Queen of Ten Thousand Demons Insists on Marrying Me - Chapter 14

The Cloud-Piercing Demon Locking Pagoda stood quietly on a vast lake.

This pagoda is an ancient artifact, rumored to have been constructed from the Taigu Fusang Tree. The body of the pagoda has five layers, corresponding to wood, fire, earth, metal, and water, respectively. Looking down from above, it has an octagonal shape and deeply imprisons demons that harm the world.

The two walked slowly to the front of the pagoda. Lù Xiǎoxiǎo looked up, wanting to see the spire, but the sunlight was dazzling.

Perhaps the aura of the Demon Locking Pagoda was too grand, setting the surroundings into a dead silence. Lù Xiǎoxiǎo seemed to hear the sound of her own heart beating fiercely.

Without giving her time to hesitate, Dàntái Jǐng pushed the door, grabbed her arm, and the two disappeared into the pagoda.

Lù Xiǎoxiǎo felt her vision blur, and what came into view was an endless sea of sunflowers.

She was shocked and asked, “What’s going on? Why is the Demon Locking Pagoda like this inside? Shouldn’t it be a purgatory?”

Dàntái Jǐng’s eyes also held confusion. “I don’t know either.”

Turning to look at the place they had entered, it was still the same wooden door, but the walls on both sides were gone. Large characters for “Mǎo Pavilion” were clearly written on the door, and the scenery behind the door was the same flower sea.

The sight made Lù Xiǎoxiǎo’s mind go blank. She suddenly remembered the paper ball in her hand. “Before coming in, Aunt Wàn gave me a paper ball.”

“Xiǎoxiǎo, the Demon Locking Pagoda is not just a defensive magical artifact. To the human race, it is even more of a secret treasure. The two of you entering here this time may not be without an opportunity. The specifics will be up to the two of you to explore.” After Lù Xiǎoxiǎo finished reading, she looked at the other person.

Dàntái Jǐng said, “I didn’t expect the Demon Locking Pagoda to have this use; I’ve never heard it mentioned outside.”

Looking at the boundless sea of sunflowers in front of her, Lù Xiǎoxiǎo said, “What kind of opportunity? Unlimited sunflower seeds?”

Dàntái Jǐng rolled her eyes at her. “Is there anything besides food in your head?”

She then took out a white pill and gave it to Lù Xiǎoxiǎo. “This month’s antidote.”

It had actually been a month since she came to this world…

As the sun set, the flower sea in the twilight became even more beautiful. Looking into the distance, the two strolled through the flowers, as if walking into an extremely beautiful painting.

Lù Xiǎoxiǎo swallowed the antidote, casually broke off a sunflower, and started cracking and eating the seeds. A breeze rolled with spiritual energy brushed over their bodies, making them feel extremely comfortable.

“You have to admit, these seeds are quite fragrant. And didn’t you notice that this sunflower sea is rich in spiritual energy? It seems like a treasure land for cultivation.”

She did not receive a reply from the person behind her. Lù Xiǎoxiǎo scooped up a handful of seeds, turned to hand them to Dàntái Jǐng, and asked, “Huh? Where is the person?”

Dàntái Jǐng, who should have been following her one step behind, had suddenly vanished.

“Dàntái Jǐng? Aren’t you childish? You’re too old to be playing hide-and-seek!” Half-human-tall sunflowers stretched out toward the horizon, and Dàntái Jǐng was nowhere to be seen.

“Dàn… Tái… Jǐng…” Lù Xiǎoxiǎo shouted loudly toward the flower sea.

She felt a little panicked. She searched all over the vicinity but didn’t see any traces of anyone walking except herself. Finally, she stopped at the last footprints left by Dàntái Jǐng.

“…Did the sunflowers eat someone?”

At the same time, Dàntái Jǐng felt herself being transported to another space.

The sun had already set, and the everywhere-blooming ephemeral flowers (epiphyllum) glowed with a warm white light. Dàntái Jǐng was plunged into confusion.

Why was she suddenly transported to this place? Unlike the abundant spiritual energy in the sunflower sea, she felt that this world was constantly and tirelessly sucking away her own spiritual energy.

If this continued, she was afraid that she would become like a mortal in less than seven days.

“Lù Xiǎoxiǎo?”

No one responded.

Dàntái Jǐng walked forward calmly for half an hour before she saw a red-haired, blue-bodied Yaksha flying around like a headless fly.

She took out the Guī Chén (Dust Returner), flicked a whip, and wrapped the Yaksha, asking, “Where is this place? Have you seen a sea of sunflowers?”

The Yaksha looked at the alluringly beautiful woman in front of her and replied, “What place could it be? Of course, it’s the Demon Locking Pagoda. This place only has ephemeral flowers and ice rain. Where would there be any sunflowers? Let go of me quickly! We are all demons, so don’t kill each other, okay? When the ice rain starts later, none of us will have spiritual energy to resist.”

“Less nonsense. What ice rain? I will let you go after you finish speaking.”

The Yaksha replied, “Naturally, it is the Frigid Bone-Forging Rain that falls at the Zǐ Shí (midnight, 11 PM to 1 AM) every day inside the Demon Locking Pagoda.” It added, “Newcomer? How about you give me some spiritual energy, and I will teach you how to avoid this Frigid Bone-Forging Rain? How does that sound?”

Upon hearing this, Dàntái Jǐng understood. With a flick of her wrist, she swung the Yaksha into the air and lashed it with the whip. The Yaksha immediately turned into dust and vanished. Before the Frigid Bone-Forging Rain could arrive, he had already reported to the King of Hell.

How important spiritual energy was in the Demon Locking Pagoda! This scum actually tried to trick her out of her spiritual energy.

As time went by, Dàntái Jǐng’s spiritual energy became less and less, but the ephemeral flowers on the ground grew brighter.

“It seems the mystery of the Demon Locking Pagoda is to absorb the power of demons to sustain itself.”

She walked forward for a long time again. At first, apart from a few ignorant demons who attempted to violate her, most of them kept a distance when they saw the Guī Chén, which was wrapped in fire snakes, in her hand.

Counting the time, it had been almost two shí chén (four hours) since she entered this place. Another shí chén (two hours) and it would be Zǐ Shí (midnight), yet she hadn’t seen a place that could shelter her from the rain. This goddamn place had nothing but ephemeral flowers.

Perhaps it was also because Zǐ Shí was approaching, but some demons became irritable. Furthermore, some were following her from a distance, seemingly ready to rush up and snatch her spiritual energy at any moment.

She couldn’t wait any longer.

She speculated that as time went on, there would only be more demons following her. Although they were all Foundation Establishment Stage demons, she was unsure what kind of damage the Frigid Bone-Forging Rain would inflict upon her. It was better to take the initiative and eliminate those demons behind her who had malicious intentions.

She immediately took a stance, turned around, and coldly shouted, “Guī Chén, go!”

A fire snake, like a bolt of lightning, swept toward the dozens of demons behind her…

Half an hour later…

Only Dàntái Jǐng remained on the field. She shook the Guī Chén, and it coiled up by itself, returning to her waist.

Although she had tried to avoid it, her originally snow-white Yáoxiá Palace disciple uniform was still stained with a lot of blood.

Dàntái Jǐng’s delicate face, with eyebrows like distant mountains, was furrowed.

These demons might have been trapped here for a long time, and they didn’t have much spiritual energy to begin with. After devouring their demon cores, the spiritual energy she obtained was less than what she consumed during the battle.

This made her very distressed. Lù Xiǎoxiǎo was gone, and she was trapped here. Her spiritual energy was getting less and less as time progressed, and she didn’t know when she would be able to get out.

Could it be that she was going to be trapped on the first floor of the Demon Locking Pagoda before she could even rescue her godmother?

Thinking of this, she felt deep sorrow. When she first wanted to come to Yáoxiá Palace, the demons on Gōuwú Mountain strongly advised her not to be impulsive and to think twice.

But she only had this one family member left; how could she bear to let her godmother suffer daily in this Demon Locking Pagoda?

Her actions this time were somewhat impulsive. She originally thought that by bringing Lù Xiǎoxiǎo in, Wàn Xuān’er would somehow not let the two of them suffer any harm, but she didn’t expect to be transported to such a place.

A bolt of lightning suddenly streaked across the ink-black sky, and thunderclouds gradually gathered.

“Boom!”

Another clap of thunder.

It began to drizzle inside the pagoda. Dàntái Jǐng didn’t have time to think much. She immediately sat cross-legged on the ground, using her spiritual energy to support a barrier around herself.

The Frigid Bone-Forging Rain was actually blue. Streams of it hit the barrier, causing ripples, and spread like a corrosive liquid. A small hole was immediately corroded into the barrier.

The raindrop flowed down the hole in the barrier, landing on the hem of Dàntái Jǐng’s skirt. The places that were wetted instantly froze into ice.

Dàntái Jǐng could only use more spiritual energy to mend the barrier. Fortunately, this was only the first floor, and the Frigid Bone-Forging Rain was not heavy.

However, under the double consumption of spiritual energy from the Frigid Bone-Forging Rain and the ephemeral flowers, Dàntái Jǐng barely managed to persevere for one shí chén (two hours) and survived the rain.

One shí chén (two hours) later, Dàntái Jǐng’s spiritual energy was completely exhausted.

She collapsed on the ground, exhausted. Her clothes froze the moment they touched the water-covered ground.

As for Lù Xiǎoxiǎo, since she had no clue, she had no choice but to meditate all night in the sunflower sea, hoping to wait until dawn to figure out a solution. Unexpectedly, the spiritual energy here became even more concentrated at night, and cultivation was ten times better than outside. She vaguely felt that if she stayed here for the forty-nine days, she would be able to break through to the Golden Core Stage.

The sun gradually rose, and a trace of warmth shone on her body before she slowly stopped her cultivation.

Who would have thought that as soon as she opened her eyes, Dàntái Jǐng, with his clothes frozen, a thin layer of frost on his face, as if he had been frozen all night, suddenly collapsed in front of her…