Inside the Demon Emperor Palace, a youthful and beautiful figure sat cross-legged in the void, almost blending into the surrounding environment.
At the entrance of the space, a figure in green tiptoed, almost sneaking, into view.
Seeing this, Qi Jue couldn't help but find it amusing. Such a powerful being actually showing such restraint was a first for her.
"Don't worry, the princess's mind is completely immersed in the Demon Emperor Palace. Unless there's a powerful force attacking it, she won't wake up anytime soon," Qi Jue said, suppressing a smile.
"Isn't it tiring to sit for so long?" Gu Changsheng asked.
"Huh?"
Qi Jue was confused by Gu Changsheng's inexplicable question. Wasn't cultivating and comprehending the Heavenly Dao always like this? The stronger the cultivation, the longer the seclusion. She had experienced tens of millions of years before. The princess had only been in seclusion for over four thousand years. Besides, she wasn't a mortal without any cultivation; would she get tired?
"Shouldn't be tiring, right?" Qi Jue still answered Gu Changsheng's question.
"Shouldn't?" Gu Changsheng narrowed his eyes.
"Definitely not tiring."
Qi Jue changed her tone decisively.
Gu Changsheng nodded in satisfaction. You never knew what a father who favored daughters over sons would think, especially one who felt he owed his daughter. It made his thoughts even more unpredictable.
Although Qi Jue's cultivation was profound, she was a demon of the Demon Realm, and having been alone for countless years, she naturally couldn't guess Gu Changsheng's thoughts at the moment.
Gu Changsheng's thoughts were simple: he felt sorry for his daughter.
In his opinion, his daughter should enjoy the best happiness in the world. Working so hard to integrate with the Demon Emperor Palace, just to resist the betrayal of the Demon Venerable, shouldn't be happening to her.
However, this was a scheme set up by Yun Wuyue to train Yun Shuang, so Gu Changsheng couldn't directly overturn the table.
After all, it was good for his daughter to have ambition.
"Buzz!"
Just then, a powerful and majestic aura suddenly rose from Yun Shuang. In the face of this aura, even Qi Jue felt a strong pressure.
"This is the pressure of the Demon Emperor Palace!" Qi Jue's tone was full of surprise. The appearance of the Demon Emperor Palace's pressure on the princess indicated that the palace had completely recognized her as its master. To unleash the true power of the Demon Emperor Palace, she would need at least a Demon Venerable realm cultivation.
In the past, it would have taken the princess an extremely long time to reach the Demon Venerable realm, but Qi Jue knew that His Majesty had once separated a clone and sent it back hundreds of millions of years ago to train her, allowing that clone to fall and form the Demon Domain. Within the Demon Domain, after a long period, a Primal Demon was nurtured, which was the resource His Majesty prepared for the princess to advance to the Demon Venerable realm.
Now, the princess was only one step away from being invincible in the Demon Realm!
Qi Jue glanced at the calm and collected Gu Changsheng, muttering inwardly: His Majesty and Brother-in-law aren't the princess's enemies, so the princess is invincible in the Demon Realm.
"Not enough!" Gu Changsheng suddenly said.
"Huh?" Qi Jue was stunned. What wasn't enough?
The next moment, she saw Gu Changsheng wave his hand, and a golden core appeared above Yun Shuang. Seeing this golden core, Qi Jue's expression changed drastically, because for a moment, she actually had the urge to snatch it. Fortunately, she suppressed it.
But this was also quite terrifying. Even the Chaos Treasure, the Chrono-Spatial Pagoda, she was willing to give to her disciple, but now, a golden core actually aroused the most primitive desire in her heart. How terrifying was this golden core?
She seemed to see the complete origin of the Great Dao, and it seemed that as long as she refined it, she could break through the shackles and advance to the Demon Emperor.
This was definitely not her imagination, but the truth.
"As expected, this girl hasn't refined it yet."
Gu Changsheng smiled slightly. This Great Dao Golden Core was a thank-you gift he had given Yun Shuang for protecting the girl for a thousand years.
A Great Dao Golden Core could allow a Celestial Venerable to become an Emperor on the spot, but because it forcibly stuffed the complete origin of the Great Dao into the body, relying on the Great Dao Golden Core to become a Celestial Emperor would essentially lock one in the Celestial Emperor realm for life without any heaven-defying opportunities.
But if a super expert used gentle means to help the user refine it into their body, although it wouldn't lead to immediate ascension to Celestial Emperor, it would greatly increase the probability of becoming one: 80% for True Immortals, 90% for Immortal Kings, and 95% for Celestial Venerables!
Gu Changsheng hadn't given away many Great Dao Golden Cores, and Yun Shuang was one of them.
At the time, he hadn't thought about refining it for Yun Shuang, because he didn't know she was his daughter at the time. Plus, with Yun Wuyue around, he thought Yun Wuyue could help her refine it after she returned to the Demon Realm, so it wouldn't damage Yun Shuang's foundation.
But later, after returning to the Demon Realm, things turned out like this.
"Want it?" Gu Changsheng sensed Qi Jue's most primitive desire.
"Want it!" Qi Jue didn't hide it. She had accidentally heard some things from His Majesty. This brother-in-law of hers had many treasures. As long as she could get one, she could hope to become a Demon Emperor, and even surpass the Heavenly Dao and become a Dao Breaker in the future.
"I don't have any left. If you want one, go ask your other sister," Gu Changsheng chuckled, teasing this little sister-in-law.
Qi Jue was immediately stunned. Aren't you just playing with me? I'll remember this, and I'll report you to His Majesty later.
"What are you trying to do?" Qi Jue still asked.
"Help Yun Shuang refine the Great Dao Golden Core," Gu Changsheng said.
In the eyes of others, the Great Dao Golden Core was a Great Dao treasure that could allow a Celestial Venerable to become a Celestial Emperor on the spot, but in Gu Changsheng's eyes, the Great Dao Golden Core was an excellent foundation-building item. No foundation-building treasure could compare to the Great Dao Golden Core.
Great Dao Golden Core, the foundation of a Celestial Emperor!
As long as Gu Changsheng helped Yun Shuang refine the Great Dao Golden Core, then the Celestial Emperor would just be Yun Shuang's future foundation. Plus, Yun Shuang was a lifeform born from the fusion of his and Yun Wuyue's aura, and her talent was stronger than any lifeform Gu Changsheng had ever seen. Even his son, Gu Sheng, was slightly inferior to Yun Shuang.
However, talent was just talent. How far she could go still depended on Yun Shuang herself.
After all, his own talent was just so-so. After becoming a Transcendent, he still had to spend two and a half years practicing flying.
The past was unbearable to recall.
With a thought, Gu Changsheng caused the Great Dao Golden Core to revert to its origin, transforming into a mass of complete Great Dao origin.
Under Gu Changsheng's control, the origin of the Great Dao was entering Yun Shuang's body in an extremely gentle manner. Yun Shuang's eyes were tightly closed, but the corners of her mouth were slightly raised. Feeling comfortable in body and mind, she subconsciously smiled even while in a state of slumber.
Yun Shuang's cultivation was also steadily rising.
Peak Immortal King, Immortal King Giant... Soon, Yun Shuang's cultivation reached the peak of the Immortal King realm.
"Buzz!"
Behind Yun Shuang, a demonic figure emerged. Except for the purple hair and purple eyes, the demonic figure looked exactly like Yun Shuang.
This demonic figure was Yun Shuang's true form.
Although the Nightmare Succubus was a demon, as the most charming being in all the heavens, the Nightmare Succubus's true form was also humanoid, and even more beautiful, exuding an aura of charm all over its body.
Yun Shuang's demonic figure slowly entered Yun Shuang's body, merging with her once again.
The next moment.
A powerful aura emanated from Yun Shuang. This domineering aura was even stronger than that of a normal Demon Venerable.
This wasn't the power of the Demon Emperor Palace, but Qi Jue still felt a strong pressure, which made her both shocked and delighted.
The princess had successfully entered the Demon Venerable realm.
But why wasn't there a Demon Venerable tribulation or the Five Signs of Deterioration?
A trace of doubt flashed in Qi Jue's eyes.
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