Chapter 1207: Void Imperfection Water
After doing his round down in the well, Li Qiye turned his head and coldly glared at Yan Yanglong before smiling to say: "Don't use the wise sages of the Charming Spirit Race to make yourself feel better. Just be straight and say that you couldn't find anything even after using a divine mirror. People are stupid to some extent, everyone knows this so no one will laugh at you specifically."
To be publicly ridiculed like this left Yan Yanglong humiliated. His master could deter the entire Jade Sea and he himself was more or less famous.
"Naive fool, such a big tone." Yan Yanglong knew that Li Qiye was not weak after seeing his quick dispatch of Gongsun Qianer. However, he couldn't back down in this situation: "You think you can find some clues alone? How utterly ridiculous!"
"Really?" Li Qiye lazily replied: "Your demeanor indicates how highly you view yourself. If I can find something from this well, then wouldn't you lose all face?"
"If you can make the divine water come out, I won't say a single word and eat all the mud around this well!" Yan Yanglong felt his temper worsening and sneered.
Dao Attendant Lin, who was standing with him, joined in with a mocking grin: "Brother Yanglong, aren't you making things too difficult for him? One would have to be daydreaming to think that a human junior could make divine water come out."
At this time, the cultivators on the sidelines only watched and didn't want to join in this mess. Meanwhile, the real big shots were just watching the fun with amusement.
Li Qiye looked at him with disdain and smiled: "Don't forget your words, remember to eat all the mud here."
"You!" The continuous ridicule left Yan Yanglong with an extremely ugly expression accompanied by murderous flashes in his eyes.
Li Qiye ignored him and placed the jade bowl in front of him before sitting down and closing his eyes.
At this moment, those next to the well were watching with bated breaths. They took note of Li Qiye's confidence and wanted to see if he could gather divine water or not.
In fact, they had their own plans. If Li Qiye were to be successful, would they be able to get part of the soup pot as well?
As for the bet between the two, it had nothing to do with them. After all, most were unwilling to provoke an existence like the Extreme Yang School.
Both Teng Jiwen and Ye Tu were anxious as well. They wanted to see what kind of miracle Li Qiye could concoct. They believed in him. This was especially true for Teng Jiwen, he had absolute faith in Li Qiye's ability to make divine water come out.
As time slowly passed, the well remained calm without any changes.
Yan Yanglong coldly sneered after seeing this: "If this could lead to divine water, then people would be obtaining treasures everywhere in the Charming Fragmented Realm. Hah, stop pretending and just admit your defeat. Because you are still young, I will be magnanimous and won't be too hard on you. Just prostrate and bow three times before everyone—"
"Splash!" Before Yan Yanglong could finish, the sound of water flowing came out. A small pillar of water shot out from the mud inside the well. It resembled a dragon spraying out water and it fell straight into Li Qiye's jade bowl.
This divine water rattled like little jewels as it fell into the bowl, resulting in a crisp and pleasant sound. Everyone knew right away that it was an exalted type of water.
In the blink of an eye, the jade bowl was full and the stream of water disappeared as if nothing had happened.
Mists that seemed to be divine energy surrounded the jade bowl. This mist slowly rose like the blossoming of a lotus flower crafted from jade. It was beautiful and breathtaking. People's hearts began to palpitate at its sight.
In a short period of time, the four corners went silent. Everyone stared at this scene in disbelief. Who would have thought that this abandoned well would still have divine water?
Someone among the hidden masters saw the water inside Li Qiye's jade bowl and exclaimed: "Void Imperfection Water!"
Li Qiye glanced at this group and flatly said: "You already have what you should, to be more covetous is something even the villainous heavens won't agree to. Must you want everything in this treasure ground?"
This old man was startled and didn't say anything else. He bowed to Li Qiye and quietly stood to the side.
After hearing this, Ye Tu, who had turned into a young attendant, was shaken. He immediately understood where these big shots came from.
Li Qiye handed the bowl full of Void Imperfection Water to Ye Tu and said: "This water is suitable. Even though it is not as plentiful as the Void Imperfection Spring, it is still the same type of water. This bowl will be quite beneficial for you."
Ye Tu was jolted. Even though his school had the spring, only a few ancestors were allowed to see it. Ordinary disciples weren't qualified to do so. Ye Tu accepted the jade bowl and thanked Li Qiye. He had no words to express his gratitude.
At this time, Dao Attendant Lin put on a humble posture and bowed towards Ye Tu: "My master is the lord of the Immaculate Expanse. His venerable requires a bowl of Void Imperfection Water right away, would brother be willing to sell it…?"
The dao attendant didn't dare to ask Li Qiye and went for Ye Tu instead. He had no choice but to act humble because this water was indeed very beneficial to their Void Imperfection Physique.
The attendant's words carried quite some weight as well because he was asking on behalf of his master.
"Where did this trash roll out from?" Li Qiye coldly peered at him and answered before Ye Tu could do anything: "Opposing me yet you still want to talk about business? Scram!"
Li Qiye simply gave no face to his enemies. It was already merciful enough that he hasn't chopped off his head.
"You!" Being shouted at by Li Qiye left him with an ugly expression.
He was trembling with anger, but he didn't explode. This was him asking for it, but in his mind, the bowl of water was simply too tempting. Despite knowing the inevitable disgraceful outcome, he still had to ask Ye Tu.
Ignoring the dao attendant, Li Qiye shifted his attention to Yan Yanglong instead and lazily said: "Now, isn't it time for you to eat all the mud here?"
Yan Yanglong stumbled backward under Li Qiye's gaze. He wasn't looking his best at this moment, but he couldn't get off the tiger.
He spoke too harshly earlier, so now, when Li Qiye actually drew out some Void Imperfection Water, he had no other choice. However, he couldn't eat all the mud around the well in front of everyone like this!
By doing so, he would never be able to show his face again in the world. Moreover, this would be a detriment to his master and sect's prestige as well.
Li Qiye lazily quipped: "Oh? All talk but no action?"
"You, you are very lucky to be able to draw some Void Imperfection Water… This is a miracle…" Yan Yanglong tried to find an excuse to avoid eating the muddy soil.
"A real man stays true to his words, start swallowing the mud already!" Li Qiye looked coldly at the fella.
The spectators were holding their breaths and didn't want to get involved in these muddy waters.
"Boy, don't push it too far!" Yan Yanglong turned red and struggled with his retort: "You are deliberately humiliating my master and the Extreme Yang School!"
At this time, he didn't have any other plans and could only accuse Li Qiye to escalate the situation and bring up his master and school.
"If your school has cowardly members that aren't able to stay true to their word, am I the one that is humiliating your school?" Li Qiye wanted nothing more than to make this a bigger deal: "If your master's guidance resulted in a coward like you, then it looks like he is not much either."
People took deep breaths after hearing this. It was an overbearing and suicidal move to put down the Extreme Yang Monarch in front of everyone like this.
However, this was a way out for Yan Yanglong. At this moment, nothing else mattered since Li Qiye had publicly humiliated his master. This was a damning action!
He angrily shouted with a solemn tone: "Little beast, shaming my master deserves a thousand deaths! You will not find mercy!"
"Brother Yanglong, this naive fool dares to offend the Extreme Yang Monarch, this is akin to opposing the entire Extreme Yang School and all charming spirits. A little beast like this should be minced to pieces!" Dao Attendant Lin was happy to create more enemies for Li Qiye.
This was in accordance with Li Qiye's wish, so their schemes were playing right into his hands. He smiled and pointed at the two to say: "These are the outstanding members of the Charming Spirit Race? To be considered outstanding at such a low level? Does the Charming Spirit Race have no shame, to have the nerve to call yourselves the favored children of the heavens? In my eyes, these trash aren't even comparable to ants. As for this Extreme Yang Monarch or whatever Immaculate Expanse, they aren't even shit in my eyes."
This blatant provocation made the two's expressions turn red and ugly. For personal grievances, it was true they dragged their sects into this matter. However, Li Qiye's public disparagement was too much for them to swallow.
"Fool, you don't know life from death!" A chilling shout came about at this time.
Chapter 1208: Conveniently Dispatching The Enemies
A youth descended from the sky with gushing blood energy and bright lights in an oppressive manner. The aggressive glint in his eyes shot everywhere as he exuded an unrestrained cocky attitude.
There were many old men behind him with great blood energies. None of them were weak.
"The Teeming Crown Prince is here." One person shouted while others made way for the prince.
This was the firstborn of the Teeming Tribemaster, its future leader. His fame was widespread across the five rivers and four seas. 1
Dao Attendant Lin and Yan Yanglong were happy to see him as well. This was a once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity. With his arrival, it would be difficult for Li Qiye to survive.
The prince landed next to the divine well and loomed over Li Qiye to utter: "You are Li Qiye, right? How do you want to die?"
Li Qiye smiled and leisurely replied: "How do I want to die? I haven't thought about that yet, but I sure know how you will die."
He laughed at the prince and continued: "If this was any other day, I would have torn your body apart to eat your dragon tendon, but I am not interested today. I shall only decapitate you so that your followers can take your head and tell your father that wherever I appear, your tribe should get as far as possible from me. Otherwise, come one and I'll kill one, come two and I'll kill two!"
People gasped again after hearing this as their eyes darted to each other. These words were unbelievably arrogant. This was not just provoking the Teeming Tribe but a blatant declaration of war.
"Hahaha. Come one, kill one, come two, kill two?" The crown prince burst out laughing and exclaimed: "With just you alone? Hahaha, even the entire human race is not qualified to be our enemy. It is not difficult for us to exterminate your lot! So be it, we will treat your race as food in the near future."
"Is that so?" Li Qiye smiled and stepped towards the crown prince.
One of the old men by the prince's side shouted: "Arrogant junior, come and accept your death!"
With a loud roar, these old men mounted their offense without showing any mercy. Bolts of lightning zipped towards Li Qiye. They were all experts, so this attack was much more powerful than the ones from the other Teeming Fish.
This storm-like lightning offensive engulfed Li Qiye, wishing to burn him to a crisp.
"Elders, we'll lend you a hand!" In a split second, Yan Yanglong and Dao Attendant Lin exchanged glances and immediately took action. However, their target was not Li Qiye but rather Teng Jiwen and Ye Tu.
Lin headed for Ye Tu while Yanglong aimed for Teng Jiwen. They claimed to be helping the Teeming Tribe, but in fact they had their own goals. Lin especially wanted the Void Imperfection Water from Ye Tu.
Ye Tu's expression greatly changed at the incoming attack from the dao attendant. Even though he was a supervisor of the Void Imperfection School, he didn't have an advantage at all against Lin. Moreover, Lin cultivated the Void Imperfection Physique.
He took out his treasures and channeled his laws. Multiple totems that resembled the shell of a Black Tortoise emerged to stop the dao attendant.
However, a holy light rushed out of Lin's body. This was his physique. The moment it came out, myriad laws would be unable to touch him as he soared through Ye Tu's treasures and defensive laws. His hand went forth towards Ye Tu in order to capture him alive.
At the same time, a flame covering thousands of miles around Yan Yanglong ignited to scorch Teng Jiwen. This was his Extreme Yang Physique.
Teng Jiwen was much stronger than Yan Yanglong. He roared and took one step back to create a huge gap between the two. It was not difficult for him to kill Yanglong, he was only contemplating whether he wanted to antagonize the Extreme Yang School!
Alas, Yanglong had no idea. He let out a battle cry and lunged forward like a dragon, sending a blazing inferno towards Teng Jiwen.
"Suicidal fool!" In this moment, Li Qiye's glare became severe. He didn't care for the old men from the Teeming Tribe.
With a boom, the Ancient Void Rune emerged. It didn't matter how powerful the old men were, their lightning strike was instantly devoured by this rune; it wasn't even enough for an appetizer.
Meanwhile, Li Qiye didn't chase after the crown prince. He slightly moved his palm and a divine seal descended from the sky. It headed straight for Dao Attendant Lin.
Lin was startled and channeled his physique to its limit. It was the same as a blooming lotus. He relied on this physique to avoid the suppressing seal.
"Boom!" Regardless of the level that his physique had reached, he couldn't escape the seal. His entire body was pushed down by the seal with blood spurting everywhere.
Li Qiye then flicked out a universal law. With a clang, this arrow-like law aimed straight for where Teng Jiwen and Yan Yanglong were.
"Ahh—" Yanglong simply couldn't dodge this law and was nailed to the ground.
"Crackle!" In this split second, after the void rune had swallowed up the lightning currents, an even stronger one shot out. The dozen old men from the Teeming Tribe were blown away by the impact and fell to the ground. Smoke wafted from their bodies while others could smell burnt flesh. They were lying on the ground without moving; who knows if they were dead or alive.
This all happened too fast. Some people didn't even know what had just happened.
The crown prince was shocked. He let out a long shout: "Little animal, die!"
His lightning current turned into a saber that he swung horizontally. This slash turned into a huge lightning vortex that trapped Li Qiye within.
The earth continuously quaked from the loud detonations within the lightning vortex. Many people were amazed by this power. The crown prince was able to materialize his current into a tangible form. No wonder why there had long been rumors about him setting one foot into the Virtuous Paragon realm. It seemed that this was true.
People realized that even if he wasn't a paragon, he was infinitely close to being one.
Li Qiye didn't bother taking a glimpse at the electric vortex and casually released a palm attack.
"Boom!" The lightning vortex shattered instantly. Meanwhile, this palm attack was still unceasing and struck the crown prince's body.
It was truly too fast, so others couldn't see it clearly. The crown prince didn't even have a chance to dodge.
"Bang!" His body was stuck to the ground as his blood dyed the soil red.
Everyone was dazed after seeing this. Someone couldn't help but blurt out: "A Virtuous Paragon!"
At this time, many realized that this human boy in front of them was a paragon, a true paragon. He was different from the crown prince who claimed to be one as the reality was that he had only set one foot into the door of this realm.
Only a true paragon would be able to blow the crown prince away with just one slap.
Shortly after, the scene turned very quiet as fear crept up among the crowd. They glanced at each other in disbelief. Since when did the human race have such a young paragon?
In fact, regardless of the era, all who could reach this realm at such a young age would be geniuses. Even if they couldn't deter the world, they would still enjoy great fame.
However, no one had heard of the name Li Qiye before. Moreover, humans were too rare in the Heaven Spirit World; such a young paragon should have been famous long ago.
All eyes were on him. Those with weaker cultivations felt their hearts jumping. They secretly praised their good fortune for not fighting with Li Qiye earlier. After all, they would only be fish on a chopping block before a Virtuous Paragon!
Li Qiye slowly turned around and walked towards the dao attendant suppressed by the divine seal. His body had completely shattered under the absolute suppression. He desperately tried to activate his Void Suppression Physique, but there was no response.
Li Qiye coldly stared him down and said: "I didn't kill you earlier because I want you to die with clarity."
With a blanched complexion, the attendant harshly shouted: "My, my master is the supreme master of the Immaculate Expanse—"
He couldn't finish his sentence before Li Qiye completely smashed his skull with a stomp — off to hell with him. People's hearts skipped a beat after hearing this bone-crushing noise. What a vexing and miserable way to go.
He then walked past and looked at Yan Yanglong while smiling: "I have always been a merciful person. If you eat all the soil now, I can still spare your life."
A phrase meaning everywhere. ↩Chapter 1209: Delivering The Skull As A Present
Yan Yanglong couldn't move even if he wanted to. While nailed to the ground by the law, he desperately struggled, but it was futile.
He wanted to use his Extreme Yang Physique to burn this law, but regardless of how much power it emitted, it couldn't burn this single law. The mud and soil around him had melted completely, but the law was untouched.
He cried out in response: "Li, kill me if you dare, what's the point of humiliating me! Even if I die, I still won't eat the mud!" 1
Yanglong was indeed unyielding. Even at death's door, he didn't beg at all and his words were still quite strong.
"In that case, I'll fulfill your wish." Li Qiye leisurely smiled.
Yan Yanglong madly howled: "Come on then! Kill me unless you're a coward!" The refined flames of the sun engulfed his body like a volcanic eruption. No one could come close.
He wanted to use his Extreme Yang Physique for protection. As long as Li Qiye was unable to break through it, he wouldn't be able to kill him.
Many people were surprised to see this. Yanglong was still quite powerful despite being nailed to the ground. This was indeed an Immortal Physique; other physiques couldn't compare at all.
How could Li Qiye not see through his thoughts? He smiled and said: "You're displaying your slight skill before an expert. You think you can stay alive by using this little physique? Very well, I love to rip the hope out of people."
With that, he gently reached out with his palm. Even if Yanglong's physique was more powerful, it wouldn't be enough. The descending palm made the volcanic eruption of his physique seem like a candle flickering in the wind — bound to go out at any moment. The physique and refined sunflame instantly disappeared.
Such a scene was truly astonishing. An immediate dispatch of an Immortal Physique — just how domineering and fierce was this style?
"No!" Yanglong never expected that his physique wouldn't be able to handle a single palm from Li Qiye. Unfortunately, it was too late for regret. He was annihilated just like his refined sunflame.
Everyone felt their insides go cold amidst the serenity. They understood that this human boy ahead was completely vicious and unafraid of anyone. He dared to kill Daoist Lin's attendant and the Extreme Yang Monarch's disciple in front of everyone. This was enough to show his domineering nature; a person who didn't care about antagonizing anyone!
After killing Yan Yanglong, Li Qiye slowly walked to the front of the Teeming Prince. At this time, the prince's body was completely fractured like broken porcelain. Just the slightest touch would shatter his body.
He was lying in a bloody pool and couldn't move at all. Nevertheless, he was still quite fierce and looked at Li Qiye to coldly say: "The victor takes all. I can only blame myself for not having enough skill. Do as you will, the Teeming Tribe will have revenge for me by massacring your nine clans one day."
In the face of death, the prince's nature was still as ferocious as ever, true to his race.
"I will wait for your Teeming Tribe to come take revenge for you. The blood of billions shall stain this blue sea red." Li Qiye smiled and swiftly chopped off the crown prince's head.
The prince's eyes were still wide open as he glared at his enemy.
"Boom!" Li Qiye spread his palm and a lightning bolt shot out. The dozen dying old men were burnt to ashes with only one remaining.
The moment this old man got up, Li Qiye threw him a box containing the prince's head and smiled: "Bring this head back to the Teeming Tribemaster. Tell him and your entire race to not come and provoke me, or else he will share his son’s fate. If I see any Teeming Fish daring to show up before me, I will kill them all."
The old man was trembling with anger, his face twisted with fury. Eventually, he spoke in a chill-inducing manner: "I will not leave out a single word!"
With that, he left with the prince's head.
No one made any comments about Li Qiye's message. The Teeming Tribe had always been a ruthless bunch and were quite aggressive and competitive recently. Li Qiye's actions would enrage their entire tribe. The billions of their tribe would surely come to kill him no matter what!
Li Qiye broke the silence by patting his palms together and told Teng Jiwen and Ye Tu: "Okay, let us go. There is nothing else to do here."
The duo quietly followed him.
Li Qiye didn't get too far before turning back at the big shots hiding their true forms: "Return from whence you came. The Seacrossing Shuttle isn't a place for you all to ponder. Even if your progenitor was here, he still wouldn't dare to claim success."
These big shots didn't refute Li Qiye's statement.
After leaving the fragmented realm and the shuttle, Li Qiye turned back to see the shuttle still floating away. He gently sighed at the Untethered Vessel and thought about the day that might come in the future.
Ye Tu looked at it and asked: "When the Seacrossing Shuttle sinks back into the Bottomless Trench, will the Charming Fragmented Realm close again?"
Li Qiye answered with a nod: "Yes. Its next appearance will be very long from now. Or rather, this world will have changed by then."
The group returned to Shallow Beach where a Void Imperfection disciple was already waiting. Ye Tu received the news and immediately told Li Qiye with excitement: "Young Noble, the school has sent a message, the ancestral whale is waiting for you."
"Good, I'll set off at once." He patted Ye Tu's and Teng Jiwen's shoulders and smiled: "It is time for me to go now. Do a good job training, maybe we’ll meet again one day."
The two bowed to say goodbye. This short period of time with Li Qiye had granted them great benefits that would last them a lifetime.
The Jade Sea was unimaginably vast, almost boundless. Its depths were beyond speculation with countless living beings thriving within. Some of them were wondrous creatures.
Very few cultivators and tribes were here at the desolate edge of this sea because it was simply too far from the central area. Mountains were in abundance at the bottom of the sea. One couldn't see an end to them.
The number of islands could be compared to the number of stars in the sky. However, they were all uninhabited.
This was where the ancestral whale of the Void Imperfection School was sleeping. Of course, this was only a temporary rest. When it woke up again, it would swim everywhere throughout the Jade, Abyss, and Dragon Demon Seas!
In the legends, it was a gigantic whale left behind by Immortal Emperor Wu Gou. It had the bloodline of a true dragon, but it had yet to gain intelligence so it still had its whale form.
In a certain sense, this whale was the ancestral ground of the Void Imperfection Three Schools, a mobile one!
A great deal of resources was contained in this whale. Both treasures and merit laws were divided and some were kept inside the beast.
If one day the three schools were to meet a formidable enemy and be completely destroyed, as long as the ancestral whale was still there, there was a chance to rise again. Unless this enemy was able to destroy the ancestral whale as well, the spark of the three schools would continue to be passed down for generations.
It wasn't an easy matter to destroy an existence like the ancestral whale. An Immortal Emperor going all out might be able to do so, but even Godkings were not sufficient for this task.
Moreover, the location of the whale had always been a secret. Very few within the sects knew its true whereabouts.
Its cruising trajectory through the vast seas was impossible to predict. And after a long journey, it would swim to the depths of the sea to hibernate out of sight.
An old man was waiting for Li Qiye the moment he entered this region. The old man had a full beard and white hair, making him look like an old mortal around the age of seventy. No one knew how long he had lived for.
Nevertheless, his blood energy was still robust. This was a terrifying Godking.
"You must be Young Noble Li." The old man cupped his fists and smiled at Li Qiye.
Li Qiye smiled back and nodded: "Following the ancestral whale has been very rewarding for you. It looks like you have lived for two generations now."
The old man was frightened to hear this. His identity had always been a secret, even to his own sect. His mind shuddered at the sudden revelation of his longevity.
He calls himself "young master" here instead of "me/I". It is a powerful tone. ↩Chapter 1210: Ancestral Whale
The old man took a deep breath and said: "Young Noble, your vision is wonderful. I am full of admiration, please come inside."
Li Qiye nodded and stepped into the sea. In the blink of an eye, they sank to the deepest region of the seabed before stopping in front of a mountain.
"Crack!" A burst of collapsing rubble resounded. The mountain not far from Li Qiye shattered into pieces. Boulders fell down, causing the fish nearby to flee in horror.
When this mountain shattered completely, it suddenly became bright. A ray of light illuminated the bottom of the sea. Before them was a magnificent world, mysterious and sparkling. It resembled a portal leading to a whole new world.
Upon a closer inspection, one would see that this was no portal at all. It was an unbelievably large eye. This eye was previously covered by the mountains.
When this eye opened completely, its light completely engulfed Li Qiye.
"Rumble!" The earth began to quake as if the entire sea was about to be overturned. Tidal waves rose to the vault of the sky as if something was awakening, something capable of destroying the stars up in the nine heavens.
More mountains began to collapse in this area. The islands on the surface crumbled as well and sank to the bottom.
"How can this be?" The old man was shocked and exclaimed: "Why, why is the ancestral whale waking up before the appointed time?"
"Boom!" A tsunami of limitless height assaulted the sky, resulting in a spectacular scene. A monstrous whale emerged from the sea. This region's geography was changed completely.
This whale was no different than a continent appearing at sea level. There was no end to this whale as far as the eyes could see. It was as long as a mountain range floating above the sea.
This was the ancestral whale of the Void Imperfection Three Schools. Very few people in this world had seen it before. Despite rumors of having a true dragon bloodline, its lacking intelligence prevented it from turning into a true dragon for now.
Li Qiye stood above its gigantic head at this time. It was no different from an island that spanned thousands of miles.
Li Qiye patted its head and spoke with emotions: "In the northern darkness, there is a fish and his name is K’un. The K’un is so huge, who knows how many million li he measures…" 1
"Oooooo!" The whale roared after hearing Li Qiye. It was a heaven-shattering cry. The soul and the sky both quaked before its reverberations.
"Bang!" A huge water pillar shot straight to the sky from its head. It seemed to be particularly excited.
"This, this is a true whale rider!" The old man was dumbfounded while blurting these words.
He stared at Li Qiye in disbelief. Not even in his dreams would he expect Li Qiye to become a whale rider upon first meeting with the whale — this was too unbelievable.
"Is this predetermined by the heavens? Is it granting us the destined prince that will lead the three schools to new heights of greatness?" The old man dazedly murmured to himself.
He couldn't be blamed for being so shocked. Although those like him who were stationed near the whale for a prolonged period were called whale riders, they were not real whale riders. To be more accurate, they were whale trackers.
This was because true whale riders could control the ancestral whale. As for them, they didn't have this ability. The ancestral whale was much stronger than them, so unless they were to be recognized by the whale as its masters, they wouldn't be able to become whale riders. Only those who were recognized could be called true whale riders.
A few old men like him could only follow the whale throughout its journey. They simply had no way of changing the route and destination of the whale.
After a long while, the old man's mind returned. He emotionally kneeled on the ground and couldn't conceal his excitement: "The heavens have eyes, it has bestowed a destined king to us. You are the whale rider of our Void Imperfection Three Schools, we will have a chance to unite again."
"The heavens have eyes?" Li Qiye burst out into laughter and shook his head: "The old villainous heavens will never open his dog eyes, let alone give a destined king to your three schools."
"In any case, Young Noble, you are our whale rider, a blessing for our school." The old man was still excited all the same.
"Whale rider or not, I will be fetching the water from the Void Imperfection Spring." Li Qiye smiled and waved his sleeve.
"Ooooo—" The ancestral whale cried out after hearing this.
With a buzz, a portal that led into the whale's body opened.
The ecstatic old man said: "Young Noble, please enter!"
With a smile, Li Qiye entered the portal and was teleported into the whale with the old man right behind him.
It was an incredible scene. Palaces were built among the mountains.
Who could imagine that there were mountains within a whale? This was an entirely separate world with majestic peaks and flowing waterfalls. Those who knew that this was the inside of a whale would find the whole thing inconceivable.
Li Qiye and the old man entered a palace with an even larger dimension within. There was nothing in this palace hall outside of a large lake.
The water in this lake was calm. Due to its serene nature, those who were present would feel like they were floating. The water washed away the seven emotions and six desires. Their body would be covered with an immortal energy. Next, divine rings would emerge around them. They would gain the feeling of wanting to abandon the mortal flesh as they could ascend to an immortal at any moment.
"There are no other places with as much Void Imperfection Water as your three schools." Li Qiye looked at the lake and insipidly said: "Back then, Immortal Emperor Wu Gou left behind plenty of resources for you all. Otherwise, your three schools wouldn't have two more grand completion Immortal Physiques and two complete laws."
"Our achievements today were granted by the great forefathers." The old man agreed. Li Qiye was simply stating the truth.
They had sufficient resources. As long as there were talented enough disciples with strong willpower, their schools could groom them into excellent beings.
The talented prospects had a chance to enter the Void Imperfection Spring in order to change their constitution. After this process, their cultivation would soar like a tiger with wings.
Thus, the three schools only lacked talents while having no shortage of resources.
Li Qiye took out a gourd and began to absorb a large amount of Void Imperfection Water. For the three schools, this water was extremely precious. Not to mention the disciples, even the ancestors couldn't easily take it out of the ancestral whale outside of special circumstances.
However, the old man had no objections to Li Qiye's actions because Li Qiye could bring down the Void Imperfection Clouds. According to their ancestral teachings, Li Qiye was qualified to take the water here. Moreover, he was also a whale rider, thus he had the great authority to take as much as he wanted. It was not a big deal.
After taking enough, Li Qiye turned and left. However, the moment he exited the palace, several old men could be found kneeling on the ground with great reverence. They normally stayed inside the ancestral whale for a long period of time.
"What are you doing?" Li Qiye glanced at them and flatly said: "I am not your whale rider, get up."
One of them hurriedly said: "Young Noble, please stay. Our three schools require your leadership. As long as you are there, we will return to one again."
Li Qiye smiled and gently shook his head: "I already said I am not a whale rider, I'm only a fleeting passenger. There's no need to care or pay attention to me."
"But the ancestral whale has chosen you as its rider." This old man answered with haste: "Maybe Young Noble is unaware of the significance of being a whale rider. For millions of years, the countless wise sages from our schools all desired to become one…"
Li Qiye gently waved his sleeve and said: "I know what it means to be one. When your progenitor and the two grand completion physique users are not in this world, the whale rider represents the highest authority in the three schools! This person can reunite the three schools into one again!"
The old man elaborated: "Young Noble, you are completely correct. As long as you stay, all of the disciples will listen to your commands, all of our resources will be for you to use…"
"I understand." Li Qiye was without any interest: "For many people, to become a whale rider is the highest of honors, the greatest symbol of authority, the thing that many wise sages from your schools have been longing for."
A longer passage of this is found here. ↩