Chapter 956: The New Jade Seal

“Dad, Mom.”

Li Yi saw Li Jiye and Zheng Xiuyu beside him, and immediately brightened—he hadn’t reunited with his family since crossing realms last time.

“Yi’er, is this the new jade seal you said you’d forge for me?” Li Jiye said in surprise.

“Of course. I even brought Master Tian Gong, the master of artifact forging.” Li Yi said: “Not only that—I’ve obtained a fire phoenix egg. Its demonic soul has already been eradicated. If I can perform the right technique to seize its body, I’ll gain the physical form of the demonic god, the fire phoenix. Once it completes its rebirth, its power will be terrifying.”

“I plan to give this egg to Mom. After all, these years you’ve missed cultivation, your power has lagged behind. Though you’ve now taken up dual cultivation and harnessed incense power, you’ve only managed to catch up partially—your foundation is still weak. I just wonder… would you mind taking on the body of a demonic god?”

Li Yi said. Though his idea was sound, not everyone could accept becoming a fire phoenix and losing their human form.

So he still needed to consult his parents’ opinions.

“Yi’er, you’re truly filial, treating us both equally. But this matter is serious—I’ll discuss it with your mother first,” Li Jiye said.

“No rush. I’ll let Master Tian Gong forge the Imperial Seal first, and I’ll use this time to rest and recover,” Li Yi said.

“Yi’er, how are you? Are you alright?” Zheng Xiuyu asked at once, her face filled with concern.

Li Yi shook his head. “I’m fine. I only burned a portion of my cultivation. Mom, don’t worry.”

“Good. Earth is full of dangers now—don’t overextend yourself. The most important thing is our family being together. Revenge can wait,” Zheng Xiuyu warned. Though she hadn’t crossed realms this time, she’d gathered some information from Li Jiye.

She knew this realm war was extraordinary, especially for Li Yi, who had fought such a powerful true dragon demonic god—it was incredibly perilous.

Fortunately, everyone was unharmed, so Zheng Xiuyu said no more.

As Li Yi’s family reunited, time slipped by swiftly—a month passed.

That day.

As usual, Li Yi secluded himself within the Immortal Warship. Beside him flowed a pool of purple blood, radiating divine light, with dragon qi soaring into the heavens—extraordinary beyond measure.

It was the blood of the purple dragon demonic god. Li Yi now bathed in dragon blood, feasted on dragon flesh, consuming it to replenish his body’s depletion.

This method was indeed effective.

As he absorbed the dragon blood and evolved, his divine body was reactivated; his divine blood began regenerating anew. The weakness and emptiness within him slowly faded.

But it wasn’t enough.

The power drawn from the purple dragon demonic god’s remains was insufficient to restore him fully. Li Yi had also tried drawing residual power from the remains of demonic kings—but it didn’t work.

The demonic king remains had almost no effect on him. Even if he cooked and ate them, he only regained essence, spirit, and vigor, and strengthened part of his magic power—he couldn’t fill the void in his divine blood.

Only the flesh and blood of a demonic god possessed some miraculous effect: it could stimulate the regeneration of divine blood.

Li Yi estimated that if he could consume ten more demonic gods, he might fully heal his injuries and return to his peak.

But that was impossible.

The only demonic god left in the demonic god realm was the golden crow demonic god—and it had fled.

“Is it because demonic gods possess some divine nature, resonating with my divine blood in some way?” Li Yi wondered inwardly.

What is called divinity is merely a difference in power levels.

Only power of the same level can repair damage of the same level. The power of demonic kings is insufficient—that’s why it’s useless. This also aligns with Earth’s evolutionary law.

Similarly.

If Li Yi could go to the Wildlands and slay a being of the Divine Rank, he could restore his divine blood.

But that was too difficult.

His current power was no match for a Divine Rank being. Unless he sacrificed his life, burning his final portion of divine blood to gain a fleeting peak of power.

“Forget it. I’ll just recover as much as I can.”

Li Yi now calmly absorbed the dragon blood’s power, devouring vast quantities of dragon flesh. In this month, his appetite was astonishing—he had already consumed one-third of the six-thousand-zhang-long true dragon body.

Several more days passed.

Suddenly.

At noon that day, a staggering energy surge blasted into the clouds, shaking the heavens. A thunderous dragon roar echoed across the land, followed by countless dazzling divine lights scattering through the sky, and boundless incense power surging from all directions, converging upon a single point.

“It’s done—the Purple Gold Nine-Dragon Seal is finally forged!”

On the Dao Mountain of the Incense Realm, Master Tian Gong beamed, witnessing the birth of a new treasure.

It was a purple jade seal, upon which coiled a true dragon, radiating golden light, wondrous and ineffable.

He had used rare materials—divine wood, crimson gold, black divine iron—as its base, fused within it the dragon pearl from the purple dragon demonic god’s body, added a fragment of a star core, then gathered celestial incense power and inscribed an infinite array.

This seal was the most fearsome magic treasure he had ever forged in his life.

It surpassed even the Dao-attaining artifact, reaching an unknown, unprecedented height.

Master Tian Gong himself couldn’t believe he’d ever forged something of this level. The seal’s power had reached demonic god tier.

If fully unleashed, it might crush a demonic god.

“Purple Gold Nine-Dragon Seal—excellent, excellent,” Li Jiye, as the Divine Martial Emperor, was also thrilled. He finally had a worthy treasure—this artifact could hold the incense of millions, truly making him like a tiger with wings.

Master Tian Gong said: “This artifact has already developed sentience. That true dragon is its spirit. Li Jiye, whether you can use it depends on whether the seal is willing to submit to you. Otherwise, it will wander the heavens and earth, uncontrolled by anyone.”

“Is that possible?” Li Jiye was surprised.

He rarely crossed realms; most of his time was spent ruling as emperor, so he knew little about cultivation.

“Old Tao wouldn’t be mistaken. Even crimson gold Dao artifacts can develop spirit—but they require long cultivation. I rushed the process, so I didn’t wait for the spirit to awaken. But this Purple Gold Nine-Dragon Seal is different. It contains the dragon pearl, inheriting part of the purple dragon demonic god’s power. From the moment it was born, it already had a spirit—and this spirit is extremely powerful. When you tame it, don’t be careless.”

“I’ll try,” Li Jiye said, taking a deep breath, then soaring into the clouds, aiming to subdue the true dragon and transform it into the seal for his own use.

But the moment he moved, the true dragon churning in the clouds above sensed him, instantly turned, roared, and lashed its body toward Li Jiye.

Just a simple tail swipe—its terrifying power sealed off all directions, forcing Li Jiye to stand his ground.

BOOM! The next instant.

Li Jiye was blasted away like a meteor, vanishing instantly—and he didn’t return for a long while.

Master Tian Gong sighed. “It seems this treasure is still too much for him.”

Clearly, Li Jiye’s power was insufficient to subdue the Purple Gold Nine-Dragon Seal. Even if he unleashed his full strength, he was only at demonic king level—but this seal already possessed demonic god-level power.

Moreover, the true dragon had clearly held back. Otherwise, that single strike would have shattered Li Jiye instantly—he wouldn’t have merely been blasted away.