Sword Sovereign of the Celestial Emperor

After receiving Chu Ming's affirmative answer, a slight smile appeared on Ancient Emperor Xi Yan's face. He beckoned with his right hand, and immediately a faint golden light drifted toward Chu Ming. Within that golden light, Chu Ming keenly sensed a sharp aura that belonged exclusively to the Sword Dao's edge.

Boom!

When the golden light entered Chu Ming's mind, countless golden Sanskrit characters burst open from within, transforming into countless mosquito-head-sized characters. As the top-tier Secrets Martial Arts, "Celestial Extinction Swordsmanship" contained an immense amount of information. Even with Chu Ming's soul power, his mind still felt a slight pain from the overload.

After a long time, Chu Ming slowly opened his eyes, two golden beams shot out from them. Although he already possessed the top-tier Secrets Martial Arts "Blood Gang Explosion Flame Needle," the Evil Celestial Emperor was fundamentally not a swordsman and didn't specialize in Sword Dao. Blood Gang Explosion Flame Needle only consisted of one move.

Whereas "Celestial Extinction Swordsmanship" was the signature swordsmanship of Ancient Emperor Xi Yan and comprised five moves in total. The power of the first two moves was not as strong as Blood Gang Explosion Flame Needle, but the latter three moves became increasingly powerful. The third move alone was enough to rival Blood Gang Explosion Flame Needle, not to mention the last two moves.

If it weren't for the urgency of the current situation, Chu Ming would have learned the "Celestial Extinction Swordsmanship" which would give him more confidence in dealing with the unsealed Demon King. Unfortunately, time did not permit it.

"Aren't you afraid I'll take the 'Celestial Extinction Swordsmanship' and leave?"

Chu Ming looked at the residual soul of Ancient Emperor Xi Yan and asked lightly.

Upon hearing Chu Ming's words, Ancient Emperor Xi Yan chuckled, "The 'Celestial Extinction Swordsmanship' is my signature technique. Although I created it, it also indirectly made me who I am. Naturally, I do not wish for it to be lost forever. Even if you leave now, 'Celestial Extinction Swordsmanship' will still have a successor!"

Ancient Emperor Xi Yan's words were half true and half false; Chu Ming wouldn't be foolish to fully believe them. One big reason Ancient Emperor Xi Yan felt comfortable handing over the "Celestial Extinction Swordsmanship" to him was the deterrent power of the Cyan Dragon Qilin Beast. He expected Chu Ming not to go back on his word, or he would unnecessarily provoke a formidable enemy.

"Alright, take this tracking stone and quickly go find the Demon King. If you wait for the Demon King to restore his power to a certain extent, you will no longer have a chance!"

Ancient Emperor Xi Yan slightly spread his right hand, and a faint yellow stone floated from his palm, looking incredibly crystalline and resplendent.

The Cyan Dragon Qilin Beast extended its right hand, grabbed the faint yellow stone in its palm, and looked at Ancient Emperor Xi Yan with puzzled eyes.

"I've arranged an array on this tracking stone. Using it, you can sense the location of the Demon King!"

Ancient Emperor Xi Yan slowly stated, his eyes seemed like the rivers of time, quietly flowing. After finishing his words, his residual soul transformed into countless stardust and this time truly dissipated utterly in the world.

"Xi Yan..."

Seeing Ancient Emperor Xi Yan's residual soul completely disappear into the air, the Cyan Dragon Qilin Beast murmured with pursed lips. It then lowered its head to glance at the tracking stone in its palm and turned to look at Chu Ming.

"We need to hurry, otherwise, once the Demon King regains his strength, we won't be able to deal with him!"

"Alright!"

Chu Ming lightly nodded. His mind, from beginning to end, never considered taking the "Celestial Extinction Swordsmanship" and leaving directly. Without stopping this Demon King's emergence in the Celestial Realm, the first to suffer would undoubtedly be the Celestial Travel Sect and the Chu Family. Based on reason and sentiment, Chu Ming had to eliminate this Demon King.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

"This way!"

The spiritual power within the Cyan Dragon Qilin Beast surged into the tracking stone, causing it to begin trembling uneasily.

Then, its figure swiftly started darting through one grand hall after another. Chu Ming followed closely behind it. The Cyan Dragon Qilin Beast was evidently very familiar with Ancient Emperor Xi Yan, moving through the halls without any pause.

After nearly half an incense stick's time, the Cyan Dragon Qilin Beast abruptly halted, its expression grave as it said, "It should be just ahead; I sense a terrifying presence of demonic qi permeating the air!"

Chu Ming did not doubt the Cyan Dragon Qilin Beast's words. The instinct of the demon beasts far surpassed that of humans, especially as the Cyan Dragon Qilin Beast was close to becoming an emperor. Predicting some future events to a certain extent wasn't surprising.

Following the Cyan Dragon Qilin Beast's footsteps, Chu Ming entered a pitch-black grand hall. The surroundings were eerily quiet. Thick iron chains, as wide as bowls, crisscrossed and intertwined in the air. On the grand hall's podium, an adult wearing a black-red robe sat there, his face gloomy and sinisterly terrifying aura emanated from him, subtly twisting the space.

"Phantom Demon King?"

Chu Ming's eyes showed a hint of surprise. When he first entered the ruins of Ancient Emperor Xi Yan's sect, Phantom Demon King had preceded him. Unexpectedly, they met again in such a manner.

"What? You know him?"

The Cyan Dragon Qilin Beast asked in a low voice, its eyes fixated on Phantom Demon King, flashing with gravity. From Phantom Demon King, the beast felt a mental suppression, an aura of dominance.

"We crossed paths two days ago; then he entered here ahead of me!"

Chu Ming stated calmly, though inwardly he was astonished. Phantom Demon King's temperament was completely different from before; initially, Phantom Demon King, though he walked the Path of Magic, retained no evil, but now he seemed to have entirely fallen into the Demon Dao.

"He must have been possessed by the Demon King!"

The Cyan Dragon Qilin Beast glanced at the tracking stone in its hand, then exhaled and shared its guess.

The demon race's life force was notoriously resilient, possessing others being their usual method.

"Keke, little did I expect there to be a Cyan Dragon Qilin Beast in Ancient Emperor Xi Yan's sect indeed. Unfortunately, you could have escaped this calamity, but you insisted on seeking death by coming to me!"

Demon King Yeganan slowly opened his eyes, two beams of demonic light shot out from his eyes. After such a long time, he had fully adapted to Phantom Demon King's body, and Phantom Demon King's soul had also been refined by him.

"Haha, it's not certain who is seeking death!"

The Cyan Dragon Qilin Beast sneered, showing no fear of Demon King Yeganan. If at his peak, it wouldn't have spoken so thoughtlessly. But now, with Demon King Yeganan's strength not even a tenth of his peak, it had no reason to be afraid.

"I know you; you are called Chu Ming, a titled prodigy of the human race. If you grow unchecked, you'll surely become a bane to my race. Good thing you are here today, I can eliminate you along with him!"

Demon King Yeganan shifted his gaze to Chu Ming, speaking coldly. Refining Phantom Demon King's soul meant he inherited Phantom Demon King's memories, thus knowing Chu Ming's identity.

"Titled prodigy?"