Chapter 42

Chapter 41: Even a Princess Can Only Be a Maid (Part 1)

At this moment, everyone was stunned, including the six elders. Although they were the elders of the Xianyan Ancient Sect, in terms of their Daoist cultivation, if they were to enter the territory of the kingdom, they would only be considered as heroes.

Yuhe was different. As the chief great protector of the Nine Holy Demon Sect, he was capable of being enfeoffed as a king, and even a king among kings, and might even be enfeoffed as a true person.

In the presence of such a powerful figure, even the ancient elder of the Xianyan Ancient Sect had to lower his status by a large margin. If they were to enter the territory of the kingdom, heroes could not be compared to kings!

For a powerful figure like Yuhe, the six elders all showed great respect. However, today, Yuhe treated Li Qiyi with utmost respect, which was simply inconceivable.

Even more inconceivable was that Yuhe had brought a message from the Sun Demon Emperor. If Li Qiyi visited the Nine Holy Demon Sect, the Sun Demon Emperor would personally welcome him.

Who was the Sun Demon Emperor? He was the unparalleled overlord of the Central Domain of the present age, dominating the world! Not to mention the other members of the Xianyan Ancient Sect, even the six elders did not have the qualifications to meet the Sun Demon Emperor.

Now, the Sun Demon Emperor was going to personally welcome Li Qiyi. This was an unimaginable event!

As for the other disciples, they could not even imagine it. For a moment, everyone else present was petrified.

However, what happened next was even more petrifying. Li Qiyi only extended his left arm, and Li Shuangyan only coldly looked at Li Qiyi. In the end, she did not say a word, but gently held Li Qiyi's arm, showing a submissive demeanor, and left with him.

"Protector Yu, I will not entertain you further." As he left, Li Qiyi only said this much, and as the chief great protector, Yuhe only bowed in response.

This scene shocked everyone, whether it was the six elders, the various protectors, or even all the disciples. For a moment, they were all unable to recover.

Amidst the shock of everyone, Li Qiyi and Li Shuangyan returned to the solitary peak, and then to the small courtyard. When they were alone in the courtyard, Li Shuangyan let go of Li Qiyi's arm.

Li Shuangyan gave him a cold glance, still maintaining her cold and proud demeanor, and said coldly, "Are you satisfied now?"

In response to Li Shuangyan's attitude, Li Qiyi only gave her a cold glance, sitting comfortably in the master chair, and then didn't even bother to look at her, saying calmly, "In front of everyone, holding my arm, do you really think I am so vain that I need to use you to elevate my status? If the shock and envy of a group of ordinary cultivators could satisfy my vanity, then I, Li Qiyi, would be a failure."

"I only lent you my arm to give you some face!" Li Qiyi said here, his gaze turning cold, and he continued, "I always protect those around me and treat them with great care. Since you are staying by my side, I will give you some respect! Letting you hold my arm in public is just to give you some face! As a sword attendant, when have you ever had the right to walk arm in arm with me!"

"You—!" Li Shuangyan was so angry that she trembled, her frosty face turning red. This time, she had come on the orders of the Sun Demon Emperor, putting aside her dignity to walk arm in arm with Li Qiyi in public, which was already giving Li Qiyi a great deal of face. Now, Li Qiyi was saying such things, how could she not be furious?

"You have your pride, and I understand." Li Qiyi did not take her anger seriously, speaking calmly, "You are not afraid of being ordered by the Sun Demon Emperor, and in your heart, you are definitely not convinced. You consider yourself a daughter of heaven, and you look down on me, a mere mortal, which is normal. However, I am giving you respect, so think about it. Today, I let you hold my arm, which is a good start for you! When I sweep across the heavens in the future, if you do not follow me, you won't even have a place by my side!"

A thirteen-year-old boy, yet he spoke the most arrogant words. Even the current geniuses, even the princes of ancient kingdoms, would not dare to speak such domineering and arrogant words. However, today, a thirteen-year-old boy spoke such domineering words.

If anyone else said such words, they would definitely be considered arrogant and ignorant. However, when Li Shuangyan looked at Li Qiyi, he was incredibly calm, speaking in the most calm and composed manner, saying the most arrogant words in the world. If it were any other time, she would definitely think Li Qiyi was arrogant and ignorant, but now, she could not see any sign of arrogance or ignorance in him.

Li Shuangyan did not come here voluntarily; she came on the orders of the Sun Demon Emperor. Not only did the Sun Demon Emperor see potential in Li Qiyi, but even the sword elder of the Nine Holy Demon Sect believed Li Qiyi had great potential, and finally convinced her to come.

For Li Shuangyan, this was an incredibly humiliating task. She was the successor of the Nine Holy Demon Sect and the princess of the Ancient Ox Kingdom. Whether in appearance or talent, she was a paragon among people, a daughter of heaven!

In the present age, her suitors were as numerous as fish crossing a river. No matter how outstanding the talents, she had never favored any of them. However, today, she had to serve a mortal as a sword attendant.

Her master, the Sun Demon Emperor, had extraordinary talent and wisdom. Even in the era of the collapse of destiny, he could rise to prominence, which was enough to show the talent and wisdom of her master, the Sun Demon Emperor! However, such a generation of overlord saw great potential in a mortal with ordinary body, ordinary destiny, and ordinary fate, which left her puzzled!

Now, Li Qiyi's words left her unsure whether to be angry or frustrated. If she said Li Qiyi was arrogant and ignorant, it didn't seem to fit at all!

"Fine, if you think you are unparalleled, then prove it to me!" Li Shuangyan was both angry and frustrated, and she said coldly, "If you can really do it, then I will admit you have some ability! Otherwise, you are just daydreaming."

After a while, Li Qiyi finally turned his face, only giving her a casual glance, and said, "Prove? What do I need to prove?"

Li Qiyi's arrogant attitude made Li Shuangyan so angry that she trembled. What was even more infuriating was that Li Qiyi was only a thirteen-year-old boy, younger than her, but he spoke with such overwhelming authority, as if he were an emperor.

"I have an array diagram here. Not to mention breaking this array, if you can explain even a bit of its mystery, it would show you have some ability!" Li Shuangyan could not tolerate Li Qiyi's arrogance, which was too overbearing!

As she spoke, Li Shuangyan took out a corner of a broken ancient skin. This ancient skin was unknown, but it was covered with countless curves, Dao symbols, stars, and array points... It was a small piece of ancient skin, yet it contained a myriad of wonders, as if it encompassed all the mysteries of the universe.

If someone looked closely, their soul would be immediately drawn into it, as if they were suddenly sucked into a mysterious and profound world. This world was incredibly profound and divine, and no matter how talented or wise a person was, they would be unable to extricate themselves from its mysteries.

When Li Qiyi saw this ancient skin, it was too familiar. In an instant, he saw the curves, Dao symbols, stars, and array points... and in a blink, he had comprehended the entire ancient skin.

At this moment, a corner of a missing array diagram appeared in his mind. This was one of his deepest memories, but the complete memory could not yet be fully recalled, only this missing corner.

This small corner of memory was too profound for Li Qiyi. He did not bother to deduce or recover the complete memory, because no one understood it better than he did!

"Only a corner of a broken array. Enter through the Viper Star, pass through the Nine Profound Gates, retreat through the Eight Wheel Moons, transform into the Nine Stars, turn to the Milky Way, and then enter the Eternal Path..." Li Qiyi spoke calmly, pointing casually, and concluded, "The core of this corner of the array is here, guarded by myriad phenomena and protected by six beasts and four immortals. In the world, there are very few who can break this corner of the array."

Li Qiyi spoke fluently, as if he were recounting a familiar story. In his words, it seemed that this was not an unparalleled array, but a trivial technique.

However, Li Shuangyan was immediately shocked. She knew the origin of this corner of the broken array. The origin of this array was astonishing; their Nine Holy Demon Sect's ancestor had only obtained this corner! However, even this corner of the broken array, several generations of geniuses and sages of the Nine Holy Demon Sect had spent their entire lives trying to comprehend all its mysteries, and it was only in recent generations that their sages had finally fully unraveled the mysteries of this corner of the array.

Even so, the Nine Holy Demon Sect could not yet form this array. In this life, her master, the Sun Demon Emperor, saw her talent and wanted to see if she could cultivate this array, so he passed the array diagram to her. Half of her cultivation was related to array techniques!

She had started learning this array at a very young age, but it took her more than ten years to fully comprehend it, and that was with the guidance of the sages of the Nine Holy Demon Sect!

Li Shuangyan had once hoped that one day she could form this array, because once formed, it would be earth-shattering, capable of slaying gods and immortals. However, she knew that with her current cultivation, it was impossible for her to form this array!

This time, when she came to the Xianyan Ancient Sect, she brought this array. The Sun Demon Emperor wanted to see how extraordinary Li Qiyi was, and to test him with this array.

Li Shuangyan never dreamed that Li Qiyi would only need one glance at this corner of the world-renowned array to speak fluently and knowledgeably about it.

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