I became the demon of the female devil

Chapter 316 The Red Silk Evolves Again! The Jade Locks the Deep Palace, the Empress's Great Breakthrough!

Ling Yishan knew that Qi Chengze was clear-headed, so he didn't hide anything and said directly, "You can look at the insights on formations and alchemy at will; they should be quite beneficial to you."

“The paths we cultivate are different, so my source power is of little use to you. Keep it for Zhi’er to protect herself.”

"I've lived half my life and I don't have any close friends. You are one, and Sun Chongli is another, but old Sun is too weak to be trusted, so I can only ask you for help."

Listening to Ling Yishan's rambling, almost as if he were making his final arrangements, Qi Chengze frowned and said, "Although it's only half a year, it's not like there's absolutely no hope. Aren't you being a little too pessimistic?"

"You know my situation; there's no other way but the Golden Elixir of Creation."

Ling Yishan shook his head and said, "Over the years, Zhi'er has been traveling everywhere, trying to refine this pill to prolong my life, but it's nothing short of a pipe dream... What I'm worried about is that after I leave, that girl might do something foolish. You must keep an eye on her for me and make sure she doesn't go to the Western Regions to seek revenge for me..."

Qi Chengze frowned slightly.

Judging from his calm demeanor, it was clear that his anger had dissipated.

If you don't even have the will to survive, then no matter what others say, it's all in vain.

However, Ling Yishan's idea was not without reason. In his condition, even if he asked the Imperial Hospital to help, he would only live for another year or two, and he would also have to endure the pain of being bound by the Dao Lock.

Rather than doing that, it would be better to use the last of our resources to provide our granddaughter with a safety net.

But seeing even a supreme being reduced to such a state, Qi Chengze couldn't help but feel a sense of sorrow, like a rabbit mourning the death of a fox. He sighed and said, "Fine, you've been stubborn your whole life, but I never thought you'd have a moment to back down."

Then, with a hint of curiosity, she asked, "But speaking of which, why don't you ask your future grandson-in-law for help?"

You mean Chen Mo?

Ling Yishan leaned back in his recliner, adjusted to a more comfortable position, and said, "Although he has great potential, he is still too young. His fourth-grade cultivation is outstanding among his peers, but he is still a bit short of being able to compete with Wuwang Temple and the demon race."

"The situation is chaotic right now, and nobody knows what will happen tomorrow. I'm also worried that he'll drag Zhi'er into this..."

Upon hearing this, Qi Chengze's lips twitched slightly, but he didn't respond.

"Oh, right." Ling Yishan remembered something and asked, "I almost forgot to ask, what happened to the thing I troubled you with before?"

Qi Chengze glared at him and said irritably, "You still have the nerve to say that? You've really ruined my life!"

Ling Yishan asked, puzzled, "Aren't you exaggerating? I'm just asking you to use the power of the Sky-Gazing Mirror to help me look at Chen Mo's fate. Isn't that just a simple matter?"

Qi Chengze sneered, "I'm too lazy to talk to you anymore. You can see for yourself."

A silver light emanated from between his brows, intertwining in mid-air to form a clear projection, which was the scene that occurred on the day of the memorial service.

Ascend to the observatory from a first-person perspective, polish the celestial mirror, tear a corner of the boundless sky, and reveal a magnificent, endless Milky Way before your eyes.

One purple star stands out prominently, high in the sky, surrounded by other stars, radiating an aura of supreme power.

Then, seemingly drawn by something, the purple imperial star became increasingly dazzling, and the distance continued to close, gradually transforming from a single star into a huge purple full moon, with even the rugged valleys and fissures visible above!

Even from this scene, you can still feel the intense sense of oppression!

Ling Yishan frowned and said, "I've heard about this too. This year, Ziwei shines alone, and I thought it was a blessing for the Yuan Dynasty, but then the capital was bombed... But what does this have to do with Chen Mo?"

"Don't worry, you'll find out soon enough," Qi Chengze said.

The imperial star hangs above the palace.

Just then, his gaze fell and fell upon the tall figure in the crowd.

Chen Mo was surrounded by purple aura, which connected with the super-large imperial star. The purple pillar of light that reached the sky was like a bridge spanning the heavens!
? !
Ling Yishan was stunned for a moment, his aged face filled with bewilderment and disbelief.

It turns out that the anomaly of the Purple Star was not caused by fluctuations in the nation's fortune, but by Chen Mo...

This kid can actually communicate with the Imperial Star?!

What incredible fortune that would require!
Even the Yuanzu, who was once known as the "Human Emperor," couldn't have done this much!

"It seems I misjudged him after all..."

"This kid is not just a vessel; on the contrary, he has refined dragon energy! He is the chosen representative of Heaven!"

Ling Yishan felt a chill run down his spine.

He finally understood why Qi Chengze was so full of resentment...

If this matter were to become known to others, Chen Mo would become an enemy of the entire Yuan Dynasty. Neither the royal family nor powerful ministers could tolerate the existence of such a variable that could potentially overthrow the dynasty!
As the Director of the Imperial Observatory, Qi Chengze's choice to conceal this matter was tantamount to bearing the charge of suspected treason!
"Not only that."

Qi Chengze took a deep breath and said, "Yesterday, when I went to the palace to report on my duties, I happened to meet Chen Mo when I came out of Zhaohua Palace. He has already broken through to the Celestial Realm and is not the fourth-rank martial artist you mentioned."

"what?!"

Ling Yishan's brow twitched slightly. "Are you sure you didn't see wrong? Chen Mo has already reached the third rank?"

"I have a good eye; I recognized him after just one glance." Qi Chengze clicked his tongue and said, "He was only a fourth-rank on the day of the ceremony, but he became a grandmaster in just two days. Moreover, judging from the solidity of his aura, he seems to have entered the 'divine union' stage."

"This is absolutely outrageous, it's outrageous to the extreme..."

"..."

Ling Yishan slumped back in his chair.

They were still reeling from the series of shocks.

This has far surpassed the realm of genius. It can be said that as long as Chen Mo does not die young, he will surely become a supreme being in the future!

But would the ruler of Qianji Palace really allow such a "hidden dragon" to exist? Or has he already been secretly plotting something all along?
For example, this sudden unrest is definitely not as simple as it seems on the surface; those behind it must have a deeper purpose...

Qi Chengze saw through his thoughts. Silver light intertwined in the sky, forming a shield that completely isolated him from the outside world before he spoke, "Before I fought that bald monk that day, he said some strange things..."

Ling Yishan recovered and asked, "What did you say?"

Qi Chengze hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice, "He said that among the Eight Desolations Demon-Slaying Formation, only seven sets of formations were set up by the Wuwang Temple. Nobody knows who built the bottommost formation or what its function is..."

Ling Yishan's expression turned serious upon hearing this.

He would naturally not believe it if he heard it from someone else.

But that bald monk was different; given his character, he wouldn't stoop to uttering such a clumsy lie.

"This matter is very serious, and I dare not report it to my superiors. Currently, only the two of us know about it," Qi Chengze said.

“You did the right thing.” Ling Yishan tapped his fingers on the armrest and said in a deep voice, “If this matter is false, there is no need to say it. If it is true, then it is even more important not to say it, otherwise it will definitely bring trouble upon yourself… Just pretend you don’t know. Everything will come to light after the formation is broken.”

Qi Chengze said helplessly, "It's a pity that we couldn't keep that bald monk after all, and he even took away a wisp of dragon energy... Alas..."

Ling Yishan remained silent.

If I'm not mistaken, that monk Huineng has an astonishingly powerful background.

Although his strength has not yet recovered and he can only rely on external objects, if he wants to leave, no one below the Supreme level can stop him.

"It's getting late, I should head back. There's a whole mess over there waiting to be cleaned up."

"Recently, there have been many memorials impeaching me, saying that I misjudged the situation, which led to the Crown Prince almost dying... Damn it, I'm not a prophet, who could have predicted this kind of thing?"

Qi Chengze gritted his teeth and said.

Ling Yishan smiled and said, "Those old fogies just want to find someone to take the blame."

"Then they can give it a try. I'll tell their lifespans and fortunes one by one. Who's afraid of who?"

Qi Chengze stood up, hesitated for a moment, and then tossed the jade talisman to Ling Yishan. "Anyway, you still have time now. Let's talk about it again in half a year. Maybe your precious granddaughter will really refine the Golden Core?"

"Come find me if you really can't handle it."

Ling Yishan was silent for a moment, then said, "Old Qi, thank you."

"Pretentious." Qi Chengze waved his hand. "When a person is about to die, their words are kind. Just take it as end-of-life care."

“That’s not what I meant.” A glint flashed in Ling Yishan’s cloudy eyes. “I’m thanking you for taking the risk to keep Chen Mo’s matter a secret for me.”

Qi Chengze paused for a moment, then shook his head and said, "This isn't just for you; I also have my own selfish motives."

Ling Yishan asked curiously, "What ulterior motive?"

Qi Chengze stood with his hands behind his back and said calmly, "Actually, I'm fed up with pretending everything is fine and deceiving myself all day long. Since changes are coming, let's just add fuel to the fire. Can the world be any worse than it is now?"

"Actually, besides stargazing that day, I also divined a prophecy..."

"Silent chisels grind for a thousand years, opening up metal and stone to reveal dragon scales; daring to rearrange the stars and constellations, let us see the ancient texts covered in yellow dust..."

The sound echoed in the air, and the figure in blue had vanished.

The courtyard returned to silence, with only the creaking of the rocking chair audible.

Ling Yishan looked up at the blue sky, his eyes slightly narrowed, his expression somewhat complicated.

"Dare to rearrange the constellations?"

"Ah……"

……

……

Hanxiao Palace.

Chen Mo woke up from a daze.

My mind is still a little fuzzy thinking about what happened yesterday.

During this meeting, the Empress's attitude towards him changed slightly. Not only did her eyes show more dependence and doting, but her behavior also became bolder.

Even more importantly, at a crucial moment, they took the initiative and switched sides.

First, she applied the medicated oil to his body, then turned it over and rubbed it on herself...

Smelling the lingering fragrance of osmanthus in the air, Chen Mo's thoughts wandered. He wondered what it would be like if the Empress, the Daoist Master, and the Empress held a team-building event together.

"Forget it, anything can happen in dreams."

"Given Her Majesty's personality, if she knew I had entered the Daoist path, there would surely be rivers of blood..."

Chen Mo rubbed his temples and looked up. He saw a jade-like body lying beside him, her disheveled clothes unable to conceal her snow-white skin, her straight and slender legs fully exposed, her hands wrapped around his waist, her smooth and voluptuous breasts pressed tightly against him, and he could feel her even breathing.

Her delicate eyebrows were slightly furrowed, as if she were fast asleep.

"I remember Her Majesty never needs to sleep," Chen Mo mused to himself. "She seems rather tired since returning from the desolate region..."

The Empress single-handedly stormed the demon king's court, facing not just the demon lord, but the entire demon race.

Although she didn't say anything and seemed fine, a closer look revealed that the exertion must have been considerable...

"I wasn't strong enough before, so there wasn't much I could do. But now that I'm a third-grade grandmaster, I should be able to help in some way, right?"

Chen Mo opened his palm, and a Tai Chi diagram in shades of purple and gold slowly appeared.

Since breaking through, he has not truly used the power of the Dao Integration Realm.

In this realization of the Dao, "Return to Nothingness" represents absolute annihilation, which will turn everything it touches into nothingness.

"Calamity" is somewhat different.

It is a combination of "calamity" and "fortune". Although it contains extreme destructive power, it only eliminates harmful substances. On the contrary, it has a healing effect on the parts that are recognized by the Heavenly Dao.

Chen Mo possesses the "cheat code" of dragon energy, allowing him to switch freely between "destruction" and "healing".

With a slight thought, a wisp of purple energy mixed with crimson gold slowly entered the Empress's body.

"Um……"

The Empress unconsciously let out a soft hum, her furrowed brows relaxed slightly, and a faint blush appeared on her porcelain-like face.

Her rosy lips parted slightly as she whispered, "You bad boy, stop fooling around..."

Recalling how the Empress had caught the villain yesterday, calling him a scoundrel at every turn, Chen Mo's heart skipped a beat.

Seeing that the aura was becoming unstable, he quickly steadied himself and continued to transfer it.

With his limited cultivation, it was like a drop in the ocean for the Empress, so he did not intend to "recharge" directly. Instead, he used the fluctuations of the calamity aura to draw upon the primordial power in the void to help the Empress fill the gap.

It essentially acts as an "adapter".

Seeing the Empress's increasingly rosy complexion, Chen Mo nodded secretly, it seemed that the method he had figured out was indeed somewhat effective.

As the energy continued to flow in, the Dao power of the two became entangled.

Suddenly, he noticed a faint red glow emanating from the Empress's left wrist.

"This is……"

Chen Mo focused his divine sense on the red light, and a red line faintly appeared before his eyes.

It looked like a ribbon of light composed of countless red dust particles, one end tied to the empress's wrist, and the other end extending into his palm.

Then a prompt appeared before my eyes:

[Hidden Event: Jade Locks the Deep Palace - Spring Colors the Phoenix Bed, Progress Increased.]

Current progress: 25%.

[Phase 1 rewards unlocked.]

???

Chen Mo was stunned.

He came to this world after unlocking this hidden event on his computer, and the event was inherited by him.

If it weren't for that red ribbon, he would have been crushed to death during his first meeting with the Empress, and it also played a crucial role in their subsequent interactions.

It can be said that Hong Ling is undoubtedly the MVP for him and the Empress to have reached this point.

However, there has been no progress on the matter...

I had almost forgotten about it, but suddenly the progress jumped a lot?
"Could it be because I broke through to the Grandmaster level and comprehended the laws of the Great Dao? Or is it because I communicated with the Empress's soul in the Dao Domain?"

Chen Mo was somewhat confused.

"Wait a minute..."

"You just say there's a reward, but where is the reward?"

The system did not display any notification.

Chen Mo pondered for a long time before his gaze fell on the red silk in his hand.

"Could this be it?"

He tentatively grasped it, feeling a solid sensation in his hand, and then pulled hard.

? !
Yu Youhan shuddered and suddenly opened her eyes.

Feeling a throbbing deep within her soul, Qingbi's eyes cleared from a daze, and she hurriedly tried to get up, but it was too late.

A red ribbon quickly appeared and bound her tightly, making her unable to move like a human rice dumpling.

"Chen Mo!"

"What are you up to now?"

Yu Youhan was both ashamed and annoyed.

Chen Mo's throat tightened, and he said in confusion, "This subordinate doesn't know either, it just happened like this from a random conversation..."

"Hurry up and untie me!"

"Yes."

He snapped out of his daze and hurriedly moved closer.

But after seeing what was happening in front of me, I felt terrible again.

At this moment, the Empress was kneeling with her back to him, her smooth back exposed. Because she was bound by a red ribbon, her legs were tightly together, her waist was sunken, and her full moon-shaped curve was almost touching her face.

The thin lace couldn't cover everything; what should be seen and what shouldn't be seen were all clearly visible.

Chen Mo felt his blood rush to his head, his mind buzzing, and he remained motionless like a statue.

"What are you still standing there for?!" Yu Youhan gritted her teeth and threatened, "I'm warning you, don't you dare have any funny ideas! Otherwise, you'll regret it!"

Despite what she says, she's actually a little panicked right now.

Thinking back to Chen Mo's absurd suggestion yesterday, her current position was incredibly convenient, almost like luring someone into a trap.

If this guy really goes astray, there's probably nothing we can do but let him do as he pleases...

What a shame!

"call--"

Chen Mo took a deep breath, tried to look away, and began searching for the knot.

But this time was different from usual. He searched every corner but couldn't find a place to disassemble it.

"strangeness……"

"Can you do it or not?"

Yu Youhan's breathing became rapid, and beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

Chen Mo looked down at the red ribbon in his hand, realized something, and raised his hand to tug at it.

The red ribbon tightened suddenly, and Yu Youhan's body trembled violently. She parted her lips slightly and said with difficulty, "What...what are you doing..."

"If I'm not mistaken, this is the only way to untie it. I'll have to trouble Your Majesty to bear with me for a bit." Chen Mo said, pulling even harder.

"How could I possibly hold back something like this... um..."

Yu Youhan's eyes became hazy, as if filled with shimmering light.

Chen Mo was also feeling unwell at this moment, as this was a direct challenge to his weaknesses.

When he first transmigrated here, he never imagined that the Imperial Concubine, the final boss, would act like this in front of him.

Overwhelmed with emotion, Chen Mo slowly moved closer and grabbed the large moon in one swift motion.

Yu Youhan seemed to be jolted by an electric shock, and stammered, "Don't do anything reckless, or else... or else I'll chop you up! I mean it!"

"Your Majesty, you're crying again," Chen Mo said softly. "Shall I wipe them for you?"

Yu Youhan: "..."

Chen Mo pulled on the red rope with one hand, while his other hand was busy trying to scoop the moon from the seabed, stirring up layers of water.

Yu Youhan's skin flushed crimson, like beautiful jade stained with color, and she uttered muffled, suppressed sounds, "Chen Mo, I order you to stop...stop..."

dong dong dong-

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

A familiar voice came from outside the door: "Your Highness, are you inside? This servant has something to report."

Xu Sizheng?
Chen Mo suddenly woke up with a start.

Fearing that the Empress would make a sound and expose them, he subconsciously tore off a piece of cloth and stuffed it directly into the Empress's mouth.

"Well?"

Yu Youhan: [_?]
Chen Mo realized something was wrong—

Why does this fabric have lace trim?

(End of this chapter)