The comet remained silent, only relentlessly unleashing heavenly tribulations.

Song Yi's expression was solemn, and he dared not be presumptuous.

This innate plague energy is extremely vicious; ordinary acquired spiritual treasures will be destroyed upon contact with it.

With a sudden push of his hands, the Seven Treasures Xuanhuang Pagoda soared into the sky.

"Buzz!"

The tower swayed, casting down countless streams of mysterious yellow energy, like a thick canopy that firmly blocked the nine poisonous dragons from entering.

The venomous dragon crashed into the primordial yellow energy, producing a hissing, corrosive sound, but it could not advance an inch.

"A primordial spiritual treasure?!"

Li Qi was taken aback at first, then his eyes gleamed with greed. "What a treasure! I'll use this tower to present to the Emperor!"

After saying that, he activated the Chaotic Banner with all his might, and more innate plague energy surged out, instantly turning the tables, chairs and utensils in the hall into pus, its ferocious power overwhelming.

Song Yi's expression was solemn. This Li Qi was a third-generation disciple of the Jie Sect. In his lifetime, his cultivation had reached the Golden Immortal realm. After his death, he was conferred the title of Fifth-Rank True God. Although his strength was not as great as before, and he could only exert the power of a Profound Immortal, with the Chaotic Banner in hand, even the Blood Corpse Demon in his prime might not be his match.

He was able to subdue the Blood Corpse Demon because the old demon had been tortured and sealed by the Heavenly Court for many years, greatly reducing his strength. Even so, he only managed to trap him with the help of the Heavenly Prison Guards.

"Where is the strongman?"

Song Yi shouted loudly.

A golden light shot out and transformed into a golden-armored deity over ten feet tall, which was none other than the Blood Corpse Demon.

That old demon was originally a nameless corpse with a spirit in the Netherworld Blood Sea. Later, he was taken under the command of the Ghost Mother and cultivated the Asura Mahayana Demon Body. Although he was still some distance away from immortality, he was already able to withstand immortal treasures. His physical strength was rarely seen in the world.

Later, the Golden Light Holy Mother reversed his demonic body and transformed him into a Taoist guardian deity. Although his primordial spirit was destroyed and he could not use Asura magic, he was even more powerful than before when fighting purely with his physical body.

"Take him down with this knife!"

Song Yi raised his hand and pointed, and a long sword appeared out of thin air.

This sword was obtained from the acupoint space of a demon king's corpse on the Demon-Slaying Platform. It was forged entirely from Western Taiyi refined gold and was incomparably sharp.

"Receive the imperial decree!"

The golden warrior, with a voice as loud as a bell and showing no fear, charged forward with his sword drawn.

Li Qi was not good at close combat, and his expression changed slightly. He quickly sent out several poisonous dragons to entangle the Golden Warrior.

However, that sea of ​​blood was originally formed from the filth in Pangu's body after he created the world, a collection of the filth of heaven and earth and the resentment of demons and gods.

The Blood Corpse Demon wandered among them for countless years before gaining spiritual power. He himself was the most filthy and vile thing in the world, so why would he fear this innate plague?

The poisonous dragon lunged at him, but it was like a mud ox sinking into the sea, having no effect whatsoever.

"What?!"

Li Qi's expression changed drastically.

The next moment, the golden light was right in front of them.

The Taiyi Refined Gold Blade, with the force to split mountains and shatter rocks, cleaved down without any fancy moves.

He hurriedly unleashed a palm strike of lightning, which roared and sparked with golden light, causing the yellow-turbaned warrior to stagger back several steps.

Taking advantage of this brief moment, Song Yizhong activated the golden pagoda, and the surging black and yellow energy poured down like a celestial river, instantly enveloping Li Qi.

Li Qi felt a sudden heaviness around him, as if he were carrying ten thousand mountains on his back, and his originally agile movements instantly became extremely sluggish.

Although he was a fifth-rank True God of the Plague Department with considerable strength, the Xuanhuang Qi was extremely pure and thick. Although it could not completely trap him, it was like being entangled in quagmire, restricting his movements and greatly reducing his strength.

A golden pellet-sized object silently slipped from Song Yi's sleeve. With a flick of his wrist, the golden pellet transformed into a streak of light, heading straight for Li Qi's face without a sound.

Li Qi was focused on blocking the Yellow Turban Warrior's blades, so he couldn't care less about what was above his head.

"Bang!"

The golden pellet struck Li Qi squarely between the eyebrows, producing a dull, muffled impact sound.

Li Qi felt a "buzz" in his head, as if his soul had been struck by a heavy hammer, and he saw stars before his eyes, almost fainting on the spot.

This object is a relic of Kumarajiva, which Song Yi superficially refined during the previous trial of demons.

Kumarajiva was a peak Golden Immortal, and his relic contained immortal laws, making it indestructible. Using it as a hidden weapon would be a waste of its potential, but at this moment, using it to defeat the enemy was surprisingly effective.

Taking advantage of the situation, the Yellow Turban Warrior raised his sword and slashed down. The Geng metal energy poured down like a waterfall. Before the blade even arrived, its sharpness had already distorted the void.

Li Qi tried his best to activate the Plague Dao Secret Technique, but his Dharma Form was still violently shaken by the slash and almost collapsed.

"Bind!"

As Song Yi uttered the truth, the Seven Treasures Profound Yellow Pagoda trembled violently, and a long rope materialized from within the pagoda, winding like a serpent and flying through the air, instantly binding Li Qi tightly.

This is the Immortal Binding Rope, one of the seven treasures contained in the Seven Treasures Xuanhuang Pagoda. Although it is formed from Xuanhuang Qi, it is extremely tough. Once bound, even a Xuanxian would find it difficult to break free.

"Take him to Tian Shu Prefecture!" Song Yi coldly ordered, putting away the golden pagoda.

"Follow the law!"

The Yellow Turban Warrior grabbed Li Qi, who was lying like a dead dog, and transformed into a streak of light, flying swiftly towards the Tian Shu Mansion.

Song Yi also followed along, riding on the clouds.

The Tian Shu Mansion is the place where Venus, the planet of Venus, governs.

Even before the Investiture of the Gods, Venus had already been appointed as the Prime Minister of the Heavenly Pivot, assisting the Jade Emperor in ruling the Three Realms.

After the Investiture of the Gods, Venus naturally became the head of the civil officials in the Heavenly Court.

Ordinary affairs are handled by the Tian Shu Palace, but important military and national matters are only reported to the Tong Ming Palace for the Jade Emperor's decision.

……

The Heavenly Pivot Palace is located in the thirty-second heaven, under the jurisdiction of Pingyu Jia Yitian. Its government offices are located in the Jade Bright Palace, one of the thirty-six palaces.

The palace was majestic and imposing, with countless celestial officials and divine servants moving about, each performing their duties.

"Isn't that Li Qiyao from the Plague Department? How did he end up like this?"

"How dare this person insult the Plague God like this?"

For a moment, many celestial officials and generals stopped to watch and whisper among themselves.

Upon hearing this, Li Qi was filled with shame and indignation, nearly going mad with rage.

He was a third-generation disciple of the Jie Sect. He had achieved great success in his cultivation during his lifetime and was posthumously conferred the title of Fifth-Rank True God. How could he have ever suffered such a great humiliation?

"The Broom Star Lord Song Yi has something to ask Prime Minister Tian Shu," Song Yi announced loudly as he arrived at the gate of the mansion.

The gatekeeper, seeing the plague god being carried, swallowed hard and, not daring to be negligent in the slightest, quickly cupped his hands and said, "Star Lord, please wait a moment, I will inform him immediately!"

Before long, a celestial official hurried out and respectfully led Song Yi into the mansion.

After passing through numerous palaces, we arrived at the main hall.

Inside the hall, clouds billowed, and Venus sat in the main seat, dressed in a plain white Taoist robe, holding a whisk, exuding an air of otherworldly elegance.

At the lower level sat several celestial beings with profound auras, including Luo Xuan, the Fire Virtue Star Lord; Lu Xiong, the Water Virtue Star Lord; Zhao Gongming, the True Lord of the Golden Dragon Ruyi Zhengyi Longhu Xuantan; and Lü Yue, the Plague Emperor Haotian.

When everyone saw Song Yi enter the hall, followed by a Yellow Turban warrior escorting Li Qi, they were all slightly taken aback.

"Greetings to the Heavenly Ministers and all the Celestial Venerables." Song Yi stepped forward to pay his respects, his expression composed and neither humble nor arrogant.

"presumptuous!"

Seeing his disciple suffer such a great humiliation, Emperor Lü Yue, the Plague Emperor, glared angrily, slammed his fist on the table, and with a wave of his hand, a beam of celestial light condensed into a sharp claw, which went straight down on Song Yi's head, his killing intent palpable.