Since the empress did not want it, she went to find the Xi Emperor.
With princess Tai'an's status, seeing the Xi Emperor was naturally no problem. Very soon, she arrived in the Xi Emperor's study room.
When princess Tai'an met the supreme emperor of the Xi Empire, the famed ruler who had basically caused an upheaval through the entire empire when he ascended to the throne was sitting back in a precious chair sculpted from crystal that had depictions of dragons. He propped up his forehead with one hand as he rested.
However, there was heavy exhaustion on his dignified and resolute face.
"It's Xian'er. Xian'er, is there anything you need me for?" the Xi Emperor said. His voice was filled with warmth. He did not move his posture in the chair at all. He did not even open his eyes.
At that moment, the Xi Emperor no longer possessed his usual coldness or his usual awe. He only seemed like a lonely and injured soul.
"Uncle," princess Tai'an hesitated when she saw how exhausted the Xi Emperor was. She originally wanted to give Jian Chen's box to him, but she found it rather difficult to bring herself to do something like that after seeing how exhausted he was.
"Uncle's lost daughter has always weighed on his heart during these years. He is mentally and psychologically torn. Now that he has finally gotten some time to rest, am I really going to disturb him?" The princess thought. In the end, she sighed inside and did not choose to take out the box at this time.
Fairy Hao Yue had returned to the Tian Yuan clan in the Dong'an province with Jian Chen and everyone else. They had originally departed soundlessly, without raising any attention, so they did the same when they returned.
"There'll probably be a lot of movements from the Empyrean Demon Cult soon since they lost the nine blood beads and soul beads. You have to be careful. You mustn't reveal any traces at all, or no one will be able to save you," fairy Hao Yue personally cast down a barrier in a secret room deep underground and warned them sternly.
At this moment, the Empyrean Demon Orb suddenly drifted out of Houston's sea of consciousness. It shone with dazzling red light. In the next moment, ten thumb-sized beads drifted out.
The ten beads were five soul beads and five blood beads. They drifted towards Jian Chen, Houston, Shen Jian, Sacredfeather, and fairy Hao Yue.
"The artifact spirit of the Empyrean Demon Orb has told me that it's gifting these blood beads and soul beads to everyone to thank you all for your help." Houston passed on the artifact spirit's message, "Although these blood beads and soul beads were condensed from the blood and energy of souls from countless lives, the beads have already become the purest crystal after the formations refined them for so many years. As a result, absorbing the energy from them won't leave any side effects behind."
Fairy Hao Yue stared at the blood beads and soul beads and studied them seriously. She nodded, "That's right. The beads have already been refined for so many years that all factors of evil and unstable elements have been eliminated. The beads have become great nourishment, which can increase your strength by quite a lot." Fairy Hao Yue glanced at Jian Chen when she said that. Afterwards, she swung her arm and sent the beads that had drifted before her to Jian Chen. She said, "These beads are useless to me. You take them."
Jian Chen looked at the beads. He hesitated. Although the blood and soul beads were extremely nourishing, enough for the cultivation of a person to skyrocket, they were still condensed from the essence of blood and energy of souls from countless people. To him, only demonic cultivators would use objects like this to cultivate.
Chapter 1962: The Empyrean Demon Cult Retreats
Shen Jian and Sacredfeather also became hesitant as they looked at the blood and soul beads. Like Jian Chen, they did not accept the beads.
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