Supreme Emptiness

Sister Mu?

You get benefits, then call her sister.

What a real opportunist!

Mu Ziyu rolled her eyes, but when she heard Jiang Fan's question, her mood became heavy again.

She hesitated slightly for a moment.

Sighing, she said, "It's not a secret since the breakthrough has already happened."

"There's no harm in telling you."

"Wasn't Bai Chu taken away by the Dharma Seal Vajra?"

Jiang Fan nodded.

He naturally knew about this.

Mu Ziyu said, "Our Demon Emperor went to Taicang State, seeking support from our backers, to demand Bai Chu from White Horse Temple."

"White Horse Temple didn't agree."

"They compensated us Beihai with a mysterious Spiritual Spring, saying it would give our Beihai Demon Clan another chance to become a Demon Emperor."

Jiang Fan remained silent.

A prodigy transformed by the Dharma Seal Vajra, an opportunity to break through to Demon Emperor.

It's hard to say which holds more significance for Beihai.

Of course, Beihai had no choice.

The fact that White Horse Temple was willing to compensate was already out of respect for Beihai's backers.

If the North Sea Demon Emperor had personally gone to ask, there would be no chance of leaving again.

As Mu Ziyu spoke, anger gradually surfaced on her face:

"But the news leaked."

"Someone took advantage of the chaos in Beihai to destroy the Spiritual Spring."

"Although the Demon Emperor quickly intervened, the water within that assists breakthroughs was rapidly losing its spiritual essence."

"There was no choice but to let the unprepared Crown Prince rush into action."

"And as you saw, the results were as expected."

Jiang Fan slightly shook his head as he listened.

In this world, even a giant like White Horse Temple would find aiding someone to achieve Nascent Soul troublesome.

But destroying someone's path to Nascent Soul - that's unbelievably easy!

"No one wants to see your Beihai have a second Demon Emperor."

"You should have been prepared for this."

With a stern expression, Mu Ziyu said:

"We were already guarding strictly."

"But someone still precisely found a loophole."

"Let us find them."

"Otherwise, this account will certainly be settled!"

In his heart, Jiang Fan thought, "Do you even need to investigate?"

"The Demon Emperor should be as clear as a mirror, just pretending not to know."

Who would be most directly affected by the Beihai giving birth to a second Demon Emperor?

The other three seas.

Sanqing Mountain.

But the Yizhu Demon Emperor and Old Dream Demon Emperor have been too preoccupied with their own troubles to plot against Beihai.

The West Sea Demon Emperor still needs his son to rely on Beihai's Divinity Transformation Relics. If he wanted to act, he'd wait until his son finished visiting the relics, right?

So, the answer emerges.

Sanqing Mountain!

To prevent Beihai from gaining strength and breaking free of constraints, they sent someone to destroy the Divine Spring.

Judging by the despicable acts they've committed in the East Sea and South Sea.

This fits perfectly with their way of doing things.

Not long after.

Jiang Fan met the Beihai Crown Prince.

Fortunately, he was still alive.

But unfortunately, he was barely recognizable.

Not only did he resemble a piece of charcoal, but his body was riddled with wounds, incomplete and devastated.

Barely breathing.

Had it not been for the North Sea Demon Emperor's intervention at the last moment, he would have been obliterated, both form and spirit.

Jiang Fan increasingly realized the preciousness of the Deceiving God Pearl.

If the Beihai Crown Prince had the pearl, he could have paused the tribulation when things seemed to go awry.

Wait until fully prepared to try again.

"Demon Emperor, this is Jiang Fan of the Human Clan, here specifically to visit the Crown Prince."

Mu Ziyu led Jiang Fan forward.

The North Sea Demon Emperor, guarding by the bedside, was covered in blood and didn't bother with his appearance.

His eyes, full of guilt, gazed at the barely living Crown Prince.

Upon hearing, he turned his head slightly and nodded: "You're the Jiang Fan who defeated Bai Chu, our clan's Bai Chu, right?"

"Thank you."

"Take this young master to the guest hall to rest."

Just as expected.

The North Sea Demon Emperor was in a heavy mood, so Jiang Fan's request to enter the relics at this time would be inappropriate.

He could only wait until the Crown Prince was healed to mention it again.

"Demon Emperor, I am Jiang Fan, a disciple of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, and the sworn brother of the three Demon Emperors of the East Sea, West Sea, and South Sea."

"Here on behalf of the Human Clan, and representing the Three Seas, to visit the Crown Prince."

Oh?

The North Sea Demon Emperor had barely paid attention to Jiang Fan.

Hearing the last sentence, even his furrowed brows couldn't help but rise.

A sworn brother of the Demon Emperors?

And three of them?

Are those three Demon Emperors so easily swayed to form brotherhoods?

He looked towards Mu Ziyu, silently questioning the truth with his eyes.

To his surprise, Mu Ziyu was wide-eyed and speechless, even more astonished than he was.

No.

When did Jiang Fan start making such waves in the Vast Sea?

He has even formed brotherhoods with three Demon Emperors?

The North Sea Demon Emperor had doubts in his heart, but was much more polite on the surface:

"So it's Little Friend Jiang."

"Thank you for visiting my son."

With that, he sighed dejectedly:

"You've seen a joke. He failed to break through to become a Demon Emperor and ended up in such an embarrassing state."

Jiang Fan said earnestly:

"In the face of such vast heavenly power, the Crown Prince hurried into battle and dared to confront it—already a commendable show of courage."

"I admire him sincerely, how dare I laugh?"

"Moreover, breaking through to the Nascent Soul of a Demon Emperor is inherently a path of nine deaths and one life; failure is the norm, success is just accidental."

"What is embarrassing about it?"

Upon hearing these words.

The North Sea Demon Emperor's eyes suddenly became moist as he looked at the Crown Prince, who was about to perish, and his voice was choked with emotion:

"My son, did you hear that?"

"A little friend from the Human Clan says that even though you failed, you are still honorable and not disgraceful."

"You will always be your father's pride."

Mu Ziyu's eyes turned slightly red.

Before taking the spring water, what the Crown Prince cared about most was not whether he would die.

But rather, whether his failure would bring shame to the North Sea.

She couldn't bear to see the Demon Emperor saddened.

Turning around, she said, "Young Master Jiang, let me take you to the guest pavilion to rest."

Jiang Fan was also slightly moved.

He could feel the North Sea Demon Emperor's remorse and sorrow.

For the sake of the North Sea, his son hastily embarked on a path of nine deaths and one life.

Then he watched with his own eyes as his son was nearly obliterated under the Heavenly Thunder.

Those thunders struck the Crown Prince's body.

And they also struck his heart.

He glanced at the bottles and jars of healing substances by the bed.

They were indeed quite impressive.

Most of them seemed to have been used already.

But the Crown Prince's injuries had not been effectively alleviated.

Looking again at the Demon Emperor's expression, he had probably already prepared himself for the Crown Prince's death.

Jiang Fan immediately took out a Revitalizing Pill and said, "Demon Emperor."

"We in the Human Clan have some decent Healing Pills."

"This one is called the Revitalizing Pill. As long as there is one breath left, it can successfully prolong life."

"Perhaps the Demon Emperor can let the Crown Prince try it."

The North Sea Demon Emperor, holding back murky tears, turned to look at the Revitalizing Pill in Jiang Fan's palm, hoarsely saying:

"Thank you, Little Friend."

"My son has used many medicines already."

"It's useless."

He had already lost heart.

With the healing materials gathered with the whole power of the North Sea proving ineffective, how could the medicine of a Human youth be of help?

Jiang Fan said: "Demon Emperor, just try it."

"We in the Human Clan have an unpleasant saying: apply a living horse doctor to a dead horse."

"What if it works?"

The North Sea Demon Emperor thought for a moment, then accepted the pill.

He was just about to give it to the Crown Prince.

At this moment.

A flamboyant woman came running in urgently:

"Demon Emperor, Demon Emperor, the Hundred Herbs Master from Shennong Cliff has arrived!"

Hearing this.

The North Sea Demon Emperor's eyes flashed with an intense light, filled with tremendous hope: "Quick! Quick, invite him!"

Mu Ziyu also showed a look of surprise: "The Crown Prince is saved!"

She couldn't help but cheer.

The noble lady noticed she was also present, and her expression turned stern: "What are you doing here?"

"Get out!"

Mu Ziyu's face stiffened, and she immediately backed out of the ward, respectfully saying: "Yes, Empress."

The noble lady in front of her was no other than the Beihai Empress.

She seemed to have quite an opinion about Mu Ziyu.

With a sweeping glance from her phoenix eyes, she landed on Jiang Fan, saying: "Are you my son's friend?"

The North Sea Demon Emperor picked up the conversation and said: "Little Friend Jiang, please follow Ziyu to the guest pavilion to rest."

As he spoke.

He casually placed the Revitalizing Pill among the pile of Healing Pills without intending to use it.

Seeing that his pill was not cherished.

Jiang Fan frowned slightly and said:

"Demon Emperor, if you don't need this pill, please return it to me."

Since they trust the Hundred Herbs Master.

Then let them be.

If it can heal, that's good; I save a Revitalizing Pill.

If he dies, it cannot be blamed on me for not saving him.

The North Sea Demon Emperor was slightly stunned.

Returning a pill that was given away?

Could it be that this pill is very precious?

He regretted casually handling this Spirit Pill.