Chapter 674: Draco-Bulls Leaving The Water
"Good, nothing could be better if Princess Jian wants his insignificant life. I'll spare him so Princess Jian can take it." After being slapped by Li Qiye, the princess felt extremely humiliated. There was nothing she wanted to do more than to peel off his skin and tear out his tendons or even drink his blood.
However, she couldn't afford to offend Jian Wushuang, so despite her desire to kill Li Qiye, she could only obediently return to her ship after Jian Wushuang made her intentions known.
At this time, Jian Wushuang coldly glared at Li Qiye while he leisurely stood there without batting an eye. His feud with Jian Wushuang had been going on for a long time, but such a trivial matter didn't bother him.
All the cultivators near the water outlet held their breaths while looking at Li Qiye. Many of them felt that this brat was too unbelievable. Offending the Dragon Princess was one thing, but he even dared to mess with the daughter of the Jian Clan? Who in the Alchemy Realm didn’t know that the Jian daughter was not to be provoked?
Back at her ship, the Dragon Princess coldly glared at Li Qiye and inadvertently revealed a smirk. At this time, she wanted to see Li Qiye's pitiful state after being killed by Jian Wushuang. Although she couldn't personally deliver the punishment, being able to watch him die miserably would still be an enjoyable matter.
Meanwhile, the Golden Leopard Prince found the whole thing to be quite regrettable because Li Qiye had a Young King Medicine that he really wanted. However, with Jian Wushuang standing over there, he wouldn't even dare to fart or try to use Ye Qingcheng's name.
"How do you want to die?" Jian Wushuang coldly glared at Li Qiye with her always-arrogant demeanor. In her eyes, Li Qiye was already a dead man.
"Die?" Li Qiye gently waved his sleeve and said: "If you want to die, then I can help you. However, I am not in the mood and have no interest in doing so since I am here to catch Draco-Bulls. If you want to die, then wait and find me afterward."
Li Qiye's incredible response caused many people to become speechless. This fella was truly too much. He actually dared to say that to Jian Wushuang? However, he had just slapped the Dragon Princess without a care so it was not strange for him to provoke Jian Wushuang as well.
Jian Wushuang's eyes narrowed and seemingly became two sharp arrows. At this time, she was surprisingly not angry and instead coldly said: "Very well, I will give you time to prepare a coffin. I'll wait for you to catch a Draco-Bull and get a coffin before I take your dog life so that others won't say that I didn't even give you time to prepare a funeral!"
Jian Wushuang had quite a sharp tongue as well, but this time, she didn't throw a tantrum and didn't carry out a verbal bout against Li Qiye. In fact, she didn't want to waste time talking to Li Qiye because she had already tasted Li Qiye's sharp words. She felt that she didn't have any advantage in this regard.
"Then wait." Without batting an eye, Li Qiye lazily responded and proceeded to ignore her.
The arrogant Jian Wushuang was also too lazy to look at Li Qiye any further. She turned around and made her way to the top of a peak. She was in no hurry to kill Li Qiye since, in her eyes, he would be dead sooner or later.
After she left, Yuan Caihe looked at Li Qiye and smiled wryly before softly whispering: "Why must you make this so difficult? Sometimes, you can take a step back in order to see the boundless open vistas." 1
Li Qiye met her glance and gently smiled, revealing his snow-white teeth: "My vocabulary doesn't include the words 'take a step back'. When an enemy comes knocking, it is either them running away as far as possible under my mercy, or me letting their blood spurt freely as I walk over their corpse. It is that simple; this is my rule as well as style."
The quiet Yuan Caihe couldn't help but smile in the face of such a response and didn't say anything else.
At this time, Old Demon Tie Yi raised his head from underground and cautiously looked around before asking: "Did she leave?"
"Yes." Li Qiye glanced at him. He only wanted to stomp him back down into the ground after seeing his cautious demeanor.
Tie Yi looked around for a bit and noticed Jian Wushuang standing in the far distance. He shuddered and immediately withdrew his head back into the ground and whispered: "I, I really should just hide down here, the world outside is too dangerous."
Yuan Caihe only smiled at this sight and said: "Don't worry, no one will do anything to you, so there is no need to hide underground."
The old demon laughed and replied: "Hehehe, Fairy Yuan, I am only a little ant unlike you guys. If I somehow annoy a great character, then they'll kill me with just one stomp."
Li Qiye coldly glanced at him and said: "Are you really an iron ant? In my eyes, it is more appropriate for you to be a mouse demon."
Tie Yi continued to hide in his cave underground and cheerfully explained with a laugh: "Haha, Young Noble, something you might be unaware of is that an iron ant is even more cowardly than a mouse. Moreover, a mouse is countless times more powerful than an iron ant like me. They can also kill me with one stomp."
Li Qiye was too lazy to waste time with this cunning Tie Yi, so he shifted his gaze towards the rolling river instead.
Time passed, but the water still surged towards the east with no signs of Draco-Bulls.
"Why are they still not out yet?" Stated some people who couldn't wait any longer.
"Soon…" Compared to ordinary cultivators, the alchemists here could remain calm while gazing at the water. One of them said: "When the high tide comes again, the Draco-Bulls will definitely come out of the river."
Although Draco-Bulls were called bulls, they had the habits of dragons. More often than not, they would lurk in the deepest parts of the river for half a year to a year, or maybe even longer.
Just like a dragon, these bulls would just dive deep into the water without eating and enter a long slumber. Moreover, these locations were very hard to find, so cultivators who wanted the sulfur had to wait until they grew hungry and left the water for food.
After coming out, these bulls would crazily eat everything, including all the spirit medicines in a radius of thousands of miles. After eating, they would dive down again and resume their slumber.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Finally, when the high tide came again, roaring sounds appeared as the river surface fluctuated. At this time, everyone could feel the earth shake.
They all sensed that a gigantic gate that reached all the way down to the deepest parts of the earth was slowly opening.
"The tide is coming!" No one knew who shouted this out, but at this moment, all eyes were on the suddenly rising river. The alchemists were even more focused because they had to use the shortest time possible to determine which bulls had Immortal Sulfur the moment they come out of the water.
"Mooo!" At this time, bull roars appeared, shaking the entire earth as if a giant drum had been struck.
Numerous dense shadows emerged from within the high tide. All these bulls came out of the water surface from the depths of the river.
"The Draco-Bulls are here!" Someone shouted and immediately, everyone here prepared themselves like winding arrows, poised to fire at any time.
"Spllasshh!" The sounds of water splashing resounded everywhere as the bulls left the water. At this second, flocks of bulls left the water, and even more were coming one after another.
A Draco-Bull looked like an ox except much sturdier. The main difference was that dragon scales covered their bodies as if they were adorned with armor.
Their horns were thick and considerably sharp and flashed lights as if they could pierce through everything in this world.
"Rumble!" When these Draco-Bulls left the water, they immediately ran like crazy, creating an extremely spectacular scene. It was even more moving than the mobilization of a great army.
They rushed outside of the river, intending to hunt for food to get full in the shortest amount of time so that they could return to the water.
After a brief moment, an alchemist recognized one that had sulfur and immediately shouted: "That one!"
In an instant, a group of shadows rushed towards the herd in order to capture the one that the alchemist pointed out.
"Ahh!" However, among the thunderous explosions was wailing screams. Some of those cultivators who tried to catch the bulls were immediately blown away. Some were even pierced by the sharp horns of the bulls in the blink of an eye.
The Draco-Bulls were not gentle beasts and instead rather ferocious. Ordinary cultivators were no match for them and would be attacked once they were close.
At this time, Yuan Caihe also picked her target. In an instant, she shifted her body and stepped towards one bull like a goddess intending to mount it.
"Go!" Right when Yuan Caihe was approaching the bull, the Dragon Princess also shouted and commanded the experts next to her. Two of these experts immediately rushed after Yuan Caihe in order to steal that bull from her.
The truth was that the Dragon Princess didn't want this particular bull, it was mainly to disrupt Yuan Caihe's plans.
"Ah!" However, the moment these two experts swooped out, they immediately screamed as their blood spurted due to the two arrows that pierced through their skulls, causing their bodies to fall to the ground.
At this moment, Li Qiye was armed with the Nine Words True Bow, and he killed the two experts with two arrows.
This sudden change left the astonished Dragon Princess with an unsightly expression. However, she couldn't do anything about it since Jian Wushuang had already claimed Li Qiye's life; the princess couldn't harm Li Qiye.
At this time, Jian Wushuang was also gazing intensely at Li Qiye. Keep in mind that the Jian Clan was considered to be the most skilled at archery, and their Immortal Emperor Patriarch used the dao of the bow for his ascension. So now, when Li Qiye took action, Jian Wushuang also immediately took note of Li Qiye's archery.
674 Teaser"Good, nothing could be better if Princess Jian wants his insignificant life. I'll spare him so Princess Jian can take it." After being slapped by Li Qiye, the princess felt extremely humiliated. There was nothing she wanted to do more than to peel off his skin and tear out his tendons or even drink his blood.
However, she couldn't afford to offend Jian Wushuang, so despite her desire to kill Li Qiye, she could only obediently return to her ship after Jian Wushuang made her intentions known.
At this time, Jian Wushuang coldly glared at Li Qiye while he leisurely stood there without batting an eye. His feud with Jian Wushuang had been going on for a long time, but such a trivial matter didn't bother him.
All the cultivators near the water outlet held their breaths while looking at Li Qiye. Many of them felt that this brat was too unbelievable. Offending the Dragon Princess was one thing, but he even dared to mess with the daughter of the Jian Clan? Who in the Alchemy Realm doesn't know that the Jian daughter was not to be provoked?
Back at her ship, the Dragon Princess coldly glared at Li Qiye and inadvertently revealed a smirk. At this time, she wanted to see Li Qiye's pitiful state after being killed by Jian Wushuang. Although she couldn't personally deliver the punishment, being able to watch him die miserably would still be an enjoyable matter.
[collapse] Two different interpretations for this one. First, take a step back to understand how insignificant you are before the endless sky and earth. If you are such a tiny existence, then why bother putting up a front instead of just backing down when possible? Second interpretation to me is to take a step back from a confrontation and it will allow myriad possibilities instead of the inevitable fight. ↩Chapter 675: Secrets Of The Draco-Bull
Amidst the commotion, Yuan Caihe rode her Draco-Bull and instantly disappeared towards the horizon.
"That one!" At this time, the Dragon Princess didn't have time to trouble Li Qiye as the alchemist standing next to her shouted and picked a bull. The princess shouted out a command and brought a group of experts to chase the target.
Meanwhile, Jian Wushuang also marked her prey. She slightly shifted her figure and immediately went for one of the bulls. It was clear that she was also highly skilled in the dao of alchemy.
She was stronger than the majority of the people here. The moment she soared towards it, this bull immediately pounced forward. However, she immediately flipped it over. The bull knew that it had met a frightening opponent, so it decided to flee to a different direction.
Jian Wushuang roared and gave chase immediately at an alarming speed.
Suddenly, figures fell down one after another. The rapid steps of the Draco-Bulls were accompanied by a melody of screams.
Li Qiye's gaze glossed over each of the Draco-Bulls that left the water as fast lightning. Of course, he was not looking for sulfur but something else entirely.
Eventually, he set his gaze on a particular bull and gradually walked towards it. It was at this time that a group descended from the sky and instantly blocked his path. They were the Golden Leopard Prince's faction.
"We also want this Draco-Bull, so step aside." The prince said as he blocked Li Qiye's path. Meanwhile, that Draco-Bull had escaped far away in the blink of an eye.
Li Qiye narrowed his eyes and gazed towards the prince only to be met with a snort from him along with a cold response: "Don't make this hard for yourself. If you want to get the Immortal Sulfur, just hand over that Young King Medicine root. If not, then you won't be able to catch that bull…"
However, before he could finish his sentence, a shadow flashed forward and, amidst his confusion, Li Qiye had him gripped by the neck and held in the air.
"How presumptuous!" The experts who accompanied the prince were shocked and instantly rushed forward to protect their master.
"Clank!" But at this moment, Li Qiye's body became a giant lock. In just a split second, a bright flame and gusts of wind appeared, preventing these attacking experts from getting closer to Li Qiye. Then, red chains with the color of flames pierced through all their chests, incinerating them to death. Their miserable wails caused all listeners to shudder.
"Poof!" Plumes of green smoke arose. All the experts that were pierced by the red chains were immediately burnt to a crisp without even leaving ashes behind.
Under the Nine Sun Locking Heaven Law, these experts couldn't withstand the fire and were killed instantly.
There were many cultivators who still hadn't left the water outlet. After seeing this murderous scene, many of them felt a chill.
"You… You, dare to do this?!" The prince didn't expect to run into a steel wall. At this time, he was pale from fear and soiled his pants. He raised his voice and shouted: "I, I am a follower of Young Noble Ye Qingcheng. If you dare to touch a hair of mine, the Young Noble will absolutely not—"
"Clack!" Before he could finish, Li Qiye had already crushed his skull. The prince's eyes remained wide open. Even at the time of his death, he didn't know why his monstrous backing didn't deter Li Qiye.
"Ye Qingcheng? I don't know him, but so what? If he dares to stop me, then he'll be killed without mercy." Li Qiye nonchalantly threw the prince's skull to the side and wiped his hands.
The cultivators here couldn't help but shiver after seeing Li Qiye's leisurely state after murdering the prince's group of people. They all knew that this seemingly inconspicuous human junior was a ferocious man. If it was anyone else, then they would definitely show some consideration for Ye Qingcheng.
Li Qiye didn't even bat an eye before turning around to instantly chase after the escaping Draco-Bull.
At this time, who would dare to compete for this bull against Li Qiye? Unless they were tired of living, they would turn a blind eye to it.
Tie Yi, who was hiding underground, eventually showed his head after Li Qiye had left. He patted his chest while still dazed and murmured: "So vicious. Luckily, I didn't offend this demon king or the result would have been unsightly as well."
Having said that, his eyes rolled and cheerfully laughed while saying: "Time to go, gotta pick up the spoils." Then, he disappeared into a cave. 1
Li Qiye flew in the sky with extreme speed and caught up to the Draco-Bull from earlier in a very short time. Although this bull wanted to escape, Li Qiye locked onto it with his divine intent, so no matter how it tried to escape, it couldn't elude him.
Li Qiye instantly appeared in front of this bull and blocked its path. This bull instantly halted, creating a huge ditch in the ground.
"Hoooo…" At this point, the bull gazed at Li Qiye while breathing out hot air. A vicious beast like a Draco-Bull would not easily back down.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" This bull gathered all of its energy then immediately rushed towards Li Qiye's direction at a horrifying speed like an unleashed divine arrow, which was made especially apparent by the pair of horns on its head with their flashing lights; when sprinting in such a manner, it seemed as if this pair of horns could pierce through all things.
However, Li Qiye was unperturbed against this oncoming attack. He stomped down with one foot and pounced forward at an unbelievable speed as well.
"Boom!" Li Qiye and the bull slammed into each other. This explosion horrified all those who heard it. Such a collision was enough to collapse one mountain after another.
The bull was blown flying far away due to the impact, and it crashed into a large forest. Meanwhile, Li Qiye was still standing there, motionless, like an unshakable mountain or hidden rocks under a river, always withstanding the tides of the river.
"Boom!" The bull climbed up as its four hooves stomped onto the ground fiercely, causing the earth to shake. A Draco-Bull was indeed amazing; it suffered zero injuries after such a crash.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The bull was not convinced at all. It, once again, mustered more momentum and used its strongest form to come charging.
Li Qiye only smiled and leisurely said after seeing the bull wanting to test itself again: "If you want to try me, then I'll show you." With that, he stomped his foot down twice this time and once again pounced forward.
"Bam!" The result was not unexpected; the bull was blown away by Li Qiye again. This time, blood sprayed out.
Although the bull's entire body was covered in dragon scales on top of having great power, it was far too lacking compared to Li Qiye's Hell Suppressing and Soaring Immortal Physiques.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The unyielding bull, once again, charged towards Li Qiye, but it was blown away time and time again with no chance to compete.
Eventually, the bull was covered in blood and lied on the ground, gasping for air. It was no longer able to stand up.
Li Qiye smiled and said: "This is more like it. Even if you have ten lives, it still wouldn't be enough if I really wanted to kill you."
At this time, he stood in front of the bull and used his hand to tap on its forehead again and again. Banging sounds reverberated from the bull's head like the echoing of a valley.
"Buzz!" Eventually, a faint sound appeared. The bull's head finally had a reaction after Li Qiye's continuous tapping.
"Pop." Strings of crimson light came out from this bull's forehead. The streaks of light continuously increased until they were as vast as an ocean. Among this vast ocean, a huge mountain appeared.
"Ba!" This huge mountain flew out from the crimson light inside the bull's forehead.
"Mooo!" This bull was shocked by this sudden change. Even it didn't know that there was such a thing in its head. After the huge mountain flew out from its head, the bull ignored all else and ran away despite its injuries, instantly disappearing without a trace.
Li Qiye didn't chase after it since his goal was not the bull, but the thing ahead. His eyes were fixated on the mountain.
This mountain before him was emitting a huge amount of crimson light as if it was a sea of blood.
However, this monstrous landmass was not a mountain, it was formed from many Blood Era Stones stacked on top of each other.
These Blood Era Stones were without flaw and were absolutely of top quality. Even characters of the God-Monarch level might not be able to enjoy such amazing Blood Era Stones.
These stones were covering a ray of light. After a pealing sound emerged, the stones opened up, creating a dazzling brilliance. In the blink of an eye, the light rushed out from the stones.
Inside was a dragon, a golden dragon.
"Rawrrr!" This golden dragon roared towards Li Qiye. It was so powerful that it was as if a True Dragon had descended to the mortal realm. The aura of an extremely tyrannical divine beast filled the sky. Even Heavenly Kings would tremble before this horrifying atmosphere.
"Hold on, old Golden Bull, it's me!" Li Qiye shouted with a thunderous voice while spewing out mantras. With sonorous sounds, these mantras seeped into the head of the golden dragon.
The initially attacking dragon halted after hearing Li Qiye's words and changed its mind.
At this time, Li Qiye's forehead opened and a brand flew out. This brand immediately struck the golden dragon's body and disappeared inside.
There was a sudden change to the golden dragon once Li Qiye's brand entered its body. All of the bright lights disappeared. The moment the golden dragon landed on the ground, it turned into a water buffalo.
It was a sturdy looking buffalo without any special characteristics outside of being stronger in appearance compared to other buffalos.
Spoils of war. ↩Chapter 676: Imperial Draco-Bull
"This is more like it." Li Qiye came over while this buffalo was still gazing at Li Qiye. However, it didn't attack him.
"Take it easy, it's me." Li Qiye placed his palm on the beast's forehead. At this time, his forehead opened once more and out came an endless sea of memories. In this instant, a ray of light from inside quickly entered the buffalo's head.
A buzzing sound came about the moment Li Qiye's ray of light disappeared inside the buffalo's head. A halo with a very sacred feeling appeared above it as if nothing in this world could stain it, as if this halo was empowered by the gods and capable of repelling all evil.
"Mooo!" The moment this halo appeared, the buffalo finally recognized Li Qiye and became extremely excited. It mooed at Li Qiye and used its head to rub against him, looking quite familiar.
"There we go. Although you have left me for a very long time now, I'm still here." Li Qiye gently tapped the buffalo's head while smiling.
The buffalo was ecstatic. Its nose spewed out hot air and it kept on rubbing against Li Qiye as if it was seeing a loved one.
Li Qiye patted the buffalo while lightly sighing and said: "It seems that… the descendants of the Celestial Peak Divine School are no longer here, and the Godking's branch is all but gone. So many years have passed, but no one came to find you. That means my promise with the Godking also ends here."
This normal-looking buffalo was not a common one. It was a Draco-Bull, but ordinary Draco-Bulls were nothing compared to it since it had the bloodline of a True Dragon flowing through its veins. Although it had yet to reach atavism to turn into a True Dragon, it was definitely a Divine Bull.
Li Qiye named it the Imperial Draco-Bull, and it was once his mount, following him from one dangerous location to another. If the Tetra-War Bronze Chariot was Li Qiye's carriage to fight against the world, then the Imperial Draco-Bull was Li Qiye's preferred mount to enter ominous grounds.
Later on, when Li Qiye let the Godking protect the Celestial Peak Mountains, Li Qiye wanted to make up for the Godking's effort, so outside of granting him many treasures, he also gave the Imperial Draco-Bull to this Godking.
Later on, the bull followed the Godking and became the school's Divine Guardian.
Li Qiye looked at the halo above its head and noticed how dim it was compared to before. He gently tapped the bull's head and said: "Don't worry, although the Divine School is no longer here, I'll find an even better lineage with sufficient power to nourish your divinity for you in the future."
"Moo—" The bull understood Li Qiye and affectionately rubbed against his palm.
In fact, this bull was already extremely mighty and could have turned into a demon a long time ago. However, it didn't walk on this demonic path since it wanted to become either a True Dragon or a Divine Bull; it chose not to gain intelligence using the dao.
"Let me take a look and see what actually happened back then to the Divine School." Li Qiye placed his palm on the bull's head, and a radiance flashed. At this time, the bull's sea of memories appeared, allowing Li Qiye to look at the past events of that year.
Many scenes appeared inside the bull's sea of memories. Just like Yuan Caihe had said, the strongest existence of the Divine School dug out the item underground during that time.
The moment it saw the light, it brought doom to the Divine School. Overnight, many people died a pitiful death. Even an existence as powerful as a Godking was still unable to avoid such a fate.
Back then, the slumbering Imperial Draco-Bull was the Divine Guardian, and it woke up from its slumber in astonishment. It rushed out from its cave, but it was too late. In just one night, countless experts had fallen.
It then sealed that item again and went back to sleep, covering itself in Blood Era Stones, awaiting its next awakening.
However, the majority of the Divine School's experts were dead. Later on, the school fell into decline, and not long after, the once monstrous existence collapsed. From then on, the lineage that presided over this territory that spanned millions of miles disappeared from the world.
Because of this collapse, the Godking no longer had any descendants, and no one ever woke up the Imperial Draco-Bull from its hibernation until today.
At that time, Li Qiye made a promise to the Godking that the bull would act as the Divine Guardian for the Godking's main branch. Because of this, although the Divine School had collapsed later on, Li Qiye still didn't come back to wake the bull up.
Millions of years had passed, but no one came to wake up this bull. This meant that the Godking's line had ended, so Li Qiye's promise with the Godking would end here as well.
Li Qiye withdrew his palm from the bull's forehead and couldn't help but lament: "One might be able to survive an act of god, but no one can survive a self-brought calamity. The Godking left behind an edict, yet his descendants chose not to obey and eventually brought about this disaster."
In the past, he let the Godking suppress this land for two reasons. Outside of not letting the item underground see the light of day again, he also wanted to see this land be turned away from evil.
The Godking obeyed his order and suppressed this ground as well as preventing the world from knowing about the terrible item underground. At the same time, he continued to purify the land, allowing it to be a land of peace as well as building a powerful lineage on top of it. Unfortunately, his descendants didn't listen to his words and dug this thing out, creating a disaster for the school.
Li Qiye sat on the bull and ordered: "Come, we'll go to the old location to take the carriage back."
The bull opened its mouth and swallowed all the Blood Era Stones. Then, with a loud "moo" and great excitement, it raised its hooves and immediately headed for the remnants of the Divine School.
The bull was as fast as lightning, and it hadn't been this happy since a very long time ago. It flew around everywhere; sometimes up to the nine heavens, sometimes down to the great river while at other times, it rode the wind in the sky…
Li Qiye couldn't help but smile while riding the beast, noticing its excitement. In this instant, it was as if he had returned to the past.
The Imperial Draco-Bull could be said to be the best mount in this world. Although Li Qiye's Tetra-War Bronze Chariot was also heaven-defying, Li Qiye found that its potential was more suited for a battlefield.
It was not without reason that Li Qiye thought that the bull was the best mount. It could endure hardships, but more importantly, it was able to dispel poisons and avoid dangers. It could predict ominous events and evade them. At the same time, it could tread through any terrain. Nothing could compare to it.
If one wanted to enter burial grounds or ancestral earths, then the bull was the best candidate. Even if it couldn't bring one to the deepest parts or the most mysterious parts in these dangerous locations, it would still bring you a fair distance.
Once inside these locations, the bull would avoid danger and try its best to take you out from those places. Illusions and other sinister crises wouldn't be able to impede it.
It excitedly rushed forward and was trying to find the same feeling as before when it brought Li Qiye everywhere in the past.
Eventually, it took Li Qiye back to the old site of the Divine School. The once powerful lineage was now in ruins; the glory of that year was no longer present.
The bull took Li Qiye to a particular location inside the ruins. Heavy bursts of explosions came about when the bull stomped on the ground, splitting it apart and causing an old pavilion inside the crack to float upward.
With a squeaking sound, the old pavilion opened its doors. One could only see a carriage inside, a carriage with a very obsolete and ancient appearance. One wouldn't be able to count how many moons it had experienced.
This common looking old carriage — unbeknownst to others — had been empowered by countless invincible existences. This old carriage could take someone and escape from even ominous grounds.
The bull connected the carriage's reins to its body and dragged the carriage away. Li Qiye faintly smiled and sat inside the carriage to sniff a smell that couldn't be any more familiar.
"Squeakk—" The bull slowly pulled the carriage at a familiar pace just like in the past.
Meanwhile, Li Qiye closed his eyes and let the bull leisurely pull the carriage forward. At this time, Li Qiye suddenly felt as if time was endless; despite the vastness of the world, he could go as he pleased. The endless ages could only allow him to cross through them.
The creaking of the carriage was heard. At this moment, this creaking sound was the most beautiful and pleasant noise to Li Qiye.
The bull was pulling the carriage in a very particular rhythm — not too fast, not too slow. This carriage with one bull and one man seemingly had an eternal and never-changing rhythm. It was as if nothing could be more intoxicating than its cadence.
Eventually, the bull stopped as it was now standing in the centermost location of the Divine School. The moment the carriage stopped, Li Qiye, who was resting with his eyes closed, immediately opened his eyes.
He jumped down from the carriage and looked at the ruins in front of him before asking the bull: "It is at this place?"
"Mooo—" The bull let out a deep cry before slightly nodding its head. Meanwhile, Li Qiye couldn't help but become serious while staring at this site.
"Hopefully, the thing has been refined, or else it will be a bit problematic." Li Qiye gazed at the ground as if he wanted to see right through this land.
Eventually, he took a deep breath and assumed a dignified expression before commanding the bull: "Take it out. Regardless of whether it has been refined or not, we must bring it away. Back in those times, it was not illogical for the Ancient Ming to covet this item so badly. So now, we'll dig it out and take it away."
Having said that, a series of explosions appeared. One treasure after another emerged above Li Qiye's head: the Yin Yang Immortal Mirror, the Declivity-Bell, the green lamp, the Heaven Sealing Pentagate… These treasures poured down extremely powerful universal laws to protect Li Qiye.