Chu Xinghe rescued Zhongli Qingmeng, while Wen Rushui escaped.

Wen Rushui's hands quickly formed hand seals.

Layer after layer of protection appeared.

A divine light radiated brilliantly from the center of her forehead.

It seemed to harmonize with the surrounding dao rhyme.

"Seal."

The Demonic Lotus temporarily stopped moving.

Zhongli Qingmeng's hand gestures changed.

Three more petals of the Demonic Lotus drifted down.

Wen Rushui looked at Zhongli Qingmeng.

"You really are a lunatic, a complete and utter lunatic, even crazier than your mother."

"You actually refined the laws of heaven and earth into your body, attempting to act against heaven. You truly are a lunatic."

Zhongli Qingmeng looked at Wen Rushui.

Another three petals of the Demonic Lotus drifted down.

Wen Rushui took a deep breath.

"Ten Thousand Formations of Heaven and Earth."

As her voice fell...

...the surrounding world seemed to respond to Wen Rushui.

A grand formation, seemingly forged by heaven and earth themselves, appeared.

It blocked the Demonic Lotus petals on the outside.

After resisting for just a moment, cracks began to appear in the grand formation.

Wen Rushui's expression returned to calm.

Her hands continuously formed seals.

An ancient void cave appeared behind her.

Just as her body stepped into it...

...the Demonic Lotus followed her inside.

Pfft.

A mouthful of blood sprayed out from the Void Passage.

Zhongli Qingmeng sat atop the Demonic Lotus.

She let out a sigh.

Several cracks spread out from beneath her white clothes.

She raised her head.

In the sky, the devilish clouds dispersed.

The red thunder vanished.

At the same time, nine colors seemed to manifest in the sky.

It looked like ordinary nine-colored clouds.

But if one sensed carefully and vaguely, it also looked like a pair of eyes.

The Nine-Colored Divine Thunder descended from the heavens.

It was silent, without a single sound.

The places the Nine-Colored Divine Thunder passed through seemed as if they had been washed by rain.

By the time the Nine-Colored Divine Thunder disappeared...

...the void had returned to its original state, as if it had experienced nothing.

Only the tens of millions of miles around the Xuantian Holy Land had turned into ruins, telling the tale of what had happened before.

Inside the Void Passage.

Blood flowed from the corner of Chu Xinghe's mouth.

Nine-Colored Divine Thunder still swirled around his body.

In his arms, he held the pale and bloodless Zhongli Qingmeng.

Chu Xinghe looked down at this woman.

She no longer had that crazed appearance from just now.

Now, she looked more like a sleeping beauty.

She had already fallen into a coma.

Sensing the injuries within her body...

Chu Xinghe let out a sigh.

The Chaos Qi within him evolved into pure Devilish Qi.

It entered Zhongli Qingmeng's body, smoothing out the chaotic Devilish Qi for her.

Additionally, having absorbed the Origin Qi of over eighty Supreme corpses...

...the power in her body was like a headless fly, disorganized and chaotic.

He found a hidden place.

Chu Xinghe emerged from the Void Passage.

His body went soft, and he knelt on one knee on the ground.

The Nine-Colored Divine Thunder continued to ravage his body.

He carefully set Zhongli Qingmeng down.

He sat cross-legged.

The power of Nothingness within him began to devour the power of the Nine-Colored Divine Thunder.

In less than half an hour...

Rumble.

A powerful Aura spread out.

Chu Xinghe had already achieved a Breakthrough to the Great Saint Early Stage Realm.

He opened his eyes.

Looking at the unconscious Zhongli Qingmeng...

Chu Xinghe took her into his arms.

A mass of gray gas appeared in the center of his palm and was infused into Zhongli Qingmeng's body.

Chu Xinghe manipulated this wisp of Chaos Qi...

...continuously smoothing things out for Zhongli Qingmeng.

After a while...

...the Devilish Qi in her body was completely smoothed out.

Chu Xinghe manifested a Nine-Colored Divine Thunder Seed and placed it inside Zhongli Qingmeng's body.

He found a cave.

He slowly set her down.

Silly girl, don't be so foolish in the future. Forgive me for not being able to reveal my identity to you yet.

That wisp of Chaos Qi and the Nine-Colored Divine Thunder Seed—you must make good use of them.

The Heaven-Devouring Demonic Body might not be enough for you.

Then transform it into the Chaos Demonic Body, the Physique of the Ancestor of All Devils.

Refine this Nine-Colored Divine Thunder well; it will allow you to ignore any Lightning Tribulation.

[Master, the Taotie is coming over.]

Chu Xinghe nodded and turned to leave.

Zhongli Qingmeng leaned against the wall, still unconscious.

Before long, a palm-sized black Coal Ball appeared.

However, his body emitted the Aura of a Supreme.

It was hard to imagine that such a palm-sized little thing was actually also a Supreme.

Even more terrifying was that Nine-Colored Divine Thunder was also entwined around his body.

The Taotie flew for a while.

His body twitched, and he bared his teeth in a grimace.

His fur bristled.

When he saw Zhongli Qingmeng, his eyes were filled with pleasant surprise.

He carefully sniffed the surrounding air.

His eyes held a hint of sorrow.

He lay at the cave entrance, and a powerful Restriction appeared around him.

He stared intently at the surroundings; should there be even the slightest disturbance...

...he would let them know what a Vicious Beast truly was.

The Master was gone; he had to protect the Mistress well.

When Zhongli Qingmeng slowly woke up...

...her mind was still a bit dazed.

After a while...

...her spirit recovered.

She found herself leaning inside a cave.

At the entrance, there was also a palm-sized black, fluffy thing.

Zhongli Qingmeng sensed the state of her body.

She furrowed her brows.

She knew that after absorbing so much Supreme Origin this time, her body would be in a state of extreme chaos.

She might have even perished in that battle.

When the Nine-Colored Divine Thunder descended from the heavens...

...she had already been unable to suppress the backlash within her body.

She hadn't expected to escape from death.

What was that mass of gray gas in her body?

Even the Devilish Qi would avoid it upon seeing it.

There was also a Nine-Colored Divine Thunder Seed in her body.

Zhongli Qingmeng felt as if she were dreaming.

"Coal Ball."

Zhongli Qingmeng called out.

The Taotie turned around and looked at Zhongli Qingmeng in surprise.

"Mistress, you're awake!"

Zhongli Qingmeng stood up; her body was much lighter than she had imagined.

Surprisingly, there weren't many side effects from that battle; she would only need to recuperate slowly for a few days.

Furthermore, after absorbing so much Origin in that battle, her strength had already reached the Half-Step Supreme Realm.

As long as she stabilized her injuries, she could break through to the Supreme Realm.

But now, Zhongli Qingmeng was in no hurry to break through.

She had already guessed what that wisp of gas in her body was.

It might be the legendary Chaos Qi.

If she could absorb this wisp of Chaos Qi, her Physique could undergo a massive transformation.

Moreover, she had a feeling that this was not as simple as just Chaos Qi.

"Has anyone been here? Why am I in this place?"

The black Coal Ball shook its head.

"Mistress, I don't know either. Originally, when I saw that thing take action, I went to absorb the Nine-Colored Divine Thunder. I absorbed too much and fainted directly."

"When I woke up, I found Mistress lying here."

Zhongli Qingmeng furrowed her brows.

At that moment, the emperor seal in her bosom hopped twice.

Zhongli Qingmeng took it out.

"Could it be that you brought me here?"

"Thank you."

The emperor seal spun around twice.

However, its power consumption had been too great.

Zhongli Qingmeng ceased her curiosity.

"Coal Ball, let's go. We must recover from our injuries as soon as possible."

Zhongli Qingmeng walked outside.

Before long, several people appeared outside.

When they saw Zhongli Qingmeng, their eyes were filled with wariness.

"She is heavily wounded right now. Kill her!"

Zhongli Qingmeng paid no heed to the group.

As she passed by them...

...several Saints didn't even have the power to resist, turning into nutrients for the surrounding flowers and plants.

The black Coal Ball's expression shifted.

It felt as if the Mistress had become even more terrifying.

Was it just its imagination?

...At this moment, Shi Jingfeng was with the Dragon Clan.

He felt like he was sitting on pins and needles.

Like thorns were at his back.

Like a fishbone was stuck in his throat.

Being stared at by so many Dragon Clan experts, it would be strange if he weren't afraid.

More importantly, among these Dragon Clan experts, even the weakest were Supreme Experts.

He could only mutter silently in his heart.

Brother, don't pull this kind of stunt again next time. It's not fun.