374: What you fear most is what happens.

Great Sun City.

Liu Xuan ordered She Xiaorong to be responsible for coordinating with Immortal Master Bone Fiend and hosting the reception of the great gift sent by the Peach Blossom Demon Lord.

It had to be said, the Peach Blossom Demon Lord was truly generous; according to the news sent back by Immortal Master Bone Fiend, the first batch of resources alone, not counting those Yao Beasts, was worth tens of millions of Spirit Stones.

Although these things hadn't arrived yet, they were all on the way, and Liu Xuan didn't even need to worry about them passing through the frontline war zone.

This was just the first batch for pathfinding; if Liu Xuan could satisfy the Peach Blossom Demon Lord, subsequent resources would flow incessantly, to the point where he wouldn't be able to digest them all.

"Is this what it feels like to have a sugar mommy? It really is quite a thrill!"

Over the past two days, Liu Xuan had written to An Yunmiao to inquire; the Peach Blossom Demon Lord was currently being watched by nearly ten Nascent Soul Realm Cultivators and Yao Beasts from the Beast Taming Sect's South Courtyard, and was also locked in by a Grade 4 Earth Vein Battlefield Array, so she couldn't easily leave her Sect at all.

In other words, he was currently in a long-distance relationship with a sugar mommy, taking all the benefits without giving anything back—simply perfect!

"Today is the day the Peach Blossom Demon Lord agreed to send Ling Lu back. Once my daughter returns, I can truly rest easy!"

...In the afternoon, as the sun set and the residual light was like blood, several ordinary black crow flying boats slowly stopped before Great Sun City.

Then, escorted by a group from the frontline adventure team, Ling Lu flew out of a flying boat.

She announced her identity and showed her token; the guards responsible for the city gate didn't dare to be negligent and immediately let them in.

At the Liu Residence, before Ling Lu even arrived, Yang Xiaoyun, Ling Meng, and the others had already received the news and came to welcome her; Liu Xuan also personally came to check on his daughter.

"Father, Mother, Big Sister, I'm back!"

Ling Lu rushed past the guards, bowed to Liu Xuan, and then ran to hug her mother Yang Xiaoyun and sister Ling Meng.

"Xiao Lu, where did you go? Are you hurt anywhere?" Yang Xiaoyun pulled her daughter to check her over, tears falling rapidly.

Ling Meng's eyes were also red; Liu Xuan had told them not to worry for the past two days but hadn't taken any real action, so how could they not be worried?

"Mom, don't cry!" Ling Lu wiped away her mother Yang Xiaoyun's tears, her own tears also starting to flow.

She hadn't been sad, but seeing her mother and sister crying, she inexplicably felt like she couldn't stop her tears.

"I'm fine, it's just that an auntie liked me and invited me to play for two days. Mom, don't worry!" Ling Lu said with a smile while crying.

"Auntie? Which auntie?" Yang Xiaoyun asked.

"Um..." Ling Lu thought for a moment, "I'm not sure either. She said her name is Peach Blossom, so I called her Auntie Peach Blossom."

Ling Lu only knew Auntie Peach Blossom was very powerful, but she didn't know her true identity.

"Auntie Peach Blossom?" Yang Xiaoyun tried to recall if any of the women Liu Xuan knew were named Peach Blossom.

"Mom, Big Sister, Auntie Peach Blossom even had me bring gifts for you, saying it's an apology."

Ling Lu took out three pieces of Low Grade Spirit Jade from her Storage Pouch, along with countless spirit fruits and Spirit Medicines.

The three pieces of Low Grade Spirit Jade alone were worth over a hundred thousand Spirit Stones, and with the various spirit fruits and medicines, the total value was no less than three hundred thousand Spirit Stones.

"All of these... she gave to you?!"

The Liu Family had a large business, often dealing in millions or tens of millions, but there were many family members, so the amount distributed to individuals wasn't that exaggerated.

A single piece of Low Grade Spirit Jade was worth fifty thousand; Yang Xiaoyun had seen them while working with Xiao Ran but had never owned one.

To casually give away three hundred thousand Spirit Stones, this Auntie Peach Blossom's identity was likely extraordinary.

"There's more!" Ling Lu pointed to several pots of strangely shaped flowers held by the frontline adventure team guards behind her. "There are also three Devourer Flowers. Auntie Peach Blossom said they are Rank 3 Bloodline Yao Beasts and can be used as life-bound contract beasts."

"Rank 3 Bloodline Yao Beasts!!"

Yang Xiaoyun was startled and quickly looked at Liu Xuan; Auntie Peach Blossom had given too much, and she didn't dare accept it.

Liu Xuan had already noticed the three Devourer Flowers; they looked ordinary but were actually Foundation Establishment level plant-type Yao Beasts.

The Peach Blossom Demon Lord must have given them some command; otherwise, these fellows would never stay quietly in such small flower pots.

"Keep the other things," Liu Xuan said, looking at the three pots of Devourer Flowers. "These will stay with me for now. I'll give them to you once you've learned the Heavenly Scripture of Beast Taming."

Liu Xuan wasn't comfortable leaving Foundation Establishment Realm Yao Beasts with them right now; who knew if the Peach Blossom Demon Lord had left some hidden trick inside?

It just so happened they hadn't held their Beast Taming Sect identities for long and hadn't really learned the Heavenly Scripture of Beast Taming yet, so Liu Xuan could keep them safe while checking for any issues.

Liu Xuan secretly used his Eye of Delusion Breaking to check everything Ling Lu brought back, including the frontline adventure team personnel; only after confirming there were no issues did he let them leave.

The Eye of Delusion Breaking can see through all disguises up to one major Realm above his own; after advancing to a Golden Core Immortal Master, even Nascent Soul Realm disguises could not hide from his eyes.

Confirming that the Peach Blossom Demon Lord hadn't played any tricks, Liu Xuan left with the three pots of Devourer Flowers.

Returning to the top of the Pill Refining Tower, Liu Xuan placed the three pots of Devourer Flowers next to the purple poison cauldron; at the slightest sign of trouble, he planned to immediately incinerate them with Great Sun True Fire.

Although he was confident in his Eye of Delusion Breaking Divine Ability, his opponent was the Peach Blossom Demon Lord, a Late Nascent Soul Stage powerhouse, so the pressure was actually quite high.

To be honest, if he could go back, he would never have sent Immortal Master Bone Fiend to the Peach Blossom Sect as a spy.

A Late Nascent Soul Stage Demon Lord, and a radical who would risk death to break through to Soul Transformation—Liu Xuan really didn't want to provoke her right now. If she were pushed too far, who knew what she might do?

Having a sugar mommy is great for a while, but how do you deal with it when she brings out the steel wool ball?

There's no such thing as a free lunch; the more the Peach Blossom Demon Lord gave away for free, the more panicked Liu Xuan felt inside.

Unfortunately, once you're in the game, you're no longer in control; after getting a sugar mommy, whether you can get off the ride is no longer up to you!

*Buzz~*

What he feared most happened; the three pots of Devourer Flowers suddenly emitted faint fragrances, and then, in the blink of an eye, visible pink mist rose up.

Wisps of pink "fragrance" connected to form a circular rune, which then transformed into an expanding spatial vortex.

Countless pink wisps surged out frantically, and the emerging pink aura further expanded the vortex; in an instant, the entire room became a sea of pink.

"Shit!"

Liu Xuan cursed loudly and instantly activated the Great Sun True Fire, surrounding the entire spatial vortex with golden true fire.

He summoned his life-bound heavenly origin sword and, without hesitation, the Five-Elements Creation-Destruction Divine Light bloomed. His Golden Core glowed brightly, and the Kunpeng and True Dragon Dharma bodies emerged as Liu Xuan thrust his sword with full force toward the center of the vortex.

This strike with all his might was nearly twice as powerful as the one that had cut the Late Golden Core Stage Rat Demon in half!

*Clang~*

Just as Liu Xuan thought he could destroy the spatial vortex, a snowy-white, soft hand reached out from the vortex and easily caught the heavenly origin sword.