Chapter 858: Ye Qingcheng's Scheme
His words fell on deaf ears. The prince continued to pour wine into his mouth as if being drunk was the solution to all unhappiness. His heart had been holding back great annoyances.
Ye Qingcheng looked at the prince's attempt to become drunk and smiled: "Brother, to be honest about your situation, you already have more than enough to make anyone in the world envious. Miss Miao Chan is definitely equal to the Jian daughter in terms of beauty, talents, and intelligence; she might even be superior! And she is deeply in love with you—"
"Don't bring her up!" The prince acted like a cat with its tail stepped on. He stood up immediately and screamed: "Don't talk about her and we can still drink in the same place!"
"Okay, okay, don't be mad. I won't mention her anymore, alright?" Ye Qingcheng pulled the prince's hand back and smiled.
The prince grunted and sat down, then he continued to drink gulp after gulp. Ye Qingcheng looked at him and smiled: "If you can't forget the Jian daughter, well, there is still an opportunity for you to win her over."
"What opportunity?" The prince immediately let go of his wine jar and stared at Ye Qingcheng.
Ye Qingcheng pondered for a moment before speaking: "Hmm, it isn't that I don't want to tell you, but if I run my mouth and Miss Miao Chan finds out, then it won't be very good for me."
"I don't need her to get involved with my business!" The prince shouted. He was already trying his best to suppress his anger. Otherwise, he would have erupted completely in a furor.
The prince coldly said after seeing Ye Qingcheng's hesitation: "Brother Ye, are we still brothers? If we are, then just say it!"
"Okay, well, don't be angry and don't tell Miss Miao Chan that this is my idea. This way, she won't think that I am advising you to chase after the Jian daughter. If she finds out, she'll think that I am trying to separate you two. At that time, I won't be able to wash away the suspicion even if I jump into a river." Ye Qingcheng hurriedly replied.
The prince coldly spoke: "Who says that we are a pair?! There's nothing between us!"
Ye Qingcheng smiled and slowly explained: "The truth is that it is not impossible for you to win Jian Wushuang over. She is an arrogant and proud person. In order to win her over, it is as simple as being more powerful than her. Why is it that she is together with Li Qiye? This is because of his notoriety and how he challenged the Alchemy Kingdom. This is exactly to her liking."
"Li Qiye!" The prince gritted his teeth after hearing this name. Just the thought of Li Qiye being together with Jian Wushuang left him mad with jealousy!
"Winning her heart is very simple. First, defeat Li Qiye, second, kill Li Qiye. This is to break the illusion of his invincibility in her heart and also to end her crush." Ye Qingcheng explained.
The prince became silent upon hearing this.
"Ah, Brother Golden Crow, there's no need to underestimate yourself and overestimate the enemy." Ye Qingcheng encouraged: "In fact, you have fused arts from two different houses and are well-versed in both. Even I might not be able to hold you back. Your loss this time was simply due to being too confident. If you try again with sufficient preparations, no one will be able to stop you."
The prince was indeed musing this thought. The defeat he suffered at the hands of Jian Wushuang indeed left his confidence in shambles, filling his heart with doubts.
"Brother, just think about it. Your loss was definitely due to a lack of preparations. You didn't even bring an imperial weapon so you fought the Jian daughter with your bare hands. Of course you were at a disadvantage." Ye Qingcheng comforted and cheered him on.
"That is true." The prince's eyes lit up under the influence of the alcohol and Ye Qingcheng's support.
Ye Qingcheng continued: "You have finished cultivating the supreme arts of Immortal Emperor Jin She then fused it with your own clan's techniques. In my opinion, if you take along Immortal Emperor Jin She's true weapon and use it with your emperor arts, then who can stop your might? I definitely won't be your match when that weapon is in your hands." Ye Qingcheng sincerely pointed the way.
The buzzed eyes of the prince became brighter and brighter. At this point, his body once again emitted the rays of a sun.
In fact, Ye Qingcheng's method was no different from Miao Chan's, but the prince didn't want to listen to Miao Chan at all!
"If Brother can persuade the ancestors from your sect and take out the emperor's true weapon, then along with sufficient preparations, it would be child’s play to kill him." Ye Qingcheng advised.
"At the moment of his death, the Jian daughter will be sad and vulnerable. Then if you show yourself in a positive light and conquer her, wouldn't it be killing two birds with one stone? For a proud girl like her, the more powerful and dominating you are, the more she will like you."
Once the prince started to listen carefully, Ye Qingcheng successfully bewitched him!
The prince snorted and hatefully said: "Hmph, that geezer Miao will not let me summon the imperial true treasure!"
Recently, the ravine master had been annoyed with him. In his opinion, the master was making things difficult for him was on purpose; the master was afraid that he would become the future ravine master and steal the power from him! He also believed that the ravine master would not be willing to abdicate."
"This isn't a problem at all." Ye Qingcheng smiled: "As long as you have a good conversation with Miss Miao Chan, her influence at the ravine will surely get the elders and ancestors to listen to her suggestion."
"I don't need her help!" The prince coldly spoke: "Plus, she is not the only influential person in the ravine. The one in power is not a girl like her but our Golden Crow Tribe!"
"That's right." Ye Qingcheng quickly smiled: "Who doesn't know that the Golden Crow Tribe is the strongest demon race in the Beast Realm and that it is the true pillar of the ravine!"
Such words were very pleasant to the prince, so he quietly nodded.
Ye Qingcheng smilingly said: "If Brother still thinks that this isn't enough, then I can also lend you a hand."
"What other ideas do you have?" The prince quickly inquired. He considered Ye Qingcheng a mentor as well as a brother that he could trust with his life! Due to this, he had absolute confidence in Ye Qingcheng's words.
Ye Qingcheng answered: "The origin of the Golden Crow Tribe comes from the refined fire of the sun. Coincidentally, I have a secret law that can stimulate this fire. If you use it, it will double your hidden potential or maybe even increase it tenfold! By that point, even if Li Qiye was much stronger, he would still only be walking towards his death!
"Hmm, this doesn't feel right. How can a secret law from the Stone Edge Kingdom be passed to an outsider?" The prince shook his head.
Ye Qingcheng smiled: "Brother is misunderstanding me. I found this secret law by chance so it does not belong to my kingdom. You and I are brothers, so why are you being so reserved? As long as it helps you kill Li Qiye, I will be in full support of you. One secret law is nothing!"
"Brother Ye is showing so much love… I have no words to express my gratitude. Just let me know what I can do in the future if you ever require my assistance." The prince said gratefully.
"Brother Golden Crow, such words are too polite. I'm not an outsider." Ye Qingcheng laughed and patted the prince's shoulder.
After accepting the secret law, the prince quickly bade his farewell. Before leaving, he added: "Although that geezer Miao won't give me the emperor's true treasure, my tribe has its own supreme treasure! Wait until I bring it out, I will definitely kill Li Qiye myself!"
"At the time when you are about to act, I will personally come to cheer you on!" Ye Qingcheng smiled and said with a very sincere attitude. This was a huge showing of brotherly love!
After watching the prince walk into the distance, Ye Qingcheng withdrew his eyes and smirked.
After a while, the Cloud Soaring Venerable came in and asked: "Young Noble, do you think the Golden Crow Prince will be successful?"
"Successful?" Ye Qingcheng shook his head: "Impossible, he is only going to his death. If Li Qiye can be killed so easily, the Alchemy Kingdom wouldn't have let him act as he pleased!"
"Then didn't Young Noble just lose a secret law?" The venerable asked.
Ye Qingcheng confidently answered: "Just one secret law is nothing. If the prince dies, then Li Qiye will be in trouble; the Golden Crow Tribe would definitely not let it go. With its influence at the ravine, the ravine will definitely start a war against Li Qiye. The sky will shake when that time comes!"
"Once the prince is dead as well…" Ye Qingcheng's eyes turned serious as he sneered: "Miao Chan will be inconsolable from grief and might even try to find Li Qiye to risk it all. I actually want to see just how powerful the real number one genius of that ravine truly is! If she dies, then it is one less thing for me to worry about. It would be foolish not to do something that can result in having one less rival."
"Great thinking, Young Noble. This action is killing two birds with one arrow. Even if Li Qiye has more means, he wouldn't be able to escape from your palm." The venerable couldn't help but praise.
858 TeaserHis words fell on deaf ears. The prince continued to pour wine into his mouth as if being drunk was the solution to all unhappiness. His heart had been holding back great annoyances.
Ye Qingcheng looked at the prince's attempt to become drunk and smiled: "Brother, to be honest about your situation, you already have more than enough to make anyone in the world envious. Miss Miao Chan is definitely equal to the Jian daughter in terms of beauty, talents, and intelligence; she might even be superior! And she is deeply in love with you—"
"Don't bring her up!" The prince acted like a cat with its tail stepped on. He stood up immediately and screamed: "Don't talk about her and we can still drink in the same place!"
"Okay, okay, don't be mad. I won't mention her anymore, alright?" Ye Qingcheng pulled the prince's hand back and smiled.
The prince grunted and sat down, then he continued to drink gulp after gulp. Ye Qingcheng looked at him and smiled: "If you can't forget the Jian daughter, well, there is still an opportunity for you to win her over."
"What opportunity?"
[collapse]Chapter 859: Opening Of The Beast World
At this point, Ye Qingcheng looked over at the far horizon and spoke with a tinge of emotion: "What a shame. Such a supreme girl like Miao Chan, what an amazing woman… perfect in both intelligence and might, virtuous and gentle on top of that. It is every man's dream to marry a girl like that."
"Alas, this Golden Crow is just trash in the end, what a waste of an innate gift!" Ye Qingcheng snorted: "If Golden Crow and Miao Chan marries and works together, then I would be quite wary of them! Their combination would definitely be incredible. Unfortunately, Golden Crow does not value this at all!"
"Miao Chan is indeed extraordinary. Despite not having any fame, she is definitely no lesser than the others." The venerable said.
"All of this will be a thing of the past. After the prince dies, even if Miao Chan doesn't go to Li Qiye for revenge, she will most likely be heartbroken and live in seclusion from then on. She won't be any threat to me at that time." It seemed like Ye Qingcheng had calculated all of this beforehand.
After a while, Ye Qingcheng stop gazing and ordered the venerable: "Go tell my first brother that I am ready to challenge Mei Aonan to avenge third brother's death!"
"Young Noble is trying to…" The venerable was caught off guard. He understood what kind of man his master was after all!
Ye Qingcheng explained: "Of course I'm not letting you go just to tell him this. You should embellish the details so that when I challenge her, my first brother will command the eighteen Young Celestials to sweep through the Imperial Edge. It is time for them to become famous."
He continued: "As for how to accomplish this, there should be no need for me to tell you."
"Don't worry, Young Noble. At that time, the Ninehead Tiger Emperor and the eighteen Young Celestials will definitely attack the Imperial Edge. Leave this to me." The venerable responded.
"Mm, very good. I trust you. I will lead Mei Aonan away during that moment." Ye Qingcheng nodded.
"After she leaves, the Imperial Edge will be a snake without its head; our troops will easily sweep through it without any resistance." The venerable added with certainty.
"Venerable, you think too lightly of our enemies." Ye Qingcheng shook his head: "If we can sweep through the Imperial Edge just like that, do you think I would have let Mei Aonan do as she pleased until now? If she was so easily dealt with, she would be unworthy of becoming my rival!"
"Young Noble is saying?" The venerable hesitated for a moment before speaking his mind: "Could it be that Young Noble wants the eighteen Young Celestials to go to their deaths…" He immediately paused at this point.
"This is called sacrifice!" Ye Qingcheng insipidly said: "There must be gains and losses in order to achieve something great! The time to end this will be after the beastworld's conclusion! And the same goes for the Jianlong Clan and all the other imperial lineages! At that time, I will sit on my throne, unshakeable by anyone. On that day, no matter who they might be or the sects that they come from, they will have to retreat before me! No one can block my path towards becoming an Immortal Emperor!" His eyes turned ferocious after declaring his ambition.
"I understand." The venerable's eyes lit up: "So to say, if the eighteen Young Celestials die to the Imperial Edge, then those eighteen great powers and imperial lineages would not let this go. We can blame this on the Jianlong Clan! At that time, Young Noble can raise your banner and call for these powers to fight against the Jianlong Clan!"
"Venerable, your strategic vision does align with my own. However, you are still missing something." Ye Qingcheng smiled: "This is only one of the goals, the real aim is to test the bottom line of the Jianlong Clan. Once we find out its threshold, the same can be applied to the Alchemy Kingdom and the Beastmaster Citadel."
"If the Jianlong Clan does not come out, then where will the difficulty be? As for the Heavenhoof Ravine, I can easily lead them by the nose." Having said that, his eyes narrowed: "If the Jianlong Clan comes out… Hah, I heard that there is a legendary taboo existence that will bring about a sect-destroying disaster should this be the case. I actually want to see just how bloody that scene of carnage will be!"
"Very wise, Young Noble." The venerable was in complete admiration: "I wonder when Young Noble will destroy Li Qiye?"
"Don't worry, Li Qiye and Mei Aonan or anyone else for that matter… Hah, they will not have a chance to leave the beastworld alive!" Ye Qingcheng snorted: "Without my permission, no one can. The beastworld is my hunting ground!" A frightening murderous glare flashed across his eyes after stating this.
"Rest assured, Young Noble, I will go see the Ninehead Lion Emperor right now. The Young Celestials will definitely appear at that time." The venerable patted his chest and guaranteed his success.
"Go." Ye Qingcheng nodded his head. He was very confident in the venerable's abilities.
"Boom!" The entire heavenly ruins shook. The beastworld finally appeared before the eagerly waiting crowd. All the experts guarding the perimeter immediately stood up in excitement.
Its arrival signaled an endless light from within the portal. Countless bright particles shot into the sky and illuminated everything. Even the sun up high was eclipsed.
Eventually, the divine light dispersed and the portal stabilized, no longer shooting out any participles. One could faintly see the shape of the Bi'an Beastworld through the portal.
"It is here, let's go!" Suddenly, everyone turned crazy and scrambled forward like a flood towards the door.
All the experts in the ruins were ecstatic and rushed forward. No one was willing to fall behind. After all, who would want to miss a great opportunity like the Bi'an Beastworld? Some sects even wanted to obtain a supreme divine stone.
Each time this place appeared, some people would manage to dig up some amazing items. For example, legendary immortal medicines, secret laws from an archaic era, or even immemorial weapons that belonged to gods…
The most sensational time was when the Alchemy Kingdom obtained a divine stone. Legends told that in that moment, the beastworld underwent a great and shocking change.
There were no detailed records about that specific alteration, but many people in the future knew that this divine stone fell down during that moment. Later on, this stone became enlightened in the dao and shouldered the Heaven's Will to become an invincible emperor. This was the second emperor of the Alchemy Kingdom, Immortal Emperor Bi Shi!
There were triumphant returnees and people who died miserably inside every time the beastworld appeared. Some sects were even decimated completely, but no matter what, nothing could stop people from jumping into this area. Everyone wanted to be the lucky ones that obtained the greatest fortune inside.
After the portal was stabilized, Li Qiye smiled and told the group: "We'll also enter. Good stuff is waiting for us inside."
"Are we not waiting for Fairy Ming?" Madam Zi Yan asked. She knew that her Young Master had plans to go with Ming Yexue together to the beastworld.
"We'll go in first. I'll take you guys to a few places. As for Yexue, I'll take her to Bi'an City after making arrangements for everyone else." Li Qiye shook his head in response.
"Haha, Smelly Qiye, I also want to go to Bi'an City!" Long Jingxian was much bolder than the others. She immediately latched onto him and grinned.
"No, you will go together with Wushuang." Li Qiye glanced at the pestering girl and shook his head.
"Eh, what do you mean by that?" Her big round eyes glared at him as she held her hips and said: "On what basis does Ming Yexue get to go to the city and not me?! Is she prettier than me? Is she more charming than me?"
Li Qiye pinched her nose and said: "Little pepper, stop acting up on me. I am bringing Yexue to the city not for any treasures. The city itself is her fortune, understand?"
"Forget it, I don't believe you. Legends state that Bi'an City has the biggest fortune — immortal items from Bi'an!" She glared at Li Qiye for a bit: "Don't try to fool someone young like me!"
Li Qiye continued to pinch her nose: "No bargaining, I won't take you to Bi'an City!"
"Hmph, what's so special about it, I don't want to go anyway!" Long Jingxian proudly leered at him before speaking: "Smelly Qiye, even if I don't go to the city, I still don't want to go with this Jian girl."
Jian Wushuang coldly glared at her too and said with disdain: "Who wants to go together with you? I should be the unhappy one!"
"Bah, you think I want to?" Long Jingxian retorted with haste: "I would rather go with some random street dog or cat before going with you!" 1
Whenever these two started their tantrum, the rest of the group snuck away to avoid trouble.
"Okay, you two, stop arguing." Li Qiye interrupted them: "I said the two of you would go together, no more this or that!"
Only Li Qiye could stop these two. They had no choice but to close their mouths after seeing his glare.
Long Jingxian immediately pulled his arm and sat next to him. She bowed her head like a little wife who had been wronged and softly spoke: "I'll listen to Husband."
This sudden change was still new to Madam Zi Yan, leaving her completely speechless. This change of heart was way too fast. Meanwhile, Jian Wushuang only snorted and looked at her contemptuously as Long Jingxian continued to act intimately with Li Qiye while provocatively stealing glances at Jian Wushuang. Eventually, Jian Wushuang just decided to stop looking at her altogether!
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