A sword, a donkey, and a pot of wine

Seeing this, Xia Mingtai showed a light in his hand, "Master Tianming, those creatures are all in here."

Xu Tianjiao looked at the light in Xia Mingtai's hand warily. Although the light was small, it emitted a strange and obscure light, and faintly revealed a cold and gloomy aura related to the era.

"What on earth is this?"

Xu Tianjiao asked in a deep voice.

A glimmer of hope flashed across Xia Mingtai's face. "This is called the Jiyuan Lamp, a rare treasure bestowed by Lord Jiyuan. It can not only contain all things, but also absorb and store the power of destiny. The creatures of Tianlang and the Three Emperors and Two Stars are all contained within it."

Xu Tianjiao's eyes were burning. "How can we release them?"

Xia Mingtai's legs went weak, but he still pretended to be calm. "Unless you promise not to kill me, otherwise, these creatures will be trapped in this Epoch Lamp forever, and it's only a matter of time before their souls are scattered!"

Xu Tianjiao's heart was filled with hatred, but for the sake of countless lives, he had no choice.

He looked solemn and swore by his destiny: "I, Xu Tianjiao, swear by destiny that I will never take your life, Xia Mingtai. If you break this oath, you will not die a good death!"

Xia Mingtai heard this, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes, and then he took out a jade slip, "This jade slip contains the instructions for using the Epoch Lamp."

Xu Tianjiao took the jade slip and carefully injected the power of her soul into it.

In a short while, he had mastered how to use the Epoch Lamp.

Xu Tianjiao couldn't wait to inject spiritual power into the Epoch Lamp.

In an instant, the Epoch Lamp shone brightly, runes flashed, and illusory figures floated out from it.

The starry sky was dotted with stars. Xu Tianjiao looked closely and her heart sank. The bodies of these creatures had all disappeared, leaving only their souls.

At this moment, the Immortal Emperor's voice rang out in his spiritual altar: "The bodies of these beings are completely destroyed. They can no longer survive in this world. The only way for them to survive is to enter the cycle of reincarnation."

Xu Tianjiao's face was filled with sorrow and self-blame. Looking at these familiar yet unfamiliar spirits, she murmured, "I came too late and failed to protect you..."

"Boy, don't blame me for not reminding you. Today, Lord Tiandao no longer has the energy to help them enter the cycle of reincarnation!"

The Immortal Emperor's voice sounded again.

Hearing this, Xu Tianjiao was shocked. "Is there any other way?"

The Immortal Emperor's spirit sighed, "The only way is to place their spirits into a soul vessel that can nourish them. However... this kind of soul vessel is rare. I had one in Pangu Cave in my Immortal Court years ago, but it's a pity that I used it!"

"This……"

Just as Xu Tianjiao was falling into despair, she suddenly felt a chill in her chest.

He quickly opened the clothes on his chest, and saw that the sword tomb on his chest suddenly emitted a strange light, followed by a powerful suction force.

Those tens of billions of souls floating in the starry sky rushed towards the sword tomb uncontrollably and were all sucked in in the blink of an eye.

The Immortal Emperor was horrified upon seeing this and couldn't help but curse: "Fuck, you kid actually have such a soul-nourishing soul weapon, and the grade of this soul weapon is not low!"

Qin Qiyao and others gathered around and watched this scene, full of curiosity.

"Old Deng, what's next?"

Xu Tianjiao breathed a sigh of relief. She had never expected that this sword tomb was actually a Horcrux.

"Go to Planet Number Three among the Nine Stars and find Si Ming. Currently, he is the only one who can help these spirits reincarnate!"

The Immortal Emperor's soul replied.

The Immortal Emperor then sighed softly, "Now that things have come to this, perhaps reincarnation is also a new beginning for them."

Xu Tianjiao took a deep breath and suppressed the pain in her heart.

But his eyes suddenly turned meaningfully to Bai Qian beside him.

Bai Qian was slightly startled, then she understood what he meant. She put her hand on the hilt of the sword, and a cold look flashed in her eyes.

Xu Tianjiao then turned to look at Xia Mingtai, a half-smile on her face: "Xia Mingtai, although I swear by fate not to kill you, I can't guarantee that others won't kill you."

Xia Mingtai was stunned at first, but then he reacted and immediately flew into a rage, jumping up and down and cursing, "Xu Tianjiao, you despicable villain, you actually resorted to such a shady trick! If you have the guts, do it yourself. How can you be a hero hiding behind a woman? You, Tianming, are simply a hypocrite who doesn't keep his word..."

Before she finished cursing, Bai Qian moved as fast as lightning and drew her sword from its sheath with a clang.

With a flash of cold light, the long sword pierced Xia Mingtai's throat.

Xia Mingtai widened his eyes, filled with disbelief and anger, but he could no longer make any sound.

"puff!"

Blood splattered, Xia Mingtai's body slowly fell down, and the light in his eyes gradually dimmed.

Xu Tianjiao looked at Xia Mingtai's body, feeling a mixture of emotions. "Hmph, you've done so many evil things, and today is your retribution."

Then, he suppressed the pain in his heart and said to the women, "Wait for me in Xuanhuang. I'm going to Jiuxing."