Volume 1, Chapter 67: Rules of the Heavenly Dao

Su Muchan could hardly believe it; being a demoness, she was actually begging for mercy...

She also finally understood that Su Cheng's disdain for her was completely genuine...

The formidable power of Ye Qinghan was beyond question; she did not even have the slightest room to resist, let alone counterattack.

The sound of her pleading over and over again was somewhat endearing, but Ye Qinghan remained completely unmoved.

As the senior disciple of the Lingxian Palace, Ye Qinghan would never allow any hidden danger capable of threatening her master to exist. Compared to Dongfang Jue, Li Shiyao, or even Cheng Liang, this woman who could hear the master's inner voice just like her was clearly far more dangerous!

Play is play, and joking is joking; usually, Ye Qinghan did not care much about respecting the master and valuing the Dao.

But when it came down to this!

Once the cannons fired, the Lingxian Palace obeyed only Ye Qinghan!

Even the master himself could not stop this big sister of mine today!

"God-Slaying Sword Formation!"

"Hold on, Miss Qinghan." Like an oracle descending from the heavens, the voice reached straight into her mind.

Ye Qinghan could not slow down by even a fraction. The Lingshuang Sword had already been unleashed, and the arrow was on the string, compelled to fly. Even if it were the master himself in person, she would not show any face!

Whatever killing or punishment was to come, Qinghan would bear it all! Whatever else there might be, it could wait until after Su Muchan was dead!

"Lingshuang!"

Accompanied by a graceful figure, the Lingshuang Sword lunged forward. Ye Qinghan held nothing back; this strike was her absolute full strength!

In an instant, the surrounding space was shaken to the point of imminent collapse, feeling as though it were about to shatter completely.

Compared to that time in the secret realm, Ye Qinghan's strength had doubled. After all, she was already a terrifying powerhouse in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment!

Yet even such a ferocious and peerless strike was actually blocked!

Ye Qinghan was utterly shocked, silently guessing in her heart that the opponent was most likely a terrifying entity in the late stage of Foundation Establishment!

Otherwise, it would have been utterly impossible to catch this strike of hers!

"Miss, please wait. Can you spare her life?"

Ye Qinghan covertly retrieved a jade slip and a defensive magical treasure. The opponent's strength far exceeded Su Muchan's, so she needed to take this seriously.

Clad in a flowing glazed water-silk dress, she additionally donned an immortal-grade supreme-tier soft defensive armor, on top of which she wore the mythical-tier [Undying Corpse Armor of the Demon Emperor].

"Who the hell are you? You say spare her life and I should just spare her life? Why are you so full of yourself?"

While speaking, she summoned a dozen or more offensive magical treasures, preparing for battle!

"Uh... I am what you call the Heavenly Dao Rules..."

Taking advantage of the moment that fellow was speaking, Ye Qinghan seized the opportunity to crush the jade slip. This time it was her master's divine ability, a true Decisive-Battle Sword Formation!

In an instant, the space was shattered to pieces, and the [Grotto-Heaven Treasure Gourd] in the sky fell down accordingly.

"Hmph, since you can withstand a normal sword strike from my master, I acknowledge your identity as the Heavenly Dao Rules." Gripping three jade slips in her hand, Ye Qinghan spoke with utter confidence!

Yet Ye Qinghan had never expected that these Heavenly Dao Rules could genuinely withstand her master's Decisive-Battle Sword Formation. Prior to this, Ye Qinghan truly did not believe anyone could endure a single sword strike from her master.

"Grandma, can you please stop attacking for a moment..." Following that sword strike, the Heavenly Dao Rules inevitably lowered their posture...

One must know that Ye Qinghan still possessed a dozen more such jade slips, and in terms of destructive power, the Decisive-Battle Sword Formation was clearly not even the most formidable one.

Beyond that, Ye Qinghan had offensive magical treasures that were simply countless in number!

"Spit it out if you have something to say! I'm waiting to take this bastard's life!"

At this moment, Ye Qinghan only felt that her master was simply being overly timid. Hehe, Cheng Liang was not afraid of the Heavenly Dao Rules, so would this grandma of yours be afraid?

My rules are the real rules!

"Can you spare her life? Truly, this one cannot be killed."

"She has already threatened my master's life and property safety!"

A genius maiden of sixteen years, who at such a youthful age was already in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment—young, wild, and arrogant to the point of daring to confront the Heavenly Dao Rules face to face.

Looking across this entire world, one would probably fail to find a second person like her!

Ye Qinghan wore a cold expression, her hand tightly pinching the jade slip as she stared at Su Muchan kneeling on one knee in the distance, her eyes filled solely with killing intent.

Su Muchan seemed to be struggling with all her might to resist something, though it appeared to be of no avail, resembling more a desperate endurance of excruciating pain.

"I guarantee she won't do it! If she ever makes a move against your master, I will step in as well. Would that be acceptable?"

"What are you using to guarantee this? You're so weak, how can you protect the master?" Ye Qinghan wore an expression of complete disbelief. From the moment she entered the Lingxian Palace, the Heavenly Dao had been Ye Qinghan's enemy, whether it was the Heavenly Dao Pavilion or Cheng Liang!

Ye Qinghan's code of conduct had only one principle: the master!

"Uh... as long as you aren't the one making a move, I should be able to protect him..."

Ye Qinghan pondered for a moment. What these Heavenly Dao Rules said actually made some sense; if she killed her, it might cause extremely severe consequences and potentially affect the master.

However, letting a tiger return to the mountains was simply too unacceptable!

"Why are you saving her?"

"Uh..."

"If you won't say, then stay hidden and make sure you don't show your face. I'm going to finish her off first, and I'll come hunt you down when I have time!"

"This involves the fortune of the Demon Clan..."

Ye Qinghan's fox-like eyes narrowed slightly. This fellow belonged to the Demon Clan?

"I remember the master also said I am the Child of Fortune..."

"You are too deeply entangled with Su Cheng; you are long beyond the control of this world..."

Without even waiting for the explanation to finish, Ye Qinghan cut him off halfway: "Better be that way! Letting her go is fine, but I still want to ask one question."

The Heavenly Dao Rules seemed somewhat speechless, but still replied helplessly: "Within a reasonable scope, I will answer you as best as I can."

"What price will my master pay for altering my destiny?"

"There is no price. He is not blessed by the Heavenly Dao, nor is he bound by the wheel of karma. If you must call it a price, it is simply that a few more possible outcomes have been added."

"What outcomes?"

"The karma entangled with Su Cheng is something I cannot peer into."

At this moment, Ye Qinghan felt a trace of quiet pride: "As expected! My master is so powerful; it would be strange if you could peer into him so easily!"

The Heavenly Dao Rules made no reply and seemed to have departed.

Ye Qinghan put away her magical treasures, slid the Lingshuang Sword back into its scabbard, dusted off her clothes, and only then walked over to Su Muchan.

At this moment, Su Muchan felt as though every bone in her entire body had been shattered! From head to toe, there was not a single spot that did not ache!

"I couldn't tell before, but you actually have quite the background."

Ye Qinghan briefly looked Su Muchan up and down. Her little face was passable, but compared to herself, she fell far short!

The taste of rust in her mouth refused to fade, and her vision seemed filtered through a bloody red tint as Su Muchan forced herself to sit up.

"Miss Qinghan, I truly harbor no malice."

"Open your mouth." Ye Qinghan felt somewhat speechless; in her current state, if left unattended, this creature wouldn't even survive past the afternoon...

Su Muchan obediently parted her pink lips, and Ye Qinghan stuffed two quick-acting fox-saving pills—which her master had prepared for her—into her mouth. To be honest, Ye Qinghan had no idea whether this stuff would be of any use to her.

However, generally whenever she felt pain anywhere, her master would always make her take these. In the master's own words, they cured all illnesses.

"This is poison. Starting today, you must come find me every half month to buy the antidote, or else you can just wait to die."

Naturally, she was lying to Su Muchan; Ye Qinghan possessed no such convenient poison!

If Ye Qinghan wanted to kill someone, how could she possibly resort to such troublesome methods as poisoning?

If such a poison truly existed, Ye Qinghan would wish she could feed it to Dongfang Jue like daily meals!

"Buy?" Su Muchan was slightly dazed. According to conventional logic, shouldn't she be utilized or controlled instead?

"Two hundred taels per pill, fair and honest! But if you make me angry, I won't sell it to you even for three hundred taels!"