Chapter 852: Imperial Edge

Mei Aonan's presence rendered the entire scene silent with many experts quivering inside. A tree has a shade and a person has a name; today, Mei Aonan's prestige was definitely as great as Ye Qingcheng's.

Despite originating from the Jianlong Clan, she did not rely on the clan one bit to gain her fame. Outside of being its golden daughter, there was no shadow of the clan in all her other aspects.

She chose to pave her own path without using her clan that had three emperors. Moreover, her prestige was even threatening Ye Qingcheng. Just how incredible was this?

The young king and elders from the school were furious after hearing this voice that came from the Imperial Edge. They were still an imperial lineage, yet she dared to declare her intent on destroying them — this was truly looking down on them.

The young king coldly uttered: "Mei Aonan, don't think that you can do as you please just because you are famous. You are still lacking compared to my second brother."

"Ye Qingcheng is nothing. Don't think that just because he holds the title of number one that he is actually number one. This young noble doesn't put him in my eyes!" Mei Aonan’s domineering character was in stern contrast to what others heard of her from the Imperial Edge: "If your Celestial Array School wants to get involved because of Ye Qingcheng, then very well, this young noble will kill you all to force him out. Kill them all!"

The moment she issued this command, one great character after another jumped down from the flying continent. The blood energy of these experts was directed straight at the ruins like unstoppable tides; it was as if they were about to flip the entire land over.

The first to jump down was the four-eyed basilisk's big sister, Venerable Basilisk.

A sect master from the previous generation exclaimed after seeing her: "Venerable Basilisk…"

She was famous along with the Dragon-Tiger Monarch from the Beastmaster Citadel. Everyone knew who she was.

The second to jump down was a gigantic ant that had a scintillating golden glow, making it seem to be cast from gold. Its eyes were crimson red like rubies.

"Golden Ant Tyrant!" A Demon King was shocked to see this ant. This was a character famous for his viciousness from long ago. He ruled over a country with millions of ants and had become a Demon King back then.

The third was a black flood dragon. This flood dragon had the head of a dragon and was covered in black scaled armor that had a tinge of metallic sheen, making it seem as if it was about to evolve into a true dragon.

"Galaxy Flood Dragon!" Even a great power's ancestor hiding behind the curtains was alarmed after seeing this creature.

In just a moment, amazing characters descended one after another. They were all famous; there were great demon kings and stone kings as well as incredible lords…

Everyone took a deep breath after seeing this. The group consisted of incomparable and arrogant characters. However, all of them were willing to work under Mei Aonan. This was indicative of her power.

"Such a squad could compare to the thirty-six ancestors on Ye Qingcheng's side. Even if it is a bit weaker, it won't be by much." Someone murmured.

"Haha, Ye Qingcheng's dogs, right? I have never liked any of you, die!" The Golden Ant Tyrant screamed and rushed over towards the school like a spinning golden disk.

Venerable Basilisk and the Galaxy Flood Dragon, along with the other characters, rushed forward like a pack of wolves preying on lost sheep.

"Die!" The young king and the other experts had no escape. Their formation had been shattered by Long Jingxian, so they could only meet the enemies head on.

"Ah…" The collision of the two sides resulted in miserable screams as blood spurted to the sky, rendering an image of beautiful, blossoming flowers of blood. Heads flew everywhere as corpses fell to the ground. The school was no match for Venerable Basilisk's group. They entered freely and began their slaughter.

The venerable's eyes lit up in the middle of the battlefield. As her eyes swept by, experts from the school became petrified. The Golden Ant Tyrant was as fast as lightning. His frontal mandibles resembled golden scissors. One could hear the sounds of cutting as the school's experts were sliced into pieces. The flood dragon was even more tyrannical; its huge claw came slamming down and turned its enemies into mincemeat…

Blood splashed left and right as shrill screams could be heard from everywhere. The school simply wasn't a match and suffered grievous losses. This was just a one-sided slaughter.

"Activate the formation!" The disastrous loss made the school's elders cry out. They offered all of their longevity blood to power a single formation array.

"Znnng!" After this array accepted enough longevity blood, a supreme formation opened. A mighty imperial aura like an endless net of the heavens was thrown towards the venerable's army.

"Is that an imperial formation?" Someone palpitated after sensing this imperial aura.

However, before this supreme formation could suppress the area completely, a pillar descended from the Imperial Edge above. There were boundless mysterious runes carved onto its stone body as it immediately inserted itself into the formation.

Nothing could impede its engulfment as the pillar absorbed all the arrays and runes inside the formation as well as the longevity blood powering it. After being completely devoured by the pillar, the powerful formation shattered in an instant.

"No…" The elders screamed in despair after seeing this since the formation was their ace. They thought that they could rely on it to stop the enemies, but it was destroyed instead.

"If you all brought the formation of Immortal Emperor Zhen Ji, then it might be able to slow my pace! However, trying to stop me with this little drawing alone? How naive." Mei Aonan's overbearing voice came from the continent above. It didn't matter that she was female, she would dominate her opposition all the same!

"Ah!" Screams echoed left and right. Even the elders of the school were killed by the army. They were completely helpless without their formation.

They were an imperial lineage with a formation left behind by an emperor, but in the end, the emperor did not create it himself. His disciples were the ones who established the sect, so it didn't have as much strength compared to true imperial lineages.

Because of this, they wouldn't easily take out an imperial formation as it would be needed for their sect's protection!

"No…" In the end, even the young king died under the claws of the Galaxy Flood Dragon. His eyes were wide open at the moment of death. He was unwilling to die in this manner; his great ambition remained a pipe dream. He was supposed to wait until Ye Qingcheng became the Immortal Emperor to bestow him the title of Godking!

Alas, his body was thrown to the side by the flood dragon like a piece of trash.

In just a short period of time, the group swept through the rest of the school like a storm. All the experts were massacred, no one managed to escape.

The stench of blood permeated the air as streams of blood gently flowed on the ground, staining the mud red. Although all the cultivators present had seen death before, such a massacre still left them shivering inside.

This was a cold and ruthless move. Mei Aonan reaching the height of her fame in just a few short years was not without reason.

"This is a declaration of war." Someone muttered after seeing this scene.

In the Stone Medicine World, everyone knew that Ye Qingcheng was going to become an Immortal Emperor. However, Mei Aonan also shared the same aspiration. A mountain had no room for two tigers. Moreover, there was only one Heaven's Will. The clash between the two of them was inevitable!

Plus, it wasn't just a personal competition between the two since they both had great powers behind them.

Ye Qingcheng had the Stony Edge Kingdom as well as thousands of followers. Many great powers were in full support of him too, including imperial lineages such as the ravine! From this, it was easy to see that he had enough power to shake the world.

With regards to followers, Mei Aonan was most likely not his match. Ye Qingcheng befriended experts from all over the world. Many descendants and even Saint Childs from imperial lineages were willing to assist him. On the other hand, Mei Aonan was a very arrogant person and had few friends despite having many great characters backing her up, such as Venerable Basilisk, the Galaxy Flood Dragon, and the Golden Ant Tyrant. The truth was that her camp was not as strong as Ye Qingcheng's.

It could be said that Ye Qingcheng's call would be answered by the rest of the world. However, do not forget that Mei Aonan came from the Jianlong Clan. If the clan was willing to show themselves to help her, then even an existence like the ravine would tremble.

852 Teaser

Mei Aonan's presence rendered the entire scene silent with many experts quivering inside. A tree has a shade and a person has a name; today, Mei Aonan's prestige was definitely as great as Ye Qingcheng's.

Despite originating from the Jianlong Clan, her fame did not rely on the clan one bit. Outside of being its golden daughter, there was no shadow of the clan in all her other aspects.

She chose to pave her own path without using her clan that had three emperors. Moreover, her prestige was even threatening Ye Qingcheng. Just now incredible was this?

The young king and elders from the school were furious after hearing this voice that came from the Imperial Edge. They were still an imperial lineage, yet she dared to declare her intent on destroying them — this was truly looking down on them.

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Chapter 853: Mei Aonan

After having such thoughts, some leaders here felt a chill down their spines. They could already imagine the war that would eventually ravage the world. At that time, countless great powers and imperial lineages would be dragged into this great war.

Some of them made a note to stay away from the war for the Heaven's Will. Overwise, the war would ravage them without leaving a single trace behind.

"A bit interesting." Li Qiye chuckled and rubbed his chin while watching the stone pillar fly back to the Imperial Edge.

Someone cried out at this time: "The entrance!"

This cry attracted the majority of the people's attention. They all turned around and saw that a door was floating above the tattered buildings of the ruins. It continuously emitted divine light.

Past this door were pavilions and towering platforms… the scenes of the beastworld.

One expert's patience reached its limit, so he immediately rushed towards this old portal. He had to seize this chance.

"Bam!" The moment he entered the portal, he was immediately assaulted by the divine light inside and turned into a mist of blood.

This made all the experts right behind him stop their advance out of fear.

One of them stammered: "What, what is going on?" The entrance was clearly opened, so why did it turn an expert into blood?

"The two worlds have yet to connect to each other completely. Rushing in right now is the same as jumping into a meatgrinder." Li Qiye smiled and shook his head.

Many had to halt their steps after hearing this. They were unwilling to leave this place so they waited by the door. Once it was no longer dangerous, they would try to make their way in again.

At this time, Venerable Basilisk came by and told Li Qiye: "Young Noble Li, our young noble wants to see you."

"Bah, what is that little girl Mei Aonan acting cool for?" Long Jingxian said with disdain right away: "Acting all badass after learning a few tricks… Li Qiye, let me go and beat her. Let's see if she will still try to be cool after that!" Having said that, the lively girl readied herself for a fight.

A few of the experts here were speechless after hearing this. Even Venerable Basilisk had some black lines running across her forehead. 1

However, Long Jingxian didn't care at all since she had the ability to do so. Although Mei Aonan was powerful, she might not necessarily be favored against someone with an innate Immortal Fate.

Li Qiye stopped this crazy girl and gently shook his head: "Girl, there's no need to rush. I have to go up to the Imperial Edge to see someone anyway." His eyes narrowed after saying that.

Afterward, Li Qiye told Long Jingxian and the rest to gather while he and the venerable flew up to the Imperial Edge. Of course, he didn't go to see Mei Aonan. Even if she was brilliant, she wasn't worthy of him personally visiting her.

Many were envious after seeing them fly up. Mei Aonan was very arrogant so only famous characters were up there. Even young talents might not be able to earn her favor, thus this seemingly trivial meeting was actually a big deal.

"Mei Aonan is not only an amazing genius, she is also a great beauty." A youth was jealous as well.

Li Qiye followed the venerable to the top. Up here were rolling hills and castles surrounded by waterfalls and ancient pine trees lodged in the middle of the cliffs…

This was a floating continent no less impressive than the ancestral ground of imperial lineages. This was a treasure that would make many people envious.

Li Qiye looked at the continent for a bit before murmuring with a smile: "Mm, so this treasure was collected back then."

He eventually met Mei Aonan inside the palace. She was seated in her throne while emitting a noble aura. This temperament of hers was definitely not just an act.

Mei Aonan was just like her name; a person capable of proudly treading across this world. This name destined her for a greatness comparable to any man. She wouldn't accept defeat from anyone! 2

It wasn't an exaggeration to describe her kingdom-toppling beauty as enough to make flowers and the moon blush. Even birds would swoon from the sky and fish would drown in the sea.

Perhaps she was not as peerlessly pretty as Long Jingxian who had a killer body. However, based on features alone, she was no less than Jian Wushuang.

Such a pretty girl was dressed in a male's attire; she was adorned with golden armor and a belt in the shape of a coiling dragon around her waist. A divine crown engraved with clouds made her look incredibly tyrannical and fierce.

Jian Wushuang was also an arrogant and aggressive girl. However, Mei Aonan had a different temperament.

If Jian Wushuang was an arrogant phoenix, then Mei Aonan was a divine bird full of unquestionable prestige!

Among the girls that Li Qiye had met, Bing Yuxia also liked to dress as a male. However, the two had quite a few differences. Bing Yuxia, while crossdressing, gave off the feeling of a charming young noble — gallant and equally as pretty. People would instantly know that she was a girl.

However, Mei Aonan gave off a different vibe. People would often forget that she was a girl while looking at her. Keep in mind that she was still a supreme beauty! They would only see a king or an oppressive tyrant seated on her rightful throne.

After coming in, Li Qiye glanced at Mei Aonan for a bit before boldly sitting down directly in front of her. Even the most oppressive tyrant was nothing special in his eyes.

"Daoist Li, I have heard much of your fame." Mei Aonan had a heroic presence and lacked the gentleness that a girl should have in the eyes of others.

Li Qiye took his time to take a good look at her. It was as if he was savoring a painting, as if he wanted to see through every single detail.

His glare could be considered quite rude. It had no consideration of her sex as it swept across her body.

Such a wanton gaze made Mei Aonan become serious. She had a calm visage as she sent forth the aura of a king. Those who weren't brave enough would immediately tremble beneath this aura.

However, Li Qiye didn't care for it at all. He eventually withdrew his gaze whereupon Mei Aonan slowly uttered: "The Imperial Edge has its own rules, I hope that Daoist Li can understand this!"

Mei Aonan becoming an equal of Ye Qingcheng was not due to anyone else, it was because of her own efforts. She also had exceedingly high talents as well as a sense of fearlessness; all of this greatly contributed to her reaching her current status.

"In my eyes, my rules are the real rules." Li Qiye lazily replied with a grin.

Mei Aonan scowled in response. A royal aura that could seemingly tear apart the sky rushed forth. It was as immense as Mt. Tai and capable of suppressing all things!

There was no doubt that she was trying to bring Li Qiye down a notch. This powerful royal aura easily hinted others of her strength. Her current fame was not just baseless flattery. If she were to compete with Ye Qingcheng for the title of number one, it would be very difficult to predict the victor.

Li Qiye gently waved his sleeve in the face of her royal aura as if he was swatting a fly. He leisurely spoke: "Girl, there's no need to act as if you are dealing with your subordinates and enemies. Threats and royal auras are no different than dog shit in my eyes!"

"You…" Mei Aonan was no weaker than any man, but her face turned red as she glared at Li Qiye. Even the number one genius, Ye Qingcheng, wouldn't dare to utter such vulgarity before her.

Li Qiye coldly glared at her: "Girl, if you want to ask something of me, then show a better attitude!" He then leaned back on his chair and lazily spoke: "I know that you are very arrogant and can back it up, but it means nothing in my eyes. I didn't come here today for you or your fame. While I still have some time right now, say what you wish to say."

Mei Aonan stared at Li Qiye for a while with a serious expression before speaking: "It seems that Daoist Li is completely confident about being able to reach the top of the world!"

"I am even more confident than you." Li Qiye smiled.

Mei Aonan took a deep breath. In the end, she laid off with her oppressive attitude. This was not an easy task for someone like her who was so used to being imperious. She solemnly asked in good faith: "I invite Daoist Li to join the Imperial Edge, would you be interested?"

Li Qiye looked at the Mei Aonan who lowered her shield and asked: "For what reason?"

Mei Aonan sincerely explained: "I trust that you need an existence like our Imperial Edge. Your dao of alchemy is peerless, and you can definitely garner considerable support. However, have you thought about the great backing you would need if you want to become an Alchemy Emperor? We have both the manpower and resources. I am not bragging right now, but if you ever need any alchemy materials, we can find it for you right away."

"In the future when I become an Immortal Emperor, I believe there will be no need for me to list the benefits. At that time, you can call for rain and storms as you please. You can even carry out any grand aspirations you may have." She was not only confident but also quite sincere at this point.

Meaning frowned/grimaced/scowled. ↩ Aonan = Overbearing Male. ↩

Chapter 854: Golem

In her opinion, no one else in this generation could become an Immortal Emperor. This didn't only stem from her pride, it also came from her ambition. She swore to never give up before ascending to the throne.

Without a doubt, she valued Li Qiye's peerless dao of alchemy. In her eyes, whether Li Qiye was strong or capable wasn't important.

In fact, she had always been very confident and proud. Her standards were very high, so no youth could enter her sight. Even people like the Golden Crow Prince were nothing to her. She was ready to defeat Ye Qingcheng as well for the Heaven's Will!

Thus, the only thing she wanted from Li Qiye was his alchemy. This was why she wanted to meet him.

Li Qiye couldn't help but laugh after hearing this.

"Is something amusing?" Mei Aonan looked straight at him and spoke with great confidence: "Our alliance would result in a win-win situation. You can become an Alchemy Emperor without worries, my Imperial Edge will protect you! Once I become emperor, I will give you more than enough resources to refine immortal pills. Perhaps you will even become the greatest Alchemy Emperor of all time!"

"Girl, before considering whether you can become an emperor or not, I have to point out that I have no interest in becoming an Alchemy Emperor." Li Qiye smiled at the sight of her spunk: "Plus, with me here, I'm afraid you won't have the chance of becoming an emperor in this generation."

Mei Aonan's eyes turned serious as she stared at him: "So you want to compete for the Heaven's Will against me!"

Li Qiye looked at her and shook his head to say: "You are mistaken. It is not that I shall compete with you for the Heaven's Will, it's just that it's already mine. You can only step aside."

"It seems that you have complete confidence in your cultivation!" Her will to fight surged as if she was about to challenge him: "Very well, I will lay witness to your supreme arts to see if you are qualified to compete against me!"

This domineering attitude was just as great as any man's. She dared to challenge anyone and believed in victory no matter who they might be.

Li Qiye smiled when he saw her fighting spirit and said: "You really are extraordinary. Although you come from the Jianlong Clan, you actually do not cultivate any laws from it and formed your own. Although you have a wise teacher, such accomplishments are still worthy of praise. If you were born in a different generation, then perhaps you could become someone equal to Immortal Emperor Yu Long of your clan!"

"Alas, it is a shame that you were born into the generation where I exist!" Li Qiye gently shook his head: "In my era, all dragons shall coil and all tigers shall sit before me! Hinder my path and I shall walk over your corpse!"

"Since you are so confident, fight me to prove your strength." Mei Aonan didn't hesitate any longer since Li Qiye was acting so arrogantly.

Li Qiye lazily glanced at her and said: "Girl, I came to the Imperial Edge not to fight you or to boast. I only want to meet your master, the golem who taught you. Tell him to come out and meet me!"

"Who are you!" Her eyes turned fierce. At this moment, there was a hint of murderous intent radiating from her gaze!

"It's useless even if you want me dead." Li Qiye snorted: "It looks like the old geezers from your clan still haven't told you who I am! In that case, I won't hold it against you. Tell that golem to come and see me, or else I'll destroy your Imperial Edge and throw him back to the beastworld!"

"Who dares to speak about throwing me back to the beastworld!" A feeble voice emerged, signaling the arrival of a large figure.

This figure was extremely huge, making it seem to be a giant. To be more exact, this was a large golem, but this big golem did not come from the stone golem race. It was more accurate to call him a carved stone statue.

If any elders from the Nine Saint Demon Gate back in the Mortal Emperor World saw this huge golem, they would be shocked because this one looked very similar to their four divine protectors!

If there was something different, then it would be that this golem had a divine crest on its head, making it seem to be one level higher than the four at the Nine Saint Demon Gate.

After coming in, the huge golem's gaze landed on Li Qiye as he weakly asked: "Was it you?"

"Yes, I said it." Li Qiye remained seated there in a carefree manner. He blinked once and added: "Quite an impressive little pebble, to be able to bewitch Tun Ri. If that brat Tun Ri didn't have a good heart, I would have thrown you back into the swamp!" 1

After hearing this, the golem staggered backward. His shocked expression made it seem as if he was looking at a ghost.

"Master." Mei Aonan was startled to see her master's appearance. Keep in mind that her master wouldn't even care when facing a Godking.

Li Qiye told the golem: "Let's have a little conversation."

The golem stared at Li Qiye in astonishment for a while before telling Mei Aonan: "Child, leave us for a bit. I have some personal matters to attend to."

Mei Aonan looked at Li Qiye for a bit before taking her leave.

"Is, is it really you?" The golem was still astounded and hesitated for a while before asking.

"Who else do you think knows about how you tried to trick Immortal Emperor Tun Ri in his youth? Who else knows that if it wasn't for Immortal Emperor Tun Ri pleading for you, I would have thrown you back into the swamp? Who else could have this item besides me after destroying the Divine Beast Realm?" Li Qiye smiled and took out the bronze rod.

The golem saw the bronze rod in Li Qiye's hand and took several steps back again. His expression quickly changed as he murmured: "I knew it, I knew it. I should have understood the moment the Bi'an Beastworld came out this time! I had always been holding onto this optimistic mentality!"

The golem muttered to himself for a moment before sitting down. He couldn't help but scratch his head. Despite not having any hair, he still performed the motion of ripping them out in agony: "You, you, no, Your Excellency Dark Crow, you, you actually came into being in this generation. How am I going to live? I tried so hard and finally groomed a successor that could become an Immortal Emperor!"

"You should be grateful to me for remembering past sentiments. If not, I would be too lazy to even talk to you; I would have just directly taken you back to the swamp." Li Qiye stated.

The golem helplessly said: "Your Excellency, you can't treat me like that. I, I have reached an understanding with Bi'an. Right now, I am no longer a sinner."

Li Qiye glanced at him and asked: "Are you trying to train an Immortal Emperor, or are you trying to find a master for the Bi'an Beastworld?"

The golem quickly answered: "Your Excellency, I know that you are unmatched. With you here, my disciple has no hopes for becoming an Immortal Emperor, but you shouldn't try to win the Bi'an Beastworld from her too!"

"Do you really think that she can do it?" Li Qiye smiled and shook his head.

The golem replied: "Your Excellency, there should be no problems. My disciple has the purest and most primal bloodline of the golem race — of Immortal Emperor Yu Long. She can definitely succeed. Your Excellency should know the origin of the emperor. I trust that she can definitely inherit the beastworld."

"Ohh stone, this is called exhausting all options in the face of despair!" Li Qiye shook his head: "If it was so easy, then the Divine Beast Realm would have controlled and woken up the beastworld long ago; it wouldn't be your turn to try right now. Even if your disciple could reach atavism, she still wouldn't be able to succeed! This has nothing to do with the golem race and more to do with the fundamental factors of your beastworld!"

"Not, not necessarily." The golem hesitated for a bit before replying: "My disciple can definitely return to the origin, and with that, she can absolutely wake it up again."

"How do you think she compares to Immortal Emperor Bi Shi?" Li Qiye dismissively said: "You should know the origin of this emperor very well. Let alone the golem race, even he still couldn't do it! You have been tricked by the Divine Beast Realm in the past, yet you are still choosing to believe this nonsense?"

"This…" The golem laughed awkwardly after this scandal was brought up again: "That year, because I obtained the approval from Immortal Emperor Bi Shi, I tried a different method. Otherwise, I wouldn't have worked with the beast realm. This was my mistake, and I have been expelled from the beastworld as punishment. However, everything I did was for the sake of the beastworld."

"In times of a medical emergency, one would attempt to look everywhere for a doctor." Li Qiye shook his head: "Did being imprisoned in the swamp not wake you up? If you took one wrong step back then, what do you think the consequences would have been? How many people followed you in the past, and what has become of them?"

The golem was dejected after the past was brought up. He softly sighed in response: "I know, I shouldn't have listened to the beast realm's persuasion, but at that time, I still wanted to try!"

"I have decided to take the beastworld." Li Qiye insipidly said: "I came this time to talk about this matter."

"Your Excellency, you are…?" The golem was unwilling and stated: "Even you would not be able to wake the beastworld. I'm afraid you won't be able to treat it as your own possession. Plus, my disciple can try as well. I was a sinner in the past, but you saved me from the swamp. I went back to Bi'an City later on and willingly accepted the punishment. After that, I was able to convince the city that if I found a suitable candidate, they would let me try!"

Tun Ri = Sun Devourer; Sun Devourer Immortal Emperor. ↩
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