Upon hearing this news, Shen Xuan immediately sensed trouble.

The Demon Cultivators of the Blood Spirit Sect could no longer hold back and wanted to take action.

Thinking about it, it's quite normal.

Although Demon Cultivators have a fast cultivation speed and strong combat power, they also suffer from resource scarcity and low success rates.

In order to quickly increase their strength, many Demon Cultivators commit heinous acts, conducting blood sacrifices on cultivators and mortals.

Liang Country has tens of millions of mortals as well.

These mortals are actually kept by the Demon Sect, always available as materials for blood sacrifices.

The weak blood, qi, and divine soul of mortals are still useful to Low Tier Demon Cultivators.

But once their realm cultivation is high, ordinary mortals can no longer satisfy the needs of Demon Cultivators.

Therefore, all major Demon Sects have some special means to turn mortals into materials with stronger blood, qi, and divine soul.

For instance, the Corpse Refining Sect selects some strong-bodied mortals, forcing them to practice coarse Demon Techniques, absorb corpse qi, and become half-human, half-ghost corpse people.

Meanwhile, the Hehuan Sect uses beauty to allure, making people indulge in pleasures until they exhaust their essence blood and become withered husks.

The other sects like the White Bone Sect, the Blood Spirit Sect, the Yin Sha Sect, and the Netherworld Sect are the same.

For sustainable development, the Demon Sects in Liang Country forbid their disciples from conducting large-scale blood sacrifices in their jurisdiction without permission.

At the same time, they encourage mortals to reproduce and rob and capture mortals from neighboring countries.

Many Demon Cultivators, upon reaching a certain level, have to leave the Demon Sects of Liang Country and go to other regions to continue their cultivation due to the need for blood sacrifices.

If Cyan Yang Prefecture becomes a battlefield for the Daoist and Demon struggle, not only the Daoist and Demon Cultivators will fall.

The secular mortals living there will be the greatest casualties.

"Wu Yulan is the Saintess of the Blood Spirit Sect. The Wu Family has already sided with the Blood Spirit Sect."

Shen Xuan said to Immortal Bailian.

"Ah!"

Immortal Bailian suddenly realized: "No wonder that vile person has grown her power so fast! Turns out she's a Saintess of the Demon Sect!"

Recalling past interactions, clues were indeed traceable.

"Murong Jun is the disguised Saint Child of the Blood Spirit Sect."

Shen Xuan briefly recounted the past pursuit of Murong Jun, and the Patriarch of the Su Family's killing of the Demon Sect's hidden tributor.

"Cyan Yang Prefecture will inevitably become the frontline of the Daoist-Demon contention. Haven't the Zhou Family told you how they will handle it?"

"Those two old men never cared if Bailian lived or died!"

Immortal Bailian's tone was full of resentment.

In cultivation clans, female cultivators with better aptitudes are mostly used as bargaining chips for political marriages.

Immortal Bailian always acted independently, never following her family's arrangements.

Thus, the Zhou Family naturally wouldn't allocate too many resources to her.

The two discussed for some time.

They decided, in the end, to wait and see.

To seize the time to enhance their strength and store strategic resources like spirit stones and top-grade Thunder Talismans.

If the Blood Spirit Sect took action, the Cyan Cloud Sect would not sit by idly.

If the situation in Cyan Yang Prefecture worsened, their priority was to protect themselves.

The glorious and righteous task of slaying demons and rending evils should naturally be left to the core disciples of the Cyan Cloud Sect.

...

Immortal Bailian openly moved into the Rain Listening Pavilion.

Before, she did it covertly.

Now, she already regarded herself as the hostess of Rain Listening Pavilion.

Su Xue'Er resignedly conceded.

She was only Shen Xuan's concubine.

At twenty-seven, she barely reached Qi Cultivation Fourth Layer.

This was due to the Creation Pill gifted by Shen Xuan and cultivation at the Tier Two Dao Field.

If it were left to her.

With her Inferior Spirit Root, Qi Cultivation Third Layer was her limit.

For life, she could only do some reception chores at the Clan Affairs Hall.

Fortunately, Shen Xuan was loyal and righteous.

Even with Immortal Bailian as a cohabiting Dao Companion.

He still did not abandon Su Xue'Er.

Matters related to the Su Family were still handled by Su Xue'Er.

He was also generous in his actions.

"My lord still has me in his heart."

"Zhou Bailian is just occupying the nest. My lord is merely using her, without granting her official status."

"Zhou Bailian will eventually leave Rain Listening Pavilion!"

Thinking this way, Su Xue'Er felt much more at ease.

As a concubine, she had no right to interfere in Shen Xuan's private life.

...

Perhaps, as time passes, feelings grow.

Or maybe, she admired the strong.

Immortal Bailian was becoming more obedient.

She became much more gentle.

Striving to satisfy all of Shen Xuan's demands.

Even when unwell, she was willing to give her all.

The way Immortal Bailian looked at Shen Xuan was sparkling with expectation.

In her eyes, Shen Xuan was becoming increasingly powerful, his status rising rapidly.

Even the ancestors of the Zhou Family were no match for Shen Xuan.

As Shen Xuan's woman, though initially saddened for having no title,

Now she was filled with pride and self-assurance.

This is the kind of man Zhou Bailian wanted!

Living with such a man, no regrets this life!

Both being Water Cultivators.

Shen Xuan began instructing Immortal Bailian in cultivation.

To increase her protective abilities.

He shared some Shadow-devouring Demon Insects with her.

And taught her how to cultivate Corpse Beasts.

Immortal Bailian was overjoyed.

These two secret techniques could greatly enhance combat power.

"Shen Lang! You are so kind!"

The Shadow-devouring Demon Insects were still manageable.

Initially requiring only Demon Beast meat and some ghost souls.

Immortal Bailian could still afford them.

But refining Corpse Beasts required a complete Tier Two Demon Beast body, along with purchasing herbs to prepare a large amount of Taiyin Corpse Beast Fluid.

Which caused a headache for the less affluent Immortal Bailian.

Smart as she was, she didn't directly ask Shen Xuan for spirit stones.

Instead, she went to the Beast Taming Zhou Family and stole a Strong Water Ape corpse.

"Shen Lang, do you think this Demon Beast corpse is suitable for refining into a Corpse Beast?"

Immortal Bailian's pretty face was full of excitement.

Her Spirit Beast, the White Jade Python, was only a Top Grade Tier One.

For it, she had already invested a lot of resources and effort.

Getting the White Jade Python to advance to Tier Two was harder than establishing the foundation for a Human Race cultivator.

But this Strong Water Ape was genuinely a Tier Two Water Demon.

A descendant with Primordial Water Monster Wuzhiqi bloodline, with extraordinary combat power.

"Where did you get it?"

"Never mind about that! I just ask, is it suitable to refine the Strong Water Ape into a Corpse Beast?"

"Absolutely suitable!"

Shen Xuan scrutinized it for a few moments and said, "After successful refinement, the power would be above the Silver-winged Python!"

"That's great!"

Immortal Bailian, with a blissful face, nestled in Shen Xuan's embrace.

"Shen Lang, you'll help me, right?"

"Help you refine the Strong Water Ape Corpse Beast? No problem. If you lack spirit stones, I can lend you some."

With Immortal Bailian, their accounts were always crystal clear.

"Not that. Help me deal with my father!"

"This Strong Water Ape belongs to my family's ancestor. I stole it."

Shen Xuan was speechless.

Immortal Bailian's own father was none other than the Patriarch of the Beast Taming Zhou Family.

"Can't you speak properly and ask the ancestor for it?"

From Shen Xuan's perspective, Immortal Bailian, as the only Foundation Establishment Realm female cultivator in the Zhou Family,

as a core member of the Zhou Family, requesting a Tier Two Water Demon corpse was not excessive.

"Shen Lang, you are not from a cultivation clan. Some things aren't as simple as you think."

Immortal Bailian said softly: "In cultivation clans, female cultivators are always in a weak position. Even after achieving Foundation Establishment, they must adhere to family arrangements for arranged marriages."

"Then it's all about bearing children, following three submissions and four virtues, obeying the husband, and if the husband dies, obeying the son…"

"This is not the life Bailian wants!"

"Bailian wants to be like Shen Lang, to pursue longevity and the Dao!"

Hearing this, Shen Xuan couldn't help but take a closer look at Immortal Bailian.

"You're ambitious! I support you!"

Both resided together.

Shen Xuan naturally couldn't ignore Immortal Bailian's emotions.

Indeed.

The next day.

Outside the Rain Listening Pavilion, the angry transmission from the Zhou Family's Patriarch could be heard.

"Zhou Bailian, come out here!"

"You rebel! You even dared to steal the ancestor's Spirit Beast!"

"Do you have no shame at all!"

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