Chapter 835: Treasure From The Rock
"Open." A universal law in the form of a key flew out from Li Qiye's sea of memories. It instantly disappeared the moment it touched the portal on the stone tablet.
"Buzz." The portal opened, allowing a brilliance to shine on the grounds as if a treasure was about to appear.
"This is the treasury?" Tie Lan couldn't believe her own eyes because she assumed that their Tie Clan truly had nothing precious left, let alone a treasure trove.
Everyone at this time finally saw the two items floating inside the light. One of them looked like a rod, but it wasn't one in actuality. It was made from an unknown material and had an indescribable divine light coursing through it. The other item was a box. This box was quite large and had an archaic style as if it had been passed down from a distant era.
Li Qiye took out the two items. He didn't look twice at the old box, but he carefully stroked the rod-like item while nodding his head and murmuring: "Good, good, there is no problem after all."
"What is this indiscernible item? It is neither a weapon nor a treasure." Long Jingxian had an Immortal Fate so very few things could fool her eyes. However, she still couldn't see through this rod-like item.
"If you could see through it, then I wouldn't have needed to spend so much time." Li Qiye chuckled and signaled with his finger at Tie Lan: "Come here."
Tie Lan slowly walked over in front of Li Qiye. He handed her the old box and insipidly said: "This is the item left behind by your clan's ancestor. Treat it well. If you want to revive the clan, then use the things inside!"
Tie Lan was startled after hearing this. She held the box while standing there looking silly.
Li Qiye didn't say anything else. He pointed with his finger and different waves of laws appeared. These laws came together to form a book. Next, his finger touched Tie Lan's forehead to engraved this book in her mind.
"I have refined the Corpse God one more time. From now on, he will be your dao protector." Li Qiye commanded: "Starting tomorrow, you will leave the Tie Clan, and the corpse will take you to a different place. If you wish to revive the clan, then cultivate at that place! Once you have some achievements in the future, you can come back."
Tie Lan was stunned on the spot and couldn't calm down. Such a thing was too sudden for her.
The old turtle was very envious of Li Qiye's treatment towards Tie Lan. This was indeed an extraordinary fortune.
Li Qiye didn't say anything else after his comment. Back then, he left one thing at the Tie Clan while the goddess also stored her treasures in the same place. She hoped that if Li Qiye ever came back for that item and if her clan had fallen, then he would be able to help it once.
The stubborn and unsocial Tie Lan didn't ask Li Qiye for help, and Li Qiye didn't bother teaching her either. However, because of the goddess, he left the Corpse God behind. This was more than considerate enough for Tie Lan.
"We will leave tomorrow." Li Qiye told the group.
Long Jingxian was the most excited upon hearing this. She clapped and said: "Yes! I'm so bored of this place; this is long overdue."
"Haha, where does Boss want to go? I will go with you to see the world." The four-eyed basilisk echoed the sentiment.
Li Qiye glanced at him: "You're sneaking out of your tribe?"
"Boss, no, no." The basilisk flatly denied. He patted his chest with a bullish appearance and said: "This handsome one is the basilisk tribe's master. The tribe is under my command, so why do I need to sneak outside?"
"Really now?" Jian Wushuang sneered: "I heard your sister, the Venerable Basilisk, is the current master of the tribe."
"Umm…" The basilisk coughed as his four eyes rolled around and said: "My sister is not in the tribe. Without her, I am in charge."
Li Qiye ignored the boasting basilisk and asked the old turtle: "Are you going back to Quicksand River, or are you coming with me?"
The old turtle hesitated for a moment. He rarely left his river. In his opinion, hiding in the river was the safest choice. He had been gone for so long, so he really wanted to go back. However, somewhere in his heart was a desire to go out and see the world, especially with Li Qiye. He knew there were great benefits in this. Even though Li Qiye didn't teach him any merit laws, just a simple instruction or pointer would be more than enough.
"This lowly one is willing to go see the world with great immortal." After a moment of hesitation, the old turtle finally made his decision.
"Very well, prepare for the departure tomorrow." Li Qiye gently nodded after hearing the turtle's answer.
The jubilant Long Jingxian excitedly asked: "Where are we going? It is best to go somewhere dangerous to play around."
Li Qiye smiled: "You will find out then. It is definitely a fun place."
Two people were sitting on a towering peak with pine trees as majestic as dragons and lofty waterfalls inhabited by rare birds and happy auspicious beast among the quiet scenery.
Both of them were young. Their radiance caused the world to lose its colors and also overshadowed the celestials. All things became insignificant under their supreme grace.
They were two famous geniuses of this world, and all eyes were on them. Their momentum from just sitting there was enough to shake the entire world.
The Golden Crow Prince and Ye Qingcheng met on this beautiful landmark and happily raised their cups in laughter.
The prince's body was glittering with a golden glow as if there was a sun rising within him. No one could look straight at him. His hair was blonde and exuded radiating rays as if cast from gold. He had a pair of sharp eyes that could lock onto any prey without fail. There was a proud temperament like a sun god, giving off the sensation that he was the master of all.
Ye Qingcheng was also unfathomable. He emitted a divine ray. It seemed that wherever he went, the sages and deities were there to bless him. Even in his moment of tranquility, myriad realms would still change. He would forever be the focus of all gazes due to his impressive nature. He was the embodiment of balance. Others would feel that each of his actions were one with the heaven and earth as he resonated with the dao.
He had a pair of spirited and wise eyes as if he could see through all things; nothing could elude his gaze.
The prince poured fine wine into Ye Qingcheng's goblet and smilingly said: "Brother Ye came to celebrate with me right after my reclusive cultivation session. I appreciate this gesture very much."
When Ye Qingcheng smiled back, it seemed that a new spring was coming. A transcendent and carefree aura was encompassed in his response: "Brother, when you put it that way, you make it sound like I am an outsider. I came to the Beast Realm this time to see you. It seems that your cultivation has allowed you to overcome the lacking of Immortal Emperor Jin She's law as well as your Golden Crow Tribe's defining art. This is a brilliant achievement no different than embarking on a new supreme grand dao."
"I am very happy for your incomparable achievement among the younger generation." Ye Qingcheng raised his goblet and smiled: "Here, to you."
"In terms of achievements, I can't compare to Brother Ye." The prince laughed and drank it all in one gulp.
The two looked at each other and happily laughed freely. The two of them were peerless geniuses in this generation, so many people would be very envious of their relationship.
"To be honest, I am very envious of you." Ye Qingcheng spoke: "You are not only famous in this world with complete support from your sect, you also have the support of a genius like Fairy Miao Chan. This is the perfect combination."
The prince's expression froze a bit after hearing this, but he still laughed in response: "Brother Ye, please don't tease me. Who could compare to you right now? Your camp has so many talents."
The prince always felt uncomfortable whenever Miao Chan was brought up. He himself didn't want to talk about her. Outsiders knew him as the number one in the ravine. Just think about it, how illustrious was it to be the main descendant of a lineage with two emperors? He garnered a lot of attention and envy.
However, the truth was that the real genius of the ravine was not him, Miao Chan was the true talent!
They were childhood sweethearts and got along very well. When he was younger, he respected her as a senior sister. However, their current situation was very strange. Although Miao Chan showed complete support for him, he had always felt conflicted about this.
He knew better than anyone else that his fame of being number one was just in name. Although Miao Chan was happy to hide behind the curtains, he actually didn't want to compete with her for the top position. To sum it up, this had always been an annoyance in his mind.
Furthermore, back at the main descendant selection, Miao Chan made a sacrifice. Although his Golden Crow Tribe had a pivotal position in the ravine and could be said to have the power to control the sect, Miao Chan's influence back then was simply incredible. Outside of the ancestors from his tribe, all the other elders valued Miao Chan. She was both powerful and smart, impeccable in all features and completely eclipsed the prince.
In the end, she conceded to him so he easily became the main descendant. From then on, he always had an unspeakable feeling as if he owed her.
This was especially true in the minds of the elders. Although Miao Chan never stated that she wanted to marry the prince, all the elders knew what was on her mind.
The issue arose from this. If the prince didn't marry her after such a big sacrifice, it would seem as if he had wronged her. This matter made the prince very uncomfortable even though he knew that Miao Chan had done many things for him, such as watching over the ravine and strategizing for him.
Thus, he really didn't want to talk about Miao Chan and even purposely avoided her.
835 Teaser"Open." A universal law in the form of a key flew out from Li Qiye's sea of memories. It instantly disappeared the moment it touched the portal on the stone tablet.
"Buzz." The portal opened, allowing a brilliance to shine on the grounds as if a treasure was about to appear.
"This is the treasury?" Tie Lan couldn't believe her own eyes because she assumed that their Tie Clan truly had nothing precious left, let alone a treasure trove.
Everyone at this time finally saw the two items floating inside the light. One of them looked like a rod, but it wasn't one in actuality. It was made from an unknown material and had an indescribable divine light coursing through it. The other item was a box. This box was quite large and had an archaic style as if it had been passed down from a distant era.
Li Qiye took out the two items. He didn't look twice at the old box, but he carefully stroked the rod-like item while nodding his head and murmuring: "Good, good, there is no problem after all."
"What is this indiscernible item? It is neither a weapon nor a treasure." Long Jingxian had an Immortal Fate so very few things could fool her eyes. However, she still couldn't see through this rod-like item.
[collapse]Chapter 836: Ruins Of The Celestial Realm
So at this moment when Ye Qingcheng brought up Miao Chan, although the prince was still laughing and drinking, his mind felt somewhat uncomfortable. Fortunately, Ye Qingcheng didn't bring her up again. The two of them continued to feast and talk about many things.
After having his fill of wine, Ye Qingcheng smiled and said: "I heard the golden daughter of the Jian Clan also came to the Beast Realm."
"I have heard some rumors that she is together with Li Qiye!" The prince's eyes turned cold after stating this.
Although Miao Chan was head over heels for him, he wanted to run away from her since he liked Jian Wushuang who was as proud as a phoenix.
Ye Qingcheng shook his head and smiled: "Jian Wushuang can be a bit immature and cannot see through people. She has only temporarily been charmed by Li Qiye. Brother Golden Crow, there's no need to worry. With enough time, she will find out that someone like Li Qiye is not worthy of her. Only a genius like you will be her real home."
Although Ye Qingcheng was trying to console him, the prince was very displeased after hearing this. Jian Wushuang had always been very arrogant. He stayed at the Alchemy Realm for a very long time to court her. In order to please her, he tried everything within his power, but she remained distant towards him.
But now, how could he feel at ease when she was together with Li Qiye? Because of this, Ye Qingcheng's words made him even more uncomfortable. It sounded as if their pairing had become a fact.
"Hmph, an ignorant brat like him dares to call himself Fierce? He doesn't know his own worth." The prince was unhappy due to Miao Chan being brought up earlier, and now he was even angrier after hearing about Jian Wushuang. Since he had a few cups already, he couldn't suppress his anger any longer.
"The noble blood of the demon god flows in your body, Li Qiye is just a nobody." Ye Qingcheng smiled: "So there is no need to pay any mind to this matter. A girl can be confused at times. Wait until she realizes it, she'll know where her home truly is…"
"… Just be patient. Someone as brilliant as you will be able to step into the heavenly dao in the future to threaten the nine worlds. Li Qiye will be eclipsed while Jian Wushuang will swoon over your invincible presence and fall into your embrace." Ye Qingcheng comforted the prince.
Due to the influence of the wine, the prince's pride came out as he sneered: "Brother Ye, you think too highly of Li Qiye. Why the need to wait for the future against someone like him? I can teach him a lesson right now."
Ye Qingcheng gently shook his head in response: "Brother Golden Crow, it is not that I am lacking confidence in you. You are versed in two different styles so you are incomparable in the contemporary times, but this Li Qiye is full of wily schemes. I'm afraid you will fall into his trap."
"Don't worry, I will only go see him. It is not like I will go there to fight and kill. There's no need to be so cautious about a trap or anything." The prince responded with a smile.
"Not true." Ye Qingcheng tried to persuade him: "It is best to always be cautious of people. In my opinion, you should let Fairy Miao Chan go with you. With her around, Li Qiye will only be displaying his slight skill before an expert with his schemes."
"Brother Ye's words are too much." The prince waved his sleeve and smiled: "If I truly wanted to defeat Li Qiye, there wouldn't be a need for my sister's help. I can do it by myself."
"In that case, we don't have to talk about this anymore. Come, come, drink more." They raised their cups and drank more. Eventually, the prince left while feeling a bit drunk.
Ye Qingcheng smirked after watching the prince walking away. He told a confidant near by: "Tell the Cloud Soaring Venerable to watch the ravine's moves. When the prince goes to find Li Qiye, tell the venerable to fan the flames if possible."
The confidant passed on this command then curiously asked: "Young Noble, the Golden Crow Prince has Miao Chan as his strategist. I'm afraid he will not go to Li Qiye to cause trouble so carelessly."
"No need to worry. If he wants to go find Li Qiye, he absolutely won't talk it over with Miao Chan." Ye Qingcheng chuckled: "How can I not know what he is thinking? The more I bring up Miao Chan, the less he wants to talk it over with her!"
Ye Qingcheng aimed to drive a wolf to attack a tiger. To him, the prince was a possible option. He also knew that Miao Chan was wise, and with her planning, both the ravine and the prince wouldn't become his pawns. Thus, he purposely made the prince steer away from Miao Chan. The more distant the two became, the better it was for him.
There were some particular ruins in the Beast Realm. They were even more massive than a great country. Its vastness made it seem like it was an independent world.
Not only were there broken walls and bricks, there were also countless shattered mountains. There were rivers boiled dry with the land torn asunder. The void was crushed into pieces, leaving behind eternal black holes…
This was also a very dangerous location due to the scattered land. One misstep would result in instant death from being torn apart by the residual forces.
Any cultivator would know at first glance that an unbelievable war took place here. The void shattered into pieces, the realms were torn asunder, and all the laws moldered.
"These are the ruins of the heavenly realm." The four-eyed basilisk exclaimed after Li Qiye took them to these vast ruins.
"Yes, we are going to the heavenly ruins." Li Qiye smiled and looked at this vast ruins ahead. He gently sighed in his mind. In the past, blood stained this entire place.
"I know about these heavenly ruins." Long Jingxian spoke with a tinge of surprise: "I heard that these ruins used to be the territory of the Divine Beast Realm. Later on, they provoked Empress Hong Tian, so the empress brought her invincible army to massacre them. Rumor has it that the beast realm used to be a drifting continent in the sky. It was eventually dragged down from the sky by the empress…" Long Jingxian recalled the war in the past. Recalling this tale filled her with excitement.
"There's far more than just that. That war was one where blood ran like rivers and corpses were piled as high as mountains. The Divine Beast Realm that had ruled over the Stone Medicine World for many years was annihilated overnight. The entire world drowned in fear when that happened, and no one dared to come out." The basilisk quivered after bringing this up. He had heard his elders talk about it when he was a child.
"Your Basilisk Tribe was smart, so it was able to avoid the calamity." Li Qiye smilingly said.
The basilisk felt a chill when he thought about this topic. He coughed and said: "Boss, please stop joking around. In fact, before the start of this war, our tribe had already drawn a line with the Divine Beast Realm. Although it is said that we came from the beast realm, our relationship was as distant as could be."
Jian Wushuang coldly stared at the basilisk and said: "Nevertheless, your ancestors indeed came from the Basilisk Tribe. The beast realm is known as the dwelling of the divine beasts with true dragons and divine phoenixes. Your Basilisk Tribe has the bloodline of true dragons."
"No, no, Miss Jian, you cannot make such a statement." The basilisk was frightened and exclaimed: "That was a matter of a very distant past. Although our ancestors came from the beast realm, that was back in the Desolate Era. At that time, the Divine Beast Realm didn't recognize a side branch like our Basilisk Tribe."
"It is all in the past — just old memories, nothing more." Li Qiye smiled after seeing the alarmed basilisk.
The basilisk quickly added: "Boss is right. This was all in the past, the Divine Beast Realm has already become history."
Long Jingxian glanced over at the basilisk and inquired: "Oh? Aren't you always very arrogant and untethered? What are you afraid of?"
"My little ancestor, you cannot just blather on." The basilisk jumped from fear. He looked around with a shocked expression and whispered: "We cannot talk about this matter carelessly. It involves an earth-shattering secret behind the dark curtains, so it is very taboo."
"Dark curtains?" The least knowledgeable in this crowd was the old turtle. He asked with surprise after seeing the bullish basilisk being so nervous.
"I actually have heard about this before." Long Jingxian, on the other hand, wasn't afraid at all compared to the frightened basilisk: "The legend states that it wasn't only Empress Hong Tian who was involved in the destruction of the beast realm back then. There was a dark hand that massacred them all. The rumor even goes further to say that this dark hand had always been controlling the state of the nine worlds for millions of years."
"Shh!! My little ancestor, this is a forbidden topic. You cannot talk about it carelessly or it will attract a calamity. Even a lineage or existence more powerful than the current powerhouses will still be annihilated!" The frightened basilisk whispered in a hurry.
"Bah, coward." Long Jingxian looked at the basilisk in response: "I don't believe this taboo matter. There is no one else here; even if we talked about this forbidden topic, no one will know."
"This has nothing to do with me." The basilisk's neck shrunk a bit and told Li Qiye: "Boss, the little ancestor is the one who said it, I didn't say anything, right?"
Li Qiye couldn't help but smile. The four-eyed basilisk didn't know the real story and had only speculated some of it.