Chapter 228: Chapter 226: A Blood Pact to Become Taoist Companions Before Heaven

After the two had completed their ceremonial bows, Elder Sawyer took out the marriage contract and began to read it aloud.

"Reported above to The Celestial Court and announced below to The Underworld, witnessed by The Gods and Demons of the Nine Heavens. With the sun and moon as our pledge, the heavens and earth as our mirror, and our ancestors as our witnesses. Today, Javier Sinclair and Celeste Grant willingly join as Taoist Companions. Henceforth, like phoenixes in flight and lutes in harmony, they shall cultivate the Great Way together, grow old together, and be forever of one heart. With blood as our pact, we sign this contract, in accordance with the will of the heavens."

After solemnly reading the vows, Elder Sawyer presented the unrolled marriage contract to the couple.

"The Exalted One, Madam, if you please."

Celeste Grant and Javier Sinclair each made a small cut on their finger. Then, they simultaneously touched their fingers to their names on the marriage contract. At the same time, golden runes lit up on the document.

The marriage contract slowly floated into the air, and the golden runes swirled around their bodies. It was then that a red Taoist Companion mark appeared on both Javier Sinclair’s and Celeste Grant’s foreheads. It looked like a small bamboo leaf.

Once the Taoist Companion mark sank into their foreheads, they felt each other’s brand upon their Primordial Spirits and a bond forming between them. Even in death, as long as their Divine Soul was not extinguished, they could find each other through the Taoist Companion pact.

Elder Sawyer was overjoyed.

"The ceremony is complete!"

"The Exalted One, Madam, my blessings to you both."

"Thank you, Elder."

Celeste Grant smiled faintly.

At that moment, all the guests in the grand hall and those observing from outside began to offer their congratulations to Celeste Grant and her new husband.

"Congratulations, Madam! Congratulations, The Exalted One!"

"May you have a thousand years of happiness!"

"May you have ten thousand years of happiness!"

"May your union be harmonious and your love ever-growing."

Nerida led a group of disciples from the Bloodfiend Den. They placed their hands over their chests, bowed in unison, and said, "We subordinates congratulate The Exalted One and Madam... May The Exalted One and Madam share a love that lasts for millennia, and may you be blessed with noble sons and daughters soon."

After the ceremony ended, it was time for the banquet.

At a Bloodfiend Den banquet, things like Spirit Fruits and wine were merely common desserts. The feast itself was a street-long banquet, stretching all the way from the Bloodfiend Den to Bloodfiend City. The atmosphere was incredibly lively.

Here at the Bloodfiend Den, only the most influential figures from various factions had the honor of seeing Javier Sinclair. The disciples and followers they brought with them remained in Bloodfiend City to feast, accompanied by disciples from the Bloodfiend Den.

「That night.」

With the Bloodfiend Den at its center, all of Bloodfiend City was brightly lit.

At the street-long banquet, joyful laughter echoed without end.

"Drink up, brothers!"

"Drink more! I’m going to drink you all under the table today!"

"You? You’re a string bean! You think you can out-drink me? Who’s afraid of who? I’m gonna take down ten of you..."

They ate, drank, and watched performances.

「In the latter half of the night.」

Fireworks lit up the sky above Bloodfiend City all night long, adding to the festive celebration...

As for the main couple, they only made a brief appearance at the start of the banquet before returning to their room.

Javier Sinclair’s residence had been renamed Cloud Abyss Hall, and his room was now their bridal chamber.

Tonight was their wedding night.

A wedding night was, of course, meant to be spent together.

「Inside the room.」

Javier Sinclair was dressed in red inner robes. The silky garment was unbelted, revealing a firm chest and chiseled abs.

He was sitting casually on the bed, his gaze fixed on the side of the bed where his wife stood. Her long hair flowed down her back, and she wore a red, embroidered nightgown. In her hand, she held a red silk ribbon, and she was looking at him with a smile.

"Husband~ you have to listen to me tonight."

She said this as she climbed onto the bed, a slight smile on her face.

Javier Sinclair raised an eyebrow slightly. His fingers brushed against the silk ribbon in her hand as his eyes met her face.

"And what does my lady have in mind?"

Hearing this, Celeste Grant winked at him. She smiled and said, "I’m going to blindfold you, of course. And you’re not allowed to use any Magic."

’Well, this is new,’ he thought.

He nodded, the corners of his lips curling up slightly. He lowered his voice and said, "So this is what my lady likes."

’What sort of strange, shameless books has this woman been reading now?’ he mused. ’Still, I can look forward to this.’

Before she could make a move, Javier Sinclair reached out and took the silk ribbon from her hand.

He calmly used the ribbon to blindfold himself, then leaned closer to her.

"Like this?"

Looking at him so close, she realized just how near they were.

Celeste Grant’s heart began to pound.

"You Archfiend."

"You’re breaking the rules."

’He’s being so cooperative.’

Celeste blushed as she looked at his face.

’He’s so handsome.’

Her gaze shifted from his face to his body.

’This man is my Taoist Companion now. In modern terms, he’s my husband.’

’There’s nothing wrong with copping a feel of my own husband, right?’

Her fingers gently traced down from his Adam’s apple.

She placed her hand on his chest and gave it a squeeze.

Javier Sinclair’s Adam’s apple bobbed, and the hand supporting him on the bed tightened subconsciously.

She looked at his abs.

Her hand reached out and touched them.

’So firm.’

"Celeste Grant..."

His voice was deep, magnetic, and a little hoarse when he spoke.

In the dim light, she could see him blushing. The number one Demon Cultivator in the world, the leader of The Demonic Sects who was always threatening to crack people’s skulls, was acting like this in front of her.

Celeste Grant felt like she must have a VIP membership, otherwise, how could she be allowed to see this?

Her eyes fell upon him.

She felt a sudden urge to tease him.

"Husband~ your abs are so firm. I like them very much."

The moment her words fell, a hand seized her by the waist.

Celeste Grant felt herself lurch forward, and the next moment, she was lying on top of him. He, in turn, had sprawled out onto his back.

"I’m all yours."

Celeste Grant rested her hands on his chest, her gaze fixed on his face.

She gently pinched his cheek, leaned down to give him a peck on the cheek, and then placed a soft kiss on his lips.

She lifted her head slightly and said in a low voice, "Husband, you are to attend to this queen well tonight."

His large hand gripped her waist.

"I will..."

Celeste Grant let out a soft laugh.

She raised her hand slightly.

The bed curtains fell,

obscuring the two of them from view.

...

「Meanwhile.」

Having witnessed the wedding ceremony, Jocelyn Grant was so enraged she coughed up blood on the spot. She was especially furious when she saw the Vermilion in the live broadcast, her hands shaking with anger.

"That’s the Vermilion... Celeste Grant, I knew it was you! You stole my Divine Beast!"

"ARGH..."

"Damn you! Why don’t you just die?!"

In her rage, she smashed everything she could in the room.

Jocelyn Grant sat on the edge of her bed and wept with self-pity, as if the whole world owed her something.

The thought of Celeste Grant made her wish for nothing less than her death.

"Celeste Grant, you killed Brother Hawthorne and murdered Brother Milo and the others... How dare a black-hearted monster like you get married?!"

"One day, I’ll kill you! I’ll kill you!"

Overcome with rage, she coughed up blood again.

In a courtyard south of Redleaf Peak, Sean Lockwood and Jocelyn Grant were recuperating from their injuries.

Yesterday, after they returned to the Primal Heaven Sect, Sean Lockwood’s master, Wayless Young, saw that his disciple’s Cultivation had dropped to the Foundation Establishment Stage and nearly fainted.

Fortunately, Wayless Young was generous with his disciple, giving him many Healing Pills, including two Sixth Grade Elixirs. It only took one night for their injuries to recover.

Sean Lockwood’s blinded eyes were now healed, but his Cultivation was still stuck at the Foundation Establishment Stage. He would have to start his Cultivation all over again.

As Wayless Young left Sean Lockwood, his gaze swept over Jocelyn Grant with displeasure. He couldn’t help but feel that Jocelyn was destined to be a curse upon his disciple.