Yuanzhou, the dark domain.
After the Holy Sovereign handed over the eyeballs to the two Saints in Qingxu Town, he abandoned the Old Sect Master’s physical body.
The four Saints returned to their lair; thus, the remaining eyeball, nose, and arm had all been gathered. Next came the moment for the Holy Sovereign’s body to be resurrected.
The Saints stitched the remaining parts together one by one. The Holy Sovereign suddenly let out a pleasant sound. “Oh… I feel myself becoming whole. That familiar sensation has finally returned…”
The four Saints stood in four different directions, continuously injecting demonic energy into the Holy Sovereign’s stitched, twisted, and grotesque body.
The dense demonic energy was like a black mist, enveloping the Holy Sovereign within.
After a moment, the original hand bone actually turned into a fresh arm, reaching out from the black mist. The Second Saint, Jia Lang, brought a rug and knelt before the black mist, spreading it out.
In the next second, a pair of feet stepped out from the black mist and onto the rug, instantly causing the ground beneath to shatter.
The black mist gradually dissipated. The twisted body previously stitched together from different parts of different people was gone.
In its place was a muscular, naked man — this was the Holy Sovereign’s original body.
“Oh… this feeling of standing on solid ground has not been experienced for many years.” After feeling the reality of the ground touching his soles, the Holy Sovereign sighed faintly.
The Holy Sovereign twisted his neck while clenching his fists tightly and then slowly releasing them, feeling the vitality of this new body from every angle. His voice became even more pleasant.
The Third Saint, Shang Zhai, stepped forward and offered a robe. “Holy Sovereign, allow me to dress you.”
As he helped the Holy Sovereign into the robe, he said flatteringly, “Within this body lies power even greater than before! Even though the Demonic Art we practice…”
“Heh, Shang Zhai, you truly know how to please me best.” The corners of the Holy Sovereign’s mouth curled up uncontrollably; he had never rejected flattery or praise from others.
“Now that my body has been recast, all of you have contributed greatly. I have spent many years in this dark underground, gaining deeper insights into what I have learned in my life. I have decided to teach you once again as a reward,” the Holy Sovereign said from his high position.
The four Saints knelt before him. “Thank you for the reward, Holy Sovereign!”
“But now that Old Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh are gone, only the four of you remain to receive this reward.” The Holy Sovereign shook his head and sighed. “What a pity, what a pity…”
“Holy Sovereign, I have already investigated. The ones who killed Sixth and Seventh Brother are a force called the Fengqing Sect.”
“One of their female Martial Experts has already been killed by Second Brother, but that is not enough!” Shang Zhai volunteered at this moment.
“I want to kill everyone in the Fengqing Sect and finally let the person who killed Sixth and Seventh Brother drown in a sea of her compatriots’ blood!”
The Holy Sovereign’s expression darkened upon hearing this.
“Shang Zhai, can you do it alone?” he asked.
“Please rest assured, Holy Sovereign. I have mastered the face-changing art to perfection. As long as I borrow that female Martial Expert’s identity and infiltrate the Fengqing Sect, I can find the perfect opportunity to assassinate the Martial Expert who killed Sixth and Seventh Brother!”
Shang Zhai said with a cold laugh. “Once that person is dead, won’t the rest be like lambs to the slaughter?”
The Holy Sovereign nodded with satisfaction.
If they followed their original plan, they would go directly to Among the Colorful Clouds to seek revenge on Yu Yi and take the Everlasting Tribulation Sword.
The Holy Sovereign recalled the scene when the Demoness had smashed his body into pieces years ago, and his blood pressure rose as he flew into a rage.
The way she looked at him with utter loathing — as if looking at trash — was something he still couldn’t let go of.
But since the Fengqing Sect had killed his two beloved Saints, he would naturally not let them off.
“Heehee, Holy Sovereign, you haven’t tasted the flavor of a woman in many years, have you? How about I capture nine female disciples for you after I sneak into the Fengqing Sect?”
“You can enjoy yourself for the first time in a long while. What do you think?” Shang Zhai said with an insidious smile.
“Third Brother, you actually want to capture a few Orthodox Faction female disciples to play with first, don’t you?”
“Old Third, how can you act like this before the Holy Sovereign!”
The Fourth Saint and the Second Saint, Jia Lang, spoke up respectively, while only the head of the Saints kept his face lowered, remaining silent from beginning to end.
“Hahaha! No matter, no matter,” the Holy Sovereign laughed loudly.
“Since my body has been recast, I must naturally consider the great matter of procreation. Although the Right Protector has not yet found the Holy Son’s whereabouts, I still have the mission of letting the shadow race continue!”
The Second and Fourth Saints quickly changed their tune. “The Holy Sovereign is absolutely right!”
“Though it is a pity we cannot find the Holy Son, her shadow race bloodline has mostly been defiled by ordinary mortals anyway.”
“Now that I have returned, the significance of her existence has weakened significantly.” The Holy Sovereign thought it over carefully and gave Shang Zhai a serious instruction.
“Shang Zhai, since you are going to capture women, capture the most excellent one for me. She will carry the glorious mission of procreating for the shadow race.”
“Yes, Holy Sovereign, rest assured. My eye for women is absolutely perfect,” Shang Zhai replied.
“Go then.” After the Holy Sovereign spoke, he looked up at the sky. “It is also time for me to see the sun and moon outside with my own eyes.”
***
There was a knock on Yu Yi’s door. From the sound, one could tell that the person standing outside was anxious, yet they were well-behaved and did not force their way in.
*Knock, knock, knock! Knock, knock, knock!*
It was most likely Yun Qianxue.
The moment Yu Yi stood up and pushed open the door, Yun Qianxue lunged into her arms. Although the impact wasn’t enough to make Yu Yi step back, her full chest still couldn’t help but sway a few times.
“Qianxue, what’s wrong?” Yu Yi noticed that Yun Qianxue was trembling and quickly asked with concern.
“I… I just saw something strange!” Yun Qianxue then told Yu Yi about the Old Sect Master’s bizarre behavior she had just witnessed.
Yu Yi’s face darkened. “Let’s go. We need to find Lü Qi.”
After notifying Su Cheng as well, the three of them went to the Qingfeng elegant pavilion together and knocked on the main door.
“Who is it so late at night?” Lü Qi’s voice came from inside.
“It’s me,” Yu Yi replied.
“Master!? Have you changed your mind?!” Lü Qi said excitedly. But after opening the door, she found three people standing in front of her.
Her excited expression instantly slumped, but she still tried her best to maintain a smile.
“Master… did you come to see your disciple for some specific instructions?” Lü Qi asked.
“Something might have happened.” Yu Yi told Lü Qi what Yun Qianxue had seen and heard.