Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil in the Cultivation World Chapter 888 - 446: The Future Empress, Ye Linglong’s Fortuitous Encounter

Whoosh!

Right after Jiang Fan departed from this region, a fearsome demon tore open the void and materialized in a flash.

It emerged precisely over the spot where Xu Ling had perished, its demonic energy surging across the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, making the surrounding void shudder violently.

A mere look from it seemed capable of slaying innumerable creatures.

Such was the dread power of this Body Integration Realm demon, far exceeding what typical mortals could fathom.

"Vanished? How did they flee away that swiftly?"

"Which person dared to slay my chosen piece?!"

Rage boiled within this demon, its fury uncontainable.

Xu Ling had been a prized pawn in its eyes, one it planned to draw into the Demon Dao to practice the Demon Technique.

Should that scheme succeed, once Xu Ling reached Refining Void, the demon would consume him whole, using him as vital sustenance.

In turn, that would propel the demon's own cultivation to greater heights.

Yet an foe had now slain its pawn, shattering a scheme meticulously plotted across many years.

All prior efforts wasted, the whole endeavor crumbling into nothing.

Enraged, it ripped through the void at once, hunting for that audacious intruder with the intent to tear them apart limb from limb.

Yet to its surprise, by the time it reached the scene, the culprit had vanished long ago, leaving no sign across vast stretches of hundreds of thousands of kilometers.

This discovery only fueled its wilder wrath.

Powerless to act, despite being a Body Integration Realm demon, it found itself stymied without any lead on the foe, reduced to unleashing its ire before departing.

It perceived that with the Demon Cave's sudden rise, the Integration Cultivators from the Great Xuan Dynasty were closing in.

The clash to follow would undoubtedly rage with intensity.

Still, the Demon Race had long schemed for this moment, rendering it impossible for the Human Race to swiftly eradicate the Demon Cave.

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At the same time, within the imperial capital of the Great Xuan Dynasty.

Experts teemed in this hub, the heart of the Human Race, sheltering countless Refining Void and Integration Cultivators in secrecy.

Hidden Mahayana Cultivators might even lurk there.

Spanning billions of years in legacy, the imperial capital had endured without ever succumbing.

As a result, it drew together the supreme geniuses from all Human Race corners and accumulated boundless destiny.

In a particular princess's residence.

In that instant, a stunning woman materialized on site, her delicate foot lightly touching the gilded steps while her peacock-feather skirt billowed in golden waves.

Layers of twelve moon brocades formed ethereal shoulder guards, silver threads laced with southern sea pearls that shone under the sun akin to a starry river, every pearl mirroring the crimson rubies dangling from her earlobes, all projecting an intense regal splendor.

A hazy radiance veiled her flawless jade visage, amber eyes nestled under arched brows like distant peaks, the outer corners embedded with three diamond flecks that glittered with her sweeping gaze, as if drawing the cosmos into her sight. Her red lips stood perfect without aid, faint dimples framing a subtle smile that nonetheless radiated the inherent detachment of imperial blood.

An emerald-beaded sash cinched her slender waist, accentuating the gentle swells under her silken attire that swayed softly, the sheer fabric failing to conceal her porcelain skin, which gleamed in sharp contrast to the gem-laden robes.

As she lifted a hand to tweak the gem-studded golden pin near her temples, the palace lanterns flickered low, isolating her in an aura of stunning splendor and grandeur.

Should Jiang Fan show up here, he would instantly identify this lady as Ye Linglong.

In the beginning, she had been merely an orphaned child from the foundling home.

Yet for some reason, authorities uncovered her imperial lineage, deeming her a lost princess from the Human Emperor's line, leading to her retrieval to the capital by the dynasty's covert guardians.

Following thorough confirmations, her status as a Great Xuan Dynasty princess was affirmed.

Thanks to that, Ye Linglong gained full royal privileges and her own princess estate.

Such a rapid twist in her destiny left her completely stunned.

Everything traced back to her encounter with that enigmatic figure.

"Fengming Halberd, are you saying I have a unique Life Chart?"

"Does my exceptional talent stem from the Life Chart's effects?"

Ye Linglong now addressed the immortal artifact Fengming Halberd residing in her.

Unknown to others, beyond inheriting the immortal's heritage, she had also acquired the immortal artifact Fengming Halberd, brimming with vast might and serving as a supreme guardian.

It held exalted rank as well.

Despite the Great Xuan Dynasty's repeated probes, they failed to pinpoint the immortal artifact's concealed location.

"Exactly so."

"In the Immortal Realm, this is widely understood."

"Yet in the Mortal World, those cultivators displaying rare gifts are often seen as having stirred a unique Spirit Body."

"Truthfully, though, it's merely the activation of a unique Life Chart."

"Hence, Spirit Bodies aren't heritable, arising only at random among various cultivators."

"Your awakened Life Chart bears the name Only I am Venerable, part of the Immortal Destiny."

"Provided you survive, ascension to Immortality is inevitable."

Thus spoke the immortal artifact Fengming Halberd.

To the artifact, this was basic lore, yet in the Mortal World, it ranked as top-secret lore.

Scarcely any cultivators grasped it.

"Then, does that imply my siblings' abrupt emergence of unique talents was really from triggering Life Charts?" Ye Linglong inquired.

True enough, post Jiang Fan's departure, she noticed her siblings unveiling varied gifts, at first fretting over potential mishaps.