The Blood Sea was deemed out of bounds and a forbidden area ever since three empyrean realm experts died in it. Empyrean realm, or great emperor as it was previously known, was the strongest level of immortals in the world at the moment. Since even they had perished, no one else dared draw near.
A scene of desolation reigned around the bloody waters. Countless blood sea creatures roiled in its depths, but they didnât dare come ashore. Their deterrent was four enormous coffins lying horizontal to the waterâs banks, emanating piercing sword intent that cowed all of the Blood Sea.
Ge Long had returned to hell, but his four evil coffins and the swords sealed within remained to keep the Blood Sea and its denizens under control.
Of course, the world of immortals was also no longer what itâd once been. If the Blood Sea creatures really did dare invade, they wouldnât find the easy pickings they expected.
There were at least a hundred empyrean experts in the current world of immortalsâa sum not yet on par with the heyday of human dao, but making this the strongest age of the immortal dao era.
Immortal Emperor Qing Taxian had broken through empyrean realm and set foot into the chaos realm. He was the first to manage this feat beneath the immortal dao, making him the emperor of all immortals in both name and deed.
Of the entire world of immortals, he was the only one who dared have âemperorâ in his title.
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âItâs been a long time, fellow daoists.â A figure walked gracefully out of the parting Blood Sea and approached Lu Yun and Qing Yu.
Light-footed like flowing water, she looked sixteen and her elegant form was wreathed in a layer of mist. Despite that, the couple could sense a perpetual air of sorrow and loss about her.
âGreetings to fellow daoist.â Lu Yun nodded slightly at the woman. She was the vengeful spirit that heâd encountered in the ruins of the Firmament Prison, the last soul of one of the ages of immortal dao.
If it hadnât been for her paper boats, Lu Yun and the others probably wouldnât have made it out alive.
âFor what matter have fellow daoists come?â The girl dismissed the layer of mist around her and revealed her true form. Her limpid eyes stared unblinkingly at Lu Yun and Qing Yu.
âSince you already know, fellow daoist, why do you ask?â It was Qing Yu who responded. âDo you wish to stop us?â
The girl shook her head. âMy name is⊠Di Ling. Di as in âemperorâ, which is found in âgreat emperorâ, and Ling as in âgraveâ, which is found in âVioletgraveâ.â
Lu Yun frowned and subconsciously met Qing Yuâs eyes.
âThe curse on the word âemperorâ has been lifted, your name no longer poses a danger.â Lu Yunâs frown deepened. It made him quite uncomfortable that Di Ling had mentioned Violetgrave, and explained that part of her name shared the same character. He now knew what kind of existence Violetgrave was.
There were two great masters in the chaos whoâd ascended beyond the realm. One of them was Lu Qing in the chaos sea, the other was Violetgrave.
Violetgrave was even more ancient than Lu Qing as traces of her presence had existed in the mythological realm. However, that was the extent of Lu Yunâs knowledge about the sword. He had no idea where she came from or what exactly she was. What his past self had found in the mythological realm only pointed to her being an inauspicious omen.
âHow is the curse on emperors so easily lifted? It is the immortal dao that has given way and changed great emperor realm back to empyrean instead,â murmured Di Ling with a lowered head.
Qing Yu was the one frowning now, and a well hidden streak of worry flashed through her eyes. There was still one person who used the emperor title in the world of immortalsâher father, Immortal Emperor Qing Taxian.
Though itâd been Lu Yun orchestrating the change of great emperor realm, he wouldnât have been able to do it if the immortal dao hadnât been willing.
âThe word curses me still.â Di Ling jerked her head up. âVioletgrave is the source of all curses. My name puts the emperor character first and the grave character second, which makes it the source of the curse on emperors.
âAll will be resolved when I truly die.â
âAre you saying that Violetgrave is the instrument of the curse?â Lu Yunâs brows furrowed tightly and he recalled what Violetgrave had once said in front of the World Gates. If he didnât retrieve her in a hundred years, then she would turn into something even more frightening than the dead spirits.
âYes,â Di Ling responded. âThe immortal dao is vast and far reaching, and the only dao that can traverse the four realms. My Di Clan is from the Hongmeng, and we came to the world of immortals to safeguard the immortal dao. However, we ended up becoming sinners against our ward instead, and I, the source of all evil.â
When Di Ling raised her head again, her eyes were a piercing crimson and bloody tears trickled out of them. Every drop seemed to be another Blood Sea that contained all beings.
Lu Yun and Qing Yu hastily backed away as rays of crimson light flared from her body. A giant, demonic shape was slowly forming behind her!
She was caught between two extremesâher regular form on the left was still as gentle and placid as still water, deep sorrow flowing out of her eyes.
Her right side, however, was the form of a demon. Brutal, violent, and exuding a tyrannical air.
âKill me, kill the last of the Di bloodline and end it all. The immortal dao will be pristine, pure, and travel through the four realms!â Di Lingâs voice was split into twoâtender feminine tones and raging masculine tones. The two joined together in an extremely weird combination.
âCome on, then! Kill me! I am the spirit of this Blood Sea! Youâll be able to take it if you kill me, and the last of the curse on the immortal dao will vanish!â The left side of Di Lingâs face continued to cry bloody tears, but her right side leered savagely, as if goading Lu Yun to kill her.
âThe demon of the immortal dao!â Qing Yu took a step forward and forced out through grit teeth, âItâs you!â
Di Ling paused and looked at Qing Yu. âSince you know itâs me, why donât you hurry and kill me?â
The demon of the immortal dao!
A chaos realm Fuxi had had to strip away his own senses after facing it, and his eyes corrupted by the simple sight!
âDonât move, this isnât the real body of the immortal dao!â Lu Yun yanked Qing Yu to his side. âDonât get close to it. The left side is still Di Ling, while the right side is the demon. It hasnât fully occupied Di Lingâs body yet, so weâd be helping it if we killed her.â
Black flames danced in Lu Yunâs eyes.
âSo youâre the source of the uncanny zombies!â Lu Yun sneered at the demon of the immortal dao. âYouâre getting ahead of yourself to corrupt the Blood Sea.â
The uncanny zombies! The kind that assimilated whoever killed or touched them!
Those zombies rampaged through all of the tombs in the world of immortals and Lu Yun had even ran into them in the outskirts of the Tomb of Heaven and Earth. All of that originated from the demon of the immortal dao.
Di Ling had tried to kill it when itâd invaded the Blood Sea. Thankfully, she was the spirit of these waters and too strong to be assimilated even after all this time. When she told the story of her past, her mind had been controlled by the demon. She was almost taken over, and when the process was complete, she would be Di Ling, the demon of the immortal dao.
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