At eighty, the Holy Sect's enchanting woman aided in achieving longevity.

The pact at the Platform of Life and Death was like a boulder thrown into calm water.

This instantly caused a huge uproar in the Hehuan Sect.

A holy maiden's attendant with no cultivation foundation was about to engage in a life-or-death battle with Gao Zhen, a ruthless outer sect master at the ninth level of Qi Refining. In everyone's eyes, this was nothing short of a one-sided massacre.

In the early morning, a thin mist shrouded Mount Sainte.

Chen Changsheng was sitting cross-legged in the quiet room, silently circulating the nearly perfect Heavenly Dao Qi vortex within his body.

Just then, a faint but rapid fluctuation suddenly came from the defensive barrier outside the quiet room.

He frowned slightly, opened his eyes, and stood up.

Upon opening the palace doors, they were greeted not by maids tasked with delivering resources.

Instead, it was an unexpected figure: Su Manqing.

At this moment, the arrogant and sarcastic demeanor of the inner sect senior sister she once possessed had completely vanished.

She stared at Chen Changsheng's handsome, almost otherworldly face, her eyes red-rimmed and her delicate body trembling uncontrollably.

"Chang Sheng...you're insane! Do you even know what that Life and Death Arena is?"

Upon seeing Chen Changsheng, Su Manqing pounced on him.

Chen Changsheng remained motionless, merely turning slightly to the side, coldly avoiding her pull:

"Senior Sister Su, you stormed into Saintess Peak so early in the morning just to spout this nonsense to this old servant?"

"Chang Sheng, listen to me!"

Su Manqing was completely oblivious to Chen Changsheng's sarcastic remarks at this moment.

He hurriedly pulled out a dark jade slip exuding an ancient and weathered aura, along with a well-preserved white jade medicine bottle, from his bosom, and tried to stuff them into Chen Changsheng's hands.

"This is the Earth-rank, low-grade defensive divine ability, 'The Profound Yin Undying Body,' and three Life-Sustaining and Heart-Protecting Pills that can instantly heal injuries. If you agree to this now, immediately come with me to the Hall of Affairs to announce your departure from Saintess Peak, relinquish your status as an attendant, and elope with me—all of these things are yours!"

Su Manqing's eyes were filled with pleading, her tone almost frantic: "Gao Zhen has his master, Du Canghai. If you go up there, you'll have no chance of survival! As long as you return to my side... I promise to dedicate all my resources to helping you cultivate day and night!"

Seeing this scene before him, Chen Changsheng was not moved at all; instead, a playful smile appeared on his lips.

Earth-rank cultivation technique? Life-saving elixir?

If it were that lowly old servant who had been exploited to the point of exhaustion by her, he would probably have already knelt down and kowtowed in gratitude.

All of this ended the moment Su Manqing unilaterally broke off the engagement!

Sixty years ago, before the Chen family was destroyed, they had made a blood-based marriage contract with the Su family, who were also a family of talisman makers.

If the Chen family hadn't been destroyed, this so-called prodigy of the Su family should have been his fiancée!

However, when the Chen family fell into misfortune, the Su family was the quickest to kick them while they were down. Not only did they break off the engagement, but they also helped the collateral branches to seize the Chen family's property, forcing Chen Changsheng to become a lowly sweeper in the Hehuan Sect.

But now, Chen Changsheng holds the supreme immortal mansion of the [Ten Thousand Descendants Longevity Realm] in his hands, and his physique is the unprecedented [Pure Yang Overlord Body].

To him, the so-called generous terms that Su Manqing had were nothing more than a beggar showing off his silver to a tycoon.

"Back to your side?"

Chen Changsheng stepped forward, his extremely powerful aura spreading out, making it almost impossible for Su Manqing to breathe.

He sneered and extended two fingers, contemptuously pushing the dark jade slip away:

"Senior Sister Su, you overestimate yourself and underestimate me, Chen Changsheng. You treated me like dirt back then, but now that you see I'm favored by the Holy Maiden, you think you can buy me back with these trash and keep me as your cash cow and shield?"

"No...that's not it! Changsheng, I really regret it..."

Su Manqing was in tears, desperately shaking her head in protest.

"That's enough!"

Chen Changsheng's eyes suddenly turned cold, and his voice was as icy as ice:

"You are of no value to me now. As for that life-and-death arena... in this old servant's eyes, Gao Zhen is nothing more than a corpse about to lie down. You can get out of here."

The rejection was utterly ruthless and heartless!

Su Manqing slumped to the ground, staring into Chen Changsheng's cold and ruthless eyes, her heart sinking into an abyss. She finally understood that no matter the price she paid, this man would never look back at her again.

Just as Chen Changsheng was about to turn away and enter the hall to end this farce, he suddenly sensed something was wrong.

Amidst the violent fluctuations of Su Manqing's spiritual energy caused by despair, a faint wisp of bloodthirsty energy flashed and disappeared between her brows.

That aura was extremely familiar.

Li Tianhai, the young master of the Hehuan Sect!

"etc."

Chen Changsheng suddenly stopped in his tracks, his figure moving like a ghost as he approached Su Manqing.

Under the horrified gaze of the other party, Chen Changsheng swiftly extended his right hand and pointed a finger at Su Manqing's Shen Ting acupoint between her eyebrows!

"what!"

A painful scream erupted from Su Manqing's mouth, and a hideous blood-red talisman suddenly appeared between her eyebrows.

Like a blood-red demon stretching out its claws, it frantically resisted the pure yang golden light emanating from Chen Changsheng's fingertips.

[The bond between offspring and spirits is strong; evil spirits will manifest!]

Relying on the system's keen perception of the surrounding fortune and crisis, Chen Changsheng narrowed his eyes slightly.

"The Blood Curse of Mother and Child?"

Chen Changsheng withdrew his finger, looking down at Su Manqing, who was panting in pain, the coldness in his eyes almost tangible:

"So that's why you've changed your tune today, daring to risk offending the Holy Maiden by putting on this melodramatic show. Turns out... you're nothing more than a dog that Li Tianhai has released."

Upon being exposed, Su Manqing's delicate body trembled violently, and the last shred of defense in her eyes completely collapsed.

She clutched her throbbing head, slumped onto the steps, and cried out in despair, a self-deprecating sob:

"Hahahaha... That's right, I'm Li Tianhai's dog! Chen Changsheng, do you think I wanted to come?"

Su Manqing clutched her hair tightly, her voice hoarse and desperate:

"After yesterday's market, that madman Li Tianhai kidnapped me and took me to the Young Master's Mansion! He not only stripped me of my inner sect resources, but also planted this Blood Fiend Curse deep within my soul! He forced me to come to Saintess Peak, offering all sorts of conditions to lure you away from Ji Ruxue!"

She looked up at Chen Changsheng, her face streaked with tears, her eyes filled with fear:

"That madman said that if you waver even slightly, or accept anything I send, he has a reason to have the Enforcement Hall beat you to death with sticks before the Life and Death Arena even opens, on charges of collusion between inner disciples and theft of sect treasures! If I don't come... he'll activate a talisman to annihilate my soul!"

Upon hearing this, the whole truth came to light.

It wasn't a rekindling of old flames or a way to win someone back at all.

Instead, it was a vicious scheme devised by Li Tianhai out of hatred for the stolen wife, in order to completely destroy Chen Changsheng on the battlefield of life and death!

Su Manqing was nothing more than a puppet on a string that he could crush at any moment.

"I see."

Chen Changsheng stood with his hands behind his back, his expression eerily calm.

He glanced at Su Manqing, who was lying on the ground, almost collapsing, but felt no pity.

"Li Tianhai, you've resorted to such underhanded tactics. It seems you're really desperate."

Chen Changsheng tilted his head slightly, looking towards the distant arena of life and death, a cruel smile curving his lips:

"Since that's the case, in three days, I, this young master, will first behead Gao Zhen on this platform, and then send you, young master... on your final journey!"