Chapter 1090: Pinnacle Lifewater
Li Qiye looked at the treasure in his palm then back at the Myriad Star Egg: "It's not like I can't give this to you."
Li Qiye had obtained many treasures without getting a single reaction from this egg. However, it had a particularly strong response to this item. This meant that this item had an extraordinary importance to the egg.
"However, there is no free lunch in this world." Li Qiye smiled: "I know the value of this item so I can't just give it out for no reason."
After hearing this, the girls were quite astonished. Li Qiye would give imperial weapons to them as if they were mere cabbages. However, he held this item in such great esteem, signifying its great worth.
He continued on while looking at the egg: "If I give this treasure to you, you would first have to give me a good item of the same value in turn. Second, I will be the boss from now on, everything will be up to me."
The egg didn't respond for a while. Eventually, it quaked to show that it agreed with Li Qiye's proposal.
"Fine, for you then." Li Qiye let go of the treasure.
The item floated up and instantly rushed for the egg. After hearing a poof, contrary to everyone's expectations, there was no impact. The item looked as if it had fallen into water as it entered the egg.
At this time, the egg’s shell seemed to be rippling with something oozing out. Li Qiye turned serious and used his unrivaled speed to take out a treasure bottle.
A crystal clear liquid of an indescribable color dripped down from the egg. It had the blue of the sky as well as a yellow tint of gold along with the gorgeous shades of the mortal realm… This was a dreamy color that no one could accurately describe.
The girls also smelled a faint water fragrance and had an incomparable reaction to it. The smell was so faint that it was almost undetectable. However, once it made its presence, a pure lotus flower blossomed around Li Shuangyan's body. The petals of the flower slowly fanned out as she was drowned in a holy light. This light resembled flowing water washing every fiber of her being.
Chen Baojiao was greatly affected as well. An immortal spring full of life gushed out. This was the magical property of the Tyrannical Immortal Spring Physique. She was immersed in an ocean of life as her body was brimming with life force, giving her an unspeakable relaxation.
As for Bai Jianzhen, a sword hymn echoed across the nine heavens. One sword ray soared into the sky after another. Next, these heavenly swords emerged around her body. The sword dao in this world was all beneath her feet.
Mei Suyao had a tranquil feeling as immortal flowers descended from the sky. A transcendent portal opened above and illuminated her body. This made her even more otherworldly and refined. At this second, she gave off a feeling of ascension.
These strange phenomena left the girls shocked. They didn't channel any merit laws, yet these visions were emerging all the same.
Just smelling the fragrance of the immortal water bestowed them such great benefits. If they were to drink it, wouldn't this mean they could ascend and become immortals right away?!
The Myriad Star Egg gave Li Qiye a fair amount of immortal water before flying back into his fate palace.
"What kind of water is this?" Chen Baojiao emotionally asked after Li Qiye put away the water.
Li Qiye answered slowly: "Pinnacle Lifewater…"
After hearing this, Mei Suyao loudly exclaimed in disbelief: "Pinnacle Lifewater! Don't people say that it doesn't exist?!"
The others didn't know about this water, but Mei Suyao did. However, she had only heard about it in legends and had never seen it before.
"It didn't exist before, but it does now." He slightly chuckled.
"What is this Pinnacle Lifewater?" Chen Baojiao asked with interest.
Mei Suyao explained: "An item of legends. The world has never heard of someone who has seen it, at least not in writings. Even though there had been rumors about its appearance or people who claimed to have obtained some, they were all fake or it wasn't the real deal."
She paused for a bit before continuing: "It is said that Pinnacle Lifewater is a transformation of Myriad Star Water. One particular record states that one thousand drops of Myriad Star Water can turn into one drop of Pinnacle Lifewater. However, no one really knows the transformation process. Rumor has it that some Immortal Emperors had tried to research it to no avail. Thus, Pinnacle Lifewater is the finest type of Myriad Star Water, it is truly supreme with no equals."
Li Qiye nodded approvingly: "You are correct about that, it is indeed the finest type of Myriad Star Water. One would be hardpressed to find a more precious immortal water. Even real immortal water would have a hard time comparing to it. Outside of stealing the creation of this universe, this transformation also requires the power of time!"
Back then, the Myriad Star Egg sucked out all the Myriad Star Water, resulting in a huge reservoir within its body. Because of this, it was able to perform this conversion.
"This is actually a good thing. It is fortunate that the egg gave me Pinnacle Lifewater. Otherwise, things would be quite troublesome." Li Qiye added.
"Troublesome? What kind of trouble?" Bai Jianzhen was surprised. It seemed that there was nothing in this world that could make it difficult for him.
"This old root." Li Qiye slightly lifted his chin and looked at the tree that the tiny old man was leaning on.
This diverted all the girls' attention to the broken tree. The truth was that prior to this, they didn't really see what was magical about this old tree.
It was a broken tree with nothing special about it. Moreover, it was on the verge of dying with only three leaves left. No matter how one looked at it, it was not worthy of attention.
"What kind of tree is this?" After a careful observation, Mei Suyao failed to see through it despite hailing from a lineage with three emperors.
Li Qiye spoke while looking at the tree: "Myriad Age Tree, an existence of legends."
"Myriad Age Tree… that, that isn't possible!" After hearing this name, Mei Suyao, who had been through countless storms, shouted out loud. She was even more shaken than when she heard about the Pinnacle Lifewater.
Li Qiye continued on: "He was seriously injured with only one breath remaining, so why was it possible for him to live on? It's because the Myriad Age Tree was supporting him so that his last breath wouldn't come until today. Unfortunately, this tree was grievously hurt back then as well and is now on the verge of death."
The dazed Mei Suyao calmed down and murmured: "If there is something in this world that is capable of allowing him to live on for millions of years in that state, then the Myriad Age Tree would indeed be the only existence."
"What is it?" Chen Baojiao asked.
Mei Suyao let out a wry smile and replied: "It is also a thing of legend, just like the Pinnacle Lifewater. You can also call it the Longevity Tree, the only item in this world comparable to the Longevity Grass. Nothing else in this world can live longer than these two existences."
"Longevity Grass… one of the legendary Nine Grand Heavenly Treasures!" Li Shuangyan almost jumped from astonishment.
She had heard Li Qiye talk about the Longevity Grass before.
"Yes, that's it." Mei Suyao went on: "In the legends, the Longevity Grass can grant eternal life. The same goes for the Myriad Age Tree."
"There is a big gap." Li Qiye slightly shook his head: "If you can obtain the Longevity Grass and understand its true mysticisms, then there won't be certain restraints like other types of immortality. By understanding its true secret of eternal life, its user will have real immortality! No matter what happens, they will not die unless they lose the grass."
The girls took deep breaths after hearing this. Eternal life was the pursuit of everyone, including Immortal Emperors. However, no one had ever truly become immortal.
Mei Suyao asked: "Then what about the Myriad Age Tree?"
Li Qiye glanced at the broken tree and replied: "This tree can also grant immortality, but there is still a big gap between it and the Longevity Grass. With this tree, its user will still die from old age one day. Of course, that day is very far away. However, the Longevity Grass is different. Even if the heaven and earth are annihilated, its owner would still be able to live on."
"Eternal life really exists in this world?" Bai Jianzhen asked since she wasn't exposed to this question as often as the other girls.
"Who knows?" Li Qiye glanced towards the horizon and slowly uttered: "Everyone has a different definition of eternal life. For mortals, people like us who can live for several thousand years or even tens of thousands of years have eternal life. For cultivators like us, existences who can live from one generation to another are also everlasting…"
"… As for beings who have lived for a very long time, immortality is being able to live until the heaven and earth collapse. And finally, for people who can live until the heaven and earth collapse, the ones who are able to survive even though myriad ages are annihilated, that is eternal life. No one truly knows what eternal life is." With that, Li Qiye let out a quiet sigh.
Chapter 1091: Transplanting The Myriad Age Tree
The girls became absent-minded after hearing Li Qiye. Eternal life was too far away for them since they were still young and felt no pressure about growing older.
But as for cultivators with feeble blood energies, especially the invincible ones, eternal life became their only pursuit.
Li Qiye withdrew his gaze and said: "Okay, I want to save this Myriad Age Tree."
Li Shuangyan looked at the broken tree and asked: "Is it still savable?"
"Without the Pinnacle Lifewater, it would definitely be troublesome, very troublesome and require many heaven-defying means." Li Qiye smirked: "But with this water, it will be simple."
There wasn't a need for Li Qiye's command, the girls buried the old man in the ruins and erected a nameless tombstone for him. They didn't know his name or his origin.
However, after the tombstone was erected, Li Qiye personally carved several words on it — Overlord of the Machine World.
"Overlord of the Machine World…" Mei Suyao murmured: "What kind of existence was this?"
Despite being very well-informed, she had never heard of such a title.
"An existence that had reigned over all things." Li Qiye only said this and was not willing to dwell more on the old man's origin.
Back at the platform, Li Qiye opened his fate palace. The alchemy field and divine earth emerged. At this time, the Immortal Injury Peony, the Ancestor Ginseng, the Yang Vine… all of these immortal vegetations jumped down one after another.
"Mmm…" The Yang Vine took a whiff and looked at the broken old tree in shock: "What kind of immortal tree is this? Why is it so wondrous?"
"Definitely a longevity type." The Ancestor Ginseng circled around the tree and declared his verdict.
"Myriad Age Tree." Li Qiye answered: "I want to save it from death, so I require your assistance."
The Alchemy Fowl shouted in disbelief: "Mommy! This is the ancestor of all divine grasses and immortal medicines, only the Longevity Grass is above it."
"Damn! Finding an amazing item like this is the same as becoming extremely rich." The Reincarnation Heavenly Soulvine was salivating with greed as well.
Bai Jianzhen was tongue-tied after seeing so many immortal medicines. This was too unbelievable for her. Even having just one immortal grass would be amazing for an imperial lineage, yet Li Qiye actually had so many. This was more than enough to make the whole world jealous.
Mei Suyao only gently sighed. She wouldn't be surprised nowadays regardless of what Li Qiye had in his possession.
"Okay, stop chatting. Let's do it." Li Qiye commanded.
"It's impossible, it is running out of vitality since it was gravely wounded. Its assailant is of the emperor level or even the old heavens itself, this is simply incurable. If it was some other immortal medicine, it would have died already. It was only able to live till now because it is the Myriad Age Tree." The Immortal Injury Peony carefully diagnosed the tree and made an assessment.
Li Qiye took out the Pinnacle Lifewater and stated: "With this, everything will be easy."
"Wow, Pinnacle Lifewater, something only in legends!" The immortal medicines' saliva dripped to the ground after seeing this.
Li Qiye summoned the Myriad Heavenly Cauldron. The cauldron actually turned into flowing water and seeped into the ground. He then commanded: "Peony, check its wound. Ancestor Ginseng, replenish its energy. Soulvine, stabilize it for me to avoid new injuries. Alchemy Fowl, go loosen the soil and open its roots…"
With his command, the immortal medicines quickly busied themselves without the slightest delay.
The girls weren't versed in alchemy so they couldn't help and had to watch on the sideline. However, they soon found something to do as well.
Saving the Myriad Age Tree wasn't something that could be done in one or two days, so the idle girls decided to clean up this world.
They were all powerful experts capable of moving the land and sea. Such a matter was nothing more than an exercise for them.
Meanwhile, in order to save the tree, Li Qiye exerted many heaven-defying means, including using a divine item like the Heaven Restoration Salve. He wanted to take it a step further as well by moving the tree into the alchemy field.
The entire process was quite difficult, it was a trial for his dao of alchemy. If one only had immortal medicines and didn't have sufficient mastery of the alchemy dao, they wouldn't be able to save the tree, let alone replant it.
In this lost world, the sun and moon were shattered, thus the concept of time was gone. Everything seemed to have stopped. In this place, there were only the busy shadows of Li Qiye's group and the girls.
Eventually, under Li Qiye's great methods and the help from the Ancestor Ginseng's group, they were finally successful in saving and replanting the Myriad Age Tree.
"We did it…" The medicines excitedly shouted after seeing the tree being successfully moved into the alchemy field.
They instantly forgot about their fatigue while looking at the three green leaves slowly stretching from the tree and heaved sighs of relief.
Prior to this, these leaves were wilted and seemed as if they would fall down at any moment. Now, their vitality was restored.
"Finally done." Li Qiye was relieved as well. This was a magnificent project. He could even guarantee that no one in history had been successful in saving a Myriad Age Tree!
"Okay, all of you have worked hard, so divide this ginseng root among yourself." Li Qiye took out a Five Immortal Phoenix Ginseng Root, the very last one. Moreover, he gave each of them one drop of Pinnacle Lifewater as well.
"Wow, our boss is still the most generous. We've been wanting to try this thing for forever now." The medicines applauded.
They all had illustrious contributions in saving the tree, so it was natural that Li Qiye rewarded them.
In the beginning, they were slightly unwilling to follow Li Qiye. But from today on, they would be quite eager to follow him. If they stayed back at their old place, they wouldn't have been able to try this supreme item.
They did pay a big price to save the tree, but with the ginseng root and the lifewater, they had enough nutrients to help them break through again in the future.
In the end, Li Qiye recalled his fate palaces and let out a long sigh while sitting on the high platform. At this moment, the girls were not here.
He knew that they had been keeping themselves busy, but he didn't pay much attention since his focus was completely on the tree. He was enjoying this moment of rest since the process of saving the tree was even more arduous than a great battle.
Li Qiye stood up and walked outside. Before he could leave the ruins, the girls came back.
"We are done as well." After seeing Li Qiye, Chen Baojiao couldn't hide her excitement.
"Done digging out everything?" Li Qiye smiled as well after seeing the girls' dusty and fatigued appearances.
"Just go and have a look." She enthusiastically dragged him outside.
The others smiled as well with an inconcealable excitement as they followed the two.
After leaving the ruins, the scene ahead was truly shocking no matter who the spectator may be.
There were countless giant metal corpses standing on the golden sand as far as the eye could see. These corpses varied in shape and size. Some had divine swords while others had steel hammers; spears could be found as well…
Each of these iron men was extremely mighty and terrifying while standing there in a mass. It was a great army of steel!
Although they were only corpses without an aura suppressing the heavens, spectators would still be shocked and tongue-tied by their sheer number.
"Truly incredible. Just how amazing was that era?" Li Qiye emotionally commented after seeing this.
"We have excavated all the metal corpses from the sand and fixed them to an extent. Sister Mei was putting a couple together before bringing them here." Chen Baojiao spoke excitedly.
"I am merely replicating their forms with minor mends. This is possible thanks to the huge number of corpses present. However, there are a few areas beyond my ability to repair, such as the injuries on their heads. That area is too complex." Mei Suyao had a natural Immortal Bone so she had advantages not found in others. Nevertheless, it still took her a while to understand a few structures of these iron men.
Luckily, there were materials right here in the golden sand, allowing her to fix many of them. Just imagine, the prettiest beauty in the Mortal Emperor World doing such hard work as a mechanic — this was an unimaginably charming scene.
"I can see that." Li Qiye looked at her and revealed a slight smirk.
"Don't think about that, I was only curious about what kind of lifeforms they were." Mei Suyao couldn't help but blush. Ever since her childhood, this was her first time taking up the task of labor!
Chapter 1092: Nine Worlds' Chief Ambassador
In fact, Mei Suyao was not the only one who was curious about the life of these iron men, the other girls were quite interested as well.
The reserved Bai Jianzhen asked: "After cleaning up all of these metal bodies, we noticed that they don't have flesh and blood, so what kind of lifeforms are they?"
There were many stones and metals that turned into demons among cultivators. However, stones and metals all had a particular characteristic after being enlightened by the dao — a physical body with flesh and blood.
This was because nothing else was more suitable to resonate with the grand dao while bearing its power than this medium.
For millions of years, the majority of cultivators and wise sages believed that the physical flesh was the best spiritual carrier!
But now, after digging out these iron men, the common sense of cultivators was challenged. Their entire body was made from exquisite metal pieces assembled together, not just a simple mold-cast.
It was more suitable to call this type of body a machine rather than man.
Li Qiye glanced at the giants and slowly spoke: "Who knows? Maybe this will forever be a mystery. It will be buried along the river of time with the death of the Machine World Overlord."
"Young Noble is saying that these iron men were only metal puppets created by this overlord?" Li Shuangyan was quite startled by this thought.
"No, that's not the case here. They were neither machine nor puppets." Li Qiye gently shook his head: "They were all living existences with life. Even though their bodies were made in a different manner, they did have life, just like us with their own souls and sentience." He pointed at his head at this point.
"Moreover, they weren't created by the Machine World Overlord." Li Qiye said: "This overlord couldn't create life. This is a matter left to the villainous heavens alone. Despite not having the ability to do so, he indeed made some changes in this world during that era."
"The Machine World Overlord was in charge?" Chen Baojiao was confused: "He seemed more like a human, but outside of him, the rest are all iron men. Just what is his background?"
Li Qiye didn't answer the question and gazed into the distance. After a long time, he withdrew his gaze and murmured: "The Machine World Overlord is a legend in the river of time. Unfortunately, he still failed in the end."
Even though the girls didn't know what happened in that distant era, they could imagine just how terrifying the calamity was back then. An entire era was destroyed and forsaken by history. This was an era with countless other experts and existences similar to Immortal Emperors.
However, such an era was still annihilated by an unbelievably powerful and unknown enemy.
Eventually, Li Qiye looked at the forest of machines ahead and ordered: "Take all of these iron men along."
"All of them?" Even Mei Suyao was taken aback: "Are they still useful?"
"They are pretty much scrap metal at this moment." Li Qiye explained: "However, there are still many things worth testing despite my inability to create life."
"Perhaps one day, there will be a legion of metal beings!" Li Qiye revealed a mysterious smile.
The girls were jolted after hearing this. If this gigantic metal legion came out one day, they would be able to sweep through this world.
Eventually, the group brought along all the iron men and even many of the broken ones. Li Qiye hoped that these things would come in handy in the future.
While Li Qiye's group was inside the Machine World, a grand character came to the Lesser Imperial Devil World!
"The Nine Worlds' Chief Ambassador personally came…" Before this person arrived, someone had already delivered the news to the lesser world.
"The Nine Worlds' Chief Ambassador?" The younger generation didn't know the significance of this name, but the older cultivators were all shaken!
"The Chief Ambassador hasn't shown up for several generations, what is he here for this time?" A demon king pondered after receiving this message.
Nine Worlds' Chief Ambassador could be said to be an extremely arrogant title. Even an invincible Godking wouldn't dare to claim this title.
Having this title didn't mean that the person was powerful and unbeatable. This identity and title represented his status and position.
The Soaring Immortal Sect's Nine Worlds' Chief Ambassador — this meant that the person represented the soaring sect in the nine worlds. He was able to deal with all the sect's business in these realms.
The Soaring Immortal Sect was illustrious with its five emperors. However, for millions of years, no one knew where the sect and its ancestral ground were located.
Some people even speculated that it was erected in a mysterious lesser world that no one knew about. Others believed that it was a floating continent, forever moving in the nine worlds.
The arrival of this sect would definitely be a grand matter. Ancestors of this sect normally wouldn't show up or come to the nine worlds. The majority of affairs were dealt with by the chief ambassador.
If, say, all nine of its ancestors personally came out, then an earth-shattering event would definitely ensue.
Someone murmured: "If the chief ambassador is coming himself, then it looks like the Soaring Immortal Sect will definitely be coming to the Mortal Emperor World."
Not everyone was happy to see this happen, especially the imperial lineages. If the soaring sect truly descended and personally interfered with the Mortal Emperor World's affairs, the imperial lineages would be quite displeased.
Everyone understood that without the soaring sect, the other imperial lineages ruled their own domains. However, once the sect came down, it would be a different story. Even these great imperial lineages would be affected.
"Here comes the chief ambassador…" The ambassador finally entered the lesser world at this time.
A divine carriage slowly arrived with an illuminating brilliance. It emitted an aura that made no one dare to approach. It was actually pulled by a huge White Tiger.
The tiger was the size of a mountain. Each of its steps would cause the earth to tremble. What was even more frightening was that its tyrannical aura resembled a primordial beast. A normal demon king wouldn't have such an aura that could instill a primal fear in other living beings.
"This White Tiger has some divine blood." People shivered before its might.
To have a White Tiger with some divine blood as one's mount proved the person's great status. If the Soaring Immortal Sect Master himself arrived, just what kind of beast would he have?
Around the carriage were many accompanying Soaring Immortal disciples. The person sitting in the carriage was a middle-aged man.
He wore a Confucian robe and had an elegant and scholarly appearance. However, he emitted the suffocating aura of a God-Monarch.
He didn't put on airs and only quietly sat on the carriage with both hands naturally placed on his knees. This was the Nine Worlds' Chief Ambassador. This quiet posture alone made many experts tremble.
This was absolutely a real God-Monarch at an extremely powerful level; he wasn't someone a fake God-Monarch like the self-proclaimed Storm God could compare to.
"Greetings to the chief ambassador…" Many great powers in the lesser world all sent experts for the reception. Even a few imperial lineages did the same.
The chief ambassador, in his unreachable carriage up high, gently nodded and slowly spoke: "Gentlemen, you all have worked hard."
After everyone stood up straight, he began to speak: "I came here this time not to hunt treasures or out of curiosity, but to deal with a few matters."
These words made many people nervous because they could vaguely guess a few things.
The chief ambassador glanced over the experts here and stated: "I heard a junior named Li Qiye killed an emissary from my sect."
The hearts of everyone in the crowd skipped a beat. They had a faint guess that this was the reason, but now, the ambassador had stated it publicly. Not many dared to respond at this moment.
An expert from a great power spoke: "Yes, that did happen."
"Very well, since everyone is here, you all can send a message on my behalf." The ambassador spoke: "Tell Li Qiye that I will give him five days to come and meet me. The Soaring Immortal Sect will determine who is right and who is wrong, then we will give him a fair answer. If not, tell him to prepare for the consequences."
The experts here felt their scalps tingling. No one wanted to offend the Soaring Immortal Sect, but nowadays, not many wanted to offend Fiercest either.
They all knew that offending Fiercest Li Qiye would absolutely not end well. He was someone who liked to clean with blood. But at this moment, if they didn't help the Soaring Immortal Sect, they would have lost a good opportunity once the sect actually descends.
"We, we will be sure to send the message." Eventually, an expert from a great power complied.