An emperor in his later years is summoned by his sister to save the nation's fate.

The rich essence of the Great Dao transformed into specks of light and rain, creating a rain of spiritual energy that seemed to fall from nowhere within the main hall!

Gu Qingcheng, who had been facing away from him, suddenly stiffened the moment this life force appeared.

She turned around abruptly, and when she saw the divine herb radiating auspicious light, she was completely stunned.

"This...this is the legendary Qilin Elixir of Immortality?"

This is a true elixir of immortality!

Legend has it that eating just one of these plants is a supreme treasure that can give a person a second chance at life!

Lu Li flicked his finger, sending the Qilin Elixir of Immortality to her.

"Consider this herb a token of gratitude for your selfless act of shielding me from external calamities during the tribulation of becoming an emperor."

Lu Li said calmly, "Just accept it. Today I will personally protect you and help you live a second life."

Looking at the divine herb before her, which was enough to drive the entire Xuan Tian Realm into madness, Gu Qingcheng felt a surge of shock and turmoil within her.

She wanted to refuse, but the words stuck in her throat and she couldn't bring herself to say them.

No one on the verge of death can resist the temptation of being reborn.

"Lu Li... I acted voluntarily back then, and what I did was far less valuable than this immortal herb."

Gu Qingcheng bit her lip, her eyes filled with complex emotions, but Lu Li didn't care about her struggle.

Besides repaying the debt of gratitude from back then, he had another, more important purpose in taking out the elixir of immortality.

"If you feel unworthy of it, and don't mind."

Lu Li looked at her and said calmly, "After you are reborn, why not come to my Eternal Night Imperial Court and serve as the chief alchemist?"

What he valued was Gu Qingcheng's unparalleled talent in alchemy in the Eastern Wilderness!

Besides being a quasi-emperor, Gu Qingcheng is also a rare saint-level alchemist!

He was just one step away from becoming a legendary Emperor-level alchemist.

If such a prodigy in alchemy could be recruited into the Eternal Night Imperial Court, it would undoubtedly have an immeasurable and enormous impact on the development of the entire force's foundation.

Upon hearing this condition, a hint of disappointment flashed in Gu Qingcheng's cloudy, bright eyes.

She thought...

But soon, that sense of loss turned into relief.

"Okay." Gu Qingcheng took a deep breath and said without any hesitation, "I promise you."

Thus, under the personal protection of the current emperor and the sealing of the formation, Gu Qingcheng sat cross-legged in the center of the hall and began to consume and refine the Qilin Immortality Elixir.

"boom!"

As the elixir of immortality entered her mouth, the immense power of creation from heaven and earth erupted within her depleted body!

Under the influence of this life-altering force, Gu Qingcheng's skin, which was covered with wrinkles like withered tree bark, began to shed dead skin at a visible speed, regaining its luster like mutton fat jade.

His head of white hair, which was like weeds, quickly turned into smooth, jet-black hair from the roots.

Her hunched back straightened again amidst a crisp sound of bones being reshaped.

The marks that time left on her were forcibly erased.

Time seems to be flowing backwards at this moment!

When the last trace of the elixir of immortality was completely absorbed.

Gu Qingcheng slowly opened her eyes. Her eyes, which were like autumn water, were no longer cloudy, but only had a deep starlight.

At this moment, she was stunningly beautiful, with skin so delicate and translucent it seemed as if it could be broken with a touch.

She wore a flowing, snow-white dress with wide sleeves, her figure slender and her curves perfectly proportioned—any more or less would make her look too thin.

She exudes an aura of ethereal beauty, as if she were unapproachable and otherworldly.

This is the peerless genius who amazed the entire Eastern Wilderness back then!

A peerless goddess who can stand proudly alongside Lu Li on the road to the Emperor!

"boom--!"

As her appearance and vitality returned, the cultivation bottleneck that had been dormant within her for countless years was also broken through.

A terrifying aura belonging to the peak of the sixth level of Quasi-Emperor emanated from her body and directly broke through the dome of the hall!

At this moment, the entire Primordial Holy Land was shaken; on this day, the entire Eastern Wilderness was shaken.

……

Having resolved Gu Qingcheng's hidden dangers, Lu Li sat upright in the main seat and casually said, "Qingcheng, besides bestowing you good fortune, I also want to ask you about someone."

"Who?" Gu Qingcheng felt the surging vitality within her body, and her mood improved greatly. A rare gentleness appeared on her usually cold face.

"The Old Ghost of Heavenly Secrets"

The old ghost Tianji mentioned by Lu Li is actually named Tianjizi.

Back in the golden age of the imperial road, besides Gu Qingcheng, Tianjizi was one of the few friends that Lu Li could get to know well.

Tianjizi is not particularly strong in combat, but he cultivates the Great Dao of Heavenly Mystery and is skilled at deducing the past and future and discerning the opportunities of heaven and earth.

Of course, such an act of prying into the secrets of heaven is going against the will of heaven and is very likely to be retaliated against by the heavenly way. Therefore, cultivators who have cultivated the Great Dao of Heavenly Secrets throughout history have often been short-lived ghosts who did not have a good end.

Lu Li sought him out because if Tianjizi were still alive, he would be of great use to him now.

With Tianjizi's unpredictable deductive abilities, he should be able to deduce something about the strange source that Blue Star is facing.

If they could discern the weaknesses or distribution of the strange creatures, it would undoubtedly be a great help to Lu Xueyao's survival in the strange world.

"Tianjizi..."

Upon hearing this, Gu Qingcheng frowned slightly, seemingly lost in memories.

A moment later, she flipped her wrist and took out a dusty, antique-looking brocade pouch sewn with unknown silk thread from her storage space.

"He came to see me once and gave me this brocade pouch."

He said that if you ever need to find him, just open this brocade pouch.

Gu Qingcheng handed over the brocade pouch: "I haven't opened it yet."

Lu Li raised an eyebrow slightly, reached out and took it. Without any resistance, he easily opened the brocade pouch.

Inside was only a yellowed silk cloth. When Lu Li saw the first line of words on the cloth, a strange light flashed in his deep double pupils.

"Eternal Night, by the time you see this sentence, I will have already joined the Seven Killings Sect."

However, this was not my intention. If you wish to see me, you may come to the Seven Killings Sect headquarters to find me.

Below this sentence, a detailed star map route is outlined in a cryptic rune, pointing directly to the headquarters of the Seven Killings Sect!

Lu Li's lips curled into a cold smile. Tianjizi truly lived up to his name; his ability to see through the secrets of heaven was truly remarkable.

He actually foresaw thousands of years ago that the person who would open the brocade pouch would be Lu Li, and even predicted his own tragic future, leaving behind clues for help in advance.

Lu Li was extremely familiar with the Seven Killings Sect.

This is the most notorious and mysterious assassin organization in the entire Xuantian Realm.

They don't care about right or wrong, they only care about the stakes. As long as someone can afford the price, they will hunt down any genius from any holy land, any divine son or holy daughter from any immortal lineage, or even an ancestor at the quasi-emperor level!