Nanzhuo Domain, above the recently discovered True Monarch Ancient Tomb of the Sitting and Illuminating Realm, the protective defensive formation here collapsed, and spiritual power floated in the air like specks of light.
The army from the Blood Emperor Sect surrounding here cheered for their Sect Master, Li Huangquan, and then launched a full-scale attack against the Nanzhuo Alliance, which had been hiding inside like a turtle.
In the sky, Li Huangquan, surrounded by blood-colored spiritual power, couldn't hide his annoyance as he stared fiercely at the weak girl sitting on the ground below, with blood at the corner of her mouth.
Clearly, he had become the first True Monarch in the Sitting and Illuminating Realm in the history of the Nanzhuo Domain, supposed to be invincible in this domain, yet he was held off by the defensive formation managed by this girl for an entire night!
With so many disciples witnessing his mighty arrival, unable to bring down a defensive formation for so long, where was his face?
Although there was some accident, he finally tore open this formation.
Li Huangquan clenched his hands, glaring sharply at Xiao Li: "Now let's see who can stop me?"
With a pale face, Xiao Li wiped the blood from her mouth and stood her ground: "When Brother Lin exits seclusion and becomes a True Monarch, it will be the day of your death, demon!"
"Day of death? All benefits from the ancient tomb have been taken by me. On what basis can he break through?" Li Huangquan snorted coldly, flying towards Xiao Li with a sinister smile: "Moreover, capturing you, I want to see if Lin Mu dares to resist!"
Not far from Xiao Li, several women exclaimed in surprise and wanted to come to help, but a sweep of Li Huangquan's palm wind stopped them.
Seeing this, Xiao Li's expression slightly changed. She must not fall into this demon's hands, or it would affect Brother Lin... she couldn't become a burden!
With this thought, she suddenly raised her right hand, using the last of her spiritual power, struck towards her left chest, intending to end her own life.
"Want to die? Did you ask for my opinion?"
Li Huangquan directly suppressed the scant remaining spiritual power of Xiao Li with the cultivation of the Sitting and Illuminating Realm, reaching out to grab her neck: "Before you die, let me savor this beauty's taste..."
The word "taste" hadn't been uttered when Li Huangquan's pupils contracted sharply as the stone gate of the True Monarch Ancient Tomb in front of him suddenly broke open, and a figure carrying fierce momentum arrived in an instant, throwing a punch.
"Sitting and Illuminating Realm?!"
Li Huangquan's expression changed, hurriedly defending but still getting knocked back over a hundred meters, looking grim: "Lin Mu, you actually broke through?"
"Brother Lin..." Xiao Li gazed dazedly at the figure before her, unable to conceal her joy and admiration at surviving a calamity.
"With me here." Lin Mu pulled up Xiao Li: "Leave the rest to me."
He glanced at the righteous people who had suffered heavy casualties to protect him in seclusion, then looked towards Li Huangquan: "To touch my woman... today is your death!"
As the words fell, Lin Mu released the spiritual power in his body, charging towards Li Huangquan with irresistible force.
The fierce battle between the two cultivators of the Sitting and Illuminating Realm was so intense that it caused the earth to shake and mountains to sway. Seeing Lin Mu successfully exit seclusion and break through, the morale of the Nanzhuo Alliance soared as they began to fight back.
No one could notice in the sky above, the cold-tempered Zhu Nanzhi stood atop her Flying Sword, her garments fluttering lightly, like a lone plum blossom atop a snowy peak.
Behind her, Han Wu peeked at the battle below, whispering: "Just now Xiao Li was almost caught, yet you weren't paniced at all."
"Hmm..." Zhu Nanzhi absentmindedly nodded. One, even if Xiao Li got caught, she could still casually protect her. Two, she was again pondering when and where she might meet her husband next... she couldn't help but become lost in thought.
"That Lin Mu is quite impressive." Han Wu commented: "To break through to the Sitting and Illuminating Realm at just twenty, even in a Major Sect, this speed is not slow at all. Without accidents, he should be able to break through to the Tongsheng Realm before turning twenty-five.
But compared to your sword..."
Han Wu paused, knowing the Holy Daughter's mood hadn't turned for the better yet, so she corrected herself: "Compared to your husband, he's far inferior."
Upon hearing this, a smile unconsciously spread across Zhu Nanzhi's lips, like a blossoming winter plum, aloof yet delicate.
Her cold tone also turned cheerful and proud: "Of course~ who can compare with my husband? At just twenty, not only has he reached the Tongsheng Realm, but he's also in the Late Tongsheng Realm. I'm a year older than him yet not as good, my husband is very remarkable..."
Listening to the Holy Daughter's incessant chatter about that guy, Han Wu smiled and timely flattered.
After all, that guy had already been refined into a Sword Spirit, now she wasn't bothered at all by the layers of dirt she had cast upon the Holy Daughter because of that guy.
Everything was within the Holy Daughter's grasp, so every price she paid was worth it.
After talking non-stop for quite a while, feeling the tendency of missing her husband grow, Zhu Nanzhi quickly recited the mnemonic of the Supreme Forget Love Immortal Technique to calm herself... indeed, having been separated after nights of indulgence over the past six months, she couldn't get used to the days without her husband in a short period.
Just thinking about her husband, wasn't good.
"Ahem..." Zhu Nanzhi cleared her throat and looked at Xiao Li, then asked: "How is it going?"
Han Wu glanced at the Detection Stone in her hand: "Awakening the Flawless Immortal Body is just a step away, fully awakening is only a matter of time."
Zhu Nanzhi nodded slightly, not saying anything more.
Han Wu looked again at the fierce battle between Lin Mu and Li Huangquan, curiously asking: "Who do you think will win?"
Zhu Nanzhi said nothing, Han Wu understood that the Holy Daughter had absolutely no interest in anything beyond her husband and the Flawless Immortal Body.
Even if Lin Mu lost, it didn't matter, as long as Xiao Li was fine.
And after taking Xiao Li back, the only thing left in the Holy Daughter's heart would be that guy and the Palace Master.
Han Wu silently contemplated, continuing to watch the battle, and in the gradually diminishing rain, suddenly said: "Yikes, Lin Mu, who just broke through, is actually gaining the upper hand...
He's gradually suppressing Li Huangquan, Lin Mu's cultivation technique is stronger than Li Huangquan's Blood Emperor Scripture."
The silent Zhu Nanzhi thought quietly, today she could take Xiao Li away, and then return to the sect as soon as possible to investigate her husband's identity, to give him a surprise later.
If he knows she's the Holy Daughter of Qingmiao Palace, he would certainly be delighted. After all, personally leading the Holy Maiden astray for more than half a year, he should feel a sense of excitement in his heart...
'Hmm, when I meet him with my Holy Maiden identity, I'll have to play it up a bit, arousing his desire to subjugate the Holy Maiden through contrast, surely sparking his beastly urges to ravish me fiercely...'
Zhu Nanzhi giggled foolishly, then mused over how to respond if it was her husband who sought her out first?
After all, she hadn't hidden anything, not even her body, from him, let alone her name.
Plus, she was returning to inherit the Holy Maiden's position, no longer cultivating in secret, so it's more likely for him to have learned about her first.
In her thoughts, Han Wu suddenly spoke up: "Li Huangquan just had an arm cut off."
"Is it over?" Zhu Nanzhi's eyes brightened, could she take Xiao Li back to the Palace now?
"Not yet..."
"Tch."
Zhu Nanzhi disinterestedly glanced into the distance, wondering if her husband had left the Nanzhuo Domain by now.
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