Dongfang Without Resentment
"Mu Xue, do you still remember when the Hundred Flower Palace was not yet built, and we were all alone and helpless?" Yan Bugui shouted. The Hundred Flower Fairy stopped again upon hearing this, but this time she did not turn around.
Seeing that she had stopped, Yan Bugui said loudly and passionately, "Back then, it wasn't easy for us to be together. We faced so much resistance. Although we endured ridicule, mockery, and abuse, we still persevered. Before the Hundred Flower Palace was established, did the Myriad Demon Palace or Fu Xian Island take care of us? No! No one cared about our lives. It wasn't until we painstakingly built the Hundred Flower Palace that we earned a foothold in the Cultivation World. How could outsiders understand the hardships we endured?"
The Hundred Flower Fairy stood silently, neither leaving nor turning around. Perhaps she too was recalling the bitter years of the past. Dongfang Changao and Chou Wuyuan exchanged a glance. Both were in the know. Back then, Fu Xian Island and Myriad Demon Palace were under pressure from Righteous and Demonic paths. Even the leaders of the two sects, Guan Dinghai and Yan Wuchen, had resigned in disgrace. Who would care about them when the two sects were in such a heated argument?
For a considerable period, they indeed received no assistance, essentially left to fend for themselves. It wasn't until the Hundred Flower Palace became a trading hub in the Huaxia Cultivation World, gaining some value, that the two major sects secretly re-established some contact with it. However, if it weren't for the backing of the number one sect in both the righteous and demonic traditions, establishing their own sect in the Cultivation World would have been far more difficult for them.
"I told you back then that one day I would never let you suffer anyone's scorn again. Perhaps you thought I said those words in a moment of impulsive jest. But I took it as a vow and have been fighting for it ever since. So I secretly and painstakingly built up my promise for a hundred years, only to have it ruined by that guy Yue Qianchou. Otherwise, my promise would have been fulfilled in no time..."
Upon hearing him mention Yue Qianchou, Ziyi glanced at Yue Qianchou curiously. She had never heard of this matter and wondered what Yue Qianchou had done to ruin something that someone had painstakingly built up over a century. She then saw Yue Qianchou grinning at her, seemingly in great pain, a rather unpleasant smile. Meanwhile, Hundred Charm Demoness, on the other side, silently poked his lower back with a finger.
"Hey Yan, why are you dragging me into your wife's business?! Your wife and I didn't cheat on you." Yue Qianchou gritted his teeth and endured the pain. Hundred Charm Demoness's habit was really bad; she liked to poke people with her fingers all the time. He'd have to teach her a lesson one of these days.
"Everything I've done is for you, doesn't it deserve your forgiveness?" Yan Bugui stretched out his hand and said, "Muxue, come with me!"
"If it was truly for my sake, you should have told me sooner, instead of keeping it from me for a hundred years." The Hundred Flower Fairy did not turn around and continued walking forward, saying, "Don't you know me? I gave up everything to be with you, and I have never disagreed with any of your decisions. When I found out, I would only support you and not hold you back. Yet you kept it from me, which shows that you have always been wary of me."
"I don't want you to worry or be afraid. I don't want you to have to work hard," Yan Bugui explained loudly.
"We understand each other perfectly well. You know in your heart whether this is an excuse or not. There's no need for further explanation. Just take your people and leave! I don't want to see you again." The Hundred Flower Fairy still didn't turn around. Yan Zixia followed silently to the side, only glancing back every now and then. On one side was her father, on the other her mother. What could she do?
The old man in brocade robes and the old man in coarse clothes exchanged a glance and nodded slightly. The former transmitted his voice to Yan Bugui, saying, "Palace Master Yan, your lady is determined. I think it would be better to forcibly abduct her and her daughter back to Wuji Island first. A child is a mother's heart and soul, and it would probably be more effective for the Young Palace Lord to persuade them. Otherwise, they will eventually become hostages in the hands of the Cultivation Alliance, and if it really comes to that, we will be in a dilemma."
Yan Bugui replied telepathically, "This is not a good idea! She has a fiery temper, and I'm afraid she might do something she'll regret."
"Palace Master Yan, hesitation will only lead to more trouble. You must make a decision soon! How about this, as long as you nod, my junior brother and I will work together to ensure the safety of the mother and daughter and bring them here without giving them any chance to harm themselves. What do you think?" the old man in brocade robes continued to tempt her.
Seeing that the Hundred Flower Fairy was about to enter the palace gate, Yan Bugui finally gritted his teeth and replied telepathically, "Then I'll trouble Senior Chang and Senior Feng to make sure they are safe."
The old man in brocade robes beamed with joy, nodded slightly to the old man in coarse cloth robes, and suddenly shouted, "Kill!"
At the command, the two old men behind Yan Bugui vanished without a trace. Dongfang Changao and Chou Wuyuan shocked and exclaimed in unison, "Not good!"
The two quickly flew backward into the Hundred Flower Palace, but unfortunately, their speed was too slow compared to the teleportation of a cultivator at the late Tribulation Transcendence stage.
It's estimated that even Hundred Flower Fairy didn't expect Yan Bugui to force himself on her. Hearing the commotion behind her, before she could react, a vital acupoint on her back was struck instantly, and a powerful surge of True Essence rushed into her body, severing any possibility of resistance. Yan Zixia suffered the same fate.
Hiding in the shadows, Yue Qianchou assumed that Yan Bugui deeply devoted to his wife and wouldn't force himself on her. He was wrong; this was troublesome. He had overlooked the foreign cultivators' instigation of Yan Bugui.
The Hundred Flower Palace disciples guarding the palace gate were shocked and immediately launched flying sword attacks at the two old men. However, given their cultivation level, such an action was child's play for someone at the late Tribulation Transcendence stage. The two men each unleashed fierce Gang Qi, swatting away the flying swords. Several disciples screamed in agony, coughing up blood as they were sent flying and died on the spot.
The shoulders of Hundred Flower Fairy and Yan Zixia were gripped tightly, making it difficult for them to even move a finger. Dongfang Changao and Chou Wuyuan, who had suddenly appeared, saw that the mother and daughter had been subdued by two experts at the late Tribulation Transcendence stage Realm, and immediately hesitated to make a move for fear of harming them.
The old man in brocade robes smiled at the two men and said, "I know you two are in charge here. Tell your men to stop, or these two beauties will be in trouble."
Screams erupted outside as a group of foreign cultivators went on a killing spree. The remaining members of the various factions of the Cultivation Alliance were of varying cultivation levels and were no match for them, dying in just a few exchanges.
But faced with a formidable foreign enemy, their fighting spirit was ignited, and they charged forward fearlessly. Even if they feared death, there was no room for escape; if they fled this battle, they feared there would be no place for them in the world.
Blood was boiling everywhere, and in the blink of an eye, many people had given up their lives. Such a tragic scene made Dongfang Changao and Chou Wuyuan exchange a glance and make a quick, tacit decision to flash back.
The old man in brocade robes tried to threaten them with the mother and daughter, but it had no effect whatsoever. Not only did the two not stop the cultivators from attacking, but they also brazenly abandoned the safety of Hundred Flower Fairy and Yan Zixia. Their anger transformed into boundless killing intent, Cultivation Alliance they returned to the arena, roaring and killing with all their might!
"Ah!" Dongfang Changao roared angrily, thrusting his spear down from mid-air. Below him was a foreign cultivator in the early Tribulation stage. He had just killed two people with a flying sword and was about to summon his sword to kill again, a cold smile on his face.
Suddenly, he heard a loud roar from above. Looking up, he saw a golden spear that had knocked his flying sword away and was hurtling towards him. Terrified, he immediately dodged and fled.
But Dongfang Changao wasn't about to let him go. With his superior speed, he cleaved the man in two with his spear, the corpse flying in two halves. Dongfang Changao didn't linger; he reversed his spear, turned, and went to fight again.
The one on the other side, Qiu Wuyuan, was even more Chou Wuyuan than Dongfang Changao. The Black Moon Futu danced around him like a ghost, following him wherever he went. With a single move, he would forcibly destroy the opponent's Law Artifact or Law Treasure. Then, like a phantom, the Black Moon would swiftly reap the lives of his opponents with lightning speed.
In the Chou Wuyuan eye, Qiu Wuyuan took the lives of three Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivators. The ferocity of the Black Moon Futu was fully revealed. As expected of the former number one weapon of the demonic path, it was truly formidable!
With such power, the group of Tribulation Transcendence stage from the foreign lands, upon seeing Chou Wuyuan with the Black Moon Futu, all avoided its edge and quickly dodged away.
The two, one wielding the Golden Treasure Spear and the other carrying the Black Moon Futu, fought fiercely everywhere, their bodies stained with blood. They killed more than ten people First Company succession, greatly boosting the morale of their chaotic side.
Relying on their superior numbers, the cultivators of the Cultivation Alliance immediately launched a fierce counterattack. Although they knew it was a suicide mission, their morale was high, and they fought for nothing other than to entangle the other cultivators from the foreign lands so that Dongfang Changao and Chou Wuyuan avenge them. They were all willing to risk their lives to fight them.
This scene caused Dongfang Changao and Qiu Wuyuan's eyes to Chou Wuyuan grief and rage, the golden light and the black phantom locked in a relentless battle...
The old man in brocade robes was taken aback by this sudden turn of events. He knew these two were among the strongest of the opposing side's forces. Seeing their respectful attitude towards Hundred Flower Fairy, he had used the lives of Hundred Flower Fairy and her daughter as leverage. However, at this crucial moment, the opposing side completely disregarded the threat. The two tacitly turned and attacked without any discussion, scattering his many men in all directions.
He truly hadn't expected the two to be so powerful. His Tribulation Transcendence stage had been utterly routed, showing they were indeed worthy of being the figures sent out by the top sects of Righteous and Demonic paths. They were no ordinary individuals!
Standing alone outside the battlefield, Yan Bugui witnessed his junior brother fighting to the death, and the scene of grief and rage among the Chinese cultivators. He felt a chill run down his spine. He had always believed that Chinese cultivators were all selfish and self-serving, and that their so-called righteousness was nothing but a joke. He never imagined he would witness such a scene. He even doubted whether he, with the help of a group of foreign cultivators, could truly unify the Huaxia Cultivation World.
His initial confidence wavered instantly. He turned his gaze to the restrained Hundred Flower Fairy and Yan Zixia, only to see the two of them, their eyes filled with grief and indignation, simultaneously move from the brutal fighting arena and stare at him.
Tears welled in Yan Zixia's eyes, and the hatred within them sent a chill down Yan Bugui's spine. He had never seen his daughter look at him with such eyes before.
The old man in brocade robes, who was originally controlling the Hundred Flower Fairy, now had a livid face. He put one hand on Yan Zixia's shoulder and said in a deep voice to the old man in coarse clothes, "Junior brother, leave this to me. You go and kill those two!"
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