Chapter 1504

What a lewd scent! It's the aura of the fox tribe! His Majesty has been longing for it, wanting to break open the ruins. If there is an ancient fox beauty, and His Majesty takes her as a concubine, we will have rendered great service!

Upon hearing that, the fire jiao great demon beside him nodded, "Eastern General, you are absolutely right. His Majesty has already issued us a secret order: if we discover a beautiful fox demon woman, we are to secretly send her back to the empire. But what about the Empress?"

The white tiger great demon blinked slightly, "That's a problem."

One must know that within the Senluo Demon Kingdom, His Majesty is a fire jiao, with extremely strong lust, while the Empress is of the Tengshe clan, alluring and charming, yet extremely jealous.

Over the past thousand years, every time His Majesty took a concubine, it was thwarted by the Empress.

Especially a crane immortal who drifted down from the Yaoqiong Star Domain, tall and slender, with two straight, long jade legs, making all these great demons' subordinates unable to resist wanting to go up and touch them a couple of times.

After this crane immortal was taken as a minor concubine by His Majesty, she remained unseen for several days, and deep within the palace, lascivious sounds could always be heard at night.

Consequently, the Empress was neglected, then flew into a rage, even ordering someone to break the crane immortal's leg, which greatly reduced her charm, and she was then cast into the cold palace.

His Majesty, too, is one who favors the new and discards the old; since the crane immortal's jade legs were broken beyond recovery, he once again redirected his lust toward the Empress.

Lin Shuang is no saint either; she often teases the monarch's subordinates for her own amusement.

Even when the monarch is absent, she seduces the fire jiao clan—that is, the monarch's offspring—and it is said that after the monarch discovered this, all their branch lineages were slaughtered.

Between the monarch and the Empress, it can be said they love and kill each other.

They often fight fiercely deep in the palace—not a sexual union, but literally.

Both the monarch and the Empress have complex natures, leaving their subordinates often unable to fathom them.

Over the years, the monarch has taken countless concubines—many great demons, and even human pets numbering over a thousand; these concubines include the Blood Wolf clan, the White Horse clan, the Black Dog clan, and so on.

As for these concubines, the monarch's attitude toward them is also completely different.

Some have a fierce temperament; the monarch instead acts lowly and subservient, but once he subdues them, after a few days of sexual union and playing with them, he immediately loses interest and may never summon them again.

Some have a gentle, yielding disposition; they are then wantonly abused by the monarch, like a hunter spotting prey—delighted at the sight, what awaits them is whipping and torment, which the monarch enjoys.

Some have a violent temperament; the monarch then harbors blazing liver fire, remaining secluded in the inner palace for three days and three nights…

Thus, how to treat these concubines depends almost entirely on the monarch's mood, done arbitrarily.

However, most of these concubines merely received the monarch's fleeting favor; only the Empress Lin Shuang stands unshaken.

Even the monarch has repeatedly proposed deposing the Empress and promoting a new concubine, but in the end it always comes to nothing.

Even the monarch repeatedly proposed deposing the demon empress and supporting a new concubine to rise, but in the end everything came to nothing.

……

Recalling all that between the monarch and the Empress, the white tiger great demon rubbed his brow, feeling it difficult to proceed.

Because this time the Empress also secretly issued an order: "If we discover a wanton fox spirit in the ancient ruins, kill it outright!"

The fire jiao great demon likewise felt troubled, "What do you say—should we obey the monarch or the Empress?"

The white tiger great demon said, "Of course we should listen to the monarch, but we cannot ignore the Empress's words either."

A Tengshe great demon said, "Actually the best outcome would be if the ancient ruins contained nothing but ugly monsters; then, following the monarch's orders, we could just kill them outright, which would also save trouble."

The Eastern General's face twitched, "The fox tribe's bloodline is strong; the female demons they bear are hardly ever ugly, while the male great demons are pretty boys… However, male fox demons are easy to deal with—the monarch told us to kill them outright, saying they're all effeminate."

"Ah…"

Many great demons sighed, some with worry, "If it truly is a peerless fox demon, once we slay it and the news leaks, even if we get past the monarch's scrutiny, the fox clan of the Yaoqiong Star Domain will certainly protect its own—we won't get away with it."

"Exactly!" the Tengshe great demon also let out a long sigh, "The monarch and the Empress only consider life and death; we have far more to consider. Over the years, the ancient demon realm has produced quite a few, but whenever it's a fox tribe, once the Yaoqiong Star Domain folks hear the news, they will certainly come to receive them."

The Eastern General shook his head, punched and exploded a nearby hill, sending earth and rocks flying, then said in a low voice, "Let's first break through these ruins and then discuss further."

……

Cangwu Demon Kingdom.

Near the demon banner, Ah Li began continuously refining that drop of essence blood, while also absorbing the power of great demons.

With Lu Xuan's help, the violent and terrifying power of the essence blood gradually softened, eventually flowing out like a stream.

Ah Li's cultivation began to surge wildly!

Seven-Star Dao Xu Realm!

Eight-Star Dao Xu Realm!

……

Ten days later, she directly stepped into the One-Star Dao Jun Realm!

Lu Xuan, meanwhile, was examining that demon banner, which is a Spiritual Weapon of the high-star Dao-transformation stage; he currently cannot directly refine it.

However, through its flaws, Lu Xuan gained partial control of the demon banner.

Outside the central city, those mutated great demons have awakened like a mountain-shouting, sea-surging tide, all surrounding the city outside.

The Shou clan is dead, so there is nothing left to frighten them.

On the contrary, the demon banner possesses endless allure.

The crimson Divine Light that flickers forth from outside the central city continually falls into their remaining husks, making their combat power even greater.

However, Lu Xuan had long ago laid out a Heaven-Reaching formation pattern outside the central city, isolating those mutated great demons.

Within the demon banner, it actually forms its own space, capable of accommodating the demon army.

But Lu Xuan still cannot refine it, so he can only set it aside for now.

After a few more days, Ah Li's cultivation directly entered the Two-Star Dao Jun Realm!

And Lu Xuan, receiving cultivation feedback, directly entered the Six-Star Dao Jun Realm!

During this time, Lu Xuan's life was leisurely; aside from occasionally helping Ah Li absorb great demon power, he would read storybooks and cook.

Ah Li greatly enjoyed this time alone with her master.

Everything was so peaceful.

That day, after Lu Xuan finished cooking and they ate, he smiled and said, "Ah Li, you first cultivate here; I'll go check outside. I'll come back later to pick you up."

Ah Li ran over and embraced Lu Xuan for a long time, reluctant to part; her long hair flowed like a waterfall, her delicate frame soft and boneless, exuding a unique aura that made people feel intoxicated and entranced.

Not long after.

Lu Xuan activated the space formation, left the Cangwu Empire, and returned to Kun Star.

Ye Chen immediately went up to meet him, somewhat excitedly said, "Master, Elder Xiao Yue sent a message, saying that her side is already ready, I can join the Pure Spirit Hall."

"However, the Pure Spirit Hall is a subordinate force of the Cangyun Alliance, and the Cangyun Alliance is subordinate to the Reincarnation Ancient Court, so the Pure Spirit Hall is very secretive. Xiao Yue said that Hall Master Liu Meng is very cautious, and did not tell us the exact meeting place, but gave a deserted star called Fallen Dust Star."

Lu Xuan patted Ye Chen on the shoulder, smiled, and said, "Then let's go."

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