Chapter 579: I’m the Best at Torturing People

Chapter 579: Chapter 579: I’m the Best at Torturing People

The woman’s magnificent clothes were torn to shreds, revealing large patches of skin. Though stained with blood and stardust, her skin still shone with the luster of fine white jade.

Her flowing hair was splayed in a messy tangle across the Star Sand. A few strands were matted by blood to her cheeks, which were as pale as snow yet so breathtakingly exquisite it was suffocating.

Even in such a wretched state—gravely injured, unconscious, and on the brink of death—her beauty was still staggering. It was as if she were the most perfect creation, meticulously carved by this world’s Celestial Dao, imbued with the very essence of all its spiritual grace.

It was a beauty that transcended gender, possessing a grace and sanctity that towered above the mortal world—an innate, noble dignity.

Xu Yunfan watched her for a long moment before slowly tearing his gaze away to look at her tightly clenched fist.

In her hand, she tightly clutched something.

It was a wisp of light so condensed it seemed solid.

It emanated a faint, peculiar golden sheen, and from within it, a weak aura of immortality radiated.

Seemingly formless and insubstantial, just a knuckle-sized wisp of flowing light, it nonetheless felt like the very manifestation of the Celestial Realm’s most profound Law.

It was this golden light that emanated a weak yet stable power, protecting the woman’s shattered heart meridians and a sliver of her natal True Spirit, preventing her from perishing completely.

Immortal Golden Nature.

And it wasn’t one that had condensed on its own; it was an Immortal Golden Nature born from a Dao Fruit.

Once a Dao Fruit is claimed, its Golden Nature is naturally gathered by the claimant, making it impossible for others to obtain.

This meant the woman had come into contact with an unclaimed Dao Fruit!

Moreover, this Golden Nature was born from a highly active Dao Fruit—one that was currently preserving its master’s Origin and preventing it from being extinguished.

This was enough to prove that this Fruit Position was naturally compatible with the woman, yet for some reason, she had not yet claimed it.

’What an opportunity!’

’If I trace this wisp of Immortal Golden Nature back to its source, I might be able to capture an Outer Dao Fruit Position.’

Xu Yunfan’s heart leaped, and his eyes instantly blazed with scorching-hot greed.

His figure flickered like a phantom, appearing beside the woman in an instant. Without the slightest hesitation, his hand shot out as fast as lightning, grabbing for the wisp of light that contained the aura of Immortal Golden Nature coiled in the woman’s grasp.

It didn’t feel like a physical object in his grasp. Upon closer inspection, it had a peculiar presence—impossibly condensed, carrying the foundational Law of the world.

A Fruit Position could be both real and illusory, existing as a concept unto itself.

But this Golden Nature could be seized.

The Magical Power within Xu Yunfan’s body surged. His tyrannical Magical Power and Divine Sense enveloped the light, attempting to forcibly strip the wisp of Golden Nature from the woman.

"Urgh!"

The woman let out a weak, agonized groan, and the hand clutching the Golden Nature went limp.

The instant the Golden Nature left her hand, the woman’s body convulsed. The last vestiges of her Vitality vanished as if its final support had been yanked away, and her face instantly turned a deathly, ashen gray.

The last, faint wisp of Immortal Light enveloping her body flickered out.

Xu Yunfan paid her no mind. He snatched the wisp of Golden Light Qi—heavy as a star and emanating an aura of eternal immortality—and tucked it into his sleeve.

The moment he had it, a vast and mysterious torrent of information flooded his Divine Sense. It was the aura of a fundamental Dao Fruit, permeating his mind.

The Taiyin Profound Mirror Dao Fruit!

Xu Yunfan was inwardly shaken, and immense joy flooded his mind.

This wisp of Golden Nature pointed directly to the yet-unmanifested Taiyin Profound Mirror Dao Fruit of the Celestial Realm.

What was the Taiyin Profound Mirror Dao Fruit?

This Dao Fruit was the fundamental manifestation of the Celestial Realm’s Dao of Taiyin.

Its essence was like unmelting, profound ice that held the moonlight of ages. It represented one of the Celestial Realm’s fundamental Laws—that of the Supreme Yin, ultimate cold, and profound mystery. It was the quintessential source of all yin-natured power in this world.

This Dao Fruit possessed the ability to illuminate the Origin of all things and trace the threads of cause and effect.

Like a supreme mirror forged by the Celestial Dao itself, it could reflect all falsehoods, discern the truth, and mirror the ever-changing flow of causality. It was the ultimate embodiment of insight.

’This Dao Fruit is extraordinary!’

Xu Yunfan was inwardly astonished. ’No wonder the Golden Core True Monarchs of the Taihua Spirit Ruins Realm swarm over like sharks to blood whenever they get the coordinates of an Outer Heaven.’

’If it were me, I’d also do everything in my power to absorb this world’s Dao Fruit into my own Grotto Heaven and improve my Daoist Cultivation.’

A Hidden Dao Fruit, unmanifested in the Celestial Realm and unknown to any True Monarch!

Xu Yunfan’s mind raced. He was now fully invested.

Although the rank of an Outer Dao Fruit Position couldn’t compare to a Dao Fruit from within the Taihua Spirit Ruins Realm, it was still a Dao Fruit.

If he could use this to even briefly perceive the Realm of a Golden Core True Monarch, the benefits would be immense.

This wisp of Golden Nature wasn’t perfectly pure—it was somewhat mottled—but it was enough to instantly elevate his understanding of the Golden Core and the Dao Fruit to a level countless Cultivators could only dream of.

’You have captured a wisp of Innate Golden Nature. Your Daoist Cultivation has increased.’

Xu Yunfan glanced at his Attribute Panel.

As his Cultivation deepened, his Attribute Panel had started to mention "Daoist Cultivation."

"Insolence... You... You dare..."

A voice, so weak it was barely audible, escaped from between the woman’s pale lips, laced with bone-chilling cold and fury.

Her eyelashes trembled violently as she forced her eyes open.

Her eyes immediately drew Xu Yunfan’s attention. Though her pupils were unfocused and the light within them was fading, they still held the majesty of one who had reigned from the highest heavens, looking down upon all creation.

Clearly, only someone who had held a high position for a very long time could cultivate such a bearing.

Her gaze locked onto Xu Yunfan, filled with humiliation, hatred, and a trace of utter disbelief.

’The dignified Mother of the Celestial Court, robbed and humiliated by a mere Outer Realm Evil Demon.’

But given her current predicament, she had to think of a solution.

"I am... the Celestial Empress of this realm. Return what you have taken... I can bestow upon you good fortune, and you will obtain ten thousand profound mysteries."

The Celestial Empress struggled to rise, but without the protection of the Golden Nature, her internal injuries flared. She spat out another mouthful of Dark Gold Divine Blood containing her natal Essence Qi, her aura weakening further, like a candle flickering in the wind.

Xu Yunfan was almost left speechless by her words.

It had the same comical absurdity as those scams promising to make you a general if you just send some money to the long-lost Empire Qin Shi Huang.

Still, even though the woman was exceptionally weak, the faint aura she radiated allowed Xu Yunfan to determine her Realm.

Foundation Establishment Great Perfection.

And her Dao Foundation was incredibly deep.

Xu Yunfan instantly judged her Realm.

’If the Celestial Emperor hadn’t already fallen, dragging her Destiny down with him, and if I hadn’t seized her protective Golden Nature, this woman would have been impossible to subdue so easily.’

She must have relied on the Innate Golden Nature to live for an age far exceeding that of Foundation Establishment Daoist Masters in the Taihua Spirit Ruins Realm, allowing her to accumulate such profound Daoist Cultivation.

Seeing the bone-deep hatred and unyielding defiance in the Celestial Empress’s eyes, a cold, amused smile spread across Xu Yunfan’s face.

’Time was short. The Celestial Emperor’s aura on the main battlefield had grown faint to the extreme; it could be snuffed out at any moment.’

’The Heavenly Dao Will is crying out in grief. I have to make this quick.’

He suddenly bent down, one hand roughly grabbing the Celestial Empress’s slender, blood-stained white wrist. His powerful Divine Thought then brutally smashed into her shattered and chaotic Sea of Consciousness.

At the same time, he lowered his voice and asked with undeniable menace, "The Celestial Empress? Heh... what a lofty title. Tell me, in this Celestial Realm, besides the Dao Fruits of the Celestial Emperor and that bald donkey from the West, where exactly is the Hidden Dao Fruit that the Celestial Dao has concealed?"