The True Beast Embryo Devoured the Evil Qi! The Imperial Court's Legacy of the Immortal Ancient Method!

"Stay alive?"

Su Linxian looked at her, his gaze indifferent.

"Your very existence is a mistake."

Su Linxian raised a hand and pointed at the shattered Dao Domains around them, eroded by the evil qi.

"Look at the places you've passed through."

"Do you think any living creature could tolerate your existence?"

The little girl followed his finger and looked around.

Everything in the Dao Domain fragments swept by the evil qi had been reduced to nothingness. There was neither light nor darkness, neither spiritual energy nor Dao laws, as though they had returned to the chaos before heaven and earth first opened.

The little girl fell silent for a moment, and her form began to shift.

One moment she was a young man, the next a woman, an elder, or a child, changing ceaselessly.

"This isn't what I wanted to do."

"Let me go. I'll leave this place."

Su Linxian remained unmoved.

"Impossible."

"In the Immortal Antiquity Era, even the mighty Imperial Court was destroyed by you, a mere wisp of primordial evil qi."

"If you're allowed to grow, I fear even a Divine Emperor won't be able to restrain you."

Hum!

His words fell.

The Diya Sword condensed in his palm.

Su Linxian raised his hand and slashed.

Astonishing sword intent tore through the void and descended upon the little girl in the black dress.

The little girl's pupils abruptly contracted. The instant the sword intent touched her, her body exploded into a sky full of black mist.

The mist shifted ceaselessly in the void, releasing furious roars mingling male and female voices.

"I only want to live!"

"Why must you force me?!"

Rumble-!!!

Endless evil qi erupted from the black mist, descending upon Su Linxian like a black ocean that blotted out the sky.

Wherever the evil qi passed, the void itself was eaten away. The golden chains of the Heavenly Prison Art gave off a piercing hum under its corrosive assault.

Su Linxian's eyes flickered.

"Just as they described... this heavenly evil aura is immune to divine abilities and spells."

That wisp of evil qi had no physical body, no soul, and no Dao laws. It was the sole flaw present when heaven and earth first opened. Striking it with ordinary divine abilities was like punching air, with nowhere for the force to land.

"Then what about this?"

Su Linxian raised his hand and summoned the silver-white ancient mirror.

The Kunwu Mirror hung in the void, densely packed ancient Dao patterns flowing across its surface.

Su Linxian sank his divine sense into the mirror and activated its source power.

Hum-!

The Kunwu Mirror abruptly flipped over, aiming at the black evil qi surging toward him from every direction.

Boom!!

Five-Colored Divine Light burst from the Kunwu Mirror's surface. Barely a foot long, the radiance carried terrifying power transcending time and space, plunging with unerring precision into the heart of the vast black evil qi.

Sizzle-!!!

The Five-Colored Divine Light pierced through most of the black evil qi's body, bringing it to an abrupt halt. An enormous fissure split its churning form, gray-white patterns shattered inch by inch within the divine light, and the black aura burned into nothingness beneath the five-colored radiance.

The little girl's form condensed again within the evil qi, but she was far more insubstantial than before.

Most of her black dress had been torn apart, and distinct pain appeared on her pale face for the first time. She lowered her head to glance at her chest, scorched by the divine light, as savage fury surged through her pitch-black eyes.

"You-"

"Deserve to die!"

Rumble-!!!

Endless evil qi erupted from her body once more, even more violent and ferocious than before!

Bang, bang, bang! The black mist condensed into countless tentacles in the void, each as thick as a mountain, sweeping toward Su Linxian from every direction to crush him. Wherever they passed, the shattered Dao Domain fragments collapsed and vanished into nothingness.

Through the half of the heavenly evil aura's body that had been pierced, Su Linxian could clearly see a brilliant saint-grade radiance within.

At the same time.

The power of the Imperial Court Core was also activated by the evil qi.

Silver-white light surged from deep within the evil qi, bearing the Imperial Court's ancient Dao patterns. Each emitted a profound aura beyond the Emperor Realm. Driven by the evil qi, the Imperial Court Core transformed into an enormous seal, with nine silver-white true dragons coiled upon it, each lifelike.

Rumble-! It descended to suppress him!

The instant the seal pressed down, the entire Mustard Seed Space trembled violently. Its suppressive force was terrifying, as though the weight of the entire Primordial Imperial Court had been condensed into that single seal!

Su Linxian frowned slightly.

"So the Imperial Court Core really is with you."

He raised his hand, and the dark-gold inscriptions on the Diya Sword lit up one after another. The slaughter divine law and desolate ancient brute force divine law simultaneously coiled around the blade. Just as Su Linxian was about to slash, a violent stirring suddenly arose deep within his sea of consciousness.

Hum, hum...

"Hm?" Su Linxian paused briefly.

The Primordial True Beast Embryo?

The Primordial True Beast Embryo rolled wildly within his sea of consciousness. Chaotic qi churned across its surface like boiling water, and an intensely powerful longing emanated from within.

Before he could direct it, the Primordial True Beast Embryo leaped out of his sea of consciousness on its own.

The fist-sized chaotic embryo appeared in midair, gray-white mist swirling over its entire surface. It released a blazing radiance that devoured all the surrounding evil qi!

"How is this possible?!"

The little girl's pupils abruptly contracted.

Her form twisted violently at that moment, and an expression never seen before surged across her face.

Fear!

Utterly pure fear!

"What... is that?"

The Primordial True Beast Embryo swayed gently.

Gray-white mist spread from the embryo's surface. All the evil qi within the entire Mustard Seed Space was forcibly dragged into the embryo, while the remaining evil qi recoiled frantically!

Su Linxian was slightly startled.

He stared at the gently trembling Primordial True Beast Embryo before him, his face filled with astonishment.

"This little fellow... is devouring the evil qi?"

The heavenly evil aura was an existence that even the Immortal Ancient Imperial Court could neither overcome nor completely erase.

And now it was being devoured by a Primordial True Beast Embryo that had yet to hatch?

Hum, hum...

After consuming wisp after wisp of evil qi, the Primordial True Beast Embryo swayed even more vigorously.

As though still unsatisfied, it transformed directly into a streak of light and shot toward the heavenly evil aura's main body!

"What are you?!"

The little girl looked horrified.

With a bang, she exploded into a sky full of black mist, attempting to flee.

Su Linxian narrowed his eyes slightly.

"To think... this would be the thing that counters you..."

"Heavenly Prison Art!"

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

Countless golden divine chains shot out from every direction, enclosing the black evil qi completely!

The true beast embryo darted straight inside and feasted!

"No-!"

An exceedingly shrill scream echoed through the void, growing weaker and fainter.

"I don't want to die! I only want to live... to live!!"

The true beast embryo took a gentle breath from within her body.

Boom-!

All the heavenly evil aura in the entire Mustard Seed Space was compressed to its utmost limit and sucked away in that instant. As though swallowed by an invisible maw, the black evil qi converged from every direction and plunged into the embryo!

The heavenly evil aura was devoured in its entirety!

Burp-

After devouring that wisp of evil qi, the Primordial True Beast Embryo trembled gently. The chaotic patterns on its surface became clearer than before, its gray-white mist grew denser, and the pulsations within it became stronger, like the beating heart of a primordial ferocious beast.

"It's over just like that?"

Su Linxian stepped forward.

He went straight to the true beast embryo, reached out, and gently touched it.

"Little thing."

"You can actually devour heavenly evil aura?"

"Are you all right?"

The embryo swayed, conveying a sense of jubilant delight.

Delicious!

Then it flew up on its own, transformed into a streak of gray-white light, and returned to the depths of Su Linxian's sea of consciousness, floating quietly above his spiritual platform.

[Ding!]

[Primordial True Beast Embryo hatching progress increased by 30!]

[Current hatching progress: 85%!]

[Bloodline advancement probability: 55%!]

Well, now!

After devouring that wisp of primordial evil qi.

Not only had its hatching progress increased substantially, but its bloodline advancement probability had also surged by fifty percent!

Su Linxian's eyes lit up.

He had thought another great battle awaited him, yet this thorny problem had actually been resolved by an embryo.

Su Linxian withdrew his gaze and turned toward the Imperial Court Core seal hanging in midair.

After the evil qi dispersed, the seal became tranquil again. Its silver-white radiance was no longer violent, flowing gently instead.

Su Linxian reached out and took the Imperial Court Core into his palm.

It was warm to the touch, and the nine silver-white true dragons on its surface were lifelike. The ancient power within it was the source of the Primordial Imperial Court, the core of the entire court.

Su Linxian said, "It's about time to head back."

He turned and walked toward the exit of the Mustard Seed Space.

Meanwhile.

Outside the Mustard Seed Space, before the Imperial Throne.

Kai Ming lay beside the Imperial Throne, rainbow-red pupils fixed on the black sphere of light. The sphere was shrinking rapidly, and the gray-white patterns on its surface were peeling away and dispersing piece by piece.

"The heavenly evil aura's presence is disappearing?!"

"That lord has already dealt with it?!"

"So quickly?!" Lu Wu also abruptly raised his head, disbelief surging across his face.

Leaning on a walking stick, the Grand Elder hurried forward, his cloudy old eyes filled with anxiety.

"It's disappearing... it really is disappearing!"

"That lord has returned!"

Hum.

White light flashed.

An incomparably handsome figure stepped out of the black sphere of light.

The young man stood in midair, his features peerlessly handsome, then landed before the Imperial Throne. His robes were white as snow, and his black hair fluttered gently in the auroral wind. In his right hand, he held an ancient, majestic silver-white Imperial Court seal, while an intensely powerful Great Emperor's pressure radiated from his entire body.

"Emperor Lord!!"

The Grand Elder and the others hurried forward and spoke.

"How did it go?!"

Su Linxian casually tossed out the Imperial Court Core, and the seal hovered in midair, rotating continuously.

"It's dealt with."

"Take a look. This is the Imperial Court Core, isn't it?"

The Grand Elder glanced at it, and his pupils contracted!

Lu Wu and Kai Ming froze as well.

"The Nine-Dragon Seal..."

"It really is the Imperial Court Core..."

"This... so quickly?!"

They had guarded this mass of evil qi for a million years and knew full well how terrifying it was!

Yet the lord before them had gone inside for no more than the time it took an incense stick to burn and emerged completely unscathed!

Su Linxian offered no further explanation.

Instead, he turned toward Mu Chiyu and handed her the Imperial Court Core.

"The Imperial Court Core. Keep it safe."

"I've fulfilled my promise to you."

Mu Chiyu reached out and accepted the seal that was the Imperial Court Core.

The instant the silvery-white seal touched her hand, her fingertips trembled slightly. The nine silvery-white true dragons coiled atop it seemed to sense something. Their eyes lit up in unison, and nine deep dragon cries rang out.

"Roar-"

The sound was ancient and far-reaching, as though it had traversed millions of years from the Immortal Antiquity Era, finally awaiting the return of their former master!

"Millions of years! Millions of years!"

Lu Wu and Kai Ming both fell to their knees and prostrated themselves.

"Your Highness, Goddess! We have obtained both the Imperial Court Core and the outer shell. At last, we can restore and rebuild the Imperial Court!"

Lu Wu's voice was hoarse with excitement. Around him, countless survivors of the Imperial Court watched with burning eyes, their hopes pent up for millions of years.

"Mm."

Mu Chiyu nodded slightly.

She closed her eyes and extended her divine sense into the Imperial Court Core. The seal slowly rotated in her palm, silvery-white light pouring out from within and enveloping her in a sacred, pure radiance.

A moment later, she opened her eyes.

A trace of weariness had appeared in her golden gaze.

Mu Chiyu slowly approached Su Linxian.

Her fingertips drew out a strand of inheritance memories. They gathered like mist in her palm, emanating an ancient, profound aura.

"I already promised you."

"I only want the Primordial Imperial Court."

"All the other treasures left by the Imperial Court, including the Kunwu Mirror, are yours to do with as you please."

With that, Mu Chiyu offered him the cluster of inheritance memories.

"These are my Imperial Court's inheritance memories. They contain every immortal art and divine ability of the Immortal Ancient Imperial Court, along with insights and experiences concerning the breakthrough to Divine Emperor."

"Perhaps they will help you attain the Dao and become a Divine Emperor."

As he gazed at the glowing cluster of inheritance memories before him, a fiery gleam flashed in Su Linxian's eyes.

The Imperial Court's Immortal Ancient Methods!

Every mysterious inheritance from the Immortal Antiquity Era possessed terrifying power. The Tianxuan Seal, the Soul Master Mark... these were merely fragments of Immortal Ancient Method inheritances that had found their way out of the Imperial Court.

Yet the Primordial Imperial Court had been the most powerful faction of the Immortal Antiquity Era. The immortal arts, divine abilities, and Divine Emperor insights preserved within it constituted the most complete inheritance system across the Myriad Heavens and Worlds. Even a Divine Emperor would be tempted!

Su Linxian reached out and accepted the cluster of inheritance memories. The instant it touched his palm, a warm stream of information flooded his sea of consciousness.

That information was too vast, too profound, as though an entire scripture pavilion of the Primordial Imperial Court had been poured into his divine soul!

Su Linxian merely gave it a cursory glance.

Already, he saw dozens of immortal arts and divine abilities, each emanating an ancient and terrifying aura.

The corners of Su Linxian's mouth lifted slightly as he said with a smile,

"Thank you."

Mu Chiyu shook her head.

"This was what we agreed upon."

She tucked the Imperial Court Core into her sleeve and asked softly,

"Where do you intend to go next?"

Su Linxian said, "Dao-Origin Return Flow still lacks one final Order Divine Law."

"Before the Otherworld invades, I need to complete it and attain the Dao of a Divine Emperor!"

Mu Chiyu asked, "Will you have enough time?"

Su Linxian grinned.

"Of course."

Two thousand years might have been far too brief for an ordinary Great Emperor, no more than the flick of a finger.

But for him, Li Junhua, Ming Suwen, Yu Yao... even Xiao, a survivor of the Imperial Court-

It was enough for them to fully mature before the Otherworld arrived!

Mu Chiyu nodded slightly.

"Very well."

She turned away, her gaze settling on the damaged Imperial Throne. The power of the Imperial Court Core was slowly repairing the cracks in the ancient throne. Silvery-white light spread from the seal, filling, little by little, the wounds that had been corroded by evil energy for millions of years.

"The Imperial Court is too severely damaged. Restoring it will take us an extremely long time as well."

"A hundred years at the soonest, a thousand at the latest."

At this point, Mu Chiyu paused, then said softly,

"Perhaps when you return..."

"The Imperial Court will have been made anew."