104: The mysterious master behind the evil spirit

Su Yuanba also wanted the Origin Spirit Pearl, but the Su Family was a single entity; as long as the strength of their own people grew, it was all the same to him.

Therefore, he would have no complaints if Su Chen chose to give it to others to consume.

Hearing this, everyone nodded.

Su Chen did not decline either. He spoke directly, "Of these three Origin Spirit Pearls, one goes to my father, another to the Old Master, and the final one will be decided by the Old Master and my father."

Hearing these words, the others all nodded.

Su Qingtian was Su Chen's father, so there was no issue with a son giving it to his father, and no one had any objections to the Origin Spirit Pearl for Su Hongyuan.

In truth, after the members of the Su Family learned there were three Saint-Venerable grade Origin Spirit Pearls, they had already decided in their hearts which three people should consume them.

Letting Su Chen decide was only because the items belonged to him, so they specifically let him make the decision.

In reality, regardless of how Su Chen decided, the final three Origin Spirit Pearls would essentially still fall to Su Qingtian, Su Hongyuan, and Su Yunqian.

Among the direct line of the Su Family, these three were the ones who had contributed the most to the Family.

Their merits were entirely sufficient for them to enjoy them first, and the others had no objections.

Moreover, the Su Family was developing so rapidly now that they would be able to break through to become Saints before long, and it was even possible to break through to Saint-Venerable in the future, so there was no need to be anxious.

Su Chen smiled and said to Su Qingtian, "Father, once you have devoured this Origin Spirit Pearl and adjusted to your cultivation level, let us set off for the Southern Region."

He did not state his purpose, but Su Qingtian already understood.

Su Qingtian's entire body was trembling. He took a deep breath and finally said in a heavy voice, "Alright."

Finally, after a brief discussion between Su Qingtian and Su Hongyuan, they directly decided that Su Yunqian would be the third person to consume an Origin Spirit Pearl.

Afterward, the three of them went into secluded cultivation to devour the Origin Spirit Pearls.

This process would not be particularly fast; at the quickest, it would take several hundred years, and at the slowest, it might even take over a thousand years.

After all, the cultivation levels of the three were not high, and the power of that Devil King's Origin Spirit Pearl was immensely vast. Devouring it too quickly all at once would only cause them to explode, so they could only take it slow and steady.

However, breaking through to Saint-Venerable in just a few hundred years was still extremely fast.

After all, this was a Breakthrough without any side effects.

With the three core members of the Su Family in seclusion, the Su Family subsequently fell into silence, maintaining a relatively peaceful state.

However, with Su Chen presiding over it, the entire Eastern Region remained peaceful and undisturbed.

Especially after the events in Qingfeng City, the other Saint-Grade forces in the Eastern Region were now more obedient than dogs, not daring to harbor the slightest unusual thoughts.

After seeing Su Chen's terrifying strength, they had nothing but fear for him.

In the blink of an eye, thirty years had passed.

During this time, the Su Family remained much the same as before, developing quietly without continuing to expand.

However, within the Eastern Region, there was a very noticeable change over these thirty years.

That was the strengthening of the power of the Heavenly Dao, and it had strengthened by a great deal.

Of course, these changes did not cover the entire Eastern Region; they were only obvious in the Jinghong Empire and its surroundings, becoming less apparent as they spread outward, with only slight changes.

They were almost negligible.

The current Wangyun City was saturated with spiritual energy to the extreme, having already become the cultivation Holy Land of the entire Eastern Region, and the price of land within it was ridiculously expensive.

The Saint Clan Zhou Family even moved directly to Wangyun City, becoming the first Saint-Grade force to join the city.

With the addition of the Zhou Family, the reputation of the entire Wangyun City soared to its peak, becoming a city known to every household in the entire Eastern Region.

Among them, there were nearly ten Dao-Entry Realm experts, making it truly a place of crouching tigers and hidden dragons.

The same was true for the Su Family; over these thirty years, a total of three Dao-Entry Realm experts were willing to join the Su Family and proactively offered their Soul Imprints.

The current Su Family was unprecedentedly prosperous, with incomparably powerful strength.

At the summit of Mount Wangyun.

Su Chen's brow furrowed slightly. He tore through the Void Realm and arrived at the place where the Wutong Divine Tree existed.

At this moment, the Wutong Divine Tree was immensely tall, its branches shimmering with a piercing golden light that even lit up the void.

However, around the Wutong Divine Tree, countless wisps of evil qi had gathered. They were wary of the Wutong Divine Tree, so they only stayed on the periphery, not daring to approach.

Yet, they were consciously searching for a flaw in the Wutong Divine Tree.

A look of gravity flashed in Su Chen's eyes.

What exactly was this evil qi, that it even knew the threat posed by the Wutong Divine Tree?

He took a careful look; at this moment, evil qi was continuously gathering around the Wutong Divine Tree. Although the Wutong Divine Tree was the bane of this evil qi...

If the evil qi truly accumulated to a certain amount, a quantitative change could lead to a qualitative one, threatening the Wutong Divine Tree or even infecting it.

Su Chen narrowed his eyes. An astonishing purple Qi erupted from his gaze, as if possessing the power to destroy the world and containing the ultimate principles of heaven and earth.

This was the Grandmist Eye, which could see through all things.

Through the Grandmist Eye, this evil qi was formless, as if it did not exist in this world at all.

But even so, Su Chen could still see its patterns, though not in their entirety.

Within that evil qi, there was a faint energy that was indescribable and inexplicable.

Su Chen narrowed his eyes.

This evil qi was likely a Cultivation Technique practiced by someone.

He thought of the situation in the Xuantian Realm; if the Yin and Yang worlds could devour each other, was this evil qi also trying to devour the Xuantian Realm?

If judged this way, could this evil qi have been created by the Demon Race?

Su Chen pondered for a good while. Unfortunately, his current strength was insufficient, and he could not see through the true origin of this evil qi.

However, it could be inferred from this that the master behind this evil qi might be unimaginably powerful.

Could it be a Heaven-Defying figure at the legendary Immortal Rank above the Great Emperor level!?

At this thought, Su Chen's expression became more solemn than ever. He did not know much about the Immortal Realm.

He also didn't know just how strong the master behind this evil qi was, or whether he could handle it.

After all, there were truly far too many secrets in this world.

Just like that Shangqing from the Nine Clouds Temple!

That Saint from the living Primordial Era on Blue Star; Su Chen felt that even if he exhausted all his cultivation, he might not be a match for this mighty deity from mythology.

Taking a deep breath, Su Chen calmed his emotions.

No matter!

I still have trump cards!

I still have Xu Xiaoque, my trump card.

If the time comes when I truly cannot protect the Xuantian Realm, with Xu Xiaoque around, everything will definitely be fine.

This was his confidence in the God of Pretense.

He regained his confidence and looked toward the evil qi around the Wutong Divine Tree, a contemptuous smile appearing at the corners of his mouth.

It's just a bit of evil qi.

He raised his hand and took out a lump of brown soil, which contained an incomparable and extremely mysterious aura.

Black-Yellow Soil!

It was said that this was the substance used by the Ancient Gods of legend to create the world, containing the power of creation.

The Wutong Divine Tree was the bane of this evil qi, but once it condensed too much, it would also pose a threat to the Wutong Divine Tree.

However, the fundamental reason was that the Wutong Divine Tree was simply too weak.

Thinking this, Su Chen threw the Black-Yellow Soil toward the Wutong Divine Tree.

The Wutong Divine Tree also instantly sensed the Black-Yellow Soil. Its branches trembled as if in excitement, and it directly absorbed the Black-Yellow Soil into its body.

In the next moment, an extremely mysterious aura emanated.

The branches of the Wutong Divine Tree began to grow frantically. Originally only nearly a hundred zhang tall, it grew to over a thousand zhang within dozens of breaths due to this lump of Black-Yellow Soil.

The evil qi that had gathered around was also instantly devoured by the Wutong Divine Tree, becoming its nourishment.

Along with the growth of the Wutong Divine Tree, the entire Eastern Region underwent earth-shaking changes...

...