Supreme Emptiness

Chapter 2325: Chapter 2374: Reward

When the West Empress finally saw it clearly, her pupils trembled violently. "Th-this is..."

A glittering Cultivation Technique was reflected in her consciousness. At the very beginning, a line of striking text read: "Pseudo-Immortal Technique, *Ancestor-Devouring Poison Sutra*."

Her Cultivation Technique was clearly the *True Ancestor-Reverting Sutra*. Yet, Jiang Fan had thrown back the *Ancestor-Devouring Poison Sutra*, which was also a Pseudo-Immortal Technique?

Suppressing the astonishment in her heart, she carefully read through the text. The more she read, the more shocked she became. The essence of this Pseudo-Immortal Technique was incredibly similar to the *True Ancestor-Reverting Sutra*; it seemed to be a perfect imitation.

When she reached the end, she couldn’t help but slap her thigh and exclaim, "You can actually do this?

"Isn’t this far too wicked?"

Yu Luo raised her brow and shot a bewildered glance at Jiang Fan. She wondered what this man had given the West Empress. How could it make the ruler of a realm lose her composure to such an extent?

Ignoring her bearing entirely, the West Empress let the joy on her face overflow, praising it endlessly. "Brilliant! This is absolutely brilliant!

"With this, I will no longer have any lingering threats to worry about!"

This *Ancestor-Devouring Poison Sutra* had been modified by imitating the essence of the *True Ancestor-Reverting Sutra*. However, it was a Poison Technique! The deeper one progressed in it, the more potent the toxic poison in their bloodline would become. In theory, upon cultivating it to the absolute peak, even someone in the Saint Realm would die upon contact. If some clueless, unlucky fool were to take a bite to devour her bloodline, the resulting scene would be a spectacular sight to behold.

The sharp blade that had originally been hanging over her head had turned into a sneaky Killing Device to ambush others. This modified Cultivation Technique was wicked beyond belief! It was originally designed by an expert to harm others, but Jiang Fan had altered it to specifically trap experts!

She looked at Jiang Fan, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and murmured, "No wonder my second persona liked him. Those two are truly cut from the same cloth."

She exhaled a breath of stale air and carefully, solemnly tucked the Jade Scroll into her Space Storage Device before saying, "You have put in a lot of effort, Mr. Jiang. I am extremely grateful.

"As for your request, there is no need for you to bring it up!

"He wants to sneakily take a concubine while I’m in seclusion? No way!"

How could the East Emperor’s little tricks escape her senses? It was simply that her second persona was out of control at the time, leaving her with no time to intervene. Now that she had nothing to worry about, how could she let that shameless old fool get what he wanted?

Jiang Fan was stunned. He had thought the West Empress tacitly approved of the East Emperor taking a concubine! He couldn’t help but ask, "Are you... not worried that the Northern Heavenly State will lack an heir?

"After all, the two of you don’t have any children."

This was Linglong’s previous speculation.

The West Empress’s expression turned slightly cold. "He still wants an heir? Hmph! Keep dreaming!"

A faint, indistinct trace of hatred surfaced in her eyes.

Jiang Fan was slightly surprised. It turned out there was some unknown rift between the East Emperor and the West Empress. Carefully recalling their behavior in the Void that day, they hadn’t acted like husband and wife at all.

At the same time, it dawned on him. The East Emperor had ruled the Northern Heavenly State for ten thousand years—why did he never have an heir? Could it be that in ten millennia, not a single woman had caught his eye? The biggest reason was likely the West Empress. She was the one obstructing him!

Understanding this, Jiang Fan smiled wryly. "You should have said so earlier! I spent all that time and effort comprehending this Cultivation Technique for you!"

The West Empress scolded him with a laugh, "Did you think I would treat you unfairly?"

She raised her palm, and a sphere woven from Law Chains appeared in her grasp.

Jiang Fan’s pupils shrank. Power of Laws! Furthermore, it was the West Empress’s complete Power of Laws! It would be enough to initially light up the yellow gourd and deal with the vast majority of experts in the Virtuous Realm. It could even somewhat deter a being at the level of a Nine-winged Great Angel!

With a life-saving trump card in hand, his hard work had not been in vain.

Yu Luo, who had been watching from the sidelines, raised a brow and asked, "What about me?"

She wondered why Jiang Fan got such an astonishing reward, while she received nothing at all.

The West Empress glanced at her. "Thanks for participating.

"You may leave now."

The implication was that Jiang Fan had beaten her? Yu Luo’s gaze suddenly turned sharp. "Are you saying I lost to him in comprehending the Cultivation Technique?"

"Lost?" The West Empress shook her head and said, "Since I am in a good mood, I will agree to your request to admire the Five Magnet Immortal Mountain.

"Don’t ask about anything else.

"The two of you may leave now."

Eager to return and activate the yellow gourd, Jiang Fan turned around and left with brisk steps. Though Yu Luo was thoroughly unconvinced, she didn’t dare act out of line in front of a Nine-winged Great Angel. She could only glare fixedly at Jiang Fan’s back as she walked out.

Little did they know, the West Empress was glancing at them. She formed a hand seal, and a bizarre, profound wave of Magic silently swept over the two.

Yu Luo’s figure paused for a moment. She suddenly felt as if something had vanished from her mind. Thinking back carefully, her memory had severed right before the West Empress revealed the Cultivation Technique, and the subsequent process of her comprehending it had also been lost. She understood that the West Empress had used her most adept secret technique.

However, she did not stop walking, nor did she find it strange. How could the West Empress allow a third party to know her Pseudo-Immortal Technique? Anyone who saw it would inevitably have their memories erased.

Jiang Fan also noticed the mysterious Magic. Feigning bewilderment, he stopped in his tracks, looked back at the West Empress, and asked, "Did you delete my memory?"

"Just a few unimportant things," the West Empress replied expressionlessly.

Jiang Fan left, acting half-convinced and half-doubtful.

Once the two had departed, the West Empress took out the Jade Scroll again, a trace of smugness curling on her lips. "Brat, you can trick others, but you can’t trick me."

If Jiang Fan were to spread this Magic far and wide, then in the future, when she absorbed the bloodlines of others, she would also be poisoned! Jiang Fan appeared to be helping her, but in reality, he wanted to cut off her cruel path of cultivation. However, for all his calculations, Jiang Fan could never have predicted that she possessed a Magic capable of erasing the existence of certain things.

Now, in all of heaven and earth, the West Empress alone possessed the *Ancestor-Devouring Poison Sutra*. From now on, she could absorb the bloodlines of others, but no one could absorb hers! Trading a cluster of Power of Laws for such a Cultivation Technique was truly a massive bargain.

But what she didn’t know was that, after leaving the West Saint Palace, a playful smile curled on Jiang Fan’s lips as he muttered, "West Empress, thank you for your Power of Laws.

"As for your Cultivation Technique, I’ll leave you a surprise when I depart from the Northern Heavenly State."

Right at that moment, he felt an intensely penetrating gaze. Turning his head, he saw Yu Luo staring coldly at him.

"To think I actually lost to you in comprehending the Martial Path?

"That’s impossible!"

Jiang Fan merely shot her a glance and walked straight away, not bothering to pay her any mind.

Yu Luo was just about to chase after him when the Mixed Element Archangel appeared in a flash, wearing a smile. "Did everything go smoothly?"

Yu Luo felt deeply humiliated as she replied, "It didn’t!

"I lost to that member of the Human Clan!"

Hmm?

The Mixed Element Nine-winged Archangel’s gaze shifted slightly. "You lost?

"How is that possible?"

Yu Luo said, "The West Empress didn’t say anything; she just told me to leave. She even said that she was only giving us the chance to admire the Five Magnet Immortal Mountain because she was in a good mood."

The Mixed Element Nine-winged Archangel found this completely absurd. Could Yu Luo’s physique for comprehending the Great Dao actually be inferior to a member of the Human Clan?

Pondering for a moment, he calmly moved his five fingers, forming signs. A stream of time slowly flowed past him, containing numerous images of the past. He was actually proficient in the Magic of viewing the past!

"I will capture the past and see if I can find the reason," he said.

Soon after, he captured the space-time memories of the two comprehending the Cultivation Technique. Although the vast majority had been deleted by the West Empress, he still managed to find some mottled fragments.

One of the fragments distinctly displayed the image of the text: "Pseudo-Immortal Technique, *Ancestor-Devouring Poison Sutra*."

Witnessing this scene, he petrified on the spot. A turbulent storm of shock surged in his eyes.