Red light flared around Gu Qianying.
The massive beastly form gradually shrank.
As Gu Qianying dismounted him and leaped down.
A beam of white light bloomed around the Bai Ze divine beast.
As the white light vanished, a man in purple robes appeared before the crowd.
The man had exquisite features, peerlessly handsome, with a tear mole beneath the corner of his left eye.
This person was the human form of the Bai Ze divine beast.
"With the Nine Heavens Stars as witness, with my blood as the covenant, with your thoughts as the lock, with my name as the oath, I, Bai Ze, am willing to offer my body, to contract with you, to be your master, for all eternity, to accompany you, as long as time endures, the covenant shall remain."
Having transformed into human form, he walked to Gu Qianying and knelt on one knee.
As he spoke, a Beast Spirit Pill emerged from his mouth and landed in Gu Qianying's hand.
The Beast Spirit Pill, radiating purple light, spun in Gu Qianying's palm.
The crowd was greatly astonished.
"No way? That demonic empress actually succeeded in contracting with the Bai Ze divine beast?"
"How could this be? A demon becoming the master of the Bai Ze divine beast? Someone like her, does she even deserve it?"
"I have to say, the Bai Ze divine beast is incredibly good-looking."
Among the crowd, some expressed regret, some jealousy, some disdain, and some praised Bai Ze's appearance.
And among the crowd, those who had been cursing and mocking immediately shut their mouths upon seeing the circle of people with their tongues cut out standing behind.
At this moment, Du Chun and Ouyang Qinglin both looked towards Bai Ze.
Both were shocked.
Gu Qianying was no different.
Who would have thought that the massive Bai Ze divine beast, upon transforming into human form, would be such a handsome man.
However, the astonishment lasted only for a moment before her expression returned to normal.
Gu Qianying looked at Bai Ze, her voice calm, "Rise. From now on, you will follow me. However... this sect leader wishes to understand, what is your connection to the Xuan Ling's descent?"
Before entering the Empire, there were rumors that the Bai Ze divine beast had an inevitable connection to the Xuan Ling's descent.
But rumors were only partly true and partly false.
She hadn't taken them all to heart.
Therefore, after arriving in the Empire, she used the pretense of subduing the Bai Ze divine beast to have Leng lead people to search the Imperial Palace for the Demonic Evil Pearl.
On the other hand, her main focus was on subduing the Bai Ze divine beast.
Thus, she made preparations in two ways.
Upon hearing the words "Xuan Ling," a flicker of abnormality crossed Bai Ze's eyes.
He knelt on one knee before Gu Qianying and glanced towards the direction of the Imperial Palace.
He reported, "Replying to my master, Xuan Ling is..."
Before he could finish speaking.
Suddenly, a blue radiant light flashed from the direction of the Imperial Palace.
"Look, what is that?"
Someone in the crowd exclaimed.
Others followed the direction the person was pointing.
However... at this moment, the anomaly had not yet disappeared.
The two spirit pearls hidden within Gu Qianying's body flew out of her sleeves of their own accord.
They spun in mid-air for a moment before flying towards the Imperial Palace.
At this moment, Bai Ze, kneeling before Gu Qianying, seemed to hear someone calling him.
Someone was calling his name.
"It's her, she's about to awaken, it's her!"
Bai Ze's eyes gleamed, and a smile of excitement spread across his lips.
He stood up, flicked his sleeve, leaped into the air, turned, and flew towards the Imperial Palace.
Seeing this, the crowd exclaimed,
"The three spirit pearls are about to merge, Xuan Ling is about to descend! Let's go and see."
The crowd cried out in surprise and followed closely behind.
Gu Qianying, Du Chun, Ouyang Qinglin, and others also headed towards the Imperial Palace.
"Let's go! We'll go and see too."
Gu Qianying leaped into the air, casting a glance at Du Chun and Ouyang Qinglin.
"Alright."
Du Chun and Ouyang Qinglin nodded and followed closely behind Gu Qianying.
The flood dragon A Mu and Leng also followed behind.
At this moment, the Emperor, who had just arrived at the Ling Shu Pavilion on horseback with many Imperial Guards, looked back at the blue radiant light emanating from the Imperial Palace.
The Emperor of the Empire was startled. He tightened the reins and stopped, "Not good, the Demonic Evil Pearl can't hold on any longer, Xuan Ling is about to descend! Issue an order, all soldiers, return to the palace with me!"
The Emperor of the Empire issued his command.
He led the many Imperial Guards back to the palace.
However... Gu Qianying and the others from the Ling Shu Pavilion were the first to arrive.
The crowd surged into the Imperial Palace.
The Emperor of the Empire, who had rushed back to the palace, immediately summoned tens of thousands of Imperial Guards to surround the palace.
Afterward, he summoned the great generals of the army overnight and brought in hundreds of thousands of cavalry.
He stood on the palace wall, clad in his dragon robe, looking at the crowd that had broken into the palace.
His sharp eyes glinted with a chilling light.
Xuan Ling is his! No one can take it away!
His cold gaze fell upon the figure of the woman in red not far away.
Even the blood and bone of the child in the demonic empress's womb must be his!
At this moment, Gu Qianying and the others followed the blue radiant light to the Qiankun Hall.
As the crowd broke in, they saw the walls of the hall shaking.
The walls parted, and then, before their eyes, a palace radiating blue light and spiritual energy appeared.
In the center of the palace was an oval jade pillar.
On the jade pillar rested a brocade box emitting white mist.
The brocade box spun in mid-air.
Gu Qianying and the others approached and were quite astonished by what they saw.
And at this moment, the two spirit pearls that had flown from Gu Qianying's body.
The two spirit pearls continuously circled the brocade box.
Someone in the crowd spoke, "Could it be that the brocade box contains the Demonic Evil Pearl?"
"It must be, it definitely is! Only when the three spirit pearls are about to merge will they be summoned."
"With the merging of the three pearls, the Xuan Kong Gate will open, and Xuan Ling will descend."
"Whoever possesses Xuan Ling will have greatly increased spiritual power and become invincible in the world."
The three spirit pearls were about to merge, and the Demonic Evil Pearl was about to appear.
The crowd grew restless, and suddenly someone shouted, "The Demonic Evil Pearl is mine!"
Among the many Xuan Ling Masters of the Ling Shu Pavilion, several Xuan Ling Masters had already made their move.
They rushed forward and attempted to snatch the brocade box.
In their fight for the Demonic Evil Pearl, everyone attacked each other without mercy.
Some were blinded by bloodlust, while others took the opportunity to grab the brocade box on the jade pillar.
However, before the person could even open the brocade box, their head was severed by someone who charged out from behind.
Blood splattered everywhere.
Gu Qianying, Du Chun, Ouyang Qinglin, and the others watched those fighting each other.
Du Chun could not bear to watch any longer.
Ouyang Qinglin, A Mu, and Leng remained expressionless.
Gu Qianying's brows furrowed.
To seize Xuan Ling at any cost, this was the greed of human nature.
At this moment, she suddenly felt that the descent of Xuan Ling was not a good thing.
Looking at the Xuan Ling Masters whose eyes were red with killing intent,
She suddenly had the urge to destroy these three spirit pearls.
But this thought was abandoned in an instant.
She wanted to use Xuan Ling to help her husband, Nangong Mo, reshape his immortal bones.
With this thought, Gu Qianying also made her move!