Published: March 8, 2025
"Absurd!" The demon empress smiled coldly without a hint of emotion in her voice.
Zixie Qing knelt upright, biting her red lips, remaining silent.
"Do you know the benefits you possess?" The demon empress said lightly, "Although you are not a native of the Nine Heavens Pavilion, you belong to the purple marten clan in the mountains. By chance, you have obtained the power of a sage, allowing you to undergo a transformation. Your current cultivation level may be low, but the sage's power is already stabilized within you. Moreover, you have refined the Purple Mysterious Pill... This is different from our demon race in the Nine Heavens Pavilion, which is why I need your assistance. Otherwise, I wouldn't even look at you, a mere purple marten!"
"Though your root bone is the only purple marten in the Nine Heavens Pavilion, it's merely that."
The demon empress said coldly, "You should know that I only need a bit of your blood essence and a touch of your dan yuan to cure my son's illness; while it will greatly harm your body, it will not cause you to lose your roots, nor will it endanger your life! On the contrary, it may repay you."
"If you keep your roots, I will send someone to protect you until you recover... then you can laugh proudly in the Nine Heavens Pavilion again!"
The demon empress's gaze grew increasingly cold, exuding a chilling murderous intent: "Although you have hidden your strength, I can see that you do not belong to the kind of emperor-level figure; at most, you are only at the heavenly level, and only at the initial stage."
"I value you because the sage's power inside you can save the crown prince's life. That's all."
Zixie Qing replied indifferently, "I already knew this."
The demon empress scolded, "I am not wasting time with you! I want you to understand that while your cultivation level is low, as long as you offer your blood essence and dan yuan, once you recover, and dual cultivate with the crown prince, you can, in an extreme amount of time, surpass the barriers you have not crossed for thousands of years. By harnessing the power of the demon royal bloodline, you can awaken the sage's power within your body, and you will become the most promising new star of our Nine Heavens Pavilion demon race!"
"I also want to tell you this: As long as you agree, once I ascend back to heaven, if you are still alive at that time, the position of the new demon empress will be yours! Even the Emperor Sovereign of the Heaven's Gate cannot change this!"
"At that time, you will be a ruler, dominating the world! With a wave, the stars will bow down, and in anger, the clouds will change color! This is the ultimate dream of everyone in the Nine Heavens Pavilion for their entire lives!"
"Do you understand?" The demon empress snorted coldly.
"I understand," Zixie Qing replied in a low but resolute voice, "but I... still want to be human!"
"Waste!" The demon empress frowned, her eyes shooting out two beams of white light. She locked her gaze onto Zixie Qing's eyes: "Zixie Qing, look into my eyes and speak."
With the white light in her eyes fixed on Zixie Qing, she asked word by word, "Do you really want to be human? Not be a demon?"
A look of confusion appeared on Zixie Qing's face, as if her consciousness had completely been mesmerized, speaking only from her true intentions.
Her voice arose, though confused, it was clear: "I want to be human!"
The demon empress's body shook, the white light in her eyes receded. With a long sigh, she said, "You have disappointed me too much... The demon race is currently in a three-way battle, suffering continuous defeats... I waited so long for you to return to your senses and come back, even using the first moment to teleport back to see you. Yet you only tell me this: you want to be human?"
Her voice was low, filled with an undeniable sadness.
Zixie Qing's consciousness returned, and she said a bit apologetically, "I ask the demon empress to grant my wish!"
The demon empress sighed deeply.
"I will tell you one last time!" The demon empress's voice was heavy, turning her face away, and said, "First, from demon to human, without experiencing reincarnation, one must first go through the soul separation platform; endure the pain of separation and soul shattering, ninety-one times, then enter the heartbreaking spring and endure the pain of heart rupture, ninety-one times. Finally, walk into the demon forging cave and endure the demon extermination thunder, ninety-one times. Only by shedding all demon energy can one become human!"