Chapter 249: Returns To Black Ruins, Encounters Danger In Eternal Silence, Familiar Blade Light Reappears In Black Ruins!
“Boom.”
A large hand steadily caught a strike from the Heavenly Peng Demon Emperor.
Seeing this, the Heavenly Peng Demon Emperor’s expression changed drastically, and he roared in anger, “Grand Beginning Great Emperor, what do you want? Are you going to go against our three-party agreement?”
The Heavenly Peng Demon Emperor already felt that something was very wrong.
According to the agreement, whichever side’s cultivator discovered the Chaos Origin here would be allowed to handle it themselves. However, not only did the Grand Beginning Great Emperor not handle it himself, but when the Heavenly Peng Demon Emperor tried to help, he was blocked by the Grand Beginning Great Emperor.
Something is wrong.
Very wrong!
The Grand Beginning Great Emperor glanced deeply at the Star Plucking Emperor and secretly transmitted, “This Emperor will only give you half an hour. You had better truly be a friend of the Supreme Great Emperor; half an hour is enough for the Supreme Great Emperor to reach here.”
“Remember, you only have half an hour. If the Supreme Great Emperor does not appear after half an hour, then this Emperor will no longer stop the Heavenly Peng Demon Emperor!”
The Star Plucking Emperor breathed a sigh of relief.
He still had half an hour.
If Ji Qing did not arrive in half an hour, he would surely die!
“Fellow Daoist Ji, save me…”
The Star Plucking Emperor could only send Communication Talismans again and again.
He sent three “save me” Communication Talismans in a row.
Informing Ji Qing of the situation here.
All he could do now was wait.
Half an hour… hoping Ji Qing would come.
Otherwise, he was dead for sure!
…
In Human Immortal City, Ji Qing slowly woke up from his Cave Dwelling.
He had been completely immersed in the “Transformation” of his Grotto-Heaven Small Realm, completely losing track of time.
Upon waking, Ji Qing checked the time.
“Another thirty years have passed?”
Ji Qing was truly a little surprised.
He felt as though he had only been immersed in the Grotto-Heaven Small Realm’s transformation for a short while, yet thirty full years had passed in the outside world.
However, thirty years was not a particularly long time for Ji Qing now.
He was now a Quasi-Emperor, with a lifespan of a hundred thousand years!
And his Physical Body was that of a Third Order Giant Spirit God Clan, with an even longer lifespan.
A mere thirty years was insignificant.
Ji Qing immediately checked the status of his Grotto-Heaven Small Realm.
“Grotto-Heaven Small Realm: Major Accomplishment （1%）”
Ji Qing’s Grotto-Heaven Small Realm had been undergoing transformation for a full thirty years.
It had indeed completely transformed, from Minor Accomplishment to Major Accomplishment.
A Grotto-Heaven Small Realm at Major Accomplishment was like a true world.
The Space was incredibly stable.
Ji Qing even felt that his current Grotto-Heaven Small Realm was not inferior to the Desolate Realm.
It was certainly still far inferior to the Purgatory Realm.
But it was not inferior to the Desolate Realm.
Crucially, Ji Qing could mobilize the entire Power of his Grotto-Heaven Small Realm to enhance himself.
With such Terror-inspiring Great Power, when Ji Qing unleashed a punch, it was equivalent to unleashing the Power of One Realm.
How terrifying was this?
Ji Qing clenched his fist.
He mobilized the Power of the Grotto-Heaven Small Realm within his body, gathering it into a single punch.
“Boom.”
Ji Qing tested it in the Secret Chamber.
With this single punch, merely by enhancing it with the Power of the Grotto-Heaven Small Realm, it was able to achieve the Might of the Black Ruins’ upper limit.
In other words, the enhancement from a Major Accomplishment Grotto-Heaven Small Realm was sufficient to rival Ten Times Great Emperor Combat Power.
How terrifying was this?
In the past, Great Experts could easily destroy the Desolate Realm.
It wasn’t that the Desolate Realm wasn’t strong, but that in an Inner World like the Desolate Realm, no one could gather all their Power together.
Being able to gather one-tenth of their Power was already good.
How could it withstand an Emperor’s strike?
But Ji Qing’s Grotto-Heaven Small Realm was different.
This Grotto-Heaven Small Realm was originally created by Ji Qing.
He could mobilize the entire Might of his Grotto-Heaven Small Realm.
“With the Ten Times Great Emperor Combat Power enhancement from the Grotto-Heaven Small Realm, plus the previous roughly Fifteen Times Great Emperor Combat Power, does that mean I have basically reached Twenty-Five Times Great Emperor Combat Power now?”
Ji Qing was somewhat dazed.
He had already reached Twenty-Five Times Great Emperor Combat Power?
The Yin Yue Great Emperor back then was so awe-inspiring, yet only had Twenty Times Great Emperor Combat Power.
And the Liuyu Great Emperor also only had Twenty Times Great Emperor Combat Power now.
And now, he had leaped forward, surpassing the Liuyu Great Emperor in one go?
Moreover, this was only a Grotto-Heaven Small Realm at Major Accomplishment.
Once the Grotto-Heaven Small Realm reached Perfection in the future, how terrifying would its Might be?
“Heart of Origin… It seems I need to purchase more Heart of Origin in the future; it has a huge effect on the improvement of my Grotto-Heaven Small Realm!”
Ji Qing was very satisfied with this transformation of his Grotto-Heaven Small Realm.
Just as Ji Qing stood up and left the Secret Chamber.
“Buzz.”
Suddenly, Ji Qing’s Communication Stone began to vibrate.
Communication Stones could only transmit within the Immortal Path.
And Ji Qing did not have many friends on the Immortal Path.
He took out the Communication Stone and found that there were several messages in a row.
It was from the Star Plucking Emperor.
“Fellow Daoist Ji, save me…”
Several pleas for help in a row.
Ji Qing immediately reviewed them and roughly understood the entire situation.
“Discovered a large amount of Chaos Origin? And three factions, Human Immortal City, Demon Immortal City, and the Forbidden Zone? Among them, the Grand Beginning Great Emperor, the Heavenly Peng Demon Emperor, and others are all Supreme Experts with Twenty Times Great Emperor Combat Power…”
A sharp glint flashed in Ji Qing’s eyes.
An opportunity!
Moreover, he and the Star Plucking Emperor were indeed friends.
Regardless of whether it was to save the Star Plucking Emperor or for the Chaos Origin.
He had to go!
Ji Qing traversed space very quickly.
He immediately traversed space at the first opportunity.
However, while traversing, he also sent a message to the Liuyu Great Emperor, providing the specific coordinates.
After all, all three factions possessed Twenty Times Great Emperor Combat Power.
With one more Liuyu Great Emperor, Ji Qing would have a greater chance of Seizing the Chaos Origin.
However, his Void Evasion Law allowed him to traverse space the fastest, so he first traversed towards the Star Plucking Emperor’s location.
…
“Grand Beginning Great Emperor, do you truly intend to break the agreement?”
The Heavenly Peng Demon Emperor’s face was ashen.
He had already exchanged blows with the Grand Beginning Great Emperor for some time, but unfortunately, he could not defeat him.
The Grand Beginning Great Emperor said faintly, “These four people, I will protect them!”
“Hmph, I don’t think it’s a question of whether you protect them, but rather that you want to monopolize the Chaos Origin! Or, collude with other Human Race Great Emperors to monopolize the Chaos Origin… That one from the Forbidden Zone, will you not express your stance?”
The monster from the Forbidden Zone called himself “Boroduo Great Emperor.”
The existence of the Forbidden Zone was indeed very strange.
Not only were their appearances strange, but their mode of existence was also strange, and even their names were peculiar.
This Boroduo Great Emperor had three heads, six arms, and his entire body was swollen, looking incredibly ugly.
A foul stench emanated even from proximity.
But no one dared to underestimate Boroduo Great Emperor.
The three had fought before, and none could defeat the others.
Boroduo Great Emperor also possessed Twenty Times Great Emperor Combat Power.
His Strength was extremely formidable.
Therefore, for the Heavenly Peng Demon Emperor to stop the Grand Beginning Great Emperor now, he had to enlist Boroduo Great Emperor.
“Grand Beginning Great Emperor, ten breaths for you to consider. If you don’t kill these four Great Emperors, the Heavenly Peng and I will join forces to kill you!”
Boroduo Great Emperor was ruthless and concise.
After speaking, he directly closed his eyes.
Clearly unwilling to waste more words.
He only gave the Grand Beginning Great Emperor ten breaths of time.
The Heavenly Peng Demon Emperor also stopped speaking, instead staring coldly at the Grand Beginning Great Emperor, the Star Plucking Emperor, and the others.
The expressions of the Star Plucking Emperor and the others suddenly became extremely pale.
Ten breaths of time!
They only had ten breaths of time left!
What could ten breaths of time accomplish?
Ten, nine, eight, seven, six…
As time slowly passed.
The Star Plucking Emperor and the others’ hearts were filled with torment.
Because this might be their life’s countdown.
Once the ten breaths of time passed, and Ji Qing did not appear, they would die.
As for the Grand Beginning Great Emperor?
If the Grand Beginning Great Emperor chose to intervene, he would face the siege of Boroduo Great Emperor and the Heavenly Peng Demon Emperor, two Supreme Experts with Twenty Times Great Emperor Combat Power. The Grand Beginning Great Emperor would have trouble protecting himself, let alone them?
As the ten breaths of time approached.
The Heavenly Peng Demon Emperor said coldly, “Still unwilling to kill them? If that’s the case, then we’ll kill you all together…”
The Heavenly Peng Demon Emperor’s gaze turned incredibly cold.
He had already begun to prepare.
Once the time arrived, he would kill the Star Plucking Emperor and the others along with the Grand Beginning Great Emperor!
Seven, eight, nine, ten…
Ten breaths of time had passed!
“Don’t think I don’t know what you’re waiting for? You’re waiting for that damn Supreme Great Emperor, right? Your communication can’t hide from me! But clearly, that damn Supreme Great Emperor won’t arrive, hahaha, then you all must die!”
The Heavenly Peng Demon Emperor made his move.
He could actually eavesdrop on the communication between the Star Plucking Emperor and the Grand Beginning Great Emperor?
Yet he had been patiently waiting.
Only when the time came and the Supreme Great Emperor did not appear did the Heavenly Peng Demon Emperor dare to attack.
Truly… cautious.
For a moment, even the Grand Beginning Great Emperor was moved.
The Supreme Great Emperor actually didn’t come?
Just as the Grand Beginning Great Emperor was about to say something.
Suddenly, ripples stirred through the Void.
Immediately after, a figure emerged from the Void.
“Are you looking for me?”
Ji Qing stared at the Heavenly Peng Demon Emperor and said faintly.
“You…”
The Heavenly Peng Demon Emperor was filled with shock and uncertainty.
This was the Human Race’s Supreme Great Emperor?
The person the Grand Beginning Great Emperor had been waiting for?
However, in the Heavenly Peng Demon Emperor’s perception, the aura of this Supreme Great Emperor was truly very strange.
It seemed… he was merely a Saint Venerable?
And there was the aura of Calamity Qi on him.
This was a genuine Saint Venerable!
But was a Saint Venerable worth the Grand Beginning Great Emperor waiting like this?
Thinking about it, it seemed impossible.
This was very strange.
But no matter who the other party was, they would have to block his attack first.
“A mere Saint Venerable dares to come and die?”
The Heavenly Peng Demon Emperor said this on the surface, but in secret, he unleashed this palm strike with almost all his might.
It was a full-power strike equivalent to Twenty Times Great Emperor Combat Power!
Clearly, he attached great importance to the “Supreme Great Emperor,” and was not as relaxed as he sounded about a “mere Saint Venerable.”
Ji Qing had just traversed space.
But he already understood the current situation.
The Grand Beginning Great Emperor had not attacked the Star Plucking Emperor, and was waiting for him.
And now he had arrived as expected; their gazes met, and they immediately understood each other’s intentions.
If Boroduo were to make a move, the Grand Beginning Great Emperor would definitely stop him.
Then Ji Qing would have no worries.
Moreover, even if the Grand Beginning Great Emperor had any intentions, Ji Qing had the Liuyu Great Emperor as a backup.
Therefore, Ji Qing no longer hesitated.
He gripped the hilt of the Blade of Destruction.
“Clang.”
A crisp sound.
Ji Qing drew his saber.
As this saber was drawn, brilliant light flashed in everyone’s sight.
At the same time, Ji Qing’s body instantly grew to over a hundred zhang.
Within the blade light, there seemed to be a world, slashing towards the Heavenly Peng Demon Emperor.
The Heavenly Peng Demon Emperor’s heart tightened.
Suddenly, he seemed to feel an extreme danger.
This saber strike was dangerous!
To make the Heavenly Peng Demon Emperor feel danger, it must be Twenty Times Great Emperor Combat Power.
Even, it surpassed Twenty Times Great Emperor Combat Power!
However, it was clearly a Saint Venerable, which would be more obvious when taking action.
Calamity Qi surged from his body, covering everything, completely impossible to hide.
How could such a Saint Venerable unleash such a terrifying saber strike?
In fact, this was Ji Qing’s first full-power strike!
This was the first time Ji Qing had infused the power of a perfected Grotto-Heaven Small Realm.
Now, it was all integrated into this saber strike.
The Supreme Saber Technique might not be the most magical or profound saber technique.
But the Supreme Saber Technique had one characteristic: it embraced everything.
It could integrate many different powers together, thus erupting with terrifying might in an instant.
For example, the power of the physical body, the power of the Supreme Law, and the power of the Grotto-Heaven Small Realm.
All three powers were unleashed with this saber strike.
It had already reached a terrifying Twenty-Five Times Great Emperor Combat Power.
Ji Qing had never unleashed such a terrifying saber strike before.
Now, facing the Heavenly Peng Demon Emperor, it was the first time.
“Swoosh.”
The saber strike fell.
The giant claw the Heavenly Peng Demon Emperor had unleashed was instantly severed.
At the same time, the blade light landed on the Heavenly Peng Demon Emperor’s body.
“No, the Heavenly Peng True Body…”
The Heavenly Peng Demon Emperor roared.
He unleashed the Heavenly Peng True Body.
This was also his strongest combat form.
Under the Heavenly Peng True Body, the Heavenly Peng Demon Emperor’s defense, power, and so on, would all be greatly enhanced.
However, under Ji Qing’s blade light, which reached Twenty-Five Times Great Emperor Combat Power, what use could it be?
“Swoosh.”
The blade light fell, and the enormous Heavenly Peng True Body was instantly cut in half.
At the same time, the Heavenly Peng True Body rapidly annihilated, turning into dust.
The earth-shattering scene that had just occurred suddenly calmed down.
“What?”
At this moment, everyone was shocked.
Even the Grand Beginning Great Emperor, the Star Plucking Emperor, and others.
They all knew that Ji Qing had once killed the Yinyue Great Emperor with a single saber strike.
But the situation of the Yinyue Great Emperor back then was completely different from the Heavenly Peng Demon Emperor’s situation now.
At that time, the Yinyue Great Emperor was restrained by the Liuyu Great Emperor, unable to unleash half of his strength, so it was understandable that he was killed by Ji Qing’s surprise attack.
But now?
The Heavenly Peng Demon Emperor had unleashed his strongest Heavenly Peng True Body.
That was a solid Twenty Times Great Emperor Combat Power.
With Ji Qing’s previous strength, it was absolutely impossible for him to kill the Heavenly Peng Demon Emperor with a single saber strike.
But the fact was right before their eyes.
The Heavenly Peng Demon Emperor was instantly killed by Ji Qing’s saber strike!
Then how strong must Ji Qing’s strength be?
Twenty-Five Times Great Emperor Combat Power?
Or perhaps, Thirty Times Great Emperor Combat Power?
That was truly unbelievable!
In just a few decades, Ji Qing’s strength had increased again?
Just as the Grand Beginning Great Emperor and the others were still reeling from the shock of Ji Qing instantly killing the Heavenly Peng Demon Emperor.
The Forbidden Zone Monster in the distance, the Boroduo Great Emperor, fled without hesitation.
Not the slightest hesitation.
Even the Grand Beginning Great Emperor couldn’t stop him in time.
Instantly, the Grand Beginning Great Emperor’s expression changed.
“Not good!”
He knew very well that if the Boroduo Great Emperor escaped, the news here would definitely not be kept secret.
At that time, it would be impossible for him and Ji Qing to monopolize the Chaos Origin here.
They might even face stronger monsters in the Forbidden Zone.
At that time, there would be real big trouble!
Therefore, the Boroduo Great Emperor must be stopped from escaping.
But Boroduo was already close to entering the spatial channel.
How to stop him?
Neither the Grand Beginning Great Emperor nor the Supreme Great Emperor Ji Qing could stop him.
Just as the Boroduo Great Emperor was about to escape.
“Boom.”
Suddenly, a terrifying attack instantly landed on the spatial channel in front of the Boroduo Great Emperor.
Forcing the Boroduo Great Emperor back out of the spatial channel.
Even, due to the element of surprise, the Boroduo Great Emperor suffered some losses.
“Who is it?” The Boroduo Great Emperor was furious.
He looked closely and saw that at some point, a woman had appeared before him, who was also a Human Emperor.
When the Grand Beginning Great Emperor, the Star Plucking Emperor, and Ji Qing saw this figure, their hearts leaped with joy.
“It’s the Liuyu Great Emperor! So, the Supreme Great Emperor still had a backup, and had long ago arranged for the Liuyu Great Emperor to lie in wait around to monitor the Boroduo Great Emperor…”
The Grand Beginning Great Emperor’s heart steadied.
But at the same time, his heart also tightened slightly.
Was Ji Qing doing this to guard against him as well?
If he had teamed up with the Heavenly Peng Demon Emperor to kill the Star Plucking Emperor and others, or even attacked Ji Qing.
He was afraid the Liuyu Great Emperor would also make a move.
At that time, the three of them combined might not be Ji Qing and the Liuyu Great Emperor’s match.
Fortunately, he had made the right choice.
“Kill!”
The Grand Beginning Great Emperor no longer hesitated and attacked almost immediately, heading towards the Boroduo Great Emperor, more actively than Ji Qing.
With the Grand Beginning Great Emperor and the Liuyu Great Emperor joining forces to surround and kill him, the Boroduo Great Emperor could only roar and was at a disadvantage, being absolutely suppressed.
However, killing the Boroduo Great Emperor would likely take some time.
Ji Qing naturally did not want to delay for too long.
As the saying goes, more time meant more possibilities for trouble.
If it dragged on, it was unclear what problems might arise.
Therefore, Ji Qing gripped the hilt of his saber.
“Clang.”
Ji Qing drew his saber without hesitation.
With Ji Qing’s addition, even if the Boroduo Great Emperor was a Forbidden Zone Monster with many strange tricks, he could not withstand it and was also killed by Ji Qing’s saber strike.
Thus, both the Boroduo Great Emperor and the Heavenly Peng Demon Emperor were killed by Ji Qing.
“Snap.”
Ji Qing sheathed his saber, but his gaze was on the Grand Beginning Great Emperor.
This time, Ji Qing gained another trillion Origin Points.
But his goal was not Origin Points, but… Chaos Origin!
The Grand Beginning Great Emperor was sensible and said in a deep voice, “Fellow Daoist Ji, Fellow Daoist Liuyu, thank you both for your assistance in killing the Boroduo Great Emperor and the Heavenly Peng Great Emperor. The Chaos Origin will take several more months to fully form. Once it forms, I will only take one-third! What do you two think?”
Ji Qing nodded and said, “It should be so.”
The Liuyu Great Emperor also said, “I naturally have no objections.”
But in reality, the Liuyu Great Emperor transmitted a message to Ji Qing: “Fellow Daoist Ji, I will not take any of this Chaos Origin this time; it is all for you. You have helped me a lot in the past few decades. This Chaos Origin should help you a lot. Please do not refuse.”
“Actually, if we were a bit more ruthless, we could have directly killed the Grand Beginning Great Emperor…”
Ji Qing naturally understood what the Liuyu Great Emperor meant.
But Ji Qing had his own considerations.
The Grand Beginning Great Emperor did not kill the Star Plucking Emperor and the others; he had to remember this favor!
Moreover, if the Grand Beginning Great Emperor did not cooperate with them, they could have still gotten one-third along with the Heavenly Peng Demon Emperor and the others.
Time passed bit by bit.
In the blink of an eye, five months had passed.
During this period, the Star Plucking Emperor and the others had not left.
Everyone understood that before the Chaos Origin formed, no one could leave.
But no one had any objections.
Finally, after five months, the Chaos Origin had formed.
Ji Qing, the Liuyu Great Emperor, and the Grand Beginning Great Emperor immediately took action.
Each of them obtained a portion of the Chaos Origin.
The Grand Beginning Great Emperor was very happy.
“Hahaha, Fellow Daoist Ji and Fellow Daoist Liuyu are indeed trustworthy! If you need me in the future, you can send a Communication Talisman. Fellow Daoists, I bid farewell!”
The Grand Beginning Great Emperor was very happy.
After enduring fear for such a long time, he had finally successfully obtained the Chaos Origin.
“Fellow Daoist Ji, I will give you my portion of the Chaos Origin.”
The Liuyu Great Emperor directly handed the Chaos Origin to Ji Qing.
Ji Qing did not refuse and directly accepted it.
“Thank you, Fellow Daoist Liuyu.”
Afterwards, Ji Qing glanced at the Star Plucking Emperor and the others.
“Alright, fellow Daoists can leave freely now.”
“Thank you, Supreme Great Emperor, for saving us!”
The Star Plucking Emperor and the other three had their eyes “opened wide” this time.
The “Supreme Great Emperor” before them was definitely a notorious fierce person.
Not only did he kill the Yinyue Great Emperor with a single saber strike in the past, but now he had also killed the Heavenly Peng Great Emperor and the Boroduo Great Emperor, both of whom, like the Yinyue Great Emperor, were Supreme Experts with Twenty Times Great Emperor Combat Power.
The Supreme Great Emperor was simply an unparalleled ferocious person!
In the face of such formidable individuals, they were already fortunate to have preserved their lives.
Thus, the four of them phased through space and departed.
Soon, the four returned to Human Immortal City.
It was only then that the four breathed a sigh of relief.
Especially the other three, their gazes towards Fellow Daoist Zhaixing were quite complex.
“Fellow Daoist Zhaixing, I didn’t expect you to be so familiar with a Supreme Great Emperor… This time, it’s thanks to your favor; otherwise, we would have likely faced dire consequences.”
“That ‘Supreme Great Emperor’ didn’t seem as fierce towards us…”
“Heh heh, that was all due to Fellow Daoist Zhaixing’s face. Remember, you must not reveal any information about this excursion once we’re out, or else…”
Everyone nodded immediately.
How could they dare to reveal any information?
Fellow Daoist Zhaixing did not explain.
He was very familiar with Ji Qing and naturally knew that Ji Qing was a man of principles.
He would not engage in innocent slaughter for a mere treasure.
However, these three indeed needed to be intimidated.
If they were to blabber about it everywhere after leaving, it would be troublesome.
Maintaining the fearsome might of the “Supreme Great Emperor” was also a good thing.
…
Ji Qing also returned to Human Immortal City.
He was very satisfied with obtaining a large amount of Chaos Origin this time.
He just didn’t know how many Supreme Laws he could forge this time.
Ji Qing immediately began refining the Chaos Origin in his Cave Dwelling.
Time passed little by little.
One, two, three, four, five…
For a full two years, Ji Qing was refining the Chaos Origin.
Finally, he completely refined the Chaos Origin.
Ji Qing checked it over.
He had actually forged six Supreme Laws.
Adding the previous three Supreme Laws, Ji Qing had now forged an Emperor Body with nine Supreme Laws.
He was only two Supreme Laws away from forming the Emperor Body Outline and advancing his cultivation to become a true Great Emperor!
“Only two Supreme Laws away… it shouldn’t be long.”
Ji Qing muttered softly.
Moreover, he was not in a hurry.
His Mind was still at the Tenth Order of the Fourth Realm.
Originally, Ji Qing thought that upon arriving at the Immortal Path, he might encounter some opportunities to undergo a Mind Transformation.
In reality, Ji Qing had overthought things.
He still had to return to the Black Ruins, use his heart to replace heaven’s heart, and temper his Mind with the rules of the Black Ruins to break through to the Fifth Realm Mind.
However, this required a vast amount of Black Ruins Fortune.
At most, Ji Qing had only been on the Immortal Path for a little over a hundred years.
How much Fortune could the Black Ruins accumulate?
Therefore, Ji Qing had to wait patiently.
Chaos Origin was elusive, but Ji Qing had also found another way to improve his Strength.
That was to enhance his Grotto-Heaven Small Realm!
Previously, Ji Qing had not found a way to improve his Grotto-Heaven Small Realm, but now he had.
That was the Heart of Origin!
After Ji Qing’s Grotto-Heaven Small Realm reached Major Accomplishment, he discovered that the Heart of Origin could still improve it.
Although the improvement was not as significant, the Heart of Origin could serve as a regular cultivation resource.
The price was “expensive.”
One Heart of Origin was too costly.
Thus, in order to acquire resources to purchase Hearts of Origin, Ji Qing became more active in Human Immortal City.
As long as there was news of any Origin, regardless of what kind, he would get involved.
Obtaining Origin could then be used to purchase Hearts of Origin.
On the Immortal Path, Origin was the hard currency!
And as Ji Qing frequently made his moves.
His Strength could no longer be hidden.
It gradually spread throughout the Immortal Path.
Everyone knew that the “Supreme Great Emperor” was still a Quasi-Emperor, yet possessed terrifying Combat Power exceeding twenty times that of a Great Emperor.
He might even have reached Twenty-Five Times Great Emperor Combat Power!
No one dared to underestimate Ji Qing.
Relying on his formidable Strength, even though Hearts of Origin were expensive, Ji Qing could barely afford the cultivation of his Grotto-Heaven Small Realm.
Time flew by, and a century passed in the blink of an eye.
During this century, Ji Qing became renowned.
He had already grown into a Human Race expert on the Immortal Path.
Ji Qing had seized too many Origins.
However, he didn’t know if he had exhausted all his good Fortune beforehand.
During this past century, Ji Qing had only received a few pieces of news about Chaos Origin.
By the time he rushed there, the Chaos Origin had already been divided, with none left for him.
Consequently, in this century, although Ji Qing gained a lot, he gained no Chaos Origin.
On the contrary, he had purchased far too many Hearts of Origin.
One day, Ji Qing finished refining another Heart of Origin.
He checked his own status.
Ji Qing: Nine Tribulations Saint Venerable（Quasi-Emperor）
Giant Spirit Race: Third Order（40%）
Grotto-Heaven Small Realm: Major Accomplishment（60%）
Mind: All Things Originate from the Same Source（Fourth Realm Tenth Order）
Origin Points: 10 trillion points
Ji Qing’s Origin Points had exceeded ten trillion.
It was a pity that there were no places to use Origin Points at the moment.
The biggest improvement was to the Grotto-Heaven Small Realm.
For a full century, Ji Qing had supplied Hearts of Origin almost without limit.
This allowed the Grotto-Heaven Small Realm to reach a progress of 60%.
This 60% was not simple.
Previously, a Grotto-Heaven Small Realm that had reached Major Accomplishment was comparable to Ten Times Great Emperor Combat Power.
Later, Ji Qing found that for every 10% progress, the Might of the Grotto-Heaven Small Realm could increase its Combat Power by approximately one Great Emperor.
Therefore, with the current 60% progress of the Grotto-Heaven Small Realm, it could provide Ji Qing with approximately Sixteen Times Great Emperor Combat Power.
Ji Qing’s Strength improvement over the past century relied on his Grotto-Heaven Small Realm.
Currently, Ji Qing’s Strength was primarily divided into three parts.
Eleven Supreme Laws could provide approximately eleven times the Combat Power of a Great Emperor.
The Giant Spirit Race Physical Body, currently at Third Order 40%, could provide approximately four times the Combat Power of a Great Emperor.
The Grotto-Heaven Small Realm could provide sixteen times the Combat Power of a Great Emperor.
Combined, this was approximately Thirty-One Times Great Emperor Combat Power!
Ji Qing also possessed an Emperor Weapon and Supreme Saber Technique; combined, they could probably add about two times the Combat Power of a Great Emperor.
If he went all out, Ji Qing’s current Combat Power was approximately Thirty-Three Times Great Emperor Combat Power!
Compared to his Twenty-Five Times Great Emperor Combat Power a century ago, he had indeed improved a lot.
Many Great Emperors might not have improved even a bit in a century.
Even with opportunities, an improvement of two to three times Great Emperor Combat Power would be considered quite good.
Ji Qing’s ability to reach his current Thirty-Three Times Great Emperor Combat Power made him a formidable expert in the vast Immortal Path!
One day, Ji Qing’s Communication Stone vibrated.
Ji Qing took out his Communication Stone.
“Grand Beginning Great Emperor invites me for a chat?”
Over the past century, Ji Qing and Grand Beginning Great Emperor had also become friends.
They would often meet.
Thus, Ji Qing got up and headed towards Grand Beginning Great Emperor’s Cave Dwelling.
“Hahaha, is that Fellow Daoist Ji? Come in quickly.”
The Cave Dwelling opened, and Ji Qing entered, immediately spotting Grand Beginning Great Emperor.
“Fellow Daoist Ji, do you know about the Curse Forbidden Zone?”
Grand Beginning Great Emperor asked.
“Curse Forbidden Zone? One of the Ten Great Restricted Areas of the Black Ruins, rumored to open once every thousand years. Once it opens, many terrifying curses will spread from within, capable of affecting even Great Emperors. As for those below Great Emperor, they are certain to die if cursed!”
Ji Qing had understood the Ten Great Restricted Areas back then.
“Correct. This Curse Forbidden Zone is extremely bizarre, opening only once every thousand years, making it very dangerous for many Great Emperors in the Black Ruins. However, for us Supreme Experts, the Curse Forbidden Zone represents an Opportunity.”
“The Curse Forbidden Zone opens once every thousand years. Once inside, one is not suppressed by the Black Ruins at all; it’s like the Immortal Path, allowing one to exert their strongest Strength within the Curse Forbidden Zone! Crucially, all sorts of wondrous Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and Materials will appear within the Curse Forbidden Zone, such as materials for Emperor Weapons, and some materials for Immortal Treasures, etc.”
“Even Chaos Origin, which you, Fellow Daoist Ji, urgently need, has appeared in the Curse Forbidden Zone, and it appeared just a thousand years ago. Therefore, with the Curse Forbidden Zone about to open, I plan to invite you, Fellow Daoist Ji, and Fellow Daoist Liuyu, to enter the Curse Forbidden Zone together. What do you say, Fellow Daoist Ji?”
Grand Beginning Great Emperor’s words made Ji Qing’s eyes light up.
The Curse Forbidden Zone also has Chaos Origin?
This was truly an unexpected joy.
However, Ji Qing did not answer immediately and instead asked, “How dangerous is it within the Curse Forbidden Zone?”
“Actually, those terrifying curses within the Curse Forbidden Zone can only threaten some Great Emperors. Once one becomes a Supreme Expert with Ten Times Great Emperor Combat Power, they are basically not afraid of curses. However, if there are special curses, or multiple curses, it can be extremely dangerous!”
“However, the most terrifying thing within the Curse Forbidden Zone is not those bizarre and unpredictable curses, but Forbidden Zone Monsters, Demon Emperors from Demon Immortal City, and even other Human Emperors! Just like on the Immortal Path, once various resources appear, they are all contended for, leading to battles. Every time the Curse Forbidden Zone opens, Supreme Experts with over Twenty Times Great Emperor Combat Power die, whether from Human Immortal City, Demon Immortal City, or the Forbidden Zone.”
Grand Beginning Great Emperor hid nothing.
In fact, the reason he invited Ji Qing and Liuyu Great Emperor was also because he was alone and desperately wanted to join forces with Ji Qing and Liuyu Great Emperor. Acting together as three, they could mutually support each other and be safer within the Curse Forbidden Zone.
Ji Qing had interacted with Grand Beginning Great Emperor extensively over the past century.
He also knew Grand Beginning Great Emperor’s character and that he was trustworthy.
“I will discuss it with Fellow Daoist Liuyu and then give you my answer, Fellow Daoist Tai Chu.”
“Good.”
Thus, Ji Qing left Grand Beginning Great Emperor’s Cave Dwelling and headed to Liuyu Great Emperor’s Cave Dwelling.
Upon arriving at Liuyu Great Emperor’s Cave Dwelling.
Before Ji Qing could ask, Liuyu Great Emperor spoke, “Fellow Daoist Ji, you’ve come to inquire about Grand Beginning Great Emperor’s invitation to the Curse Forbidden Zone, haven’t you?”
“Yes, what are your thoughts, Fellow Daoist Liuyu?”
Ji Qing asked.
Liuyu Great Emperor pondered for a moment and said with a smile, “The opening of the Curse Forbidden Zone is one of the grand events of the Immortal Path. Many experts at the Great Emperor level and above will enter to seek Opportunities. Even if Grand Beginning Great Emperor didn’t invite me, I would have invited Fellow Daoist Ji to go together. Fellow Daoist Tai Chu, can you still trust Fellow Daoist Ji?”
“Of course.”
“Then it’s settled. The three of us will act together, and we won’t fear even experts with over Thirty Times Great Emperor Combat Power!”
Ji Qing smiled but remained silent.
He was already at Thirty-Three Times Great Emperor Combat Power.
However, no one would have expected his Combat Power to improve so quickly.
After all, he was still a Quasi-Emperor, and his cultivation had not improved at all.
Since his cultivation hadn’t improved, how could Ji Qing’s Strength have improved?
They probably all thought Ji Qing was still in the twenty-something times Great Emperor Combat Power range.
This was a good thing!
As for Liuyu Great Emperor, her Strength had improved considerably over the past century, likely reaching Twenty-Five Times Great Emperor Combat Power. After all, Liuyu Great Emperor didn’t need Chaos Origin, and other Origins were easier to find.
Grand Beginning Great Emperor’s Strength improvement was rather slow, estimated to be around Twenty-Two or Twenty-Three Times Great Emperor Combat Power at most.
If the three acted together, their combined Strength would be truly formidable.
They would definitely be a highly competitive team.
“Then I will reply to Grand Beginning Great Emperor.”
Ji Qing immediately replied to Grand Beginning Great Emperor.
Grand Beginning Great Emperor was overjoyed.
The three agreed to set off for the Curse Forbidden Zone in three months.
As the opening of the Curse Forbidden Zone approached, the Human Immortal City was filled with undercurrents.
Mysterious Great Emperors who hadn’t been seen for a long time also appeared.
Many Great Emperors were contacting each other.
Clearly, they all hoped to enter the Curse Forbidden Zone and take a gamble.
Grand Beginning Great Emperor was also a coveted prize, invited to team up by many supreme experts, but Grand Beginning Great Emperor refused them all.
After all, what kind of team could compare to the teams of Supreme Great Emperor and Liuyu Great Emperor?
By then, their team would all have Combat Power above Twenty Times Great Emperor, and even two of them might have Twenty-Five Times Great Emperor Combat Power.
Even Grand Beginning Great Emperor was close to Twenty-Five Times Combat Power.
With such Strength, they could even contend with supreme experts with Thirty Times Great Emperor Combat Power.
Of course, Grand Beginning Great Emperor did not yet know Ji Qing’s specific Strength.
If he knew his specific Strength, he would likely be even more shocked.
Time flew by, and three months passed.
On this day, Ji Qing rose and left his Cave Dwelling. He soon met Liuyu Great Emperor and then rendezvoused with Grand Beginning Great Emperor.
Grand Beginning Great Emperor was full of spirit now.
Seeing Ji Qing and Liuyu Great Emperor, he smiled and said, “Fellow Daoists, are you both ready? Shall we depart immediately?”
“Good.”
Thus, the three acted together and left Human Immortal City directly.
When the three arrived at the entrance to the Immortal Path, they discovered that the entrance, which usually had few cultivators, was now crowded with many cultivators.
There were even Demon Emperors and Forbidden Zone Monsters.
These three factions had been fighting fiercely within the Immortal Path.
However, now that they had arrived at the entrance to the Immortal Path, the atmosphere among the three factions was very delicate.
There was no more shouting and killing.
It was likely that everyone understood that their target this time was the Curse Forbidden Zone.
If they wanted to shout and kill, they could do so when they went to the Curse Forbidden Zone.
However, many gazes fell upon Ji Qing and the other two.
In the past hundred years, Ji Qing felt he had not been high-profile.
But as a Quasi-Emperor, he possessed more than twenty times Great Emperor Combat Power and had once ambushed and killed Taiyin Great Emperor, which was too eye-catching.
No matter how low-profile he was, no one dared to underestimate him.
They were even very curious about him.
How could a mere Quasi-Emperor possess such Strength?
Some even went to the Black Ruins specifically to investigate Ji Qing, learning all sorts of information about him.
“Is that the most popular Supreme Great Emperor in Human Immortal City in the last hundred years?”
“I heard that Supreme Great Emperor was friendly with Liuyu Great Emperor, and I didn’t expect him to be friendly with Grand Beginning Great Emperor too. The three of them forming a team to go to the Curse Forbidden Zone is quite a formidable lineup.”
“It is indeed powerful, all with Twenty Times Great Emperor Combat Power or above, and even Twenty-Five Times Great Emperor Combat Power. The three of them joining forces might even be able to contend with supreme experts with Thirty Times Great Emperor Combat Power.”
“But I am more interested in this Supreme Great Emperor. This time, when we go to the Curse Forbidden Zone, we can stop by the Black Ruins for a while longer to investigate the past deeds of this Supreme Great Emperor…”
Ji Qing and the other two ignored them.
The three arrived at the entrance.
The next moment, the three flew directly out of the entrance.
“Whoosh.”
The three found themselves in the Black Ruins.
Ji Qing sensed the “fragile” Space of the Black Ruins.
And the familiar “Spiritual Imprint.”
Even rolling Fortune rushed towards him.
Calculating the Time, Ji Qing had been away from the Black Ruins and entered the Immortal Path for over two hundred years.
Although he had not reappeared in the Black Ruins, his Fortune was still plentiful.
After accumulating for over two hundred years, the Fortune of the Black Ruins gathered on Ji Qing now surpassed any previous time.
However, this was still far from enough.
Ji Qing estimated that this Fortune from the Black Ruins could at most support him using his heart to replace heaven’s heart for two to three breaths of Time.
He had previously predicted that to Breakthrough to the Fifth Realm Mind, it would likely require support for more than ten breaths of Time.
Therefore, this Fortune still needed to be accumulated.
“Let’s go to the Curse Forbidden Zone.”
The three directly traversed Space.
Traversing Space within the Black Ruins was too easy for Great Emperors.
Not to mention that the three were all supreme experts with more than Twenty Times Great Emperor Combat Power.
A moment later, the three traversed to the Curse Forbidden Zone.
However, the Curse Forbidden Zone had not truly opened yet.
It still required some Time.
Many Great Emperors, Demon Emperors, and so on were currently waiting quietly outside the Curse Forbidden Zone.
Ji Qing and the other two also found a spot and waited quietly.
Several days passed.
Suddenly, a ripple stirred in the Void.
Immediately after, a figure emerged from the Void in a disheveled state.
“We’re here…”
As soon as this figure emerged from the Void, another figure followed closely behind, traversing out of the Void.
And he immediately struck the other person with a palm.
“Eternal Silence, you can’t escape! No one can save you today!”
A massive palm whistled through the air, striking towards Eternal Silence Great Emperor.
“Black Shark Demon Emperor, how dare you? My Thirteen Meridians of Purgatory also have supreme experts on the Immortal Path, you…”
“Immortal Path? Let’s see if he can get out of the Immortal Path! Moreover, I am a supreme expert of the Black Ruins, what is there to fear?”
Black Shark Demon Emperor ignored him nonetheless.
He was determined to kill Eternal Silence Great Emperor.
“Fellow Human Race Great Emperors, help…”
The reason Eternal Silence Great Emperor fled to the Curse Forbidden Zone was that he received news that the Curse Forbidden Zone was about to open, and many Great Emperors and supreme experts from the Immortal Path would come.
Therefore, he was prepared to try his Luck.
He hoped that some Human Race supreme experts would lend him a hand out of solidarity as fellow members of the Human Race.
Unfortunately, he was disappointed.
No one intervened.
He could only watch as the terrifying giant palm of Black Shark Demon Emperor descended.
This time, he was surely going to die!
“Even if I die, I won’t let you off easy…”
Eternal Silence Great Emperor’s eyes held a hint of determination.
Thus, he prepared to self-destruct his Law.
But just as Eternal Silence Great Emperor was about to self-destruct his Law.
“Clang.”
Suddenly, a crisp sound reached his ears.
At the same Time, a dazzling Blade Light flashed in the Void, filling Eternal Silence Great Emperor’s vision.
“This is…”
Eternal Silence Great Emperor’s heart trembled.
The terrifying edge contained within this saber surpassed that of a Great Emperor!
Crucially, this saber was too familiar.
“It’s him…”
Eternal Silence Great Emperor’s heart immediately became excited.
