Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi

"What a 'till death do us part'! Fang Qingzhu, are you courting death?!"

This roar carried a wrath that could shake the heavens, filled with an unrestrained, maddening will to kill.

Boom!

A furious storm of energy suddenly surged in from outside the Sacred Maiden Pavilion.

The overwhelming tide of energy roared up towards the heavens.

In an instant.

The sky above the Sacred Maiden Pavilion was engulfed by swirling winds and clouds, with Black Clouds blotting out the sun. Howling gales screamed, and the bitter killing intent transformed this region into nothing less than an Asura Purgatory.

The air was pierced with agonizing wails and ghastly roars, as if souls themselves were lamenting.

With deafening crashes, more than half of the Sacred Maiden Pavilion was forcibly torn apart.

Towering buildings were uprooted entirely, dust and debris filled the air, stones flew chaotically, and the scene plunged into utter chaos.

"Longxiang, calm yourself!"

"Chen Longxiang, you absolutely cannot act so recklessly toward Her Highness the Sacred Maiden..."

The two elders guarding the Sacred Maiden Pavilion looked on in shock and disbelief, their faces turning pale as they saw Chen Longxiang exuding killing intent so intense it was as though he intended to destroy the entire Pavilion. Their hearts chilled. If the Sacred Maiden Pavilion were truly destroyed, they themselves would surely pay with their lives!

After all.

Even though Chen Longxiang possessed unparalleled power and influence, he had not yet officially become the master of the Baiyu sanctuary.

The true master of the Baiyu sanctuary was still Fang Qingzhu's father.

Previously, constrained by the power and resources under Chen Longxiang's control, the Sacred Master had no choice but to compromise.

Yet if Chen Longxiang's actions gave the Sacred Master an opportunity to seize leverage over him, he would undoubtedly wield it mercilessly to crush him!

"Scram!"

But Chen Longxiang showed no regard whatsoever, letting out a cold shout, his fury sweeping out in a tempest.

With a series of thunderous explosions.

The two Earth Venerate Realm elders were sent flying as though struck by a storm.

Blood gushed violently from their mouths.

Their auras instantaneously weakened to the extreme.

Chen Longxiang's expression was grim, and his eyes glowed red with murderous light. His hair danced wildly in the turbulent winds, his robes emitting loud, rustling noises.

In his hand, he clutched a withered, wilted bouquet of flowers.

He had intended to bring these flowers to see Fang Qingzhu. Yet upon arriving at the Sacred Maiden Pavilion, he discovered that the two elders had both withdrawn their spiritual senses and had not been monitoring the pavilion. So he immediately unleashed his own divine sense to probe, only to overhear Fang Qingzhu uttering the words "till death do us part."

In a flash.

A surge of fury ignited within Chen Longxiang's chest. In his mind, this was nothing short of betrayal!

The foremost disciple of Baiyu sanctuary being cuckolded?

Chen Longxiang, who had always been vengeful, commanding, and arrogant—having long claimed Fang Qingzhu as his possession—how could he tolerate her declaring undying devotion to another man?

And so, the scene before them unfolded!

...

Inside the Sacred Maiden Pavilion.

The faces of Fang Qingzhu and her two companions changed drastically. As their gazes met, each saw the fear mirrored in the other's eyes.

"Ch-Chen Longxiang?"

"This is bad... He overheard our conversation..."

Xiao Xue and Lan Ruoxi's faces turned pale.

Fang Qingzhu's complexion was also ashen. Though her cultivation had advanced to the Longevity Secret Realm thanks to the abundant resources of Baiyu sanctuary, her progress had been too swift. She was merely at the Peak of Earth Venerate Realm and far from being a match for Chen Longxiang.

At that moment.

Fang Qingzhu forced herself to endure the immense pressure exuded by Chen Longxiang. Her pale face turned to Xiao Xue and Lan Ruoxi. "Xiao Xue, quickly take Ruoxi and escape through the secret passage. Go find Xiao Yi. Hurry!"

"No, Miss. I won't leave!"

Xiao Xue shook her head stubbornly, an expression of defiance on her face.

Lan Ruoxi, her face pale with fear, could already see Chen Longxiang approaching from afar. His entire being pulsed with killing intent, which had enveloped the entire Sacred Maiden Pavilion. She exclaimed urgently, "Let's leave together. If we delay any longer, none of us will make it out alive!"

"I can't leave. If I go, Chen Longxiang will surely target Xiao Yi. I have to stay..."

Fang Qingzhu shook her head resolutely, then looked at the two of them intently. "You must go! Deliver my message to Xiao Yi... Tell him, I'm waiting for him to save me!"

As the final word fell from her lips.

Fang Qingzhu soared into the sky.

Boom!

An icy blue Phoenix Phantom emerged above her head.

This phoenix shimmered in hues of icy blue, as if carved from pure ice, yet it radiated an aura of vitality and life, exuding a piercing chill.

Wherever it passed...

The world was instantly transformed into a frozen landscape.

On this sacred mountain, where the seasons were eternally spring-like, rare, feathery snowfall began to drift down.

Floating in the air, Fang Qingzhu, bolstered by the enormous icy phoenix, exuded a regal and otherworldly aura. Her eyes turned toward Chen Longxiang with a frostiness as sharp as blades. "Chen Longxiang, you dare trespass into the Sacred Maiden Pavilion and reduce it to such ruins. How do you plead for your crimes?"

"Fang Qingzhu, you vile woman! Flirting with another man behind my back—let alone destroying the Sacred Maiden Pavilion, even killing you, who among this sanctuary would dare to condemn me for it?"

Chen Longxiang's face twisted in rage as dark, evil energy coiled around him. He hissed through gritted teeth, "Spit it out! Tell me who that bastard is! Where is he hiding?"

Fang Qingzhu's response was cold and sharp: "And what gives you the right to question me?"

Until now, she had swallowed every insult and indignity, solely to spare her father, the Sacred Master's, difficulties.

But now...

Knowing Xiao Yi had braved countless dangers to find her, journeying tirelessly from the Southern State, even risking his life in the marriage tournament...

Faced with Chen Longxiang's merciless oppression, she resolved to resist, no matter the cost!

Chen Longxiang's eyes turned entirely crimson. Grinding his teeth so hard they emitted a cracking noise, he snarled with venomous rage, "Vile woman, how dare you speak to me like this? You belong to me! If I want you to live, you live; if I want you to die, you die! How dare you defy me?"

"Your woman?"

Fang Qingzhu's face filled with mocking disdain.

With the icy phoenix at her side, her entire demeanor grew ethereal and aloof—a goddess of frost, untouchable and indifferent. Her voice carried an undeniable authority. "Were it not for my father raising you and teaching you the cultivation technique, how could you achieve what you have today? Instead of showing gratitude, you conspire with the Elder Council to destabilize him at every turn. A man as faithless, deceitful, and ungrateful as you—is worthy of me?"

Roar!

Chen Longxiang was utterly provoked into madness.

His arms quaked violently as he let out an enraged roar.

A single roar sent waves of black light skyrocketing, piercing the heavens. The dark energy radiated an aura of corruption, gathering into an enormous stele in the sky.

Hovering before the stele.

Chen Longxiang's face contorted with malice as his voice turned frenzied with menace: "Fang Qingzhu, this is your last chance. Tell me that bastard's name! Tell me where he is! Or I will suppress you beneath the Seal Demon Stele! And once I find him, I'll peel off his skin, extract his bones, feed his flesh to the dogs, burn his remains to ash, scatter them into the rivers and seas—forever severing the chance for you two to meet again!"

"You wouldn't dare!"

Fang Qingzhu's face turned a stark white.

She had never imagined Chen Longxiang could be so deranged.

The Seal Demon Stele was a prized treasure of Baiyu sanctuary, a Ninth Grade high-grade artifact.

To be imprisoned by it...

Even a Sacred Venerate Realm expert would find escape nearly impossible.

"Not dare? What wouldn't I dare?"

Chen Longxiang's twisted smile was filled with sinister hatred. "You are truly set on resisting? Then don't blame me for showing no mercy!"

Boom!

Chen Longxiang waved his arm.

The Seal Demon Stele, shrouded in dark energy, plummeted from the heavens.

"No!"

Fang Qingzhu raised her hands, summoning the icy blue phoenix. It surged skyward, attempting to defy the attack, but their power gap was insurmountable.

Boom!

The icy phoenix shattered into pieces.

Amidst the drifting snowflakes.

The terrifying Seal Demon Stele descended like a towering mountain, crashing with a thunderous boom, sealing Fang Qingzhu entirely beneath its weight.

Hovering before the stele.

Chen Longxiang's face betrayed no emotion. His voice echoed thunderously across the heavens and all of the Baiyu sanctuary: "I, Chen Longxiang, hereby use the Seal Demon Stele to imprison Fang Qingzhu within the Sacred Maiden Pavilion. Should anyone dare approach, they will be deemed to have challenged me. From the Nine Heavens above to the Yellow Springs below—I will hunt them to their grave!"

Gasp!

The vast Baiyu sanctuary.

Fell into a stunned silence as countless faces turned dumbfoundedly toward the Sacred Mountain: "Chen Longxiang... sealed the Sacred Maiden?"

"What's going on?"

"He's gone mad..."

Inside the Gathering of the Virtuous Tower.

Xiao Yi rose slowly, his gaze shifting toward the Sacred Mountain. With a single step forward.

His presence erupted like that of an ancient dread god, awakening from its long slumber.

Soon, an earth-shattering storm was about to descend upon the Baiyu sanctuary—a reign of blood and chaos without end...