177: Annihilation of the Great Void

The demise of the Taixu Sect was like dropping a depth charge into the long-silent Canglan Domain. The once arrogant sect was reduced to a vassal of the Yunmiao Sect overnight. Those continuous mountain ranges, millennia-old spirit fields, and mountains of immortal ores were all absorbed into Lin Chen's possession without the slightest effort, under the "tacit approval" of Cold Without Double, the Patrolling Envoy, and the "assistance" of Gold Inlaid Jade, the titan of commerce.

However, to Lin Chen, all these external possessions could not compare to the doll-like young woman currently sitting in his sleeping chambers.

Extremely rare sandalwood incense burned in the chambers, and amidst the swirling smoke, Su Qingge sat quietly on a rosewood chair. The large red sacrificial wedding gown she wore was already tattered from the previous fierce battle and chaos. She was now wearing a white robe Lin Chen had casually tossed to her. The oversized robe draped over her slender, almost sickly delicate body, making her appear especially pitiable.

When Lin Chen pushed the door open, he was met with a scene that could break any man's heart.

Su Qingge stared blankly at the waning moon outside the window with her silver eyes. Her hands were clasped on her knees, her fingertips displaying an eerie pale blue-white color. Beneath the hem of the robe, her previously round and fair ankles now exhibited a gray, withered appearance, much like stone.

"Petrification has begun?" Lin Chen frowned slightly and walked over.

Hearing the sound, Su Qingge slowly turned her head. Her movements were stiff, like rusted machinery. Lin Chen's deep silhouette was reflected in her silver, Eye of Delusion Breaking.

"Master..." Her voice remained cold, but carried a barely perceptible tremor. "Didn't the Taixu Old Ancestor tell you? The Eye of Delusion Breaking is a gift from the gods, but also a curse from the devil. The price for seeing through the Origin of all things is the gradual decay of the Physical Body into dust. These legs... no longer feel anything."

She spoke plainly, as if recounting a minor, irrelevant matter. As a 'sacrifice' raised by the Taixu Sect since childhood, she had long grown accustomed to awaiting destruction.

Lin Chen wasted no words. He sat directly in front of Su Qingge, extended his large, solid palm, and firmly grasped her feet, which were already stiffening like cold, hard stones.

"Mmm..."

Su Qingge's delicate body trembled. Aside from the act of harvesting essence, this was the first time she had felt such pure, scorching heat. Lin Chen's palm felt like a red-hot iron block, and that domineering masculine aura climbed up her ankles, causing a slight stinging sensation in her nearly petrified nerves.

"In this world, no one but me can keep you alive."

Lin Chen's voice was deep and tyrannical. He activated the System's Eye of Omniscience, instantly perceiving the secret within Su Qingge. It was a solidification phenomenon caused by energy overload. Although the Ethereal Holy Physique was powerful, her Meridians were too delicate to bear the Heavenly Dao feedback brought by the divine eyes.

"Chaos Blood, activate!"

Lin Chen did not cut his finger. Instead, he spurred the Chaos Essence within him—essence that had fused with the Dragon power of the Ancestral Dragon—and violently poured it into Su Qingge through his palm.

In that instant, Su Qingge felt as if her Soul had been thrown into a furnace of boiling magma. That warm current surged like a rampant Dragon, breaking through the congested Acupoints. Those gray, petrified marks rapidly faded and softened under the scouring of the Chaos Qi, regaining their lustrous, jade-like sheen.

"Ah—!"

Su Qingge let out a sharp, delicate cry, and for the first time, her silver eyes erupted with unprecedented brilliance.

In her vision, the previously stark black-and-white, cold and dead world suddenly collapsed. In its place was the soaring golden Luck emanating from Lin Chen. It was an Ancient Dragon coiled high in the Nine Heavens, majestic and tyrannical, yet possessing an irresistible warmth.

She extended her hands, which had regained sensation and become as warm and smooth as mutton-fat jade, and tremblingly touched Lin Chen's cheek.

"You are... warm."

A crystal tear slipped from the corner of her eye. At this moment, she was no longer the sacrificial offering with blindfolds, nor was she the Saintess who saw through the world's wickedness. She saw the ambition in this man's eyes, and she saw the only chance for life he offered her.

"Master... I don't want to be that sacrificed puppet anymore." Su Qingge slid off the chair, like a young beast seeking refuge, kneeling humbly yet devoutly between Lin Chen's knees. In her silver pupils reflected the most primal desire, "Please... completely 'enlighten' Qingge. Let Qingge's eyes only open for you from now on."

[Ding! Detected special Physique 'Chaos Ethereal Fetus' advancing! host obtains permanent skill: [Weakness Insight]!]

Lin Chen looked at the completely surrendered Saintess at his feet, and the Ancestral Dragon Qi within him instantly ignited. He could feel Su Qingge's uncultivated, purest Ethereal Yin Essence, permeating through her delicate body pressed against him, fiercely tempting his instincts.

"You want my reward? We'll see how you perform."

With a sweep of his large hand, Lin Chen lifted the saintly Saintess into his arms and strode toward the white jade bed that once belonged to the Taixu Old Ancestor, symbolizing supreme authority.

"Riiip—!"

The white robe shredded like paper under Lin Chen's fierce strength, revealing Su Qingge's perfect body, which now radiated a faint silver divine glow after being nourished by the Chaos Qi.

Her beauty was one of unparalleled isolation, untouched by dust. Her twin Peaks were small yet extremely firm, like a touch of spring on a snowy mountaintop. Her skin was so fair it was almost transparent; under the stimulation of the Chaos Qi, one could vaguely see the Immortal Essence flowing beneath her skin, like a living statue.

"Master... Qingge... is so hot..."

Su Qingge's silver eyes were now veiled with a layer of mist, her usually cold expression tainted by extreme desire. Her long, slender, and well-proportioned jade legs had regained astonishing elasticity and sensitivity.

Lin Chen hesitated not at all. Like a patient hunter, after capturing her Soul, he began to conquer her Physical Body.

Su Qingge let out a long cry that pierced the night sky.

"Ah, Master's power..."

The convergence of the Chaos Essence and the Ethereal Holy Essence stirred up dreamlike ripples of spiritual energy on the bed.

But ultimately, all illusions coalesced into Lin Chen's face, full of aggression.

"Master... you are Qingge's only one... I am your slave... your eyes..."

She wept and responded, surrendering all the purity and loyalty she had accumulated in this life to the man before her who changed her destiny amidst the surging tide of ecstasy.

During that long and absurd night, the most bewitching flower of carnal desire bloomed over the ruins of the Taixu Sect.

At that ultimate Peak, Lin Chen not only felt the sublimation of his Physical Body but also a powerful Divine Sense feedback surging into his mind. From then on, as long as Su Qingge was within his sight, any powerful formation in the world, any fatal weakness of an enemy, would be completely visible to him.

The moon set and the crows cried. The exhausted Su Qingge fumbled out the white rune ribbon again and, under Lin Chen's satisfied gaze, devoutly blindfolded her eyes once more.

"Master, Qingge's eyes will only see through the world's schemes for you from now on."

She knelt beside Lin Chen, appearing so sacred yet so depraved in the dim room.

[Congratulations host! Successfully activated 'Human Radar' Su Qingge!]

[Yunmiao Sect Prestige Value Breakthrough: 50000! Reward for Sect Establishment: [Guardian Divine Beast - True Dragon Juvenile] (Little Demoness Dragon's strength advances)!]

[Next Plan: The Governor of Liuyun City descends! Take your spoils and go greet that higher-ranking 'official wife'!]

Lin Chen lay on the couch, holding the soft, jade-like Saintess in his arms, listening to the cheerful Dragon cries of Little Demoness Dragon from the side hall due to her advancement. His eyes flashed with the dominance of controlling the world.

This Canglan Domain was only now truly his private garden.