Chapter 1112: Bu Lianxiang's Rage
The crowd felt a chill after seeing the power of the decapitators. Just the immortal light alone was enough to deter people from approaching. Not even God-Monarchs would be willing to take such a risk.
However, in the face of this mighty power, the attacker felt no fear. A stomp came from the sky.
"Boom!" The blades that were slashing up the four corners were shaken once more.
It did not stop there. The stars above began to move. In the blink of an eye, the world seemed to disappear, replaced with a region of stars. With the flip of a palm, countless planets as large as the sun sped forward. In the blink of an eye, this area seemed to be the beginning of the world. The user was moving myriad existences as the ruler of the universe.
"Boom!" The whole world quaked. Even the powerful blades couldn't withstand such a horrifying onslaught. They were instantly blown away and the space created by them was shattered.
In the middle of this void, a supreme woman stood there like an immortal with a beauty indescribable by the brush.
A silver galaxy flowed where she stood. Wherever she was would be the center of the sky. She alone was the master of everything in this space.
She held the fallen Li Qiye who was stricken with injuries and stained with blood.
"How are you feeling?" She spoke with an expression full of pain while embracing him.
"I'm, I'm fine…" His pale self struggled to open his eyes. It seemed that he couldn't hold on any longer and immediately fainted.
Meanwhile, the four old men in the corners staggered backward from the woman's attack.
They were shocked to be at a disadvantage despite having the immortal decapitators. This was especially true for the Divine Ancestor. His face twisted; he was praised as the number one existence in the Azure Mysterious Ancient Kingdom, but today, he was easily repelled by someone. One could imagine just how powerful and scary this woman must be.
The woman's eyes immediately turned fierce after examining Li Qiye and noticing that he was full of bloody wounds. Everyone felt their hearts skipping a beat. It seemed that time itself skipped a beat because of her.
At this time, she neither screamed nor shouted, yet they all could feel her rage. Her wrath was a reason for gods to tremble.
"Who, who is she…" Someone quietly asked after seeing the woman saving the dying Li Qiye.
"I have seen her before…" The ancestor that had been to the Heavenly Corpse Burial Ground before murmured: "She climbed up one of the underworld boats. People call her the Middle Continent Princess. Who would have thought that she is coming out in this generation as well!"
The woman was indeed the Middle Continent Princess, but not too many people had heard of her title. As for her name itself, perhaps no one in this world still remembered it.
Perhaps Li Qiye was the only one in the present who knew her name — Bu Lianxiang.
"You shouldn't have attacked him." She grimaced with a cold voice.
The Divine Ancestor's group recalled their decapitators. The last sect master of the Thousand Emperors Gate looked at her and chillingly spoke: "You shouldn't meddle with our business."
The Divine Ancestor gravely added: "We will kill this little animal no matter what. I don't care who you are. Be smart and leave now, but leave that kid behind."
"You all deserve death!" The angered Bu Lianxiang immediately soared to the sky with one hand still hugging Li Qiye. She flipped her other palm to attack the four.
"Kill her!" The four didn't hesitate at all. They offered their longevity blood to power the decapitators again to slay her.
"Boom!" The nine worlds trembled. Under the swaying of her palm, the silver galaxy shattered while the stars began to move. The entire universe was within her palm.
The silver river immediately blew away the immortal decapitators. Without a doubt, this scary celestial stream in her hand was much more powerful and heaven-defying than the blades.
"Go again!" The four aghast ancestors screamed and stopped minding the price. They even burned up their longevity blood to kill the princess.
"Pop!" Bu Lianxiang spun around and, with one kick, shattered all of the venerable’s nine divine swords.
"Ahh!" The kick went on to penetrate his chest. His body fell down from the sky.
At the same time, her fair palm swung forward and destroyed myriad laws. The Divine Ancestor roared and used the most powerful technique in his life — the combination of two emperors' Heaven's Will Secret Laws.
"Boom!" Despite using two different secret laws to defend himself, he still couldn't escape. All laws shattered before the might of her palm. The ancestor could only watch as his body broke into little pieces. His mangled flesh fell down; this was a terrible and unsightly way to go.
"Shit!" The Nine Worlds' Chief Ambassador was scared out of his mind. He turned and fled, but Bu Lianxiang casually reached out with a finger.
"Whoosh!" Her finger attack smashed his skull, causing his brain to spatter everywhere before he even had a chance to scream.
Among the four experts from the previous generation, only the last sect master of the Thousand Emperors Gate was able to survive one blow from her. The other three were instantly killed.
Within the blink of an eye, she annihilated three heaven-defying ancestors, including the strongest person of the Azure Mysterious Ancient Kingdom. This was truly a shocking scene.
"Die!" At this time, the last sect master knew he couldn't run away even if he wanted to. He understood just how powerful his foe was and could only risk it all. He unleashed an attack accompanied by thousands of golden dragons. The deities emerged with great explosions. Figures of emperors appeared. At this moment, he seemed to be the lord of the emperors above the nine heavens.
"Scram!" Bu Lianxiang's Immortal Physique slightly shifted to stomp on this world. She instantly stomped down on the sect master's head. The thousands of golden dragons screamed; the deities were annihilated along with the images of emperors.
"Crack!" The breaking of bones resounded. Everyone could see his skull being instantly crushed.
"Ah—" Under the crushing Immortal Physique, he was ground into a bloody mist that drifted away with the wind.
People were speechless because of this for a very long time. Their mouths were wide open, yet no words came out.
Three saints aptitude, a true one. The princess' talents were different than Jikong Wudi's.
Jikong Wudi was only praised as having three saint talents, but he had a natural King Physique that eventually became a Saint Physique.
On the other hand, the princess had three natural saint talents. Moreover, she cultivated an Immortal Physique as well!
At this time, with Li Qiye in her embrace, she turned around and swept her gaze through the crowd. Everyone uncontrollably shivered and quickly retreated.
Even an existence like the Divine Ancestor was only an ant in her eyes. Such a person was too scary.
She ignored the others and left with Li Qiye. The other girls regained their thoughts and quickly followed her.
People gradually calmed down after she faded away into the horizon. Even Old Immortal from the Rampaging Divine Mountain was astonished as he murmured: "The Marvelous Immortal Physique from the Middle Continent Ancient Kingdom. Could it be that she is at grand completion?" 1
If even someone like Old Immortal was shocked, it would be enough to show just how mighty Bu Lianxiang was. People still quivered when they recalled how easy it was for her to dispatch the four people earlier; it was as if they were mere insects.
"Is it really a grand completion Immortal Physique?" Another wondered in awe.
If it was truly a grand completion Immortal Physique, then it would be too scary. According to legends, a peak Virtuous Paragon with a grand completion physique could assail Immortal Emperors.
"Who is she?" After a good while, more people calmed down. One person asked: "Is she one of Li Qiye's dao protectors or another Era Evader?"
"She is the Middle Continent Princess, a mythical existence." Only those who had lived through several generations would know a character of this level. He went on to say: "She used to be the number one beauty in the nine worlds with three saint aptitudes. She once caused rains and winds in the nine worlds and massacred till blood flowed like rivers."
A junior curiously asked: "She's that terrifying?"
The ancient existence gently nodded: "Back in the distant Ancient Ming Era, the Middle Continent Ancient Kingdom was the only lineage who could fight them. Another legend states that their Marvelous Immortal Physique came from the immortal world itself. They possessed the most powerful strength in this world…
"… Back in that era, the princess was rumored to be the only one who understood the Marvelous Immortal Physique. Later on, she still swept through the nine worlds even though this kingdom was destroyed. Even the Ancient Ming couldn't do anything to her."
This existence paused for a moment before recalling with emotion: "Keep in mind, this old era belonged to the Ancient Ming while Immortal Emperor Tian Tu was hailed as their greatest Immortal Emperor."
"In this age, the Ancient Ming tried to hunt her down, but she still came out unscathed. This is enough to prove her power. Unfortunately, she lived in that old era. If she was born in the Emperors Era, she would have become an invincible Empress." The old man murmured quietly.
This is not one of the 12 Immortal Physiques. The author does use the same adjective to describe something a lot, but this is repeated enough that I will use capitalization just in case that this is indeed the name of this technique. The equivalent translation would be "so excellent that it is out of this world", "extraordinary." "Otherworldly" is close, but it doesn't carry the same implications. "Marvelous" is rare enough that it can be a name instead of an adjective. ↩Chapter 1113: Love And Hate
More people began to wonder after the storm: "Could it be that this princess is Li Qiye's master or dao protector?"
The majority of the crowd found this statement to be quite logical, and one even nodded: "Only a heaven-defying person like her would be able to train someone as invincible as Fiercest."
In just a moment, people clamored about and discussed the princess.
"He still didn't use his full strength." In the horizon, Zhan Shi was silent for a long time before he softly sighed.
Earlier, Li Qiye was on the verge of death due to the immortal decapitators. Everyone thought that he couldn't oppose the Divine Ancestor's group. However, Zhan Shi and Lin who had fought against Li Qiye understood that Li Qiye still didn't use his full strength even on the brink of demise.
He was still hiding his strength at the very last second.
"Just what kind of opponents will be able to make him go all out?" Lin had a bitter smile. Despite his incredible background, he still couldn't see through Li Qiye. The person was like an unfathomable abyss, no one could see through him.
No one was aware of just how dangerous and immeasurable he was.
"Maybe even the death of gods wouldn't be enough to fill this abyss." In the end, Lin could only emotionally make this comment.
"We are still not his match in the end." Zhan Shi gently sighed as well.
Lin agreed with this assessment: "I'm afraid neither of us can surpass him regardless of our achievements in the future. He will become a legend, his achievements will forever be unsurpassable."
Zhan Shi had nothing to add. After fighting with Li Qiye and witnessing his strength and supreme grand dao, he felt helpless. Perhaps one could even say that he felt despair.
With a rock-solid dao heart, he was not so easily shaken. A guy like him would not underestimate himself, but he felt his pride and self-esteem shattered and littered on the ground after fighting Li Qiye.
It was helpless and futile to try to overcome Li Qiye. This was the feeling of being a tiny blade of grass before a divine mountain. The two of them were simply not on the same level.
"We can only say that this is fate!" He acquiesced to being a victim of destiny: "We won't be able to overturn our defeat."
"But losing to Fiercest is not a shameful matter at all." Lin forced a smile: "Regardless of how incredible one might be, they would only face defeat before Li Qiye. Heaven-defying, devilish, whatever. All of these things are not worth mentioning before him."
"I guess you can put it that way." Zhan Shi chuckled awkwardly. They could only comfort themselves in this manner.
Although this type of comforting was not part of their nature for they did not wallow in self-pity, they were indeed powerless before Fiercest.
"Brother Zhan, the green hills are still there along with the clear flowing water. This little brother will take my leave now." Eventually, Heavenly Emperor Lin said goodbye.
Zhan Shi cupped his fists and sentimentally replied: "Being friends with Brother Lin is my biggest blessing, I hope that we will be able to meet again."
"I hope so too." Lin felt a bit dejected and returned the gesture: "I'm afraid my sect will not let me out so easily after returning this time. No matter what, I hope we can see each other again, whether it be decades or centuries from now."
The duo had grave injuries after fighting against Li Qiye. They would need a long period of recuperation after returning to their sects. For Lin, it was an utter defeat, a great humiliation to his sect. It was likely that they wouldn't let him leave so easily afterward.
"If it is meant to be, we will meet again." Zhan Shi felt sad as well. Despite their short time together, there was a great saying to describe this situation — friendship is not predicated on the time spent together. He and Lin were friends that could trust each other with their lives.
"Goodbye." Lin cupped his fists and drifted away to disappear into the horizon.
Zhan Shi watched his departure and gently sighed. He told Old Immortal who was standing next to him: "Ancestor, let us return. This generation belongs to Fiercest, I should leave this stage."
Old Immortal didn't respond. He was confident in his sect's disciple, but he had also seen Li Qiye's power with his own eyes. Regardless of how powerful Zhan Shi might be, he couldn't compete for the Heaven's Will against Li Qiye. To forcefully do so was akin to courting death.
Some time passed. Li Qiye eventually woke up and found that all of his injuries had been treated.
"You're awake." A beautiful face full of concern came into Li Qiye's view.
Who else could it be but Bu Lianxiang? She sat next to him and kept him company. It seemed that she had been here the entire time.
Li Qiye looked at her and gently nodded: "Thanks, Lianxiang. Without you saving me, I don't even want to imagine the consequences."
Her stare eventually turned cold along with her response: "You weren't pretending just to look pitiful?"
"Pretending?" Li Qiye revealed a forced smile: "That would be toying with my life; just one misstep would have ended it all."
"Really?" She quipped: "What have you ever refrained from doing? Hmph, such reckless undertakings are just a daily occurrence to you."
"What can I do if you choose to think that way?" He smiled wryly and tried to get up. However, the motion affected his wounds, causing him to bite his teeth from pain.
She quickly helped him and scowled: "You are wounded everywhere, so stop acting strong. You can posture all you want after you are healed!"
Even though she was discontent and voiced her complaints, her actions indicated otherwise for they were full of love.
He rested on her thighs and looked at the beauty inches away. He gently sighed after seeing her flawless features and sighed: "After so many years, you are still so beautiful and enchanting, as if there have been no changes. Back then when everyone called you the prettiest girl in the nine worlds, they were truly correct."
She maintained her glare and spoke with a distant tone: "What now? Why the sudden change of tone? Are you trying to trick me into doing something?"
"Am I really so rotten?" He treated her jade legs as a pillow and smiled: "I am only expressing my feelings. If time could flow backwards, I definitely wouldn't have been able to stop myself from chasing after you, the nine worlds' greatest beauty."
"Hmph! Going back in time!" Her eyes turned cold like a blade piercing straight through him.
"Okay, okay, I shouldn't have said that." He quickly raised his hands to surrender: "What I'm trying to say is, is it too late if I try to chase you now?"
She proudly glanced at him with a noble appearance and uttered: "Hmph, that depends on your sincerity. If you can prove it, then I can think about it."
"Just think about it?" Li Qiye smirked: "Remember, I am a man loved by all. Whoever meets me will harbor nothing but adoration; flowers blossom before my appearance. If you think too much, someone else will rob me first."
"Go die!" She rolled her eyes at him: "Even if you are adored by all and flowers blossom before you, I still wouldn't want you!"
Despite her answer, she unconsciously felt a sweet sensation in her heart. This was like a quarrel between two lovers.
"Time is always heartless." Li Qiye gently and movingly spoke: "But people are full of emotions."
Bu Lianxiang turned quiet while staring at the man resting on her thighs. She couldn't help but gently caress his face. It was a real and natural sensation; an indescribable feeling permeated through her heart.
Millions of years of chasing… this was not a dream right now. Back then, she could only yearn for him under the moonlight. However, when their eyes met from far away, it seemed that it was destined for the two to be together in this lifetime.
Back then, she was only a young lady, but there had always been someone silently watching and caring for her in secrecy…
Throughout the long years, she had suspected that everything was fake. There were indeed lies mixed in with truths. However, this moment right now was reality. By touching his face, she knew that it was real.
Eventually, she softly spoke while still touching his face: "You owe me."
"After millions of years of entangling with each other, I don't know who owes who exactly." Li Qiye gently sighed: "But at the very least, I don't want to trick you in this generation because this could be my last."
"Hush." She pressed her finger against his lips and gently shook her head: "I don't want you to say such unlucky words. You are eternal and can live on for millions of generations. Even when the high heavens wither, you will still be able to live on."
Chapter 1114: A Love Lasting For Million Years
"Eternal? Millions of generations?" Li Qiye couldn't help but smile: "If I lived for that long, I will become the oldest of monsters."
"Aren't you already that right now?" She leered at him: "Who in this world has lived longer than you?"
"Which is why I'm a little tired of living." He leisurely laughed: "Throughout the long years, I have experienced everything there is to experience, so maybe it is time to end it all."
"Such nonsense again." She angrily glared at him and said: "I won't let you say such ominous things. You have already lived for millions of years, so it shouldn't be difficult for you to live for a billion more." 1
"Another billion years…" Li Qiye gently sighed and shook his head: "A few things aren't up to me to decide."
She told him with a completely serious expression: "Even if you don't want to, I still hope that you can live on. Even if it not for yourself, you have to live on for my sake."
"What about you?" Li Qiye revealed a rare smile: "How long do you plan to live for?"
"I don't care to live for an interminable time." Her extremely beautiful eyes were fixated on him: "Being able to prolong my life this time was a chance given to me by the heavens. As long as I can stay by your side and be your company, to be able to see you in this generation… it doesn't matter how long it lasts. Several years, dozens of years, or even centuries. None of this matters."
She gently stroked his face and earnestly said: "This is more than enough for me, I do not wish for anything else. I am only a little girl chasing after you with no other unrealistic desires."
Li Qiye contemplated for a long time before looking at her and spoke earnestly as well: "Lianxiang, come with me."
She asked with a stoic demeanor: "To the place in the legends?"
Li Qiye seriously nodded: "Yes, that place. My journey will begin there, and it might be a very long one. I will need someone to keep me company."
Bu Lianxiang turned quiet once more while staring at him. She eventually answered in a soft tone: "Legend states that our Bu Clan might be from there."
"Yes, but it is not a legend, it is the truth." Li Qiye nodded: "If you come with me, then it is also a return of sorts."
She didn't answer and seemed to be thinking about something.
Li Qiye reached out and gently touched her face: "The grand dao is endless. Maybe what I really need is someone who knows my past."
After a long time, she held his hands and softly spoke: "I love this place, the nine worlds, but I can also accompany you to the ends of this world, or any other location. But you must know, I cannot follow you from one generation to another, to the very end of your journey."
With that, her clear eyes seemed to be illuminating Li Qiye's heart as she continued: "Your life is destined to be brilliant and colorful. Your path is destined to be long. I cannot walk with you to the very end, to see the terminus of this world."
"I can keep you alive…" Li Qiye blurted while staring at her. He rarely said this to anyone, but if he was really determined, he could truly keep someone alive indefinitely.
"No." Bu Lianxiang gently shook her head and interrupted him gently: "I have lived for a very long time from the Ancient Ming Era until now, from the Middle Continent all the way to the Heavenly Corpse Burial Ground. For me, the length does not matter. As long as I can feel my own heartbeat, I will be satisfied. Living for millions of years isn't as great as each time I received your letters as a little girl…"
Li Qiye didn't know how to respond. He didn't want to force her.
She gently caressed his face and spoke in a serious yet gentle manner: "It is not that I am unwilling to accompany you. The grand dao is endless, so I don't want you to see me wilt. I also don't want eternal life if it means not being able to see the sun again. I only want to stay by your side right now. Whether it be for a short or long time doesn't matter."
"Maybe, I am too selfish and can't handle too much…" She gently sighed with an indescribable sense of melancholy.
Li Qiye held her hands and stopped her: "No, it is not your fault but mine because I have lived for far too long."
"And in the future, I will need to keep living." He sighed and didn't say anything else.
The two held each other's hands in silence. For the two of them in the present, life and death were not important. The only things left were their pursuits and desires.
Over the next several days, Li Qiye's injuries healed extremely quickly. He seemed completely fine, alive and kicking.
In fact, his injuries weren't severe at all. The majority were only flesh wounds. He only did what he did to wait for Bu Lianxiang to take action.
In these few days, the Imperial Border was very lively. The three great empires were marching together towards the Expedition Path. This matter shook the entire border.
This grand event caused a huge stir in the border itself, and not just to the cultivators.
Since the last time several empires went to the expedition, no one had done so in a very long time. But now, the three strongest empires were ready to go, how could people not be surprised?
Moreover, the expedition this time was led by the legendary Kingdom of Emperors. This was even more astonishing to the border.
Because of this, not only were there cultivators watching the Expedition Path in the distance, many kingdoms and nations of the border also came to observe. They wanted to use this chance to watch what would happen when the strongest empires in the Imperial Border entered the path.
The path was located deeper in the border. This was a cliff with a vast expanse ahead. No one could see the end or what was on the other side.
The Expedition Path was similar to the Evil Slaying Platform in this regard — same starting point, similar questions.
Outside of cultivators and experts, there were many Imperial Kings present as well. These kings were far weaker than the three great kings, but one day, they would be just like the three empires with their entire kingdom embarking on this journey. Thus, they required more experience.
"Rumble!" The sky vibrated with the coming of a great imperial momentum. A great army emerged on the horizon. Three great kings led their cavalries into everyone's sight.
In an instant, the three cavalries rushed forward and went to the outskirts of the Expedition Path. The three great kings glanced at the void ahead as their expressions became more dignified.
Many had trod on this journey in the past millions of years. However, to personally go was an entirely different matter. All three kings became quite serious.
The other Imperial Kings were quietly giving their blessings in hopes that the empires could reach the other side safely.
However, no one knew if this was possible or not. After such a long period of time, none of the kingdoms who had entered the path had returned or sent any messages back!
"Rumble!" While many cultivators were focusing on the armies of the three empires, the earth suddenly quaked as if a giant bull was turning.
Among the explosions in the distance, many great soldiers came along like a torrent of steel. The surging imperial momentum made the entire Imperial Border quake continuously. The border was but a small boat lost in the stormy sea that could capsize at any moment.
"Where is this great army coming from?!" Many people felt their knees giving way after seeing this new army. Even experts from the previous generation turned pale.
A dark mass was approaching with an imperial momentum that suppressed everyone present. God-Monarchs were not spared from trembling.
"This is an invincible army capable of sweeping through the nine worlds." Even experienced ancestors were aghast and quietly murmured.
The majority of cultivators didn't know where such an army was coming from. Even though they had many questions, they didn't have the guts to ask at this moment before the endless army.
This is an expression that comes out to be one billion. It is not literal here, I'm sure. ↩