Tianshan Sect
After personally subduing the Azure Lotus Sect, A Yao returned to the Heavenly Mountain Sect. She sat with Nangong Qi, enjoying tea. Nangong Qi looked closely at A Yao's face, and A Yao smiled and said, "Why are you staring at me like that? Is there something on my face?"
"I just feel like I don't recognize Ayao anymore," Nangong Qi said.
He realized he truly knew nothing about Ayao; she harbored many secrets. He desperately wanted to know these secrets, but perhaps he wasn't qualified to know them yet! He thought of Xu Fengzhi, wondering if Ayao had ever told him her secrets?
The thought that Xu Fengzhi might know A Yao's secret made her feel a little jealous.
"Ayao, what do you want to do?" Nangong Qi asked, feeling that Ayao's actions were not simply about expanding her territory.
"Within fifty years, the demons of the Void Realm will definitely invade. This invasion will be different from the past. The strength of the demons leading the invasion will far exceed your imagination. I must gather the strength of all the cultivators in the Azure Realm to fight them," A Yao said casually.
"What?!" Nangong Qi was shocked.
"I'm not after territory, nor do I crave power," Ayao said. What pleasure would a young emperor of the ancient Phoenix Clan have in ruling a small world?
"I just want to beat up all the experts in the Canglan Realm and make them submit."
Even if they display Mahayana stage cultivation, some will outwardly submit but inwardly remain unconvinced. It's better to fight them all; that way, she'll know who to use as pawns and who to discard. Those who disobey can be made to self-destruct, which will also serve as a contribution to the Canglan Realm.
They died defending the Canglan Realm; this ending was dignified for them.
"The demons will invade within fifty years? Ah Yao, Ah Yao, where did you get this information from?" Nangong Qi asked, utterly astonished.
“I’ve been to the Void Realm, this news is absolutely true. Nangong Qi, you will help me, right?” A Yao suddenly grabbed Nangong Qi’s hand and leaned closer to look into his violet eyes.
Nangong Qi's ears turned red. He looked into A Yao's clear eyes, then looked down at the hand she was holding, and his heart suddenly raced.
"Will you help me?" Ayao asked again.
With red ears, Nangong Qi stammered, "If... if I say I won't help, will you... will you use the slave seal to control... control me?"
Ayao said, "I can't."
She moved a little closer and said, "But I will imprison you and force your parents to compromise."
Nangong Qi: "..."
Ayao released his hand and distanced herself from him. She said to Nangong Qi, "In short, your Youyun Nangong family must help me. Not by submitting, but by forming an alliance."
"An alliance?" Nangong Qi asked.
The alliance sounds nicer, but in reality, Ayao will still control her allies. Of course, this doesn't need to be said aloud. She looked at Nangong Qi's handsome face and said gently, "Yes, an alliance. If the demons invade, do you think your Youyun Nangong family can remain unscathed?"
"Let's form an alliance to fight against the demons. I've even thought of a name for this alliance: the Phoenix Alliance, and I will be its leader."
A Yao's eyes suddenly flashed with a strange light. She leaned forward again and asked Nangong Qi, "Are you willing to form an alliance with me?"
The girl's azure eyes were like jewels, and her cool fragrance lingered in the air. Nangong Qi felt his heart pounding, and everything around him seemed to disappear. Only the girl before him remained. He heard himself say, "I do."
After he finished speaking, Ayao stood up, took a few steps, and smiled, "Then you should go back and settle things with your parents."
Nangong Qi: "..."
In the Western Regions, her clone, posing as the Palace Master of the Phoenix Palace, had already largely subdued all the forces there. Her other clones in the Northern, Southern, and Eastern Regions were also rapidly expanding their territories. In short, all forces were either forming alliances or submitting. Those with bad tempers were all controlled with slave seals. Those who committed numerous evils were also controlled with slave seals.
“Okay,” Nangong Qi said.
Ayao looked at him, her hair blowing in the wind, and said, "Don't worry, I won't cheat your Nangong family."
Nangong Qi smiled wryly and said, "Ayao, with your current strength, even if you fail, there's nothing I can do."
She's already in the late stages of the fusion process. Even without personal feelings, what else can she do but obey?
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The Void Realm.
Inside the grand palace, pearls served as candles. On a carved chaise lounge, a handsome man in a black robe leaned back against the cushions, sitting languidly with one leg propped up.
Before him was a black vortex, reflecting the scene on Chang Le Peak of the Tianshan Sect. Watching A Yao and Nangong Qi talking intimately together, Lou Munan tried hard to suppress his uncomfortable feelings, convincing himself that it was just the emotions of his rebellious alter ego influencing him.
He said with a smile:
"See? I told you that once she found out you were my clone, she would never think of being with you again. Look how intimate she is with Nangong Qi. She doesn't even think about you anymore."
Pain, anger, struggle, and sadness surged within him, even tinged with a hint of jealousy. Lou Munan sensed these emotions and laughed with even greater pleasure:
"Tsk tsk, oh dear, you're so pitiful!"
He sensed Xu Fengzhi's dejection, and he and Xu Fengzhi had been locked in a struggle for control of the body. Xu Fengzhi's depression caused him to suppress Xu Fengzhi's consciousness completely. The consciousness that had grown strong twenty-eight years ago was now as weak as a candle flame in the wind.
"Hahahahahaha..."
Lou Munan burst into laughter.
This is the result he wanted.
He shouldn't have interfered with Nangong Qi and Lu Xueyao's relationship. He should have let them get closer. If they really did get together, perhaps Xu Fengzhi would have obediently erased his own consciousness and become a part of him again without him even having to lift a finger.
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In a valley somewhere in Kunshan, in the southern region.
Lu Ji stood on the grassy slopes of the valley, surrounded by a misty haze. He had been waiting there for a long time, his expression anxious. After a while, a long, azure rainbow appeared from afar, landing there and transforming into a beautiful woman.
"Cousin, you've finally arrived." Lu Ji felt relieved upon seeing the person, but then couldn't help feeling nervous again.
Lu Lanruo looked at her cousin with a cold expression and said, "Speak, what exactly do you want?"
Although Lu Ji and Lu Lanruo are cousins, their relationship has never been good. When they were young, Lu Ji often bullied Lu Lanruo. At that time, Lu Ji was arrogant and looked down on his cousin. But this cousin was the most promising. Not only did she surpass him in cultivation, but she also became the Seventh Miss's personal bodyguard.
Lu Ji was truly at his wit's end. Lu Xuening was becoming increasingly insane, and it was only a matter of time before her misdeeds were exposed. He had no choice but to seek out Lu Lanruo to try and salvage a chance for survival.
Lu Ji knelt down before Lu Lanruo:
"Cousin, cousin, you have to save me! You must save me!"
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