A long time passed. Then more. Ling Feng gradually calmed himself and put away the spirit infusion treasures. There was no need to rush into refining them yet. What mattered most now was getting back to the Purple Dragon Hall as soon as possible. As for the golden seal, Ling Feng asked Despicable Donkey about it. Yet surprisingly, even that black donkey couldn't make much sense of it. Still, from the look in his eyes, it seemed as if he had recalled something faintly familiar. "Despicable Donkey, you know what this thing is, don't you?" "This divine beast is only making a guess." Despicable Donkey raised a hoof to his chin and mumbled to himself, "This divine beast vaguely remembers hearing that old coot Tianbai Emperor mention something once. Something about an artifact called the Five Emperors Seal, which supposedly hides an immense secret. Judging by this golden seal, this could very well be the Yellow Emperor Seal among them." "The Five Emperors Seal? Yellow Emperor Seal?" Ling Feng froze and stared at Despicable Donkey with narrowed eyes. "Tell me everything." "They are five seals: the Xuan Emperor Seal, the Azure Emperor Seal, the Yellow Emperor Seal, the Desolate Emperor Seal, and the Dragon Emperor Seal. It's said they contain a divine skill jointly created by five peak Great Emperors from the Dongling Region. Among them, the Dragon Emperor was a demon ruler." "These five unparalleled beings cast aside their differences of race and cultivated together. They recorded their life's work in those five seals. However, only by gathering all five can one unlock the divine art they created. Until now, no faction has ever managed to collect all five." Despicable Donkey curled his lip and glanced at Ling Feng before continuing, "Of course, this divine beast cannot say for certain whether this golden seal is truly one of the Five Emperors Seals. If you really want to know, you'll have to ask that old Tianbai Emperor." Ling Feng nodded and tucked away the golden seal. He looked again at Despicable Donkey. "What about the twin-headed serpent's blood essence and that Eight-Headed Evil Fire you mentioned?" Despicable Donkey snapped his hoof. A small flicker of flame hovered in his palm. He smirked and said, "This is the fire seed of that twin-headed serpent. As for the rest... well, hehe..." Ling Feng's face darkened. Judging from that smug expression, it was obvious the serpent's bloodline and essence had already been divided clean between Despicable Donkey and little Qiongqi. "Little Qiongqi is still growing. Why are you so stingy?" Despicable Donkey whistled as if everything was perfectly justified. Ling Feng rolled his eyes. Still, since he had obtained a full set of spirit infusion treasures, his mood had improved, and he didn't feel like arguing. After all, the most valuable thing to him had always been the fire seed of the Eight-Headed Evil Fire. Half a day later, somewhere deep inside a mountain cave. Ling Feng slowly opened his eyes. He had just finished refining the fire seed from the Eight-Headed Evil Fire. His third-phase Devouring Flame had advanced slightly. Even so, he remained far from reaching the fourth phase. By his estimate, he would need to devour at least a hundred fire seeds on the level of the Eight-Headed Evil Fire before he could attempt another evolution. Either that, or he would have to find something even stronger. "It's about time to leave." Ling Feng stretched his shoulders. The image of Yue Huaqing flickered across his thoughts. He had no idea whether that woman had escaped safely or not. Regret lingered faintly. He was still too weak. Even with Despicable Donkey helping, there was no way they could have saved her. At best, they would have died with her. They had met by chance, and he had already saved her life. That was as far as his obligation went. As for the golden seal... if it truly was one of the Five Emperors Seals, now that it was in his possession, what were the chances she could take it back? None. Absolutely none! In a month's time, he would leave the Canglong Demon Domain. Let Yue Huaqing try and find him then. Elsewhere, Yue Huaqing had forcibly suppressed her injuries with a secret art and was now fleeing at full speed. As long as she could escape the boundaries of the Canglong Demon Domain, she would survive. Once she recovered, all she had to do was find Ling Feng and retrieve the Yellow Emperor Seal. Even in the worst-case scenario, if she were captured, she had already handed the seal to Ling Feng. Without it, the demon clan would never be able to complete the Five Emperors Seals. That alone would keep them from killing her outright. As long as she stayed alive, there was still a chance to escape their grasp. It turned out the reason the demon clan had dispatched so many top experts to hunt her down was because she had stolen the Yellow Emperor Seal. That seal had long been kept by the Canglong Sanctum. The only reason Yue Huaqing dared to hand the seal over to Ling Feng was that she was certain he wouldn't recognize its true value. But she had failed to account for one crucial thing. That black donkey at Ling Feng's side had insight far beyond anything she could have expected. At that moment, Yue Huaqing was surrounded. Nine of the demon clan's top experts pursued her relentlessly, giving her no way out. Her strength was nearly spent. A bitter hatred stirred in her heart. If it weren't for the cursed twin-headed serpent ambushing her earlier, she would have already broken through the blockade and escaped the demon domain. Now, death loomed closer with every passing breath. The demon clan experts were gaining on her, and despair began to creep into her heart. Yue Huaqing coughed up blood. Even though Ling Feng had used the Regenerative Needle Array to rebuild her vitality diagram, her injuries remained grave. The secret art she was using to stay alive wouldn't last much longer. "Shameless human, hand over the Yellow Emperor Seal. If you do, this emperor will give you a clean death!" "You're out of options. Surrender now!" The roars of demon emperors and demon kings rang behind her, filled with murderous intent. The Yellow Emperor Seal was a sacred relic of the Canglong Sanctum, a symbol of their prestige. Even though the seal held no power on its own, it could not be allowed to fall into foreign hands. A wave of demonic qi surged from behind her. A massive handprint descended upon her back, crushing the air as if it would tear the heavens apart. A strike from a demon emperor. The pressure was overwhelming. "Is this... the end?" Despair flashed through Yue Huaqing's eyes. Yet in that instant, at the edge of her fading vision, she saw a figure in white appear. With one step, it was as if he crossed time and space. A middle-aged man appeared out of nowhere. He wrapped an arm around Yue Huaqing's waist and raised his left hand. With a light motion, he shattered the demon emperor's full-powered attack as if it were nothing. Yue Huaqing looked up at the man. Relief swept across her features as she lost consciousness in his arms. Held in his embrace, even if the sky fell, she felt completely safe. Because this man was one of the peak Great Emperor experts of the Dongling Region. He was her master, Dong Hua Sacred Emperor. Dong Hua Sacred Emperor's expression showed no emotion. His gaze swept across the demon clan experts. His voice was calm and measured. "I'm taking my disciple." A cold snort came from one of the demon emperors. "And who do you think you are? You must be her accomplice. We'll kill you as well." In the very next moment, that demon emperor began bleeding from every orifice. His body fell from the sky like a stone, lifeless. Not a sound had been made. He had been killed in an instant. No one doubted it anymore. This man's identity was beyond question. "A... A Great Emperor expert!" The remaining demon kings and demon emperors stood frozen, trembling from head to toe. Even if this man was only a projection of a Great Emperor, slaying a demon emperor took no more than a single thought.