Dao Companion Crippled, Coveters Move

Chapter 180 - 179: Peng Sword Immortal Rises in Defiance for Pure Love

Pei Yuhang ignored the beckoning, jade-white fingers. He spoke calmly, "Please, conduct yourself with dignity, Holy Daughter. I currently represent the honor of the Dao Sect. Even as the esteemed Saintess of the Yin Yang Sacred Land, you have no cause to humiliate me in this manner."

"Pfft. Don't make me laugh, Xiaohan. Are you trying to use the Xuanyuan Dao Sect's reputation to intimidate me? So naughty."

"You know that when I want to do something, I don't care who I'm dealing with."

WHOOSH—

The moment she finished speaking, a strand of Red Ling Silk shot through the curtain, coiling toward Pei Yuhang like a great serpent. It aimed to wrap around his waist and drag him onto the large, red bed where rose petals drifted through the air.

Pei Yuhang hadn't expected Shang Miaoyan to attack without another word. 'Does she think this is the Yin Yang Sacred Land? To act with such a complete lack of reverence right in the Dao Sect's territory!'

Fortunately, he had been on alert for any potential danger from the moment he walked in.

To avoid inhaling any fragrance with hypnotic or aphrodisiac properties, he kept an Antitoxic Treasure Pill in his mouth.

To avoid inadvertently falling for an Illusion Technique, he spared no expense with his Divine Thought, using it to forge Sword Intent within his heart and pierce through any deception.

Though the Red Ling Silk shot toward him as fast as lightning, Pei Yuhang was thoroughly prepared and was not about to be caught so easily.

"Shang Miaoyan, enough with your arrogance! No matter what happens today, I will not surrender my body to you here and become your plaything!"

Pei Yuhang slashed at the Red Ling Silk, but he was surprised to find that the silk met his Sword Qi with the softness of water, yielding and enveloping it. It was trying to bind his Silent Sword and disarm him.

"Bai Jingjing!"

'I know, I know! What are you yelling for?'

A biting, cold aura erupted, flinging the Red Ling Silk away.

Pei Yuhang stepped forward and unleashed his Divinity Transformation Power without holding anything back, making the entire bedchamber groan under the strain.

The surging Sword Intent was as vast as a mighty river, yet it was all concentrated onto the very tip of his blade, causing space itself to warp around the dazzling light.

Even an ordinary cultivator at the Divinity Transformation Peak would not dare to face this strike head-on!

"Xiaohan, do you really think you can defy me just because you've reached the Divinity Transformation Stage?"

"Once your master, always your master! I want you, and no one can stop me!"

Her arrogant voice rang out as a vast wave of Spiritual Qi blasted the curtains aside, revealing Shang Miaoyan's otherworldly, bewitching face.

A noble and intricate Red Lotus Mark bloomed on her glabella, while crimson eyeshadow, shaped like lotus petals, appeared at the corners of her enchanting eyes.

A wave of Divinity Transformation Suppression, so powerful that even Pei Yuhang found it difficult to believe, swept toward him.

"This aura... it's several times stronger than when you were at the Divinity Transformation Stage before!"

Seeing the stunned expression on Xiaohan's face, Shang Miaoyan was immensely satisfied. 'Yes, I want Pei Yuhang to witness my power with his own eyes, to understand that I am the world's only truly perfect woman!'

'My looks, my aura, my talents, my aptitude... none of it is anything that Ye Liyuan could ever hope to match!'

"Pei Yuhang, if you can rise from the ashes to reach a higher realm, then why can't I? Since you still refuse to submit to me, I'll have no choice but to conquer you by force!

And as for those other hussies you've been with since I left... first, let me satisfy this longing for you. Then, you can explain everything to me nice and slow."

Shang Miaoyan finished speaking and, with a flick of her fingers, condensed the Red Lotus Karma Fire into a Flowing Flame Arrow that shot toward him.

Pei Yuhang gritted his teeth, raised his sword, and met the Lotus Fire Arrow head-on. The shockwave from the impact sent spiderweb-like cracks spreading across the entire bedchamber.

Fortunately, they were inside the Red Lotus Divine Platform. As a Magical Treasure, its internal space possessed a rapid self-healing ability; otherwise, the clash between two Divinity Transformation Cultivators would have utterly destroyed the room.

BOOM—

As the Lotus Fire Arrow exploded, Pei Yuhang was blasted backward.

Seeing his once-pristine white robes now stained with dirt and debris, Shang Miaoyan suddenly felt a pang of heartache. 'Was I too rough? I don't want to actually hurt my Xiaohan.'

But then, through the dust and smoke, her eyes—enhanced by the Lotus Seal—caught sight of a smile forming on Pei Yuhang's lips. A bad premonition struck Shang Miaoyan.

"Hahaha, you Female Demon, you didn't see this coming, did you! This is my strategic withdrawal!"

Pei Yuhang used the force of the blast to his advantage, executing a Body Technique in mid-air to accelerate even more. He swung his sword, intending to slash through the wall and make his escape.

'As long as I can get out of here,' he thought, 'even if Shang Miaoyan has a slight edge on me as a fellow Divinity Transformation Cultivator, she won't be able to capture me!'

Just as Pei Yuhang was about to escape the debaucherous Demon Cave...

WENG—

The Demon-Planting Mark between his eyebrows flared to life. Pei Yuhang froze as if bound by invisible shackles, unable to move a muscle.

TAP—

A foot as smooth as jade touched the floor.

Shang Miaoyan stepped down from the bed, her pale feet pressing into the carpet of roses. The fresh petals crushed beneath her, their soft red juices staining her skin.

But she paid it no mind, continuing her calm and composed approach toward Pei Yuhang.

"Pei Yuhang, I truly never thought you would flee without a fight. When did the peerless Sword Immortal who once slew all his foes become so timid?"

"I wanted to defeat you fair and square. I didn't want to use this Demon Seal, because I didn't want you to feel that I always rely on unfair tricks to control you..."

"But you were just too naughty. Now, Miaoyan will have to punish you properly."

Shang Miaoyan's voice carried a hint of regret and annoyance, but her hand showed no such restraint as it reached directly for Pei Yuhang's chest.

The panic on Pei Yuhang's face suddenly vanished, and a sense of foreboding welled up inside Shang Miaoyan.

WHOOSH—

A Golden Sun Seal appeared between Pei Yuhang's eyebrows, obscuring the sinister, datura-like Demon-Planting Mark. In that same instant, Shang Miaoyan lost all control over his body.

"You!"

Shang Miaoyan cried out in shock, completely baffled as to how Pei Yuhang had managed to temporarily disable the Demon-Planting Mark she had inflicted on him.

After breaking free from the Demon-Planting Mark's shackles, Pei Yuhang made no further attempt to escape. Instead, he lunged, his hand shooting toward Shang Miaoyan's chest.

'After the stalemate in our fight, I relied on the acting skills I honed during my days as a Cauldron Slave. I've been putting on this act for so long, and now, the opportunity I've been waiting for has finally arrived.'

'This is her only opening. I have to seize it!'

'If I succeed, I'll finally be able to turn the tables and stop being the Demon Path Saintess's plaything!'

A matching Golden Sun pattern appeared on Pei Yuhang's palm, and he pressed it against Shang Miaoyan's chest.

As he watched the Golden Sun Seal burn itself onto Shang Miaoyan's skin and begin to spread golden Runes across it, even someone with Pei Yuhang's steady temperament couldn't help but clench his fists in excitement.

'I did it!'

'I've branded my own Demon-Planting Mark onto Shang Miaoyan!'

"You Female Demon! Today, I'm going to let you see just how powerless it feels to have your body controlled by another!"

He couldn't wait to deliver his declaration of victory to this past nightmare of his—the woman who had given him so many sleepless nights.