Chapter 255: The Charm of Taohua Shangren, Why Would a Man Date a Woman

"Fortunately, I had the help of the Dream Soul Gu; otherwise, the memories from those three Demon Seeds would have been far too dangerous."

Zhou Sui took a deep breath.

He now truly realized why the Yanmo Sect's supreme technique, the Demon Summoning Heart Sutra, had caused so many people to suffer from Qi deviation in the past—it was because the Demon Seeds were simply too dangerous.

They indiscriminately poured the target's entire life's worth of memories into the host.

They didn't care if the person could handle it or not.

If it were the memories of one or two people, it might be fine, but if it were the memories of a dozen or a hundred, it would truly shatter a person's sanity; it would be impossible to bear.

He felt more and more that the Demon Summoning Heart Sutra was not a technique meant for Humans to cultivate at all.

Fortunately, he still had the help of the Dream Soul Gu's power; otherwise, he would not have dared to cultivate such a technique.

"But how did Shangguan Xu and the others suddenly die?"

Zhou Sui narrowed his eyes and began to search the memories of Shangguan Xu and the others through the Dream Soul Gu.

After all, Shangguan Xu and his group were Golden Core Cultivators, and they were the sons of Shangguan Laozu; who would dare to kill them?

Yet now they had suddenly died, so something major must have happened.

A moment later, he finally knew what had happened.

"They were actually killed by Cultivators from the Black Fiend Hall?!"

Zhou Sui suddenly understood.

During this period, the Wuji Alliance had been in a constant war with the Sea Clan.

The war was primarily taking place on the Wuji Alliance's second line of defense.

The Wuji Alliance's second line of defense consisted mainly of one hundred and eight Three-Tier Islands, which formed the primary barrier to prevent Sea Clan Cultivators from breaking into the hinterlands of Wuji Island.

Although Shangguan Xu was the son of a Nascent Soul Ancestor, he was still a member of the Wuji Alliance, so he naturally had to participate in the war.

Of course, he still had special privileges.

Therefore, he was dispatched to Julu Island, a Fourth-tier Island.

Although this island was on the front line, situated at the very forefront of the war, several Nascent Soul Ancestors and a large number of Golden Core Cultivators were stationed there, so the Sea Clan Cultivators would not be so foolish as to dare attack Julu Island.

Thus, Julu Island was still relatively safe.

Moreover, because he was the son of a Nascent Soul Ancestor, the tasks he was assigned were relatively easy, with little danger.

Shangguan Xu had also lived safely and securely on Julu Island for many years.

But who could have expected that the heavens have unpredictable winds?

That night, Shangguan Xu, accompanied by two Golden Core subordinates, inadvertently discovered some suspicious figures.

So, they decided to go forward to investigate.

The people they discovered were none other than Golden Core demonic cultivators from the Black Fiend Hall.

These demonic cultivators, using some unknown method, had secretly infiltrated Julu Island and seemed to be planning to secretly sabotage the island's Array Formation.

The result was predictable; to prevent the news from leaking, Shangguan Xu and the three others were instantly slaughtered by the Black Fiend Hall cultivators.

They basically couldn't even hold out for a second.

"It's just as well that they're dead."

Zhou Sui felt nothing regarding the deaths of Shangguan Xu and the others; in fact, he had long wanted to find a suitable reason for these three people to die silently and without a trace.

That way, Shangguan Laozu would be unable to implicate him in the death of his son.

Now, it was perfect; he hadn't even thought of a proper method yet.

As it turned out, the Black Fiend Hall cultivators had personally taken action and slaughtered Shangguan Xu and the three others.

This was equivalent to taking the blame for him.

Even if the Nascent Soul Cultivator Shangguan Qing were furious, he could not come to find trouble with him.

He would only go to find trouble with the Black Fiend Hall cultivators.

"Wait, if that's the case, wouldn't Julu Island be in big trouble?"

Suddenly, Zhou Sui couldn't help but think of this point.

Because his three clones, currently disguised as Leng Yuexi, Shen Biqian, and Lin Yazhu, were staying on Julu Island.

Of course, it wouldn't matter if his three clones died.

He could just gestate them again.

The problem was that one of the Nascent Soul Cultivators guarding Julu Island was none other than Taohua Shangren.

If Taohua Shangren died, his previous efforts would all go to waste.

Moreover, such a charming and beautiful woman—he was unwilling to let her die.

"I must notify Taohua Shangren of this news."

"Hmm? There are actually demonic cultivators planning to assassinate my clones?!"

Zhou Sui's heart stirred as he sensed the message coming from those clones staying on Julu Island.

…………

At this very moment, on Julu Island, in the middle of the night, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse.

Zhou Sui's three clones were patrolling the island.

They had been famous for years since staying on Julu Island.

After all, ever since Zhou Sui's cultivation had advanced to the Golden Core Middle Stage, the strength of his clones had also received an astonishing boost.

Even with only half the strength of his main body, they were not something ordinary Golden Core Cultivators could compare to.

Even ordinary Golden Core Late Stage cultivators were no match for his clones.

It was precisely because of this that his three clones, in the process of fighting against the Sea Clan Cultivators, had killed an unknown number of Third-tier Monster Beasts and Third-tier Sea Clan Cultivators.

Therefore, they had also made great contributions, commanding various squads and taking responsibility for maintaining the safety of Julu Island.

To prevent the enemy from invading Julu Island and destroying the Array Formation of Julu Island.

And the reason why Julu Island is so important.

Is naturally because there is a Teleportation Array on it, capable of easily teleporting tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions of kilometers.

As long as this Teleportation Array is not destroyed, there will be a steady stream of reinforcements teleporting in from all over the Wuji Alliance.

Therefore, the Sea Clan has always wanted to occupy Julu Island and destroy the Teleportation Array on it.

If this happens, this sea area will be occupied by the Sea Clan, and the Wuji Alliance will also lose a large area of the sea.

The area that Zhou Sui's three clones are responsible for patrolling is the edge of Julu Island, to prevent Sea Clan Cultivators from sneaking into Julu Island; this patrol mission is quite important and belongs to the first line of defense.

At this moment, inside a forest.

Five Golden Core Sea Clan Cultivators and three Black Fiend Hall Golden Core Cultivators were already lurking within.

They used the Third-tier Invisibility Talisman to conceal their auras and figures, evading the patrol team's search, and snuck into Julu Island without a sound.

"It's them, it's those three Golden Core female cultivators."

"Even if these three bitches turned to ash, I would still recognize them."

"It is precisely these three Human Golden Core female cultivators who killed dozens of my Golden Core Sea Clan members."

"Over these past few years, at least over a hundred of our Sea Clan Golden Cores have died miserably at their hands."

"This is a blood feud."

A Sea Clan Golden Core Cultivator gritted their teeth, noticing Zhou Sui's three clones immediately; the hatred in them was simply impossible to suppress, and they wished to rush up immediately to take revenge.

Clearly, over these past few years, Zhou Sui has indeed killed quite ruthlessly.

A large number of Golden Core Sea Clan Cultivators and Foundation Establishment Cultivators have died miserably at the hands of his three clones.

This was also unavoidable.

After all, thanks to the improvement of the main body's cultivation, the three clones have also mastered the Major Achievement level True Dragon Sword Intent.

Each one of them is a formidable Sword Cultivator.

Often, with a single sword strike, they would cut down a Golden Core Sea Clan Cultivator.

There is simply no need to strike a second time.

This is the terror of a Sword Cultivator; once they strike, it is either death or injury.

Therefore, their fierce reputation has already resounded throughout this sea area, making countless Sea Clan Cultivators tremble with fear.

Of course, this has also attracted quite a bit of hatred.

Many Sea Clan Cultivators want to kill them.

"Don't act rashly."

"Are you trying to get us killed?"

"You indeed have a blood feud with these three women."

"But don't forget our mission this time, which is to destroy the Teleportation Array."

"If we strike and alert the enemy, our plan will fail completely."

"Do you want to ruin the Sea Clan's grand plan?"

A Black Fiend Hall Golden Core Cultivator, He Kunlin, hurriedly advised.

If they really struck here, it would certainly be known by other cultivators.

By then, they would likely all die here, the kind of death where not even bones remain.

So, no matter what, they must stop this impulsive Sea Clan Cultivator to avoid being implicated.

"Fine, the Sea Clan's plan is indeed the most important."

"After destroying the Teleportation Array, we will come back to kill these three women."

That Sea Clan Golden Core Cultivator gritted their teeth, and they also endured it, temporarily suppressing their anger.

Because they also knew that the Sea Clan's plan was more important than their own hatred.

If they ruined the Sea Clan's plan due to a moment of impulse, then dying ten thousand times would not be enough to atone for it.

"I didn't expect that you of the Black Fiend Hall would actually come to help our Sea Clan."

"Since you are also Human Cultivators, why betray the Human Race?"

Another Sea Clan Golden Core Cultivator looked at these three Black Fiend Hall Golden Core Cultivators with constant suspicion.

After all, they did not trust these Human Cultivators.

If they betrayed them at a critical moment, then this plan would be wasted.

They also did not understand why the Sea Clan's Nascent Soul Ancestor was willing to trust these Black Fiend Hall Human Cultivators.

"So what if we are the Human Race?"

"The Human Race is such a vast race, and the number of humans is countless."

"Not everyone is united; sometimes the slaughter between humans is even more cruel than the slaughter between the Human Race and the Sea Clan."

"Do you mean to say that there is no slaughter within your Sea Clan?"

"Don't look at how united your Sea Clan seems now; that is only because there is a common enemy, the Human Race."

"If the Human Race, this great enemy, were eradicated, I fear your Sea Clan would immediately start fighting internally."

The Black Fiend Hall Golden Core Cultivator He Kunlin chuckled, looking at these five Sea Clan Golden Core Cultivators.

"This!"

Hearing this, the group of Sea Clan Cultivators fell silent.

They had to admit that what this Human demonic cultivator said was indeed quite correct.

It is said that in the Ancient Era, before humans appeared in the Canglan Sea, there was constant war within the Sea Clan.

In order to compete for resources, they also frequently slaughtered each other, and even held irreconcilable hatreds.

Even to this day, despite their living space being constantly compressed by the Human Race, there are still irreconcilable contradictions within them.

If it were not for the Nascent Soul Ancestor forcibly suppressing them, they would not be so united.

Clearly, if the Human Race were truly defeated by them, the Sea Clan would likely start splitting up the very next day.

After all, in essence, the Sea Clan is merely an alliance formed by countless ocean races.

Between each other, they are actually not the same race.

In this way, it is even more difficult to unite.

"So you understand now, you don't need to trust us."

"And we won't trust you either."

"This mission is merely for the sake of profit."

"Cooperating with you Sea Clan is not because we have a good relationship with you, but simply because we can obtain benefits from you."

"After all, for us Cultivators, the most important thing is to attain the Dao and achieve longevity."

"For the sake of longevity, even abandoning one's wife and children is not something to regret."

"Not to mention just slaughtering some unknown members of one's own race, that is even less worth mentioning."

Black Fiend Hall Golden Core Cultivator He Kunlin said indifferently.

Hearing this, the five Sea Clan Cultivators all took a deep look at He Kunlin.

"Worthy of being a Human Race demonic cultivator, truly heartless and devoid of nature."

"For the sake of profit, not only can you betray the Human Race, but you can also betray your own sect, and even betray anyone."

"But this is also a good thing."

"With the help of your Black Fiend Hall, our Sea Clan's plan to destroy the Teleportation Array will definitely be foolproof."

These few Sea Clan Cultivators said in a deep voice.

They actually felt this was a good thing; if it weren't for these human traitors, how could the Sea Clan's plan be so smooth this time?

It would be best if there were more of these humans, letting humans fight like dogs.

In this way, their Sea Clan could dominate this sea area.

"The plan to destroy the Teleportation Array?"

"Tell me about it in detail."

"If you confess everything, I can spare your lives."

Just at this moment, a voice suddenly rang out, transmitting into the depths of the consciousness seas of these few Sea Clan Cultivators and the Black Fiend Hall Cultivator, giving them all a huge fright.

The person speaking was naturally Zhou Sui's clone.

Although they thought that by relying on the power of the Third-tier Invisibility Talisman, they could deceive the perception of many Cultivators.

But for Zhou Sui's Heart Eye, it had no effect whatsoever.

In fact, the moment this group of Cultivators appeared, they were perceived by him.

"Damn it, we have been exposed."

"Abominable, when exactly were we exposed?"

"It's those three Golden Core female cultivators again; I said we should kill them first, they would definitely ruin our affairs."

The numerous Sea Clan Cultivators' expressions changed drastically.

How could they not know that their whereabouts had been discovered by the enemy? One by one, terrifying demonic aura erupted from their bodies, and they wanted to launch an attack on Zhou Sui.

But Zhou Sui had long been guarding against this move of theirs.

"Void Soul Thorn!"

In an instant, Zhou Sui's clone immediately took action, unleashing a Soul Secret Technique learned over the past few years.

To tell the truth, this soul attack Secret Technique is indeed quite powerful.

Over the past few years, relying on this Soul Secret Technique, he has achieved success repeatedly.

Often, the enemy is killed by him instantly without even knowing it.

Boom!

Immediately, needles condensed from divine sense power instantly blasted over, fiercely striking into the souls of these five Sea Clan Cultivators, causing terrible damage.

"What?!"

The five Sea Clan Golden Core Cultivators were instantly stunned; when had they ever encountered such a soul attack?

Even though their physical bodies were quite powerful, with defenses comparable to high-grade defensive Spirit Artifacts.

But there was no way to defend against soul attacks.

Needles condensed from soul power struck their souls.

They could not help but let out bursts of shrill screams, feeling intense pain.

For a time, they were unable to make any defensive movements, standing like wooden chickens.

"Kill!"

Suddenly, a terrifying sword Qi blasted over, drawing a beautiful sword light in the night sky, tearing through this night curtain.

Boom!

With just one sword strike, it instantly pierced through the five Sea Clan Golden Core Cultivators.

A huge blood-colored hole also appeared on their foreheads, and a large amount of blood flowed out from their foreheads.

"Dead, we just died like this?!"

The five Sea Clan Golden Core Cultivators were completely stunned; their eyes were wide open, and only this thought remained in their minds.

They stared fixedly at Zhou Sui, seemingly very unwilling.

Because they still had many things left undone, and many plans left uncompleted.

Yet now, they have died a miserable death in this place, killed by these few Human Cultivators.

"The Soul Secret Technique Void Soul Thorn is truly powerful."

"It is a supreme Secret Technique for ambushing enemies."

"If the enemy does not possess a Soul defensive Dharma Treasure, they are almost certain to die upon being struck by this."

Seeing the five Sea Clan Golden Core Cultivators killed in an instant, Zhou Sui felt very satisfied.

This Soul Secret Technique Void Soul Thorn, which he obtained from the Black Fiend Sect Cultivators, is indeed infinitely powerful.

It was merely a small test of his skills, yet it produced such significant results.

Do not be fooled by these Sea Clan Cultivators being thick-skinned and sturdy; they are all Body Cultivators.

Yet, they cannot withstand attacks from Soul techniques.

It can be said that Soul Secret Techniques are the bane of these Sea Clan Cultivators.

Not only is it impossible to guard against, but its power is also quite immense.

"Damn it, trash, this group of Sea Clan Cultivators are all trash."

"They were actually killed in an instant, without any power to fight back."

"How can these three female Golden Core Cultivators be so powerful? Even the True Disciples of our Black Fiend Hall would be no better than this."

"Abominable, this mission has failed; let's go."

The expressions of He Kunlin and the other Black Fiend Hall Golden Core Cultivators changed drastically.

Seeing the five Sea Clan Cultivators killed instantly, they immediately realized the ferocity of these three female Golden Core Cultivators.

They were simply no match for them.

The mission had not even begun before it had completely failed.

However, they were also extremely decisive people; seeing that the situation was dire, they immediately prepared to slip away.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!

Instantly, He Kunlin and the others immediately unleashed the supreme Evasion Technique of the Black Fiend Hall, their entire bodies transforming into streaks of light, splitting into three different directions as they tried to escape from here and leave quickly.

"Want to run? Too late."

Zhou Sui looked at He Kunlin and the other two indifferently, his intent shifting as he struck again.

Spirit Rhinoceros Sword Art!

This was a Fifth-tier sword art obtained from the Three Fiends of Wu, sufficient to rival the True Dragon Sword Art, with infinite mysteries.

One must know that this sword art is not merely simple enough to form a Sword Array; the sword moves it possesses are also incomparably fierce.

If the True Dragon Sword Art is a killing sword art—unyielding, peerless, and invincible, like a True Dragon emerging into the world—

Then the Spirit Rhinoceros Sword Art is a supreme sword technique of anticipating the enemy's moves and using a small force to deflect a thousand pounds.

This is a sword art of technique.

While the True Dragon Sword Art is a sword art of power.

The two are completely different, yet their power is on par.

Boom~~

At this moment, Zhou Sui's power of the heart expanded, covering an area of over a hundred miles in radius.

The movements of He Kunlin and the other two were as slow as snails within his Heart Eye world.

Every move they made, as well as their escape trajectories, were within his perception.

This is the mystery of the Spirit Rhinoceros Sword Art: the ability to use Precognition on the enemy's actions.

In an instant, three clones held a Flying Sword, striking almost simultaneously; streaks of sword light bombarded them, as untraceable as an antelope hanging its horns.

It was as if he had anticipated the direction in which these three Black Fiend Hall Golden Core Cultivators would flee, the sword light arriving before them in advance and erupting with terrifying killing intent.

Thud!

Instantly, He Kunlin and the other two were stunned; they felt a flash of sword light, and then their bodies were split in two, cracking from the middle as a massive amount of blood sprayed out as if it were worthless, completely staining the earth red.

"Are you kidding me? I, I actually died just like this?"

He Kunlin and the other two simply could not believe it; they were Golden Core Cultivators of the Black Fiend Hall, Cultivators who still had hope of becoming Nascent Soul Ancestors in the future, with a bright future ahead.

Yet now, they were to die a miserable death on this island.

If they had known this would happen, they would never have gotten involved in this mission even if it killed them.

But now, even if they regretted it, it was too late; there is no regret medicine to take in this world.

With a boom, the corpses of the three of them fell from mid-air, smashing heavily onto the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust.

Their eyes were wide open, revealing expressions of unwillingness, fear, and disbelief.

Clearly, they died with their eyes wide open in resentment.

"The Soul-Summoning Curse again."

At this moment, Zhou Sui was speechless; after he beheaded He Kunlin and the other two, a black light immediately flew from their bodies and instantly submerged into his own body.

There was simply no way to dodge it, nor any way to escape.

Although it was only his clone that was hit, he did not want his clone to die every time he was struck by the Soul-Summoning Curse.

This was truly too troublesome.

There has never been a logic where one can be a thief for a thousand days without ever having to guard against a thief for a thousand days.

"It seems I need to find a way to stop the power of the Soul-Summoning Curse."

"Otherwise, doing this every day is not a solution."

Zhou Sui narrowed his eyes.

Thinking carefully, perhaps those Nascent Soul Sects possess methods to resolve the Soul-Summoning Curse.

If he could obtain the heritage of those Nascent Soul Sects, perhaps he could resolve the power of the Soul-Summoning Curse.

Of course, he is no longer afraid of retaliation from the Black Fiend Hall.

After all, being on Julu Island, no matter how rampant those Black Fiend Hall Cultivators are, they would not dare to kill their way in.

Swoosh!

Zhou Sui waved his large hand, immediately collecting the several Storage Bags on the ground.

He believed that these Golden Core Cultivators' Storage Bags must certainly contain a large amount of Treasure.

"Not bad, not bad."

A moment later, Zhou Sui perceived the information regarding all the Treasure inside these Storage Bags.

"There are actually one hundred thousand High-grade Spirit Stones; it seems this group of Cultivators is quite wealthy."

Zhou Sui sensed carefully and immediately revealed a smile.

These five Sea Clan Cultivators and three Black Fiend Hall Cultivators, totaling eight Storage Bags, added up to one hundred thousand High-grade Spirit Stones, which was already quite a considerable fortune.

After all, for an ordinary Golden Core Cultivator, having over ten thousand High-grade Spirit Stones on their person is already quite good.

Besides High-grade Spirit Stones, these Storage Bags also contained a large amount of Third-tier Pill, Third-tier materials, Third-tier Spirit Medicine, and so on, which altogether were worth tens of thousands of High-grade Spirit Stones.

Obtaining this much is already quite acceptable.

Because it is impossible for these Golden Core Cultivators to carry their life's wealth on them; they surely only carried a portion.

"Wait, is this a Golden Liquid Jade Return Pill?!"

"Isn't this a Pill for forming a Golden Core? There are actually three Golden Liquid Jade Return Pills."

"Not bad, not bad, I've struck it rich this time."

Zhou Sui rubbed his chin, feeling very joyful.

He hadn't expected there to be the Third-tier Pill, Golden Liquid Jade Return Pill, in the Storage Bags; this is a Third-tier Pill that helps Foundation Establishment Cultivators form a Golden Core, and it is worth a great deal.

Although he is already a Golden Core Cultivator now and has no use for the Golden Liquid Jade Return Pill.

But he still has three Foundation Establishment Dao Companions.

Having obtained these three Golden Liquid Jade Return Pills, the risk of them forming a Golden Core will be greatly reduced.

Of course, he had previously obtained three, used one, and had two left.

However, who would complain about having too many Pills on them?

If they cannot be used, auctioning them off would certainly fetch a large amount of Spirit Stones, so there would be no loss at all.

Or they could also be used as rewards to help Foundation Establishment Cultivators of the Xianxia Sect ascend to Golden Core.

"The remains of these Golden Core Monster Beasts are also not bad."

"Every Golden Core corpse contains vast Qi and blood energy; they can be considered precious meat."

"If one could consume them daily, it would also be of great benefit to a Body Cultivator."

"There are also five Monster Cores, which can be used to refine Pills, or to help Foundation Establishment Cultivators become False Core Cultivators."

Zhou Sui rubbed his chin, looking at the five Golden Core Sea Monster corpses on the ground.

As for the corpses of the three Black Fiend Hall Golden Core Cultivators, he completely ignored them.

After all, it is impossible for a Human to eat their own kind.

But eating Sea Clan Monster Beasts is not much of a problem.

In any case, they are not creatures of the same race.

Monsters eat humans, and humans eat monsters.

This is merely a law of nature.

To be honest, as the cultivation of the Dragon Elephant Gu on him improves, the Qi and blood energy required also becomes increasingly vast.

The Qi and blood of ordinary Monster Beasts can no longer satisfy it.

Only Monster Beasts at the Foundation Establishment level or above can satisfy its needs.

Fortunately, in this sea area, there is nothing else in abundance except for the numerous sea beasts, so there is no lack of food at all.

"It would be great if I could eat one or two Nascent Soul level Monster Beasts."

"I wonder how vast the Qi and blood contained in the flesh and blood of a Nascent Soul level Monster Beast would be."

Zhou Sui was very expectant.

However, he also knew that it is truly too difficult to kill a Nascent Soul level Monster Beast.

The number of Monster Beasts at this level is scarce, their strength is formidable, and they are all leaders of a great clan.

How could they be killed so easily?

But having five Golden Core Sea Monster corpses is already quite good.

It is enough for him to eat for a long time and satisfy his daily needs.

Swoosh!

Thinking of this, he waved his large hand and immediately collected these five Golden Core Sea Monster corpses.

Later, he would have another clone send all these Treasure back to the Xianxia Sect.

"It's a pity that the Dream Soul Gu is not here, otherwise I could use Soul Search to learn the plans of the Black Fiend Hall and the Sea Clan."

The clone Zhou Sui felt a bit regretful.

After all, the Dream Soul Gu is still with the main body and is not here on Julu Island.

Without the power of the Dream Soul Gu, it is difficult to devour the enemy's Soul and perform Soul Search.

Ordinary Soul Search techniques are actually quite useless; the memories that can be obtained are not many, and most are incomplete.

"Forget it, I'd better notify Taohua Shangren about this matter first."

"The Cultivators invading Julu Island this time are certainly not just these Golden Core Cultivators."

"There are even more Sea Clan Cultivators and Black Fiend Hall Cultivators invading the island."

Zhou Sui felt a sense that a storm was about to break.

If Julu Island were to truly fall, then the second line of defense of the Wuji Alliance would be finished; a massive gap would be torn open, and all the islands in the second island chain would be breached by the Sea Clan.

As a member of the Wuji Alliance, he was under the protection of the Wuji Alliance.

If he had the ability, he naturally did not want to see the Wuji Alliance destroyed by the Sea Clan.

To tell the truth, he also did not want to continue fleeing.

If he went to another place, he might not necessarily find a Fourth-tier High-grade Spiritual Vein.

Therefore, no matter what, he had to stop the plans of the Sea Clan and Black Fiend Hall.

He absolutely could not let them succeed.

"Right, I still have a few clones."

"Let one of them disguise himself as the main body and contact Taohua Shangren directly."

Zhou Sui rubbed his chin.

After all, the number of clones heading to Julu Island this time was not just three; there were thirty clones hiding in various places.

Because one must always have a few backup plans.

If his clone met with an accident, other clones could take its place.

This was a backup measure.

Thinking of this, he used the Taohua Island token to contact Taohua Shangren.

…………

At this very moment, in a mansion on Julu Island.

This was the residence of the Nascent Soul Cultivator Taohua Shangren, and it was planted all around with various kinds of peach blossoms.

"What? This man wants to come to my mansion?"

Taohua Shangren had originally intended to cultivate and inhale the Spirit Qi of heaven and earth; after all, even as a Nascent Soul Cultivator, one needed to practice diligently day and night to constantly increase one's Dharma Power.

She sensed her communication token the first moment, and Zhou Sui's message came through on it.

A stunningly beautiful face revealed a look of slight panic.

Because she did not expect that it was so late, yet this man took the initiative to contact her and even said he was outside the mansion, intending to come and meet her; this, this was simply too bold.

A lone man and a lone woman, meeting in the middle of the night—how could it look anything but abnormal?

Where in the world does a man ask a woman to meet in the middle of the night?!

Unless the two parties have an improper relationship.

Could this shameless man be relying on the fact that his relationship with her was somewhat good to try and push his luck with her?!

A mere Golden Core male Cultivator, actually daring to be so bold toward a Nascent Soul female Cultivator, and even having inappropriate thoughts?!

If this man dared to do anything to her, she would definitely have to teach him a good lesson.

Her status was noble, and she was a peerless beauty; she was not someone this man could covet.

If the other party knelt on the ground and begged repeatedly, it was not as if she couldn't give this man a chance to pursue her.

"Wait, coming to my mansion is to discuss serious business?"

"The Sea Clan has joined forces with Black Fiend Hall to silently invade Julu Island, intending to destroy the Teleportation Array?!"

"Heh, I knew it; this man never visits without a reason, he really did come for serious business."

"Could it be that he can't come to find me if there's no serious business?"

Taohua Shangren was both angry and annoyed.

Knowing that Zhou Sui had come for serious business, she did not know why she felt even angrier.

She simply wished she could grab this man and hang him up for a beating.

He only looks for her when there is business, and ignores her when there is none.

It made her feel like a tool; what does he take her, Taohua Shangren, for? Is she just some woman who is easy to use?!

However, she also knew that now was not the time to act like a petulant woman; after all, this matter was indeed extremely important.

If it were not handled properly, it would likely lead to heavy losses for the Wuji Alliance.

"Come in; I will instruct the maid to let you enter the mansion."

Taohua Shangren took a deep breath, steadied her emotions, and then sent a message through the token.

A moment later, guided by a maid, Zhou Sui walked in from outside the mansion very smoothly and arrived in Taohua Shangren's quiet room.

"Senior Taohua."

Zhou Sui greeted Taohua Shangren.

At this moment, Taohua Shangren was wearing a pink gauze dress, a cascade of jet-black hair draped down, her waist was cinched tight, her curves were exquisite and prominent, and a pair of beautiful eyes were twinkling like stars.

A stunningly beautiful face looked both coy and resentful; the way she looked at him was as if she were looking at a heartless man.

It was like a wife who had been neglected for years and was keeping to her boudoir alone.

Even though she did not use any charm techniques, it was enough to make one's heart tremble, wishing to prostrate oneself beneath her pomegranate skirt.

This was a charm like that of a goddess, enchanting and alluring.

Even though Zhou Sui had several Dao Companions, each one a peerless beauty, Taohua Shangren was definitely the most special one.

"Damn it, what exactly is going on with this woman?"

"How come it feels like I've been bewitched?"

Zhou Sui was shocked in his heart.

He felt that the moment he saw this woman, he seemed to want to become a sycophant for the other party.

This was an instinct coming from a man, completely impossible to suppress.