Chapter 322 - 133: Gu Xiangzhu: My Little Friend Is Actually the Demon Monarch?

Chapter 322: Chapter 133: Gu Xiangzhu: My Little Friend Is Actually the Demon Monarch?

This whole mess seemed impossible to untangle.

’Maybe he’s even more pitiful than I am.’

’I only just found out I was being deceived.’

’But he knew from the start that my intentions toward him weren’t pure, yet he still fell for me in the end.’

’But how can a relationship like this possibly end?’

HUFF...

Gu Xiangzhu let out a long sigh and decided to stop thinking about it. She had already sensed a fluctuation of moonlight behind her.

She called out softly, "Lady Yue?"

"Saintess!"

Lady Yue bowed formally, her tone sharp. "Our experts have all gathered at the Main Altar. They await your arrival!"

"Mm."

Gu Xiangzhu nodded slightly. "You may go."

"Yes!"

Lady Yue acknowledged the order, then dissolved back into moonlight and merged into the mirror.

Gu Xiangzhu’s expression turned frigid. She transformed into a wisp of green smoke and drifted into the sky, her form re-materializing before she left, riding her sword through the air.

It was time to settle the score with Huangfu Song and that bitch, Shuimo.

...

「A few moments later.」

「Demon Sect Headquarters.」

The great doors slowly swung open.

Hundreds of Demon Sect disciples dropped to one knee in unison.

"We welcome the Saintess!"

"We welcome the Saintess!"

"We welcome the Saintess!"

For a moment, the entire underground palace thundered with their voices, like a mountain collapsing into a tsunami.

If not for the array that isolated sound and aura within the palace, the city of Lingge, over a hundred li away, would have likely trembled from the noise.

Gu Xiangzhu nodded slightly. "You may all rise."

The shouting stopped abruptly.

Everyone rose to their feet.

The Demon Sect Headquarters, which could hold over a thousand people, instantly became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Gu Xiangzhu walked forward with grace.

She ascended the steps.

Slowly, she approached the simple stone throne at the top, which had sat vacant for over twenty years.

As she climbed, her upward gaze leveled out.

She had coveted this throne since she was a girl.

But even today, she had not succeeded in claiming it.

She swept her gaze over the five people seated in the six chairs below the Sect Leader’s throne.

Her voice was indifferent. "Everyone. Did you not just witness in my subordinates the glory of the Holy Sect in its prime?"

Shuimo: "..."

The Four Guardians: "..."

Their expressions were complicated.

They naturally understood Gu Xiangzhu’s meaning.

The Holy Sect of the past had indeed possessed such magnificent spirit.

But now, it was on the verge of collapse. Worse, their subordinates were all steeped in demonic energy. Outsiders had slandered them by calling them the Demon Sect, and now it seemed to have become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

In contrast, Gu Xiangzhu’s people, though few, still retained their original character.

They could clearly sense Gu Xiangzhu’s fury.

With Gu Xiangzhu’s experts gathered at the Main Altar today, it was clear she had no intention of letting things end peacefully.

Gu Xiangzhu sneered. "Huangfu Song! I was the one who exposed the whereabouts of your subordinates. Do you have any complaints?"

"You..."

Huangfu Song was furious. He and Shuimo had meticulously planned this, betting ninety percent of their assets on it.

If they had succeeded in narrowing down the candidates for the Saint Monarch’s reincarnation, they would have naturally recouped their investment.

But now...

His subordinates had only managed to kill a few junior officials. Although the pool of candidates had been reduced by a small fraction, it was as good as not being reduced at all.

Moreover, the Paradise Gu had exploded.

It had exploded without serving any purpose at all.

When he saw Gu Xiangzhu, he wished he could devour her flesh.

But he couldn’t say that now.

Because not long ago, he had done the same thing she just did.

Most importantly...

his foundation had been severely damaged.

He no longer had the confidence to argue with Gu Xiangzhu.

After all, Gu Xiangzhu’s faction was already considerable. Having secretly used her financial resources to infiltrate for so long, her overall strength was no less than that of the four branch headquarters. How could he possibly compete with her now?

"Very good!"

Gu Xiangzhu nodded with a mocking smile, then slowly drew her long sword and walked between Huangfu Song and Shuimo.

She said flatly, "Talk. What exactly have you two been plotting behind my back? If your explanation doesn’t satisfy me, I don’t mind taking you down with me."

Since she dared to say it,

she had the power to back it up.

Even though the other three Dharma Protectors were here, they had traveled a long distance in a hurry and had only brought their most trusted core subordinates.

Right now, in Lingge,

this was her home turf.

Even if they all joined forces against her, the best they could hope for was mutual destruction.

Besides,

the Four Guardians didn’t get along with each other to begin with.

To get them to help Huangfu Song, one would need to provide an extremely compelling reason.

Huangfu Song’s face was so grim it looked like it was about to drip water. Gu Xiangzhu had finally managed to interfere in this matter after all.

"Sigh."

Shuimo’s face was also a little pale. She sighed and stood up. "Since it has come to this, I won’t hide it from you any longer. The story begins twenty years ago..."

Then,

she recounted, in full detail, the wager between the Demon Monarch and Xiang Tiange from all those years ago.

She also explained the Demon Monarch’s instructions to her at the time, and the recent stirrings of the Divine Cocoon over the past few months.

"What?!"

Gu Xiangzhu’s pupils constricted. "Celestial Demon Dissolution? The Holy Sect has such a cultivation technique, yet I was never aware of it?"

Shuimo said in a low voice, "It is a secret skill contained within the Celestial Demon Seal. Only the Sect Leaders of each generation can cultivate it. Furthermore, this secret skill is incomplete. Besides the Saint Monarch, no one has ever successfully mastered it!"

Gu Xiangzhu’s elegant brows furrowed. "Absurd! Every previous Sect Leader was a figure of extraordinary talent. On what grounds was he the only one..."

Shuimo said gravely, "Because the Saint Monarch’s soul contained an inheritance from a previous dynasty. This inheritance coincided perfectly with our sect’s teachings, and it happened to complete the secret skill within the Celestial Demon Seal."

"Otherwise, why do you think the old Sect Leader insisted on passing the position to the Saint Monarch? And why, after he ascended the throne, did his cultivation level suddenly skyrocket?"

Gu Xiangzhu: "..."

’So that’s how it is!’

’No wonder Master didn’t pass it down to me!’

’To think there was such a hidden story behind it all.’

Her voice turned cold. "So, you caused such a huge commotion just to find the Demon Monarch’s reincarnation. And you didn’t tell me because you were worried I would harm him!"