. Finally, its effectiveness wore off. In between the bickering, Xue Lingxiu abruptly changed her tone and said gently to everyone, "Goodbye."
"Okay." Yun Xian said, "Goodbye."
But I don't know when we will meet again. Maybe it will be short, maybe it will be long.
The double moons still loomed over everyone's heads, as if silently following them as they moved forward. Yun Xian looked at the various caves and fox dens of different shapes and thought.
According to the information from Jiang Lancui and Shu Jiuwei, the spiritual flesh ginseng is currently in the hands of the second elder of the demon fox clan and is being watched very closely. It seems that he will not hand it over easily.
The Great Elder of the Demonic Fox Clan had disappeared decades ago, but Yun Xian thought that the Great Elder might be the swordsmith, and the Fourth Elder was the eldest sister who protected Shu Jiuwei but was assassinated...Who knows how many elders the Fox Clan actually has! She thought that these little foxes were born in litters.
We have to find a breakthrough.
The group seemed to be about to cross a broken bridge. Several fox tribe members in front of them suddenly became nervous and stopped to give instructions: "Ahead is the cave of the Second Elder. The Second Elder is suffering from a serious illness and has a violent temper. You must hold your breath and pass by. Do not say anything other than praise! Do you understand?"
"Praise?" Yun Xian asked, "What kind of praise?"
"Back then, the Sword Immortal slew demons, accompanied by a powerful demon known as Zhengzhan. He was a remarkably influential figure throughout his life, making tremendous contributions. However, this clan has had difficulty in raising children. Until now, the entire demon clan has only one descendant, the Second Elder, remaining. Unable to fully establish themselves as a clan, they have been affiliated with the Fox Demon Clan as Second Elder." A member of the Fox Clan replied, "The Second Elder... values his appearance highly, but now he's injured... Anyway, if you see the statue by chance, just tell us."
"The Second Elder will live forever!"
"The Second Elder is invincible in all seas!"
"The Second Elder is the most beautiful in prehistoric times!"
"Follow us and don't mention anything else!" the fox said, "Did you hear clearly?"
Yun Xian: “…Oh, okay.”
Seeing everyone nod, several foxes transformed into animal forms. Most of them were red foxes, and one had a square face.
Yun Xian and his group were led forward, with a gust of fishy wind. When they looked up, they saw the huge stone statue in front of the cave, and were stunned!
Such an incomparably fierce temperament, such a burly figure, such sharp and gleaming fangs, and such an incomparably arrogant demeanor!
"..." Yun Xian blinked and said, "Isn't this a panda? It's quite cute."
"You're so brave!" The foxes in front were terrified. "What bear? What cat?! This is a ferruginous beast! The only ferruginous beast in the world!!"
The cave was wide open, and the second elder's sinister voice rang out: "Who?!"
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