Chapter 919: Justice in the Mortal Realm, Guarded by Me, Little Black!

As the words fell, the surroundings fell back into a dead silence.

Seizing this hard-won opportunity, Qi Yuan finally plucked up the courage to ask the question that had been lingering in his heart for a long time.

Immortal Emperor Donghua did not answer Qi Yuan's question immediately. Instead, he remained silent for a moment before replying in an inscrutable tone:

"I have already decided to re-evolve the Great Dao after this Great Tribulation to seek ultimate transcendence. I do not wish to interfere with the Karma on your body. However, since you retrieved the seed of the Great Dao for me, I can give you a hint…"

Speaking to this point, Immortal Emperor Donghua's figure gradually faded into the depths of Chaos, leaving behind only a meaningful sentence:

"The moment Immortal Lord Yuan Wu returns to the Immortal Realm will be the time the next round of Heaven and Earth's Great Tribulation begins. As for your question… when the time is ripe, that mingxiao mirror will be able to tell you the answer."

With the departure of Immortal Emperor Donghua, the originally frozen time and space suddenly resumed its flow. Qi Yuan, however, stood frozen on the spot like a clay sculpture, his expression filled with confusion.

Hearing these cryptic words, not only did he fail to get the answer he wanted, but even more doubts arose.

Re-evolving the Great Dao… the next round of the Great Tribulation… the mingxiao mirror… these familiar and unfamiliar terms collided in his mind, quickly making his head spin, and he almost cursed out loud on the spot.

Fuck!

Who runs away after only saying half of what they mean? Can you riddle-makers just drop dead for me!

Even though that old fellow the Immortal Emperor wasn't acting like a decent human being, Qi Yuan still vaguely caught two important pieces of information:

First, the reason the Immortal Emperor disappeared in the future was not because he had fallen, but because he went to pursue some even more transcendent Realm.

The great dao divine tree seed he brought out of the Great Void was likely the key item for the Immortal Emperor to take a step further.

Second, as one of the three great time treasures, the mingxiao mirror was far from being as simple as it appeared on the surface.

Regarding this point, he had actually made some guesses previously.

Of the top-tier Immortal Artifacts personally forged by the Immortal Emperor, only the mingxiao mirror's mirror spirit possessed an extremely high level of intelligence.

The spacetime compass, which seemed to have more comprehensive functions, didn't even have an artifact spirit, and the artifact spirit of the myriad manifestations exquisite pagoda was just an ignorant Little Monkey…

In comparison, the mingxiao mirror seemed exceptionally special, almost like a vivid life with normal thoughts.

More importantly, the mingxiao mirror's performance all along had been ridiculously weak.

Other than occasionally making some predictions that were completely off the mark, it didn't seem to have any other functions. It was simply garbage, not looking like an Immortal Artifact at all.

As a dignified Immortal Emperor, it was impossible for him to create such a useless thing, right?

Could it be… all the abstract performances of the mingxiao mirror before were just an act, and its essence was just slacking off?

Thinking of this, Qi Yuan couldn't help but frown, preparing to give a certain Mirror Spirit Maiden a good interrogation after he returned…

While he was lost in thought, Xia Hanjun's confused voice came to his ears:

"Mr. Chen, what are you still standing here for? It's time for us to go back."

After speaking, Xia Hanjun looked around and quickly made a judgment, saying:

"I have roughly deduced our current position. It's not far from the inner domain. If we travel at full speed, we can return in two or three days at most."

At this moment, this female war god obviously didn't know that the Immortal Emperor's true body had descended; she only thought the person before her was dazed and lost in thought.

Hearing Xia Hanjun's voice, Qi Yuan suddenly jolted, and his somewhat scattered thoughts were instantly pulled back to reality.

Then, as if thinking of something, his expression changed drastically, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Holy shit!!!

Did the Immortal Emperor forget to send him back to the future?

He had stayed in the Great Void for several years, long past the return deadline. If the Immortal Emperor washed his hands of the matter, wouldn't he be stranded in the Primordial Era forever?

As the thought crossed his mind, Qi Yuan's face turned pale with fear. Ignoring Xia Hanjun's presence, he hurriedly took out the spacetime compass and began to check it carefully…

A moment later, he let out a heavy sigh of relief, his tense mood completely relaxing.

Fortunately, Immortal Emperor Donghua did not break his word.

Using some unknown method, the other party had turned back the time of the location where he and Xia Hanjun were to the very moment they had first entered the Great Void!

In other words, after returning from the Great Void, the time in the outside world was still the day he had gone to Dafankong Temple to meet Xuanyuan Hao…

As expected of an Immortal Emperor, to be able to use the Dao of Time to such a badass extent—truly terrifying!

After a brief moment of exclamation, Qi Yuan collected his thoughts and spoke to Xia Hanjun with a serious expression:

"General Xia, could you do me a favor?"

Hearing this, Xia Hanjun glanced at Qi Yuan with some surprise, but she did not hesitate and nodded in response:

"Whatever you need me to do, Mr. Chen, just give the word."

"Please wait a moment."

As he spoke, with a thought from Qi Yuan, a white light instantly flashed, sending him into the Spirit Treasure Space where the World-Extinguishing Black Lotus was located.

Shortly after, his figure reappeared, holding a lotus flower as black as ink in his hand.

"This is?"

Looking at this bewitching and eerie black lotus, Xia Hanjun instinctively furrowed her brows, a trace of wariness appearing on her beautiful face.

In just an instant, she felt an extreme sense of terror and ominousness from this black lotus flower.

But what surprised Xia Hanjun even more was that although she could tell at a glance that this thing didn't have a good origin, it strangely gave her a sense of inexplicable uprightness and kindness.

What on earth is this thing?

Noticing her confusion, Qi Yuan quickly explained:

"General Xia, do not worry. This is a World-Purifying White Lotus that represents justice in the mortal Realm. It only turned this black because it was tainted by Devilish Qi."

"Under the guidance of this Chen, Little Black has completely turned over a new leaf. Not only has it drawn a clear line between itself and evil ways, but it has also joined the Heaven and Earth Society, intending to contribute to the protection of all living beings."

Hearing this, the World-Extinguishing Black Lotus very cooperatively shook its petals, its tone filled with deep pride:

"You are also a partner of the Heaven and Earth Society, right? Thanks to the Chief Helmsman's teachings, I finally realized my identity as the World-Purifying White Lotus. From now on, the justice of the mortal Realm, as well as the Chief Helmsman's wife, will all be guarded by me, Little Black!"

Seeing this, the corners of Qi Yuan's mouth curled up, very satisfied with the World-Extinguishing Black Lotus's statement.

After a series of previous operations, this World-Extinguishing Black Lotus had been completely fooled. This fellow was even the only member within the Heaven and Earth Society with a loyalty value of 100 points, specializing in being absolutely reliable.

Otherwise, he wouldn't feel at ease letting the World-Extinguishing Black Lotus go be a bodyguard for Wu Miaozhen.

On the other side, facing the righteous World-Extinguishing Black Lotus, Xia Hanjun's beautiful eyes widened, feeling quite enlightened.

What the hell?

A guy emitting Devilish Qi all over is actually clamoring to guard the justice of the mortal Realm. The sense of contrast is way too large, isn't it?

And… who is the Chief Helmsman's wife the other party mentioned?

While Xia Hanjun was bewildered, Qi Yuan smiled slightly, handed over the black lotus in his hand, and solemnly instructed:

"General Xia, please deliver Little Black to the Qingyang Immortal Sect's True Disciple Wu Miaozhen for me, and tell her that I have some things to do and might be away for a very long time…"

Speaking to this point, he paused, forcibly suppressing various emotions in his heart, took out a shadow recording talisman from his robe, and stuffed it into Xia Hanjun's hand along with the lotus.

"Give this to her as well. She will understand what I mean."

Taking these two items, Xia Hanjun looked at Qi Yuan with a complicated expression, seemingly hesitating to speak.

"Okay."

However, she ultimately didn't ask further and nodded with a serious face. Then, she transformed into a streak of light and vanished into the Void Realm.

Watching Xia Hanjun's figure disappear, Qi Yuan sighed softly and murmured to himself:

"I hope, just as you once said, as long as we live well, there will always be a day when we meet again in the future…"

After standing for a while, he finally collected his mood and slowly activated the spacetime compass in his hand.

In the next moment, the space before him suddenly distorted, and a profound and unpredictable eerie portal soon unfolded.

After a brief hesitation, Qi Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he strode inside.