Chapter 1059: Trouble in the East China Sea

Demon Empress Yizhu, with her slender figure, stood before the Hall of Primal Source. Inside the hall, a massive ancient cauldron, shimmering with radiant light, was clearly visible.

She stared at Wei Wuji, who stood before her, her eyes filled with disbelief.

Under her gaze, Wei Wuji averted his eyes and sighed:"Yizhu, don't blame me. The sect has ordered me to retrieve the Primal Source Cauldron. What else can I do? I'm just one of many Tower Lords in the Myriad Illusions Void Realm. Many things are beyond my control."

Demon Empress Yizhu clenched her fists and demanded, "If you take the Primal Source Cauldron, what will happen to the East Sea? Don't you understand?"

Wei Wuji remained silent. If the Primal Source Cauldron, which suppressed the spring, were removed, countless strange energies would gush forth. This would pollute the entire East Sea and eventually spread to the other three seas. At that point, all life in the East Sea would perish. However, this was the sect's decision.

The ancient giants were about to descend, and all sects were preparing for war with all their might. The Myriad Illusions Void Realm had set its sights on the Primal Source Cauldron. Once the war began, many disciples would undoubtedly be injured. The Primal Source Cauldron, a miraculous artifact, could undoubtedly play a crucial role.

He dared not meet Demon Empress Yizhu's eyes and said:"Yizhu, for the sake of our years of acquaintance, please step aside. I will ask the sect to report that you willingly offered it, and then secure a safe place for you and your three children. I've already decided to settle you in the tower I oversee. This way, I can easily look after you in the future."

"Ha!" Demon Empress Yizhu sneered. What a beautiful dream, she thought sarcastically. He wanted to seize the East Sea's Primal Source Cauldron and also possess her? "Easily look after her?" If they truly followed Wei Wuji's arrangement, their family of four would be in the Myriad Illusions Void Realm, completely isolated. Wouldn't they be completely at Wei Wuji's mercy? At that point, if he made improper demands, could she still refuse?

"Wei Wuji, get out of my East Sea Imperial Palace! And never come back!" Demon Empress Yizhu said coldly. Setting aside the future of her and her three children, what about the lives of countless sea demon tribes in the East Sea? No matter what, she could not let Wei Wuji take the Primal Source Cauldron.

Wei Wuji grew slightly annoyed and said, "Yizhu, I've tried my best to consider your interests! Can't you ever think of me?"

Demon Empress Yizhu laughed in anger. "Sacrifice the lives of billions of creatures in my East Sea for your sake? Are you worthy? And stop saying things like it's beyond your control. If you had resisted when the Myriad Illusions Void Realm gave the order, for the sake of the mission's success, the sect would never have sent you. Since they sent you, it means you're very willing to complete this mission. Perhaps you even signed a military pledge. Am I right?"

As someone capable of governing the vast East Sea, Demon Empress Yizhu's insight was beyond doubt. Wei Wuji's deception was clear as day to her.

A flicker of panic crossed Wei Wuji's eyes. Indeed, she was right. The Myriad Illusions Void Realm had issued a mission to retrieve the Primal Source Cauldron, offering a bottle of Primordial Nine-Colored Marrow as a reward. Many had vied for this mission. Wei Wuji had been at the forefront, the first to express his desire to undertake it. Ultimately, considering that Wei Wuji had been the primary contact with the East Sea for years, the mission was assigned to him.

In his opinion, this was a perfect arrangement. First, he would receive the reward, allowing him to successfully break through to the Two-Aperture Nascent Soul stage. Second, he would be able to bring Demon Empress Yizhu to his side. He felt that the main reason he hadn't been able to win over Demon Empress Yizhu all these years was because she had the East Sea. She simply didn't need to rely on him. If she and her three children were in the Myriad Illusions Void Realm, wouldn't they be completely at his mercy? What he hadn't expected was that Demon Empress Yizhu was exceptionally intelligent and saw through his scheme instantly.

This made Wei Wuji feel ashamed and annoyed. He said in a deep voice:"Yizhu, I've said all the good words I can. Don't force my hand! The decision of the Myriad Illusions Void Realm is not something a mere woman like you can stop. If you obediently follow my arrangements, your family of four can still receive my protection."

"We don't need your protection!" Just then, Second Prince Mengcheng arrived, having heard the commotion. His two younger sisters followed behind him. He said coldly, "Even if my mother needed protection, she would only seek out Uncle Jiang. She would never turn to someone like you!"

"Jiang Fan?" Wei Wuji recalled the day in the East Sea when Demon Empress Yizhu had been exceptionally intimate with Jiang Fan, and jealousy flared in his heart. He snorted, "What can a mere junior from a minor sect offer you? Can he compare to me, Wei Wuji?"

Demon Empress Yizhu gazed at him indifferently and said, "Compare to him? He's a hundred times stronger than you!"

Wei Wuji's face quickly darkened and he angrily said:"Yizhu! You're too presumptuous! Presuming on my affection for you, you've forgotten your place! I've tolerated you endlessly in the past, yet you've only grown worse each time! Now you're even threatening me with Jiang Fan! It seems a lesson is in order!"

He clenched his palm, and an oddly shaped, supreme-grade magical artifact appeared in his hand. He mercilessly unleashed it towards Demon Empress Yizhu. Though both were at the One-Aperture realm, he came from one of the Seven Great Sects. How could Demon Empress Yizhu's cultivation techniques compare to his? It was time to let this woman see his true power. Always being polite, she really thought she could walk all over him!

Demon Empress Yizhu remained expressionless, gently raising her hand and waving. A crushing force from a Three-Aperture Demon Empress instantly sent the attacking Wei Wuji flying backward, spitting blood. Before he could react, Demon Empress Yizhu pressed her palm down, and Wei Wuji was pinned to the ground by a powerful current of water, unable to move.

His face showed horror, and he said in disbelief, "A Three-Aperture Demon Empress? How is that possible?"

The Second Prince snorted, "With Uncle Jiang on her side, anything is possible for my mother! Uncle Jiang helped my mother reach the Three-Aperture Demon Empress realm. Can you do that? And you dare compare yourself to Uncle Jiang? Are you worthy? You even wanted to teach my mother a lesson? I knew you were no good a long time ago."

Demon Empress Yizhu raised her hand, stopping him, and said:"There's no need to say more to someone like this."

After obtaining the Demon Infant Fruit, she exhausted the East Sea's resources to exchange for precious Demon Empress cultivation resources from Taicang Great State. Relying on years of accumulated foundation, she successfully opened her two apertures. After sufficient accumulation, she then used the Demon Infant Fruit to open her third aperture. She glanced at Wei Wuji with disdain and said:

"Get out."

Wei Wuji was mortified. He had been utterly outdone by Jiang Fan! Just recently, Jiang Fan had merely been a junior at the Core Formation realm. Now, he had stolen his woman and helped Demon Empress Yizhu break through to the Three-Aperture realm, effectively stepping all over him.

"Jiang Fan!" Wei Wuji shouted, "Demon Empress Yizhu, Jiang Fan can't protect you! This time, not only have I come to the East Sea, but our Realm Lord has also arrived! If he's capable, let Jiang Fan try to protect you from our Realm Lord!"

"What?" Demon Empress Yizhu's face paled. The Realm Lord of the Myriad Illusions Void Realm had come!

As she was filled with unease, a faint, indifferent voice drifted in:"Good! A sect master of the Seven Great Sects. I don't mind killing another one!"