Chapter 960: Fair Trade

"Ancient Spirit Clan."

"The clan that unified Wanggu before the Emperor Xuanyou Ancient Emperor!"

Standing in this world filled with death, Old Nine gazed at the dim firmament and spoke calmly.

"Their clan is skilled in battle; in their larval form, they are snakes, until they transform into human bodies, and then dragons and snakes accompany them on both sides, achieving the Ancient Spirit Battle Body."

"During the period when this clan ruled Wanggu, they suppressed all clans, forcing them to bow their heads."

"Even the human race back then was once weak and fragmented."

Old Nine spoke while walking forward; every step he took made the firmament churn, the earth roar, countless dead souls scatter, and the skeletons in the silt tremble.

The momentum radiating from Old Nine also became increasingly intense as he walked forward; vaguely, there was even a trace of an aura that did not belong to Wanggu, seemingly rising in the dark on his body, pointing toward the outside world.

Xu Qing and Chen Erniu followed behind.

Chen Erniu looked around, extremely curious about this place, occasionally squatting down to dig up some soil, occasionally lifting his hand to grab some dead souls; the light radiating from his eyes became increasingly intense.

Clearly, he had a strong interest in this place.

As for Xu Qing, his expression was serious, listening to Ninth Grandfather's words.

Although he knew something about the Ancient Spirit Clan, clearly, in front of this living history who had lived from the Emperor Xuanyou Ancient Emperor era to the present, he was still somewhat lacking.

And what concerned him even more was the trace of aura radiating from Ninth Grandfather that did not belong to Wanggu.

The Xu Qing of the past might have been ignorant of this, but now, under the erasure authority of his right eye, he could see causality.

Thus, in his eyes, the aura radiating from Ninth Grandfather was causality from outside the heavens.

"The Master once said that Senior Li Zihua is returning... looking at it this way, the aura on Ninth Grandfather is the guidance."

Xu Qing was thoughtful, and Old Nine's words continued to echo.

"Although the Ancient Spirit Clan was strong, the time they ruled Wanggu was like a flash in the pan. After reaching their peak in a short period, their Spirit Emperor did a crazy thing."

"He gathered the power of the entire clan, converged their luck, and plotted against the Heavenly Dao."

"He attempted to possess all the Heavenly Dao with his own self, gathering all the Heavenly Dao into one, making himself the strongest and only Heavenly Dao of Wanggu."

"Once successful, his will would be the will of Wanggu, and his Dao would be the Dao of Wanggu."

"He would also use this to surpass Xia Xian, who had created Wanggu and raised many Heavenly Dao back then, and make the destiny of Wanggu belong to the destiny of one person from then on."

"It would also allow the Ancient Spirit Clan to rule Wanggu forever, with all clans eternally suppressed, and he himself would break through Xia Xian's bottleneck and walk out on his own immortal path."

When Old Nine said this, his expression revealed a trace of admiration; what he admired was not the Ancient Spirit Emperor's behavior, but the ambition and choice of a powerhouse.

"Such a figure..."

Old Nine paused his footsteps, looked toward the distant void, and a trace of fighting intent appeared in his eyes, his right hand slowly lifting, seemingly gripping the sky.

At the same time, Chen Erniu, who was following behind Xu Qing and Old Nine, dug up a skeleton from the ground and put it away; seeing Xu Qing listening seriously, Chen Erniu simply coughed, preparing to show off his erudition as the Senior Brother.

Thus, imitating Old Nine's tone, he spoke calmly.

"But this is a great rebellion!"

"So the possibility of success was naturally extremely slim; in the end, the Spirit Emperor failed, suffered the backlash of all the Heavenly Dao of Wanggu, and the clan's bloodline was cursed."

"At the critical moment, the Spirit Emperor, relying on his own terrifying cultivation, took most of his clansmen into his large world, attempting to avoid the clan-wide catastrophe under the backlash of Wanggu's Heavenly Dao, but even so, in the end, he still could not escape the curse."

"Therefore, the Spirit Emperor fell, his large world withered, turning into a dead realm, and all the Ancient Spirit clansmen within it perished instantly; and the terrifying aspect of this curse was not simply just perishing."

"That was, after all, a curse shared by all the Heavenly Dao of Wanggu; under that curse, the dead Ancient Spirit clansmen turned into dead souls suffering in pain day and night."

"This withered dead realm thus became the Ancient Spirit Fallen Kingdom, eternally enduring the torment of the curse, eternally buried deep beneath the ground of the Wanggu Continent."

"At the same time..."

Chen Erniu was just about to show off his knowledge, but before he could finish speaking, Old Nine's lifted hand grabbed toward the sky, and immediately the firmament roared, and countless muffled thunders exploded in the sky.

Thousands of lightning bolts gathered from the sky, heading straight for Old Nine, shining in the world, and landing on his lifted right hand.

With a grip, these endless lightning bolts directly transformed into a sword of electric light.

Once this sword appeared, the heavens and earth changed color.

A fierce aura and terrifying fluctuation rose from Old Nine, and afterward... he swung the sword toward the sky.

The sword intent shocked the heavens.

It seemed as if there was a roar coming from the void; the next instant, the sky was directly split open by this terrifying sword strike, revealing a huge crack.

The storm spread from the crack, sweeping across all directions, and at the same time, from within the crack, images familiar to Xu Qing were revealed.

There, it was an imperial palace.

Deep within the imperial palace, there was a mountain of flesh and blood, and on the top of the mountain floated a giant eye.

At this moment, this eye opened, revealing golden light, and was glaring at this place through the crack.

It saw Xu Qing, whom it hadn't seen for a long time, but at this moment, what concerned it most was the figure whose aura was shaking the heavens after splitting the sky with that sword.

It recognized him!

Back when it was fighting against the Red Mother, it had paid attention to this ninth son of Li Zihua; it was really because the sword he swung after gathering momentum in front of the Red Mother back then had made its mind fluctuate as well.

Xu Qing was just about to speak, but Old Nine had already stepped into the crack in one step, appearing above the Ancient Spirit Emperor's giant eye.

"Audacious!"

A low roar, containing the rules of this world of death, was emitted thunderously from the Ancient Spirit Emperor.

In an instant, the world where the Ancient Spirit Emperor was located became even dimmer, the earth rose continuously, and countless dead souls and countless skeletons all emerged.

Furthermore, the Yellow Springs River arrived.

That was the will of the entire world!

Moving according to the Ancient Spirit Emperor's divine sense.

Not only that, but there was also an ability that seemed like authority and divine power shining within the Ancient Spirit Emperor's giant eye; that was its own special ability.

Under its gaze, anyone hostile to it would have their minor injuries become severe, and their severe injuries would turn into fatal death.

At the same time, within this Ancient Spirit Realm, there were ninety-eight other imperial palaces and giant eyes, all of which opened at this moment, all gazing at Old Nine, ready to strike.

Old Nine's expression did not change in the slightest; only in that coldness, there was more fighting intent, as if he really wanted to fight a battle.

The situation reached its peak in an instant, and it was on the verge of breaking out.

Xu Qing walked out from the crack and stood by Old Nine's side, speaking respectfully.

"Ninth Grandfather, let me coordinate this matter; Spirit Emperor Majesty is not an outsider, so we don't need to resort to weapons."

Old Nine looked at Xu Qing, frowned, and finally reluctantly agreed.

After pacifying Ninth Grandfather, Xu Qing turned around and bowed respectfully to the Ancient Spirit Emperor.

"Junior pays respects to Majesty."

The Ancient Spirit Emperor's heart surged, and countless curses erupted internally, and it was about to roar them out, but after its divided gaze fell on Xu Qing, all the curses turned into shock.

"Your physical body..."

All the Ancient Spirit Emperor's giant eyes contracted simultaneously.

It had previously been attracted by Old Nine, but after falling on Xu Qing, it immediately perceived the terror of Xu Qing's physical body.

"Junior had some opportunities before, so my physical body has changed; I will tell Majesty about this later. Today, I came here for the Imperial Qi."

Xu Qing looked at the thirteen dragons transformed from the Ancient Spirit Clan's luck around the Ancient Spirit Emperor's giant eye and spoke slowly.

"No!"

The Ancient Spirit Emperor suppressed the shock in its heart, its giant eyes revealing a dark glint, and it refused directly.

Xu Qing's expression remained as usual; he was not surprised by the Ancient Spirit Emperor's answer, and he had dealt with the other party too many times, and the three of them actually already had a plan on the way here.

Thus, a smile appeared on his face, and he spoke softly.

"Majesty, Junior came here under the orders of the Empress of my human race."

"Although Majesty is in seclusion here, you should have felt the fluctuations when my human race's Empress ascended to the Divine Platform before."

Xu Qing said, radiating his own human race's luck, causing the power of luck to circle around, and even changed into the official robe of the Crown Prince's Grand Tutor.

"The one speaking now is the Zhencang King conferred by the Empress of my human race, plus the Crown Prince's Grand Tutor! Furthermore, I am the Great Yanyue Xuantian conferred by the three gods of the Yanyue Yanyue Xuantian Clan!"

Chen Erniu spoke proudly and loudly; he naturally knew how to cooperate with Xu Qing.

Heavy breathing, like wind, whistled in this world of death, and all the Ancient Spirit Emperor's giant eyes appeared to fluctuate at this moment.

The human race's Empress becoming a god—although it hadn't seen it directly, it had indeed sensed it.

To say it wasn't wary would be impossible.

It was just that the unwillingness in its heart was still rising; that feeling of being robbed made it feel that its dignity had been challenged, and it was about to speak.

Xu Qing looked at Chen Erniu.

Chen Erniu smiled, gazed at the Ancient Spirit Emperor's giant eye, looked down from a position of superiority, and emitted a clear voice.

"Little Junior Brother, I know you have old ties with this Ancient Spirit Emperor and don't want to bully the small with the big; otherwise, if we just report to the Master, with his Xia Xian status, he could reshape your physical body and naturally could also suppress this realm with one palm!"

The Ancient Spirit Emperor was shocked again in its heart.

At the same time, seeing that the communication was fruitless, Old Nine's expression revealed a trace of impatience.

"Why waste words? My father is about to return; today, if you don't give the Imperial Qi, I will snatch it by force. If I am injured by one point, on the day my father returns, I will destroy all your layouts for reincarnation and resurrection."

After speaking, the aura of guidance from outside the heavens radiating from Old Nine became even richer, even forming a blurred starry sky, and vaguely, it seemed as if a blood-colored star was approaching.

The pressure transmitted made the Ancient Spirit Emperor's heart surge again.

It was just that the majesty of the past made it still somewhat unable to accept this stifling feeling of being blackmailed, and its breathing became increasingly rapid.

Seeing that the heat was almost enough, Xu Qing walked out a few steps, stood in front of the giant eye, and bowed again.

"Majesty, Junior hadn't finished speaking just now; Junior didn't come here to directly demand the thirteen Imperial Qi, but to trade."

After speaking, Xu Qing lifted his hand, took out the puppet from the Lingyin Forbidden Zone, and sent it before the Ancient Spirit Emperor.

"This spirit is the Master of the Forbidden Zone; I hope Majesty likes it."

This was giving the Ancient Spirit Emperor a way out.

The Ancient Spirit Emperor was silent, cursing internally again; it naturally saw the acting cooperation of the three, but... whether it was the Empress, Xu Qing's Master, or Li Zihua, none were people it could provoke right now.

And it had major matters secretly underway right now; once a Divine Platform descended, it was afraid it would be exposed immediately.

Thus, after a long while, the Ancient Spirit Emperor endured the disgust in its heart, glared fiercely at Xu Qing, and the giant eye emitted suction, instantly sucking in the puppet.

Following the clicking sound of chewing, as if it had put all its stifling feeling into the biting, after more than ten breaths, the thirteen luck dragons beside the Ancient Spirit Emperor roared and headed straight for Xu Qing and the others.

Accompanying them was the Ancient Spirit Emperor's suppressed, gloomy voice.

"Leave! Don't come again!" ===== CHAPTER 963 =====