The devil race bred with difficulty, and as the only imperial prince of the devil race, Ye Xing rightly ought to inherit the imperial throne.
Never had he thought that his father would be murdered by the Demon Race Great Elder, leaving him young and with shallow cultivation, forced to flee into human territory just to barely preserve his life.
Azure Cloud Palace was a major sect in the East Hill Domain, and though it could not compare to the few top-tier sects of the Questioning Immortals Realm, it still belonged to the second tier.
Moreover, not standing out was a good thing; that way, those demonic thieves would not be able to find his true hiding place.
As for how he concealed his identity, it was because Ye Xing's father had previously given him a magic treasure that could hide demonic Qi and devil race identity—the Divine Demon Token.
The Divine Demon Token could turn heaven and earth upside down, deceiving the eyes of high-tier cultivators, and was an Immortal Grade Eighth Tier magic treasure.
This was also the source of confidence that allowed Ye Xing to impersonate Fu Lingyun.
Thinking of those clansmen who pursued and hunted him down, a chill crept into Ye Xing's heart:
When he returned to the devil race next time, he would definitely make those enemies pay with blood for blood!
Hearing Ye Xing's words, Xia Wantang nodded inwardly:
That was right, this time when she returned to the Xia Family, she had to properly manage the matters that followed.
The original owner's lineage was a branch of the Xia Family and possessed no real say in matters.
According to the previous plot, after the original owner's fake Saintess identity was exposed, the Xia Family's end was also extremely miserable.
The Xia Family was located in Luoxia City, also at the easternmost part of the East Hill Domain.
Even though the Xia Family was a medium-to-large lineage locally and had quite a bit of say in Luoxia City, once one stepped outside Luoxia City, large clans and sects were everywhere—who would still acknowledge a mere Xia Family?
It could be said that the original owner being able to become the Saintess was inherently a case of the Xia Family climbing high above their station.
Back then, Azure Cloud Palace had also bestowed quite a few rewards upon the Xia Family, and the Xia Family had consequently acquired even more speaking power and cultivation resources.
Later on, when the original owner's strength was exposed, selecting the wrong Saintess was a monumental scandal; how could Azure Cloud Palace tolerate it?
Led by Lu Shenxing of Martial God Peak, several Azure Cloud Palace Great Elders directly struck Luoxia City, slaughtering the entire Xia Family to make an example to others.
If any force dared to blind themselves and deceive Azure Cloud Palace again, they would meet the exact same fate.
If Xia Wantang had to say, Azure Cloud Palace was not at fault in this matter; it was fundamentally the Xia Family that practiced deceit first.
Among them, the most wronged were none other than the original owner and her parents.
Actually, the original owner's parents loved her very much, but their strength was lacking and they had no way to resist the Xia Family head, which was why they could only watch helplessly as the original owner was arranged to be sent into Azure Cloud Palace.
As for the original owner herself, her personality was cowardly and her strength substandard, so naturally she dared not resist either.
Returning to the Xia Family this time, Xia Wantang very much wanted to personally avenge and vent grievances for the original owner, which could also be considered some compensation for her occupying someone else's body.
Host actually doesn't need to be sad; even if you didn't appear, the original owner wouldn't have lived much longer anyway.
Xia Wantang: I understand, but without doing this, I won't feel at ease in my heart.
It was just a pity that she had not drawn any magic treasures suitable for the original owner's parents to cultivate; their innate bones were too poor, and their cultivation realm would probably be hard to raise.
Perhaps she could try copying a portion of the elementary formations and give it to them?
Studying formations only required knowing basic spell arts, and if they could master elementary formations, walking sideways across Luoxia City still wouldn't be difficult for them.
Hearing this, Xia Wantang nodded inwardly to herself: This really is a pretty good method.
"I wonder how much Senior Brother understands about the surroundings of Azure Cloud Palace?"
"Wantang is a newcomer and is unfamiliar with the nearby areas. When returning home, I'd like to take the opportunity to visit some larger cities to hunt for treasures."
Ye Xing had come to Azure Cloud Palace for more than ten years, so he ought to be quite familiar with the vicinity here, right?
Moreover, a Holy Son's time was relatively free; it would also be convenient for him to occasionally go down the mountain to purchase items.
"I don't go down the mountain much on usual days, but I've heard the inner disciples say that Azure Cloud City, not far from Azure Cloud Palace, is the largest city in the vicinity, with many shops and auction houses. Junior Sister, you can go take a look over there."
"Furthermore, Azure Cloud Palace shares quite a deep bond with Azure Cloud City. It's said that when the Patriarch founded Azure Cloud Palace, he modeled it precisely after the name of Azure Cloud City."
Having forged a bond through sword practice, Xia Wantang and Ye Xing were already considered quite familiar with each other now, and could be counted as good friends.
Therefore, the way the two addressed each other had also changed, no longer using the previous polite "Holy Son" or "Saintess."
Of course, mutually addressing each other as "Senior Brother" and "Junior Sister" could only be done within the gates.
After all, the two of them represented the image of Azure Cloud Palace, and outwardly they still had to use official titles.
"So it turns out Azure Cloud City existed first, and Azure Cloud Palace came afterward..."
"Alright, Senior Brother, many thanks. Then I shall go take a look at Azure Cloud City when the time comes."
Hearing this, Ye Xing gave a light laugh, his handsome and elegant face glowing brilliantly under the sunlight:
"Since Junior Sister is about to leave Azure Cloud Palace, these next few days you must certainly cultivate properly."
"Alright!"
Seven days later, Xia Wantang obtained Fu Hanqiu's permission, then descended the mountain and set off back to the Xia Family.
During this period, Ye Xing's favorability value had risen by another five points, reaching a total favorability value of 40, though unfortunately it failed to accumulate enough for another ten-draw.
In addition, her cultivation had also advanced to the peak of the Mystic Martial Realm.
Because her advancement was too fast and she feared others might notice anomalies, she put the Nine Heavens Ice Glaze Hairpin back on, displaying the cultivation realm of a Mystic Martial Realm completion externally.
Before descending the mountain, fueled by the mentality of milking one more batch of wool, Xia Wantang specifically inquired with the system about Xiao Rui's recent situation.
Host, Host, I've checked! Xiao Rui has recently been undergoing trials down the mountain too, and right now he just happens to be in Azure Cloud City!
A-coming early is not as good as a-coming timely; then I simply must go farm a wave of favorability to scrape together a ten-draw!
Of course, before that, she still had a more important matter to attend to.
That was—switch to the Supreme Yin Demonic Physique and refine the Spirit Feather Fox Demon Tribe Bloodline.
This way, she would be able to rapidly grow strong and walk sideways across most places.
Host, there is a forest to your northwest. There are no other people over there temporarily, it's very safe!
"Little System, you really are my best capable assistant!"
Ehehe, naturally. After all, I am this world's highest-grade system~
Flying on her sword toward the small grove, Xia Wantang specially found a secluded cave and set up a middle-tier shielding formation.
"Little System, can I switch bodies at any time now?"
Correct, but it's suggested that the host first take out the Spirit Feather Fox Demon Tribe Bloodline, so that you can directly absorb the bloodline at the same time you switch bodies.
The Supreme Yin Demonic Physique is merely a body and doesn't have a determined appearance yet, somewhat resembling an initialized game character.
Spirit Feather Foxes are mostly beautiful. If the Supreme Yin Demonic Physique directly absorbs the Spirit Feather Fox Demon Tribe Bloodline, the appearance and imagery acquired will also look even better~
Hearing this, Xia Wantang admitted that her heart was tempted.
The original owner's personal looks, temperament, and figure were already a rarity in this world, so the second body naturally could not be too poor either; otherwise, she would feel a sense of disparity and find it difficult to get used to.
"Alright, alright, alright, then let's take out the Spirit Feather Fox Demon Tribe Bloodline first."
The moment her voice fell, a deep red demonic core appeared in her palm, containing rich demonic power within it.
Host, this is the Spirit Feather Fox Demon Tribe Bloodline. Once you switch to the Supreme Yin Demonic Physique, it will directly absorb the demonic core.
"Good, then let's switch."
Instantly, Xia Wantang's vision suddenly plunged into darkness and pitch, as if the entire world were receding away from her.
The next instant, all five senses were lost; she could not see any objects nor hear any sounds, able to perceive only a stretch of chaos.
Right when panic stirred in her heart, a beam of light broke into her world.
Closely following that, a miraculous force continuously poured into her body, making her feel an unprecedented warmth.
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