Chapter 831: Long Jingxian

Both the basilisk and Tie Lan were dumbfounded after seeing this. The girl ahead, or Long Jingxian, transformed too quickly. This was simply a different person.

Jian Wushuang was a bit speechless after seeing Long Jingxian's appearance as well. She coldly gazed at her: "Long Jingxian, who doesn't know that you have a bad temper? Stop pretending to be gentle before me."

"Hmph, Jian Wushuang, that's none of your business. Plus, even if I have a bad temper, it is still better than you pretending to be a phoenix!" Long Jingxian, at this time, had reverted back to her feisty demeanor from earlier. This shift in character and acting were astonishing.

"Pretending?" Jian Wushuang snorted: "Come try me then. Let's see whether I am a real phoenix or just pretending to be one!" 1

"Hmph, what's the big deal? Come then, it is not like I haven’t seen your archery before." Long Jingxian immediately retorted with haste.

The smell of gunpowder filled the room after these two met; the atmosphere was incredibly tense. The others here, such as the basilisk and the old turtle, didn't dare to say anything. Who would want to get involved in a feud between two mad women? They were better off running away to avoid being involved in this mess.

"If you two want to fight, then go outside. Don't break someone else's mansion." Li Qiye smiled and leisurely told the two quarreling girls.

Long Jingxian looked over at Li Qiye then back at Jian Wushuang for a little bit before asking with a tinge of mischievousness: "Hey, what's your relationship with Jian Wushuang?"

"Once again, my name is not hey, it is Li Qiye. A little miss needs to be polite. And my relationship with her has nothing to do with you." Li Qiye leisurely answered.

Long Jingxian rolled her eyes with a touch of naughty playfulness and smiled: "Okay, okay, I know now. I'll call you darling then." 2

"Ugh." Li Qiye got goosebumps from being addressed in this fashion, so he waved his sleeve dismissively: "No thanks, it sounds too nauseating. Either call me young master or Li Qiye. Who would want to be your darling?"

"Bah, nevermind then." Long Jingxian snappily pouted. However, she immediately hid her temper and turned gentle again. She cheerfully smiled: "Young Noble Li, what is your relationship with Jian Wushuang?"

Both the basilisk and the old turtle felt chills running down their spines along with an ominous air after they saw her gentle appearance.

Li Qiye only smiled to this question: "What does it have to do with you?"

"Of course it matters to me." Long Jingxian, with a rare moment of gentleness, revealed a smile pretty enough to sap the souls from people as she gently spoke: "If you are Jian Wushuang's fiance, then I'll definitely steal you from her so that the fake phoenix can wash her face with tears each day."

After hearing this, the basilisk's neck shrunk a bit as he murmured: "What… a domineering statement."

"So it's like that." Li Qiye chuckled and gently shook his head: "Although I am not her fiance, it wouldn't be that easy for you to marry me in the first place. Not just anyone can become my wife."

"Hmph, what's so special about you? Since you aren't her fiance, I'm not interested anymore." Long Jingxian immediately reverted her attitude back to the previously irritable one.

"Even if you are interested, I still wouldn't marry you." Li Qiye teased with a smile.

Long Jingxian became annoyed and glared at Li Qiye: "Oh? Our Young Master Li is so confident, wow. It is more like you wouldn't be able to marry me! Do you know how many people would line up to marry me?"

This girl was very daring; she showed no signs of shyness at all. The topic of marriage seemed so trivial coming out from her mouth.

"Really now?" Li Qiye looked at her up and down: "Although you really are brilliant and outstanding in the current generation, you're thinking too highly of yourself. I do have to admit that you have some abilities by understanding all the emperor laws from the Beastmaster Citadel along with other emperor laws from other sects. What's even more extraordinary is that you have the supreme Immortal Fate! Perhaps no one in the entire Stone Medicine World could compare to you based on aptitude alone."

"From the Beastmaster Citadel…" The old turtle paled and hid in his shell after hearing this.

"Immortal Fate, that, that is impossible." Even the basilisk was frightened. He jumped and exclaimed: "How could that be? The Immortal Fate exists in this world?"

Anyone who was a cultivator knew that the Saint Fate was the limit for fate palaces. No one was born with an Immortal Fate.

"In principle, it is impossible for someone to have an Immortal Fate." Li Qiye smiled: "However, there are times where the old villainous heavens would fall asleep and let some things slip. During his inattentiveness, an Immortal Fate could emerge in this world."

Li Qiye slowly looked at Long Jingxian at this point before continuing: "However, an innate Immortal Fate is not necessarily a good thing. If the old villainous heavens made this mistake, then he would definitely not let this person live for very long."

"Why is that?" The basilisk interjected with a question due to his curiosity.

Li Qiye smilingly answered: "The reason is very simple. It is because an Immortal Fate is something that shouldn't exist. Anyone who has an Immortal Fate would have supreme talents, supreme speed, and supreme intelligence. Because of this, they would be able to steal any merit law after a single glance. However, if they want to be a lucky survivor, then they need to have powerful blood energy along with a strong inner physique…

"In other words, an innate Immortal Fate user needs to have an Immortal Wheel and an Immortal Physique as well. Otherwise, their body wouldn't be able to support their palace. At the moment of birth, they would instantly die young."

"But she is still alive." The basilisk glanced at Long Jingxian and commented.

Li Qiye chuckled in response: "Outside of it being a miracle, her survival is also due to her great luck of being born in the Beastmaster Citadel."

At this point, Li Qiye shifted his eyes towards Long Jingxian: "Your Beastmaster Citadel must have spent everything. Without an Alchemy Emperor, you wouldn't have survived until now."

"How do you know this? Did you spy on my Beastmaster Citadel?" Long Jingxian was startled and glared at Li Qiye.

Fewer than few people in this world knew about her Immortal Fate, including the inhabitants of her citadel. Although she was the citadel's golden daughter, her existence wasn't well-known in the Stone Medicine World.

Just as Li Qiye had said, her Immortal Fate was a miracle even for the citadel since this was something predestined for death.

The citadel utilized countless treasures to keep her alive. They even used Immortal Emperor Longevity Blood and bought all the immortal medicines that were available in the Stone Medicine World!

Ultimately, due to their utmost effort and paying a great price to invite the Hundred-Life Alchemy Emperor, they were able to save Long Jingxian's life with the help of many ancestors.

Their success in this regard was nothing short of an extraordinary miracle. This was contending for fate against the high heavens!

If Long Jingxian didn't came from the citadel and if the citadel didn't try its best, there would be no way for her to have survived.

The citadel believed that this was worth it. After surviving with an Immortal Fate, Long Jingxian was able to learn any merit law after seeing it once, including emperor's laws from the other lineages. Although she couldn't steal the core essence of these imperial laws quickly, she could grasp sixty percent of their profundities. This was her most remarkable trait.

As Li Qiye said before, no one could match her in the entire Stone Medicine World regarding talent!

Li Qiye smiled and replied to her allegation: "It is no big deal, why would I need to spy on your citadel? I can just calculate it with my fingers."

"Please, Master Li, no need to act all mysterious in front of me." Long Jingxian angrily glared at him: "If you already know I have an Immortal Fate, you should also know that very few things can elude my eyes."

Li Qiye laughed and shook his head after seeing her confidence: "Little girl, these words are too presuming. Talents aren't everything on the long path towards the dao. For ages now, there had been many brilliant geniuses. Even you might not be able to surpass your citadel's Immortal Emperors in the future despite having an Immortal Fate."

"To reach invincibility is not reliant on talents, but rather the dao heart. Talent-wise, Empress Hong Tian was far weaker than the other geniuses during that generation, but what was the outcome? She eventually suppressed everyone. Those geniuses only became corpses that paved her path towards Immortal Emperor." Li Qiye smilingly shook his head and went on: "Little girl, your Immortal Fate is indeed extraordinary, but in my eyes, it is nothing more than a lucky innate disposition. If you don't keep trying, you will only become a useless person and waste your extraordinary Immortal Fate!"

"Hmph, no need to lecture me." Long Jingxian snapped: "Who says I want to become invincible? I don't need to become an Immortal Emperor to have an interesting life. I will do whatever I want!"

"These words make some sense." Li Qiye smiled: "Well, it's not my business. I am not from your citadel, so there is no need for me to worry."

831 Teaser

Both the basilisk and Tie Lan were dumbfounded after seeing this. The girl ahead, or Long Jingxian, transformed too quickly. This was simply a different person.

Jian Wushuang was a bit speechless after seeing Long Jingxian's appearance as well. She coldly gazed at her: "Long Jingxian, who doesn't know that you have a bad temper? Stop pretending to be gentle before me."

"Hmph, Jian Wushuang, that's none of your business. Plus, even if I have a bad temper, it is still better than you pretending to be a phoenix!" Long Jingxian, at this time, had reverted back to her feisty demeanor from earlier. This shift in character and acting were astonishing.

"Pretending?" Jian Wushuang snorted: "Come try me then. Let's see whether I am a real phoenix or just pretending to be one!"

"Hmph, what's the big deal? Come then, it is not like I haven’t seen your archery before." Long Jingxian immediately retorted with haste.

[collapse] This whole exchange makes less sense in English. Jian Wushuang called her a little hot pepper first, meaning feisty and bad temper so Long Jingxian called her a fake phoenix/pretending to be one as a retort. Phoenix in this sense is pretending to be noble/arrogant. ↩ This is a localization. The raw is Qiye-ge. World of cultivation readers would know ge means big bro. In this particular usage, it is something a girl would call a close male friend/family member. In this case, she is trying to sound as if she was close to him without this being the case. Darling fits the context quite well with the next couple of lines; big brother Qiye doesn't capture the tone quite as well. ↩

Chapter 832: Dragon-Tiger Monarch

After arriving at the Tie Clan, Long Jingxian continued to stay on the site. The mansion was large so it wasn't a problem to accommodate her. The issue was that she and Jian Wushuang didn't get along; they were just like fire and water. They would argue whenever they met, causing the deserted Tie Clan to become much livelier.

Li Qiye didn't think much of their quarrel. As for the basilisk and the old turtle, they quickly ran away. The two girls weren't people they could afford to mess with.

It hadn't been two days since her arrival before a big character came to visit the Tie Clan. The moment he set foot inside the Heavenly Flame County, others could feel the air changing.

"Someone is here." The basilisk also felt this presence and looked towards the horizon.

Long Jingxian's expression changed the moment this aura appeared. She tried to flee, but she didn't even manage to make it out of the door as someone was already standing there, blocking the way.

A middle-aged man blocked her escape. He wore a robe decorated with dragons and tigers. Although his clothing was simple, no one would dare to hold him in disdain. He emitted a grand noble aura as if he was a tyrant up high above.

Moreover, faint roars of dragons and tigers quietly came from within his body as if there was a true dragon coiling around him as well as an accompanying white tiger. Anyone would become nervous in his presence due to the auras of these beasts.

"Dragon-Tiger Monarch!" The basilisk exclaimed in shock after seeing the middle-aged man by the door.

"Beastmaster Lord!" The old turtle quivered in fear while hiding in his shell after hearing the name "Dragon-Tiger Monarch".

"Xiany, where are you running off to?" The middle-aged man stopped Long Jingxian and smiled with a doting expression. 1

"Father, I was only going for a walk to relax, I'm not escaping or anything." Long Jingxian immediately smiled.

The man ahead was Long Jingxian's father and the lord of the Beastmaster Citadel. People referred to him as the Dragon-Tiger Monarch. He was also the most notable talent from the previous generation of the Stone Medicine World.

The monarch smiled: "You've had your fun so you should come back with me now. Don't make it difficult for Elder Sun's group, you have to be considerate of them. It is already hard for them to follow you around all day on top of worrying about you escaping."

The monarch was the current ruler of this sect with two emperors. In the last generation, he was a character that reigned over the world as well. However, he could only be described as a loving father before his daughter.

"I don't want to go back." Long Jingxian quickly shook her head: "If I go back, all of you will make me train and learn those stuff. It's so boring, I am not a puppet."

The monarch gently responded: "The elders only want what's best for you. If you don't train hard, it will be a waste of your talents. Moreover, the citadel has given up a lot for you, so you need to repay the debt."

The citadel considered Long Jingxian to be their priceless jewel due to her Immortal Fate. It could be said that since her youth, she practiced the best merit laws and had the best treasures.

Although the citadel maintained a low profile, its elders placed a lot of hope on her. In their eyes, as long as she worked hard, surpassing Ye Qingcheng wouldn't be difficult at all.

Alas, she wasn't a fan of cultivation and often slipped out of the citadel to run wild in the world. This made the elders quite helpless.

This time, she had finally managed to escape only to be stopped by her father. Naturally, she didn't want to go back. Her pretty eyes suddenly flashed; a new idea sprung up in her mind, prompting her to grin. She put on a virtuous appearance and hugged the arm of Li Qiye who had been watching on the sideline.

"Father, I'm not going back." Long Jingxian pulled his arm and said: "I want to marry so I won't be going back to the citadel anymore."

"Huh…" Tie Lan's group, who was watching by the side, almost choked with their eyes wide open after hearing this.

Long Jingxian continued to hug Li Qiye's arm and gently bowed her head to say: "Father, please forgive your daughter's lack of filial piety. I am madly in love with Young Noble Li. Regardless of whether Father and the citadel agrees or not, I still want to marry him; I plan to elope with him."

At this moment, she embodied the gentleness of a girl lost in love. Such genuine gentleness could melt anyone's heart.

"How shameless." Jian Wushuang, who was standing close by, immediately revealed her scheme and snorted: "He already said that he doesn't want to marry you but you keep on harping on this point,d o you want a husband that badly?"

Long Jingxian immediately counterattacked: "Bah, this is none of your business. I will marry when I want to! Oh? Don't tell me you like Li Qiye as well and are afraid that I will steal your man? Haha, nothing would be better if you actually liked him. I will take him away from you, what are you going to do about it?"

"There is something wrong with your head." Jian Wushuang gave her a sharp glare and said: "You are the only one who is eager to get married, don't drag me into this."

"Is that so? How come I smell a strong scent of jealousy." Long Jingxian provoked her: "Oh well, you were bound to lose by competing against me. Now I definitely want to marry him to annoy you!"

Having said that, she intimately pulled on Li Qiye's arm and grinned.

"Okay, you two, stop quarreling." The Dragon-Tiger Monarch shook his head: "Xiany, stop pretending. Be good and come back with me."

The Jian Clan had a good relationship with the Beastmaster Citadel. This was especially true for the monarch and Jian Wushuang's father, the current clan master. Because of this, the two houses often contacted each other.

However, Jian Wushuang and Long Jingxian never got along. If they were together, an argument would surely ensue.

Plus, as the father, how could the monarch not understand his daughter? He naturally knew what she was planning.

"Father, your words are wronging me." Long Jingxian put on a pitiful and indignant appearance to say: "Didn't you say that if one marries a chicken, then follow the chicken; if one marries a dog, then follow the dog? I want to marry him, so I won't be coming back to the Beastmaster Citadel anymore." 2

Long Jingxian's attitude changed very quickly. Her previously lively countenance turned pitiful in the blink of an eye.

"This has nothing to do with me." At this time, Li Qiye raised both of his hands and cheerfully smiled: "I am only a passerby, don't drag me into this."

"Damn you, Li Qiye, you dare to ruin my plan?" Long Jingxian immediately glared at him and exploded: "Is there something wrong with me? Regarding both talents and beauty, who in this world is better than me?"

Her fiery eyes gazed at Li Qiye then fell on Jian Wushuang for a bit before she commented: "Hey, you're not really together with the Jian brat, are you? Stop, how can the Jian brat be better than me?"

"Are you looking for a beating?" Jian Wushuang snorted and harshly said: "You can go crazy all you want, but don't bring me into it!"

"Hmph, then let's fight." Long Jingxian snorted as well: "Your archery is no big deal either. If you are so amazing, then make a bet with me. If you lose, Li Qiye will belong to me!"

The group of the old turtle nearby was left breathless by Long Jingxian's boldness. This girl was too scary.

"Okay, Xiany, stop causing trouble." The monarch told his daughter: "It's not like I don't know your little tricks."

The monarch then looked at Li Qiye and cupped his hands together: "You must be the illustrious Young Noble Li. I have heard of your great prestige."

Li Qiye smiled and nodded his head towards the monarch. Before he could speak, the cheerful Long Jingxian immediately interjected: "Father, your daughter's eyes aren't bad, right? He is absolutely worthy of being the son-in-law of the Beastmaster Citadel."

The monarch didn't know whether to laugh or cry at his daughter. He shook his head instead: "Little brat, stop acting crazy! Even if you like someone, they might not necessarily like you back."

Long Jingxian immediately erupted after hearing this and let go of her gentle pretense. She posed with both hands on her waist right before Li Qiye and glared at him: "You dare to not like me?! I am someone who is adored by all, flowers would bloom in my presence. Look at my amazing figure. Tell me, what is so bad about me?"

Li Qiye nonchalantly responded to her angry comment: "I like gentle and caring girls. As for tigerish and forceful girls — zero interest."

Her pretty eyes that were fixated on Li Qiye suddenly turned dark as if she wanted to give him a good beating. However, she rolled her eyes and smiled gently: "As the saying goes, marry a chicken, follow the chicken; marry a dog, then follow the dog. If Husband likes someone who is gentle and considerate, then I will become more gentle in the future." With that, she hugged his arm again like a little pet playing with its master.

Li Qiye almost vomited blood after hearing this. This little girl was too difficult to deal with. 3

Li Qiye looked at the monarch and smiled: "Monarch, I think you better take your baby girl back, I don't want any more trouble from her."

Long Jingxian looked up after hearing this and was about to explode. However, she quickly cast her gaze downward and pitifully said: "Husband's words are very hurtful to me." 4

Couple of options. I've been playing around more here. Little Xian/Xiao Xian or Xiany. I like Xiany since it sounds like a loving nickname from a father to his daughter. Little Xian would be the most literal. ↩ An idiom stating that a virtuous wife should follow and support her husband, no matter how lowly or crooked he might be. This is often true for a rich girl marrying a poor guy; the girl would use this phrase to justify their choice against her opposing parents. Another usage is one of lamentation. A wife would say this phrase to cry woe about her situation of having a bad husband yet still having to cope with it since divorce was not an option. ↩ She basically called him a dog by using that phrase. ↩ Me/奴家/ nújiā here is a very humble self-reference by a female, meaning your servant in a literal sense. A more common usage would be a wife calling herself this to her husband. So, it could have been "Husband's words are very hurtful to wife". However, that just makes it sound even worse. The husband part alone is already unconventional. ↩

Chapter 833: Crazy Girl

The monarch looked at the two of them and smiled mysteriously: "Since my daughter is so in love, what else can I do? Xiany, you can stay here. Just know that you can't run away, you have to follow Young Noble Li wherever he goes."

"I don't want to be your Beastmaster Citadel's babysitter." Li Qiye immediately rejected this idea.

The monarch smiled mysteriously in response: "My daughter isn't bad at all. If you keep her around, she will be a lot of help in the future. Okay, Young Noble Li, I'll be leaving my daughter in your care."

Having said that, the monarch immediately left while Long Jingxian stayed behind.

His actions left the basilisk's group astounded. This was quite unthinkable. Not to mention Long Jingxian was the citadel's golden daughter, just her looks and unique talents alone won her many suitors across the Stone Medicine World. They could form a line from the south all the way to the north of the Beast Realm. But at this moment, the monarch left his beloved daughter to Li Qiye. This was the same as having a beautiful bride falling out of the sky. It was even more unbelievable than a free meal.

"Is he really leaving and not just hiding somewhere to ambush me when I am careless to take me back to the citadel?" Even Long Jingxian was doubtful. She looked around discreetly just like a thief.

After assuring herself that her father really was gone, she became thrilled and jumped up to say: "Hooray! I'm finally free! I can go wherever I want now."

Jian Wushuang stared at her and quipped: "Crazy girl."

Long Jingxian immediately turned around to look at her and countered: "Oh, are you unhappy? You must be afraid that I will steal your thunder so you want me to leave, right?"

Jian Wushuang met her glare and harshly said: "Afraid of a crazy girl like you? I don't have time for that."

Just like before, the basilisk's group quickly fled in order to avoid the crossfire.

"Hmph, I'm the one who doesn't care to compete with you." Long Jingxian raised her head higher in order to look down on Jian Wushuang.

"Okay, you can stop acting so outrageously from now on." Li Qiye said: "You have to listen to me if you want to stay, or else I'll throw you back to the citadel."

"Hmph, who says I have to listen to you?" Long Jingxian snorted: "I'm not going with you. I would rather travel around the world instead."

"Little girl, I don't have time for your nonsense." Li Qiye looked at her and dismissively said: "If you keep on disobeying me, I really will tie you up and take you back home."

"This is my area of expertise." Jian Wushuang immediately backed up Li Qiye and posed for battle.

"Jian Wushuang, you alone won't be able to do anything to me." Long Jingxian wasn't afraid of Jian Wushuang and provoked her.

Li Qiye interrupted her with a wave of his sleeve: "Wushuang might not be able to capture you, but I won't be so polite! Your two options are to either obediently follow me or get thrown back to the citadel."

Long Jingxian looked at Li Qiye and revealed an amorous smile that would drive people crazy. She pulled on Li Qiye's arm once more and cheerfully said: "I am a cute and meek girl, I'll just listen to Husband then."

She continued on while looking at Jian Wushuang: "Husband, Jian Wushuang must be working for you. I will help you in the future, so let me be in charge of her, okay?"

Jian Wushuang arrogantly stared at her and coldly stated: "Are you dreaming?"

Li Qiye looked at Long Jingxian with one eye: "Little girl, there's no need to play around with me as you won't be able to bear defeat. First, I don't want to marry you. Second, even if I do take you as my wife, it still wouldn't be your turn to control those on my side. Also, Wushuang came before you, so in terms of status, you have to call Wushuang big sister."

"Bah, I won't call her big sister, she shouldn't even think about it." Long Jingxian immediately rejected this idea.

"Come, come, call me big sister and maybe I'll treat you well in the future." Jian Wushuang put on a big sister act.

"Nice try." Long Jingxian coldly responded: "Come fight me then. The loser will have to call the winner big sister!"

"You think I'm afraid of you? I don't put someone who has a disorganized mess of unrefined merit laws in my eyes at all." Jian Wushuang sneered.

The two of them would instantly argue after a few verbal exchanges as if they were born to fight each other.

"There's no need to waste time here." Li Qiye interrupted their fight and commanded: "Wushuang, you have other things to tend to such as training! As for you, if you want to be the big sister, then it won't be difficult at all. Listen to me well and train right now so as to not waste your talents!"

"Who says I want to train?" Long Jingxian angrily glared at Li Qiye. Cultivation was her least favorite activity. Otherwise, she wouldn't have escaped from the citadel.

"Oh?" Li Qiye gave her a look: "You don't want to run around everywhere and broaden your horizons at the Bi'an Beastworld?"

"Bi'an Beastworld!" Her eyes lit up in excitement after hearing this.

Li Qiye nonchalantly said: "If you want to go, then you have to listen to me. Look at your current cultivation right now. A natural Immortal Fate with such a cultivation! Your level is simply an affront to your gift! If I had an Immortal Fate, I would have already become an Immortal Emperor by now; I'm not a half-hearted person like you."

"Who says my level isn't good enough?" Long Jingxian wasn't convinced: "Even if Ye Qingcheng was here, I can still compete against him."

Li Qiye coldly glared at her: "Don't be unconvinced. Although you have many emperor laws, they aren't refined so you can't unleash their ultimate power. At your level, I just need to show my Immortal Physique to completely suppress you! As for Ye Qingcheng, he isn't worthy of consideration."

Li Qiye continued with harsh words: "You have an Immortal Fate, so do not compare yourself to nobodies! If you want to compare yourself to someone, then it has to be people like Empress Hong Tian or Immortal Emperor Fei Yang. Their talents were much worse than yours, but at your age, they were already looking down on the world after experiencing many bloody battles!"

Long Jingxian was arrogant, but it went away after Empress Hong Tian was brought up. In fact, even other emperors couldn't act arrogant when an existence like Empress Hong Tian was the topic of discussion.

"Practice your most basic merit law to not waste your Immortal Fate!" Li Qiye commanded: "Even Wushuang has now surpassed you. She has her own dao of archery, what about you?"

"I know that you are proud, but if you didn't have an Immortal Fate, you would have nothing. Not to mention competing with Wushuang, even ordinary cultivators would easily defeat you given your mentality." Li Qiye scolded her like a strict teacher.

She was the jewel princess at the citadel. From top to bottom, everyone there pampered her to no end. Plus, due to her heaven-shattering talents and ability to learn from just a single glance, even if the elders wanted to yell at her, they didn't know where to start. Thus, she enjoyed nothing but adoration.

Now, the proud Long Jingxian had no response to Li Qiye's criticism. She grew quiet and didn't say anything for a long time. Li Qiye looked at her and continued on: "From now on, you will begin your training. You can play around with the other emperor laws, but the focus will be on your basic foundation law."

Li Qiye dismissively said: "Why do you think your father casually left you here? He had a good reason for doing so! If it wasn't for him showing some respect, I would have been too lazy to keep you here. Stay here and practice well. When it is time to play, I will take you along!"

After a while, Long Jingxian raised her head to look at Li Qiye. She didn’t' seem to be angry as she intimately pulled on his arm again and smiled: "Okay, I'll practice just as you want then. However, if I am to try hard, you will have to make Jian Wushuang call me big sister!"

Li Qiye looked at her in response: "If you want to bargain, wait until you can surpass Wushuang, then ask again."

"Hmph, what's the big deal. I can definitely surpass her." Long Jingxian was full of confidence as she provoked Jian Wushuang: "I'm going to go train now. Get ready to call me big sister." She smirked before leaving.

After she left, Jian Wushuang glared at Li Qiye: "Who says I want to call her big sister?"

Li Qiye smiled: "Is our proud Wushuang not confident? Are you afraid of losing to her? Although that brat's Immortal Fate is incredible, it is a shame that she likes to play around so much and has forfeited the best opportunity. If she had opened twelve palaces prior to this, then it would truly be difficult for you to catch up to her. Alas, she lost the chance. Now, you just need to wholeheartedly embark on your dao of archery, then she might not be able to surpass you in the future."

"Who says I'm afraid of her surpassing me?" Jian Wushuang proudly declared: "This lady is not afraid of anyone."

"I like your style." Li Qiye nodded with a smile: "Your goal is not this brat. You just need to keep following your own path; extreme with the bow and mind aiming for the dao. Just like that, you shall be you, just like your name. A peerless dao of archery unique across all the eons, got it? The achievements of others are not important. The only thing that matters is that you shall be unique!"

Jian Wushuang paused for a moment before gently nodding.

Chapter 834: Miao Chan's Wisdom

Meanwhile, in a palace in the Heavenhoof Ravine, the presence of all the elders created a tense atmosphere.

An elder slammed the table and angrily shouted: "This Li Qiye is pushing us too far!"

Sheng Fei's master also added with hatred: "This Li Qiye is too arrogant. He's killing our disciples and doing as he pleases within our territory as if we aren't here! We cannot sit idly by and do nothing!"

"Elders, don't be impatient." Miao Chan calmly spoke amidst the furious elders: "This might not necessarily be a bad thing for our ravine."

"But Li Qiye killed our disciples!" Sheng Fei's master had to bring up this fact.

Miao Chan nodded in response: "I can understand Elder's frustration. Remember that we have one hundred thousand disciples and countless outer sect members. If we have to maneuver each time a disciple is killed, then how will we ever have time for growth? Just the wars alone would drag us down."

"Moreover, Jian Wushuang didn't assassinate or use a despicable method to kill Sheng Fei. It was on the battlefield, so his death could only be attributed to his lack of skill." Miao Chan said.

"Then is his death meaningless?" Sheng Fei's master was a bit unhappy and stated his view.

Miao Chan solemnly said: "Elder, I know you aren't happy, but I am only stating my take on this matter. All the elders are here, and I trust that all of us know the right course of action. Take you, for example, you have ten disciples under you. Our ravine has more than ten elders, not to mention the high elders and protectors. If we have to take revenge each time, then what else will we have time to do outside of exacting vengeance one after another?"

"I understand backing our own people. This is necessary for a great power so that others will know that our ravine isn't easily bullied." She spoke while looking at the elders then raised her voice: "However, this also depends on the situation. If Sheng Fei died while carrying out a task from the sect, then we shall carry out retribution. However, Elder should know that Sheng Fei's actions were encouraged by someone else. Without permission from the sect, he gathered the great powers on his own accord for his own gain. He should be held accountable for these actions."

Another elder gravely responded: "My niece, Li Qiye is currently looming over our heads so we can't sit back and do nothing."

"I am not saying that we will let Li Qiye off." Miao Chan gently shook her head: "Our feud with him will eventually be settled. However, now is not the right time!"

She glanced at the elders: "He is not someone easy to deal with. As an imperial lineage, many sects and masters are afraid of our prestige, but this does not include everyone. Right now, a single word from Li Qiye will rally many dying paragons and God-Monarchs."

"Every elder here has weathered many storms and should be aware that although our prestige is great right now, our situation is not that optimistic. Behemoths like the Alchemy Kingdom chose to hide, so we have become the biggest target in the Stone Medicine World!" Miao Chan explained.

"Even so, our ravine has never been afraid of anyone. We are still standing strong after the countless trials throughout millions of years!" Sheng Fei's master added.

"These words are too prideful." Miao Chao shook her head gently: "In fact, we have been too conspicuous for the last few generations. We should be hiding instead; it is not a bad thing at all. Many imperial lineages had fallen in the past few millions of years. Even the matchless Divine Beast Realm collapsed and was completely destroyed. Aren't we nothing compared to the beast realm?"

The elders turned quiet after the beast realm was brought up. Their sect hadn't even been established back when this realm existed. Thus, its destruction was a warning to many imperial lineages.

"This generation of ours can be described as a time of turmoil, and our situation is not optimistic either. We all know that our hope for having an Immortal Emperor is a forlorn wish. The Alchemy Kingdom's Ming Yexue, the Jianlong Clan's Mei Aonan, and the Stony Edge's Ye Qingcheng are all at the peak in the current generation." Miao Chan said.

One elder was about to say something, but he managed to hold it in. The golden prince indeed was talented with very few peers, but some elders here also understood that he was a bit lacking compared to Ye Qingcheng.

They valued Miao Chan more, but she didn't want to replace the prince. Moreover, the Golden Crow Tribe was very important in the ravine. Getting Miao Chan to replace the prince would result in chaos within the ravine.

"We are not afraid of others." Miao Chan told the elders: "However, we should still keep a low profile. Although many elders here have disciples that get along with Ye Qingcheng, I still need to say something. He is not our friend. At the very least while I'm still in charge, I do not hope for our ravine to have too many ties with him."

"He wishes to become the Immortal Emperor, thus he needs scapegoats along with stepping stones! If he wants to rule the nine worlds, dealing with our ravine would be his best option! If we fall, who else would dare to oppose his path?" Miao Chan spoke gravely.

"My niece, don't forget that nephew Golden Crow is a sworn brother of Ye Qingcheng." An elder reminded Miao Chan in a quiet tone.

"I know." Miao Chan spoke solemnly: "That is why I specifically brought this up. Even if Junior Brother and Ye Qingcheng are brothers, I hope that our ravine will not be friends with Ye Qingcheng."

She secretly sighed at this point. In fact, she had brought this up more than just once with the Golden Crow Prince. However, he didn't listen to her at all! In her opinion, the prince was not Ye Qingcheng's match regarding schemes and wits, so he would only be used as a weapon in the end.

The elders didn't say anything. In fact, a lot of their disciples had good ties with Ye Qingcheng. Some of them thought that Miao Chan was overthinking things. After all, the ravine and the Stony Edge Kingdom had a good relationship. The two of them even formed an alliance in the past.

"We should be discussing something else today." Miao Chan returned from her thoughts and looked at the elders: "Although Li Qiye destroyed the Feather Country and the others, from another perspective, this is not a bad thing to us."

"At the moment, there is chaos in the territories of the destroyed countries. For the peace of the southern region, Elder Shi will take over the Sacred Demon Tribe's territory, Elder Wang will take over the Tombskull Sect's land, and Elder Sun will rule over the Feather Country's region…" Miao Chan commanded.

This was good for the ravine because they could use this chance to recall these territories without losing a single soldier.

Although many elders didn't agree with the topic about Ye Qingcheng, many of them were in accordance with Miao Chan's decision. Thus, this next course of action was unanimously agreed upon.

"Nephew is about to leave his training, should we avoid letting him know that Jian Wushuang is at the Beast Realm right now?" An elder voiced a reminder.

Many elders glanced at each other after hearing this. They were not willing to touch on this subject.

For the elders and ancestors of the ravine, they would be happy to see Miao Chan and the prince together. However, the prince had always been distant towards Miao Chan since Jian Wushuang was who he liked.

The prince had wasted a lot of time in the Alchemy Realm in order to court Jian Wushuang back then. Alas, Jian Wushuang was very arrogant and had no interest in the prince.

"There's no need to hide this since we can't keep it hidden forever. He'll find out eventually, so just tell him outright." Miao Chan secretly lamented with a sense of loss.

The elders didn’t say anything either. They all knew that Miao Chan had given up a lot for the prince. She backed out of the descendant position and chose to hide behind the curtains, so the world only knows that the prince was the best in the ravine.

Otherwise, Miao Chan would have been terrorizing the world with great fame. She could even have the opportunity to stand shoulder to shoulder with Mei Aonan and Ye Qingcheng.

Back in the Heavenly Flame County, Li Qiye continued to chant to the stone tablet each day. Under his persistence, there was finally some results.

After finishing his last chant of the day, the tablet finally lit up with a buzzing sound.

"Is there actually a treasure?" The group gathered around. Even Tie Lan who had always been apathetic came over.

Runes emerged on top of the tablet as Li Qiye resumed his chanting. This time, the contents of his incantation were different from before.

These runes combined with intersecting lines. In the blink of an eye, these magical runes finally turned into a book.

"Incredible, such a method must be at the level of Immortal Emperor." Long Jingxian emotionally commented after seeing the book formed from the runes.

Li Qiye slowly flipped through the book before eventually stopping on a particular page. His mind opened up, revealing various runes. They flew out and fell onto this page. At the moment of contact, these runes turned into a blinding mantra.

The book suddenly disappeared as a small portal emerged on the stone tablet. This little portal looked just like a window.

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