Chapter 2400

The Empress's remains, though lacking consciousness, possessed a certain instinct.

Their power was far too overwhelming.

Now that the Heavenly Dao Staff was missing, the entire sealing array had become unstable.

Even with Wenhui Fuzi bringing out the Dongling Temple's supreme treasure, the Wheel-Turning Sutra Cylinder, to suppress it, he could not completely stabilize the entire array.

Blood-colored mist surged, and terrifying energy struck the sealing array again and again.

The entire array was teetering on the brink of collapse.

As blood-colored energy leaked out, even Wenhui Fuzi's expression changed, for he felt a kind of terrifying power that induced corruption.

If the Empress's remains were to break the seal, the consequences would be unimaginable.

At the same time, the many Blood Clan beings within the Demon-Suppressing Domain sensed an aura, causing them to fall into a frenzy, their power becoming even more terrifying.

Just at this critical, hair-trigger moment.

A figure bathed in Buddha-light tore through the void and descended upon this place.

"Buddha Saint..."

Wenhui Fuzi's eyes trembled.

The one who had arrived was none other than the Lianhua Buddha Saint.

The Lianhua Buddha Saint remained silent.

His figure was somewhat hunched and thin, yet his skin shimmered with a faint gold, as if plated with a layer of gold leaf.

This was a type of golden body from the Buddhist sect.

The Lianhua Buddha Saint held a lotus seal in his hands, and even within his pupils, lotus flowers seemed to bloom.

The man himself, like a golden Buddha, carried boundless Buddhist power and settled upon the sealing array.

Those terrifying energies that had been leaking out were all blocked by the Lianhua Buddha Saint.

But the Lianhua Buddha Saint would also be eroded by this power.

"Buddha Saint!"

Wenhui Fuzi's expression changed.

It was rumored that ancient Buddhas would feed themselves to tigers or cut their own flesh to feed eagles.

And now, the Lianhua Buddha Saint was also using his own body to suppress the sealing array.

"Wenhui, I will suppress this place; you must find the Empress's reincarnation and convert her," the Lianhua Buddha Saint said calmly.

Guarding the Demon-Suppressing Domain was the mission of Dongling Temple.

Naturally, the Lianhua Buddha Saint could not allow the Empress's remains to break the seal.

Wenhui Fuzi sighed in his heart.

The Lianhua Buddha Saint was preparing to sacrifice himself.

Although his Buddhist cultivation was profound, he could not withstand being eroded day after day like this.

But Wenhui Fuzi could not dwell on it.

If the Lianhua Buddha Saint did not do this, the Empress's remains breaking the seal would lead to an even greater disaster.

The Blood Clan beings would also undergo a greater transformation, thereby causing incalculable changes.

"Brother Chen, let us go," Wenhui Fuzi said.

Chen Xuan frowned secretly.

Things were becoming somewhat troublesome for him now.

Although Wenhui Fuzi had not said anything, it was clear that Chen Xuan was a suspect.

And since he could not be honest with Wenhui Fuzi, this was very uncomfortable.

Most importantly, he hadn't even managed to get a single hair, which could be said to be taking the blame for a disaster—a pure, massive scapegoat.

"That person who plotted against me must pay the price," Chen Xuan swore inwardly.

Subsequently, Chen Xuan and Wenhui Fuzi also left the Dead Sea Eye.

Following this, the Blood Clan side retreated for the time being.

Jun Xiaoyao, who had come out of the Dead Sea Eye early, strolled casually through the Demon-Suppressing Domain.

Seeing the Blood Clan retreat, Jun Xiaoyao also knew in his heart that this Blood Clan operation was primarily instigated because of Jiaxin.

Qin Taiyuan had colluded with the Blood Clan, and Jiaxin was plotting for his Chaos Blood.

Otherwise, if the Blood Clan had truly wanted to launch a full-scale attack, figures at the level of Blood Clan True Ancestors would definitely have appeared.

Such figures would not be easily dealt with.

Clearly, the Blood Clan also believed that the time for a full-scale attack had not yet arrived.

"However, I didn't expect the Lianhua Buddha Saint to make a move," Jun Xiaoyao murmured.

Just now, he had sensed an extremely powerful aura fleeing into the Dead Sea Eye.

It must have been the Abbot of Dongling Temple, the Lianhua Buddha Saint.

In fact, Jun Xiaoyao did not mind the Empress's remains breaking the seal.

He even hoped for the mysterious Empress to be revived.

Because only then could he truly figure out what had happened back then.

And currently, the Origin Universe's records regarding the mysterious Empress betraying the World-Creating Heavenly Emperor were merely passed down by word of mouth.

But history and truth can be tampered with.

The so-called "winners are kings, losers are bandits" is exactly this.

As long as one achieves victory in the end, no matter how dishonorable the means, one can be molded into a grand and bright image for future generations.

"In that case, back then, besides that mysterious Empress, the World-Creating Heavenly Emperor had another disciple."

Jun Xiaoyao's eyes revealed a thoughtful expression.

He had not been in the Origin Universe for a short time either.

Plus, in the academy, he was well-informed about all sorts of news.

Therefore, Jun Xiaoyao had roughly touched upon some matters regarding the Origin Universe.

Of course, this was just a random flash of inspiration for Jun Xiaoyao; he couldn't really deduce anything from it.

Jun Xiaoyao shook his head slightly; for now, he could watch a good show.

After all, even the Lianhua Buddha Saint had been dragged into this; the loss of the Heavenly Dao Staff would surely stir up quite a storm.

But this had nothing to do with Jun Xiaoyao.

After all, there was still the scapegoat, Chen Xuan.

And afterwards, once the Blood Clan beings had retreated.

The personnel and factions of the Origin Universe side gradually gathered together.

However, compared to when they arrived, the number of people had decreased significantly.

This was not only due to the loss of many hands in the fighting with the Blood Clan.

There were also some cultivators who had been eroded and polluted, or bitten by the Blood Clan, and had fallen to the Blood Clan's side.

This was also the strength of the Blood Clan—the ability to continuously assimilate other beings and strengthen their own tribe.

Jun Xiaoyao returned to the team's side.

Xia Guihua, Ji Mingshuang, Princess Hongxiu, and others were all there.

Jun Xiaoyao smiled slightly; he knew they wouldn't have any problems.

But what made a strange look appear in the depths of Jun Xiaoyao's eyes was this:

The look Xia Guihua gave him carried a trace of unease and trepidation, though it was only fleeting.

Jun Xiaoyao suppressed the questions in his heart, revealed nothing, stepped forward, and said with a faint smile, "It's good that you are all safe."

On the other side, some cultivators let out roars of fury.

They were people from the Shenxiao Sacred Dynasty.

"How could the Crown Prince have fallen!"

The news of Qin Taiyuan's fall spread, immediately causing many to be extremely astonished.

Qin Taiyuan was a quasi-emperor-level prodigy; logically speaking, he shouldn't have fallen on such a battlefield.

Moreover, he should have had protective measures bestowed upon him by the Great Emperor Qin Xiao, so he couldn't have fallen easily.

"What happened? Could it be a scheme by the Blood Clan?" many asked in surprise.

Here, Xia Guihua's beautiful eyes suddenly looked toward Jun Xiaoyao.

She was very intelligent and understood immediately.

Jun Xiaoyao just smiled slightly and said nothing.

This could also be considered Qin Taiyuan courting his own death.

If he hadn't taken the initiative to collude with the Blood Clan to plot against Jun Xiaoyao.

Perhaps he could have lived for a few more days.

Jun Xiaoyao was not worried about the Great Emperor Qin Xiao retaliating against him.

The Great Emperor Qin Xiao should be afraid now, afraid of how the Yun Sheng Imperial Palace would settle accounts once this matter was exposed.

Not to mention anything else, just the two elders of Mountain and Sea who had come to invite Jun Xiaoyao earlier were enough to give the Great Emperor Qin Xiao a headache.

Therefore, Jun Xiaoyao didn't care at all; killing a Sacred Dynasty Crown Prince like Qin Taiyuan was like crushing an ant, not worth his concern.