They didn't manage to create the Shadow of the Inner Demon, but they did create an Empress?

“Huh?”

Lin Xiyue's cute little face was full of big question marks.

She was a bit confused.

What was going on?

She yearned for another herself to appear?

And so she was born?

Isn't this secret technique called the Nine Nether Demon Seeding Heart Sutra?

How did it turn into something like a genie granting wishes when it came to her?

“Wait, Ziyue… sister, what do you mean?”

“You said you're not my Heart Demon, so what are you?”

Lin Xiyue pressed, feeling like her brain wasn't quite keeping up.

The purple-clad girl, Ziyue, still gazed at her with those deep, profound eyes, devoid of any Impurities.

That coolness and nobility made Lin Xiyue wonder if her older brother would also be amazed if he saw her.

“The meaning is simple.”

Ziyue slowly spoke, her voice ethereal, yet carrying a penetrating power that struck the Soul.

“Your Origin is pure and flawless, untainted by dust.”

“Any negative emotions cannot take root and sprout in your pure Sea of Consciousness, so it is naturally impossible for a so-called Heart Demon to be born.”

“And my existence is to answer your aspirations.”

“You don't have a Heart Demon, but you have wishes.”

Lin Xiyue listened, completely bewildered.

Wishes?

Did she have any strong wishes recently?

Uh… it seemed… she really did.

Ziyue seemed to perceive all her thoughts, continuing calmly: “You long to become stronger, strong enough to share the burden with your brother.”

“You long not to disappoint the earnest expectations of your Several Grandfathers, not to betray the trust of the entire Great Xia.”

“You long to become a true, qualified ‘Empress’ who can lead Great Xia to glory.”

“This longing, this expectation, this will, is the Origin of my birth.”

“Therefore, I am the person you aspire to be.”

“I am the projection of that most perfect ‘Empress’ in your heart.”

These words clearly entered Lin Xiyue's heart.

At this, Lin Xiyue was utterly shocked.

She stared blankly at Ziyue opposite her, for a moment not knowing what to say.

This was possible?

This was clearly a Demonic Path secret technique used to condense a Heart Demon, and a Heart Demon was an aggregate of a Cultivator's seven emotions, six desires, and negative emotions.

But how did the style become so bizarre when it came to her?

Instead of producing negative emotions, it materialized her ambitions?

And even created an “Empress” version of herself, the one she most longed to become?

What was this?

Positive energy Demonic Cultivation?

“Um… I still don't quite understand.”

Lin Xiyue's little face was bewildered, and she scratched her head a bit sheepishly.

This matter was too mysterious, completely beyond her comprehension.

Ziyue didn't seem surprised by this; she merely said indifferently: “It doesn't matter if you don't understand.”

“You only need to know that I was born in response to your expectations, and I am also a part of your pure Origin.”

“From now on, whatever you need me to do, I will do.”

Lin Xiyue was hazy listening to the previous abstruse explanations.

But she understood this last sentence!

She understood it completely!

It meant that no matter how bizarre the process, the result was good!

She still had an extra helper!

A super strong, super beautiful, and absolutely obedient helper!

Tool demon… uh, no!

How was this a tool demon? This was clearly a thoughtful sister bestowed upon her by the heavens!

Having understood this, all the confusion and bewilderment in Lin Xiyue's heart instantly vanished, replaced by an indescribable ecstasy!

She looked at Ziyue before her, and the more she looked, the more satisfied she became; she practically wanted to rush over, hug her, and give her a big kiss.

Fantastic!

This was simply the most perfect “Heart Demon” in the world!

No, it was a Protector Dao soldier!

“Good! I understand!”

Lin Xiyue nodded heavily, then looked at Ziyue with anticipation.

“Then… can I let you out?”

“Let the Several Grandfathers outside see you too?”

Ziyue didn't speak, but merely nodded gently at her.

After receiving an affirmative answer, Lin Xiyue could no longer suppress the excitement in her heart.

With a thought, her entire consciousness swiftly detached from her mental Sea of Consciousness, returning to reality… the conference room.

“This… she's sleeping too soundly, isn't she?”

The Third Elder looked at Lin Xiyue sleeping peacefully in the chair, and the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

“How about we go eat first?” The Fourth Elder rubbed his stomach, suggesting softly.

They had been waiting since morning, and it was almost dark.

The Grand Elder glared at him: “Eat what! What if Little Yue is at a critical moment in her Cultivation? All of you stay put!”

As soon as his voice fell.

Lin Xiyue, who had been sitting quietly, suddenly had her long eyelashes flutter.

The next second, she slowly opened her eyes.

“Little Yue, you're awake!”

“How is it, how is it? Did you succeed?”

The Four Elders all swarmed around her, craning their necks, full of anticipation.

Lin Xiyue looked at their nervous expressions, blinked playfully, and didn't answer directly.

Then, she stood up, cleared her throat, and said with a mysterious demeanor: “Several Grandfathers, next, it's time to witness a miracle!”

“Don't blink~”

After speaking, she closed her eyes again.

This time, no more psychological suggestion was needed, nor any deliberate emotional mobilization.

She simply called out softly in her heart.

“Ziyue.”

Buzz!

An indescribably profound fluctuation suddenly spread out, centered on Lin Xiyue!

The Four Elders only felt a blur before their eyes, and a brilliant yet mysterious purple light bloomed out of thin air behind Lin Xiyue.

Within the light, a tall and noble figure slowly solidified.

It was also Lin Xiyue's face, but she wore a flowing purple imperial gown adorned with stars.

She just floated quietly in mid-air, not saying a word, not even making a single superfluous movement.

But her very existence brought with it an unutterable, supreme majesty, capable of making all things submit!

And that was not the pressure of an Aura, nor any suppression of life level.

It was a nobility and dignity originating from her very being,

As if she was born to stand above the Nine Heavens, to look down upon the Mortal World through the ages, and to control the destiny of all divine beings!

She was a true, peerless Empress!

The atmosphere in the conference room instantly solidified.

The expressions on the faces of the Four Elders, who had been full of anticipation just moments ago, suddenly froze.

Their mouths hung open, their bodies trembling slightly uncontrollably,

In the depths of their eyes, besides extreme shock, a profound… reverence surged from the depths of their Souls.

At the moment Ziyue appeared, they seemed to see not a person,

But a boundless starry sky, a supreme divine dynasty that dominated the universe!

That magnificent might made them instinctively breathe carefully,

Fearing that they might disturb this supreme being, who had appeared from who knew where.

The slight confidence that had swelled due to the nation-guarding divine general,

At this moment, it was also shattered and utterly destroyed.

The four old men, whose combined age was nearly three hundred,

Were now like four elementary school students seeing their homeroom teacher for the first time, frozen in place, not daring to move an inch.

And Ziyue, the focus of all this, slowly lowered her cool, distant eyes, calmly sweeping them over the four old men.

Just one glance.

Boom!

The Four Elders' brains instantly went blank, completely losing their ability to think!