Stronger with Crimson Modifier

"I thank you, Your Majesty!"

At his side.

Hu Qi, who had just swallowed the Elixir, seemed to have accepted his fate.

His expression eased, and he bowed.

Then, he returned to his seat.

The crowd drank and made merry.

As for that black Spirit Medicine, the moment Hu Qi swallowed it,

he clearly felt it.

The black Elixir’s outer shell melted away, replaced by a small, living worm.

As soon as it appeared, it tried to burrow into Hu Qi’s body.

Unfortunately, before it could even move,

its body melted away like a candle.

In an instant,

it was completely devoured and digested,

transforming into a wisp of dense Spiritual Energy that merged into his body.

For him, this was a trivial matter, barely causing a ripple.

Thanks to the Spirit Devouring Talent in his Bloodline, his digestive Ability was simply heaven-defying.

Even the world itself would be gradually dissolved if it fell into his stomach.

Although he had not yet recovered to his Peak state, dealing with the tricks of a mere Nascent Element Realm Demon King was more than enough.

Never mind an Elixir meant for control; even a poison that killed on contact

posed no threat to him whatsoever.

...

Soon, after several rounds of drinks and numerous courses,

the demons remained at the banquet, continuing to enjoy the feast.

Ape Celestial Dragon, however, found an excuse to get up and leave.

Everyone knew what this meant.

There was a tacit understanding among them.

They exchanged knowing smiles, but no one said a word.

"Hey, friend, I wonder if you have any more of that stuff?"

After Ape Celestial Dragon had left,

the Toad Spirit who had spoken with Hu Qi earlier sidled up to him.

A smile spread across his ugly face.

All the demons present were Great Demons of the Dao Foundation Realm.

With their extraordinary hearing, they all heard what the Toad Spirit said.

Instantly, all eyes turned toward them.

However, the demons didn’t know Hu Qi.

They all felt it would be improper to rashly strike up a conversation, so they held their tongues.

"I don’t have any finished Giant Yang Locking Essence Two Forms Pills, but I do have some broken dregs. They should still have about ten or twenty percent of the original effect. If you don’t mind, you can have them."

Seeing this,

Hu Qi chuckled.

He reached into his robes and took out a bundle wrapped in red cloth.

After unfolding it,

there were about twenty pink, soybean-sized pills lying inside.

Every Great Demon present received one.

In that moment,

the way the demons looked at Hu Qi changed.

’What a good demon!’

Afterward,

following a few brief exchanges,

these Great Demons swallowed the pills directly.

They pulled the beautiful Clam Girls at their sides into the middle of the hall and began to perform that primal act.

For a time, decadent sounds echoed through the hall.

However, what no one noticed was that

during this process, the light in the demons’ eyes grew sluggish and lost all its spirit.

They were like Puppets that had lost their souls.

But other than that, there was nothing else unusual about them.

Seeing this,

Hu Qi slowly rose and walked off in the same direction Ape Celestial Dragon had gone.

...

Within the dim Water Mansion, a cold and gloomy aura permeated the air.

Red "double happiness" characters were pasted on the surrounding walls.

Shark-oil candles cast a faint blue light.

It flickered against the stone walls, stretching the shadows within the room into long, distorted shapes.

A woman wearing a phoenix crown and wedding veil sat on the edge of the bed.

She had a slender figure, but her face was obscured by the Red Veil.

She was completely silent. Only the fine silver ornaments on the edge of her veil

swayed with her faintly trembling body, making soft, tinkling sounds.

Just then,

footsteps approached from a distance.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

The voices of two guards came from outside the door.

Immediately after,

the beaded curtain hanging in the doorway was swept aside by a large hand.

Ape Celestial Dragon’s burly figure strode in.

When he saw the woman sitting on the bed,

a smile appeared on his face.

"My dear, your husband is here!"

As he spoke, he reached out and lifted the woman’s Red Veil.

As the Red Veil was lifted, the woman’s face was revealed in the candlelight.

She was a woman in her early twenties,

with a clear and beautiful face.

Her eyes held a hint of panic.

Beneath her high-bridged nose, she bit her lower lip in nervousness, leaving a faint, bright red mark that was particularly striking in the quiet Water Mansion.

Her long, glossy black hair cascaded over her shoulders like a waterfall, with a few loose strands clinging to her cheeks, making her small, palm-sized face seem all the more delicate.

Upon seeing Ape Celestial Dragon,

the woman’s eyes turned red. She stared at him with a look of such hatred it was as if she wanted to flay him alive and rip out his bones.

Despite this, she remained seated, making no other movements.

Seeing this,

Ape Celestial Dragon raised an eyebrow, as if he had just remembered something.

With a flick of his finger,

a streak of black light landed on the woman.

Instantly,

the woman felt her body relax.

Although she still couldn’t move an inch,

she was now able to speak.

"Ahem, do you know who I am? I am a Direct Disciple of the Cyan Yang Sect.

If you release me now, I can let this matter go. Otherwise, I will have my sect raze this Demon Mansion of yours to the ground!"

"Is that so? Then I have all the more reason not to let you go."

Ape Celestial Dragon chuckled.

His greedy gaze raked up and down the woman’s body.

"Though I have many concubines, from both the Demon Race and the Human Race,

this is the first time a Cultivator will be entering my bedchamber. Don’t worry, I will dote on you properly."

With that said,

he took out the brocade box in his hand and produced the Elixir named [Giant Yang Locking Essence Two Forms Pill].

In an instant,

the strange fragrance of the Elixir filled the room.

The moment she smelled it,

a blush appeared on the woman’s face. Her gaze, once full of hatred, softened and grew misty, making her appear all the more alluring.

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