Bright yellow spiritual power

"Move aside, let me do it."

Xuanzhi raised her hand and summoned her magic weapon. A flash of golden light appeared, and several long cones were suspended above her palm. The iron-colored cones were a full ten feet long, and the sharp tips emitted a bit of cold air. Although they were also low-level magic weapons, these cones seemed to have more ferocity than the magic weapons of ordinary fairies.

"go!"

Xuanzhi roared, and several long cones shot towards Mengli's limbs at lightning speed. Each one pierced her tendons with precision. Mengli was already limp from the pain, and this seemingly fatal blow only caused her body to reflexively lift slightly before she could react again.

After the surroundings quieted down, the fairy beside her slowly walked up to Mengli, squatted down and tentatively checked her aura: "Sister Xuanzhi, I think this bitch is completely dead."

"We should have killed her long ago. If we report to the Heavenly Emperor in a few days, perhaps we can be free." Another fairy, upon hearing this and looking at Mengli lying in a pool of blood, quickly chimed in.

Xuanzhi raised an eyebrow, looking contemptuously at the lifeless Mengli, and with a wave of her hand, she retrieved the magic weapon: "Hurry up and get rid of it, throw it off the cliff."

Upon hearing this, the two fairies quickly performed a spell, lifted Mengli up, and threw her off the cliff.

Suddenly, just as the group turned to leave, a figure in dark robes rushed down the cliff at an extremely fast speed and then instantly soared into the air. Upon closer inspection, they saw that it was a strange man dressed in dark robes, holding Mengli in his arms and suspending her in the air.

The man had a cold and aloof demeanor, with sharp eyes that exuded an unapproachable aura. He slowly landed and placed Meng Li on flat ground away from the cliff. He looked up at the group and asked, "Why did you hurt her?"

Two fairies, eager to show off, stepped forward one after the other and shouted, "So you're the little demon who was having an affair with that slut? How dare you! What made you get into the forbidden area of ​​the Heavenly Palace?"

"Yes, it was him. I saw them having a secret rendezvous that day. They were behaving intimately and without any restraint. They have completely disgraced our Heavenly Realm."

The man lowered his eyes, his expression cold: "I'll only ask you one more time, why did you hurt her?"

"Heh, why? She's just a little fairy, not only does she have no spiritual power, but her mother is also such a filthy person. Why is she qualified to inherit the divine artifact and be invited to the Heavenly Realm to attend the Heavenly Emperor's birthday celebration? Why should I be trapped in this desolate place with her? I have clearly cultivated for a thousand years, but my spiritual energy has been imprisoned by this Xuan Palace barrier, and I have only gained a hundred years of cultivation." Xuan Zhi sneered, her eyes full of hatred.

"It's all because of her! The artifact recognized me as its master because of the Xuan Palace. Now that she's dead, I've always said that the artifact will recognize me as its master!"

Xuanzhi finally let out the resentment that had been building up in her heart for many years. She had been holding back because she believed that one day, the Heavenly Realm would remember her and summon her back to properly appease and compensate her.

However, until the Heavenly Emperor's birthday a few days ago, she was not even qualified to be invited, which means that the Heavenly Realm had long forgotten her, and that plate of green fruit was just a reward that all the little immortals received.

"Heh." The man sneered. Seeing that the woman in front of him was gradually losing her breath, he ignored Xuanzhi and turned around to take out a pill from his storage bag, intending to put it into Mengli's mouth.

The man gently pried open Mengli's mouth, and before he could even put the pill in, blood gushed out. The man frowned and grasped her wrist, using his spiritual power to examine it.

"Her internal organs were shattered, and her tendons were severed..." The man's expression grew increasingly tense. He didn't care about anything else and simply gathered his hidden spiritual power to begin channeling it into her, hoping to save her life at this critical moment.

Instantly, golden light surrounded Mengli, and streams of spiritual energy surged towards her.

"Sister Xuanzhi, look, that little demon's spiritual power is actually golden. Could it be that it has already attained enlightenment?" the little fairy asked.

Ordinary lesser demons typically possess dark-colored magical power; only celestial beings in the heavens wield pure golden spiritual energy. They deduced that this person was merely a wild demon conjured from the desolate mountains—how could he possibly possess golden spiritual energy?

Xuanzhi roared, "Who cares what kind of spiritual power they have, whether they're demons or immortals? Since they dared to come and save that bitch today, I'll just grant their wish! Go, kill them all and throw them off the cliff!"

"yes!"

The two fairies, upon receiving the order, each summoned their magical artifacts and charged towards their opponent. Just as the opponent was about to reach them, the man slightly narrowed his eyes, raised his arm, flicked his finger, and the two fairies were sent flying. If it weren't for the sturdy fruit tree at the edge of the cliff that stopped them, they would likely have fallen to their deaths.

Even with the fruit tree blocking their way, the two had already been injured by the man's spiritual power. At this moment, they were leaning against the fruit tree and suddenly coughed up blood.

"Useless trash, worthless thing."

The two fairies were badly injured by this attack. Xuanzhi rolled her eyes at them and said with disdain.

"Sister Xuanzhi... that demon is incredibly powerful; we are no match for it." The little fairy tried several times to stand up, but due to her severe injuries, she eventually collapsed beside the tree.

Xuanzhi ignored the fairy and raised her hand to summon her magic weapon. The long cones instantly floated above her palm again.

"You and this bitch, die together." Xuan Zhi's eyes were filled with murderous intent, and the number and length of the long cones seemed to be much greater than before, clearly indicating that she wanted the two people opposite her to die here.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!" Long Cone, under Xuan Zhi's command, flashed its sharp edge and charged towards the opposite side.

The man seemed completely unfazed. He simply raised his arm and flicked his finger, without even lifting his head, and the long cones turned and flew towards Xuanzhi as if they were under his control.

Xuanzhi was shocked. Although she reacted immediately and ran into the woods, a long cone was still stuck in her chest.

"Pfft." A mouthful of blood gushed out of Xuanzhi's mouth.

"You, how could a wild demon like you possibly control a celestial artifact?" Xuanzhi hurriedly retrieved the artifact, made hand seals, and used magic to heal the bloody hole in his chest. Being injured by his own artifact was an utter disgrace.

However, given the vast difference in strength between himself and his opponent, Xuanzhi had no choice but to quickly stop the bleeding from his wounds and then escape by performing a hand seal.

“View...View South”.

A faint call came to the man's ear; Mengli had finally regained consciousness temporarily thanks to his continuous spiritual energy.

"Yes, you're injured. Don't speak yet." Guan Nan sighed softly, looking at the woman in front of him who was riddled with wounds, and continued to channel his spiritual energy.

"We...I want to go back." Mengli raised her arm with difficulty, as if trying to touch the other person's face, but in the end, she lost all strength and let it fall heavily to her sides. In the end, she could only plead in a weak voice.

"Okay, I'll take you back." Guan Nan stood up, picked her up as gently as possible, and teleported back to the Xuan Palace.

In the main hall of the Heavenly Palace, the God of Wuliang Mountain was discussing the whereabouts of the Heavenly Prince with the Heavenly Emperor. More than three months had passed since the last time everyone saw the Prince at the Heavenly Emperor's birthday banquet.

They searched everywhere they could, and used all the connections and magical artifacts they could. Even the Star Lord of Destiny couldn't deduce the prince's location. Helpless, the Heavenly Emperor had no choice but to ask the God of Boundless Mountain to come to the Heavenly Realm to perform divination.

"Heavenly Emperor, according to my divination, His Highness the Crown Prince is still within the Heavenly Realm." The old man before me had white hair and a white beard that hung down naturally, and his expression was solemn, as if he was very confident in his divination.

"But...we have indeed searched every corner of the Heavenly Palace for the past few months...Alas, this rebellious son." The Heavenly Emperor sighed and shook his head.

"There is one more thing, but I don't know if I should say it."

"Oh? Your Majesty, please speak."

The deity shook his head and sighed softly: "When I was divining the location of the crown prince, I obtained an ominous hexagram. The result of this divination is probably that the crown prince has already encountered that evil star."

"What!" The Heavenly Emperor was furious. In order to avoid this calamity star, the entire Heavenly Realm had been making preparations in advance, but unexpectedly it still managed to find a loophole.

"Heavenly Emperor, do not be anxious, for everything is fate. Our Wuliang Mountain has not interfered in the affairs of the Heavenly Realm for thousands of years, but this calamity star has still altered the destiny of Wuliang Mountain..."

"Your Majesty... what do you mean? Is this heavenly tribulation also related to Mount Wuliang?"

The deity unconsciously stroked his beard and looked into the distance: "Fate is the way of Heaven; neither humans nor gods nor demons can escape it." Then he sighed softly: "I have a disciple who is still in the Heavenly Realm, named Ksitigarbha. If the Heavenly Emperor sees him one day, do not make things difficult for him. This disciple will be the last of our Wuliang Mountain lineage."

The Heavenly Emperor was greatly alarmed. The current divine authority meant that this calamity would not only bring disaster to the Heavenly Realm, but even the Wuliang Mountain, which had been in seclusion for a thousand years, would not escape its fate. However, he could not ask. The saying "Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed" was not just something said to mortals.

The two exchanged a glance, and without saying another word, they remained silent. The Celestial Venerable slowly rose and bid farewell to the Heavenly Emperor. Surrounded by his disciples, he embarked on his return journey.

"Your Majesty, a wild immortal from the Zhen Tian Gate has come to report that he has important matters to report to you." Upon receiving the report, the Zhen Tian Gate guard commander did not want to disturb the Heavenly Emperor and the Divine Venerable's discussion of the Crown Prince, but the immortal had been kneeling there all day and refused to leave, so he came to report to the Heavenly Emperor. If he did not see him, he could easily send him away.

"Little Fairy? What could Little Fairy possibly have to do? The Crown Prince's recent disappearance has been quite troubling. Don't let any more nonsense disturb my peace of mind."

"Yes, Heavenly Emperor. That's what I told her. But she said she was from the Xuan Palace, and that the little fairy in the Xuan Palace who was recognized as the master of the divine artifact had rebellious intentions. That's why I had no choice but to report to you."

The Heavenly Emperor was greatly alarmed: "The Mysterious Palace?"

The Xuan Palace is located in a remote area and is a divine residence left over from the era of the gods. It should have been abandoned, but after the war of the gods, an infant was found in the ruins. It is said that she is the daughter of Lingze, the female war god who betrayed the heavens. No one knows her background, and no one is willing to adopt her. So she is simply accompanied and cared for by a few little fairies and kept under house arrest in the remote and desolate Xuan Palace.

The guard commander clenched his fists, bowed, and replied, "Yes, the little fairy said that the little fairy living in the Xuan Palace, relying on the fact that the divine artifact has recognized its master, is acting recklessly. Several times she tried to break through the barrier but was stopped by them. In the end, the little fairy and a transformed little demon injured them and are now about to break through the barrier and attack the Heavenly Realm."

"Among the many talents in our Heavenly Realm, I am but a minor immortal, nothing to be afraid of."

"Heavenly Emperor, do you recall that the Xuan Palace's barrier can isolate the spiritual energy from the outside world?" As he spoke, Siming slowly walked into the hall, bowing to the Heavenly Emperor as he spoke.

The Heavenly Emperor's expression changed, a long-buried memory surfacing in his mind: "Oh?? You mean?? Maybe??"

Si Ming twirled the star chart in his hand, his brows furrowing slightly: "Yes, that barrier was set up with the combined power of the gods, and it has a two-way effect. If His Highness the Crown Prince is inside the barrier of the Xuan Palace, we will not be able to sense him."

"Bring up that little immortal waiting at the Heavenly Gate!" The Heavenly Emperor suddenly stood up and said to the guard commander who was waiting in the palace.

"yes."

Before long, the guard commander brought Xuanzhi to the main hall of the Heavenly Palace. This was her first time in the main hall and the first time she had seen the celestial officials and the Heavenly Emperor up close.

She had always dreamed of working in the Heavenly Palace, and then, on a bright and sunny day, she would have a chance encounter with the Crown Prince, who was rumored to be exceptionally talented and favored by the Heavenly Emperor, and they would become a couple.

Looking back now, it all seems so close. Once the Heavenly Emperor punishes that vile woman, all that's left is for her to disappear...

"You audacious little immortal, how dare you not kneel and pay your respects to the Heavenly Emperor?" the guard commander roared angrily.

Interrupted from her reverie, Xuanzhi hurriedly knelt down, her arms trembling as she laid them on the ground: "Xuanzhi, the fairy of Xuan Palace, greets the Heavenly Emperor and all the Heavenly Officials."

"During this time, have you seen any suspicious people in the Xuan Palace?"

"There isn't anyone suspicious. There was just a little demon who was having an affair with that demoness Mengli, and we discovered that."

The Heavenly Emperor remained silent. His son possessed extraordinary bearing and could not possibly be mistaken for a monster. Moreover, he lived a solitary and aloof life, and none of the beautiful fairies in the Heavenly Palace could get close to him, let alone a minor fairy from a remote celestial palace.

"Is that little demon male or female? What does it look like? Does it have any spiritual power?" Siming was somewhat suspicious and did not intend to overlook any suspicious details.

Xuanzhi was taken aback: "He is a male demon, and he is extremely handsome. He has a high level of spiritual power. I fought with him when I discovered that they were conspiring to rebel. The three of us fairies combined were no match for him."

Upon hearing this, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became tense.

"Oh, right, his spiritual power is actually pure gold. I wonder where this monstrous genius came from to cultivate pure gold spiritual power."

Xuanzhi seemed to suddenly remember something and tried to explain. But as a minor immortal, he had no idea that this golden spiritual power was only possessed by the Heavenly Emperor's clan, just as only kings and empresses in the mortal realm could wear yellow and crimson, respectively.

However, her statement, "Where did this monster come from to cultivate such golden spiritual power?" completely ignited the emperor's wrath. While she was still waiting to claim credit and receive a reward, she was completely unaware that the emperor's face in the hall was growing increasingly gloomy.