Chongming spread out his hands, and the precious pagoda in his palm spun and enlarged.
Zhao Yue was surprised. "The Exquisite Pagoda? You must know that this pagoda has been sealed by me. If you forcefully activate it before you completely re - refine it, it will cause irreversible damage to your body."
Even so, she quietly took a few steps back, her eyes showing fear.
Chongming remained silent. A killing intent erupted around him. The Exquisite Pagoda flattened everything within a hundred - mile radius. The Heavenly Demons within this area were instantly shaken into mere demonic qi.
The Heavenly Demons all showed fear in their eyes and no longer dared to step forward.
Zhao Yue barely blocked this wave of attacks. The demonic qi around her was on the verge of collapsing, but she slowly began to smile, looking at Chongming with a confident look in her eyes.
Yaohua knew something was wrong. A strong sense of crisis made her look up at the Exquisite Pagoda. Her heart skipped a beat. Something was off about this pagoda!
At this moment, Chongming was holding the Exquisite Pagoda and walking towards Zhao Yue with killing intent. With each step he took, the might of the pagoda grew stronger.
Yaohua suddenly stepped forward. She used the wisp of spiritual power that Chongming had left on her and snatched the Exquisite Pagoda directly into her hands.
Chongming was slightly stunned, and his killing intent diminished. "What are you doing?"
Zhao Yue's smile gradually turned sinister. "What, have you fallen in love with Zhao Wu? So you're reluctant to kill me, your elder sister?"
At this moment, she hated Yaohua to the core.
The Exquisite Pagoda was the most important part of her plan, and Yaohua's sudden move had ruined it.
But soon, her expression returned to normal because she could sense that the thing she had left in the pagoda had been activated.
Yaohua didn't bother to respond to her. She carefully inspected the Exquisite Pagoda and involuntarily clenched her fist hanging by her side. There was actually a Heavenly Demon Seed hidden in the pagoda!
The Demon Seed could bewitch people's minds and was extremely difficult to eradicate. Once contaminated, even a supreme god would end up self - destructing.
The Demon Seed was hidden very secretly. Yaohua had the Phoenix True Fire and had come into contact with the Heavenly Demon Seed in the secret realm, so she was able to find it in just a short while.
If it were Chongming, he might not have discovered the Demon Seed until he completely refined the Exquisite Pagoda.
The events in the secret realm seemed to replay in front of her eyes. In that secret realm, she couldn't figure out how her master had been contaminated by the Heavenly Demon Seed. Now she knew that it was hidden in the Exquisite Pagoda.
So close! If she had been a bit slower, her master would have repeated his fate in the secret realm, being entangled by the Demon Seed and eventually dying in front of her.
Fortunately, this time, she had rewritten fate!
She put the Exquisite Pagoda into her mustard pouch. Countless clues came together in her mind, and she finally understood everything. She sneered. "Zhao Yue, it turns out that this was all your plan."
Zhao Yue's heart skipped a beat. She frowned and looked at her. "What are you rambling about?"
Yaohua coldly questioned. "If I'm not wrong, you deliberately hid the Heavenly Demon Seed in the Exquisite Pagoda and then revealed the information waiting for me to come. Your purpose was to let me bring the Exquisite Pagoda back myself and then let Master be parasitized by the Demon Seed while using the pagoda, right?"
"What are you talking about?" Zhao Yue pretended not to know. "I don't understand."
"Your scheme is not very sophisticated. As long as Master had time to carefully examine the Exquisite Pagoda, he would naturally discover the Demon Seed. But you were extremely fast. From stealing the pagoda to revealing its location, and then launching a surprise attack on the Phoenix Clan, forcing me and Master to take action, you didn't give us a moment to catch our breath. If I hadn't taken action just now, Master might have already been parasitized by the Demon Seed!" Yaohua said coldly. "I've seen the calculations of the leader of the Heavenly Demon Clan today."
Although her plan had been exposed, Zhao Yue wasn't angry. Instead, she admired Yaohua very much. "Originally, I did want to drag Chongming into the demonic path, but now it seems that compared to that heartless man, you're a more suitable candidate. If you're willing to defect to our Heavenly Demon Clan, I'll personally preside over your wedding with my younger brother and give you a position second only to mine."
Yaohua thought of the tragic death of her master in her previous life, all caused by this woman. She couldn't help but curse and then said, "Don't even think about it."
Zhao Yue showed a confident smile. "There's no way to solve the problem of the Heavenly Demon Seed. You'll turn into a demon sooner or later. The door of our Heavenly Demon Clan will always be open for you."
Then, she very generously released the Dianzhu sisters. "Take them away. Consider it a gift to celebrate your joining the Heavenly Demon Clan."
Yaohua curled her fingertips slightly. She knew that what Zhao Yue said was true. There was currently no way to remove the Heavenly Demon Seed.
Now, the Heavenly Demon Seed sleeping in the Exquisite Pagoda had been activated by Chongming's spiritual power and was eagerly looking for its host, with Chongming being the first choice.
Yaohua used the spiritual power her master had left on her to intercept the Heavenly Demon Seed halfway. At this moment, that thing, with a chilling aura, had already approached her palm.
But in front of everyone, she appeared very calm. "It's just a mere Demon Seed. With my Phoenix True Fire, it will surely be easily destroyed. There's no need for the princess to worry."
This battle between the two sides and the Heavenly Demons had ended in a draw. Zhao Yue had no intention of continuing the fight and let them leave.
After leaving the Tianhe River, the group finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The Dianzhu sisters said with some difficulty, "We sisters are useless. We couldn't restrain Zhao Yue. We've failed the supreme god's trust. Please forgive us."
Chongming's expression softened slightly. "It doesn't matter. You've done your best."
Yaohua was a bit confused. "Aren't you Zhao Wu's people? Why are you suddenly saying such things?"
The Dianzhu sisters glanced at each other. "We've offended the little princess before. Please forgive us. We sisters were originally undercover agents sent by the supreme god to the Demon Realm."
Chongming nodded. "You two have been in the Demon Realm for many years. You've suffered a lot and made many achievements. Now return to the Heavenly Realm. I'll arrange a good place for you."
Dianzhu showed a relieved smile. "Our parents were killed by the Heavenly Demons. Now that we've been able to sow discord within the Demon Clan, we can comfort our parents' spirits in heaven. Thank you for the supreme god's protection."
Chongming looked at Yaohua and spread out his hands. "It's time to return the Exquisite Pagoda to me."
Yaohua took out the Exquisite Pagoda. By now, she had completely removed the Heavenly Demon Seed from the pagoda, but she met Chongming's scrutinizing gaze.
"Why are you looking at me like this, Master?" she asked half - jokingly. "If I hadn't discovered it in time, you might have already been parasitized by the Demon Seed. How are you going to repay my kindness?"
But Chongming asked, "The Phoenix True Fire shouldn't be able to remove the Demon Seed in such a short time. Did you...?"
He paused, obviously worried about what Zhao Yue had said.
Yaohua twirled around and said with a smile, "I'm now in the Nirvana Realm. My Phoenix True Fire is different from the ordinary one, so I can naturally remove the Demon Seed. If you don't believe me, Master, take a good look?"