The Arch-Enemy Must Not Become a Wife

When Chu Xuan rescued Tantai Xiang’er, he had no idea she was the Dragon Maiden and not once considered capturing or selling her.

"Did you hear that?" Jiang Yiyi immediately retorted bluntly, "Our Chu Xuan is a good person, unlike you lot who spew accusations without any evidence!"

Faced with the support for Chu Xuan from the two, and the disdainful gazes of many cultivators, although people from the Shangguan family looked complex, Shangguan He remained cold-eyed, silent.

"Are you done talking?" Silence enveloped the surroundings.

Shangguan He completely ignored Gan Yun and the other person, summoning someone to first take away a very important scroll, then he coldly eyed the Daoist Palace members:

"Since you’re unwilling to cooperate, Chu Xuan absolutely won’t leave this grotto heaven today!"

He swept his gaze across the room, "Are you not interested in the Blood God Armor, Blood God Mask, and Shadow Night Cloak?"

"These are three celestial tier supreme treasures, if united on one person, their power rivals an immortal artifact!"

"Actually, according to an account left by my family’s true lord, they exceed ordinary immortal artifacts."

"And aren’t you interested in the terrifying treasure Chu Xuan carries, capable of changing appearance and obscuring divine secrets?"

"Finally, there’s the ’Devouring Yuan Demon Technique’! Are you not interested?"

"Even if the previous treasures aren’t necessarily with Chu Xuan, the demon technique is definitely in his mind, whoever captures him, the gains are enormous, need I say more?"

With those words, many present began to breathe heavily, their gazes at Chu Xuan filled with greed, especially those from demonic sects.

Don’t be fooled by the Celestial Evil Demon Venerable also being a "demonic elder", these villains harbor no reverence, the loyalists like the Blood Robe Cult, are completely eradicated.

The Mo Luo Palace’s Blood Robe Old Monster, Deng Qiu’en, has coveted Chu Xuan since hearing he might be the Celestial Evil reincarnate, his greed now at its peak.

He even secretly resented Shangguan He for clarifying the matter, increasing his competitors.

Interests always sway hearts, many were just watching the drama, at most mocking "hypocrites", but now seeing Shangguan’s certainty, greed arose.

To outsiders, whether Chu Xuan is the Celestial Evil isn’t crucial, what’s crucial is whether killing him yields rewards! If it grants Shangguan family favors, even better.

Moreover, many older generations of cultivators aren’t around, those with grudges against the Celestial Evil Demon Venerable are mostly gone too, only Shangguan family remembers the hate from six to seven hundred years ago, otherwise, even more would target him.

Seeing the atmosphere change, Master Chen Yixian from the Purple Heaven Jade Mansion frowned and said, "Shangguan Daoist friend, you’ve gone too far."

A high, tall, and slender white-haired elder leading Tianxu shook his head, "Too far, much too far."

The leader from Celestial Sword Palace, a sharp-eyed middle-aged sword cultivator, coldly said, "Shangguan family’s actions today are no different from those of villains."

These three are the current top three righteous sects, known as "One Purple, Two Heavens", among them, Purple Heaven has been longtime allies of Shangguan family, even they criticize them, showing how utterly unscrupulous this act is in the righteous sects’ view.

Facing the three factions’ accusations, Shangguan He not only showed no shame but fueled the flames, "Anyone attacking Chu Xuan today can let my Shangguan family bear the blame."

"For the common people, to rid the world of this unparalleled demon, why not let my Shangguan family become villains today?!"

Members of the Cyan Lotus Daoist Palace, hearing such shameless words, clenched their fists in anger, shaking with rage.

As Shangguan He finished, someone immediately responded:

"Well said! Eliminating demons and defending the way is our duty."

This righteous statement, however, drew strange expressions from the crowd as the speaker was Lin Linzi, the young genius from Mo Luo Palace.

Mo Luo Palace’s notorious evil and malignancy need no explanation; it’s absolutely ranked among the top three, even the top, demonic sects, hence, it’s absurd to deem it a threat to the world.

Yet now, Mo Luo Palace aligns with Profound Celestial Sect descendants, invoking a sense of surreal irony.

Facing the crowd’s gaze, Lin Linzi maintained a virtuous face, bowing and proposing:

"Today, I, a junior, wish to contribute to this anti-demon task, how many fellow Daoists here are willing to respond?"

Many demonic sect members rallied: "Good! Count me in."

"Count me in, dammit, let’s do this!"

"I’ve heard of Devouring Yuan Demon Technique, I want to be the next Celestial Evil Demon Venerable!"

Furthermore, all knew Lin Linzi was highly valued by the current Mo Luo Palace Master, his stance indicating the sect’s attitude.

This demonic rally made even Shangguan He’s face unpleasant, righteous sects glared at them with disdain.

Even those devout and loyalists from Shangguan, ready to die for the family, felt doubtful about right or wrong seeing the situation unfold.

Fortunately, Shangguan He didn’t allow much time for hesitation, just waved a hand.

The clan members, receiving his command, instantly tightened the encirclement, advancing towards Cyan Lotus Daoist Palace.

Li Fanzhou, however, remained unconcerned, casually waving his hand, sending everyone except Chu Xuan to Tianxu.

Though Daoist Palace and Purple Heaven are close, considering Purple Heaven’s ties with Shangguan, he entrusted them to Tianxu instead.

Shangguan He didn’t stop this, he wasn’t targeting Cyan Lotus Daoist Palace, it relieved him from risking harm or death to other disciples, preventing irreparable animosity.

Seeing this, many present were eager, though the demons responded eagerly, others weren’t untempted; they just had reputations to uphold, not wanting to shout alongside demonic cultivators.

Once chaos ensues, countless would definitely besiege Chu Xuan, and even some hypocrites among the righteous sects might secretly act.

Li Fanzhou indifferently eyed Shangguan He, "Before starting, set a rule, Gui Xu Grotto Heaven is of great use, none may damage it."

"Hence, if anyone from the three metaphysical realms fights, they must go outside the grotto heaven or into outer domain void, otherwise today the righteous sects will jointly punish!"

With that, the three righteous sects responded in unison: "We share this sentiment, if anyone intentionally damages the grotto heaven, today the righteous sects will jointly punish!"

This grotto heaven is a key future shield against celestial disasters, impacting everyone’s interests, though unaware before, hearing the explanation they understood.

Shangguan He, though sullen, nodded; otherwise, he’d truly force the righteous sects to oppose them.

"Then I shall experience Cyan Lotus Daoist Palace’s immortal techniques today." He aimed to challenge Li Fanzhou directly.

The silent middle-aged Daoist nun from the Shangguan family eyed the green-clad woman untouched beside Chu Xuan with confusion, "Whose family is she from? Quickly take her away, there’s no pulling punches during a fight."

This puzzled the crowd, is she a Tianxu disciple?

Even Tianxu members felt puzzled, a supposed disciple suddenly appearing, recognized by only a few elders, quite odd.

"Oh dear~" Su Mengqing chuckled, hiding behind her sleeve, "Seems I’ve been away so long, everyone forgot who I am."

As her words fell, her aura climbed steeply, fourth realm, fifth realm, sixth realm, seventh realm, eighth realm!

Instantly, the crowd was astonished, Shangguan He’s face drastically changed, "You, you are the immaculate fairy Su Mengqing?!"