Ancient Azure Immortal Sect, Sect Leader's Inner Hall.
The sect leader in a light cyan robe slammed a fist onto the Pear Blossom Square Table before him, shattering it on impact.
"Damn it! Damn it! What kind of damned luck did that brat stumble upon to gain such a Sacred Body disciple?"
"Those useless fools must truly be blind."
"No. I will never allow his reputation to grow any greater."
The sect leader gritted his teeth, his face vicious. Strands of Black Qi visibly coursed through his body—the sign of Heart Demon Entanglement.
Before long, he suddenly let out a sinister laugh and turned his gaze toward Azure Blue Peak.
"Sacred Body? So what if she has a Sacred Body? Since I cannot have her, I will destroy her. Junior Brother, do not blame me. Blame yourself for being too arrogant."
Whoosh—
His body transformed into a stream of Black Qi and shot out of the Inner Hall toward Azure Blue Peak.
Azure Blue Peak, Ye Lan's chamber. Ye Lan lay on her bed with a flushed face, tossing and turning. A smile lingered at the corner of her lips as He Sheng's figure surfaced in her mind, and she sank into fanciful thoughts.
Embarrassing words slipped from her lips in a murmur.
Before long, a stream of Black Qi silently slipped inside. After circling the room, it arrived by the bed. It paused, swayed a few times, then burrowed into Ye Lan's body.
Ye Lan was lost in her fantasies. By the time she reacted, it was already too late.
Her body convulsed, and her eyes suddenly went blank. Then she lay motionless as if dead, blood filling her eyes as they gradually turned crimson.
A moment later, clarity returned to her gaze. She sat up with a sinister