The Emperor's Domineering Favor, the Evil Consort's Unparalleled Reign

With a deafening boom, a powerful surge of spiritual energy erupted from Yunshan Palace. Everyone felt the entire Yunshan Mountain tremble, as if it would collapse at any moment. However, after the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the trembling ceased, and the entire Yunshan Mountain was enveloped in a powerful spiritual energy barrier!

Ying Li stared at the barrier surrounding the entire Cloud Mountain, his palms trembling slightly, his heart pounding with shock. Xuan Ye was so powerful; no wonder no one in the entire Ghost Realm dared to cause him trouble.

However, the spiritual energy and mental power of those besieging Yunshan below were intertwined, suggesting they weren't just from the Spirit Realm. When did she offend the Ghost Realm?!

"Master told me to inform the Ghost Realm Emperor Xi that they've also started attacking Yunshan!" Xuanhuo stared in utter shock at the streams of spiritual energy below the mountain, clearly Emperor Xi's guards!

“Perhaps they came to guard Yunshan Palace. Last time they miscalculated while guarding the Ghost Spirit Fruit, and they always felt sorry for Master. Perhaps they came this time because they knew Master was in trouble and Master informed Emperor Xi that Ying Li was here. Xuan Bing looked at the spiritual energy barrier set up by Xuan Ye with some worry on her face.

Under normal circumstances, it would be incredibly easy for Master to set up the barrier, but since Master's lifespan is nearing its end, such a great deal of trouble might harm his health.

"No, they're clearly coming for Master! Look, quite a few people are trying to break the barrier Master set up! Three senior brothers, hurry and protect Master!" Xuan Huo said anxiously. If Xuan Ye insisted on holding on, he would suffer irreversible damage.

The look in Xuan Huo's eyes toward Chu Lianyi was now tinged with resentment, but things had come to this point. Remembering Xuan Ye's entrustment, Xuan Huo quickly took out a cultivation manual and handed it to Ying Li, saying, "After you left, my master gave me this spiritual book, saying that if anything changed, I should give it to you immediately. Young Master Fu Cheng will explain the secrets of this spiritual book to you, so that you can make plans."

Things have changed. Xuan Huo doesn't know what has changed, but given the current strange situation, this book is something she absolutely has to bring out!

"What is this?!" Ying Li took the spirit book, exchanged a glance with Chu Lianyi, and recalled the two passages at the end of the beginner and intermediate spirit books they had deciphered when they first arrived in the Ghost Realm:

"In ancient times, there were extraordinary beings born in the realm of ghosts. The Blood Lotus Path opened, reversing the future. The Master then made a decision, and the longer the decision, the more difficult it became. Half-human, half-blood, he abandoned one half and made a path through the Spirit Beast Mountains, gaining the opportunity to be reborn, thus becoming a Noble Spirit. When the rebel army arrived, Ah died early, his future was ruined, and his totem turned to ashes. He returned with hatred, he returned with hatred, and wept in the City of Yin Spirits. A hundred years later, he returned to the underworld, the city fell, and he appeared in the world. Evil spirits rose from the ground, and songs were sung morning and night."

Based on their initial understanding of the characters in the Spirit Book when they first entered the Ghost Realm, they could only offer a rough explanation. These beings, born in the Ghost Realm, walk the Blood Lotus Path, capable of breaking curses and altering certain norms. They possess twin blood, half from the Spirit Realm and half from the Ghost Realm, and with an opportunity in the Spirit Beast Mountains, they can surpass the Spirit Lord and cultivate to become a Noble Spirit. The following part implies that an unknown rebel army killed a person named Ah Zao, ruining the rebel's future and costing him his life. Some hated the rebels, and Ah Zao's tragic fate was mourned day and night in the city of Yinling Kingdom. A hundred years later, this person died, Yinling City was breached, and Ah Zao was resurrected? Evil spirits followed, wreaking havoc on the Ghost Realm, and later, a song was composed and sung far and wide.

Turning to the last page of the spiritual book handed to her by Xuan Huo, Chu Lianyi's forehead was slightly damp with cold sweat. After looking at it for a long time, Chu Lianyi raised her head, seemingly speechless, as if she was caught in a huge shock and unable to let it go.

"What does it say?!" Ying Li asked, having a premonition that what was written on it must be a bad answer.

"I can't understand it, Ying Li. The words on this are very similar to those at the back of the first two spiritual books, but I just can't piece together a complete sentence. Senior Sister Xuan Huo, doesn't Xuan Ye know either?!" Chu Lianyi said with difficulty. The handwriting on this was very similar to the handwriting recorded in the first two books, but the handwriting was shaky and written in a different font, so she really couldn't make it out.

"Early death, secrets buried deep, the two emperors gasping for breath. The souls of the withered bones of the future will be reborn early, the spiritual books of the spirit realm will be deciphered, evil spirits will be born, evil spirits will wait for a long time, and the ghost spirits will die early and never return." Fu Cheng said indifferently, without even glancing at the book, as if this sentence had been arranged for a long time and was spoken by Fu Cheng today.

Ying Li was shocked. She repeated the words recorded in the three spiritual books, and a shocking secret surfaced.

“Xuan Ye couldn’t understand the words on it. The death of Princess Azao was a thorn in his side, something he couldn’t let go of. So, he found the third book of the spiritual book, probably thinking that after finding you, he would have you personally unravel the secret of Princess Azao,” Fu Cheng said.

"Fu Cheng, do you know what was written in the first two spiritual books?" Chu Lianyi asked hurriedly after hearing Fu Cheng's words. She felt very cold all over, and this secret made her feel at a loss.

“I only know the later parts of this book; I don’t understand the first two,” Fu Cheng said. “But I always felt that the Secret of the Spirit Book must be a bad story.”

"Fu Cheng, what do you think those words you saw meant?"

"Princess Azao passed away, and the second prince, who later ascended the throne, buried the secret of Princess Azao's collusion with the people of the Spirit Realm deep within. In later generations, Princess Azao was accidentally resurrected and wrote her last words on the back of the Spirit Book. Later, due to some reasons, she sought the Ghost Spirit Fruit and was killed by an evil spirit. My father told me that this is the meaning of these words. But I feel that it is just the literal meaning and has no real depth. Ying Li, have you deciphered the secret of this Spirit Book?!" Fu Cheng asked.

“We are going to be at odds with the whole world,” Ying Li said slowly, his face gradually turning pale.

"Ying Li, what do you mean by that?!" Xuan Huo looked at the growing number of people shouting and killing outside the barrier, and thinking of Xuan Ye lying on the verge of death in Yunshan Palace, a sense of fear crept into her mind. She had a feeling that they might not live much longer.

"Of the three spiritual books, only one of the last ones remains in the entire Spirit Realm and Ghost Realm. The other two have spread throughout the entire Spirit Realm continent. What does this mean? It means that the last one is the crux of the problem."

"In ancient times, there were extraordinary beings born in the Ghost Realm. The Blood Lotus Path opened, reversing the future. The Master made a decision, and the longer the decision, the harder it became. Half-human, half-born, he abandoned one half and made a path through the Spirit Beast Mountains, gaining the opportunity to be reborn as a Noble Spirit. When the rebels arrived, Ah died early, his future ruined, his totem turned to ashes. He returned with hatred, he returned with hatred, weeping in the City of Yin Spirits. A hundred years later, he died, the city fell, and he appeared in the world early. Evil spirits rose from the ground, singing morning and evening. He left this world early, his secret buried deep, the two emperors gasping for breath. The souls of the withered bones of later generations were reborn early, the Spirit Realm and the Spirit Book were deciphered, evil spirits were born, evil spirits waited for a long time, and the Ghost Spirit died early, never to return."

"These are the words written after the three spirit books. Since we guessed from the third book that it was Princess Azao's last words, sorting through them can at least help us understand what Princess Azao's death was conveying. The first book says that an alien being was born in the Ghost Realm, walked the Blood Lotus Path, and possessed a powerful ability to reverse fate. If given the opportunity to cultivate in the Spirit Beast Mountain Range, he would become an existence even more powerful than the Spirit Lord. The second book says that Princess Azao colluded with the people of the Spirit Realm, attempting to overthrow the rule of the Ghost Realm Emperor, and perished in the Yinling Kingdom City. The third book says that Azao was resurrected, wrote the Serial Secrets, and died while trying to steal the Ghost Spirit Fruit during an attack by evil spirits, with no possibility of survival."

After Ying Li finished speaking, she gripped the spirit book tightly, feeling its weight as if it weighed a ton. Jiang Huai suddenly realized, feeling a chill run through his body. "Princess Azao didn't collude with the people of the Spirit Realm to attack the Ghost Realm Emperor at all. The 'Two Emperors' panting' mentioned after the third book doesn't refer to the Emperor Gui who ascended the throne as the second prince, but rather to the emperors of both the Spirit and Ghost Realms. The emperors of the Spirit and Ghost Realms accidentally discovered the news that the aliens had been born and would rule both realms, so they joined forces to deal with the two aliens, launching two large-scale wars between the Spirit and Ghost Realms. Princess Azao was the sacrifice to bury the secret!"

"So, according to this logic, the emperors of the Spirit and Ghost Realms disliked each other but had to join forces to resist the aliens who threatened to defeat their rule. Therefore, their cooperation and conflict led to the Spirit-Ghost War?! And so, they smeared Princess Azao and buried her in the Eastern Kingdom of the Spirit Realm to keep their secret hidden! And our master, Xuan Ye, who received a great favor from Princess Azao, was waiting for the aliens to appear so he could pass this message on?! Master's lie to the Emperor about needing a personal disciple and that eating Ghost Spirit Fruit was just a temporary measure?! This is terrifying! Absolutely terrifying!"

Xuan Huo said in shock, looking at those dark figures on Yunshan Palace, he felt that the world was terrifyingly dark and that the light was out of reach!