Of course, Chu Xuan did not lose his mind. This place is not far from Dongxian Market. If such a battle occurs, it’s expected that soone will soon co to check on the commotion.
Lan Cai’er gritted her teeth, ready to fully attack and break the secret treasure on Chu Xuan, even if it ant offending Cyan Lotus Daoist Palace.
But just at this mont, she suddenly turned around, looking towards the horizon where two small black dots were rapidly approaching.
"Old ghost, coming so soon?"
Lan Cai’er was ntally prepared for soone to co, but she didn’t expect that just after starting, the elder from the Pill Sect ca personally.
Upon closer look, the turquoise beast Zhen was angrily flying in the lead, clearly aware that it had been bewitched before, leading to this chase.
Lan Cai’er sighed, "Fine, you got lucky this ti."
Saying this, she retracted the nine-tailed dharma image, but her expression changed slightly as she imdiately glanced at Qingqing, "Did you go to Ghost Street?"
Only then did Lan Cai’er notice that the treasure wheel was tainted with a bit of the cold ghostly aura unique to Ghost Street.
But there was no ti to think more; she imdiately transford into a blue escaping light and soared into the sky.
Chu Xuan coldly watched her departing figure, morizing this woman, with the intent of repaying today’s vendetta in the future.
The Pill Sect Elder and the beast Zhen approached, didn’t even pause for a conversation, and then turned to continue pursuing Lan Cai’er. A large number of cultivators were flying from afar.
Chu Xuan imdiately summoned Haitang and Qingqing to escape first, lest they be surrounded and questioned by the Lingshu Pill Sect, wasting ti.
...
The trio left the area at the fastest speed, with Chu Xuan remaining silent, not saying a word.
Gu Haitang and Qingqing exchanged so secret glances but dared not ask Chu Xuan about Primordial Monarch Taixu, who seed to be the reason for his mood souring when Lan Cai’er ntioned him.
Only after they were far from Dongxian Market, feeling safe, did Chu Xuan look at Qingqing and ask, "Are you from Li’an Demon Sect?"
Qingqing felt a bit anxious inside, yet outwardly replied indifferently, "Yes, what about it, are you scared now?"
Li’an, in Buddhist legends, is the daughter of Demon King Bodhisattva who converted to Buddhism.
Additionally, this demoness, after converting to Buddhism, persuaded her father to convert, leading 500 demoness sisters and relatives from Bodhisattva Palace to rebel and join Buddhism, almost driving Bodhisattva mad.
The legend hails from the "Mahayana Vast Knowledge Sutras", viewed by demon practitioners as Buddhist self-promotion, with the truth unknown.
Li’an Demon Sect’s founding master, 5000 years ago, was a demoness self-nad "Li’an", converting from Buddhism to demonism, with supre cultivation, standing peerless in the world.
Upon reaching the pinnacle, this Demon Sect Saintess transcended tribulations, breaking through the void.
So say she ascended to the Immortal Realm; others claim she birthed all Celestial Demons in "Heaven of Transformation".
Though the master departed, Li’an Demon Sect prospered, passed down through generations, with the sect-stabilizing Immortal Artifact "Li’an Treasure Wheel" playing a significant role.
Within the sect is a Saintess position, initially holding both the role of Saintess and Sect Leader, fully governing sect affairs.
Later, internal conspiracies and power struggles hollowed out the Saintess role, becoming more of a mascot, respected by disciples but without real power, usually held by the Sect Leader’s confidants.
Chu Xuan was sowhat suspicious. Qingqing wouldn’t be the current-generation Saintess of the Demon Sect, carrying a Celestial Tier treasure wheel replica outside, would she?
Gu Haitang’s gaze towards Qingqing held so incredulity, "Could you be the current Saintess? Is your surna Duanmu?"
She wasn’t aware of the exact na of the Demon Sect Saintess but knew she was the daughter of the previous Sect Leader Duanmu Feng; the acting Sect Leader was also his wife.
As for why there’s an acting Sect Leader, it ties back to internal sect strife...
Qingqing maintained a stern face, "No."
Chu Xuan smiled slightly, "Rest assured, I won’t distance myself because of this."
"Who asked for your closeness." Qingqing turned her head, feigning disdain.
In truth, she was sowhat secretly pleased because she genuinely worried that Chu Xuan would keep his distance upon knowing her true identity.
Gu Haitang’s inner concerns deepened. Initially, she thought Qingqing approached for murder and acquisition, yet Chu Xuan was too naive, trusting this woman as not a villain.
Yet now, she suspected Qingqing’s purpose was more complex, possibly involving Li’an Demon Sect’s infiltration into Cyan Lotus Daoist Palace.
Her thoughts even extended to the Ice Sea Demon Monarch, despite Li Xingchuan being from another demon sect, seemingly unrelated to Li’an Demon Sect, but all demon practitioners are akin, their private dealings unpredictable.
Thus, Gu Haitang secretly transmitted to Chu Xuan, "Be careful, if Qingqing truly is the Demon Sect Saintess, her intentions must be grand."
Chu Xuan felt sowhat helpless, reluctantly agreeing.
To him, Qingqing seed more like a runaway young mistress, and their encounter genuinely felt coincidental.
"Are you a disciple of Cyan Lotus Daoist Palace?" Qingqing also curiously looked at Chu Xuan.
He no longer hid it, simply nodded.
"Then, whose disciple are you? With your Innate Dao Body, you must be quite sought after in the sect, right?"
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