Tie Dan felt momentarily uncertain,
"Have you... ever seen a fish?"
"..."
Everyone was just having a good chat in the Divine Sect, why suddenly ask about fish?
It was such a random question, but Zhen Baiyu didn’t dare not to answer,
"Of course, I’ve seen fish. My family used to have hundreds of Dragon Carp, with golden scales, Nine Stripes, Lou Lan, tricolor...
Tie Dan,
"I’m not talking about carp, it’s... never mind, can your fish talk? Can they steal things? Can they draw pictures?"
Zhen Baiyu,
"Well... they can’t do that... Senior, are you referring to those demon fairies and Divine Beasts that can transform into human form, speak human language, and bring good fortune?
I’ve seen many of those. We used to have Puzhu to pull chariots, Golden Lions guarding the gates, and a few Phoenixes flew into our yard when I was young, bringing Ruyi Jade as gifts. There were Xiezhi, Wan Hu, Cheng Huang, and Lu Shu in the forest, some gifted me many Immortal Fruits and Elixirs, some took me to obtain Heavenly Materials Treasures, and others protected me or taught me Foundation Establishment.
Later on, the Qilin King from the Gen Kingdom also endowed me with the Talisman Divine Court Seal, sent me thousand-year Snow Lotus, ten-thousand-year Lingzhi. Moreover, during a feast at Tongguan Palace, I saw many Dragon Seeds, but they were pulling chariots and guarding gates, not qualified to come over and talk to us..."
Tie Dan, "..."
Well, my goodness, look at them, that’s what you’d call ‘Immortal Fate’, isn’t it? The Kun just sprayed him with salivation...
Alright then, the Blood Feather he acquired, even if it’s truly a Divine Sect Cultivation Method, is probably not any proper legacy anyway.
Tie Dan also took a moment, thought, and then said,
"Blood God Main Body, where did you learn about it, how much do you know, confess truthfully."
Zhen Baiyu knew there was no escaping this question, so she confessed honestly,
"It was that shadow who told me. It said the Blood Talisman Scripture contains three Divine Skills, ‘Blood God Main Body’, ‘Blood Talisman Divine Sword’, and ‘Blood God’s Son’s great method’.
The ‘Blood God Main Body’ is the highest Divine Skill in the Divine Sect, the method of cultivation and enlightenment practiced by the Divine Lord in the past!
This skill’s power is rarely seen in the world! Once it erupts, it can kill gods, it can exterminate demons! Its power is unrivaled! Invincible under the heavens!
Moreover, because during the fierce combat, the whole body is filled with intense Blood Breath! Enveloped in blood! The power is extremely domineering! It can instantly recover all wounds! Almost peerless! Invincible under heaven! Therefore, it’s also called ‘Blood Demon Divine Skill’ by the Heterodox!
However, this skill’s power is too sharp, not tolerated by the Heavenly Dao, full of killing intent during cultivation, perilous adversities, extremely dangerous, and requiring high comprehension from the cultivator. It’s also very easy to fall into the Demon Path during cultivation!
Therefore, unless one first cultivates ‘Blood God’s Son’s great method’ to a very high realm, and prepares for Reincarnation at any moment if the Blood Demon disintegrates, I’m afraid their Divine Soul will be completely obliterated, never to be reborn!"
All that unique power, invincibility under the heavens and so on, it’s not something worth worrying about. Bragging is something anyone can do; the Sword Sect always claims to be invincible under heaven too, but in reality...
However, bathing in blood, instant recovery, Blood Demon disintegration, and complete soul annihilation... with so many characteristics matching, perhaps these could indeed be techniques of the same origin...
Tie Dan looked at her,
"Do you know it too?"
Zhen Baiyu hurriedly shook her head,
"I don’t, I don’t. That shadow only taught me the basic Qi Refining method, I haven’t really cultivated much since then, my Cultivation Realm has naturally grown, perhaps due to the effects of the gifts from those Divine Beasts and Heavenly Materials Treasures."
Oh, so you didn’t cultivate much, just ate and drank your way to Foundation Establishment, did you...
For the sake of just establishing the Foundation, Tie Dan raided homes and destroyed clans, fought the Demon Palace, took a deep breath, controlled himself not to crush the person with a tremble of his hand, after all, this woman was still useful.
"Do you have a way to summon the local altar master?"
Zhen Baiyu shook her head,
"The altar master is very cautious, only sending messages through puppet pigeons, telling me to live peacefully in this temple until someone from the Mystic Sect comes to take me along to the mountains to lay low, and the Divine Sect will send special envoys to assist when necessary."
Seeing her look at him honestly, Tie Dan understood too.
Oh, no wonder, she is sure that he is the Divine Sect’s spy secretly infiltrating the Mystic Sect this time, here to take her to the mountains and perform tasks...
Tie Dan squinted his eyes,
"But you’ve lived here for some time. Since you want to save your mother, why don’t you ask someone from the Mystic Sect for help?"
Zhen Baiyu said fearfully,
"I don’t dare. It’s just that Senior Brother Tang’s skills... and my mother is imprisoned deep within the Imperial Music Bureau, a place for the luxurious relatives of the court, a dragon’s den and tiger’s lair, experts abound, and moreover...
And the altar master said when he found her, her limbs had already been chopped off, surviving only by the Demon Palace’s secret medicine. He wasn’t confident he could rescue her.
But if someone with your skills... perhaps you could give her relief..."
What a malicious act of the Demon Palace...
Tie Dan frowned as he listened.
"Did your mother offend someone?"
Zhen Baiyu’s eyes reddened, her head hung low,
"She wanted to become a princess back then but didn’t succeed, always holding a grudge in her heart, so she fought hard to win the position of Princely Heir’s Consort for me, she might have offended many people..."
Classic palace intrigue...
Tie Dan thought, while having this dialogue, he had secretly set up his Invisible Sword, and his Qi Power had recovered too, swiftly dispatching this woman wouldn’t be difficult. However, there was no need, after all, the Divine Sect sent this woman to the mountains, probably just to plant a spy, not necessarily an especially important figure for now.
On the contrary, using her as bait to catch the altar master and other spies of the Divine Sect, and trace the clues to the murderer who killed the master might yield bigger rewards.
Not to mention, if you really consider things, perhaps his own ties with the Divine Sect are deeper. There’s no telling if the Chen Xuantian in his dreams might actually be some Dharma King Venerable from the Divine Sect coming to transmit skills and seize bodies.
Thus, Tie Dan made a swift decision.
"Listen up, I am a Mystic Sect disciple, holding enmity against the Demon Sect, remember that!"
Zhen Baiyu nodded quickly,
"Yes, I’ve remembered!"
Tie Dan,
"Since you haven’t yet joined the Demon Sect, I won’t kill you, considering you’re Junior Brother Tang’s Daoist companion. Your mother was captured, I can try to rescue her.
But for me to help you do these things, you must tell me everything that shadow taught you about Demon Skills and any secrets of the Demon Sect, without hiding a single word!"
Zhen Baiyu,
"Yes!... May I know your esteemed surname? How should I address you?"
Tie Dan,
"Call me Tie Dan."
Zhen Baiyu was greatly terrified,
"I wouldn’t dare!"
Tie Dan was really tired of this,
"Call it!"
Zhen Baiyu had no choice but to softly open her red lips, stammering, whispering softly,
"Brother Tie, Tie Dan..."
Tie Dan didn’t waste any more time,
"Which way to the Imperial Music Bureau, lead the way."
"Yes, yes..."
Zhen Baiyu, unexpectedly, not only did Blood Demon let her go, but he also agreed to help save her mother. Her body relaxed, becoming weakened on the ground, unable to rise immediately.
Tie Dan just watched from the side.
Come on, what if he went to help her up and got stabbed?
Zhen Baiyu was initially extremely afraid, but seeing Tie Dan not approaching, she thought maybe the other party didn’t want to scare her again. On closer thought, although this person was fierce, cold, and terrifying, he hadn’t touched her even a single time.
And unlike other men, his gaze remained straightforward, never lustful or perverse, always earnest looking into her eyes while speaking, straightforwardly agreeing to help with the rescue. He turned out to be a rare righteous person, and she couldn’t help but feel a warmth in her chest, which gave her the strength to stand up,
"Thank... thank you, Brother Tie."
Alright, it seems like nothing treacherous was being hidden, tsk, so dilly-dallying.
Tie Dan couldn’t be bothered with the nonsense, striding ahead, Zhen Baiyu hurriedly clutched her cloak, trailing behind him like a little wife, while the Shadowless, Formless, Traceless, and Formless Sword Qi followed at the rear, all heading out of the apricot grove.
"Have you seen anyone other than the altar master from the Demon Sect?"
Zhen Baiyu shook her head,
"No, the Divine... Demon Sect is different from the Mystic Sect. They are determined to compete for the world with the Immortal Palace, so they’re heavily prosecuted by the court. Even the hereditary noble houses, the notable families of officialdom, if found connected with the Demon Sect, they risk annihilation and having their assets confiscated.
So they act extremely cautiously and secretly. With their Primordial Spirit Possession and Puppet Manipulation Secret Techniques, they never easily reveal their true identities. Most of the plans are single-line contacts with the core members, then hiring outsiders for activities, making it very difficult to trace their roots."
Zhen Baiyu’s statement matched that of the Treasure Shopkeeper. The Divine Sect acts indeed cautiously. You can see their vast tentacles everywhere, but the deeply hidden core body is always shrouded in mist, unseen and untouchable. Yet, once this giant moves, it’s like thunder, mountain collapse, with astounding power.
No wonder they’re one of the Three Great Sects, each with their own strength...
"Who were the people coming in that carriage?"
You didn’t even know who they were and you blasted them?
Zhen Baiyu was also dumbfounded, but thinking the Divine Sect Venerable was just so carefree and powerful, she said,
"They were local scions from Ye Capital. The leader is a son of the Yuan family, his family is a famous name in the Capital with four generations of Three Ministers, even though he’s just an incapable playboy from the Genzhou branch family, he’s still the legitimate son and thus the one being pushed to front by this group to shield things. The others have slightly less influence than the Yuan Gate, but they’re also famous rich families in the north, deeply entrenched for over ten generations, holding considerable power."
Of course, they hold considerable power. As soon as they left the apricot grove, Tie Dan saw billowing dust from the north, clearly cavalry was rushing towards this Xuanmu Temple at top speed.
Alright then, hit the small fry and here come the big ones. Seems these families also realized their legitimate descendant was killed, and they’ve gathered their troops to fight. Their response is indeed quite swift this time.
Hmph, if they had shown this kind of fervor against the Kan Army, would there have been so much trouble?
Tie Dan squatted on the ground,
"Get on."
Zhen Baiyu was still standing there in a daze.
Tie Dan glared,
"No time to dawdle! Hurry!"
"Mmh, mmh..."
Zhen Baiyu blushed, not daring to defy, then leaned over Tie Dan’s back, placing her arms over his shoulders.
The cavalry was already thundering towards them, and this woman was still dawdling. Tie Dan was also getting impatient.
He directly swung his arms back, lifted her skirt, looped around her knees, grasped Zhen Baiyu’s smooth, jade-like legs, coiling them around his ribs, securing her tightly, carrying her on his back.
"Ah!"
Zhen Baiyu never expected, this person who just looked so upright, now had completely no regard for courtesy, tipping over her, pressing tightly against Tie Dan’s back, arms wrapped around his neck, her jade-like skin instantly stained with blood.
And at that moment, Zhen Baiyu’s brain completely shut down, feeling the fiery hands beneath her, that hugged her legs and squeezed her rear, a woman’s waist and legs so violently groped, an indescribable intense sensation spread throughout her body, leaving her momentarily paralyzed. She couldn’t help but gasp deeply, "Hngh...".
Thus, a fiery, bloody scent permeated with vigorous and rich sweat, a strong and unique, turbo-charged hormone aroma, wafted into her nose, unprecedentedly strong pheromone stimulation affecting her brain, leaving Zhen Baiyu completely dazed, soft as dough, drooping over Tie Dan’s shoulder, unable to hold back a soft moan near his ear, "Hng...".
Tie Dan couldn’t help feeling a warm and humid sensation enter his ear canal unexpectedly, it was uncomfortable, but this wasn’t the moment to fuss over it. He raised Zhen Baiyu’s lower body, pulling her up slightly.
"Hold on tight, don’t fall off."
Thus, he mustered his Qi to exert strength, dodged the cavalry, and escaped out of the apricot grove.

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