Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest

Of course, only Yan Yu could control these two people, so naturally his opinion was paramount.

Thus, the Privy Council quickly reached a consensus, approving the remaining two teams of cultivators to collectively depart for the Southern Border to mediate and stop the conflict between the two.

Everyone simultaneously left the Wudang Mountain base, flying over half of Lu Country to the Southern Border, quickly startling more sorcerers along the way.

The news reached the Sorcerer Lord, causing much alarm: What? Lu Country deployed so many cultivators to the Southern Border, are they trying to annihilate us foreigners?

We're doomed, this truly spells the end of our country and our people!

At the brink of life and death, human ingenuity knows no bounds. The lords began to feverishly gather Lu Country's mortals within their territories and claimed kinship with them—some swore blood brotherhood, others called them parents—all to avoid being caught in the upcoming purge.

The cultivators naturally ignored these panic-stricken people and flew straight to their destination.

Zhou Hongyu and Zhao Yuanzhen were still fighting. Both of them had exceptional talent and abundant True Yuan, their attacks seemed endless. One used the advantage of a magic treasure to continuously condense the Red Karma Fire Lotus; the other relied on the power of Taoism to cut apart these lotuses entirely, then shattered the exploding petals one by one.

From afar, Yan Yu looked towards the bowl. Although he couldn't see the situation inside, from the sounds he could tell that Zhao Yuanzhen held the upper hand. The consumption of a magic treasure was ultimately lower than that of Taoism, and Zhou Hongyu's strength was in her high attack power, but she couldn't kill Zhao Yuanzhen, limiting her full exertion. Therefore, she fought quite restrained, and the shrieking of the Crimson Feather Nine Phoenix Fire was intermittent.

If this continues, Zhou Hongyu will eventually be defeated. It's time to intervene.

They reached the outer wall of the bowl. Seeing the upside-down bowl as large as a mountain, they were puzzled.

How could they get inside?

Qin Meng directly activated the Nirvana Divine Skill, forcefully hit the Red Lotus Bowl, producing a dull, low echo.

It remained motionless.

Lifting the bowl was impossible, and shouting wouldn't penetrate it.

To get inside to mediate, they had to first break through the bowl's obstruction; but to do so, they needed the two to stop fighting and have Zhao Yuanzhen lift the bowl.

Mutually locked!

Everyone turned their eyes to Yan Yu, signaling that it was his team's girl's magic treasure, so he should have a solution, right?

If you're clueless, don't blame us for using our divine skills to destroy this treasure!

Yan Yu was silent for a moment, reached into his pocket, seemingly searching for some special magic treasure.

Finally, he took out a small, square device.

Everyone's eyes narrowed, it was...

A mobile phone.

It turned out, the Red Lotus Bowl could block people but not the satellite phone signal, or perhaps the magic treasure's creator had no idea about satellite communications. The phone was quickly answered.

"Yuanzhen, what are you doing!" Yan Yu immediately questioned.

"Wahaha!" Zhao Yuanzhen's wild laughter came from the other end, "Little Hongyu, today I'll show you who the main wife is!"

Everyone was speechless. The incident that stirred up the entire Southern Border and even reached the Privy Council of Lu Country was just a main wife rivalry within the Yan Family?

"Open the bowl and let me in!" Yan Yu shouted.

"Just wait," Zhao Yuanzhen replied impatiently, "Once I thoroughly defeat her, making her kneel at my feet with a face of humiliation, calling me 'Madam,' then you'll be allowed in to watch this great show!"

This unruly enchantress doesn't even listen to me anymore, she truly deserves a beating!

Yan Yu's fist tightened, but in front of everyone, he couldn't drag her out and beat her. He had to contain his frustration and speak gently:

"Let me in first, I have something to tell you."

"You're so annoying!" Zhao Yuanzhen yelled, "I already told you, I'm keeping order in the household. If you keep disrupting, how can I establish rules? Spoiled brats are the quickest to become arrogant; you really don't get it!"

Yan Yu became more annoyed but heard Chen Lingyun's voice transmission:

"If she doesn't listen to you, ask Ruoxi."

"Ruoxi, you go." Yan Yu commanded, and Xie Ruoxi reluctantly stepped forward. After thinking for a while, she finally came up with something to say into the phone:

"Sister Zhao! The captain has been waiting for you for a long time. If you don't move the bowl, he'll find other girls to have fun with!"

"What!" Zhao Yuanzhen immediately raged, retracting the Red Lotus Bowl and rushing out hastily.

The shrunken Red Lotus Bowl twirled in the air, revealing the desolate scene inside.

Forget about trees and rivers; there wasn't even a piece of intact land. The Crimson Feather Nine Phoenix Fire had carved countless horizontal and vertical ravines on the ground, while the exploded Red Karma Fire Lotus melted the surrounding earth and rocks, with lava slowly flowing through the ravines.

It truly resembled purgatory.

Chen Lingyun's eyes lit up. These scenes proved that although the Golden Core True Man couldn't move mountains or fill the sea, they could alter the micro-landforms quite effectively.

Creating a man-made hell was feasible!

Zhao Yuanzhen, neglecting to suppress Zhou Hongyu, rushed out in a huff, only to see the gloomy-faced Yan Yu not far away. She froze, hearing him shout:

"Seize her!"

Xie Ruoxi, Lin Ning, and Chen Lingyun rushed up to apprehend Zhao Yuanzhen, preventing her from making any further moves. On the other side, Tang Xiaolian and others were calming Zhou Hongyu, with the surrounding Great Bright Fire gradually dissipating.

"How did it come to this?" Yan Yu said in anguish, "If you two want to compete, couldn't you do it in the underground training field at the base? Why fight to the death in broad daylight?"

"Indeed," Chen Lingyun smiled, "Family strife shouldn't involve such brutal fights..."

"Shut up, I'll speak," Yan Yu harshly interrupted her, then turned to Zhao Yuanzhen and Zhou Hongyu, coldly saying, "This isn't a good place to talk, we'll hold them accountable after we return home!"

They began their journey back north, quietly observing the two involved parties along the way.

Zhou Hongyu looked sullen, though still looking bold and without a single wound on her, she seemed somewhat disheveled, hinting she was at a disadvantage in the fight.

Zhao Yuanzhen, however, was brimming with energy, completely unaffected by Yan Yu's rebuke, still excitedly boasting to Xie Ruoxi:

"...If you all hadn't come so early, I would have won! Haha! I've never fought such a satisfying battle before. After forming the core, my True Yuan is literally endless; I feel like I could blast her for three days and nights without resting! No wonder Golden Core True Men can crush low-level cultivators. Ruoxi, can you understand this feeling?"

"I understand, Sister Zhao," Xie Ruoxi said.

"Do you truly understand?" Zhao Yuanzhen wanted to elaborate on the endless joy of inexhaustible True Yuan.

"I really understand..." Xie Ruoxi said tearfully.

Zhou Hongyu remained dark-faced, hearing Tang Xiaolian's voice transmission:

"Sister, are you okay?"

"That bastard!" Zhou Hongyu gritted her teeth, "If I hadn't held back to avoid cutting her in half, does she really think she could be my opponent?"

Tang Xiaolian paused, then gently said:

"A considerate and level-headed Captain Zhou... People do mature after all."

"Huh?" Zhou Hongyu was puzzled, "What do you mean?"

"Nothing," Tang Xiaolian smiled, "I just think that if I were Yan Yu, I'd prefer a calm and thoughtful woman over a brash and reckless one."

"Naturally," Zhou Hongyu coldly said, looking at Zhao Yuanzhen's back, "No matter how tolerant Yan Yu is, there will be a limit."

"Let's see how long she can keep this up!"