destiny eternal calamity

Chapter 187 Still Not Enough Love

Li Wei observed for a moment and then saw several more high-level cultivators rise from the city and chase after the rainbow light.

After a moment's thought, Li Wei realized that the demon cultivator probably hadn't found what he was looking for yet.

Moreover, there are several high-level cultivators left behind here, so Li Wei cannot continue searching by following in their footsteps.

Without much hesitation, he also chased after the direction in which the rainbow light flew away.

Although his speed was not as fast as those cultivators above the Void Realm, with Xie Youshan guiding him with the demonic energy, he was not likely to lose track of them.

"He can't escape; a supreme cultivator is chasing after him," Xie Youshan said in Li Wei's mind.

Sure enough, a quarter of an hour later, Li Wei discovered that the auras of those high-level cultivators had all stopped in the same place.

"Shanshan, help me cover my breath."

With a Supreme (Eternal) cultivator present, Li Wei naturally dared not be presumptuous and directly asked Xie Youshan, the Immortal Venerable, to take action.

Under Xie Youshan's magical cover, Li Wei slowly approached those people.

"He Zhong, do you know what I'm looking for?"

A gruff voice said.

"Zhu Yuan, whatever you're looking for, it's no reason to run wild in my human royal city."

"Hmph, am I not even allowed to come here on behalf of the Deer Fairy to find Qi Hongjun?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? After His Majesty abdicated, he went on a southern tour."

The supreme cultivator, whom Zhu Yuan called He Zhong, suddenly became unstable and then questioned him.

"Kazuna, you actually know this too, don't you—" Morohara said in a low voice.

"You're spreading heresy and misleading the public. I was originally going to let you go out of respect for the Deer Fairy, but you've brought this upon yourself!"

Seeing that the human cultivators around him were discussing this in whispers, He Zhong became furious and attacked Zhu Yuan.

Their battle tore through the void and illuminated the heavens.

This was the first time Li Wei had witnessed a battle above the Void Realm, so he watched intently.

Unfortunately, the gap between the two was too great, and the battle did not last long.

Zhuyuan's supernatural power seems to enhance the lethality of his martial arts, but even when he releases his supernatural power, he cannot harm He Zhong.

He Zhong's Radiant Sun Power can damage Zhu Yuan with every collision.

If it weren't for the thick skin and tough flesh of the demon race, Zhuyuan's defeat would have been even faster.

"Lord Kazuna, we mustn't kill Zhu Yuan!"

Seeing Zhu Yuan defeated and captured by He Zhong, who was about to kill him, a Void Realm cultivator rushed forward and shouted.

"I know he is one of the Deer Fairy's men, but the Deer Fairy and the late emperor had long since severed their relationship. Now, she has sent someone to harass our human royal court for the sake of her half-demon son. We don't need to give her any more face."

After saying this, He Zhong made a claw shape with his hand and reached for the chest of the powerless Zhu Yuan.

"Wait a minute, Lord Zhong. Lady Deer Fairy was, after all, Emperor Qi's lawfully wedded wife. Does he even know about your remarks?"

Upon hearing this, He Zhong turned to look in the direction from which the sound came.

A masked man was floating in the air. Judging from his aura, he was just a cultivator from the Spirit Bridge.

But how could a Spirit Bridge cultivator possibly fly through the air? And how could he suddenly appear silently right under the nose of this supreme cultivator?

It's obvious that this is also a supreme cultivator, but he's just concealing his aura.

"Does Your Excellency wish to intervene in this matter?"

"I am a friend of the Deer Fairy Goddess. This Zhu Yuan was originally one of the Goddess's most capable subordinates. Since we have encountered him, it is only natural that we should save him."

The masked man spoke slowly, seemingly disregarding He Zhong.

The masked man was naturally Li Wei in disguise.

Having just listened to Xie Youshan's explanation, he roughly understood the identities and relationship between Qi Hongjun and the Deer Fairy in their conversation.

Qi Hongjun was naturally the former emperor, of the Tao Tang clan, and he was the thirtieth generation descendant of Ji Youguang.

His ancestor was the twelfth son of Ji Youguang, and he received his surname because he was enfeoffed in Qi.

As a cultivator, the Human Emperor has a long lifespan, but his descendants reproduce and multiply in the same way as ordinary people. If all thirty generations are the eldest son, it would only last for about six hundred years. Of course, the actual generational period is much longer than that.

Ji Youguang lived to be over 1,200 years old and reigned for over 400 years.

When he passed away, Qi Hongjun was not yet two hundred years old and was already a Heavenly Fate cultivator. In the ancient times when martial arts were not yet perfect, his talent was undeniably strong.

But by then, the human race already had cultivators at the Void Realm. If it weren't for Ji Youguang's high moral character and prestige, the throne of the Human Emperor would have changed hands long ago.

Therefore, the throne of the Human Emperor naturally does not belong to Qi Hongjun.

More than two hundred years later, Qi Hongjun became the first human to break through to the Supreme Realm and was officially crowned Emperor.

So, all things considered, Qi Hongjun was only eight hundred years old, having reigned for over three hundred years.

At this time, the heavenly tribulation had not yet descended, and the lifespan of the supreme cultivator was long, so his abdication was clearly not normal.

"Deer Fairy Lady" was Qi Hongjun's first wife, a demon king of the supreme realm.

As the name suggests, this is a deer demon.

She once disguised herself as a human woman and traveled the world. By chance, she saved Qi Hongjun from the clutches of the Black Tiger Demon King. At that time, Qi Hongjun's cultivation was still shallow, and he did not realize her identity. He thought she was a goddess descended from the celestial realm.

The two fell in love and got married.

Later, as Qi Hongjun's cultivation level increased and his demonic aura became harder to conceal after becoming pregnant, the Deer Fairy's identity as a demon was revealed.

As a descendant of the Human Emperor, Qi Hongjun could not accept that his wife was a demoness, so he divorced her and married a woman from the Sanyi clan.

Clearly, this Deer Fairy Goddess both loves and hates Qi Hongjun.

A century of marital affection cannot be faked, but Qi Hongjun's humiliation of divorcing her was also real.

Therefore, Zhong's statement is not without merit.

She may genuinely be harassing the human race for her son's sake, hoping to force them to compromise and grant him a higher title.

After all, when Qi Hongjun was in power, he didn't give that half-demon named "Zhu" any benefits or titles.

After hearing this story, Li Wei was left with nothing but complaints.

Qi Hongjun, it's a bit too old-fashioned of you to divorce your wife just because she's a deer demon.

Look at me, Li Wei. As long as Shan Shan loves me, I won't mind even if her true form is a giant toad.

Of course, Li Wei knew that things weren't that simple.

If Qi Hongjun wants to become the Human Emperor, then his wife will hardly be a demon, at least not on the surface.

So the key point is actually the position of the legal wife.

It is estimated that the Deer Fairy Goddess was unwilling for her, the original wife, a dignified demon king of the supreme realm, to be subservient to another woman, which led to their eventual breakup.

Ultimately, it all came down to trouble at home.

If Qi Hongjun could persuade this Deer Fairy to willingly give up her title, none of this trouble would have occurred.

She is a supreme cultivator, so how could the new wife possibly bully her?

It's simply that they can't swallow their anger.

I still don't love Qi Hongjun enough.

Li Wei had his reasons for thinking this way.

After all, he had a future empress, Long Bilin, in his backyard who didn't care about his engagement with Lin Peiyao and was willing to be his mistress.