Flowers bloomed and wilted. Spring passed and autumn came. The seeds were buried deep in the soil, waiting to sprout.
The peaceful moment of the Blood Sea had passed for a long time. Time passed quickly. Long Chen hugged Li Xuanji from behind and whispered into her ear. For the sake of a short moment of happiness, everyone had to use more time to fight and fight.
"What will you do after that?" Li Xuanji asked softly. She had experienced a storm for the first time and had yet to recover from it.
"What else can I do? I will never leave you, and we will stick together in life and death."
Long Chen's firm voice gave her a sense of security.
"Alright …"
This time, a lot had actually changed. It could be said that many unclear relationships had been made clear.
"I only know that in this life, or perhaps for eternity, I will only have you as my man. If you live, I will live. If you die, I will die. No matter how difficult the road ahead is, no matter how ferocious the Primeval Troll and Sky Devouring Clan are, I am willing to use my life to follow you and protect you." She stretched out her slender hands and stirred the Blood Sea.
As she floated up from the sea of blood, round beads of blood fell from her skin that was as smooth as snow, not staining it in the slightest. She was like a lotus that had emerged from the mud. If Ling Xi was said to be a pure white lotus, as pure as snow, then Li Xuanji would be a black lotus, noble and proud, but also deeply emotional.
"Xuanji."
Staring at her ink-black eyes, Long Chen's heart was stirred. The most beautiful treasure in the world was right in front of him. An exquisite lady was the most beautiful treasure in the world.
"Mn."
"Let's do it again."
"…"
In the Blood Sea, the beautiful flower bloomed once again.
Waves and waves rose.
…
"The Heaven's Heart Emperor has appeared."
Perhaps a month had passed before Long Chen heard of this news. He had been immersed in Li Xuanji's gentleness for far too long, and it was hard for him to extricate himself from it. But now that the Heaven's Heart Emperor had appeared, Li Xuanji had returned to his body, becoming a part of his strength.
After returning to the World of Life, Long Chen regained control of the situation. He turned into a speck of dust and exited the World of Life. As expected, he saw Heavenly Emperor Heaven Heart exiting the Heavenly Heart Pavilion. That grey robe was rapidly disappearing from Long Chen's vision. Long Chen had no choice but to give chase.
"I hope he's heading to somewhere related to the Ancestral Flame and not the Ancestral Star."
In the past, the Sky Heart Heavenly Monarch was either in the Ancestral Star or the Sky Heart Planet. Now that he seemed to have fully recovered, Long Chen guessed that it was time for him to return to the Ancestral Star to meet the Origin Ancestor.
"Since I've chosen to follow him, I'll have to be patient."
However, Long Chen soon discovered that the Sky Heart Heavenly Monarch wasn't heading towards the Ancestral Star, but in the opposite direction. Moreover, during this process, the Sky Heart Heavenly Monarch was also concealing his body. He was similarly stealthy, which meant that he didn't want others to know where he was heading.
"It's highly possible that he'll head towards the Ancestral Flame or the place where the essence blood is."
Since the Sky Heart Heavenly Monarch hadn't arrived at his destination, Long Chen didn't want to celebrate too early. He used the Changing Rules of Order to simulate the Ancestral Flame perfectly, in case the Sky Heart Heavenly Monarch discovered him and all his previous efforts would go to waste.
This actually took quite a lot of effort, so no one bothered Long Chen.
Just like that, they sped through the starry sky.
This was also the opposite direction of the Blood Fiend Starfield. Long Chen turned back and saw that the Ancestral Star and the nine companion stars were gradually becoming smaller.
"There must be something wrong with the Sky Heart Heavenly Monarch coming to this place for no reason."
This was the direction of the north.
It was a long journey.
The Sky Heart Heavenly Monarch continued to increase his speed, making it harder for Long Chen to track him. After a few days, the Ancestral Star behind them had become very small, and the companion stars were almost negligible. Only then did Long Chen see the Sky Heart Heavenly Monarch's destination in shock.
In front of him, there was a huge shadow that existed in the depths of the starry sky.
With a closer look, it was a pure pitch-black planet. More importantly, this was a huge planet that was only a little smaller than the Ancestral Star, similar to the Hongjun Super Giant. However, the Ancestral Star had dense spiritual Qi, and was an Original Incipient World. The pitch-black planet in front of them also had the strength of an Original Incipient World, but it was barren, even more barren than the Demon God Buzhou Mountain.
Just like the Demon God Buzhou Mountain and the Universe Hive, it wasn't a place that ordinary people could come to.
What was the Sky Heart Heavenly Monarch's purpose in coming to this huge planet?
When he saw this huge black planet, Long Chen hurriedly contacted Ghost Seven, who was currently leisurely on the Emperor Blood Star.
"In the north of the Ancestral Star, there's a huge black planet that's almost as big as the Ancestral Star. Do you know what that place is?"
Ghost Seven's expression changed, and he said, "That's the Cursed Star, a little like the twin stars of the Ancestral Star. The Ancestral Star is actually the curse of the curse, and these are the two cursed stars. However, there are rumors that the Cursed Star used to be as prosperous as the Ancestral Star, but it angered an unknown existence, and all living beings were killed. That's why it's barren today. To us, the Cursed Star is an ominous place, and the ancestors forbade us from going there. Why would you go there? There's nothing there."
It was possible that before the epoch, the Cursed Star and the Cursed Star had merged together, and they were both prosperous worlds. However, the Cursed Star could be considered destroyed.
"The Sky Heart Heavenly Monarch came to this place."
"I don't know about that. Just be careful. It's not that I'm not worried about your safety, but I'm worried that your purpose will be exposed."
"Don't worry."
At this moment, the Sky Heart Heavenly Monarch had already landed on the incomparably huge Cursed Star. In fact, whether it was a person or a speck of dust, it made no difference to the Cursed Star.
As far as the eye could see, black clouds were rolling. Long Chen followed the Sky Heart Heavenly Monarch and landed on the incomparably huge Cursed Star. This place looked like it had been scorched by a flame that engulfed the entire star. Everywhere was charred black, and the entire world was filled with the smell of scorched earth. The smell seemed to be mixed with the cries of billions of living beings. That was a monstrous resentment.
"Billions of people actually vanished in an instant. What kind of hell is this?"
Long Chen now deeply understood how terrifying the curse law was. Ghost Seven was right. If the Ancestral Star was added to the ranking, the Ancestral Star should be the first among the myriad of worlds.
At this moment, the Sky Heart Heavenly Monarch seemed to have gone mad. He was advancing at a rapid speed. His silhouette was faintly discernible, and it was hard to track him. It was as though he was about to see something he had been dreaming of for a long time. Therefore, he was exceptionally excited and forgot about the movements in his surroundings. This was the reason why Long Chen felt a little more relaxed when he was chasing after him.
On the Cursed Star, after rushing for a day, the Sky Heart Heavenly Monarch finally arrived at a tiny destination. There were billions of such a tiny hole on the Cursed Star. The Cursed Star was like a burnt charcoal, and there were many holes on it. Now that the Sky Heart Heavenly Monarch found an inconspicuous hole, Long Chen realized that the Sky Heart Heavenly Monarch must have hidden something valuable in there.
Looking at the hole that was only wide enough for two people, the Sky Heart Heavenly Monarch didn't hesitate. However, he was extremely nervous and rushed in. His body was trembling slightly, and Long Chen followed closely behind him.
Whether it was an empty joy or a pleasant surprise, it would be revealed soon.
At the instant they entered the hole, Long Chen could feel that it wasn't an empty joy. In fact, it was a huge surprise. In his god country, the eyeball left behind by the black dragon head was trembling. This indicated that the inheritance blood essence of the Desolate Chaos Calamity Dragon that Long Chen had been searching for so long was inside.
"Truly, one can wear out iron shoes in fruitless searching, only to find it by chance."
Long Chen was exceptionally happy in his heart. This indicated that his idea of following after the Sky Heart Heavenly Monarch was correct.
Now wasn't the time to be excited. Long Chen calmed his heart. He still had to think of the best way to snatch the inheritance blood essence from the hands of the Sky Heart Heavenly Monarch.
"Also, he knew that there was an inheritance blood essence here, but he didn't take it away. Instead, he hid it here. Why? Could it be that he is afraid of the Primordial Ancestor?"
The answer would be revealed soon.
Long Chen held his breath.
In the blink of an eye, he arrived at his destination. The area in front of him expanded and a cave appeared. This was already very close to the core of the Cursed Star. Ordinary people wouldn't be able to find this place.
Long Chen watched as the Sky Heart Heavenly Monarch landed in the spherical cave. The soil of the Original Incipient Grade World was as hard as iron. Naturally, it was hard to break it.
Long Chen was clear that the thing he wanted was in this spherical cave. Mo Xiaolang even told him that the ancestral flame of the Desolate Chaos Calamity Dragon, the Desolate Ten Thousand Calamity Flame, was also in this cave.
"Little Xun, your father is here to see you."
Suddenly, the Sky Heart Heavenly Monarch let out a heartbroken voice. His voice was filled with deep apology and love, which startled Long Chen. He looked carefully. The cave was very spacious. Hence, the ice coffin in the center was very obvious. A beautiful girl was lying in the ice coffin. She was sleeping peacefully. However, one could see that her skin had turned green and brown. She looked like a plant, lying there motionlessly.
Long Chen could see some symbols on her body, and he could sense the power of the curse. This was an extremely powerful curse, and it was similar to the curse of the mystical dragons. The mystical dragons had been turned into statues and ghosts, while this woman had been turned into greenwood. She would sleep for eternity and suffer for eternity.
The daughter of the Sky Heart Heavenly Monarch.
How could she be cursed and sleep here? And the Sky Heart Heavenly Monarch was full of regret and helplessness.
Long Chen's gaze soon landed on the ice coffin. There was a gray, treacherous, and gloomy flame burning. That flame was suppressed and sealed under the ice coffin, drowning the ice coffin in a gray sea of fire.
This was clearly the ancestral flame of the universe's Chaos Calamity Dragon, the Chaos Calamity Flame. According to legends, it was the most destructive flame that represented the calamity of the heavens. It was a flame that could burn everything. There were a total of ten thousand layers, and from the gray flame in front of him, it could be seen that there were ten thousand layers.