Upper Realm, Immortal Mountain, Golden Hall.
Gu Chaoci, her eyes icy cold, sat upright on the throne in the main hall.
Beside her, an old woman in blue robes knelt on the ground, trembling.
"Say that again!!!"
"Your Majesty… You… your body is fine, it's just… just… you are with child!"
Boom!!
A chaotic, overwhelming pressure instantly enveloped the entire immortal mountain.
Before the Golden Hall, countless guards clad in armor immediately prostrated on the ground, all wearing expressions of confusion and surprise.
The Emperor's temper lately… seemed to be getting worse and worse.
"Are you certain… you didn't make a mistake?!"
Gu Chaoci's delicate brows furrowed slightly, her beautiful eyes utterly cold.
In the void behind her, phantoms of immortals, mountains, rivers, and streams naturally materialized, indescribably divine and terrifying.
"Your Majesty! How would this old servant dare to make such a claim… about such a matter…"
"How can it be removed?"
Gu Chaoci took a deep breath, her tone returning to its usual calm.
"Your… Your Majesty… This old servant has a pill here. Taking it should… should suffice."
The old woman picked out a jade vial from her Qiankun Bag and knelt, offering it up to Gu Chaoci with both hands.
"You may leave."
Gu Chaoci took the vial, but a cold glint suddenly flashed in her eyes.
The moment the old woman turned, she felt a chill at her neck and then lost all sensation.
"How could this happen! Where did this child… even come from?!"
Gu Chaoci held her forehead for a long moment before finally opening the jade vial.
But the moment she poured out the pill, an indescribable pain and despair suddenly surged in her heart.
For some reason, Gu Chaoci's face turned pale, her delicate body trembled slightly, and she looked down at the vial that had fallen to the ground with bewilderment and shock.
"How could… Could it be!! That split soul?! But… how could she possibly affect my emotions?!"
Domain World.
Ling Xiao stood with his hands behind his back at the zenith of the sky, looking down upon the entire Domain World.
This aerial palace was what he had previously instructed Xing Shen and the others to build.
A thousand-li bluestone staircase supported the entire main hall.
Around the ancient hall extended a hundred-zhang square.
Below, Xing Shen and the others were still busily working, constructing buildings adjacent to the stone hall.
"Young Master… what is this place? This aerial palace is truly magnificent!"
A strange light sparkled in Ye Qingchan's eyes. Since coming to the Sacred Dynasty, she had seen many exquisite immortal halls.
But compared to the ancient hall before her, they lacked an indescribable imposing aura.
High above the Nine Heavens, overlooking all living beings—this must be the feeling.
"This is my world."
Ling Xiao smiled faintly and waved his hand. The golden Dao seal instantly appeared, radiating a dazzling golden light.
"I can grant you freedom, let you reappear in the world, but you must agree to one thing."
Ling Xiao spoke to himself, but a ripple of energy instantly came from within the ancient seal, seeming like a threat, like a struggle.
"If I wanted to kill you, you wouldn't have the slightest chance to resist. Submit to me, and perhaps one day you can remake your physical body."
Ling Xiao shook his head indifferently. Dao Principles swirled around his hand, and a force of extreme Yang instantly surged into the seal, immediately calming it.
Buzz.
"That's more like it. Open your mind, become my soul slave! Since you are an乌 (wū - crow, likely referring to the Golden Crow), transform into the great sun of this land, shower light upon the world, chasing the moon, floating and sinking."
A soul light flickered in Ling Xiao's eyes, transforming into a seal technique that vanished into the seal. Then, his hand suddenly clenched, and the golden seal instantly shattered.
Immediately after, a strand of golden light instantly manifested between heaven and earth, transforming into a hundred-zhang demonic shadow that raised its head and let out a clear cry.
"Hmm?"
Below the heavenly hall, Xing Shen and the others all looked up towards the sky, their eyes filled with astonishment and fear.
"Go."
Ling Xiao reached out,plucked the lightning sun from mid-air. Despite its unwillingness, the demonic crow didn't dare to disobey Ling Xiao's will. It immediately spread its wings, flew up tens of thousands of li high into the sky, and transformed into the phantom of a great sun.
Sunlight poured down from the sky, warm and serene upon the skin, far beyond what Dao Principles could achieve.
Indeed, the sun is the source of life!
"Young Master… that demon beast…"
Witnessing this scene, Ye Qingchan finally understood what was meant by 'the Young Master's world.'
So, everything here was actually arranged by the Young Master himself!
"Just a hybrid demon with some Golden Crow bloodline. One day, I'll capture a real Golden Crow to become the rising sun of this place."
Ling Xiao smiled faintly, looked down at a mountain range stretching for thousands of li below, flipped his hand, and the spirit vein instantly appeared in his palm.
"Go."
The spiritual light shattered. A green light suddenly bloomed, dyeing heaven and earth a verdant green.
A rich wave of spiritual energy instantly swept out, transforming into wind vortices that swept across the wilderness.
The dragon vein then took the form of a dragon and hid within the great mountain.
The entire Domain World suddenly felt different.
In just a few breaths, grass and trees began to grow on the barren mountains.
"Now this is a bit more interesting."
Ling Xiao smiled faintly. Although this Domain World was under his control, it hadn't yet developed rules and the Great Dao.
But once he captured nine veins and filled this world with vitality, Dao Principles would naturally arise in response to heaven and earth.
When that time came, he would be the sole ruler here.
The power of heaven and earth would converge within him.
"Young Master… it's getting late. Should we… go rest?"
Ye Qingchan walked to Ling Xiao's side, a hint of anticipation hidden in her beautiful eyes.
"Hmm?"
Ling Xiao's eyebrows rose slightly as he turned to look at the shyness on the young woman's face.
"Qingchan… you…"
"Young Master, tonight, let Qingchan serve you, alright?"
For some reason, tears seemed to glisten in Ye Qingchan's eyes.
She felt she was becoming less and less like herself.
That irresistible soul fusion would eventually turn her into another person.
She didn't know if she would still remember Ling Xiao when that day came, but…
Before that, she wanted to give everything she had to this Young Master who had given her a new life.
"You're insane!! You're degrading yourself! He is a demon! No, stop this immediately! You are a member of the Ye Clan! How can you let such a lowly ant defile your body!"
The ancient soul's voice in her sea of consciousness was filled with rage, even venom.
But Ye Qingchan turned a deaf ear to it.
Ye Clan?
Ant?
In Qingchan's eyes, the Young Master was the only faith in all the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths!
"Hehe, Qingchan, you are my woman. Why speak of serving? Let's go. I am indeed a bit tired today. Let's bathe first."
Ling Xiao smiled warmly, reached out, took Ye Qingchan's jade hand, and descended towards a large marsh below.
"Mm."
Ye Qingchan's face flushed red, the shyness in her eyes growing stronger.
Once their figures vanished into the clear lake, the Emperor's Robe around Ling Xiao instantly dissipated. Ye Qingchan, somewhat nervously, unbuttoned her clothes, revealing a stunning expanse of snow-white skin.
Even though he had seen it before, Ling Xiao couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Worthy of a Daughter of Fate, favored by the Great Dao.
At the very least, this physical body could be called exquisitely beautiful!
"Stop!! Stop right now!! Damn it, how can you alone decide the purity of this body?! You will regret this! I will definitely kill him myself!!"
"Young Master…"
Ye Qingchan's gaze gradually softened. She actively reached out, wrapped her arms around Ling Xiao's neck, and pressed her entire body tightly against his.
Feeling the cold emanating from the young woman's body, a smile curled on Ling Xiao's lips. He lowered his head and kissed her deeply.
The vast marsh, spanning thousands of li, suddenly rippled with countless waves.
A trace of bloody light scattered faintly within the undulations as two figures intertwined.
From the lake's surface to the lake's depths.
Unlike Su Yan's scorching heat, the young woman's body now was like a block of solid ice, from the inside out.
The waves did not cease throughout the night. Before they subsided, they rose again.
Rising and falling, murmuring in infatuated delirium.