Many descendants

Chapter 826 The inner demon arises

The Jingdian Palace was shrouded in a defensive array, with Duanmu Yunhua guarding the outside.

Seeing Su Yan approach, Duanmu Yunhua stopped her, "His Majesty is not seeing anyone at this time."

Su Yan said, "Then I'll wait for him here with the children."

The defensive array has been activated.

Duanmu Yunhua stepped back two steps. "Your Majesty the Empress, Your Highness the Eldest Princess, Your Highness the Angel Princess, please."

Su Yan glanced at him and said, "Thank you."

Then he went inside with his two daughters.

Zi Qi finished his practice, looked at Su Yan and his two daughters, and smiled, "What's wrong? It's just a tribulation, why are you so deeply troubled? Little Seven, Little Xiao Qi, come here and give Daddy a hug~"

Xiaoqi and Xiaomiqi rushed into Ziqi's arms.

"I'm sorry, Father. I shouldn't have disobeyed Mother and Uncle Yu and took it upon myself to bring Xiao Miqi, which disturbed Father's tribulation," Xiao Qi cried loudly.

Xiaomiqi also said, "From now on, Xiaomiqi will take care of Daddy."

Ziqi was both amused and exasperated. "It's alright. I predicted I wouldn't make it through this. But I've managed to escape this predicament because your mother is there to protect me, so Father Emperor isn't affected."

"Your cultivation level has dropped to the Saint rank, and you still say it won't have any impact." Su Yan walked to his side. "I've had a bad feeling these past two days, and I never thought it would actually happen to you. I never imagined it would be you..."

"Why can't it be me? On the path of cultivation, there is no distinction between male and female, high and low, noble and base. It's just that I failed to kill the demon slave. I hope Wen Jin and the others can capture her and eliminate this threat."

"A demon slave?" Su Yan asked in surprise.

Ziqi gently patted Xiaoqi and Xiaomiqi to comfort them, and replied, "The Demon Ancestor's servant was the one who ambushed me."

"I'd completely forgotten about the Demon Ancestor." Su Yan frowned. "The Demon Ancestor died in the Ancestral Dragon's Tomb. Since the Demon Slaves are still alive, the Demon Ancestor shouldn't be completely extinct either. The Ancestral Dragon lied to me!"

"What did he lie to you about?" Ziqi asked in surprise.

Su Yan briefly recounted what happened at the Ancestral Dragon Tomb, then scoffed coldly, "I'm going to settle this score with him properly."

Ziqi replied, "The Ancestral Dragon must also have his own difficulties. In fact, he and the Demon Ancestor are from the same generation, and perhaps the two are very close friends."

"So my daughter deserves to be bullied and have her talent stolen?" If Zulong hadn't concealed that the Demon Ancestor was not dead, she certainly wouldn't have let this hidden danger go unchecked.

If the Demon Ancestor had died out, how could Ziqi have suffered this calamity?

Su Yan grew angrier the more he thought about it, and his gaze fell on his two daughters who were filled with remorse in his arms. "You two should stop bothering your father. Go back to the God Realm to study."

Xiao Qi glanced timidly at Zi Qi, "Father..."

"Go back now, Father is alright." Ziqi patted their backs. "Study hard, and soon Father will ascend to the God Realm, then he can spend more time with you."

"Mm. Father, please focus on your cultivation. I will come to see you again." Xiao Qi nuzzled against Zi Qi's neck.

Ziqi couldn't help but chuckle, then patted Xiao Miqi's head, "After returning to the God Realm, cultivate your talent for traversing space, and stop wandering around aimlessly."

“Okay, Xiaomi Qi will cultivate diligently,” Xiaomi Qi replied.

Ziqi nodded. "Let's go back."

Su Yan looked at Zi Qi and said, "Although your body is fine, your Dao heart should be affected. You should go to Jiushen Mountain for a period of seclusion, where the immortal spiritual energy is abundant."

"No need, I'll be fine here." Ziqi looked outside the hall. "Besides, I also need to teach Duanmu Yunhua some things, and I also need to take him to greet the various races in the Immortal Realm."

"You want him to succeed as the Eastern Immortal Emperor?" Su Yan asked in surprise. "But is his strength enough to command the obedience of all the races in the Immortal Realm?"

"I will stay in the Immortal Realm for a while longer, and I will help him cultivate."

"But the Eastern Immortal Realm is mostly populated by demonic beasts. He's a human cultivator; can he manage?"

"Heaven is promoting the human race, and I am simply following the trend. He has imperial destiny within him. Moreover, he himself has a karmic connection with Heaven."

Su Yan recalled her reincarnation as a celestial being and her relationship with Duanmu Yunhua...

"Hmm, he's really lucky. I'll take these two girls back first, you focus on your cultivation. I'll come see you again later."

“Okay,” Ziqi replied.

After seeing Su Yan off, Zi Qi couldn't help but let a trickle of golden-red blood spill from the corner of his lips.

Duanmu Yunhua rushed in, "Your Majesty, please take care of your health. If you fail to overcome the Heavenly Tribulation, you may be corrupted by inner demons at any time, affecting your Dao heart."

"It's alright." Ziqi told him to go out first.

After Duanmu Yunhua left, a phantom gradually appeared behind Ziqi. He had excessively eerie purple hair, his eyebrows and eyes were filled with ferocity, and his whole body exuded demonic energy.

"You were utterly destroyed because of her child, yet she now throws herself into the arms of another male. Are you content with that?" The phantom sneered as it approached Ziqi's ear.

Ziqi completely ignored him; that was his inner demon. It existed only in his consciousness, invisible and imperceptible to anyone else.

Gradually, the inner demons merged back into his body.

……

Su Yan sent Xiao Qi and Xiaomi Qi back to the Divine Beast University.

Then she found Qing Linghuan and told him that Ziqi had failed to survive the life-or-death tribulation.

Qing Linghuan was somewhat surprised. "Given his level of comprehension, that's impossible. Even if a child accidentally wandered in, we can simply eliminate them."

“That’s exactly right. Although he seems fine on the surface, I have a feeling it’s not that simple. Could you go and take a look at him for me?”

Qing Linghuan grabbed Su Yan's left wrist, "Didn't he re-mark your partner mark?"

"...He probably forgot. Xiaoqi and Xiaomiqi were there at the time, and he was busy comforting them. He didn't say much to me." Su Yan didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

Qing Linghuan looked at her, her long, alluring fox eyes narrowing slightly. "Yan Yan, it was that guy Jian who kept lying to you after he found out you didn't have a partner mark, and then secretly marked you. With Zi Qi's meticulousness, he should have remarked you immediately."

“…” Su Yan frowned.

"Which of the children's talents can purify demonic nature?" Qing Linghuan asked.

“Even angels can do it.” Su Yan’s eyes narrowed slightly. “You mean Zi Qi might be possessed?”

"It's not a possibility, it's a certainty. After failing the tribulation, inner demons will arise. If they aren't eradicated quickly, they might even fall into demonic possession. The Divine Beast University is going on a long break soon, so arrange for the children to go to the Eastern Immortal Palace and stay with Ziqi for a while. If he has any problems, some of the children will be able to sense them. Also, Xiao Zhaozhao is a follower of demonic laws, so she's most sensitive to demonic nature, especially inner demons!"

"...Where is Wen Jin?"

“Wen Jin won’t work; she’ll only make Zi Qi’s inner demons hide even deeper. As for the children, even if Zi Qi was prepared from the beginning, she can’t be on guard every single day.”

"Hmm. You handle this matter. I need to go to the Ancestral Dragon Tomb." Su Yan looked displeased.

"What do you want with Zu Long?" Qing Linghuan sized her up... It seems like she's preparing for a war!

A thought suddenly struck him, "I'll go with you!"

"Didn't I just tell you to take the children to Dongxian Palace?" Su Yan looked at him.

“I can take anyone with me, but being with you is more important.” Qing Linghuan’s emotions became visibly excited.

Su Yan: "..."

His intentions are too obvious.

But can he defeat the First Emperor?

……