Chapter 1147: Apricot Vase

After hearing this, the shadow snorted in response: "On what basis do you think I will turn this land evil and that I will destroy all living beings here?"

"You know it to be true in your heart, but you are unwilling to admit it." Li Qiye retorted: "Do you think you can control the power underground even better than the tyrant back then?"

"Before your death, you had a strong body and a firm will that allowed you to suppress this power underground." Li Qiye explained: "But now, you have nothing. You have given everything to this power. If you truly try to come out, how will you escape it or even try to purify it? How are you going to turn this land into a paradise?"

The shadow became quiet and did not answer.

"Because of this, I simply wanted to talk it out with you." Li Qiye said: "I don't want to fight and kill in this place. I'm too tired and bored to wonder whether I should seal or end you. I came today in hopes that you can realize this for yourself. Return to where you belong. The deepest recesses underground is your home, there's no need to come out again."

"Says who?" The shadow disagreed: "I will definitely rule the nine worlds again…"

"It seems that I have been wasting my breath completely this entire time." Li Qiye interrupted him: "I'm sick and tired of you now. After so many years, you still don't dare to face your own decision and the consequences that stemmed from it. You are not even comparable to your daughter. Her miserable fate and unimaginable suffering, it was all because of you…

"Even though she hated you, she didn't hold onto this resentment till this day and allowed bygones to be bygones with the passage of time…"

"Stop, stop, shut up!" The shadow shouted after Su Yuhe was brought up. It held its head and didn't want to listen any further as this was its inner demon!

"Outside of convincing you today, I also came with good news." Li Qiye lightly said: "I have buried your daughter's remains in the most peaceful location. All of her obsessions are now gone. She has let go of her hatred, including that of the tyrant. In the future, she will be able to be reborn." 1

Li Qiye continued while staring at the shadow: "You should think about letting everything go as well. Forget about the tyrant and your daughter. Let go of your inner demon, only then will you be able to be free…"

"No!" The shadow screamed while holding its head: "No! I will certainly come back to the nine worlds!"

Li Qiye gently sighed: "I can only say that I am very disappointed. I didn't want to use such means to force you, but this is your choice. I hope you will be able to face it one day."

Having said that, he took out a vase decorated with an apricot flower. This was given to him before Su Yuhe left.

"No!" After seeing the vase, the shadow screamed as if it had seen a ghost and took a step back in fear.

This was Su Yuhe's favorite vase. The Mortal Emperor personally gifted it to her when she married the tyrant. During her most painful times, she could only hold onto this vase and poured out her heart while waiting for the light.

Seeing this vase reminded it of everything. This was its inner demon; something it did not want to face.

"No…" The shadow begged: "Take it away, take it away, no—"

"It's too late." Li Qiye gently shook his head: "Face your decision!"

"No…" The shadow mustered some courage out of nowhere and pounced forward, wanting to break this apricot vase. However, when he approached, he became scared and immediately staggered backward while crazily shaking its head: "I can't, I can't, this was He'er's favorite vase! I can't…"

"Ah!" While it was wailing, something within it seemed to be wanting to rip its body apart. He desperately struggled while falling back in order to stop it from coming out.

"No!" In the end, the shadow couldn't restrain it. After a loud scream, its body was torn apart. An exact shadow-copy came out and immediately devoured it before escaping into the pit, disappearing without a trace.

"Boom!" All of the black energy receded like a tide into the ground.

"That was the inner demon." Li Qiye stated while watching the whole thing play out.

Old Devil heaved a sigh of relief after seeing the shadow run away. After struggling for tens of thousands of years, it was finally over. He asked a bit later: "Will it return?"

Even though the shadow was devoured by its inner demon, this didn't mean that it perished. The inner demon was simply in charge at the moment. If the Mortal Emperor could suppress this inner demon one day, then he would be able to return.

Li Qiye explained: "Leave the vase here. With its suppression, he will not come out since he can't fight his inner demon unless he lets go of everything. However, once he lets go of everything, he will know what he should do next."

Old Devil became relieved and followed Li Qiye's order.

After leaving the underground, Li Qiye coldly stared at Old Devil: "This is the power that you wanted. What do you think would be the end result even if you could obtain this power? Becoming another tyrant or an abomination?"

Old Devil prostrated in shame: "My momentary foolishness has harmed the entire sect and forced everyone to experience tens of thousands of years of suffering."

Li Qiye gently sighed and left without saying anything else.

After the war, the entire Mortal Emperor World regained its calmness. The older generation slumbered once more while the younger generation was either training or kept a low profile without coming out.

This was the beginning of a new age with the Heaven's Will coming together. It should be an exciting time, but this world was very quiet, peaceful even.

There was no other possible outcome. If it was a different generation with the Heaven's Will emerging, the world would definitely be rowdy with geniuses coming out in waves. Many ancestors from imperial lineages would leave their mountains as everyone prepared to compete for the throne.

Such a bustling period would definitely be magnificent and stimulate one's blood to the point of boiling. Geniuses would fight and sects would kill each other.

However, everything calmed down because everyone in the Mortal Emperor World already knew the result even before the competition begun. The Heaven's Will of this generation belonged to no one but Li Qiye. No one else could compete with him for it.

Thus, the Mortal Emperor World became unusually tranquil and peaceful.

Li Qiye didn't leave the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect or ask about any matters during this period of time. He simply focused on cultivating.

Magu also returned to the Heavenly Dao Academy because she knew that the day of departure would eventually come. She would have to leave the Mortal Emperor World and the nine worlds altogether. Thus, she returned to leave behind an inheritance for the academy.

After all, the academy was her home. She naturally wanted it to have a distant source and a long flow as it continued to flow down. So before leaving, she had to do something for the academy. 2

During his stay at the sect, outside of teaching Li Shuangyan and the other girls, even Bu Lianxiang would come to him for advice sometimes.

The truth was that in the present, he didn't really have anything to teach Bu Lianxiang. They rarely talked about cultivation. In her eyes, just snuggling with him was enough.

But when they were together, they had a talk about her galaxy. She told him: "You should take it and study it. It is a waste for me to keep it."

"No, you keep it." Li Qiye gently tucked her hair back behind her ear and said in a serious manner: "This is an item from your Bu Clan. Your ancestors left it to you, so it belongs to you."

"But you will need it one day." She insisted: "When you face it again in the future, you will need something even more powerful."

"I am different now compared to back then during the Ancient Ming Era. I have even more powerful items, so I am extremely prepared if the war comes in the future. This galaxy will be left with you."

Bu Lianxiang turned quiet for a bit before tightly holding his hand: "I don't know what I still have to leave you."

"There's no need to leave me with anything." Li Qiye said: "I am already very satisfied having reached this point in life. I have experienced and grasped everything I wanted. If the day comes when I die on the battlefield, I still won't have any regrets."

"Don't say such unlucky things." She quickly covered his mouth and became a bit flustered.

The word for "reborn" here has a couple of different meanings: "to be reborn / to live in paradise (Buddhism) / to die / (after) one’s death." ↩ Another imagery idiom. Imagine a long river. Because it is long, the source is distant. It symbolizes a great lineage/inheritance. ↩

Chapter 1148: Deepest Love

Li Qiye held her hand and stared at her incomparably beautiful features then smiled: "Sometimes, I feel that the world is too far away. Why the need to travel so far? If possible, I want to stop and start a family. Perhaps this isn't a bad idea."

"Don't say that." Her fingers gently pressed on his hand as she spoke with a tone as soft as water: "A man should be ambitious. Don't worry about me or other women, we are only your shackles. You should go further, to the end of the world."

She stared at him deeply and gravely spoke: "If I become something that impedes your path, then I shouldn't have appeared in your life. In fact, this should be the case for any woman that you have met."

Li Qiye chuckled and said: "It jolts me when you put it that way. Am I heartless, or is it because of the circumstances?"

"It is not you or the circumstances." She said: "In fact, I have never blamed you before. In this vast world, you have traveled for so many years. Even after suffering through countless hardships and troubles, you kept walking forward. Your life is at the end of the world; if you suddenly stop and give up… I don't care what you think, but at the very least, I feel that I would become a sinner if you did it for me. A sinner in the history of cultivation."

Li Qiye gripped her jade-like hand and stared at her wondrous eyes to say: "Although the years are endless, when you put it that way, how can I not persevere?"

She firmly said: "Many have gone and fell on this path. Emperors, gods, and heroes… all have become dried bones on their journey, but I believe that in this generation, only you will reach the end and discover a new world, an entirely new world. After the primordial chaos, it will be a world created by you."

"I got it!" Li Qiye became quiet. The cultivation path was long and arduous. Like he had said before, Immortal Emperor was only the beginning. The journey of the emperors and gods towards the end was not easy, it was paved with countless bones.

She gently said while still holding his hand: "My only regret is not being able to accompany you to the end of the world. What a shame that I won't be able to see the most brilliant moment of your life.

He looked at her and said: "If you are willing, I can try again. I have a method to prolong your life for a very long time at the very least!"

"No." She gently pressed her finger to his lips and quietly said: "I won't be holding you back. So what if you are able to let me live longer? There is a price for everything in this world. This is not my choice. I just want you to be able to go forward without any worries."

She stared at him deeply before becoming more serious: "I trust that in the last millions of years, I was not the only one who made this choice. Those who followed you and those who loved you must have made it as well. All of us do not wish to be the ones slowing you down on the path towards the grand dao."

Her reply left Li Qiye speechless with a difficult emotion in his heart.

"Eternal life is too far away, so giving up is not necessarily a bad thing." She gently caressed his face before continuing: "On this path, no one can stay with you for one generation after another, no one can always share your pain and happiness. You need to rely on yourself and persist until the end! As for the others, they will slowly fade away with time.

"If someone else becomes your shackle and cause you to stop, do you think that it would be worth it? No one else is worth anything on this path, understand? If you give up, you will no longer be you, no longer the teacher of Immortal Emperors that suppress the nine worlds, no longer the wily Dark Crow that could fool deities, no longer the man without fear!"

"This path towards the grand dao is forever and a day!" He gently sighed and didn't know what else to say.

During this long trek, countless others had left him. There were those who could prolong their life but chose to let go.

For some, eternal life was not a happy matter due to the great price that comes with it. He would send them off, and there were times when he even buried them personally. What else did he feel in his heart other than a sense of numbness from all of the partings?

"Don't worry about eternality, just appreciate that we had it once!" She gently said while embracing his neck and giving him an intimate gaze: "Even though I can't leave behind any treasure for you, I can leave you an heir."

After hearing this, Li Qiye laughed and held her beautiful and exquisite chin to gently say: "Passing on my everything is not easy."

"I know." She gave a firm yet beautiful smile that had the trace of a woman's shyness.

Li Qiye lowered his head to kiss her full, red lips. She closed her eyes and invited her lover while tightly hugging his neck…

The Mortal Emperor World was peaceful while the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect was thriving. It had reestablished its kingdom after tens of thousands of years of decline, ushering in a new era of prosperity.

Li Qiye did not ask about the rebuilding of the kingdom. He cultivated in isolation with a focus on the Space Scripture, even more so than the Physique and Death Scriptures.

This was a long process. He eventually came out after a while to find Gu Tieshou coming to find him.

"Virtuous Nephew, people from the sect master's home, the Su Clan, are here." Gu Tieshou immediately spoke after seeing him.

"People from the Su Clan?" Li Qiye's eyes slightly shifted after hearing this. The Su Clan was far away and had never asked about mundane matters, but now, they were suddenly here?

He inquired: "Did the sect master not come back?"

Gu Tieshou shook his head: "No, the Su members came because she didn't return to the Su Clan!"

He was a bit worried about this issue as well.

It wasn't easy for the sect to have a capable and talented sect master. Gu Tieshou understood that Su Yonghuang could definitely lead the sect to a new golden age. If anything happened to her now, it would be a great blow to Cleansing Incense.

Li Qiye ordered: "I understand, tell those people to come and meet me."

Gu Tieshou acknowledged the command and immediately went to carry it out. The person from the Su Clan who came to meet Li Qiye was an old man. He was very scholarly and his demeanor slightly resembled Su Yonghuang's.

"I have heard of your thunderous fame." The old man came and cupped his fists together before slightly bowing.

"You must be the Su Clan Master." Li Qiye glanced at him and immediately knew that he was Su Yonghuang's father.

At this time, Gu Tieshou quietly left the room, leaving behind Li Qiye and the old man.

The old man sat down and got straight to the point: "My daughter told me that if anything happens, I should come and see Virtuous Nephew."

"If there is anything I can do to help, let me know." Li Qiye spoke while looking at the old man. He was very protective of the Su Clan because he owed General Su back then.

The old man pondered for a moment before speaking: "My daughter has gone to the Heaven Spirit World. There is still no news right now, so I am quite worried."

Li Qiye was slightly surprised as he replied: "Your Su Clan has opened the secret pathway? This is quite a rare occurrence."

"You know about it as well?" The old man was shaken to hear this.

Li Qiye flatly said: "Not too many things can hide from me. Plus, the relationship between Cleansing Incense and the Su Clan is quite good, so it shouldn't be strange for me to know a few things."

The old man eventually nodded his head and said: "Yes, my Su Clan has indeed opened the pathway, and she took it to get to the Heaven Spirit World!"

This secret pathway was a channel to pass the boundaries of the nine worlds. The nine worlds were currently separated, so it was quite difficult to go to the other worlds. Not even a Godking would dare to attempt this.

However, it was a different story if there was a secret pathway. The only problem was that in the contemporary, fewer than few lineages had such a pathway. Moreover, it required a large number of refined jades — a very expensive price to pay. Thus, even if the particular sect had enough Immortal Emperor Refined Jades, they were not necessarily willing to open one.

Li Qiye left such a pathway to the Su Clan in the past so that they would have a venue of escape in case a real calamity befalls them.

So Su Yonghuang using this pathway to go to the Heaven Spirit World really surprised Li Qiye. After all, this secret passage couldn't be used trivially. The expenditure of the refined jades was one thing, but more importantly, it could expose the coordinates of the Su Clan's portal.

Chapter 1149: Hidden Immortal Hall

At this point, Li Qiye slightly frowned. He thought about something and looked over at the old man: "Your Su Clan wouldn't open this secret pathway unless a disaster fell upon you. Not too many things necessitate this action, could it be that some items in the ancient temple have gone missing?"

"How, how does Virtuous Nephew know about this?!" The old man was shocked. Only members of their clan knew about these treasures. No outsiders should have been privy to this information.

"Nothing surprising." Li Qiye continued: "So your clan has truly lost them?"

The old man wryly coughed: "Well, yes. A few things happened back during our forefathers' generation. An ancestor during that time fell in love with a woman from the charming race at the Heaven Spirit World. Later on, due to various reasons, she was detained by her race, so my ancestor personally went to their world."

"Thus, he brought that item along. If the other party did not let her go, he would send that place back to the origin." After hearing this, Li Qiye could faintly guess what happened.

The old man smiled and continued: "I heard that the ancestor talked to that race and said that he only wanted to marry her. No one knows what happened afterward. The ancestor who brought along the item was never seen or heard of from then on." The old man sighed at this point: "In the successive generations, our clan had sent various people to the Heaven Spirit World to try and find them, but we never found anything. The treasure disappeared from that point onward."

"But you lot recently obtained some news." Li Qiye stared at the old man.

The old man gently nodded: "A few days ago, we finally received a response, so we summoned the family for a meeting. A bit later, my daughter insisted on going to the Heaven Spirit World, so we opened the secret pathway."

With that, he looked over at Li Qiye: "Ever since she went to the Heaven Spirit World, there has not been any messages. It has been a while, so I'm worried that something might have happened to her. Right now, we still need to wait for a bit before we can open the pathway once more, so I came here to seek your assistance. I heard that you have another method to reach the other worlds."

Li Qiye replied: "I understand, I will personally go to the Heaven Spirit World. Don't worry, I will bring the sect master home."

"Nothing would be better." The old man was very happy. He had heard of Li Qiye's tales, so Li Qiye was the perfect person for the job.

He told the old man: "Just wait back at the Su Clan for the good news."

The ecstatic old man quickly bid his farewell.

Li Qiye looked into the distance in silence after the old man left. Heaven Spirit World… There were a few things there that he didn't know how to face.

"After all is said and done, one has to pay everything back one day." Eventually, he withdrew his gaze and gently sighed: "Everything should end in this generation, both feuds and hatred." 1

He called for Gu Tieshou and told him: "Contact the War God Temple. Tell them that I want to go to the Hidden Immortal Hall. Make sure they understand that I must go, there's no room for discussion."

After seeing his demeanor, Gu Tieshou didn't dare to say much and acknowledged the command before leaving right away.

The War God Temple was the oldest lineage in the Mortal Emperor World. After millions of years, very few knew where it was located. Some said that it was built in the middle region while others believed that it was situated at the eastern Hundred Cities. Some even thought that it was in the depths of space.

Despite the fact that there were very few cultivators who could find its exact coordinates, it still had many disciples that stayed at the Mortal Emperor World. Thus, it was not difficult to contact them.

There were even fewer people who knew about the Hidden Immortal Hall. The number could be counted on one's hand. It was a secret of the temple, a secret where only the highest level ancestors knew where it was hidden.

The hall was shrouded in primordial chaos alongside many ancient temples. After being polished by countless years, every brick and stone that made up these temples had an air of ancientness. One could feel the flow of time by looking at them.

While walking in this chaos, travelers could sense a moving immortal intent. This intent gave them wings, letting them feel as if they had turned into an immortal. It seemed that one could climb to an immortal land from this place. It was a wondrous feeling.

Li Qiye slowly walked through these halls. He basked in the chaos and immortal intent while channeling their profundities. Others might be unaware of what this temple was hiding, but Li Qiye knew full well. The items hidden here could definitely make even Immortal Emperors salivate with greed.

After hearing Li Qiye's demand, the War God Temple asked the ancestors in the Hidden Immortal Hall for their command. Eventually, the temple allowed for his entrance.

Li Qiye sat in a treasure seat in the main hall and slowly closed his eyes to better sense the auras in this place. It could be said that it wasn't easy for someone from the War God Temple to come here. If an outsider could come, then it would be the fortune of a lifetime.

"Hidden Immortal Hall… Your War God Temple must have expended an endless amount of effort here." He finally opened his eyes after a long period of time.

"Despite Your Excellency's visit, this lowly one cannot stand up to greet you, please excuse me." An old voice came from the primordial chaos within the hall.

"There's no need, you should continue your rest." Li Qiye sat in his chair and stared at the chaos to say in an insipid manner: "You finally figured it out after this long, I guess you're not too stupid."

"This lowly one didn't think that Your Excellency would personally come out in this generation. If the juniors from my temple have offended you, please forgive them." The old voice came again.

Buried in this hall was the oldest and also the strongest ancestor of the War God Temple. Back then, the temple asked Li Qiye to prolong his life.

The disciples didn't know of his existence, only ancestor-level characters did. However, even these ancestors had to call him Old Xian. 2

"Let the past go." Li Qiye nonchalantly said: "If I wanted to bother with those juniors, you wouldn't be sleeping here peacefully."

"Thank you, Your Excellency." Old Xian replied. Despite being the oldest in the temple, he was still only a junior compared to the Dark Crow who had been around for countless years.

"There's no need for such formalities." Li Qiye said: "My purpose for coming here is simple. I want the item in your Hidden Immortal Hall."

Old Xian went quiet and didn't respond for a while. Li Qiye laughed: "I know that this demand is a bit unreasonable and that it's not easy for you either."

Old Xian spoke: "Your Excellency knows that this item holds great significance to us. Another way to put it is that it is the only thing that protects our temple." He felt like begging at this moment. After all, this item was too important for the temple, far too important.

"Yes, I can feel it." Li Qiye smiled: "It is indeed not an easy matter. I didn't think that it was possible even back then, but you all have succeeded."

He went on: "After so many years of refinement, you have finally polished this thing to perfection, allowing it to be used with ease — this is quite astonishing. However, don't you think this price was too heavy? In these years, you could have produced Immortal Emperors, but instead, all of your efforts went into this."

Old Xian solemnly replied: "Which is why this lowly one hopes that this item can continue to protect the War God Temple."

"I won't take your item for nothing." Li Qiye chuckled: "If you are willing to trade, I will let your temple benefit from the exchange."

Old Xian didn't say anything. This long period of silence made his attitude apparent.

"So in the end, you still can't give up your beloved item." Li Qiye was still cheerful: "You should know that I have been quite protective of your temple since you all have done many things for me throughout the years. If it was some other lineage, I wouldn't need to trouble myself like this and would just take it by force."

"Earning Your Excellency's grace is our honor." Old Xian was still respectful.

"I know you old geezer is strong and, with the addition of this thing, quite confident." Li Qiye smilingly said: "But if I wanted to seize it, no one would be able to stop me, don't you think?"

Old Xian sighed and respectfully replied: "No one can stop Your Excellency. As long as you are willing, you could change the world."

The old man was not completely clueless while he stayed in the chaos. He had heard of the recent events. Not to mention how frightening Li Qiye was, just South Emperor, the Middle Continent Princess, and Magu alone were enough to shake their temple.

If it really reached that point, even he couldn't protect the War God Temple.

Hatred here is most likely a romantic hate because it would be strange to include feud otherwise. ↩ Xian means immortal, old here can be considered as grandpa or elder as well. ↩

Chapter 1150: Old Xian's Decision

Li Qiye spoke while sitting in his chair and staring at the chaos: "As long as you take out that item, I will not mistreat your temple. I shall satisfy your requests."

Old Xian pondered for a bit before sighing: "If Your Excellency needs it, how could we not give it to you?"

"Very good." Li Qiye gently nodded: "This is the War God Temple for you, wise and always making the correct choice."

Old Xian didn't say anything. He could only lament the fact that since the start of time, there were only things that the Dark Crow wanted and nothing that he couldn't have. Plus, Li Qiye was not taking their item without giving anything in return. An exchange was the best result for the temple.

"Your Excellency, this lowly one is still confused." Old Xian asked: "With your invincible capabilities, who in the nine worlds could oppose you? Why do you need our item?"

"You are aware of the item's origin." Li Qiye smiled: "Yes, I don't need to borrow it if I only wanted to sweep through the nine worlds. However, if I need to open a path up there, then I must have it."

"Your Excellency wants to go there again!" Old Xian's heart started beating faster. He had heard of this legend from War God Mu before.

Li Qiye slowly replied: "Yes, it's time to end it in this generation."

Old Xian was aghast inside the chaos. He murmured: "Your Excellency wants to raise the banner again? This little one knows very little, but I have heard Immortal Emperor Bing Yu talk about it before. She said that you have started an expedition once, is that true?"

"It is a path of no return. This applies to everyone, and I wasn't the only one who started one before." Li Qiye flatly stated: "Many have tried to do so across the eons, thus the path is paved with many bones."

Old Xian was quite shaken. Thousands of thoughts ran rampant in his mind in a split second.

Old Xian asked: "Your Excellency, I have heard a few legends about this matter. For instance, is it true that some people can take advantage of this and go up as well? Can it really be done?"

"Haha, are you talking about the illegal crossing?" Li Qiye laughed and replied: "Yes, it is true, but you need an Immortal Emperor to preside over the whole process. The success rate is not very good even with an emperor. Deaths will surely happen." 1

He continued: "You should understand that once you go to the heavens, you will become prey. Those existences won't ignore you, and you should know the result of being prey."

Old Xian was startled once more because this has exceeded his imagination.

"Why, are you tempted?" Li Qiye laughed: "If you really are curious, then I will tell you some good news. There's no need for illegal crossing in this generation, the door will open and if you are strong enough, you can definitely go up there. Of course, you will become prey at that point, got it?"

"But how is that possible?" Old Xian finally regained his sanity and spoke with astonishment: "Outside of a few mythical opportunities, only Immortal Emperors could ascend."

"This generation is different." Li Qiye smiled: "I am the ruler of this generation; the door will open for sure. Of course, it depends on your own power if you can go up there and who you go with."

Old Xian's heart that had been quiet for a long time suddenly thumped faster and faster. It became full of life as if the old man in the chaos suddenly became younger.

"So I take it that you are tempted." Li Qiye smiled: "No more protecting the Hidden Immortal Hall, do you want to come out and do some stretching?"

Old Xian mused the thought a bit before speaking: "I don't know what kind of world it is, but I heard that above the heavens, emperors and deities coexist in harmony…"

Li Qiye smiled: "It is not necessarily a good thing. Where there are people, jianghu exists. With jianghu comes disputes. From disputes stem violence and bloodshed. You can imagine a brilliant era, but you can also imagine a scene of carnage. No matter the location, the most radiant era will also have the most horrifying destruction." 2

"Gods and deities together!" Despite Li Qiye's response, the old man in the chaos was still in a daze. One could imagine this era even though it was quite far in the past.

Eventually, he calmed down and recalled some of the things Immortal Emperor Bing Yu told him.

He asked once more to confirm: "Does your Excellency want to reach the very end in this generation?"

Li Qiye laughed in response: "It seems like Little Bing Yu told you a lot of things. I told her back then so that she could prepare and avoid being caught off guard."

"Ah, Your Excellency, this is not the Immortal Emperor's fault. Before leaving, the emperor discussed many things with the War God Temple; I only got curious, that's all." The old man smiled wryly. 3

Li Qiye chuckled and said: "Immortal Emperor Bing Yu made a transaction with the temple, correct? Outside of leaving some things for the Ice Feather Palace so that it could rise again after suffering a decline, she should also have taken a personal letter that descended from up there, right?"

"Your Excellency's prediction is flawless." Old Xian smiled: "Immortal Emperor Bing Yu did indeed make a deal with us back then."

He softly spoke: "Forget it, I do not care about it. Little Bing Yu can partially be considered a pupil of mine. Without my indulgence, she wouldn't have told this secret to your temple anyway."

Old Xian could finally breathe easy because some secrets weren't meant to be leaked. No one would want to talk about this stuff, including Immortal Emperors unless it was their closest family. It related to too many secrets that the weak had no place in knowing.

Li Qiye glanced over into the chaos and spoke: "Does your temple have any objections? Tell me your requests. As long as they are reasonable, I shall fulfill them."

Old Xian contemplated for a bit before speaking: "Is Your Excellency still recruiting?"

Li Qiye couldn't help but laugh after hearing this: "Do you want to climb out and go up there for real? If I'm not mistaken, your War God Temple has always been the same, acting like an old geezer. The temple probably wants to worship you nonstop until you can't extend your lifespan any longer."

"Maybe Your Excellency was right. There is no rebuilding without breaking." Old Xian sighed in the chaos: "The War God temple is still immersed in the glory of the previous generations; it is thriving due to the shelter of old prestige. If our old selves are still here, the temple won't be able to truly prosper."

"As long as we are still alive, the younger disciples will live comfortably with no sense of crisis. At the same time, we are wasting a lot of the temple's resources. This is robbing the youths." He lamented with regret.

Though the temple rarely involved itself with the world, it was indeed very powerful and not weaker than any other imperial lineage. Otherwise, it wouldn't have stood strong for so many millions of years.

However, its power was not built on the foundation of a rising younger generation. Unlike other imperial lineages, it didn't have fresh Immortal Emperors that would bring about fresh blood for the sect.

The main reason for its strength was due to its establishment during a brilliant era. This left behind an astonishing legacy and resources for the temple, including many mighty ancestors.

Having powerful ancestors was not a bad thing for a sect. After all, this was part of their strength. However, it was not necessarily a plus either.

Outside of the younger generation not having a lot of motivation due to their existences, they also consumed a lot of resources from either life prolongment or blood energy enrichment.

It was just like Old Xian said, this was robbing from the younger generation.

Li Qiye responded insipidly: "Your temple has adhered to old ideas for too long and should have had a reformation long ago. For instance, there were many good opportunities back then, yet you failed to grasp them. You actually sent out a great seed for an Immortal Emperor. If I knew that this was going to happen, I would have trained Little Bing Yu myself."

Old Xian didn't dare to comment after being scolded by Li Qiye. To the ancestors of the temple, they regretted gifting an Immortal Emperor to someone else the most.

If they kept the young Immortal Emperor Bing Yu, perhaps they would have broken this stagnation and brought about some fresh blood to the temple.

Unfortunately, they failed to do a good job. In the end, the proud emperor left the temple.

In fact, Li Qiye had scolded them in the past about this matter before since he also lost the chance to train Immortal Emperor Bing Yu.

There was no chance for them to reconcile because the emperor was a proud person. She would never come back after leaving.

"Your Excellency's criticism is just, our temple has indeed festered." Old Xian sighed again and openly admitted their mistake that year.

Illegal crossing as in illegal immigration or human smuggling. ↩ Most readers have probably seen the word jianghu before, meaning lakes and rivers. Another translation I see for this is "Pugilist World", but I don't agree with it fully because it consists of more than just martial artists. It is a culture, a way of life described in ancient China that was brought to life in wuxia novels and extended to modern web novels as well. ↩ I know that Bing Yu should be empress, but her title is Immortal Emperor. Only Hong Tian is an empress in title (raw is Female Emperor). I don't know if the distinction matters at all, but I'll keep it this way. ↩
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