Chapter 733 - 216: The Emperor Passes Away, The Carefree Couple, Enigmatic Imperial Capital, Third Grade Second Realm

Chapter 733: Chapter 216: The Emperor Passes Away, The Carefree Couple, Enigmatic Imperial Capital, Third Grade Second Realm

The Withered and Flourishing Sword was originally taken away by Li Yuan, and later he hid it in Lady Yan’s Ghost Prison when he left.

After learning about the "Three-Part Ghost Realm of the East Sea Immortal Realm" plan, in order to enhance Su Mushen’s strength, Li Yuan quietly retrieved the Withered and Flourishing Sword and returned it to the Divine Wood Hall, which allowed Su Mushen to acquire it.

Apart from the Divine Wood Hall, many unfamiliar faces appeared along Fujiang Path, and those people all followed Su Mushen’s orders unquestioningly.

In such circumstances, Li Yuan indeed was no longer suited to appear around the Ghost Prison openly.

After all, he was not like Xiaozhao, unable to enter the Ghost Prison silently and imperceptibly.

He is fire.

Withered fire.

The gathering of Yang Qi.

Yin and yang cannot coexist, simply put.

At this moment, he poured firewood on the ground, starting a fire, heating the pot, and cooking meat.

Xie Yu was beside him, helping.

The couple had a hearty meal and then embraced each other warmly under the quilts.

...

...

When spring came, the two of them left the house and went to Yanyun Dao.

On this trip, Xie Yu heard news from the bustling town outside.

She hurriedly ran back and told Li Yuan everything she had heard outside.

Last year, during the deep winter, while they were on Desolate South Path, a sudden raging fire engulfed the entire Xie Family.

Everyone who stayed at the Xie Family in Mingyue Prefecture did not manage to escape alive.

If Xie Yu had still been in the Xie Family, she would surely have been one of the dead...

Because, at that time, there were quite a few Fifth Grade powerhouses stationed in the Xie Family in Mingyue Prefecture.

To think that none of those Fifth Grade powerhouses escaped was not something that could be explained by a Fourth Grade attack.

Xie Yu, only at the Sixth Grade, naturally would not have survived.

Afterwards, even the small town heard of the Demon Queen’s rage in the Imperial Capital.

The Demon Queen smashed a total of eighteen Upper Grade porcelains and then dispatched a large number of people to investigate the Xie Family, yet however many went, that many died...

Additionally, the Xie Family’s sons traveling outside also died mysteriously, one by one.

It was as if someone was provoking the Demon Queen.

Anyone could sense that new turmoil was brewing.

Xie Yu, who ran back from the bustling town, was trembling with fear, fully able to imagine what would have happened to her if she had been at the Xie Mansion.

If not for her husband suddenly breaking through;

If not for her husband’s insistence to take her on a journey around the world;

If not for following her husband on travels, hiding their identities, and not returning;

Would she have already turned into a pile of bones?

She lay in Li Yuan’s arms, sobbing uncontrollably.

But Li Yuan only quietly stroked her long hair.

To tell the truth, Li Yuan had vaguely suspected something about this matter.

But it was only a suspicion.

And at this moment, the facts confirmed his conjecture.

Though he was outside the Imperial Capital, he understood what was happening there.

Anyone involved would believe that "slaughtering the Xie Family" was the act of the eight Commanders.

But Li Yuan was certain that "behind Mountain Hall, there exists an Immortal Realm Envoy," and this was his arrangement.

Why?

This had to do with the Immortal Realm Envoy, who spread earthquakes while invoking the Demon Queen’s name and simultaneously dispatched his subordinates from Mountain Hall to aid Xie Wei.

The Dragon Vein prohibits Great Unity of Yin Yang.

The Immortal Realm seeks Great Unity of Yin Yang.

And Great Unity of Yin Yang can directly benefit those in power—that is resources.

Resources mean more powerhouses.

When Xie Wei is overwhelmed by more and more pressure, she will lose her rationality;

When besieged by a growing number of enemies, she will need more powerhouses.

When the strength provided by the Dragon Vein is insufficient to help her fend off enemies, and when the Meat Field she possesses cannot help her against other Commanders, there will be only one choice left.

That is... Great Unity of Yin Yang.

The Immortal Realm Envoy was playing balance, pushing Xie Wei while luring her. With the Immortal Realm backing this envoy, this was entirely achievable.

And "slaughtering the Xie Family" was likely the last straw the Immortal Realm Envoy placed on Xie Wei.

Xie Wei... is close to collapse.

That night, Li Yuan put the frightened and emotionally drained Xiaoyu’Er to sleep. He went out to buy some wine and then headed to the long-unvisited Wendao Palace.

Transforming into his previous form, he found Zhong Kui, then started to digest the new batch of "insane Sixth Grades."

In recent years, due to the Third Grade Meat Field, the "new batch of Sixth Grades" reached as many as 4,200 people.

Every night, Li Yuan would quietly come once.

It took a whole month before he absorbed all 4,200 Ancestral Talismans.

A total of 8,080 Ancestral Talismans finally coalesced into a powerful Yin Qi within him.

On this day, Li Yuan, taking Xiaoyu’Er along, came to the wild Gu Ya and began to operate the "Celestial Soul Second Realm" Dharma Gate.

When the Yin Qi blew, the Withered Fire did not move.

But continuing to blow, the Withered Fire finally opened a gap.

In the past, this gap would quickly close, but now... due to the endless rotation of over 8,000 Ancestral Talismans, the gap was stabilized.

Li Yuan continued to widen this gap, so his soul could enter it.

Thus, his soul entered the Yin Yang Qi.

According to the "Celestial Soul Second Realm," he then condenses the Immortal Appearance.

One day...

Two days...

...

On the seventh day.

Li Yuan exhaled, stretching, and behind him, a golden humanoid silhouette over nine zhang tall also stretched.

This was his Immortal Appearance outside his physical form, Yin within, Yang without.

Nothing extraordinary about it, no three heads and six arms, but it was very tall and large.

Xiaoyu’Er stared in shock, momentarily unable to react. ℯℯ𝘭.

It wasn’t until they had breakfast later that she asked, "What kind of power is that?"

Li Yuan was about to answer when he suddenly felt his condensed Immortal Appearance still expanding.

The golden outline outside the humanoid form was actually Yang Qi.

His Yang Qi was too abundant, so the humanoid outline continued to swell...

This wave was a bonus.