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

The vast star field.

A celestial ship radiating purple light drifted aimlessly through the void.

At this moment, a powerful force surged towards the celestial ship like a tidal wave, but the ship remained stable and unaffected.

Immediately afterwards, a spatial rift appeared in front of the immortal ship, and then the Dharma Avatar of the Divine Martial Emperor emerged from the spatial rift.

The fairy ship then slowly came to a stop.

The Divine Martial Emperor looked at Xuan Qingyun inside the purple curtains of the immortal ship and said, "I am very curious about what kind of conflict you have with the master of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion that would make you leave the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion in a fit of anger."

Xuan Qingyun said expressionlessly, "The Divine Martial Emperor came to see me, surely not for this matter."

The Divine Martial Emperor said, "It seems you have already deduced my purpose. What will you choose next?"

The Divine Martial Emperor added, "You probably won't be returning to the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion anyway, so why not find a powerful ally?"

"If the two of us join forces, we will surely be able to survive the cosmic catastrophe."

Xuan Qingyun said calmly, "No need. After this era, this universe should cease to exist."

Upon hearing Xuan Qingyun's words, the Divine Martial Emperor was taken aback. It wasn't that Xuan Qingyun's rejection of him again was unbelievable; he had already prepared himself for rejection when he came.

What the Divine Martial Emperor did not expect was that Xuan Qingyun would say that the universe would cease to exist after this era.

Xuan Qingyun's deductive abilities are extremely powerful, and no one doubts her words. Since she actually said that, it proves that in Xuan Qingyun's deductions, this universe is indeed going to be destroyed.

The cosmic catastrophes that people have experienced in the past were merely the end of an era. The universe itself was not destroyed. If the universe itself were destroyed, then no one could have survived the ancient era.

Xuan Qingyun's words immediately made the Divine Martial Emperor frown.

After a long pause, the Divine Martial Emperor spoke again, asking, "What did you deduce?"

Why wouldn't this universe exist?

Xuan Qingyun did not answer the Divine Martial Emperor's question, but said, "If you only want to survive the Great Tribulation of the Era, you should seek cooperation with Xuan Tian instead of coming to me."

"The biggest difference between me and Xuan Tian is that I would rather see this universe destroyed, while Xuan Tian would protect this universe at all costs."

This……

The Divine Martial Emperor was utterly perplexed. How could the Heavenly Mystery Woman actually hope for the destruction of this universe?

Emperor Shenwu then realized that he had indeed come to the wrong person; the Heavenly Secret Woman was a madwoman.

Since the Heavenly Mystery Woman has already said so, there's no need for him to continue seeking cooperation with her. He should go to the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion and ask the Pavilion Master.

Although the head of Tianji Tower is not as famous as Tianji Nv, anyone who can become the head of Tianji Tower must be extraordinary. Otherwise, the head of Tianji Tower would not be that person, but more likely Tianji Nv.

However, before leaving, Emperor Shenwu still had some questions.

"Did you hide Lu Yuanzheng?"

Since the Heavenly Secret Woman would rather see the universe destroyed, it proves that she is unwilling to fight against the cosmic catastrophe herself, so it is more likely that the Heavenly Secret Woman did this.

Xuan Qingyun did not deny it and said directly, "Yes."

Seeing that Xuan Qingyun had actually admitted it, the Divine Martial Emperor instantly released his killing power, and a terrifying force swept directly towards Xuan Qingyun's immortal ship.

However, just as that killing force was about to hit the immortal ship, a Tai Chi pattern suddenly appeared below the ship.

The Tai Chi symbol begins to rotate.

As the Tai Chi diagram rotated, the killing power was directly absorbed by the Tai Chi diagram.

The killing power released by the Divine Martial Emperor was instantly absorbed by the Taiji Diagram.

The celestial ship remained calmly suspended in the void.

Upon seeing this, the Divine Martial Emperor's face darkened.

Despite only having clashed once, the Divine Martial Emperor had already made a basic assessment of Xuan Qingyun's strength.

He couldn't gain any advantage over Xuan Qingyun; this was the assessment in the mind of the Divine Martial Emperor at this moment.

The Divine Martial Emperor then said, "I never expected that you not only possess such formidable divination skills, but also extraordinary strength. Could it be that you have already taken that step?"

Xuan Qingyun did not answer the Divine Martial Emperor's question. Instead, she directly controlled the immortal ship and led the group of immortal ships from the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion away.

Watching the departing immortal ships, the Divine Martial Emperor felt incredibly violent, but he did not make another move.

He had already assessed Xuan Qingyun's strength. Even if he went all out now, he would most likely be unable to defeat Xuan Qingyun and might even get hurt by her.

He was already injured, and if he were to get injured again at this time, it would very likely affect his subsequent plans.

Since Xuan Qingyun has already fallen out with Tianji Tower, he might as well just seek cooperation with Tianji Tower directly.

With this in mind, the Divine Martial Emperor did not hesitate at all and went directly to the Heavenly Mystery Tower.

……

Yunhua Palace.

The Palace Master's Villa.

Empress Dusheng, dressed in a light blue floral dress, stood in a pavilion high in the mountain, looking at the Tranquil Tower in the distance.

At this moment, a woman in a red dress entered the pavilion, saying, "Greetings, Master!"

Empress Dusheng hummed in agreement, then glanced at Lie Hongyun.

Seeing that Lie Hongyun's realm had become somewhat unstable, sometimes fluctuating between the Saint Realm and the Void Realm, Empress Dusheng frowned.

"Hongyun, why is your cultivation so weak?"

Lie Hongyun replied, "Reporting to Master, I have been in seclusion recently and lack experience. However, I cultivate the path of killing, and although my realm has broken through, without the nourishment of killing energy, my cultivation will appear rather superficial."

Upon hearing Lie Hongyun's words, Empress Dusheng fell into deep thought. After a while, she slowly raised her hand, and a gentle spiritual energy flew out from her fingertips and entered Lie Hongyun's body.

After the Empress of Salvation examined Lie Hongyun, she found that the spiritual energy in her body was indeed somewhat restless, and it was clear that her realm had not been stabilized.

This can't go on. Lie Hongyun is the person she chose to possess. If something happens to Lie Hongyun, it won't be so easy for her to find a woman with Lie Hongyun's qualities again.

After thinking for a moment, Empress Dusheng said, "How about this, I will arrange a protector for you. For the next thousand years, you will leave Yunhua Palace and go out to gain experience."

Upon hearing this, Lie Hongyun immediately said, "Thank you, Master!"

In fact, the reason why Lie Hongyun's cultivation level was relatively weak was not because there was something wrong with the path she followed, but because she was affected by the marriage line.

She's been thinking a lot lately, and finally decided to find a way to resolve the trouble caused by the marriage line.

However, she also knew that if Empress Dusheng found out that her cultivation had problems because of a man's influence, Empress Dusheng would definitely not let her leave Yunhua Palace.

After all, the previous Holy Maiden of Yunhua Palace was deposed because of her affair with a man, and she is still imprisoned in the Tranquility Tower.

At this moment, Lie Hongyun breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she was on the path of ruthlessness; otherwise, she really wouldn't know what excuse to use to leave.

As for the protectors arranged by Empress Dusheng, she didn't take them too seriously.

(End of this chapter)