"Alright, I was just saying, why would I be angry?" Su Luo smiled brightly, but in her heart she was quite surprised. Could the Great Emperor, even while in slumber, know what had just happened upon waking?
Did he have the ability to read Shangxie Shaoqing's memories?
This was too terrifying!
Fortunately, she hadn't agreed to become the Great Emperor's disciple, otherwise if he possessed her, wouldn't she have no secrets at all?
Li Tianjue listened from the side, his brow furrowed. What were these two talking about?
Seeing Shangxie Shaoqing smiling so perversely, his tone changing, and being so accommodating to Su Luo, he suddenly felt displeased. He pulled Su Luo over and stared at her, asking unhappily, "Shangxie Shaoqing, what are you two talking about? I don't understand."
"Senior Brother, he's not Shangxie Shaoqing anymore, he's the Great Emperor!"
Su Luo saw Li Tianjue's reaction and remembered that she hadn't had time to tell him about Shangxie Shaoqing and Emperor Haotian earlier. She quickly explained everything. Only after listening did Li Tianjue understand what was happening and looked at Shangxie Shaoqing with an extremely strange gaze.
Inside his body was the divine soul of Emperor Haotian!
No wonder just now...
With Shangxie Shaoqing's body, Li Tianjue felt that Emperor Haotian's smile towards Su Luo seemed to hold more than just a simple intention, as if he wanted to abduct her, which made him feel somewhat displeased.
"So it's the Great Emperor, my apologies." Li Tianjue suppressed his thoughts and cupped his hands towards Emperor Haotian.
Su Luo urged Emperor Haotian, "Alright, Great Emperor, didn't you want the Spring of Life? We don't know how much you need, so it's all here. Handle it as you see fit."
Emperor Haotian nodded and waved his hand towards the spring water in front of him.
Instantly, the clear waves in the pool churned, mist filled the air, and a rainbow glow rose into the sky, like colored veils, or like scattered sunset clouds, exuding a strong spiritual aura.
Emperor Haotian's expression turned solemn as he focused intently on condensing the Spring of Life. Su Luo and the others knew the importance of the matter and took two steps back, watching quietly, not daring to disturb his actions.
No one noticed that the flower chains binding Shui Qingyue were gradually disappearing.
She tiptoed away, with Shangguan Hanyu following closely behind, leaving the infant elders sitting on the ground.
After running more than five hundred zhang and confirming that Su Luo and Li Tianjue wouldn't notice, Shangguan Hanyu cautiously asked, "Senior Sister, we're just running away like this, what about Elder Sun and the others?"
Shui Qingyue's face was grim. She stared in the direction of the Spring of Life in the distance and said hatefully, "Care? How can we care? It's good enough that we can escape. Didn't you hear just now? Shangxie Shaoqing, that bastard, actually has the divine soul of Emperor Haotian within him..."
Damn it, where did he get such good luck!
"Then we should leave here quickly. Before they notice, let's go."
Shangguan Hanyu looked at her beautiful face and patiently comforted her, "Senior Sister, when we get back, we'll blame Qingxu Tian for this. The sect leader will definitely avenge Elder Sun and the others, and it will have nothing to do with us."
Shui Qingyue sneered, "Revenge must be taken. Su Luo, that slut, has harmed so many people in my Holy Land, and also my divine artifact. I must get it back. How can I just escape like this?"
She gazed into the distance at the grand and magnificent palace, and said word by word, "We'll take a detour to that palace. We must find the Golden Horn. With the Golden Horn, we can command the giant race. Even with Emperor Haotian here, he is currently just a soul. We will definitely seize the opportunity to eliminate them."
Shangguan Hanyu was startled, "Impossible! Senior Sister, this is too dangerous..."
"Are you scared?"
Shui Qingyue looked at him with contempt, "If you're scared, then get lost. Shangguan Hanyu, I knew long ago you were a good-for-nothing!"
Seeing Shui Qingyue getting angry, Shangguan Hanyu grabbed her and said anxiously, "Wait, Senior Sister! I'll go. I'm willing to accompany you. Even if it's a mountain of knives and a sea of fire, as long as it's something you want to do, I will accompany you."
Shui Qingyue shook off his hand and said coldly, "If you want to go, then go. Don't drag me around, humph!"
After saying that, she moved swiftly and headed towards the distant palace.
Shangguan Hanyu watched her leave without looking back and had to suppress the frustration in his heart, leaping up to chase after her.
This time, Shui Qingyue was even more careful.
She already knew the reason why the giant stone statues would awaken. As long as they didn't get too close, nothing would happen. If there was a path that required getting close to the stone statues to pass, they just needed to leave quickly. Even if the stone statues awakened, they would continue to slumber.
Finally, after taking a long detour and being extremely careful, the two of them, with great difficulty, arrived before the palace without incident.
Looking at the huge stone steps extending upwards, each step was higher than she was, Shui Qingyue became excited, "We're almost there, quickly! Junior Brother Shangguan, as long as we find the Golden Horn before Su Luo and the others, we'll be invincible."
She moved swiftly, constantly leaping over the steps, quickly heading upwards.
The steps stretched endlessly upwards, seemingly without end. Shangguan Hanyu's cultivation was far inferior to Shui Qingyue's, and he ran until he was out of breath. With great effort, after half an hour, he finally reached the top.
"Huff... I'm so tired, Senior Sister, let's rest for a bit..."
Shangguan Hanyu was exhausted, his legs almost giving out.
Shui Qingyue was also panting, her pretty face turning pale, but she had no intention of resting. Looking at the vast and majestic palace before them, a wave of ancient and weathered aura washed over her, making her excited.
She walked forward step by step, her heart almost jumping out of her chest.
The palace gate was closed, thick and sturdy, with countless patterns carved on it. The paint had already peeled off somewhat.
Shui Qingyue tried to push it with all her might, like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. The gate remained unmoving. Shangguan Hanyu helped her push, but even with all their strength, they couldn't open the gate.
"Senior Sister, how about we..."
Shangguan Hanyu pointed to the gap under the door, which was about a foot wide.
Although it was a gap, for them, they could barely squeeze through, but it wouldn't be very elegant.
Shui Qingyue hesitated for a moment, but ultimately driven by the desire for revenge, she gritted her teeth, lowered her body, and squeezed with Shangguan Hanyu through the gap with great effort. Little by little, they finally managed to get in.
"Senior Sister, let me help you." Shangguan Hanyu thoughtfully helped Shui Qingyue up and even brushed the dust off her.
Shui Qingyue awkwardly tidied her skirt. Just as she looked up, she was stunned by the sight before her. In the vast and empty main hall, all the furnishings appeared incredibly large. An invisible, powerful pressure swept over them, causing the two of them to tremble.
On the throne at the very front sat a middle-aged giant, ten zhang tall.
Although his eyes were open, he was also in a stone statue state, devoid of life. He wore exquisite armor, a sword hung at his waist, and even his skin was gray and hard stone, as if he had been slumbering for an unknown time.
Only around his neck hung a golden horn.
...
On the other side.
Emperor Haotian worked for a long time and finally finished condensing the Spring of Life.
He handed one of the jade bottles to Su Luo and said with a smile, "This bottle is for you, girl. This is the essence of the Spring of Life. Taking one drop can increase your lifespan by a hundred years, but it won't change your current appearance."
"If you take it directly from the pool without condensation, it can make you regain your youth. There's still plenty in the pool, feel free to take as much as you want, it can be used to save people or refine pills. Just be careful not to mix up the two."
Su Luo put away the jade bottle, thanked Emperor Haotian, and then filled ten more bottles with 'original' spring water.
Bringing it back would be enough for the Third Elder to refine many pills.
"Beauty, these gems in the pool are my gift to you."
At this moment, the little prince, who was perched on Su Luo's shoulder, squawked, "Are you happy? See how good I am to you, give me a kiss! As long as you kiss me once, I can also give you..."
Before he could finish speaking, from a great distance, a deep and sonorous horn sound rang out.