Deep in the chaotic starry sea, in a dim palace.
"Huh?"
The expression of a practitioner covered in a black robe changed slightly, and he suddenly let out a light exclamation, interrupting the words of the black-robed practitioner above him.
The black-robed cultivator at the head looked gloomy, looked at the cultivator who made the sound, and said in a cold voice, "Melting Abyss!"
"Palace Master, please forgive me. Just now, I suddenly sensed that a newly promoted Martial Emperor under my command has fallen." Rongyuan hurriedly explained.
"What's so regrettable about a mere forcibly promoted Martial Emperor?" The black-robed cultivator at the top snorted and continued, "The Holy Temple is pressing us, and the cultivators of the Holy Church have recently appeared in the chaotic star sea. We must not fail in our mission. This is the top priority. Can't you even tell the difference between the important and the unimportant?"
"It's my fault." Rongyuan said respectfully.
Upon seeing this, the black-robed practitioner at the top did not pursue the matter any further, but instead began to explain their mission again.
“Although Tianxie only used a secret method to break through to the Martial Emperor realm, there is no Martial Emperor cultivator in that star field. With Tianxie’s current strength, he should be able to run rampant. How come he was killed just after breaking through to the Martial Emperor realm?” Rongyuan frowned slightly, thinking rapidly in his mind, “Could it be that someone from the Holy Church did it?”
If Tianxie was just an ordinary practitioner under his command, he might not care, but Tianxie helped him collect a lot of resources, some of which were resources needed by the Holy Temple. That was why he spent his energy to help Tianxie enter the Martial Emperor realm. He wanted to use Tianxie and the Evil Cloud Sect to unify that star field and help him collect more resources, but he didn't expect Tianxie to die just after entering the Martial Emperor realm.
"No matter who did it, this is a critical period and no mistakes can be made. It seems that we have to abandon the Evil Cloud Sect for the time being." Rongyuan's eyes focused and he made a decision in an instant.
Tianxie was a cultivator under his command. Now that Tianxie was dead, he naturally wanted to ask Emperor Tianxie for revenge. However, Rongyuan knew that it was a critical time and it was not convenient for him to take action or show up. If it affected the mission assigned to them by the Temple, even if the cultivators of the Holy Church could not do anything to him, the punishment of the Temple would not be something he could bear.
It is now obvious that it is better to be still than to move. Rongyuan will naturally not take risks for the sake of Emperor Tianxie. He can only put aside the matter of Emperor Tianxie's death for the time being.
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Yang Qi naturally didn't know what Emperor Molten Abyss was thinking. The group traveled through space and soon returned to Huoyan City.
However, when Yang Qi and his companions rushed back to Huoyan City, Huoyan City was empty. There was not even a breath of life in the city. The practitioners in the city had already fled for their lives. Even if they got the news and rushed back to Huoyan City, they would not be able to return as quickly as Yang Qi and his companions.
Yang Qi and others returned to the Xiao family. Xiao Ning and others were responsible for presiding over the family and activating the protective formation of Huoyan City, while Yang Qi returned to his previous residence and began to check the items left after the death of Emperor Tianxie.
"Top-grade Taoist weapons, elixirs, natural treasures..."
There weren't many treasures left by Emperor Tianxie, and the Taoist weapons he used were only close to top-grade Taoist weapons. They were not too precious. After all, Emperor Tianxie himself had just broken through to the Martial Emperor realm.
Although there are not too many treasures left by Emperor Tianxie, their value is not low. They are all high-level Martial Emperor level or even Martial Emperor level treasures, with a value of more than 10 billion crystals.
"There are so many Blood Cloud Evil Pearls?"
Looking at the Blood Cloud Evil Pearls in front of him, Yang Qi frowned, because there were dozens of them. It was obvious that so many Blood Cloud Evil Pearls were not accumulated in a short period of time. This was what puzzled him.
Judging from the treasures left by Emperor Tianxie, although he was the leader of the Evil Cloud Sect, he was not actually very rich. The treasures on him were basically suitable for his own practice or for fighting. In this way, it was a bit abnormal for Emperor Tianxie to leave so many Blood Cloud Evil Pearls, after all, the Blood Cloud Evil Pearls could not increase strength indefinitely.
"I'm afraid only Emperor Tianxie himself knows about this."
Yang Qi smiled bitterly and shook his head, and with a move of his hands, he was ready to put away the Blood Cloud Evil Pearls. Although he did not intend to use the Blood Cloud Evil Pearls for cultivation, the Blood Cloud Evil Pearls were of extraordinary value and could be used to exchange for some resources needed for cultivation.
"Um?"
Just when Yang Qi was about to put away the Blood Cloud Evil Pearl, he suddenly discovered that there was a dark black bead among the pile of Blood Cloud Evil Pearls. However, there was no strong energy fluctuation on this bead, so when he sensed it before, he did not even notice this bead.
"This is… "
Holding the dark bead in his hand, Yang Qi's expression changed. He felt a familiar fluctuation from the residual energy of the bead.
"The power of origin!"
Yang Qi's eyes focused. This source of power was completely different from the source of power in the Blood Cloud Evil Pearl. This source of power was much purer. Although it still exuded an evil aura, its purity alone was no less than the source of the world of cultivation.
Yang Qi raised his eyebrows, and a thought flashed through his mind, "The original power in this bead has obviously been absorbed by someone. Could it be that Emperor Tianxie used this thing to break through to the Martial Emperor realm?"
When he first met Emperor Tianxie, he knew that Emperor Tianxie had used special means to break through to the Martial Emperor realm, but he didn't know what means Emperor Tianxie used to break through to the Martial Emperor realm. Now that he saw this bead, he suddenly had some guesses in his mind. In addition to the fact that some original power remained in the bead, more importantly, from the original power of the bead, Yang Qi felt the same evil and violent aura as Emperor Tianxie, and this aura was exactly the same aura as the practitioners of the Holy Temple, which further confirmed his guess.
“Although the Blood Cloud Evil Pearl is far inferior to this pearl, but…” Yang Qi looked at the Blood Cloud Evil Pearl and the dark-colored pearl, his eyes fixed, and he muttered to himself, “This dark-colored pearl seems to be an advanced version of the Blood Cloud Evil Pearl, could it be…”
Emperor Tianxie obviously has some relationship with the Temple, but he is somewhat different from the Martial Emperor realm of a normal Temple. Combined with the way Emperor Tianxie broke through the Martial Emperor realm, and the fact that the Blood Cloud Evil Pearl and the dark black pearl are quite similar, Yang Qi suddenly had a bold guess in his mind.
The Evil Cloud Sect used the Blood Cloud Evil Pearls collected by the blood slaves, and it is very likely that they were not just for their own cultivation, but were probably helping the Holy Temple to collect special resources. It was for this reason that the Holy Temple helped the Great Emperor Tianxie break through the Martial Emperor Realm. This can also explain why there are so many Blood Cloud Evil Pearls in the storage ring of the Great Emperor Tianxie, because these Blood Cloud Evil Pearls were not for the Great Emperor Tianxie himself, but were prepared for the Holy Temple! (To be continued)