"Old Ancestor! Most of the Devil Qi in the clan leader's body was left by the Devil Emperor of All Living Beings. Even an expert who had just entered the Great Emperor Realm would probably only be able to suppress it slightly. Even a Peak Great Emperor would need a very long time to get rid of it completely!"
Su Ya spoke up instinctively.
The Devil Emperor of All Living Beings was the strongest leader of the Devil Race in the entire Realm Sea.
By the Devil Race's cultivation system, he was a terrifying existence at the Peak Devil Emperor level.
The Devil Emperor of All Living Beings was formidable not only because of his strength, but also because he was a monster born from mountains of corpses and seas of blood!
As long as corpses existed, the Devil Emperor of All Living Beings could be said to be undying and indestructible!
That was one reason why, even when the twelve imperial clans had joined forces, they had been unable to destroy the Devil Emperor of All Living Beings and could only suppress him in the Realm Sea!
"Peak Devil Emperor? What kind of thing is that supposed to be?"
Su Chen could not help curling his lip.
From his expression, the Devil Emperor of All Living Beings, whose cultivation had reached the Peak Devil Emperor level, seemed no different in his eyes from Wang Teng earlier. (Wang Teng: OS! Since when did I become a unit of measurement?! Killing me and then flogging my corpse, are you?!)
But then Su Ya remembered that Su Chen, their Su Imperial Clan's old ancestor, had already been at the Peak Great Emperor level.
Now that he had lived a second life, perhaps his cultivation had advanced considerably, and he might already be approaching that legendary realm.
That had never happened in the entire history of the Black-Yellow Realm!
At that thought, Su Ya's eyes gradually grew fervent.
Could it be... Old Ancestor Su Chen had done it?
While Su Ya and the other elders were still lost in a flurry of thoughts, Su Chen had already walked up to the mystic ice jade bed.
With his current abilities, he could naturally see through the state of Su Ting's body at a glance.
To be honest, it really did not look good.
Every inch of Su Ting's skin had been tainted by a layer of Devil Qi, and the Devil Qi had even become completely intertwined with his flesh.
It was as if the Devil Qi, like Su Ting's own flesh, was something that belonged to his body.
The divine soul within Su Ting was also being devoured at every moment, and it had already grown very dim.
Su Ya and the others had indeed not exaggerated. The situation was already perilous.
Su Ya had said earlier that Su Ting could hold on for another month. Now, it seemed that was rather conservative.
At this point, even if another expert at the same Peak Great Emperor level came, they would probably be helpless.
As for Su Chen himself, even he did not know what realm his cultivation had reached.
If it truly had to be defined, then it could only be called... invincible, perhaps!
Without further hesitation, Su Chen extended the index and middle fingers of his right hand and gently pressed them against the center of Su Ting's forehead.
The next second, a gentle yet incomparably overbearing force surged into Su Ting's body.
"Mm... ugh..."
The moment the force entered his body, Su Ting could not help letting out a muffled groan.
His brows, which had been furrowed as he resisted the Devil Qi inside him, twitched a few times.
Although Su Chen had only infused a sliver of his power, even before that sliver, the Devil Qi in Su Ting's body was still like a small boat on the open sea, on the verge of capsizing.
Rumble!
In an instant, the force surged through Su Ting's limbs and bones, filling every corner of his body.
"Roar! Roar! Roar!"
Upon sensing the force, the Devil Qi all transformed into devilish apparitions, intent on devouring and corroding it just as it had corroded Su Ting's flesh.
However, before they could actually touch the force, the apparitions formed from the Devil Qi began screaming and melting away one after another.
"Hiss! Hiss!"
"Awoo!"
They had always been the ones to corrode other forces, but now, like mice encountering a cat, they fled wildly through Su Ting's body.
The process seemed long, but in truth, less than a single breath had passed.
Only after sensing that the Devil Qi in Su Ting's body had been completely eradicated did Su Chen withdraw his hand.
"Old... Old Ancestor? What happened? Could it be that even you are helpless? Is the clan leader destined to fall?"
Seeing what Su Chen had done, Su Ya's expression changed again and again.
Could it be that the leader of his Su Clan was destined to die?
If even their Su Imperial Clan's Peak Great Emperor old ancestor could do nothing, who under heaven could save their clan leader?
"Who said he couldn't be saved?" Hearing this, Su Chen could not help rolling his eyes at the old man. This fellow really could imagine things. "The Devil Qi in his body has been completely cleared away. He should wake up any moment now!"
Su Chen had not only eliminated the Devil Qi in Su Ting's body, but had also treated his injuries, including those to his divine soul, along the way.
Although the system expressly forbade him from directly raising his clansmen's cultivation, there was no problem with treating their injuries.
"Huh? The Devil Qi has already been eliminated?"
Hearing this, Great Elder Su Ya wore a look of disbelief.
As he saw it, their old ancestor had only placed his fingers against the clan leader's forehead and then pulled them away.
When had he gotten rid of the Devil Qi?
Su Ya turned his head and saw that the other elders around him were just as dumbfounded, each looking at the others.
They all seemed to be wondering whether their old ancestor's claim was a little too bold.
Besides, from the looks of it, their clan leader showed no sign of waking up.
At that thought, Su Ya gave the other elders a meaningful look and secretly transmitted his voice: "Second, Third... let's go outside first. The old ancestor probably made a bit of a mistake just now. With us here, he'll surely be too embarrassed to continue treating him. We can't let the old ancestor lose face!
"We'll just pretend we don't know! Understood?"
As the Su Imperial Clan's great elder, he was quite adept at navigating social niceties.
Face, after all-those who understood, understood!
The other elders caught on as well. They bowed to Su Chen in unison and said, "Old Ancestor, with our meager cultivation, we shall not disturb you while you heal the clan leader. We shall take our leave first!"
With that, Su Ya and the others gave Su Chen smiles that said they "wouldn't hurt a fly"!
"Disturb my ass!"
Seeing this, Su Chen had already begun cursing inwardly.
The few fellows' secret voice transmissions could not escape him at all.
These fellows actually dared to look down on him?
Especially when, at that very moment, Su Ya was thinking, Hehe! I'm so considerate, and I'm good at reading the room too. I really am a competent great elder. The old ancestor must be admiring me right now!
Su Chen really wanted to slap Su Ya across the face.
Fortunately, Su Chen held himself back and comforted himself inwardly. These people were his juniors, after all. He mustn't get angry, mustn't get angry; he would only hurt himself!
Su Chen said solemnly, "No need to leave. Stay right here and watch!"
"Huh? This... this wouldn't be appropriate, would it?" Su Ya and the others, who had just been about to leave, looked troubled.
Could it be that the old ancestor had seen through their intentions and felt embarrassed, so he was insisting that they watch on the spot?
But if that happened, wouldn't the old ancestor really lose face?
Just as they were agonizing over what to do to keep Su Chen from losing face, a soft groan came from the mystic ice jade bed.
"Mm... where am I?"
On the ice bed, Su Ting had sat upright. He glanced around and murmured, "Tingxiao Imperial Palace?"