I Can Deduce Arts by Slaying Demons

Chapter 276 - 238: Half of the Origin Power of the Spirit Ruins

Zi Yao quietly gazed beyond the grand hall, seemingly watching Lu Xuan depart.

After a while, she slowly bent down, her posture graceful and charming, her voice gentle, speaking calmly and deliberately.

"Your Majesty, this Lu Xuan has martial talent akin to a prodigy, worthy of being called a genius of the ages."

"However, his conduct lacks the arrogance and complacency of ordinary people, and he displays extreme caution and prudence."

"In my humble opinion, this Lu Xuan possesses the qualities of an extraordinary hero!"

"Thus, Lu Xuan is like a double-edged sword; if Your Majesty can wield him wisely, it will surely bring unexpected delight to your reign."

"Otherwise, ..."

Zi Yao did not finish her sentence, but Empress Xia Mingyue naturally understood her implication.

Upon hearing these words, Empress Xia Mingyue casually revealed a slight smile.

In that smile, there was a demeanor of commanding presence, unmatched in the world.

"I did not expect that even you, Zi Yao, would hold Lu Xuan in such high regard?"

Empress Xia Mingyue lightly parted her red lips, her voice like pearls dropping onto a jade plate, clear and melodious with a hint of amusement.

"Interesting!"

The Empress murmured, a fleeting expression passing through her beautiful eyes.

She slightly raised her head, as if questioning herself or inquiring of Zi Yao beside her.

"Is it surprising?"

"I truly want to see what kind of surprise this Lu Xuan can bring."

Though she spoke thus, Empress Xia Mingyue’s tone carried a subtle trace of nonchalance.

After all, considering Lu Xuan’s current small success in the Divine Mansion Realm, from Empress Xia Mingyue’s perspective,

his strength is merely embellishment, far from affecting the matters she intends to pursue.

When Empress Xia Mingyue finished speaking, once again her captivating and beautiful figure transformed into points of profound black light.

In an instant, Empress Xia Mingyue reclined lazily on the imperial throne, emanating her innate nobility and majesty.

"Zi Yao, how has the seal over the polar region in the Northern Domain fared upon your inspection?"

Upon hearing this, a solemn expression instantly emerged on Zi Yao’s originally cool and indifferent pale face.

Her gaze fell and her voice remained steady as a still pond, devoid of emotion, slowly speaking.

"Your Majesty, the seal in the polar region of the Northern Domain is indeed as you expected."

"There is indeed an inexplicable force from External Domain impacting the barrier set by the Holy Ancestor."

"Moreover, that force seems aware of the weaknesses in the barrier set by the Holy Ancestor."

"I have already infused the power of the Pocket World Saint Crystal into the barrier established by the Holy Ancestor."

"With the power of that Pocket World Saint Crystal, I estimate it can hold for about a year."

"After that time, the seal set by the Holy Ancestor may be completely obliterated."

"Ultimately, the land of the Great Xia Dynasty will be exposed to the eyes of external cultivators."

Zi Yao’s words echoed profoundly within the vast, silent hall.

Until Empress Xia Mingyue casually parted her red lips, overshadowing those words entirely.

"Hm, the weaknesses of the Holy Ancestor’s seal, is it?"

"Beyond my good imperial brothers, who else could know these secrets?"

"Extreme Flame Saint Sect, Sword Spirit Sect, Profound Sound Immortal Palace, and those families, I will not let them off."

Empress Xia Mingyue reclined on the imperial throne; her posture might be lazy, yet she radiated innate dignity.

In the next instant, her autumn-water-like beautiful eyes suddenly reflected profound, distant black light.

Like a black hole devouring the world, it seemed capable of swallowing everything before it.

"Back then, I was only one step away from seizing the Origin of Spirit Ruins."

"Unexpectedly, those scoundrels noticed my intention!"

Empress Xia Mingyue’s voice was low and cold, wrapped in anger and unwillingness hard to contain.

Every word seemed to be squeezed through clenched teeth, as if she wished to completely crush the humiliating past.

As her voice fell, at the center of Empress Xia Mingyue’s forehead, that mysterious Profound Bird inscription,

as if injected with a living soul, suddenly began to leap and tremble.

In an instant, a deep, rich black light burst forth, dazzling beyond compare, as if dragging everything nearby into endless dark abyss.

As the Profound Bird inscription unleashed brilliant black light, strange rippling waves gradually appeared in the void before Empress Xia Mingyue’s eyes.

Under Zi Yao’s watchful gaze below, an enormous black cauldron emerged slowly from the void.

The giant black cauldron floated mid-air, surrounded by thick, ink-like air currents swirling vigorously.

On the cauldron’s surface, intricate, winding patterns meandered, as if integrated with the heavens and earth, as if imprinted with the order from the dawn of creation.

Between those mysterious patterns, there were obscure symbols and words, appearing faintly, twisted and convoluted, interconnected, causing dizziness and disorientation.

"Hmph!"

"How could those scoundrels anticipate that I too had left an ace up my sleeve that year."

"Unbeknownst to them, half of the Power of Origin from the Spirit Ruins had long been absorbed into the Profound Bird Cauldron by me."

Empress Xia Mingyue lazily propped herself up, displaying elegance and nobility in every motion.

She slowly extended her right hand, her alabaster fingertips lightly brushing through space, as if calling upon some mysterious force.

In the next moment, the cauldron emitted a blinding, dazzling black light.