Watching Mei Ji block his way, Luo Xiu felt nothing but exasperation.

It seems when one problem is solved, another one always pops up. I just absorbed the essence of the moonlight to suppress my condition, and now an Emperor Realm Expert shows up. Someone at the Dao Jade First Realm like Zhōng Mùdào is no threat to me, but an Emperor Realm Expert is a different story. Even if she's only a Profound Emperor, given my current state, dealing with her won't be easy. But it's come to this. I'll have to risk a relapse and fight!

With this thought, a powerful oppressive aura suddenly erupted from Luo Xiu. He looked at Mei Ji with a smirk. "There are only two ways to get something from me."

"Either I give it to you willingly, or you beat me into submission and take it."

Feeling the intimidating aura emanating from Luo Xiu and his willingness to fight at the drop of a hat, Mei Ji frowned slightly. She felt somewhat helpless, and also a little nervous, though she wasn't surprised by his reaction.

"Your Majesty has misunderstood. That was not my intention."

She gazed calmly at Luo Xiu, neither servile nor arrogant, and said, "I do want the Key Fragment in your possession, but what I mean is, I can exchange other items for it."

She continued, "I'm only appearing now because I considered your injuries. You can't capture me instantly, which gives me a chance to escape if you attack. It isn't because I want to take advantage of your situation. I'm well aware that even in your current state, killing me would be as easy as turning over your hand."

Luo Xiu replied indifferently, "Earlier in the Gluttonous Palace, didn't you want to kill me for my blood?"

Mei Ji explained, "That was because I was influenced by the Gluttonous Sword Intent and temporarily couldn't control my greed. Or perhaps, it was the Gluttonous Revered One who wanted to kill you. Besides, I was also doing it to build my reputation."

"Build your reputation?"

Mei Ji said, "Publicly challenging the Azure Emperor brings immense benefits to my name in the Upper Realm."

Luo Xiu chuckled softly. "You're quite the schemer."

"Of course," Mei Ji admitted. "Later, when you resurrected the Azure Dragon Venerable, I did team up with him with the intent to kill you for your blood. But what happened afterward proved how laughable my idea was."

Luo Xiu shrugged. "You don't have to explain all this to me. In short, this Key Fragment is very important to me. I don't want to trade it. Besides, you don't have anything I'd find valuable enough for an exchange."

Hearing this, Mei Ji pursed her lips lightly. "Is there really no other way?"

Luo Xiu said, "If you're not here to fight, then don't waste my time."

Mei Ji suddenly changed her tune. "If Your Majesty doesn't wish to trade, then how about we cooperate and explore the Divine Organ Gate together? After all, I've also entered the Emperor Realm. In a place like the Divine Organ Gate, I can surely be of some help to Your Majesty, and I won't take advantage of you."

Luo Xiu stared at Mei Ji, and after a quiet moment, he nodded.

He remembered what Watari Kagura had just said... only an Emperor Realm Expert could open that gate. Who knows what the cost of opening it might be? This is a perfect chance to let Mei Ji do it. Besides, fighting her to the death wouldn't be worth it. It's much better to cooperate with her.

"Let's go."

Mei Ji said, "The first thing we need to do is find the Divine Organ Gate."

Luo Xiu asked curiously, "This place isn't that big. For an Emperor Realm Expert like you, is finding a simple gate really that difficult?"

Mei Ji explained, "That gate is elusive. It could be right beside you, and you wouldn't be able to sense its presence, let alone open it."

Just then, Watari Kagura spoke up. "I can find the gate."

At her words, they both looked at her.

Watari Kagura said, "But I have one condition. You have to take me with you to explore, and if I need anything, you must help me get it."

Luo Xiu nodded. "No problem."

Mei Ji also nodded.

...

On the way to find the Divine Organ Gate, Luo Xiu, being the extreme extrovert that he was, also chatted a lot with Mei Ji.

Mei Ji briefly spoke of her past, leaving Luo Xiu filled with complex emotions. He hadn't expected to find such a history hidden beneath her cool and noble exterior. Upon reflection, though, he felt he had no right to mock or look down on Mei Ji. He had many women himself, so it was a case of the pot calling the kettle black. In fact, Luo Xiu even admired her for treating these matters so lightly and not caring what others said or thought about her. She was focused solely on her path of the great dao, determined to go further and further... She had climbed from a nobody in a pleasure quarter to her current position, leaving all who had once looked down on her so far behind that they no longer even had the right to look up at her. For the sake of this path, she would pay any price and seize any opportunity that benefited her. This risky venture to cooperate with him was just such an opportunity she intended to grasp. But this woman is extremely cunning. Everything she does is for her own benefit.

With that in mind, Luo Xiu kept a wary eye on her.

...

Perhaps because Watari Kagura carried the bloodline of an Ancient God, with her help, Luo Xiu and the others soon found the so-called Divine Organ Gate.

Just as Mei Ji had said, the Divine Organ Gate was incredibly difficult to detect. It wasn't a gate in the conventional sense, but a fluctuating mass of spatial energy. It was invisible to the naked eye and could only be faintly detected with one's Divine Sense.

Luo Xiu looked at Mei Ji. "How do we open it?"

Mei Ji took a slow, deep breath. "You two step back. Leave it to me."

Luo Xiu and Watari Kagura exchanged a glance, then moved to the side.

A moment passed.

Watching Mei Ji, who was now drenched in fragrant sweat as she worked, Luo Xiu suddenly felt very fortunate that he had chosen to cooperate with her and let her do the grunt work. He could tell that opening this gate was no easy task, even for an Emperor Realm Expert. It required a substantial amount of Divine Sense and the use of one's full cultivation.

In the quiet, Luo Xiu suddenly remembered something. He turned to Watari Kagura and said, "Speaking of which, a friend of yours is at my place."

Watari Kagura was expressionless. "Which friend?"

"Hua Muyan."

Watari Kagura looked surprised. "Sister Muyan... How did she end up with you?"

Luo Xiu gave Watari Kagura a deep look. "I'll take you to see her later."

This Upper Nine Deity of the Holy Boi Religion... since I can't kill her for now, I'll just have to keep her confined in the Land of Lawlessness.

Just then, a deafening explosion erupted in front of them.

BOOM!

Luo Xiu jumped in fright. He looked up to see an massive, irregular crack splitting the Void, like a pane of glass being shattered by brute force.

Mei Ji was biting her lip, her hands gripping either side of the crack. She pulled them apart with all her might and said in a strained voice, "Don't just stand there, hurry!"

Without another word, Luo Xiu grabbed Watari Kagura and flashed into the crack.

Mei Ji let go and followed closely behind.

The next moment, the three of them appeared on a desolate plain. A dark red light illuminated the land, giving it an exceptionally eerie feel.

In the dark red sky above, huge fragments of buildings floated, with a giant sword ten thousand meters long embedded among them!

Mei Ji sighed in awe, "This is the Divine Organ Ground... the heart of an Ancient God."

BOOM!

Suddenly, the earth before them cracked and collapsed, and a giant hand reached out from the chasm.

"Outsiders! You have trespassed on forbidden ground. I shall drive you out and slay you!"

Luo Xiu's expression tensed. He frowned at the creature and said, "It seems very strong."

Mei Ji's face grew even more solemn. "I sense that even by combining our strength, we could only barely hold our own."

Watari Kagura's face turned pale, and her voice trembled as she said, "This is the body left behind by my clan's ancestor... a first-generation God Blood Creature. The clan records state that the first-generation God Blood Creatures were born with power rivaling that of an Ancient God."

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