Great Emperor Zinan's Inner World was small and beautiful, wreathed in mist and rich with spiritual energy.
Lin Yi stood within this independent realm, looking at the spoils neatly arrayed before him. Surprise flickered in his eyes.
"These are all mine?"
"Yes. There are four shares in total. This is yours."
Great Emperor Zinan's gentle voice sounded throughout her Inner World as she manifested an avatar beside Lin Yi.
"Some of the Evil Venerables' remains were useful to Great Emperor Bingxin, so I let her choose a portion first. She contributed a great deal to this battle, after all."
"As she should."
Lin Yi nodded and examined the spoils Great Emperor Zinan had allotted him.
Aside from a vast quantity of Void Crystal Coins, the most valuable spoils were four rare treasures unique to the Emperor Evil level. Each came from the two Evil Venerables they had just fought to the death, and each was worth far more than ordinary Emperor Artifacts or Emperor Materials.
The first was three strands of dark, condensed Source Qi of an unusual color, known as Netherfall Source Qi.
This qi could form only in the heart of the Dark Mist Realm. It was black as ink, yet it gave off no violent, corrupt wind. Instead, it was dense and subdued, with fine strands coiling around one another.
It had countless uses in pill refining, body forging, and cultivation.
Even before the Qi Cultivation Method became widespread, Source Qi like this was nearly impossible to obtain. Now that the method had spread, many cultivators at the peak Emperor Realm wanted to use this special Source Qi to forge their Dao Foundations.
From the Heaven Python Evil Emperor's memories, Lin Yi knew that anyone seeking to enter the Evil Venerable realm had to devour and refine