Supreme Emptiness

Chapter 1462: Chapter 1491: Refining the Nine Dragon Demon Tripod

She had been missing for so long, yet Jiang Fan never searched for her.

Instead, he traveled miles to find Ling Shu!

Jiang Fan’s heart was filled only with Ling Shu.

She was not important at all, perhaps he didn’t even notice her disappearance.

At this thought.

Various feelings of sadness, grievance, worthlessness, and resentment boiled in her heart like a pot of porridge.

The accumulated mist could no longer be restrained, turning into tears that slipped down her face.

”Jiang Fan! Why did I have to meet you!” Yue Mingzhu’s tears blurred her vision.

She took one last look at Jiang Fan’s stone gate, heartbroken, and said with tears of determination:

”I never want to see you again!”

”I hate you!”

With that, she turned and ran, disappearing into the vast horizon.

Heavenly State.

An extravagant Heavenly Palace floating mid-air, accompanied by sun, moon, and stars.

Venerable Lianjing held a small golden bead the size of a tear, frowning gently.

”The merits in times of peace are really too little.”

”Even after circling the Nine States, I only managed to gather this little. It’s still far from enough to allow Feng’er to enter sagehood.”

”Moreover, in my haste, I forgot to give Fanner a new token when I left.”

”If he’s in danger again, he won’t be able to find me.”

She rubbed her temples, silently blaming herself for being too hasty, neglecting both her sons.

At this moment.

A thunderous sound boomed from the beyond, and a figure of a youth descended upon the Heavenly Palace ahead of the thunderbolt.

His robe, woven from five-colored thunderbolts, circled with strands of destructive Thunder Breath, with a radiant Divine Ring of five flames shining like a brilliant sun behind his head.

An exceptionally handsome nineteen-year-old face, chiseled as if by a knife.

His gaze sharp and profound, his pupils replaced by thunderbolts.

Neither joyous nor smiling, he exuded a silent oppression like the deep sea.

Venerable Lianjing hurriedly stood up, feeling a bit nervous as a mother, and said:

”Feng’er, how is the situation in the Demon Continent?”

The Young Emperor glanced at her askance: ”Watch your title, this is the Young Emperor Mountain.”

Venerable Lianjing’s expression changed slightly, quickly correcting herself: ”Yes, Young Emperor.”

A hint of bitterness flitted across her lips.

The Young Emperor, hands behind his back, said indifferently: ”Is there anything to report?”

Venerable Lianjing presented the tear-sized merit, saying:

”This is the merit I searched for throughout Central Earth, please do not despise it, Young Emperor.”

The Young Emperor looked sideways at her, and with a distant grasp, caught it in his palm.

Under Venerable Lianjing’s startled gaze, he clenched his five fingers, turning the merit into specks of golden light, disappearing into the world.

This merit from Central Earth returned to heaven and earth.

The Young Emperor’s eyes narrowed, thunder arcs dancing, with a flicker of killing intent.

”Old woman, how many times have I warned you, my affairs are none of your business!”

”Does my merit need you to search for?”

With these words, a surge of pressure forced Venerable Lianjing to stumble backward heavily against a wall.

Her face twisted in pain, but the deeper pain was in her heart.

However, she didn’t show her disappointment, lowered her head, and said: ”Yes, I understand.”

Only then did the Young Emperor retract his pressure.

Casually waving a hand, a black lotus seed floated before Venerable Lianjing.

Venerable Lianjing looked puzzled: ”Such an incredible lotus seed, even the top-level Heaven and Earth Spiritual Treasures of Central Earth aren’t like this.”

The Young Emperor said blandly: ”Consume it, and you can break through the Heavenly Human Five Declines.”

Joy surfaced on Venerable Lianjing’s face, she held it with both hands, her heart full of happiness: ”Thank you, Feng... Young Emperor, for the gift.”

Her heart was sweet.

This was one of the few gifts her son ever gave her.

The Young Emperor snorted: ”I’m just passing it on for someone.”

Venerable Lianjing’s smile froze, the sweetness in her heart receding like the tide, leaving a hint of bitterness on her face.

This was the Young Emperor as she knew him.

”Who sent it?” Venerable Lianjing asked sorrowfully.

The Young Emperor said aloofly: ”Taicang State, Jiang Fan.”

Huh?

Jiang Fan?

The gloom in Venerable Lianjing’s eyes abruptly brightened, sweetness once again surged in her heart.

Fanner always remembers her.

She recalled something and asked: ”This lotus seed, it must have been hard to come by, right?”

Such a precious lotus seed, even Great Venerates facing the Heavenly Human Five Declines would fight ferociously over it.

Jiang Fan was only in the Nascent Soul Realm, how did he manage to get it?

The Young Emperor said calmly: ”Barely survived the collapse of an interlayer world, and even fell out with the Black Dragon Venerable for it.”

”The price was not small.”

Venerable Lianjing looked down at the lotus seed in her hands, suddenly feeling its weight in her palms.

She was just a godmother, forced Jiang Fan to recognize her as one.

Was it really worth him risking his life for her and provoking such enemies?

The Young Emperor glanced at her and said nonchalantly:

”He asked me not to reveal the lotus seed was given by him.”

Venerable Lianjing wondered: ”Why?”

The Young Emperor said: ”Because I intended to kill him.”

”He didn’t want you to know he died at the hands of your biological son, to spare you the sadness.”

What?

Venerable Lianjing’s heart trembled, a massive warmth flowed into her heart, transforming into mist, filling her eyes.

Even at death, Jiang Fan was still thinking of her.

Was it all necessary?

”Fanner...” she murmured softly, her heart filled with pain.

The Young Emperor desired to end his life, yet he was concerned about her finding out and being sad.

How could he be so foolish?

The mist gathered into tears, dripping onto the lotus seed in her hands, wetting it.

After a while, she asked hoarsely: ”Is he doing okay now?”

She didn’t ask about the reason the Young Emperor wanted to kill Jiang Fan.

The Young Emperor never needed a reason to kill, nor did he distinguish between good and evil.

It was all up to his mood.

In a good mood, he wouldn’t bother with even the vilest kind; in a bad mood, even the virtuous wouldn’t escape death.

Jiang Fan was so outstanding, naturally attracting the Young Emperor’s killing intent.

Her only concern was Jiang Fan’s current situation.

The Young Emperor said calmly: ”For now, he’s still alive.”

”Whether he lives in the future depends on my mood.”

Demon Continent.

Cave abode.

Jiang Fan watched speechlessly as Ice Heart Venerate, who sat opposite him, gazed at him with a broad smile.

”Senior, is there a flower on my face?”

Ice Heart Venerate shook her head, covering her mouth as she chuckled: ”No.”

She remembered how, in the Moon Realm, everyone dug up Jiang Fan’s past scandals, like fighting a demon emperor for a concubine in the Core Formation Realm, or contending with a Divinity Transformation for a wife in the Nascent Soul Realm.

Now the real Jiang Fan was sitting right before her.

She knew all about him, but he didn’t even know who she was.

This information disparity amused her greatly.

Jiang Fan felt uncomfortable under her gaze, yet, due to the other party being a Great Venerate facing the Heavenly Human Five Declines, he dared not offend her.

He had to bear his discomfort and took out the Nine Dragon Demon Tripod.

This tripod was one of the first top-grade spiritual artifacts he encountered and finally acquired.

Its purpose, he surmised, was not merely for alchemy, right?

As the core of a State-level Teleportation Array, could it be as simple as an Alchemy Furnace?

After considering it for a bit, he retreated near the stone gate to ensure a fast escape in case of unexpected events.

Only then did he use his soul power to open the lid of the Pill Furnace.

As soon as the lid was lifted.

A surge of unimaginable violent space power poured out, sweeping everything in the secret chamber away.

Without hesitating, Jiang Fan fled out of the secret chamber.

Ice Heart Venerate’s smile froze, and she exclaimed in a low voice:

”How did you tear open the Void?”