"That makes it much simpler. Do you know the name of this person?"
Ye Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Saint Lord Qi Ye was not intentionally making things difficult.
"You’ll have to find his descendants yourself. As for the person, I remember his title was something like the King of Divine Domain..."
Saint Lord Qi Ye recalled then nodded to himself, "That’s right, the King of Divine Domain, someone called Ji Wanxie. Finding his descendants might be a bit troublesome, considering how many years have passed."
"I’m afraid it won’t be troublesome at all."
Ye Xuan smiled wryly, "His descendants still control the Divine Domain, and the Divine Domain is one of the two major dominions of the Eastern Realm."
The descendants of the King of Divine Domain are none other than the current Divine Domain Empress, aren’t they?
"Is that so? Didn’t expect that guy had such a background?"
Saint Lord Qi Ye was a bit surprised and then showed a look of realization, "I didn’t expect Ji Wanxie’s descendants to be so accomplished, though now each generation is weaker than the last; it seems his descendants aren’t that remarkable either."
"Quite the opposite, the Divine Domain Empress is now only one step away from the Emperor level, and is one of the strongest in the Eastern Realm."
Ye Xuan chuckled, though it was a bitter laugh. This fellow wanted him to teach that Divine Domain Empress a lesson, wasn’t that a joke?
Saint Lord Qi Ye was stunned for a moment, then frowned, but soon his gaze fell back on Ye Xuan, smiling, "Young man, I believe in you. With your potential, you may very well reach that step one day. I’m not asking you to complete this task right now. Wait until you become stronger. By then, it would be best to conquer that woman, that Empress. To conquer her would be the greatest reward for me."
"I’ll try my best then."
Ye Xuan shrugged. Though he couldn’t do it now, it didn’t mean he wouldn’t be able to in the future.
"Haha, that’s the spirit! Now you can refine the Holy and Demon Map Scroll. Once you refine it, you can command the exotic army within the scroll. Those people will obey you. The moment they have a rebellious thought, they’ll be eliminated by the Holy and Demon Map Scroll, turning to ashes."
"So, you don’t need to worry about the loyalty of those alien clans. Their lives and deaths are all at your whim. If you fully understand the Holy and Demon Map Scroll someday, you can also enslave more alien strongmen with it to enhance the scroll’s power."
Saint Lord Qi Ye now considered Ye Xuan as his heir and was evidently more attentive, he said.
"Why is there a Seventh Grade Extreme Martial Saint in the Holy and Demon Map Scroll? With your cultivation, I’m afraid you can’t subdue such a strong person, even with the Holy and Demon Map Scroll." Ye Xuan asked curiously.
"That’s true, those level of powerhouses were not subdued by me, even as the master of the Holy and Demon Map Scroll, I cannot command them."
Saint Lord Qi Ye sighed.
"Even you can’t command them? Don’t you have the power of life and death over them?"
Ye Xuan looked puzzled.
"Strong people often have their pride, let alone a Seventh Grade Extreme Martial Saint, such a person is a major figure in the Ancient World. He would rather be killed by the Holy and Demon Map Scroll than obey someone less powerful. What can I do, should I really just kill him?"
Saint Lord Qi Ye shrugged. Obviously, such people couldn’t be killed; if they were killed, the power of the Holy and Demon Map Scroll would be greatly diminished, so he had no other options.
"That is indeed very troublesome."
Ye Xuan said no more, his palm absorbed, and the Holy and Demon Map Scroll flew over, then after injecting True Yuan into it, Ye Xuan’s soul power also delved deep within, as if entering a vast sea of clouds.
Ultimately, in the vast fog, Ye Xuan found a floating mark, emitting an astonishing light.
"This is the Artifact Spirit."
Ye Xuan looked at the suspended mark in mid-air, and then his soul power surged out, quickly enveloping it.
Just as Ye Xuan was about to refine the suspended mark, a voice suddenly emitted from within.
"The Artifact Spirit?"
Ye Xuan was not surprised; at this level, having Spiritual Wisdom was not unusual.
"Kid, the Holy and Demon Map Scroll is not something ordinary people can possess. If your strength is not enough, you can easily suffer a backlash and be killed by those alien clans. That’s common."
The voice of the Artifact Spirit came again.
"Life and death are the mandate of heaven. If one’s strength is insufficient, then even if they die, they can’t blame others. If one wishes to be above others, they must take some risks."
Ye Xuan spoke calmly.
"Good, since you have such awareness, I won’t say much. Once you refine the Holy and Demon Map Scroll, you can open it. But I advise you to act within your means; otherwise, you might lose your life for nothing."
After the Artifact Spirit finished speaking, it fell silent.
Ye Xuan showed no hesitation because of the Artifact Spirit’s words. His soul power quickly spread out, beginning to refine this floating mark.
The refining process was swift and without issues, and after a dozen or so minutes, the mark was fully refined.
"Now you should be able to open the world of the scroll."
As Ye Xuan just opened his eyes, Saint Lord Qi Ye’s voice came to his ears.
A glint of brilliance appeared in Ye Xuan’s eyes; he concentrated, controlling the scroll in front of him. The Holy and Demon Map Scroll slowly opened, revealing a vividly realistic scene from within.
A vast ancient land, though expansive, its edges and end were almost visible to the naked eye.
Rather than a space, it was more like a prison.
At this moment, a vortex slowly appeared in mid-air, from which a dazzling ray of light shone through.
"Someone has opened the Scroll Space!"
Someone in the crowd exclaimed.
"Who is it? Isn’t Qi Ye dead? Could the Holy and Demon Map Scroll have a new master?"
"It must be! Finally, damn, we’ve been stuck in this hellhole for so long, we finally have a chance to get out and breathe."
The world inside the scroll was in an uproar.
Having been sealed for so long, this sudden occurrence was like a rare sunshine breaking over a frozen snowfield.
This space wasn’t large, and as soon as something happened, everyone in the space knew about it at once.
Within that vortex, a figure quickly projected, becoming the image of a young handsome man, it was none other than Ye Xuan.
This was a will projection, not the actual body. It was Ye Xuan’s first time entering here, and it would be reckless to enter with his actual body.
Upon entering the world of the scroll, Ye Xuan sensed four powerful auras immediately.
The four most powerful people in the Holy and Demon Map Scroll.
One Seventh Grade Extreme Martial Saint, three Seventh Grade Martial Saints.