Ex-Wife is a Big Villainess
Chapter 634 - 316: The Empress’s Wisdom_2

Chapter 634: Chapter 316: The Empress’s Wisdom_2

Wisps of blood qi, like a sash entwining around the surroundings.

"How annoying."

Ran Qingchen... to be precise, the Asura Queen, looked at Shang Zhiyu with indifference, her voice cold, "If you’re going to kill me, do it quickly. The dawdling is maddening."

"You... you... who are you?"

Shang Zhiyu asked in horror.

She had not expected someone else to be possessing her disciple.

The Asura Queen wanted to step forward, but as soon as she moved, her spirit was violently torn apart.

At first glance, a phantom flickered continuously over Ran Qingchen’s body, sometimes disengaging, sometimes being absorbed, and at times overlapping.

In fact, last time in Qingzhou, the Asura Queen forcefully possessed a body, fought a battle with Queen Luo Wanqing, Li Guanshi, and the Demon Venerable, which caused her remnant soul to be severely damaged.

She could only reside within Ran Qingchen’s body to nurture herself and could no longer possess another.

But this time, there was no other way.

If Ran Qingchen died, then she would be finished as well.

Luckily, Ran Qingchen’s spirit was broken due to his master’s deceit, extremely unstable, and coupled with Shang Zhiyu’s hesitation, it had given her a chance to forcefully seize control of this body.

However, after the forceful possession, the remnant soul was more severely damaged, causing a rejection reaction with Ran Qingchen’s body.

It would be a passive situation if she wanted to completely integrate with Ran Qingchen in the future.

The Asura Queen’s heart was raging with fury. Seeing that she was having difficulty just walking, she decided to stand still, raised her hand, and drew Shang Zhiyu towards her from a distance, preparing to strangle the opponent directly.

But the next moment, Shang Zhiyu transformed into a demon with a human head and a snake body.

Shang Zhiyu opened her mouth and sprayed out a green corrosive liquid.

At the same time, her tail whipped, and the stones on the ground flew towards the opponent like dense arrows.

The Asura Queen casually drew a circle, conjured a protective barrier in the air, blocking all the attacks. Then, with a palm strike, she sent Shang Zhiyu flying.

Shang Zhiyu was seriously injured and hadn’t had the chance to take Red Candle Blossom yet.

Even if the Asura Queen’s cultivation was restricted, she could easily crush her.

"Hmph, what difference does it make if you transform into a demon?"

The Asura Queen waved her hand and pulled up the ground magma from a distance, forming a long whip, and lashed fiercely at Shang Zhiyu’s snake body.

The latter let out a piercing scream, a deep wound appearing on the snake body, the edges charred black.

Crack!

Another lash of the magma whip fell, severing the two arms from the demon’s body, dark blood splashing.

Shang Zhiyu wanted to escape but was powerless.

After being lashed several times in a row, she lay on the ground, barely alive.

"To die at the hands of your own disciple is indeed an honor for you!"

The Asura Queen’s eyes, shrouded in black mist, were cold and unfathomable, ready to deliver the final deadly lash. Suddenly, the concentrated magma whip exploded, tearing apart.

"Who!?"

The Asura Queen turned her head sharply to look.

When she saw the newcomer, her expression changed dramatically.

Wang Luoyan, dressed in intertwined purple and black, spoke nonchalantly with hands behind his back:

"Earlier, I sensed a very familiar presence from that girl, and combining the intelligence previously obtained in Qingzhou, I speculated that there was a secret within that girl."

"Now it seems my speculation was correct. The renowned Asura Queen is actually possessing this body, no wonder Zhuge Xuanji once said that my opportunity arises from a do-or-die situation."

The Asura Queen scoffed, "What? Seeing your ancestor and not knowing to kneel and kowtow, you still fancy your chances for benefits?"

"Who doesn’t fancy benefits?"

Wang Luoyan walked over to Shang Zhiyu, placed a palm on top of the woman’s head.

Shang Zhiyu let out a heart-wrenching scream, and the next moment, a blood-red pearl was forcibly sucked into Wang Luoyan’s palm.

This was a Demon Core!

Devoid of the Demon Core, Shang Zhiyu convulsed, her body showing countless fine lines like cracked porcelain, with black blood continuously spilling from her mouth.

Wang Luoyan pocketed the Demon Core, looking at the Asura Queen and said:

"You should be thankful, she didn’t regain her cultivation. If she had truly refined the Netherworld Demon Qi, you would have died here."

The Asura Queen sneered derisively, "No matter how lucky I am, meeting you is still unfortunate."

""This is the truth,"

Wang Luoyan smiled.

He was not one to smile or speak unnecessarily, but because he was naturally handsome, his smile possessed a distinctive charisma.

Looking at the flickering soul of the Asura Queen, he asked,

"Regarding the Wanxiang Senluo Great Skill, I encountered an inscrutable problem while in seclusion and would like to seek your guidance."

"The Wanxiang Senluo Ninth Chapter, correct?"

The Asura Queen smiled.

Wang Luoyan nodded and said,

"The ninth Chapter states: ’Benevolent heart like the sun, shines over all things without contention. Tranquility like the abyss, receives a hundred rivers without overflowing. Non-action like the wind, shifts with form without obstruction...’

I can understand this, for Confucians hold benevolence as their essence, Buddhists seek tranquility as their pursuit, and Taoists consider non-action as their basis.

What I don’t understand, however, is how this reconciles with the core principle of the skill that states, ’Defy the heavens to alter fate, to stop killing with killing, to validate the Dao with strength. All-Encompassing Senluo, all is for my use.’

I would appreciate it if senior could enlighten me on why after acts of killing come rites and righteousness."

With her chin slightly raised, the Asura Queen spoke with a hint of pride,

"Cultivators refine the five elements within, respond to the four phenomena without, understand the three talents with the heart, and align actions with the eight trigrams. Be it demon or human, all must harmonize yin and yang and conceal the five elements within each other.

With the Confucian benevolence as a knife, carve out good. With the Buddhist mercy as a sword, sever cause and effect. With the Taoist non-action as a staff, shatter reincarnation. You see discordance, but to me, it fits perfectly.

Your lack of understanding is simply because you cannot feel the desperation my Asura Clan faces, living in the cracks between humans and demons."

Wang Luoyan appeared thoughtful.

In that moment, he was like a student deeply engaged in learning, earnestly seeking knowledge.

After a while, Wang Luoyan nodded slightly, "I think I somewhat understand now; my Myriad Phenomena God Sect is in much the same straits, existing in the crevices between the court and the Jianghu."

"It’s not the same, benefits and survival are two different matters."

The Asura Queen retorted coldly with irony.

Wang Luoyan did not argue back; instead, he respectfully bowed to the Asura Queen to express his gratitude for her willingness to resolve his confusion.

After this, he condensed a ball of black Qi in his palm.

Wang Luoyan said, "There is a section in the Wanxiang Senluo Great Skill called ’Soul Refining Skill’, which I have never tried because I know it’s a trap that only the Asura Queen can execute.

Therefore, I hope senior will grant my wish, and bestow upon me your soul, so that I can complete the cultivation of the Wanxiang Senluo in its entirety."

In the Asura Queen’s eyes flickered a black and red glow, a gaze filled with pride and disdain: "A tiger, brought low in Pingyang, becomes the laughingstock of dogs? Alas, you dog, still lacks training!"

As soon as the word "training" fell, the Asura Queen waved her sleeve and sent out a Dharma Seal.

The seal began as merely a tiny point of light like a firefly, but it quickly expanded; by the time it reached Wang Luoyan, it had grown into a large light sphere half the height of a man.

Surrounding the light ball, black and red mist swirled, crackling with energy.

It was not so much a skill as it was a magic artifact.

Wang Luoyan’s originally calm expression grew increasingly solemn.

When he felt the overwhelmingly strong aura of lethality, his pupils dilated.

Instinctively, he retreated.

Yet with that retreat, Wang Luoyan sensed something was amiss.

"Not going to make your move?"

The Asura Queen’s voice was weak and ethereal, her soul had reached its limit, flickering violently like a candle in the wind.

From a niche above the cave, Yelü Miaomiao, who had been hiding there unbeknownst to anyone, leaped down.

Using the power of her Dharma Seal, the young girl absorbed the light sphere midair, then, with both hands raised high, she channeled all her strength and fiercely hurled it at Wang Luoyan.

The Asura Queen possessed a magic artifact capable of dealing with Wang Luoyan but lacked the strength to use it.

Yelü Miaomiao had the power of the Dharma Seal but had no means to contend with Wang Luoyan.

Thus, the Asura Queen threw the magic artifact ostensibly at Wang Luoyan but in reality gave it to Yelü Miaomiao, letting the girl truly launch the attack.

Though it was their first official meeting, the two were in perfect sync.

The reason the Asura Queen had been willing to patiently explain the technique to Wang Luoyan was because her soul had sensed Yelü Miaomiao’s presence ahead of time, so she made an effort to distract him, giving her conspirator the chance to ambush.

Boom!

Wang Luoyan was sent flying like a kite with its string cut, crashing through the thick stone wall oozing with magma.