“What kind of monster are you…”
Grand Preceptor Xu’s tone trembled with immense fear.
The Evil Spirit had actually possessed his disciple, and was unafraid of the attack from the Qing Emperor Sword.
“Thou art not worthy of knowing my name.”
Black qi swirled on the face of the Third Prince as he twisted his neck, getting accustomed to this unfamiliar body.
“Third Brother!”
The shock of seeing the Third Prince possessed prompted the Princess to cry out in alarm.
After all, the Third Prince was her own younger brother. Seeing him suffer possession, the Princess could not help but feel heartbroken.
“The Evil Spirit has been reborn through possession; now we have a serious problem.”
Zuo Jianqing’s face turned extremely somber as he saw from within the Mountain and Rivers Chart the Evil Spirit being resurrected using the body of the Third Prince.
The Evil Spirit that was suppressed in the Qing Emperor’s Mausoleum has now emerged into the world with a new body.
For the Immortal Realm, this will be a disaster.
The Human Emperors who could slay the Evil Spirit in the past have already perished.
Perhaps only the Heavenly Emperor could re-seal the Evil Spirit.
“Things have taken a turn for the worse…”
Lu Changsheng also understood what this meant.
The strength of the Evil Spirit was beyond their imagination.
In ancient times, an existence that was an enemy of the Qing Emperor, if released, would undoubtedly cause mayhem under the heavens.
“I carelessly released you, and I cannot escape blame for it. You destroyed my disciple, and I will kill you!”
In a fit of rage, Grand Preceptor Xu’s True Qi blazed fiercely, forming the shape of flames. In a moment, Grand Preceptor Xu had stepped into the Immortal Realm.
“He is burning his lifespan to enhance his cultivation level.”
Yuexi knew what Grand Preceptor Xu was attempting.
“Monster, meet your death!”
Grand Preceptor Xu burned all his lifespan, and, in his final moment, broke through his own limits. The Qing Emperor Sword, with its blue radiance, illuminated the heavens and earth, and its imperial might intimidated the world.
At the level of the Longevity Immortal Realm, Grand Preceptor Xu fully activated the Qing Emperor Sword, increasing its power tenfold.
“Not good.”
Lu Changsheng hurriedly activated the Mountain and Rivers Chart, which transformed into a stream of light and darted out of the Qing Emperor’s Mausoleum.
Such a high-level battle, if they were affected by it, everyone inside the Mountain and Rivers Chart would be killed by the shockwaves.
Boom!!!
Behind the Mountain and Rivers Chart, the Qing Emperor’s Mausoleum collapsed, stones tumbled down, trees were smashed, and dust rose hundreds of feet high.
Sword Qi rampaged, causing the earth to quake and mountains to shake.
“The power of the Qing Emperor’s magical treasure is indeed terrifying. Grand Preceptor Xu probably hasn’t even unleashed half of the treasure’s power before almost destroying the Qing Emperor’s Mausoleum.”
Lu Changsheng witnessed the collapse of the Qing Emperor’s Mausoleum, roughly sensing the powerfulness of the Qing Emperor’s magical treasure.
There were two treasured items in the Qing Emperor’s Mausoleum: one was the Qing Emperor Sword, and the other was the Human Sovereign Cauldron.
The Human Sovereign Cauldron was in Lu Changsheng’s hands. If he could refine the Human Sovereign Cauldron, its power might not be inferior to the Qing Emperor Sword.
“I hope he can slay the Evil Spirit, otherwise the Immortal Realm will be thrown into chaos, and the situation will be shattered.”
Yuexi dared not imagine the catastrophe that an Ancient Evil Spirit from the era of the ancient Human Emperors would bring to the Immortal Realm.
The Immortal Realm was already facing threats from the Demon Lords, and now with the Heavenly Emperor injured and the Evil Spirit breaking free, the Immortal Realm would be even more turbulent.
The Eight Great Divine Palaces would also be affected.
“I have a bad feeling.”
Mo Huazhi looked at the collapsed Qing Emperor’s Mausoleum, her brows tightly furrowed.
She had an ominous sense that the Evil Spirit would not be so easily slain.
The Qing Emperor’s Mausoleum collapsed, the earth shook and mountains trembled for hundreds of thousands of miles, and a mass of black qi burst from the dust, fleeing to the south.
“This aura is extremely evil; the Evil Spirit has escaped.”
Yuexi knew that the black qi escaping was none other than the Evil Spirit that had fled the Qing Emperor’s Mausoleum.
Everyone’s expression turned solemn.
The Evil Spirit had not attacked them, and it was very likely that it had been severely damaged in the battle with Grand Preceptor Xu.
“Although Grand Preceptor Xu is not as strong as the Evil Spirit, it had only just been reborn, which is when it’s at its weakest. Possessing the Third Prince and not yet familiar with the possessed body, it couldn’t exert its full strength.”
Lu Changsheng released everyone from the Mountain and Rivers Chart, and they hurried to check on Grand Preceptor Xu’s condition.
The Qing Emperor’s Mausoleum had turned into ruins, and Grand Preceptor Xu lay in a crater, his eyes staring blankly at the sky, his life force rapidly draining away.
To slay the Evil Spirit, he had burned all his lifespan, but he still failed to die together with the Evil Spirit and couldn’t avenge his disciple.
After Lu Changsheng and the others descended, Grand Preceptor Xu looked at them with difficulty, “Cough cough cough… I, due to my inability to break through and temporarily blinded by greed, released such a monster, causing the death of my disciple. This is my deserved retribution… The Qing Emperor Sword has been taken away by it, this sword… cough cough cough… was unable to kill that monster because over the years, the Qing Emperor Sword has been tainted by evil Qi…”
After speaking, Grand Preceptor Xu no longer had a breath of life.
“He’s dead.”
Lin Qingzhi checked Grand Preceptor Xu’s pulse and shook his head.
“If what Grand Preceptor Xu said is true, the Qing Emperor’s magical treasure meant to suppress the Evil Spirit has instead been eroded by it, then it was only a matter of time before the Evil Spirit broke free. Our entrance into the Qing Emperor’s Mausoleum merely sped up the process.”
Shen Xiaoyao’s speculation made everyone feel a little better.
If it was due to their inadvertent entry into the Qing Emperor’s Mausoleum that indirectly led to the Evil Spirit breaking free, they would feel guilty.
However, according to Grand Preceptor Xu’s final judgment before death, the Qing Emperor Sword had already been contaminated by the Evil Spirit’s evil Qi. All these years, the Evil Spirit had been trying to break free, and it could even refine the magical treasure that suppressed it.
The terror of the Evil Spirit was beyond everyone’s imagination.
The newly freed Evil Spirit was at its weakest, and even Grand Preceptor Xu, burning his entire lifespan, could not slay it.
“No wonder in ancient times, it took the combined effort of five Human Emperors to slay this demon, and even after the Qing Emperor’s death, measures were taken to suppress it.”
