I Only Marry Widows

"The Nine Heavens Demon Subduing Venerate greets the Lihuo Merit Celestial Monarch."

"I have been entrusted with a secret decree by His Majesty to investigate the intelligence of the Celestial Demon Continent and map it out. Now there are results, and upon my withdrawal, it has caused turbulence in the Celestial Demon Continent."

"I respectfully request the Celestial Monarch to grant passage."

"A secret decree from His Majesty?" The Lihuo Merit Celestial Monarch frowned slightly. If it’s a secret decree, it wouldn’t be appropriate for him to inquire further, and it would be difficult to judge its authenticity.

However, he had already verified the identity of the other party with the Talisman Decree; it was indeed the Nine Heavens Demon Subduing Venerate.

After a brief consideration, he spoke, "Since it is His Majesty’s decree, I will not ask much, but since you have caused such a significant commotion in the Celestial Demon Continent, I need a detailed account, explaining the roots of the disturbance and all the changes, otherwise, we cannot report back. Is there any issue with this?"

"Please rest assured, Celestial Monarch, it is my duty." Lu Chengfeng agreed without hesitation. He had no intention of concealing what he did in the Celestial Demon Continent; the methods of those Great Divine Techniques were extremely profound, and if they wanted to investigate what he had done, it wouldn’t be difficult.

Moreover, the Divine Position Talisman Decree could record his every move to a certain extent; these things couldn’t be hidden from the Divine Court.

He thus directly drew a wisp of Nine Heavens Pure Light, transforming it into a Jade Book, and recorded all his actions in the Celestial Demon Continent, which finally became a Jade Talisman surrounded by green light.

"Celestial Monarch, please check."

The Celestial Monarch of the Lihuo Palace received the Jade Talisman but did not check it immediately. The reason he requested Lu Chengfeng to leave a record was merely for procedure, not because he truly regarded Lu Chengfeng as a criminal.

If he were to check the Jade Talisman on the spot, it would clearly be a sign of distrust; if he encountered a narrow-minded person, it could create enmity.

This Nine Heavens Demon Subduing Venerate created such a big stir in the Celestial Demon Continent and easily extricated himself while stirring up numerous Six Desires Celestial Demons; clearly not someone to provoke. Why cause more trouble?

Thus, after putting away the Jade Talisman, he smiled and said, "Venerate, are you going back to the Divine Court to report to His Majesty?"

"I’ll accompany you once to walk through the Star God Platform and Demon Slaying Mirror, then you can leave."

"Don’t overthink it, I do not distrust you, it’s just that after leaving the Celestial Demon Continent and causing such a great commotion, you might have some Celestial Demons hiding on you trying to escape, which could be troublesome."

Lu Chengfeng had anticipated this; the Divine Court has been stabilizing the world for a hundred thousand years and has developed an incredibly complete process. Part of his actions earlier was intentionally exposed to follow formal procedures to let everyone know he had completed the Empress’s secret decree and was reporting back to the Divine Court.

Otherwise, leaving at such a critical moment might mark him as a deserter, and being labeled as such in a moment when a major war is about to break out could bring a lot of trouble.

Soon, accompanied by the Lihuo Merit Celestial Monarch, Lu Chengfeng underwent various complex inspections, confirming there were no signs of Celestial Demon parasites on him, and was then politely sent past the blockade line.

Lu Chengfeng placed his left hand on the gourd at his waist, with a hint of a smile on his face, "A Celestial Demon’s widow is still a widow; when the Celestial Demon Continent is pacified, my gourd will have many more widows."

"Especially those dozens of Six Desires Celestial Demon’s widows, once I completely digest them... tsk tsk... I wonder what benefit I will gain from the gifts of dozens of Six Desires Celestial Demons?"

You should know that the weakest of those Six Desires Celestial Demons are equivalent to a True Monarch and Venerate, with some being so powerful they can rival the Taoist Lords of the Nine States and the Eight Divine Venerates.

The Celestial Demon Continent, being one of the Divine Court’s Nine States, is inherently formidable. Lu Chengfeng is equivalent to extracting the depth of one-ninth of the entire Divine Court as his own foundation.

In his eyes, all those Six Desires Celestial Demons are his resources, and all those women and gentlemen harmed by the Six Desires Celestial Demons are big gift packages.

However... he had previously only taken in widows.

But this time, many Six Desires Celestial Demons have taken in little ’pretty boys’... how should he handle this?

Lu Chengfeng has never thought of ’bending’ himself, even though at his level of cultivation, changing gender is not difficult. But after all, he is a true man.

"Oh well, we’ll see when the time comes."

"In any case, with the Divine Court sweeping the Celestial Demon Continent this time, the greatest benefits will be mine."

"Especially when the Zizai Celestial Demon is slain..."

"I’ll be able to gain a Guardian True Spirit of Celestial Venerate level."

At this thought, a smile appeared on his face, and he decisively activated the Nine Heavens Demon Subduing Venerate Talisman Decree, a Golden Dragon manifested beneath him, and he rode the Golden Dragon towards the Divine Court above the Nine Heavens.

...

Meanwhile, the commotion on the Celestial Demon Continent had already caught the attention of the Shenxiao Empress, who was always observing this place. With a glance, she understood all the cause and effect.

Then she saw Lu Chengfeng heading towards the Divine Court.

"At the time when a major war is about to break out, he leaves the battlefield and heads to the Divine Court."

"Saying he’s responding to a secret decree, in my view, it’s simply fear of death."

From deep within, she didn’t want to meet Lu Chengfeng. Most of her consciousness was now Zhao Ling’Er’s, and thinking of how she had once offered herself to this man made her feel awkward all over.

On top of that, there was indescribable resentment and anger towards him, as well as the tangled and complex emotions from the past that couldn’t be cut off.

"He’s entangled with my mother’s reincarnation; in that case, I’ll let those people handle this matter!"

The Empress extinguished the sundry thoughts in her heart and contacted her attendant Qingfeng Child—these dirty tasks shouldn’t be handled by her personally. With Qingfeng Child stepping in, it would be more than sufficient.

"Qingfeng Child, inform those Immortal Gods related to the Cyan Nether Celestial Venerable, that the reincarnated body of the Cyan Nether Celestial Venerable is returning to the Divine Court, with her spouse of this life."

Upon hearing this, the Divine Monarch Qingfeng was initially stunned, and then showed a gleeful look, "Things are going to be lively in the Divine Court now. I never expected the Cyan Nether Celestial Venerable to return at this time."

"Indeed, with the major war on the Celestial Demon Continent about to commence, it’s appropriate for the Celestial Venerable to return now."

"Hehe, those affiliated with the Cyan Nether Celestial Venerable aren’t small figures, including the White Tiger Taoist Lord and Thunder Department Divine Venerate, with additional several Divine Monarchs involved, not to mention the other numerous Immortal Gods."

"The spouse of the Celestial Venerable’s reincarnated body, wonder who it could be? If they run into them head-on, wouldn’t they be killed outright?"

As she stayed in Shenxiao Palace to serve the Empress, she was often bored, and suddenly having such entertainment made her happy. She courteously responded to the Empress and then transformed into a breeze towards another place.

Not long after, all the well-informed Immortal Gods within the Divine Court learned of the news.

The Cyan Nether Celestial Venerable returns from tribulation, and she brings her reincarnated spouse along.

"Now there’s going to be a good show!" Qingfeng Child’s Magic is incredibly subtle, penetrating the night like the breeze, moistening things without a sound; her ability to spread news couldn’t be easier.

At this time, Lu Chengfeng was already riding his dragon, crossing the Nine Heavens into Shenxiao, arriving outside the Celestial Sect.

The Celestial Sect is the gateway of the Divine Court, also known as the Heaven-reaching Door.

Usually, there are no guards; without a Divine Court Talisman Decree or Great Divine Techniques, one can neither locate the Heaven-reaching Door nor enter the Divine Court.

Upon reaching outside the Heaven-reaching Door, Lu Chengfeng saw divine light illuminating the Nine Heavens, auspicious clouds descending the Nine Skies, an abundant display of auspiciousness, radiant lights of toutes, celestial towers and jade palaces—a true scene of Immortal Family imagery.

However, just then, a thunderous shout roared, "Where has this Lower Realm monster come from, daring to trespass the Divine Court, take my axe."

As the words fell, an axe light, like thunder, instantly descended, carrying overwhelming Celestial Might, chopping down directly towards Lu Chengfeng.