Library of Heaven's Path 2: Eternal Fate of the Heavens

"90 taels?"

Liu Xuanji was taken aback and smoothed her hair: "Are you sure you want to borrow that much? Once it's depleted and you don't get what you want, I'm afraid you won't just lose your position in the Eastern Palace; your strength and cultivation will also suffer greatly."

"I know..."

Prince Yuanqing nodded.

Although Zhang Xuan would not be able to escape once he entered the Law Heavenly Capital, Yuanqing still wanted to be more cautious!

This time, the Eternal Heart must be in hand, or else it's not just about being punished or ridiculed by the other princes. There is a real possibility of losing his father's patience, thus losing the chance for the supreme position forever.

"It doesn't hurt to lend it to you..."

Liu Xuanji smiled: "But... even if you are the Crown Prince, you can't guarantee that you'll be able to repay it in the future, right!"

90 taels of Qi Fortune is no small amount. Previously for Zhang Xuan, she only lent 30 taels, and the later 70 taels were because he brought more collateral.

"Master Liu, rest assured, I've already prepared for this..."

Yuanqing gestured to those behind him.

Clatter!

In an instant, more than three thousand young men in white flew over, landed not far away, and bowed in unison: "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Is this the Crown Prince's Hu Ben Army?"

Liu Xuanji recognized them.

"That's right, they are not only my privates but also all my disciples, deeply connected with me, so... I can first draw on their Qi Fortune to offset the debt!"

Yuanqing looked over with a calm expression.

Apparently, he had long known that the other party wouldn't easily agree, which is why he had prepared in advance.

"There's a bit of the flavor of a tyrant here..."

Liu Xuanji snorted lightly.

Under normal circumstances, one's Qi Fortune is only usable by oneself, but some closely connected individuals, like a wife, children, and parents, will also be affected to some extent.

It's like if a person gets lucky and wins five million, this money is certainly not something they can spend alone; both wife, children, and parents can enjoy the benefits brought by luck.

If unfortunately in a car accident, the ones implicated are also relatives.

So... although Qi Fortune is a personal affair, it has a significant impact on some closely connected individuals too.

These Hu Ben Guards are all the Crown Prince's students, with a deep mentor-student relationship with him. By drawing on their Qi Fortune, it indeed can be used to settle the debt for this person.

Using the Qi Fortune of one's disciples and subordinates to help oneself... truly ruthless.

Yet the more ruthless a person is, the more they can achieve great things.

"Alright, I'll extract their Qi Fortune now and lend it to you!"

With a sigh, Liu Xuanji did not hesitate much, unfolding her jade hand and reaching forward.

She was just doing business and wouldn't favor anyone.

Although she had some admiration for Zhang Xuan, when it came to lending Qi Fortune to the Crown Prince, she didn't hesitate.

A moment later, the Qi Fortune of all Hu Ben Guards was extracted, and the Crown Prince's 90 taels of Qi Fortune were lent out.

"Thank you, Master Liu..."

Feeling the surging luck within his body, Prince Yuanqing was thrilled.

Since Zhang Xuan borrowed 80 taels, I'll borrow 90 taels; as long as my Qi Fortune exceeds yours, I'll definitely be able to reclaim the Eternal Heart.

"Farewell!"

Having completed what he wanted to do, Prince Yuanqing did not hesitate and left, disappearing from sight in the blink of an eye.

"Return!"

Seeing him leave, the Hu Ben Guards nodded simultaneously and left in unison.

"These guys probably won't live long..."

Liu Xuanji shook her head.

The duty of the Hu Ben Guards is to protect the Crown Prince, which is extremely dangerous in itself. Now that their Qi Fortune has been extracted, it's unlikely these over three thousand men will survive for long.

"Although both let others borrow fortune to replenish themselves, there's still quite a difference..."

With a light snort, Liu Xuanji's figure disappeared.

Two adversaries, one uses schemes, drawing greedy ones to borrow fortune, while the other directly trades the lives of subordinates for personal success...

It's hard to say who's right or wrong.

Of course, none of this concerns her; she is merely a businesswoman in lending.

...

Soon after Zhang Xuan returned to the cave, he felt a spatial energy fluctuation and, paying no heed to rest, vanished from the spot, appearing in a special space the next moment.

By letting the Frost Demon Lord carry away his spatial energy, he could teleport to any point along with the latter.

Before him, everything was shrouded in Demonic Qi, as far as the eye could see, the ground was scorched black, vegetation completely withered, and some Primordial Beasts living here were incredibly ferocious and hideous.

"Is this the Ten Directions Demon Realm?"

Feeling the murderous intent continuously piercing into his soul, Zhang Xuan's face turned grim.

The Ten Directions Demon Realm is where the strong of the Demon Clan train and hide, where the Demon Lord and the Four Great Demon Emperors usually reside.

"Master..."

A faint voice rang in his ears, following the sound, a figure lay on the ground, its body mostly shattered, soul weakening precariously, seemingly on the brink of vanishing.

It was none other than the Frost Demon Lord, whom he had sent out to use Karma Destiny to confuse the Buddha.

"What happened to you?"

Hurriedly coming before him, Zhang Xuan lifted him up and couldn't help but ask.

Although puppets carved from Bodhi Wood weren't as formidable as the body at the peak of Life Sea 9-dan, they weren't too far behind. To be beaten like this... what kind of brutal battle did he experience?

"It was the Soul Evil Demon Emperor..."

The Frost Demon Lord forced a bitter smile.

"Didn't I ask you to look for the Blood Venerate Demon Emperor? Why did you find the Soul Evil Demon Emperor?" Zhang Xuan was curious.

The Frost Demon Lord is a subordinate of the Blood Venerate Demon Emperor, while Soul Evil, one of the Four Great Demon Emperors under the Demon Lord, must have a competitive relationship with the latter. Encountering a subordinate of the enemy, they naturally wouldn't show a kind face.

"It wasn't that I wanted to... It's just that as soon as I arrived at this Ten Directions Demon Realm, I ran into her... and then got beaten like this!"

The Frost Demon Lord was somewhat on the verge of tears.

Having his body shattered, he barely had a body after borrowing the Bodhi Wood, and just when he was recovering somewhat, he ended up like this again. To be honest, it's truly pitiful.

"Just encountering her resulted in fighting, doesn't she fear that the Blood Venerate Demon Emperor might seek trouble?"

Though no one in the Demon Clan is benevolent, naturally, a Demon Emperor wouldn't casually kill someone. Just as Zhang Xuan found it strange, not understanding what went wrong, he sensed a surge of scorching energy rapidly approaching from afar.

Rumble!

The energy's location was not too far from him, accompanied by surging Demonic Qi, giving a sensation of searing heat.

"There are masters battling..."

Zhang Xuan's pupils constricted.

Even without seeing who the battling parties were, just from the level of leaked energy, one could determine that their cultivation had unquestionably reached Demon Emperor level!

This implied that the two fighting must possess the strength of Bodhisattvas or higher.

With such cultivated strong beings fighting in the Ten Directions Demon Realm... Could it be that the Blood Venerate Demon Emperor, displeased with his subordinate being reprimanded, has engaged with the Soul Evil Demon Emperor?