Chapter 955: Coordinate 30

“The Demon God Realm has surrendered; the terms have been settled. Thirty demon kings have implanted the Self-Sacrifice Spell. The remaining demon kings, though unbound by the spell, can no longer cause trouble.”

“The demons are currently migrating to a single continent, which Earth has named Demon God Continent. No demon may set foot elsewhere—any who cross the boundary will be executed immediately by Earth’s forces.”

“Another continent was untouched by the war and is quite promising, Tai Yi. Should we also claim a territory there?”

At this moment, the hatch of the Immortal Dao warship opened, and Xiang Xiangzi and Xuan Yuezi entered, immediately recounting events from the past few days.

Li Yi was recuperating, five qi coils swirling around him, lightning interlacing, strange phenomena occurring frequently.

Hearing this, he finally opened his eyes.

“Let the matter of the Demon God Realm end here. Ask the cultivators if they wish to establish their sects here. If they do, they may choose their own locations.”

“We have no need to seize land in the Demon God Realm. Its resources are too meager. The true wealth lies in the Wildlands,” Li Yi said.

“By the way, Tai Yi, Earth’s high command has sent the coordinates of World 30. They say this world is favorable for your injury recovery,” Xuan Yuezi said.

“Is that so?” Li Yi’s expression shifted instantly. “Hong Ji, have you received the coordinates of World 30?”

“Master, received and backed up,” came the voice of the AI Hong Ji within the Immortal Dao warship.

“Good.” Li Yi nodded slightly. “Do you have any data on World 30?”

“Not yet,” replied the AI Hong Ji.

Li Yi said: “They gave the coordinates but not the data—why? Earth’s high command must have explored World 30 insufficiently. Yet a world they’ve kept so closely guarded must be no ordinary place.”

“I asked Zhao Yongshan. He said World 30 is peculiar—its spiritual energy is astonishing, yet extraordinarily perilous, like a newly born world,” Xuan Yuezi said.

Li Yi replied: “Worlds rich in spiritual energy are always dangerous. But now is not the time to investigate. Let’s deal with current affairs first.”

He had received the coordinates of World 30 but was in no rush to cross over—he simply stored them away.

“By the way, this is the egg left behind after the Fire Phoenix demon soul escaped—teeming with vitality. Do either of you Immortal Maidens have suggestions on how to utilize it?”

Then Li Yi remembered something and retrieved the massive Demon God egg from the Crimson Gold Five Elements Bracelet.

The two Immortal Maidens were greatly surprised.

"So this is it—the Fire Phoenix's rebirth egg. Its demon soul perished at Tai Yi's hands. The best use for this is to perform a great spell, seize its body, and break free from the shell," Xiang Xiangzi said immediately.

“A Fire Phoenix body holds extraordinary potential.”

Xuan Yuezi nodded: “I agree. Why not send it to the Incense World? I recall your mother, though she regained a body, still has limited potential. Why not seize this opportunity to replace it with a Demon God body?”

Li Yi immediately remembered—it was true.

After his mother’s soul entered the Incense World, she gained incense power and became a deity. Though she regained a body, if she could wield this Fire Phoenix body, it would be extraordinary.

“Your words reminded me. Good. I also need to reforged a jade seal for my father. I’ll return to the Incense World. Handle the trivial matters here—I depart now.”

Li Yi was in a hurry and acted immediately.

The Incense World was safe; Xiang Xiangzi and Xuan Yuezi naturally felt at ease and chose not to accompany him.

As the cross-realm gate was blasted open by the Immortal Dao warship,

amid the spreading incense energy, Li Yi’s warship instantly crossed over and vanished from the Demon God Realm.

Soon after,

the Immortal Dao warship flew high above the Incense World. Since cross-realm coordinates were never precise, each transit landed randomly.

Li Yi piloted the warship toward the imperial palace, and along the way, he brought along the star core.

Though the object was immensely heavy, under the combined force of his Dao arts and the warship, he managed to transport it to Dao Mountain beyond the capital.

The mountain spirit of Dao Mountain was Feiyunzi, a Three Flowers cultivator whose body had been shattered by a great demon. Now in the Incense World, he thrived—even without a physical body, his power had vastly improved.

“Tai Yi?”

Seeing Tai Yi appear, Feiyunzi was startled and immediately manifested to bow respectfully.

“Senior Feiyunzi, no need for such formality. I’m just passing through Dao Mountain, leaving something and leaving,” Li Yi smiled. He held deep respect for Feiyunzi—had it not been for his desperate battle against the great demon, Li Yi’s loved ones would have all perished. That was why he had unhesitatingly sent him to the Incense World to become the mountain spirit.

“Is this some extraordinary object?” Feiyunzi stared at the ten-zhang-tall broken boulder. Though unfamiliar, its terrifying spiritual energy surged as if ready to burn the heavens.

“It’s a star core. I don’t fully understand it,” Li Yi shook his head slightly. “I’ll have Tian Gong Daoist come later to see if it can be forged into a magic treasure.”

“This object is extraordinary—the most precious I’ve ever seen in my life. Only here, in the Incense World, can it be safely kept. If outsiders learned of it, chaos would surely follow,” Feiyunzi sighed.

Even with his strength, he doubted he could move it.

But at that moment,

two more figures suddenly appeared—both women. One wore a Daoist robe, her figure graceful yet face stern, unsmiling, like a strict master. The other was short, like a young girl, lively and ethereal, as if a celestial child.

“We pay homage to Tai Yi Tianzun,” the two Daoist maidens bowed respectfully upon appearing.

Li Yi paused.

Feiyunzi smiled: “These two are Wu Mengzi and Lingyinzi—both among the Seven Immortal Maidens of the Heavenly Dao Sect. Didn’t Yun Feizi mention them to you?”

Li Yi said: “Yun Feizi never told me. But I know several of the Immortal Maidens have revived through incense energy. Last time I left in haste, I didn’t meet you.”

He then bowed to the two Immortal Maidens.

“Without Tai Yi Tianzun’s aid, we might never have reunited in this life. From now on, whatever command you give, we will follow even unto death,” Wu Mengzi said earnestly.

“Immortal Maidens, you flatter me. When I was still cultivating, I received great help from Xiang Xiangzi, Xuan Yuezi, and others. Now I merely return the favor. But now that you’ve revived, do you wish to emerge into the world? If so, I can escort you across realms to reunite with others.”

“Thank you, Tai Yi Tianzun. Our strength has not yet fully recovered. Even if we emerged, we could do little. We’ve decided to cultivate here for a time,” Wu Mengzi said.

Li Yi looked closely and saw both Immortal Maidens possessed all Three Flowers—peak level, yet not yet perfected.

Clearly, Wu Mengzi and Lingyinzi intended to cultivate to full perfection here before emerging.

But that was fine. Here, with incense energy, their progress was swift. Once they left this world, such an opportunity would vanish.

After some small talk, Li Yi had Hong Ji contact his father, Li Jiye, asking him to bring his mother to Dao Mountain for a meeting.

Meanwhile, he opened a cross-realm gate and summoned Tian Gong Daoist from Shenmu City to reforged a jade seal for his father.

The divine materials were already prepared: black gold divine iron, divine wood, crimson gold, the star core, and the purple dragon’s remains that Li Yi had obtained.

When these divine materials were revealed, Tian Gong Daoist, who had rushed over, was stunned.

Even plundering an entire great realm would struggle to gather such items.

Especially the star core—its divine radiance resembled the light of countless stars, endless spiritual energy flowing. Had the two Immortal Maidens not sealed it, it would have caused disaster.

“Tai Yi, let this old Daoist study this divine object,” Tian Gong Daoist stared at the star core, utterly entranced, as if he’d found the world’s most precious treasure.

Li Yi warned: “Master, don’t touch it. The energy is too immense—it could instantly burn your body to ash.”

“Thank you for the warning, Tai Yi!” Tian Gong Daoist jolted and hastily withdrew his hand.

The star core emitted little spiritual energy—the true terror lay in its contained power: the mercury-like flow of stellar radiance, beautiful yet perilous beyond measure.

Those lacking strength risked death even by mere contact.

While Tian Gong Daoist studied,

an Immortal Dao warship flew from the direction of the capital toward Dao Mountain.

The Divine Martial Emperor and Empress of this world appeared as an ordinary couple upon Dao Mountain.

Before Li Jiye could speak, he was stunned by the colossal dragon corpse lying on the mountain.

“Is this the physical body of the Purple Dragon Demon God from that great battle? Incredible—even dead, its residual aura remains terrifying.”

He could not imagine how a six-thousand-zhang true dragon could be slain. If he faced such a foe, he’d flee instantly.

Moreover, Li Jiye could not fathom what kind of attack could sever the head and pierce the body of such a true dragon.