A Spirit Lord died just like that, in an instant.
Immortal Black River Yang Heida couldn't be considered weak. As someone raised by a great power of the Martial Brilliance Continent, he should have been prepared for all kinds of situations. Even if he was caught off guard, he could have protected his life with an array of powerful methods.
Yet, he couldn't withstand a single beam of moonlight.
Chen Wentian was astonished, to say the least. He had initially thought that she had finally awoken after reaching the Spirit King Realm. Instead, she was still half a step from the breakthrough through. She wasn't there yet but her offensive power was already so frightful. He felt slightly worried at what would happen after she actually broke through.
Aside from feeling surprised, he also thanked that unlucky Yang Heida. Yang Heida had probably trained from a young age for covert missions. With the heart of a sneaky person, he did not go crazy destroying everything in sight because it was not his nature. If another Spirit Lord had invaded, things would have gotten much uglier and Chen Wentian would have had to reveal some secrets of the sect to stop them.
Chen Wentian eventually returned to Ten Thousand Flower Valley and announced his presence with a burst of blue flames. He circled the sect's territory a few times and then landed in front of the main gate of the manor. The guards and servants had formed neat rows to greet him.
"Sect Master Chen! Welcome back!" They said in unison as they bowed.
"Rise, tell me what happened, quickly." He said.
The guard commander, a tall woman wearing polished silver armor and a member of the Zhou Clan, stepped up and gave a short report. A total of eight people died during this incident, including three guards and five servants. As per their training, they did not try to confront the invading immortal but did their best to hide or run to minimize casualties. All things considered; they had done a good job.
Chen Wentian considered the dead for a while and then slowly, "You can dispel the alarms, that evil person has already been taken care of. As for these eight people, they lost their lives while serving Ten Thousand Flower Valley. Their family will each be awarded twenty times their annual salary as compensation. They will be given three letters of recommendation for suitable family members to join any branch sect of their choice."
The rows of guards and servants all bowed, "Thank you, Sect Master Chen, for your grace!"
He nodded in satisfaction. He couldn't take random people in as his disciples so this was the best he could offer. There were only three official branch sects so far; the House of Paradise, the Zhou Clan, and the Bei Clan. Wu Qianyu and Long Yifei probably had no interest in creating a branch sect for themselves but the ice sisters might want to set up something similar for Glacier Palace. The chance to join a branch sect of an immortal sect was still a great honor so nobody complained.
"Oh, also…" He said when he thought of something, "The sect has enough land. Their families can choose to bury them in their family cemeteries or they can have them buried within the sect."
The guard and servants were much more excited about this and thanked him again. Being buried within the sect meant that they would forever be a part of the sect. This was considered a great honor especially since they weren't disciples.
After settling these matters, Chen Wentian went to visit Jasmine's fox den, aptly named the Moonlit Sanctum. He was met at the entrance by the ten young dire wolves. They were already huge but still growing. They sat in attention in two rows of five, acting as the reliable protectors of their fox queen.
He didn't pay them much attention and went into the den. He met three foxes Jasmine kept as pets busily pulling Yang Heida's headless body towards the outside. He had already sucked out that person's immortal soul so the only thing left over was a dead body. He searched it but found nothing, not even a spatial ring.
He pushed the three foxes away. He ignored their dirty looks as he turned the corpse into ash with a burst of blue flames. A chorus of sad howls came from the wolves outside. They probably wanted to eat the dead immortal or something but he wasn't going to allow that. Even if his sect was raising beasts, they had to behave.
Chen Wentian patted his hands and headed deeper. The three foxes seemed to understand the situation and didn't follow him. He paused right before the central chamber and waited for a moment. He wanted to make sure that Jasmine wasn't going to try and blow his head off.
"Jasmine?" He called out softly, "Jasmine?"
There was no answer and also no moonbeam. That attack she had landed on Yang Heida didn't mean that she had awoken from her long slumber. It was akin to instinct, a protective reaction against an unknown intruder.
Chen Wentian let out a sigh and silently entered the central chamber. Jasmine was covered by her three fluffy tails and her figure could hardly be seen. He could feel the surging spiritual energy within her. She was very close to the Spirit King Realm, she needed a few more weeks at most.
He silently climbed onto the bed, brushed one of her tails to the side, and peered at her flawless beauty. His heart tightened as he was beset by sudden emotions. He missed her so much. He wanted her to wake up. This past year, all she did was sleep, eat while sleeping, and this last instance of defending herself while still sleeping.
Would she defend herself against him?
Unable to control himself, he snuggled next to her and snaked a naughty hand around her waist. Feeling her smooth, soft skin brought about another surge of happiness. She showed no reaction. He could finally hold her again.
The remnant spirit of her mother had made it clear that he couldn't do anything to interrupt her sleep except for one exception. He couldn't visit or even sleep next to her these many months. His Spirit Lord aura would have interfered with her aura and it would have delayed her breakthrough.
However, since he was at the Spirit King Realm now, everything was okay. His aura would only have benefits and no drawbacks.
Chen Wentian spooned against Jasmine's small body. Her tail wagged and tickled his nose. His heat enveloped her, making her breaths slow as she fell into an even deeper slumber.
Desire filled his heart. He caressed her naked body with his roguish hands, reliving past experiences as he gently rubbed her nipples. His erection pressed flat against the deep groove between her perky buttocks. He peppered kisses up and down along her slender neck.
However, he held himself back and didn't do anything else. He was already satisfied to be able to hold her like this, finally after almost a year. With a still simmering blaze in his groin, he was gradually hypnotized by her steady breaths. He didn't know when but he had already drifted off into the land of dreams with his precious fox in his arms.
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