Chapter 512: Birth of a Creation
Lan Yunzhu became dumbfounded not because she was wrong, but because she had never heard of anything like this before. After she regained her wits, she asked: “How come I’ve never heard of this before? Even in our sect’s forbidden library, there were no records of heavenly accumulation fusion.”
How could she know that since time immemorial, the number of people who were privy to this secret numbered less than a dozen? Li Qiye chuckled at Lan Yunzhu’s cute expression and replied in a leisure manner: “If this was common knowledge, how many peerless true fate weapons do you think there would be? Remember, the heavens is not generous; heaven-defying treasures naturally comes with equally dangerous trials. Okay, tell me, do you wish to try your luck to obtain a better destiny true stone?”
Lan Yunzhu pondered for a moment before replying: “Since you’re putting it like this, why should I refuse? Where are these destiny true stones?”
“Follow me.” Li Qiye said as he turned around and proceeded down the hill. Lan Yunzhu didn’t question him any further and immediately followed him.
Their pace was neither fast nor slow. However, this was merely relative to geniuses like themselves; if others were present to witness their speed, they would become shocked.
After traveling for an unknown amount of time, the scenery around them began to change. When they initially arrived at the Metal Realm, they found themselves on a barren hill with bountiful metal essence. Now, the concentration of metal essence gradually increased.
Suddenly, Li Qiye abruptly stopped and blocked Lan Yunzhu: “Stop.” The sudden change startled Lan Yunzhu. Why did he suddenly stop? A quick look at the surroundings would show that there was nothing around here.
“Why did you stop?” Lan Yunzhu asked. She now knew that not just anything could alert Li Qiye.
“Girl, it looks like your luck is pretty good. You’re about to witness the birth of a creation.” Li Qiye answered with a serious expression. Before Lan Yunzhu could utter another word, Li Qiye suddenly grabbed her by the waist and dove into the ground.
With his Hell Suppressing Godly Physique, it wouldn’t matter what material he came into contact with, all would give way under the absolute weight of this Immortal Physique. He continued to dive deeper and deeper into this unknown land.
At this time, the earth around them seemed to become harder and harder. The density of metal essence also visibly rose. After the time it takes an incense stick to burn, Lan Yunzhu finally couldn’t take it anymore and glared at Li Qiye to say: “Where are we going!”
Li Qiye didn’t glance at her and only replied: “We’ll be there soon.” After he said that, Li Qiye increased his speed even further. What could Lan Yunzhu do? Under the might of the Hell Suppressing Godly Physique, she couldn’t escape even if she wanted to.
A few moments later, their surroundings began to visibly change. Instead of the earth getting hotter, it was actually dropping in temperature. This shocked Lan Yunzhu since she assumed that the deeper they went, the hotter it would become. Could it be that a creation really was about to come into being?
“Boom!” Suddenly, Li Qiye broke through a layer of stone only to find themselves in a vast cavern. This cavern was quite spacious, and it looked like there were many tunnels that led to different locations. He immediately brought out his ten palaces and nine stars to illuminate the surroundings.
“We’re here. Come, let’s take a look. If you’re fortunate, maybe you’ll be able to obtain this creation.” Li Qiye said with a smile. It seemed as if he was in a good mood. However, this only frightened Lan Yunzhu. Whenever Li Qiye revealed this kind of smile, nothing good would come from it.
In the end, she could do nothing except follow Li Qiye deeper into this cavern. It seemed as if Li Qiye randomly chose a tunnel, but his confident demeanor made it hard for Lan Yunzhu to question him. The eerie atmosphere made her feel uncomfortable. She had many questions on her mind, but she didn’t feel that it was the right time to ask.
After a while, they arrived at the end of the tunnel. What awaited them was a large lake with sparkling divine lights coming out of the surface. These immortal lights brightened the entire cave so Li Qiye no longer had to rely on his palaces to illuminate the surroundings.
He then stored his ten palaces and walked towards this lake; Lan Yunzhu silently followed him. Once they reached the edge of the liquid, Lan Yunzhu’s beautiful eyes widened as she exclaimed: “This… This isn’t water, right? Is this liquid metal?”
Li Qiye smiled and replied: “Worthy of being the descendant of the Thousand Carp River. Indeed, this liquid is not water, it is an accumulation of metal essence in this Metal Realm. However, this is not the crucial part. Come, let’s go watch from over there.”
Turning around, Li Qiye brought Lan Yunzhu to the side of the cave. After he sat down, he said: “Each of the five Grave Realms contains a location such as this. These areas are where the creations come into being. However, since time immemorial, only a handful of people had the chance to witness the birth of a creation. Of course, the people who know about this are even fewer.”
“Then how do you know?” Lan Yunzhu couldn’t help but ask. Even though she had followed Li Qiye for a long time, she still didn’t understand how this boy who was obviously younger than herself was so knowledgeable. In fact, she was willing to bet that this was the first time he came to the Prime Ominous Grave.
“I calculated with my fingers.” Li Qiye replied with a smirk.
“Uncle, who do you take me for! Bah, forget it.” Lan Yunzhu angrily retorted and glared at him. She then decided to ignore him and just stared at the surface of the lake.
A long time later, the immortal light from the lake abruptly disappeared. This sudden change shocked Lan Yunzhu. Does this mean the creation failed to come into being? However, at this time, Li Qiye suddenly took action.
He quickly stood up and took out the Elusive Heavenly Vase he obtained back at the Thousand Carp River. Ten palaces and nine stars suddenly emerged, and he instantly formed his kingdom. Then, he brought out his Yin Yang Sea of Blood and channeled all of his power into the vase.
Keep in mind that this Elusive Heavenly Vase was an item Li Qiye had searched for in the distant past. Even after spending many generations, this vase continued to elude him. If it wasn’t for Immortal Emperor Qian Li, Li Qiye probably would have never obtained this heavenly item.
The vase then flew out of Li Qiye’s hands and dove straight into the lake where the light used to be. Lan Yunzhu lost her wits; everything happened too fast. Why did Li Qiye suddenly use all of his strength? Even when he was provoked by the Divine Spark Country, he didn’t bat an eye. Now, he suddenly went all out when the lights disappeared, how could she not become horrified?
“Damn!” Li Qiye’s expression right now was extremely hard to look at. “How could this be?! The conditions were right… No, it must be because…” Suddenly, Li Qiye brought back the vase and instantly grabbed Lan Yunzhu by the waist.
After activating his Soaring Immortal Physique, he used his fastest speed to rush out of this cave. The fabric of space itself shattered under the sheer speed of this physique. At grand completion, the Soaring Immortal Physique could directly cross the boundary of worlds, so even though Li Qiye wasn’t at minor completion yet, tearing through space was not difficult.
In the blink of an eye, Li Qiye brought Lan Yunzhu to the surface, but he didn’t stop there. He immediately flew in a new direction and didn’t show any signs of slowing down.
At this time, Li Qiye’s expression was completely serious, so serious that it stunned Lan Yunzhu. What could have happened to make him so serious? As someone who didn’t even fear the Ancestral Domain, what could possibly cause him to become so alarmed?
A few moments later, they arrived at a gigantic mountain range that had rocks scattered everywhere. Beyond the mountain range was an area that was seemingly enveloped with a strange black mist — impossible to see through. At the base of one of the mountains stood a dao platform.
The brilliance of the dao gate in the center was still dissipating, meaning that someone had just recently used this dao gate to travel. Without saying a word, Li Qiye rushed to this dao gate and took out five Immortal Emperor Refined Jades.
Back at the Thousand Carp River, the upper echelons of the sect gifted him many items when he became the Guardian, hoping that it could erase their past animosity. Among these items were a few hundred Immortal Emperor Refined Jades. One must know that, even for an imperial lineage like the Thousand Carp River, Immortal Emperor Refined Jades were still greatly treasured. This generous gesture clearly showed the sincerity of the sect.
And now, Li Qiye took out these refined jades in an attempt to power up the dao gate. However, right before he could use the jades, the dao platform violently shook and the dao gate began to crumble. In a split second, the ancient dao platform shattered into innumerable pieces.
At this time, Li Qiye’s demeanor was very ugly. Lan Yunzhu, from beginning to end, was completely shocked. She didn’t even have the courage to utter a single word in fear that Li Qiye would suddenly attack her. However, Li Qiye didn’t pay her any attention.
He simply stood before the ruins and examined it for a while. Then, he looked towards the sky and gravely declared: “Time and time again you stand in my way… Enough is enough, I won’t rest until you are completely destroyed. You and I cannot exist in the same universe!”
“Come, we’re leaving.” Li Qiye suddenly addressing her stunned Lan Yunzhu. Right now, she was too afraid to utter even a single word. They flew towards the area where they first arrived and returned to the entrance of the Prime Ominous Grave.
Secret Realms were called Secret Realms for a reason; to leave was simple, but to enter would be hard. How could they simply return to the Secret Realm? Instead, the dao gate at the Metal Realm where they arrived brought them to the entrance of the grave.
“What about my master and the elders?” At this time, Lan Yunzhu finally mustered her courage to ask Li Qiye with a feeble voice.
Li Qiye didn’t look at her as he answered: “They’ll be fine. However, there is something I have to do. If left unchecked, the nine worlds might become eight.”
This serious sentence from Li Qiye made Lan Yunzhu become aghast. Nine become eight? Does he mean that the Sacred Nether World could be destroyed?
“We’re going.” Without waiting for Lan Yunzhu to recover, Li Qiye stated and started to fly away. Lan Yunzhu quickly snapped out of it and flew behind him, asking: “Where to?”
“The Ancestral Flow.”