The Ancient Godly Monarch
Chapter 180: Fairy Qingmei

Several thousand li away from the outskirts of the Demon Capital, there was a forested area so vast that it seemed boundless, stretching across an endless expanse.

At dawn, above this vast wilderness, a white stork appeared.

Mounted on a crane, there was a handsome young man and also a very beautiful and pure-looking girl. The girl's head leaned gently on her shoulders, leaning her body lightly on top of her head.

The young man slowly opened his eyes, but remained motionless, afraid that his movements would disturb the girl.

The two were none other than Qin Wentian and Mo Qingcheng.

Mo Qingcheng's eyelashes fluttered, as he slowly woke up. His eyes were like crystal, sparkling with pure light and then flashing, his face flushed red as he moved his head slowly away from her.

"You're up." Qin Wentian looked at Mo Qingcheng's somewhat tired face, and a sad feeling of heartbreak flashed across his heart. On their way to this place, they got lost, took many detours, and spent nearly a month behind a white crane. Although the speed of the white crane flying was several times faster than them, there was still a limit as it was only a 7th level Demonic Beast.

"Mm ..." Mo Qingcheng nodded lightly. A gleam of admiration shone in his eyes, the mountains were so vast that they could not see the end of it. In comparison, the Dark Forest at most would only fill a corner of this region.

Qin Wentian took the map and studied it, after which he smiled at Mo Qingcheng. "We'll be here soon, help me guide the direction of the flying crane."

"okay." Mo Qingcheng nodded in agreement as the white crane continued flying forward. Despite knowing they were close, half a day passed and they still had not found a marked location on the map.

"Maybe we're flying in the wrong direction." Mo Qingcheng furrowed his brows lightly. In this vast expanse of land, there was a high probability of them flying beyond the path of several degrees.

"i saw people there." Qin Wentian pointed as he looked forward at the group of cultivators, all of them riding on the flying demon beasts.

The cultivators also noticed the white stork, and flew over, slowly approaching it. When they looked better at the two of them, their eyes could not help but sparkle. A young man with a handsome face and a stunning young lady, they could not help but stare for a moment at the couple.

"Are you all heading to Demon Mountain City?" Someone in the group directed the question to the two of them.

"So there really is Demonic Mountain City," Qin Wentian pondered softly as he stared at the map in his hand.

"Yes, how far are we from there?" Qin Wentian.

"You guys are already quite close to it," said a young man in the group as he looked at Mo Qingcheng. Her beauty far outweighed the beauty of her other female companions.

"We should hurry," said the female cultivator beside her, furrowing her brows unhappily. The woman was tall and very beautiful, and wore a blue dress gracefully. However when compared to Mo Qingcheng, her radiance was dim and could only serve as a backdrop to further enhance Mo Qingcheng's beauty. Hence, seeing the expression in the eyes of his traveling male friends, he was naturally unhappy.

"Good." Some men were more obedient, directing their mounts away from the white crane. Nonetheless, there was still an inherent attachment in the young man's eyes from before.

Qin Wentian smiled wryly as he glanced at Mo Qingcheng. As the saying goes, 'femme fatale' – women who are too beautiful will naturally attract the attention of others. He still didn't know if it was the right decision to take him.

"Are you unhappy?" Mo Qingcheng whispered, paying attention to his expression.

"I don't like the way they keep staring at you." Qin Wentian shrugged and smiled. "But oh well, their eyes belong to them, I can only try to adapt."

"Are you jealous?" Mo Qingcheng's dazzling eyes twinkled. Qin Wentian did not say anything, and he took his silence as acceptance, causing a sweet feeling to bloom in his heart.

"Are you bringing a change of clothes?" Mo Qingcheng suddenly asked.

"Yes." Yeah." Qin Wentian nodded.

"Show me your other set of clothes." Mo Qingcheng smiled, and while he did not understand his point, Qin Wentian still took out another outfit that he had prepared for the trip. As she stared dumbfoundedly, Mo Qingcheng wrapped a piece of her clothes around her body, covering up her graceful beautiful figure. Tearing off a piece of cloth from another set of clothes, she tied her long hair and wrapped the strip as a bandana on her head. The overall look, it looked a bit strange, but it was also a bit of masculinity.

"How do I look?" Mo Qingcheng spread his hands as he asked.

Qin Wentian pondered her appearance; her demeanor might resemble a male form, but there was still no way to cover her pale white skin and beautiful face. But apart from this, his current strange figure did not attract the attention like before.

Humans would always be happy to make themselves look good, so the fact that Mo Qingcheng would choose to dress himself in this way moved Qin Wentian's heart. Reaching out, she held onto Mo Qingcheng's tiny hand.

The entire city was surrounded by towering rock peaks, as if it was part of a mountain range, it exuded an atmosphere of majesty like the divine work of nature.

The surrounding peaks were too vast and gigantic, with the effect of reducing the appearance of the city when viewed from the sky. In reality, this city was no smaller than the Royal Capital of Chu. It was hard to imagine the vibrant city was in the middle of nowhere, with many people living within its walls.

"Let's go down," Qin Wentian said in a low voice, as a white crane landed inside Demon Mountain City. Aside from the signs of the many humans living within the city, there were also many demonic beasts roaming around. These ferocious beasts were not like those controlled by humans, but they moved on their own accord, actually living in harmony with humans. What a strange place, and how exactly it was named. No wonder they called it Demonic Mountain City.

Qin Wentian picked up the map once more; the sign showed a large-sized palace located in the middle of Demonic Mountain City.

“The Azure Emperor's secret is not hidden in the Star Emperor Academy. Instead, there was only this map. "If this palace really hides a cultivation art from the heavens that allows one to possess some Yuanfus, what kind of test will be waiting for me?" Qin Wentian thought to himself, as he and Mo Qingcheng strolled around the city.

Suddenly, the earth shook. The tremor could be felt as a raging demonic beast running down the path, causing the crowd to give way to it.

Qin Wentian and Mo Qingcheng turned around in time to see the extremely gallant-looking Hawk-eye Lion running towards them. An overwhelming strength could be felt in his steps, and a young man riding a lion roared into the crowd in front, "Go!"

They moved to the side of the road as the Hawk-eye Lion rushed over. The young man mounted behind the demon lion had eagle-like eyes, sharp and admirable. He glanced at Qin Wentian and Mo Qingcheng, and after seeing Mo Qingcheng's incomparable face dressed in a man's robe, he opened his mouth and let out a fire. A powerful flame gushed towards the couple as the two of them retreated backwards, frowning in their faces.

A devil-like smile painted the young man's face, as he stared at Mo Qingcheng. "If this was a woman, her beauty would definitely have a higher quality than those from the Heavenly Lake Palace."

After that, he laughed out loud and left.

After hearing his words, the crowd swept their gazes at Mo Qingcheng. Indeed, despite wearing a male robe, anyone could tell that she was a peerless beautiful woman just by looking at it.

Qin Wentian frowned, only to see Mo Qingcheng withdraw his hand. "Come fast to our destination."

Mo Qingcheng understood that since they were outsiders, it was better to keep a low profile. Here, experts were as ordinary as the clouds, unlike the small country of Chu. It is always better to be safe than sorry.

"i'm sorry .." Qin Wentian sighed, blaming himself for his lack of strength. Mo Qingcheng didn't have to put up with all this if he had more strength.

"If you apologize, the more reason for you to hurry up and become stronger." Mo Qingcheng laughed. They sped up their steps, and when they finally arrived at the map-marked location, their eyes saw an extremely large-sized palace in front of them. Above the palace gate, there was a huge arch inscribed with three giant words – Heavenly Lake Palace.

This was none other than the Heavenly Lake Palace mentioned by the arrogant young man who was installed on the demon lion earlier. This was also the place shown in the map of Azure Emperor.

"Ai," a voice exclaimed in shock, coming from a group of peasants who were walking towards Qin Wentian and Mo Qingcheng. Accompanying these people, were none other than the young men and women they had met when they flew here.

"It seems like we have a bond of destiny, do you also want to visit the lake of heaven?" Ask the young man. He was very happy to see Mo Qingcheng again.

"What is a celestial lake?" Qin Wentian asked curiously. He wanted to clarify the exact reason the Dicang (Imperor Azure) map marked this place.

“The Heavenly Lake Palace is the epitome of Demonic Mountain City, founded by Demon Fairy Qingmei 3,000 years ago. By 3,000 years, the city gradually developed into what it is today. In the past, this place was a desolate land, inhabited only by demonic beasts, but look at how busy the atmosphere of this place is today. Not only that, there were many celestial beauties within the Heavenly Lake Palace, all of them were extremely beautiful.

The young man laughed as he continued, "Of course, if the beauty of the Heavenly Lake Palace were to compare herself to him, she would still excel."

After which, he swept his gaze over to Mo Qingcheng again, an unfathomable expression marking his eyes.

"3,000 years ago" murmured Qin Wentian. In that case, he was in the same era as the Azure Emperor. But why was she called the Demon Fairy Qingmei? Could he be a demonic beast that ended up taking the form of a human?

"Since the Heavenly Lake Palace only accepts female disciples, why are there so many people coming here?" Qin Wentian asked again.

“Yes, Fairy Qingmei only accepts women as her students, and they all must be very beautiful. To understand the reason he did not accept male disciples, we must first talk about the legends related to the Azure Emperor and Fairy Qingmei. In the past, Azure Emperor was ranked first out of 36 stars. Do you understand how amazing that is? Despite the admiration and love of countless women, she rejected them all for a single woman. A beautiful story about the love between humans and demons, touching the hearts of some people but incurring the ridicule and hatred of many others. In the end, for unknown reasons, the Azure Emperor left Fairy Qingmei, causing her love to turn into hatred, to the point where it was rumored she was chasing the Azure Emperor, seeking her death. And when the Azure Emperor suddenly disappeared, Fairy Qingmei could only return to Demonic Mountain City, living in seclusion. ”

The young man looked in high spirits, speaking with great confidence, as if he deliberately wanted to show off his knowledge. “This humble me is named Yi Xiang, and I am from the Demon Continent. I wonder, how should I talk to you two? "

"i am Qin Wentian, and this is my girlfriend," Qin Wentian replied indifferently, but his heart shivered with excitement.

If Fairy Qingmei really had a relationship with the Azure Emperor in the past, this meant that she was in the right place. There was no mistake; this palace was a dot marked on the map Dicang.