Chapter 1182: 1182

“That’s right . Hometown . ” Astro Sovereign said slowly . “Although it is already destroyed, it still worth a shot to have a look at that place . “

“But you have to be careful . There are so many people trying to look for fellow Daoist Shao over these years . Even more have tried to find fellow Daoist Suo . “

“Thanks for the instructions, your majesty . ” Yan Zhaoge said that while bowing to Astro Sovereign .

It was true that all the people in the World beyond Worlds and Gao Han, the Exalted Solar Luminary who wandered in the outer s . p . a . ce, had paid close attention to the Exalted Fire Luminary’s whereabouts .

Even the people in the immortal court was looking for him .

After he had remembered the direction and path which Astro Sovereign had told him, Yan Zhaoge stared at Astro Sovereign who was in the ice pillar while pondering for a moment before he said, “Your majesty, I have gone to the Roving Jade Heavens before and met Senior Chu there . It was thanks to her that I knew about where you are . “

Since Female Emperor was not here, Yan Zhaoge then felt free to say that .

After all, Female Emperor was not able to pry about what was happening here .

“Lili?” Astro Sovereign smiled while saying, “Is she all right?”

“So far as I have seen, Senior Chu is perfectly fine . ” Yan Zhaoge said that while keeping an eye on the expression on the Astro Sovereign’s face .

Yan Zhaoge had already learned from his mother that Chu Lili might have something to do with the Nine Underworlds .

However, the situation he was witnessing now was that Astro Sovereign had been forced to be frozen here due to the stalemate with the big demon .

Then Yan Zhaoge was guessing if there was any secrets underneath .

Astro Sovereign asked, “Is she in a stable condition?”

“She looks great . ” Yan Zhaoge answered, “Well, I don’t know if it’s so rude to say this, but Senior Chu seems pretty . . . alive . “

With a wry smile, he added, “Or so to speak, she has a young state of mind . “

“But I could see that she has been missing you, your majesty . “

“That’s who Lili is . ” Astro Sovereign shook his head and smiled, saying, “She’s like a child who refuses to grow up . But she is way more mature than before when she was a teenager . “

Yan Zhaoge seized the chance and said, “She has a letter that she wanted me to deliver to the World beyond Worlds . I know nothing about what’s in the letter . “

“She told me that I could deliver it to either senior apprentice-uncle Yue or Concealed Sovereign . However, I guess she only wanted them to pa . s . s on the letter to you, your majesty . “

Astro Sovereign nodded, “Then I’ll take a look . “

Having taken out of the jade talisman, Yan Zhaoge used his true essence to hold it up and transported it toward the place near the ice pillar .

Then an invincible force coming from the ice pillar sucked the jade talisman into the ice pillar .

Astro Sovereign raised his hand to grab the jade talisman .

After a short while, he smiled, “Lili is so thoughtful . “

“Do you need to send a letter in reply, your majesty? I can send it back to her . ” Yan Zhaoge asked that . Then Astro Sovereign shook his head, saying, “A message would be enough . Tell Lili not to worry about me and feel ease to cultivate in the Roving Jade Heavens . “

Yan Zhaoge nodded, saying, “I see . I’ll send her the message . “

Then he asked, “Your majesty, I don’t know so much about the details so I have to mention this in case of any misunderstandings . Senior Chu has told me to deliver the letter to senior apprentice-uncle Yue or Concealed Sovereign, however she never said anything about Earthly Sovereign or Female Emperor . . . “

“Lili has always been afraid of fellow Daoist Jiang . ” Astro Sovereign smiled slightly . Then with a thoughtful expression in his eyes, he said, “As for Mingkong, it’s about something else . I understand Lili’s scruple . “

Hearing his words, Yan Zhaoge stopped asking, “I understand . “

Although he was still not clear about the specific reason, he already got what he wanted to know .

It was better not to mention Chu Lili in front of Female Emperor .

Vice versa, mentioning Female Emperor in front of Chu Lili was also not a wise choice .

After thinking for a while, Yan Zhaoge talked about the thing that had been on his mind, which was about s . h . i . + Jun and his mother .

“Really?” Hearing what Yan Zhaoge had said, Astro Sovereign was lost in thought and then said, “Though I haven’t seen it for myself and couldn’t make a precise conclusion, I believe the judgement of you and Mingkong . The big demon who wanted to use your peer as an incarnation should not be an easy one to deal with . But I can’t tell its specific origin nor cultivation realm unless I see it with my own eyes . “

“What a pity . . . “

Yan Zhaoge nodded with an understanding look .

Yan Zhaoge knew that Astro Sovereign felt pity for not being able to help because of the fight against the return of the Gui Shui Demon .

If s . h . i . + Jun and his mother were sent back, that big demon might return . Even worse, if the big demons united with each other and fought together, even Astro Sovereign was not able to suppress all of them .

By then the rebirth of the Gui Shui Demon would already be a catastrophe to the world, not to mention the possibility that all the big demons would be reborn .

“Senior Chu gave me some Devil Sealing G . o . dly Water . And I have been investigating the water over the years . ” Yan Zhaoge said, “Now I have made some progress and am hoping to make some old mechanisms before the Great Calamity reappear, which might be helpful to suppress the big demon . “

Astro Sovereign was a bit surprised, “Really?”

He could only have a limited knowledge about Yan Zhaoge during their short conversation . But he already detected that Yan Zhaoge was a person who lived up to his words when it came to the serious matters . So if Yan Zhaoge had said that there was a hope to reappear those mechanisms, then that was not a groundless thing .

What’s more, although he knew nothing about the Heavenly Mysteries Pavilion, Astro Sovereign could still sense that Yan Zhaoge’s insight was way more acute than normal cultivators .

“I have wished to solve the problem of my junior apprentice-niece and his mother so I kept researching for all these years . Finally, I have made some achievements . However, it’s not enough . ” Yan Zhaoge cupped his hands, saying, “Your majesty, I wonder if you could tell me some of your experiences of preventing the return of the Gui Shui Demon for thousands of years and I could learn something from you . “

“Of course . ” Astro Sovereign agreed instantly and started to tell him .

After they had finished their conversation, Yan Zhaoge looked at Astro Sovereign who was in the ice pillar with pity .

Although he already got some clues here, it would still be a long time for Astro Sovereign could leave this place .

At last, having bowed to Astro Sovereign, he said farewell and left .

Meanwhile, Astro Sovereign watched him leaving with a thoughtful look .

The back view which was heading far away turned to another figure in his eyes .

That pride but calm figure with a long sword hanging on his waist .

That was the Exalted Gold Luminary, Yan Xingtang .

At that time, Astro Sovereign had also witnessed Yan Xingtang leave . Little did he know that they would part forever .

Then another person appeared in his mind because of the memory with Yan Xingtang .

The very person that made him feel more grieved .

Astro Sovereign didn’t have so many friends in his life . And they had all died one after another . Now he was totally alone .

Yan Xingtang’s death was miserable to him . But his other friend, the person in his mind right now, was actually killed by him .

Chen Xuanzong, the Exalted Water Luminary, closed his eyes . Everything that had happened before was still vivid in his mind .

“Xuanzong! Come with me . The appearance of the Nine Underworlds was the fate of this world . Let all those ignorant cultivators and the dying Three Purities Daoism fall into the Nine Underworlds . ” The middle-aged man laughed, “The Buddha won’t save all lives, neither the Daoism . Only the demon could save all of them . You’ll only see who you really are after entering the Nine Underworlds . You’ll know what freedom is!”

He pointed his forehead where there was an ice blue demon pattern, with a twisted smile, “My position should have been yours!”