More importantly, through setting up this formation, Emperor Jun had gained many insights into formation techniques and verified quite a few of his conjectures regarding formations.
At the same time, because Emperor Jun had continuously mobilized the Moon Star's spirit mines, he had gained a fuller understanding of the Moon Star's lunar radiance.
I've done everything I needed to do. It's time to leave.
Emperor Jun thought to himself.
Compared to Eastern Lord Duke, Emperor Jun had indeed done quite a lot.
Of course, Emperor Jun also knew that looking after Wangshu's descendants would not end so simply.
Otherwise, obtaining this Daoist Sect Fortune would be far too easy.
Before her death, Wangshu had been a mighty Primordial Origin Golden Immortal. The Daoist Sect Fortune she possessed was not something Emperor Jun or Eastern Lord Duke could compare to.
Emperor Jun had already decided that he would come by every so often to ensure that the Moon Laurel Tree, Xihe, and Changxi were all safe.
Having made his decision, Emperor Jun left the Moon Star and traveled directly through the Primordial Starry Sky, returning to the Sun Star.
Sun Star.
Emperor Jun stood beneath the Fusang Tree with a stern expression and shouted harshly, "Come out!"
His voice was imposing and awe-inspiring.
Yet apart from making the Fusang Tree tremble twice, Emperor Jun's voice had no other effect.
"Daoist Lihuo, must I invite you out myself?"
Emperor Jun's voice turned icy, devoid of the slightest emotion.
In an instant, a fragmented divine soul flew out from Emperor Jun's body and hurriedly tried to flee.
"Coming out now is too late!"
After saying that, Emperor Jun immediately caught up to the divine soul and seized it in his hand.
How could a remnant soul of a Grand Luo Golden Immortal possibly outrun Emperor Jun by showing off its speed before him?
"Emperor Jun, let me go. Let me go."
Daoist Lihuo pleaded.
Hearing his pleading voice, Emperor Jun's expression did not change in the slightest. He remained cold and merciless.
"Let you go? If my cultivation realm hadn't been high enough, you would have replaced me by now, wouldn't you?"
Emperor Jun spoke in his cold, commanding voice.
At this, Daoist Lihuo's remnant soul trembled and immediately said, "No, no. Fellow Daoist Emperor Jun, you misunderstand."
"This poor Daoist merely wanted to survive and borrow your precious body for a while. How could I possibly have intended to possess you?"
Daoist Lihuo's remnant soul said with a smile.
Emperor Jun was unmoved by Daoist Lihuo's words.
After all, when Emperor Jun had only been a Golden Immortal, Daoist Lihuo's gaze toward him had been filled with greed and covetousness.
What Emperor Jun could not forget was that Daoist Lihuo had actually planted a mark upon him.
At the time, Emperor Jun had not been in a hurry to remove it. However, when he broke through to the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm, his Origin Essence, body, and divine soul all underwent a transformative evolution, and Daoist Lihuo's mark was washed away.
Emperor Jun had thought Daoist Lihuo would give up after that. After all, hunting a Golden Immortal and hunting a Grand Luo Golden Immortal were entirely different matters.
Yet Emperor Jun had not expected that, while he was fighting Wutian, Daoist Lihuo would actually attach himself directly to his body.
Did he truly have such an affinity with Daoist Lihuo?
Since Emperor Jun had been battling Wutian at the time, he did not dare divide his attention carelessly.
Moreover, after attaching himself to Emperor Jun's body, Daoist Lihuo seemed afraid of exposing himself and did not dare move recklessly.
Thus, during his battle with Wutian, Emperor Jun had not dealt with Daoist Lihuo's remnant soul.
Not dealing with it did not mean Emperor Jun had forgotten about it.
On the contrary, Emperor Jun had remembered it all along.
As had been said before, Emperor Jun was not particularly broad-minded when it came to certain matters.
In truth, Daoist Lihuo also felt rather wronged.
When he had gone to hear the Four Ancestors Preach the Dao, he had discovered that the Origin Essences of two Primordial Beings named Emperor Jun and Eastern Lord Duke were similar to his own.
If he could devour those two, his future path would certainly become much smoother.
Thus, Daoist Lihuo had formed a plan and planted his marks upon Emperor Jun and Eastern Lord Duke.
After all, as a Grand Luo Golden Immortal, capturing two Golden Immortals should have been effortless for him.
He had also heard of Emperor Jun's performance on the battlefield, but he believed it was merely exaggerated rumor.
After all, only beings who had stepped from Golden Immortals into Grand Luo Golden Immortals could understand just how immense the gap between those two realms was.
Although he was essentially a logistics cultivator in the Eastern Primordial Desolation and had gone to the battlefield only a handful of times, he had never believed that a Golden Immortal could contend with a Grand Luo Golden Immortal.
He had even decided when to seize their Origin Essences: during the final battle.
Only the final battle would be chaotic enough. The deaths of two Golden Immortal beings would have been perfectly normal, and no one would investigate them.
Furthermore, he could obtain Daoist Sect Fortune then. It was not as if he had never participated in battle before; Grand Luo Golden Immortals merely went through the motions.
For Daoist Lihuo, that final battle would have accomplished several things at once.
Daoist Lihuo's plan had been sound, but he had underestimated the effects of the Four Ancestors' preaching.
At the same time, he had underestimated Emperor Jun's strength and the brutality of the final battle in the Dao-Devil Conflict.
While the Four Ancestors were preaching, Daoist Lihuo sensed that one of his marks had vanished.
However, Daoist Lihuo had not paid it much attention. Even if a mere Golden Immortal had removed his mark, that being still could not escape his grasp.
Unfortunately, Daoist Lihuo, who rarely participated in wars, joined the final battle this time.
Not long after the battle began, Daoist Lihuo was slain by a Demonic Cultivator who was also a Grand Luo Golden Immortal.
Only by using a secret technique did Daoist Lihuo manage to escape with this single wisp of remnant soul.
And that was only because the Grand Luo Golden Immortal Demonic Cultivator had not pursued him.
While fleeing, he encountered Emperor Jun, who was fighting Wutian.
Thus, this wisp of his remnant soul instinctively entered Emperor Jun's body.
He waited for an opportunity to possess Emperor Jun.
Between Emperor Jun and Eastern Lord Duke, Daoist Lihuo favored Emperor Jun more, because Emperor Jun's potential far surpassed Eastern Lord Duke's.
Unfortunately, even after the Devil Ancestor was defeated and Emperor Jun's battle with Wutian ended, Emperor Jun had suffered only minor injuries.
Moreover, under such circumstances, Emperor Jun's divine soul was intact. Since they were both Grand Luo Golden Immortals, how could Daoist Lihuo dare act rashly?
He had originally planned to fall into slumber and nurture this wisp of his remnant soul, but unfortunately, Emperor Jun discovered him in the end.
And now, his divine soul had fallen into Emperor Jun's hands.
Emperor Jun recalled Daoist Lihuo's every prior action, each of which had carried malicious intent toward him.
It could be said that both Daoist Lihuo and Wangshu were Emperor Jun's seniors.
Yet Wangshu had constantly cared for her descendants, while Daoist Lihuo had wanted to devour his juniors and use such external means to advance himself.
At this thought, a cold glint flashed in Emperor Jun's eyes.
Daoist Lihuo's remnant soul saw it and immediately struggled as he cried, "I know I was wrong! Spare me! I won't dare do it again!"
After all, this was only Daoist Lihuo's remnant soul. He understood nothing of the dignity a Grand Luo Golden Immortal ought to possess.
Daoist Lihuo's sobbing did not soften Emperor Jun's heart. A stream of Solar Trueflame surged from Emperor Jun's palm and entered Daoist Lihuo's remnant soul.
Compared to the Solar Trueflame from before, this flame was more restrained and less violent.
Yet in terms of power, it was no weaker than the violent Solar Trueflame from before. If anything, it was even stronger.
This was the result of Emperor Jun mobilizing lunar radiance on the Moon Star and absorbing it to harmonize his flames.
The Solar Trueflame was now gentler and more restrained, making it easier to control.
Under Emperor Jun's control, the Solar Trueflame poured into Daoist Lihuo's body.
This wisp of Daoist Lihuo's remnant soul let out a shrill scream. Being scorched by Solar Trueflame was simply worse than death.
Emperor Jun did not directly scorch Daoist Lihuo's remnant soul until it evaporated. Instead, he kept Daoist Lihuo in pain, slowly wearing down his sanity.
Under such torment, Daoist Lihuo's screams gradually weakened, while his divine soul turned orange-red, increasingly resembling a ball of flame.
Even after Daoist Lihuo stopped screaming, Emperor Jun did not stop. He continued to burn him.
After continuing the scorching for some time, Emperor Jun confirmed that Daoist Lihuo's consciousness had completely vanished.
Emperor Jun opened his hand, and the blank orange-red divine soul floated motionlessly in the air.
With a casual wave of his hand, Emperor Jun sent that wisp of divine soul flying directly toward the Fusang Tree.
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