384: Chapter 384 Jealousy Demonic Energy

Relying on the Divine Ability of foot travel, they could cover tens of thousands of li in a single day.

Chu Sheng took Zhou Wantang and secretly left Tianfeng Kingdom.

The river water of Duanhun River was still a dark red, resembling a wound that would never dry up.

Chu Sheng stood on the bank, looking at the gray skyline on the opposite shore, and remained silent for a moment.

The last time he crossed this river, he had been chased and forced to run.

This time, he walked back of his own accord.

Zhou Wantang stood by his side with her long hair tied up, looking like an ordinary Demon Race Loose Cultivator.

She glanced at Chu Sheng. "Are you sure you want to cross from here?"

Chu Sheng did not answer, simply stepping onto the river surface. The river water parted automatically beneath his feet, as if pushed aside by an invisible hand.

Zhou Wantang followed, and the two crossed Duanhun River side by side.

The air in the Demon Domain still carried that dry aura mixed with the scents of blood and dust.

Chu Sheng took a deep breath, feeling as though he had returned to an old place he had not visited in a long time.

Although this old place could not be considered friendly to him, at least he was familiar with every road here.

He identified the direction and led Zhou Wantang toward the city of the Zhou Family.

The Zhou Family was situated in a medium-sized city in the central part of the Demon Domain; the city walls were not high, but the guards were heavily stationed.

A team of demon soldiers wearing black armor stood at the entrance. The captain leading them swept his gaze over Chu Sheng and Zhou Wantang, his attitude clearly carrying a sense of scrutiny.

"Where are you from? State your names."

Zhou Wantang stepped forward and stated her name. The captain seemed to think for a moment before remembering this person.

"Oh, a collateral branch of the Zhou Family. I heard you ran away, and you still have the face to come back?"

The demon soldiers behind him let out a low burst of jeers, their gazes sweeping over Zhou Wantang.

Carrying undisguised contempt.

The captain glanced at Chu Sheng again, his gaze pausing briefly on his ordinary robes, and lifted his chin slightly.

His tone carried obvious indifference. "Who is this? You can't just bring anyone back casually, can you?"

Chu Sheng did not speak.

He merely raised his hand and lightly flicked his finger toward the city gate. An extremely thin stream of black Qi shot out from his fingertips, silently grazing past the captain's ear.

It precisely embedded itself into the city wall behind him.

There was no change on the surface of the city wall, but a moment later, a slender crack began to spread from the spot where the Qi had embedded itself, rapidly expanding like a spiderweb and covering the entire city wall.

Crumbled stones fell with a rustling sound, stirring up a cloud of dust. The plaque above the city gate swayed, tilting to one side while hanging by a single corner, looking precarious.

The captain's legs trembled, scaring him so much he nearly pissed himself, and the demon soldiers behind him had already retreated in unison by several steps.

Chu Sheng withdrew his hand, his tone remaining calm. "Can we go in now?"

The captain opened his mouth, his voice dropping by more than an octave compared to before.

Carrying an unpracticed submissiveness, he bent over to an extreme degree, almost pressing against the ground. "You… you can enter! Please go ahead! Please go ahead!"

He turned around and shouted into the city, telling the people inside to clear the way.

Inside the city gate, the demon soldiers who had originally been patrolling also retreated to both sides, lowering their heads and not daring to look toward Chu Sheng's direction again.

The Zhou Family residence was situated in the center of the city, occupying a considerable area, and two stone beasts in front of the door were polished to a bright shine.

The head of the Zhou Family was a middle-aged man looking to be in his forties, dressed in a dark gold robe, who hurried out to welcome them from the main hall.

He had already heard about the incident at the city gate. His gaze swept over Chu Sheng and then over Zhou Wantang, the expression on his face quickly shifting from surprise to enthusiasm.

"Wantang, it has been a long time. And this is…?"

Chu Sheng did not state his name, only giving a slight nod as a greeting.

His gaze swept past the family head to look at the layout inside the Zhou Family residence, then he withdrew his gaze and spoke casually.

"She will be staying here temporarily. Take good care of her, and you won't be treated unfairly."

The head of the Zhou Family paused his gaze on Chu Sheng for a moment, as if trying to judge the weight of those words from his expression, and then immediately complied.

"Naturally! Naturally! Wantang is inherently of the Zhou Family Bloodline, so living at home is only right and proper. Rest assured, we will definitely take good care of her."

He turned around and shouted inside, telling the servants to quickly tidy up the best courtyard.

Zhou Wantang followed behind Chu Sheng into the residence, her gaze sweeping over the familiar corridors and houses without saying much.

Chu Sheng took her to that courtyard, closed the door, and turned to look at her. "I'll stay here with you for a period of time first, and help you raise your cultivation realm."

Zhou Wantang leaned against the table with her arms crossed, her gaze lingering on Chu Sheng for a moment, her tone carrying a hint of imperceptible amusement. "You just want to settle me down so you can run off and act wildly on your own, right?"

Chu Sheng did not deny it. "The two matters don't conflict. The sooner you achieve a Breakthrough, the sooner I can rest assured."

Chu Sheng opened the simulator mall, flipped through the Cultivation Technique section, and his gaze stopped on one option.

Heavenly Demon Qi · Random Heavenly Demon Body.

Because he had already mastered it himself, mass production made this very cheap.

Consuming 1500 simulation points grants a random Heavenly Demon Body Aptitude from one of the Seven Legacies of the Heavenly Demon.

He didn't hesitate for long and directly exchanged for it.

A dark beam of light plunged from the Void Realm into the center of Zhou Wantang's brows.

She closed her eyes for a moment, and when she opened them shortly after, a faint emerald-green light flashed deep within her pupils before quickly receding.

Chu Sheng stood before her, watching as that newborn Devilish Qi on her body slowly took form.

Then, he mobilized the aura of "Many Children, Many Blessings", channeling a gentle guiding force into her Meridians to slowly guide that emerald-green Devilish Qi toward the spiritual sea within her Dantian.

Under the infusion of Devilish Qi, her spiritual sea began to churn, expand, and reshape itself.

The edges of the spiritual sea were collapsing; the shockwave sensation resembling the demolition of an old foundation and the pouring of a new one spread outward from within her body, causing her entire person to sway slightly.

A moment later, her Qi abruptly surged, directly crossing from the Spiritual Sea stage into the Early Stage of Palace Building.

Chu Sheng confirmed that her Qi had stabilized before taking a step back, his tone carrying a hint of satisfied calmness. "Palace Building. It's enough for you to gain a firm foothold here."

Zhou Wantang looked down at her hands and slowly clenched her fists, as if feeling the texture of that newborn power flowing through her Meridians.

But she did not smile, nor did she reveal the excitement typical after a Breakthrough. Her gaze lingered on Chu Sheng for an instant.

The layer of emerald-green light deep within her pupils suddenly brightened, like a lamp ignited by something.

Her tone was a few degrees lower than before. "You're leaving?"

Chu Sheng said, "Right. There's still someone else to save."

The smile on Zhou Wantang's face faded slightly, and her tone carried a subtle abnormality. "Save someone? What kind of person?"

Chu Sheng did not elaborate. "A friend. Something happened here in the Demon Domain, and I need to make a trip."

Zhou Wantang fell silent for a moment, the temperature in her voice seemingly dropping slowly. "A friend? Male or female?"

Her gaze lingered on his face, as if waiting for an answer she didn't really want to hear.

Chu Sheng sensed that the Qi on her body was changing; that emerald-green Devilish Qi was spreading outward from her Dantian, as if stirred by something.

Envy.

The Heavenly Demon Body she had just acquired was Envy.

That Devilish Qi was quietly affecting her emotions, causing her to develop an instinctive repulsion toward anyone who might occupy Chu Sheng's attention.

Chu Sheng did not step back, nor did he explain further.

He simply raised his hand and gently clenched his fist in front of himself.

The Qi of the Ancestral Demon Body surged out from within her body, acting like an invisible barrier to suppress that spreading emerald-green light.

That Qi was not violent, yet it instantly forced the churning Envy Devilish Qi inside Zhou Wantang's body back into the depths of her Dantian.

Zhou Wantang's expression was like someone dragged back from beneath the water to the shore; she was stunned for a moment, and the emerald-green light in her pupils rapidly faded like a snuffed candle flame.

She looked down at her hands, then looked up at Chu Sheng, her gaze carrying a hint of returning awareness after bewilderment.

Chu Sheng did not explain much, lowering his head to look into her eyes. "You were just affected by that Devilish Qi. I know that wasn't your original intent."

Zhou Wantang's gaze flickered away, as if reluctant to admit that she had indeed been swallowed up by that strange emotion for a brief moment just now.

Chu Sheng did not press further, glancing down at her. "Wait until that Devilish Qi is completely subdued before you decide whether to feel jealous. Don't take it to heart so eagerly right now."

Zhou Wantang lay on the table, pressed down and fondled by Chu Sheng for a while.

A moment later, her entire body softened, her gaze watery, her lips slightly flushed, and her voice much softer than before.

She leaned against the edge of the table with her robes disheveled, her long hair half-scattered, and her Qi not yet fully recovered.

He looked down at her without saying anything more, simply reaching out to pull back her slipped collar.

Zhou Wantang seemed to have finally regained her wits; she leaned against the edge of the table and reached out to gather her scattered robes. "When are you leaving?"

Chu Sheng did not answer, simply saying, "Let's talk after your Qi has completely stabilized."