Refining the Dao into Godhood: A Tale of the Jie Sect-Chapter 86: Fearless Because of Trust, the Tragedy of Myth (Subscribe Please)

Chapter 86: Chapter 86: Fearless Because of Trust, the Tragedy of Myth (Subscribe Please)

"Heavenly Empress, you come from afar with fury, may I ask what brings you here?"

Xuanqing appeared calm on the surface, but secretly he had already prepared three Ghost Daoist Soldiers and had the three Pan Hu notify Emperor Shangqing.

Xi He’s expression was dark as she coldly said, "Xuanqing, now that it has come to this, are you still going to play dumb? Do you remember what you promised this palace back then?"

"I remember!"

Xuanqing smiled slightly and casually said, "Back then, Her Ladyship handed over the Sun and Moon Essence Wheel to me, asking me to capture a glimmer of life for those nine fallen little golden crows! If successful, the Sun and Moon Essence Wheel would belong to me! Now, I’ve awakened the True Spirits of the nine golden crows using the Ghost Immortal Path... Logically speaking, that shouldn’t be considered a breach of promise, right?"

"Why then did you forcibly imprison my children?" Xi He suppressed her raging anger and rebuked, "You put golden hoops on them, treating them as slaves? Are you provoking this palace?"

"Hahaha!"

Upon hearing this, Xuanqing laughed loudly: "Is it your Demon Clan provoking me, or am I provoking your Demon Clan? Before Her Ladyship accuses me, why not first ask what the Demon Clan has done to the Human Race?"

"Millions of Human Race, slaughtered to oblivion by the Demon Clan under Emperor Jun, I haven’t let those nine little golden crows be utterly destroyed, that alone is my mercy!"

"Moreover, if those little golden crows hadn’t acted recklessly, how could they have invited such deadly misfortune?"

"It’s nothing more than reaping what one sows!"

Xuanqing paused and sneered coldly, "By turning them into incarnations of the Netherworld Sun, I’m allowing them to atone! Otherwise, I would have long extracted their souls and refined their spirits!"

This time, behind him stands the incarnation of the Tongtian Sect Master, Emperor Shangqing, and the Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal Houtu, so he has no fear of Xi He.

"If you have the guts, let Demon Emperor Emperor Jun lead the Demon Clan’s troops to directly attack the Netherworld!"

"Otherwise, I will extract the souls and refine the spirits of those nine little golden crows right now!"

Faced with Xi He’s Good Corpse, Xuanqing’s eyes were resolute, showing no sign of retreat, and Xi He, upon Xuanqing mentioning the Human Race, felt an unwarranted guilt.

After all...

The Demon Clan’s massacre of the Human Race and the collection of Human essence and spirits are undeniable facts!

Moreover, for this, Xuanqing had battled the Demon Clan, not only slaying the Daluo Demon God Gu Diao but also forcing the Demon God Fei Lian to self-destruct his celestial demon form!

However, as the Heavenly Empress, she naturally could not show weakness in front of Xuanqing.

"How dare you!"

Xi He chastised, "If my children suffer the slightest harm, this palace will ensure you face eternal damnation!"

"Eternal damnation?"

Xuanqing, upon hearing this, scoffed, "With my master Saint Tongtian, and my mother Nuwa Saint, I want to see how the Heavenly Empress can ensure my eternal damnation!"

At this moment, Xuanqing, looking just like a smug arch-villain, seemed overbearingly arrogant, only short of having the word ’arrogant’ written across his face!

Of course, he wasn’t seeking death!

He was merely provoking Xi He!

Why should the Demon Clan be able to massacre the Human Race freely, but the Human Race cannot enslave the Demon Clan?

What about the son of Emperor Jun?

Isn’t their life and death merely at his whim?

"You—"

Xi He was furious beyond measure, but seeing the Upper Pure Immortal Light radiating around Xuanqing and the "Mountain and River Map" in his hand, she ultimately did not dare to make a move.

After a long while, she gritted her teeth and spat out a question, "What exactly do you want? What will it take for you to return my nine children to this palace?"

"Simple!"

Xuanqing scoffed, "The Heavenly Empress just needs to slaughter all those demons who massacred my Human Race and return the essence blood and spirits of the Human Race!"

"That’s impossible!"

Xi He’s eyes turned blood red, and her Mana trembled, but she directly refused.

The essence blood and spirit of the Human Race had been forged by Emperor Jun into the "Sorcerer Slayer Sword," which slaughtered the Divine Gods of the Human Race and served as a pillar of strength for the Demon Clan, earning countless merits for them. How could they possibly let her kill at will?

Xuanqing knew this too well; he never planned to return the nine young sun-crows to Xi He; naturally, he proposed something that would put Xi He in a tough spot.

"Then there’s nothing to discuss!"

Xuanqing was very assertive, appearing fearless, as he coldly watched Xi He.

However, upon seeing Xi He’s angry stare, an idea struck him: "Releasing the young sun-crows is out of the question! But if the Heavenly Empress could provide a few origins of Innate Divine Fire, I might well allow those nine sun-crows to meet with the Lady!"

He wanted to obtain the origin of all fires through the method of Returning to the Origin, which would take decades on his own.

The Demon Clan, with their vast empire, controlled several types of Innate Divine Fire, including Taiyang Fire, Taiyin Fire, Cuiwei Divine Fire, Bi Fang Divine Fire, as Xuanqing knew.

"Agreed!"

Xi He ultimately chose to compromise.

Her Good Corpse transformed into a rainbow light and departed, returning after half a day with over a dozen top-tier Innate Divine Fire origins for Xuanqing.

These included Bi Fang Divine Fire from Demon Saint Bi Fang, Taiyin Divine Fire from Moon God Changxi, Cuiwei Divine Fire from the Cuiwei Yin Yang Lamp, Great Sun Golden Flame from Donghuang Taiyi, and other Innate Divine Fires nurtured by the Power of Stars, such as the Nine Heavens Mysterious Fire and Ziwei True Fire!

These Divine Fires were all obtained by the Demon Clan when they occupied the Heavenly Court and killed various Innate Star Gods.

"Lady, please!"

Taking these numerous Divine Fires, Xuanqing suddenly changed his manner: "Actually, keeping those nine sun-crows here isn’t a bad thing at all! If the Demon Clan perished during the great calamity of Witches and Demons, they, as the great sun of the World of Darkness, could at least save their own lives!"

Of course, he was always cautious, maintaining a distance from Xi He.

"Mother!"

Upon seeing Xi He, the nine sun-crows were very excited; they almost complained to Xi He but suddenly withdrew their small schemes after seeing Xuanqing’s threatening look.

Xuanqing slowly spoke out: "Lady, please refrain from any unnecessary moves! The True Spirits of the nine sun-crows are entrusted in the Daluo Heaven Realm of Ghost Path that I created. If anything happens to me, the nine sun-crows will also perish!"

"Further, should the Lady insist on taking them away forcefully, I cannot guarantee that their True Spirits won’t be extinguished immediately after they leave!"

Indeed!

It was a threat!

At this moment, Xuanqing fully embraced the role of the antagonist!

However, Xi He became calmer: "I understand! But since Daoist has accepted the benefits, you should at least let my children have a word with me."

"Lady, as you wish!"

Xuanqing was unfazed.

As he said, the fate of the nine sun-crows hung on his whims; his only concern was Xi He’s sudden outburst of killing intent.

The one present here, albeit merely a Good Corpse, still possessed the strength of an early-stage Quasi-Saint.

Not to be underestimated!

Half a day later, as the nine sun-crows watched tearfully, Xi He left without saying much, though her eyes seemed resolute.

"Your fate is intimately linked to Xuanqing; Mother cannot help him!"

"But Mother will definitely make that Hou Yi pay a hefty price!"

These two phrases, Xuanqing learned through the ghost path’s secret technique after Xi He left, spoken by the Great Golden Crow Bo Huang, which somewhat saddened him.

If he was not mistaken, Xi He would probably make a move against Hou Yi!

Moreover, from the mouth of the Great Golden Crow, he learned that Xi He’s Good Corpse was named Chang’e, aligning with future myths in Xuanqing’s memory.

"Sigh!"

He sighed deeply.

Sometimes, myths aren’t as glorious as people imagine!

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