Chapter 369: Qin Xuan's Methods, Turning the Tide

Chapter 369: Qin Xuan's Methods, Turning the Tide

Su Youyu watched as she came back from the dead, then unleashed her Divine Might, using her Early Stage of the Imperial Realm to suppress the Master, who was at the Late Stage of the Imperial Realm.

She then glanced at Empress Mingyue, Empress Zhou Wu, and muttered softly, "Big Sister, you have been immersed in the Imperial Realm for a long time. Even Great Emperor Ziyang was once defeated by your palm. How is it that now, you haven't even taken down a Peak Master of Yunhuan Peak at the Late Stage of the Imperial Realm after such a long time? You aren't holding back on purpose, are you?"

It was no wonder Su Youyu was overthinking it.

Even Ning Waner and Zhou Chen, who knew Empress Zhou Wu best, felt she was suspected of holding back.

"The vast majority of my power comes from the Nether Qi deep beneath the imperial palace. Now that the Nether Qi is controlled by Ming Yuan, it is equivalent to severing the connection between me and the Nether Vein. Being able to maintain the Imperial Realm is already a struggle; wanting to be as powerful as before is just a pipe dream."

While explaining, Empress Zhou Wu cast a subtle glare at Qin Xuan.

Her heart was filled with monstrous resentment!

What she said was indeed true, but the impact on her strength wasn't as great as she made it out to be.

The reason for her sluggishness was entirely due to the hidden injuries left behind by Qin Xuan.

When she tried to kill the Peak Master of Yunhuan Peak, she didn't dare to move too violently and could only bombard her from a distance with spells.

Any slightly larger movement would aggravate her wounds, causing uncontrollable, sharp pain!

"We won!"

"The Holy Master is suppressing the traitor!"

"Please, Holy Master, execute the traitor to comfort the spirits of our fallen Yaochi members in heaven!"

"..."

Even though Saintess Yao Yao had only just reached the Early Stage of the Imperial Realm, within less than an hour, she began to suppress the demonic Peak Master of Yunhuan Peak.

Saintess Yao Yao deliberately exposed a flaw, and when the Peak Master of Yunhuan Peak approached, she pierced her spirit platform with a single sword strike.

She heavily wounded her and slammed her into the dust, drawing cheers and frantic flag-waving from the surviving Disciples of Yaochi!

"Yun Ying, today, I will use your head to pay tribute to the fallen Souls of Yaochi!"

Saintess Yao Yao's brows were filled with brewing anger as she swooped down towards the Peak Master of Yunhuan Peak in the ruins.

At the very moment she was about to pierce her body and Soul with her sword, a sharp tentacle tore through the space between the Peak Master of Yunhuan Peak and Saintess Yao Yao.

From that shattered space, the tentacle erupted with deep purple lightning, crackling and popping.

The power of the Divine Lightning was enough to destroy the world.

Even as strong as Saintess Yao Yao was, she frowned and quickly retreated.

Clap! Clap! Clap!

Crisp applause rang out in the ruins of Yaochi.

Immediately after, Crown Prince Zi Wuji, dressed in a four-clawed True Dragon robe, swaggered out of the shattered space.

Beside him followed three giant ants with tentacles, shaped like the Human Race.

He glanced playfully in the direction of Saintess Yao Yao and exclaimed in admiration, "As expected of the Holy Master of Yaochi, that Natural Charm Physique who once even captivated my father, the Emperor. Your ability to pick men is truly impeccable."

"It was clearly a dead end, yet you were brought back to life by Qin Xuan, who once bestowed a precious technique upon you, and he even helped you make a Breakthrough to the Imperial Realm!"

"Impressive, impressive. Even I, the Crown Prince, have to admire the vision of the Holy Master of Yaochi!"

Saintess Yao Yao frowned tightly as she looked at the suddenly appearing Crown Prince Zi Wuji and said angrily, "Crown Prince Zi Wuji, you are merely a person in the Imperial Realm whose cultivation was forcibly elevated. Do you really think that, on your own, you can rescue this traitor, Yun Ying, from my Yaochi Sacred Land?"

Crown Prince Zi Wuji sneered, "Yun Ying is the next Holy Master of Yaochi appointed by my father, the Emperor. She even set up a refining array for my father, intending to use all the flesh and blood and Souls of the entire Yaochi Sacred Land to refine a Living Pill to help my father break through to the God Realm."

"As such a loyal subject, how could I, the Crown Prince, sit idly by and watch her die at the hands of you rebels?"

The Peak Master of Yunhuan Peak, supporting her withered body, walked in a disheveled state behind Crown Prince Zi Wuji.

She pulled out the broken sword from her spirit platform and lowered her head in shame towards Crown Prince Zi Wuji, "Your Highness, I am incompetent."

Crown Prince Zi Wuji patted the head of the Peak Master of Yunhuan Peak, as if petting a beloved dog, and shook his head in comfort, "No, no, no. You, the Peak Master of Yunhuan Peak, have already given me, the Crown Prince, too many surprises. If not for Qin Xuan appearing halfway and seeing through your illusion, I fear the entire Yaochi Sacred Land would have already been turned into the Living Pill you gifted to my father."

"If you had been defeated by anyone else, I, the Crown Prince, would punish you severely. However, you were defeated by Qin Xuan, a Prodigy who has made even me, the Crown Prince, suffer setbacks multiple times. It is understandable!"

He faced Qin Xuan and spoke mockingly, "Qin Xuan, the grudge between us has been too long and too deep to be resolved. I have to admit, countless times in the past, I haven't gained any advantage in your hands, and I have even been humiliated by you to the point of losing all face!"

"But this time, even if you saw through the illusion of the Peak Master of Yunhuan Peak, and even if you stepped in to save the dying Holy Master of Yaochi, so what?"

"The Peak Master of Thunder Prison Peak, who treated you like his own flesh and blood, is dead. His whole body has been turned into a pile of minced meat, and even his body and Soul have become nutrients for this Living Pill."

"The Disciples of Thunder Prison Peak, whom you kept calling your family, and the father of your little lover, have all died tragically!"

"Even if you are a Prodigy, no matter how extraordinary your talent is, even if you could grind me, the Crown Prince, into dust right now, what good would it do?"

"Your Master, those fathers-in-law of yours, and those Senior Brothers of yours, none of them are coming back. Not a single one!"

"..."

Heart-piercing words kept popping out of Crown Prince Zi Wuji's mouth.

Luo Xianxian, who was closest to Qin Xuan, hurriedly stepped forward.

Together with Su Youyu, they each covered one of Qin Xuan's ears and transmitted their voices, "Don't listen!"

"This Crown Prince Zi Wuji is becoming increasingly dangerous. He is deliberately stimulating your nerves just to make you lose control of your emotions, fall into a demonic state, and be unable to exert your Peak combat power!"

"You must absolutely not fall into the trap of this despicable villain, Crown Prince Zi Wuji!"

Qin Xuan shook his head, holding Su Youyu and Luo Xianxian's small hands, and pressed them against his waist.

He raised his eyes, looked in the direction of Crown Prince Zi Wuji, and said playfully, "You think you have victory in your grasp? You think I am now like a stray dog, allowing you to bully me?"

"Having been slapped in the face by me so many times, do you really not know what kind of personality I have?"

"Do you think that, if it were any other time, I would let you babble here without slapping your face?"

The heart-piercing words that Crown Prince Zi Wuji had already prepared in his heart were stuck in his throat.

He coldly faced him and snorted, "Could it be that you can actually bring those who have been turned into nutrients for the Living Pill back to life?"

"Why not?"

Qin Xuan sneered. Immediately, as he raised his hand, the power of his Soul transformed into dense threads, intertwining like a spider web.

It spread wildly towards the flesh wall of the Living Pill and drilled into it.

Ever since he entered the interior of this Living Pill, Qin Xuan had been investigating and distinguishing.

His tightly furrowed brows only slowly relaxed after a long time.

The Peak Master of Thunder Prison Peak had been kind to him, regardless of status or stance.

If the Peak Master of Yunhuan Peak had truly obliterated his Master's Soul, how would he have waited for Saintess Yao Yao to suppress her?

He would have slapped the Peak Master of Yunhuan Peak to death at the very first glance!

How should he put it?

Perhaps it was because Shangguan Si, Shangguan Ying, Qing Ning, and Mu Qingxue, the four Daughters of Luck, were here.

The Luck was too strong; in the dark, a glimmer of life had been left behind.

The foundation of refining a Living Pill is vast amounts of flesh and blood and Souls.

It just so happened that the Souls and flesh required for this Living Pill needed to be intact.

Consequently, when the Peak Master of Yunhuan Peak and others killed, they preserved the intact minced meat and Soul light, all of which were fused into this Living Pill.

Inside the Living Pill at this moment, the Soul light and minced meat of the deceased members of the Yaochi Sacred Land were intertwined like a twisted dough, messily rolled into a ball.

If it were anyone else, even someone in the God Realm seeing this scene, they would likely think it was time to give up.

Even Qin Xuan, looking at these jumbled Souls and minced meat, felt a headache.

Fortunately, having distinguished them until now, he had finally sorted things out!