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Chapter 426 426: 230, Seventh Prince_3
The maid was startled and hurriedly spoke.
The Demon God Flower is a rare Spiritual Object. Although not as precious as a Nascent Soul Spiritual Object, it plays a crucial role in Lady Qionghai's Demonic Technique.
Collecting Demon God Flowers is an essential task for Qionghai Pavilion.
「One quarter of an hour later.」
Xu Xing was invited to the Second Floor of Qionghai Pavilion, into an elegant room.
As soon as he pushed the Door open, he saw Lady Qionghai, dressed in a Cloud Bun Palace Dress, lying lazily on an Arhat Bed like a begonia in a drowsy state, her posture quite casual. Her fair, jade-like shoulder was barely visible, and a hint of her full bosom seemed ready to spill into view. Dignified, yet seductive.
"If this Daoist friend doesn't have any information about the Demon God Flower, this concubine… is not someone to be toyed with."
"Killing you to use as fertilizer for flowers would be a fitting end for you."
Lady Qionghai stretched lazily, slowly got up, covered her mouth and yawned, then chuckled. Her almond eyes stared at Xu Xing, waiting for his reply. If there was any falsehood in it, she might not kill him, but she would make sure he remembered the lesson.
It wasn't that she was kind-hearted; as a businesswoman, killing customers would inevitably lead to criticism. However, the next moment, the words Xu Xing spoke completely shocked her, almost causing her to lose her composure.
"Since Madam says so..."
"Then I can only strike first."
As his words fell, Lady Qionghai saw the burly man in front of her disappear in an instant. There was no trace of his previous presence in the room. Immediately afterward, a sharp sword was suspended at her neck.
Several intricate array techniques, with her as the origin point, bloomed like flowers, slowly expanding outwards, isolating everything inside the room.
...
"Sir..." Lady Qionghai forced a smile, looking at the burly man standing in front of her. "I don't know what business you have with this concubine, but I will do my best to help Senior."
It was hard for her to imagine. In an instant, she had become a felon.
She was, after all, a Dao Pill Daoist, renowned in the Seven Sufferings Demon Domain. Otherwise, she could not have built up such a vast enterprise as the Qionghai Pavilion.
"There's no hurry." Xu Xing shook his head, casually plucked a strand of Lady Qionghai's hair, and cast the aura on it into his Other Shore Ghost Spring.
Lady Qionghai was just an ordinary Dao Pill Early Stage Cultivator, the kind he could easily suppress. Though she possessed considerable Wealth, some things couldn't be bought with it, such as the ultimate life-saving measures of Upper Sect Disciples. Cultivators of the same realm, if they lacked means exceeding Dao Pill Levels, would stand no chance against him.
[Cui Shimei: Qionghai Pavilion's Master, Seventh Prince's concubine (this life).]
[1 year old, born in the Demon Lord's Mansion on Seven Sufferings Island, daughter of a Maid, with a tragic background.]
[3 years old: Her mother had an illicit affair with the Fifth Young Master of the Demon Lord's Mansion. When this was discovered by the Fifth Young Master's spouse, her mother was executed. In the same year, she was adopted by the Fifth Young Master's spouse.]
[23 years old, practiced the "Rakshasa Mysterious Woman Technique." Due to the special nature of the Cultivation Method, she became even more beautiful. Because she resembled her mother, the Fifth Young Master intended to take her as a concubine.]
[45 years old, she threw herself into the arms of the Seventh Prince and, with his influence, was spared from hardship.]
[132 years old, Achieved Dao with Returning Core, becoming a True Man.]
[At 157 years old, her talent for commerce was revealed, and she was assigned by the Seventh Prince to establish Qionghai Pavilion for the purpose of amassing wealth.]
[At 173 years old, she became spouse to the demon cultivator Huang Haitong, using his essence for her Cultivation.]
[At 321 years old, while her spouse was in Cultivation, she ambushed him, devoured his Cultivation, and successfully advanced to the late Returning Core stage.]
[At 472 years old, her achievements reached the Dao Pill stage, becoming a True Monarch. The title Lady Qionghai spread far and wide, with an increasing number of ministers under her skirts.]
[…]
[At 531 years old, she was ambushed by malicious individuals and became a felon.]
[Past life: ??? (Exceeds the probing limit of the Mirror Master Divine Ability, cannot be investigated).]
[Present life: ??? (Exceeds the probing limit of the Mirror Master Divine Ability, cannot be investigated).]
"What have you done to me?" Lady Qionghai's delicate body trembled slightly, her gaze towards Xu Xing filled with fear.
Xu Xing was just standing there, doing nothing, yet at this moment, her Yellow Court, Purple Mansion, and Dao Pill all showed signs of cracking. Wisps of black qi coiled around her body.
"Nothing much, just planted a Slave Mark on you," Xu Xing explained calmly.
He might feel some reluctance harming good people like Xi Yunling, but he felt no guilt whatsoever dealing with demon cultivators like Lady Qionghai.
"Slave Mark?" Lady Qionghai furrowed her brows. "How could you possibly plant a Slave Mark on me? Clearly..."
She already bore a Slave Mark, one placed by the Seventh Prince of the Demon Lord's Mansion. If Xu Xing planted another, it would inevitably alert the Seventh Prince.
"Heh, this is just another method. The Cultivation World is vast; there's more than one way to enslave someone," Xu Xing casually fabricated. His Other Shore Ghost Spring was a fate-related Divine Power; using it to cast a spell was the Difficult Victory Technique, not technically planting a Slave Mark.
So that's how it is. Lady Qionghai believed most of it. She couldn't help but believe it; Xu Xing had almost destroyed her Cultivation in an instant just now.
"I heard that Lady Qionghai has contact with the Seventh Prince of the Demon Lord's Mansion. Therefore, I took the liberty of coming uninvited. I apologize for the disturbance, Lady Qionghai, and hope you won't take offense..." Xu Xing retracted the magical sword hovering at Lady Qionghai's jade neck, lifted the front of his robe, and sat down at the round table in the room.
While investigating Luo Ying, he had accidentally learned of the connection between Luo Ying and Lady Qionghai, and also that Lady Qionghai was not on Seven Sufferings Island. It was then that an idea struck him: to come and "apprehend" Lady Qionghai. On Seven Sufferings Island, he wouldn't dare act rashly for fear of attracting the Demon Lord's Mansion's attention, but on Blackstone Island, he had no such scruples. Even if a Nascent Soul Daoist Lord pursued him, with his Blood Escape speed, he could still escape intact.
"You intend to move against the Seventh Prince?" Lady Qionghai wore a mocking expression. "The Seventh Prince is hardly comparable to a mere woman like myself. Each of the Young Masters and Misses of the Demon Lord's Mansion is an elite chosen by the Nan Family. Every one of them possesses at least Dao Pill Cultivation, and the Seventh Prince himself is a verified Nascent Soul Daoist Lord," she said gravely.
Although she considered Xu Xing mysterious and powerful, she didn't believe he was a match for the Seventh Prince. Otherwise, he wouldn't have needed to resort to such surreptitious tactics against her. That was why she emphasized the Seventh Prince's strength, intending to warn Xu Xing against courting disaster. Whether Xu Xing lived or died was unimportant to her. The crucial point was that he had now placed a Slave Mark on her; if Xu Xing perished, her fate would be grim as well.
"The Seventh Prince..." Xu Xing shook his head. "I'd like to live a few more years."
"That's for the best." Lady Qionghai felt a slight sense of relief.