232: Chapter 232 The Immortal Artifact Recognizes Its Master: Who is Your True Master?

Upon seeing Zhou Yuxuan, Empress Donghuang Baiqing was about to berate him, but an artifact spirit with the appearance of a palm-sized mature woman suddenly called out "Master" to her.

She couldn't help but freeze in place.

"Master? Me?" Empress Donghuang Baiqing looked around, her gaze finally landing on that snow-white halberd.

"The Ice and Snow Immortal Emperor's Immortal Artifact?" Empress Donghuang Baiqing exclaimed in surprise.

Having the Legacy of Heavenly Emperor Donghuang, she naturally recognized this snow-white halberd.

It was the Lifebound Weapon of the Ice and Snow Immortal Emperor, who had once dominated the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands.

"Little fellow, are you calling me master?" Empress Donghuang Baiqing couldn't help but ask again.

"Master, I could not have sensed your aura incorrectly; you are my master. Please, Master, accept the Legacy quickly, reclaim your former strength, and fight your way back to the Upper Realm!"

The artifact spirit spoke to Empress Donghuang Baiqing with a solemn expression, completely ignoring Zhou Yuxuan and the other person nearby.

At this moment, the Little Loli artifact spirit of the Immortal Cauldron also appeared beside Jin Qiaoer.

She said with utter disdain, "Hmph! What a blind thing. My Great Master has such a Heaven-Defying talent, yet you don't recognize him as your master and instead choose this little girl?"

The little spirit's words caught the attention of the Ice and Snow spirit, who gave Zhou Yuxuan a brief, indifferent glance before turning back to Jin Qiaoer.

"Hehe! The Great Master you speak of has only an ordinary Physique. On the other hand, little fellow, the master you've acknowledged possesses the Original Body. With a master of such a powerful Physique..."

"...you actually recognized another 'Great Master'? You are truly a disgrace to our race of Immortal Artifact spirits!"

The Little Loli was rendered speechless by these words, her face flushed with shame and anger as she prepared to lung forward, but fortunately, Zhou Yuxuan held her back.

"Alright, don't make a scene! Just wait and see!" Zhou Yuxuan said calmly.

Beside them, Empress Donghuang Baiqing looked at Zhou Yuxuan with a strange expression, seeing that he wasn't trying to snatch the Immortal Artifact.

However, she still couldn't resist the temptation of the Immortal Artifact and let out a few laughs.

"Haha! Zhou Yuxuan, since you're willing to give up the chance to have the Immortal Artifact recognize its master, then I won't be polite!"

"You'd better leave quickly now. Once I finish accepting the Legacy, I will certainly avenge the grudge from that day!"

As Empress Donghuang Baiqing mentioned the day her cultivation was sealed by the Ancestor of the Zhou Family, her cheeks couldn't help but flush.

The Pure Yin Qi she possessed had been taken by Zhou Yuxuan, which had made her feel very uncomfortable for a long time.

Now, as long as she had the Immortal Artifact recognize her as its master, she would have the strength to contend with Zhou Yuxuan.

Thinking of this, Empress Donghuang Baiqing immediately took several quick steps toward the Immortal Artifact.

As her hand gripped the halberd, a vast surge of energy instantly poured into her body.

At this moment, she seemed to break through the cultivation suppression of the entire Bronze Immortal Realm. Her cultivation, which was originally only at the first layer of the Supreme Realm, began to soar rapidly.

Second layer of the Supreme Realm!!!

Third layer of the Supreme Realm!!!

...

It wasn't until Empress Donghuang Baiqing's cultivation reached the Peak of the Supreme Realm that it stopped. Immediately after, the will of the Bronze Immortal Realm suppressed her cultivation back down to the first layer of the Saint Realm.

Empress Donghuang Baiqing opened her eyes. Her originally jet-black hair had turned snow-white, and a chilling aura radiated from her body.

"Such a powerful Cultivation Technique, such terrifying divine abilities! Is this the power of an Immortal-grade Cultivation Technique?"

Empress Donghuang Baiqing murmured, and then her Battle Intent surged as she looked toward Zhou Yuxuan.

Seeing this, Zhou Yuxuan couldn't help but sigh helplessly.

"Sigh! Qiaoer, let me use your Immortal Cauldron!"

As soon as Zhou Yuxuan's voice fell, before Jin Qiaoer could even agree, the Immortal Cauldron had already impatiently flown into his hand.

He looked at Empress Donghuang Baiqing and still said calmly, "Your Majesty, you'd better be careful, or the Immortal Artifact in your hand might not recognize you as its master anymore!"

Hearing Zhou Yuxuan's arrogant words, both the mature artifact spirit and Empress Donghuang Baiqing widened their eyes.

"Young man, what big talk. Once an Immortal Artifact has recognized its master, no one else can use it unless its master agrees!"

Zhou Yuxuan didn't speak, only shaking his head slightly.

Then, the aura of the Origin Dao Body within him radiated outward. Instantly, the Little Loli artifact spirit became incredibly excited, and a terrifying aura spread out from within the Immortal Cauldron.

"The... the Origin Dao Body?" Before even making a move, that mature artifact spirit had already become extremely agitated.

This caused the halberd in Empress Donghuang Baiqing's hand to shake violently, as if it wanted to break free from her grasp and fly toward Zhou Yuxuan.

"How... how is this possible?" Empress Donghuang Baiqing said in shock.

This Immortal Artifact was something she had obtained with great difficulty, and she didn't want it to fall into Zhou Yuxuan's hands just like that.

"Your Majesty, stop making a fuss. To any Immortal Artifact that has birthed a spirit, any Origin Dao Body in the world possesses an extremely powerful attraction."

"You should just obediently put down the Immortal Artifact. Rest assured, this Prince will not harm you; I only want you to come with us to pluck the Heart of the Ancient Tree of Life and leave this place."

Zhou Yuxuan's words brought Empress Donghuang Baiqing back to her senses. She was the ruler of a powerful Imperial Dynasty; after being gone for so long, the Great Shang Dynasty must be in a state of panic.

At the same time, there was the ambitious Donghuang Qing outside, who wanted to seize the throne. She didn't want her position to be snatched away for no reason.

Therefore, she needed to leave this place as quickly as possible.

After thinking everything through, Empress Donghuang Baiqing nodded heavily and said, "Fine! I promise you!"

Saying this, she let go of her hand, and the halberd instantly flew to Zhou Yuxuan's side. The mature artifact spirit even greedily breathed in the escaping Origin Qi around him.

"Hmph! Truly shameless!" The Little Loli spirit said with a face full of disdain as she watched the enjoying expression of the mature spirit.

"Hehe! Little fellow, we are but Immortal Artifact spirits. What is shame? Why would we need it?"

Hearing this, the Little Loli glared at the mature spirit even more angrily, then also began to join in the frenzied absorption of the Origin Qi.

As the two spirits absorbed more and more Origin Qi, the two previously somewhat dim Immortal Artifacts became even more dazzling, with countless immortal lights and the sounds of the Great Dao surrounding them.

"Let's go! It's time to set out!" Zhou Yuxuan retracted his Origin Qi and said calmly, then turned and walked out of the Secret Realm.

The two spirits, unable to absorb any more Origin Qi, immediately began to circle around Zhou Yuxuan constantly, as if trying to curry favor.

This caused Empress Donghuang Baiqing, who was originally the master of the halberd Immortal Artifact, to roll her eyes and grumble in her heart.

"Is this necessary? Just who is the master here?!"

Soon, the group left the Frost Gate and headed toward the region in the second layer with the densest life aura.