Starting with an orphanage, I mass-produced peerless empresses.

Outside the orphanage, Thunder Sword Emperor arrived in a rage.

Seeing the gate with a sign hanging in front of him, he snorted coldly.

"The orphanage, this seems to be it!"

He immediately prepared to take action and forcefully break down the door!

But the next second, the courtyard gate opened from the inside.

When Thunder Sword Emperor saw the group of people walking out and was about to step forward, his pupils dilated in shock.

"Holy crap, is that Hu Tianxing?!"

His expression changed slightly, and he immediately hid, a sense of unease creeping into his mind.

"What's going on? How did this old guy end up here...?"

The people around him all seemed to be cultivators at the same level as him!

After they came out, they left quickly. Soon after, three more figures came out of the door, which surprised him even more.

"Huh? Isn't this Bai Xiaoxue?"

There was a man and two women standing at the door, whom Thunder Sword Emperor recognized at a glance.

One is Bai Xiaoxue, and the other, with horns on her head, is clearly a demon loli she's reserved...

Thinking back to his failed assassination attempt on Bai Xiaoxue, and then connecting it to the people from the Heavenly Demon Palace who had just left, he instantly understood everything!

"So this orphanage is a secret base of the Heavenly Demon Palace!"

As for Bai Xiaoxue, she must have received the protection of the Heavenly Demon Palace!

Thinking of this, Thunder Sword Emperor dared not act rashly, fearing that there might still be powerful figures remaining in the courtyard, and decided to inform the family of this important news...

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After Hu Tianxing and his group walked away, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Damn it, what kind of monster is that dean?!"

As a powerful cultivator who had just achieved the Dao, Hu Tianxing felt as if he had escaped death.

Xu Lan, standing to the side, took a deep breath and said, "I really didn't expect this either. Last time, he only instantly killed two extraordinary cultivators..."

Hu Tianxing snorted coldly.

"Isn't that obvious? Is there any problem with being able to instantly kill a peak Emperor-level cultivator or a Transcendent cultivator?"

"Indeed..."

At this moment, the emperor-level cultivator beside him frowned.

"So what do we do now? Just leave that girl alone?"

"Why don't you go and snatch it back?"

Hu Tianxing glanced at him, and the man immediately cowered.

Seeing this, Hu Tianxing snorted and said, "In any case, report the news to the Palace Master and let him handle it."

"As for the present, let's capture the person who possesses the treasure first!"

I came here for two things, and I have to be able to accomplish at least one of them.

Then, led by Xu Lan, the group arrived near a secluded, dilapidated building in the city.

If Lu Xian'er were here, she would definitely find that the place these people were looking for was the dilapidated building they came to last time, which was also Yanbei's temporary residence!

They just seemed unaware that Yanbei had already been killed by Bai Xiaoxue!

Just as they were about to rush in, Xu Lan suddenly made a suggestion.

"Elder Hu, this guy was able to evade the Blood Fiend Demon Sect's pursuit, so he must have extremely strong escape techniques."

"How about we send a few cultivators to lie in ambush at a distance? That way, we can surround him no matter where he tries to escape to!"

Hu Tianxing was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and nodded.

"Not bad, you've thought things through quite carefully. We'll do as you say."

He directly selected four people and instructed them to wait for news outside the city. If the other party escaped, they would immediately notify the people in the corresponding locations!

The remaining three peak-level emperors, along with Xu Lan, rushed into the dilapidated building.

He had already sensed someone on the third floor; all he needed to do next was kill them and seize the treasure!

When the five of them went upstairs, they were greeted by a red-haired girl.

She was dressed in black, and her long, fiery red hair cascaded down to her waist like flames or blood...

As for his figure, he had only grown up a little and looked to be about sixteen years old. At that moment, he was giving them a strange smile.

"These distinguished guests from the Heavenly Demon Palace have certainly kept us waiting."

The other person looked like a little girl, and didn't seem to have any cultivation level; she didn't seem to pose any threat...

Could it be that this girl escaped from the Blood Fiend Demon Sect?

"Little girl? Who are you?"

"That...is not important."

The red-haired girl stood up and looked at them with a wicked smile.

"Food doesn't need to know who eats it!"

Hu Tianxing and the others looked at each other, their brows furrowing.

I just met the director of an orphanage, and now this guy showing up with some weirdo?

"Elder Hu, we..."

Looking at the red-haired girl, Hu Tianxing inexplicably sensed a sense of danger and immediately said in a cold voice.

"Never mind, let's kill this girl first, then see if there's any treasure!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he and the three royal cultivators beside him launched a powerful attack together!

The surge of their profound energy caused the entire old building to explode instantly. Amidst the ruins, they launched a deadly attack on the red-haired girl!

Seeing how they made their move, the red-haired girl smiled and extended her hand as well.

"Ten Thousand Demons Devouring Souls!"

Blood energy surged wildly from the void behind her, and blood-red tentacles emerged, instantly binding Hu Tianxing and the other three tightly!

"What is this?!"

The group struggled desperately, but even with their peak Emperor-level Xuan Qi unleashed at its strongest, the tentacles tightened around them, leaving them with no power to resist!

"No, I can't move an inch!!"

Even Hu Tianxing couldn't muster any strength; it was as if all his power was being suppressed by an even more terrifying force!

When he looked up and saw the red-haired girl's glowing blood-red eyes and the silent, oppressive aura surrounding her, his face instantly turned pale.

"The Venerable...Venerable realm?"

"Heh, you felt it?"

"Red-haired girl... Venerable One... are you the Empress of the Blood Fiend Demon Sect?!"

"Young man, you're quite smart."

The red-haired girl narrowed her eyes and smiled, saying, "But clever people usually die very quickly!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the tentacles on Hu Tianxing's body tightened rapidly, crushing his bones and flesh, and continuously devouring everything he had!

Only at the moment of his death did he seem to remember something, and he suddenly turned to look at Xu Lan, only to see her looking at him indifferently.

Hu Tianxing instantly understood everything and shouted angrily.

"You bastard, how dare you betray me?!"

Xu Lan ignored him and quietly watched as Hu Tianxing and his three companions were all crushed and devoured alive by the tentacles.

A moment later, only the red-haired girl and Xu Lan remained on the ruins.

"Young lady, it's a pleasure doing business with you."

The red-haired girl smiled at Xu Lan and handed her an old leather scroll.

"This is your payment, so please keep it safe."

"Thank you."

Xu Lan took the scroll and said something indifferently.

At this moment, the red-haired girl found a piece of shards of wood and sat down, as if she were sitting on a throne.

"It's just a fair trade, but how can you explain this after an elder has died?"

"As long as I bring this treasure back, I will have a way to solve the trouble, and I will be able to continue to make progress in the palace in the future."

"And what's the price? That little girl Qingyue probably hates you to the core, doesn't she?"

"never mind……"

Xu Lan pursed her lips and looked at the floating tentacles in front of her, speaking calmly.

"To achieve your goal, you have to pay a price..."

After saying that, he grabbed it and, without hesitation, used the sharp part to pierce straight through his heart, shattering his ribs in the process.

When she was released, a tearing pain shot through her body, blood trickled from the corner of her mouth, but a smile appeared on her face.

"I promised to help her reclaim the Heavenly Demon Palace, and it's worth any price!"

After saying that, he picked up the old leather scroll and turned to leave.

"Wait a moment."

The red-haired girl called out to her.

Xu Lan turned her head and asked, "Is there anything else, Your Majesty?"

No sooner had she finished speaking than a beam of red light flew from her fingertip into her body.

Xu Lan was stunned and asked in surprise,

"What are you..."

She could sense a protective force, enough to shield her from a huge trouble.

"Do not misunderstand."

The red-haired girl smiled and looked at her.

"I just think you're a pretty interesting person. It would be too boring if you just died like that."

"..."

Xu Lan paused for a moment, then bowed to her.

"Thank you..."

"Alright, go and fulfill your grand ambitions."

After saying that, the red-haired girl stood up, her red hair fluttering in the wind like a raging fire.

Then, she turned her head and looked in one direction.

"Well, it's time for me to go and meet that interesting dean..."

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