Chapter 156: Princess Iron Fan Arrives, Determined to Poach the Talent

Above that stele-shaped demonic treasure, because of the earlier collapse of space and time, cracks of various sizes had formed.

Some were only three or five feet, while others were ten thousand zhang long, slowly fading away like a healing wound.

Within one massive, unhealed fissure, another Blood River was pouring downward, surging forth in a mighty torrent.

In the midst of the Blood River, surging waves of blood bloomed like lotus flowers, supporting a square palace engraved with mysterious patterns, with illusory wings of light sprouting from its sides, fluttering incessantly.

As the wings of light fluttered, every single instant, they stirred up an incredible storm.

Agitating ten thousand waves.

It could be said that rather than a palace, it was more like a war fortress.

Fang Longye narrowed his eyes and looked toward the interior of that palace.

Inside was a Dharma Realm space, unexpectedly fresh and elegant.

It was completely different from the Blood River outside.

Mountains, waters, lakes, flowers, birds, fish, insects, lush greenery... and so on, formed a beautiful Immortal Realm.

Amidst the layered, misty clouds, the clarity was like autumn colors illuminating the void. Different varieties of flowers and trees stood in opposition, lush and secluded.

Among the flowers and trees, pavilions were arranged, corridors wound around, and water gushed forth like frost and snow.

Furthermore, in the very center, there was a pavilion, a pine tree, a table, a pot of wine, a Double-Stranded Sword, and a beautiful figure.

The beauty had a delicate face and flower-like demeanor, draped in a blood-colored silk dress, lazily half-reclining on a Cloud Couch, her gaze casting downward, landing on Fang Longye.

The corners of her mouth curled up in a smile that was not quite a smile.

With her legs crossed, her skirt fluttering, her fair calves extended, and her laughter ringing out, her beautiful eyes narrowed, faintly revealing a murderous aura.

Her high bun was piled with dark, glossy hair, and her eyes were like green water reflecting the autumn sky. Her Xiang-style skirt half-revealed her small, arched shoes, and her emerald sleeves were slightly drawn back to show her long, powdery wrists.

She was truly like a flower that could speak and jade that exuded fragrance.

She was completely out of place with the bloody and fierce scene all around.

She stared at the Blood River water restrained in Fang Longye's hand and chuckled, "I have never seen anyone like you. Looking at your cautious behavior earlier, you clearly understood the peculiar nature of this Blood River."

"Yet you still dared to perform this act of devouring. I truly don't know if you are naturally bold or if you have something to rely on."

Thinking of Fang Longye's actions, the beauty shook her head.

One must know that the Blood River their Ashura clan drove all came from the Blood Sea Realm.

Standing in the Blood River was like being in the Blood Sea.

This ensured that their Ashura clan was not affected by the surrounding environment during their external conquests.

There were also all sorts of incredible abilities for them to mobilize: empowerment, healing, protection, defense, escape... and so on, with endless marvelous uses.

Such divine wonders naturally existed because this Blood River, like the Blood Sea, contained the hidden power of the Ancestor God Cult Master.

Observing the person before her, his background was definitely not small. There was no way he could not understand the principles within.

That cautious appearance just now clearly showed he understood the bottom line of this place.

Yet he could still act like this; it was either great courage or he had something to rely on.

Thinking of this, the beauty's gaze toward Fang Longye became increasingly curious.

Fang Longye sensed her confusion, but he only smiled slightly and did not offer an explanation.

It was indeed as the beauty guessed; Fang Longye had truly figured out the reason why this Blood River was so miraculous.

But he had the Golden Finger 'Equivalent Balance' after all; if the 'Heavenly Demon Slaughtering God Art' could not digest the power from Minghe Laozu within this Blood River,

and it provoked a riot or backlash,

he could instantly trade away this pool of Blood River water.

It was precisely because of this safety net that he dared to test the limits of the 'Heavenly Demon Slaughtering God Art' in devouring the origin of all things.

After all, the Blood Sea was endless, and in his view, the power that Minghe Laozu had permeated and scattered into this particular Blood River really could not be that much.

The secret art 'Heavenly Demon Slaughtering God Art' still had a chance to withstand it.

In any case, he had calculated it a hundred times, and there was no warning from heaven and earth in his primordial spirit; this operation was at least not dangerous.

But if the 'Heavenly Demon Slaughtering God Art' could truly devour the Blood River water without any hidden dangers, then things would get interesting.

No matter how arduous, he had to set his sights on the water of the Honghuang Blood Sea.

The Honghuang Blood Sea!

The place where the residual blood and origins of all living things gathered after they perished.

Who knows how many species' bloodlines and origins were deposited within it. It could definitely allow the 'Heavenly Demon Slaughtering God Art' secret art to approach perfection in a short time.

"Speaking of which, with such unique conditions and the 'Heavenly Demon Slaughtering God Art' as a precedent, has the studious Minghe Laozu not created a similar method to Reverse Innate?"

In Fang Longye's sea of consciousness, spiderwebs intertwined as he searched through the fragmented memories obtained from devouring the Ashura clan, but he still found nothing.

However, he had not guessed wrong. This Minghe Jiaozu from the Blood Sea had indeed imitated the 'Heavenly Demon Slaughtering God Art' and created a secret art to Reverse Innate.

It was called the 'Asura Indestructible Body'.

However, despite having unique conditions, the world had been around for a long time, and even Minghe Jiaozu did not have much Innate essence blood or origin left in his hands.

Therefore, this secret art, which was easy to learn and master for the Ashura clan, was basically only used to be bestowed upon Ashura who had the potential to reach the Great Luo.

Ashura of the Golden Immortal Realm, like the ones who fell by his hand, had never even heard of it. Naturally, Fang Longye could not find any relevant information in their memories.

Seeing Fang Longye smile without speaking and instead fall into deep thought, the beauty was not annoyed.

She simply shifted her gaze away from Fang Longye and began to examine the surrounding Black Water Abyssal Sea and the empty Blood River.

Her beautiful eyes revealed a sense of regret, and she sighed, saying, "Even with all the rushing, I was still a step late."

"Fortunately—" She turned her head to look at the unimaginably large Demonic Stele before her and chuckled, "Such a demonic treasure makes this trip not in vain."

"However," her expression turned cold, her body sat upright, and her gaze returned to Fang Longye, "let us first settle the matter of you wantonly killing my Ashura clan!"

Just a moment ago she was all smiles, but in an instant, her expression changed, and she turned hostile without mercy.

Truly the nature of an Asura demoness~ Clang—

As the voice fell, the Double-Stranded Sword on the desk let out a metallic clang and immediately unsheathed itself.

Two cyan sword blades, thin as cicada wings, hovered around her; upon the cyan darkness, fine and dense blood-colored patterns were attached, radiating a bloody light and breeding a profound murderous intent.

Hum, hum, hum—

Seemingly sensing the will of its master, the two cyan blood blades suspended in the air began to hum incessantly.

At first, it was barely audible, like the sound of mosquitoes, but a moment later, the inconceivable vibrations wove into a musical movement in the void, growing louder and louder.

In the void, blood-colored lotus flowers bloomed, permeating with a bloody stench.

This Aura rushed toward one's face, making one feel nauseated.

The beautiful woman grasped one sword with her fair hand and swung it immediately, and a sword Qi was slashed out from the palace.

It was a thousand or so feet long, blood-red inside, cyan and dim outside, and on the outermost edge were wing-like patterns, trembling lightly.

The sword Qi slashed out, killing toward Fang Longye along a mysterious trajectory.

In the void, the chanting Dao sound of the two characters "Yuantu" arose from the darkness.

Fang Longye sneered: "It is nothing but a clumsy imitation!"

Did he not know the prestige of the two Innate Killing Swords, Yuantu and Abin?

It was merely a cosplay.

If it were truly the two original Killing Swords facing him, then whatever he did would be in vain; simply stretching his neck to be slaughtered would be the best ending.

"Slash!"

He immediately shook the Panlong Spear in his hand, driving this divine weapon to cross it upward, meeting it head-on.

Rumble—the sword Qi was originally an intangible thing, but when it hit the Panlong Spear, it emitted the sound of real objects colliding.

It was not affected in the slightest by the "Breaking Law" special ability carried by the divine weapon, the Panlong Spear.

At the same time, an Aura of extreme ferocity and bloodthirst surged over along the blade of the Panlong Spear, unstoppable.

The ferocious Aura spread, barbaric and overbearing, passing through the Panlong Spear and entering Fang Longye's body, intending to control, assimilate, and devour him.

Seeing this, the beautiful woman in the palace revealed a triumphant smile on her face; it was indeed as Fang Longye had said, this pair of double-edged swords in one sheath was a replica of the two Innate Killing Swords of the Ancestor.

But it was not the same as an ordinary replica.

As the youngest daughter of the Father King, she was deeply favored by her Father King and Mother Consort.

For this reason, her Father King had specifically begged the Ancestor for two wisps of Innate sword light originating from the Yuantu and Abin swords, integrating them into this personal weapon of hers.

Its foundation was greatly increased.

This strike was not something that could be resisted so easily.

A single sword Qi, cutting across everything, annihilating vitality.

Even as its master, she had not yet fully mastered this weapon to this day.

"Such a ferocious intent to kill."

Fang Longye's thoughts turned; he discovered that he had still underestimated this replica in his eyes.

Sensing it from afar just now, he had been dismissive, but only when he truly encountered and touched it did he know to what extent its ferocity reached.

That kind of bloodiness rushing toward one's face was enough to make a Golden Immortal fall, sinking into the Blood Sea, unable to transcend.

It could be said that the surrounding Black Water Abyssal Sea seemed like a minor matter compared to it.

As he clashed with this attack, Fang Longye's glabella immediately reflected a patch of crimson.

The crisscrossing patterns looked like a blood-stained chessboard, a bit terrifying, a bit shocking to the eye.

The murderous intent was grim, startling, and ferocious.

The essence, Qi, and spirit of his whole body were all restless, stirred by this demonic intent of slaughter, wanting to swallow him whole.

Fortunately, he was no pushover; having cultivated all the way here, he did not know how much slaughter he had created.

If nothing else, just the group of Asuras he had devoured while cultivating the "Heavenly Demon Slaughtering God Art" just now.

They numbered no less than ten million.

"Kill!"

Having cultivated all these years, the bloodiness and intent to kill hidden in his body immediately broke through the barriers, tit-for-tat against it.

It was likewise slaughter, likewise bloodiness, and likewise would not retreat.

Plus, he had various Spirit Treasures for protection and support.

He had no fear at all.

The entire collision seemed complex, but with all his might, the outcome was decided in an instant.

Ssh—

Fang Longye stretched his palm into a claw, easily annihilating the residual sword Qi lingering on his body.

"How could this be?"

Seeing this scene, the beautiful woman in the palace suddenly leaped up from the Cloud Couch and stood tall; the smile on her face stopped abruptly, replaced by a look of shock.

She gritted her teeth, wanting to strike again, but as she had said before, she had not yet been able to fully master this weapon herself.

Do not look at how she had slashed out that startling and ferocious sword Qi so lightly just now; that was already the limit of the power she could mobilize from this weapon at present.

To urge it further would not only require paying a certain price but would also trigger a backlash.

It would be more than the loss was worth.

In any case, it was not as if she had no other means.

"Hmph!"

The beautiful woman gave a delicate snort, first letting this ferocious double-stranded sword, which she had not fully mastered, return to its sheath.

Above her head appeared three feet of cloud light, clear and bright, without any impurities, supporting a Plantain Fan.

The precious fan was lush green and full of vitality; mists steamed and clouds rose, Clear Qi lingered, and there were beads of dew on it, just as if it had just been picked from a Banana Tree.

The Aura dissipated, lively and vibrant, rotating slowly.

She extended her translucent, delicate wrist, and the treasure fan, the size of a Banana Leaf, immediately landed swaying in her palm.

With a thought, the treasure fan instantly grew to a length of twelve feet; holding it in her hand, she looked exceptionally majestic and awe-inspiring.

One could see auspicious light shimmering and propitious energy swirling, with thirty-six strands of red silk upon it, weaving through the warp and weft, connecting the exterior and interior.

As the Plantain Fan appeared, a burst of music suddenly rang out in the void, as if plucking zither strings; it was like a person entering a high cliff to see water waves rising, entering the sky to stir clouds and make rain, or entering a forest to hear the tinkling of springs.

Layers of halos unfolded, instantly permeating the surroundings.

In a single moment, the surrounding slaughter, evil, and ferocity were all swept away, leaving only cloud light, water imagery, and mysterious sounds, interwoven into an exquisite painting.

It felt as if this were not the Demon realm of the Black Water Abyssal Sea, nor the surging Blood River of the Asura. Instead, it was an Immortal Realm of boundless creation descending upon the world.

As the overwhelming Aura poured out, Fang Longye's eyes brightened, and he secretly thought, it is actually her?

This Spirit Treasure, this appearance, this origin—if it isn't the Iron Fan Princess from the memories of his past life, then who else could it be? His heart was filled with great joy!

"An Innate Spiritual Treasure?" Feeling this unusual innate Aura, Fang Longye suppressed the covetousness in his heart and asked.

"What else could it be?" The beautiful woman's eyes shifted; in her view, with an Innate Spiritual Treasure in hand, victory was already within her grasp.

Immediately, not in a hurry to face the enemy, she began to boast triumphantly.

"This Plantain Fan of mine is a Spirit Treasure born of heaven and earth since the opening of Chaos, after Kunlun Mountain; it is a Moon Essence Leaf."

"Countless years ago, when heaven and earth first opened, it was taken into the possession of my ancestor."

"Your auntie here was deeply favored by that old gentleman; at my hundred-year banquet, he personally placed it into my swaddling clothes, and it has been by my side since I was young."

"……"

Tall, slender, and curvaceous, she held the ten-foot-long Plantain Fan and spoke proudly and eloquently.

The halo behind her shone upon her flawless, proud jade face, making her look both dignified and noble, with a hint of charm.

Under the radiance of the Innate Spiritual Treasure that was the Plantain Fan, she was indescribably beautiful. Even her arrogant and haughty posture was so moving in Fang Longye's eyes.

Old Niu, I'm sorry! Anyway, you were born a Demon ox; being a cuckold shouldn't be a big deal, right?

Fang Longye offered an apology in his heart to the Niu Mowang he had never met.

It couldn't be helped; it wasn't that the sister-in-law was too charming, but that the Innate Spiritual Treasure was simply too bright.

It was so dazzling that one couldn't open their eyes, and his eyes had turned red with greed.

Fang Longye gazed at the beauty and the Spirit Treasure before him, his eyes growing brighter and brighter.

Whether she was pretty or not was another matter. The key was that she was a little rich woman!

If he could win her over, what resources would he ever have to worry about? With the help of the 'Equivalent Balance', one plus one would be greater than two, and the future would be a smooth path.

"Let me think," Fang Longye pondered secretly, "In the memories of my past life, it was only when the Monkey went on the Scripture Seeking journey that he learned his cheap elder brother had married and had children."

"Excluding the fact that they were just drinking buddies and didn't care about each other's relatives, it seems likely that, in all probability, Old Niu hasn't gotten together with this woman yet."

Fang Longye analyzed in his heart.

Then, he steadied his mind and made up his mind.

Forget it! Never mind that these two might not even know each other yet; even if Niu Mowang were already in a romantic relationship with her right now.

He, Fang, would still play the role of the gardener loosening the soil.

(End of chapter)