Free Web NovelChapter 128: Chapter 127: 6 Paths Lotus Flower (Part 1)
As Li Qiye’s gaze swept over the crowd, many cultivators couldn’t help but shiver. No one could believe that this fifteen-year-old boy, when enraged, was like a god or demon incarnate—utterly merciless, brutal, and iron-fisted in his slaughter!
Only then did the cultivators realize that the arrogant boy before them had never been acting out of ignorance. He was simply this ferocious—a true monster from the very beginning!
A chill ran down many a spine. He even slaughtered a Prince! What kind of monster was he? He had killed a Prince of Nantian Country without a second thought. Just how ferocious could one person be?
Many cultivators secretly rejoiced that they hadn’t offended this boy; otherwise, they feared they would have been the ones slaughtered.
"We’re leaving." In the end, Li Qiye offered only that single phrase. Niu Fen didn’t dare utter a word, immediately transforming into a giant snail and lying flat on the ground. He then carried Li Qiye and Li Shuangyan, and they gracefully departed.
"My god, that kid is the reincarnation of a Demon King! He’s ferocious beyond belief!" After Li Qiye had gone, one cultivator shuddered and let out a long sigh of relief.
The more timid among them felt their legs go weak, and they collapsed right onto the ground. The memory of Li Qiye looking like a god or demon incarnate made them shiver. How could that be a fifteen-year-old boy? He was completely possessed by a Demon, a reincarnated Demon King, peerlessly brutal. The aura Li Qiye had exuded was one that would slay gods and slaughter demons—absolutely unstoppable!
"That kid is just too unnatural. Wasn’t he supposed to have a Mortal Body?" a cultivator of the older generation said, visibly stirred. "Who has ever seen a Mortal Body capable of shattering a Treasure Artifact? That’s the body of a rampaging dragon!"
"Could it be the Daytime Celestial Body? Legend says that Mingren Immortal Emperor had the Daytime Celestial Body, one of the Twelve Immortal Bodies. Once an Immortal Body appears, it is invincible throughout the Nine Realms, sweeping across the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands!" a cultivator murmured.
"Impossible. Throughout the ages, no one has ever been born with an Immortal Body. It’s true that once an Immortal Body emerges, it is invincible in the Nine Realms, sweeping across the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands. However, an Immortal Body requires incredibly arduous Cultivation to achieve. Not only does it require a physique of one of the Forty-eight Innate Bodies or higher, but it also needs a suitable Immortal Body Technique. And throughout the ages, such Immortal Body Techniques have been few and far between!" a Demon King said, shaking his head.
"Are you saying Mingren Immortal Emperor left behind an Immortal Body Technique for the Daytime Celestial Body?" another cultivator asked, his expression changing at the thought.
Emperor Techniques are peerless, but Immortal Body Techniques are even more so. Any Immortal Emperor could create an invincible Emperor Technique, but an Immortal Emperor who leaves behind an Immortal Body Technique must have possessed that specific physique themselves. Without such a physique, how could they possibly create its corresponding Immortal Body Technique!
It could be said that an Immortal Body Technique is far more precious than an Emperor Technique!
A Sect Leader from within the Treasure Sacred Territory shook his head and said, "I’m afraid that’s impossible. In its millions of years of history, the Xiyan Ancient Sect has never been heard to have passed down an Immortal Body Technique. Although Mingren Immortal Emperor possessed the Daytime Celestial Body, he never passed down its Immortal Body Technique. Otherwise, it would hardly be a secret by now!"
"Then what kind of physique does that kid have? It’s so Defying Heaven that he can forcibly clash with a Saint Venerable’s Treasure Artifact," someone said, their expression changing drastically.
A cultivator of the older generation sighed. "Perhaps it’s an Emperor Body Technique, or maybe a Holy Body Technique. It seems that even though he has a Mortal Body, he has definitely cultivated some kind of Body Technique. As for which one, it’s impossible to say."
"The Xiyan Ancient Sect is truly incredible," a cultivator lamented. "Even though it’s declined into a third-rate Minor Sect, it still possesses Emperor Techniques and Body Techniques that even a Great Teaching Territory might lack. The fact that an Emperor Immortal Gate can stand for millions of years without falling is no empty boast. A starved camel is still bigger than a horse."
In fact, many were envious. Emperor Techniques, Body Techniques—who wouldn’t covet such things? Who wouldn’t be green with envy? Both were incredibly tempting, but anyone who considered snatching Li Qiye’s techniques had to think twice. Last time, he had lured tens of thousands of experts into the lair of the Celestial-Destroying Demon Ape to be slaughtered. Who dared say it wouldn’t happen again?
The thought of the rivers of blood from the last massacre made many of them shiver.
Although the toad had escaped, Li Qiye refused to give up. To him, all the treasures in Demon’s Back Ridge combined couldn’t compare to this one creature. He pursued it for more than ten days without success. Having been startled once, the toad grew even more cautious and wary. Catching it now would be harder than climbing to the heavens.
While Li Qiye was relentlessly tracking the toad, many other cultivators in Demon’s Back Ridge were reaping great rewards. Although the Uninhabited Area was inaccessible, the Dangerous and Extremely Dangerous Areas were now safe. One could only imagine how many Spiritual Medicines and Treasures they were harvesting.
However, some were growing anxious, namely Celestial Emperor Qingxuan of the Qingxuan Ancient Country and Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist of the Holy Heaven Sect.
For someone of Celestial Emperor Qingxuan’s status, ordinary Treasure Gold Divine Iron held no appeal. He had come this time for a legendary item rumored to be in Demon’s Back Ridge. This item was said to be incredibly magical and profound, a relic from the age of the gods.
Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist had also heard rumors about the Treasure of the Gods in Demon’s Back Ridge and even had some inside information. Now that Celestial Emperor Qingxuan had arrived, he was even more certain that the Treasure of the Gods was truly hidden here.
And since Celestial Emperor Qingxuan had been lingering in the Eastern Division, Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist was now completely sure that the legendary Treasure of the Gods was located in the deepest part of the Eastern Division.
The Treasure of the Gods, and possibly even the legendary Divine King’s Artifact—how could this not tempt Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist? Compared to the Qingxuan Ancient Country, the Holy Heaven Sect needed such a treasure even more, especially the fabled Divine King’s Artifact!
Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist had even petitioned his Elder Ancestor to grant him an Emperor Artifact, but his request had gone unanswered, which made him even more anxious.
BOOM— Just as Celestial Emperor Qingxuan and Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist were growing anxious, and just as Li Qiye was tracking the toad, a tremendous sound suddenly erupted from the deepest part of Demon’s Back Ridge’s Eastern Division. Then, everyone within Demon’s Back Ridge witnessed a heaven-shaking scene: a pillar of bloody light shot into the sky, illuminating the entire Eastern Division. Only after a long while did the sky-piercing bloody light finally disappear.
"What is that?!" Seeing the pillar of bloody light shooting into the sky, everyone on Demon’s Back Ridge was shaken. The scene was simply too shocking. Without a doubt, some anomaly had occurred in the deepest part of the Eastern Division!
"Could the legendary Divine King’s Artifact truly be emerging?" a cultivator who had heard the rumors exclaimed, his voice filled with awe.
Before this, there were already rumors that Demon’s Back Ridge contained a Divine King’s Artifact and the Treasure of the Gods. Now, the sudden pillar of bloody light seemed to verify those old rumors once again.
For a time, news about the Divine King’s Artifact and the Treasure of the Gods spread like wildfire. Countless cultivators became convinced that a Divine King’s Artifact and the Treasure of the Gods were truly about to emerge from Demon’s Back Ridge.
"Let’s go. We’re going in." Upon seeing the pillar of bloody light, Celestial Emperor Qingxuan made up his mind, his voice firm.
Elder Guan, the old man in the felt hat beside Celestial Emperor Qingxuan, said in a grave voice, "Your Highness, I fear we cannot cross the Uninhabited Area. A Celestial-Destroying Demon Ape stands guard. What’s more, it’s not the only one in there. If we happen upon a million-year-old Longevity Spirit and it locks onto us, we’ll be dead for sure."
"It appears the Divine King’s Artifact has suppressed the Celestial Beast Longevity Spirits," Celestial Emperor Qingxuan said gravely. "Even if there are million-year-old ones in the Uninhabited Area, they’ve all gone into hiding. Last time, wasn’t it because that Little Ghost with the surname Li lured those idiots into the Celestial-Destroying Demon Ape’s lair that they met their doom?"
Elder Guan said pensively, "A million-year-old Celestial Beast Longevity Spirit is already beyond our comprehension. It’s best to be cautious."
"Then we will be careful," Celestial Emperor Qingxuan said firmly. "We’ll advance slowly, on foot, and conceal our auras completely so as not to startle them."
Seeing that Celestial Emperor Qingxuan’s mind was made up, Elder Guan stopped trying to persuade him and simply urged him to be cautious.
Celestial Emperor Qingxuan led his people into the Uninhabited Area. Soon after, Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist also led the various princes of the Treasure Sacred Upper Country inside. The news that both Celestial Emperor Qingxuan and Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist had entered the Uninhabited Area caused a huge stir.
"It’s really the Divine King’s Artifact and the Treasure of the Gods emerging!" Seeing that both Celestial Emperor Qingxuan and Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist had gone in, everyone was thrown into an uproar.
"Let’s go, we’re going in too!" If even the Qingxuan Ancient Country had entered, the other Great Teaching Territories and Ancient Sect Secret Sects found it impossible to remain calm. They all began clamoring to go in as well.
"But the Uninhabited Area is guarded by the Celestial-Destroying Demon Ape! Going in there is just asking to die, courting disaster!" one Sect Leader hesitated. The thought of the terrifying Celestial-Destroying Demon Ape sent a chill through his heart.
"I heard that as long as you don’t enter their lairs, you won’t alarm Celestial Beast Longevity Spirits like the Celestial-Destroying Demon Ape. We can just follow behind the Qingxuan Ancient Country. Whatever route they take, we’ll take. We’ll keep a low profile and not disturb the Celestial Beast Longevity Spirits. I heard that they’ve all been suppressed by the Divine King’s Artifact anyway, so they’re all hiding in their lairs and won’t come out," a cultivator said, making his own wishful calculations.
Even knowing that million-year-old Celestial Beast Longevity Spirits occupied the Uninhabited Area, after Celestial Emperor Qingxuan and his group went in, everyone was tempted. The Treasure of the Gods—who wouldn’t be tempted by that?
When the bloody light shot into the sky, Li Qiye saw it and his expression instantly changed. He murmured, "It’s finally happened. That damn kid, disrupting the balance. Sooner or later, I’ll find your descendants and settle this score!"
"What is that?" Li Shuangyan couldn’t help but be stirred as she watched the bloody light soar into the sky. She realized something extraordinary was about to happen.
"Is this really the legendary Land of Gods? Is there truly a Treasure of the Gods?" Li Shuangyan hadn’t put much faith in the legends, but this strange phenomenon was certainly different.
