Chapter 499 - 440: Bewitching the Moon Emperor

Xiahou Yue gazed coldly at the cultivator in front of him.

Then, his eyes swept past him, looking at the empty space behind him.

"So, these cultivators were actually all controlled?"

The man in the brocade clothing nodded, raising his left hand to show Xiahou Yue the black bracelet he was wearing.

"These lower cultivators are nothing more than fodder," he said indifferently.

"And you? Aren’t you the same?" Xiahou Yue retorted.

Unexpectedly, the man in the brocade clothing was not angry but displayed a slightly exaggerated expression of surprise.

"Ah! Can’t the esteemed National Guardian see that I’m just an Outer Body Incarnation?"

Upon hearing this, Xiahou Yue’s eyes narrowed!

Just an avatar?

The man in brocade clothing smiled gleefully and said, "I am the head Nascent Soul True Monarch under the Celestial Venerable; the world calls me True Monarch Xuanxiao."

Since True Monarch Ling Xiao perished in the Origin Spirit Realm, he naturally became the head True Monarch, having previously ranked second.

Judging by cultivation, Xuanxiao also has a cultivation of Nascent Soul Great Perfection.

But overall combat power and foundation are somewhat inferior to Ling Xiao.

This second True Monarch, who was once suppressed by Ling Xiao, never imagined he would one day sit atop the throne of the first True Monarch.

Especially at this critical time of the Kunlun invasion of the Profound Yellow!

This represents not only status and identity but potentially the master’s favor, an amazing opportunity!

Therefore, True Monarch Xuanxiao did not care about this Outer Body Incarnation.

As he spoke to Xiahou Yue, he maintained a constant smile on his face.

It’s nothing but joy!

With his hands behind his back, he appeared extraordinarily poised.

Xuanxiao continued to speak with a smile, "The message needed to be delivered has been delivered."

"Thus, this avatar is now useless."

"Better to become part of the fodder along with them."

With that, he began to burn fiercely.

In just a few breaths, he turned to dust, completely disappearing from this world.

Xiahou Yue’s face was gloomy as he watched the scene unfold.

He had also heard about the Kunlun’s technique of Outer Body Incarnation.

Chu Huaixu seemed to have mastered it as well.

What he didn’t expect was that he couldn’t even recognize it himself.

"Such showiness," Xiahou Yue muttered in frustration.

After a moment of contemplation, he flew toward the Imperial Palace.

He naturally hoped His Majesty wouldn’t make any wrong decisions.

But out of loyalty, he surely needed to report everything to the Moon Emperor.

After entering the palace to face the Emperor, the National Guardian made no attempt to hide anything.

Qin Tianyang sat on a chair in the Imperial Study, looking much worse than before.

His condition was better than that of the Old State Preceptor Ming Xuanji, but not by much.

The Moon Emperor seemed to have half-closed eyes, as if even opening them was somewhat strenuous.

He leaned slightly, his head lowered, but the aura of majesty remained, like a sick lion.

For some reason, Xiahou Yue felt that after extinguishing the Emperor’s Divine Thought, even though His Majesty’s condition had worsened remarkably, his momentum was greater than ever.

Perhaps it was because... he was now the true emperor!

While recounting the entire matter, the National Guardian sneaked glances at Qin Tianyang’s expression and reactions.

Curiously, the Moon Emperor remained calm.

He listened in peace.

Those exceedingly murky eyes betrayed little emotion.

This took Xiahou Yue by surprise.

After everything was said, Qin Tianyang still didn’t respond.

This compelled the National Guardian to speak softly:

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty?"

Qin Tianyang’s fingers tapped twice, in response.

Then, he forced himself to rise.

Xiahou Yue was about to assist but was refused.

The ruler of the Moon Country leaned on the table, gazing outward.

"Xiahou," he called out, his voice still robust but slightly hoarse, as if gravel was caught in his throat.

"Your Majesty."

The Moon Emperor glanced at him and continued, "Actually, the words spoken by that Kunlun Celestial Venerable during the great catastrophe were meant for us, the Profound Yellow people."

"You mean... to kill Chu Huaixu?"

The Moon Emperor nodded slightly.

"Of course, those words were meant for me as well."

The old emperor raised his head, his arms trembling slightly as they supported his body.

A bitter smile appeared on his face.

But his gaze grew increasingly grim and cold.

"Longevity, I desire," he spoke directly.

Xiahou Yue’s heart sank slightly.

But Qin Tianyang quickly continued:

"But I am the Moon Country’s emperor."

"The entire Western Continent follows my orders."

"It’s not their place, those Kunlun Evil Cultivators, to come and deceive!"

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East Continent.

Ancestor Yishan clutched his severed right arm, frantically fleeing on a flying magical treasure.

"What kind of monster is this?"

"How can such a monster exist in the Profound Yellow Realm?"

Chu Huaixu single-handedly fought against three Golden Core Great Perfection cultivators, killing two in the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, leaving Ancestor Yishan heavily injured.

This young man’s oppressive presence was akin to a newly attained Nascent Soul True Monarch!

Yet he was only the Fifth Realm!

He was only at the Fifth Realm!

Ancestor Yishan sped away on a massive Jade Gourd, moving at an incredible pace.

Chu Huaixu pursued closely behind; whenever he nearly caught up, Ancestor Yishan would burn a talisman, quickening his pace.

Thus, they chased each other without knowing how long or how far they had flown.

Occasionally, encountering cultivators on their way, Ancestor Yishan tried to use them as human shields, while Chu Huaixu welcomed these sentient experience points with open arms.

"Let’s see how many talismans you have left," he remarked with a smile.

Ancestor Yishan’s heart sank.

He was perplexed that this young man’s spiritual power seemed inexhaustible.

"Having killed so many and flown so far, yet his spiritual power remains undiminished?"

Ancestor Yishan relied solely on the high-level talismans he had accumulated over hundreds of years for escape, while Chu Huaixu clearly relied solely on spiritual power.

What he didn’t know was that, given the abundance of spiritual power within him, exhausting it would be particularly difficult.

Starting from the fifth volume, the Dao Scripture generated a total amount of spiritual power equivalent to two Celestial Level Techniques combined.

Thus, the amount of spiritual power within Chu Huaixu was twice that of an ordinary celestial cultivator!

It’s quite a frightening number.

His energy bar was longer than Han Shuangjiang’s legs.

He was purely using the pursuit to practice the flight technique he had recently learned.

Time passed, and Ancestor Yishan’s life was counting down.

The sun was about to set.

Soon, Ancestor Yishan heard a sigh from behind, followed by words he couldn’t understand yet.

"Sigh—."

"No matter how fast you run, it makes no difference; the sky will soon darken."

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