Chapter 2553 - 2243: The Saintess’s Soul Lamp Is Still Lit

The eerie and mysterious elements of the Deceit Tide, upon realizing that Chu Yuqin would not spare them, surged toward the Central State, but it was too late; Chu Yuqin struck without mercy.

After Chu Yuqin performed the Senluo Yin Yang Path, countless strange entities were pulled into the sky by a terrifying force.

As these entities came into contact with the anomaly of the Senluo Yin Yang Path, they all vanished, as if drawn into another world.

In just a moment, the Deceit Tide below disappeared completely, even the Corpse Slope Deceit King was pulled into the anomaly of the Senluo Yin Yang Path.

Thus, this wave of Deceit Tide was easily sealed by Chu Yuqin alone.

Seeing how effortlessly Chu Yuqin dealt with so many mysterious forces, Lu Chen thought to himself that with Chu Yuqin by his side, he no longer needed to worry about his own safety in the future.

With the Red Flower Sedan serving as the Alliance Token, the Ancestor of the Strange could not harm him.

And with Chu Yuqin protecting him, no other mysterious forces besides the Ancestor of the Strange could pose a threat.

The greatest potential threat to him would come from the natives of this world.

However, with his current strength, it would take a Saint Realm expert to threaten his life, and even a quasi-Saint Realm could not trap him; it would require an alliance of multiple forces to possibly eliminate him.

He could now focus on enhancing his strength with peace of mind.

After handling the Deceit Tide, Chu Yuqin approached Lu Chen and said, "The Deceit Tide is resolved; it’s time for us to return."

Lu Chen replied, "Alright, let’s go."

With those words, Lu Chen led the group of women back to Dazhou.

Upon returning to the Great Zhou Palace, Chu Yuqin said to Lu Chen, "With the Red Flower Sedan, Yunzhi cannot harm you. Why not accompany me to the Heavenly Profound Sacred Land?"

Chu Yuqin wasn’t worried about a new Deceit Tide attacking the Border Wilderness.

If the strange forces attacked, as the Ancestor of the Strange, she could easily suppress the tide.

The mysterious forces could not easily harm Lu Chen, but she worried about him provoking the natives of this world.

Should a stronger force from the Sky Demon Sect come to the Border Wilderness, even she at the Saint Realm might not be able to contend with them, and this world still had the minions of the Netherworld Evil Emperor.

The Heavenly Profound Sacred Land would be safer.

There’s a Formation in the Heavenly Profound Sacred Land, and even if Emperor Realm experts of this world wished to harm Lu Chen, they couldn’t get in with the protection of the Heavenly Profound Sacred Land’s Formation.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Chen acknowledged that currently, it was the same no matter where he stayed, as his method of enhancing strength didn’t rely on the power of this world.

If he only boosted his strength by absorbing spiritual evil, then he feared even a hundred years of cultivation wouldn’t allow him to reach the King Realm.

The fastest way for him to enhance his power was to absorb and refine Undying Blood and Undying Bone.

By merely merging with two sections of Undying Bone, he already possessed the capability to contend with the Saint Realm.

If he could obtain more Undying Blood and Undying Bone from the system, he estimated it wouldn’t take long for him to break through to the Emperor Realm.

Going to the Central State would mean that prodigal talents from super forces like Wu Junwan would have to return; after all, they couldn’t follow him to the Heavenly Profound Sacred Land, right?

If Wu Junwan and the others left, it would hinder his efforts to produce offspring.

With this thought in mind, Lu Chen said to Chu Yuqin, "If we go to the Central State, then won’t Wu Junwan and their kind have to return to their respective forces? That’s not beneficial for me."

Chu Yuqin contemplated for a moment before responding, "I can discuss with Yunzhi to allow them to reside in the Heavenly Profound Sacred Land."

"Even if she disagrees, I can have them assume new identities to join the Heavenly Profound Sacred Land."

The Heavenly Profound Sacred Land is vast; hiding a few people wouldn’t be an issue.

Moreover, with Lu Chen’s talent, after joining the Heavenly Profound Sacred Land, he would naturally attain a high status, possibly even becoming the Saint Heir of the Heavenly Profound Sacred Land.

If he became the Saint Heir, having a few maids around him would be entirely proper, and no one would doubt it.

Unless there were spies from other forces within the Heavenly Profound Sacred Land who recognized Wu Junwan and the others.

Lu Chen pondered for a moment before telling Chu Yuqin, "Let me consider it further. After all, the Eternal Night hasn’t ended yet; everything can be decided once the Eternal Night concludes."

"Alright then," Chu Yuqin replied.

With those words, Chu Yuqin turned and left.

In the blink of an eye, several months passed.

Sky Demon Sect, Headquarters.

Ye Hanjiang lay sprawled on the throne, one hand on the armrest, fingers continuously tapping the armrest, seemingly contemplating something.

At this moment, Xu Jichuan led a group of Elders into the hall.

The Elders greeted Ye Hanjiang, "Greetings, Demon Prince."

Ye Hanjiang said indifferently, "You may rise."

With those words, Ye Hanjiang’s gaze turned to Xu Jichuan, asking, "Any news?"

Xu Jichuan did not answer immediately; instead, he took out a Shadowcatch Stone and activated it with spiritual evil.

In the next moment, the scene from the Shadowcatch Stone projected within the hall.

Displayed was the image of a tidal wave of mysterious forces being sucked into the sky by a terrifying pull, then vanishing as if erased by some power, leaving not even a trace of ash.

Seeing this scene, the people in the hall gasped in shock.

Such a massive Deceit Tide, even the Sky Demon Sect might find it challenging to deal with.

Yet someone in the Border Wilderness was able to easily fend it off.

Xu Jichuan sighed and said, "Your Highness, this is an image recorded by a fleeing evil spirit from the Border Wilderness, using a Shadowcatch Stone."

"According to that evil spirit, not just the Deceit Tide, even that Deceit Saint was sealed by a powerful female entity."

Ye Hanjiang remarked, "Could there be a powerful Deceit Saint in the Border Wilderness as well?"

To seal a Deceit Saint, such a being must at least be at the level of a Deceit Saint.

Could it be that the Border Wilderness harbors an existence above a Deceit Saint, possibly a Deceitful Emperor?

If that’s the case, the humans of the Border Wilderness have likely become the blood sustenance of that Deceitful Emperor, eliminating their need to cooperate with the mysterious forces; Xue Linglong might well have become that Deceitful Emperor’s food long ago.

Contemplating this possibility, Ye Hanjiang smiled and said, "If that’s so, that woman likely has long become the blood sustenance of the mysterious forces."

Xu Jichuan frowned and said, "Your Highness, the Saintess’s Soul Lamp is still lit."

Upon Xu Jichuan’s reminder, Ye Hanjiang was momentarily stunned.

He thought, with such powerful mysterious forces appearing in the Border Wilderness, Xue Linglong couldn’t possibly still be alive, yet her Soul Lamp remained lit.

A lit Soul Lamp meant she was still alive.

How is her life so tenacious? Still not dead!

Xu Jichuan continued, "It’s quite possible the Saintess is hiding within that Ancient Ruin and hasn’t come out."

"Perhaps the powerful mysterious being hasn’t discovered her, allowing her to survive till now."

Ye Hanjiang pondered Xu Jichuan’s words, acknowledging their potential validity.

When initially venturing to the Border Wilderness, they’d heard that Xue Linglong, along with Lu Chen, had hidden in the Ancient Ruin and perhaps had not emerged since.

If that powerful mysterious being hasn’t found Xue Linglong, once the Eternal Night ends, wouldn’t she return to the Sky Demon Sect?

Upon her return to the Sky Demon Sect, the position of Sect Hierarch might very well fall to her.

No, this cannot be allowed.

However, with a possible Deceit Saint in the Border Wilderness, the Sky Demon Sect cannot send people there.

Trying to eliminate Xue Linglong during the Eternal Night isn’t an easy task, especially with her possibly still hiding within the Ancient Ruin.