35: Jade feet that do not touch the ground

It was night, dark and windy.

Walking through the vast and silent Demon Emperor Palace, with every step, Chen Qingxuan felt every cell in his body resisting, and even his hand, supporting himself against the wall, trembled.

He was too clear about the consequences of failure.

The rampant evil winds around him added a touch of grimness to the silent night.

"Don't panic... this is a resting area... I won't encounter any powerhouses from the Demon Emperor Palace... that woman hasn't shown up yet, so she definitely hasn't discovered me."

Chen Qingxuan encouraged himself while fumbling around.

Finally, after an unknown amount of time, he arrived at Ji Qianyou's bedchamber.

He subconsciously wanted to raise his hand to knock, but quickly lowered it.

"I'm here to do bad things... why would I knock?"

Chen Qingxuan sobered up.

So, while glancing around furtively, he took out the tools he had prepared beforehand.

Various Talismans and Magical Artifacts for silently breaking Formations.

Although he wasn't sure if Ji Qianyou's bedchamber had a barrier, Ji Li cared so much about her daughter... it was impossible for her to not prepare anything.

Doing a beheading-level job, he had to be careful.

After all this, Chen Qingxuan shed his previous timidness and caution—

Creak!

The moment he successfully pushed open the door, Chen Qingxuan stomped his foot and rushed in with a whoosh.

"Who..."

Ji Qianyou had just sat up at the sound, but before she could get out of bed, a black figure swept over like lightning.

"Mmph mmph~"

The little girl was immediately pressed onto the bed.

Before Ji Qianyou could call for help, Chen Qingxuan covered her mouth, "Don't shout, Qian You... I am your kind-hearted, righteous Revered Master."

"?!"

After seeing clearly who was in front of her, Ji Qianyou became even more frightened.

"Your Revered Master is here to help you awaken your Bloodline... you don't need to do anything... your Revered Master will do the moving."

Chen Qingxuan took out the contract while making strange movements.

It wasn't that he had the leisure to waste time at this critical moment, but that Awakening the Bloodline was one thing, and what happened after the Awakening was another;

After all, even after helping Ji Qianyou awaken her Demon Emperor Bloodline, he wouldn't be able to Breakthrough the Demon Emperor Palace's guards and escape, so he had to prepare his retreat first.

After some simple, useless actions, Chen Qingxuan removed the hand covering the little girl's mouth and pulled her small hand to press it onto the contract—

At the same time, Ji Qianyou, now able to speak, immediately shouted, "Mother!!!"

...

Chen Qingxuan's mind buzzed.

Fortunately, at this moment, he had already completed the contract with Ji Qianyou's small hand—

Ding!

[Congratulations, Host, for successfully contracting the talent Ji Qianyou.]

[Detecting that the talent Ji Qianyou possesses the Demon Emperor Bloodline, which has not yet Awakened. To trigger the Celestial Being copy function, the talent is specially assisted in Awakening her Bloodline in advance.]

[Congratulations, Host, the talent has Awakened the Demon Emperor Bloodline, Host copy successful!]

Boom—

In an instant, the aura of the Demon Emperor Bloodline descended from the sky, erupting with a deafening roar, like ten thousand demons contending and weeping to the heavens.

A rich and fierce Demonic Power aura instantly filled the dark bedchamber, causing strong winds to surge.

And this terrifying Demonic Power aura did not originate solely from Ji Qianyou... but also from Chen Qingxuan, who had also obtained the Demon Emperor Bloodline.

At this moment, both their auras surged.

The Demonic Power aura emanating from Ji Qianyou, who was originally at the Bone Forging Realm Middle Stage, had now clearly reached the Bone Forging Realm Peak.

She was only one step away from Core Transformation.

And Chen Qingxuan, who was originally just entering Core Transformation, now had his cultivation reach the Core Transformation Late Stage.

His improvement was even greater than Ji Qianyou's!

After all, his acquisition of the Demon Emperor Bloodline inherently brought improvements, and now, Ji Qianyou's Demon Emperor Bloodline only Awakened after being contracted, which caused her cultivation to surge.

Thus, Chen Qingxuan gained the experience of both individuals.

But what surprised Chen Qingxuan was not the surge in cultivation... but the Demonic Power!

It is well known that Human Race Profound Power and Yao Race Profound Power have fundamental differences, so after arriving in the Western Region, Chen Qingxuan dared not use his power at all;

A slight oversight could lead to his identity being exposed by a Yao Race powerhouse.

But now, due to obtaining the Demon Emperor Bloodline, he had gained control of a type of Yao Race Profound Power in addition to his Human Race Profound Power.

In the future, he wouldn't fear exposing his identity when using his power.

And with the Demonic Power aura as a cover, it would be even harder for others to discern his identity.

"Haha..."

Chen Qingxuan put his hands on his hips, feeling incredibly awesome.

Slap—

Just then, a loud crack of a whip sounded, and the whooshing sound rapidly approached his ear.

"Not good!"

Chen Qingxuan felt a strong premonition.

The next moment, while activating his Demonic Power to dodge the attack from behind, he cleverly shouted, "She's Awakened... I helped Qian You Awaken."

"What?"

Ji Li was startled by the words.

It seemed that only now did she realize the unfamiliar Demonic Qi in the bedchamber seemed to originate from her daughter;

So she quickly flicked her wrist, making the whip flying towards Chen Qingxuan change direction.

Bang—

Finally, the whip landed on a jade table not far away, instantly turning it into dust.

"What the hell?!"

Chen Qingxuan's pupils contracted sharply.

To be honest, at the speed of that whip just now, it was already extremely difficult for him to detect it. If Ji Li hadn't pulled back in time... he probably wouldn't have been able to dodge it nine times out of ten.

So the next moment, Chen Qingxuan looked at Ji Li as if doubting life itself... was she really trying to kill him?

...

Ji Li ignored his gaze and first walked towards her daughter.

"Qian You, your power...?"

Holding her daughter's shoulders and feeling the Demonic Power that made her own blood surge, Ji Li's expression was filled with unconcealed surprise.

Demon Emperor Bloodline!

Although she had never felt the aura of the Demon Emperor Bloodline before, such pure Demonic Power that could make her feel pressure, if it wasn't the Demon Emperor Bloodline... what else could it be?

Ji Qianyou hadn't figured out the situation yet and pointed at Chen Qingxuan, "Mother... he hugged me... and my hand hurts from his grip."

"?!"

Chen Qingxuan's face darkened upon hearing this.

Before Ji Li could speak, he quickly said, "Don't talk nonsense, Qian You, your Revered Master was helping you Awaken... ahem, madam, someone is coming, quickly send them away."

Mid-sentence, Chen Qingxuan caught sight of the approaching Demon Emperor Palace powerhouses.

Although the Demon Emperor Palace powerhouses wouldn't guard the core area, they arrived very quickly after such a big commotion.

...

Ji Li glanced at Chen Qingxuan.

Considering that her daughter had indeed Awakened the Demon Emperor Bloodline, she didn't question anything. Instead, she first waved her hand to conceal the aura of the Demon Emperor Bloodline, then walked towards the bedchamber door.

"Demon Lord, what happened?"

The several Demon Emperor Palace powerhouses who arrived all looked nervous.

Ji Li calmly waved her hand, "It's nothing here, you may withdraw."

"This... Yes!"

The few powerhouses exchanged glances, and in the end, could only obey and leave.

After sending away the outsiders.

Ji Li turned and came back, her ruby-like eyes even more dazzling and intimidating in the dark, staring directly at Chen Qingxuan.

"Ahem!"

Chen Qingxuan felt extremely guilty.

However, he had already thought of a countermeasure, "Madam... I think we can tell Qian You the truth now, don't you?"

Before Ji Li could speak;

"Mother, what are you two talking about?" Ji Qianyou tilted her head and asked. Although she didn't know the secrets of the Demon Emperor Bloodline, she wasn't stupid and could tell that there was something going on between her mother and Chen Qingxuan.

A secret she didn't know!

"Qian You, you wait for me here first."

Ji Li gently stroked her daughter's face;

With that, she dropped her smile and walked towards Chen Qingxuan, "You, come out with me."

...

Chen Qingxuan tried to remain calm.

But just as he reached the doorway and was stepping over the threshold, Ji Li, impatient with his dawdling, suddenly extended a jade hand, grabbed his collar, and yanked him out—

And then slammed the door shut.

"Holy... you?!"

Caught off guard, Chen Qingxuan tripped over the threshold and fell flat on his face.

Before he could even get up from the ground, a fair, smooth, delicate, beautiful, flawless, and fragrant object, like white jade, came into view.

It was none other than Ji Li's Jade Foot, which never touched the ground!

"?!"

Chen Qingxuan's mouth instantly fell open.

But in the end, Ji Li didn't step on his face, but rather on his firm, broad chest...