Nuwa, the goddess of immortality, said that cultivating immortality does not require spiritual energ

Unable to close the eerie black hole, Qin Le had no choice but to give up and wander around the vast area covered by the array, occasionally clearing out some chaotic beasts as well.

When he cleared out the Chaos Beasts at the Celestial Immortal level, his efficiency was nothing short of sweeping.

With a wave of his hand, the pure white imperial fire transformed into a sea of ​​fire that swept across the area. Wherever it passed, the chaotic beasts didn't even have time to roar before they were burned to ashes along with the surrounding chaotic energy.

After spending most of the day strolling around like on vacation, the voice of Nuwa echoed in Qin Le's mind.

"Little Lele, come here, we're done talking."

"Here it comes," Qin Le thought to herself.

The next second, he flashed and used spatial teleportation, returning to the core of the formation a few minutes later, where Li Jiuyuan and Nuwa were.

Li Jiuyuan had put the golden mask back on. When Nuwa saw Qin Le return, she smiled at him, then transformed into a stream of light and disappeared into Qin Le's brow, returning to his sea of ​​consciousness.

"What are your plans next?" Li Jiuyuan asked Qin Le with a hint of curiosity in her voice.

Qin Le's situation is unique in the Heavenly Realm.

With no official duties to bind him, he was completely free to move around as he pleased, going wherever he wanted and doing whatever he wanted.

Even Li Yanran and Wang Zhiheng, who were visiting their families, would likely be assigned specific duties afterward.

He is truly the only unemployed person like him.

"Hmm... I should probably go back to Heaven," Qin Le said after thinking for a moment.

"Oh? What are you going back to Heaven for?" Li Jiuyuan asked, somewhat surprised.

"I was so focused on getting you to talk to Mother Nuwa that I forgot about my own affairs." Qin Le smiled a little embarrassedly. "I asked the Jade Emperor for a reward before, and it's still in the Heavenly Treasury."

He then remembered the reward he had promised the Jade Emperor long ago—the deadly weapon that Chi You had left behind in the Three Realms.

He realized that he didn't even have a decent weapon when he saw others using their natal magic weapons to fight so skillfully.

Even if we don't necessarily need it, it's always good to be prepared.

"I see." Li Jiuyuan nodded in understanding.

She knew about the murder weapon, but she never expected that Qin Le would put such an important reward aside for the time being in order to come here.

"Oh, right, there's something I need to tell you." Li Jiuyuan's tone turned serious.

"What is it?"

Li Jiuyuan raised her finger and pointed to the chaotic beast horde below, which she had suppressed like a black tide: "These things may very well... develop intelligence in the future."

"What? There's such a thing?" Qin Le was genuinely surprised this time.

He had been focused on his journey and hadn't paid much attention to outside intelligence.

But the news that Chaos Beasts possess intelligence has completely overturned previous understanding. This means that future battles may be far more complex and difficult.

"So far, only one special case has been discovered. It was found by the spirit of the Law Source Stele with an undercover agent who infiltrated the traitor's stronghold," Li Jiuyuan explained.

Only those at the Quasi-Saint and Saint levels in the Heavenly Realm have the right to know about Ye Hongli's undercover identity.

The reason is simple: Quasi-Saints have already wielded a portion of the Heavenly Dao's authority. Once they betray it, the Heavenly Dao will instantly reclaim their authority, and their cultivation level will drop accordingly.

It can be said that none of the Quasi-Saints would ever betray them.

"Now that one has appeared, it's probably not far off for a large-scale appearance," Qin Le said in a deep voice, making his judgment.

"We share your view." Li Jiuyuan nodded.

Some things, once started, may experience exponential growth.

Since Chaos can create so many Quasi-Saint level Chaos Beasts, who can guarantee that it cannot mass-produce intelligent individuals?

What is puzzling is why it has never done so in the past thousand years?

After exchanging a few more words, Qin Le prepared to take his leave.

This time, Li Jiuyuan didn't make him suffer through a month of flying.

She raised her hand and gently swiped it across the space in front of her, and a stable spatial door quietly appeared. On the other side of the door, one could faintly sense the pure and ethereal aura unique to the Heavenly Court.

"Next time you come, let me know in advance with this." Li Jiuyuan tossed a piece of warm, smooth jade to Qin Le, her tone tinged with helplessness: "I'll open the door for you, don't be silly and fly for so long by yourself."

She guessed that Qin Le wanted to surprise her this time, which was why he didn't tell her in advance.

If we had told them in advance, we wouldn't have wasted a month traveling.

Qin Le caught the Divine Jade and smiled, "I know, I'll definitely do it next time. Goodbye, Senior Jiu Yuan!"

After saying that, he stepped into the spatial portal, and his figure disappeared instantly.

Li Jiuyuan looked in the direction he disappeared, shook her head slightly, then calmed herself down and focused all her attention back on suppressing the powerful Chaos Beast below.

The space shifted, and Qin Le's figure appeared somewhere in the Heavenly Court.

He went directly to the Jade Emperor's avatar who was in charge of the Heavenly Court—the Jade Emperor himself, who was naturally also guarding a certain front-line battlefield at this moment.

Upon seeing Qin Le finally appear, the Jade Emperor couldn't help but tease him, "I thought you'd forgotten about this 'reward' and weren't planning on taking it."

He was genuinely a little stunned when he received the news that Qin Le had rushed straight to Tianyun City after his ascension.

"How could I not want it? It's just that things over there are more important," Qin Le explained with a smile.

"Alright, come with me."

The Jade Emperor smiled, said nothing more, and rose to lead Qin Le to the heavily guarded Heavenly Treasury. Qin Le obediently followed behind.

Upon arriving at a secluded area deep within the treasure vault, heavily restricted, Qin Le immediately spotted the reward.

It was a long spear, entirely black, with an ancient and ferocious design, silently suspended in mid-air.

The gun's body was surrounded by a dense, almost tangible, malevolent aura that slowly swirled and rolled like a living thing. Just looking at it sent chills down one's spine and made one's soul tremble.

Even with Qin Le's incredibly strong Dao heart, his mind was inevitably impacted by the pure ferocity originating from the ancient warlord, stirring up a chilling killing intent and rage.

Scattered on the ground around the spear were many strangely colored metals and ores that emitted different energy fluctuations.

They were clearly placed here intentionally, to be immersed in the malevolent energy for a long time, in order to acquire its characteristics and thus transform into malevolent creatures.

Qin Le composed himself, suppressing the subtle ripples in his heart, and looked at the Jade Emperor, asking, "Your Majesty, if I take away this evil weapon, will I no longer be able to 'produce' these evil artifact materials?"

He pointed to the strange metallic ores around him.

Upon hearing this, the Jade Emperor laughed heartily and waved his hand, saying, "It's alright. This evil weapon has been here for countless years, and its accumulated malevolent energy has already permeated the many treasures stored in Heaven. The reserves of materials related to this evil weapon in the treasury are now extremely abundant, more than enough to support another thousand years of war. You may take it without any worries."

Hearing the Jade Emperor's certainty, Qin Le finally felt relieved and laughed, "In that case, I won't stand on ceremony."

He strode towards the silently suspended, pitch-black weapon. The closer he got, the stronger the murderous aura and icy chill that pierced his very soul became, as if countless roars filled with resentment and slaughter echoed in his ears.

Qin Le held his breath and focused his mind, forming hand seals.

As he moved, the Daoist principles of time, space, creation, and life intertwined and flowed, eventually coalescing into a mark that emitted a hazy, mysterious light and had an incomparably exquisite structure.

This method was something Nuwa had specifically asked Chi You for before his ascension, and it was specifically for the initial control of this fierce weapon.

With Qin Le's current cultivation level, if he did not have this Dharma Seal and forcibly came into contact with or activated such a fierce weapon, he would probably be devoured by the terrifying baleful energy contained within it immediately, with unpredictable consequences.

"go!"

Qin Le let out a low shout and steadily struck the black spear with the profound light seal he had condensed in his hand.