Chapter 538: Long Zuntian
At this time, a sect master from a great power coldly sneered and said: "The Thousand Carp River still isn’t satisfied after taking all the treasures in this nest? Hmph, such greed like a snake trying to swallow an elephant… Watch out, you might not be able to handle eating everything and perish instead!”
Li Qiye simply looked at the old pond and didn't care for the others. After a while, he revealed a smile. Lan Yunzhu asked: "How is this pond? Can one enter?"
Lan Yunzhu had this question for a while because the Diamond Carp disappeared at its nest after being chased by the group of Daoist Bao Gui.
How could a huge creature like the carp suddenly disappear? Could it be that the carp jumped into this pond? But judging from its size, this pond was not big enough to contain it.
"It is possible to enter, but that will depend on the person. Not just anyone can tread inside." Li Qiye smiled and responded while looking at the pond.
"Is it very dangerous?" Lan Yunzhu looked at the pond and asked.
It looked very ordinary without any eye-catching features, but even a Heavenly Gaze couldn't see through it.
"For some, it would be easy like taking a stroll, but for others, it would be impossible like reaching the heavens. They wouldn't succeed even if they tried for the rest of their lives." Li Qiye replied with a smile.
These words made a lot of people unhappy. The first to voice his annoyance was the Ghost Insect Evil Child: "Such big tone!" He then continued with an ominous smile: "I wonder how many steps the proclaimed genius of the human race can take?"
These provocative words made the crowd glance at each other; many were happy to see this situation. They all knew the feud between Li Qiye and the Evil Child, which had been going on since the golden sea event.
Li Qiye raised his brows and lazily asked: "How many steps did you take?"
"Nine steps!" The Evil Child sneered and then spoke in a deep voice: "How about you try it? Let's see which of us is better?"
At this time, the Evil Child was full of confidence.
"Nine steps…" Li Qiye burst out in laughter and said: "Are you a little caterpillar? Such an easy trial yet you only managed to take nine steps. I can go further than that even with my eyes closed."
"You…!" The Evil Child became enraged by Li Qiye's teasing as his body shivered with coldness. Frightening glints appeared in his eyes.
Li Qiye was too lazy to look at him. Instead, he waved his sleeve dismissively: "Only nine steps yet you still dare to provoke me? Go play in a corner and don't interfere with my grand matters."
"Is that so? Li, how many steps do you think you can take?" Another cold laugh appeared. The speaker was the descendant of another emperor's lineage, the Titanic Crescent Saint Child.
"How many steps?" Li Qiye gave a yawn in response and added: "I'm not looking down on you guys, but to speak the truth, you already dare to challenge me just by walking a few steps? You don't know the limits of your own abilities. I'm too lazy to care to argue with people at such a low level."
"You challenged our ghost race and even the entire world! You don't think you are the one who doesn't know your own limits?" An arrogant voice appeared at this time. A phoenix chariot slowly approached and stopped by the pond. A supreme beauty stepped down; it was the Divine Spark Phoenix Maiden who escaped last time.
The atmosphere became heated with her arrival: "The Phoenix Maiden is also here!"
Everyone then looked back and forth at Li Qiye and the Phoenix Maiden.
She fled during the last battle, but now she came back with great fanfare. Everyone wanted to see the conclusion between Li Qiye and the maiden.
Li Qiye leisurely stared at her and quipped: "Oh, so it is the loser from before. Since when did your Divine Spark Country become part of the ghost race? Are your ancestors ghosts?"
"Being a daughter-in-law of the ghost race means that I'm part of the ghost race." The Phoenix Maiden was not angry at all; she calmly answered him with grace. Her excellence was part of why she could become the daughter-in-law of the throne of bones.
"Yes, you are quite right." Li Qiye smiled and said: "So? The miserable loss last time was not enough so you want to lose again?"
It was as if the maiden came prepared; she was not angry or anxious and instead leisurely spoke: "Li Qiye, you do have the ability to act arrogant, but do you think you are unbeatable in this world?"
Li Qiye lazily looked at her and said: "I myself don't know if I am unbeatable in this world, but I only have one answer to those who oppose me, and that is that they will all be killed without mercy! Even if it is everyone in this world."
"Young man… Such bold words." A middle-aged man who followed after the maiden spoke: "You have the same arrogant style as I did back in a simpler time, but your arrogance ends here."
The middle-aged man had a special divine aura when he stepped out. A spirited bearing combined with a composed presence created a unique charm with a momentum as if he was the only one who could tread on the endless grand dao.
"Long Zuntian!" Many great ghosts exclaimed after seeing this middle-aged man.
Even the ancestors put on a serious expression.
Long Zuntian was a legendary character in the Sacred Nether World. He was a proud sun in the sky and his dao journey was full of magical tales.
Long Zuntian sought the dao during the Difficult Dao Era as its most dazzling genius in the Sacred Nether World. At a young age, he proudly cultivated as if even this era could not impede his path towards the apex.
He became a Heavenly King at a very young age. At that time, he garnered a lot of attention from everywhere. Many even thought that he had the chance to defeat the Difficult Dao Era to reach the top.
Unfortunately, he was born in the wrong age and embarked on a journey during the Difficult Dao Era. He wanted to reach a higher realm using force, leading to a Life Reduction and an untimely disaster.
Fate Calamity was the demon of the heart and Life Reduction was the withering from the heavens. To cultivators, a Life Reduction was one of the hardest trials, and countless geniuses died because of this.
What was even more unfortunate for him was that, during the Difficult Dao Era, Life Reduction was even more fatal. Many assumed that he wouldn't be able to surpass it so his death was assured.
However, before the deadly blow, Long Zuntian managed to counter attack and powerfully surpassed his Life Reduction. This matter shocked the entire world. However, this left behind an incurable wound and his cultivation slowed down.
Nevertheless, his fame still threatened the eight directions. Many ancestors from the great powers viewed him highly. Many of them were even cautious when they talked about him.
He was not only an amazing Heavenly King but also was a grand completion Saint Physique, the Diamond Saint Physique!
The Diamond Saint Physique was the one below the Indestructible Diamond Immortal Physique. This Immortal Physique was impenetrable by countless weapons and untouchable by myriad laws. A cultivator of this physique would neither be afraid of any weapons nor laws in this world.
Although it was not an Immortal Physique, Long Zuntian still had this extremely powerful grand completion Saint Physique. A rumor stated that he once used his own body to block an attack from an Immortal Emperor Life Treasure. No one knew if this story was true or not, but this was enough to prove the toughness of his physique.
"I can't believe Sir Di Zuo actually convinced Long Zuntian. An extremely talented genius like Long Zuntian views Sir Di Zuo so highly! Surely Sir Di Zuo will be able to shoulder the Heaven's Will and become an Immortal Emperor." A person emotionally uttered after seeing Long Yuntian protecting the maiden.
In the past during the Difficult Dao Era, Long Yuntian's fame thundered across the Sacred Nether World. It was not until his Life Reduction that his fame slowly receded before the public, giving rise to the three heroes.
He started as a vagabond cultivator and many great powers and even emperor's lineages wanted to recruit him. Even the Myriad Bones Throne wasn't an exception, but Long Yuntian was very arrogant so he decisively refused.
Who would expect that many years later, once Di Zuo came to the light and became a great genius would he be able to convince Long Zuntian? From then on, he became the dao mentor of Di Zuo.
Although the throne of bones had some amazing ancestors at the level of legendary masters, a person like Long Zuntian was very rare to find. Di Zuo surely benefitted greatly from having him as a dao mentor.
The arrogant Long Zuntian agreeing to be Di Zuo's mentor after rejecting the Myriad Bones Throne in the past was indicative of Di Zuo's brilliant talents and his future potential to become an Immortal Emperor.
Li Qiye was still nonchalant as he looked at Long Zuntian. Then, he said with a smile: "Oh? You want to teach me a lesson?"
Long Zuntian stared back and shook his head, grinning: "I'm too old and do not feel like exercising. I only want to give you a piece of advice: there is always a better person and another heaven outside of this heaven. Today, there are many ancestors here. You are indeed a supreme genius, but if a Virtuous Paragon takes action, you won't be as lucky."
"Heed my words of advice and recede your arrogance. Otherwise, even if I don't do it, someone else will." Long Zuntian continued: "Of course, if you really want a shot at me, then I don't mind teaching a young one a lesson!"
Long Zuntian spoke aggressively and was full of confidence. Of course, he was qualified to act so domineeringly. Although he was only a Heavenly King and cultivation-wise, he was not a match for a great power's ancestor, he also had a grand completion Saint Physique. Even these ancestors would have to think twice before acting against him.
538 TeaserAt this time, a sect master from a great power coldly sneered and said: "The Thousand Carp River still isn’t satisfied after taking all the treasures in this nest? Hmph, such greed like a snake trying to swallow an elephant… Watch out, you might not be able to handle eating everything and instead perish!”
Li Qiye simply looked at the old pond and didn't care for the others. After a while, he revealed a smile. Lan Yunzhu asked: "How is this pond? Can one enter?"
Lan Yunzhu had this question for a while because the Diamond Carp disappeared at its nest after being chased by the group of Daoist Bao Gui.
How could a huge creature like the carp suddenly disappear? Could it be that the carp jumped into this pond? But judging from its size, this pond was not big enough to contain it.
"It is possible to enter, but that will depend on the person. Not just anyone can tread inside." Li Qiye smiled and responded while looking at the pond.
[collapse]Chapter 539: Divine Spark Phoenix Maiden's Scheme
Li Qiye didn't take note of Long Zuntian's words, he simply smilingly said: "If you want to teach me, then come anytime. I agree with the sentiment that there is always someone better and that there is a heaven vaster than this heaven, but as for the whatever ancestors here who want to kill me…" Li Qiye laughed and declared: "So what if they are ancestors from great powers? Try it and I'll slaughter all of them. Anyone who blocks my path will be killed without mercy!"
His words offended all the sects and lineages and even the entire ghost race. Of course, this was not his first time offending the ghost race.
In just a split second, many great powers coldly glared at Li Qiye. No one made a move right now, but their intentions were as clear as day: sooner or later, they would annihilate this arrogant human.
"Young one, it is not wrong to be arrogant, but words are like spilled water; once spoken, they cannot be taken back." An ethereal voice appeared.
No one knew who the speaker was, but the tone was thunderous, causing everyone's hearts to thump. This surely was an ancestor of a great power.
Many ancestors had come into being and entered the Prime Ominous Grave, so of course they were annoyed when Li Qiye provoked them publically like this.
However, for the time being, none of them made a move against Li Qiye. These old sly foxes didn't want to be the first to oppose the Thousand Carp River.
Li Qiye smiled and said in response to the ethereal voice: "I always take responsibility for my words. I don't care if you are ghosts or from another race, I do not show mercy to those who stand before me!"
"Hmph! You are acting as if people are blocking your path. That's simply not true, you can easily enter the pond." The Titanic Crescent Saint Child sneered.
Li Qiye looked at the Saint Child and spoke: "Oh? You don't believe me? If I can enter, then will your ghost race withdraw?" These words made even more people unhappy.
A ghost sect master deepened his voice and uttered: "This pond does not belong to you, so why does our ghost race have to withdraw?"
"I don't know much about the ghost race, but I do know one thing: if I obtain the fortune inside, then your ghost race will definitely sneak attack me and rob it just like you did with the Thousand Carp River. Do you dare say that you haven't and will not commit such sly thievery?" Li Qiye calmly asked.
"Then do you want to settle this matter with our entire ghost race?" The Phoenix Maiden slowly spoke.
Li Qiye glanced at her and chuckled to say: "Divine Spark Phoenix Maiden, I know you are digging a hole for me to jump, aiming to maneuver the entire ghost race against me. Am I right? Very well, we'll do it your way. Everyone come so we can end this. Your ghost race does not like to look at humans like me, and I'm also annoyed at ghosts like you. Just make your move and I'll entertain all of you till the end!"
This answer left people looking at each other in confusion. Even non-ghost cultivators rolled their eyes. Such arrogance! Li Qiye, alone, challenged all the ghosts! This brat must be crazy.
However, older cultivators of the other races felt that this made sense after thinking it through. Back at the Snow-shadow Tribe, Li Qiye had already killed tens of thousands of ghosts in one breath. His relationship with the ghost race was already irreconcilable.
It was clear that Li Qiye would be a thorn for the three heroes in the future. The ghost race would definitely not accept him in the competition for the Heaven's Will at this time, so there would be a war between the two sides. Those who backed the three heroes would not sit idly by and watch.
The cultivators of the other races thought that if Li Qiye didn't want to be bothered by ghosts for a long time, then the most direct way was to kill them until they were scared. This was not only to strengthen his domineering fame and test his own cultivation but also a way to sweep through his future obstacles.
A few great characters from these races thought that defeating the ghost race before they became united was possible. However, the first requirement was that Li Qiye needed to be strong enough.
Thus, these other races chose to watch on the sideline as the ghosts glared at Li Qiye.
The group of the Titanic Crescent Saint Child and Ghost Insect Evil Child angrily glared at him with murderous stares after hearing his provocative statement. These geniuses truly hated Li Qiye; the two sides had a long-running feud and moreover, they had the ambition to kill him for their own future!
They would become famous after killing Li Qiye; Li Qiye could be the paving pebble for their path towards becoming the Immortal Emperor.
As opposed to last time, the two geniuses were full of ambition right now. Their expression alone clearly indicated their wish to kill Li Qiye. This shouldn't come as a surprise. Since they carried secret cards, they were confident in killing Li Qiye.
The Phoenix Maiden only smiled with a smile that could be described as kingdom-toppling. This was the result she wanted. She then slowly spoke: "Li Qiye, you are the one who said this. I am only a little girl and does not dare to speak for the entire ghost race. However, since you provoked our ghost race, I will be the first to oppose you. Even a little girl like me will not tolerate a human ant like you challenging our ghost's supreme prestige!"
"Amazing! Women are no less capable than men at all!" Li Qiye clapped his hands and smiled. He saw through her aim but was too lazy to retort.
Lan Yunzhu only smiled. She understood the Phoenix Maiden's scheme, but she also knew that Li Qiye didn't care for these little tricks since he was not afraid at all!
While the young geniuses wished to kill Li Qiye to pave their path, the majority of the older crowd remained relatively calm.
Although Li Qiye and the ghost race had drawn daggers, there was no direct conflict of interest between him and the majority of great powers. At least, for now.
These sly foxes all knew that the Phoenix Maiden was trying to pave the way for Di Zuo. Anyone could see that Li Qiye would be a huge threat for him in the future. As his fiancee, she wanted to borrow others to kill Li Qiye for her husband.
"There has been too much killing recently, and the downpour of blood only brings about weariness." The Phoenix Maiden acted as if she didn't hear Li Qiye's praise. She then gracefully continued on: "If you challenge our ghost race, we of course cannot stand down. How about we have a non-violent competition? For example, this pond. If Li Qiye can go deeper into the pond than us ghosts… Although I cannot represent the entire ghost race, at the very least, the Myriad Bones Throne and many other ghost tribes will not make it difficult for you from now on."
"If you lose, then hand over the Prime Ominous Key. Whoever beats you will get the key." She put out an irresistible bait and said: "The fortune inside the Heavenly Cemetery should belong to us ghosts. What say you, everyone?!"
Her words prior were not enough for the other ghost tribes to act as her blade, outside of the ambitious young ones like the Saint Child and Evil Child. Everyone with eyes had seen the battle outside of the Snow-shadow Tribe, and being the Phoenix Maiden's henchmen did not end well. But now, her words tempted the minds of many.
"I heard that there was no treasure inside the Heavenly Cemetery. However, if one is lucky, they might be able to get a unique fortune. This harvest would not be any less than the Diamond Carp's nest." The Phoenix Maiden lightly said: "For such a fortune, no matter what, I still want to challenge you, Li Qiye!"
Her words caused many hearts to beat faster alongside many swift glances.
Lan Yunzhu lamented after being exposed to the maiden's scheme: "What a formidable ability to concoct such mind games."
The Phoenix Maiden was quite devious. She pushed Li Qiye up to the front of the waves and winds. At this time, anyone would want to challenge him.
"Is that true?" A young person couldn't help but ask his senior after hearing the maiden's words.
Everyone knew that the Heavenly Cemetery was inside the Earth Realm. Rumor has it that after killing into the cemetery and making it out alive, one would be able to obtain a great fortune. However, not just anyone dared to try. Even the ancestors were hesitant, let alone the younger generation. But right now, Di Zuo was making his way into the cemetery!
"It is true." A great character answered his junior: "The Prime Ominous Key can be exchanged for a great fortune inside the Heavenly Cemetery. The magnitude of this fortune depends on the person, but in short, the exchange is real."
Prior to this, during the Snow-shadow battle, many people wanted to take the key from Li Qiye, but many gave up right after. Now, the maiden's words raising this issue again provoked a lot of people.
At this point, many held their breaths while looking at Li Qiye since everyone knew that he had the key.
Li Qiye simply smiled at the maiden's scheme. She employed numerous methods to kill Li Qiye. This, right now, was only a spark and the goal was to cause Li Qiye to fight against the entire ghost race.
"Li Qiye, do you dare to accept our ghost race's challenge?" The Phoenix Maiden slowly enunciated each word.
Although she did not represent all the ghosts, the expressions of many proved that they were lusting after the key in Li Qiye's possession.
"Li Qiye is not necessarily at a disadvantage in such a challenge." The Jadewater Queen spoke: "It is not about cultivation but enlightenment when it comes to walking deeper into the pond. One step, one world, but the main essence is that it is still a pond. If one could see through its profundities, then there would still be a promising chance. Having a higher cultivation actually brings about more restrictions."