Chapter 446: I Will Rip Her Mouth Apart! p2
“The Lan family’s attitude is suspicious. Perhaps we should ask the Two Polarities Sect to mediate,” a sudden voice interrupted their thoughts, drawing their attention back to the present.
The other factions seemed to be arguing. The Lan family refused to yield, while the Clear Moon Holy Land, unwilling to miss this opportunity, wanted to expose the demonic qi within the Lan family’s ancestral grounds.
If they missed this chance, it would be difficult to bring down the Lan family later.
“You can leave. We’ll discuss this again after the Two Polarities Sect arrives,” Lan Pingzhi said calmly, his expression indifferent.
The Holy Master of the Clear Moon Holy Land and the others frowned slightly.
The Lan family’s stubborn resistance only strengthened their suspicion.
But if they waited for the Two Polarities Sect to arrive, the Lan family would have already concealed the… problem.
Then it would be too late…
The Second Elder of the Lin family’s eyes turned cold. He raised his hand and formed a hand seal, his spiritual energy surging as hundreds of flowers bloomed on the ground, extending towards the Lan family’s ancestral grounds.
Boom! A tremor shook the ancestral grounds.
Lan Pingzhi’s eyes turned cold. He roared, “Are you declaring war on my Lan family?!”
His powerful, half-step Soul Transformation aura enveloped the ancestral grounds, making the others apprehensive.
But the Second Elder of the Lin family, staring at the ancestral grounds, suddenly burst into laughter.
“As expected! There is a demon cultivator hidden within the Lan family’s ancestral grounds!”
His words were like a hammer blow, striking the hearts of the Lan family members. They looked up and saw a vast amount of pink demonic qi rising from the depths of the ancestral grounds.
Demonic qi!
The demonic qi swirled like a vortex, its alluring aura making them dizzy.
The Lan family elders’ hearts sank. They hadn’t expected their biggest secret to be exposed.
Lan Mulian and Lan Feiying instinctively looked at Mu Zhian, their hands subconsciously gripping their skirts.
If Mu Zhian wasn’t lying, the Lan family’s fate was now in their hands. A single word from them could change everything.
“Sister…” Lan Feiying looked at her aloof older sister. She didn’t feel any sense of triumph, but a complex mix of emotions.
Lan Mulian frowned slightly, listening to the commotion around her, and glanced at Lan Pingzhi, his face grim.
Then, she looked at Mu Zhian, his gentle gaze meeting hers.
After a long silence, Lan Mulian’s cold, clear voice echoed in Mu Zhian’s mind. “The Lan family’s matters are our family affairs. It’s not for outsiders to interfere.”
“I knew you would choose this,” Mu Zhian said with a grin.
Senior Sister, cold on the outside but warm on the inside, would ultimately choose to help the Lan family. He had anticipated this.
Lan Mulian, seemingly displeased by his knowing smile, frowned slightly and transmitted her voice, “Is there truly a demon cultivator within the Lan family’s ancestral grounds?”
“Yes,” Mu Zhian replied, meeting her gaze. “And it’s the consciousness of a Dao Integration demon cultivator.”
Lan Mulian stared at him in disbelief.
“Remember what the Lan family ancestor said?”
Mu Zhian continued, transmitting his voice, “The divine oracles bestowed during the ancestral worship ceremonies weren’t from her… Then who was it who bestowed those oracles and maintained the Lan family’s prosperity?”
Lan Mulian instantly understood, staring at Mu Zhian. “A Dao Integration demon cultivator?”
The Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox’s arrangements in the Eastern Continent before her death were with the Lan family!
The consciousness within the statue in the ancestral grounds wasn’t that of the Lan family ancestor, but the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox!
The Lan family must have known about this for a long time but kept it a secret to maintain their prosperity.
“No matter how powerful the Lan family, once their collusion with a Dao Integration demon cultivator is exposed, they’ll be destroyed,” Mu Zhian whispered.
Lan Mulian, seeing the pink demonic qi reflected in her eyes, looked at Mu Zhian. “Since there’s a demon cultivator within the ancestral grounds, what’s the point of asking us?”
She didn’t believe Mu Zhian could… switch things around and remove the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox’s consciousness in front of so many people.
Mu Zhian suddenly smiled. “It’s not just demon cultivators from the Demon Realm who have demonic qi. All demons do.”
Boom!
A vast amount of demonic qi surged into the sky from the Lan family’s ancestral grounds, swirling like a vortex, scattering pink light, alluring and captivating.
The Holy Master of the Clear Moon Holy Land and the others exchanged glances, their eyes filled with triumph.
They were right!
There was a demon cultivator within the Lan family’s ancestral grounds!
The Lan family elders’ faces turned grim, their hearts filled with murderous intent. This secret, once exposed, would be their downfall.
They might as well fight and kill everyone present. It was their only chance…
“Such strong killing intent. Are they planning to silence us?” The elder from the Divine Clan, his demeanor effeminate, his eyes cold and merciless, sneered. “But we anticipated this. We’ve only sent projections. Even if we die, it’s just a minor injury to our origin. We can recover in a few thousand years.”
The Holy Master of the Clear Moon Holy Land smiled faintly. “What do you have to say now, Fellow Daoist Lan?”
Lan Pingzhi’s face was grim, as were the faces of the elders behind him.
The Second Elder of the Lin family looked up at the surging demonic qi and scoffed. “The Lan family’s collusion with demon cultivators is undeniable. However, the final judgment should be left to the Two Polarities Sect.”
Just as Lan Pingzhi, his killing intent almost overflowing, was about to speak, a captivating, melodious song, like a siren’s call, echoed from the ancestral grounds.
“Aaaa——”
The song made many present, even the confident Holy Master of the Clear Moon Holy Land, uneasy.
According to their information, the demon cultivator’s consciousness within the Lan family’s ancestral grounds should be incredibly weak. Why was its aura so powerful?
“Don’t worry. There are only two Dao Integration demon cultivators in this world, and they’re both in the Demon Realm. This must be just a remnant soul of some ancient demon cultivator,” an elder from the Divine Clan chuckled. “Let me see what kind of tricks they’re playing. Perhaps it’s just a final burst of power before its demise.”
He opened his third eye, staring at the ‘demon cultivator’ in the sky.
Lan Mulian and Lan Feiying instinctively looked at Mu Zhian, their eyes filled with suspicion, about to ask him what he had done.
Suddenly, the elder from the Divine Clan screamed in shock, his face paling as he stumbled back, clutching his eyes, murmuring in disbelief, “The Spiritual Dragon…? How is that possible…? It’s the Spiritual Dragon…”
Boom!
The expressions of the Holy Master of the Clear Moon Holy Land and the others changed drastically, and the Lan family elders, seeing a glimmer of hope, looked up and saw a white-clad figure faintly visible above the ancestral grounds.
The Spiritual Dragon!
The Lan family elders exchanged shocked glances.
After a brief moment of surprise, Lan Pingzhi, as if realizing something, instinctively looked at Mu Zhian in the crowd.
“Young Master Mu, I’m eternally grateful…”
Lan Pingzhi’s voice echoed in Mu Zhian’s mind.
He didn’t even need to think to know that this was Mu Zhian’s doing… After all, he was married to the Jade Empress. It wasn’t strange for him to know the Spiritual Dragon.
No need to be so formal. Just give me your two daughters… Mu Zhian transmitted his voice calmly. “It’s nothing. We’re practically family.”
Lan Pingzhi, his earlier worries gone, looked at the Holy Master of the Clear Moon Holy Land and the others and said coldly, “Have you caused enough trouble?”
“Such a commotion, even disturbing Senior Lin Ling’s cultivation… Who’s the real traitor here, trying to harm the Eastern Continent?”
He didn’t care about the details. Shifting the blame was his priority.
“How is this possible…?”
The Holy Master of the Clear Moon Holy Land’s face was filled with disbelief. “No… That demonic qi contains… charm. It can’t be the Spiritual Dragon!”
Hearing this, the other elders who had been stunned by the Spiritual Dragon’s appearance also reacted.
“Although we haven’t met Senior Lin Ling, she wouldn’t have such a charming aura! That demonic qi was clearly seductive!”
The elders from the other ancient clans who had come with the Clear Moon Holy Land voiced their suspicions.
“I… accidentally left that aura behind while cultivating in the Lan family’s ancestral grounds a while ago. I apologize for the misunderstanding,” a sudden voice said, attracting everyone’s attention.
The Holy Master frowned, glancing at the young cultivator who had spoken so boldly.
Then, her eyes widened as she recognized him. “Mu Zhian?”
“Mu Zhian is also at the Lan family…?”
The faces of those from the other ancient clans changed as they looked at Mu Zhian with surprise.
The young female cultivators who had accompanied their elders stared at him with sparkling eyes.
With Mu Zhian’s explanation of the ‘charming demonic qi,’ their accusations were invalidated.
The Holy Master and the others’ expressions turned grim.
Mu Zhian smiled, cupped his hands towards them, and then left the ancestral grounds.
The Lan family would handle the rest. He didn’t like being stared at.
“Are you happy now?”
As he left, time suddenly froze, and Yao Meng appeared behind him, her long hair cascading down, her alluring figure concealed by a celestial mist, her eyes playful.
“Of course I’m happy to help Senior Sister and Feiying… but will you be angry, Jade Empress, that I… protected the Lan family?” Mu Zhian asked with a sigh.
“The Eastern Continent and the Demon Realm aren’t completely isolated. The conflict between them was caused by the First Demon Emperor. Since the current Demon Empress took over, their relationship has improved. A future alliance isn’t impossible.”
Mu Zhian nodded silently. “That’s probably the Demon Empress’s wish.”
Yao Meng suddenly chuckled. “A wish? Marrying you off to the Demon Realm would truly fulfill her wish.”
Shi Zixuan’s intentions were practically an open secret among the Dao Integration experts.
If Mu Zhian were truly sent to the Demon Realm, Shi Zixuan would probably do anything to promote trade and cooperation with the Eastern Continent.
Mu Zhian looked at her with a surprised expression. “Why would you say something so absurd, Jade Empress?”
Yao Meng paused. “What?”
Mu Zhian took her hand, his expression serious. “I don’t know what you’re thinking, but I want to be with you, always. You’re the person I respect the most, and also… my beloved… This will never change.”
Yao Meng’s heart stirred, a ripple of emotion disturbing her usually calm Dao Heart, her expression softening. “Although I know you’re just trying to please me, it’s still… heartwarming.”
She held his hand tightly, then, as if sensing something, glanced at a ripple in the space nearby.
A subtle smile appeared on her lips, and she raised her finger, a green lotus hurtling towards the spatial rift in the north.
A piercing hum echoed through the Sword Palace.
Deep within the Sword Palace, Gong Lianyue’s eyes snapped open, fury in her gaze. “Jade Empress, how dare you?! He’s my Dao Companion—!”
“Why wouldn’t I dare?” Yao Meng’s calm, gentle voice echoed through the Sword Palace. “Isn’t your Dao Companion… my husband?”
“Why don’t you guess what I’ll do with him… while you’re in seclusion, trying to ascend…?”
Gong Lianyue’s heart sank, rage boiling within her.
Just the thought of the Jade Empress… being with her Dao Companion during her seclusion… twisted her heart, filling her with jealousy.
And that bitch even had the audacity to taunt her!
Why didn’t she do anything to Mu Zhian when she was the one in seclusion?
Gong Lianyue was filled with regret.
Back then, she had been more reserved, with Bai Ruoxi as the dominant consciousness.
Hum!
With a sword hum, the World Cleansing Green Lotus sealed the spatial rift within the Sword Palace.
But the next moment, Gong Lianyue emerged from the lotus pond.
The petals of the World Cleansing Green Lotus shattered, scattering green light that tinged Gong Lianyue’s hair.
The Jade Empress’s blatant… cuckolding had enraged her.
Bai Ruoxi, within her heart’s world, sensed something and looked up. “Are you not going into seclusion anymore?”
“Seclusion?”
Gong Lianyue’s dark dress seemed to ignite with a golden flame, sword light flickering behind her.
A cold laugh echoed through the Sword Palace.
“Before I go into seclusion, I’m going to rip that bitch’s mouth apart!”
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