Chapter 640 - 639: The Three Realm Lady Knight Ye Mengyao

The next day, Ascending Immortal Tower had a new resident, a guzheng musician who only sold her artistry and not her body, known as the Floating Fairy.

Take note.

It’s the Floating Fairy.

Her surname is not Ye.

The Floating Fairy took residence in Ascending Immortal Tower.

Followed by her music, she astonished everyone present.

Her appearance.

Like a painting.

Her song.

Like a dream.

The mystery of who was playing Illusionary Zither Music at the tea store in front of Ascending Immortal Tower last night got an answer in itself.

That night.

The entrance of Ascending Immortal Tower seemed to be worn thin.

The madam couldn’t help but laugh.

The daily earnings of Ascending Immortal Tower reached an all-time high.

The only complaint was...

The girls who came to Ascending Immortal Tower in hopes of making some extra money ended up not so great.

Their incomes didn’t decrease.

Even better than before.

During the wine accompanying, the guests were more generous than the others.

But for this entire night, there was not even a single girl who successfully reeled in a guest to spend the night.

The Floating Fairy was just too enchanting.

That got her one.

Her melodious tunes on the guzheng left people yearning for more.

That gave her two.

But the most critical point.

For some unknown reason, all the guests arrived in full spirit but left like cripples, as if they had been exhausted by hundreds of girls on Mutual Joy Way.

Just like that.

Seven days passed.

For an entire week, the girls at Ascending Immortal Tower hardly sold any "flesh" business.

However, they didn’t voice any complaints at all.

Mainly because within these seven days, their average income was more than ten times that of the past.

With Immortal Crystal profits in place, what else could they possibly complain about?

Moreover, the Floating Fairy was beautiful and melodious, and her music was especially pleasing. They simply couldn’t bring themselves to hate her.

There’s another crucial point.

Compared to the girls who fainted from the powerful charms, the Floating Fairy was indeed as beautiful as a Heavenly Immortal in the truest sense, but she didn’t bring any threats to them.

These days.

News about the regretfully beautiful Floating Fairy residing in Ascending Immortal Tower spread throughout every nook and corner of Haoran City...

Many came to see her out of admiration.

There were also those with peculiar tastes who spent a fortune, claiming they want to spend a night with the Floating Fairy, but without exception, they were all shamed by the traditional scholars of Haoran City.

After a few days.

The scholars in Haoran City had already considered the talented Floating Fairy as the untouchable Nine Heavens Goddess. Everyone hoped to become her patron or to touch her.

This.

Was the typical strategy of Haoran City’s entertainment houses.

Offering only artistry and not body?

That’s nonsense.

But the initiator, usually the girl, determines who gets selected and then engages in the "under-the-table transaction".

To catch the Floating Fairy’s eye, the scholars of Haoran City have racked their brains to perform these past few days.

Some recited poetry.

Some painted.

Yet, no one had gotten the Floating Fairy’s favor.

This didn’t deter the scholars.

On the contrary, this challenge sparked their fighting spirit.

The more unattainable, the more sense of accomplishment they’d feel once achieved, right?

Despite being somewhat base, which among Haoran City’s followers of Confucianism would usurp this pristine flower rekindled their competition for the "target".

At this point, a few people who "disrespected martial ethics" and wanted to monopolize the Floating Fairy with Immortal Crystals came forward. How could they endure this?

Establishing it on the Immortal Crystals.

How crude!?

So they say.

In essence, it’s the norm of Haoran City’s entertainment houses.

Here, those who mark a clear price are inferior, and only those who depend on personal charm are recognized as true.

Although everyone understands that it’s all a pretense and the girls are just playing along, this way of "being the one chosen out of a million" is acceptable in Haoran City.

Speaking simply.

It’s all vanity.

In the end, it’s still the Immortal Crystals in your pocket that speaks.

...

That night fell.

A fine rain began to fall over Haoran City.

In a room on the top floor of Ascending Immortal Tower, Li Jing sat in front of the window with one hand propping up his face, sighing deeply.

Unconsciously.

Seven days passed like this.

At first, he thought that playing the Floating Fairy was pretty interesting.

But after seven days passed.

Facing those sour scholars all the time, it got quite boring.

The point of the matter was.

The person he was waiting for to take the calamity did not appear.

Just as he was lost in thought, gazing at the night scene outside the window, there was a knock on the door.

"Floating Fairy, it’s time."

Upon hearing this, Li Jing clicked his tongue, reluctantly turned his head back.

"I know, I’ll be down in a bit."

The one knocking wasn’t someone else but the madam of Ascending Immortal Tower.

She was coming to call him to go downstairs and "start working".

Every night, the Floating Fairy comes out to play the guzheng.

This was set by Li Jing himself.

He made the rules, so he has to follow them.

He has been lurking for seven days, and Li Jing didn’t want to miss anything because he got a bit lazy.

He got up, stretched lazily, exhaled a foul breath, and took out a luxurious and snowy long dress, putting on a white brighter than snow show.

For these seven days.

He has been playing the role of the Floating Fairy.

After being a woman for so long, she had unknowingly developed a taste for dress and attire.

The Formless Divine Skill also had a certain "magic" to it.

No matter what you transformed into, you could easily immerse oneself in the role, and the longer the time passed, the more the temperament would correspond to the "setting" of the character.

In the past, Li Jing would often bring out the identity of Master Jiu without being too particular about it.

After all, the character of Master Jiu was based on run-of-the-mill Jiu Li.

She descended the stairs.

Without a hitch.

Right now, the ground floor of the Ascension Tower was overcrowded, some people had even brought their own chairs and tables, eagerly waiting with bated breath.

Li Jing stepped out.

The bustling ground floor mysteriously fell into silence.

All of those pairs of eyes were gazing at her with longing.

The Floating Fairy did not care for loud noises.

They had figured it out well in these seven days.

Before the playing began, it was inappropriate to make noises, let alone jump out trying to attract attention.

As usual.

Li Jing sat on the stage where the ordinary girls of Ascension Tower usually recited poems and danced, and casually fetched a regular guzheng to lay down.

Without any introductory words, she reached out and plucked the guzheng strings.

"Ding, Ding."

The prelude began.

The scene filled with clouds and mist.

Menglu and other sky demons descended.

As the music danced in the clouds, Menglu silently relayed her thoughts to Li Jing.

"Brother, when can we eat today?"

Getting such a thought, Li Jing, who was playing, twitched her mouth.

These sky demons had truly been spoiled by her these few days.

They were already asking when they could eat.

Didn’t they see she had just started?

When they started eating, how many of them standing there wouldn’t turn into limp shrimps once this song finished?

"We’ll talk about it later, start working first."

Responding to Menglu with her thoughts, Li Jing changed her tune.

She had long been bored playing the modified version of the Color, Desire Heaven tune in these last seven days.

Now this song was just used by her to summon the Color, Desire Heaven demons, to cooperate with other songs.

And you wouldn’t believe it.

Each of these Color, Desire Heaven demons were experts in singing and dancing.

No matter what song Li Jing played, they could easily extract themselves from the rhythm of the music from Color, Desire Heaven and match the corresponding music with proper dance moves.

Even if it was a rather sad song.

They could still manage with slow dance, light dance.

...

In the blink of an eye.

Two hours passed.

There was still no surprise tonight.

Considering that the time was almost right, the guzheng tune suddenly changed in Li Jing’s hand.

The Color, Desire Heaven demons, which had been behaving themselves for the entire two hours, received a signal at once, transformed into numerous images, and "blessed" every male patron in the hall with a manifestation.

Most of the people present were regulars who have been coming these past seven days.

Seeing the demon incarnation approach, they joyously embraced them.

The sisters of Ascension Tower, who were originally accompanying them at the side, timely left them to avoid causing obstruction.

This.

Was a regular episode for the past seven days.

The Floating Fairy would always satisfy her guests by sending out a sister to each of them whenever her performance was about to end.

Under such circumstances, even the law-abiding Confucian cultivators couldn’t resist.

After all, this was a demonic tactic.

From an outsider’s perspective.

What they were embracing was a beautiful woman.

From the perspective of the party involved.

What they were embracing was the person they desired the most.

Sky demons’ craftiness isn’t just a baseless claim.

Li Jing didn’t know if there was anyone present who was embracing her, the Floating Fairy, but even if she knew, she wouldn’t care.

Because their vitality would soon be drained, turning them into limp shrimps.

Of course.

The Color, Desire Heaven demons were quite generous with their affairs.

They would at least let the people enjoy the feeling of a beautiful woman in their arms before squeezing out their vitality.

Just as everything was unfolding exactly like before...

The door to the kitchen at the back of the hall was suddenly "bang" thrust open by a great force.

?

Li Jing turned her head, paused the motion of her hands plucking the guzheng.

The sky demons and their incarnations, who were about to benefit but were suddenly interrupted, had no choice but to disappear like bubbles.

?

All the people present.

The usual routine barely started, and someone interrupted it.

Who the hell is this?

Ruining everyone’s good time!

Under the attention of all, a woman with bright eyes and white teeth came out, holding a kitchen knife in her hand, her eyes cold, focusing on Li Jing straight away.

As their eyes met.

Li Jing’s eyebrows slightly furrowed.

Ascension Tower’s kitchen.

There were a lot of people assisting there.

But apart from Yangxue, there were never any other women from the beginning.

To put it bluntly.

Women weren’t suited for the various tasks in the kitchen.

Even the work of serving dishes was barely manageable for women.

But in a place like Ascension Tower, it also wasn’t suitable for women to perform that.

Yangxue was only reluctantly accepted into the kitchen by Uncle Qi because he pitied her.

This one...

Where did she come from?

If she appeared in the kitchen where Yangxue and Kong Zhi were staying now, could it be...

Just as she was guessing.

The woman raised the kitchen knife in her hand and pointed straight at her.

"Monster! What do you aim to accomplish by controlling sky demons and causing chaos among humanity!?"

?

The other people present.

The next second, their faces turned pale.

Sky Demon!?

Could it be, this woman meant...the illusion they just embraced!?

What is Sky Demon.

All cultivators know.

It’s an evil entity that cultivators fear day and night!

Whoever it is.

If you encounter the Sky Demon and are slightly careless, you will lose all your life’s cultivation, or even die on the spot.

Cultivation Stage.

At such times, it’s basically meaningless.

The power of Sky Demons never lies in confronting you head-on, nor they will directly conflict with you.

What they do is seduce you step by step towards the abyss of doom.

Realizing that the one who embraced them just now might be a Sky Demon, everyone present turned pale with fear.

What was thought to be enjoyment.

The truth is they were bouncing on the edge of their peril.

Who can stand it?

Over here.

Li Jing was taken aback by the woman’s probing questions.

Sky Demon.

Theoretically, it cannot be detected by any means.

When the Sky Demon does not come at you, you can’t perceive its existence with the naked eye or any other method.

Only the targeted person can see it.

This girl was clearly in the kitchen, yet she detected the presence of the Sky Demon?

Li Jing took a closer look at the woman and smiled showing his teeth.

"What’s your name, miss?"

The woman snorted at his words.

"I am the female warrior, Ye Mengyao, who does not change her surname nor her name."

"Ye Mengyao? Nice name."

Li Jing smiled.

"..."

Everyone present.

At this moment, they were all sweating profusely.

The key point.

Li Jing didn’t deny even a bit of what Ye Mengyao said.

So.

What they just held was indeed a Sky Demon.

The past seven days...

Almost everyone present came here daily, enjoying the set program every day.

They were oblivious initially.

Menglu and other Sky Demons didn’t do anything to damage their cultivation, and their memory after the fact was also quite a blur.

But after realizing the concept of Sky Demon, their memories gradually resurfaced.

Every night.

They were drained to the bare minimum.

While their cultivation is not harmed, they return in an extremely vulnerable state.

Any mistake or accident could cause them to lose all their life’s cultivation, and they might not make it to the next day.

At this moment.

Some were terrified, some were angry.

But nobody dared to utter a word.

Li Jing could summon the Sky Demon through his music, making people unaware and indulged in it.

With such capability demonstrated.

Who dares to piss him off?

Many of the present were originally insiders.

They easily realized one thing.

The person in front of them...

Is most likely Master Jiu, the legendary figure from the Immortal Realm, who appeared at the Ascension Tower seven days ago.

Throughout the entire Immortal Realm.

Only he could make these insiders helpless.

Over here.

Ye Mengyao met the praise with a mocking sneer, waving her kitchen knife gracefully, and scoffed, "You monster! Enough talk! Today I will act on behalf..."

She was cut off halfway.

Under the gaze of everyone, including Li Jing, Yangxue quietly appeared behind Ye Mengyao, holding a thick piece of wood, and gave her a solid whack on the back of her head.

That was simple!

Ye Mengyao didn’t even grunt before she fell to the ground.

"..."

Li Jing.

"..."

Everyone present.

The insiders were especially at a loss.

This self-proclaimed female warrior seemed incredibly brave, daring to challenge Master Jiu head-on.

They even calculated that.

Wait until they start fighting and find a chance to run at the first opportunity.

They didn’t know why Master Jiu made them lose their defenses against the Sky Demon, and why he didn’t take their lives.

But it was evident that they couldn’t stay in such a controversial place any longer.

Who enjoys getting drained by Sky Demon every day?

But the one who came out of the kitchen turned out to be so incompetent. She was knocked out with just a piece of wood.

Looking at her cultivation...

It can’t surpass the Three Realm!?

"Gentlemen, it’s all a misunderstanding."

Yangxue, who knocked out Ye Mengyao, laughed and started talking.

"Our new chef in the kitchen is a bit crazy, please ignore her nonsense."

Whilst speaking, Yangxue grabbed one of Ye Mengyao’s legs and dragged her away without saying a word. Before leaving, she reinstalled the kitchen door that had been blown off earlier.

Observing such a scenario, the customers were somewhat stunned.

A person whose cultivation not exceeding Three Realm.

In the Immortal Realm, doesn’t carry any weight.

But because of Ye Mengyao.

Their memories had resurfaced.

What they went through these past seven days, they all understood.

So the question is.

What to do now?

The person who exposed everything has been knocked out and dragged away, and Li Jing is still here.

They are questioning whether they should leave immediately or what?

But how does one leave?

Truthfully.

At this moment, they didn’t feel grateful towards Ye Mengyao at all.

Faced with the current situation, they would rather still be kept in the dark.

At least Li Jing had no intentions of harming their lives.

But now that they knew the truth, they found it hard to keep enjoying themselves while worrying about someone’s potential intent to kill.

Just when everyone present was in a dilemma, Li Jing stood up.

"Gentlemen, tonight’s performance ends here. I will not make any excuses, but I hope you all understand, I have no intention of harming anyone."

With that, he turned around and left.

Everyone was stunned.

They didn’t expect Li Jing to just leave like that.

And he even left them with those choice words.

They found it hard to fathom.

Even if they didn’t realize he was the mysterious Master Jiu.

But they could understand at least one thing.

The seemingly weak Floating Fairy was actually very strong.

Stronger than anyone present.

Even capable of controlling a heavenly demon.

Did such a being really need to assure them that she meant no harm?

Even if she did harm anyone, so what?

Just as everyone was in a daze, the elderly mistress of Ascension Tower, who was also a bit frightened, appeared with a beaming smile.

"Gentlemen, the Floating Fairy has instructed me that everyone is free to have fun in Ascension Tower tonight. All expenses, including the ladies, are on her."

As soon as this statement was made, there was an uproar.

The cost of Ascension Tower was never cheap.

All expenses were covered by the Floating Fairy?

Including the ladies?

Her sincerity was off the charts!

For a time, everyone put the previous incident to the back of their minds.

Who cared!

The Floating Fairy was treating them.

Shouldn’t they make the most of their night in the Ascension Tower by having fun?

Upon further thought.

Despite the confusing days, being accompanied by a heavenly demon was indeed a supreme enjoyment.

Many of the people present, due to the abilities of the heavenly demon, were able to see either unattained or lost people who had become their regrets.

The reason why so many people came to Li Jing’s performance.

This was a key point.

In the Immortal Realm, everyone had a long lifespan.

Especially the ones with higher cultivation levels.

Throughout their long lives, they all had some regrets.

Not talking about ordinary people of the Immortal Realm.

Some of the people present were there to briefly cherish their past regrets.

Despite knowing it was fake.

Those trapped by love were not just the male scholar Shang Yiqing.

Those living in the ancient times, by nature, tend to be more conservative and outdated.

Those who are faithful to only one in their lifetime are not few in number.

...

Back kitchen of Ascension Tower.

Li Jing, who was pretending to go upstairs, had quietly snuck in.

At this moment, Uncle Qi was repeatedly preparing all kinds of delicious food like a robot.

Apparently.

He had been charmed by Yangxue because of an unforeseen problem.

Right now, Yangxue and Kongzhi, both with troubled looks on their faces, were gazing at Ye Mengyao, who had tragically been knocked unconscious on the floor.

They only stepped away for a moment.

Who could have thought the newbie would go straight to the main hall?

It wasn’t just going.

It was going straight for Li Jing.

She had a sharp sense of demons, which was somewhat unusual.

But she was just a cultivation practitioner at the lowest level, the Three Realm stage. Where did she get the courage to "challenge" Li Jing?

Doesn’t she know how to spell death?

It doesn’t matter if she doesn’t know.

They know.

Don’t drag them down!

Even though they didn’t understand why Li Jing was staying in Ascension Tower doing these things, according to Yangxue and Kongzhi, there must be a reason.

Ye Mengyao jumping out.

Completely messed with Master Jiu’s plan...

Just as the two of them were in deep concern, Li Jing appeared.

Seeing someone who looked like the Floating Fairy, both of them tensed up.

"Master Jiu..."

Kongzhi started to speak.

Just as he was about to speak, Li Jing raised his hand to signal that he didn’t need to say too much, and curiously asked.

"Where did this little lady come from?"

Seeing that he didn’t seem angry, Kongzhi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "She was picked up by Uncle Qi a while ago."

?

Li Jing looked puzzled.

At this time, Yangxue spoke.

"Uncle Qi is kind-hearted. He found her passed out from hunger on the side of the road on the way to work at night and brought her here."

"..."

Li Jing.

Passed out on the side of the road and brought back?

This...

Was she really the one brought by fate?

"This girl’s cultivation level is too low, it took us a lot of effort to wake her up."

Yangxue continued, "After she woke up and filled her stomach, she said she wanted to repay Uncle Qi’s kindness, so she stayed and took on the job of a cook. Master Jiu, don’t underestimate her low cultivation level, she’s a good cook."

Hearing Yangxue’s explanation, Li Jing nodded, then looked up.

"Can I take her?"

At his words, Yangxue and Kongzhi simultaneously took a half step back, indicating that Master Jiu was free to do as he pleased.

Seeing this, Li Jing gave a gentle smile, waved his hand to wrap up the unconscious Ye Piaoran, transformed into a shade and left.

...