228: The increase in Xuanling Qi, the meaning of the demon god

The Sky Devil Emperor's laughter abruptly stopped.

He stared intently at the figure within the golden radiance, a grim expression surfacing on his face.

Indeed… the figure that appeared within the golden radiance was precisely Lu Sheng and the others, who had returned from the Barren Battlefield.

"Hahahahaha!!"

When Kong Yunchang saw the figures of Lu Sheng and the others, his tensed heart finally relaxed completely at this moment.

He then let out a burst of loud laughter.

"Good, good, good!!"

Kong Yunchang looked at Lu Sheng, his face filled with relief, repeating the word "good" three times, showing the excitement in his heart.

On the city wall, when Lin Xuan saw those figures, his grim expression gradually softened, and he once again wore his gentle and amiable smile.

Lan Linglong's small hand, which had been clutching a book, also loosened slightly, and her small face was replaced by a serene smile. She whispered in a voice only she could hear.

"Little Junior Brother... is truly amazing!"

"Impossible!! This is absolutely impossible!! How could you kill this Emperor's offspring!!"

Under the white dragon's sharp teeth, the Sky Devil Emperor's entire aura was extremely weak, but upon seeing the figures of Lu Sheng and the others appear, he became frenzied.

He simply couldn't accept the scene before his eyes.

He had clearly sent out his most favored offspring, and he had clearly sent his Origin Power into the Profound Spirit Space.

Even with the restrictions, it was enough for Tian Lingzi to unleash the combat power of the Flying Heaven Realm, and the Flying Heaven Realm's combat power was absolutely invincible in the Profound Spirit Space.

Why... why were the Prodigies of Great Xia the ones who came out!!

The Sky Devil Emperor, for a moment, was completely unable to accept it.

"Hmph! Noisy!!"

Kong Yunchang was already annoyed by the Sky Devil Emperor's actions and words earlier, and now, seeing Lu Sheng emerge, he was completely filled with joy. Who knew this guy would still be spoiling the mood here?

Kong Yunchang, who had long been displeased, now had cold glints in his eyes, and streaks of Sword Qi instantly fell upon the Sky Devil Emperor's body.

Although he couldn't kill this guy now to prevent him from Rebirthing through Bloodline Power, torturing him was still possible.

Pfft!!

As the Sword Qi landed, the Sky Devil Emperor's body instantly sustained numerous hideous injuries, and fresh blood flowed out.

"Ah!!!"

The Sky Devil Emperor screamed wildly, though it was unclear if it was from pain or from the sight of Lu Sheng's emergence, which seemed to drive him somewhat mad.

"What... what's going on?"

Lu Sheng and the others had just emerged when they saw this scene, and they couldn't help but be stunned.

Meanwhile, at the peak of the snowy mountain.

Wang Mu's gaze gently fell upon Lu Sheng. Whether he sensed something or not, a glimmer of light flickered in Wang Mu's deep eyes.

Immediately after, Wang Mu's lips curved slightly upwards: "Indeed, my Little Junior Brother truly won't disappoint me!"

Wang Mu smiled and stretched.

"Hmm, the matter is over. Although Great Xia ultimately obtained the Profound Spirit Luck, it was also within that person's expectations."

"However, the Sky Devil Emperor's actions further cemented the Sky Demon Royal Clan's rebellious intentions. Next... the Otherworldly Demon World is about to descend into chaos!"

Wang Mu smiled, turned around, and waved to Zhao Changsheng.

"Let's go. It's time to take you to see the Otherworldly Demon World!"

"Otherworldly Demon World?"

Zhao Changsheng was startled upon hearing this, but there was no fear of the Otherworldly Demon World on his face. Instead, he licked his lips, revealing a look of anticipation.

"Interesting!"

Immediately, he followed behind Wang Mu and disappeared at the peak of this snowy mountain... The milky-white Profound Spirit Space passage was still fully visible to everyone. Lu Sheng also noticed the presence of the Sky Devil Emperor, as well as Kong Yunchang, Lan Linglong, and Lin Xuan.

However, before Lu Sheng could speak, a majestic voice suddenly boomed across the entire world.

"By the command of Heaven, activate the Profound Spirit Luck!"

"Today, the Profound Spirit Luck is bestowed upon Great Xia. Wherever the Great Xia Human Clan reaches, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi shall increase fivefold!"

As this voice fell.

In an instant, throughout the entire territory of Great Xia, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi contained within the world instantly surged, stirring up terrifying Spiritual Qi storms.

In a flash, it swept across the entire territory.

Rumble!!!

Rumbling sounds continuously echoed in every corner of Great Xia's territory, a phenomenon caused by the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi reaching its utmost density.

And as the density of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi gradually increased, it was even possible to see countless Martial Artists in various territories of Great Xia suddenly raising their cultivation at this moment.

Even some Martial Artists who had not yet achieved a Breakthrough in Realm felt as if their entire bodies had been strengthened under the nourishment of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

Even... some ordinary people who had never stepped into the Martial Artist Realm in their lives, as the concentration of Spiritual Qi between Heaven and Earth increased, directly entered the ranks of Martial Artists.

Pregnant women in hospitals, about to give birth, felt a warmth spread through their bodies. Unbeknownst to them, the talents of the children they were about to bear had already been silently transformed under the nourishment of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

Such drastic changes naturally attracted the attention of every citizen of Great Xia.

However, soon, the Martial Alliance officially released a message.

And this message was precisely about the Profound Spirit Luck.

Profound Spirit Luck was relatively unfamiliar to most people in Great Xia, as each opening of the Profound Spirit Space required a long period of gestation.

Moreover, Great Xia did not necessarily obtain the Profound Spirit Luck with every opening; the last time Great Xia obtained the Profound Spirit Luck was decades ago.

That time, the Ten Saints of Great Xia were born.

And this time, the emergence of the Profound Spirit Luck, although it did not cause every Great Xia Martial Artist to increase their cultivation, the concept of a fivefold increase in Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi concentration was incredibly terrifying.

The Spiritual Qi Resurgence gave birth to Martial Artists.

It caused the world to be filled with endless vitality, and living beings became even stronger.

However, since the Spiritual Qi Resurgence until now, the Spiritual Qi between Heaven and Earth has always remained at this level, without any prior concept of such a change.

But even so, Great Xia still gave birth to many Martial Artists, and this time, a fivefold increase in Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, this concept, is even comparable to the very beginning of the Spiritual Qi Resurgence.

Coupled with the fact that the Martial Artist Realm has now been extensively researched and tested by many Martial Artist predecessors, it has become incredibly experienced.

Therefore, a fivefold increase in Spiritual Qi will lead to the birth of more top-tier powerhouses and more Heaven-Defying Prodigies in Great Xia in the future.

For Great Xia, its foundation has already taken shape.

Next... it will begin to explode, relying on this foundation!

However, it was not over yet!

Accompanying the increase in the concentration of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, this scene could be clearly observed in the nine main front-line cities of the Great Xia Human Clan.

The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi had already begun to gradually dispel the dark Demonic Qi World. Although this speed was very slow, almost every second, a few millimeters of distance could be seen gradually being replaced by Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

In other words... as long as this situation could continue, eventually, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi would completely dispel all the Demonic Qi World, transforming the entire Blue Star back to its former appearance.

Dispelling Devilish Qi and driving out Otherworldly Demons, it seemed, was no longer a dream in a subtle way.

"Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi... increased fivefold!"

On the city wall of Yin Yang City, Lin Xuan seemed to sense something, and an extremely profound energy fluctuation suddenly emanated from his body.

Kong Yunchang glanced at Lin Xuan, a hint of surprise appearing in his aged eyes, but he quickly suppressed it.

He slowly closed his eyes, also beginning to perceive the changes in the Spiritual Qi between Heaven and Earth.

A moment later, Kong Yunchang slowly opened his eyes. He smiled faintly: "Although the increase in Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi has a relatively low impact on Martial Artists in the Entering Dao Stage, there will be more Martial Artists in the Qi Refining Stage in the future, and the more Martial Artists in the Qi Refining Stage, the more Martial Artists in the Entering Dao Stage... there will be!"

“In this way... as time goes on, the number of top powerhouses in our Great Xia will also increase!”

“This is truly a blessing for our Great Xia!”

Kong Yunchang spoke with a smile, his voice trembling slightly.

This time, the Profound Spirit Luck was no less important to Great Xia than the previous Profound Spirit Luck, which had elevated all the Martial Artists of Great Xia by one Realm.

The latter improved Great Xia's overall strength, while the former was enhancing Great Xia's potential!

Its significance was extraordinary!

At the Profound Spirit Passage, Lu Sheng and the others' bodies trembled slightly. Although their cultivation had already been rewarded by the Profound Spirit Space and elevated by one Realm while they were inside the Profound Spirit Space.

Now, with the increase in Spiritual Qi concentration, they seemed to feel the opportunity for a Breakthrough once again.

Especially Lu Sheng, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in his Dantian was growing increasingly abundant, to the point of being incredibly mixed.

Various different kinds of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi swirled within Lu Sheng's Dantian; there was Spiritual Qi like flames, incredibly cold Spiritual Qi, and even some Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi filled with sharpness.

If one had to use a single word to describe it, the Spiritual Qi within Lu Sheng's body was now a hodgepodge.

In fact, if Lu Sheng wished, he could even now condense this Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi into a Spirit Pill, thereby stepping into the Spirit Transformation Realm.

However, Lu Sheng ultimately held back.

He remembered Lan Zhan once saying that the Spirit Transformation Realm was the first Realm of the Qi Refining Stage. Just as Blood Qi was an enlightenment for Martial Artists in the Mortal Refining Stage, Spirit Transformation was the enlightenment for the Qi Refining Stage.

As an enlightenment Realm, it required caution and prudence.

Moreover, a Martial Artist in the Spirit Transformation Realm could usually only master one attribute of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, but now, within Lu Sheng's Dantian, there were several distinctly different types of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

This also puzzled Lu Sheng, so he did not rush to Breakthrough, but instead planned to ask Kong Yunchang for advice later.

What's more... Lu Sheng's gaze also fell on Lan Linglong on the city wall. Lu Sheng noticed the changes in Lan Linglong's body.

“Ah ah ah!!! This Emperor is unwilling!!”

At this moment, the Sky Devil Emperor, suppressed by the white Dragon, felt the increasingly dense and repulsive Spiritual Qi between Heaven and Earth. His pupils trembled, and his face became somewhat ferocious.

He roared in a low voice.

“Noisy!!”

Kong Yunchang snorted coldly, and a Sword Qi whistled, instantly striking the Sky Devil Emperor's back, forcefully carving a hideous sword mark on his back.

The Sky Devil Emperor let out a pained cry. Kong Yunchang looked at Lan Linglong and nodded to her.

Lan Linglong understood Kong Yunchang's intention, then gently waved her small hand. The white Dragon, under Lan Linglong's control, enveloped the Sky Devil Emperor and instantly plunged into a nearby snow mountain.

It completely merged into it, and the Sky Devil Emperor also completely integrated into that snow mountain, suppressed by it!

At the same time, the black Dragon, which had been continuously dispelling the Devilish Qi, gradually stopped its movements and returned to the location of Yin Yang City, circling above Lan Linglong.

Finally... it transformed into a black giant Dragon statue, heavily crashing down at the city gate of Yin Yang City.

However, even as a statue, its eyes still contained a trace of savagery.

Kong Yunchang saw this, then glanced at Lu Sheng again. He naturally saw the puzzled expression on Lu Sheng's face.

After sighing, he waved his hand at Lu Sheng.

“Come with me!”

With that, he walked towards the previous courtyard in Yin Yang City.

Lu Sheng became even more puzzled but followed him. As for Gu Changge and the others, although they also had many questions, after receiving a look from Lin Xuan, they obediently walked towards Lin Xuan's direction... In the quiet courtyard, Lu Sheng looked at Lan Linglong, whose hair on one side had already turned snow-white, and whose skin had even become somewhat wrinkled. His face was full of confusion.

“Teacher, Second Senior Sister, what exactly is going on?”

Lu Sheng was puzzled. He had only gone to the Profound Spirit Space, but when he came out, it had become like this.

His Senior Sister could even suppress the Sky Devil Emperor now?

But Lu Sheng clearly remembered that a few months ago, Lan Linglong was only in the Viscera Refining Realm. How could her combat power have soared so quickly?

And what was going on with Lan Linglong's condition?

Kong Yunchang was silent for a moment, then finally sighed and slowly said, “All of this... is for Great Xia!”

Lu Sheng's body trembled slightly.

“When the Profound Spirit Space opened, someone tampered with it, deliberately diverting the Profound Spirit Space's passage to Yin Yang City!”

At these words, Lu Sheng's pupils suddenly contracted.

Someone deliberately diverted the Profound Spirit Space to Yin Yang City?

Why?

Wasn't it said that the Profound Spirit Space was created by the profound spirit mirror? The profound spirit mirror was a Sacred Artifact that transcended Spiritual Artifacts. Even a Devil King-level powerhouse couldn't interfere with the operation of a Sacred Artifact, could they?

Could it be... Lu Sheng's heart sank slightly, and he already thought of one person.

The Demon God!

“That's right, it's the Demon God!”

Kong Yunchang seemed to be able to read Lu Sheng's thoughts and slowly spoke.

“You should still remember that guy, Wang Mu, right? To be honest with you, that guy was a member of your Star Academy's Apex Plan. But this guy... for a period after entering the Demonic Cult, he was normal. However, just a few months ago, this guy started to become abnormal!”

Lu Sheng frowned tightly.

He could vaguely guess Wang Mu's identity, but now that Kong Yunchang said this, it filled Lu Sheng's heart with even more doubts.

That guy Wang Mu... was a bit too mysterious.

“It wasn't until this guy told Lin Xuan the location where the Profound Spirit Space would open that we discovered... he had already become an envoy of the Demon God!”

Demon God's envoy!

Lu Sheng's heart trembled again.

Kong Yunchang looked at Lu Sheng and said in a deep voice, “That guy Wang Mu is very cunning. Even Lin Xuan couldn't see through him. At first, we also thought he was our undercover agent infiltrating the Demonic Cult, and for that, we spared no effort in creating many conditions for him.”

“But who knew, he eventually lost our control and became an envoy of the Demon God. And to become an envoy of the Demon God... one must be extremely loyal to the Demon God. That is to say, he has now completely defected to the Otherworldly Demon side.”

“But you said he completely defected to the Otherworldly Demon side, so he shouldn't have told us the location of the Profound Spirit Space, yet he did in the end.”

“Therefore, there can only be one explanation!”

“This is the Demon God's intention!”

“The Demon God deliberately let us know the location where the Profound Spirit Space would open, and that was in Yin Yang City!”

Kong Yunchang's words made Lu Sheng's mind feel completely muddled.

Why would the Demon God want the Human Race to know?

Although the opening of the Profound Spirit Space would cause some fluctuations and be detected, knowing one day later would mean even less time to prepare.

Yet, Wang Mu, using the Demon God's power, not only set the Profound Spirit Space's passage in Yin Yang City but also informed the Human Race.

Why was this?

He looked at Kong Yunchang, still somewhat puzzled, or rather, puzzled about what this matter had to do with Lan Linglong.

“The area of the Otherworldly Demon World that Yin Yang City faces... is the Domain of the Sky Demon Royal Clan, and the Sky Demon Royal Clan has a Sky Devil Emperor who is infinitely close to the Demon God!”

“If the Sky Devil Emperor were to obtain the Profound Spirit Luck...”

Kong Yunchang spoke slowly.

When Kong Yunchang said this, several flashes of insight had already crossed Lu Sheng's mind.

The Demon God was using a borrowed knife to kill!

Using the Great Xia Human Clan's knife to slay the Sky Devil Emperor!

Lin Xuan had said before that the Otherworldly Demons were not united.

Among the Three Great Royal Clans, there was constant scheming, and even when facing the Demon God, the Three Great Royal Clans even put aside their differences to jointly resist the Demon God.

Previously, Lu Sheng was not very clear about this situation, but as this matter came to light, Lu Sheng increasingly realized that this Otherworldly Demon World... was in turmoil!