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Seeing that Lu Chen had led them to the study, Mu Yunxi and Liu Qingqiu were both somewhat confused. What did this guy want to do?

After entering the study, Lu Chen sat down on the chair behind the desk, then sized up the two peerless beauties.

At this moment, Liu Qingqiu, somewhat impatient, asked, "Didn't you say you would give us our freedom? Why have you brought us here?"

Lu Chen replied, "Of course, it is to discuss an important matter with you."

Mu Yunxi, curious, inquired, "What important matter?"

Lu Chen countered, "Have the two fairies heard of the Heavenly Demons before?"

Upon hearing this question, the women's hearts skipped a beat.

Heavenly Demon?

That was the most terrifying presence within the Cultivation World, feeding on cultivators and spreading fear everywhere, bringing all sorts of disasters to the Cultivation World.

Regaining her composure, Liu Qingqiu said, "Heavenly Demons are the natural enemies of all cultivators; of course, we know about them."

Lu Chen responded at once, "Good to know."

"According to my intelligence, the plague in Great Qian is not a normal one, but caused by a Heavenly Demon."

Hearing this, the women were once again startled.

How could that be?

This was just a lower Realm, how could it possibly attract a Heavenly Demon?

Compared to cultivators, Heavenly Demons preferred locations abundant in spiritual energy, they had no reason to come to a lower Realm.

Seeing that Liu Qingqiu and Mu Yunxi seemed incredulous, Lu Chen continued, "Have you not considered why the plague in Great Qian keeps recurring, persisting for over a year without any respite, even though the Great Qian Dynasty has made all manner of efforts, only for the plague to continue spreading?"

Liu Qingqiu responded coldly at that moment, "Isn't it just someone secretly spreading it? Great Xia remains the most suspicious."

Lu Chen, with a smile, said, "I am not so inhumane. To me, the population of this world is the most important resource; I would never spread the plague deliberately."

"In fact, the reason for the unceasing spread of the plague is that there is a Heavenly Demon behind it all, probably feeding off the fear and despair of the populace of Great Qian."

"I am not particularly familiar with Heavenly Demons, but I believe you should know why a Heavenly Demon would intentionally spread a plague."

Hearing what Lu Chen said, both Mu Yunxi and Liu Qingqiu fell into contemplation.

They both felt that Lu Chen's guess was not wrong; if a Heavenly Demon was indeed causing trouble in the background, its motive could indeed be to feed on the negative energy generated by human fear and despair.

In the Cultivation Realm, what Heavenly Demons enjoyed the most was creating desperate situations for cultivators, then relishing the fear and despair of the cultivators, ultimately leading to their deaths enveloped in fear and despair.

After a while, Mu Yunxi asked, "How did you know that Great Qian had a Heavenly Demon?"

Lu Chen replied, "I cannot tell you that for now. You only need to know that there is a Heavenly Demon in Great Qian."

At this juncture, Liu Qingqiu interjected coldly from the side, "If you don't tell us how you know about the Heavenly Demon, how are we to know if you are lying or not?"

With a smile, Lu Chen said, "I have no need to joke about this, and moreover, the reason I am telling you this is to ask for your advice on how to locate the Heavenly Demon. When the time comes, I'll deal with the Heavenly Demon myself, without requiring you to lift a finger."

That…

Hearing Lu Chen speak like this, the two women essentially believed his words. If Lu Chen was planning to resolve the issue himself, indeed there was no need for him to lie to them. In that case, did Great Qian truly have a Heavenly Demon?

Mu Yunxi said, "If the plague in Great Qian is truly caused by a Heavenly Demon, there is no need for you to seek it out. Once it sees you dispersing the plague, it will come after you on its own initiative."

The primary goal of the Heavenly Demon spreading the plague was to propagate fear and despair. Now that someone had dispelled its plague, naturally it would come seeking trouble with that person.

Lu Chen thought to himself that it was really this simple to find the Heavenly Demon. Next, all he needed to do was to continue to use the Demon-Expelling Banner to dispel the plague across the various parts of Great Qian.

With this in mind, Lu Chen said with a smile, "Thank you, Fairy Yunxi, for telling me all this."

Lu Chen continued, "I have already arranged accommodations for you two fairies. You may head there now."

At this point, Lu Chen spoke to the people outside the study, "Someone come, take the two madams down to rest."

Hearing Lu Chen address them as madams, both women snorted coldly in their hearts, thinking that once their strength was restored, they would come looking for trouble with this lecher.

After Mu Yunxi and Liu Qingqiu left, Lu Chen took a moment to examine his body. He felt something was amiss. By now, hadn't he effectively eradicated Great Qian? Liu Qingqiu, the actual ruler of Great Qian, had fallen into his hands, so why hadn't he broken through to become a Celestial?

What was going on?

Then, the system's notification sound rang out.

[Host has not obtained the Surrender Document from Great Qian, nor has he completely taken over Great Qian, so this world is not yet considered unified.]

Lu Chen realized then that, alright, he needed to hasten his campaign to occupy every region of Great Qian, aiming to break through to the Celestial Realm before the Heavenly Demon came seeking trouble with him.

Evening.

Liu Qingqiu and Mu Yunxi sat in the room arranged by Lu Chen, unable to sleep.

They checked the situation outside their room. There were only a few female guards on watch, and no powerful figures were present. If they wanted to escape now, they were very likely to succeed.

Nonetheless, they didn't plan on running away. It had not been easy to get close to Lu Chen, and if they escaped now, it would be even harder to gain his trust later.

Yet, the two women then considered another problem: if the Heavenly Demon Lu Chen spoke of truly existed, and if Lu Chen failed to eradicate the Heavenly Demon and instead, they managed to take down Lu Chen, how would they confront the Heavenly Demon when it came for them?

For Cultivators, Heavenly Demons were natural enemies. Even a weak Heavenly Demon could pose significant trouble for Cultivators.
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With this in mind, the women ultimately decided to hold off on taking action against Lu Chen for the time being, waiting until he dealt with the Heavenly Demon.

Or, they could let Lu Chen attract the attention of the Heavenly Demon. With Lu Chen present, the Heavenly Demon probably wouldn't notice them.

Meanwhile.

In a certain sea area to the south.

Deep within the ocean, there was a mass of black material. Suddenly, a pair of crimson eyes appeared within it.

The next moment, all the living beings in the surrounding marine area died, animals turned into skeletons, and the plants withered away.

The black material spread rapidly, and the sea area around it turned black as well.

At that very moment, out at sea, a large ship sailed smoothly forward.

Upon seeing the spreading black material, a man's voice came from the deck of the ship, "Heavenly Demon, we know who has disrupted your plan!"