Chapter 56: I am the only one who reigns supreme in the entire martial arts world!

Fu Huaian immediately panicked.

"Doesn't that mean I'm dead for sure?"

Liu Ruyan's weak voice entered his mind.

"The time ratio is one hundred to one; you just need to end this illusion within five hundred days!"

Fu Huaian immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, there was still plenty of time.

"If I kill Yao Qi now, will she wake up in the real world?"

"No, you both entered this illusion together. The illusion can only be broken after the Heavenly Demon Blade kills the Divine Son.

If Yao Qi dies in the illusion, she will continue to exist with a new identity."

Fu Huaian understood. It seemed he had to find a way to get the Heavenly Demon Blade, then find the Divine Son and kill him.

As for becoming the Divine Son?

Not even a dog would want to be the one who gets killed! Let whoever wants to be it, be it!

"Young Master, it's time to change."

The maidservants came to attend to him.

Fu Huaian was curious. He opened the door, and four or five maidservants came in together. The leading maidservant was quite pretty…

They held clothes and carried clear water, quietly waiting with lowered heads.

Fu Huaian glanced at these illusion natives. Their appearances were flawless, but he wondered if they were intelligent enough.

Fu Huaian let them into the room and calmly accepted their service.

After Fu Huaian and Qi Qi finished washing up, they walked out of the room together, and the maidservants silently left.

Like ghosts…

Fu Huaian shook his head. There was still a bit of a gap compared to real people; their behavior was a little rigid.

Based on the memories provided by the illusion, Fu Huaian knew that to get the Heavenly Demon Blade, he had to go to the extreme north, ascend the Heavenly Demon Mountain, and defeat the Demon Lord!

As for the Righteous Path's Divine Son, the winner of the Zhengyuan Mountain Grand Competition half a year later would achieve the position of Divine Son!

Fu Huaian pondered for a moment, intending to set off immediately for Heavenly Demon Mountain!

He turned to look at the well-behaved Qi Qi behind him, his voice clear:

"Qi Qi, I want to go to Heavenly Demon Mountain. You wait for me at home."

Qi Qi was startled, a look of confusion appearing on her charming face.

"What are you going there for?"

"To defeat the Demon Lord and obtain the Heavenly Demon Blade!"

"Isn't your lifelong pursuit to be the Righteous Path's Divine Son?"

"……"

Fu Huaian was speechless. After some thought, he bluffed:

"A mere Righteous Path Divine Son, I can obtain him with ease.

My goal is the Righteous Path in my left hand and the Demonic Path in my right.

Throughout the entire Martial Forest, I alone am supreme!"

As soon as he said this, Qi Qi's eyes lit up, and her gaze towards Fu Huaian became dazed and misty.

"Husband…"

Fu Huaian glanced at her, remaining calm. What was this about?

Had she come to her senses?

Fu Huaian maintained that arrogant and confident demeanor on his face, his voice indifferent:

"So, you just wait at home with peace of mind. Your husband will go to Heavenly Demon Mountain, slay the Demon Lord, and return!"

"No!"

Qi Qi's face was flushed, and she stepped forward, tightly grasping Fu Huaian's arm. The love in her eyes was so thick it seemed to drip.

"I don't want to leave my husband; I want to be with my husband.

No matter where we go, I want to accompany you.

Everything I have belongs to my husband. Without my husband, I will die!"

Oh, this…

Fu Huaian felt the softness on his arm, his gaze on her delicate face.

If that emotionless Demon Empress in reality knew that these words came from his mouth…

She'd be so embarrassed she'd kill him to silence him, right?

Terrifying!

Fu Huaian thought about it. Taking her along was fine; the Demon Empress's appearance was truly stunning.

Having her by his side was a pleasure to behold.

Fu Huaian wandered around the Fu Estate and found an illusion native who held the position of the Fu Estate's head steward.

Fu Huaian had him prepare luggage, money, and food, and finally, arrange a luxurious carriage outside the estate.

The scorching sun hung high in the sky.

The luxurious carriage sped along Jinque Street, quickly leaving the capital!

Two days later.

The night was deep.

In a desolate wilderness, the luxurious carriage stopped by the roadside.

The carriage swayed slightly for an hour before it finally quieted down.

Inside the carriage, Fu Huaian held Qi Qi in his arms, a sense of vexation rising in his heart.

He had traveled for two days and discovered a very serious problem!

Without extraordinary power, trying to reach Heavenly Demon Mountain by carriage would take a year!

If he spent a year like this with Qi Qi…

They'd have a child by then…

But Fu Huaian had no choice. Here, he couldn't unleash powerful Sword Qi at all!

He could only cover his sword with a layer of Internal Energy, which was barely enough for cutting people, but impossible for sword-riding!

Fu Huaian sighed. Moreover, the horses also needed rest and grass, which greatly reduced their travel speed.

After all, they weren't oxen or horses…

Fu Huaian thought it over and decided that starting tomorrow, they wouldn't use the carriage. They would ride one horse together.

This way, it would probably take about half a year!

Fu Huaian made up his mind, withdrew his thoughts, and fell into a deep sleep, embracing the beautiful and weary Qi Qi in his arms!

For the next eight months.

They rode horses under the moonlight, sharing a flask of wine, and roamed through the thirteen states with their swords.

They also once stood side by side, eradicating the Black Bandit Fortress, their sword shadows recounting tales of Jianghu affection.

The two of them departed from the capital on the second day of the second lunar month and finally arrived at Heavenly Demon Mountain during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The wind howled, and dark clouds rolled over Heavenly Demon Mountain.

The autumn wind was bleak, and the plants withered.

Fu Huaian remained handsome and extraordinary in his white robes, like an Immortal banished to the mortal world.

He rode a large horse, his expression calm.

Qi Qi, dressed in a red dress, leaned quietly in his arms, her sleeping face beautiful.

Fu Huaian finally understood why Liu Ruyan had said this Secret Realm was for Cultivating one's Heart-Nature!

Although he knew the stories along the way were just illusions, they still caused Fu Huaian to feel various degrees of emotion.

As for Qi Qi in his arms, she loved Fu Huaian to death and back, even confessing her intention to kill her husband to achieve Dao.

She directly stated she gave up, that she didn't want anything, only to be by Fu Huaian's side…

Fu Huaian couldn't help it; his charm was just too great.

After this journey, Fu Huaian felt that this illusion was indeed a Spirit Treasure, extremely practical!

He had read those leisure books, where some thousand-year-old Immortal Cultivators, after coming out of seclusion, only had brute strength and were extremely unintelligent, like street thugs…

Sitting in the mountains Cultivating like that wouldn't do. He felt these people needed to enter this illusion to refine their Heart-Nature!

During this time, Fu Huaian had communicated with Liu Ruyan and learned that after the Secret Realm ended, the Secret Realm memories would exist in his mind as dreams.

This way, returning to reality, Fu Huaian and Yao Qi would be very awkward.

Fu Huaian was afraid Yao Qi would kill him without hesitation!

These eight months were truly a hundred times over and over again!

Fortunately, this illusion world couldn't get pregnant…

However, although the memories would exist, the emotions wouldn't be as strong as in the Secret Realm; they would fade significantly upon returning to reality.

After all, who falls in love with someone from a dream!

"Mmm-"

Qi Qi's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes, her face a little confused.

She glanced left and right, her fair face inexplicably flushing.

Husband, why are you still warming your hands in my embrace in autumn…

Fu Huaian subtly withdrew his hand and dismounted, ready to go up the mountain!

After tying the horse in a grassy area, the two of them ascended the mountain with their swords.

At the summit of Heavenly Demon Mountain stood a Heavenly Demon Tower, nine stories high, entirely black, with a majestic Aura.

Each of the first eight floors had Demon Guards, whose strength gradually increased.

Only by defeating the Demon Guards could one reach the top of the tower and battle the Demon Lord!

Fu Huaian had traveled for half a year for this very reason. He wasted no time and headed straight for the Heavenly Demon Tower at the mountain's summit.

Half an hour later.

He glanced at the giant black tower before him and entered. Inside, it was extremely spacious, with resting rooms and training rooms, and a wide arena in the center.

Stairs at the back led directly to the second floor.

At this moment, a Demon Guard sat cross-legged on the arena.

He was dressed in black, and a long scar on his cheek made him look extremely ferocious.

He now looked at Fu Huaian with an arrogant gaze.

Fu Huaian glanced at him and stated his purpose.

The man's face showed disdain, his voice hoarse.

"Defeat me!"

Fu Huaian understood and immediately moved like a phantom.

He punched him, knocking him down so he couldn't get up for a long time!