Fairy Kongyou had an extremely beautiful appearance, and there were many suitors pursuing her within the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance. The heaven-defying effects of the Yin-Yang Jade were enough to drive cultivators across the world mad.
In addition to her own special nature, Kongyou seemed to have another hidden background.
Among the upper echelons of the Immortal Alliance, it was secretly circulated that Kongyou was the exclusive favorite of a certain Dharma-Transmitter. Not only did she originate from a small world exclusive to Dharma-Transmitters, but even the half piece of the Heavenly Wonder within her body had been implanted, all for the purpose of nurturing and later harvesting it.
As the saying goes, there is no smoke without fire. Such rumors were not without basis.
Kongyou's Spirit of Heaven and Earth for Dao Integration, Duskhue, was one of those raised and reserved by the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance. Kongyou had quietly taken it for her Dao Integration breakthrough, and the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance had never made any statement about it.
Furthermore, more than thirty years ago, a Qin-named cultivator who had just advanced to Dao Integration fell deeply in love with Kongyou at first sight. After failing to win her through persistent pursuit, he actually plotted to use schemes and forcibly possess her. In the end, not only did he disappear, but even the once-prominent Qin family behind him completely vanished from the world, as if they had never existed.
Sun Luyuan did not feel any fear because of Kongyou's possible special identity. On the contrary, it strengthened his determination to choose her as a sacrifice. At this moment, he came to his younger brother Sun Luyao's place, wanting to use the power of the Tianxuan Mirror to lock onto her current location.
"Brother, if you do this, aren't you afraid…" Sun Luyao was somewhat puzzled.
"The current Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance is still completely unaware of the Holy Dynasty of Great Qi. I am merely inviting the world-famous Fairy Kongyou to appreciate the scenery in a rather unique small world within the Immortal Alliance's territory. What problem could there be?" Sun Luyuan smiled.
"A person like the Fairy Kongyou will absolutely not face any life-threatening danger within the Holy Dynasty of Great Qi. You can rest assured on this point."
In fact, Sun Luyuan had some other small thoughts that he did not tell his younger brother.
Besides currying favor with the Holy Dynasty, he also wanted to use the power behind the Fairy Kongyou to conduct a probe into the strength of Great Qi. Although his previous trip to Great Qi had shown and told him of the Holy Dynasty's power in every aspect, ultimately one still needed to see the real thing with one's own hands.
"If we cannot even deal with a single Dharma-Transmitter, then how can we talk about contending with the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance?" Sun Luyuan said silently in his heart.
What Sun Luyuan did not know was that every one of his actions was under the watchful gaze of the Holy Emperor of Great Qi.
He thought he had acted covertly, but how could he possibly hide it from Li Fan, who had experienced countless cycles of reincarnation?
It's Hard to Believe What You're Seeing! In the Sea Lurked...Open
"Fairy Kongyou." An extremely beautiful face instantly appeared before Holy Emperor Li Ping.
"Good. Several of my disciples are indeed no longer young. If she can give birth to some heavenly prodigies for my Great Qi, that would also be a joyous matter."
As for the existence behind Kongyou, Li Ping indeed did not care much.
However, Sun Luyuan's self-proclaimed clever behavior caused Li Ping to give him a special mark.
"Today's actions will all receive their due retribution."
Such a small matter was merely one of the countless scenes that flashed through the mind of the Faceless Holy Emperor seated upon the Holy Throne every day.
It could not stir even the slightest ripple in his heart.
Li Ping's current main focus was still placed on the Nether Realm and the deduction of the new method.
Ever since he split off a portion of the You Clan people to fill the energy shortage of the Dark Sea, Li Ping felt that the degree of favor he received from the Xuanhuang Heaven was becoming higher and higher.
Not long after helping Tianyang achieve Dao Integration, the power of heaven and earth that he could borrow and mobilize had increased by dozens of times compared to before.
While grasping more authority, a certain inexplicable urging from the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao also appeared more and more frequently in Li Ping's mind.
This body was tied to the future of billions upon billions of citizens of Great Qi, so Li Ping naturally would not act rashly.
Scenes from the Heavenly Dao's perception flashed before his eyes.
A desolate Gobi desert landscape. Everything in sight was a hazy gray.
A towering stone mountain that seemed to connect heaven and earth stood in the center of the scene.
At the top of the stone mountain sat an old man.
Behind the old man was a coffin. Although it was only an perception scene, Li Ping could still sense an aura of decay and evil from that coffin.
It even made Li Ping feel slightly uncomfortable.
"The sealed evil thoughts of the Xuanhuang Realm."
Li Ping naturally knew the reason why the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao kept urging him.
A part of itself had been sealed away, causing the Heavenly Dao's strength to be greatly reduced. As a result, after the great calamity of "Techniques Cannot Be Cultivated Together" several thousand years ago, it had never again released any means targeted at cultivators.
If this lost portion of power could be recovered, perhaps the situation would take a turn.
But…
Even across a distance of billions of miles, Li Ping seemed able to sense the unsettling existence beneath the coffin lid.
"If this portion of evil thoughts is allowed to return, after being sealed by cultivators for so many years and suppressed for so long, the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao will definitely undergo extreme changes. This may not be a good thing for human cultivators or for the Xuanhuang Realm itself."
"However, replenishing the strength of the Xuanhuang Realm's Heavenly Dao does indeed hold such value."
Almost in an instant, Holy Emperor Li Ping made his decision in his heart.
He would first absorb this portion of evil thoughts.
When he later reshaped the universe and returned to the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao, this portion of power would naturally return to the Xuanhuang Realm as well.
Before that, whether this power was held in his hands or in the hands of the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao…
In Li Ping's view, there was no difference.
With Li Ping's current strength, there was still some risk in trying to tame the Xuanhuang evil thoughts. Especially the cultivator named Xu Ke who guarded the Xuanhuang evil thoughts could not be judged by ordinary reasoning.
Therefore, before making full preparations, Li Ping would not act lightly.
He simply turned a blind eye to the urging from the Xuanhuang Realm.
When dealing with the power of the world, there was actually a worthy example to learn from within the Holy Dynasty of Great Qi.
Yin Shangren.
As a remnant soul incarnation from another immortal cultivation world, Yin Shangren had rich experience in struggling against world consciousness.
However, there seemed to be some taboo involved in this.
Li Ping had sent inquiries several times, but Yin Shangren was unusually tight-lipped and gave no response.
Fortunately, he was indeed busy researching possible breakthrough directions for the new method, so Li Ping did not hold it against him.
"The will of the world…"
Without Yin Shangren's help, if Li Ping wanted to find a way to deal with it, he could only rely on himself.
In his memory, the Xuanhuang Realm still had quite a few fragments from other immortal cultivation worlds that retained their own consciousness.
Perhaps contacting them could yield some gains.
Thinking this, Li Ping's figure flashed and arrived outside the entrance to the Great Qi small world, in the Congyun Sea.
At first glance, he saw the Spirit of Heaven and Earth that was about to be nurtured between heaven and earth — Crimson Flame.
It seemed to have also sensed Li Ping's presence. Crimson Flame, still in the process of forming, transmitted a feeling of doubt.
Li Ping did not interfere with Crimson Flame's process of burning the sea.
He knew this was an indispensable process that fragments from other worlds needed to undergo in order to truly integrate into the Xuanhuang Realm.