"They're just a swarm of little insects," Li Qingxian said.
The Mirror Devil Empress turned to a disciple and said, "Go to the Snake Devil Sect. Send their entire sect to serve the Devil God."
"Yes!" The disciple hurried away with a squad of men.
Those nearby fell as silent as cicadas in winter. Such was the might of a First Rank Grand Cultivator: a single, casual sentence decided a sect's life or death.
"Thank you, senior sister," Li Qingxian said.
The Mirror Devil Empress nodded and smiled. "This is our first meeting, and I don't have much to give you. Since your external incarnation received the Mother God's Thousand-Eyed Devil Wings, I happen to have a drop of blood essence from a descendant of Peng. It will help raise your Thousand-Eyed Devil Wings to greater heights."
As she spoke, the Mirror Devil Empress took out a wooden box. A powerful aura instantly spread hundreds of yards in every direction. Fierce winds sprang up out of nowhere between heaven and earth, and black tornadoes formed high in the sky.
"This... this is far too precious." Li Qingxian knew at a glance that it had to be the blood essence of a Beyond-Rank great beast.
"It is of little use in my hands. Giving it to you is best." The Mirror Devil Empress forcibly pressed the blood essence of Peng's descendant into Li Qingxian's hands.
Li Qingxian gazed into the Mirror Devil Empress's eyes. The First Rank Grand Cultivator had an aged face, but her eyes were exceptionally bright, without a trace of cloudiness.
"I couldn't possibly..."
"How could I take back something I've given in front of everyone?" the Mirror Devil Empress asked with a smile.
Li Qingxian hesitated for a moment, then put away the blood essence of Peng's