Accompanied by a cry of alarm, a snow-white phantom rapidly floated out from Li Qing's body.
This vengeful spirit was a woman. Her long hair reached her feet, and though she looked translucent and illusory, her features were exceptionally otherworldly. She did not look like a vengeful spirit at all, but more like an immortal maiden.
She looked at Li Qing with uncertainty, studying him carefully from head to toe before murmuring,
"I truly never expected that after so many years, the Demon Venerable's successor would reappear in this world."
Only then did the whiteness in Li Qing's pupils gradually fade, turning back into black pupils, while the bluish tint on his face rapidly improved.
The icy chill still lingered within his body, but it was far better than the sensation of almost losing himself just now.
After recovering his senses, Li Qing struggled back to his feet. He looked warily at the beautiful female vengeful spirit before him and asked,
"Who exactly are you, and what is a successor of the Demon Venerable?"
At this point, Li Qing understood that the reason he was still alive was entirely due to this so-called identity as the Successor of the Demon Venerable.
The female vengeful spirit covered her mouth and chuckled. "Hehehe, I am a True Immortal Disciple under the Jade Pure Immortal Lord. It seems you still do not know your own fate."
"Your lifespan grows through artifact refinement. The fate of Chaotic Void bears the rise and fall of an entire minor realm. Did you truly think this was a gift bestowed upon you by the Heavenly Dao?"
The moment these words were spoken, Li Qing's pupils suddenly contracted. His greatest secret had been effortlessly exposed by the other party, leaving him utterly incredulous.
At this very moment, he