Chapter 982: Dao Passing
After bringing them here, Li Qiye looked at the group and slowly explained: "I only have half a day. I will repeat the theories I've stated earlier. You, you, you…"
With that, he pointed at three people in the group.
They were Yi Chuan's best disciples. A'Bao was one of them.
"I see that the three of you have trained in a combination technique and have decent teamwork. I will pass down an old Trinity Formation to you three. I will only repeat it twice, whether you can learn it is up to you." Li Qiye said.
Yi Chuan's disciples quickly held their breaths and focused. They were afraid of missing out on such a good opportunity.
Li Qiye then repeated the few dao basics. Even though this was only elementary information, it was completely different when explained by Li Qiye. Everything became so brilliant and easy to understand.
A'Bao's group had read these basic dao guidelines before and felt that they were too simple and boring. However, this tedious information became completely different when told by Li Qiye.
They never thought that such basic information hid such profundities. Even Yi Chuan, the ruler of a country, was immersed in the teachings.
At this time, both the master and the disciples who looked down on Li Qiye were completely convinced and greatly admired him.
After the dao preaching, he gave A'Bao's group the Trinity Formation. This ordinary formation was not too profound, but after being modified by Li Qiye, it became incredibly abstruse. This made the three quite ecstatic, as if they had just found a great treasure. They felt incredibly grateful towards Li Qiye.
Yi Chuan was happy as well. He inadvertently created a good relationship with Li Qiye, but he didn't expect for this good of an outcome.
After passing down the formation, Li Qiye told A'Li: "You obtained a runic water vein. This vein is a bit special. Since our meeting is a type of fate, I will help you improve it."
With that, he pointed at her forehead. In the blink of an eye, bright waves rippled in the sky. A'Li closed her eyes and didn't stop Li Qiye from judging her dao foundation.
"Zzzz—" With Li Qiye's finger movement, the runes with a wavy texture suddenly intertwined like needles. In a short time, they combined to turn into a universal law in the form of a divine chain.
"Zzz—" Eventually, this divine chain imprinted itself into her sea of memories and took root there like a healthy tree. It seemed to be turning into a heavenly merit law.
"This is…" A'Li felt the item in her mind. She was both happy and scared before asking curiously: "What is this merit law?"
"Carefully study it. One day, you will understand what kind of merit law it is." Li Qiye didn't answer her question completely, only smiling instead.
He then shifted his gaze towards Yi Chuan's group: "You all can stay here for now to meditate. Try to climb the higher peaks afterward, there won't be any more chances in the future. In the Godwar Mountain, your talents do not matter. It is all about your dao heart and determination…" He pointed at his heart after finishing this.
He taught them a few techniques to climb the mountains before turning around to leave.
Yi Chuan asked with concern as Li Qiye turned around: "Young Noble wants to climb up the Prime Peak?"
"Yes, but there's no rush for now." Li Qiye smiled: "When I climb up the Prime Peak, you all should leave. The Godwar Mountain won't be like this from then on."
"Thank you for your guidance." Yi Chuan bowed again. He pondered for a moment before speaking with some hesitation: "Young Noble should still be a bit careful on your trip. I heard the Blood Race wants to monopolize all the Myriad Peaks and up; they're not allowing humans to come close!"
"I'll be careful." Li Qiye smiled.
"Will we meet again?" A'Li curiously asked while looking at Li Qiye's back.
"If it is meant to be. To meet or not to meet, let it be up to fate." Li Qiye smiled before disappearing at the entrance.
"What a strange person." A'Li tilted her head and murmured: "He is arrogant but also friendly. After drinking one cup of wine from us, he gave us so many good things."
"Because he is a master, a real master." Another disciple spoke: "I heard a master only teaches when it is fateful, they won't care about one's background."
"Either way is fine." Yi Chuan sighed softly: "He is not from our world. He will definitely break the nine heavens and climb to the apex. We are only insects in this world and can only watch in admiration. He taught us these grand dao just because of the fateful connection back then."
Yi Chuan understood that Li Qiye was returning the kindness from that cup of wine back then. From now on, Li Qiye no longer owed them anything.
Li Qiye continued on burying items in the Thousand Peaks. Each item he buried was different as well. Alas, no matter how many peaks he climbed, there was no reaction at all. He didn't meet any fortunes unlike the others.
Just like the speculations of the Blood Race, Li Qiye must have been cursed and the Godwar Mountain did not welcome him.
"Haha, it is useless even if you climb up a million peaks. A cursed person like him will never gain anything from the Godwar Mountain." Someone gloatingly mocked after seeing Li Qiye's attempts.
Of course, the truth was far from this. He was the one who set up the Immortal Emperor Slaughtering Formation to suppress this place. How could he obtain any fortune here? If he wanted them, he could have taken as many as he wanted. It was just that he didn't wish to disturb the peace underground because his followers were buried there!
In addition to Li Qiye who was attracting a lot of attention, there was another who commanded the same level of spotlight, Lin Tiandi!
He had reached the top of the highest Million Peak. However, no matter how hard he tried by crossing time and space, he couldn’t reach the Prime Peak.
His methods were extremely heaven-defying. Many images appeared. There was even an immortal paving the way for him. He even took out one supreme treasure after another! Some were completely unrecognizable by others!
Alas, even his best efforts didn't allow him to reach the final peak.
Even though others called him Tiandi, he was insignificant, unable to reach the apex that was the Prime Peak.
The Prime Peak had been there for millions of years. It seemed that no one could conquer it by reaching its summit!
"He is indeed amazing. Every generation, a wondrous genius like this would come out." While carrying out his planting process, he occasionally looked up to see Lin Tiandi's methods and nodded approvingly.
Others marveled at Lin Tiandi's methods as well: "So powerful. No wonder why he is called the number one in the Barren Earth. Despite coming from humble beginnings, he can still stand tall against Mei Suyao's group. He is the pride of vagrant cultivators like us!"
Of course, there were also those who were jealous of Lin Tiandi, especially the younger generation. They knew they couldn't compete against him.
After exhausting his means and still being unable to reach the Prime Peak, Lin Tiandi had to give up. He felt a bit dejected. Since his dao debut, everything had been smooth sailing and nothing could halt his pace. He was completely confident and would challenge any powerful existence.
However, he finally suffered a setback before the Prime Peak. Although he couldn't come up with a reason for failure, he still had to stop right here.
Of course, Lin Tiandi was still Lin Tiandi. He didn't lose his confidence because of this setback. He only smiled wryly with a touch of helplessness.
"Wait until I'm more powerful, I will come back to conquer you!" Eventually, he looked at the Prime Peak and murmured before leaving.
Some were happy and some were sad to see his failure. The happy people found consolation in his failure. At the very least, not everything went well for him. No matter how brilliant he might be, he was still met with failure this day.
As for the sad crowd, they felt that if even Lin Tiandi couldn't do it, there was no chance for other people. It was likely that they would never be able to reach the Prime Peak and see the scenery up there.
"It is no surprise to see Lin Tiandi fail here. Since the start of time, even Immortal Emperors face defeat one day, let alone us normal people." A fella commented after this event. No one knew if these words were meant to console Lin Tiandi or himself.
Chapter 983: Overbearing Blood Race
As Lin Tiandi was leaving the Prime Peak, he saw Li Qiye planting items along the way.
Although they were only staring at each other in the far distance, this was more than enough to cause the atmosphere to change.
There wasn't a need to say more about Lin Tiandi. His fame at the southern region was incomparable as the current number one.
On the other hand, Li Qiye recently climbed to fame by instantly killing the Crimson Night descendant in front of their ancestors. He used his own power to challenge the kingdom. This was enough to show his tyrannical nature.
Today, Tiandi and Fierce had finally met. There were many who watched them with excitement. They all wanted to see if the two would fight or not. 1
"Fierce and Tiandi, will they fight and who will win?" Someone curiously wondered.
"We can't tell who is weak and strong at the Godwar Mountain. Everyone is suppressed, so they wouldn't be able to use their most powerful attacks." A Barren Earth cultivator spoke: "However, if they leave the mountain, Lin Tiandi is probably stronger in my opinion."
A human cultivator responded: "Not necessarily. Li Qiye is a monster that dared to challenge the Crimson Night Kingdom by himself. He didn't even care for the Thunder Tower Lord back in the city!"
"Right, I am also very optimistic about Li Qiye. One of them challenged a Blood imperial lineage while the other suppressed five Blood tribes. It can be said that both of them are the nemesis of the Blood Race while being the pride of our human race!" A young human was especially excited.
This made the nearby Blood members very annoyed. The feats of these two on top of Jikong Wudi's rampage back then left them humiliated.
"Look at these humans flattering themselves." A young Blood sneered: "Who says Lin Tiandi is a human? Legend states that he came from a family of scholars, but that family has our race's blood running through their veins. Lin Tiandi is our pride, a human like Li Qiye is nothing compared to him!" 2
Despite this claim, no one knew whether Lin Tiandi was a human or a Blood. This had always been a secret!
"Hmph, what's so special about your Blood Race?" The human youth didn't give up. He snorted in response: "Li Qiye used his own power to mess with your imperial lineage, what did your race do about it?"
The Blood cultivator's expression turned ugly after being provoked. He gave a sinister smile: "Just let Li Qiye act all cocky for now, he won't be able to keep it up for long. In the Godwar Mountain, one's background doesn't matter! Even an emperor will be dragged down from his horse! Just wait, if Li Qiye dares to come close to the Myriad Peaks, he will never leave! That place is our world!"
The human cultivator's expression sank after hearing this threat. He wanted to counter, but his friend pulled him back and motioned for him to stop running his mouth, lest he risks his life.
Meanwhile, Lin Tiandi stared at Li Qiye while standing on a different peak. Li Qiye only gave him a passing glance and went back to burying his items.
Lin Tiandi asked: "May I ask for Fellow Daoist's name?" Even though his voice was not loud, it easily reached Li Qiye's ears.
"Li Qiye." Li Qiye continued his task while answering without looking back. After finishing with his digging on this peak, he continued to the next.
In the eyes of many people here, Li Qiye's attitude was very contemptuous towards Lin Tiandi. Everyone thought that Lin Tiandi would throw a tantrum in response, but he didn't become angry at all.
Lin Tiandi watched Li Qiye's back going further away and murmured: "A character with complete disregard for myriad worlds, definitely someone who is hiding his true abilities."
He didn't challenge Li Qiye out of rage either. He only smiled and left the Godwar Mountain in a cool manner.
This scene completely disappointed many spectators. It wasn't easy for Fierce and Tiandi to meet each other. Many of them were waiting for the two to fight, but it didn't happen.
The strange images appearing at the Godwar Mountain made a large group of experts run here. Some sects even mustered all of their forces to obtain a great fortune on the mountain.
These groups were often led by the Blood Race. Although many human cultivators came as well, they didn't have the same amount of experts.
Currently, existences like the Heavenguard and the Mysterious Bamboo Mountain were reclusive and didn't interfere with worldly affairs. This made the humans in the southern region weaker than the Blood Race in terms of both momentum and strength.
Thus, just as Yi Chuan mentioned before, the Blood Race acted quite aggressively and even divided the area into multiple sectors. They didn't allow for humans to climb certain peaks. A few Blood lineages categorized some peaks to have great fortunes and took them as their own territory, not allowing anyone else to approach.
Humans and the other races were naturally upset by this overbearing style from the Blood Race. However, without strong sects or imperial lineages backing them, they couldn't provoke the Blood Race, especially the unified Blood-devil Tribe. Thus, they could only leave in anger and avoided the Blood Race while choosing their peaks.
After finishing with the Thousand Peaks, Li Qiye began planting on the Myriad Peaks. At the beginning, he wasn't met with any trouble. However, once he chose the better ones, it finally came.
"Human, stop! This is our Blood Race's territory, do not take another step!" More than a dozen Bloods stopped Li Qiye the moment he got close to a Myriad Peak. They consisted of both young and old that had considerable blood energy.
Li Qiye paused and looked at these experts before smiling: "Your territory? Since when did the Godwar Mountain fall into the jurisdiction of the Blood Race?"
There were spectators from the other races stopped here as well; they couldn't climb these Myriad Peaks or the Deca-myriad Peaks, so they felt quite indignant. This group saw the Bloods stopping Li Qiye and paused to watch. Some became quite happy and hoped that the brutal Li Qiye would open the way for them.
"Because we said so!" The leader of the Blood experts here sneered with a tough attitude: "And it's not just this Myriad Peak, with this as the starting point, the surrounding 100,000 miles all belong to us! Anyone who dares to pass will become the enemy of our Saber Emperor School and the entire Blood-devil Tribe!"
This tribe indeed had great solidarity. Not just the thirty-five great lineages, even the majority of the sects in this tribe consistently united against outsiders, especially humans.
"Quite overbearing." Li Qiye smiled: "It's as if the world belongs to your Blood-devil Tribe and you can divide it however you want."
"You are right!" The leader snorted: "This is our world. Be smart and scram or else your blood will stain this land!"
"Such an aggressive tone. It is not others' turn to act so overbearingly in front of me." Li Qiye smiled.
"Haha, you are Li Qiye, right?!" A young expert among them recognized Li Qiye. He revealed an unfriendly expression to the point of being murderous.
"Yes, I am Li Qiye, and?" Li Qiye caught the murderous glare and couldn't help but smile. Someone was considering him a fat sheep in a slaughterhouse again.
The moment he revealed his identity, the Blood experts immediately surrounded him in the sky completely like an inescapable net.
"Fight!" After seeing this scene, the spectators became excited before Li Qiye himself reacted. Due to his recent notoriety, everyone wanted to see how he would beat up the Blood Race. This was especially true for the humans, they wanted to see him rampage.
Li Qiye stared at these experts and leisurely smiled: "Oh? You want to rob me?"
"Haha, yes, we want to take your dog life!" One of them smiled deviously.
The leader snorted: "If you were someone else, then we could have spared you. But Li Qiye, there is no way out for you today. This place will be your burial!"
The Blood youth who recognized Li Qiye shouted: "That's right, tear him to pieces so that the humans can see the result of those who oppose us!"
"It seems like you all really think that I am a fish on the chopping board." Li Qiye chuckled: "You think you can kill me with just your group alone?"
"Haha, Li Qiye, you can keep acting smug all you want." The young Blood laughed arrogantly: "You might be strong outside, but don't forget, this is the Godwar Mountain where everyone is equal at the Physique Accumulation realm! You might have the advantage in a one on one situation, but one against a dozen, where is your advantage now?"
"That's right, we'll tear this Li guy into a million pieces so that he will forever wallow in regret for opposing our Blood Race!" The experts here revealed their bloodthirst.
One thing I want to clarify here is that the people here are also calling Li Qiye "Fierce" like the previous world. This might raise some eyebrows since they should not know who Li Qiye is, so how do they know his title? Remember that long footnote about the choosing of this title? Just think that it is a more common vernacular used by the people in this novel. If we were to come up with an equivalent in our own language, the closest would be monster. Of course, later on, there is a reason why Fierce fits better than any other word due to a new modification to the title. ↩ The literal idiom for the first sentence is gilding one's face, meaning to elevate oneself through exaggeration or lies. ↩Chapter 984: Killing The Enemies
This situation left the majority of the spectators from the other races outside shuddering. Some of them glanced at each other and finally realized that at this moment, everyone had the same starting line.
The human cultivators held Li Qiye in high regard for killing Chi Zixian. However, it was just like the Blood experts had claimed, everyone was at the same realm — Physique Accumulation. Li Qiye would win if it was a one on one, but against a dozen, all of his advantages were gone.
At the same level, fighting a pack of wolves alone would be a very grim situation regardless of one's techniques and means.
"Ants can bite an elephant to death. This is looking very unfavorable for Li Qiye." The human experts were worried for Li Qiye, but no one was willing to help him. Only a madman would help a stranger and offend the powerful Blood-devil Tribe in the process.
"Nobility is not preordained by the heavens! No matter how powerful you are, you are only a little cultivator here!" The young Blood spoke with a fierce look: "Li, accept your fate. You should have known that you will die by coming to this place!"
Li Qiye leisurely smiled in response: "Wow, it sounds like you are saying that I will really be torn to pieces here. Come, all at once so that I don't have to waste time cleaning up."
"Go, tear him to pieces!" The young Blood shouted. With that, he was the first to lunge towards Li Qiye. He wanted this merit. If he could kill Li Qiye, he would become renowned in the world while raising the prestige of the Blood Race!
"Tear this little human animal apart!" The other Blood experts were not willing to fall behind. In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen experts all rushed towards Li Qiye!
"Watch out!" The human experts' hearts were hanging on a thread. They were nervous for Li Qiye and quickly warned him.
Li Qiye didn't bat an eye in the face of this assault. He stood still in place, giving the feeling that he was too scared to move.
"Not good…" The spectators outside wiped off their sweat and felt that it wasn't looking good after Li Qiye's lack of reaction.
As a blade was inches from slitting his neck, Li Qiye suddenly lifted his hand.
"Buzz!" An absolute domain seemed to have opened up. In this split second, time seemed to have stopped and space was frozen. All the murderous experts became motionless.
But it didn't end there. While time was halted, one could hear sounds of metal being smashed and shattered. Both the experts and their weapons were decimated in the blink of an eye.
Silence quickly ensued as everyone became stunned. No one saw how Li Qiye did it. They only saw him raise his hand, then a dozen Blood experts were slaughtered.
"Too weak, I thought you all could have struggled a bit more." Li Qiye slightly shook his head while looking at the bloody carnage with a regretful demeanor.
He was just testing his Stagnation Domain. Although there were Heavenly King level experts among the dozen, they couldn't even handle one blow inside the domain. Moreover, they were suppressed to the Physique Accumulation realm, so they were instantly rendered into a bloody pulp!
The spectators nearby were astonished by this scene. This was truly too shocking since they couldn't even see how Li Qiye slaughtered these experts.
Li Qiye didn't seem to care, as if this was an ordinary occurrence to him. He looked at the spectators and smiled: "In this place, I am higher than even deities. I welcome anyone who wants to challenge me." With that, he climbed up the Myriad Peak.
The crowd turned quiet and just watched Li Qiye's departure. When he smiled and revealed his white teeth with that nonchalant expression, it made many of them quiver.
"That brat is too scary. It looks like the mountain isn't even suppressing him!" An older cultivator calmed down and seemed to have noticed something.
The group began to compose themselves at this time. A cultivator became startled and exclaimed: "The Saber Emperor School's Feng Zhicheng and other geniuses from the Blood-devil Tribe are all meditating at that peak, yet he is actually climbing up!"
"What about Feng Zhicheng?" A human expert spoke with contempt: "Li Qiye even dared to kill Chi Zixian, you think he cares about this Feng Zhicheng? Hmph, in my eyes, he is still nothing even with the Blood-devil Saber."
"Yeah, Chi Zixian is one of the five saints while Feng Zhicheng isn't qualified to join this group. Even if the Saber Emperor School is a big sect, it still can't compare to the Crimson Night Kingdom." Another human spoke: "Someone as fierce as Li Qiye simply doesn't care for the Blood Race!"
Some human cultivators were supporting Li Qiye both openly and covertly. In their eyes, Li Qiye's ability to strike the Blood Race allowed the humans to feel proud.
Li Qiye climbed to the summit and found that there were people meditating in this place. Strange images were showing themselves. Without a doubt, they had obtained a fortune at this place.
His presence immediately alarmed them. They turned around and sharply glared at him.
This group consisted of young geniuses from the Blood-devil Tribe. Although they were weaker than the five saints, they were quite famous in the Blood Race and even the Barren Earth.
"You're that Li Qiye!" A young man with a pair of falcon-like eyes and a saber on his back stared at Li Qiye. He was Feng Zhicheng, the descendant of the Saber Emperor School.
Li Qiye lazily stared at them and said: "Yes, I'm that Li Qiye."
"You killed A'Hong's group!" A different man had a murderous glint in his fierce eyes. They immediately knew what had happened after seeing Li Qiye reaching this summit.
At the same time, experts from other summits watched from the distance. They wanted to see how this storm would end.
"Are you referring to the ones at the base?" Li Qiye smiled: "My bad, good dogs do not block the way; they did attempt to stop me, so I just offhandedly made mincemeat out of them."
Li Qiye's provocation made the group turn ugly. They were geniuses with high statuses, so Li Qiye killing their people in such a blatant manner was an affront to their authority and looking down on their sects.
"Ignorant fool!" Feng Zhicheng unsheathed the Blood-devil Saber and pointed the tip at Li Qiye: "Human ant, kneel and accept your death!"
The saber in his hand was crimson like flowing blood. It was especially demonic as if this was not a blade but a wave of devil blood.
It became even more diabolic once he poured his blood energy into the saber. The blade emitted an evil aura as if it was the hand of a devil, capable of extinguishing the life of any creature instantly.
Li Qiye slowly responded in a nonchalant manner: "Someone of your level can't even block a single move of mine. Don't waste time. All of you come together so that I can dispose of you all with one move. Of course, if you want to live, then scram right now and I might spare you."
The group turned livid after hearing this. Such contemptuous words were beyond just putting them down. He was essentially challenging their entire race.
"So fierce, challenging the entire Blood Race by himself. How driven and determined is he? This is how a human man should be!" A human cultivator saw this scene and felt his blood boiling.
"Little animal, I'm going to hack you a thousand times!" Feng Zhicheng shouted. Li Qiye was looking down on him too much. Not capable of stopping one blow? Who did Li Qiye think he was? Even Lin Tiandi wouldn't be able to beat him with one move. The moment his saber came out, it would destroy all existences.
He howled: "Die!"
"Clank!" The saber slashed through the air, creating gusts wherever the blade passed. A devil blood engulfed the sky. As the blade continued on its trajectory, this blood surged upward as if it wanted to break the firmament. Inside this devil blood was seemingly the hand of a devil reaching out. It was completely undetectable yet vicious in its life-devouring endeavor.
It went straight for Li Qiye's throat. No one could escape this devil hand no matter where they tried to hide!
"Blood-devil Saber, it really is an evil blade." Someone saw the evil affinity of the blade soaring to the sky and felt a chill run down their spine.