Chapter 2295 - The Wind Rises on Divine Darkness Peak

The Severed Heavens Demon Court.

Soaring Firmament Divine Palace.

“Severed Heavens, you bastard. If you don’t explain yourself, I’ll be sure to give you a tooth for a tooth!”

After reading the message talisman he was holding, the Severed Heavens Demon Master’s expression darkened.

He could picture how overwrought with anger Hua Hongzhen was as he wrote this message, as if he were on the verge of a breakdown.

After a while, the Severed Heavens Demon Master took a deep breath and responded. “Rest assured. I’ll make it up to you later.”

His eyes surged with murderous intent.

Lu Qingmei, there really is something wrong with you, you bitch!

“Servant,” said the Severed Heavens Demon Master.

“What can I do for you, founder?” An old man walked in and bowed respectfully.

“Pass on my orders. Have the grand high elder bring the Profound Dragon Jade Seal and come see me. Send the third high elder to Divine Lake Forbidden Zone to ask my junior apprentice brother to come see me!

“Tell everyone else in the sect that from this moment forth, no matter who they are, they are not to approach Divine Darkness Peak!”

As he passed on one order after another, the Severed Heavens Demon Master gradually calmed down.

“Remember, when you pass on my orders, you are not to alert anyone else. Now go!”

“Got it!” The old man dashed off to do as he was told.

......

Divine Darkness Peak.

This was where Lu Qingmei cultivated in seclusion.

This unparalleled demoness had just finished taking a bath. Her long, black hair hung loose, and her long, plain robes did little to disguise her stunning figure.

Her soft, snowy skin shone beneath the light of the heavens. Her whole body emanated languid, beautiful elegance.

She was in the middle of an inkwash painting. It depicted a Daoist with a sword on his back, riding a boat through a sea of clouds.

In just a few brush strokes, she outlined an unrestrained, unfettered figure, a man as proud and aloof as a cloud. He rode his boat through the sea of clouds, freely exploring beyond the nine heavens.

It was just an inkwash painting, but a single glance was enough to sense the man's free, broad-minded charm.

However, his face was blank.

When she finished the painting, Lu Qingmei gripped her brush and gazed intently at the painting as if in a daze.

After a while, she couldn’t help but sigh.

Wind blew in through the window lattice, bringing with it a bone-piercing chill.

Lu Qingmei drew her fingertip through the air, and the painting on the tabletop caught ablaze, instantly reduced to ash, then scattered by the frigid gales.

Practically simultaneously, the sound of heavy footsteps emanated from beyond the window.

Lu Qingmei seemed to know who was arriving, and she wasn’t at all concerned. She just sat casually in a chair, her bright eyes gazing through the window lattice. Her eyebrows, which were curved like crescent moons, furrowed slightly.

“Do you have anything you’d like to say to me, dear?” The Severed Heavens Demon Master walked into the room.

His expression was cold and indifferent, and his gaze was fierce and intense. He couldn’t even be bothered to waste time on pleasantries before launching into an interrogation!

“Don’t you think you ought to be celebrating?” Lu Qingmei said airily.

“You think I ought to

celebrate?”

The Severed Heavens Demon Master’s eyes surged with murderous intent. “I ought to

celebrate

that you lied to me? I ought to

celebrate

that you’ve long since started colluding with Su Yi in secret?”

His gaze was suddenly horrifying to behold, and he said slowly and clearly, “Drop the act! I’ve seen through you this time! You’ve been playing me for a fool this entire time!”

The atmosphere was stifled, harsh, and oppressive.

But Lu Qingmei didn’t even seem to notice. She just languidly picked up a teacup and turned it between her fingertips. “Let me ask you this. If I hadn’t warned you, you might well have recklessly gone to Qingwu Divine Court to investigate Xiao Jian’s identity. What would have happened to you then?”

The Severed Heavens Demon Master’s expression shifted erratically. He laughed coldly, “Are you saying I ought to

thank

you?”

“No,” said Lu Qingmei. “We are, after all, Dao Partners in name. There’s no need to thank me.”

The Severed Heavens Demon Master took a deep breath. “Alright, then let me ask you this. How did Su Yi manage to make arrangements in advance and ask Zang Wushu to come to Qingwu Divine Court?”

“I’ve spent the past few days here in the sect. How could I possibly know that?” Lu Qingmei shook her head slightly.

“Quit playing games!” The Severed Heavens Demon Master’s expression darkened. “That old man Hua Hongzhen told me everything. If not for you divulging that information, how could Su Yi possibly have had time to make arrangements in Qingwu Divine Court?”

Lu Qingmei said thoughtfully, “Hua Hongzhen is still alive? Hah, I see. Each of you old-timers is more cowardly than the one before. None of you would be willing to act personally after learning that Xiao Jian is really Su Yi! That’s how Su Yi and Zang Wushu managed to escape Qingwu Divine Court with such ease. Am I right?”

Her voice was full of unconcealed mockery.

Her words hit the Severed Heavens Demon Master right where it hurt.

He would never have guessed that even after Su Yi had infiltrated Qingwu Divine Court, an ancient, powerful expert like Hua Hongzhen would be too scared to make an appearance!

Hua Hongzhen was simply too spineless!!

But the Severed Heavens Demon Master naturally wouldn’t say that out loud.

“Never mind all that. You don’t need to admit to leaking information, either,” the Severed Heavens Demon Master said coldly. “I’ve already sent a message to your master, Gu Huaxian. Your junior apprentice brother, Yu Xun, knows about this, too. I’d like to see how you plan to explain yourselves to them!”

Lu Qingmei’s brow furrowed, her beautiful, starry eyes suddenly incomparably cold. “What do you mean by that?”

“What do I mean?” the Severed Heavens Demon Master laughed coldly. “When the time comes, ask your master and junior apprentice brother!”

𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Lu Qingmei fell silent. She actually hadn’t expected the Severed Heavens Demon Master to play this trick. If her master and junior apprentice brother found out about this...

It would be really troublesome!

When he saw that she wasn’t responding, the Severed Heavens Demon Master said coldly, “Also, to ensure that you don’t run away, I’m going to have you placed into house arrest on Blood-Refining Cliff. I’ll let you out when your master and junior apprentice brother arrive.”

Lu Qingmei glanced at him disdainfully. “You’re going to put me under house arrest? Are you even capable of that?”

The disdain in her voice stung the Severed Heavens Demon Master. His face contorted slightly. “In the Severed Heavens Demon Court, there’s nothing I cannot do!”

He flipped his palm, and a golden jade seal floated into the air. “You ought to know what this is!”

The Profound Dragon Jade Seal!

Lu Qingmei’s gaze focused. She naturally recognized it; this was the supreme treasure used to control the Severed Heavens Demon Court’s Profound Dragon Formation.

When activated at full force, the Profound Dragon Formation’s power was enough to trap even Nine-Tribulation Master Gods!

But Lu Qingmei didn’t panic. She just said coldly, “In the battle of Skybright Mountain, the ancestor of the Blood Rakshasa Race led his forces against the Severed Heavens Demon Court. The Profound Dragon Formation was badly damaged, and it now has numerous weak points. Do you really think you can use a ruined formation to threaten me? Don’t you realize how ridiculous that is?”

Lu Qingmei rose, her bright eyes glinting like cold lightning as she stared at the Severed Heavens Demon Master. “And going by individual strength... You at best are strong enough to fight me. Even with the Profound Dragon Formation’s support, you have no chance of victory!”

Formless pressure emanated from Lu Qingmei’s impressive, delicate figure.

Boom!

The hall shook, and all of the tables, chairs, screens, and other furniture was reduced to powder. Lu Qingmei was like an empress of the nine heavens, majestic as could be.

The Severed Heavens Demon Master felt intense pressure bearing down on him. He instinctively took a step back.

Lu Qingmei laughed derisively. “Useless!”

The Severed Heavens Demon Master’s face flushed red. He roared, “In light of all our years together, I don’t want to hurt you, but if you refuse to cooperate, don’t blame me for my rudeness!”

“Oh?” Lu Qingmei said casually. “Go ahead. Show me your ‘rudeness.’”

The Severed Heavens Demon Master’s eyes flashed with murderous intent. “Come on out, Junior Apprentice Brother!”

Before his voice had even finished echoing through the hall, the clanging hum of a sword rang out.

Amidst the clanging, an old man with long, dark robes, a Daoist topknot, and a sword bundled on his back appeared beside the Severed Heavens Demon Master.

This was Li Shuiyun!

He was the Severed Heavens Demon Master’s junior apprentice brother, and a founding member of the Severed Heavens Demon Court. He too was a peak Nine-Tribulation Master God!

When he entered the room, sharp, formless sword intent swept outward.

Lu Qingmei’s beautiful eyes focused. She was finally starting to take this seriously.

Li Shuiyun was the Severed Heavens Demon Master’s junior apprentice brother, but he was the stronger of the two.

He was calm and indifferent by nature, and he spent his days deep in seclusion, immersed in his pursuit of the Dao of the Sword and heedless of worldly affairs.

But in the eyes of the God Domain’s most powerful experts, Li Shuiyun was someone they couldn’t afford to overlook!

Li Shuiyun didn’t say anything after he arrived, but he loomed like an unparalleled divine sword gathering power and preparing to strike. There was no disregarding his presence.

“Well? Do you think my junior apprentice brother and the Profound Dragon Formation are enough to put you under house arrest?” the Severed Heavens Demon Master said with seething murderous intent.

Lu Qingmei sighed. “We were husband and wife for a time, yet you insist on pushing me like this. Very well. In that case, I won’t hold back either.”

Her clothing billowed around her, and her presence suddenly transformed. Her divine majesty was grander and mightier than before!

“If this really comes down to a fight to the death, I’ll be interested to see if you can bear the consequences, Severed Heavens!” Lu Qingmei said slowly and clearly.

The Severed Heavens Demon Master frowned.

If Lu Qingmei really wanted to fight to the death, they might well manage to suppress her in the end, but they’d inevitably have to pay a heavy price to do it!

“Senior Apprentice Sister, I won’t let you risk yourself like that.” A voice tinged with laughter suddenly rang out, and a handsome young man in ornate robes entered the room. He had wide sleeves, an elegant bearing, and looks that stood out from the crowd.

This was none other than Lu Qingmei’s junior apprentice brother, Yu Xun!

Lu Qingmei’s expression finally shifted, and her heart sank.

The Severed Heavens tricked me! That old bastard didn’t just send Master and Lu Xun a message. He already invited Lu Xun over!!

Were that not the case, there’s no way he’d manage to show up the moment Severed Heavens decided to take action against me.

They’ve obviously been planning this for a long time.

“You’re finally here, Fellow Daoist Yu Xun.” The Severed Heavens Demon Master visibly relaxed. He smiled and inclined his head in greeting.

Earlier, Li Shuiyun had just stood there, calm, indifferent, and silent, as if none of this had anything to do with him.

However, when he saw Yu Xun, he furrowed his brow. Still, in the end, he said nothing.

“Junior apprentice brother, are you here to help me, or are you here to help them defeat me?” Lu Qingmei’s eyes flashed.

“Of course I’m here to help you, Senior Apprentice Sister!” Lu Xun laughed heartily. “But that’s on the condition that you give up the struggle. Then, I’ll naturally take you with me to see our master. Refuse, and I’m afraid I’ll have no choice but to assist Fellow Daoist Severed Heavens.”

As he spoke, his gaze was heated, and he greedily looked Lu Qingmei’s curves up and down without the slightest reservations.