Chapter 875: Bloodhand Butcher
A never-dispersing evil aura lingered in the deepest parts of the swamp located in the farthest region of the beastworld. Li Qiye rode his carriage inside while it emitted an ancient law to prevent the aura from invading the space around him.
As for the bull, it was able to tread steadily even in the most dangerous locations; it continued to carry Li Qiye to his destination.
Eventually, the carriage stopped. This was a swamp that had no distinct characteristics compared to other places.
Li Qiye slowly walked forward and left behind one footprint after another as if he was measuring something. Moreover, they were not simple footprints, they were marks from the runes of the dao.
Finally, after imprinting enough footprints, the dao runes began to move and intertwined to form laws. These laws then formed a door above the muddy ground.
Li Qiye formed a mudra with both hands while chanting a mantra. His mind opened as his sea of memories roared. A second door reflected itself onto the first one.
Right when the two came together like two keys of a pair, Li Qiye shouted: "Open!"
A series of heavy sounds could be heard. A cave entrance emerged amidst the mud and morphed into the shape of a small fortress. As the two doors floated around, the fortress let out a sound that signaled the true opening of the door.
Li Qiye withdrew his mudra and closed his mind before sitting back on his carriage once more.
Beyond the entrance was completely silent. It was also pitch-black as if this little fortress was a prison.
"No need to play dead, I know you are still alive. I spent countless efforts to trap you all here so that you could continue to survive." Li Qiye lazily looked while he remained on his carriage at the entrance.
"Hue hue hue…" A strange laughter came from the cave, then was a devious response: "Dark Crow, my Dark Crow… after so many years, you still haven't given up. Hue hue hue… Go ahead and try all of your means. My old bones can handle the worst torture in this world."
"I believe that." Li Qiye chuckled: "I have destroyed your bones time and time again, but you continued to persevere — this is indeed very admirable. Bloodhand Butcher, this just not an empty title."
"So kind, so kind. But compared to you, I'm still lacking a little. The victor is the king while the loser becomes the bandit. I dominated a thousand generations only to lose to you in the end." The strange laughter continued inside the cave.
"Likewise. Didn't you order Immortal Emperor Tian Tu to capture me back then as well?" Li Qiye chuckled: "Fengshui will continue to change. However, it is in my grasp and will never come back to you. You have lost and will never be able to reverse the tides!" 1
The person in the cave turned silent. Fewer than few people knew the story between the two.
"Your Ancient Ming can't rely on you or anyone else. After so many generations, you still carry the hope of them being able to rise again." Li Qiye continued: "However, I have taken care of your tribe one by one and vanquished them from the nine worlds!"
"I only despise the fact of picking the wrong person. Hue hue hue, Dark Crow, if it wasn't for Gong Yang, I'm afraid the ones that would never be able to rise again would be you humans and not my Ancient Ming! You humans would have continued to be our slaves!" The laughter rang again. 2
Li Qiye smiled in response: "One cannot undo what has already been done in this world. If there isn't a legend about Gong Yang and the Dark Crow, then there would still be a legend about Xi Yang and the Dark Crow. In short, you Ancient Ming have lost. The nine worlds isn't a place for you all to come and intrude." 3
"Hue hue hue, Dark Crow, you can only make these cheeky remarks since you are the victor. If the nine worlds didn't have an undying creature like you… hue hue hue… I'm afraid your nine worlds would have forever been enslaved, never to be able to see sunlight again!" The voice inside the cave responded.
Li Qiye couldn't help but smile and shake his head: "Bloodhand, Bloodhand… You have lingered on for so long while controlling the Ancient Ming, how can you not understand by now? With the way your race is, it would never have been able to last forever! After being expelled from that place and then being completely annihilated by us in the nine worlds, what does your race have left? At best, there are only a few remnant troops hiding in unknown locations, holding onto their last breaths."
The odd laughter inquired: "Hue hue hue, is that so? Back when my Ancient Ming unified and drowned the nine worlds in darkness, didn't even you tremble back then, Dark Crow?"
"Tremble?" Li Qiye couldn't help but smile: "I'm even a bit bored of living, so why would I be afraid of death? That's right, I have experienced indescribable suffering, but in terms of abnormalities, what in this world is more bizarre than me? I have been tortured by you along with countless other memories, but they are nothing to me now…"
"The only thing that makes me tremble sometimes is my own devilishness. As for your Ancient Ming, it had never made me tremble." Li Qiye spoke without hiding anything: "It is true that the Ancient Ming Era was not a comfortable period. It lasted so long and no matter where I went, I saw your Ancient Ming's dogs bearing their fangs. Later on, I finally thought it through. Ancient Ming, humans, all the other races… none of them mattered. Only by using blood to wash the nine worlds would there be hope."
"Thus, after gaining this enlightenment, I raised my butcher's blade against the nine worlds to mark the end of your Ancient Ming Era." Li Qiye slowly closed his eyes as he continued: "For million of years, the only truth I stand by is that there is a bottom line in my heart. Those who violate this line, whether they be humans or Ancient Ming, will be massacred again! Only a bloody massacre can warn the world, only a merciless massacre can let the future descendants know that I, the Dark Crow, will not allow anyone or any sect to come close to the Ancient Ming!"
"Hue hue hue, your incessant spiel sounds as if you are the savior of the world. Those who truly know you, which of them isn't aware that you are just a butcher?!" The strange voice came about again.
"That's right, I am a butcher." Li Qiye chuckled: "I have never called myself a savior before. Those who have died in my hands are too numerous to count. The myriad races in the nine worlds had all lost loved ones due to me; in fact, they amount to no less than the how much the Ancient Ming massacred! However, I have never shown mercy just because they are different races…"
"… In the past, some fools thought that they could change your Ancient Ming, some idiots thought that they could befriend you and take advantage of each other to rule the era! It was these fools who led the wolves into their home, resulting in darkness spreading across the nine worlds to forever exile the light!" Li Qiye coldly smiled at this point.
"Hue hue hue, no matter what, Dark Crow, even if you keep on torturing me and grinding my bones, I will still agree with these words." The strange voice responded: "I can only blame some fools from my clan who showed mercy, some idiots who gained emotions from inter-marriages…"
"… They actually thought that they became human or something and forgot that they are forever Ancient Ming with an eternal evil flowing through their blood! The fools made that stupid decision. Hue hue hue, what is this about enslaving other races? This is simply a ludicrous choice. We should have killed all the races in the nine worlds from the beginning without leaving even a single survivor. Then, the world would have been ours forever!"
"Stupid?" Li Qiye chortled in response: "Bloodhand, oh Bloodhand… still uttering these silly words to me. It is undeniable that your creed was to slaughter my myriad races. However, do you dare say that you didn't have your own hidden intention? This intention made you agree with the decision from Tian Tu's group…
"Hah, all of you simply wanted to enslave the nine worlds and use its blood to create an invincible legion. Bloodhand, do you dare deny your wish of a far-reaching counterattack in the future?"
Li Qiye snorted at this point: "You and the other Ancient Ming geezers were unwilling and still dreamed about the day of the counterattack."
The person in the cave only scowled and didn't say anything. After a long time, he finally laughed out loud and declared: "My Ancient Ming is the real invincible race, we are the real rulers of the high heavens!"
"Okay, I already know your ambitions." Li Qiye smiled and shook his head: "There's no need to bring up the past again. I only have one thing to say, let your ambition die. Your Ancient Ming will never have the chance again. There is only one fate awaiting all of you… extinction!"
The person in the cave only smiled grimly without saying anything.
Li Qiye was half lying down on his carriage as he lazily said: "Bloodhand, I didn't come this time to blabber on and on with you since we could have done this in the old eras. I came this time for only one thing, just like before — hand over the Corporeal Zone, then perhaps I will spare your life or maybe give you a swift death. Your choice."
"Hue hue hue, so many generations have passed, Dark Crow, yet you still haven't given up. Like I said, I don't have the Corporeal Zone!" The person in the cave laughed.
"I have heard this many times before." Li Qiye shook his head gently: "You incessantly repeated these words over the years, too many times for me to remember in fact. Correct, you truly don't have the Corporeal Zone on you, but you know where it is as well as the hiding spot of the remnant Ancient Ming!"
"I have no comment about that." A strange laughter resounded in response: "What now? Do you want to torture me again like before? Perhaps you can find an Immortal Emperor like before to tear apart my soul. Of course, you can also try to tear apart my sea of memories as well. I don't care either way since you have performed countless agonizing tortures on my body. You have destroyed my cultivation and my flesh as well as grinding out my bones…"
"Okay, Bloodhand, there's no need to pretend to be pitiful before me. You and I are not good people. If you want to act pitifully and curse me for being vicious, then you should first think about those who died in your hands in the past. The young ones whose bones you took to build the Evil Palace! Their dismay before death was a million times worse than yours." Li Qiye coldly interrupted him.
"Hue hue hue, I didn't torture them in countless ways like you did. Their agony only came from their primal fear, but me? I have no fear, not even for an eternity of pain!" The strange laughter sounded again.
"Will you experience fear when I destroy your Ancient Ming?" Li Qiye couldn't help but smile: "I know you are not afraid of death or pain, but without the Ancient Ming, what is left for you? You are the oldest controller of the Ancient Ming. Without it, you have nothing, you would just be a lost ghost!"
Such words made Bloodhand silently contemplate. After a while, he let out an ominous laugh: "Unfortunately, Dark Crow, you will never have that chance."
"You are too confident." Li Qiye smiled: "There are very few things across the eons that I cannot do. Don't forget, I have patience and plenty of time. I will find them one day!"
"I'm afraid you will never have that chance! Just let this idea die, Dark Crow. Even until the day your human race faces extinction, our Ancient Ming will never perish."
875 TeaserA never-dispersing evil aura lingered in the deepest parts of the swamp located in the farthest region of the beastworld. Li Qiye rode his carriage inside while it emitted an ancient law to prevent the aura from invading the space around him.
As for the bull, it was able to tread steadily even in the most dangerous locations; it continued to carry Li Qiye to his destination.
Eventually, the carriage stopped. This was a swamp that had no distinct characteristics compared to other places.
Li Qiye slowly walked forward and left behind one footprint after another as if he was measuring something. Moreover, they were not simple footprints, they were marks from the runes of the dao.
Finally, after imprinting enough footprints, the dao runes began to move and intertwined to form laws. These laws then formed a door above the muddy ground.
Li Qiye formed a mudra with both hands while chanting a mantra. His mind opened as his sea of memories roared. A second door reflected itself onto the first one.
Right when the two came together like two keys of a pair, Li Qiye shouted: "Open!"
[collapse] Tian Tu is Heaven Massacre. There was a war with him as the focus. I believe Li Qiye told this story back during the Heavenly Dao Academy arc and how he killed Tian Tu. I remember one more occasion back during the boat arc as well. ↩ Gong Yang is a character in Li Qiye's story back at Necropolis. He told this story to Imp. ↩ Okay, Li Qiye is saying that their defeat was inevitable. Someone else would have contributed to the fall of the Ancient Ming eventually, if not Gong Yang. ↩Chapter 876: Corporeal Zone
Li Qiye replied with a grin: "So, you will never reveal the location of the Corporeal Zone."
"That's right, I will never tell you its whereabouts, so don't even think about obtaining it. Let go of this thought!" Bloodhand spoke.
Li Qiye pondered for a bit before calmly replying: "You are making it difficult for me."
"Do your worst. If I even groan once, I will be a useless cur." Bloodhand let out a perverted laughter: "What kind of torture do you want to try this time? Split open my skull or use an Immortal Emperor to read my sea of memories? Perhaps incinerate me with an aberrant flame?"
"I know that your memories have been protected and sealed many times. Tearing it apart would only destroy your memories, plus I wouldn't get the information I wanted anyway." Li Qiye chuckled: "Of course, I won't force you if you don't want to tell me! I have always been a kind person who has never wanted you to die…
"If I wished for your demise, then I wouldn't have changed locations so many times for you to live on. You need to be aware that keeping a dead man alive like you for one generation after another is a very difficult task. It took so much effort from me!"
Bloodhand grinned after hearing this: "Then I should be thanking you for capturing me and crippling my cultivation, destroying my flesh, torturing me for millions of years on top of keeping me alive for generations. What an altruistic act!"
"No need to thank me. Wait until I release you, then you can say that again. I am such a kind person." Li Qiye said with a smile.
"Release me?" Even an existence like Bloodhand was taken aback after hearing this.
Li Qiye smiled: "There's no need to be shocked. This time, I came to let you go. My conscience has been in agony after so many years of forcing you to experience a fate worse than death. Now, you are on the verge of death anyway, so I'll let you go in hopes that you can live well for the remaining years."
"Dark Crow, go ahead and use your demonic means, but your trickery won't do!" Bloodhand sneered.
"There's nothing I can do if you don't believe me." Li Qiye gently shook his head: "For millions of years with endless killing and bloodbaths, I've become tired as well. In the end, I still have a conscience after torturing you for so many years. I will let you live your last remaining years well. A living being will always gain some sympathy eventually, right? Now, I’ve grown merciful and no longer wish to kill day after day."
"Hahahaha!" Bloodhand couldn't help but burst out in laughter after hearing this as if this was the funniest joke he had ever heard in his life: "Conscience, sympathy, mercy? Hahaha, Dark Crow, do you take me for a three year old child? You have a conscience? You showing sympathy? Hahaha, I'm going to die from laughter. For millions of years now, how many people have you slaughtered? Tell me, tens of millions from my race died because of you. And during that last battle of our era, how many people from the other races of the nine worlds died in your hands? Haha, you destroyed countless sects and murdered numerous countries then slaughtered an untold amount of clans…"
"Hahaha, a butcher like you having a conscience and showing mercy, hahaha, I'm dying… this is a tiger telling a rabbit that it has become a vegetarian… hahaha…" Bloodhand laughed hysterically.
"You're right. I have killed countless people, but I have never denied my hands being stained with blood. In the last battle, I indeed annihilated every single lineage that conspired with you Ancient Ming." Li Qiye smiled: "However, Bloodhand, I don't need to prove my conscience to you. I only know that if I don't release you from this place devoid of sunlight, I will feel guilty in the future on my deathbed."
He paused for a bit before continuing: "In short, I'm letting you go this time. It is up to you to believe it or not."
Bloodhand mused it through. Such a thing was too sudden. He definitely didn't believe a brute like the Dark Crow releasing him without a reason!
"Hue hue hue…" Eventually, he smirked and said: "Dark Crow, others might not know you, but I know exactly just what kind of person you are. You're someone who will never give up before reaching your goal. I'm living very well right now, completely worry-free with no fear of death. This is quite a nice situation, so I think I would rather be imprisoned for another million years."
"Even if you don't want to leave, I'll release you anyway." Li Qiye chuckled on his carriage: "As for whether you leave or not, it is your business and has nothing to do with me."
"Hue hue hue…" Bloodhand laughed: "Ah, Dark Crow, you just want to pull a snake from its nest, letting me go so that I will lead you straight to the Corporeal Zone. Unfortunately, it is just your wishful thinking. After millions of years, I no longer know the locations of the Ancient Ming and definitely not the location of the Corporeal Zone. Even if you let me go, you won't be able to gain anything from it, it is just a waste of thoughts."
"Bloodhand, you think too much of this. I don't necessarily need the Corporeal Zone in this generation. After so many moons, I remained invincible and capable of suppressing the nine heavens and ten earths. I can do as I please, even without the Corporeal Zone." Li Qiye smilingly shook his head.
Bloodhand laughed and stated: "Huehuehue, my Dark Crow, your ambition only stops there? For you, sweeping across the nine heavens and suppressing the myriad realms are nothing. You even had the chance to beat the Immortal Demon Grotto, but you chose not to do so! Hahaha, just reveal your true intentions."
"Bloodhand, you think so little of me." Li Qiye flatly said: "Yes, I indeed had the chance to do so, but I would never let so many souls die there just for my own vendetta! If it takes blood to regain freedom and innocent lives for my own gain… I would never resort to such a thing. In fact, I look down on it. Otherwise, I could have made Immortal Emperor Min Ren recklessly attack the grotto during his era."
"Hue hue hue…" Bloodhand smiled: "The murderer Dark Crow is spewing such benevolent words, not wishing for the innocent to die… This joke isn't funny at all…"
"Bloodhand, it seems like I've thought too highly of you. To think that you could understand me." Li Qiye shook his head: "That's right, I am a mass murderer whose hands are covered in blood! But for millions of years until now, I can swear by my life that I have never used innocent blood in exchange for my freedom! My life is full of bloodshed along with letting many people down, but I have a clear conscience in this matter! This applies to the past, present, and the future!"
Li Qiye smiled at this point: "Bloodhand, we have known each other for so long as enemies, but it seems like you really don't know me. I suppose I can tell you that for humans and the nine worlds, I can slaughter all things because this world has things worthy for me to remember. However, to sacrifice others in order to escape the grotto… this is something I will never do! I shall carry out my vendetta myself!"
Bloodhand grew quiet once more before continuing with his strange laughter: "Hue hue hue, Dark Crow, even if you are right, do you deny the fact that you were using the Immortal Demon Grotto? Outside of not sacrificing the innocent, your choice of not destroying the grotto is because you want to use it for eternal life, correct? Hahaha, don't tell me you do not miss the sensation of being indestructible and everlasting!"
"Hekhekhek…" Bloodhand laughed loudly: "Even the villainous heavens cannot deal with your type of indestructibility. Destruction and suppression, neither can annihilate you. It must be a great feeling that caused even Immortal Emperors to drool. Do you dare to tell me that you don't miss that feeling?"
"My Bloodhand." Li Qiye shook his head: "You truly have grown old. Although you have lived for a very long time while hiding behind the Ancient Ming and obtaining glory for your race, you are now old. You have sealed yourself for too long and lost sight of the world. Your ideas and knowledge are no longer relevant. There are too many things and secrets unknown to you."
"Hue hue hue… Perhaps I really am old now, but I know one thing for certain. Dark Crow, you will never give up on the Corporeal Zone! Trust me, I know you are just like me, hahaha! You wish for the day of reversal, a day for a counterattack, hahaha, so you need the Corporeal Zone!" Bloodhand responded.
"Perhaps." Li Qiye chuckled: "I won't deny that. One day, I will stand above the nine firmaments; one day, I will become eternity itself; one day, the things that people of the past couldn't accomplish and people of the future will continue to fail at shall be achieved by my hands!"
"However, if you think I need the Corporeal Zone for the counterattack, then you are gravely mistaken." Li Qiye continued: "Nothing would be better than having the Corporeal Zone. However, if this is not meant to be, I trust that I can find a backup plan, something else to replace the zone! You should know that since the very beginning, the things that I could not manage are too few and far in between."
Chapter 877: Plan Culminated From Millions Of Years
Bloodhand thought about Li Qiye's words. He was once the Dark Crow's greatest opponent, so he knew that no matter what, the Dark Crow would never give up before succeeding. It was just like he had said, there were very few things he couldn't do.
"It doesn't matter if you believe me or not. In short, I don't necessarily need the Corporeal Zone." Li Qiye lightly smiled: "To tell the truth, I'm getting tired of thinking about how to get you to open your mouth each generation, thinking about what kinds of torture to make you spill. Such devious acts are not pleasant for anyone. Basically, all shall end in this generation, so I'll let you go even if you don't talk. Of course, nothing would be better if you are willing to speak."
"Hue hue hue…" Bloodhand responded with a creepy laughter: "Dark Crow, I have never believed your words before. If you truly have the desire for a counterattack while standing above the nine firmaments to pierce through it, then there is another option, and that is to work together with me! You should know full well that I can pave the way for you, allowing you to become even more powerful to show off your might!"
"Bloodhand, I'll repeat myself again, you really think too little of me." Li Qiye smiled: "No matter the era or circumstance, I will not work together with an Ancient Ming. Hahaha, it was precisely due to such idiotic thoughts that the fools in the past trapped the nine worlds in darkness!"
"Hmph, you will regret it." Bloodhand snorted: "Without the Corporeal Zone, even if you are as strong as an Immortal Emperor or even more powerful, your end result will still be very miserable!"
"I actually don't believe that." Li Qiye smiled: "I have experienced the worst of things and I don't even care about death, what is there that can make me worry?"
Bloodhand only smiled coldly and didn't want to speak further.
Eventually, Li Qiye spoke: "Okay, our conversation ends here. It doesn't matter if you believe it or not, you are now free."
Bloodhand smiled in an awkward manner: "Dark Crow, if you are as benevolent as you are claiming to be, then give me relief and kill me. If I have awareness below the nine springs, I will appreciate it! This is just to avoid being nervous and cautious of you all day long after being released by you!"
"No…" Li Qiye shook his head: "If you want to die, then you can commit suicide. I won't kill you. It is too cruel to kill a dying old man in my eyes. I do not wish to shoulder this sin, so kill yourself if you wish to die!"
"Okay, I will send you off. From now on, you are free." Li Qiye opened his mind. A heavenly word flew out and imprinted itself on this cave-like fortress. One could hear an unlocking sound right afterward.
A loud blast occurred. This fortress that trapped the Bloodhand Butcher rose up and flew at an unbelievable speed out of the beastworld to a very distant location.
Eventually, it stopped and landed on the outskirts of a certain area. A shadow eventually came out a long time later. This shadow did not stop at all as it left this location.
It continued to travel far away from any location that had traces of the Dark Crow. The person did not trust the Dark Crow, thus he needed to hide for a very long time in the mortal world.
Many years later, the shadow could finally confirm that he had escaped from the Dark Crow. The Dark Crow truly didn't try to track him.
Eventually, the shadow couldn't wait any longer and went to a particularly inconspicuous location that was unknown to the rest of the world.
After going inside, miserable screams soon ensued. Their agonizing suffering was apparent from these shrill screams!
A long time later, a single person came out, a true living being just like a common mortal. This person would not attract any attention no matter where he went.
"Haha, from now on, Bloodhand Butcher is no more. I want to see just how you will try and find me now!" The person laughed deviously before disappearing into the crowd. In just a moment, he disappeared from the world without a trace. 1
However, at the same moment many years later, when this person came out from that location, Li Qiye in a faraway place felt a fluctuation in his mind and smirked.
"Bloodhand, oh Bloodhand, even if you turn into ashes, you still won't be able to escape my grasp. Just wait, I will harvest one day. I have plenty of time, there is no rush!" Li Qiye said with a faint smile.
Back at Bi'an City, Ye Qingcheng had shaken the entire city and shocked many cultivators. He had been sitting on the roof of the master mansion for several days.
He sat completely still in silence without saying anything. Various phenomena emerged with transforming grand dao. Eventually, his dao and laws flooded the whole city.
Heavenly flowers began to fall when he chanted his mantras as the hymn of the dao reverberated across Bi'an.
His grand dao, at the moment, was the sole ruler of the city, above all the other laws. The power of the city fluctuated due to his dao as if he was able to mobilize it. He resembled a preaching Immortal Monarch as golden springs and lotus flowers were in full bloom. Saints were listening and sages were worshiping. The entire location was affected by the numerous visual phenomena.
Eventually, he seemed to have opened all the buildings in the city. The portals within them emitted the radiance of dao runes. As long as he wished, he would be able to enter any of them. However, the gates of the master mansion remained sealed. No matter what he tried to do, he couldn't open them.
At the same time, under the drowning of Ye Qingcheng's grand dao, runes began to move on top of the statues in the city as if they could come back to life at any moment.
In short, his visual phenomena became stronger and stronger while the reception from Bi'an City increased as well. It was as if the city was assisting and answering his grand dao's calling.
Such nature-defying means astounded all the cultivators in the city. Everyone understood that his fame as number one was not just for show.
"As long as Ye Qingcheng is present, I'm afraid no one else can become the Immortal Emperor." A proud genius became dejected after being overshadowed by his brilliance.
An expert from the previous generation quietly commented as well: "Why is this happening? Legends state that in the past, a few geniuses much weaker than Ye Qingcheng could still enter the master mansion, so why can't he open the gates?"
No one could give an answer to this question. The majority thought that he would be successful in this endeavor. Who would have thought that regardless of his method, there would be no response from the master mansion?
Ye Qingcheng derived endless laws time and time again, resulting in great phenomena materializing, but he still failed. In the end, even the peerlessly brilliant Ye Qingcheng had to give up.
His expression became cold and was no longer as free and nonchalant as before. Prior to this, he always maintained a charismatic and unrivaled grace, but now, he was not looking as good.
He couldn't be blamed for this. This was his first taste of failure since his debut. No matter the occasion or danger he faced in the past, he was able to easily deal with it.
Even when encountering the most powerful of enemies, he was able to come out safely because he was a peerless genius. He was plenty capable, and nothing in the world was difficult for him.
However, he failed completely this time despite his countless attempts. This made him lose his temper completely. This was natural to someone who had complete confidence in themselves. He thought that opening the gates would be as easy as flipping over his palm.
It could even be said that he didn't understand how he failed because he felt that he could easily open the gates of the mansion. His derivation of the dao resonated with the entire city. It could even be said that he was free to come and go as he wished.
However, the main gates did not welcome him, which made him very perplexed. Logically speaking, if the entire city was in harmony, then opening the gates should have been simple. However, reality left him thoroughly at a loss.
Of course, he didn't know that the mansion's gate wouldn't open without Li Qiye's permission. The Bi'an City Guard Commander didn't want to offend Li Qiye. Otherwise, if Li Qiye entered that place again like in the past, he would flip this whole place over once more!
Ye Qingcheng ceased his hand, stopping the strange phenomena, and took a deep breath before opening his eyes. It seemed that the world became a shade of black and white and his profound and all-encompassing glare could see through the entire city.
"Li Qiye, where are you? Do you dare to come and fight to the death?" His voice was in harmony with the grand dao and myriad laws as it echoed across the city.
Each word was full of power and stirred the hearts of the masses!
Did he just go into an Ancient Ming lair and kill his own kind to recover? I got that impression. ↩