280: Food Demon

What exactly is the purpose of the person behind all this?

All the mysteries will probably only be revealed after the martial arts competition to recruit a husband begins...

Since he already had that piece of soft jade, there was no need to stay here any longer; it would be better to head to Xuantian City early and make plans...

At this moment, somewhere in the center of Tianxuan City.

A middle-aged man dressed in black robes slowly approached a heavily restricted gate...

The middle-aged man frowned as he looked at the restrictions on the gate, his expression solemn.

The middle-aged man's name is Chu Yuan, and he is also the Pavilion Master of Profound Weapon Pavilion.

His identity is not only that of a top-tier expert in the Supreme Realm, but also an extremely powerful Grandmaster Artificer.

Behind Chu Yuan was an extremely beautiful woman.

The woman had a graceful figure and exquisite features, dressed in a moon-white long dress that danced lightly with the wind; her waterfall-like black hair cascaded down, and a wisp of fringe on her forehead was gently tied up with a mutton-fat jade hairpin, making her look like a refined lady at first glance...

What was most striking were the white-dressed woman's eyes; her eyes were like stars falling into autumn water, appearing nimble and profound...

"Pavilion Master, Miss."

Upon seeing the two arrive, two old men appeared at the gate; although these two were old, they showed no arrogance upon seeing the middle-aged man and the woman, and quickly bowed respectfully.

And both of those who bowed were in the Emperor Realm.

Having Emperor Realm experts personally guarding the gate was enough to show its importance...

"Elder Sun, Elder Liu, you two may withdraw for now; Lingxin and I will go in to take a look personally."

Hearing Chu Fengyun's command, the two men, referred to as "Elder Sun" and "Elder Liu," immediately clasped their fists in acknowledgment and then departed...

Creak...

Chu Fengyun reached out and pushed open the heavily restricted gate, leading the woman behind him, and walked inside...

Inside the gate was a self-contained small space; in the blink of an eye, the two disappeared.

However, upon entering the gate, the roles of Chu Fengyun and the woman referred to as Lingxin suddenly reversed...

Outside, the white-dressed woman had quietly followed behind Chu Fengyun, not saying a word.

But once inside the gate, it was the white-dressed woman who naturally walked to the front, while Chu Fengyun, who had the cultivation of the Supreme Realm, respectfully followed behind...

If anyone from the outside were to see this scene, they would probably drop their jaws.

For no other reason than that, in the eyes of outsiders, the black-robed man was the Pavilion Master of Profound Weapon Pavilion, and the woman was his daughter, Chu Lingxin...

The two arrived at the center of the small space, and upon seeing the sight within, Chu Fengyun was instantly startled.

At the very center of the small space, a terrifying black monster was struggling incessantly.

The black monster's body was covered in dense chains and restrictions; some chains had completely embedded themselves into the monster's body, turning from red to black and becoming a part of the monster...

"My Lady, this..."

"How could things progress so quickly?"

Chu Fengyun spoke to the white-dressed woman with some lingering fear.

Facing Chu Fengyun's question, the white-dressed woman wearily rubbed her forehead and sighed softly.

"Things have changed; it won't be long before this Food Utensil Demon breaks free from its seal."

Hearing the white-dressed woman's words, the black-robed middle-aged man's expression immediately showed determination.

"My Lady, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have this cultivation or the Profound Weapon Pavilion today."

"If things truly become irreversible then, I will risk this old life of mine, considering it repayment of this life to you!"

Hearing Chu Fengyun's words, the white-dressed woman shook her head.

"You are not its match; the power of this Food Utensil Demon is even more terrifying than you imagine, and the path of artifacts you cultivate happens to be suppressed by it. If you force yourself to confront it, you will only be devoured by it, making it stronger."

Hearing the white-dressed woman's words, Chu Fengyun's face immediately showed despair.

"My Lady, what should we do then...?"

The white-dressed woman sighed and waved her hand casually.

"Every divine weapon of heaven and earth must endure countless tribulations to be reborn from the ashes."

"If heaven intends to destroy me, I cannot escape; at that time, you can just take the others and leave."

At this point, a hint of loneliness appeared in the white-dressed woman's beautiful, profound eyes...

"During the last Secret Realm visit, I used means to bring out the Hongyu Sword and awaken its spirit, all for the purpose of having her find my other three sisters and slowly rescue them when this Secret Realm opens..."

"If they were here, perhaps there would still be a glimmer of hope against this Food Utensil Demon that is about to break free from its seal..."

"But now, Red Jade is lost, and my other three sisters are also lost; they are no longer in the Secret Realm and were very likely taken away by someone..."

Hearing the white-dressed woman's words, Chu Fengyun was instantly startled.

"All taken away? My Lady, did even your detection methods fail to discover them?"

Hearing Chu Fengyun's words, the white-dressed woman shook her head.

"Then should we immediately seal the city and issue a command? Perhaps there's still a chance to find them!"

However, the white-dressed woman waved her hand.

"It's useless; to escape my perception, the other party must not be a simple individual."

"However, although I cannot be sure who took them, I have found a few prodigies who performed the best and were most likely to acquire them during this Secret Realm trip..."

"Now, we can only hope that during the martial arts competition to recruit a husband, we can discover some clues..."

"That way, there might still be a glimmer of hope."

Chu Fengyun's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately understood the white-dressed woman's intention.

He had long known that the white-dressed woman was the embodiment of a precious sword, and it was she who helped him achieve everything he had today!

And the purpose of his creating Profound Weapon Pavilion was to help the white-dressed woman find the other four precious swords and eliminate the sealed Food Utensil Demon!

The white-dressed woman had once told him that to defeat this Food Utensil Demon, they must gather all five precious swords, plus a sword-wielder who could wield all five swords simultaneously, to succeed!

Without a sword-wielder, relying solely on the power of the five swords, the best outcome against the Food Utensil Demon would probably only be to remain undefeated...

And the initial purpose of the martial arts competition to recruit a husband was to find and cultivate potential sword-wielders...

They had originally thought they had ample time.

But now, things had changed.

The other four swords had mysteriously disappeared simultaneously, and the Food Utensil Demon's seal had also suddenly become precarious...

Everything seemed to be developing in the worst possible direction...