Chapter 846: Origin Of The Divine Beast Realm
"The true blood of divine beasts?" Long Jingxian was caught off guard: "I have used a drop of true blood before. I heard that my forefather, Immortal Emperor Yu Shou, only left one drop behind!" 1
"You are very lucky that he left behind something so great for your citadel. Otherwise, you wouldn't be alive right now." Li Qiye gently nodded.
Someone with an Immortal Fate shouldn't have been able to live. Luckily, the Beastmaster Citadel had a frightening treasury; they used a drop of true blood, something that was unimaginable to others, in order to save Long Jingxian.
Li Qiye said: "The ancestors of the beast realm refined all of these bones with residual divinity and true blood. They even mixed the true blood into their own longevity blood. This was why they announced to the world that they had the bloodline of divine beasts. Their future descendants also inherited this divine bloodline. Without a doubt, these ancestors were amazing as they were able to change their offspring's bloodline!"
Jian Wushuang asked: "The Divine Beast Realm was built on top of the space that their ancestors found?"
Li Qiye nodded gently: "Yes, they established their sect and ancestral ground here. Moreover, they buried the corpses from these divine beasts and worshiped them as their ancestors. Because of this, this location was later called the ancestral tomb."
"Bah, just a bunch of pretenders." Long Jingxian spoke with disdain: "What is this about ancestors? They just want to raise their own value. Do they really think that they are the descendants of divine beasts just because they came across a bunch of corpses?"
Li Qiye smiled and said: "Of course they would do such things, they want to advertise their pure bloodline. Otherwise, how could the demons like the Basilisk Tribe that actually has the real bloodline of a true dragon join them? Because of their prestige back then, many powerful demon races joined them."
"Now what?" Long Jingxian's gaze shifted towards the huge tombs before them: "Are we about to unearth all the divine bones here?"
"Don't be so rude!" Li Qiye pinched her nose and said: "We are not here to rob the graves, we're here to refine them."
"You want to use these bones to deal with Ye Qingcheng and the Divine Valley?" Jian Wushuang couldn't help but glance at him after hearing this.
Everyone in the entire Stone Medicine World knew about how Li Qiye used a phoenix's corpse to slay God-Monarchs. This was something that shocked the entire world.
"Stop, Jian Wushuang, your words speak too highly of our enemies, they'll only lower our morale." Long Jingxian looked at her with one eye and proudly stated: "Who the hell is Ye Qingcheng? Why the need to go through so much trouble? Hmph, just leave Ye Qingcheng to me; I'll beat him until his own parents won't recognize him anymore!"
"Ye Qingcheng doesn't have parents." Jian Wushuang also looked back at her with disdain and said: "He came from a stone."
Long Jingxian loftily retorted: "Hmph! Doesn't matter, I meant what I said."
Li Qiye smiled helplessly to their argument and said: "The little girl is right about that, Ye Qingcheng cannot force me to do this. Since the beastworld is about to emerge, there will be lineages coming blinded by greed. At that time, without slaughtering a group of God-Monarchs and Godkings, they will start thinking that I'm easily bullied."
Jian Wushuang immediately understood that he wasn't aiming for Ye Qingcheng but the behemoths behind the scenes.
Slaughtering God-Monarchs and Godkings was an impossible matter for the younger generation. However, Jian Wushuang knew every well that if blind Godkings came to this event, then a lot of their blood would stain the earth as their fates would be sealed.
Li Qiye told the two: "Okay, just stand to the side and watch. I'm going to begin."
"Hey, Smelly Qiye, let me have a few divine corpses. Haha, it would be best if it is a complete corpse." Long Jingxian had a great idea and quickly latched onto Li Qiye.
"What's fun about that? This isn't something to joke about." Li Qiye angrily pinched her nose.
"Nevermind then, what a miser." Long Jingxian pulled on his arm again and acted like a spoiled child: "It's just a few corpses, you even gave the Corpse God to Tie Lan who didn't like you at all! Why won't you give me a few divine corpses for fun? Just think about it, how majestic would it be to ride a golden dragon?"
"These corpses are different from the Corpse God." Li Qiye gently shook his head and said: "Although the Corpse God is dead as well, it had been incubated by the Tombskull Sect for millions of years. Plus, after the purification from the Exorcism Formation, it is now full of endless holy power."
"Thus, even though it is already dead, it now carries on as another form of life." He paused for a bit to look at her here: "However, the corpses here have no sliver of divinity left. They are mere bones and skeletons. If I want to make them useful, I will have to connect to the primal source with my own to give them strength. You haven’t cultivated this law so it is harder than reaching the heavens for you to control them."
"That doesn't mean it is impossible!" Long Jingxian pulled his arm: "If you can imprint a law into Tie Lan's mind, then that means you can split the control of the undead. Haha, I am so powerful that my blood energy is as vast as a sea. As long as you hand over control and then imprint it to me, I can definitely control them."
Li Qiye glanced at her in response: "If you want to control these undead, then you will have to expend a huge amount of blood energy. Moreover, you haven't trained in my merit law. Even if you have full control, you wouldn't be able to exert their true power so the resulting strength of these creatures might not even be stronger than you."
"So what? As long as it is fun, it's alright." Long Jingxian didn't care at all and smiled coquettishly: "Plus, I have to cultivate from the beginning by completely destroying my dao foundation anyway. My vast blood energy is just sitting there doing nothing, and on top of that, I have quite a few medicines that can always replenish my energy."
Li Qiye was at a loss when it came to this girl. She didn't care for anything; as long as it was fun, she wouldn't even mind restarting her cultivation. She kept on bugging him: "Husband, my nice husband, please say yes just once. Give me a golden dragon or a phoenix."
Jian Wushuang glared at her and presumptuously stated: "So shameless!"
Long Jingxian looked back at her and retorted: "Don't be jealous. How sad that you don't even have the chance to act spoiled."
Jian Wushuang snorted and ignored this crazy girl by turning away. Meanwhile, Long Jingxian grew even more intimate as she went closer to Li Qiye while smirking at Jian Wushuang in a triumphant manner: "Good husband, please say yes."
"Fine, I'll try." Li Qiye couldn't do anything with this crazy girl latching onto him; he eventually had to agree.
"Yes, this is my good husband." She made a victory pose and then stared gloatingly at Jian Wushuang to get a reaction out of her.
"Rumble!" The eagerly awaited Bi'an Beastworld finally emerged before the crowd. The entire Stone Medicine World was shaking during the appearance.
The divine light in the ruins turned even more radiant as if there was a door opening in the sky.
After a series of thunderous detonations, the beastworld finally appeared. There was a magnificent scene in the sky with majestic hills and gigantic peaks floating in the air. In the far distance were ancient pavilions tightly packed together alongside many temples and mysterious cities…
This scene in the sky seemed like a mirage yet it was so incredibly tangible. It was as if a huge star in the sky was entering the firmament of the Stone Medicine World and they were about to converge together.
"The Bi'an Beastworld!" An ancestor became overwhelmed with emotion by this scene in the sky. He murmured: "I haven't seen this scene since the destruction of the Divine Beast Realm. I didn't think I would live to see it again!"
Everyone in the entire world saw this majestic scene and knew what has happened… The Bi'an Beastworld has arrived!
In just a moment, the entire world was sent in an uproar. Although news about its emergence had come several days prior, many remained skeptical due to its absence since the destruction of the beast realm. It was difficult to convince people otherwise.
However, the magnificent scene in the sky witnessed by all the cultivators made them restless. The world suddenly became crazy as people searched for the entrance.
The prescient crowd that was already at the ruins were at a great advantage. As others were making their way here, the ones present were busy trying to find the actual entrance.
"Hurry, we have to find it before the agreement takes effect. Otherwise, we won't have a chance to enter." A sect master shouted at his one thousand disciples.
Numerous cultivators crazily searched for the entrance. Some even dug deep into the ground while others searched every single crevice in this land.
846 Teaser"The true blood of divine beasts?" Long Jingxian was caught off guard: "I have used one drop of true blood before. I heard that my forefather, Immortal Emperor Yu Shou, only left one drop behind!"
"You are very lucky that he left behind something so great for your citadel. Otherwise, you wouldn't be alive right now." Li Qiye gently nodded.
Someone with an Immortal Fate shouldn't have been able to live. Luckily, the Beastmaster Citadel had a frightening treasury; they used a drop of true blood, something that was unimaginable to others, in order to save Long Jingxian.
Li Qiye said: "The ancestors of the beast realm refined all of these bones with residual divinity and true blood. They even mixed the true blood into their own longevity blood. This was why they announced to the world that they had the bloodline of divine beasts. Their future descendants also inherited this divine bloodline. Without a doubt, these ancestors were amazing as they were able to change their offspring's bloodline!"
Jian Wushuang asked: "The Divine Beast Realm was built on top of the space that their ancestors found?"
Li Qiye nodded gently: "Yes, they established their sect and ancestral ground here. Moreover, they buried the corpses from these divine beasts and worshiped them as their ancestors. Because of this, this location was later called the ancestral tomb."
[collapse] Yu Shou = Beastmaster. ↩Chapter 847: Celestial Array Young King
These desolate ruins suddenly became very lively. The cultivators present frantically searched for the entrance, not missing a single corner of this land.
"Boom!" On the same day, rays of light flew across the sky. A lucky someone finally found the entrance. The moment the door was opened, these rays of light soared into the sky.
"Someone found the entrance!" Many people lunged towards the source after seeing this scene. Everyone wanted to enter the beastworld before the Bi'an Agreement took effect again.
The first to find the entrance was actually the Celestial Array Young King. Moreover, he had already barricaded the area. There were a few reasons for his success. Besides his numbers advantage from the sect, he was advised by Ye Qingcheng who gave him an item. Because of this, he found the entrance before anyone else. He immediately set up a Supreme Fortress Formation to block the entrance. In just a moment, the entrance was full of palaces and cities in the form of a confusing labyrinth.
The Celestial Array School was renowned due to its formations; they were considered number one in this regard. Their formations came from Immortal Emperor Zhen Ji, so their fame was not just for show. 1
The young king was adept at formations since birth. The formation seals carved by him were very precious and desired by many in the Stone Medicine World. With the teachings of the Celestial Array School, he could form a grand array with just a single tree or stone. At the tender age of ten, he could personally set up a formation that could trap a Heavenly King. From this, one could imagine just how amazing he was.
The frantic crowd was too late. The young king, along with many experts from his school, was guarding the site. Due to the labyrinth of cities under the control of the formation masters, outsiders couldn't find the hidden entrance.
Moreover, the newcomers would need to defeat both the school and dispel the formation. Otherwise, no one could enter.
"The Bi'an Beastworld is a gift from the high heavens for everyone to enjoy." A great power's ancestor was unhappy to see the barricade and raised his voice: "On what grounds does your Celestial Array School think monopolizing the beastworld is acceptable!"
"Everyone has misunderstood us." The young king slowly responded: "The beastworld is indeed for the world to share. However, in order to avoid bloodshed from people competing for treasures, my kind second brother is willing to step up in order to solve this issue along with the other great powers to reinstate the Bi'an Agreement. No one is allowed inside until the agreement is finalized."
His "second brother" was Ye Qingcheng. Ye Qingcheng, the Ninehead Lion Emperor, and the Celestial Array Young King were blood-sworn brothers. The lion emperor was the oldest while the king was youngest.
In fact, during the oath ceremony, the Golden Crow Prince also wanted to join the three to become blood brothers. However, Miao Chan, who was secretly in charge of the ravine, strongly opposed this. In the end, the prince didn't participate in the ceremony, but he and Ye Qingcheng still called each other brothers!
The prince was very dissatisfied with Miao Chan regarding this matter. It had to be said that Ye Qingcheng had a frightening charm to him. Even imperial descendants like the young king were willing to work hard for him.
"Hmph, reinstating the Bi'an Agreement?" An unhappy sect master coldly stated: "Is it up to you all to decide this grand matter?"
There were many experts from the great powers here, and they all wanted to go inside. The Celestial Array School's actions naturally made them discontent.
"Everyone here is welcome to work with us to reinstate the agreement." The young king became stern as well as he proclaimed: "But before then, don't blame us for not being polite to anyone who tries to enter!"
This stubborn attitude caused many to be furious, but none of them wanted to retaliate with force. The school could be considered an imperial lineage. Although it was not personally erected by Immortal Emperor Zhen Ji, it came from one of his disciples. Moreover, the emperor had also stayed at the school for a period of time, thus the school had the power of an imperial lineage.
It was understandable that great powers didn't wish to oppose an imperial lineage like this.
"Incredible." A few ancestor-level characters didn't want to show themselves. They only watched behind the scenes and slowly murmured: "Ye Qingcheng's ambition is great. He actually wants to host the Bi'an Agreement to become the second Divine Beast Realm!"
In the past, this agreement was presided over by the beast realm and imperial lineages such as the Alchemy Kingdom and the Jianlong Clan. But now, the other two were stuck in reclusion so Ye Qingcheng's grand ambition was made apparent for all to see!
No one doubted his abilities. His camp was full of experts and talents. Moreover, he had good ties with a few imperial lineages like the Celestial Array School and the Heavenhoof Ravine.
If he became the host, then these imperial lineages would most likely side with him.
A royal lord coldly asked: "Do you think your Celestial Array School can take on the entire world on your own?"
"You think you can speak on behalf of the world?" A domineering voice resounded at this time. A golden light as vast as a sea emerged with the coming of a figure.
This young man was stalwart and had a pulsing golden radiance as if there was a sun behind him. He resembled the son of a sun god with an oppressive aura.
"Golden Crown Prince…" Many people shivered after seeing this new arrival. A few even took a few step backs with trepidation.
The prince's sharp gaze swept through the crowd before he callously stated: "Brother Ye's attempt to reinstate the Bi'an Agreement is correct and I shall help him! Anyone who is unconvinced, step out!"
His threatening words were resoundingly powerful. He made it sound as if it wasn't just him alone, even the ravine was behind him to back Ye Qingcheng's attempt to take charge.
Those who were unhappy couldn't do anything at this time. The Heavenhoof Ravine, the Stony Edge Kingdom, and the Celestial Array School were all imperial lineages. The ravine had two emperors as well.
Without the Alchemy Kingdom, the Jianlong Clan, or the Beastmaster Citadel, no other sects could touch this trinity!
Anyone with a sound mind understood that the agreement was only an excuse from both the young king and Ye Qingcheng. They simply wanted to monopolize the beastworld!
Once the agreement was formalized, others sect would be prohibited from entering. But at this time, who would be able to shake this alliance? Would the beastworld become their possession this easily?
"Ye Qingcheng is quite ambitious." An ancestor behind the scenes spoke: "If the behemoths do not come out, then Ye Qingcheng will easily maintain his seat on the throne of this generation and do as he pleases."
This move from him could be considered quite risky! He not only wanted to fortify his position and monopolize the beastworld, but he also wanted to test the Alchemy Kingdom and the Jianlong Clan.
If these imperial lineages still didn't come out even with the emergence of the beastworld, then it meant that they definitely wouldn't do so in this generation.
From this, his future path to became an Immortal Emperor would be much easier. Who could stop him from ascending to the throne without the three great behemoths blocking his path? Who could stop his plan of ruling the Stone Medicine World?
Once the sects of the Stone Medicine World are willing to join his banner, he would head for the other eight worlds and challenge the myriad realms. He wanted to become an Immortal Emperor above the nine worlds!
An ancestor who thought of this quivered inside. Despite the beastworld event being an attempt from him to test the waters, his ambition came across as clear as day.
The entire scene was now quiet. No one was willing to stand up to the young king or the prince. Despite feeling furious inside, no one wanted to oppose the ravine.
The prince looked over the crowd with an oppressive momentum. He noticed a woman and asked: "You must be the Giant Bamboo Royal Lord, Her Majesty Zi Yan, correct?"
After hearing this, many looked over at a woman standing in the far distance. They saw that she was graceful and noble and had a swirling violet aura of a Heavenly King. Even though she stood there by herself, no one would dare to ignore her radiating presence.
This woman was indeed Madam Zi Yan. After resigning from the throne and taking care of everything, she left Giant Bamboo and went to the Beast Realm to meet up with Li Qiye.
When the school found the entrance, the madam quickly rushed over, thinking that it was her young master who had found it due to the soaring divine light. She didn't expect to see the young king's group here.
Zhen Ji = Ultimate Formation. ↩Chapter 848: Kiu
Madam Zi Yan calmly replied to the Golden Crow Prince's inquiry: "I am indeed Zi Yan. However, I am no longer the royal lord of the Giant Bamboo Country, someone more capable than me has taken the position."
The prince didn't care about this matter. He gazed at the madam and lowered his tone: "I heard that you have been with Li Qiye. Where is he now!"
All eyes were on her at this moment. Everyone knew that she was together with Li Qiye, and that Li Qiye had killed a Heavenhoof Elder. It wasn't strange for the prince to find him for revenge.
The madam gently shook her head in response: "Sorry, no comment." Although she didn't know where her young master was, she wouldn't tell anyone even if she did.
The prince glared at her with his sharp and oppressive eyes. He asserted: "Madam Zi Yan, I have many ways to make people talk!"
The madam didn't care as she uttered: "If Your Highness Golden Crow wants to use force, then I'll entertain you!" After following Li Qiye for such a long time, she was infected by his overbearing attitude!
"Madam Zi Yan, you should reconsider your decision!" The prince's eyes were beyond cold. Although he was the son of a sun god with a radiating aura, his wintry eyes could penetrate cold steel, straight into the heart of others.
He uttered: "To give up your life for this cowardly Li Qiye is not worth it. If you reveal where he is hiding, our ravine will welcome a friend like you."
The crowd was holding their breaths in anticipation. The prince was famous but the madam was also a great demon king, someone who was not necessarily weaker than those at the peak of the younger generation. Without taking the ravine into consideration, there were many Heavenly Kings from the previous generation that could fight against the prince.
"Pah, pah, pah…" However, before the madam could answer, one could hear someone boldly spitting on the ground. Immediately afterward, arrogant words came about: "The Golden Crow Tribe is nothing special, aren't they just a bunch of chickens? And the same goes for the Heavenhoof Ravine, they're only a bunch of wretches that took advantage of the situation. If it wasn't for them picking up the trash of the Divine Beast Realm, there would be no ravine of today…"
"So, a descendant of garbage collectors dares to come here and act all mighty? Are there really no talents in the Stone Medicine World? Watch as I take care of you so that the world will come to find that I am the greatest talent of the younger generation!"
This voice coming out of nowhere wasn't only arrogant but also extremely egotistical. Many people were dumbfounded after hearing such shamelessness.
They turned around and noticed that one, no, two demons were approaching. The one in front was a young man with the head of a chicken while the other was a big turtle, following right behind him. Compared to the haughty chicken, the old turtle was very nervous and scared.
Who else could these two be but the four-eyed basilisk and the old turtle?
Many cultivators found the basilisk's haughty attitude quite amusing. Only a few older people recognized the four-eyed basilisk and exclaimed: "The Basilisk Tribe!"
The Golden Crow Prince came to these ruins in a particularly bad mood. He was looking for Li Qiye, but before catching a glimpse of him, this basilisk provoked him in front of so many people — this greatly annoyed him.
Thus, his eyes turned fierce and emitted a murderous intent. He glared at the basilisk: "Ignorant fool, I will take care of you today. As the saying goes, beat the dog first then deal with its master later!"
"Bah, you are the dog, no, your entire family are dogs! No, incorrect again. Your family isn't even qualified to act as hound dogs. Look at your reflection in a puddle of piss, you think your chicken race is qualified to be our master's loyal dogs?" The basilisk's mouth was very vicious. 1
"Little animal, accept your death!" The furious prince spread out his fingers that came crashing down like five giant mountains. Loud detonations exploded continuously as the immense and tyrannical force of his attack approached the two demons.
The prince was worthy of his fame. Even if he wasn't as amazing as his Senior Sister Miao Chan, his abilities were very real. Very few youths could oppose him!
"Buzz!" The basilisk's four eyes swept across the five fingers with a blinding light.
A strange noise was heard after his gaze swept across the attack. Even space itself was petrified. However, the prince's five fingers were like five suns. The extremely refined sunfire instantly crushed the eye technique. With a series of explosions, layers of stone were shattered by the fingers.
The basilisk grew angry as well. Its eyes turned more radiant as they unleashed a ray that seemed to have manifested into a tangible form, giving it an even stronger petrification property.
"Ey, come help already!" The basilisk was yelling at the old turtle while fighting the prince.
The old turtle's legs had already gone weak after seeing the prince. However, he was at a point of no return; he had no choice but to persist onward. His body withdrew into his shell as it soared towards the prince like a giant wheel.
This shell was very hard and could even take down a mountain upon impact. Unfortunately, the gap in cultivation between the two was too great. Before his attack could land, the prince's hand had already caught him.
"Save me!" The old turtle cried out as his soul left his body from fear after being caught by the prince. He was a timid person who was more afraid of death than anyone else.
The prince aimed to crush the old turtle, but at this very moment, a bamboo leaf gently fluttered by with an unspeakable transcendent spirituality.
This one bamboo leaf gently brushing by astonished the prince. In this exact second, he abandoned the idea of crushing the turtle and quickly fled the area occupied by this leaf. It had to be said that his speed was truly incredible.
The turtle fell to the ground, escaping a terrible fate. He was as swift as a feather when he went to hide behind the basilisk.
Everyone noticed that Madam Zi Yan was the one who saved the old turtle. She currently had a bamboo branch in her hand. It wasn't thick and appeared to be old and tough. There were a few leaves on the branch that had an extraordinary green lush; it was clearly full of life.
Don't look down on this branch. The divine guardian gave the madam this branch before she left the country. This little branch carried the giant bamboo's power.
Since she already had a wafting violet energy around her, she appeared even more beautiful with this branch in hand, giving off an indescribable charm.
"Well…" The prince stared at the three and snorted: "All three of you come at the same time so I can take care of this at once, lest I waste time chasing each of you individually!"
"Who the hell do you think you are? It is not up to you to take care of those on my side." A carefree voice appeared. Such a nonchalant response immediately caught everyone's attention.
They immediately saw three people coming at a slow pace — one man and two women. The two women were both kingdom-toppling; one of them was even riding a divine beast.
Li Qiye leisurely arrived with Jian Wushuang and Long Jingxian as his company. Supreme beauties like them would be the center of attention no matter where they went.
Long Jingxian stood out more since she was riding a divine beast. This divine beast had one leg with an ox body surrounded by pulsing lightning that was seemingly capable of destroying anything. It emitted a terrifying aura that caused people to tremble.
"My lord, this is the divine beast Kiu!" The basilisk's eyes lit up while drooling. However, once he took a closer look with his four eyes, he murmured: "Wait a minute, a real divine beast isn't like that." 2
The beast that carried Long Jingxian naturally was not a living Kiu, it was only a corpse. Li Qiye used his death laws to dig it out. This corpse had already lost its divinity. It wouldn't have any power without the chapter imbuing death energy in it.
Long Jingxian kept on pestering Li Qiye to imprint his chapter on this corpse and her sea of memories. She was able to use her powerful blood energy to control this corpse. At the same time, she used an emperor law to refine this corpse. From that, it appeared to look like a living Kiu — mighty and terrifying.
Although this beast was very powerful, it required Long Jingxian's blood energy for maintenance. However, she didn't seem to care. The fun factor overtook other considerations!
Some spectators quivered and murmured after seeing this: "Is this really the divine beast, Kiu?"
The prince was attracted to this as well. However, his eyes weren't on Long Jingxian and her Kiu, they were fixated on Jian Wushuang.
The murderous and cold prince couldn't hide his adoration. He greedily stared at her every detail.
In his eyes, she who was as proud as a phoenix was the most beautiful. He wouldn't get tired of looking at her even after a million glances. In the past, he didn't even mind staying at the Alchemy Realm for a very long time after seeing her.
Dog meaning servants in this case. The raw is dog, making it more offensive than just saying servant. ↩ Kiu = a one-legged ox, a divine beast. Some possible names were Kiuniu (niu meaning ox), One-legged Ox, and Uniped Ox. I figured the pinyin version is better for this divine beast. It’s normally known as Kiu, so I left out the niu part in this novel. ↩