Chu Xuan first gave Qingqing a "reassuring" look, then he turned to the chubby fellow beside him, "You betrayed me?"

Zhao Tiande was already drenched in sweat; he wiped his brow as he shook his head repeatedly.

Seeing this, Chu Xuan didn’t mind. Since he’d been exposed, he lifted the hood off his head, his appearance changing back to his true form.

Yao Yufei smiled and said, "Speaking of which, the last time, it was thanks to your help; otherwise, the demon fetus wouldn’t have matured so quickly."

Chu Xuan furrowed his brow, "What do you mean?"

"According to the original progress, Qing Mother would need to continue supplying the demon fetus for three more months for it to truly mature. Even without your interference, I would have held this abdication ceremony then."

"Unexpectedly, the demon fetus absorbed your Innate Dao Body’s power, accelerating its maturation in such a short time. Your constitution is truly nourishing~"

Chu Xuan recalled, hold on, those small dark green horns on the demon dragon’s head...could it have absorbed some of the power released by the Six Souls Banner??

What kind of monstrosity is this, able to take the energy from the Six Souls Banner’s attacks as nourishment.

Qingqing also remembered how her mother had confined her in Yama Palace for three months. Was it to avoid failure at the last moment? She had planned everything from the start...

Soon, Yao Yufei looked at Chu Xuan again and said:

"Chu Xuan, you are not welcome in Li’an Demon Sect. For the sake of your master, Floating Cloud, today we won’t bully you. Leave on your own."

These words were spoken with a dignified tone, showing a masterly demeanor.

But Chu Xuan knew very well that this woman was gambling on the fact that he wouldn’t give up easily, thus saying such diplomatic words.

Chu Xuan ignored her, stood up, and extended his right hand to Qingqing, seriously saying:

"Come with me; let’s leave here. There’s no need to worry about someone as treacherous as your mother causing trouble."

"If you’re truly reluctant to leave her, I might as well bring her over for a reunion with you in the future."

These words left many stunned—Chu Xuan’s boast was great: to abduct the Demon Rain Demon Monarch, the sect leader of a sect, Yao Yufei, whose cultivation was at the Void Refining stage, from Li’an Demon Sect?!

Yao Yufei, who had been leisurely, secretly gritted her teeth in anger. If it weren’t to ensure the plan went smoothly, she would have smacked this little bastard to death a long time ago!

"Shut up!"

To his surprise, Qingqing coldly rebuffed him.

"Chu Xuan, don’t act as if you’re close to me. Who do you think you are?"

Chu Xuan was somewhat shocked but immediately realized that Qingqing must have been threatened. During these days, Yao Yufei might have instilled some ideas into her, making her sever ties with him.

So Chu Xuan promptly said, "Qingqing! Don’t be intimidated by this woman."

"Trust me, this time I am fully prepared. I will definitely take you away from here."

Chu Xuan attempted to secretly convey his thoughts to her, but Yao Yufei had already secretly activated her domain, enclosing the two of them, making it impossible for divine sense to transmit inside or outside.

Qingqing became even colder, "Why should I abandon my role as the Saintess of the Demon Sect to go with you?"

Even though he knew Qingqing must be forced to say such things, Chu Xuan still felt a pang of hurt in his heart upon hearing them.

He unconsciously took steps forward, staring into her eyes as if trying to read her thoughts.

Qingqing remained unchanged, meeting his gaze as cold and unfeeling as eternal ice, vastly different from her former self.

During this process, many disciples of the Demon Sect closed in around Chu Xuan. However, under the sect leader’s signal, they didn’t directly stop him, only formed a circle, advancing together.

The chubby guy mixed in and nervously transmitted, "Big brother, don’t be impulsive!"

"You should leave. If you cause trouble here, I’m afraid I’ll be fed to the demon fetus!"

Chu Xuan ignored him and stepped onto the thirty-six layered steps arriving before Li’an Hall.

There stood the high-level forces of the Demon Sect, Ancestor Youxu squinted as he watched, Yao Yufei gave him a mocking gaze, Keeper Xu looked on with schadenfreude...

Even Li Chengfeng looked at Chu Xuan with a complex expression, momentarily unsure what to say. Was this person foolish?

But after what happened last time, Li Chengfeng dared not label Chu Xuan as merely recklessly brave; he always seemed to work miracles, and taking Qing Mother away in front of this many Demon Sect members didn’t seem impossible either.

Spectators were puzzled by the scene; didn’t the Saintess and Chu Xuan have a close relationship? Otherwise, why would they have eloped? It didn’t look that way now.

As expected, one came from the demonic path and the other from the orthodox path; how could they truly be together?

"Qingqing, come with me." Chu Xuan extended his hand to her once more, speaking sincerely.

"Believe me, we can leave here together." 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Qingqing sneered coldly, "Do you really think I like you? I was just using you to escape from years of torment."

"But now, my mother has revealed the truth to me. I won’t be tormented anymore and can become the true master of Li’an Demon Sect. Why would I leave with you?"