CHAPTER 990: CHAPTER 980: FAILED DESCENT

Planting a Mind Seed within Yu Ji’s consciousness was merely a way for Supreme Xuanyuan to show loyalty.

With this seed, he could directly seize Yu Ji’s body, and that was indeed true.

However, the previous Supreme Xuanyuan had never really thought of doing this.

After all, the body forcibly possessed by his Mind Seed could barely count as one of his avatars, which also contained a trace of his original aura.

The Divine Ancestor Douzhan was still searching for him everywhere, and if he perceived that his conscious avatar existed within the Primordial, he could likely trace the original aura back to his true self.

How could Supreme Xuanyuan allow such a thing to happen?

In this dusty place where he eked out a miserable existence, he sought stability in everything he did now.

Anything that might pose a threat to his true self was discarded without hesitation.

At this moment, the thought of seizing Yu Ji’s body suddenly arose mainly because Yu Ji’s inefficiency over the years had deeply disappointed him.

If he had not already been on the verge of patience, such a thought might never have surfaced in his mind.

"While manifesting an avatar of consciousness in Yu Ji’s body might expose my aura, the chance of being precisely detected by the Divine Ancestor Douzhan should not be that high."

"Since receiving my Magic Decree and returning to the Primordial these years, Yu Ji has achieved nothing. I just want to see what exactly she is up to!"

"If the environment on the Primordial Land she resides in is truly hostile, making the reconstruction of the Demon Palace extremely difficult, then that would be understandable."

"But if, as I suspect, she’s merely paying lip service and shirking her duties?"

"What if she is a Quasi-Saint? If she dares to defy and deceive me, I will kill her without hesitation!"

...

With a cold smile, several strands of obvious killing intent flickered across Supreme Xuanyuan’s face.

Hiding in this dusty land, nearly buried by the dust, he may look pitiful and wretched but do not mistake him for harmless.

Whether in the past or now, when Supreme Xuanyuan intended to kill, he never hesitated.

On the day he and the considerably stronger Divine Ancestor Douzhan joined forces, he dared to attack him in unfavorable circumstances. Lady Yuji, after all, was just a minor Quasi-Saint under his command, and Supreme Xuanyuan naturally would not hesitate to deal with her.

"Instead of directly seizing Yu Ji’s body, I’ll merely send a consciousness to observe her situation; there’s nothing too serious about that."

"If she is incompetent, I’ll give her another chance. If she’s truly deceiving me, I’ll erase her consciousness and withdraw."

"The likelihood of the Divine Ancestor Douzhan detecting me in such a brief interval should be almost nonexistent!"

"Yes, that’s the plan!"

Furrowing his brows slightly, Supreme Xuanyuan pondered for a moment and quickly made a decision in his heart.

...

In the Primordial Land, within a jungle in the northern part of the southern Zhan State.

Standing on a branch extended from a large tree, a Heart Unity Bird with colorful plumage busily targeted the plump insects slowly crawling on nearby branches.

Truth be told, after receiving Supreme Xuanyuan’s Magic Decree, it genuinely committed to memory without a hint of perfunctory intent.

Unfortunately, with its low spiritual wisdom, it only remembered from the decree that it had to head to the Northern Continent.

But as a bird, how could it know the exact direction to the Northern Continent?

With its limited intelligence, all it knew was to continue flying northward.

Along the way, driven by instinct whenever it saw insects or grasshoppers, it would always stop and peck away.

The delicious and juicy plump insects naturally led it to indulge endlessly once it started eating.

For this reason, after years of flying north, it was still in the southern Zhan State.

A plump insect, full of juice, had just been caught in the Heart Unity Bird’s beak when a subtle wave of power crossed the endless void and descended upon it suddenly.

"Damn, who the hell is plotting against me!"

"This is not my subordinate Yu Ji, but a bird!"

"If I find out who is targeting me, I will destroy his family and exterminate his clans..."

An angry roar resounded throughout the jungle.

Immediately, the Heart Unity Bird, just over half a meter long, exploded with a ’poof,’ leaving shattered bones and flesh all over the ground.

No choice, the consciousness that descended was merely from Supreme Xuanyuan, yet the Heart Unity Bird, far weaker than even a True Immortal, couldn’t withstand it with its small frame.

In the dust of Chaos, where Supreme Xuanyuan sat, he opened his eyes again.

His face looked as grim as if he’d eaten shit, his face remained stern as he incessantly cursed.

With the Heart Unity Bird exploding and disappearing, his attempt to descend consciousness naturally failed.

He immediately retracted his consciousness back to his body, realizing he had expended much of his mental strength only to find out that his target was not Yu Ji but a bird; there was not the slightest other gain.

"This must be related to that woman, Yu Ji!"

"After surviving the Demon Palace’s destruction, she must have new plans, no longer willing to take my decrees and work for me."

"Entering my Demon Palace is not something you can simply walk away from!"

"Using a bird to replace herself and serve me, thus tarnishing my dignity—Yuji has guts!"

"Thinking that by doing this, she can avoid me and shake off my decrees?"

With a cold smile, Supreme Xuanyuan muttered to himself.

He knew well that Yu Ji couldn’t do this alone; there was undoubtedly a mastermind behind her.

The thought that a dignified Primordial Chaos Daluo Golden Immortal like him was deceived by a bird for so many years—let alone others hearing of it—even Supreme Xuanyuan himself felt like hitting his head against a wall.

As for the mastermind behind Yu Ji who made him lose face, he resented intensely.

But for now, Supreme Xuanyuan’s priority was undoubtedly to find that woman Yu Ji first.

After muttering a few curses softly, he took a deep breath, immersed himself in his Great Path, and began searching for Yu Ji’s whereabouts as a medium.