Chapter 597

Chapter 597: Six Major Gifts

An Li was about to explode.

Seriously, this situation felt like having a happy family torn apart by your own best friend.

She betrayed her husband, finally split up, and just as she walked out of the civil affairs bureau, she spotted that friend.

Initially, An Li thought her friend was there to pick her up, but instead, the friend turned around and wrapped her arms around her ex-husband’s, heading back into the civil affairs bureau.

What was she supposed to be now?

What was she even?

Dark Yaner couldn’t help but laugh joyfully at An Li’s frenzy.

“An Li, thanks for calling me Nine Lives’ woman, but unfortunately, I’m not that yet. I appreciate the reminder, I’ll definitely work harder from now on.”

“And thanks to you, if I hadn’t spent so long with you, I wouldn’t know what men dislike, but now I do. Don’t worry, I’ll avoid all the faults you guys have.”

“Right now, I’m the happiest with Nine Lives!”

Shen Xitang chimed in at just the right moment.

“Bro, the current An Li is acting like a shrew, it’s a bit scary.”

After saying this, Shen Xitang seemed genuinely frightened and inched closer to Lu Ye.

“Ah!!!”

The sharp explosion of sounds suddenly halted.

It was as though everything had gone comatose.

An Li?

Shen Xitang?

Lu Ye?

“Looks like… she got so mad she fainted.” Lu Ye estimated.

Shen Xitang couldn’t help but chuckle; at that moment, she found the Darkness Origin slightly more pleasing.

A big ambition like An Li passed out not from love for Lu Ye, but from the performance of Darkness Origin.

If Yin Qingcheng saw this scene, she might explode in anger.

Her gaze shifted back to Dark Yaner.

“Now that reports are done and rewards given, my brother and I are going to cultivate, you go do your thing.”

That was direct enough to shoo someone away.

Dark Yaner didn’t argue.

“I’ll follow whatever my sister says, Yaner is leaving now.”

Such a good listener!

Shen Xitang couldn’t help but think if the Lu Ye of the past saw the current Dark Yaner, he might just be hooked.

Everything Dark Yaner displayed now, besides trying to snatch the host from herself, was impeccable.

Do what’s asked, and repeatedly achieve great results.

Despite looking so forbidden, she exuded a charm in her obedience.

If it weren’t for Lu Ye being heartbroken, he wouldn’t have swallowed so many times.

“Big Sister, Miss, Nine Lives, Yaner takes her leave.”

The Darkness Origin vanished.

After she left, Lu Ye began discussing serious matters with Shen Xitang.

“System, if the powers of the Dark Clan’s gods erupt in the Seventh Heaven, it clearly doesn’t belong to this realm. Logically speaking, can the Heavenly Dao retaliate?” Lu Ye asked.

“Yes! Not only can it retaliate, but it can also mobilize a lot of power.” Shen Xitang confirmed.

“That’s good. When the gods descend, the first clash will definitely be against the Sea of Blood Celestial Lord, he probably can’t handle it; the second will be against the other three Celestial Lords.”

“The third clash will be against the rules of the Great Sage of the Nine Heavens.”

“The fourth will be you using the authority of the Heavenly Dao.”

“Finally, the fifth wave will involve the Celestial Lords from the Nine Heavens.”

“If that’s still not enough, I’ll pull the transformation of the River of Time early; I’ll be the one shaking it up, that’ll be the sixth wave of attack.”

“A total of six waves. If this god can still hold on…”

When Lu Ye said this, he couldn’t help but question life.

Can this thing really withstand an outsider Sacred One?

If it were a local Saint, the chances are slim, but the outsiders crossed the barriers of heaven and earth in a special way, trickling into this realm bit by bit.

Lu Ye seriously doubted it.

If the Sea of Blood Celestial Lord wasn’t so eager for that final ascension, Lu Ye wouldn’t take this risk.

The key was that the Sea of Blood Celestial Lord didn’t seem to want to follow the original script.

If he did consume the rules of the Great Sage of the Nine Heavens within a century, Lu Ye could confidently say that the Fallen Dao Celestial Lord would definitely come to kill him.

His power still wasn’t enough.

Even with the protection of the Forgetful Emotion Celestial Lord, a Celestial Lord’s assassination was genuinely impossible to guard against.

So, this risk was taken.

“For now, focus all efforts on cultivation. I’ll contact Emperor Dao Hen and see if he’s found any new resources.”

Lu Ye knew full well that cunning schemes still weren’t as crucial as his own power.

Sure, using them occasionally was fine, but the most critical part was to boost his strength.

However, with the threat from the Dark Clan lifted, he could let a batch of people start Crossing Tribulation.

Like Luan Xin.

Like the Yin Palace Lord, both had reached the threshold of proving their way to become Emperors, and the one with the highest success rate was the Devouring Dao Beast.

But the Devouring Dao Beast was only focused on ascending with him, so there was no rush.

Lu Ye headed to check on both their cultivation success.

Just as he expected, both Luan Xin and the Yin Palace Lord could prove their way.

Lu Ye let the two decide who would go first.

Unexpectedly, the Yin Palace Lord was willing to go first, it seemed Lu Ye’s earlier words had enlightened her.

So, Lu Ye began preparing for the Yin Palace Lord’s tribulation.

Inside the Darkness Origin.

The Darkness Origin began calling for someone.

Her consciousness, veiled in black mist, appeared at her core.

Two orbs of black light stood like massive eggs, undisturbed, occupying the core position—here, the two Celestial Lords wouldn’t expend any of their origins.

Originally, there was only the Darkness Celestial Lord here, but later the Demon Ancestor arrived.

The Demon Ancestor feared nothing, breaking out during the darkest time, earning the title of Demon Ancestor. And this isn’t because the Demon Clan are the forefathers of Demonic Cultivators, but because the Demon Ancestor is the ancestor of Demonic Cultivators.

A literal living legend!

The arrival of the Demon Ancestor led to a scuffle with the Darkness Celestial Lord, and in the end, they both lingered here.

The Darkness Origin first approached the Darkness Celestial Lord.

Since the Darkness Celestial Lord was the first to discover her, guiding her growth along the way, he was like a half-father figure.

The Darkness Origin felt somewhat close to him.

However, after a failed attempt by the Darkness Celestial Lord to refine the Darkness Origin, that sense of closeness nearly vanished.

Yet, it lingered in the depths of their hearts, still present at the surface.

“Celestial Lord, I need you. Can you wake up? It concerns the Saints.”

The Darkness Origin, transforming into a pool of black mist, slammed against the spherical essence where the Darkness Celestial Lord resided.

The orb quivered, and a pair of ancient, weathered eyes slowly opened.

The Darkness Celestial Lord awakened.