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

"My conditions are not difficult for the fairy."

Chu Xiu slowly rose to his feet. "Having resided here for so long, is the fairy aware of the unusual events that have occurred here?"

The masked woman pondered, "You mean, the Phantom Butterfly Queen who died next to me, and that swarm of smoky, bloody flies?"

Chu Xiu nodded: "That's right. If you agree to help me and my companions kill the leader of that group of blood demons, I can try to break the chains that bind your freedom!"

"The leader of that swarm of flies is at the late stage of the Qiankun Realm; he shouldn't be too difficult to deal with."

The masked woman readily agreed: "If you can truly help me leave this place, I will help you kill this fiend."

"it is good!"

Since the other party was so agreeable, Chu Xiu said no more.

He stretched out his hand, and the Heaven-Suppressing Ruler appeared in his hand.

As soon as the Heaven-Suppressing Ruler appeared, the Heavenly Dao power hidden within Chu Xiu's body was mobilized by the Heaven-Suppressing Ruler, causing Chu Xiu's aura to surge suddenly.

Faced with Chu Xiu in this state, even the masked woman couldn't help but frown and unconsciously take a step back.

"It really is the power of the Heavenly Dao!"

"How could someone at the mere Reincarnation Realm manage to mobilize such a vast amount of Heavenly Dao power?"

Holding the Heaven-Suppressing Ruler, Chu Xiu channeled the power of the Heavenly Dao within his body and slashed down at the chains binding the longsword.

With a crisp sound, the chain snapped!

At the same time, information about this longsword appeared in Chu Xiu's mind.

[Soul Soldier: Lingguang]

[Rank: Chaos]

[Soul: Remnant Soul of the Vermilion Bird]

[Description: This soul weapon was born at the dawn of time, merging with a remnant soul of the Vermilion Bird, one of the Four Celestial Spirits. It lived as long as heaven and earth, retaining its spirituality and remaining to this day.]

Ancient Soul Weapon!

The divine weapons and artifacts possessed by Chu Xiu can be roughly divided into the Immortal Craftsmanship Heaven-Suppressing Ruler, the Divine Craftsmanship Crimson Sky, and even the highest-level Primordial Soul Weapon Azure Flame Cone.

And the true form of this masked woman was actually a Chaos Soul Weapon that was one level higher than the Ancient Desolate Rank above the Primordial Azure Flame Cone!

Born alongside heaven and earth... No wonder her cultivation is so high, even comparable to her former master, the Azure Flame Demon Emperor!

The masked woman was overjoyed to see the chains broken, and her aura surged as she rushed toward the sword.

Chu Xiu took a deep breath and, before the masked woman could return to her true form, swiftly inscribed a soul imprint on the sword, composed of divine soul power and the power of the Heavenly Dao.

With the power of Heaven shielding it from the secrets of Heaven, this soul imprint returned to the sword body along with the masked woman, attaching itself to her body without anyone noticing.

Then, Chu Xiu retreated rapidly, moving away from the longsword.

The moment Chu Xiu left, the longsword roared and soared into the sky, its fragments, which Chu Xiu had just severed with a single foot, seemed to be venting their discontent at being trapped for countless years.

Immediately afterwards, the thick blood mist that had permeated the entire plane was drawn back by the longsword. After the blood mist dissipated, the longsword disappeared from its original spot, and the figure of the masked woman reappeared, her aura of power suddenly surging.

Chu Xiu's pupils contracted. After the masked woman returned to her true form, her cultivation level improved again. She had previously reached the Great Perfection of the Qiankun Realm, and now she had probably recovered to above the Qiankun Realm!

Her former master, the Azure Flame Demon Emperor, must have had a cultivation level no higher than this before his death.

Chu Xiu cupped his hands in greeting from afar: "Congratulations, Fairy, on your return to your peak!"

The flames of the Azure Flame Cone suddenly burst into flames, seemingly cheering for the freedom of its former comrade.

The masked woman slowly landed in front of Chu Xiu. She looked at Chu Xiu with complicated eyes. For some reason, she couldn't feel any hostility towards him.

Is the price for him helping me sever the ties of cause and effect to be that I cannot be his enemy?

The masked woman slowly spoke: "I didn't expect you could do it so easily..."

"Truly, this is unprecedented and will likely never be repeated..."

"He is indeed qualified to become the new master of Qingyan."

The masked woman sighed inwardly. She had originally intended to free Chu Xiu from Qingyanzhui's control, since she and Qingyanzhui were old friends. If she were free, she would never sit idly by and watch her old friend become someone else's servant.

However, seeing how much Qingyanzhui was enjoying himself, and realizing that he suddenly couldn't bring himself to harbor any ill will towards Chu Xiu, he had no choice but to give up.

Chu Xiu, however, keenly grasped the original meaning from the masked woman's words.

really!

If he hadn't secretly used the power of Heaven to shield the Heavenly Secrets from engraving the Soul Imprint, allowing it to quietly merge into the masked woman, who was a sword spirit, when she re-fused with the sword body, thus preventing her from harboring any subjective malice towards him...

I fear that at some point I might die at this woman's hands because of some inexplicable little thing!

Chu Xiu breathed a long sigh of relief, looked at the masked woman, and cupped his hands in greeting:

"Fairy, there is no time to lose. Please keep your promise and slay that Blood Demon Leader for me!"

"To kill him for you?"

The masked woman reached out, removed the mask, revealing a stunningly beautiful face, and smiled.

"When did I ever promise you that I would kill that fly for you?"

"I remember... I only promised to help you, right?"

The demon mask in the woman's hand turned into a bloody mist and dissipated between her five fingers. She looked at Chu Xiu with amusement.

Chu Xiu gave an awkward laugh and could only say, "It was a mistake on my part, haha..."

The woman rolled her eyes at Chu Xiu, then lazily stretched.

"Let's go northeast. Your late-stage Qiankun Realm demon soul friend is already fighting with that fly."

Chu Xiu's expression turned serious.

Has the Butterfly Queen already started a war with the Blood Demon King?

Chu Xiu summoned the Azure Flame Cone back to his side, "This humble one's cultivation is low, please clear the way, fairy!"

The woman glanced at Qingyanzhui, who was hovering around Chu Xiu like a loyal dog, and for some reason, she suddenly told Chu Xiu her name:

"Lingguang."

"what?"

“...My name is Ling Guang.”

“…Yes, Fairy Lingguang.”

Ling Guang frowned. She didn't know why she had so much patience for a human boy. She could have left after regaining her freedom, but deep down, she wanted to keep the promise she made to him.

She looked at Chu Xiu suspiciously: Could it be that this kid did something secretive when he severed her karmic ties?

Chu Xiu felt a chill run down his spine from Ling Guang's gaze. He forced himself to remain calm and pretended to be clueless.

Ling Guang carefully examined himself but found nothing unusual, so he gave up.

With a powerful being like Ling Guang, who was above the Qiankun Realm, clearing the way, Chu Xiu sensed a violent fluctuation of heaven and earth energy coming from not far away in less than half an incense stick's time.

boom!

The sonic waves from the series of spiritual energy collisions spread far and wide to Chu Xiu's location.

Chu Xiu's expression changed. If he were caught in the aftermath of the battle between the Butterfly Emperor and the Blood Demon Emperor, he, at the early stage of the Reincarnation Realm, would be severely injured even if he didn't die.

Just as Chu Xiu was about to use all his strength to resist the aftershocks of the energy, Ling Guang sneered disdainfully and with a wave of his hand, he annihilated the energy aftershocks that had spread far and wide into nothingness.

You'd better stay away from here.

Ling Guang curled his lips and glanced at Chu Xiu.

"That Phantom Butterfly Soul is my friend. I beg you, Fairy, to lend her your aid in slaying the Blood Demon Emperor!"

Chu Xiu reluctantly bowed and found a mountain peak that was easy to observe from before heading over.

"Wait, lend me your Azure Flame Cone first."

Ling Guang stopped Chu Xiu.

Chu Xiu nodded and left a wisp of his divine sense on the Azure Flame Cone so that he could observe the battle between these Qiankun Realm experts, which would surely be of great benefit to him.

Ling Guang reached out and took the Azure Flame Cone from Chu Xiu. His figure flashed, and when he reappeared, he had traversed hundreds of miles and appeared above the Phantom Butterfly Queen and the Blood Demon Queen who were fighting.

She looked down at the two sides engaged in battle.

"The queen of the Phantom Butterflies, a demon soul body... I see, that body of the Phantom Butterfly Queen is hers."

"Blood Demon... What an ugly creature, unlike anything I've ever seen before... Such a heavy ghostly aura, could it be something born from the Misty Sea?"