destiny eternal calamity

Long Bilin seemed to have partially stopped eating, as she barely touched her food, only drinking and chatting with Aunt Ying about recent events.

Li Wei and Long Xiaoxiao finished all the food on the table, as martial artists at the Meridian Opening Realm have the greatest appetite.

After dinner, Long Xiaoxiao was in a great mood when she learned that she could go out and have fun.

With a cheer, he grabbed Li Wei's hand and ran outside.

"My sister doesn't like to go out and won't let me go out either. I'm going to get sick from being cooped up like this."

Li Wei thought for a moment, then asked a maid from the princess's residence to get a veil for Long Xiaoxiao before leaving. Only then, under Xiao Shuying's secret protection, did he lead the little princess to Yongle Street.

This street is the most bustling commercial street in Beijing, covering almost all commercial services.

The two strolled around the streets for an hour, and in between they even listened to a storyteller, who was telling some kind of ethical drama about a son having an affair with his stepmother.

Li Wei was speechless; his second uncle's messy affairs had actually been brought up on a storytelling program.

This storyteller is really good at chasing trends!

"Li Wei, how come a woman has purple grapes on her body?"

Looking into Long Xiaoxiao's innocent eyes and sensing the murderous aura emanating from Aunt Ying beside him, Li Wei quickly pulled her away from this cesspool of corruption.

The two walked to the entrance of a brothel, where a naive madam came over to solicit customers.

Li Wei raised an eyebrow, pointed to his face, and said, "Do you think this young master needs to solicit prostitutes?"

"Tch, how narcissistic!" The madam grumbled as she walked away.

"Li Wei, is Liu Feiyan also in a place like this?"

Looking at the brightly dressed women on the second floor, Long Xiaoxiao asked, somewhat concerned about the one who ranked higher than her on the Hundred Flowers List.

I heard she's a top courtesan; I wonder if she's as shameless as these other women.

"She's at Nongyue Pavilion, which is much more upscale than this place."

Li Wei answered casually.

"How do you know where she is? Are you...?"

"As a major shareholder of Sky Cloud, of course I need to know about my competitors."

Li Wei sensed Aunt Ying's murderous aura again and quickly interrupted her.

Why does this guy seem so innocent, but actually a bit cunning?

When Li Wei finally brought Long Xiaoxiao back, the streets were almost under curfew.

"Your Highness, I will definitely win the competition tomorrow and will not let you go to Wei for a marriage alliance."

"Okay, I believe you."

Long Xiaoxiao smiled, holding two candied hawthorns in her hand. She gave him one, then turned and walked into the princess's residence, disappearing from sight.

Back at the Li residence, Li Wei remembered that he hadn't sent Yan Xueshang any food yet, so he went to the kitchen to look for some. Luckily, there was some porridge and pastries left. He heated them up and then took the food box to the small courtyard.

"Miss Yan, are you asleep?" Li Wei knocked on the door.

Shang Xueyan was trying to repair her meridians at this time, but unfortunately, the results were minimal.

Her meridians were severed so completely that, for a Void Realm cultivator like her to recover, she would need to use the same source of Kongsang True Qi to heal her injuries. However, to condense Kongsang True Qi, she would first need several intact meridians.

It's stuck in a vicious cycle.

Now we can only try to stimulate the flow of qi and blood, let it grow naturally, and see if we can get lucky and connect a few meridians.

It would be much better if we had the help of the Kongsang True Qi from our fellow disciples, but the Kongsang Sect is too far from the capital, making it difficult to transmit messages and subject to too many changes.

She certainly has confidants within the sect, but messages might be intercepted by others.

She dared not let the elders of Kongsang know that she had no power at all.

Although the Kongsang Sect has its own mission, it is essentially a sect without any taboos, and there are not many kind-hearted people within the sect.

Bai Ranran said she valued the sect, but in reality, she only valued her master's kindness in raising her.

We can't let the master's hard work, which has been built up over a hundred years, fall into disrepair or even be destroyed in her hands.

"I should have brought a few trusted confidants to help me. I was too arrogant."

Shang Xueyan felt a little regretful.

Hearing Li Wei knock on the door, she stopped her qi-activating movements and opened the door.

"Miss Yan, I'm so sorry, I had to go out this afternoon, so I didn't have time to bring dinner. How about some late-night snack?"

"I am very grateful that Young Master Li is willing to take me in, please don't be so polite."

Shang Xueyan didn't hold back either. She was currently devoid of true energy and her spirit was dormant. She needed the energy of the five grains to stimulate her blood and qi.

Watching fairies eat is also a visual treat.

Li Wei had long since recovered from the energy he had expended that afternoon, and now that he was no longer in a state of spiritual tranquility, he stared intently at Shang Xueyan.

"Miss Yan, have you ever seen a female warrior who is very tall, has a great figure, and is extremely skilled in martial arts?"

Shang Xueyan was sipping her porridge when she heard this and glanced at him sideways, wondering if he was trying to flatter her in some roundabout way.

She's a very tall, well-built, and highly skilled female warrior—isn't that exactly what they mean by her?

Seeing the same disdainful look in her eyes that Aunt Ying had given her before, Li Wei quickly added, "She should be a head taller than me."

"Uh, yes, I've met you." Shang Xueyan suddenly put down her chopsticks and said somewhat solemnly.

"Her name is Bai Ranran, and she also has another name, the Holy Lord of Ten Thousand Demons."

"What?" Li Wei exclaimed in surprise.

Of course, the Lord of Ten Thousand Demons knew that he was the supreme leader of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom, located to the west of Dali and Dawei.

He had always thought the king was a man.

Unexpectedly, she turned out to be a female demon, and even became his fiancée's master.

"There are not many people in this world who have seen the Holy Lord of Ten Thousand Demons in her human form. She always travels in her true form in the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons. She does use human form in the human realm, but she basically does not interact directly with people."

"I've met her before because my teacher and she are friends."

"Of course, so am I," Shang Xueyan added in her mind, but didn't say it aloud.

Given her current disguise as a disciple, it seems rather illogical for her to associate with a powerful figure of this caliber.

"How did you find out about her?" Shang Xueyan asked curiously.

"Um..." There was nothing to hide, so Li Wei told her about his fiancée, Lin Peiyao.

Maybe he can even get in touch with this Lord of Ten Thousand Demons through his master.

"Your fiancée has actually become the disciple of the Lord of Ten Thousand Demons!"

Shang Xueyan was shocked; she had never heard of Bai Ranran having any apprentices.

Unexpectedly, the other party has now taken a human as an apprentice.

That girl is still sticking to her old idea of ​​equality between humans and demons, and equality among all beings.

"There's another question. Miss Yan, you're so knowledgeable, do you know what a demon is?"

Li Wei asked a question that had puzzled him for a long time.

He had always heard people talk about demons, but he had never seen even one.

Everyone knows about demons, after all, the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons has been established, but what about monsters?

Shang Xueyan didn't expect him to ask this question, but it was a question from an expert.

"A demon is a formless consciousness that can corrupt the minds of humans and monsters who have fallen into obsession, turning them into demons."

"The demons are not very strong. It is generally believed that they can only corrupt martial artists at or below the Qi Sea Realm."

"However, I've heard a prophecy that one day, the demon will destroy this world."

This is a prophecy passed down through the Kongsang Sect since ancient times, and it is also the real reason why she wants to reclaim the martial arts technique that Yun Mingyu possesses.

Within the forbidden area of ​​the Kongsang Sect, there is a stone tablet, which is said to be the core of the magic array that seals the ancient demon tomb.

This array needs to be periodically infused with the true energy of that cultivation technique to repair the seal on the Demon Tomb.

It could even be said that the purpose of establishing the Kongsang Sect was to maintain this seal.

That technique hasn't been mastered for almost five hundred years, not even by Yun Mingyu; he only received its inheritance.

If things continue like this, if the records are true, the seal on the Demon Tomb will likely collapse.

Whether the world will be destroyed by then is unknown, but the Kongsang Sect will definitely be reduced to ashes.