Master of Strange Dao

In the palace city, many things were not preserved, such as when Emperor Dui invaded the White Jade Building, it simply became a void.

Some things must be eliminated, and naturally, even more could be effortlessly discarded.

Outside the palace city, those people seemed more like living beings, whereas the scenes within the palace city appeared more like mere images stuck in an endless loop, rigidly following the trajectories of past events.

No wonder Chou Qing said, one could simply go see the palace city.

Several days later, in the study, Emperor Dui saw a figure standing there.

"Your Majesty, I have performed divination, and if ignored, the drought disaster will engulf most of Dadui."

Eventually, it will be irreversible.

Please make preparations early, Your Majesty."

"Must we really proceed this way?" Emperor Dui's voice trembled slightly.

"Your Majesty, it must be done. Now, six armies have already appeared.

Even the army fighting Daqian at the front has retreated three thousand miles, not far from Dingmao City.

The Commander did not intervene against those six armies.

If we wait for those six armies and the frontline forces to encircle Dingmao City, there will be no room for turning back.

Concubine Chen has an innate demon body and captivates the spiritual essence of heaven and earth.

Even without doing anything, she would deplete the fortune of Dadui Country.

If we sacrifice her alone, transforming her into Ba,

Then, Heavenly Fire will consume Ba and bring about rains for three months.

The three-hundred-year drought will be instantly resolved.

And if successful, Concubine Chen transformed into Ba could accompany Your Majesty even longer. Would it not be best of both worlds?"

"This... let me think it over."

Yu Ziqing stood outside the door, listening to all this, and scoffed.

He knew all too well that the severe drought in Dingyou City was not mainly due to lack of rain but was the result of reckless tampering that almost exhausted the area's spiritual energy and vitality.

Hearing the nonsense inside, along with Emperor Dui's pretentious demeanor,

It was truly nauseating.

Did they not know that regardless of the method used, becoming Ba meant certain death?

And certainly, there would be no divine soul left.

Even if one day, Ba were to develop consciousness again, it would have nothing to do with the former Concubine Chen and would be a completely different person.

Best of both worlds, my ass.

Yu Ziqing suddenly understood why Ba had not been sealed.

They needed to burn Ba with Heavenly Fire to bring about the rain of three months.

And to restore areas like Dingyou City, Dinghai City, Dingmao City, etc., from the drought,

It would require burning with Heavenly Fire for a long time and enduring immense suffering to revive the land.

Just the thought of it made Yu Ziqing feel a chill through his entire body.

At night, Emperor Dui went to the White Jade Building again, employing his deceitful, sweet-talking ways.

"My beloved concubine, as you know, the six armies will soon encircle Dingmao City.

The frontline army has also stopped.

The only option now, which will satisfy every concern, is..."

"Everything as per your will, Your Majesty," Concubine Chen looked at Emperor Dui and calmly accepted.

The next day, Yu Ziqing saw a group of people under the White Jade Building digging a pit, making various modifications, and setting up a big array, among other things.

After dressing herself up, Concubine Chen took one last look at Emperor Dui and resolutely walked into the ominously throbbing big array.

Painful moans, unceasingly emanated from beneath the White Jade Building, yet were suppressed by the building itself.

Yu Ziqing watched the entire process as a shadow used cruel methods to forcibly extract the Divine Soul from Concubine Chen, yet preserved her vitality continuously.

That Divine Soul, clear and bright, was of extreme purity, containing a unique Light Spirit Qi.

The shadow couldn't help but laugh.

"Concubine Chen, rest assured, with your talents, if you diligently pursued cultivation, you would certainly be among the Ninth Tier.

Your aptitude is really too good, yet it's wasted, almost never cultivating, only entertaining with your allure, yet you've already reached the Fifth Tier.

It's such a pity, your physical body is indeed a natural Spiritual Body, turning into a Ba is indeed not difficult.

It could indeed solve the current crisis of Dadui Country, but a Ba does not have a Divine Soul, your Divine Soul cannot go back now."

"I know." Concubine Chen remained very calm.

"Oh, you know, and you still dared to come?"

"But it can resolve His Majesty's crisis, can't it."

The shadow paused slightly, no longer speaking, took away Concubine Chen's Divine Soul, used the Evil Skill to refine it, producing that wisp of Innate Light Spirit Qi.

And her physical body, he indeed turned it into a Ba honestly.

Several days later, Heavenly Fire suddenly descended, igniting the White Jade Building.

Yu Ziqing stood at a distance, watching the burning White Jade Building, where a newly born Ba was sleeping.

Heavenly rain poured down, but it seemed to make the fire at the White Jade Building burn even more fiercely.

Concubine Chen's Divine Soul was gone, her flesh turned into a Ba that had not yet awakened its consciousness.

Chou Qing silently appeared beside Yu Ziqing, looking at the burning White Jade Building.

"Are you curious, what exactly is that Demon Concubine who appeared later?"

"Yes."

"Actually, I also don't know why her Divine Soul dissipated, and the Ba her flesh turned into has not awakened its consciousness, and how a Demon Concubine still appeared. I am just as curious as you are, and I have not understood it for many, many years."

"Is that the reason you don't leave behind your name?"

"Yes, as the Prefectural Governor of Dingmao City, it's my duty, I cannot just sit back and do nothing.

Sacrificing my life is my service to the court, I am worthy of the Big Seal in my hands.

However, after knowing these things, I would never leave my name behind, no matter what.

I owe Concubine Chen, I do not dare to leave my name behind."

"You fear a lasting infamy?"

"You could say that..." Chou Qing gave a bitter smile, "Do you still want to lift the Sealing here?"

As they were speaking, a vast black mist converged, resentment soaring to the skies, that growing resentment gathered in the flames of the White Jade Building, and in the moment it appeared, its aura surged dramatically.

It leaped from Third-tier to Fourth-tier in a single breath, and after three breaths, it reached Seventh-Tier.

By the time someone noticed, its aura had already climbed to the Eighth Tier.

Some tried to disperse it, but the burning Heavenly Fire became an obstacle.

In just the time it took one incense stick to burn, a gigantic tail flew out from within the Heavenly Fire.

A completely black Nine-tailed Demon Fox stood atop the White Jade Building, its nine gigantic tails standing tall, swaying with the wind.

"Such a rapid rate of advancement."

As Yu Ziqing's words fell, the aura of that massive Nine-tailed Demon Fox continued to climb.

"If I hadn't sealed it quickly at that time, she probably would have already risen to the Ninth Tier Peak."

"Is she Concubine Chen?"

"Whether she is or not, it no longer matters."