"Saint and Demon Embryo..."

Qing Yu waved his hand, summoning another Saint and Demon Embryo from the system's space, the body of a crimson-haired monarch.

Another Saint and Demon Embryo, but not a complete one.

The Saint and Demon Embryo that Qing Yu initially acquired was a newly born vessel with a complete dual body and three souls. However, this one was a body that had already matured and developed its own consciousness.

Therefore, Qing Yu only obtained the dual body, without the three souls. Moreover...

"Since Zhu Wu fused the dual body and the three souls, even after removing the three souls, the dual body remains in a fused state," Qing Yu murmured to himself.

This means the convenience of the Saint and Demon Embryo cannot be realized, but due to the fusion of the dual body, its strength still surpasses that of Qing Yu's singular body.

"A new body; if only my third soul hadn't possessed Feng Jiu's body, I could use this body," Qing Yu stroked his chin and muttered to himself, "However, it's not useless now."

Originally born as a vessel for Emperor Qi Tian, the Saint and Demon Embryo can merge and switch with other bodies. Qing Yu could assimilate this body with his own, using it as a substitute when facing deadly or severe attacks.

In simple terms, it's like a nesting doll. When one life is lost, there is another life inside, equating to an extra life for Qing Yu to squander.

"I can also retrieve the other half-body, ensuring the two bodies are always united, maintaining the strongest state. This body can sustain the other identity,"

In any case, acquiring this incomplete Saint and Demon Embryo was profitable with no loss. Despite its incompleteness, its six-star essence remains unchanged. Qing Yu still gained significantly.

Of course, the greatest gain wasn't this icing-on-the-cake Saint and Demon Embryo, but the martial arts learnt from Zhu Wu.

Reverse Demon Origin and Divine's Move.

Either of these could be considered six-star martial arts. Even at Qing Yu's realm, understanding these martial arts in a short time is impossible.

Indeed, he might not even be at the threshold for cultivation. Perhaps Qing Yu, like Yinhuang Zhuwu, will only be able to cultivate a simplified version of Reverse Demon Origin and Divine's Move.

"Time for seclusion again, huh."

Qing Yu let out a mild sigh, closing the grand gates of the Taiji Palace, allowing the hall to slowly shroud in mist.

Outside the palace, beyond the Zhenwu Sect, the white mist gradually thickened, eventually enshrouding the entirety of the Zhenwu Seven Peaks.

From today on, Zhenwu Sect would also retreat into the Secret Realm. It may be still accessible, but not as casually as before.

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"How could this be?! How could he abandon the Taoist foundation so?"

A black-robed man, a mile away from Zhenwu Sect, witnessed it being engulfed by mist and couldn't help but gnash his teeth, roaring in disbelief, his face under the hood full of incredulity.

Merging with the Secret Realm is essentially retreating from the world, isolating from the outside. The black-robed man didn't know that Qing Yu had a way to control the Secret Realm, making it like a grand array under his control. Thus, he thought Qing Yu had abandoned the outside world, letting Zhenwu Sect hide within the Secret Realm.

"No, there's still a chance, still a chance..." After his disbelief, the black-robed man muttered to himself, "The Secret Realm can be breached. Unless Qing Yu self-destructs, he cannot withstand the fierce assault of a Supreme warrior. So, there is still a chance!"

"I've heard the Southern Border War was fierce. Qing Yu might have suffered an incurable injury, needing to seclude himself for healing. This is an opportunity!"

The black-robed man immediately thought that this might be a good opportunity.

Qing Yu, heavily injured to the point where he must seclude for healing. In such a state, Qing Yu's foundation, belonging to the head of the Taoist sects, along with Northern Zhou, isn't so weak as to be as vulnerable as a lamb, but it certainly suffered significant weakening.

Many believe Northern Zhou's strength derives from the union of several Supreme warriors, the coalition of the Northern Zhou Court, Mountain River Academy, and the Demon Path. But the black-robed man, who knows much about the inside story from the Dao Ancestor, understands that the real core of Northern Zhou might just be Qing Yu, who always stayed within the Daqian Realm as the head of the Taoist sects.

Qing Yu has always been directing Northern Zhou from behind the scenes, driving its conquests to expand its foundational territories. Qing Yu's foundation was never the Taoist sects but Northern Zhou.

And now, it presents an excellent opportunity, an opportunity to attack Qing Yu's foundation while he heals.

Disrupt the Taoist sects, assault Northern Zhou, severely weaken Qing Yu's standing. Even to the extent of forcing Qing Yu to come out from seclusion prematurely if the damage is significant enough.

Such actions, wouldn't they be splendid.

The black-robed man promptly devised a plan. If Qing Yu knew of his mental processes, even he would be embarrassed.

Yet, these thought processes are quite reasonable and well-founded, convincing enough. At least the black-robed man believed them.

Even if it's false, Qing Yu's inability to appear at the moment surely isn't false, right? Even if defeating Northern Zhou isn't feasible at the moment, causing trouble within the Taoist sects surely is.

Thus, the black-robed man decided to act.

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The black-robed man, being so close, witnessed Zhenwu Sect's retreat from the world, while personnel from other forces gradually noticed this situation.

For the closing of Zhenwu Sect, those who directly participated in the Southern Border War scoffed. They knew that although Qing Yu was hard-pressed by the Six Emperors and at a disadvantage in the great war, his injuries were definitely not as severe.

Given Qing Yu's displayed healing capabilities, even if seriously injured, a few days should have been enough for him to recover mostly, right? At worst, he shouldn't have been reduced to such a level of retreating to heal in seclusion.

This little fox is definitely up to some conspiracy again!

This is the consensus of the Great Witch Sacrifice, Daqian, the Sword God, and others who participated in the Southern Border War.

As a result, besides some people moving in the shadows, other forces unexpectedly remained in tacit agreement, quietly recuperating.

After all, the Southern Border War was a mutual blow to all three parties. Whether it was Daqian, the Nine Heavens, or Southern Border, all suffered significant damage. Although Daqian was the big winner, achieving the Xinglie's Battle Body, they lost two Divinity Realm powers, one of the Human Emperor's Spiritual Sense was destroyed, and they still had to face the counterattack from Xinglie's fighting spirit, making it only a Pyrrhic victory.

Except for the East Sea side, which was still engulfed in flames of war, the rest of the regions finally became somewhat stable.

Under such a strange tranquility, the world passed through the year's end.

This year's end, snow fell across the world, even the South encountered a rare snow of the century, the entire world decorated by snowflakes, everywhere clad in a silvery white.

"Boom——"

In the East Province, a sudden peal of thunder in the snowy day, as Thunder Light illuminated the snow clouds, crashing onto the snow-covered ground, leaving dark scorch marks.

"Winter thunder, an ominous sign."

A pure white figure came leisurely, looking at the scorch marks on the ground, and spoke.

Thunder in winter, augurs a great snowstorm, thus regarded as an omen of misfortune by the ancients. Of course, Qing Yu thinks this omen ominous not because of the winter thunder.

After all, although winter thunder is rare, it occurs a few times in several years, especially in the North.

But now, the land of East Province already has continuous heavy snow, with one and a half feet of snow on the ground, undoubtedly a hefty snow already.

Yet now comes a snowstorm precursor, doesn't this mean that in the snow to come, the current snowstorm is just a minor harbinger compared to the major one?

"The East Province, being in the South, is originally a warm climate zone, without even snow in previous years. Now, faced with this sudden heavy snow, the people are unprepared, fear that some people have already frozen to death. If another snowstorm comes later, the death toll will be doubled at least."

Qing Yu looked at the goose feather snow falling beside him and said, "It is said a good snowfall brings a bountiful year, but the snow this year, undoubtedly, brings a disastrous year."

The land of East Province is just a microcosm of the South, and in the entire South, who knows how many people will die because of this snow. The number of deaths in this snow alone, is probably enough to fight a war.

"Truly a familiar scene."

Qing Yu looked up at the sky, a rare sentimental look in his eyes.

He remembers, over twenty years ago, it was in this snowstorm that he awakened his past life's memories. Under the first ray of sunlight in the morning, Qing Yu, then just a child, struggled out from beneath the eaves of a village house, escaping burial under the accumulated snow on the roof.

Those memories have never blurred with time, instead deeply carved in his mind as his realm deepens.

"It's really an old memory······"

"Boom——"

As he was feeling sentimental, a thunderbolt struck straight down, hitting Qing Yu as he looked up at the sky.

"Zzz zzz······"

Electric light flashed, yet Qing Yu, struck by the Heavenly Thunder, was unharmed. Naturally, if Qing Yu could be killed by lightning, the whole world would die laughing.

"It really is inauspicious." Qing Yu sighed again.

Was this lightning accidental? Maybe so, after all, Qing Yu was standing near the previous lightning's landing spot.

But in Qing Yu's view, this was not accidental, but truly a divine punishment.

Legend has it that great evil eventually meets divine retribution, and Qing Yu now enjoys the VIP treatment of a villain.

After all, he is a villain on the Heavenly Dao's blacklist.

And Qing Yu, after experiencing a divine punishment lightning strike, revealed a smile, "I've seen it."

When the lightning struck, in that instant, Qing Yu penetrated through the chaotic heavenly mechanism, catching a glimpse of a premonition.

"The Sixth Heavenly Demon, the last trace of Heavenly Demon Energy, will soon be born."

Due to the rise in killings, due to the massive life losses in these days, the final supreme Evil Sky Slaughter is finally about to enter the world.

This is no longer just a previous rift, but a genuine rhythm of entering the world.

After a lapse of over nine hundred years, after the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sky Demon, another Heavenly Demon is about to be born.

At this moment, it's not just Qing Yu; other possessors of Heavenly Demon Energy also had some response. However, they do not know Heavenly Mechanism Divination Skill, so they have no real understanding, only a slight strange feeling passing through their hearts suddenly.

"A snowstorm, a disaster year, indeed, this is a disaster year. How can a Heavenly Demon's arrival be without disaster?"

It is indeed a disaster year, but for Qing Yu, it is a year of extraordinary significance. This year, the Sixth Heavenly Demon emerges, and Qing Yu will vie as a contender, competing with others who aspire towards the Heavenly Demon.

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