"Seven gourds?"
Li Qingshan's heart stirred, and he hurriedly said, "Senior, I've already found the Immortal-Slaying Gourd! It's inside the Chaos Gourd right now, being refined by the Chaos Ancient Vine!"
"The Immortal-Slaying Gourd?"
The Heavenly Emperor's phantom's eyes brightened slightly.
Although he was only an imprint left behind by the Heavenly Emperor, he could sense the Chaos Gourd on Li Qingshan through the Chaos Heaven-Opening Diagram.
Violet-gold light flowed over the Chaos Ancient Vine. The phantom of a three-inch Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife had already become remarkably solid.
"Excellent!"
A trace of relief appeared on the Heavenly Emperor's phantom's face. "It seems those seven gourds really did survive the great calamity that befell the Heavenly Court!"
"But the Immortal-Slaying Gourd alone isn't enough!"
"You must find the other six gourds and restore all seven gourds' origins to their rightful places!"
"Once the Chaos Gourd has fully awakened, it will not only conceal you from the Mastermind Behind the Scenes's perception, but also become your greatest means of opposing him!"
Li Qingshan nodded solemnly. "I understand! Until I've gathered the other six gourds, I won't rashly attempt to break through to the Immortal Emperor Realm!"
The Heavenly Emperor's phantom nodded slightly.
Something suddenly occurred to Li Qingshan, and he asked, "Senior, when I broke through to become an Immortal King, I encountered an incredibly strange black mist after the Three Disasters and Nine Tribulations!"
"That black mist shared the same source as the strange divine power in the Heavenly Ruins. It ignored defenses of both the flesh and the Great Dao, and could even invade the primordial spirit and Dao fruit!"
"Could the Mastermind Behind the Scenes have discovered me back then?"
The Heavenly Emperor's phantom showed no surprise at his words.
"You cultivate the Chaos Great Dao, and became an