The Yellow Emperor turned to look at the ancient sword in his hand, gently stroking its blade with his left hand. He sighed softly and said in a low voice, "In ancient times, I used this sword to kill too many demons, and thus imbued the sword with too much malevolent energy. Later, even I was almost overwhelmed by the malevolent energy and lost my mind. Therefore, I stopped using this sword and transformed it into a barrier to protect the Central Plains. It is precisely for this reason that I would not have allowed this sword to be born if I had not sensed the aura of Chi You."

"I carved the divine stone into the Imperial Seal and condensed a wisp of Xuanyuan Sword energy into a bead, hiding it deep within the divine stone, in order to inform future generations of the location of the Xuanyuan Sword. I never expected that this bead would eventually fall into the hands of you, this nine-tailed fox girl."

Having said that, he looked at Liuli again and said softly, "Little girl, the price to pay for using this sword is too high. If you are unwilling, I will never force you. You can leave at any time."

Liuli frowned slightly, her eyes lowered as she pondered.

If she doesn't use the Xuanyuan Sword, Chi You is invincible. Not only is Liuli in grave danger, but even Shi Chan and the others who are wholeheartedly protecting her are likely to perish. However, if she uses the Xuanyuan Sword, she will have to pay the price with her life.

She wasn't afraid of death, but she didn't want to die. She had just forgiven Shi Chan and reconciled with him. She still hoped that after today's battle, she could return to Queqiao Town with Shi Chan, marry him, and live a peaceful and stable life...

After a long while, Liuli raised her eyes and glanced at the Yellow Emperor. Then, the lotus platform beneath her feet turned in a different direction and she flew out quickly.

Liuli quickly disappeared into the ball of light. The Yellow Emperor looked at the row of colorful sword energies in front of him that were turbulent because of Liuli's departure, shook his head and sighed softly.

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When Liuli came outside, a fierce battle was raging on the Zhulu Plain.

On the ground, tens of thousands of people from both the righteous and demonic sides were locked in a fierce battle, with countless drops of blood splattering everywhere, staining the ground and everyone's clothes.

Because the spirits of the demon gods were no longer present, the righteous path had gradually reversed its decline. However, since the spirits of the demon gods had killed too many righteous disciples when the great battle began, the righteous path was still at a disadvantage.

Liuli quickly withdrew her gaze from the battle on the ground and stared intently at the battle in the sky, her expression immediately changing.

In the short time that had passed since she entered the ball of light, both Shi Chan and Li Molin were injured. She searched everywhere but could not find Ge Yiyuan and was not even sure if he was still alive.

At that moment, Chi You was laughing wildly and waving his arms, with a massive amount of demonic energy surging from his body, quickly enveloping Shi Chan, Li Molin, and the others surrounding him. Immediately afterward, countless indistinct phantoms emerged from Chi You's enormous body, and thousands of humanoid phantoms appeared one after another within the demonic energy, flying chaotically towards Shi Chan and the others.

The thousands of humanoid phantoms were not particularly strong, probably at the Demon Heart realm, but they had the advantage of sheer numbers, and each of them had bloodshot eyes and appeared to be completely mindless, only knowing how to obey Chi You's orders.

As Liuli watched from afar, she noticed that Chi You had consumed a lot of his essence and demonic energy by using these two divine powers in succession, and the color of his body had faded considerably, but his figure was still enormous.

She turned her gaze away from Chi You and looked closely. Through the faint black mist, she could see that Shi Chan and the others were being frantically attacked by many black phantoms. The demonic energy surrounding them was greatly affecting them, causing their movements and speed to slow down considerably.

Just as the lotus platform beneath Liuli's feet stirred and she was about to fly over, she saw Chi You bending down and reaching out his giant hand, laughing wildly as he grabbed at Shi Chan, who was entangled by numerous black phantoms.

Liuli was shocked. The lotus platform beneath her feet suddenly moved, and she rushed into the black mist, forcing aside the many black shadows that were entangled with Shichan. She pulled Shichan and dragged him onto the Youye Lotus Platform, and then drove the lotus platform away to avoid Chiyou's giant hand.