Chapter 949: Dracotree

After a while, Li Qiye stopped his reminiscence and called for the shopkeeper. He paid for the drinks then told him: "Shopkeeper, I want to stay at your Xu Residence for a few days."

The shopkeeper smiled and shook his head: "Sir, I'm afraid you misunderstood. Our Xu Clan only has a winehouse here, we don't have an inn. Our Xu Residence is only for family, it's not to entertain guests."

Li Qiye smiled and said: "I know, but I want to stay at your Xu's Dracohouse. You should know about it."

The shopkeeper was startled after hearing this. He calmed down and shook his head again: "Sir, I'm afraid you had too much to drink. I don't know anything about a Dracohouse in our Xu Residence."

Li Qiye smiled: "Shopkeeper, I am not an outsider. Bring me the whistle hidden in the Dracohouse. Your Xu Clan has an ancestral teaching, you should remember it."

After hearing this, the shopkeeper no longer acted distant. He slightly bowed and said: "Sir, please wait." With that, he quickly left.

He put the closing sign on for the winehouse before leaving in a hurry.

Li Qiye only sat there and quietly waited. After a long time, the shopkeeper finally returned. He looked at Li Qiye then formally took out an old box from his pocket.

Afterward, he took out a whistle that was inside the box. This whistle seemed very ordinary, almost like a child's toy. He handed the whistle over to Li Qiye with both hands.

Li Qiye looked at this familiar whistle and rubbed it playfully before speaking to the shopkeeper in a friendly tone: "Do you know the effect of this whistle?"

The shopkeeper did not answer. Li Qiye smiled and continued: "I know what you are thinking, you are afraid that I am a fake. There are two uses for this whistle. Its first use is that if your Xu Clan is ever in trouble, your descendants are able to blow a distress call. This sound will be heard by many lineages across the Mortal Emperor World. The other is for identification. Only the person mentioned in your ancestral teachings is able to blow it."

"Am I right?" Li Qiye glanced at the silent shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper remained tight-lipped and only stared at Li Qiye. His attitude was very clear.

Li Qiye chuckled and placed the whistle on his lips. He blew the whistle with a rhythm unknown to others.

"Screchh…" With a cry, a crow flew out.

It emitted a terrifying aura capable of bearing the burden of time and the weight of the world. Myriad laws prostrated before it…

It quickly disappeared after flying out from the whistle. This was only an illusion created by the whistle, something that could only be done by Li Qiye!

After seeing the phantom crow, the shopkeeper finally confirmed his identity. He bowed and said: "So it is you. The ancestral teachings state that only you are able to stay at the Dracohouse."

As a mortal, the shopkeeper naturally didn't know Li Qiye's identity. He didn't know the significance behind the Dark Crow either. However, the ancestral teachings of their clan stated that the person capable of creating the illusion would be able to stay.

Li Qiye gently nodded. The shopkeeper quickly said: "Please come to the Dracohouse, I will lead the way."

Li Qiye followed the shopkeeper up Apricot Peak to the Xu Residence. This was a simple building. Even a God-Monarch wouldn't see what was so special about it.

This building was not only created by the Xu Ancestor, Li Qiye also worked hard constructing it for the clan. No one could enter this building without the permission of the family, no matter who they might be.

In the event of a great crisis, this building was able to teleport to an unknown location. Moreover, the Xu Clan could also ask the Holy City or even Li Qiye himself for help!

It covered a lot of ground, but no one lived here. The shopkeeper told Li Qiye: "All the young ones are staying at the Holy City. It's only because I'm too old to leave that my oldest son was willing to come back to open the winehouse."

"It has been so many years yet you Xu still won't close that winehouse." Li Qiye said with a smile.

The shopkeeper replied: "It is our symbol, passed on for generations. As long as the winehouse is there, it means that our Xu Clan is still being succeeded."

Li Qiye only chuckled. This was an internal affair of the clan. He was not in a position to comment.

Eventually, the shopkeeper brought him to an arch entrance inside the building. It was closed with a heavy wooden door.

"Sir, this is the Dracohouse." The shopkeeper told Li Qiye.

Li Qiye lamented in his mind while looking at the locked arched door ahead. After so many years, there was not the least bit of change.

Although the entrance ahead was only made out of wood, no one would be able to enter without the key no matter how powerful they may be.

The shopkeeper took out a bronze key then inserted it into the door. With a loud clicking sound, the two sides of the door slowly opened.

A rich life energy came rushing out the moment the door to the Dracohouse was opened. It permeated into the body, giving a pleasant feeling as if all the pores in the body were being relaxed.

This so-called Dracohouse was only a small courtyard with a single room. There was nothing else here. Wait, to be exact, there was an old tree planted in the yard as well.

This old tree did not look very exceptional at first, but despite being only three feet tall, it gave the feeling that it was shouldering the sky. It had been growing for who knows how many years. Its dried bark resembled scales while its old roots were as tough as steel.

It seemed that even if the sky was about to collapse, the tree would be able to lift it up.

Li Qiye circled around it and eventually, his eyes fell onto the few leaves. His expression turned serious.

"It is missing a Dracofruit." Li Qiye said while looking at the tree.

"Dracofruit…" The shopkeeper looked at the tree as well: "Sir, where are these fruits? Sorry, my old eyes do not see well anymore."

He pointed it out for the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper finally saw a Dracofruit. There was indeed a fruit among the sparse leaves. It was the size of a thumb and seemed to have matured, yet it did not fall down. It was indeed hard to see without careful observation.

"There are two of them?" The shopkeeper asked. He had never noticed these fruits growing on the tree before.

"There were two before, did someone pluck one?" Li Qiye asked.

In fact, he didn't really mind at all. He just found it strange since the descendants of the Xu Clan were all mortals. They wouldn't be able to pick the fruit.

"Hmm, I really did not pay attention to this." The shopkeeper shook his head: "I didn't know that these fruits were there before, so I don't know if someone had taken one."

Li Qiye looked at the fruit and casually asked: "Have any outsiders been in here? I'm talking about cultivators."

The shopkeeper pondered for a moment before denying: "That can't be true. Sir, the ancestral teachings say to not mingle with cultivators. Moreover, only our children are allowed inside this place."

The shopkeeper thought about it a bit more and added: "If we are talking about cultivators, then the only one that has come here should be the Ancestral Aunt. This was written down in our family records. The Ancestral Aunt stayed here for a period of time. Normally, we wouldn't stay in this place since we aren't used to the rich air. I think only our Ancestral Aunt was here before."

"Is your Ancestral Aunt still alive?" Li Qiye had to ask.

The Ancestral Aunt mentioned by the shopkeeper was the youngest daughter of the Xu Ancestor; a happy little girl forever scarred by the vicious war.

Nevertheless, she was once very powerful. After the war’s end, her cultivation was right behind the Xu Ancestor's.

"Hmm, I don't really know. There are no records in our clan about her." The shopkeeper shook his head.

Li Qiye said: "Go do your thing. I will stay here for a couple of days. If you need anything, you can come find me whenever."

The shopkeeper agreed before leaving.

After he left, Li Qiye stood before the ageless tree and quietly contemplated. After a long time, he grimaced and murmured: "Hidden-dragon Mountains… The Ancient Ming tried their best back then and still couldn't obtain the item inside. The Dark Dragon Dynasty was even built here to rule this land. That item is indeed greatly coveted."

The Hidden-dragon Mountains were considered very dangerous by others, but keep in mind that even the Ancient Ming of the past wanted the item inside.

A great secret was buried here at the Hidden-dragon Mountains and Godwar Mountains.

In the past, the Godwar Mountains held a different name as the ancestral ground of the Dark Dragon Dynasty. They tried to unearth the secret but were destroyed before accomplishing this task.

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After a while, Li Qiye stopped his reminiscence and called for the shopkeeper. He paid for the drinks then told him: "Shopkeeper, I want to stay at your Xu Residence for a few days."

The shopkeeper smiled and shook his head: "Sir, I'm afraid you misunderstood. Our Xu Clan only has a winehouse here, we don't have an inn. Our Xu Residence is only for family, it's not to entertain guests."

Li Qiye smiled and said: "I know, but I want to stay at your Xu's Dracohouse. You should know about it."

The shopkeeper was startled after hearing this. He calmed down and shook his head again: "Sir, I'm afraid you had too much to drink. I don't know anything about a Dracohouse in our Xu Residence."

Li Qiye smiled: "Shopkeeper, I am not an outsider. Bring me the whistle hidden in the Dracohouse. Your Xu Clan has an ancestral teaching, you should remember it."

After hearing this, the shopkeeper no longer acted distant. He slightly bowed and said: "Sir, please wait." With that, he quickly left.

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Chapter 950: Watering The Dracotree

This land indeed had too many secrets. Otherwise, the Ancient Ming wouldn't have noticed this place and the Dark Dragon Dynasty wouldn't have established their ancestral ground here.

After crushing the Dark Dragon Dynasty and the Ancient Ming, the Dark Crow had scanned this area before. However, the time was not ripe for some things within.

Li Qiye glanced at the inconspicuous Dracofruit while rubbing his chin: "Why did the little girl pluck a fruit? She was buried for countless years, so why come out all of a sudden? Is there a change at the Hidden-dragon Mountains?"

Ultimately, he decided: "Regardless, it is time to pluck one."

Li Qiye stayed behind at this place and began to absorb the moonlight that he then used to water the fruit so that it would ripen and fall.

In the evening, if anyone could see the Dracohouse, they would be shocked by this amazing scene. The moonlight from above was being dragged down as if all the brilliance of the moon in this world was being sucked into this location.

Li Qiye had a gourd for this task. The moonlight gathered in the gourd and turned into a brilliant silver liquid.

He poured the moonlight one drop at a time on the Dracofruit. However, his actions were not just a simple watering. The dripping required precision and the timing was in tune with the worldly rhythm!

An immense boom could be heard each time a drop of moonlight dripped onto the fruit. These tiny drops each seemed to be like a great god slamming down on the earth.

They would permeate through the runes on the fruit's skin and into its body. Each time the fruit absorbed a drop of moonlight, one could hear a beating sound just like the thumping of a powerful heart. It was as if there was a heart that had stopped beating in this area, and it was being revived from absorbing the moonlight. It would beat once after absorbing a drop of moonlight.

Of course, the Dracohouse was sealed off. Even a bigger commotion would go unnoticed by outsiders. Only Li Qiye could hear this sound.

He narrowed his eyes and murmured: "So this is the case, no wonder why the old man said that there was a natal beat back in the Hidden-dragon Mountains. Is it finally here after millions of years?"

After confirming that Arcane Guru's report was correct, Li Qiye continued to water the fruit and waited for it to ripen.

While he was staying at the Xu Residence, the Holy City grew very lively. Many youths gathered there.

In the beginning, these prodigies came to see Mei Suyao's supreme features. Even the more famous geniuses came running, such as the five saints. However, she didn't stay at the Holy City for long. No one knew when she left or what her destination was.

The city should have calmed down after her departure. However, Ye Chuyun arrived next and it caused quite a stir as well! In terms of fame, Ye Chuyun was not as great as Mei Suyao. However, she was very illustrious in the Barren Earth and could be considered a goddess of the younger generation.

The first youth to reach Virtuous Paragon in the southern region — this alone was enough to make her renowned. Moreover, despite not being at Mei Suyao's level, she was also very pretty. She had many young admirers as well.

She came to visit a senior in a lineage that had great ties with the Pure Lotus School. She rarely met guests, but this didn't stop the young cultivators from being especially welcoming towards her. All of these admirers wanted to see her.

In just a short period of time, the Holy City was bustling with excitement. Even three of the One Emperor, Five Saints came. 1

This was a phrase in the southern Barren Earth. To be more exact, "five saints" was the title given to them by the Blood Race.

They included the young geniuses from their respective races: the Crimson Night Kingdom's Chi Zixian, the Grand Palm Ancient Court's Bai Jian, the Half-moon Blood Tribe's Half-moon Princess, the Pureblood School's Chi Tianyu, and the Blood-devil Tribe's Skybearing Duke.

In this land, the Blood Race was unified due to the presence of the Blood Primal Ground. Because of this, when the list of young geniuses was being determined, it only included Blood geniuses while omitting the other races.

These five saints debuted much later than Ye Chuyun and were half a generation behind her. The only genius among this group that was in the same generation as Ye Chuyun was the one emperor.

Lin Tiandi! This was a name full of charisma and power! He was ranked much higher than the five saints! 2

When Bai Jian, the Half-moon Princess, and Chi Tianyu entered the city, they caused quite a storm! More gossip rampaged across the city.

For example, Chi Tianyu's efforts at courting Ye Chuyun was a hot topic across the teahouses in the city. This was something everyone knew about. The Pureblood School wanted to have marital ties to the Pure Lotus School, but Ye Chuyun — as the current master — had always refused their offers.

Nevertheless, Chi Tianyu never gave up. As long as there was a chance, he would give Ye Chuyun all of his attention; he visited the Pure Lotus School annually just to see her.

"Chi Tianyu, one of the five saints, is trying to see Schoolmaster Ye every day." Both young and old loved to discuss these matters in the restaurants.

"To be honest, Chi Tianyu is one of the five saints and our Blood Race is a great tribe. He actually makes a good pair with Schoolmaster Ye." A youth from the Blood Race backed Chi Tianyu up.

"Hmph, Schoolmaster Ye is not just an ordinary Virtuous Paragon." A young human was not convinced. In the southern Barren Earth, Ye Chuyun was even referred to as the pride of the human race, the goddess in so many young human males' hearts!

Because of this, these human males all came to see her and considered Chi Tianyu to be their rival. Of course, many of them were not as exceptional as him.

"While it is true that Schoolmaster Ye is an exceptional Virtuous Paragon, who in this region among the human's younger generation is more suitable for her than Chi Tianyu? If our Chi Tianyu is not worthy, then the experts from your human race are even less worthy." A young Blood immediately retorted.

Naturally, the human youth did not give up. He sneered in response: "You think the five saints from the Blood Race are so great? There is still the emperor. Lin Tiandi is a genius of our human race."

"Oh, really? Who says that Lin Tiandi is a human? Did he admit to it himself? Hmph, he has never said that he was a human, maybe he is one of our Blood Race's members." The young Blood snorted.

"Between men and women, strength isn't necessarily the only factor to determine suitability." Another person strongly pointed out: "Chi Tianyu is indeed praiseworthy, but our Schoolmaster Ye does not like him. Have you all not heard about it yet? Recently, our schoolmaster has already found someone. She is always together with someone named Li Qiye, so your Blood Race better stop thinking about marrying our goddess. She will only marry our own people…"

The human race was still very powerful in the Barren Earth, especially in a reclusive land like the Holy City. It was quite influential. Moreover, there was the existence of Heavenguard.

Nevertheless, the Blood Race was a force to be reckoned with as well. Although there was no war between the Blood and the humans, minor conflicts had been ongoing. Both races looked down on the other. Cursing at each other upon meeting was a common occurrence.

"Li Qiye? Who the hell is he? I've never heard of him." The young Blood spoke contemptuously: "Does being together mean that she is married to him? Maybe he is only a servant or her errand boy."

"Yes, that's right. I heard that this Li Qiye is only a little disciple from the Pure Lotus School acting as Schoolmaster Ye's servant." Another Blood youth made up this story.

In a short while, Li Qiye being Ye Chuyun's servant was spread to many people.

In fact, it was understandable for the Barren Earth to not know about Li Qiye. Back when Li Qiye was renowned in the Grand Middle Territory and Eastern Hundred Cities, he was still not as famous as Lin Tiandi.

Later on, Lin Tiandi's prestige soared even higher. Even when Li Qiye's name came to the southern region, he was still overshadowed by Lin Tiandi.

Moreover, Li Qiye had disappeared for a very long time. Even cultivators in the other two domains nearly forgot his name, let alone people from this region.

"One Emperor, Five Saints" is the group's title. Three from this group came. ↩ This is another case of title versus name that can be confusing. Tiandi means Heavenly Emperor, so it is definitely an arrogant name at birth. It could be a title too, but who knows right now. ↩

Chapter 951: Jadebee

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Powerful heart beats resounded in the Dracohouse. They were coming from the Dracofruit…

After days of Li Qiye watering the fruit, it finally began to mature.

It hung on the tree like a healthy, beating heart. Those ignorant would actually think that it was a heart.

"Boom!" Eventually, a thunderous beat resounded. Those with a weak constitution would be stunned from the shock.

"It's time!" Li Qiye happily took out a plate after hearing this beat.

"Pop!" The Dracofruit finally fell down from the tree and landed on Li Qiye's special plate. He satisfyingly nodded and murmured: "All of those preparations in the past were for this one day."

With that, his gaze turned towards the distant Hidden-dragon Mountains that stretched across the land and murmured: "Perhaps it is time for me to reap my harvest."

He put away the fruit and said goodbye to the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper actually accompanied him all the way to the base of the mountain. Li Qiye said: "Farewells are inevitable. Go back, you don't have to see me off anymore. In the future, I will return to see the Xu Clan. I'll make sure that your clan will continue to strive into the future."

"Take care, Sir." The old shopkeeper finally waved goodbye to Li Qiye. He didn't turn around until Li Qiye disappeared completely.

Li Qiye left Apricot Peak but didn't go to the Holy City or the Godwar Mountains. He slowly strolled through these mountain ranges one step at a time. Each step carried a different memory.

Who knew that back then on this land, a great confrontation took place here. The ultimate force of all the races in the nine worlds against the most powerful legion of the Ancient Ming Race! The Ancient Ming's side even had Immortal Emperor Long Ming!

The two armies had a standoff in this place, causing the worlds to tremble and the heaven and earth to lose their light! It ultimately ended with a horrifying battle. One ancient battlefield after another was dragged into this place and sealed this entire land!

This battle was beyond imagination. In the end, only mountains of corpses were left. One inch of land, one liter of blood — this phrase was not an exaggeration to describe that battle.

If the ancient battlefields were not dragged here with their supreme seals, the entire southern Barren Earth would have been rendered to dust!

Li Qiye felt quite uncomfortable as he slowly walked through these mountains. Beneath this land were many corpses. The lush rivers and trees of today were nourished by blood.

On this land, his most trusted comrades fell along with his closest confidant. Those most loyal to him persevered to their very last breath…

Too many had fallen in this place. Too many things were taken from him — friendship, loyalty, and…

"Buzz—" A bee suddenly flew in front of him before disappearing into the valley ahead.

"A Jadebee?" Li Qiye's eyes narrowed at this sighting. It wasn't too different from an ordinary bee. The biggest distinction was that its stomach had a little green jade.

Ordinary cultivators wouldn't notice it. Even if they saw the difference, they might not recognize its origin.

But Li Qiye was different. His knowledge allowed him to understand what these bees were used for right away. He immediately headed for the place the bee disappeared to. He flew through several hills and the buzzing of the bees became noisier. There were many Jadebees flying around in this hilly region. Some had just returned from plucking flowers while others were going out for more…

The increase in number confirmed Li Qiye's speculation. He found that these bees were flying to the same location.

"So it's like this. Very few know about this method." Li Qiye saw through the clues and became curious. He continued to follow the bees.

Eventually, he followed these bees into a remote valley. A flowery fragrance rushed into his nose; there was nothing but flowers in this location.

Jadebees were dancing around and busily collected pollen from the flowers. One could see trunks containing beehives everywhere.

Li Qiye stood in the valley and slowly scanned the area. Eventually, he saw someone. Amidst the flowers was a busy woman. She was dressed plainly just like a village girl. She tied her hair with a wooden pin in the middle. She wore no makeup or any other adornments.

Despite her plain style, it was still difficult to hide her beauty. Beneath the ordinary clothing was an eye-catching and temptatious figure.

She had an indescribable aura around her as if she was a refreshing, limpid spring. From her slightly pouting lips, one could see that she could be stubborn and determined as if nothing could deter her pace.

She had a serious expression while dealing with the weeds among the flowers and didn't spot Li Qiye's arrival.

He continued to stand near the flowers to quietly gaze at her every action. It seemed that in his eyes, everything she did was quite beautiful.

After a while, she finally stood up and saw Li Qiye with her clear eyes. She only paused for a bit before crouching down again to continue her task.

Li Qiye smiled and leisurely said: "It's a nice idea, bee-keeping to take their honey. Not too many people know this particular technique."

The crouching woman froze for a second after hearing this. She stood up to look at him again. There was a cold glint in her pretty eyes that disappeared in a split second.

"You shouldn't stare at me like that." Li Qiye smiled: "I bear no ill-will, or else you wouldn't be standing there right now."

She responded: "Who are you? Who sent you here?" Her questions were also crisp with a particular rhythm.

"Li Qiye." Li Qiye stated his name in a friendly manner. The woman tilted her head and pondered for a bit. She had never heard of this name before. Nevertheless, she continued to glare at him.

Without a doubt, she was very cautious of him.

"I'm a bit curious. In the Crimson Night Kingdom or even the entire Barren Earth, the Sunset Glow Scripture is everywhere. Maybe even every single Crimson Night's citizen has one." Li Qiye smiled: "But fewer than few people know how to keep these bees for their honey. Perhaps even for many millions of years, no one has done this! Where did you learn this from?"

The woman was startled after hearing his claim. She took one step backward and gathered the energy in her body as if she was ready to erupt at this very moment.

"There's no need to be hostile. If I wanted to hurt you, I could take you down in one second. Not to mention that there is still a gap until you reach paragon, but even if you were one, I could still deal with you easily, trust me." Li Qiye chuckled.

The woman remained hostile towards Li Qiye, but he didn't seem to mind. He continued on: "You did a good job cultivating the Sunset Glow Scripture. Your dao foundation is truly pure! But your offensive skills are quite mediocre. If my guess is correct, you rarely train in offense! You are strong, but in my eyes, your destructive ability is not worth mentioning, understand?"

The woman eventually put away her antagonism. Her aura calmed down and became spiritual like before. After looking at him for a while, she finally revealed her name: "Si Yuanyuan."

Li Qiye began again: "Despite the scripture's pervasive nature, no one has truly cultivated it in earnest before, especially in the Crimson Night Kingdom!"

Si Yuanyuan didn't respond to his claim. Li Qiye continued: "Since the ancient ages, only Immortal Emperor Chi Ye cultivated this scripture to grand completion. However, I heard that even the emperor did not use this beekeeping method to collect the glow."

She looked at him and drily said: "So what?"

This prompted him to smile: "I'm just curious, that's all. I see several different merit laws on you. Moreover, they are only from the Crimson Night Kingdom. What's even more interesting is that they are elementary laws from the country's imperial family."

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