“You don’t need to worry about that. We can think of another way. You…” You You explained that Hong Fei’s primordial spirit was weak, but with Feng Rong around, it wasn’t impossible to send it back to its original body and then slowly recuperate it.
“Listen to me…” Hong Fei interrupted her, explaining anxiously, “My primordial spirit has been locked here for hundreds of years. As the core of the array and the soul guide, it’s long since become riddled with holes and may never recover. I don’t have much time left, and there are some things I must ask of you. Mingye’s array… is a spirit-refining array!”
"Refining the spirit?!" Not only You You, but also Feng Rong and Xiao Man widened their eyes.
What do you mean? Are you trying to create a god?
“That’s right!” Hong Fei nodded and continued to explain, “I don’t know how he learned that there is a special power in the Heavenly Maiden that can help people become gods and condense a divine spark. That’s why he controls the Seven Heavens and uses his identity as a God-King to capture female immortals one by one and sacrifice them in the formation! No matter if they are Heavenly Maidens or not, as long as they enter this formation, they will have their cultivation drained and die. In hundreds of years, no one has been able to survive.”
Although she was prepared when she saw the bloodstains all over the ground, Youyou was still shocked when she heard the truth. She wondered how many female immortals had died here, no wonder the resentment around her was so strong.
“Mingye believes that since the Heavenly Maiden can bestow spiritual roots upon mortals, she must possess a power that others do not have.” Hong Fei’s voice was even more sorrowful, with a slight tremor, as she continued, “Ordinary female immortals who are sacrificed will have their cultivation and immortal bones extracted and die. But the Heavenly Maiden will have her soul refined and her spirit cut to find that kind of power that she herself does not know. I have lost count of how many female immortals have died on this altar.”
"He even goes after the soul!" Xiao Man clenched her fists, feeling a chill run down her spine. What kind of depravity could lead someone to do such a thing?
"For hundreds of years, I have been trapped by the formation and could only watch them die tragically..." Hong Fei's voice became even deeper, and even her primordial spirit seemed to become more transparent. "I have tried many methods, but unfortunately, I only have a primordial spirit and am powerless. I can only take advantage of Ming Ye's departure to secretly collect the scattered remnants of the souls of those unjustly killed female immortals, hoping that one day someone can send them to the underworld, which is better than letting their souls be scattered and disappear into the world."
"A remnant soul?"
“Yes, Mingye wouldn’t even spare souls in order to obtain the Heavenly Maiden’s power. I could only secretly hide their remaining remnants of souls beneath this altar.” Hong Fei looked at them with a pleading expression. “After I dissipate, please be sure to take them out and find a way to help them pass on to the underworld. I beg you!”
"And what about you?" Youyou asked instinctively.
“I sealed those remnant souls with the soul power of my primordial spirit so that Mingye wouldn’t notice.” Hong Fei smiled, seemingly unconcerned. “My primordial spirit is so weak now that I don’t even have the ability to break my own seal, let alone… So, after I completely dissipate, could you release them and find a way to help them pass on?”
“Mingye is dead. You can wait until your primordial spirit recovers before opening this seal!” Youyou suggested, why waste the last bit of soul power?
“It’s too late! It will take at least several hundred years to repair my primordial spirit. But they are all remnant souls, sealed for a very, very long time. If they don’t come out now, I’m afraid they… will simply disappear.” Hong Fei shook her head and said earnestly, “I am a seventh-level Emperor, and I failed to protect them! I don’t want them to be scattered and never have the chance to be reincarnated because of my primordial spirit.”
"But Your Majesty, if your primordial spirit is gone, your soul will also be scattered!" Xiao Man said anxiously.
“I am responsible for what I should do.” Hong Fei smiled, as if the discussion was not about her life or death at all. She turned to look at the three of them, and finally fixed her gaze on You You, who was closest to her. “I know that I have no relation to you. It would be difficult for you to ask me to perform the ritual for so many remnant souls.”
"..." There's no problem, after all, there's a soul beast at home, so swallowing it will solve the problem.
“So I’ve prepared some gifts for you!” Hong Fei moved closer to her and said softly, “I know you are also a celestial maiden. I will pass on my remaining cultivation and techniques, as well as my last bit of soul power to you. If you achieve success in your cultivation in the future, please do your best to protect the Seven Heavenly Maidens.”
After speaking, she seemed to have made up her mind. Without waiting for a response, she suddenly reached out and cupped Youyou's face, pressing her forehead against hers. Her entire body began to emit a faint white light. Youyou felt a coolness on her forehead, as if something was about to be transmitted to her.
Then……
They were blocked!
Hong Fei: "..."
Youyou: "..."
"What are you doing?!" You You didn't even have time to react, but Feng Rong, who hadn't said a word until now, exploded the moment she saw the two of them so close together.
He pulled Youyou back into his arms, glaring at the nearly vanished Hong Fei with a thieving look, and said angrily, "Taking advantage of Youyou right in front of me! Do you think I'm dead?!"
“No…I…” Hong Fei glanced at You You, then at Feng Rong, looking completely bewildered. She seemed unsure whether to explain that she was transferring her skills and not taking advantage of him, or to explain that she hadn’t even transferred any skills at all.
"You still say you haven't, but you're almost kissing!" Feng Rong was even more furious. He hadn't even kissed her yet, so where did this ghost spirit come from? He knew it. Youyou was so good, everyone wanted to take her away from him. He really couldn't let his guard down at all!
"No, I just..." Hong Fei took a while to react, then looked at You You again and asked, "Why can't I send it?"
"Uh...maybe it's because I've reached the maximum level?" You You realized now that Hong Fei had tried to transfer her power, but clearly hadn't succeeded. Her feelings were a bit complicated; after giving her oranges for so many years, this was the first time someone had tried to reciprocate.
"What?" Hong Fei was even more confused.
You You sighed, pulled down Feng Rong's hand which was like a thief's, and looked at Hong Fei seriously, saying, "Well... I think you're a good emperor. Sending remnant souls to the underworld is no problem. But protecting the Seven Heavens is something you should do yourself; I don't have time. As for your soul power sealing, you don't need to send me the oranges or anything. How about I send you a few?"
"..." Huh? What oranges? She didn't mean to give oranges.
"Youyou!" Before she could finish speaking, Feng Rong exploded again and tried to stop her.
"Let me finish." You You quickly covered Feng Rong's mouth and continued looking at Hong Fei, "I don't have any other way to repair your primordial spirit right now, so I can only try this one method. Let me make this clear beforehand! This orange has nothing to do with feelings; I just want to save you. Let's pretend nothing happened, and part ways after I give it to you!"
"Mmm..." Feng Rong wanted to object, but couldn't open her mouth at all. She could only glare at Hong Fei even more fiercely, thinking, "You little bitch, don't even think about it!"
Hong Fei: "..."
Xiao Man: "..."
Wait, what are you guys talking about?
"Alright, let's begin." Youyou felt she had explained everything clearly. Seeing that the other person was about to completely dissipate, she reached out and patted her shoulder, activating her power transfer skill. Miraculously, this time it didn't pass directly through her, but landed precisely on her shoulder.
"Don't go anywhere, I'll go buy you some oranges!"
"……ah?"
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