“Ao Sihai, you are seeking death!” Gu Hai roared with a ferocious expression.
Gu Hai’s fierce demeanor chilled the withered Ao Sihai, making it shiver.
“What do you want? This is Purple Bamboo Island. If you dare to cause trouble, the Purple Jade Heavenly Demon will not let you off! Cough! Cough!” the Southern Sea Dragon King said weakly.
“Break off his arms!” Gu Hai said coldly.
“How dare you?! Peak Master, save me!” the Southern Sea Dragon King exclaimed.
Boom!
A loud report rang out as Kong Xuan broke off the Southern Sea Dragon King’s arms.
“Argh!” The Southern Sea Dragon King let out an agonized scream.
Gu Hai glared at the Southern Sea Dragon King with hatred. Even breaking off the Southern Sea Dragon King’s arms did not appease his anger. However, the most important thing now was Ao Shun and Shangguan Hen.
Gu Hai still had some negative energy in his body. He quickly used this energy to cover his eyes, wanting to search for Ao Shun’s three spiritual souls.
However, he did not see Ao Shun’s three spiritual souls in the surroundings when he looked around.
“Where are the three spiritual souls? Where are Ao Shun’s three spiritual souls? Even if they are gone, at least his mortal soul should remain!” Gu Hai said with a sullen face.
“Your Reverence, Ao Shun’s three spiritual souls are not here!” Kong Xuan said with an unsightly expression.
“Unborn Man, come over!” Gu Hai shouted.
Outside, the Unborn Man was operating the lifespan ritual array. When he heard Gu Hai’s shout, he remained silent for a while before slowly stepping into Gu Hai’s partition.
When the Unborn Man entered, the lifespan ritual array suddenly weakened.
“Your Reverence?” the Unborn Man said with some misgivings when he entered.
“You cultivate lifespan. Find Ao Shun’s three spiritual souls. Be quick!” Gu Hai instructed.
The Unborn Man searched the surroundings. Eventually, he glanced at the lava.
“Your Reverence, condolences,” the Unborn Man sighed.
“Condolences?” Gu Hai’s face sank.
“These are earthen flames. Earthen flames are extremely damaging to the three spiritual souls. When one dies to them, one’s souls get extinguished. If I am right, Ao Shun used some kind of dragon race sacrificial technique to give his bloodline, talent, and even his burned three spiritual souls to Ao Sheng,” the Unborn Man said while shaking his head.
“What?” the nearby Ao Sheng, who was hugging Ao Shun’s corpse, suddenly cried out.
“He used the energy of his three spiritual souls to nourish Ao Sheng?” Kong Xuan’s expression changed.
“Senior, I beg you. Save my elder brother, even if I have to die for it. I don’t want this Soul Energy. I beg you, save my elder brother!” Ao Shun repeatedly kowtowed to the Unborn Man.
“I can’t do anything. It’s useless even if you die!” The Unborn Man shook his head.
“No! No!” Ao Sheng roared in despair.
“Ao Shun died? There’s no bringing him back? Is there no way to save him?” Gu Hai asked with an unsightly expression.
The Unborn Man remained silent, not knowing what to say.
“If you have a way, tell me quickly,” Gu Hai urged with a frown.
“There should be no way.” The Unborn Man shook his head.
“What do you mean ‘should’? So there is a way that shouldn’t exist, right?” Gu Hai stared at the Unborn Man.
Ao Sheng suddenly stopped crying. Even the Southern Sea Dragon King, who was in pain from the loss of its arms, gazed at the Unborn Man with incredulity. Ao Shun had already died to the greatest extent. Yet he could still be saved?
“The time laws,” the Unborn Man said.
“Time laws?” Gu Hai raised his eyebrows.
Indeed, if they could return to a month before, when Ao Shun was still alive, they could bring him to the present; he could live that way.
However, besides Old Mister Guan Qi, no one in the world could use the time laws now, not even the Six Paths Immortal. Furthermore, history could not be changed.
“Unborn Man, are you pulling our leg?” Gu Hai said coldly.
The Unborn Man remained silent for a while before eventually shaking his head. “Old Mister Guan Qi’s time laws were given by the previous Heaven. They were set to eight hundred thousand years in the past. Actually, those were not the true time laws.”
“What do you mean?” Gu Hai said, puzzled.
“Your Reverence knows that the lifespan cultivators’ inheritance comes from Fuxi, right?” the Unborn Man said seriously.
“Yes?”
“Back then, the first-generation lifespan cultivators learned from Fuxi. Fuxi once mentioned there was someone in this world who might have grasped the time laws. Fuxi had seen him use it once. His time laws could even change history,” the Unborn Man said.
“Oh? Who?” Everyone’s expression changed.
“Jiangchen!” the Unborn Man said seriously.
“Jiangchen?” Everyone’s pupils constricted.
“Going by the current situation, Ao Shun is thoroughly dead. If possible, Your Reverence can clarify this if you come in contact with Jiangchen. This official does not know much else,” the Unborn Man explained.
Gu Hai nodded.
“Initially, this official would not have mentioned this. After all, Wanqing is your empress. If you have the chance to obtain Jiangchen’s time laws in the future, Wanqing would want to bring her mother back. However, this official would like to ask in person too. Your Reverence possesses extraordinary talent to have reached your current accomplishments in such a short time. Your future is boundless. I beg Your Reverence to help me revive Long Xiaoyue when you gain the time laws in the future.” The Unborn Man suddenly bowed respectfully.
“We will do our best!” Gu Hai said gravely.
“Imperial Emperor Gu, Ao Sheng is incapable. Imperial Emperor Gu is skilled and wise, with overwhelming talent. You will encounter Jiangchen eventually. I beg Imperial Emperor Gu to rescue my brother, even at the cost of my life. Even if I have to die, I plead with Imperial Emperor Gu to save my elder brother!” Ao Sheng suddenly knelt to Gu Hai and kowtowed again and again.
Gu Hai looked at Ao Sheng, betraying shock on his face. Ao Shun used his death to move his younger brother? He used his death to bring redemption to his younger brother?
Gu Hai still felt angry as he looked at Ao Sheng. However, no matter how angry he was, he could only respect Ao Shun’s choice.
“If it is as the Unborn Man said, I will rescue Ao Shun. Ao Shun died because of you, but he still had many regrets in life. You lived because of him, so you should fulfill his wishes on his behalf. You shall now be the substitute prime for the Han Nation’s dragon race!” Gu Hai said.
“Yes! Thank you, Imperial Emperor Gu!” Ao Sheng said while crying sorrowfully.
“Collect Ao Shun’s corpse!” Gu Hai said, feeling upset.
“Yes!” Ao Sheng answered.
Gu Hai had no confidence in the possibility of rescuing Ao Shun. After all, the Unborn Man might not be right. Could Jiangchen’s time laws really change history? Or were there other unidentified factors? He did not know everything. However, there was at least some hope now.
Ao Sheng extremely carefully put away Ao Shun’s corpse while Gu Hai strode to the other pill furnace.
One pill furnace contained Ao Shun; what about the other?
“Is Shangguan Hen in there?” Kong Xuan glared at the Southern Sea Dragon King.
The Southern Sea Dragon King remained silent, merely scowling ferociously despite being armless.
Creak!
Gu Hai opened the lid of that pill furnace.
A beam of golden light shot out.
When Gu Hai looked in, his face sank.
Shangguan Hen was not inside. Instead, there was a golden egg, a watermelon-sized golden egg.
That golden egg hovering peacefully in the pill furnace made Gu Hai’s face sink.
“Where’s Shangguan Hen?” Gu Hai shouted.
“Hah! Hahaha! Shangguan Hen finally became a pill! So much for being impenetrable by knives or spears or unaffected by water or fire! He still got concocted into a medicinal pill! Gu Hai, that is a medicinal pill made using Shangguan Hen, an incredible divine pill. Do you want to try it? Hahahaha!” the Southern Sea Dragon King guffawed.
“This is a medicinal pill made from Shangguan Hen?” Gu Hai’s expression turned cold.
“Stop lying!” Kong Xuan pressed his palm on the Southern Sea Dragon King’s body.
The Southern Sea Dragon King trembled.
“Argh…! Argh!” the Southern Sea Dragon King screamed in pain.
“Speak! Where is Shangguan Hen?” Kong Xuan roared furiously.
“Shangguan Hen…Shangguan Hen has already been concocted into a medicinal pill. Gu Hai, just give up! Humph! Ao Sheng, return my Southern Sea’s dragon deity and my dragon pearl. The peak master will never let you go! You can all forget about running!” the Southern Sea Dragon King roared stubbornly.
“You are still lying?!” Kong Xuan continued torturing the Southern Sea Dragon King.
“Imperial Emperor Gu—no, Your Reverence—it’s true. He tossed Shangguan Hen into that pill furnace,” Ao Sheng said through gritted teeth.
“What?” Gu Hai’s expression changed.
Gu Hai generated a suction from his hand, pulling over that watermelon-sized golden egg.
“Shangguan Hen truly got concocted into a medicinal pill?” Kong Xuan’s expression changed.
After the golden egg flew over, Gu Hai reached out to grab it.
Phish! Phish!
A strange force appeared on the surface of the golden egg; it felt like a knife had cut his hand. His hand jerked, and the golden egg fell to the ground.
“Huh?” Kong Xuan felt slightly startled, not understanding why Gu Hai threw the medicinal pill made from Shangguan Hen to the ground.
When the golden egg landed, it created a small pit. Strangely, it started rolling.
Rumble! Rumble!
Everyone frowned slightly in confusion as the golden egg rolled quickly.
“That’s impossible. Why is this medicinal pill moving on its own?” the Southern Sea Dragon King exclaimed in shock.
Then the golden egg rolled up to the Southern Sea Dragon King’s arms. Kong Xuan had broken off those dragon claws and tossed them to the ground.
Now, the golden egg sat on the dragon claws.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
A powerful suction came from the golden egg, and it quickly consumed the two dragon claws.
The golden egg did not have a mouth, but it still consumed the dragon claws very quickly. When the claws were near the egg, it shredded the flesh, which then merged into it.
The golden egg ate the two dragon claws in the blink of an eye.
“No! No! My dragon claws! Return my dragon claws!” the Southern Sea Dragon King exclaimed.
The golden egg paused for a moment. Then it suddenly rushed to the Southern Sea Dragon King.
Bang!
The golden egg stuck to the Southern Sea Dragon King. A powerful suction and shredding force acted on its withered body.
“Argh! Argh! Argh! Quickly let go of me! Let go of me! Peak Master, save me! Save me!” the Southern Sea Dragon King roared in despair.
The golden egg’s consumption accelerated. The strange scene made Kong Xuan’s and Gu Hai’s faces sink.
Kong Xuan immediately moved away.
It was not that they could not capture this golden egg. The crux was that Shangguan Hen had turned into this golden egg. If they forcefully captured it, would they damage it?
While Kong Xuan was distracted, the Southern Sea Dragon King’s roar stopped.
Crunch! Crunch! Crunch!
Chewing sounds came from the golden egg; it had eaten the withered Southern Sea Dragon King, even the skin and bones.
It ate him?
Gu Hai, Kong Xuan, and the Unborn Man exchanged looks.
The golden egg started rolling around, apparently unsatisfied after consuming the Southern Sea Dragon King. It suddenly moved towards Kong Xuan like it wanted to eat him.
“Your Reverence?” Kong Xuan’s face sank as he looked at Gu Hai with misgiving.
“Could the Eight Nines Profound Technique have mutated?” Gu Hai’s face sank.
