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

Just as Chu Lianyi was holding Xuan Ye's body and crying bitterly, Xuan Ye's body transformed into blue spiritual dust and floated leisurely in the sky. Chu Lianyi stared blankly at that blue dust, a hint of hatred flashing in her eyes!

If it weren't for the Chu family, and those greedy and vicious people, Xuan Ye would never have done this!

"Ripples, look, what's that?!"

The barrier left by Xuan Ye on the jade stone dissipated, and blue characters lined up in mid-air: "The spirit of the duke dies, the shadow guard emerges, lurking before him, finally known to the world. Gold represents duality, joy; wood represents softness and strength, the moon; water represents clarity and stillness, forbearance is the first step, and chaos will follow, concealment; fire represents fierceness like a phoenix, Chu; earth represents moderation, the city; illusionists are from noble families, hiding."

"What does this mean?! It's easy to recognize Li Xiyue as the wood-type shadow guard, and the water-type shadow guard is actually Bingyin. His superb illusion skills turned out to be those of a water-type shadow guard, while Fucheng is an illusion-type shadow guard. What's going on?!" Yin Lie asked hesitantly, unable to understand why the mystery of the shadow guards was so astonishing.

Chu Lianyi's expression changed slightly; shock couldn't hide her sorrow. After seeing those words, she merely looked up and then stopped. It wasn't until Li Xiyue reached out and grabbed Chu Lianyi's arm that Chu Lianyi snapped out of her daze.

"The six elements—metal, wood, water, fire, earth, and illusionary shadow guards—are: Yin Huan, Li Xiyue, Nangong Lin, Chu Lianyi, Yi Bicheng, and Fu Cheng," Ying Li said, her eyes exceptionally clear. She looked at everyone and said, "We grieve for Xuan Ye's death, but ultimately, your existence was to resist those greedy villains who disregard the suffering of living beings! We must remember this day, remember Xuan Ye's sacrifice. When we return in full force, it will be the day those people fall! The gates of the Spirit Beast Mountain Range have opened; let's go! I need to become stronger, and you all need to become stronger! Only by becoming strong can we protect our most beloved ones!"

Ying Li spoke loudly, then waved his hand to open the barrier gate of the Spirit Beast Mountain Range and stepped in first! Chu Lianyi coldly stared at those people in Yunshan who carried weapons and claimed to be righteous, wiped the tear from her face, took Xuan Ye's jade, and followed Ying Li into the Spirit Beast Mountain Range!

The same was true for everyone else. However, in the end, after everyone entered the Spirit Beast Mountain Range, Ying Li discovered that Jiang Huai was missing!

“He was here yesterday. This morning I saw him sitting on the top of Yunshan Mountain, probably thinking about how to deal with the enemy. Why is he gone now?!” Xuan Huo said. This morning, she saw Jiang Huai sitting motionless on the top of Yunshan Mountain, looking lonely. She thought he was troubled by his identity and the difference between them, but she did not expect that Jiang Huai had not followed her.

Ying Li stared at the barrier gate of the Spirit Beast Mountain Range until it disappeared, but Jiang Huai didn't follow. A silver figure flashed by, and Ying Li quickly looked over; it was Yin Huan, whom she hadn't seen in a long time, who had come to find her! Then a black shadow flashed by, and Yi Bicheng followed! But Jiang Huai was still nowhere to be seen.

"Ying Li, you seem very disappointed?" Yin Huan looked at Ying Li's somewhat dejected eyes and said, "I went to great lengths to find your earth-elemental shadow guard, Yi Bicheng. After finding him, I came to find you without stopping, but I didn't expect you to have this expression. Is it because the person you saw wasn't Jiang Huai, and you can't hide your disappointment?!"

"How could that be? All six Shadow Guards are here! I'm overjoyed, how could I be disappointed?!" Ying Li said, but the light in his eyes gradually faded.

Yin Huan took out a letter and handed it to Ying Li, saying, "I know you're unhappy, so don't pretend. This is from Jiang Huai. He has left the Ghost Realm and returned to the Spirit Realm. He has important things to do, and he also needs to cure the snake thread poison. He said that staying by your side would affect your and the Shadow Guard's cultivation, so he wants to split up and hopes you can wait for him."

"Did he... really say that?!" Ying Li took the letter, feeling as if it weighed a ton. Yin Huan nodded and said, "Why don't you just read it yourself?"

Ying Li slowly opened the letter. The letter was very simple, with only two words written on it: "Wait for me." A wave of sadness washed over her. Ying Li carefully put the letter away and clenched her right hand tightly.

I will wait for you, Jiang Huai. After we have finished what we should do, we will leave this noisy world, find a peaceful place, and live a simple and peaceful life.

Looking at Ying Li's appearance, Yi Bicheng felt extremely guilty. "Ying Li, I don't expect you to forgive me. I only hope that I can help and make up for my past mistakes."

Ying Li looked at Yi Bicheng's dim eyes and said, "I won't forget what you did before, nor will I forgive you, but you are my shadow guard. I will let you stay by my side, but I also hope you can remember what you said to me today. Let's go!"

After finishing his sentence, Ying Li carefully put away the letter and stepped into the Spirit Beast Mountain Range. Wild beasts roamed freely, birds circled overhead, and the ferocious spirit beasts all looked on with drooling eyes as Ying Li and his companions delivered themselves to their doorstep!

"Roar!"

"Roar!"

"Roar!"

"..."

The roars of spirit beasts coming from all directions made Xuan Huo tremble. She looked at Xuan Bing and her senior brothers, whose faces were full of joy, showing no fear of these spirit beasts. Yes, it was all or nothing! As long as they left the Spirit Beast Mountain Range, they would be one step closer to the path of the strongest king!

Crush it!

The Mu Clan Dynasty's Lord Mu Zhen, along with the nine Grand Masters, gathered in the far north of the Heavenly Palace. Ying Wuyou had already died, and Ying Li had returned to the Cloud Mountain Palace of the Great Sage Jue Ling. Just when everyone was at a loss, they suddenly heard the news of the Great Sage Jue Ling's death.

Mu Zhen sensed an opportunity had arrived, so he led the nine palace lords into the Ghost Realm. He watched as Ying Li and the others entered the Spirit Beast Mountain Range from Yunshan Palace, and a smile involuntarily crept onto his face.

"Trying to enter the Spirit Beast Mountain Range to cultivate, and bringing so many people with her, is truly overestimating herself. So many people will only drag her down, and she'll be too busy taking care of herself to watch those people die in front of her," Mu Zhen said disdainfully.

"But I heard that Ying Li is already a ninth-level Spirit Saint. If she finds an opportunity in the Spirit Beast Mountain Range to become a Spirit Lord, what will happen then?! The nine Great Lords suffered such a big setback because of Ying Li. If Ying Li ascends to become a Lord, I estimate that not many people will be able to do anything to her!" Chu Jue, who had followed, reminded him.

Mu Zhen was surprised to see Chu Jue appear. He thought that Chu Jue never asked too much about the Ling and Gui Realms. He was able to come today thanks to Chu Jue's granddaughter Chu Lianyi, whose mind had been bewitched by Ying Li!

“Don’t worry, Ying Li has one of my sons with her! He will tell us about Ying Li’s situation when the time is right. We’ll follow them. Surely those two Spirit Lords can kill her?! This time, we must eliminate them completely!” Mu Zhen said fiercely, his eyes slightly upturned.

As soon as he finished speaking, a familiar spiritual energy emanated from him. His eyes lit up, and he said, "Isn't this it?! I'll trouble Chu Jue to lead the nine palace lords ahead first!" After Mu Zhen finished speaking, he shot off in the opposite direction of the spiritual energy!

Chu Jue's expression changed, but remembering the rumors about Lan Xiangning, he frowned and led the nine palace masters ahead to follow Ying Li!

An hour later, Mu Zhen stopped by a small river. His face grew colder and colder. He heard footsteps approaching and turned around impatiently. Sure enough, Lan Xiangning was right behind him.

The other woman was dressed in bright red, and her lower abdomen was slightly protruding. Mu Zhen's face turned cold as he said, "You finally agreed to bear me a son! Then why did you come to this ghost realm and submit to Emperor Xi?!"

Lan Xiangning stared at him with amusement and said, "What do you mean I finally agreed to have a son for you?! Are the children those people had with me yours?! Who do you think you are?! And what makes you think this child belongs to those people? This is my son with Emperor Xi, the future anomaly of the Spirit and Ghost Realms, who will become the Anomaly Emperor?! Bah! The one in my womb is the one! Mu Zhen, you owe me a debt, I remember it clearly, it's time to pay it back!"

Mu Zhen's expression changed drastically, his anger rising. He stared at Lan Xiangning, his eyes bloodshot. However, just as he was about to finish off this vile woman, he discovered that the ground beneath his feet had suddenly turned black. Lan Xiangning took a step back, retreating to the other side of the stream. Watching the scenery beside Mu Zhen gradually transform into Demon Mountain, she finally sneered and said, word by word, "Back then, you lured the Blood Moon Sect Master out of Demon Mountain, causing the extinction of his entire clan. Today, you too will taste the power of Demon Mountain!"

"Honestly, you're too careless. You're a Spirit Lord, for goodness' sake, so why are you always so excited when you see me?!" Lan Xiangning smiled at Mu Zhen with bloodshot eyes, gathering spiritual energy in her right hand and slashing heavily at Mu Zhen!

Mu Zhen dodged and turned to look at Lan Xiangning. A smile played on her lips, and a chill ran through him. He saw that the bottle of elixir he carried, meant to counteract the power of the Ghost Domain Demon Ridge, had been shattered into dust by Lan Xiangning. The elixir flew through the air, and Mu Zhen's face grew increasingly dark…