"County Princess Lengyue, I know you're utterly loyal to Gu Taxian, but let me make this clear: you're no match for me." The young man with vertical pupils spoke indifferently, radiating powerful confidence. "If I didn't admire you so much, I wouldn't be patiently trying to persuade you here, given my temper. The reason I've appeared is that Gu Taxian is attempting to suppress the Heavenly Dao.
"Back then, he oppressed our Demonic Path so thoroughly that we couldn't rise. Now we're taking advantage of his inability to spare any attention. The rise of our Demonic Path is already a foregone conclusion. We won't even need to act; the forces Gu Taxian suppressed before will charge out on their own.
"Does Gu Taxian think those pawns he arranged can withstand all this?
"That includes you.
"You're the successor he painstakingly selected. The [Great Eternity Art] is the culmination of Gu Taxian's life's work. Even his children couldn't inherit it, yet he passed it on to you. I find that baffling myself.
"Of course, I also know that your cultivation grows stronger with every passing day. Given enough time, even I might be no match for you... Rather than leave someone as exceptional as you outside as an enemy, I'd prefer to make you one of us.
"All you need to do is come back with me and join our Demonic Path. You'll have your share in its great undertaking."
The moment the young man with vertical pupils finished speaking, Yin Wufeng's expression changed.
His Yin Family had followed Mo Qianlou for so many days, yet they still couldn't compare to a mere girl like Su Lengyue.
Du Zhongli, beside him, remained calm, seemingly accepting whatever Mo Qianlou said.
Su Lengyue's gaze was cold. "And if I refuse?"
"That isn't up