Chapter 1037: Mythical Immortal Monarch

"Immortal Monarch.." South Emperor's eyes flashed for a moment before he looked at Li Qiye and murmured: "I've heard of it before."

Li Qiye gently sipped his wine and leisurely said: "What kind of generation do you wish to see? Do you just want to become an Immortal Emperor, to be at the starting point?"

South Emperor stared at Li Qiye with disbelief: "Sacred Teacher, are you really commencing the plan? You aim on going all out to the very end in this generation?"

"We have been waiting for this day for too long." Li Qiye continued to drink: "The truth is that I'm a bit tired of living. I want an answer."

South Emperor batted his eyes and became a bit excited. There were a few secrets that others did not know. They were not qualified to know. However, he, who was so close to Immortal Emperor, knew these secrets that even Godkings couldn't touch.

After a while, he couldn't help but ask: "That place, what is it like?"

Li Qiye chuckled in response: "Immortal Emperor Yin Tian is your junior so you should have learned a little bit when he was at his peak. Others aren't qualified to watch, but you were definitely an exception."

South Emperor was a bit dazed as he replied: "That moment, it was indeed a big storm…"

He sat there absent-mindedly. Those who were allowed to watch back then would never forget that shocking scene. It gave people an entirely new goal.

After seeing that, they would come to understand the phrase — Immortal Emperor is only the beginning!

Li Qiye grinned after seeing the dazed emperor: "What do you think now? Do you wish to fulfill your dream of becoming an Immortal Emperor or fight above the nine heavens?!"

"Immortal Monarch…" South Emperor pondered for a moment. Immortal Monarch was not a title of the nine worlds; no one here knew what it was. However, he had always wanted to become an Immortal Emperor, so he was hesitant on the prospect of becoming a monarch instead.

"Little Guo, you were a bit arrogant before, but after being polished by the river of time, your value has increased. You are now over thirty; just like the polishing of jade, your gloss will become eternal." Li Qiye spoke.

"Is it possible?" South Emperor wondered. If Li Qiye wasn't here, then he was certain of becoming the Immortal Emperor. However, before going to an unknown place, he needed guidance.

"It wasn't possible in the past, but it is now. I can guarantee this." Li Qiye drank more wine: "However, you need to be prepared. Becoming an Immortal Monarch is different from becoming an Immortal Emperor, so you need to be sure. Let go of your pride and I can show you the way."

"This particular shift is allowed?" He asked Li Qiye. After growing older, he no longer had a rash and willful temperament. In the past, even though he didn't act arrogant, he felt it inside. He was confident that he could become an emperor even without the Dark Crow as his teacher.

Because of this, he never asked the Dark Crow for help. Otherwise, he could have been an emperor already by letting go of his pride.

"Oh? You are not confident this time?" Li Qiye laughed and shook his head: "Even though you were wrong for four generations, things really aren't that serious. Remember, you are among the top ten of all the geniuses across the eons. You satisfy all the conditions right now — firm dao heart with an understanding of the grand dao's origin as well as being recognized by the Heaven's Will. No matter which generation it may be, you are still the most outstanding genius."

He looked at South Emperor to say: "As long as you are willing, you will definitely be able to do it. The only question is your own desire. To test your might in this generation, or to become an Immortal Emperor. Of course, each has its own merits. They are different paths leading to different worlds."

"I will test my might in this generation then!" South Emperor took a deep breath and said solemnly: "I'm also tired of evading one generation after another, so this generation it is! Just like Sacred Teacher said before, I'm also tired of living!"

"You are only thirty years old, what is there to be tired of!" Li Qiye smilingly shook his head: "You are at your prime, so you should be high-spirited. To tell the truth, I'm a bit envious of you. Unburdened and without restrictions, this is how one should be when seeking the grand dao."

South Emperor chuckled awkwardly after hearing this. Even a top character like him became a bit embarrassed: "Not loving anyone and having nobody to love me, is this still considered lucky?"

"It's because your standards are too high. Back then, countless fairies and goddesses adored you, but you simply didn't like them." Li Qiye smiled and paused for a moment: "Not knowing love is also a kind of blessing."

He gently sighed: "When you live for a long time, you will have to watch some people leave, both those whom you love and those who love you. The real pain is never being able to see each other again!"

"I no longer care too much after my master's death…" South Emperor replied: "That's good, I suppose. No regrets when it is time to part."

"Let us not talk about this sad topic." Li Qiye gently shook his head and smiled while drinking.

South Emperor took a deep breath and bowed like a junior: "For this journey towards the grand dao, Sacred Master, please show this junior the way."

"How can I refuse if you put it this way? Even without being considerate of Xue Xi, I can't say no after you have asked, considering your talents." Li Qiye smiled.

In this undisturbed location, the two of them talked for a long time about many secret matters unknown to the world!

After the talk, Li Qiye smiled and told South Emperor: "I asked the Radiant Bodhisattva earlier, they will open that place soon. If you are interested, you can come take a look. It is absolutely a fun and interesting location."

"One thought to become Buddha, another to become Devil — this is definitely worth taking a look." South Emperor praised.

Outside of the Rainflower Terrace, many people were waiting for Evil Buddha and South Emperor to reappear. In the present times, these two were the most famous at the Buddhist Funeral Plateau. They even overshadowed Jikong Wudi's group.

"Buzz!" Before the eager crowd, space finally shook and the pavilion reappeared on the terrace. Both Evil Buddha and South Emperor were still sitting there.

Many people held their breaths and were curious about the conversation between the two and whether a battle would occur or not.

However, contrary to their expectations, neither attacked. There were no wounds on either of them. Both had natural expressions, so it didn't seem like they fought at all.

Eventually, they saw South Emperor getting up; he clasped his fist towards Li Qiye before disappearing. As for Evil Buddha, he continued to sit there, drinking his wine.

"They didn't fight at all? Maybe they are acquaintances?" Many people whispered in private.

Someone speculated: "Perhaps Evil Buddha is also an Era Evader?"

Regardless of the speculations, no one bothered Li Qiye during the next several days at the terrace. Outside of Jikong Wudi's group, other people would need to think twice about their own abilities before provoking Evil Buddha.

Li Qiye waited several days at the terrace, but Li Shuangyan's group didn't come. He gently shook his head and said: "It seems like there is some trouble."

However, he was not worried. Li Shuangyan and the others were quite skilled now; it wouldn't be easy to kill them. If something big had happened, they would have already asked him for help.

He paid for the drinks then left the terrace to enter the streets of the city once more.

The Buddhist City was large. Even if it wasn't the largest in the Barren Earth, it would at least be among the top three. It spanned for tens of thousands of miles with countless temples.

Li Qiye walked along the streets before finally arriving at a huge Buddhist temple. It was quite magnificent with a grand atmosphere.

It was not particularly eye-catching in this city, however. There were many temples that were even more extravagant than this one.

"I want to see Vedas Vajra." Li Qiye casually stated outside of the temple.

"Amitabha, Benefactor, the Vajra is not seeing guests." The monk at the door shook his head.

"Amitabha." Li Qiye placed his palms together, causing his Buddhist light to bloom. He turned into a Buddhist Lord.

The monk couldn't stand straight anymore and immediately prostrated on the ground, kowtowing.

"Please excuse this little monk, I didn't know Bodhisattva was coming." He bowed three times before going inside to report.

Soon after, the monk came out and placed his palms together to say: "Bodhisattva, the Vajra will see you, please come inside." With that, he led the way for Li Qiye.

Li Qiye recalled his Buddhist light, making him resemble an ordinary man again, and followed the monk inside the temple.

Eventually, the monk took him to a building and quietly left. Li Qiye gave it a quick glance before entering.

A vast Buddhist aura could be found inside the room, an aura that would drown any newcomer in an ocean of Buddhism. They would instantly have the urge to convert and become a Buddhist themself after feeling this aura.

Of course, this aura had no effect on Li Qiye. He leisurely walked inside.

Chapter 1038: Vedas Vajra

A Vajra adorned with a monastic robe was sitting inside the room. He exuded a scintillating brilliance as if his body was not made of flesh but was rather a statue cast from gold.

His very long brows were as white as snow. The monk markings on his head were especially conspicuous. Each of them emitted light, like little lanterns.

Li Qiye sat down on a cushion and only smiled while looking at the Vedas Vajra.

The Vajra opened his Buddhist eyes that were as sharp as blades. In the blink of an eye, people could feel his evil-subduing power. His eyes were shiver-inducing; no one would dare to act presumptuously before him.

Alas, this had no effect on Li Qiye; he still sat there leisurely.

"High Monk must be the recently famous Evil Buddha?" The Vajra placed his palms together. Despite his great status, being rude was not part of his nature.

Li Qiye smiled and casually said: "Let them call me what they want. I am here not to talk about the dharma or to debate, I just want something from you."

The Vajra spoke: "A monk only has the four great tribulations and a cushion to sit on, nothing else."

Li Qiye gently shook his head: "I'm not asking about your other possessions. Vedas, I am here for the item that you obtained from the Lesser Deva World."

The Vajra's eyes turned sharp for a split second before turning back to normal. He gently shook his head: "I do not know what High Monk is talking about. A monk has nothing besides the tribulations."

Li Qiye calmly uttered: "Vedas, my patience is limited. I must have that item today."

The Vedas Vajra didn't become angry in his refusal: "High Monk, you are making this difficult. I don't have anything, nor do I know of the item you are talking about!"

"Vedas, I am sitting here talking to you. This means that I do not want to fight. If you don't hand it over, the consequences will be unimaginable." Li Qiye spoke.

"High Monk, is that a threat?" Vedas' eyes turned fierce as he exuded an oppressive aura: "A monk should be free of anger. However, when a Vajra is furious, they shall subdue all evil."

"Subdue evil?" Li Qiye smiled: "My Vedas, tell me, who is evil here? Letting go of the butcher's blade to become Buddha? Haha, it's pretty funny saying it out loud." He looked at the Vajra and continued: "Vedas, I almost burst out laughing, hearing you say the words 'subdue evil'. It doesn't matter whether you are Vedas Vajra or Vedas Devil right now, I only want to take that item then leave. I don't want to waste time here."

"Who are you!" The Vajra stared at Li Qiye with a glare capable of suppressing the hearts of others.

"Who I am is not important. Even if I say it, it will only make you jolt in horror." Li Qiye said dismissively: "Hand that item over and I'll pretend that nothing happened. Otherwise, not to mention that you are only a Vajra, even if you were Buddha, I could still banish you to hell!"

"Amitabha, I shall subdue evil today!" With a chilling glare, the Vajra emitted an aura capable of crushing all things. Even if a Godking was here, they would still immediately fall to their knees.

"Vajra, my patience is limited. Brace yourself for the consequences if you don't comply." Li Qiye lightly said: "Back when I destroyed your Vedas Kingdom, blood flowed for three years! If you think that was a disaster back then, you haven't seen anything yet. If I take action now, I will show you a real calamity, I will banish you to hell with no chance of reincarnation!"

"You…" The Vajra stood up with his eyes wide open! A terrifying Buddhist aura erupted as he harshly shouted: "You, you are that devil… the Dark Crow!"

"Devil?" Li Qiye smiled: "Vedas, you are not one that can call me a devil. Yes, I massacred your kingdom, but if I am a devil, then what are you and those from your kingdom? You weren't even qualified to be called devils. At the very least, I, as a devil, slew all of you openly so that your kind would never rise again!"

"But you all…" Li Qiye glanced at the Vajra dismissively: "All of you are just a bunch of wretched abominations. Your kind drank blood and flay skin for pleasure. You built your kingdom upon the belief that humans were mere ants and treated them as food, using their bones to build your palaces. To tell the truth, Vedas, you don't even have the right to be part of the human race. In my eyes, you are only the lowest of abominations. The human race doesn't have such disgusting creatures as you!"

In an instant, the Vajra's chest was shaking with anger. He was quite emotional despite being a Vajra who had severed all mundane ties! His mood was swinging intensely.

"Dark Crow! You killed my wife and slaughtered my children as well as my entire family!" The Vajra shouted.

"So what?" Li Qiye was too lazy to look at him: "Vedas, I don't care who you are now. Back then when you rampaged across the nine worlds as an invincible Godking, no one dared to touch you. But in my eyes, you were only an ant!"

"That's right, I destroyed your sect and slaughtered all of your family!" Li Qiye calmly said: "I won't say that it was for justice or retribution in the heaven's stead. I will just say that maggots like your kind were not eligible to be included in the human race. Thus, I deemed you an eyesore and killed all of you!"

He paused for a moment and glanced at the furious Vajra: "Vedas, did you really think you managed to escape my grasp? How amusing, you were only a lost dog forced into a corner, crying in despair. Then all of a sudden, you finally wanted to become a good person, throwing away your butcher's blade and repenting!"

"Isn't this hilarious, being a devil for your entire life only to suddenly want to become a good person?" Li Qiye coldly glared at the guy: "Are you aware? If the Buddhist Lord didn't guarantee me that you had truly repented and would never kill again, not even an ant, I would have crucified you down in hell so that you would never reenter samsara. Even the Buddhist Funeral Plateau wouldn't have been able to protect you!"

After hearing this, the Buddhist light from the Vajra pulsed in an unstable manner. His expression changed unpredictably as he stood there.

Eventually, he sat back down on the Buddhist cushion. He placed his palms together and chanted: "Shanzai, Shanzai, Oh Merciful Buddha, how sinful…" 1

Suddenly, his eyes shed tears.

Li Qiye looked at the vajra and spoke: "The Buddhist Funeral Plateau is indeed unfathomable; it even managed to convert an evil heart into a Buddhist heart. It seems like you have repented, so I won't kill you today."

The Vajra sat there and continued to chant scriptures over and over again. His pulsing radiance began to stabilize. Once it lit up again, he turned back into a Vajra like before.

"Because the Buddhist Kingdom gave its assurance, I will spare your life." Li Qiye spoke: "But if you don't hand that item over, not to mention the kingdom's assurance, even the high heaven's assurance won't do!"

"Amitabha." The Vajra chanted and finally relaxed. He opened his eyes to say: "High Monk, the thing you desire is no longer in my possession."

Li Qiye narrowed his eyes and repeated: "Not in your hands?"

The Vajra placed his palms together in response: "A monk does not lie. Vedas Devil is dead, so I don't need to trick you. A few days ago, a young miss from the Eternal River School traded an old item for it."

"That girl." Li Qiye knew who it was. He looked at the Vajra and said: "I trust that you wouldn't dare to lie to me." He stood up to leave.

"Your Excellency Dark Crow…" When Li Qiye reached the door, the Vajra stood up then kowtowed on the ground.

"What?" Li Qiye looked at him: "Thanking me for sparing you?"

"No, Your Excellency, even dying a hundred times over wouldn't be enough to atone for my heavy sins." The Vajra prostrating on the ground spoke: "I thank you for sparing my newborn great-great-grandson back then." 2

Li Qiye answered: "Those who deserve to die were completely killed off, both men and women alike. However, for those who didn't deserve to die, I wouldn't bother staining my hands with their blood. I didn't spare him, he was not guilty from the start."

"I know that even suicide wouldn't allow me to redeem myself. After becoming enlightened, I only want to stay and train at the plateau in hopes of saving mortals in agony to make up for my crimes back then." The Vajra spoke with piety.

"Interesting." Li Qiye glanced at him: "You left Spirit Mountain as well as your Buddhist heart at the Buddhist Kingdom while they branded you. Truly interesting."

"I wish to reduce the suffering in this world and bring about kindness and light. Once my beneficence is enough, I want to return to my homeland and spend my final moments there to purify the grievances in that place. Just like you said, I am not qualified to become Buddha." The Vajra spoke.

"That is your Spirit Mountain's business. You being able to live for so long and become a Vajra is indicative of your will to change for the better." Li Qiye spoke insipidly: "I don't care for the Buddhist Kingdom's matters. Just keep in mind that Vedas Devil and Vedas Kingdom are no more. Otherwise, I will show you what eternal damnation is!"

"Amitabha…" The Vajra's forehead met the ground: "My sin is immense…"

Li Qiye didn't say anything else and left the temple.

Remember that one word meaning good/excellent? That is shanzai, but imagine putting excellent in the beginning. It is a bit jarring, so I'll just use the pinyin here. ↩ Chinese has a word for great-great-grandson, so it flows better in the raws. ↩
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