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With the appearance of Xuan Ling, everyone paused for a moment before beginning to scramble for it.
A new round of battle for possession sounded its war horn.
Among those present, many were greedy. After killing those around them, they rushed towards the white-robed woman in a frenzy.
However, before anyone could get close, they were flung far away by a powerful spiritual force.
Lying on the ground, some vomited blood, while others fainted.
Those who advanced with swords, upon seeing those lying on the ground unconscious, all retreated several steps in fear.
Yet, even so, it did not diminish the greed in people's hearts.
Disregarding the outsiders.
Bai Ze gazed intently at the white-robed woman before him.
As he approached her, she slowly lowered the veil she wore on her face.
It was an exquisitely featured face, elegant and peerless, possessing a natural ethereal aura.
"Brother Bai Ze, long time no see."
The woman had eyes filled with pure spiritual energy.
Xuan Ling, the spirit maiden of the immortal realm, had focused on cultivating spiritual arts since childhood, subsisting on spirit water daily and absorbing the spiritual energy of all things.
She nourished her spirit with spiritual energy. Even the blood within her body was pure, spirit blood, which could be used in medicine, refined into elixirs, and enhance cultivation.
She was the only pure spirit in the world.
And the person everyone in the world most desired.
"Xuan Ling... I finally see you."
Bai Ze's voice choked, and the mist in his eyes grew.
Six hundred years, a full six hundred years, he had missed her for six hundred years.
"Yes, Brother Bai Ze, I finally see you too. It's good."
Xuan Ling squinted and smiled. Her pure and innocent eyes were so clean that even looking at her made one feel impure.
Meanwhile, on the side of the Imperial Emperor, the Imperial Guards and Iron Cavalry accompanying him were dying off, with few remaining after battling numerous soldiers and evil spirits.
Looking at the corpses strewn everywhere, the Imperial Emperor's face was grim.
Xuan Ling had not yet been obtained, nor had the spiritual child's blood and bones. His men were almost all dead.
Useless!
A bunch of useless trash!
As he cursed, he suddenly noticed the strange purple mist being drawn from the corpses on the ground.
His sharp eyes followed the direction the mist was being absorbed.
What was that?
Those who had failed to seize Xuan Ling, and couldn't even approach her, also noticed the swirling, strange purple mist.
"Look... what is that?"
Among the crowd, someone exclaimed, pointing towards Gu Qianying.
Others followed the person's gaze.
Swirls of purple mist orbited the infant.
The infant, who had been crying, now let out giggling laughter.
Its unusually colored eyes changed from purple to black.
Its small, short hands firmly grasped Gu Qianying's wrist, drawing two bloody marks.
This caused Gu Qianying, who was holding him, to look surprised.
Du Chun, Lu Zhu, Wu Zi, Ouyang Qinglin, and others in front of her were equally astonished.
"Sect Master... the young heir..."
Seeing the abnormal infant, Wu Zi's face turned ashen with fright.
The infant's giggling continued.
Suddenly, the sky changed drastically. The sky, which had just returned to clear, was instantly covered by a mass of darkness.
Lightning and thunder struck down in an instant, and a fierce wind arose.
Within a hundred-mile radius, lush grass and vibrant flowers were enveloped by layers of black mist, and the air was filled with an eerie aura.
Such an abnormal phenomenon left everyone in fear and confusion.
It was as if the sky was about to collapse and the earth to split, or even a sign of the destruction of heaven and earth.
"His demonic energy is very heavy."
A voice like that of a hundred birds chimed in.
A beam of silver spiritual energy flowed into the infant's head.
Gu Qianying, Du Chun, and the others looked towards the person before them.
It was Xuan Ling!
Xuan Ling was using her spiritual power to suppress the demonic energy within the infant.
At this moment, Gu Qianying had regained some strength.
Holding the infant in her arms, she was supported by Lu Zhu as she sat cross-legged.
Her sweat-drenched clothes had been changed by Lu Zhu while she was previously obscured.
Now, she wore clean and neat attire.
While Xuan Ling suppressed the demonic energy within the young heir with her spiritual power, Gu Qianying was not idle.
She handed the infant to Lu Zhu, who then sat down with the child.
Gu Qianying raised her palm and unleashed her demonic power. As Xuan Ling used her spiritual energy, she intended to absorb the demonic energy from her child into herself.
Her body already contained only demonic power, so one more surge of demonic energy made no difference to her.
Having become a demon, even if she were a demoness, what was there to fear?
But she hoped her child could be an ordinary, normal child.
Seeing Gu Qianying, Du Chun and the others also sat down, surrounding Gu Qianying, Xuan Ling, and the young heir.
They acted as their protectors.
When cultivating internal energy, it was most crucial to avoid interruption. If disturbed by others, internal energy would surely become chaotic, leading to qi deviation and madness.
However, at this very moment, several more people arrived on the scene.
"That infant is the son of the Demon Empress and the Lotus Emperor of the Immortal Realm. He is the Purple Demon Child, possessing both spiritual and demonic energy, both righteous and evil. Such a treasure, his bones and blood, can refine superior spiritual elixirs. Anyone who consumes it can directly elevate their cultivation to the tenth level of Feathered Ascension!"
As these words fell, several men flew over from not far away.
They wore green robes, white robes, and among the other two, one wore a grand red ceremonial robe, and the other a blue brocade robe.
Behind them were a group of soldiers in military attire.
"Jing Rong, Bei Chen, Fan Ai Qing, you have arrived. Good! Very good!"
Seeing the arrivals and the soldiers behind them, the Imperial Emperor was overjoyed.
"Your Majesty, my beloved daughter was killed by this woman, the Demon Empress. I have come today to avenge my beloved daughter. I implore Your Majesty to permit my actions today."
Fan Tian Tian's father stated his purpose directly.
Although it was against the rules of the sect, he feared nothing.
The Imperial Emperor looked at him coldly, remaining silent.
"Father Emperor, Xuan Ling and the Purple Demon Child both belong to you. But this Demon Empress, this son implores Father Emperor to give this woman to me. This son has long desired this woman. I want her."
Shangguan Jing Rong looked at his hands, now fused with a short dagger, and a wicked smile curved his lips.
When he turned his gaze back to the Imperial Emperor, the madness in his eyes was intense.
"Good, I permit it."
He knew his own son's disposition very well.
If he did not indulge a madman like Shangguan Jing Rong,
He did not know what other mad things he might do. He dared not gamble.
Having received permission, Shangguan Jing Rong smiled charmingly. He licked his dagger-like hand and grinned wickedly, "Then what are we waiting for?"
As he spoke, a bloodthirsty glint ignited in his eyes, "Kill those men!"
The wind blew.
Numerous soldiers, obeying the order, charged forward.
Another round of slaughter ensued.
Unlike before, Shangguan Jing Rong and Shangguan Bei Chen also joined the fray.