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🕑 Added 2024-11-14 14:29:21 +0000 UTCNorth of the Demon Imperial City, in front of the Golden Crow Lightning Flame Valley.
A massive flame profound formation, thirty meters in diameter, spun slowly at the entrance to the Golden Crow Lightning Flame Valley. At its center, a golden image of the Golden Crow flashed, emitting blinding golden flames.
Even if all the high-level Monarchs in the Illusory Demon Realm worked together, there was no way they could break through it. Its intense heat made ordinary profound practitioners unable to even get close to it.
This was a forbidden ground; only once every five years, when the seal was released, did anyone dare approach.
At this moment, Huan Caiyi stood before the formation, holding the Demon Emperor's Seal in her hand. She raised it, and the seal began to glow. Facing the formation, she stood silently for a while. The seal's light grew deeper and hotter, flickering slowly in perfect harmony with the Golden Crow's image at the center of the profound formation, as if it developed some kind of resonance.
Huan Caiyi reached out her left hand and cut her finger, a drop of blood flew out from the tip of her finger and fell on the Demon Emperor's Seal. At that moment, the Demon Emperor's Seal flickered in flames, and a reddish-gold flame ascended and surrounded the Demon Emperor's Seal in a raging fire that didn't go out for a long time.
Next, another drop of blood flew from her finger directly towards the Golden Crow Profound Formation. It landed on the silhouette of the golden crow in the center of the formation. A ball of the same reddish-gold flames started burning in the center of the profound formation.
The Little Demon Empress held the Demon Emperor's Seal, flew up, and as it touched the center of the profound formation, the two flames from her blood merged with a hiss and shot out simultaneously.
The profound formation sealing the Golden Crow Lightning Flame Valley also began to speedily dissolve at this moment, until it was gone completely.
The only entrance for the path to the Golden Crow Lightning Flame Valley was completely revealed in front of her.
She entered the Golden Crow Lightning Flame Valley and flowed at full speed, heading north in a straight line.
After four hours, the Huan Caiyi reached a hill covered in reddish-gold flames. She landed before a smaller Golden Crow Profound Formation, similar to the one sealing the Golden Crow Lightning Flame Valley, but with a deeper silhouette of the Golden Crow.
Standing before the profound formation, Huan Caiyi's mind was filled with doubt and hesitation. This was not her first time in this place; in the past, she had left empty-handed because she lacked the seal.
Although Yun Wuji had told her that she wouldn't be able to inherit the Golden Crow's legacy, how could she give up based on the words of a stranger with unknown motives? This was her only chance, and she had to try for herself!
In fact, this wasn't the first time she had heard about this. Many people from the Duke Palaces spoke of it, as women who inherited the Golden Crow bloodline suffered from constant pain and had shortened lifespans. She herself experienced these symptoms, often visiting Shiny Lake to tame the flames of the Golden Crow.
However, Huan Caiyi believed that, as the direct descendant of the Demon Emperor, she should possess the ability to inherit the Golden Crow's legacy.
Holding the Demon Emperor's Seal, Huan Caiyi stepped forward. As she touched the profound formation, the seal flickered, and a burst of flames enveloped her, slowly pulling her into the formation.
The moment she stepped forward, the world around her transformed into an endless expanse bathed in golden light.
Holding the Demon Emperor's Seal, the Little Demon Empress knelt on one knee and said with great respect, "Illusory Demon Royal Family's Twelfth Emperor, eleventh inheritor of the Golden Crow's bloodline, Huan Caiyi, greets the Golden Crow Divine God."
"Hahahahahaha..."
As the Little Demon Empress finished speaking, a burst of loud, reckless laughter echoed in the golden world. It felt both distant and close, shaking her vital energy and blood despite her fifth-level Sovereign Profound Realm strength.
Like the phoenix spirit, the golden crown spirit also possesses strength equivalent to the Divine Origin Realm.
A simple laughter caused a Monarch to be injured.
"Your Illusory Demon Royal Family has been late for a hundred years. You finally arrived today, but it's only a woman. Looks like this noble one's fate with your clan has come to an end, why did you still come here for!"
Huan Caiyi's heart sank at the sound of the woman's voice, and Yun Wuji's words echoed in her mind. She raised her head and proclaimed, "A hundred years ago, Father and Brother faced troubles, and the Demon Emperor's Seal was lost until recently. Though I am a woman, I am the sole direct descendant of the Demon Emperor's bloodline with pure Demon Emperor blood. I ask the Golden Crow Divine God to grant me the Golden Crow's Record of the Burning World and the ancestral bloodline to revive the Demon Emperor's clan."
"Grant you the Golden Crow's Record of the Burning World and the ancestral bloodline? Hahahaha! How pitiful and naive you are! Didn't you hear what I just said? The moment you entered here, I knew my fate with your clan was sealed!" The golden crow laughed arrogantly, its tone was full of mockery.
"...so it is true that only men can inherit the Golden Crow?" Huan Caiyi fell into despair. She could choose to not believe Yun Wuji's words, but no matter how hard she tried, she had to accept the Golden Crow's words as truth.
She mumbled helplessly, "Why... why... why?!"
"Hmph! So you already know; why waste my time then?!"
"Men embody Yang, women embody Yin. A mortal woman can handle normal profound flames, even those of the Phoenix or Vermilion Bird. However, my Golden Crow's flame is the fiercest Yang fire, there is no room for Yin! With just a trace of the Golden Crow's bloodline, you already suffer burns daily, shortening your life. Accepting the ancestral bloodline would disrupt your internal flow, causing a lifetime of pain!"
"Moreover, as a virgin, your vital Yin remains in your body. If you accept the ancestral blood, the flame energy will explode within three days, leading to your death in flames within five!"
Huan Caiyi raised her head, refusing to give up. "Could it be that there's truly no possibility? Golden Crow Divine God, you also have the body of a woman!"
Although Yun Canghai had returned and there was still hope for revenge, she wanted to extract it with her own hands! Furthermore, how could she possibly accept that she, the Empress of the realm, had almost no power or control over it?!
After all, there is only one truth in this world; a strong fist is power, and power is the truth!
Without strength, how could she restore her clan's glory? It would be a blessing if her clan didn't get exterminated in the future!
"Hahahaha!" The flame-like voice laughed arrogantly. "A divine body can't compare to your mortal one. There's a slim possibility, but it would require the nourishment of a man's vital Yang with Phoenix or Vermilion Bird blood. However, in the Illusory Demon Realm, no such man exists. Give up and leave!"
"Phoenix?!" Huan Caiyi's pupils contracted into pine siz as she asked hurriedly, "Are you saying that if I find a man with a Phoenix bloodline, I could bear the Golden Crow's blood?!"
"Hmph! This noble one scanned this continent a few years ago, and I can say for sure that there is no one with a Phoenix bloodline here," the Golden Crow snorted, cutting off her fantasies.
"No! Not long ago, a man with both Phoenix and Azure Dragon bloodlines appeared!" Huan Caiyi exclaimed, standing up as if grasping for hope. Just a short while ago, she had no good feelings toward Yun Wuji, but now, after hearing the Golden Crow, he had become her only hope.
The feeling of hope amidst despair was indescribable. She felt an urgent need to find him immediately.
Yun Wuji...Snu snu... Avenging her father... Avenging her husband... Rebuilding the might of the Demon Emperor... Reforming the entire Illusory Demon Realm...
Huan Caiyi was willing to do anything for power to take revenge and restore her clan, which was shown in the novel when she raped Yun Che with almost no hesitation.
"...to think someone like that would appear. Hmph! I was wondering why I caught a foul scent recently, it must have been that wretched phoenix stench!" The Golden Crow was briefly speechless before spitting in disdain, "Then go and bring him here!"
"Golden Crow Divine God, the sealing profound formation can only be opened every five years. Even with the Demon Emperor's Seal, it can only be forcefully opened once every hundred years, after which it cannot be opened again within that time frame." Huan Caiyi didn't leave immediately and asked, "Golden Crow Divine God, your powers are boundless. I am sure you can open the formation for me later."
"Of course! Hmph, when you two return, the formation will open for you," the golden crow replied. "But I will only open it when you are together; you won't be able to enter if you are alone."
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The Illusory Demon Realm arc will consist of only about 10 chapters before the war with the Four Sacred Grounds begins.
