Chapter 101 Demon Lord 101%
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Demon Lord Chao Yuan led his demon soldiers to besiege the Wanmen Immortal Sect and snatched away the most beautiful little snow lotus in the cold pond of the Immortal Ruins.
Although the little snow lotus looks small and weak, it contains deep spiritual power. Anyone who forces himself to get close to it will have ice flowers on his body. If anyone dares to touch it, he will be frozen into an ice sculpture.
Chao Yuan, a phoenix imbued with the crimson fire of the lotus, was himself a ball of fire, and naturally, he wasn't afraid of the freezing threat posed by the little snow lotus. However, when he reached out to touch the little snow lotus's cool petals, he was still enveloped by layers of frost, transforming into a beautiful ice sculpture of the Demon Lord.
Quite fierce.
His body became stiff and unable to move, but Chao Yuan allowed the ice and snow to cover his entire body without any intention of giving up.
As he closed his eyes, a ball of crimson fire erupted from his clothes, melting all the ice and snow on his body. Chao Yuan continued to approach, and the small snow lotus froze again, only to be shattered by Chao Yuan's red lotus fire. This cycle repeated four or five times. Finally, Chao Yuan touched its thin branches, trying to pull it out of the cold water.
Snap——
Chao Yuan was frozen again.
This time, Xiao Xuelian was clearly enraged. Chao Yuan wasn't the only one frozen; the entire Cold Pond, along with the Mirror Moon Tower, was frozen solid. Ice and snow climbed up the eaves of the distant corridor, creating a vast expanse of white, like an ice palace. The only things left standing were the flowers and grass on the ground.
The wind whistled past, and it was silent here, an eerie silence.
A moment later, accompanied by the sound of cracking ice, a huge red-gold phoenix broke through the ice, flapped its beautiful wings and soared into the sky. Then it lowered its head and picked up the small snow lotus in the cold pond at an extremely fast speed, and flew out of the Wanmen Xianzong with the red lotus fire.
"The Demon Lord succeeded."
"Retreat!" The demon who was still confronting the immortal disciples looked up at the sky. The gloomy sky was swirled into a brilliant crimson by the flames, and a phoenix with golden light could be vaguely seen flashing by.
The disciples of the Immortal Sect were all prepared for a fierce battle, but with a loud phoenix cry, the demons retreated without any intention of fighting. The disciples of the Immortal Sect looked at each other, all stunned by the demons' actions.
"They left?"
"He really left, right? Could this be a trick?"
"Didn't you hear what they just said? They said Chao Yuan Demon Lord succeeded. What did Chao Yuan Demon Lord do?"
While everyone was guessing, Mo Xuanxiao had already rushed to the Xianxu Cold Pond. The ice had not yet completely receded, and the cold air in the cold pond was very cold. The snow lotus that was supposed to be well-maintained in the cold pond had disappeared.
"Yaoyao!" Qu Jingxian heard the news and hurried over with Qu Yushu.
They arrived too late. By then, the demons had vanished from the area, and even the disciples of the Immortal Sect had withdrawn to their respective sects. Qu Yushu quickly walked to the edge of the cold pond, gazing at its empty center. He asked in a cold voice, "Where's Yaoyao?"
Mo Xuanxiao clenched his fists tightly, "I will bring her back."
I will definitely bring it back.
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Something happened in the demon world.
Because the ruler, Chao Yuan, the Demon Lord, is an ancient phoenix, flames burn throughout the Burning Abyss Palace, which was once warm and bright. However, ever since the Demon Lord brought back a small snow lotus, the entire Burning Abyss Palace has been covered in ice, which appears to be spreading further.
Some demons who fear the cold have gloomy faces all day long. Every time they enter the Burning Abyss Palace, they have to wrap themselves in thick cotton clothes. Even demons who prefer shade and cold can't stand it. "This Burning Abyss Palace is too cold."
"Yeah, it's so cold that I want to hibernate."
The Demon Lord's bedroom is the center of the rampant ice. The entire palace is sealed with layer upon layer of thick ice, and the cold air is surging out.
Di Shu, wrapped in a thick robe, wandered outside the hall, enduring his pain. He knocked on the frozen golden door and asked worriedly, "Demon Lord, are you okay?"
Bang--
The ice door opened before him, rustling and dropping ice chips, and a torrent of cold air rushed out. Di Shu gasped and stepped back quickly, still shivering from the cold.
"What's the matter?" In contrast to Di Shu's dishevel, Chao Yuan was dressed in a gorgeous red robe with his black hair draped softly behind him. He looked contented and had just taken a bath.
Di Shu was stunned for a moment, then stammered, "No, it's okay, but Demon Lord, all this ice in the bedroom..."
"Don't worry about it." Chao Yuan smiled and said slowly, "It's Yaoyao who's throwing a tantrum. It will be fine once she gets used to it."
Di Shu was in agony but could not speak. Seeing the door closing again in front of him, he thought to himself: By the time Madam Yao is coaxed by you, all the little demons in Fenyuan Palace will have frozen to death.
The cold weather that has lasted for ten thousand years is not something that can be endured casually.
The Demon Lord's bedroom has completely turned into an ice palace.
Chao Yuan walked on the thick ice back to the room. In front of the bed, there was an ice pond made of jade, filled with cold water from the Kunlun Lake. It took Chao Yuan many years to build this.
Looking at the beautiful little snow lotus in the ice pond, Chao Yuan couldn't help but think of the day a hundred years ago when Qu Yaoyao disappeared from his sight.
The snow kept falling, and he collapsed on the altar, the pain unbearable, and he nearly fainted. His fingers trembled as he reached for the newly formed snow lotus, but before he could touch it, Mo Xuanxiao, who had intruded, leaned over and snatched it away.
"Do you think you have the qualifications to take her away?" Mo Xuanxiao stared at him coldly as he charged into the Immortal Ruins.
He didn't fight him, but took him to the cold pond. The small snow lotus that had just formed was growing well in the cold pond, a little bigger than when he first saw it. As soon as his fingers touched it, the small snow lotus began to wilt and droop, as if all its vitality had been sucked away.
"You are a demon now. Do you think Yaoyao would like to go to the demon world with you?"
There was no spiritual power needed for the little snow lotus to grow, no cold pond that made her feel comfortable, and even Chao Yuan had the warmth that she hated the most.
Chao Yuan couldn't take her away, and she was unwilling to go with him. At that time, even though Xiao Xuelian was unconscious and just a flower, she still had a deep rejection and disgust towards him. She was so stubborn that she would die in front of him if he dared to take her away.
Chao Yuan couldn't bear to hurt her anymore.
So, the ever-powerful demon god could only watch the tiny snow lotus retreat, leaving her room to breathe and survive, and keeping her in the cold pond of the Immortal Ruins for a hundred years. During these hundred years, Chao Yuan constantly wanted Qu Yaoyao to return to his side, but every time he sneaked into the cold pond to secretly watch her or tried to take her away, the little snow lotus would wither and die.
If there is another life, I still want to be a snow lotus, experiencing the wind and rain, lonely and helpless. I only hope that I will never meet you again.
[Xie Qingxun, if there is another life, please don't bother me anymore.]
In the years since he lost Qu Yaoyao, Chao Yuan would often dream of the day she vanished. Two lives apart, she never resented him, but in return, he felt a despair even more difficult to accept than resentment.
There is no greater sorrow than a dead heart. What Qu Yaoyao hopes for is not to meet him again, which is the greatest punishment for him.
"We haven't reached the next life yet." Chao Yuan sat down by the icy pond, looking at the small flowers in the water and muttering to himself, "In this life, our entanglement has not ended yet..."
There is still time to remedy everything.
After coming out of the Immortal Ruins, Chao Yuan started to build an ice pond in his bedroom, so that he could bring his little flower back to his side one day. Now he finally got her back as he wished. Chao Yuan found that he could never get enough of looking at her. Even though he was in an extremely cold place with ice and snow, he was happy and comfortable.
Gradually, Chao Yuan was no longer satisfied with just looking at the little snow lotus in the ice pond. He went out for two days to the Kunlun Sacred Mountain to refine a small palm-sized flower pot. He introduced water from the Tianchi Lake into the pot to provide the little snow lotus with a constant supply of spiritual energy and coolness.
By placing the small snow lotus in a small flowerpot, Chao Yuan could hold it in his hands every day, hug it in his arms when he fell asleep, and when he went to the main hall to handle important matters, he could also hold it and place it on his legs or on the table. He could see it just by raising his eyes.
Half a month passed like this. During this half month, Mo Xuanxiao tried to break into the palace countless times, but was stopped by Chao Yuan every time.
After forcing Mo Xuanxiao to retreat once again, Chao Yuan went to the back garden of Fenyuan Palace with a flower pot in his arms. The garden was full of various flowers and there was a small pond with a few red koi in it.
"Do you like it?" Chao Yuan stopped in the garden holding a flowerpot and reached out to touch the small flower buds in the pot.
In an instant, ice flowers formed on his fingers, and the entire back garden was covered with thick ice, freezing away many little monsters.
Chao Yuan was nearly frozen by it. A small flame appeared on his fingertips. He blinked away the frost covering his long eyelashes, shook his fingers and smiled helplessly: "You still have such a bad temper."
Seeing that the flowers and plants in the garden were not frozen, he turned and walked to the pond. There, he saw the koi fish swimming freely, unaffected. It seemed that the ice was coming for him.
Chao Yuan sat by the pool and placed the small flowerpot on his knees. He lowered his eyes to look at the flowers for a while, then reached out to touch them. The branches of the small snow lotus shook slightly when he touched them, and they released a fierce icy air. Ice flowers formed and fell on him with a crackling sound.
"Okay, don't be angry." Chao Yuan withdrew his hand and coaxed gently: "I won't touch you."
Seeing a small koi carp half a finger long in the pond, he had an idea and raised his finger to hook it. The small koi carp fell from the pond into the flowerpot with a splash, and bumped into the wall of the pot in a daze.
He wanted the little koi to play with the little snow lotus. Apparently, the little snow lotus opened its petals slightly and was much gentler towards the little koi than towards Chao Yuan.
Qu Yaoyao was now a flower, its most expressive response being the movement of petals or the emission of auras. This was when it was happy. Even when she only occasionally moved her petals, Chao Yuan watched in fascination. A dignified demon king actually watched a flower and a fish play together all day.
"Has our Demon Lord... been upset by something?" A snake demon huddled under the snow, trying to grab the frozen tip of its tail.
"Don't talk nonsense." The black bear demon hid behind the tree, shook his head, glanced at the pond again, and whispered, "But he kept smiling at the flower, which is really strange."
Chao Yuan didn't know yet that his actions had caused a lot of discussion in the Demon Palace. In fact, even if he knew, it wouldn't matter, because he had put his whole heart into Xiao Xuelian.
As he fell asleep, he cradled the small flowerpot in his arms, his face pressed against his body to keep it warm. He even took a bath in the cold pond to keep the little snow lotus comfortable. Half asleep, half awake, he dreamed of Qu Yaoyao again. The little flower had transformed into a beautiful white dress, jumping and playing in the snow, scooping up a handful of snow and burying it in her face.
"Chao Yuan, can you help me build a snowman?"
Qu Yaoyao smiled at him in the snow, gesturing happily, "I want a snowman this tall, preferably taller than me, taller than you."
"Where should I pile it?" Qu Yaoyao thought for a moment, "Let's pile it under that tree. It looks so lonely all alone."
"good."
Chao Yuan finally said in his dream what Xie Qingxun had failed to agree to.
He squatted down and picked up the snow on the ground, but suddenly paused and stopped moving.
"What's wrong?" Qu Yaoyao squatted in front of him, tilted her head and asked him, "Why don't you pile it up anymore?"
Without waiting for Chao Yuan to answer, she burst out laughing and asked with a smile: "Chao Yuan, don't you know how to make a snowman?"
"That's right. You hate the cold so much, and why would you want to play these games with me? No wonder you're willing to kill me without blinking an eye."
Bang--
The snowy ground trembled, and a row of snowmen suddenly rose from the ground between him and Qu Yaoyao, forcibly separating them. Unable to see Qu Yaoyao, Chao Yuan smashed the snowmen in front of him with a palm, and snowflakes scattered, but the shattered snowmen suddenly transformed into Qu Yaoyao's appearance.
"Didn't I say that we never met again?"
Qu Yaoyao slowly disappeared from his sight, crying and asking him, "Why do you still appear in front of me?"
"Why...you still won't let me go."
Chao Yuan suddenly woke up.
Since he regained his original form, he was no longer afraid of falling asleep, nor would he be frozen after falling asleep. He should have been happy, but after losing Qu Yaoyao, he could not sleep day and night, and her figure was all in his dreams.
"Did it crush you?" Chao Yuan moved his arms. The first thing he did when he woke up was to look at the flowers in his arms. His pupils dilated, but he suddenly found that the small snow lotus in the flowerpot had disappeared, leaving only an empty flowerpot.
"Yaoyao?!" Chao Yuan sat up and found that the ice and snow in the room had melted, returning to its previous appearance.
He got up in a hurry, but he didn't see Xiao Xuelian in the ice pool. Seeing that the door of the bedroom was half-open, he hurriedly chased after her.
"Di Shu," Chao Yuan called out coldly, "Are there any unusual movements in Fenyuan Palace?"
The cold energy of the little snow lotus was so strong that it had driven away most of the demons and monsters, leaving only Di Shu still diligently working. Di Shu said with certainty, "There is no unusual movement."
Seeing that his master looked unhappy, he asked cautiously, "Demon Lord, what happened?"
"Someone stole my flowers."
Apart from Mo Xuanxiao, there is no one else who can sneak into Fenyuan Palace without being noticed.
Di Shu was shocked, "How could it be..."
Seeing the Demon Lord summoning the Jade Bone Fan and looking like he was about to go on a killing spree, he quickly stopped his men and pointed to the backyard, stammering, "Demon Lord, would you like to go to the backyard first? The ice over there hasn't melted yet."
Chao Yuan was stunned. It was only a few steps away, but he still created a teleportation circle to send himself there.
The author has something to say: Chao Yuan: The Demon Lord’s experience in growing flowers.
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