Having many children brings many blessings; the struggle for power begins with marriage.

Hearing what the black mist said, Lu Chen scoffed. This black mist was emanating a strong demonic power, and could already be considered a demonic seed. Lu Chen would not let it go.

However, Lu Chen was not in a hurry to eliminate the black mist. If he eliminated the black mist before planting the Soul Control Seal, Pei Tianlu would likely recover.

What if Pei Tianlu changes his mind? Wouldn't he be at a disadvantage?

Lu Chen then cast another spell, leaving a soul-controlling seal in Pei Tianlu's soul.

The moment the Soul Control Seal appeared, Pei Tianlu immediately understood how terrifying it was.

Controlling a person with one's life essence can only threaten the controlled person with their life, but the Soul Control Seal is different. The Soul Control Seal controls a person mentally, making the controlled person unable to resist the caster.

Although he understood the terrifying power of the Soul Control Seal, Pei Tianlu still did not regret it, because he had just seen that Lu Chen was indeed capable of harming his inner demons.

Moreover, the fact that a saint possesses the means to control the emperor and even eliminate the power of darkness can only indicate that the power behind this person is extraordinary.

Perhaps following this so-called Emperor Xia Tian isn't all bad.

After casting the Soul Control Seal, Lu Chen opened his eyes. Upon seeing him open his eyes, Pei Shuhua quickly asked, "Ancestor, how are you?"

Her biggest fear now is that Pei Tianlu will become a walking corpse.

Pei Tianlu did not answer Pei Shuhua's question, but looked at Lu Chen and said, "Your Majesty's methods are extraordinary, this old servant admires them."

Upon seeing Pei Tianlu refer to himself as "old servant," Pei Shuhua felt extremely conflicted. She never imagined that their ancestor of the Crimson Moon Dynasty would now be reduced to serving someone else as his master.

Thinking of this, Pei Shuhua felt extremely desolate. The universe was indeed as the ancestor had said, a place where the strong prey on the weak, and so cruel.

Lu Chen then said, "It's best not to call me 'Master'. This is just a precaution. From now on, you will be a retainer of the Great Xia royal family."

Lu Chen was a bit of a germaphobe. He preferred his woman to call him "master." The thought of an old man calling him "master" made Lu Chen feel extremely uncomfortable.

Pei Tianlu immediately understood, "This old man understands."

Lu Chen continued, "Next, I will cleanse the dark power from your body."

Whether it was because he heard Lu Chen's words or not, the dark power within Pei Tianlu's body immediately stirred, and Pei Tianlu's eyeballs turned completely black at that moment.

Because Pei Shuhua was close to Pei Tianlu, she was also affected by this dark power. The next moment, a voice kept echoing in her mind.

"This is a despicable opportunist; kill him!"

Pei Shuhua immediately understood what was going on. She quickly distanced herself from Pei Tianlu, then circulated her spiritual power to try to calm the restless spiritual energy within her body and suppress the influence of her inner demons.

After suppressing her inner demons, Pei Shuhua's gaze fell on Lu Chen again. She frowned, wondering if Lu Chen really had the ability to expel the power of darkness.

At this moment, Lu Chen remained calm and composed, seemingly unconcerned about the leakage of dark power.

To Pei Shuhua's surprise, although he, a quasi-emperor, was more or less affected by the dark power, Lu Chen, a saint, seemed to be completely unaffected.

This made Pei Shuhua wonder if he could really expel the power of darkness.

Just as Pei Shuhua was lost in thought, Lu Chen slowly raised his hand, and a seven-colored light entered Pei Tianlu's body from his palm.

As soon as the spiritual power of the Chaos Demon-Slaying Technique entered Pei Tianlu's body, most of the death aura on Pei Tianlu's body dissipated. At the same time, Lu Chen raised his other hand.

A green power emerged from that hand. When that green power touched Pei Tianlu's body, Pei Tianlu's body visibly recovered, and the death aura dissipated faster and faster.

Seeing Pei Tianlu's transformation, Pei Shuhua was immediately stunned by Lu Chen's methods.

In order to prolong Pei Tianlu's life, they tried every possible method, but none of them worked. However, Lu Chen, a saint, was able to restore Pei Tianlu's life in an instant.

Is this really something a saint could do?

It seems that Lu Chen might actually be able to cure their ancestor.

Time passed second by second. After Lu Chen's spiritual power circulated throughout Pei Tianlu's body, Pei Tianlu's originally aged body became much younger, and even the wrinkles on his face were reduced.

However, at this time, the dark power inside Pei Tianlu's body had not yet been cleared away.

Feeling the dark power surging within Pei Tianlu's body, trying to evade his spiritual energy, Lu Chen chuckled. He hadn't expected that a mere force would know how to flee.

This power has probably already developed sentience.

It seems that Pei Tianlu's inner demons are not entirely just inner demons.

Perhaps this dark power is disguised as Pei Tianlu's inner demon.

But none of this mattered to him.

You like to hide, huh? Then let the spiritual power of the Chaos Demon-Slaying Technique spread throughout Pei Tianlu's entire body, and see how that dark power can hide now.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Chen intensified the cleanup efforts.

Pei Tianlu's expression also became somewhat distorted at this moment. The dark power seemed to have seen through Lu Chen's intentions, so it intensified its bewitching of Pei Tianlu, trying to make Pei Tianlu break free from Lu Chen.

However, Pei Tianlu continued to hold on.

After a moment, the dark power, seeing that it could not bewitch Pei Tianlu, escaped directly from Pei Tianlu's body.

Seeing the dark power escaping from Pei Tianlu's body, Lu Chen's lips curled up slightly. He had finally forced this guy out of Pei Tianlu's body.

The rest will be much easier.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Chen raised his hand, and a ball of seven-colored purifying power completely enveloped the ball of dark power. When the purifying power came into contact with the dark power, the dark power began to dissolve rapidly.

However, at that moment, something unexpected happened to Lu Chen. The dark power actually coalesced into the shape of a small human, struggling and shouting, "I will tear you to pieces!!!"

"Just wait, your universe will soon face its end!!!"

"The Lord of the Heavenly Demons will avenge me!!!"

Upon hearing the black figure's words, Lu Chen was stunned for a moment. Just as he had thought, this dark power was no longer a simple dark power, but a power that had given birth to intelligence.

I never imagined that one day power could develop intelligence.

However, even though this dark power developed sentience, it still couldn't withstand the purifying power of the seven colors. In just a moment, the dark power was completely dissolved.

The death aura emanating from Pei Tianlu completely dissipated.

Feeling his body suddenly become incredibly relaxed, Pei Tianlu excitedly bowed to Lu Chen and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

At this moment, Pei Shuhua was completely stunned. After a while, she murmured:

"It really... dispelled it..." (End of Chapter)