Bai Su’s words both stated her stance and served as a warning.

The hatred between her and the Heavenly Emperor had truly reached its extreme.

In fact, in ancient times the demon race was a top clan, their influence even surpassing the Heavenly Palace. But because of the Heavenly Emperor, driven by his selfish desires, he wrathfully slaughtered the demon race. His actions alone nearly caused the demon race to be wiped out in this world.

Putting aside that racial hatred for a moment.

The Heavenly Emperor also suppressed Bai Su’s mother using the Heavenly Emperor’s dao heart.

As long as the Heavenly Emperor lived, her mother could never break free of the seal for all eternity.

For these two reasons, the Demon Empress was utterly implacable toward the Heavenly Emperor.

Seeing this, Ye Chen finally felt considerably relieved in his heart.

Gu Youwei’s betrayal and Jiang Minghuang’s wavering had made him somewhat uneasy.

Inside the Bronze Ancient Mirror.

A bitter smile involuntarily spread across Gu Changqing’s mouth.

He hadn’t expected that after he had given up so much for Jiang Minghuang, his good brother would still want to kill him.

If Jiang Minghuang could switch sides, then with the support of Jiang Minghuang and Gu Youwei, even if they couldn’t rescue him, it would at least accumulate some force that could free him.

However, his scheming had not been without accomplishment.

In the future, once Jiang Minghuang’s sister’s matter was resolved, Jiang Minghuang would, he believed, stand on his side without hesitation.

“What is rather troublesome right now is this Demon Empress,” Gu Changqing whispered to himself.

The conflict between him and the Demon Empress was as deep as the sea. If he couldn’t make the Demon Emperor turn or waver, the Demon Empress would definitely be Ye Chen’s most loyal supporter.

Gu Changqing felt his head spin a little.

The fragmented memories of the Heavenly Emperor made it difficult for him to find a breakthrough between himself and the Demon Empress right away.

He repeatedly recalled the grievances between the two of them.

After a long time, a story slowly unfolded in his mind…

Gu Changqing dragged his heavily wounded body and left the Sword Sect.

The mountain-guarding formation he used to pass through casually had become for him now an insurmountable abyss.

He had destroyed his own sword heart and severed one arm.

Seeking revenge for his parents became an illusion once more. A chill filled his heart and he felt an unprecedented emptiness.

The feeling of finally seeing hope only to lose it again threw him into an unprecedented despair.

There is no greater sorrow than a dead heart. He had conceived a death wish, uncertain of where to go. He allowed the mountain-guarding formation to assault him, letting it propel him toward an unknown place.

He did not know how much time had passed.

He felt he had finally left the formation. His body plunged rapidly, and the bone-piercing cold wind whipped his cheeks painfully.

The Tianji Sect was located within a rift of spacetime.

Having destroyed his sword heart and lost an arm, he was now effectively a mortal. Without cultivation and with the formation doing whatever it wanted to him, he really did not know where he would be teleported to.

Thud!

Gu Changqing heard a violent landing sound as he felt his body slam into the ground.

No pain came because he had completely blacked out. In that moment, Gu Changqing strangely felt a sense of relief.

“Hey, wake up.”

After an unknown length of time, Gu Changqing faintly heard a crisp, pleasant voice.

The voice was extremely lovely, like a fairy’s.

But he soon lost consciousness again.

Gu Changqing was awakened by the pain he felt.

But he could not open his eyes.

He felt a furry head rubbing against his forehead.

A warm tongue seemed to be licking at his severed arm.

In that instant of clarity, unbearable pain surged through him and he fainted again.

Gu Changqing felt some warm liquid flow down his throat.

It tasted slightly sweet.

But there was also a… metallic taste.

It was blood!

Gu Changqing quickly realized this.

But this blood was strange. He could feel his body gradually healing as the blood flowed into him.

The sensations between his consciousness and body became increasingly clear.

Then finally.

He was able to open his eyes.

What met his eyes was a pure white fox. One of its forelimbs bore a tooth mark oozing crimson blood, and within that blood were mysterious divine runes, emitting a faint divine radiance.

“Demon.”

The word sprang to Gu Changqing’s mind.

He was no longer the youth he had once been. Having been through much, he knew that animals whose blood contained divinity were called demons.

This not only meant the animal had sentience, but that it also might have stepped into cultivation and possessed some level of power.

As for the rest, at most they would be classified as ferocious beasts.

Moreover, Gu Changqing could feel that this demon’s strength was likely not ordinary, or rather its bloodline origin was exceptional, because its blood was full of divinity.

At this moment the fox held up its forelimb, continuously letting drops of blood fall into his mouth.

Outside the mirror.

Everyone staring at the image of that fox suddenly froze.

Then their gazes, as if on cue, all turned to the Demon Empress Bai Su.