The illusory vision that suddenly appeared before him did not confuse Xiao Fei's Dao heart; instead, it stirred a sense of disdain within him!
"Is that all?"
Xiao Fei wanted to turn and leave, but found that his temporary escape route had vanished, replaced by another scene of wine pools and meat feasts, along with beautiful women.
"Come out, your kind of low-level illusion is useless against me!"
Xiao Fei spoke with an air of aged wisdom, as if he had long since seen through all worldly affairs.
Just then, a man with a handlebar mustache emerged from a wine pool and meat feast, an alluring woman in his arm.
"Aren't you tempted?"
"Not interested!"
"Very well, your disposition is quite good. It's a pity you were born in the wrong era and met me!"
With a wave of his hand, the man with the handlebar mustache made the surrounding wine pools, meat feasts, and stunning women disappear.
However, the alley did not revert to its original state; it was now enveloped in a layer of black mist.
He must be within a formation of illusions.
"I'll give you two choices: first, become my subordinate, let me plant a demonic seed within you, and become my slave, obeying my every command."
"The other choice is death!"
As the man with the handlebar mustache spoke, two demonic apes emerged from the surrounding black mist, identical to the ones Xiao Fei had seen in the Demon Sealing Cave.
"You are the Nine-Eyed Demon!"
Seeing this, Xiao Fei had guessed the other party's identity. Only a Nine-Eyed Demon who had escaped from the Demon Sealing Cave could wield such divine abilities.
As they spoke, the two demonic apes approached Xiao Fei from either side.
Xiao Fei waved his hand, and a Golden Core zombie appeared before him, engaging the two demonic apes in battle.
Simultaneously, a fist-sized Primordial Chaos Divine Thunder materialized before him, radiating multicolored light as it hurtled towards the Nine-Eyed Demon.
"Boom!"
This time, a bronze seal appeared before the Nine-Eyed Demon.
The seal was only an inch in size, yet it exuded an aura of righteous majesty.
The attack of the Primordial Chaos Divine Thunder was easily blocked by this regal aura.
"You can actually mobilize the Dynasty's Destiny!"
Xiao Fei now had a deeper understanding of the Great Qin Dynasty.
The Great Qin Dynasty collected the wishes of its people, consolidating them into the Dynasty's Destiny. This destiny, though formless and intangible, possessed immense power.
Endowed with the Dynasty's Destiny, one could avert disasters, turn danger into safety, aid in cultivation, and be used to fight and kill enemies.
The high echelons of the Dynasty were the greatest beneficiaries of this destiny, followed by officials at all levels.
The Nine-Eyed Demon had now produced a small, inch-sized seal, likely carrying some of the Dynasty's Destiny.
Using such a destiny-imbued artifact, one could gain a home-field advantage and suppress opponents as long as they were within the Dynasty's borders.
The bronze seal blocked one strike of the Primordial Chaos Divine Thunder and continued to press towards Xiao Fei. Xiao Fei unleashed several more Primordial Chaos Divine Thunders, but all were thwarted by that tiny bronze seal.
At the same time, his Golden Core zombie was being besieged by the two demonic apes and was showing signs of being overwhelmed.
In just a short period, the Nine-Eyed Demon's strength had increased considerably, especially with the bronze seal in his possession, leaving Xiao Fei somewhat helpless.
In addition to direct combat, the Nine-Eyed Demon was subtly influencing Xiao Fei's mind, causing various illusions to flicker before his eyes.
Xiao Fei unleashed a Primordial Chaos Divine Thunder, seeing the Nine-Eyed Demon's figure split into pieces before his eyes.
But before he could rejoice, the small, inch-sized bronze seal lunged towards him.
At that moment, his vision blurred, and he saw clearly that the man with the handlebar mustache was still standing there, unharmed.
Startled, Xiao Fei quickly summoned another Golden Core zombie to shield him.
It turned out that the scene of the other party being torn apart was merely an illusion created by the Nine-Eyed Demon to interfere with his perception.
"Boom!"
The small, inch-sized bronze seal pierced through the zombie's tough body, creating a hole the size of a large bowl in its chest.
After passing through the zombie, the bronze seal, carrying a wave of pressure, continued to charge towards Xiao Fei.
Just as Xiao Fei was about to be struck by the seal, a mist of ghost energy suddenly appeared before him, and Xiao Lan's figure materialized in front of him.
Xiao Lan conjured a triangular black banner, from which countless vengeful spirits and malevolent ghosts howled and lunged out.
Upon contact with the bronze seal, these vengeful spirits and malevolent ghosts all dissipated into smoke.
Xiao Lan's momentary obstruction of the bronze seal was enough for Xiao Fei to react.
"If I don't make a move, you really think I'm a sick cat!"
At this moment, a large saber appeared in his hand. He stomped his foot, and his body transformed into an afterimage.
He reappeared before the man with the handlebar mustache and slashed horizontally with his saber.
After the blade passed, the man with the handlebar mustache was cut in two.
The two halves of the man's body fell to the ground. A wisp of black mist dispersed, leaving behind only two human skins.
The Nine-Eyed Demon's form re-coalesced in the distance, its nine eyes glaring at Xiao Fei, and nine beams of light shot out like sharp arrows.
Xiao Fei felt a stinging pain in his eyes, unable to open them, and even his divine sense was pricked, forcing it to retract.
After a moment, the sensation disappeared. Xiao Fei opened his eyes again to find himself still standing in an alley, with two pieces of human skin on the ground.
The inch-sized bronze seal that the Nine-Eyed Demon had previously conjured was now in Xiao Lan's hand.
However, the artifact seemed to contain a mystical power, and it continued to burn Xiao Lan's palm with a sizzling sound.
Xiao Fei quickly took the seal from Xiao Lan and sealed it with his Primordial Chaos magical power.
"Someone's coming!"
At that moment, his divine sense detected several royal city patrol officers heading their way.
In his haste, Xiao Fei could only recall his two zombies and quickly flee the scene with Xiao Lan.
Just as he departed, a squad of Xian City patrol cultivators arrived at the scene. The alley was in disarray, with residual magical energy from the battle lingering in the air.
A cultivator picked up the two remaining pieces of human skin on the ground and examined them.
"There's still demonic energy residue on them. It must be demonic cultivators causing trouble!"
"Pursue!"
The group quickly moved in the direction Xiao Fei had fled.
Xiao Fei navigated through several alleys, making seven or eight turns, and even changed his identity multiple times before finally shaking off the pursuing patrol team.
Upon returning to the rented courtyard, he found Zhu Yu dressed in a new, opulent robe, with some white powder applied to his face, seemingly preparing to go out.
"Where are you going?"
"I heard the Sixth Princess of the Dynasty enjoys recruiting talented individuals. I'm going to pay my respects; perhaps I can find a way to connect with the upper echelons of the Dynasty."
Zhu Yu had not been idle during this time; he had inquired about another potential avenue and intended to try his luck.
"Don't go for now. The city is a bit chaotic. Wait a couple of days for things to calm down."
Xiao Fei then recounted his encounter with the Nine-Eyed Demon to Zhu Yu and Huang Feifei.
Upon learning that the man with the handlebar mustache was the Nine-Eyed Demon, Zhu Yu secretly rejoiced, feeling fortunate that he had narrowly escaped a dangerous situation last time and had acted decisively to flee quickly.
Xiao Fei returned to his room and entered his space. The bronze seal he had collected earlier was still emitting a faint glow.
Holding the seal, he felt a resistance emanating from it.
Such a destiny-imbued seal was equivalent to a magical artifact and required complete refinement before it could be used.
Using the Dynasty's Destiny to fight within the Great Qin territory would provide a significant advantage, but refining it was not an easy task.