Chu Yunfei pushed open the black iron stone door of the secret chamber.
Now that the strange sensation inside his body had been confirmed, he decided not to stay there any longer.
Although the crisis involving cause and effect hangs overhead, the current situation in the imperial city is the real, imminent life-or-death struggle.
He walked through the quiet corridor and went straight back to the rockery pavilion in the backyard.
Inside the pavilion, Wen Jiao sat upright in front of a stone bench, her fingertips gently turning the pages of an account book.
Hearing footsteps, Wen Jiao suddenly looked up, a hint of surprise flashing across her beautiful face.
"Husband, didn't you say you were going into seclusion to regulate your Qi?"
Wen Jiao put down the ledger and quickly stepped forward, her beautiful eyes full of concern. "You've finished sorting things out so quickly?"
Chu Yunfei met the girl's worried gaze with a slight smile.
"It's nothing serious now; it was just a slight disturbance of vital energy."
Upon hearing this, Wen Jiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
She knew a great deal about Chu Yunfei's secrets, and since he said it was alright, she wisely refrained from asking any further questions.
Chu Yunfei's gaze passed over Wen Jiao's shoulder and landed on another figure in the corner of the pavilion.
Yao Yue was currently curled up in a bamboo chair.
Her stunningly beautiful face still bore a trace of lingering embarrassment and anger, her purple eyes glaring fiercely at Chu Yunfei as if she wanted to carve several bloody holes in him.
However, compared to her earlier aggressive and confrontational behavior at the gate, she was now much more docile.
Clearly, that merciless physical punishment had somewhat diminished the arrogance of this royal princess.
"How did your talks go?"
Chu Yunfei withdrew his gaze and casually sat down on the stone bench.
Wen Jiao sighed helplessly, and under the guise of pouring tea for Chu Yunfei, she subtly turned to the side and whispered:
"I've just discussed this carefully with the enchanting lady."
"Out of respect for the Qingqiu Royal Clan, before she recovers her cultivation, the Pill Pavilion can temporarily shelter her and let her stay here, on the condition that she does not reveal her Demon Race identity to outsiders."
Chu Yunfei raised an eyebrow. "She agreed?"
Wen Jiao's tone conveyed a deep sense of powerlessness and absurdity:
"I did agree... but I explained it to her at least three times, following your previous explanation."
I told her that if she waited patiently for two hours, her vital energy would automatically unblock and revive.
"But she simply didn't believe it, insisting it was a lie you told her to trick her, and even believing that I was conspiring with you to deliberately deceive her..."
At this point, Wen Jiao's eyes were filled with helpless pity.
This Demon Race princess is rumored to be exceptionally talented, so why is she so stubbornly persistent like a child when it comes to such a simple matter?
Chu Yunfei paused slightly in the teacup he was holding, and couldn't help but raise his hand to rub his temples.
That stupid vixen is hopeless.
I kindly pointed out the truth to her, but she took it as a scam and insisted on sticking to her beliefs.
Let her be.
Chu Yunfei took a sip of the warm spiritual tea and said calmly:
"No need to waste any more breath on her. When the time comes, the demonic power within her will naturally begin to flow back. Then the facts will be laid bare before her, leaving her no choice but to believe it."
Yao Yue, sitting on a bamboo chair, heard this conversation, snorted coldly, and turned her head to the side.
fraud.
A pair of human liars who spew nothing but lies!
Do you really think I, the princess, am so easily fooled?
It was said that the demonic power would recover in two hours, but countless two-hour periods have passed since last night, yet there is still no movement within the body.
How could these two come up with such a clumsy lie?
This is an insult to my intelligence!
Just then, the communication jade pendant at Wen Jiao's waist suddenly lit up with a dazzling spiritual light.
Wen Jiao probed with her divine sense, and her expression suddenly turned solemn.
"What's wrong?" Chu Yunfei put down his teacup.
Wen Jiao raised her eyes, her tone low and serious:
"It was a message from my father."
" The Grand Elder Qin and the Holy Si Yunshu of the Heavenly Edict Sect have just arrived discreetly and are already in the council hall."
My father wants us to go there immediately.
Qin Guiyan has arrived?
Chu Yunfei's eyes flickered slightly, and he immediately stood up:
"Let's go take a look."
A moment later, in the Pill Pavilion council hall.
The heavy doors of the entire hall were tightly closed, and several layers of protective barriers were set up around it to prevent divine sense from prying into it.
At the head of the table, Wen Daoyuan and Wen Buqi sat upright and solemnly.
At the head of the guest seats sat a middle-aged woman in an inconspicuous gray robe, who was none other than Qin Yangui, the Supreme Elder of the Heavenly Edict Sect.
She concealed all the immense pressure of her Dao Mysterious Realm Third Layer, without leaking out in the slightest, making her appear like an ordinary sect elder. Beside her stood Si Yunshu, dressed in a plain blue dress.
With soft footsteps, Chu Yunfei and Wen Jiao entered the hall side by side, followed by Yao Yue looked wary.
All eyes in the hall fell on the three of them.
Qin Yangui's clear, cold, and aloof phoenix eyes swept over Chu Yunfei, a deep sense of approval and gratitude flashing in them. Then, her gaze shifted slightly and landed on the woman in the black dress who was following at the back.
Such a rich, intense, and alluring cold.
Even though the woman's body showed no signs of spiritual energy fluctuations, her natural aura and purple eyes still stirred Qin Yangui's heart.
Si Yunshu secretly clenched her fingers inside her sleeve.
Despite both being exceptionally beautiful, the oppressive aura emanating from this woman in the black dress was in no way inferior to that of Ling Xueyao, the renowned figure from the Great Qian Imperial Family.
Why are all the women around Chu Yunfei so stunning?
"Young Master Chu, we meet again."
Qin Yangui spoke first, breaking the silence in the hall.
This usually aloof and cold elder stood up and solemnly cupped his hands in greeting to Chu Yunfei.
"I have carefully reviewed the list that Young Master Tuowen sent me earlier."
A cold glint flashed in Qin Yangui's eyes, revealing a ruthless and murderous aura:
"Last night, four powerful elders within my Heavenly Edict Sect who had secretly defected to the Blood Baleful Intent Tower, along with eighteen elite deacons lurking within the inner sect... were all secretly dispatched by me and killed on the spot."
The air in the hall instantly turned several degrees colder.
Qin Yangui continued in a deep voice:
"As for the high-ranking officials and core members of the other five major sects on the list, I did not rashly send them any information."
"The current situation is unpredictable, and people are restless. They may not believe a list without solid evidence. On the contrary, it is very likely to alert the traitors and force them to launch an attack prematurely."
Wen Daoyuan, seated at the head of the table, also nodded solemnly.
" The Grand Elder Qin's concerns are absolutely correct."
"I have also secretly executed the seven stewards within my Pill Pavilion who were bribed by the Blood Baleful Intent Tower."
"Although the internal threats have been eliminated, the Blood Baleful Intent Tower... has probably already noticed something amiss."
Qin Yangui frowned and said in a low voice:
"Indeed, with such a large number of people going missing simultaneously, the Blood Baleful Intent Tower couldn't possibly remain unresponsive. They will definitely take action next."
Wen Daoyuan sighed deeply, his fingertips tapping the armrest, his tone filled with unresolved doubt:
"This Pavilion Master still can't figure it out..."
"What exactly is the Blood Baleful Intent Tower after? They've been secretly plotting for decades, extending their reach throughout the entire Eastern Continent. What kind of earth-shattering conspiracy are they planning?"
A deathly silence fell over the hall.
No one can give a definitive answer.
Just then, Yao Yue, who had been standing quietly in the back, suddenly let out a soft sneer.
What are you planning?
She stepped forward, her purple eyes carrying an innate arrogance and coldness.
"You humans have a rather narrow perspective."
" The Blood Baleful Intent Tower's ambitions far exceed the imagination of you Eastern Continent cultivators!"
Swish!
All eyes in the council chamber instantly focused on Yao Yue.
Qin Yangui's gaze darkened slightly as it fell upon Yao Yue's stunningly beautiful face, exuding an imposing aura without anger.
"This young lady looks unfamiliar. I wonder... which prestigious institution she is from?"
Seeing this, Wen Jiao quickly stepped forward to smooth things over and explained:
" Your Grand Elder Qin, Holy Maiden Si, this is Princess Yao Yue from the Qingqiu Royal Clan in the Western Continent."
Upon hearing this,
Qin Yangui's pupils suddenly contracted. Clearly, even though she had been in seclusion for many years and had never been involved in worldly affairs, she had heard of the great name of this Qingqiu princess.
The Qingqiu Royal Clan... Princess Yao Yue?!
Si Yunshu gasped, staring in disbelief at the figure in the black dress.
The Demon Race and the human race of the Western Continent have been separated for hundreds of years, and no direct descendants of the royal family have set foot in the heart of the Eastern Continent.
How could this legendary, exceptionally talented princess of Qingqiu have appeared so quietly in the Great Qian Imperial City?
And... he even obediently followed behind Chu Yunfei and Wen Jiao?
Qin Yangui gave Chu Yunfei a deep look, her mind churning, but she wisely refrained from asking why.
As for Wen Daoyuan and Wen Buqi, who were seated in the main seat, their expressions remained unchanged, clearly indicating that they had already learned the news from Wen Jiao beforehand.
The arrival of a Demon Race princess in the Pill Pavilion was of great importance, and Wen Jiao naturally couldn't keep it a secret from her father.
Chu Yunfei ignored the shock of the crowd, turned to look at Yao Yue, and said calmly:
"Oh? From what you're saying, it seems you know something?"
Yao Yue proudly raised her chin and said coldly:
" The Blood Baleful Intent Tower's ambitions have never been limited to your Eastern Continent human race."
"Several years ago, their tentacles had already secretly infiltrated my Western Continent Demon Race."
She gritted her teeth, a deep hatred flashing in her eyes:
"Just recently, the other two major royal families of my Western Continent... the Mysterious Serpent Clan and the Savage Ox Clan... have been secretly and completely controlled and conquered by the Blood Baleful Intent Tower!"
"What?!"