Chapter 2587 - 2277: You’re Not Planning to Awaken the Demon Embryo, Are You?
Chapter 2587: Chapter 2277: You’re Not Planning to Awaken the Demon Embryo, Are You?
Unlike when he was in the Burial Furnace, in this world, Lu Chen is actually not attentive to technology.
Initially, he didn’t plan to develop technology, but after the arrival of the Eternal Night, the entire Border Wilderness was plunged into darkness. People were living in such oppressive conditions that even if they didn’t starve, they lived in great pain.
Thus, Lu Chen had Dazhou establish an Academy of Sciences and provided a series of industrial technologies.
This world did not have an industrial base, so even though Lu Chen provided industrial technology, development was not fast.
Dazhou gathered national efforts, which gradually lit up the Capital City.
Regardless, it brought a glimmer of hope to the human inhabitants of the Border Wilderness.
As the power grid expanded, more and more places were able to use electric lights.
Lu Chen ignored the stunned members of the Liu Family. He parked the Nine Heavens Mysterious Cloud Boat on an empty lot outside the city gates of the Capital City, then said to Liu Qingyun, "Go handle your family affairs first. Once the Liu Family matters are settled, come to the Imperial Palace to find me."
Liu Qingyun responded calmly, "Alright."
Lu Chen put away the Nine Heavens Mysterious Cloud Boat, leaped into the air, and returned to the Imperial Palace.
Liu Qingyun led the members of the Liu Family into the Capital City.
As they entered the city, they realized that the illuminating objects didn’t seem to be Luminous Pearls.
No matter how bright Luminous Pearls were, they were not as bright as the electric lights in the Capital City. As the Liu Family members visited more places, they gradually discovered that Dazhou had more curious things, not just electric lights, many of which they had never seen in Central State.
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Under the dark night sky, three flying boats were piercing through the wind, heading towards the distance.
Onboard the flying boat, Tao Wen let out a long sigh of relief. Fortunately, Lu Chen hadn’t sensed their flying boats, or else it would have been troublesome.
Their flying boats seemed to head north, but in truth, they were flying south.
At this point, they were located in the southern part of the Border Wilderness.
When evacuating Spirit Hill City, Tao Wen used a magic treasure called the Projection Mirror.
This magic treasure could hide the aura of the body and create a false projection to head in the opposite direction, making the Tao Family’s flying boats seem like they were heading north, when in fact they were flying south.
The projection created by the Projection Mirror might not even be identifiable by Emperor Realm experts.
Lu Chen headed north to intercept their flying boats, buying them more escape time.
A member of the Tao Family beside Tao Wen asked, "Family Head, what should we do now?"
Now that their ancestor has fallen, and without protection from a Saint Realm expert, going back to Central State is a dead end.
The Border Wilderness can’t accommodate them either; if they remain there, sooner or later, Lu Chen would find them, and once he knows they’re in the Border Wilderness, he would surely act against them and eradicate the entire Tao Family.
Hearing this, Tao Wen looked down. Below, a city lay illuminated, appearing very prosperous.
No matter how prosperous the Border Wilderness is, it has nothing to do with their Tao Family. Since Lu Chen would not let the Tao Family settle in the Border Wilderness, they would not let Lu Chen have it easy either.
Thinking of this, Tao Wen’s face darkened. He raised his hand, and a black bead appeared in front of him.
Seeing Tao Wen take out this bead, the faces of the Tao Family members nearby turned pale instantly. One Tao Family member asked in horror, "Family Head, surely you don’t intend to awaken the Demon Embryo?"
Tao Wen replied coldly, "Our ancestor was killed. This revenge must be avenged. Since the Border Wilderness cannot accommodate us, Lu Chen should not think of living peacefully either."
Another Tao Family member quickly said, "Family Head, you mustn’t. Once the Demon Embryo is awakened, the Border Wilderness will be ravaged, and our Tao Family may not escape either."
The Tao Family possesses two peculiar pearls: one is the Memory Pearl, which requires sacrificing a large amount of vitality to awaken.
When Tao Jin used that Memory Pearl, he sacrificed half of his vitality.
The other is called the Demon Embryo by Tao Family members. The Demon Embryo does not require sacrificing vitality, but generally, the Tao Family doesn’t use this trump card because once awoken, the Demon Embryo devours all vitality around it, whether animal or plant, and its range of devouring grows larger.
As the Demon Embryo grows, animals drained of vitality by it become mysterious, including humans.
If the Tao Family does not leave the Demon Embryo’s devouring domain immediately upon awakening it, they too would be drained of their vitality, becoming mysterious.
Tao Wen said, "Awakening the Demon Embryo takes a process. As long as we leave the Border Wilderness before it’s fully awakened, we won’t have any problems."
After hearing this, the Tao Family members still frowned, feeling it was inappropriate, yet Tao Wen was not wrong. According to ancestral records, awakening the Demon Embryo does indeed take some time.
At this moment, Elder Yu Changqin of the Tao Family said, "Family Head, I disagree with your actions."
"Although it takes time to awaken the Demon Embryo, the spread of the disaster is swift. If it reaches Central State, our Tao Family will be the culprits of global annihilation."
"If people find out the disaster was brought by us, the descendants of the Tao Family, even if they survive, will be hunted by all factions."
"Moreover, we have lost the Sealing Technique. Once the Demon Embryo is awakened, we cannot seal it back."
The Demon Embryo they have was once awakened before.
Back then, sealing the Demon Embryo was mainly because their ancestor used the Deceit Pearl, which could summon the Ancestor of the Strange, using its divine thought to seal the Demon Embryo.
Now the Deceit Pearl is in Lu Chen’s hands, and the Sealing Technique has long been lost. The Tao Family has no means to seal the Demon Embryo, and no one knows how far it will grow or how great its impact will be.
Elder Yu, as the Elder of the Tao Family, although he too wanted revenge for their ancestor, he was not insane enough to want the whole world to be buried with them.
Tao Wen looked coldly at Elder Yu and said, "I’m not discussing this with you. Our ancestor’s revenge cannot be ignored."
Seeing that Tao Wen was determined to awaken the Demon Embryo, Elder Yu leaped onto another flying boat’s deck and said to Tao Wen, "Tao Wen, if you insist on awakening the Demon Embryo, from this day forth, our lineage will sever all ties with the Tao Family."
Seeing Elder Yu’s threat to split the family, Tao Wen sneered and said, "Yu Changqin, you’ve long wanted to leave the Tao Family, haven’t you?"
"If not for the ancestor’s suppression, your lineage might have betrayed the Tao Family back in Central State. Since you want to leave, I’ll fulfill your wish."
"But all treasures and resources of the Tao Family, your lineage will not take one bit."
Hearing this, Elder Yu’s face was filled with fury. He was about to release his King Realm aura to challenge Tao Wen.
But he suddenly thought that they were still within the Border Wilderness. If they fought now, it might attract Lu Chen’s attention, leading to the destruction of the entire Tao Family.
But if they left just like that, henceforth, his lineage might have to start from scratch, and who knows how tough times might become.
Moreover, with the Eternal Night ongoing, whether staying in the Border Wilderness or returning to Central State, resisting the Deceit Tide without the Tao Family’s resources is incredibly difficult.
Can they just let it go?
Elder Yu’s face darkened, and he clenched his fists.
After pondering for a moment, Elder Yu still decided to break away from the Tao Family.
He then steered the flying boat beneath him eastward and left a final message: "Tao Wen, take care of yourself, and hope you don’t regret today’s decision."