r arrogantly."Although reaching Can stage means being able to fuse with dragon pills and become a member of the Dragon Clan," said Qin Shaoyang as his eyes flickered with light, "from the perspective...Chapter 720: After the Connection, Solo Journey to Yaochi

The outer city, inner city, palace city, imperial city... As Hao Ren approached, he could clearly see the layout of this city.

It was magnificent and reminiscent of the Tang Dynasty's grandeur!

In a slightly upper-central position stood Taiji Palace. To its left and right were East Palace and West Palace. In terms of scale, they far surpassed Donghai Dragon Palace!

Away in the distance, cities echoed each other, with squadrons of demon soldiers patrolling inside and outside the cities in an orderly and imposing manner.

Those living in Wan妖海 (Wan妖 is a phonetic representation of "萬妖" which means "ten thousand demons") were all monsters, while those residing in cities were all transformed monsters! There were countless little monster kings, with big monster kings being high-ranking officials!

Su Han hadn't expected the situation beneath Wan妖海 to be like this and was somewhat surprised.

This core area belonging to the monster kings was one that even Jinshen (Divine Condensation) cultivators and Tianlong (Heavenly Dragon) cultivators couldn't enter, yet Hao Ren and Su Han managed to follow Zhen Fei and get a glimpse of it.

Zzzt zzzt... Eighteen beams of light shot over from afar.

"Your loyal subordinates greet Empress Consort Zhen!" Eighteen demon generals in armor lined up, respectfully bowing their hands to Zhen Fei.

Hmph... Zhen Fei raised her hand lazily and yawned, "Are they all taken care of"

"Reporting to Empress Consort Zhen, apart from the Great Monster King Qiongqi's escape, all other small and large monster kings have been subdued!" The demon general replied.

"Enough. Qiongqi isn't something you can handle anyway. You may return." Zhen Fei waved her hand.

The eighteen demon generals dispersed into eighteen beams of light, landing in the eighteen directions of the city.

From the attitude these eighteen great monster king level demon generals showed towards Zhen Fei, it was clear that she had absolute authority in this territory—not only managing countless cities but also wielding military power.

The "monster kingdom" under her control was extremely powerful!

The white feather under Zhen Fei's feet moved with the current and floated into the imperial city.

"Master!"

Duan Yao, who was practicing swordsmanship in front of Taiji Hall, rushed over joyfully upon seeing Zhen Fei's appearance.

When she saw that Huo Ren and Su Han were still on the feather, her expression turned cold.

Suixi was wearing a pink short-sleeved robe with long skirts. She looked slender and lovely, like a princess against the backdrop of this splendid palace.

Empress Zhen put away the feather and inserted it into her black bun before slowly walking towards Lianhua Palace on the side.

Duan Yao obediently followed behind Empress Zhen. She glanced at Huo Ren, sensing that his cultivation level was somewhat different from before.

However, when she saw Su Han, a hint of disdain appeared in her heart—Huo Ren truly wasn't a good person; the girls around him often changed!

Su Han glanced at Duan Yao sideways with indifferent eyes and discovered that she had already reached the Core Formation stage. She paused slightly in her thoughts.

Looking at how well Duan Yao was doing in Wannia Sea, it seemed that Empress Zhen treated her quite well.

The palace was filled with countless beautiful maidservants who hurriedly moved to the corners when they saw Empress Zhen bringing people over.

Empress Zhen entered Lianhua Palace and walked into a quiet courtyard, pushing open an elaborately decorated room. She tidied her skirt and sat down on a large armchair inside the room.

In the room hung a vibrant flower-and-bird painting; there was no other decoration.

Upon seeing Empress Zhen sit down, Duan Yao immediately fetched hot water from outside the palace with dexterous hands and poured tea for Empress Zhen first.

Next, she approached Huo Ren and Su Han, her expression somewhat reluctant but still pouring them tea.

In the Fifth Heaven, someone always served her; she had never done such menial tasks like a maid before. Her temper was rather arrogant because of this.

However, here with Empress Zhen, she obediently behaved like a little rabbit. Whenever Empress Zhen sat down, she immediately made tea for her; whenever Empress Zhen appeared tired, she offered to massage her legs and shoulders.

Seeing Huo Ren and Su Han both holding their cups of tea now, Duan Yao gritted her teeth and returned to stand beside Empress Zhen. As Empress Zhen's disciple, while Su Han and Huo Ren were esteemed guests, she was a rank lower in the hierarchy unless Empress Zhen explicitly allowed her to sit down.

Empress Zhen didn't let Duan Yao sit either but kept her standing by her side, deliberately testing her patience.

To become the first demoness under heaven, one couldn't be too arrogant. Eventually, when the time was right, she would still have to marry someone.

Huo Ren took a sip of fragrant tea and didn't look at Duan Yao beside Empress Zhen but looked directly at her instead: "Mother has brought us here; does that mean you want to settle us down"

The term "auntie" sounded so comfortable to Zhen Fei. Since Hao Ren and Zhen Yuanzi had become sworn brothers, Hao Ren still addressed her as auntie, making her seem to have a higher status than Zhen Yuanzi.

Naturally, such jokes only passed through her mind; she wouldn't actually try to claim this status. The real reason for her comfort was that Hao Ren hadn’t acted high and mighty just because he had become sworn brothers with Zhen Yuanzi.

"How did the battle at Nine Dragons Palace go" With her delicate hands, Zhen Fei picked up a cup of tea and blew on it gently as she asked Hao Ren.

"Does auntie want to hear the detailed story or just a brief summary" Hao Ren asked back.

"Of course, the more details the better," replied Zhen Fei with a slight smile.

The incomparably profound look in her eyes made Hao Ren unable to treat her as an ordinary pretty woman and also prevented him from hiding anything from her.

So he started recounting everything, from how they entered the Nine Dragons Palace, then went into Ba Xia Hall, reached the Tower of Ascension, and finally fought against Quniu. He deliberately omitted the night in the cave with Su Han.

Duan Yao, standing next to Zhen Fei, was listening attentively with her eyes wide open. Her eyes were shining as if she admired such thrilling experiences or imagined Hao Ren encountering dangerous situations during this process.

Su Han listened very carefully too. When she heard Hao Ren deliberately skip the night in the cave, her face turned slightly red and she slowly took a sip of tea.

If not for Zhen Fei suddenly appearing, perhaps she would have sworn brotherhood with Hao Ren… "There’s my divine consciousness on the purple-gold hairpin. Now that you say this, I understand even more clearly," said Zhen Fei thoroughly after listening to Hao Ren's account and nodded in satisfaction.

Hao Ren nodded without thinking further. However, Su Han, holding her cup of tea, suddenly sat up straight with a feeling of awkwardness running through her heart.

Zhen Fei’s words clearly had some underlying meaning.

The fact that Zhen Fei left a strand of divine consciousness on the purple-gold hairpin meant that Hao Ren and Su Han's experiences were more or less known to her even if she was far away in the Sea of Ten Thousand Demons…

That night, when the purple-gold hairpin was stuck into the cave entrance, separated by layers upon layers of dry wood and flickering bonfires… "Mutual affection isn’t necessarily wrong," said Zhen Fei with a slightly lowered head, seemingly somewhat melancholy or reminding them as she repeated what Zhen Yuanzi had recited before: “When緣分已儘，饑來覓飯，逐處投棲。任忙忙烏免，物換星移。將歸去，一輪明月，獨步赴瑤池。”

Su Han thought deeply upon hearing this verse for the second time.

"Rest here, this is an excellent secluded courtyard. If there’s anything, I’ll come find you," said Zhen Fei elegantly as she stood up and spoke to them.

Hao Ren looked at Zhen Fei with some confusion; her tone sounded like a form of detainment…

Zhen Fei neither mentioned sending them back nor when they could leave, leaving Hao Ren puzzled about her intentions. Su Han was indifferent as to how long they would stay here since this Sea of Ten Thousand Demons had abundant spiritual energy, making the environment for cultivation much better than outside. Even if she stayed there for a year, she wouldn’t mind.

"Be warm, be considerate; you just stay at the door. If Prince Hao and Miss Su need anything, attend to them."

As Concubine Zhen stepped out of the palace room, she said this to two women dressed as maids standing by the door.

The implication from Concubine Zhen was clear: She did not want Hao Ren and Su Han wandering around the palace and had no intention of separating them into different rooms.

"Understood, your Excellency," the two maids curtsied to Concubine Zhen as she walked away.

Hao Ren noticed that both women were at a level above Lesser Demon Kings. With them guarding the door, there was no way Hao Ren could leave even if he wanted to.

Concubine Zhen quietly moved towards the distance with Duan Yao following closely behind her. She glanced back and then hurried after Concubine Zhen as they disappeared around a corner.

"Either sleep or practice…" Su Han said, turning around and entering the room.

Her attitude seemed to be that she had made up her mind to stay put and did not seem worried about how to return home. Hao Ren wondered if she planned on settling down in Demon Sea Ocean, continuing her cultivation until she reached peak Heaven Rank and was certain of breaking through to Divine Dragon.

"I'll choose sleep," Hao Ren said after glancing at Su Han.

"Then I will practice," Su Han replied simply before entering the inner room.

The suite was simple, with a small reception hall outside for guests and a resting bedroom inside that had only one flat bed covered with a bamboo mat.

Su Han had discarded her long white boots; now she walked in on bare feet. She climbed onto the hard mattress, sat cross-legged and began practicing.

Her black leggings hugged her slender legs tightly, and even though she wasn’t wearing loose robes meant for practice, it looked very graceful. Her purple sweater had dried and clung to her body’s curves snugly.

The concentration of Spiritual Qi in the center of Demon Sea Ocean was something Su Han had never experienced before. Of course, she wanted to make full use of this time to cultivate.

Just imagine that even those demons practicing rudimentary techniques could reach 10th Rank and surpass their tribulation in Demon Sea Ocean; Su Han, a Heaven Rank Upper cultivator, would undoubtedly benefit immensely from cultivating within the inner sea or deep sea of Demon Sea Ocean.

Hao Ren stretched his arms and legs out on the bed before sliding onto the mattress. He had fully recovered his Spiritual Qi through Zhen Yuanyi’s ginseng fruit, but his body still ached sharply after being interrupted by the Qilin.

His position was right in front of Su Han, who hadn’t closed her eyes yet and could only roll them helplessly at Hao Ren's state.

"Sigh…" Concerned for Uncle Three and missing Zhao Yanzi and Xie Yujia, Hao Ren took out the jade slip containing "Mystic Water Sword Art" from his Dimensional Ring. As he let his consciousness soak into it, the text and diagrams suddenly became clear in segments!ending a meeting, he received a phone call."Ah… Mr. Zhao, is there anything""It’s like this, I have an uncle's son who's currently studying his third year at the School of Mechanical and Electrical En...