Four-winged Divine Eagle Zhuang Xiaoyun intended to eliminate all eighty or ninety Loose Cultivators under his command. Gui Wu hastily pleaded with Shi Feiyang, "Your Majesty the Dragon Emperor! Please show mercy and spare them."

Shi Feiyang said, "They are useless, keeping them is just a waste of food, better to kill them to feed those obedient subjects below."

"They are useful! Truly useful! They..." Gui Wu quickly looked at those people, signaling them to demonstrate their usefulness immediately.

Some hurriedly shouted, "I am willing to die for Your Majesty! My Flying Sword is still very formidable..."

Gui Wu also said, "The task Your Majesty assigned me, if they assist, will surely be accomplished smoothly."

"Oh?" Shi Feiyang then asked those people, "Are you willing to work for me?"

Upon hearing this, a dozen of them immediately dropped to their knees, "We are more willing to serve Your Majesty! If only Your Majesty had asked me first, I would have undertaken this task for Your Majesty."

Standing on the steps, Shi Feiyang tossed down a wooden token, landing in front of Gui Wu, "Fine, then swear a solemn oath on this Lifebound Token that after returning, you will obey Gui Wu and assist him in completing the assigned task. Should you disobey, your heart will ignite, and you will die by self-combustion!"

These people looked at each other, none wanting to make this oath, but having no choice under their circumstances, each one swore the deadly oath against the Life Token.

Shi Feiyang instructed Gui Wu to secure the Life Token, then urged them to leave quickly, "The Aurora Fire has past its weakest moment and is starting to rise and converge again, hurry up!"

These fellows, as if granted amnesty, each bowed and stood up. No longer needing to sneak around, each controlled their sword light Magical Treasure and soared into the sky, heading straight north.

They went full throttle, soaring over the indentation of the Aurora Fire, smelling the familiar breeze of the South Sea. Everyone felt like they had survived a catastrophe and took long, deep breaths.

Someone then asked, "Brother Gui, what exactly did His Majesty task you with?"

Gui Wu responded, "I can't reveal it for now, or else the task will fail. Just remember to heed my commands."

Unsatisfied, another queried, "Is there any Magical Treasure or Daoist book inside that Jade Box His Majesty gave you?"

Knowing he couldn't evade this topic and would truly need their help to succeed, Gui Wu promised, "Inside there truly is a Daoist book. Once cultivated, it can protect your mind, impervious to magic. If you wish to learn, I'll teach you once I master it."

Satisfied, people broke into discussions about the tumultuous experiences over the year, flying back towards Little Antarctic Forty-Seven Islands, about three thousand li away from the Aurora Fire. After flying for half the day, everyone returned home. Gui Wu took Bai Mingyu to White Whale Island.

Bai Mingyu's mother in this life, the Lady of White Rhombic Reef, was a cruel and ruthless left-path demoness. Even knowing the karma of Bai Mingyu's past life, she refused to let her reunite with Gui Wu and forced her to marry Xu Tong, the son of Divine Monarch Xu, to seek benefits.

Originally, both sides had been at the brink of a deadly conflict. Last year's journey to the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, the Lady of White Rhombic Reef and Divine Monarch Xu with his son, along with disciples from both islands, almost all perished. The couple could finally be together and inherited all the estate of White Rhombic Reef.

Remembering how Divine Monarch Xu had bullied him and forced Bai Mingyu, Gui Wu went to Xu's Black Xun Island and slaughtered all the remaining disciples, subjugating the ordinary servants.

The Lady of White Rhombic Reef and her main disciples also died on the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain. Those who did not submit to him were also killed, while those who did submit were kept.

Thus, along with Fei Long Island left by his former master True Master Fei Long, he now owned four islands, each with its unique products. He and his wife Bai Mingyu led an abundantly comfortable life.

Days later, they went to Coral Nest at Funiu Mountain in the South Sea to find their former life's sons, Zhen Gen and Zhen Dui, recognizing each other, and also moved them to Little Antarctic.

Gui Wu's previous life was Zhen Hai, whose father, a fisherman struck by storms, mistakenly consumed Miyang Grass, spent three days and nights mating with a seal, resulting in her nine-year pregnancy and his birth—he spoke and glided through water upon birth, moving through the sea as if flying.

Later, he met an unusual person who taught him Daoist Techniques. With his rare talent, his mana grew ever stronger, eventually fostering ambition. He widely distributed immortal invitations, calling all Independent Immortals from overseas to the South Sea for a meeting, aiming to become a leader of ten thousand immortals. However, during the meeting, two dissenters defeated him and his wife.

Distraught, Zhen Hai swore revenge. Later, at the seabed, he discovered an extraordinary Daoist book containing many powerful spells. After mastering it, in addition to seeking revenge on his former companions, he contended with disciples of Tie San for Purple Cloud Palace, ultimately facing annihilation.

At that time, his enemies had shattered his soul into many fragments with a soul-seizing technique, scattered across the universe for many years before reassembling and reincarnating into his present life as Gui Wu.

When he died, he had sent the Daoist book away with his sons, Zhen Gen and Zhen Dui. Over the years at Coral Nest, they cultivated from this book for sixty or seventy years, achieving the status of Independent Immortals and earning the reputation of the "South Sea Twins."

The family of four reunited, gathered all the Daoist books and Spells they had acquired, and began Cultivation together in one place. In less than a year, their mana had made great leaps and bounds, even successfully cultivating the Spell to protect the mind that Shi Feiyang had passed on to them.

At that time, besides the thin volume of Daoist books specifically written for him, the Jade Box given by Shi Feiyang also contained a bottle of elixirs and four rings. The elixirs had already been consumed during previous Cultivation, and now he took out the rings to distribute to his wife and two sons.

"Dragon Emperor ordered me to cultivate the Pearl of Black Essence from the 'Demon God Scripture'."

Bai Mingyu was surprised to hear what Shi Feiyang had asked him to do, as she had never heard it mentioned before, "I've heard that there are Divine Demons attached to that Demon Scripture, and once you cultivate it, you'll be bound by them."

"The Cultivation Technique the Dragon Emperor taught us, along with this ring, can protect the Primordial Spirit and prevent it from being secretly controlled by Divine Demons."

Zhen Gen said, "That Demon Scripture is a Supreme Technique worshiped by the Pearl of Black Essence. How can it be easily taught to us?"

"The Dragon Emperor had already foreseen, saying that the Divine Demons in the scripture would rather have more and stronger subordinates. Initially, only the Pearl had the scripture. The Divine Demons made him find two others to cultivate together with him. If others weren't chosen, it's simply because their effort wasn't sufficient. The Dragon Emperor said, if I refine the Daoist books from my previous life, I would be recognized by the Divine Demons in the scriptures and qualify for cultivation."

Bai Mingyu anxiously said, "But... that Dragon Emperor... can't we just stay here as a family and peacefully cultivate without involving him?"

"I had thought the same, but I had already sworn to the Dragon Emperor to accomplish this deed. Otherwise, why do you think he let us go? And had those people listen to my commands? If I do not learn the 'Demon God Scripture' by this year's Winter Solstice, my body will start rotting from my limbs, eventually turning into a puddle of pus!"

Zhen Dui disagreed, "What kind of severe curse is that? Let's find a way to break it!"

Gui Wu shook his head and sighed deeply, "This somewhat resembles the symptoms of the Myriad Cold Centipede's poison during that year. The Cold Centipede was killed by the Dragon Emperor, likely with her poison used in the Spell."

Hearing it was the Cold Centipede's poison, Bai Mingyu fell silent. In her lifetime growing up on the Little Antarctic's White Rhombic Reef, she often heard the elders discuss the ferocity of the Myriad Cold Centipede. Within the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, there were many powerful Great Demons that could not defeat her; once captured, escape was impossible.

Following what Shi Feiyang had said last year, Gui Wu brought over an incense table, wrote a few spells on red paper to worship, set up incense and candles, placed a Jade Bowl in the center, slit his wrist to fill the bowl with his blood, then devoutly prayed in front of the incense table, "Disciple Gui Wu, wholeheartedly converts, earnestly requests the Great Divine Demon to show mercy and lead us..."

After three days of praying, in the cave on Wuyu Island, the Demon Scripture moved on its own without wind. The Divine Demons inside sensed Gui Wu's prayers and perceived his high mana remotely, considering him a significant asset to recruit.

He then had the Pearl of Black Essence go to White Whale Island to fetch Gui Wu, bringing him to cultivate the Demon Scripture together.

Before the words of the Divine Demon, the Pearl of Black Essence dared not disobey, hurriedly sent people to White Whale Island to find him, then brought Gui Wu to bow before the Demon Scripture, which flickered red light and revealed the characters of the first volume.

The Pearl of Black Essence handed the Demon Scripture to Gui Wu, teaching him to memorize it by heart, and Gui Wu started to cultivate it in the cave.

When Gui Wu refined the first volume of the Demon Scripture, the Demon then appeared, placed a prohibition on his Primordial Spirit, and enveloped Gui Wu's Mud Ball Palace's Primordial Spirit with a pale red hazy Demon Light. The situation seemed different from past prohibitions; the Demon Light hovered on the surface of Gui Wu's Primordial Spirit without permeating and dying it red.

The Divine Demon was puzzled when suddenly a light flashed from the ring on Gui Wu's hand, and a voice appeared in his mind!

At the same time, far away in the Heavenly Heart Palace of the Bright Realm within Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, Shi Feiyang, who was refining treasures, sensed a change in his thoughts and knew Gui Wu had accomplished his task. He then sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and concentrated on casting.

In an expanse of nothingness, Shi Feiyang and the Divine Demon encountered each other remotely.

Shi Feiyang shrouded in purple aura, hidden within mists, faced the pale red silhouette of the Divine Demon.

"Who are you? How come you are in this lad's Mud Ball Palace? Wait, you're not there; where exactly are you?"

Shi Feiyang smiled and responded, "I am in Outer Heaven Divine Mountain. May I ask how to address you, fellow Daoist?"

"My name is E Shengfan," replied the Divine Demon, "And who are you?"

"I am Shi Feiyang, the Dragon Emperor from Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, of the Tianyu Dynasty."

Demon E Shengfan was a cultivator from the Demon Path a thousand years ago who had refined his Lifebound Divine Demon, possessing limitless mana. He was aware of previous cultivators of the Demon Scripture, always on guard, but unfortunately, during his proudest moment, he was overthrown by another Divine Demon who captured his Primordial Spirit into the scripture and ascended to the Demon Realm in an Otherworldly region.

In these thousand years, he had encountered four sets of cultivators; the first three groups amounted to nothing, either succumbing to Deviation and dying or being killed during a duel. The Heavenly Stars Secret Demon of the Seven Extinctions Wu Uso passed through three generations without being completely refined. Now, the Pearl of Black Essence comprised the fourth group.

He had always been in the sea cavern of Wuyu Island, through past lives, being a human or a Demon, yet he had never seen such a cleverly crafted Spell from Shi Feiyang, which could allow them to meet in this manner.

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