Lockdown World

After traveling along the trajectory of the navigation map for most of the day, Su Ming finally arrived at the outskirts of the Black Night Courtyard.

That massive world was now right before his eyes.

However, in the next instant, three Void Realm Blood Demons suddenly appeared around the heaven-reaching pagoda.

"You have entered the territory of the Black Night Courtyard; we need to inspect you!"

"If you do not cooperate, we will directly seize your Flying Boat."

As these Blood Demons spoke, a hint of greed flashed in their eyes.

Within this remote Star Domain, their Black Night Courtyard was the strongest existence.

Having lorded over others for many years, the Blood Demons of the Black Night Courtyard had grown accustomed to being overbearing.

"A bunch of blood-thirsty worms dare to covet the supreme treasure left by the Master? It seems you're all tired of living..."

Yu Die's cold voice appeared behind the three Blood Demons.

By the time the three Blood Demons regained their senses, all of their limbs had already vanished.

"You... what did you do to us?!"

The heavily injured Blood Demons immediately began to wail, then exerted all their strength to send word of what had happened here into the Black Night Courtyard.

Yu Die stood outside the heaven-reaching pagoda, looking down at the Black Night Courtyard with a cold sneer.

She was waiting for the one in charge to appear.

Soon, a roar came from the world below: "Who dares to cause trouble in my Black Night Courtyard!"

Following his shadow, a tall Blood Demon appeared before Yu Die.

His name was Montlou, the Progenitor of the Blood Demon of the Black Night Courtyard.

If calculated according to the lineage of the entire Outer Void, he was at most a tenth-generation Blood Demon.

But within this Star Domain, he was the first-generation progenitor.

Upon seeing Yu Die, a hint of awe at her beauty flashed in Montlou's eyes.

He had seen many women, but none had ever made him feel as refreshed as Yu Die did.

Yu Die's expression darkened as she noticed Montlou's gaze; she detested those who leered at her appearance the most.

Of course, Su Ming was an exception.

Thus, before Montlou could speak, Yu Die directly ripped out his tongue and his entire vocal apparatus.

When Montlou opened his mouth, he could only produce simple syllables.

"Ugh... ugh..."

It wasn't until he saw the bright red long tongue in Yu Die's hand that he realized what had just happened.

As a Blood Demon who had stepped into the Samsara Realm, Montlou knew very well that being able to do this meant the woman before him was at least one major Realm higher than him.

Realizing this, a bone-chilling sensation crept up his spine, and his blood froze in his veins.

"It seems you've realized what's happening. Am I beautiful?"

Hearing Yu Die's threatening words, Montlou understood her meaning perfectly.

This Progenitor of the Blood Demon of the Black Night Courtyard immediately closed his eyes and knelt on the ground.

"Young Master, this fellow is very obedient now. You can deal with him however you like~" Yu Die sent a voice transmission to Su Ming.

Su Ming, who had seen everything, didn't know what to say for a moment.

But on second thought, it was only natural for a Cultivator at the Peak of the Great Void Realm to handle a world with only Samsara Realm strength so quickly.

If Yu Die hadn't wanted to consult his opinion, it wouldn't have been impossible for her to just destroy the entire Black Night Courtyard directly.

Those who are not of our kind must have a different heart.

Even if these Blood Demons were disposed of, there wouldn't be much of a psychological burden.

However, Su Ming was currently worried about only one thing.

If he let Yu Die destroy the Black Night Courtyard, would it trigger a reaction from the heavens' mandate?

If she were to suffer the retaliation of the heavens' mandate because of it, that was definitely not something Su Ming wanted to see.

Thus, Su Ming activated his Heavens Mandate Vision and began to examine the specific situation.

He then saw the heavens mandate branch connected to the entire Black Night Courtyard.

That's right, the entire Outer Void was covered by the heavens' mandate, and this place was naturally no exception.

A situation like the Qianyuan Continent, where the heavens' mandate formed its own lineage, was the rarest of existences.

In other words, if Yu Die were to destroy the Black Night Courtyard, she might attract the attention of the heavens' mandate.

Given her connection to him, once she was noticed by the heavens' mandate, she would inevitably be targeted.

Having thought through this, Su Ming finally spoke: "Sister Die, kick this guy back, and then seal the entire Black Night Courtyard to prevent them from traveling to any other worlds."

As Su Ming said this, the System instantly gave a response.

[Congratulations to the Host for reversing the fate of someone important nearby. You have obtained 20,000 supreme destiny points.]

Hearing this prompt, Su Ming couldn't help but feel somewhat fortunate.

If he had decisively let Yu Die destroy the Black Night Courtyard, she would have certainly suffered a great calamity.

"Just seal this world and not let the Blood Demons inside come out? Young Master, you are a bit too merciful..."

Obviously, Yu Die's original intention was to destroy this entire world.

"No, Sister Die, you misunderstand. I just don't want to rely too much on your power to handle these matters. When my power is sufficient, I will come to the Black Night Courtyard personally."

Hearing Su Ming's words, Yu Die's breathing became a bit hurried.

"Since the Young Master has said so, Yu Die will follow your arrangements."

With a gentle wave of her hand, all the Blood Demons wandering outside the Black Night Courtyard fell back into the world below, followed by a translucent film instantly covering the entire world.

An entire world was thus sealed by Yu Die; unless a Cultivator with the same or higher cultivation level came to break the seal in the future, the Blood Demons inside would never be able to leave the Black Night Courtyard.

After Yu Die finished sealing the world, Su Ming immediately activated his Heavens Mandate Vision.

The heavens mandate branch did indeed react, but it wasn't very intense; it merely lingered slightly beside Yu Die.

Seeing this, Su Ming finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The branch hadn't connected yet, which meant the heavens' mandate hadn't fully noticed Yu Die. As long as nothing else happened, the branch would retract on its own.

"Young Master, you must work hard at your cultivation. Otherwise, if these Blood Demons start killing each other out of bloodlust, you won't be able to take revenge personally."

Yu Die appeared behind Su Ming again and gently embraced him.

Feeling the softness behind him, Su Ming's body stiffened once more.

"This might take some time. Right now, there's been a bit of an... accident with my cultivation."

"It's a problem with Lighting the Stars, isn't it?"

"That's right."

Su Ming wasn't surprised that Yu Die knew; after all, everything he did on the Qianyuan Continent was likely under her surveillance.

"Actually, there is a way to help the Young Master through this painful period. I just don't know if the Young Master is willing to accept it."

"What way?" For some reason, as Yu Die said this, Su Ming had a faint sense of foreboding.

"Leave the Qianyuan Continent and go to a world with a higher limit," Yu Die said. "The limit of different worlds determines the intensity of the Spiritual Qi. Given the current situation of the Qianyuan Continent, the Young Master would have to wait at least ten years to step into the Star Realm..."