"Thank you, Senior, for your help."
Even though Ling Yun was in danger, he was still very calm and composed. This kind of temperament that would not change even if a mountain collapsed in front of him was purely his personal style.
However, the appearance of the Emperor Brush and the Earth Emperor's Book at the same time meant that Ling Yun had to express his gratitude.
The last time they acted together was to help Ling Yun snatch Ning Lingyu's Heavenly Gift. Ling Yun wouldn't have been able to deal with the commotion that time.
"Don't stand on ceremony."
The Earth Emperor's Book was simple and unadorned as it floated in front of Ling Yun. It continued to emit circles of thick yellow halos, forming an earthy yellow eggshell that enveloped Ling Yun completely. It formed a space of its own that was impenetrable.
However, at this moment, the strange palms outside didn't give up. They instantly combined and formed a giant scarlet palm. It was suffused with a demonic scarlet glow as it attacked the earthy yellow eggshell created by the Earth Emperor's Book!
"Still not giving up!"
Ling Yun heard the Earth Emperor's Book's artifact spirit's voice. Immediately after, he saw the yellow glow that engulfed his body suddenly expand like a balloon that was blown up violently. It spread in all directions!
The soil around Ling Yun was instantly pushed back by the yellow glow!
Rumble!
After a series of tremors, Ling Yun realized that there was an additional space with a radius of more than ten meters around him. This was different from the Yellow Springs Earth Emperor Technique that Ling Yun used. This space wouldn't close up. It was a real space created by the Earth Emperor's Book!
"Haha!"
This time, Ling Yun was completely at ease. He cupped his fists and bowed to the Earth Emperor's Book again. "Senior, please show yourself."
Up until now, Ling Yun had seen the Emperor Brush's artifact spirit many times. However, Ling Yun had never seen the Earth Emperor's Book's artifact spirit except for the portrait of the "Earth Emperor" on the title page of the Earth Emperor's Book.
"Hehe, to put it bluntly, we are just artifact spirits. It doesn't matter if we show ourselves or not."
The Earth Emperor's Book hesitated for a long time before replying to Ling Yun.
"In any case, we will meet sooner or later. Senior, please show yourself."
Ling Yun was very insistent. Since you have already shown yourself, what's there to be embarrassed about? You can't expect me to talk to a book, right? If you transform into your human form, it won't be so awkward. Moreover, we can take the opportunity to get to know each other better.
"Alright."
The earthy yellow light intensified, and the Earth Emperor's Book in front of Ling Yun disappeared. A person appeared in front of him.
This was also an old man. He was very tall and had a pale face without any facial hair. His expression was rigid and serious, and his eyes were kind and amiable. However, his expression maintained a kind of seriousness. He wore a pure white robe and held a large ancient book in his right hand. He looked like an old pedant or a teacher.
The image of the Earth Emperor's Book was exactly the same as what Ling Yun had imagined the artifact spirit of the Earth Emperor's Book to look like. He quickly cupped his fists and greeted, "Ling Yun pays his respects to Senior."
The Earth Emperor's Book's spirit's figure flashed as it avoided Ling Yun's bow and said, "It's fine if you call us seniors, but there's no need for such formalities in the future. In fact, you're our master now."
"…"
He scratched his head unnaturally and said, "How can I accept that?"
"There's nothing to be embarrassed about. After all, I'm just a book, and the Emperor Brush is just a brush used by the Emperor. Even though it's arrogant and unruly, it has never dared to accept your bow in its human form."
Ling Yun was stunned. He recalled carefully. Indeed, every time he bowed to the Emperor Brush's spirit, the old fellow would intentionally or unintentionally avoid it.
"Alright."
Since the Earth Emperor's Book had already said so, Ling Yun naturally didn't insist. Instead, he went straight to the point. "Senior, what exactly is going on? That ball of demonic aura is so powerful. How could it be your enemy? "
Ling Yun knew that the Emperor Brush's spirit loved to act cool and was especially fond of being mysterious. No matter what, it loved to hide it and was too lazy to explain it to Ling Yun.
However, the Earth Emperor's Book was different. Even though it never showed itself in the past, it was always generous and gave Ling Yun a lot of benefits. Therefore, Ling Yun wanted to take the opportunity to find out more about the ancient times.
"That's right." The Earth Emperor's Book nodded.
He raised his hand and pointed at the giant red hand that was still attacking the space outside. "That ball of demonic aura is a drop of blood that the ancient Demon God Gonggong spilled here. With the help of the spiritual energy from the roots of Mount Buzhou, it was nourished for thousands of years and formed a trace of its original spirit."
"Uh …"
Ling Yun was dumbfounded. His brain couldn't keep up with the rhythm. He asked blankly, "Does this mean that the legend of Gonggong touching Mount Buzhou in anger, causing the northwest to tilt and the southeast to sink … is true?"
Ling Yun wasn't dumb. He immediately understood that the ball of demonic aura was a trace of the original spirit that was nurtured by Gonggong's blood with the help of the spiritual energy here. It contained the will of the Demon God Gonggong!
And the Spirit Root that he was looking for when he went deep into the ground was the remaining broken mountain root of Mount Buzhou!
No wonder the Emperor Brush and the Earth Emperor's Book said that the ball of demonic aura was their enemy!
"It's true that Gonggong touched the mountain, but our enemy isn't him. It's the previous owner of the blade in your hand, the ancient Great Demon God Chiyou."
The Earth Emperor's Book's artifact spirit only gave a brief explanation. It obviously didn't want to elaborate. It paused and changed the topic to Ling Yun. "It's actually a little too early for you to come here with your current realm. However, we didn't stop you because you're about to reach the Foundation Establishment Realm soon. The spiritual root on Mount Buzhou will be very beneficial for your foundation establishment. So you can take it."
"Gonggong's original spirit naturally contains a trace of his will. He can sense the aura of me and the Emperor Brush. Originally, he wouldn't have shown himself to find trouble with you. However, along the way, you shouldn't have let the Fire Spirit Phoenix open the way for you …"
Hearing this, Ling Yun suddenly understood. Gonggong was the ancient Water God. How could he not be angry when fire was used in front of him?
"So you completely angered him. However, it wasn't because of this that he decided to attack you."
Ling Yun asked curiously, "Then what was it for?"
The Earth Emperor's Book laughed. "Is there a need to ask? What he really wanted was the perfect body that you painstakingly cultivated! He wanted to kill you, take over your body, and then restore his human form! "
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