Chapter 939: Dog Master, I may not be human, but you are a real dog

A one percent hope… Is the pressure really this high?

Qi Yuan was dazed for quite a while before he finally suppressed the complex and chaotic emotions in his heart and asked,

"What exactly did you do to bring upon such a severe Heavenly Punishment?"

Despite the shock from the information he received from Chu Xueqian, he had not forgotten his purpose for coming here.

To help Chu Xueqian solve the problem of Heavenly Punishment, he at least had to first understand the reason why she was suffering from it.

Hearing this question, a trace of shame suddenly appeared on Chu Xueqian's fair and delicate face, and she said sheepishly,

"At that time, I couldn't find your whereabouts, Master. Third Senior Brother Ming Xuan was also injured by Immortal Luo Sheng's five turbidities life-devouring diagram, and even his immortal soul was completely shattered; he was just a hair's breadth away from falling completely."

"Not to mention that after this great world was exposed, it would soon attract more enemies. In my desperation, I performed that powerful forbidden technique and slaughtered all those persistent pursuers. Who knew the consequences would be so severe?"

Speaking to this point, feeling that she had caused a great disaster, she couldn't help but shrink her neck. She glanced at Qi Yuan with a guilty conscience and bit her lip, saying,

"Master, you finally managed to jump out of Karma. As long as you don't appear before Tai Hao Immortal Lord and those enemies, your tracks won't be easily deduced."

"Anyway, I've already gotten used to this state. You don't need to take risks specifically for me."

Seeing Chu Xueqian's defeatist attitude, Qi Yuan frowned and then spoke in an unquestionable tone,

"Was that forbidden technique you mentioned taught to you by Yuan Wu Immortal Lord?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Xueqian was momentarily stunned. After hesitating for a moment, she answered truthfully,

"Naturally, it wasn't you, Master… The one who taught me this forbidden technique was actually the Immortal Emperor before he went missing."

The Immortal Emperor?

Hearing this unexpected answer, Qi Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he immediately became somewhat vigilant.

The Immortal Emperor clearly intended to attain the Dao and transcend, yet he was still quietly influencing the overall situation. It almost felt like he was following them everywhere; wasn't the intention behind his layout a bit too obvious?

What made him feel even more chilled upon reflection was that, as seen from the Heaven and Earth Society's member list, Duanmu Xi, the Immortal Emperors Clone, was still alive…

On the other side, Chu Xueqian had already fallen into a certain memory and began to tell the scene from back then in detail:

"At that time, I was practicing the 'Great Dream Immortal Art' when the Immortal Emperor descended into my dream without any warning."

"Under His guidance, I quickly mastered the essence of the 'Great Dream Immortal Art'. At the same time, He also taught me a terrifying forbidden technique called [Ten Directions Chaos]…"

At this point, Chu Xueqian took a deep breath and narrated slowly,

"The Immortal Emperor once specifically instructed that once this forbidden technique that disrupts Karma and Reincarnation is performed, one is destined to be severely punished by the Heavenly Dao and become a Sinner Immortal."

"Therefore, unless it is a life-or-death crisis, this technique must never be used lightly."

"The Immortal Emperor also specifically reminded me that the 'Great Dream Immortal Art' allows the practitioner to enter a state of deep sleep, which can offset the torture of the power of Heavenly Punishment to a certain extent."

Then, as if thinking of something, she subconsciously glanced at Qi Yuan, who had a dazed expression, and said softly,

"Before leaving, the last thing the Immortal Emperor said was that the branches of the great dao divine tree could temporarily suppress the power of Heavenly Punishment. Later, the Immortal Emperor disappeared, and the Immortal Realm fell into chaos…"

After listening to Chu Xueqian's account of the sequence of events, the sense of strangeness in Qi Yuan's heart became increasingly obvious.

The Immortal Emperor knew he had the branch of the great dao divine tree on him and had even personally hinted that this thing would be of great use in the future. He hadn't expected it to be related to the Qi of Heavenly Punishment on Chu Xueqian.

What was even more incomprehensible was that the Immortal Emperor, in order to break free from the constraints of the Heavenly Dao, didn't even want his own Dao Fruit anymore, yet he had painstakingly arranged all this before leaving. What exactly was he intending?

Although his heart was full of doubts, Qi Yuan was not so afraid as to panic. At least from their last meeting, the Immortal Emperor showed no hostility towards him, the 'successor'.

After all, he himself possessed the [Talent] of 'Distinguishing Friend from Foe'. The Immortal Emperor of the Primordial Era also belonged to the category of beings within the scope of the Heavenly Dao, so he could naturally tell if the other party was a friend or foe.

Up until now, the [Talent] of 'Distinguishing Friend from Foe' had never made a mistake and was completely worthy of trust.

Otherwise, Qi Yuan would never have worked so hard to obtain the great dao seed for the Immortal Emperor; he would have at least found a way to prepare some backup plans for himself.

According to the results shown by [Distinguishing Friend from Foe], the Immortal Emperor had not generated any hostility when interacting with him. Although the corresponding favorability was not high, he could at least be categorized into the friendly camp.

Especially after obtaining the seed of the great dao divine tree, the Immortal Emperor's favorability had reached the second level, which was barely considered the friend level.

The closer one is to the Dao, the more indifferent one's Heart-Nature becomes. For a powerhouse at the level of the Immortal Emperor, a second-level favorability was already rare and precious enough.

This proved that This person Qi did not have any major conflict of interest with the Immortal Emperor, and it could even be said that their interests were aligned…

Thinking of this, Qi Yuan's expression relaxed slightly. He simply threw the many mysteries to the back of his mind, glanced at the empty surroundings, and said,

"I came this time specifically to help you solve the problem of Heavenly Punishment. I happen to have the branch of the great dao divine tree with me. You can wake up now."

He knew that he was still within Chu Xueqian's dream. However, compared to the previous game dream, the current dream was a shallow one, and she only needed a single thought to wake up.

Upon hearing this, Chu Xueqian's delicate body trembled. She instantly burst into tears of excitement and tightly hugged Qi Yuan's arm,

"Wuwuwu… Master, you are truly too kind. I knew you were a man of great Divine Ability and would definitely have a way to rescue me!"

Facing this cheap Disciple who was moved to tears and snot, Qi Yuan pulled his arm out with a mix of amusement and annoyance, and reminded her crossly,

"You're happy too early. The branch of the great dao divine tree can only treat the symptoms, not the root cause. To completely get rid of the Heavenly Punishment, we need to find another way."

After saying that, he shook his head and took the initiative to leave the dream space.

After a moment of daze, Qi Yuan had returned to reality. Before his eyes was a slightly cramped stone hall. Under the baptism of time, many of the decorations in the hall had long since decayed, leaving only a simply styled stone bed.

On the stone bed, a young girl in a rainbow dress with loose long hair was lying quietly. Her face was ashen, and her originally jade-white skin was surrounded by a solid-looking pitch-black ink color, which looked shocking.

Beside the girl, an ancient-looking dark green long sword was placed. Even after experiencing endless years, it still emitted a trace of sharp, slaughterous intent.

The sword's name: Immortal Executioner.

Qi Yuan's eyes narrowed. He took out the branch of the great dao divine tree from his storage space and gently placed it in the girl's arms.

Then, he gave the Howling Moon Celestial Dog, who was unconscious on the ground, a kick and said in an unfriendly tone,

"Stupid dog, you defected to the enemy as soon as you entered the game. What use are you!"

"Woof!"

The Howling Moon Celestial Dog, who was kicked awake, opened its eyes with a face full of confusion. Seeing a certain someone, it immediately began to bare its teeth and said huffily,

"You kid don't play fair… Using cheats because you can't afford to lose, right? Dog Master, I may not be human, but you are a real dog."

Qi Yuan: "…"