Great Li.
"Master, what should we do next? After this event, finding Li An again will be incredibly difficult... he’s already like a startled bird."
The White Tiger Empress furrowed her brows, "I’ve already set a watch over the Celestial Killer Mountain Range and places like Yan Country, but I’m afraid it will be ineffective."
The frail young girl remained calm and said, "Since he wants to hide, let him hide for now—issue an order for that from today, everyone at the Late-Stage Core Formation under Great Li must register, and anyone not registered under Great Li who dares to break into Nascent Soul, shall be killed without rcy."
The White Tiger Empress’s face changed.
"Such a decree might cause dissatisfaction among the major sects..."
Even though the Great Li Empire already dominated the world, such an order would still be too unreasonable, treating the entire world’s sects as nothing, directly interfering with the cultivation of all practitioners!
"If anyone disagrees, eliminate them."
The frail young girl was indifferent as she continued:
"The Immortal Talent Hall has been destroyed, and it will be difficult to replace it in the short term... We’ll have to use substitutes."
She closed her eyes, thought for a mont, and said, "For now, we’ll have to use the blood of Nascent Soul cultivators from various major sects... arrange it."
She imparted a secret strategy.
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Xiling.
The entire Xiling Origin Continent was nad after these two words, but in Xiling, these two words did not represent anything pleasant.
Xiling was a forbidden zone!
It is said that thousands of years ago, Xiling was not called Xiling but Xiling Spirit.
At that ti, the land of Xiling Spirit was rich with nurous superior spirit veins, unrivaled in the world, with powerful cultivation forces nurous, and even the rulers of the world erged from Xiling Spirit; even the Central Celestial Continent could not compare to the Xiling Origin Continent.
But later, an unexplained disaster occurred, and the entire region of Xiling Spirit had its spirit veins destroyed, life extinguished, and the spirit land turned to a dead land, where even many top-tier forces perished.
All those who set out to investigate never returned.
Over the centuries, this place beca a forbidden zone, for it buried many powerful beings of the past, so no one used the na Xiling Spirit anymore and instead called it Xiling.
It was a graveyard where no one could approach.
"What a chaotic aura..."
When Li An felt the wind coming from the land of Xiling, he couldn’t help but furrow his brows.
The mountain range of Xiling was vast and magnificent, still vaguely showing the extraordinary past of the spirit land, but now it was a barren land, and on the mountain range, hardly any tall vegetation could be seen, only barren ground with so sparse withered grass.
"This place has surprisingly beco the focus of contention between the Great Li Empire and the Demon Realm..."
Li An stepped into the land of Xiling, and due to the barren land, the air between the undulating mountains was scorching, and the spiritual qi was extrely thin.
He took out a map.
This map was acquired from Shee Anqi and detailed the topography and features of Xiling, with several key locations highlighted.
"To defeat Shangguan Shengxian, this place is crucial."
Shangguan Xiaoxiao’s voice suddenly sounded, "Yellow Springs Valley, this place is crucial. After I craft the Heaven-Reaching Talisman with demon blood, I still need to use the power here to activate the Heaven-Reaching Talisman and connect to the Spirit Realm."
Li An furrowed his brow slightly, harboring an instinctive suspicion in his heart.
Shangguan Xiaoxiao hadn’t ntioned this before!
He was always wary of Shangguan Xiaoxiao.
"Do you know why my sister wants to co here?"
Shangguan Xiaoxiao seed aware of Li An’s doubts and directly said, "Now I understand. If I’m not mistaken, what she’s looking for in the Emperor Origin Realm is most likely in Xiling."
"What is she looking for?"
"The Demon Emperor’s tomb."
Shangguan Xiaoxiao continued, "The reason my sect in the Spirit Realm fell apart is because the Demon Sect perished, and before he died, he took so key items from the sect with him. If we can find the Demon Emperor’s tomb, my sect can be restored, and even my sister might have a chance to reach the level of the Demon Emperor again."
Li An was slightly startled!
Such internal affairs...
"Why would the Demon Emperor’s tomb be placed in the Emperor Origin Realm?"
"You’re stupid. Over in the Spirit Realm, who knows how many eyes are watching him. If he left the tomb in the Spirit Realm, it would probably have been disturbed long ago."
"So, when the Demon Emperor was dying, he travelled far to the lower realms. As to which realm he buried himself in, nobody knows. My sister went through so much effort and finally found so clues... No wonder she had to flee here when she was surrounded."
Li An pondered Shangguan Xiaoxiao’s words thoroughly, but no matter how he thought about it, he couldn’t verify whether these things were true or false.
"In that case, why is Shangguan Shengxian still waiting? With her power, she could act directly."
"Because she can’t find the exact location of the Demon Emperor’s tomb. It is hidden in a dinsion space, and without knowing the precise entrance, even if she turned the entire Xiling upside down, it would be futile."
Shangguan Xiaoxiao’s words carried a slight tone of pride:
"That’s why she’s allowing the Demon Race to live until now, because the Demon Emperor surely found the Demon Emperor’s tomb before and gained so fortune from it... So by letting the Demon Race find the Demon Emperor’s tomb, there might be a clue."
Li An suddenly realized it all.
Many mysteries were explained.
With Shangguan Shengxian’s current ability, just tolerating the Demon Race living in her presence was already abnormal.
Turns out it was to make use of the Demon Race.
"This ti, when the Demon Queen borrowed the Celestial Killer Mountain Range, she intended to feint to the east and attack the west. Actually, the best decision for Shangguan Shengxian would have been to pretend to be unaware, allowing the Demon Race to find the Demon Emperor’s tomb in Xiling. Doing this would greatly increase the chance of her plan to find the Demon Emperor’s tomb succeeding."
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