Chapter 217: 134. Jing Lixue's Plot_2
Definitely, it's just a beginning.
Having suffered so many setbacks, the Confucian-Mo Pavilion, now that they clearly knew their own identity, would certainly not let things rest.
And the Heavenly Dao Sect... unless there was a surprise, they would likely choose to remain silent.
After all, being associated with the words "Outer Domain Demon" wasn't going to be anything good.
Of course.
Xu Yuan was aware that this series of actions by the Confucian-Mo Pavilion was very likely related to Jing Lixue.
However, what he did not understand was whether she was so confident that she could persuade him to stand by her side because of this?
And, was she so confident that she could keep herself safe under the hands of the Confucian-Mo Pavilion?
His thoughts dispersed with the spatial vortex in front of him, formed by four Heritage Marks.
The next moment, just as Xu Yuan was about to step into it,
Liu Ruoxue suddenly reached out her hand and stopped him.
"Why... didn't you let me take action just now? Didn't we agree?"
She looked up at him with an extremely serious expression.
"..."
Xu Yuan avoided her gaze.
"Does it matter?"
He lowered his eyelids.
Just now, with the remaining two disciples of the Confucian-Mo Pavilion, whether intentional or not, in the end, it was still he who personally took action, not allowing anyone else to do it for him.
"Do you... know what would happen?"
Seeing the standoff between the two, Tian Liuli and Lin Qingque couldn't help but frown.
Provoked by Liu Ruoxue's words, Lin Qingque, who had initially thought it was merely a private vendetta, seemed to understand something and looked towards Xu Yuan.
"How would I know what's going to happen?"
Xu Yuan sighed.
"If you don't know, then why did you stop me from taking action?"
Liu Ruoxue seemed no longer inclined to hide the nature of their relationship from others.
"Also, from the beginning, there were things I really didn't understand."
Xu Yuan knew she was referring to how he addressed her and said, "It's really nothing."
"Nothing?"
Liu Ruoxue stepped forward under the dubious gazes of the two onlookers, and said solemnly, "I know you want others to think there's no relationship between us at all, that's why you didn't let me take action, to keep the Sword Sect from harming me..."
She paused, and then, under the astonished looks of the others, continued, "I, Liu Ruoxue, from that moment on, am not the Liu Ruoxue of the Sword Sect, but your Liu Ruoxue, Xu Yuan. Do you understand?"
"..."
Listening to her words, which practically severed her ties with the Sword Sect, Xu Yuan couldn't help but show a bitter smile.
What was he supposed to say now?
In the great hall, there was an equal amount of shock.
Among them, Liu Ruoxue's master, Shi Ruoyu, had a face that turned extremely ugly, her brows frosted with icy Sword Intent, like a volcano ready to erupt.
Lin Qingque wrinkled her nose and quickly clung to Xu Yuan's arm, growling protectively like a little beast, "What nonsense? There's no relation between you and my senior brother, and even if there were, it would be related to me."
Tian Liuli simply said coldly, "If there is no great battle next, then... between us, there must be a fight to the death!"
Clearly, she too was dissatisfied with the current situation.
If not for the need to conserve Spiritual Power, she might have already taken action.
"Bring it on. Who's afraid of whom?"
Lin Qingque snorted coldly.
Looking at them, Xu Yuan felt a warmth in his heart and softly said, "Let's go."
Following that, he stepped through the teleportation gate before him.
...
The vacuous emptiness faded away.
In its place, there was the comforting brightness of swords before his eyes.
The familiar splendor and brilliance.
However, the looks coming from everyone in the great hall were now entirely different.
Before Tian Liuli, who felt something amiss, could speak,
White Ink was already impatiently stepping forward.
"Confucian-Mo Pavilion..."
However, his words were cut off halfway.
"Where are they?"
Under the astonished gazes of the crowd, only three people emerged from the portal.
Yet among them, there was distinctly one critical person missing.
Not only were they taken aback, even the trio from Tian Liuli, who had been prepared for battle, were just as puzzled.
Where were the people from the Outer Domain Demons?
They had clearly seen them all enter the portal together, hadn't they?
As everyone stood bewildered, a barely discernible smile curled up at the corner of Jing Lixue's mouth on the throne.
"?!"
White Ink seemed to have realized something and quickly turned to her: "Snow Emperor, where is the Outer Domain Demon? Where did he go?"
Jing Lixue glanced at him indifferently, then chuckled lightly, "He has passed the test, where else could he go? He has naturally gone to the place of heritage acceptance."
"What?!"
White Ink's face turned completely pale: "Impossible! The previous Divine Emperor clearly stated that even if the Outer Domain Demon passed the test, he would have no chance at the heritage..."
Halfway through his words, he suddenly remembered the decree with handwriting completely different from before, and shot a fierce glare at Jing Lixue: "Was it you?! You forged a divine decree?"
As these words fell, an odd look crept over everyone's face.
Especially Shi Ruoyu, the Master of Yin Peak from the Sword Sect.
She remembered her secret decree and realized it seemed to be a similar case. She had thought the previous Divine Emperor didn't want to waste too much effort on the Heavenly Demon, but now it appeared that there was another situation altogether?
No wonder she had always been perplexed why the former Divine Emperor would issue such a secretive command to her; now it seemed clearly that it was a fraudulent decree.
The more Shi Ruoyu thought about it, the worse her mood got.
If she had known earlier that the decree did not come from the former Divine Emperor but from the present Jing Lixue, who would listen to the commands of a mere mortal who hadn't even reached the Qi Cultivation realm?
Even with the many conditions given above.
If she truly acknowledged her as the Divine Emperor, she wouldn't need to enter the city so brazenly to force an abdication now.
Looking at it now, it seemed that they had been used?
Jing Lixue's expression remained unchanged, as if she truly hadn't done such a thing, and said, "I don't know what you're talking about."
White Ink's expression suddenly darkened.
The secret decree he received from the former Divine Emperor was designed to self-destruct after a single viewing.
He wanted to confront her, but the opportunity had not yet come.
Observing the shifting expressions of the people below, Jing Lixue appeared to be quite at ease.
Indeed, the command was hers, but she had issued it in the name of the previous Divine Emperor.
Otherwise, why would anyone heed her command?
And who would believe that the Outer Domain Demon, even after passing all of the tests for the heritage, would still be unable to command the Four Divine Beasts Formation?
Now, even if this matter was exposed, it would make no difference.
Because...
The momentum was already established.
The situation she desired had already been achieved.
Xu Yuan had achieved his goal, seizing control of the Four Divine Beasts Formation.
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But the more successful he became, the more the people from the Eight Great Sects would dread him.
Even his own Heavenly Dao Sect, if not turning swords against him, would certainly not offer help.
After all, with power in hand, the urge to kill arises on its own.
Moreover, those not of our kin are sure to have a different mind.
Furthermore, just this morning, he had slain a Saint Heir of the Heavenly Dao Sect; even if Mu Qianyan wanted to protect him, it would be of no use.
As for Tian Liuli, Liu Ruoxue's Qiushui Shengong and the Sword Sect were even less remarkable.
The stance of Shi Ruoyu from the Sword Sect would not waver because of Liu Ruoxue.
While Qiushui Shengong valued Tian Liuli's thoughts and opinions, a prodigy not yet fully matured, even if the so-called supreme reincarnation of the Immortal Realm, was still just a prodigy,
Qiushui Shengong would not adhere to her whims in every matter, especially not those linked to the Outer Domain Demon.
In such matters, Qiushui Shengong would never tolerate her.
Lin Qingque was, even less so, to speak of.
As for Chu Bingyan from the Heavenly Machine Tower, although she was the Tower Master, she was merely a nominal one; if it had been an ordinary matter it would have been fine, but in such circumstances, her desires were ultimately futile.
The corners of Jing Lixue's mouth curled more defiantly.
Not only that, she had purposefully withheld information, allowing the three of them to exit early and separate from Xu Yuan, to make it easier for their own Sects to control them.
By doing so, Xu Yuan, who was about to become an enemy of the Eight Great Sects, would find himself fighting a lonely battle.
And the Eight Great Sects, in a certain sense, represented the will of most of the human race; to contend against them, there was only one way.
That was... to stand by her side and oppose the world together.
As her smile grew wider, the words "Wedding Dress" on the Book of Fate, visible only to her, became even more vivid.
"Xu Yuan, what will you do? I'm becoming more and more excited."