28: Western Region Enchantress

Even Ren Zixia, an Elder of the Divine Phoenix Sect, was left dumbfounded at this moment.

A family with a thousand-year Legacy, destroyed just like that... Who on earth could be so ruthless?

This aura is...?

Suddenly, Huang Qingxue said excitedly, "The evil cultivator... Revered Master, it's that evil cultivator."

"What did you say?" Ren Zixia's expression shifted as she confirmed, "Qingxue, you mean the evil cultivator who kidnapped you to be a Cauldron... he did this?"

"Yes! It's his scent."

Huang Qingxue nodded repeatedly, her tone leaving no room for doubt.

She knew Chen Qingxuan's appearance, voice, and even his scent by heart; she could never mistake him in this lifetime.

It was that evil cultivator!

"It looks like the battle only ended recently. Come, Revered Master will take you to chase him down," Ren Zixia decided immediately, taking the young girl as they soared into the sky.

But having left while riding the divine phoenix sword, how could Chen Qingxuan be easily caught?

Before long.

The master and disciple pair returned empty-handed.

"Why would he target the Huang Family... and commit such an atrocity?" Looking at the ruins of the Huang Family, Ren Zixia furrowed her willow-like brows in confusion.

"It must be because of me... to get revenge on me."

Huang Qingxue seemed certain of something.

After all, she had seen Chen Qingxuan's ruthlessness with her own eyes. He had once said she would never escape his grasp... Now that she had joined the Divine Phoenix Sect and escaped from him, it was only natural for him to want revenge.

Although she didn't pity the Huang Family's destruction and had even wanted to destroy them herself, the fact that Chen Qingxuan did it to spite her—

The Little Pitiful One wouldn't be happy about it either!

"Hmph, that damn evil cultivator... he still dares to pester me." Huang Qingxue clenched her small fists and took a deep breath. "Revered Master, let's go back to the Divine Phoenix Sect!"

"Going back so soon?"

"Yes... I want to go back and Cultivate."

Huang Qingxue bit her lip.

With her current strength, even if she could find Chen Qingxuan, she would be no match for him. It was one thing that she hadn't destroyed the Huang Family herself;

But Chen Qingxuan... she had to deal with him personally!

Chen Qingxuan was completely unaware of the master and disciple pair arriving at the Huang Family.

At this moment, he was heading to a Merchant House on the divine phoenix sword, planning to buy some swords to feed the divine phoenix sword and prepare some trump cards before heading to the Human Race's Forbidden Ground—

The Western Regions!

As a territory controlled by the Yao Race, it was fraught with danger, especially for the Human Race... it was no different from a beautiful young girl traveling to India.

So, as he approached the Western Regions, Chen Qingxuan disguised himself as a member of the Yao Race and used a Magical Artifact to mask his Human Race aura, which would save him a lot of trouble.

Although the Western Regions were led by the Yao Race, its development and architecture weren't much different from the Central Plains or the Eastern Lands.

According to the System's prompts, the next talent he needed to form a contract with was named Ji Qianyou;

The little girl possessed the Demon Emperor Bloodline, which had yet to Awaken, but in the future, she was destined to become the Western Region Demoness who would shake the land and even surpass the entire Cangyun Continent!

"She sounds like someone not to be trifled with... Hmm... fortunately, she's still just a little loli for now."

While pondering, Chen Qingxuan continued his journey... the Demon Emperor Palace.

This wasn't a royal palace of a Human Race Empire, but rather the name of a powerful Yao Race force in the Western Regions.

And Ji Qianyou, who possessed the Demon Emperor Bloodline, was a member of the Demon Emperor Palace.

Compared to Jiang Susu and Huang Qingxue, this third talent didn't have a tragic background or a miserable life; instead, she was a little princess who received everyone's love;

Her mother, Ji Li, was the ruler of the Demon Emperor Palace—the Demon Lord!

A genuine big shot of the Yao Race.

Thus, upon arriving at the Demon Emperor Palace and seeing the grand, imposing halls with vermilion walls dozens of feet high, Chen Qingxuan swallowed hard.

"Damn! Is this even a place I can enter?"

Chen Qingxuan was in a bind.

Even Human Race experts wouldn't dare trespass here. How was he, a suave young man, supposed to get in and form a contract with someone else's precious daughter?

"Forget it, forget it."

After hesitating for a long time, Chen Qingxuan decided to back down;

It wasn't that he was a coward, but the Demon Emperor Palace was heavily guarded; even a fly would find it hard to fly in. If he exposed even a hint of being from the Human Race, ten lives wouldn't be enough... Under such circumstances, how could he sneak in to contract Ji Qianyou?

Besides, he had already contracted two peerless talents. Giving up one was better than losing his life.

Ding—

[Detected Host's intention to retreat. System identifying.]

[Considering the difficulty of contracting this talent, the Host is granted one opportunity to use the heavenly dragon brush to help achieve the plan sooner.]

[Please use the heavenly dragon brush to create an opportunity to contact the talent.]

"Oh?"

Chen Qingxuan looked surprised;

He was already very familiar with how to use the heavenly dragon brush. It could alter objective things but couldn't directly affect people... How should he use it to contact the talent?

"I've got it!"

Chen Qingxuan's eyes suddenly lit up.

He first tried using the myriad things codex to search for recorded strange occurrences in the Western Regions. Heaven rewards the diligent; he soon found a rumor he could use—

Demon God Valley!

Without any hesitation, Chen Qingxuan immediately used the heavenly dragon brush to make alterations.

"With this... I should be able to sneak into the Demon Emperor Palace, right?" Looking at his masterpiece, Chen Qingxuan's lips curled up as he marveled at his own wit.

And so.

Chen Qingxuan walked straight to the main gate and stated his newly fabricated identity to the powerful guards—the Envoy of Demon God Valley.

"Demon God Valley? What's that?"

"Kid, our Demon Lord isn't someone anyone can just see."

The four guards weren't buying Chen Qingxuan's identity.

Chen Qingxuan had expected this and pulled out a jade pendant. "This is my token. Present it to the Demon Lord, and she will naturally invite me into the palace."

"..."

Hearing this, the four guards looked at each other;

Normally, they wouldn't waste their breath. After all, the Demon Emperor Palace was no small force in the Western Regions and never accepted visits from envoys of unknown factions.

But Chen Qingxuan's calm composure made them waver... After all, no one was bored enough to dare cause trouble for the Demon Emperor Palace.

In the end, one of them took the jade pendant and entered the palace to report.

"..."

Chen Qingxuan didn't relax, knowing that things weren't over yet;

If Ji Li, the Demon Lord, was also uninterested in his fabricated identity, he still wouldn't be able to get into the Demon Emperor Palace.

Fortunately, that didn't happen.

Before long, the powerful guard hurried back, the jade pendant no longer in his hand. "The Demon Lord has summoned you. Follow me!"

"..."

At this moment, Chen Qingxuan finally let out a sigh of relief.

Great!

Although he had successfully obtained an entry ticket, he still didn't dare lower his guard. After all, a human sneaking into the Demon Emperor Palace was no different from violating the Demon Lord.

This was a major sign of disrespect; he had to be cautious.

Not long after entering the palace, a Yao Race maid came forward to take over from the guard and lead Chen Qingxuan.

After walking another three li, a cold and elegant palace came into view.

The maid stopped at the bottom of the steps in front of the palace and turned to Chen Qingxuan. "The Demon Lord is inside the hall. Enter by yourself, and do not forget your manners."

"...Yes."

Chen Qingxuan nodded and stepped up the stairs.

The hall's doors were wide open, so after reaching the high platform, he could see the scene inside through the doorway.

At this moment, a tall, beautiful figure stood with her back to the door. Sunlight filtered in, making her pair of beautiful legs appear and disappear. Even though she wore a loose gauze dress, it still couldn't hide her exquisite, curvaceous, and voluptuous figure.

Especially that waist-length red hair cascading over her fragrant shoulders and jade-like back, contrasting with her milk-like smooth and snow-white skin, it looked exceptionally dazzling.

*Gulp~*

Seeing such a stunner for the first time, Chen Qingxuan couldn't help but think of an old saying—Ji, you are too beautiful.

This must be the rumored Revered Master of the Demon Emperor Palace, Ji Li.

People with the surname Ji really aren't ugly!

At that moment, Ji Li suddenly turned around. Her ruby-like eyes fell upon Chen Qingxuan, and her willow-leaf brows furrowed slightly.

"Why don't you come closer and get a better look?"