608: Chapter 608 Who exactly is this person?

He could feel that Yue Liuli was not lying.

Although the fluctuation of self-destruction was weak, its essence was extremely high, and it was deeply entangled with her and the Yaochi Holy Master's Divine Soul Origin.

Once it erupted, it would indeed trigger a chain reaction of annihilation.

He was actually confident that he could protect the Yaochi Holy Master's Divine Soul from being destroyed at the moment of eruption, but Yue Liuli's remnant soul and the memories within would completely dissipate.

He could indeed gamble—gamble that at the moment Yue Liuli's thought was triggered, he could complete the soul search and stop it at a speed ten thousand times faster.

But this would require using power far exceeding what he currently displayed, which could cause unpredictable effects on the fragile structure of this world, and there was still a tiny risk of failure.

It wasn't worth it.

Gu Changge's eyes returned to calmness, but beneath that calmness were rapidly churning thoughts.

Slowly, bit by bit, he withdrew the Divine Soul threads that were piercing toward Yue Liuli's core.

Seeing Gu Changge's actions, the frantically expanding silver light of self-destruction within Yue Liuli's remnant soul paused slightly.

Then, it began to contract and calm down extremely slowly and unstably.

Clearly, triggering this final resort was also a huge burden for her; she was also on the edge of fear.

"I can choose not to search your soul."

Gu Changge continued, his gaze like ice.

"But you need to understand that not killing you or searching your soul doesn't mean I can't do anything to you, much less that you can do whatever you want."

"From this moment on, your existence, your recovery, and the balance between you and her will all be defined by me."

"You'd better pray that the things in your memory are worth me keeping a nuisance like you around."

Just then, hurried footsteps and several old, anxious shouts came from outside the quiet room:

"Holy Master! Holy Master, what happened to you? Just now, there was a phenomenon between heaven and earth, cold qi pierced the sky, and the Emperor Might was biting. Has something gone wrong with your cultivation?"

It was the voices of the Grand Elder and several other Grand Elders, clearly completely alarmed by the previous upheaval.

Hearing this, the Yaochi Holy Master took a deep breath, calming the violently fluctuating aura within her body.

"This seat is fine," the Yaochi Holy Master said, straining to maintain her Great Emperor's dignity.

"I had an occasional insight during cultivation, which triggered an old injury, but it's no big deal. You all may withdraw; do not disturb me without my order."

Hearing this, the people outside felt the Holy Master's voice was strange, but her unquestionable commanding tone remained.

They looked at each other and hesitated for a moment, but ultimately didn't dare to disobey the Holy Master's command, only replying respectfully:

"Yes, Holy Master. Please take care of your sacred body, Holy Master. If there's any need, summon us at any time."

The footsteps gradually faded, and silence returned outside the door, but that sense of worry and the prying Divine Thoughts did not completely dissipate, clearly still lingering and on guard in the distance.

"Troublesome!" Gu Changge thought to himself.

As his voice fell, without any visible movement, he simply gave a gentle flick of his sleeve.

A gentle yet irresistibly powerful invisible force instantly enveloped the Yaochi Holy Master.

In the next moment, the surrounding scenery rippled and blurred like water patterns.

Space power fluctuated slightly, light and shadow flowed, and time and space shifted.

When the Yaochi Holy Master's vision cleared again and she looked closely, she was already in a completely different place.

Beneath her feet were warm bluestones, surrounded by Purple Bamboo. The bamboo shadows swayed, and a gentle breeze blew, carrying a refreshing fragrance.

In the distance, clouds and mist swirled, and the world was filled with immortal spirit qi so dense it was almost tangible.

With just one breath, she felt her entire body become incredibly comfortable, and the chaotic Great Emperor aura within her was actually being smoothed out imperceptibly.

Even her dao foundation trembled slightly, as if being nourished by invisible Dao Rhyme.

This... where is this?

The Yaochi Holy Master was deeply shaken; as a Great Emperor of the Xuanhuang World, she had never seen a place with such pure and dense Spiritual Qi.

The Dao Rhyme of this place was unimaginably heavy, far exceeding any Secret Realm in the Xuanhuang Great World!

Could this be the benefactor's cultivation grounds?

While she was lost in thought, several surprised gazes came from not far away.

Lao Huang, Xiao Bai, and Xiao Hei had already been alerted by the spatial fluctuations and looked over together, their minds momentarily unable to process the situation.

The Master went out for a trip, so how did he "catch" a woman and bring her back?

When they saw the woman's appearance and her Emperor Might, they were stunned: "Isn't this the Yaochi Holy Master?!"

Lao Huang's copper-bell-sized ox eyes rolled, and his gaze toward Gu Changge instantly became lewd.

He winked and nudged Xiao Bai with his elbow, wearing an "I get it, I get it" expression.

Xiao Bai's eyes lit up, immediately understanding, and even Xiao Hei turned his head slightly, the corners of his mouth curving up.

"Master!"

Lao Huang suddenly straightened up, his tone solemn but unable to hide his gossipy nature.

"Don't worry! We'll guard the door for you right now, ensuring no one disturbs your private time with the Holy Master!"

With that, he quietly gave Xiao Bai and Xiao Hei a look, and the three of them turned around in unison.

With their backs to Gu Changge and the Yaochi Holy Master, they struck a pose of "strict defense," even intentionally softening their breathing.

Gu Changge flicked his finger, and an invisible burst of energy accurately hit the back of Lao Huang's head.

It sent the "I get it" Lao Huang flying, crashing heavily into the nearby Purple Bamboo grove with a rustling sound.

"What nonsense are you thinking?" Gu Changge's tone was flat but carried an unquestionable authority.

Lao Huang clutched the back of his head and crawled out of the bamboo grove dizzily, his ox face full of grievance:

"Master, I... I just wanted to create an opportunity for you..."

"Create an opportunity? Do I need you to create opportunities for me?"

"Wait, what the hell kind of opportunity am I creating..."

Gu Changge's face darkened, and his gaze swept over the three of them.

"She is here to heal her injuries, and besides, there's a remnant soul hidden inside her."

Gu Changge ignored them and looked back at the Yaochi Holy Master.

More accurately, his gaze fell upon that obscure silver light at her brow, looking incredibly deep.

"Sit. Now we can have a good talk about you and the Immortal Domain."

Gu Changge raised his hand to gesture to the empty seat by the stone table.

But his gaze remained fixed on the obscure silver light at the Yaochi Holy Master's brow, reaching deep into her Sea of Consciousness.

At this moment, within the Yaochi Holy Master's Sea of Consciousness, Yue Liuli's remnant soul was being enveloped by an unfamiliar aura.

Her previous wariness and resentment were temporarily suppressed by a sudden sense of strangeness.

She could clearly sense the immortal spirit qi from the outside world slowly pouring in through the cracks in the Sea of Consciousness, each wisp pure and without impurities.

It was far denser than anywhere else in the Xuanhuang Great World, and even several times more mellow than the immortal spirit qi in the Immortal Realm where she had been before her slumber.

Yue Liuli's remnant soul trembled slightly, the light on her silvery-white phantom flickering gently, and a look of obvious surprise and confusion flashed in her eyes.

In her perception, this world was a Mortal Realm; there was no way such a place with dense immortal spirit qi could exist.

But the space before her was so thick with immortal spirit qi that it could swirl into mist, far exceeding all her knowledge of a "Mortal Realm."

Although she vaguely felt that this world's Origin was not weak and could withstand the power of Earth Immortals or even Heavenly Immortals, which was surprising, that was all.

She had also secretly concluded that Gu Changge was at most at the Earth Immortal Peak, and that he could suppress her only by relying on some bizarre secret technique or a Divine Soul advantage.

But looking at it now, she seemed to have misjudged him.

Who exactly is this person?

Why could he open up such a spiritual treasure land in this Mortal Realm?