"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The Evil Spirit bowed and lowered its head. In the grand hall, silence reigned. The beautiful and elegant Baihua Palace Master gazed in shock at Taiyin Youying's skin, as white and smooth as jade, and her beautiful lips, red as plum blossoms in the snow, filled with awe.

"How can there be such a beautiful and dominating woman in this world?"

At the same time.

The crowd didn't even have time to react before Taiyin Youying's peerless figure vanished after warning the Evil Spirit.

Simultaneously.

Everyone's magical treasures instantaneously returned to normal.

Not only that.

The Evil Spirit, previously suppressed to the brink, suddenly had its aura swell once more.

But at this moment.

No one praised its strength anymore.

Almost everyone was staring with awe at the Black Blade in Shen Qiang's hand.

"A divine artifact! Absolutely a divine artifact! A goddess resides within it! It redefines the very meaning of a divine artifact!"

"Across the entire world, there is no other that can compare!"

"This is undoubtedly the strongest magical treasure in the world, bar none!"

The crowd was in shock.

And at that moment, the serene Shen Qiang sheathed the elegant Black Blade.

Suddenly, the dazed Sha Jianming let out a howl, his eyes fervent like a hungry wolf, staring at Shen Qiang and said in a trembling voice, "Shen Qiang, give her to me!"

Instantly, the crowd's eyes shone frighteningly, even including Wei Sheng Qian Dai and the Baihua Palace Master, whose beautiful eyes showed intense desire.

"I told you already, I am not your father." Shen Qiang raised an indifferent eyebrow.

Sha Jianming was stunned, and instead of retorting angrily, he pointed to the Evil Spirit in shock and said urgently, "I'll trade the Evil Spirit Armor for her, and if you agree, I can also give you the other four immortal artifacts from this exhibition."

Hearing this.

The crowd was instantly astounded.

To know that this Evil Spirit, though far from Shen Qiang's unrivaled Sword Spirit, is undeniably powerful.

And there are four other immortal artifacts?

Five for one!

Such a deal is rare in the world.

But Shen Qiang's heart laughed, looking at Sha Jianming with contempt.

What is Taiyin Youying?

At the dawn of chaos, yin and yang were separated, one becoming the candle of the sun, the other Taiyin Youying.

Though it was unclear why she became the Holy Maiden's essence and fell into the hands of the Wu Family.

She is undoubtedly a goddess.

Compared to her existence, any magical treasure in the world is indeed trash.

Are immortal artifacts a problem for Shen Qiang?

With his current strength, as long as he accumulates, immortal artifacts really aren't an issue.

But a goddess is irreplaceable.

"I am also willing to trade the five immortal artifacts from the Baihua Palace's exhibition, plus an additional five, for your Black Blade!" The Baihua Palace Master on the stage said with a hopeful gleam in her eyes.

Shen Qiang smiled and said, "Palace Master must be joking, this is my personal magical treasure, it is absolutely not for sale. And, it was crafted by the Wu family's artifact refiner Wu Zhaoyang, challenging the Long Chang, and if the Long Chang cannot forge such a divine artifact, they must admit defeat."

Upon hearing this, the crowd's eyes flashed sharply, as if they didn't know who the Wu Family referred to.

But simultaneously, Ji Liangchuan immediately said without thinking, "The Long Chang admits defeat."

Such an event, if in a different setting, in another place, would certainly cause a great uproar, but now, no one cared.

Everyone was captivated by Taiyin Youying's immense strength and her ethereal beauty, pure and noble demeanor.

"Release that blade!" Sha Jianming shouted fiercely, seeing Shen Qiang had no intention of trading, as if his heart was being torn apart, "You shameless scoundrel, how dare you hold her, it's desecration, an unforgivable sin."

Upon hearing this, many cultivators present suddenly snapped back to reality.

Numerous fervent gazes stood up immediately.

"Indeed, this blade is a divine artifact, unrivaled in the cultivation world, what qualifications does Shen Qiang have to own her? It should rightfully be enshrined in a divine temple for the cultivators to worship!"

"Yes, this is the righteous path; such a treasure rightfully belongs to all of us cultivators; it's our cultivation world's treasure!"

Shen Qiang raised an indifferent brow, holding the sheathed Black Blade in his arms, and smiled slightly, "And your wife is a treasure too; how come I haven't seen you share her with the cultivation world?"

"Insolent!"

"Desecration!"

"Tyrant!"

Seeing Shen Qiang holding the sleek Black Blade in his arms, the cultivators burst out in rage, their minds driven wild by thoughts of Taiyin Youying's suffocating beauty.

"Release her, don't touch her! You deserve death for defiling the goddess!"

"My heart aches, how could such a goddess fall into your hands!"

"Villain, scoundrel! Touch that blade once more, and I'll kill you!"

Amidst the furious roars of many cultivators.

Shen Qiang smiled slightly, gently stroking the still Black Blade, with a smile that could infuriate the masses.

"The blade is mine, the Sword Spirit is mine, I'll hold her if I want, I'll embrace her if I desire, this is a fact nobody can change."

A cultivator, with fierce eyes, brandished his sword, charging fiercely toward Shen Qiang, shouting, "Desecrating the goddess, prepare to die!"

Shen Qiang, still smiling, didn't even twitch an eyelid.

Bang!

Ji Wei kicked the cultivator flying.

He fell bleeding from his mouth and nose, dying on the spot.

Instantly, the crowd shuddered.

In the entire hall, there was silence, and the burning gazes of many cultivators gradually cooled down.

"Alas, although this blade is a divine artifact, not everyone can touch it. Now Shen Qiang is surrounded by powerful people; without extraordinary methods, dreaming of taking this Black Blade from Shen Qiang is just a fantasy. How frustrating, I may be charming and elegant, but I can't compare to Shen Qiang. Alas, thinking of such a beautiful goddess blade being held by that scoundrel drives my killing intent!"

"The emergence of a divine blade will surely stir a storm of bloodshed, but that is something we cannot lay hands on. Alas, Shen Qiang should die next to me, then I can take the divine blade and escape."

"My heart is broken; I didn't expect the goddess to descend and fall into Shen Qiang's hands. Such a divine blade, such a goddess, though seeing it once is a blessing of three lifetimes, I cannot let go. After returning, I must diligently cultivate, and if one day I achieve the Dao Fruit, I shall storm into Heshenghe and rescue the goddess!"

The crowd was both envious and hateful, but Shen Qiang seemed indifferent. After all, Taiyin Youying is unlike any other immortal artifacts; without understanding the contract of the Candlelight, attempting to snatch her is courting death.

Calmly placing the Black Blade into the display case.

Turning around, just as Ji Wei and the Sleeping Fire Lotus Demon were instructed to protect her.

A dozen cultivators above the Mixed Element Realm, from various sects, faced away from the display case, swords in hand, standing firm.

"The goddess is not to be desecrated; during the exhibition, if anyone dares reach for her, they shall be cut down immediately!"

Their eyes, burning like holy temple guards, made Shen Qiang feel both puzzled and amused.

But it was also well, as it saved a lot of trouble.

So Shen Qiang instinctively wanted to instruct Taiyin Youying, but unexpectedly, in an instant, he was shocked to find that she was not in the Black Blade but in Shen Qiang's Sea of Consciousness.

Not only that, now she was happily wearing the hip-hugging denim shorts, previously crafted by Xiu Ju with Illusion Butterfly Silk for Qingxuan, and sitting in mid-air, with Qingxuan's guidance, she was putting on black fishnet stockings over her snow-white, jade-like long legs.

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