445: Chapter 445 Li Xihe

Ye Gu scanned the reactions of the crowd, and his heart instantly went cold; he could see their thoughts at a single glance.

Ignoring his anger, he immediately turned to look at Peach Blossom Demon Lord. "I am the Grand Elder of the South Courtyard and a member of the Ye family, the same clan as Dao Lord Guixu. Do you dare to kill me?!"

Ye Gu was bluffing by using a powerful name. He was indeed a member of the Ye family, but he was not of the direct line of Dao Lord Guixu. The Southern Courtyard of the Beast Taming Sect belonged to the Gentlemen's Academy, and his actual superior was Lady Yaoguang.

Everyone knew that True Lord Haoran was Lady Yaoguang's confidant. Furthermore, since Lady Yaoguang was also of the Yao Race, Ye Gu had no choice but to mention Dao Lord Guixu instead.

Dao Lord Guixu had always kept a low profile; even those in the Main Mountain might not know much about his situation, so Peach Blossom Demon Lord certainly wouldn't be clear on the details either.

Uncertainty was exactly what he wanted. As long as Peach Blossom Demon Lord had reservations and asked for news regarding Dao Lord Guixu, she would surely stop her attack after calming down for a moment.

At worst, he would just have to back down and apologize when the time came, and the matter would be over.

Ye Gu regretted it! He regretted acting on impulse and regretted viewing a wild Yao Race female Demon Lord with his fixed mindset.

He truly hadn't expected that Peach Blossom Demon Lord would strike to kill over a single disagreement, completely disregarding the consequences!

"Dao Lord Guixu?" A hint of confusion appeared on Peach Blossom's face, but she then waved her hand. "I will go and apologize in person later. You can go in peace!"

*Hum~*

The power of the stars grew increasingly bright as a blood-colored Peach Blossom bloomed within the starlight. A terrifying killing intent froze and solidified even the surrounding space.

As the saying goes, the kind are bullied by others. Peach Blossom Demon Lord was no pushover; Ye Gu had stuck his neck out, and she happened to use him to establish her authority.

With the blood fiend tree heart in hand, she was currently working for Daoist Lord Lihuo, and she also wanted to test what kind of attitude Daoist Lord Lihuo would have.

Just as Ye Gu's Nascent Soul emerged, intending to risk everything to preserve a sliver of his Divine Soul and flee, a streak of fire cut through the starry sky and appeared at the entrance of the hall.

"How lively! It seems I've arrived just in time."

A lively and bright woman wearing a vibrant red dress appeared. Her red dress fluttered, her posture was upright, and her eyes were like the blazing sun. Especially the smile on her face—it was exceptionally pure and highly infectious.

A moment later, another streak of green light flashed by, and a young Taoist wearing a green Daoist robe appeared.

Compared to the woman in the red dress, this person was much more ordinary. He had average looks and an average temperament, with nothing remarkable about him.

Seeing everyone in the hall looking at her curiously, the woman in the red dress took out a crimson token.

"My name is Li Xihe. I have come by the decree of Daoist Lord Lihuo to order you all to actively face the enemy!"

She scanned the people in the hall, then tossed the token toward Peach Blossom Demon Lord, saying:

"This token contains the Dao Lord's Divine Soul brand. At a critical moment, the Dao Lord's Dharma Idol can descend through it, so you need not worry."

After Li Xihe finished speaking, she pointed to the young man in the green robe beside her. "His name is Chu Chen, the successor of Dao Lord Qing Xuan. If necessary, Dao Lord Qing Xuan's Dharma Idol will also appear."

Chu Chen stepped forward, cupped his hands in greeting, took out a token to display for a moment, and said with a smile, "By the Dao Lord's decree, I hope you Fellow Daoists will put in more effort."

Li Xihe looked at Ye Gu, who was trapped in the stellar cage, and asked, "Did he commit a mistake?"

Ye Gu felt as if he had seen a life-saving straw and hurriedly shouted, "Fellow Daoist Li, save me! I am focused on facing the enemy and have no ulterior motives!"

He didn't dare take the opportunity to complain and provoke Peach Blossom Demon Lord; he only wanted to save his life first.

Li Xihe ignored Ye Gu and instead looked at Peach Blossom Demon Lord with a sincere smile.

"You must be Sister Peach Blossom, right? Revered Master told me about you. You are so beautiful!"

She flew through the air to Peach Blossom Demon Lord's side and then took a Jade Slip from her bosom.

"Sister Peach Blossom, this is a letter for you from Revered Master. He said you'll understand everything after reading it."

Li Xihe stared straight at Peach Blossom Demon Lord, her pretty face showing both envy and a hint of attraction.

Her gaze was too intense. Peach Blossom frowned slightly, took half a step back, and then took the Jade Slip to check it.

The Jade Slip was a private letter and carried the aura of Daoist Lord Lihuo; Peach Blossom determined it was the real thing at a glance.

After checking it carefully and confirming there were no problems, she cautiously extended a sliver of Divine Sense to inspect it.

There was nothing wrong with the Jade Slip, and its content wasn't much. Besides relaying the Dao Lord's general arrangements for the battle, it also focused on introducing Li Xihe.

Li Xihe, a top Genius of the Beast Taming Sect, was less than one hundred and fifty years old, had a Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivation, and possessed a natural Fire Spirit Body. She was Daoist Lord Lihuo's only Nascent Soul True Lord successor.

Once cultivation reached the Dao Lord Realm, they would usually establish a lineage. Disciples and successors would Cultivate the Cultivation Techniques passed down by the Dao Lord, while the Dao Lord would perfect their own Dao through the insights of their followers.

To put it simply, a lineage was one of the Dao Lord's methods of Cultivation. The relationship between Disciples/successors and the Dao Lord was similar to mutual benefit, and their status was naturally relatively higher.

To some extent, all Cultivation Techniques in the entire Cangwu Realm were Legacies of the Dao Court and could be used as references for each other. Because of this relationship, upward mobility existed between classes, as the birth of new blood was also a type of resource for the top-level figures.

For Spirit Transformation Dao Lords, ordinary resources didn't mean much to them; what they wanted were fifth-grade Spiritual Veins and the expansion of their lineage.

Therefore, at the Dao Lord level, they actually placed more importance on their Disciples and successors, especially those with the highest achievements.

For those Dao Lords who had lived for several thousand years, their lineage's Legacy was ancient and their Disciples were countless; they wouldn't place too much importance on individual successors, as they would grow back batch after batch anyway.

But Daoist Lord Lihuo was different. He was a newly advanced Spirit Transformation, his lineage had just begun, and he didn't even have a fifth-grade Spiritual Vein training hall. He naturally placed more importance on his few successors.

In the Jade Slip, Daoist Lord Lihuo mentioned the Heavenly Dao oath Peach Blossom Demon Lord had sworn back then, promising to sign a natal spirit beast contract with a Beast Taming Sect Disciple within a hundred years.

Li Xihe was the Revered Master Daoist Lord Lihuo had chosen for Peach Blossom. If Peach Blossom agreed, Daoist Lord Lihuo even promised to bestow upon her a spiritual item that could assist in a Breakthrough to Spirit Transformation.

Peach Blossom Demon Lord was, after all, a Nascent Soul Peak Demon Lord, so Daoist Lord Lihuo did not press her too hard. The letter only said to let the two of them get to know each other slowly, and things would naturally fall into place later.

'Daoist Lord Lihuo has quite the plan; no wonder he agreed so simply back then!'

Things like oaths, while restrictive, were mostly aimed at one's future prospects and usually didn't harm one's life. They were far less practical than a natal contract where two lives were bound as one.

Peach Blossom Demon Lord put away the Jade Slip, her expression somewhat flickering. She had played tricks when she swore the oath back then; Liu Xuan was also a Beast Taming Sect Disciple, and he had already established a natal spirit beast contract with her.

The oath she swore was, in fact, just empty words...

It was a matter of expediency; at the time, she only wanted to get through the crisis first. Now that Daoist Lord Lihuo was taking it seriously, she didn't know how to handle it for a moment.

Carefully observing Li Xihe's bright, fire-like face, her eyes lit up. She stepped forward, took her hand, and said:

"Sister Xihe, you are also so beautiful. From now on, we are on the same side; we should get closer to each other."

Peach Blossom's sudden change made Li Xihe dazed for a moment, but then she smiled happily. "Okay, okay! Revered Master told me to build a good relationship with you. I was worried you wouldn't like me, Sister!"

"How could that be?"

I, your sister, love beautiful women the most, especially an exquisite beauty like you, little sister!

Peach Blossom Demon Lord's eyes were filled with smiles, and the blood-colored eyeball in her hand was the same.