A graceful, virtuous maiden was a gentleman's worthy match.
The Yaoguang Holy Maiden had never been permitted to marry outside the holy land.
And he was destined to become the next Yaoguang Holy Son.
Barring any surprises, she would indeed become his future Dao companion.
Even Taiyi had to admit that the Yaoguang Holy Maiden deserved her place among the Eastern Wasteland's most exquisite beauties.
Her talent was hardly poor either; the fact that she could become a Quasi-Emperor in the future spoke for itself.
He had never been someone who purged himself of desire, shunned women, and devoted himself solely to the Dao.
Faced with a peerless beauty like Yao Xi, with her exquisite face and voluptuous figure,
it would have been impossible to say he was entirely unmoved.
"Dao companion?"
Yao Xi recovered from her shock.
At his words, she was both angry and annoyed, yet her lovely face could not help flushing.
With a complicated gaze, she looked at the extraordinarily handsome youth before her. His smile was warm, making him seem an entirely different person, with none of his earlier murderous air remaining. Irritably, she said, "You're only a Candidate Holy Son, yet you dare covet a Holy Maiden like me... wait until you've defeated the Yaoguang Holy Son before saying that!"
"Very well. I'll send the Yaoguang Holy Son a written challenge right now!"
Taiyi smiled.
His eyes shone brilliantly.
As he spoke, he swept his wide sleeve.
A sheet of gold-stamped stationery flew out, hovering in the air and unfolding there.
He extended his right hand, wet his index finger with a trace of Savage Beast true blood he had collected while tempering himself in the Great Wilderness, and began writing on the stationery at an unhurried pace.
"A written challenge? You really intend