It's time to become a fairy.

With the power of the Heavenly Gods, she possesses abilities close to the peak of the Fourth Heaven. How could these little ghosts possibly harm her?

Countless evil spirits attacked, but for Ye Qingge, it was nothing more than a matter of one sword strike; he would kill as many as they came.

Just as Ye Qingge relaxed her guard after killing a powerful Yin Soul Commander at the first level of the Dao Realm, the void behind her suddenly changed.

click

The void silently cracked open, and a phantom shrouded in yin energy appeared behind Ye Qingge. With a wave of its hand, a large amount of yin energy transformed into a tiny yin energy needle, which pierced towards the back of Ye Qingge's head.

Silent and without any fluctuation of energy, it was completely undetectable. Even after it disappeared into the back of her head, Ye Qingge didn't notice it until she cleared away the Yin spirits that were sweeping in from all directions. Only then did she suddenly realize the abnormality, but it was too late.

boom

A dense aura of yin energy spread from his mind, and Ye Qingge's face contorted in a ferocious expression. Large patches of black marks appeared on his body, signs of being corroded by the yin energy. In less than three breaths, his entire body was enveloped in black marks, and with a roar, he exploded.

"That little fox was quite arrogant, but now, he was suppressed by me with a wave of my hand."

The demon sage within the yin energy sneered, waved his hand, and prepared to erase the traces, withdraw the yin energy, and leave.

In fact, he didn't need to take action at all. The evil spirits attacking from the outside world could have destroyed all the traces left here. However, this Great Sage of the Demon Clan was obviously a meticulous Great Sage. He habitually did not leave any flaws. After erasing the traces and leaving only the trace that Ye Qingge was killed by the evil spirits, he prepared to withdraw his supernatural powers and leave.

But just as he was about to retract his supernatural powers, he realized something was wrong.

His original supernatural powers seemed to be frozen in time, making them completely unusable.

"How is this going?"

The Great Sage of the Demon Clan clearly sensed something was wrong. He took out a Void-Breaking Pearl, which he used as a trump card to protect himself, and tried to crush the broken void to leave. However, he found that the surrounding room had suddenly changed.

The room, which should have been decorated for the imperial carriage, has now been transformed into the appearance of the Great Sage's chariot. Compared to the imperial carriage, the chariot's configuration is much inferior, and it can be recognized at a glance.

The empty room also changed as the room changed. In a corner that was originally deserted, an avatar of the Great Sage Equaling Heaven was sitting there at some point, his hands forming a hand seal, controlling the divine power he was releasing. This divine power was also different from the location where he had released it in his memory.

"It's an illusion!"

The Great Sage of the Demon Clan's pupils contracted as he suddenly realized that he had been deceived by an illusion, which was why he was unable to use his original supernatural powers to return.

A sense of unprecedented crisis flashed through his heart, and the Great Sage suddenly wanted to crush the bead in his hand, but then he heard a voice in his ear: "If I hadn't been prepared, I would have almost thought that it was the Great Sage of the Nine Netherworlds who did it. Am I right, Great Sage Overturning the Seas!"

His pupils contracted. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Ye Qingge holding a spirit sword, standing beside him without him noticing. The sword was already less than three centimeters away from his body, and he didn't even have time to crush his trump card.

One sword slays a saint!

Chapter 57 The Underworld King's Hint: Entering the Heavenly Court

stab

With a single sword strike, the power of the sword, approaching the peak of the fourth level of the Dao Realm, burst forth. The Great Sage Overturning the Sea had no time to resist. His entire body was pierced by the sword, and the hand holding the Void-Piercing Pearl was directly cut off. Terrifying sword energy crisscrossed the surroundings, destroying his body inch by inch.

Relying on his strength at the fourth level of the Dao Realm, the Great Sage of the Overturning Seas let out a low shout and used all his demonic power to resist, barely managing to block Ye Qingge's sword energy. However, he could no longer simulate the Yin energy on his body, revealing the dragon head hidden beneath the Yin energy.

It is none other than the Great Sage Who Overturns the Seas!

Ye Qingge's eyes grew even colder. Without giving him a chance to speak, she thrust out her second sword without hesitation. The sword energy within the Great Sage of the Overturning Sea erupted violently, and in the ensuing annihilation, neither his physical body nor his soul was left intact.

The Great Sage Who Overturned the Seas has fallen!

The divine powers and magic that had been suppressed by the Great Sage Equaling Heaven lost the source of power of the Great Sage Overturning the Sea and began to slowly dissipate. In no time, the aura of the Great Sage Overturning the Sea's divine powers completely vanished.

Ye Qingge squinted at the outside world: "The other Great Saints are all fine, right?"

The Great Sage Equaling Heaven's clone pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Judging from the current situation, only the Great Sage Overturning the Seas has pledged allegiance to the Heavenly Emperor; there is no news of any other Great Sages betraying him."

Ye Qingge nodded and said, "The Great Sage of the Overturning Seas fell on the battlefield, dying to protect his master. He deserves the greatest credit. Let's announce it to the demon race after the battle."

If Su Qing'er's identity were secure, Ye Qingge would not hesitate to declare the Great Sage of the Overturning Sea's betrayal. However, in the current special period, Su Qing'er has not yet gained a foothold in the Heavenly Court and can only rely on the demon race. Once the Great Sage of the Overturning Sea's betrayal is declared, the celestial officials of the Heavenly Emperor's faction in the Heavenly Court may find an opportunity to undermine Ye Qingge's status among the demon race.

If they successfully incite the demon race of the Overturning Sea Great Sage faction to rebel against Su Qing'er, it will be a considerable trouble for Ye Qingge. Stabilizing the situation temporarily is Ye Qingge's top priority. It will not be too late to announce the Overturning Sea Great Sage's betrayal after his position is secure.

The Great Sage Equaling Heaven's clone moved somewhat slowly. He nodded slowly and said knowingly, "I will obey Your Highness's command."

Ye Qingge nodded and stepped out of the imperial carriage. The Great Sage Equaling Heaven had great ambitions, but his ability to handle matters was also quite strong. She could use the Great Sage Equaling Heaven with peace of mind until the final step was reached.

"The matter of the Great Sage Overturning the Sea has been resolved. The Great Sage Equaling Heaven still harbors strong ambitions towards Su Qing'er. Unless Su Qing'er suffers a complete defeat, or the Great Sage Equaling Heaven becomes powerful enough, he will not betray her. But the remaining seven Great Sages... still need to be observed."

Standing on the deck of the imperial carriage, Ye Qingge could clearly see the endless stream of vengeful spirits rushing towards the imperial carriage of the Great Sage Equaling Heaven.

Before boarding the imperial carriage, Ye Qingge noticed the Great Sage Equaling Heaven's gaze, and with Su Qing'er's reminder, she became wary. After activating the Heavenly God Transformation, she used the illusionary abilities of the Heavenly Demon Foxfire to conceal her presence and enter the Great Sage Equaling Heaven's carriage, where she discussed the plan to deal with the traitor within.

After that, the Heavenly God Transformation was activated and reached the third level. Su Qing'er's cultivation level crossed three minor realms and successfully reached the fourth level of the Dao Realm. She switched the positions between the precious carriage and the holy carriage, allowing the Holy Carriage of the Great Sage Equaling Heaven to move to the center of the procession and replace the precious carriage. In the short time it took for the maids at the door to leave, she completed the replacement of the maids and guards on the precious carriage and the holy carriage in one go.

Having reached the fourth level of the Dao Realm, unless one has a cultivator of the same level with special abilities or can see through Ye Qingge's actions on the spot, it is not difficult to confuse him for a certain period of time. After the Heavenly God Transformation was activated to a higher level, the effect of this illusion was even more difficult for the Great Sage of the Demon Clan to see through. In the end, he separated a wisp of his divine soul and entered the puppet given by the Great Sage of Pingtian. After using the illusion to confuse him, he completed the entire plan.

Originally, the adjustment was only made for unknown dangers, but unexpectedly it directly caught the big fish, the Great Sage Who Overturned the Sea, and successfully eliminated a hidden danger.

"Next, dealing with these two so-called ghost immortals will surely reveal the first challenge the Heavenly Court has presented!"

Ye Qingge smiled slightly, but instead of continuing to activate the Heavenly God Transformation, she restrained its changes and activated the Demon God Transformation instead.

A few minutes later, Ye Qingge raised her Demon God Transformation to the fifth level. Several changes of the fox clan appeared on her body, and her six tails floated gently in the air. She maintained her cultivation at a level that would not be injured by the aftershocks of the battle in the sky and walked forward.

Even without activating the eighth level, just the seventh level of the Heavenly God Transformation or Demon God Transformation, Ye Qingge could easily crush two Ghost Immortals with his near-perfect Righteous Qi and the strength of the fifth level of the Dao Realm. However, the current situation is still unclear, so it's best not to reveal his trump cards.

Ten minutes later

Having successfully revealed her identity and received a substantial compensation from the two ghost immortals, Ye Qingge returned to her precious carriage with satisfaction.

The Heavenly Court's first act caused her considerable losses. Nearly one-fifth of the demon elites in the ceremonial guard were lost, and the imperial carriage suffered numerous damages. Under the manipulation of the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, the Great Sage Overturning the Seas also "accidentally" perished on the battlefield.

But the gains were even greater. The successful elimination of the Great Sage Overturning the Sea, a major threat, yielded a reward sufficient to offset the loss of the demon race's elite forces. After this, Ye Qingge could use this opportunity to consolidate and annex the Great Sage Overturning the Sea's territory, gradually building it into Su Qing'er's first major base in this world.

As he pondered his next move and finished organizing the remaining troops, before they could even set off, a maid entered and respectfully bowed, saying, "Your Highness Su, the Great Sage of the Nine Netherworlds has important matters to discuss with you and has already arrived at the reception room."

"Nine Netherworlds?"

Ye Qingge looked surprised and nodded, saying, "Help me change my clothes. Did the Great Sage of the Nine Netherworlds say what brings you here?"

The maid shook her head, found a formal suit in the next room, and helped Ye Qingge change into it.

Her original clothes had been torn in many places during the battle, and Ye Qingge, who had possessed the body many times, had begun to get used to the presence of the maid. After the maid finished changing her clothes and tidied her appearance, she came to the reception room.

The reception room for the royal carriage was not large. As an auxiliary room, after placing a set of table and chairs on one side, it was difficult to place any more tables and chairs in the remaining space, otherwise it would feel crowded.

Fruit and tea had already been placed on the table by a maid. A tall, thin man in a black robe was leisurely drinking tea, still carrying a hint of the fierce aura that came after the war. When he saw Ye Qingge arrive, he put down his tea, bowed, and said, "Jiuyou greets Your Highness Su."

"Great Sage of the Nine Netherworlds, there's no need for such formalities."

Ye Qingge waved her hand, sat down on the chair next to her, exchanged a few polite words with the Great Sage of the Nine Netherworlds, and quickly got straight to the point: "I wonder what important matter the Great Sage has to discuss with me at this time?"

She narrowed her eyes and carefully examined the Great Sage of the Nine Netherworlds. Ever since he possessed Su Qing'er, she had sensed that something was wrong with the Great Sage of the Nine Netherworlds. The way he looked at her before had a lot of complicated meaning, to the point that Ye Qingge once thought that this Great Sage of the Nine Netherworlds might also have a problem.

However, judging from his later actions, the Great Sage of the Nine Netherworlds is not a traitor like the Great Sage of the Overturning Seas, at least not yet.

The Great Sage of the Nine Netherworlds smiled slightly, and a small black box appeared in his hand. He placed it on the table and stepped in front of Ye Qingge: "It is about the Underworld Lord. He asked me to examine Your Highness. If the examination is satisfactory, I will give this to Your Highness."

Ye Qingge's gaze fell upon the small box, her pupils contracting slightly. The box was exquisitely crafted, with numerous carved patterns on its edges and details that seemed to contain special mechanisms. More importantly... she found a part on one of the patterns that resembled the symbol on her hand in reality.

"This is?"

"This item entrusted to me by the King of the Underworld is beyond my ability to open. I request that Your Highness examine it yourself."

The Great Sage of the Nine Netherworlds smiled and said, "Besides that, the Underworld Lord also asked me to convey a message to Your Highness."

Ye Qingge pointed, and the door to the reception room slammed shut, activating an array that separated the interior from the outside world. Only then did she ask curiously, "What did you say?"

The Great Sage of the Nine Netherworlds stopped speaking and instead transmitted his voice: "The Underworld Lord said he is very dissatisfied."

Ye Qingge suddenly looked up, wanting to say something, but the Great Sage of the Nine Netherworlds had already stood up.

After handing over the instructions on how to open the box to Ye Qingge, the Great Sage of the Nine Netherworlds took his leave.

Watching Jiuyou's figure disappear, Ye Qingge took a deep breath, a bold conjecture vaguely forming in her mind. She carefully put away the box in her hand, entered the main room, dismissed the maids at the door, closed the main room door, and completely isolated it with an array. Only then did she open the box using the method Jiuyou the Great Sage had taught her.

Following the pattern, lightly tap a few spots on the small box, and finally drip a drop of blood onto the top of the box. Countless streams of yin energy flowed through the dark patterns of the small box, and it opened silently.

Inside was a smaller section of a crystal coffin, similar to the one in the hands of the Great Sage Equaling Heaven that sealed the blade that killed the late emperor, but what was sealed inside was even more sinister: a small finger!

An unknown power emanated from her fingers, as if darkness had reached its absolute limit, unable to reflect any light source, appearing as pure black. Sometimes it transformed into mist and drifted around, sometimes it transformed into liquid and flowed within the crystal coffin. Even with the crystal coffin as a barrier, it still gave Ye Qingge a chilling feeling.

On the inner wall of the small black box, there were divine inscriptions left by the Underworld Lord. Through Su Qing'er's skills, Ye Qingge quickly understood the meaning of them.

"The finger that was forcibly severed by the late emperor for the person who murdered him?"

Divine script contains far more information than ordinary writing; a few simple characters can reveal a great deal of meaning.

Ye Qingge roughly understood the meaning above and gently tapped the table with her hand: "The power in this hand is the same as the power contained in the Great Sage of Heaven's Blade... So, the person who killed the late emperor is very familiar with this power. He might be a cultivator of this power, or at least able to use it!"

"Consort Su also studied this power, but the Great Sage Equaling Heaven is certain that this power is different from what Consort Su studied. Also, was the late Emperor feigning injury because he was wary of the cultivator who possessed this power?"

She carefully observed the power in her fingers, then quickly looked away. This strange power seemed to possess a peculiar magic, unconsciously drawing one's gaze to it. Even through the crystal coffin, she found it somewhat irresistible; it was hard to imagine what it would be like to face this power directly.

Such unique energy certainly gave the late emperor reason to be wary.

"To entrust me with such important things, along with the trials that the Great Sage of the Nine Netherworlds mentioned and the dissatisfaction of the Underworld King..."

Recalling Jiuyou's words, Ye Qingge's eyes sharpened: "This trip to the Heavenly Court is probably not as simple as just gaining a foothold as originally thought. If we fail, we will be utterly defeated; if we win... we will have to go even if we don't want to."

Ye Qingge originally thought that the trip to the Heavenly Court was to investigate the results, and then use them to regain a foothold in the Heavenly Court before gradually making further plans.

It now seems that many people do not think that way, but rather want to achieve higher goals. Even if she doesn't want to, she has no choice but to embark on the path to the highest position under the impetus of the general trend.

"Since that's the case, it's better to be mentally prepared so that we won't be unprepared when the time comes."

After reorganizing her thoughts and preparing herself for even higher goals, Ye Qingge came to her senses again. By then, the imperial carriage had already set off again, speeding away into the distance.

The area covered by dark clouds quickly passed, and the team was heading towards higher altitudes, about to surpass the cloud cover.

After a moment of contemplation, Ye Qingge called over the maid at the door. Ten minutes later, the maid left the room, leaving a bewildered "Su Qing'er" behind.

"Is this His Highness Su's latest way of eliminating maids? He failed to find an opportunity to get rid of me last time, so now he wants me to impersonate His Highness Su in order to find an excuse to eliminate me in one fell swoop!"

Sitting in the main room, Su Qing'er calmly thought things through and finally "understood" Ye Qingge's thoughts.

With the death of the previous maid still fresh in her mind, Su Qing'er, who was disguised as a maid, exclaimed that she had been too naive. She should not have let her guard down because of Ye Qingge's playing of the zither, or she would have ended up like the previous maid.

"I was too relaxed this time. I must never let my guard down when serving His Highness. I must survive!"

Giving herself a pep talk, the maid sat firmly in place with a resolute expression.

……

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Two and a half days passed in the blink of an eye.

Along the way, Ye Qingge encountered countless "unexpected events." The Ghost Immortal Yin Soul Battlefield was not an isolated incident; moreover, while passing through a desolate mountain, she encountered a living being undergoing tribulation, attracted by a passing group and thus subjected to lightning tribulation; while flying over a human immortal city, a secret realm opened, and she was besieged by countless humans as a target of contention…