Chapter 833: Three Princesses

Sanqing Mountain intends to wipe out the East Sea demon clan! That's too ruthless! Even if the East Sea demon clan deciphered the elixir formula, hadn't Sanqing Mountain already profited enough from the East Sea over the past few centuries? Was there a need to be so vicious? Filled with rage, she became a blur and charged towards Venerable Xuanyang.

"Demon Empress Yizhu, don't worry about me. I can handle Venerable Xuanyang. Just assist Tower Master Wei."

Gu Xin'er was also seething with anger. She had been recuperating, and her Nascent Soul injury was nearly 80% healed. She was about to shed her identity as a "Core Formation junior" and reclaim her status as a "Nascent Soul elder." Then she could finally pin Jiang Fan to the ground and give him a good beating. These blasted people suddenly interrupted her. Conveniently, she had a lot of pent-up anger from Jiang Fan with nowhere to release it, so she decided to take it out on these scoundrels from Sanqing Mountain!

Demon Empress Yizhu nodded and immediately flew to Tower Master Wei's side. The black-robed figure was quite formidable; Tower Master Wei was actually at a disadvantage in their fight. Only when Demon Empress Yizhu intervened did they, working together, manage to push him back decisively.

The black-robed figure exclaimed angrily, "What's going on? How did the East Sea Demon Empress find the Crown Prince so quickly?" Their original intention in deploying three Nascent Soul cultivators wasn't merely for the Crown Prince. Kidnapping the Crown Prince was merely a diversion for Demon Empress Yizhu. Their true goal was to release the sea spring and contaminate the Four Seas! This was the price for deciphering Sanqing Mountain's elixir formula!

Who would have thought that Demon Empress Yizhu would rescue the Crown Prince so quickly? Venerable Xuanyang, also heavily injured and spitting blood from Gu Xin'er's assault, gritted his teeth and declared, "Retreat!"

*Swoosh* — The two turned and fled. Demon Empress Yizhu glared at them with hatred but didn't dare pursue. She feared it was a ploy to lure her away, leaving them vulnerable to another attack by powerful cultivators.

"Old dog Xuanyang! If you dare cause trouble in the East Sea again, I'll risk everything to storm your Sanqing Mountain! No one will get off easy!"

Venerable Xuanyang, in disguise, naturally dared not admit his identity. He fled in silence. However, after this incident, their identities were exposed. If similar incidents occurred in the future, Demon Empress Yizhu would naturally know who was behind them. If she were to rage and attack Sanqing Mountain, causing casualties among their elite disciples, Sanqing Mountain would suffer a net loss. It would be detrimental to others and to themselves.

Therefore, they would no longer dare to plot against the sea spring. They might even pray that no one else targeted the sea spring, lest the blame fall on Sanqing Mountain.

"Yizhu, you returned just in time." Wei Wuji's aura was somewhat weakened. The black-robed figure was very powerful. Though both were at the One-Aperture Nascent Soul stage, Wei Wuji was surprisingly outmatched.

Demon Empress Yizhu said, "Thanks to Jiang Fan, who helped me find the Crown Prince in time, I was able to rush back. Thank you, Tower Master Wei, and thank you, Deputy Pavilion Master Gu. Please stay and join my family feast. I'd like to express my gratitude to both of you together."

The Crown Prince was found? Wei Wuji's gaze swept over and immediately spotted the Crown Prince, completely unharmed. He was instantly greatly disappointed. It truly let that Jiang Fan get the limelight by finding the Crown Prince. He had been waiting for Demon Empress Yizhu to return in tears, begging him to continue the search. He stared deeply at Jiang Fan. This had been his only chance in twenty years to break down the barrier between himself and Demon Empress Yizhu. This brat had ruined everything.

"Boy, come here..." Wei Wuji stared at Jiang Fan, intending to ask him how he managed it. How could his Trace-Light Tracking technique be inferior to a junior's search method?

"Master! Master! Quickly save me!" However, an urgent cry for help echoed from within the palace. It was accompanied by faint tremors, as if some indescribable giant creature was chasing someone.

Everyone looked up. It was Xiang Zhenyuan, his face pale, fleeing for his life. Behind him, a mountain of flesh was swiftly pursuing him, its throat producing an extraordinarily enchanting and melodious song. This song possessed a magical power. Upon hearing it, one couldn't help but feel intoxicated, their consciousness drifting into a stupor. As Xiang Zhenyuan ran, his legs began to weaken, and he gradually slowed down.

Even Jiang Fan couldn't help but shake his head to keep himself clear-headed. Such a voice could rival the "Forgetful Spirit Curse."

"Stop!" Demon Empress Yizhu's expression changed, and she softly commanded, shattering the pervasive song. Only then were people unaffected. Xiang Zhenyuan, as if granted a great pardon, ran to hide behind his master, his face pale: "Master, it's the Third Princess of the East Sea!" That name, even in Taicang Great State, was synonymous with a nightmare.

It was rumored that not long ago, Wang Chongxiao of the Great Yin Sect was captured by this Third Princess of the East Sea. He was tormented for quite a while. After he returned, everyone said he had lost weight. Clearly, he had been thoroughly "squeezed."

Just now, as he was guarding his junior sister's breakthrough, the Third Princess of the East Sea suddenly returned from her travels outside. Upon learning of his arrival, she immediately pounced on him. Wei Wuji's mouth twitched as well. "Where's Gui Fengyin?"

*Pffft* — Not far behind the mountain of flesh, Gui Fengyin returned, covering her mouth, wanting to laugh but not daring to. No matter how dazzling the prodigies of Taicang Great State might be, in front of the Third Princess of the East Sea, they would instantly turn pale with dread.

"Master, no need to worry about me, just worry about Senior Brother." Gui Fengyin couldn't help but chuckle.

Xiang Zhenyuan's face, however, darkened instantly. "You can still laugh? You fake junior sister!"

The Third Princess of the East Sea twisted her body reluctantly and whined, "Mother, Young Master Xiang is so handsome; your daughter fell for him at first sight. Please let him stay and be my husband. I'll take good care of him."

Demon Empress Yizhu looked embarrassed and mildly annoyed. "Don't be rude! Young Master Xiang is a guest!"

The Third Princess of the East Sea sighed deeply. Just then, she spotted Wei Wuji again, and her eyes twinkled as she said, "Tower Master Wei. I heard you're not getting along with your cultivation partner. How about I chat with you to relieve some boredom?"

Although Wei Wuji was forty, his appearance was undeniable. He could still be called a handsome man. The Third Princess of the East Sea didn't wait for him to refuse; she promptly waddled towards him. Wei Wuji's face changed completely. Among Demon Empress Yizhu's three children, the one he disliked the most was the Second Crown Prince; that brat always guarded against him, jumping out whenever he tried to approach Demon Empress Yizhu. But the one he loathed the most, without a doubt, was the Third Princess. Which man could endure this?

He quickly cupped his hands and said, "Yizhu, I won't be staying for the family feast. I must return to the Myriad Phenomena Void Realm to report to the Realm Master about the Sky-Connecting Light Pillar. I bid you farewell."

Before the Third Princess of the East Sea could reach him, he decisively took out his spirit boat and fled with his two disciples. Jiang Fan chuckled aloud. Even a Nascent Soul cultivator was scared away by the Third Princess of the East Sea. Her power truly surpassed a Nascent Soul Jade Talisman.

"Huh? That voice?" "Could it be the one I've been thinking about day and night, unable to eat or sleep, the one I've yearned for..." The mountain of flesh slowly turned its body. Its eyes, squeezed into mere slits by the rolls of flesh on its face, finally spotted Jiang Fan standing behind Demon Empress Yizhu. Although Jiang Fan had already hidden himself, showing only a small part of his profile, the Third Princess of the East Sea still recognized him. She shrieked excitedly, "It really is you! My beloved! My thorny flower!"