Secret Realm
Cangjing Chongxue had probably tasted the sweetness of success, so she pinned her hopes on Hanjiang, hoping that Hanjiang could give birth to a powerful child like her.
"That won't do..." Han Jiang refused. It's uncertain; are you Mendel trying to hybridize? She absolutely disagreed.
Cang Jingmo also refused.
Cang Jing Chongxue completely ignored Han Jiang's opinion and said to Cang Jingmo, "Don't like it? It's okay. It's just that I'm not well and want to pass the throne to you as soon as possible. You can marry someone you like later. I've already found so many men, it's fine."
“It’s not a matter of liking or disliking,” Cang Jingmo said.
Cang Jing Chongxue quickly interrupted him, saying, "No doubt about it. Do as I say. Keep the wedding simple and hold it as soon as possible. Then you can go and get the Cang Jing Sword."
"I will not agree..." Han Jiang suddenly froze on the spot, unable to move.
It's spiritual power manipulation! But wasn't it ineffective when Cang Jingqi tried it on her before? What's going on here?
“My control over spiritual power is far superior to theirs, so you don’t need to be surprised,” Cang Jing Chong Xue explained to Han Jiang.
Han Jiang was left in Cangjing Palace, watching helplessly as Cangjing Mo left, while she stood blankly beside Cangjing Chongxue.
“I’ve met you before, and I know you’re quite capable, no ordinary person. That’s why I chose you,” Cang Jing Chong Xue said, clearing Han Jiang’s voice.
He was still unable to move his body, but he could talk to Cang Jing Chong Xue.
Have they met before? Hasn't Cang Jing Chong Xue been in seclusion all this time? Could it be that she met Han Jiang from before? Wait, the golden light on the folding fan at the Four Continents Sect—Han Jiang suddenly realized!
"It seems you guessed it. My power resides in that folding fan. I sensed your crisis and thus offered my assistance." Cang Jing Chong Xue made no attempt to conceal his pride.
With such formidable strength, it can still be controlled even across thousands of miles.
"I have lived for two hundred years, so it is normal for me to have accumulated some strength. My children will be stronger than me in the future."
Han Jiang doesn't want to be reduced to a vessel for procreation. If there's no childbirth plot in the original book, then it either happens after the female lead dies, or the female lead resolves the matter under some circumstances.
She was temporarily unable to break free from Cang Jingchongxue's spiritual control and could only pin her hopes on the warmth outside.
Not long after, Cang Jingye requested an audience, saying that Han Jiang lacked the cultivation level to abstain from grains and that he wanted to take Han Jiang out to eat.
It seemed that Cang Jing Chong Xue had no way to leave Cang Jing Palace, so she agreed to Cang Jing Ye's request.
Even after leaving the Cangjing Palace, the manipulation of spiritual power did not disappear. Han Jiang was speechless and simply followed behind Cangjing Ye.
After leaving the Demon Palace, Cang Jingqi and Wen Xu sat in a private room at a restaurant.
Cang Jingmo explained the general situation to them. He couldn't get away from official duties, so he told them to discuss it and then notify him.
It seems no one agrees to this wedding.
In the great battle between immortals and demons, Cang Jingye exhausted too much of his power. Otherwise, he would have had a chance to compete with Cang Jingchongxue for control of spiritual power. For now, Han Jiang has to suffer the injustice.
She couldn't interact with others; she could only eat with her head down and occasionally stop to drink some water.
Cang Jingqi tried to regain control several times, but failed each time; his body had not yet recovered.
He sat next to Hanjiang, occasionally serving him food.
“I have a plan. But I need your two princes not to ask why, or how I know it.” Wen Xu said this in advance to avoid the trouble of explaining.
Now that things have come to this, what other options are there? For Cang Jingqi and Cang Jingye, resisting Cang Jingchongxue is undoubtedly an impossible task.
Wen Xu had roughly guessed that this would happen. The outstanding female lead in the original book caught the attention of Cang Jing Chong Xue, so she forcibly arranged the wedding between Han Qi and Cang Jing Mo. During the wedding, a war between immortals and demons broke out, and Han Qi died.
Instead of trying to find a solution in the flawed original book, they should come up with one themselves.
Wen Xu would never allow Han Jiang and Cang Jingmo to marry, otherwise the entire strategy would be ruined.
“We must enter the secret realm before the wedding,” Wen Xu said.
Just as Cang Jingye was about to ask Wen Xu how he knew about the secret realm, he received a disapproving look from Cang Jingqi on his left, so he obediently shut up.
“We will split into two teams to enter the secret realm. Every descendant of the Cangjing family will have the opportunity to enter the secret realm, right?” Wen Xu turned to Cangjing Qi.
Cang Jingqi nodded: "Do you need me to enter the secret realm as well, to compete with Amo for the Cang Jing Sword?"
“With Cang Jing Chong Xue’s spiritual power controlling him, Han Jiang will definitely not be able to enter the secret realm. Therefore, another couple needs to enter the secret realm in advance. If it were me and the Second Prince, Cang Jing Chong Xue would still let Han Jiang marry the Second Prince. It would just be that he would marry me first and then Han Jiang. So I need you, First Prince, to enter the secret realm with me.”
Cang Jingqi understood Wen Xu's meaning: "After we go in first, Mother will immediately send A Mo and Xiao Man into the secret realm. In Mother's eyes, only A Mo is the only one who can pull out the Cang Jing Sword. Then we just need to change the combination inside."
"So what? Second Brother and Miss Wen still took the sword, didn't they?" Cang Jingye asked.
"No, it was Xiaoman and I who drew our swords. Blessed by the Cangjing Sword, Xiaoman and I will never be separated except by death," Cangjing said.
Wen Xu: "I just don't know if His Highness is willing to become the Demon Lord."
"We still need to ask Amo's opinion."
After eating his fill, Hanjiang finally raised his head and looked straight ahead.
Warm and considerate, she wiped Hanjiang's mouth.
Han Jiang has something to say but can't: Cang Jingqi can't become the Demon Lord, otherwise the target of her charms will become Cang Jingqi!
No matter how many times she cried out in her heart, she couldn't say it out loud.
After finishing his meal, Han Jiang's body moved uncontrollably, and he wanted to return to Cangjing Palace.
The heavy snow on the mirror carried a constant chill, as if afraid she would run away.
Behind the Cangjing Palace is the Cangjing Chongxue room.
The room was empty, with nothing but a huge bed surrounded by signs that claimed to cure everything.
Cang Jing Chong Xue sat in the center of the bed, gesturing for Han Jiang to sit down beside him.
I'm very familiar with this plant. I first saw it in Chenlu Valley, just as Cang Jingqi was also looking for it.
It is said that Cang Jingmo also appeared in Chenlu Valley at that time. The two brothers were both there, presumably because they could "cure anything".
As Cangjing Chongxue ages, the demonic energy within him gradually diminishes, and his spiritual power weakens. This herb is the best antidote to suppress the loss of spiritual power.
Once one thing is understood, everything else falls into place. The plot is gradually being perfected, just as she and Wen Xu had previously predicted. The original book had many problems, and the system would fill in the logical gaps based on the original settings.
Another crucial help came from the system's reward after Han Jiang resolved the Hanqi vulnerability, though she hadn't yet figured out how to use it.
Cang Jing Chong Xue released her from the control and allowed her to speak.
“I’ve thought about killing you. You know a bit too much. But then I thought, I’m probably not the only one who wants to kill you, so I decided to take advantage of your last bit of value while you’re still alive.”
Cang Jing Chong Xue's words didn't sound like a threat, but more like a reminder.
If the original female lead, Han Qi, knew more, others would only be wary. But Han Jiang, a guy whose spiritual power could only ignite a fire talisman, would only become a target for killing.
The Vermilion Bird Pavilion and the Frosty Tower, both bathed in the glow of maple leaves, were filled with worry.
"Marrying the future Demon Lord will be far more beneficial than harmful to you."
Han Jiang said, "What you said seems to make some sense, but I will never die here." She wanted to go home.
She looked at Cang Jingchongxue with unwavering eyes. From trembling at the sight of important figures to now daring to look directly at the strongest member of the Demon Clan, Han Jiang was no longer afraid of anything.
Having gone through so much, she is much more confident in herself than before. There is always a way to solve everything, but running away will never solve anything.
"Little girl, you need to understand that you are now under my control. If you don't obey me, I can kill you on the spot."
"Kill me? You wouldn't. If I die in the Demon Realm, my master won't let the Demon Realm off the hook. With your current physical condition, are you 100% sure you can defeat my master?" Han Jiang remained calm. "Even if you could win, you would definitely be severely injured. Would the Demon Realm's barrier still be able to maintain itself?"
"You're smarter than I thought," Cang Jingzhongxue said with a forced smile.
By the time news of her marriage reached Han Tian and he came to her rescue, there wasn't enough time. By the time Han Tian arrived, she had already entered the bridal chamber.
It's estimated that Cang Jingmo agreed to the plan. In the middle of the night, Cang Jingchongxue suddenly left for a while, not forgetting to add spiritual power to control Han Jiang during her absence. She returned a while later, hurriedly taking Han Jiang out and returning to the center of Cang Jing Palace.
Cang Jingmo waited beside Cang Jing Sword.
Cang Jing Chongxue gave him a cold look and said, "Go in and take out the Cang Jing Sword. Cang Jing Qi has disappointed me too much. A Mo, the position of Demon Lord can only be held by you."
Han Jiang and Cang Jingmo touched the greatsword suspended in mid-air at the same time, and felt light as if they were floating in the air. When they landed, they were already in another place.
The control over spiritual energy has weakened, probably because the secret realm has shielded itself from external spiritual energy to prevent outsiders from helping to retrieve the sword.
The surrounding area was shrouded in fog, making it impossible to see the road.
Han Jiang still couldn't speak, but he could gesture with his hands to Cang Jingmo.
“As we go deeper, Mother’s control will gradually disappear,” Cang Jingmo said. “Entering the secret realm at different times will result in landing in different places, but my brother and I have agreed that we will find the Cang Jing Sword first, and then wait where we are.”
There's not even a road, how can we find the Cangjing Sword? Han Jiang gestured frantically, meaning, where are we supposed to look?
“I don’t know either. It’s said that the secret realm each generation of Demon Lord enters is different. My mother said that the secret realm she and all her brothers and sisters entered was a forest. The others were scattered in the forest, while she and her brother’s father landed directly next to the Azure Mirror Sword. After they came out of the secret realm, the others were unconvinced and thought that my mother was just lucky, so my mother killed all the dissenting voices.”
It was somewhat eerie to hear Cang Jingmo recount the story of Cang Jing Chong Xue so calmly.
Han Jiang had previously heard that Cang Jing Chong Xue had defeated all his brothers and sisters, but he never expected it to be in this way. No wonder he had never heard of Cang Jing Qi having uncles, aunts, or other relatives in the Demon Realm for so long.
However, Cang Jingmo's words enlightened Han Jiang. The fact that Cang Jingchongxue was able to land precisely at its destination meant that there must be something predetermined in the dark.
Cang Jingmo, the male protagonist of this book, isn't the protagonist's halo the biggest destiny?
So no matter which way you go, you will definitely find the Azure Mirror Sword.
Han Jiang gestured to Cang Jingmo, indicating that he should move forward.
The fog was neither getting thicker nor thinner; it looked exactly the same no matter which way you went.
The ground beneath my feet felt more like water than soil.
Illusion?
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