Chapter 579

Chapter 579: An Li’s Breakdown

An Li was going through a rough patch.

Her soul was seriously battered by the Soul Burning Lightning, after all, the Dark Clan is a family, and in any family, the Family Head holds the highest authority. For someone like An Li to directly invade the Family Head’s closed-off area is nothing short of a grave sin.

However, due to An Li’s special status, she wouldn’t be executed.

Dragging her blood-stained body, her gaze was somewhat unfocused as she crawled away from the punishment chamber.

It hurt like hell.

But having been an Emperor in her past life, she possessed a soul that had already contained the Dao Fruit, so her recovery was swift.

Even so, it took An Li more than ten days to finally regain her clarity.

Her gaze was terrifying.

I must say, this is a person who refuses to back down.

No matter how much pain she goes through, she will never give in.

An Ri!

The sheer stupidity drove An Li to grind her teeth, wanting to skin them alive.

Why did the Dark Clan have such a Family Head?

Why wouldn’t he just listen to her?

She said if there were issues, he should come directly to her, and now he simply disappeared.

What closed-off state?

Is he trying to fool fools?

So close to the cultivation chamber, even an ordinary person could hear her shout, yet not a peep from An Ri even now.

An Ri definitely heard her.

But, how does the Darkness Origin siding with Lu Ye concern him?

He didn’t even know the Darkness Origin.

To him, An Li seemed completely deranged.

Crazy!

Why not just wait for Lu Ye to ascend as a Quasi-Emperor? Why complicate things?

But An Li refused to just sit idly by.

Since An Ri wouldn’t act, she would go out and inform the world that the Darkness Origin had sided with Lu Ye; surely the existence of the Darkness Origin would be acknowledged, at the very least by that Great Emperor of Covering Heaven.

Recovering sufficiently from her injuries, she was ready to leave the Dark Clan.

However, as she approached the clan’s entrance, she was stopped once again.

“Stop!”

An Li took a deep breath.

“I need to go out to buy some cultivation supplies, is that a problem?”

“Supplies for cultivation should be exchanged at the Resource Hall. The Family Head has issued an order. The Dark Clan is on lockdown; you cannot leave!”

An Li???

“I just need to take care of some business!”

“That’s still not allowed. Whatever your business, it cannot violate the Family Head’s orders.”

“Are you all insane?”

An Li’s emotions completely unraveled.

“Are you really crazy? Do you think Lu Ye is all set just because he got hit with the Dark Beginning Insect Seal? He is Lu Ye, the Nine Lives Celestial Lord! Now that he knows he’s been sealed, he will do everything he can to break it. Once he does break the Dark Beginning Insect Seal and steps into the Quasi-Emperor realm, the Dark Clan is done for, we won’t even have a slim hope of survival!”

An Li screamed in madness, her mentality completely shattering.

Why?

Why did she end up in such a family?

Why are the people in this family so stupid?

Why? Why is everything like this?

Several strong guards exchanged puzzled looks. What the heck? What is going on? Why can’t they understand?

Is this An Li? She’s quite pretty, how could she be such a lunatic?

Forget it.

“Family Head’s orders must be obeyed. If you really have urgent business, you can apply to the Family Head.”

An Li…

If I could find that idiot An Ri, would I need to hear this from you?

Sure enough, Lu Ye was right; An Ri is a complete dimwit!

An Li’s chest heaved violently; she was about to blow a gasket.

Fine, fine, fine!

“So what if I insist on going out?” An Li fiercely wiped her tears.

The guards exchanged glances.

“In that case, we’ll have to escort you to punishment!”

An Li…

Punishment again, punishment again.

“Hahaha, hahaha…”

An Li began to laugh maniacally.

The guards…

Indeed, she’s a lunatic.

The next second, An Li charged toward the door, but her strength was simply too weak.

Before she could even cover ten meters, she was seized on the spot.

“Defying the Family Head’s orders, attempting to breach, send her to punishment!”

…

Lu Ye was oblivious to what was happening with An Li.

The Dark Clan was exceptionally well-hidden; even the Heavenly Dao couldn’t figure out what was going on inside.

It wasn’t that they couldn’t investigate, but forcing an inquiry would violate the rules, which was bad for the local realm.

If Shen Xitang saw Yin Qingcheng’s miserable state now, she probably wouldn’t know how happy she’d be.

If Lu Ye knew, he probably wouldn’t be able to suppress a smug grin.

Lu Ye was currently busy.

Busy absorbing the Primordial Morning Mist.

Waves of white mist were flowing into Lu Ye’s body, his expression tense, veins bulging, his body trembling uncontrollably.

Pain!

So much pain!

But Lu Ye had been through it before.

He recalled the last moments of his past life—the betrayal of eight women—intense heartache that surpassed all agony.

Lu Ye managed to let go.

But even after letting go, thinking back to that moment still caused unbearable pain.

In his previous life, he poured out all his emotions, all his love!

Not just his body, but even his soul, his feelings, his Dao, everything he had, he gave to those people, only to be betrayed at the most critical moment.

It hurt so much!

Thinking about it this way, the pain from the Primordial Morning Mist actually felt a lot lesser.

Let it hurt!

Let it hurt big time!

After suffering, one can find a more complete release.

Lu Ye opened his eyes, his eye sockets were blood-red, tears glistening but stubbornly refusing to fall.

Lu Ye began to understand why the Compassionless Sage’s single tear could have such terrifying effects; because that tear is not just a condensation of extreme emotions, but also carries an awe-inspiring Dao rhythm.

It appeared to be just a drop of tear, yet could possibly represent half a person’s life or even their whole life.

Emotions…

Human emotions, the emotions of all things.

Primordial Morning Mist continued to surge into Lu Ye’s body, melting and being absorbed by his Nascent Soul, becoming part of it.

Primordial Morning Mist had been here for a long time, yet no one had ever taken it away.

One could only say, Lu Ye is indeed a tough guy.

He tirelessly absorbed the Primordial Morning Mist day and night.

The Devouring Dao Beast stayed outside, curiously watching the Primordial Morning Mist. It had also heard of the mist’s great reputation, but how painful could it really be?

Unable to resist, the Devouring Dao Beast reached out its hoof toward the Primordial Morning Mist.

Huh?

Not too painful, huh?

With courage, the Devouring Dao Beast took a step forward.

“Owwoo!”

A massive wail erupted from the Devouring Dao Beast’s mouth; its fur bristled, revealing its true form, an enormous body bigger than the stars, smashing through the void, rolling wildly in the Chaos.

Heavens… Celestial Lord…

Impressive!