Outside the Azure God Hall:
After leaving the front hall, Ling Shuangxue didn't say a word. She directly pulled Chen Qingyu and boarded the cyan-gold imperial carriage, departing.
Once they were far from the Azure God Hall and the Rosy Light Hall was in sight:
Ling Shuangxue finally spoke, her face filled with anger. She pinched the soft flesh on Chen Qingyu's waist and gave it a hard squeeze.
Are you out of your mind?
Ouch.
Chen Qingyu pretended to cry out in pain.
Sister, what are you doing?
He turned to look at Ling Shuangxue and said innocently:
Why did you suddenly pinch me?
If he hadn't reacted quickly and stopped the body's reactive force, Ling Shuangxue's fingers would have been shattered.
You have such thick skin, I wonder what you ate to grow up like that.
Ling Shuangxue rubbed her slightly numb fingers and said irritably:
Are you deliberately being presumptuous?
She leaned forward slightly, looked directly at Chen Qingyu, and questioned him:
Why didn't you greet the Grand Elder when you were in the Azure God Hall?
Chen Qingyu shrugged and casually said:
I don't like that old man.
you
Ling Shuangxue paused for a moment, then sighed:
You're so naive and straightforward.
As she spoke, she looked at Chen Qingyu and said earnestly:
I don't like her either.
But circumstances are beyond our control; sometimes, when you're under someone else's roof, you have no choice but to bow your head.
Even if you don't like her, you can't show it openly, let alone be disrespectful to her in person, unless your status, position, or strength surpasses hers, then you have the right to reveal your true attitude.
One must be cautious and prudent in one's conduct and actions, as if walking on thin ice.
If it weren't for the Spirit King's intervention to smooth things over, you would have been severely punished by her at the very least.
Upon hearing this, Chen Qingyu's eyes flickered slightly, and he suddenly said:
Sister, did you spend your sixty years in the Spirit Clan Royal Court like this?
Ling Shuangxue paused for a moment, then turned her head away and changed the subject:
Haven't you been asking me all along how the Spirit Queen, who is also our maternal grandmother, treated my mother and me?
Now that you've seen her in person, how does it feel?
Upon hearing this, Chen Qingyu shook his head and said:
In my opinion, she was more like a pure queen than our grandmother.
Upon hearing this, Ling Shuangxue sighed softly:
She has always been like this.
She showed no personal bias in her dealings with people or things, and rarely expressed her feelings.
Perhaps this is the price one must pay to be a king.
Hearing her words:
Chen Qingyu's eyes flickered, and he fell silent.
Although I didn't get to know the Spirit King's true emotional inclinations during this meeting, I at least got a real understanding of her attitude.
He had achieved his final objective for this trip.
It's neither good nor bad; maintaining neutrality is acceptable, I suppose.
Thoughts raced through his mind:
Seven days later, after the Blood Exchange Ritual, everything will be revealed.
Time flies, and seven days have passed in the blink of an eye.
These past few days, Chen Qingyu has been spending time with his sister and mother, enjoying a rare period of peace and quiet.
Princess Yulong's side also remained completely silent, seemingly having realized that she couldn't change the outcome and thus giving up.
Seven days later:
As noon approached, a female official from the Azure God Hall invited them to the location of the array ritual to prepare for the Blood Exchange Ritual.
The siblings then boarded the cyan-gold imperial carriage and headed towards a certain part of the royal court.
Half an hour later:
Your Cold Mountain Hall, Young Master Chen, we have arrived.
The female official leading the way spoke up.
Chen Qingyu and Ling Shuangxue immediately lifted the beaded curtain, stepped down from the imperial carriage, and looked ahead, their hearts trembling.
Not far away:
On a suspended, azure ground, densely covered with spirit runes, along with numerous Mystic Artifact and array flags, a vast and complex ritual formation was formed.
Right in the center, there stood that familiar golden array plate, suspended in mid-air.
Upon closer inspection, the suspended azure ground was actually a leaf of the Spirit Race's Ancestral Tree, a full thousand feet in size, extending out along its branches.
Your Cold Mountain Hall, Young Master Chen.
The female official from the Azure God Hall pointed to the two ritual platforms, one on the left and one on the right, on the suspended green leaf ritual array.
Once you are seated on the altar within the formation, the Blood Exchange Ritual can begin.
Um.
Ling Shuangxue nodded slightly, took a light breath, and turned to look at Chen Qingyu:
younger brother.
A complex emotion flickered in her eyes as she softly said:
Let's go in.
good.
Chen Qingyu smiled slightly.
The siblings walked side by side into the ritual array, then separated halfway, one to the left and one to the right, heading towards their respective altars.
call!
Chen Qingyu took a deep breath and slowly sat down cross-legged.
Following his gaze, he could see Ling Shuangxue sitting cross-legged opposite him, looking at him.
The positions of the siblings on the altar are exactly opposite to each other, like the yin and yang eyes of a tai ji diagram, and are the two most crucial nodes in the entire formation.
Following this ceremony:
The blood ties between the two will be completely severed, one becoming a pure-blooded Spirit Race member, and the other a pure-blooded Human Race Saint King Bloodline.
Get ready, you two!
At the edge of the formation, an elderly man of the Spirit Race with gray hair and a long beard reaching his chest said in a deep voice:
The Blood Exchange Ritual has officially begun!
As soon as he finished speaking:
The massive ritual array was immediately activated, and its immense power began to surge, causing the entire suspended green leaf to tremble slightly.
Streams of light, like swimming fish, darted through the ritual runes, converging on the golden array plate in the center. After being transformed at the central point, they surged toward the two altar nodes.
The Blood Exchange Ritual has begun!
At the same time.
Deep within the royal palace, in the front hall of the Azure God Hall.
The large front hall was now bustling with people; a rough count revealed at least a hundred figures.
The Spirit King sat high on the palace steps, with the Spirit Race's Grand Elder sitting beside him.
And below these two:
In the Spirit Clan Royal Court, almost all the powerful beings gathered here, and sat on the green rattan chairs on both sides according to their status and cultivation level.
Wow!
A massive cyan light screen floated in mid-air above the front hall, extending outwards.
Everyone present stared intently at the light screen, their eyes darting around, their expressions varied.
Within the light screen:
It was a scene from the suspended green leaves, a spectacle within the array and ritual... 52⓪.С○м҈
Although the Blood Exchange Ritual may seem like a private matter, it actually holds special significance for the Spirit Clan Royal Court, and almost all of its upper echelons are paying close attention to it.
Therefore, almost all the powerful figures in the Spirit Clan Royal Court gathered together.
They all wanted to witness this historic moment with their own eyes.
You provided the starting sign-in rewards for the legendary Zhuang Shisan, featuring Chen Qingyu from the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Transformations Zhuang Shisan.