“Fire Soul Spirit?”

Er Ya said in surprise: “That’s one of the top one or two spirit seeds of the fire element in the mortal realm!”

Jun Changxiao said: “You’ve heard of it too?”

“Of course.”

Er Ya pointed at the Dark Demon King: “The Fire Soul Spirit is like this evil spirit—they’re both special spirit seeds gestated by the mortal universe!”

“Is that so?”

Jun Changxiao’s heart filled with joy.

Er Ya continued: “No wonder Master can purify it so quickly.”

The Dark Demon King lying on the ground like mud had long since lost the will to live.

The Fire Soul Spirit belonged to the same level as it, and moreover was extreme yang and righteousness—absolutely restraining it to death.

“Ancestor… Great-Aunt… please… please spare me.” the Dark Demon King pleaded.

Since being born from the depths of the universe, it had been imprisoned by the Soul Suppression Pagoda. Finally breaking the seal and enjoying freedom for a while, only to be imprisoned again for complete purification—this was truly unacceptable.

“Why didn’t you spare those innocent beings?”

“Why didn’t you spare those planes and continents?”

Jun Changxiao leaned over, the Fire Soul Spirit appearing in his right hand, his gaze cold: “Adults should take responsibility for their mistakes.”

“Whoosh whoosh!”

The scorching flames rose again, and a new round of purification began!

“Ah ah ah!”

…

The Ancient Passage warship continued speeding toward the Starry Sky Fortress at extreme velocity. Jun Changxiao and Er Ya joined forces to continue purifying the Dark Demon King.

“What crime did it commit to be tortured like this!”

“If it were me, I’d probably be dead already!”

“Hearing that sound every day, my scalp is about to explode!”

The ghost-wailing screams rang out in the prison every moment, frightening the prisoners so they couldn’t sleep at night.

“Old brother.”

In the cell, Zhao Doudou withdrew his gaze from where the screams came from and said: “The Sect Master has been merciful enough to you. Why are you still so stubborn?”

As deputy warden of the prison, he not only had to give prisoners spiritual counseling classes every day but also worked hard to persuade Dai Lü to turn over a new leaf.

“…”

Dai Lü remained silent throughout.

Zhao Doudou said: “Compared to other prisoners, you’re practically living in heaven.”

“Stop talking.”

Dai Lü said: “I won’t compromise.”

“Alright.”

Zhao Doudou got up and left the cell.

However, after coming out, his face showed a smile.

Dai Lü’s tone of refusal was clearly much weaker than before. It seemed the tactics used earlier were achieving initial success.

That’s right.

Good progress.

Dai Lü’s beliefs and principles that he had firmly held were already wavering.

He would often wonder whether Lingquan Sect was really worth taking revenge for.

“Sigh.”

After Zhao Doudou left, Dai Lü let out a sigh.

Forget it, forget it.

Lingquan Sect being destroyed was its own fault.

Why should I persistently seek justice for it? Moreover, being trapped in prison, my own life is hardly secure.

Dai Lü finally let go of that bit of obsession in his heart.

Some might ask—wasn’t there also a cousin from Black Eagle Hall killed by Jun Changxiao?

That kind of relative separated by five degrees of kinship, or even couldn’t be hit with an eight-pole distance away, had no emotional connection at all.

Moreover.

No matter how dirty Lingquan Sect was, at least outwardly it was a righteous sect. The Black Eagle Hall his cousin joined was definitely an evil faction.

Letting go of his obsession didn’t mean Dai Lü was compromising with the Eternal Sect.

He had figured it out.

He would spend the rest of his life in prison.

The moment he let go of his obsession, an aura of seeing through the mortal world surged around Dai Lü facing the wall. Combined with his head that still hadn’t grown hair, he looked exactly like an enlightened Buddhist monk.

Originally there is no Bodhi tree, nor a mirror bright stand.

Fundamentally there is not a single thing—where could dust alight?

…

“Comfortable!”

In the surveillance room, Jun Changxiao sat down for a cup of tea, his face beaming with smiles.

When purifying the Dark Demon King, he discovered his control over the Fire Soul Spirit was becoming increasingly proficient, and even the embryo in his dantian showed subtle changes.

“Disciplining that guy requires continuously releasing flames, so naturally proficiency will increase over time.” the system explained.

“It still takes time to reach the Starry Sky Fortress.”

Jun Changxiao said: “I can put all my energy into this.”

Thus, he set the Ancient Passage warship to autopilot, then moved directly into the prison, cooperating with Er Ya to purify the Dark Demon King.

The process need not be described.

In short, as long as Jun Changxiao frantically used the Fire Soul Spirit, his mastery of the attribute and the embryo greatly improved, and moreover, as the latter continued to grow stronger, the purification speed became faster!

“Master, at the current rate, it only needs ten years!”

“Master, at the current rate, it only needs five years!”

“Master, at…”

Er Ya calculated the time every day, reducing it by large margins each day, saying in amazement: “Master, your Fire Soul Spirit is improving way too fast!”

“Thanks to the evil spirit.” Jun Changxiao said.

He really needed to thank the Dark Demon King properly, because without such an extremely durable existence, it would be hard to make the Fire Soul Spirit change dramatically every day!

To show his gratitude.

Jun Changxiao accelerated the refining speed, even working day and night without rest!

Mainly because there were only ten days left until the branch mission deadline—he absolutely had to finish this guy within the prescribed time!

Nine days.

Eight days.

…

One day.

Ten hours.

One hour.

“Ah ah ah ah!”

Shrouded by the Fire Soul Spirit at its most vigorous, the Dark Demon King let out painful screams.

“Faster!”

“Faster faster!”

Jun Changxiao frantically exploded, frantically increasing the temperature until veins bulged on his forehead.

Having done so many branch missions, this time gave him the most pressure, because less than five minutes remained until the deadline, and the opponent still hadn’t been completely purified.

“Master!”

Er Ya said: “Almost successful!”

“Ah ah ah!”

Jun Changxiao roared loudly, instantly pushing the flame temperature to the extreme!

“Ding! 59 seconds!”

“Ding! 30 seconds!”

“Ding! 10 seconds!”

The countdown voice rang in his ears.

“Ah ah!”

Jun Changxiao clenched both fists.

That battle-by-roaring boost became even stronger.

The embryo in his dantian seemed affected, beginning to tremble violently, then exploded with a “Boom”!

“Ah ya ya!”

“Ah yi ah yi ya ya——”

The Dark Demon King also transmitted strange screams, making those unaware probably think it was singing “忐忑” (Uneasy).

“Boom!”

Suddenly, the Fire Soul Spirit shrouding it exploded, instantly shocking Jun Changxiao back several steps, then he couldn’t suppress it and spat out blood.

“Ding! Branch mission completed, obtained 100,000 contribution points!”

“Ding! Sect Contribution Points: 118990/100000.”

“Ding! Sect Contribution Points overflow…”

“Ding! Branch mission completed, triggered hidden reward, obtained Lingyan Pavilion Sect Master Exclusive Divine Weapon Transformation Stone ×1, obtained Experience Talisman ×20.”

With only a few seconds remaining, the branch mission was finally successfully completed!

This timing.

Really too thrilling!

However, Jun Changxiao had no mind to care about the contribution points and rewards given after completion, because his gaze locked onto a cluster of flames before him.

That was what emerged after exploding to the strongest state, when the dantian embryo suddenly burst open!

“Whoosh whoosh!”

The burning flames gradually formed a lotus shape, gradually gathering a human form inside.

A roughly two-year-old infant with three heads, four arms on its back, wearing a red bellyband, with an adorable appearance appeared.

“What is this?” Er Ya looked dumbfounded.

“Ha!”

The child stretched, and the two heads on the left and right sides and four arms on the back disappeared. Then opening its eyes, it called out to Jun Changxiao in a childish voice: “Daddy!”

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