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The golden phoenix illusion dissolved, and the jade talisman disappeared as well. Qian Chengming's complexion turned somewhat pale, revealing that using his trump card had taken a significant toll on him.

"A one-time use seventh-stage top-tier Daoist talisman!" Yu Qingtan, hiding in the shadows, couldn't help but marvel.

Seventh Stage Talisman Masters were also exceedingly rare in the Central Domain, making seventh-stage Daoist talismans extremely precious.

Moreover, the seventh-stage Daoist talisman that Qian Chengming used was controlled to peak Void Refinement Stage power to avoid causing the Secret Realm space to collapse from the might of a Body Integration Realm cultivator. Nonetheless, its wide-reaching and strong targeted attack instantly obliterated over a dozen Sixth Stage Nether Shadow Rats.

"We'll follow them quietly after they go in," Yu Qingtan communicated to her team members telepathically, her eyes flashing with a dangerous glint. Everyone nodded in agreement and continued to lurk in the darkness, waiting for the right moment.

Soon, the Qian Family's team, having confirmed the safety of their surroundings, quickly entered the Ancient Palace. The grand doors closed slowly, cutting off all prying eyes from the outside. Yu Qingtan and her group waited patiently until there was no more movement inside the palace before they cautiously approached the grand doors.

"Everyone, once we enter, we must continue to stay concealed," Yu Qingtan reminded them once again. She then gently pushed the door ajar and darted in first. The team members followed close behind, swiftly and silently entering the Ancient Palace.

Inside the Ancient Palace, the dim light streamed through the cracks in the ceiling, illuminating the mottled murals and the ancient artifacts scattered across the floor. The air was filled with a strange and ancient aura, which seemed to penetrate the dust of ages, allowing one to sense the splendor and vicissitudes of the palace in bygone days.

The Ancient Palace was vast, and the Qian Family's team had already delved deep into it. Yu Qingtan's Divine Sense just managed to catch sight of their figures.

Suddenly, a deep rumble came from the depths of the Ancient Palace, accompanied by a surge of intense spiritual power fluctuations. Yu Qingtan and her companions quickly concealed themselves and watched silently for developments.

From somewhere deep within the Ancient Palace, the sound of intense magical combat echoed. Yu Qingtan led the team to a location where her Divine Sense could just make out the situation inside, and they stood by without moving until fifteen minutes later when the sounds of battle ceased.

"Let's go in and take a look!" Yu Qingtan said with a sinister smile through telepathy and then took the lead toward the depths of the Ancient Palace.

The group arrived inside a large hall deep within, only to see the bodies—or rather, mummies—of the Qian Family Divinity Transformation disciples scattered around.

Emperor Chengming was being held by Empress Wenyi, who bit into his neck to draw blood, leaving him at death's door.

Upon seeing Yu Qingtan and her group arrive, Empress Wenyi took one last deep suck, and Emperor Chengming instantly turned into a mummy, thoroughly dead.

After draining Qian Chengming's blood qi, Empress Wenyi's eyes flashed with an unusual light, a glow that quickly spread within her pupils.

She slowly laid down Emperor Chengming's desiccated body and turned her head to look at Yu Qingtan and her group, her lips curling into a strange smile very different from before, filled with a coldness and decisiveness not her own.

"Gaga, you've come just in time," Empress Wenyi's voice became deep and hoarse, vastly different from her usual gentle tone. In her eyes appeared to dance flames.

"Elder Qing Shuang, she's been possessed, hasn't she?" Sage Emperor Yinxian felt uneasy, cautiously asking Yu Qingtan, while Cui Shuji and the other Divinity Transformation disciples also felt the hair on their bodies stand on end, as if they were being watched by a primordial beast.

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"Gaga, I am the Nether Blood Venerable, and you will all become my nourishment," she declared her identity, her tone filled with arrogance and disdain.

"Nether Blood Venerable, a thing that should have long been dead!" Yu Qingtan sneered. She had been observing the situation here with her Divine Sense and naturally saw the tragic state of the Qian Family's team, but she did not help. This spared her the effort of dealing with the Qian Family's team herself.

As for the Nether Blood Venerable, as long as it wasn't at the Body Integration Realm, she had nothing to fear.

"Arrogant little girl, die!" the Nether Blood Venerable thundered with anger, then appeared in front of Yu Qingtan in the blink of an eye, her hands bearing blood-red nails, clawing towards Yu Qingtan's skull.

"Sixth Stage Soul-merging Realm's physical body!" Emperor Yinxian's expression changed dramatically as he exclaimed in shock. The Nether Blood Venerable was actually a Dual Cultivation of Law and Body entity, who, right after taking over a body, could transform Empress Wenyi's body into one comparable to the Sixth Stage Soul-merging Realm, which indicated the enormity of her original strength.

"Clang!" However, a primitive-looking tripod suddenly appeared, enveloping Yu Qingtan. The Nether Blood Venerable's claw attack hit the cauldron, emitting a sound like metal clashing, and then all of her nails broke. Continue your journey with My Virtual Library Empire

"An Immortal Artifact!" The Nether Blood Venerable's expression turned ugly; this was naturally Yu Qingtan's Immortal Blood Refinement Saintly King's Cauldron.

Blocked by the attack, Yu Qingtan immediately manipulated the Blood Refinement Saintly King's Cauldron, smashing it towards the Nether Blood Venerable.

The Nether Blood Venerable dodged, narrowly avoiding the Blood Refinement Saintly King's Cauldron's fierce strike, a flash of surprise in her eyes. She hadn't expected such a young woman to possess an Immortal Artifact, a treasure of such caliber.

"Hmph, although you have an Immortal Artifact, but as a mere Void Refinement Cultivator, how much power of the Immortal Artifact can you unleash? You think you can stop me, the Nether Blood Venerable?" She scoffed, with blood mist churning around her, instantly transforming into countless blood-red tendrils, attacking Yu Qingtan and the others like serpents.

These tendrils were not only incredibly fast but also contained strong corrosive forces. Wherever they passed, even space seemed to be torn apart. This was an attack imbued with both Blood Dao Principle and Poison Path Principle.

"Elder Qing Shuang, retreat first with them!" Yu Qingtan shouted, forming a barrier comprised of the Path of Water and Path of Wood to block the blood tendrils, while still controlling the Blood Refinement Saintly King's Cauldron to hammer the Nether Blood Venerable.

"Elder Qing Shuang, please be careful!" Understanding that his own strength could not be of much help here, and the Divinity Transformation Stage disciples were even more of a burden, Emperor Yinxian obediently led the twenty Divinity Transformation Stage disciples away from the Ancient Palace.

"Once I've taken care of you, they won't escape either!" the Nether Blood Venerable sneered, then continued to fiercely attack Yu Qingtan.

Facing the overwhelming blood tendrils of the Nether Blood Venerable, Yu Qingtan's expression remained calm. She maneuvered the Blood Refinement Saintly King's Cauldron with agility, as if it were alive, soaring through the air, each collision accompanied by deafening roars, trying to force the Nether Blood Venerable into a desperate situation.

"Blood Sea is boundless, All Laws Return to One!" Upon seeing this, the Nether Blood Venerable, far from being afraid, burst into laughter. Her voice echoed in the Ancient Palace, filled with madness and resolve.

As her laughter spread, the blood mist grew even denser, nearly enshrouding the entire hall. Within the blood mist, the blood tendrils became even more flexible and powerful, as if each one possessed the strength to tear the heavens and earth apart.

Sensing that Emperor Yinxian and the others had moved far away from the Ancient Palace, cutting off the possibility of Divine Sense probing by Emperor Yinxian, a smile spread across Yu Qingtan's face, as she could finally unleash her true strength.

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