You Still Have Two Faces

Xia Wantang's words struck a chord deep within Ye Shang.

He knew perfectly well the state of his own body.

He defied the heavens, cultivating demonic arts, and could feel himself growing stronger.

But the stronger he became, the more hollow and uncontrollable his body felt.

But so what?

As long as he could become stronger, rise above everyone else, he was willing to pay any price.

"Heh, such a sharp-tongued little girl. You should worry about yourself first."

"Release my nourishment, and kill my cult followers. Today, no matter what, none of you will be leaving!"

Yan Wen's gaze was cold. Although his cultivation wasn't as high as Ye Shang's, his voice was loud and firm:

"Your Heavenly Demon Cult has harmed countless cultivators and demonic beasts, and you also caused Asking Dao Valley to lose five disciples. From the moment you chose to cultivate demonic arts, you were destined to be an enemy of all cultivators in the world."

Upon hearing this, Xia Wantang couldn't help but turn her head to look:

She hadn't expected Yan Wen, who looked so gentle and refined, to have such spirit.

Before, she had only felt that his strength and appearance matched the identity of a "Holy Son." Now, it seemed his disposition was also compassionate and benevolent, truly worthy of the title "Holy Son."

Hearing Yan Wen speak, Qu Zhuowen also mustered her courage:

"That's right! You not only killed disciples from Asking Dao Valley, but you also killed a very close friend of Sister Tang!"

Xia Wantang: Oh yes, yes, yes. Sister Zhuowen reminds me so well. Otherwise, I would have almost forgotten.

She quickly put on a show of extreme grief and said hatefully:

"You killed my friend, and today I will surely act on behalf of Heaven!"

But who would have thought, upon hearing this, Ye Shang's eyes scanned Xia Wantang up and down, then he curved his lips into a sinister smile and said:

"These past few months, only male cultivators have come to Luoshui Town for training; there haven't been any female cultivators. You're actually willing to travel such a long distance for a male cultivator to seek revenge on me..."

"A very close friend? I think you mean a cultivation partner. In that case, I did make a mistake, breaking up a loving couple."

Xia Wantang: ?! I didn't! I don't! Don't spout nonsense.

She worried that Ye Shang's words would cause Yan Wen's favorability to drop.

Fortunately, it didn't.

Her gaze inadvertently flickered behind her.

Everyone's expressions were either gossipy or surprised.

Only Yan Wen maintained his usual calm, his emotions unreadable. However, the glance he had just cast was a bit chilling.

It was as if he were saying: You have a cultivation partner, so what does that make me?

With that expression, and this favorability... could it be that he was jealous?

Although Yan Wen's favorability towards her was quite high, they had barely spoken in the short span of half a day.

She couldn't tell. Was Yan Wen this much of a romantic? He was comparable to Xiao Rui.

"My friend saved my life. Now that he is in danger, I cannot be disloyal."

"As for romantic feelings, that's absolutely impossible."

Yan Wen's expression finally improved a little.

[Tang Wan gained 5 favorability points from Yan Wen. Current favorability: 50. Faith points exchanged: 50.]

Ye Shang snorted coldly:

"You all have the leisure to chat, but I don't."

With that, he suddenly drew a long sword and slashed directly towards Xia Wantang and her companions!

Because of Xia Wantang's instructions, everyone dared not dodge. Seeing the black demonic energy surge towards them, Qu Zhuowen was so frightened she almost closed her eyes:

The pressure from a cultivator in the Spirit Channeling Realm was too immense!

However, in the next instant, a sharp gust of wind blew past, and the long sword was directly split in two by a Wind Blade.

And the culprit, Xia Wantang, hadn't even used her weapon.

Qu Zhuowen couldn't help but exclaim:

"Sister Tang, you're just too amazing!"

Seeing this, Ye Shang's face was filled with disbelief, clearly struck by the blow:

"This is impossible! My Heavenly Demon Art, which I cultivated with great effort, even at the cost of my Dao heart being damaged, how could you so easily neutralize it?"

Xia Wantang swung another Wind Blade:

"It's your own fault for taking shortcuts and harming innocent lives. The cultivation you gained this way is ultimately just a facade, incapable of achieving true power."

With that, she didn't hold back and launched her final attack directly at Ye Shang.

With a muffled groan, Ye Shang spat out blood and fell to the ground, his life force completely extinguished.

Xuan Yu couldn't help but widen his eyes at this:

"Fellow Daoist Tang, you're too amazing! From start to finish, you only used one move to take care of the great demon king??"

Xia Wantang: It's not that I wanted to only use one move, it's that it's the only one I could use.

To be safe, in her current identity, neither her weapon nor her cultivation methods could overlap with Xia Wantang's in any way.

So, besides formations that were hard to detect, the only thing she could use was the most basic Wind Blade.

As for other Wind Attribute techniques, sorry, she didn't know them yet.

With the crisis resolved, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and returned to Luoshui Town immediately.

Before leaving, they didn't forget to destroy the Heavenly Demon Art and the Bloodthirsty Array on the ground.

It was better for these harmful things to never see the light of day again.

After returning to Luoshui Town and seeing the sky had already turned completely dark, Xia Wantang decided it would be best to part ways with Yan Wen and the others tomorrow morning.

Actually, she wasn't in a hurry to leave, but she was worried that Yan Wen's favorability would increase too much, exceeding her control.

Originally, she had thought that 30 was acceptable, 40 was not a loss, and 50 was a huge profit.

But now that the favorability had reached 50, it was no longer suitable to continue interacting with him.

After all, her current identity was that of a demonic beast, and she rarely appeared.

More importantly, this was her escape trump card.

In the future, even if the identity of the Azure Cloud Palace Saintess was compromised, she could still escape from the pursuit of the Sons of Destiny.

Just as she was looking at the sky and contemplating, a pleasant male voice suddenly sounded beside her:

"Fellow Daoist Tang, why aren't you resting so late? What brings you to the rooftop to admire the moon?"

Xia Wantang looked up and saw Yan Wen standing in the moonlight, smiling warmly. His gentle face was even more striking than during the day.

There was reason to suspect that after his favorability reached 50 points, this reserved man had finally couldn't hold back and came to cultivate their relationship.

During the day, she was the one who wanted to get closer to Yan Wen, but now the situation had subtly reversed.

"Aren't you not resting either, Fellow Daoist Yan?"

The maiden's face was like a silver plate, and her pair of affectionate peach blossom eyes, even without any particular emotion, were captivating enough to steal one's soul.

Yan Wen's lips curved slightly, and he casually sat down next to Xia Wantang.

Whether it was intentional or not, their thighs were quite close when he sat down, and his gentle warmth was right beside her.

Xia Wantang: ...?!

Good heavens, you have two faces, don't you.