The poorest member of the Imperial Guard, the Empress begged me to embezzle.

Chu Xiu rubbed his throbbing head and waved to A Nu and Mo Lie behind him, indicating that they were out of danger.

Anu and Molie exchanged a glance, and in a flash, they arrived beside Chu Xiu.

"What happened?" Anu asked first.

"This rock demon isn't hostile?"

Chu Xiu shook his head: "He must have something to ask of me because his corpse is afflicted by the Blood Demon."

"Corpses?" Mo Lie was taken aback. "These demon gods have been dead for so many years, yet they still have corpses!"

The Rock Demon, who had been silent in front of the three, seemed to understand Mo Lie's surprise. He immediately snorted and casually flicked a pebble, sending Mo Lie flying dozens of meters away without harming him in the slightest.

"What a wonderfully skillful technique!"

Chu Xiu immediately understood the secret behind the Rock Demon's power and was full of praise.

"Using powerful spiritual energy to drive a pebble, neither the pebble nor the object struck is damaged!"

Mo Lie returned looking disheveled, cupped his hands in apology to Yan Mo.

Although his true cultivation was almost the same as that of the Rock Demon True Spirit, he couldn't muster the slightest desire to fight against the Demon God.

Perhaps this stems from a fear deep within one's blood and soul...

"Senior, where is your body now?"

After Chu Xiu finished processing the memories implanted in his mind by the Rock Demon, he asked.

The Rock Demon slowly spoke: "In... the tomb of that emperor."

"That emperor?"

"You mean... the Phantom Butterfly Queen!"

The Rock Demon nodded and continued, "After that demon king came to the tomb that our lord had built for His servants, he seized the tomb of our lord's strongest warrior for himself."

After wailing for hundreds of years, it finally fell silent.

"We thought she was really dead, but a thousand years later, a blood-red flower grew all over the tomb, along with that repulsive blood beast!"

"In just a thousand years, countless blood beasts have invaded the tombs of all the warriors in the underground palace and occupied the bodies of my brothers whose souls have long since found peace!"

"I originally intended to help my brother resolve this predicament, relying on the fact that my true spirit still exists, but I never expected that I would not only fail to achieve my goal, but also get myself into trouble!"

The Rock Demon sighed, "Now, even my corpse has been possessed by that blood beast!"

Chu Xiu frowned: "The blood beast you mentioned is the blood demon."

"But why did they take your body away from the tomb?"

The Rock Demon shook his head: "All I know is that the corpses of my many brothers have been gathered at the place where the Demon Emperor is!"

"I see!"

Anu exclaimed in shock, "That Blood Demon wants to use the flesh and blood of the Demon God's corpse to rebuild the Demon Emperor's body!"

"If it succeeds, the physical cultivation of the rebuilt Demon Emperor will be far superior to that of the Demon Emperor in his previous life!"

Chu Xiu was taken aback. Even stronger than a demon emperor in the Qiankun Realm, something beyond the Qiankun Realm...

Even a Celestial Emperor who can rule the entire Heavenly Continent seems to be invincible only below the Qiankun Mirror...

"We cannot let the Blood Demon succeed!"

Chu Xiu made a quick decision: "Senior Rock Demon, do you know how to get to the Demon Emperor's tomb?"

The Rock Demon stared intently at Chu Xiu and said, "Although I know this, you are not yet able to solve this problem for us!"

It pointed at Chu Xiu's head, and another extremely clear memory fragment replayed in Chu Xiu's mind.

In the memory fragment, a gigantic blood demon, surrounded by countless other blood demons, stood atop a mountain, seemingly the leader of this endless horde of blood demons.

However, this Blood Demon leader was slightly different from the Blood Demons Chu Xiu had seen before.

Its entire body was covered in rock-like armor, revealing only a gaping maw and four giant claws, making it seem as if it were indestructible.

Rock Demon explained, "This blood beast... has absorbed the flesh and blood of the Demon Emperor and all the Great Perfection Demon Gods of the Reincarnation Realm in the underground palace, and has already advanced to the early stage of the Qiankun Realm!"

"It has also undergone the baptism of the imperial lightning tribulation..."

"That is to say..."

Chu Xiu and the other two stared wide-eyed, fear surfacing in their eyes.

"In other words... it is already the emperor of the Blood Demon race!"

Chu Xiu's expression turned serious as he looked at A Nu and Mo Lie and said solemnly:

"If that's really the case, this trip will likely end in certain death!"

"You two... don't need to come with me."

"But……"

Anu and Molie exchanged a glance, both seeing the helplessness and powerlessness in each other's eyes.

With their cultivation levels, they were indeed no match for the Blood Demon Emperor, who had already entered the Qiankun Realm.

"Chu Xiu, but you..."

Faced with Anu's concern, Chu Xiu smiled slightly, squatted down, and patted her pigtails.

"Although I am not as strong as you, I do have some methods, so I am not helpless."

Chu Xiu waved his hand, and a graceful figure slowly appeared before everyone.

It was none other than the Phantom Butterfly Queen, who had barely regained her mobility with the help of all the rare and precious materials in Chu Xiu's storage space!

When the Phantom Butterfly Queen appeared, the space around them seemed to freeze for a moment, except for Chu Xiu, who remained unaffected.

Only after the Butterfly Queen waved her sleeve to dispel the oppressive aura she had inadvertently released did the others gasp for breath and look at her with fear in their eyes.

"This is……"

"Phantom Butterfly Queen!"

The moment the Rock Demon saw the Butterfly Queen, its eyes turned red, and it threw a full-force punch at her.

"Wait! She's not..."

Before Chu Xiu could speak to stop her, the Butterfly Queen glanced at Chu Xiu, who had spoken, and then casually waved her hand. A powerful pressure descended from the sky and slammed the Rock Demon's body to the ground, rendering it completely immobile.

The current Butterfly Queen is also in her demon soul state. With her Qiankun Realm soul power, she completely overwhelms the Rock Demon True Spirit, who is only at the Great Perfection of the Reincarnation Realm.

Chu Xiu, fearing that the Butterfly Queen might accidentally kill the Rock Demon, quickly stopped her, saying, "Butterfly Queen, the Rock Demon did not do it intentionally. It must have thought that your true form had suddenly appeared here, which is why it attacked."

The Butterfly Queen stared at Chu Xiu for a long while before finally lowering her slender hand, which was releasing divine soul power.

Once the suppressed Rock Demon was freed, it immediately regained its senses and hid behind Chu Xiu, fearing that it, which had barely survived until now, would be instantly killed by the Butterfly Emperor with a flick of its finger.

A'nu and Mo Lie stood behind Chu Xiu, not daring to speak, not even daring to look up at the suddenly appearing Phantom Butterfly Queen, their eyes fixed on their toes.

Only Chu Xiu stepped forward and walked to the Butterfly Queen, who was closing her eyes, facing north, and using her divine soul power to probe the entire underground palace.

"How is it?" Chu Xiu asked.

The Butterfly Queen slowly opened her beautiful eyes, which shimmered with emerald light. "That Blood Demon leader has indeed become a ruler at the early stage of the Qiankun Realm."

"I asked, how is your recovery?" Chu Xiu shook his head helplessly.

The Butterfly Queen was taken aback, then glanced at Chu Xiu casually: "...I've only recovered halfway, thanks to your Dao Source Fruit."

Speaking of the Dao Source Fruit, Chu Xiu remembered that this Dao Source Fruit was the one that Mo Lie had used to bribe him.

Chu Xiu looked at Mo Lie, who was hiding behind the Rock Demon's massive body like a chick, and asked, "Old Demon, do you still have any Dao Source Fruits?"

"Dao Yuan Fruit?" Mo Lie asked with a bitter face. "Young Master Chu, this old servant only managed to obtain one in his entire life, and I gave it to you right away."

"Alas... It's a pity. If we still had the Dao Source Fruit, perhaps we could have helped you recover a little more."

Chu Xiu scanned his storage space with his divine sense. Over the years, the rare and precious materials he had obtained from killing enemies, which were helpful in restoring his soul power, had been completely cleared out by the Butterfly Emperor, regardless of their therapeutic effects.

"Now I have recovered to the early stage of the Qiankun Realm, which is enough to barely restrain the Blood Demon Emperor."

"But...do you have a way to deal with the remaining Blood Demons?"

The Butterfly Queen looked at Chu Xiu, unaware that she herself had inadvertently become worried about the safety of a young human.

Chu Xiu smiled helplessly, "There's nothing I can do... but what else can I do..."

"I'm the only one here who can help you. I have no choice but to take the risk!"