Chapter 503 - 250: Fiery Temper! The Lady Kneels Down

Chapter 503: Chapter 250: Fiery Temper! The Lady Kneels Down

This was the first time she had ever experienced a backlash of this magnitude since subduing the Gu Insect!

But Lady Lan racked her brain and still couldn’t find an explanation.

In the end, she could only attribute it to the Gu King itself possibly reaching some critical stage, causing the backlash to grow more severe by the day.

And the only way to eradicate this hidden danger...

...was to find a man who could subdue the Dragon Yang Gu King within the Poison Flame Cave, perform the Yin-Yang Dual Cultivation, and bring the dragon and phoenix into harmony. Only then would the danger resolve itself.

But how could that be easy?

Only someone who had experienced it firsthand could know how dangerous and difficult it was to subdue one of these Marvelous Insects of Heaven and Earth.

Back when she was still in the Innate Realm, she had accidentally entered the Poison Flame Cave in search of poisonous materials. Somehow, she attracted a mysterious butterfly Gu that was pure silver, as if carved from icy jade.

The Jade Butterfly’s aura was terrifying, and all the venomous insects in the cave submitted to it.

Lady Lan had no escape. In the face of the strange, toxic aura emanating from the Jade Butterfly, her Protective Gang Qi melted away like ice and snow. In an instant, she was on the verge of death.

If not for her unique constitution and the fact that she had yet to lose her Primordial Yin, she would have been reduced to a pile of withered bones right then and there.

But even though she had narrowly escaped death, it was a close call. As her consciousness faded, she only remembered the Jade Butterfly also seeming to enter some strange state, becoming rigid and motionless.

Driven by her survival instincts, Lady Lan used the last of her strength, combining her lifeblood essence with several secret Forbidden Techniques from Miaojiang to forcibly establish a connection with it. Only then did she perilously manage to subdue it.

To this day, Lady Lan still felt a lingering fear when she recalled the danger of that encounter.

However, fortune and misfortune are two sides of the same coin. It was precisely because of the opportunity brought by the Simurgh Phoenix Jade Butterfly that her aptitude was completely Transformed. Her cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds, and in less than a decade, she rose from an Innate Martial Master to the late stage of Profound Mastery, becoming one of the most powerful experts in Nanzhao Prefecture.

If the Gu King’s backlash hadn’t grown increasingly severe in recent years, draining her energy, Lady Lan felt she would have even been confident enough to attempt a breakthrough into the Golden Core Realm.

Because she knew firsthand how difficult they were to subdue, she had never revealed to anyone that she sensed an even stronger Dragon Yang Gu King in the Poison Flame Cave.

In her view, no one could possibly succeed in subduing such a ferocious creature.

’And even if some peerless figure did manage it, how could I so easily give myself to a man?’

It was clearly an unsolvable impasse.

A sigh, filled with endless exhaustion and helplessness, echoed softly in the inner hall.

Lady Lan struggled to her feet and composed her slightly disheveled appearance.

’This is no time for self-pity. The situation within the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect has become clear. Song Zhe’s faction is resolute, and I must finalize the alliance with the Nie Family as soon as possible to weather the coming storm.’

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Meanwhile, Chen Sheng and Sun Yuzhi had returned from the Poison Flame Cave.

Sun Yuzhi, dispirited that the Phoenix Yin Gu King was nowhere to be found, returned to her room to rest first.

Chen Sheng, however, sat alone in his room, focusing his mind inward to further investigate the Dragon-Singing Celestial Cicada he had just subdued.

After entering his body, the Gu continuously absorbed wisps of his Qi and Blood Power while feeding back a strange, pure, and scorching energy that carried a hint of a dragon’s might, refining his bloodline and physique.

Though subtle, the change was constant and incredibly profound.

Just as Chen Sheng was about to probe its mysteries more carefully, an announcement came from outside his door:

"Lord Chen, the Sect Leader is here to see you."

A glint flashed in Chen Sheng’s eyes.

’Perfect timing.’

Though he knew the Phoenix Yin Gu King was on Lady Lan, the problem was how to get her to "voluntarily" hand it over or cooperate.

’After all, who would willingly let go of such a fateful opportunity?’

"Let her in."

Chen Sheng composed himself and replied in a deep voice.

The door opened softly.

Today, Lady Lan was not concealed by a black robe. She wore a floor-length, pale blue palace gown, her hair swept up in an elegant bun and held by a single Jade Hairpin, which only served to accentuate her snow-white skin.

The graceful curves of her figure were alluring. Amidst her noble dignity, she possessed a mature charm, truly living up to her title as the First Beauty of Nanzhao.

Lady Lan entered the room with light steps, her gaze naturally falling upon Chen Sheng as a proper, gentle smile touched her lips:

"Lord Chen, my apologies for the intrusion."

"Sect Leader Lan, you’re too kind. Please, have a seat." Chen Sheng rose to greet her, his manner composed.

However, in the instant he stepped forward and the distance between them closed to a few feet,

something unexpected happened again!

The Dragon-Singing Celestial Cicada, dormant within Chen Sheng’s arm, suddenly erupted with unprecedented violence, like cold water hitting boiling oil.

A scorching, berserk torrent of Qi and Blood Power burst forth from the Gu Insect, surging up through the Meridians in his arm and straight toward his heart.

Chen Sheng’s pupils contracted. With a muffled grunt, the muscles all over his body bulged instantly, and veins popped out across his skin, twisting like horned dragons. A Golden Light faintly shone from beneath his sleeve, which he seemed barely able to contain.

At almost the exact same moment, the elegant smile on Lady Lan’s face froze.

Deep within her Dantian, the Simurgh Phoenix Jade Butterfly, which had just calmed down, suddenly erupted with a backlash and agitation ten times stronger than before.

"Ah...!"

A short, startled gasp escaped her lips uncontrollably.

A strange current of heat, dozens of times more violent than the one in the Council Hall, exploded within her, instantly sweeping through her entire body.

Lady Lan felt the world spin. Her strength was instantly drained, and her legs gave out. Unable to even remain standing, her body pitched forward.

THUD.

She uncontrollably pitched forward, falling to a half-kneeling position on the ground before Chen Sheng, the hem of her palace gown fanning out like a blossoming flower.

One hand barely supported her on the ground while the other unconsciously clutched the fabric over her chest, her knuckles turning white.

Lady Lan lifted her head. Her once jade-white cheeks were now flushed a deep crimson, and her eyes shimmered with a watery light, as if veiled by a hazy mist. Her breathing was rapid and hot, her ample bosom heaving violently.

Chen Sheng’s own energy was in turmoil. He managed to suppress the strange phenomenon in his arm and looked down.

Their eyes met.

They were inches apart.

Lady Lan knelt before him, looking up at Chen Sheng. In her disheveled state, her expression was a mixture of alarm and some indescribable flutter.

Chen Sheng stood looking down, the strange phenomenon still visible on his arm, his own eyes holding a hint of astonishment.

In that moment, the air seemed to freeze solid.

Only the scorching, chaotic auras that neither of them could fully suppress silently converged and collided in the quiet room.

Without a word, a resonance and attraction that transcended reason—one born of pure instinct—had already begun to surge through the small space, stirred by the two restless Gu Kings.

It instantly smashed all prior thoughts of interests, alliances, and schemes to pieces.

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