"How is it now?" Yaohua asked eagerly.
Zhao Wu cast an annoyed glance at her. "Now, all the family assets I've painstakingly accumulated over the years have been squandered. It's more reliable to focus on cultivation!"
"But now you've been beaten by Zhao Yue like a stray dog. Don't you want to take revenge?" Yaohua tried to use reverse psychology.
Under these words, Zhao Wu's face indeed turned extremely terrifying. He stared at her wordlessly for a moment, then turned around and strode back into the thatched cottage, slamming the door shut.
The dilapidated thatched cottage shook with the force of the door closing, and a shower of dust fell, looking on the verge of collapse.
Looking at the thatched cottage, Yaohua sighed. She knew it would be difficult to persuade him for the time being, and her heart felt as if it were being fried in oil.
If she couldn't find a way to deal with the Heavenly Demon Seed, it would be like a ticking time - bomb in her body. Desires, especially those related to love, would fuel its germination. So, to stay safe, she had to try her best to cut off all emotions.
But once desire had taken root, how could it be so easily eradicated? No one knew whether it would gradually fade away with suppression or suddenly explode in the stifling atmosphere.
At this moment, the Heavenly Demon Seed in her dantian twitched again. "Once Zhao Wu recovers from his injuries, he'll probably try every means to marry you. Right now, he doesn't want to join forces with you against others. He just wants to clarify things with you and gain control of all the Phoenix Clan's power."
Its voice was still as seductive as ever. "Don't be silly. When has there ever been a good Heavenly Demon? Maybe he agreed to help you deal with Zhao Yue only because he thought you were naive and easy to deceive. He just wanted to get his hands on the Phoenix Clan's power."
After the last attempt at provoking, Yaohua could barely keep her mind clear. She quickly spotted the loophole in the Heavenly Demon Seed's words.
She coldly questioned, "Just now you told me that even after falling into demonic ways, one could choose to do good, rule over other demons, and establish a new order. But now you're saying that there are no good Heavenly Demons. Isn't that a contradiction?"
The Demon Seed fell silent for a moment and then continued to try to drive a wedge between her and Zhao Wu.
Yaohua recited the Mind - Clearing Incantation a few times and then returned to her cave to sit in meditation to calm her emotions. Her heart was filled with sorrow. Since the Heavenly Demon Seed had been activated, it seemed ready to explode at any moment.
Even Chongming hadn't been spared in the secret realm. How could she avoid it?
At this moment, she suddenly had an idea and woke up the system. "System, can you eat this Demon Seed?"
The system was silent for a while. "No."
"Do you know how to get rid of the Demon Seed?" she asked again.
The system had been unusually weak lately, and its voice was listless. "The Heavenly Demon Seed can't be eliminated, but you can try to suppress it with the Phoenix True Fire."
Beyond that, it couldn't provide any more useful information.
Yaohua couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed. But there were very few rumors about the Heavenly Demon Seed in the Three Realms. It was normal not to find a solution.
At this moment, a special letter was delivered to the front of her cave.
She unfolded the letter and frowned slightly. "Zhao Yue invites me to her nearby Heavenly Demon Mansion?"
The letter included location information. It was a secret realm three thousand miles outside the Phoenix Clan's territory. According to Zhao Yue, she had just built a Heavenly Demon Mansion there recently, and the people who raided the Phoenix Clan last time had been teleported from there.
Yaohua carefully examined the letter. Her first reaction was that it was a trap, and she was about to destroy it when she hesitated.
The nearby Heavenly Demon Mansion was a huge hidden danger to the entire Phoenix Clan. Even if it wasn't for herself, she had to go and take a look for the sake of the clan.
Moreover, this was a good opportunity for her to inquire about information regarding the Heavenly Demon Seed. Maybe she could find out something.
After all, while no one in the Immortal Realm knew much about the Demon Seed, the situation in the Demon Realm might be different.
With her current strength, as long as she was careful, she wouldn't suffer too severely.
Thinking of this, she set off in the direction indicated in the letter.
The location Zhao Yue mentioned was in the Qingyan Forest three thousand miles away. There was a spiritual energy vortex deep in the forest. Once one passed through the vortex, they could reach the Qingyan Secret Realm.
This secret realm had been quite well - known a hundred or so years ago. It was filled with all kinds of spiritual beasts and herbs. Unfortunately, fifty years ago, due to over - exploitation, the foundation of the secret realm had been damaged, and its spiritual energy had quickly dried up. Since then, no one had bothered with it.
If Zhao Yue hadn't mentioned it, no one would have thought that there was a Heavenly Demon stronghold in this desolate secret realm.
As soon as Yaohua stepped into the secret realm, she heard a soft laugh. "Oh, isn't this an old acquaintance?"
She turned around warily and saw Jinghe. She couldn't help but ask, "Why are you here?"
"Of course, I was invited to the banquet. I heard that Lord Zhao Yue has recently unearthed a jar of good wine. Drinking it can increase one's cultivation." Jinghe looked at her meaningfully. "There's a faint demonic aura on you. Has the Heavenly Demon Seed germinated?"
Yaohua instinctively wanted to deny it but then thought it was useless to argue with her. So she steadied her mind and just stared at her coldly.
Jinghe misunderstood her silence and sneered. "What? Are you still reluctant to accept your fate? Don't tell me you're thinking of assassinating Zhao Yue here? Let me tell you, you're going to become a Heavenly Demon sooner or later. Instead of following Zhao Wu, you might as well submit to Lord Zhao Yue earlier."
Yaohua said coolly, "Since you know I'll become a Heavenly Demon sooner or later, and Zhao Wu is on my side, how dare you mock me here? You might as well submit to me."
Her casual remark earned her a disdainful look from Jinghe. "I don't want to follow you useless people. Zhao Wu is just a small fry who acts on his own, and you look so high - minded. You surely won't do anything bad. How can you compare to Lord Zhao Yue, who is wise and mighty? She's going to unify the Three Realms!"
"How do you know about the Demon Seed?" Yaohua thought for a moment and asked.
Just as Jinghe was about to speak, they heard Zhao Yue's laughter in the distance. "Since you're here, come in and talk."
Immediately afterwards, the ground beneath Yaohua's feet lit up. It turned out there was a teleportation formation hidden here. Before she could see clearly, she was teleported into the Heavenly Demon Mansion.
She looked around thoughtfully.
Zhao Yue was sitting at the upper end of the main hall. Seeing this, she smiled and said, "I know you still want to conspire with Zhao Wu to kill me. You probably came this time mainly to inquire about information regarding the Demon Seed, not to surrender."
Yaohua knew she was good at calculating people's hearts, so she straightforwardly asked, "How can I get rid of the Demon Seed?"
Zhao Yue shook her head. "There's no way."
Before her voice had even faded, she saw a surge of killing intent in Yaohua's eyes. She couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. "Don't be so quick to resort to violence. After all, we'll all be on the same side after turning into demons. It's better not to go too far."
After saying that, she ordered someone to pour wine for Yaohua.