Chapter 784 The Purple Emperor’s Emblem and the New Earth Flame
Ye Xuanyue walked out with a somewhat strange expression on her face.
Leng Moran understood her extremely well and did not immediately send her a message.
The Purple Emperor’s cultivation strength was extremely high; even sending a voice transmission might not be safe.
He glanced at the girl beside him. Her expression was still cool and detached, but a hint of breathtaking determination flickered in her eyes.
Then, in the next second, he heard her speak:
“Let’s go first.”
Leng Moran nodded.
He did not even ask Ye Xuanyue where she wanted to go. He had complete trust in the girl beside him.
Ye Xuanyue and Leng Moran traveled toward a more distant place. The girl was uncharacteristically silent.
Only after most of the day had passed did she slowly let out a breath.
Actually, the moment she had seen the Purple Emperor earlier had shocked her greatly.
The pressure from the Purple Emperor had seeped in silently.
It left her troubled, and she needed time to return to her normal state.
Now that they were so far away...it should be fine.
Ye Xuanyue then seriously and simply recounted her conversation with the Purple Emperor to Leng Moran.
Leng Moran’s brows furrowed.
“He wants you to go to a place?
Why?
His status and position here are so high. What need does he have for you to go…”
He muttered these sentences softly to himself, but his expression suddenly changed.
He looked at Ye Xuanyue and then spoke:
“Could it be… that place truly can only be entered by you?”
Ye Xuanyue frowned slightly.
Only she could enter?
Such a place should not exist.
But Leng Moran’s expression brightened a little.
“Such places aren’t impossible.
If that’s the case, it could explain why the Purple Emperor has taken a special interest in you.
Xuanyue, don’t you know? Some places require a specific bloodline to enter!
If I’m not mistaken, the Purple Emperor is aiming for that.
What he values isn’t you yourself, but the bloodline within you.”
A trace of faint confusion appeared in Ye Xuanyue’s gaze. She turned her face to look at Leng Moran.
“But with the Purple Emperor’s cultivation strength, even such a place shouldn’t be hard for him to enter if he wants to.”
Leng Moran, however, shook his head.
He seemed to have thought of a key point, and his expression grew more certain.
“No. These kinds of places sometimes have very clever traps set. No matter how high one’s cultivation is, they cannot be broken. As soon as they sense it is not the specific bloodline, they immediately destroy the entire relic.
Such places do exist.”
Ye Xuanyue listened seriously. She frowned and then said softly:
“If that’s the case, then how does the Purple Emperor know what bloodline I am?”
In fact, Ye Xuanyue herself did not even know what bloodline she carried.
Why would the Purple Emperor have such an ability?
She looked at Leng Moran. The more he spoke, the sharper his reasoning seemed to become at that moment.
He paused and said:
“He knows so much about matters within the Imperial Dynasty… I cannot really say. Perhaps he has met your mother, or maybe…”
Leng Moran could not quite figure it out either.
He had never seen the Purple Emperor in person. He asked Ye Xuanyue softly:
“What did he look like?”
Ye Xuanyue shook her head.
A faint, bitter smile appeared in her eyes.
“I don’t know.
He wore a purple mask, covering his true appearance completely.
Even his voice, I found somewhat unfamiliar.”
But even as she said this, her expression remained uncertain.
She paused, took a deep breath, and said:
“Regardless, since he wants to make a deal with me, we can only cooperate.
Right now, I have too few chips to bargain with.
And the Purple Emperor’s cultivation strength is so high.”
Ye Xuanyue’s expression gradually grew serious.
“Let’s first go and figure out how to find that Earth Flame.”
A glint of brightness appeared in Ye Xuanyue’s eyes.
…
The Purple Emperor had given Ye Xuanyue a Pass Card.
At first, she did not know what the Pass Card was for.
Later, she discovered that the area where the Earth Flame was located also had Spirit Beasts guarding it.
…
At the top of a strangely shaped mountain, two Spirit Beasts glanced at each other, their tones carrying a hint of boredom.
“I heard His Excellency the Purple Emperor has returned to Dark Abyss Canyon?”
“Has it been a long time since he came back?”
The Spirit Beast next to it was a huge eagle.
It swooped down suddenly, its voice deep and rough:
“His Excellency the Purple Emperor finally comes back once. This time, he will probably stay for at least a year before leaving again.
But even that is too short.
We are different from humans. For us, a year is just a blink of an eye.
His Excellency the Purple Emperor has seemed different in recent years. He spends less and less time in Dark Abyss Canyon.
I am worried about the Beast Alliance side…
Honestly, we all worry about this.
After all, outsiders do not understand.
We know in our hearts...the reason this place has remained relatively peaceful all this time is thanks to His Excellency the Purple Emperor.
If His Excellency the Purple Emperor were to completely let go one day… or…”
The voice paused, then continued:
“I do not even dare to think about what the situation would be like then.
My greatest wish is for His Excellency the Purple Emperor to keep advancing and live as long as possible.”
The voice across also paused, then said:
“Do not think about it so much. His Excellency the Purple Emperor is countless times wiser than you or me. I believe he must have a clear plan in mind. We do not need to say anything.
But we have been guarding this Earth Flame for almost ten years. Probably, another group will come to guard it soon.
I do not know why His Excellency the Purple Emperor values these Earth Flames so much.
This Earth Flame, while powerful, is not something many Spirit Beasts can make use of.”
The Spirit Beast beside it immediately chimed in, its tone carrying a hint of boasting:
“You do not know, then.
This Earth Flame...I had heard about it in the Beast Alliance before I came to Dark Abyss Canyon. The ones most interested in Earth Flames are the Avian Tribe among Spirit Beasts.
The Avian Tribe reveres the Phoenix as their leader.
Almost all areas with large Earth Flames are controlled by the Avian Tribe. It is all to present them to the Phoenix Clan!
Quite a few conflicts have happened over Earth Flames.
The Earth Flame in Dark Abyss Canyon is guarded by His Excellency the Purple Emperor. Probably, he just does not want it stolen by those sneaky thieves from the Beast Alliance.
But we have Lord Fei Lian.
There is no need to worry.”
This Spirit Beast spoke with relish, but then felt a nudge from the one beside it.
“Wait… look, what’s that?”
It was slightly stunned.
Within its line of sight… it seemed two humans had appeared.