Chapter 285: Chapter 212: For Whom Does a Woman Make Herself Beautiful?

Inside a cave.

Li An remained motionless, as if he had turned into a statue, enveloped by dense evil qi, unable to see his own fingers.

He didn’t use his Divine Sense to feel it, but the outside had been quiet for a very long time, Fei Tianqi should have already left, right?

The strategy to steal the beams and replace the pillars was successful!

－－In reality, this was precisely the first step of Li An’s entire plan.

Obtain the corpse of a Great Cultivator at the Divinity Transformation Stage, then refine the Evil Crystal he had cultivated for many years into the corpse, disguise it, and then send it back to the people of the Immortal Talent Hall.

Among the many geniuses of the Immortal Talent Hall, after much deliberation, Fei Tianqi was the most suitable candidate because Fei Tianqi held the greatest advantage in the Immortal Talent Hall. Once he obtained the Evil Crystal, no one else could compete with him, making his position as Saint Child unshakable.

If others, like Xue Ao, obtained the Evil Crystal, due to their own lack of superior strength, they might not be able to completely suppress others and unexpected events might occur.

The entire plan of Li An was inherently risky, so he needed to avoid any unexpected events as best as he could.

Fei Tianqi was the thread he had chosen to pull to move the entire Immortal Talent Hall.

What Li An needed to do was help Fei Tianqi become the Saint Child and successfully become engaged to Gu Hong!

This was the first step of the plan.

And in the entire process of giving the corpse to Fei Tianqi, he had meticulously designed it, driven to a dead end, and then forced to self-destruct… In reality, it was just one of his puppets that self-destructed.

That puppet’s appearance, life aura, etc., had all been perfectly refined. When he self-destructed, he was already in heavy evil qi, and he used a Rank Four Talisman to conceal it, successfully deceiving everyone.

The only unexpected thing was that there was no Evil Crystal inside the Cyan Cloud Sword Ancestor… What a loss.

Now, all he needed to do was wait, wait for Fei Tianqi to succeed…

He hoped he wouldn’t be disappointed!

…

And so Li An waited for three months!

Three months later.

Rumble!

In the Ten Thousand Miles Abyss, a shocking aura erupted, and the sky outside the Abyss was filled with the roaring of various Great Dao meanings, fragments of various rules, primordial dawn, etc., emerged from the heaven and earth, pierced through the blockade set by the people, and poured into the Abyss.

“Someone is forming their Nascent Soul?”

“Who is it!?”

“There’s only Fei Tianqi left, who hasn’t appeared, it must be him… And look, within that dawn, there’s actually a mysterious light condensing, which only appears in the extreme state of forming the Nascent Soul, the light of Innate True Art!”

Everyone was shocked beyond words.

Within the vast Great Dao true meanings, a hazy light emerged from the creation, fluctuating mysteriously, merging with the many Great Dao true meanings and entering the Abyss.

“Only a perfect Nascent Soul can awaken the innate True Art in creation…”

“To form a perfect Nascent Soul, one must have Golden Core Perfection cultivation and also a Top Grade Nascent Soul Pill… And that’s just the basics, it still depends on fortune!”

“If it’s truly Fei Tianqi… This person is truly invincible; a Nascent Soul Cultivator who awakens innate True Art is truly among the elite of the Nascent Soul stage, strong at every step…”

Countless people sighed with emotion.

Wearing a jade green mask, Gu Hong couldn’t help but look towards the Ten Thousand Miles Abyss at this moment, but there wasn’t much emotion in her eyes, as if nothing in this world mattered to her anymore.

Even if someone broke through to the Divinity Transformation Stage, or even attained immortality, perhaps it would mean nothing to her…

…

“Very strong.”

Within the Ten Thousand Miles Abyss.

Li An, who had been hiding, couldn’t help but be moved; Fei Tianqi was perhaps the most exceptional genius he had encountered.

He had Golden Core Perfection cultivation, and now might have obtained the legendary innate True Art…

“Innate True Art…”

A thought slowly firmed up in his heart; now he was already in the Late-Stage Golden Core, readying to attempt the Nascent Soul breakthrough, and he was determined to achieve a perfect Nascent Soul!

He waited silently.

Another month passed, and the fluctuations of breaking through to the Nascent Soul finally completely settled down.

…

On this day, Fei Tianqi officially exited seclusion!

He soared into the sky from the Abyss, appearing before everyone outside the Ten Thousand Miles Abyss.

At this moment, Fei Tianqi seemed like an invincible deity, his aura incredibly astonishing.

“Greetings to the Saint Child!”

“Greetings to the Saint Child!”

Fei Tiancheng, Wang Huayu, and others who had been following him immediately spoke up in reverence, their eyes burning with fervor.

Meanwhile, other geniuses like Xue Ao and Luo Yue were completely silent at this moment.

Fate had decreed it; Fei Tianqi’s attainment of a perfect Nascent Soul had left them far behind, and the struggle for the Saint Child was over, with no contest from now on.

“By the decree of His Majesty, the first to achieve Nascent Soul will be the Saint Child, taught the Daoist Scriptures, and may become engaged to Princess Gu Hong－－”

The Nascent Soul elder standing next to Gu Hong spoke, smiling, “Congratulations to Daoist Tianqi on achieving the Nascent Soul!”

“Congratulations!”

Everyone exclaimed.

Except for Gu Hong, who remained silent.

The much-anticipated Fei Tianqi descended gracefully, the crowd’s gaze making him feel light and airy. A smile formed at the corner of his mouth as he approached Gu Hong.

“Princess, Tianqi eagerly anticipates our marriage.”

He smiled, “To hold your hand and grow old together is what Tianqi desires. I wonder, Princess, could you let me see your beautiful face?”

It is known that Princess Gu Hong is very mysterious, holding a very high status within the Great Li Empire, yet no one has ever seen her true appearance, as she always wears a jade-green mask.

Rumor has it that her face is only for her husband to see.

“You want to see my face?”

Gu Hong said indifferently.

“You will see it eventually, won’t you? You said only your husband can see your face; now, do I not qualify?”

Fei Tianqi’s words were somewhat cold.

In fact, in terms of cultivation, Gu Hong is no longer a match for him!

Gu Hong is only at the Late-Stage True Core!

To him, Gu Hong was merely an ornament.

But recalling not long ago, when he went to the Great Li capital to get engaged to Gu Hong, she unexpectedly broke off the engagement on the spot, saying she could only be a Daoist partner with the Saint Child of the Immortal Talent Hall. This incident left him displeased; the face he lost that day was to be regained today.

Getting Gu Hong to remove her mask would be a declaration.

“Fine, you can look, but I have one more request.”

She suddenly spoke and said loudly, “On the day of our wedding, you need to present me with a gift.”

Fei Tianqi laughed, “The Princess may speak without hesitation—”

“A human head, Li An’s head—this person was once a disciple of the Profound Yang Sect, later building his foundation in White Tiger City. He has a grudge against me, bore deep hatred, yet he is a fool, perhaps intending to disrupt our wedding. You must find him and kill him!”

Gu Hong quickly spoke, then abruptly turned her head to address the people of the various great powers present, “Whoever can kill Li An, I will give him a Nascent Soul Pill—”

Everyone in the arena was in an uproar, with discussions breaking out all at once.

“Li An? Who is that to have offended the First Princess of Great Li…”

“Never heard of him, probably an obscure little cultivator?”

“The Great Li Princess… seems a bit strange…”

Some were surprised, some skeptical, while others pondered…

But the two Nascent Soul Cultivators beside Gu Hong had faces that turned extremely unpleasant as they exchanged glances, harboring some regret!

They suddenly understood why Gu Hong insisted on personally coming to the Ten Thousand Miles Abyss.

Usually, Gu Hong stayed deep in the Great Li Palace, where nothing said would leak out.

But here at the Ten Thousand Miles Abyss, all the major powers were present, and Gu Hong was deliberately using these people to spread the news to the world!

In this way, Li An would surely receive the message, knowing that the whole of Great Li was hunting him down…

A warning!

Gu Hong was giving a warning!

No wonder, no wonder she suddenly broke off the engagement, only agreeing to be engaged to the Saint Child, and insisted on coming here… doing all this was just to warn Li An!

It was an oversight!

Moreover, the great powers present here have significant backgrounds, like the Celestial Sword Sect and others. Although they came to pay homage, they have not been formally subdued by the Great Li Empire; hence they could not be silenced, and trying to do so might backfire…

Fei Tianqi’s brows also furrowed slightly, naturally sensing something odd in Gu Hong’s words, but it didn’t matter to him.

“Fine, I promise you, I will find this person, kill him, and deliver his head to you—”

Fei Tianqi said, “Now, you can take off your mask—”

He fixed his gaze on Gu Hong’s face.

Only now did Gu Hong’s eyes reveal a slight relaxed smile. After issuing this kill order, she felt relieved and looked at Fei Tianqi, “Alright.”

Then, she raised her hand, calmly removing the jade-green mask.

The interested look in Fei Tianqi’s eyes suddenly froze.

All those around were instantly in an uproar…

…

Because the face of the First Princess of Great Li… was actually like rotten mud, as if cut densely by knives, eroded by poison!

She…

was disfigured.

……

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