Chapter 164: Chapter 131: Great and Small Celestial Cloud Light Escape Technique, Immortal Descends

“Are you ready? One battle to decide the winner,” Zhu Yuxian said, her tone somewhat cold.

Lu Chengfeng stood with his hands behind his back, his long hair dancing wildly in the wind, his robes rustling loudly. Facing Zhu Yuxian, he appeared even more composed, “My lady, feel free to strike. If I make a move, you won’t have a chance.”

The aura around Zhu Yuxian grew increasingly icy. The Black Fiend Soul-Stealing Qi coiled around her like a venomous serpent, her Spiritual Will almost tangible, with the vague shape of a celestial form behind her.

“Then don’t blame me for being impolite!”

As soon as her words fell, the Black Fiend Soul-Stealing Qi around her surged towards Lu Chengfeng, swift and rapid to the extreme, like a fleeting black shadow rushing forward.

Lu Chengfeng extended his palm, and a wisp of five-colored radiance rose. With a thought, a five-colored rainbow light cut through the already dim night sky, slicing through the cold night wind, instantly severing the Black Fiend Soul-Stealing Qi into two halves.

The severed Black Fiend Soul-Stealing Qi, however, did not interweave again into a net as it usually did to fend off Lu Chengfeng’s attack.

Instead, it transformed into two smaller strands of Black Fiend Soul-Stealing Qi, continuing to pounce on Lu Chengfeng without a moment’s pause.

But Lu Chengfeng had anticipated this scene. Zhu Yuxian wanted to defeat him, and passive defense alone would never suffice; she could only counterattack. As long as the Black Fiend Soul-Stealing Qi hit him, the outcome would reverse in an instant.

Unfortunately…

His expression remained unchanged, and the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Light Sword swept towards Zhu Yuxian like a fleeting shadow.

Since he anticipated Zhu Yuxian’s action, he naturally thought of a countermeasure.

Lu Chengfeng’s response was simple: to see who’s faster.

If the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Light Sword arrived first, it could decapitate Zhu Yuxian in one strike; if the Black Fiend Soul-Stealing Qi arrived first, Lu Chengfeng would lose consciousness momentarily, and the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Light Sword would naturally dissipate, leaving only a path to death.

Therefore, it’s all about who’s faster!

Buzz!

The five-colored radiance tore through the pitch-black night and fell upon Zhu Yuxian, as if draping her in a robe of radiance.

But Lu Chengfeng’s vision went black, his body swayed, and he fell directly to the ground.

…

When Lu Chengfeng awoke from unconsciousness again, he saw Zhu Yuxian with her back to him, sitting on the edge of a cliff. Her waterfall-like black hair was slightly disheveled, and the cold moonlight draped over her white-as-jade skin, as if stained with a layer of halo.

In the moonlight, on the cliff, Zhu Yuxian’s silhouette was breathtakingly beautiful, with graceful curves and flawless skin, her demeanor as cold as a celestial being. Such a woman was blessed by the Spirit of Heaven and Earth, and compared to her, other women seemed like mud to jade, making one feel utterly inferior.

Lu Chengfeng slowly walked to her side and sat down on the cliff as well. Before him was an abyss thousands of feet deep, his legs dangling in the air, with the mountain wind howling, as if at any moment to blow them off.

“I was born the legitimate daughter of the Xiang Family in You State. The current Lord of Youdu is my father,” Zhu Yuxian began, her tone carrying a hint of cold indifference, drifting far with the night wind.

“My father is the reigning King of the Xiang Family’s main branch, and my mother was also a member of the Xiang Family’s collateral line. But she awakened her Immortal Bone at a young age, her talent extraordinary. She later married my father and became the Princess Consort.”

“The two were a perfect couple, a match made in heaven. My mother gave birth to my two elder brothers and me, two sons and a daughter, showing their deep affection. Especially since I am the only daughter of the King, I was considered a treasure from birth, receiving extra doting, and was titled as Princess Shenxiu.”

“Particularly, my eldest brother was also born with the Immortal Bone, his aptitude astonishing. As soon as he was born, he was established as the Crown Prince.”

“When I was five, my father was unable to break through the Half-Step Celestial Human for a long time. In his frustration, he indulged himself with ten women, only to find out later that one of them was pregnant.”

“Originally, my father saw that woman as a tool for his desires and was naturally unwilling to let them taint the Xiang Family’s bloodline. He ordered them executed together.”

“Mother was kind-hearted and took pity on the unborn child, so she sought my father’s mercy, sparing their lives.”

Lu Chengfeng sat quietly beside her, listening silently. That earlier strike, he won decisively, the Sword Light had time to turn into five-colored radiance, like a bridal gown draping over Zhu Yuxian.

If there were any intent to kill, Zhu Yuxian would have been dismembered on the spot.

The outcome was self-evident.

Many things no longer needed to be spoken aloud.

All he knew was that from this day forth, Zhu Yuxian would be his wife, sharing life and death, never to part.

Of course, this ruthless woman might still leave in search of immortality. Often, destiny is unpredictable, beyond one’s control.

But no matter what, from this moment on, their relationship would no longer be the same as before, unable to return to the past.

Zhu Yuxian gazed at the dark night, the unfathomable abyss before her always tempting one to leap down.

“Ten months later, when that woman was giving birth in the middle of the night, suddenly a green light shot from the room into the heavens, manifesting six celestial wheels, like a Great Sun hanging above the Nine Heavens, eclipsing the bright moon.”

“Immediately, an exotic fragrance spread from the room, pervading ten miles, and a baby girl was born, surrounded by azure radiance. She did not cry but rather let out a silver bell-like laugh.”

“Simultaneously, Immortal melodies echoed above the Nine Heavens, and a Golden Bridge descended from the sky, from which emerged an Immortal dressed in a green robe, with a Divine Ring shrouding his back.”

“I don’t know what exactly happened then. All I know is that the baby girl was directly taken away by the Immortal, and a piece of Immortal Bone appeared on my father.”

“That woman was immediately declared a consort, and a year later, she bore another son.”

“Three months later, my eldest brother suddenly lost control and died violently in the secret room.”

“A year later, my second brother was assassinated and died on the spot.”

“Father then declared that woman’s son as the Crown Prince, and under the excuse of having no sons, deposed my mother’s title as Princess Consort, appointing that woman as the Princess Consort instead.”

“In about half a year, mother gradually became mentally unstable, and one day, when I awoke, I found mother hanging from a white silk, her body already cold.”

Zhu Yuxian’s words were light, with no discernible emotion, merely recounting what had happened at that time.

“Mother was born with Immortal Bones, already a Half-Step Celestial Human at the time, yet she ended up supposedly hanging herself.”

When Lu Chengfeng heard her use the word ’supposedly,’ he understood the deep pain and hatred in her heart.

“Perhaps it was because I was a girl, or maybe because I had no Immortal Bones. In any case, I survived.”

“At fifteen, I left Youdu alone, easily, with no one stopping me, tracking me, or attempting to kill me, as if I were insignificant.”

“From then on, I had only one reason to live.”

“To become an Immortal!”

At some point, Zhu Yuxian leaned her head on Lu Chengfeng’s shoulder, her tone somewhat weary as she said, “Let me rest for a while!”

Lu Chengfeng did not speak, only feeling her cheek was very cold. At some unknown time, tears had fallen, soaking through his clothes.

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