Chapter 258: Immortal Realm “smugglers”, Ji Qing Strikes, Immortal Realm Void Immortals Are This Weak? One Blade Instant Kill!
Liuyu Great Emperor has exited seclusion and agreed to search for “Immortal Realm cultivators” with Ji Qing along the Immortal Path.
In the Immortal Path and Black Ruins, when it comes to familiarity with Immortal Realm cultivators, Liuyu Great Emperor is undoubtedly the most knowledgeable.
Liuyu Great Emperor has also accepted the current situation.
“Immortal Realm cultivators… are they not Immortals? What’s the difference between them and us Great Emperors?”
Ji Qing asked.
Liuyu Great Emperor pondered and replied, “From the fragments of my limited memory, the Immortal Realm indeed has more than just Immortals. Even within the Immortal Realm, Immortals are held in high regard, and are the lifelong pursuit of many. As for those below the Immortal stage, the only difference from cultivators in the Black Ruins and Immortal Path might be that they can forge an Immortal Spirit Body at the Great Emperor stage! This is completely different from us. However, those Immortal Spirit Bodies, in my opinion, are inferior to our Emperor Bodies, not to mention that they can live through multiple lifetimes…”
Ji Qing had already heard Liuyu Great Emperor mention this.
The Immortal Realm is the “Upper Realm.”
Theoretically, it should be stronger than cultivators from “Lower Realms” like the Black Ruins.
Strictly speaking, the Immortal Path is also a part of the Black Ruins.
But who would have thought that precisely because the Immortal Path was severed, cultivators from the “Lower Realm” have opened up a path different from the Immortal Realm, and it is even more powerful. This seems to be a complete reversal of fortune.
“I wonder what expression those Immortal Realm cultivators would have if they encountered us ‘Lower Realm’ cultivators and were crushed and defeated by them?”
Ji Qing said with a smile.
Liuyu Great Emperor did not reply.
But it would definitely be interesting.
Only Liuyu Great Emperor knew how arrogant Immortal Realm cultivators were.
“We must quickly find Immortal Realm cultivators. One Immortal Realm cultivator at the ‘Great Emperor’ level is worth 1 million Contribution Points, equivalent to 100 portions of Chaos Origin, a Heavenly Treasure that can live out two or three lifetimes, and a complete ordinary Immortal Technique!”
Such a reward made even Ji Qing envious.
Furthermore, Ji Qing was unsure if such rewards would exist in the future.
But for now, Ji Qing had to seize the opportunity and obtain these rewards quickly.
The two were not searching aimlessly.
Instead, they flew towards the end of the Immortal Path.
Mortal Immortals were intercepting some Immortal Realm cultivators in the gaps at the end of the Immortal Path.
If those Immortal Realm cultivators broke through the encirclement, the closer they got to the end of the Immortal Path, the more likely they were to encounter those Immortal Realm cultivators.
However, as Ji Qing and Liuyu Great Emperor approached the end of the Immortal Path, they discovered that many Great Emperors were already lying in wait.
The two naturally did not resort to lying in wait, so they expanded their search area.
Quite a few Immortal Realm cultivators had already escaped previously.
Just as Liuyu Great Emperor was repeatedly searching for traces of Immortal Realm cultivators.
Suddenly, Liuyu Great Emperor made a discovery.
“Found it! There were traces of Immortal Techniques here; an Immortal Realm cultivator must have appeared… As long as we follow this wisp of aura, we will surely find them. After all, the current Immortal Path has no Immortal Spiritual Energy, so it’s much easier to find them.”
Liuyu Great Emperor spoke.
Ji Qing’s spirit was invigorated.
“Indeed, let’s go find that Immortal Realm cultivator!”
The two divided their labor: Liuyu Great Emperor was responsible for searching, and once found, Ji Qing would be responsible for dealing with them.
The final spoils would be split equally, 50/50.
Both of them agreed to this distribution.
Now, the task of searching for Immortal Realm cultivators fell to Liuyu Great Emperor.
And Ji Qing had absolute trust in Liuyu Great Emperor.
“Fellow Daoist Ji, tracking might take some time.”
“It’s fine, as long as we can track them.”
Ji Qing was not in a hurry at all.
He entrusted it all to Liuyu Great Emperor.
Thus, Liuyu Great Emperor quickly began tracking based on this clue.
…
Daoist Yan Feng was a Void Immortal from the North Cold Immortal Sect in the Void Immortal Realm.
The term “Void Immortal” was a beautified designation by the Immortal Realm.
In reality, they had forged an Immortal Spirit Body, equivalent to a Mahayana cultivator in the Lower Realm.
Daoist Yan Feng was almost at the Perfection stage of Void Immortal, on the verge of becoming a True Immortal, ascending to the heavens, and living freely.
Unfortunately, he was chosen by his sect to become a seed to enter the “Lower Realm.”
He entered the “Black Ruins.”
It was said that this Lower Realm was somewhat special.
Once, Immortals and a group of powerful beings from the Eternal Universe had a great war in the Black Ruins, leading to the severance of the Immortal Path. Currently, True Immortals could not enter the Black Ruins; only those below True Immortal, like them Void Immortals, had a slim chance of entering the Black Ruins through the inter-dimensional rift.
Daoist Yan Feng had been promised that if he entered the Black Ruins and completed his mission, he would be granted resources and treasures upon returning to the Immortal Realm to help him become a True Immortal!
Daoist Yan Feng initially thought this was an easy mission.
To go to the Lower Realm, with the Immortal Techniques he mastered and the Immortal Path foundation he had established, wouldn’t he be able to run rampant there?
Furthermore, he could even plunder various treasures from the Lower Realm.
Although Lower Realms were often barren.
Still, a single realm held quite a few treasures.
Daoist Yan Feng even had to guard against other Void Immortal fellow Daoists competing with him for treasures.
As a result, the moment he descended to the Lower Realm, Daoist Yan Feng was dumbfounded.
Over a hundred Void Immortals had descended from the Immortal Realm at once.
But what was the outcome?
The hundred-plus Void Immortals were crushed into dust by a terrifying power before they could even exchange a word or see their surroundings.
Immortal Treasures and the like were useless; all of them were useless.
The few Void Immortals who narrowly survived finally awoke and discovered several terrifying existences.
Immortals!
They were True Immortals!
However, they were different from the True Immortals they usually saw in the Immortal Realm. The True Immortals of the Lower Realm were truly terrifying, their strength was formidable, even more so than True Immortals.
And there was an aura of the mortal world about them.
This reminded Daoist Yan Feng of an ancient text.
Among Immortals, there was a very special existence called a Mortal Immortal.
They were often born in the Lower Realm.
Becoming a Mortal Immortal was extremely difficult.
But once one achieved Mortal Immortal status, their combat power far surpassed that of ordinary True Immortals.
Daoist Yan Feng felt immense sorrow. He never expected to be so unlucky as to encounter so many Mortal Immortals in this Lower Realm?
What was going on?
Fortunately, Daoist Yan Feng was very astute.
And he was also very lucky. After desperately breaking through, Daoist Yan Feng luckily escaped the blockade of the Mortal Immortals.
He fled a great distance.
From the looks of it, he was still within the Immortal Path.
Daoist Yan Feng was still in shock.
He felt the deep malice of the True Immortals who had recruited them.
Didn’t those True Immortals know about the existence of Mortal Immortals in the Lower Realm?
However, he had fortunately escaped in the end.
As long as he escaped, he had hope of completing the mission.
“The Lower Realm is truly terrifying, with so many Mortal Immortals. How did they cultivate? Becoming an Immortal in the Immortal Realm is already incredibly difficult, let alone a Mortal Immortal, which is ten or even a hundred times more difficult than an ordinary True Immortal.”
“However, with my Immortal Techniques and the foundation of my Immortal Spirit Body, as long as I don’t encounter Mortal Immortals, I should be invincible in this Lower Realm…”
Daoist Yan Feng was still in shock.
But even if he were truly invincible, with the presence of Mortal Immortals, he still had to be low-key, careful, and cautious.
Otherwise, if he were discovered by a Mortal Immortal, it would be over.
Among the Void Immortals who descended with him, how many exceptionally talented individuals were there? What was the outcome?
They had all turned into dust.
“Hmm?”
Suddenly, ripples appeared in the void before Daoist Yan Feng.
Immediately after, two figures emerged from the void.
They stood not far in front of him, blocking his path.
Daoist Yan Feng’s heart tightened slightly.
He remembered that he had already concealed his aura.
Why would someone intercept him?
Could it be a coincidence?
“It must be a coincidence. I won’t make any rash moves; I’ll pretend I didn’t see them…”
Daoist Yan Feng decided to detour far around, trying to bypass the two figures.
“Whoosh.”
As a result, the two still followed, intercepting him.
At this point, Daoist Yan Feng knew it was definitely not a coincidence.
They were definitely after him.
“Who are you people? What do you want?”
Daoist Yan Feng asked.
“Immortal Realm cultivator, your aura cannot deceive us. We are ordered by Mortal Immortals to capture Immortal Realm cultivators!”
These two were naturally Ji Qing and Liuyu Great Emperor.
Hearing their words, Daoist Yan Feng was amused to the point of anger.
“Hahaha, Mortal Immortals aside, just the two of you? Two mere Lower Realm cultivators dare to claim they will capture this Immortal? Truly courting death. Since you seek death, this Immortal will grant it!”
Daoist Yan Feng laughed in extreme anger.
It was one thing to be unable to defeat a Mortal Immortal.
But these two mere native inhabitants of the Lower Realm dared to try and capture him?
Did they really think he, a Void Immortal from the Upper Realm, was a pushover?
Daoist Yan Feng mastered Immortal Techniques!
“Immortal Technique, Corrosive Bone Storm!”
Daoist Yan Feng’s Immortal Spirit Energy surged within him, and he immediately unleashed an Immortal Technique.
A sinister storm howled towards Ji Qing and Liuyu Great Emperor. Even before the storm arrived, a bone-chilling cold could be felt.
This was an Immortal Technique.
Even Liuyu Great Emperor was extremely solemn.
“Fellow Daoist Ji, the rest is up to you…”
Ji Qing was also very curious.
Immortal Techniques?
To be honest, Immortal Techniques were indeed very powerful.
A significant portion of the Immortal Techniques provided by the Human Immortal Hall were indeed Immortal Techniques.
Although Ji Qing had never practiced an Immortal Technique, he did not underestimate them.
At this moment, this Immortal Realm cultivator, who was only comparable to a Great Emperor, seemed to have an ordinary cultivation level in Ji Qing’s eyes, with strength similar to an average Great Emperor.
Even a Two-Life Great Emperor could easily crush him.
But once he unleashed an Immortal Technique, things would be different.
His combat power instantly surged.
“Clang.”
Ji Qing drew his sword.
Although he had not unleashed the Third-Tier Giant Spirit God Race Physical Body, with Ji Qing’s current combat power, the absence of the Giant Spirit God Race Physical Body’s four times Great Emperor combat power had no impact.
Moreover, this was a strike powered by the combined strength of two lifetimes.
Ji Qing gave this Immortal Realm cultivator his utmost respect by going all out!
The resplendent blade light poured down from the nine heavens like a silver river.
This strike possessed terrifying combat power exceeding four hundred times that of a Great Emperor.
This was still without unleashing the Giant Spirit God Race Physical Body.
If one lifetime was calculated at sixty times Great Emperor combat power, then this strike from Ji Qing would be equivalent to a Seven-Life Great Emperor!
What a terrifying strike this was!
Ji Qing treated the Immortal Realm cultivator with sufficient importance, but in Daoist Yan Feng’s view, this was simply unbelievable.
The other party was just a “Void Immortal” like him.
He didn’t even have an Immortal Spirit Body.
He didn’t even have Immortal Techniques.
He only had an Emperor Weapon.
Yet the other party unleashed such terrifying power.
That blade light, even though he was clad in Immortal Treasure, seemed like it couldn’t withstand it?
“Impossible…”
The words fell.
“Puchi.”
With one saber strike, Daoist Yan Feng was split in two.
Moreover, the terrifying power instantly annihilated Daoist Yan Feng.
Daoist Yan Feng didn’t even have the slightest power to resist before being instantly killed with a single saber strike.
Ji Qing, on the other hand, frowned.
“So weak? Or is it a trap?”
Ji Qing remained very cautious.
After all, he was a powerful individual from the Immortal Realm, belonging to the “Upper Realm.”
As a result, was this all?
It was somewhat unbelievable.
Ji Qing waited for a long time, but there was indeed no further movement.
The cultivator from the Immortal Realm was truly dead.
“Oh no, nothing was left behind, will the Human Immortal Hall not acknowledge it?”
Ji Qing seemed to think of something.
His expression showed some regret.
Great Emperor Liuyu smiled and said, “There are combat recordings, so there’s no problem. Moreover, it’s not that nothing was left behind; aren’t there fragments of Half-Immortal Treasures here?”
Ji Qing grabbed with his hand.
Indeed, he caught some fragments, which were fragments of Half-Immortal Treasures.
The Immortal Treasure on Daoist Yan Feng actually belonged to a Half-Immortal Treasure.
How could Immortal Treasures be obtained so easily?
Ji Qing also breathed a sigh of relief, with these Half-Immortal Treasure fragments and the combat recordings, the Human Immortal Hall should still recognize it.
But he was still a bit puzzled: “Such a weak cultivator, at most equivalent to the strength of an ordinary Great Emperor at perfection. If Immortal Techniques are added, they could surpass those Great Emperors who did not live out their second life. However, when facing those Two-Life Great Emperors, they would likely gain no advantage.”
Great Emperor Liuyu smiled and said, “Fellow Daoist Ji, I told you long ago that the Black Ruins now are different from before; the Black Ruins have forged a unique path. Above the Great Emperor level and below True Immortal, the Great Emperors of the Black Ruins are incredibly powerful. Even the Mortal Immortals who have achieved this level possess earth-shattering strength, likely far surpassing the True Immortals of the Immortal Realm.”
“Therefore, the severance of the Immortal Path might not be a bad thing for the Black Ruins.”
Ji Qing pondered.
“Alright, let’s go back to redeem contribution points first.”
Ji Qing and Great Emperor Liuyu immediately returned to Human Immortal City and found Nine-Life Great Emperor at the Human Immortal Hall.
They presented the combat recordings and the Half-Immortal Treasure fragments of Daoist Yan Feng.
“Not bad, Supreme Great Emperor, you have earned one million contribution points!”
Ji Qing was very happy.
According to the prior agreement with Great Emperor Liuyu, they would each take half of the contribution points.
Great Emperor Liuyu found the target.
Ji Qing took action.
It was through their cooperation that they were able to find Daoist Yan Feng and kill him.
“I want to redeem fifty portions of Chaos Origin. Fellow Daoist Liuyu, what do you want?”
Ji Qing asked.
Great Emperor Liuyu did not need Chaos Origin.
Although Chaos Origin had some use for her, she had ways to obtain the Origin she needed.
As for Heavenly Treasures, Great Emperor Liuyu also did not need them; she possessed an Immortal Lord Corpse and could live out her Ninth Life.
Therefore, after much deliberation, Great Emperor Liuyu ultimately chose Immortal Law.
To be precise, it was an Immortal Technique.
Although Great Emperor Liuyu inherited many fragmented memories from the Immortal Lord Corpse.
These memories were all very fragmented.
There wasn’t a single complete memory.
As for Immortal Techniques, there were no complete memories either.
For an Immortal Technique to exert its Might, there could not be any mistakes.
Therefore, Great Emperor Liuyu chose an Immortal Technique called “Wind and Cloud Scroll,” which had a total of ten layers. She directly redeemed the first five layers.
When she had contribution points in the future, she would redeem the remaining five layers.
“Immortal Technique?”
Ji Qing thought for a moment.
Fifty portions of Chaos Origin could only increase his second life’s Emperor Body by 50%, but it still wouldn’t reach perfection.
It could increase his Strength somewhat, but the amplification wasn’t that significant.
It would be better to redeem an Immortal Technique.
Currently, Ji Qing’s Supreme Saber Technique was severely limiting the effectiveness of his Strength.
A mere saber technique with 1x Great Emperor Combat Power was no longer sufficient for Ji Qing’s needs.
He needed an Immortal Technique.
And an extremely powerful Immortal Technique at that!
“I won’t redeem Chaos Origin either; I will also redeem an Immortal Technique. This Immortal Technique is called Saber Array Technique. The name is a bit strange, but as an ordinary Immortal Technique, its Might is quite good. This Immortal Technique only has three layers. Redeeming the first layer requires 300,000 contribution points. I can only redeem the first layer.”
Ji Qing had been coveting the “Saber Array Technique” for a long time.
If he couldn’t redeem the complete version of Saber Array Technique, redeeming the first layer would suffice for now.
Ji Qing immediately redeemed the first layer of Saber Array Technique.
Instantly, 300,000 contribution points were consumed.
With 200,000 contribution points remaining, Ji Qing directly redeemed twenty portions of Chaos Origin.
“Fellow Daoist Liuyu, let’s go track Immortal Realm cultivators again.”
“Okay.”
Thus, the two went to track again.
As a result, time flew by, and ten years passed.
Both of them had found nothing.
Being able to find Daoist Yan Feng’s trace was indeed a matter of luck.
Subsequently, other Great Emperors found Immortal Realm cultivators.
They were all redeemed for contribution points.
It was said that over a hundred cultivators had descended from the Immortal Realm this time.
Now, most of them were either dead or captured.
The two simply gave up.
They would cooperate again to track Immortal Realm cultivators the next time they descended.
For now, they would first digest their current gains.
Ji Qing returned to his Cave Dwelling.
He refined the twenty portions of Chaos Origin immediately.
This was not difficult.
It took five years.
Ji Qing’s second life’s Emperor Body also reached 33% Progress.
Then, he continued to cultivate the first layer of Saber Array Technique.
Saber Array Technique had only three moves in total, and was divided into three layers based on these moves.
The first layer was called “Shadowless Saber.”
It could only be activated with an Immortal Spirit Body.
Previously, it was the Immortal Spirit Body; now, it was the Emperor Body.
Activating Shadowless Saber with the Emperor Body could unleash 1% of the Emperor Body’s Might.
For instance, a Supreme Being with 60x Great Emperor Combat Power would have 1% of their Emperor Body translate to 0.6x Great Emperor Combat Power.
The amplification seemed minuscule.
It could even be considered useless.
This was why Saber Array Technique was merely an ordinary Immortal Technique.
In the Immortal Realm, this Immortal Technique was not worth mentioning.
Few people practiced it.
However, it was different for Great Emperors on the Immortal Path.
For example, if one had lived out five lives and unified them, unleashing “Shadowless Saber” with 300x Great Emperor Combat Power would result in a 3x amplification of Might, wouldn’t it?
This was quite considerable.
The crucial point was that this was only the first layer.
There was also the second layer, with a 5% amplification, and the third layer, with a 10% amplification, which would result in earth-shattering Might.
However, for Ji Qing, the Might of this Saber Array Technique was astonishing.
It was incredibly compatible with him.
Ji Qing immediately tried his best to comprehend it, at least to achieve beginner proficiency.
Once proficient, it could be directly enhanced with Origin Points.
Saber Array Technique was an Immortal Technique.
It was indeed difficult to achieve beginner proficiency.
In the blink of an eye, ten years passed.
Ji Qing finally achieved beginner proficiency in the first layer of Saber Array Technique, “Shadowless Saber.”
Ji Qing acted almost without hesitation, immediately using the Demon Record.
“Enhance the first layer of Saber Array Technique, Shadowless Saber!”
“Origin Points insufficient, cannot enhance.”
Ji Qing was slightly taken aback.
Origin Points insufficient?
Ji Qing looked at his Origin Points.
“Origin Points: 300.1 trillion points.”
Nearly three trillion Origin Points, and it was still not enough?
Ji Qing looked closely and realized that “Immortal Techniques” required at least ten trillion Origin Points for a single enhancement.
He currently only had three trillion Origin Points, so it was naturally insufficient.
“Origin Points insufficient…”
Ji Qing thought, if Origin Points were insufficient, then why not go to Demon Immortal City?
Those multi-life Demon Emperors were difficult to kill.
But single-life Demon Emperors were easy to kill.
They died after being killed once.
Unlike those multi-life Demon Emperors, who could sacrifice one life to preserve themselves, thus only their one life would be destroyed, and the Demon Emperor would not die, making it impossible to obtain Origin Points.
“Multi-life Demon Emperors are too hard to kill, unless I possess a means to seal the Void. Even if a Demon Emperor sacrifices one life to save themselves, they cannot traverse the Void. In that case, even multi-life Demon Emperors could be killed by me!”
Ji Qing carefully considered the methods of those multi-life Demon Emperors.
It wasn’t entirely without solutions.
Even if one life could be sacrificed as a substitute, there were still ways to kill them.
Moreover, Ji Qing had a vague feeling that if he truly killed a multi-life Demon Emperor, the Origin Points would also increase accordingly.
“Treasures that can seal the Void are hard to find…”
“However, I have an Immortal Mansion. An Immortal Mansion is a true Immortal Treasure. As long as I can draw a Demon Emperor into the Immortal Mansion, it will be impossible for the Demon Emperor to break through the Immortal Mansion in a short time. In that case, the Demon Emperor will become a trapped beast, and I can kill them multiple times within the Immortal Mansion to finally kill those multi-life Demon Emperors!”
Ji Qing’s eyes lit up.
This was indeed a viable method.
Ji Qing got up and left his Cave Dwelling.
He first went to the Human Immortal Hall.
He found that there were very few people in the Human Immortal Hall.
This was quite unusual.
Ji Qing sent Communication Talismans to Great Emperor Zhenxing, Great Emperor Myriad Phenomena, and others.
However, there was no reply.
This was not normal.
In the past, Great Emperor Zhenxing and others would reply to his Communication Talismans immediately.
Ji Qing glanced around; there were some Great Emperors he recognized, but not close acquaintances.
For example, Great Emperor Shenfa.
This Six-Life Great Emperor was coincidentally at the Human Immortal Hall.
Ji Qing had also “fought alongside” him, so they were quite familiar.
Thus, Ji Qing stepped forward and said, “Great Emperor Shenfa!”
Great Emperor Shenfa was talking with some friends. Upon seeing Ji Qing, a smile appeared on his face: “Supreme Fellow Daoist, it’s rare to see you in the Human Immortal Hall. I heard you were in seclusion; have you emerged?”
“Yes, I just came out of seclusion today and have some questions I’d like to ask Great Emperor Shenfa.”
“Certainly, what questions do you have?”
“Why have the cultivators in the Human Immortal Hall suddenly decreased so much?”
“Haha, this matter, actually, is somewhat related to you, Fellow Daoist.”
“It’s related to me?”
Ji Qing was very surprised.
How could it be related to him?
He had been in seclusion all along.
Great Emperor Shenfa said with a smile, “Didn’t you kill a cultivator from the Immortal Realm back then and instantly gain one million Contribution Value, making countless Great Emperors envious? But what happens when the Immortal Realm cultivator is gone? They then thought that cultivators from different universes had also descended. These cultivators from different universes are even better at hiding than Immortal Realm cultivators. Based on multiple investigations, it was finally determined that many cultivators from different universes had left the Immortal Path and gone to the Black Ruins to engage in body snatching, hiding within the Black Ruins.”
“So, many Great Emperors in our Human Immortal Hall have gone to the Black Ruins to investigate those cultivators from different universes by any means necessary.”
Other Great Emperors also said with a smile, “Yes, the Black Ruins are quite lively now. Although the Black Ruins’ limit is only Ten Times Great Emperor Combat Power, it’s hard to resist the many methods that allow people to enter the Void. Therefore, not many cultivators from different universes were found in the Black Ruins. Instead, there have been constant frictions between Human Race Great Emperors, Demon Emperors, Forbidden Zone Monsters, and so on. In short, the Black Ruins are very chaotic right now.”
Ji Qing understood.
So they all went to the Black Ruins?
Cultivators from different universes?
Aren’t they similar to the Curse Heavenly Venerate?
Most likely not as good as the Curse Heavenly Venerate; they are all below the True Immortal Level.
But if they hide in a Restricted Area or a Wonder, many Restricted Areas and Wonders have a complex connection with different universes, making it much harder to find those cultivators from different universes.
“I see… Thank you, Great Emperor Shenfa!”
Ji Qing understood, so they all went to the Black Ruins?
However, this also explained one thing.
It showed that many cultivators from different universes were indeed hiding in the Black Ruins and had not yet been discovered.
Then, could he also go and try?
This time, Ji Qing did not ask Liuyu Great Emperor to accompany him.
After all, Liuyu Great Emperor did not have any unique advantages in tracking cultivators from different universes.
On the contrary, Ji Qing had a vague idea.
Perhaps, he could find many cultivators from different universes in the Black Ruins.
Ji Qing quickly flew out of Human Immortal City and, in a place where no one was around, activated the Curse Divine Hall Imprint.
“Swish.”
Ji Qing disappeared.
When he reappeared, he was already in the Curse Divine Hall.
“Young Master, you’ve returned again?”
The Spirit of the Divine Hall had lost count of how many times Ji Qing had returned.
It was very frequent, anyway.
“Spirit of the Divine Hall, can you sense if any cultivators from the Eternal Universe have come to the Curse Forbidden Zone?”
Ji Qing asked directly.
“No.”
The Spirit of the Divine Hall would not lie.
If it said no, then it was highly likely that no cultivators from the Eternal Universe had come to the Curse Forbidden Zone.
Regardless of the reason, Ji Qing was not in a hurry.
He had a bold idea in his heart.
In the Black Ruins, perhaps his advantage would be greater!
Because Ji Qing could “Use My Heart to Replace Heaven’s Heart,” effectively making himself the “Heavenly Dao” of the Black Ruins.
As long as Ji Qing could sustain it for a little longer, he would definitely be able to “find” the cultivators from different universes.
The key question was how long Ji Qing could currently sustain “Using My Heart to Replace Heaven’s Heart.”
Ji Qing calculated the time.
Since he came to the Immortal Path to fight, it had been about three hundred years.
How vast was the Fortune he had accumulated?
Ji Qing’s previous thought was to be able to sustain it for ten breaths.
It should be about right now.
But he was not sure of the exact duration.
Even if it wasn’t ten breaths, the Fortune accumulated over three hundred years should be enough to sustain three to five breaths.
And in those three to five breaths, not only would his mind be honed, but it would also allow Ji Qing, in his capacity as the “Heavenly Dao” of the Black Ruins, to search for cultivators from different universes within the Black Ruins during the limited time.
Others might not be able to find them, but the “Heavenly Dao” of the Black Ruins would surely know.
Ji Qing immediately left the Curse Divine Hall.
It was within the Black Ruins, just outside the Curse Divine Hall.
As expected, Ji Qing sensed a large amount of Fortune.
This Fortune flowed continuously towards him.
Ji Qing felt an unprecedentedly vast Fortune.
“My Mind has already reached the Fifth Realm Fifth Stage. Accumulating Fortune for so long was precisely to reach the Fifth Realm Tenth Stage Mind in one go!”
“Now that I need to search for cultivators from different universes, there’s no need to wait any longer…”
Ji Qing had already made up his mind.
Regardless of how much his Mind could improve.
It would be as it is.
His primary goal was to search for cultivators from different universes.
“Let’s begin…”
Ji Qing was located outside the Curse Divine Hall.
If anything happened, he could directly enter the Curse Forbidden Zone.
Here, for Ji Qing, was actually the safest place.
Thus, Ji Qing began “Using My Heart to Replace Heaven’s Heart” once more.
His Spiritual Imprint instantly merged with the Origin of the Black Ruins.
“Boom.”
Ji Qing could clearly feel as if he had transformed into the “Heavenly Dao” of the Black Ruins, cold and merciless, as if controlling the operation of countless Rules within the Black Ruins.
Ji Qing, in his transformation as the Heavenly Dao of the Black Ruins, consumed a large amount of Fortune every single breath.
Therefore, Ji Qing did not dare to delay for a moment and immediately began searching for “cultivators from different universes.”
One breath, two breaths, three breaths, four breaths, five breaths…
It was almost as Ji Qing had predicted.
He only managed to sustain it for five breaths.
The Fortune was depleted, and Ji Qing’s Consciousness was restored.
However, five breaths were enough for Ji Qing, in his capacity as the “Heavenly Dao,” to find some cultivators from different universes.
“Not all cultivators from different universes, but I have remembered the clearest few! They are hidden quite deeply, but in front of the ‘Heavenly Dao of the Black Ruins,’ they are nowhere to hide!”
A sharp glint flashed in Ji Qing’s eyes.
However, he was not in a hurry.
These cultivators from different universes were all engaged in body snatching.
They were hidden very deeply.
They would not be discovered anytime soon.
If they could be discovered, they would have already been found by the many experts in the Immortal Path.
The fact that they survived until now meant they were deeply hidden.
Ji Qing checked his Mind.
“Mind: True Self Uniqueness （ Fifth Realm Tenth Stage, Immortal Characteristic ）”
Ji Qing’s eyes lit up.
Tenth Stage Mind!
This meant his Mind had reached Perfection in the Fifth Realm.
This was truly an unexpected delight.
Using “Using My Heart to Replace Heaven’s Heart” for only five breaths unexpectedly yielded such good results.
With a Perfect Mind, the next step was to break through to the Sixth Realm.
The Sixth Realm Mind was very difficult to break through.
Because it meant entering the realm of “Immortals.”
However, a Perfect Fifth Realm Mind was currently enough to support Ji Qing to reach the level of “Nine Lives”!
He could live out nine lives!
What was currently lacking was Chaos Origin.
And Chaos Origin could be exchanged for Contribution Value from the Human Immortal Hall.
Therefore, the cultivators from different universes could not be lost!
“Cultivators from different universes… I’ll go to the first one!”
Ji Qing’s figure flickered, and he slipped into a spatial portal, disappearing without a trace.
……
The Heavenly Fire Realm had recently become lively.
The Heavenly Fire Emperor Sect had once been suppressed by that terrifying Heavenly Talent from the Thirteen Meridians of Purgatory and couldn’t even lift their heads.
The truth was that the Heavenly Fire Emperor Sect had been quite lucky.
That terrifying Heavenly Talent was no longer in the Black Ruins but was fighting on the Immortal Path.
It was said that he was also famous on the Immortal Path.
Fortunately, the Heavenly Fire Emperor Sect had submitted to the Thirteen Meridians of Purgatory at that time.
Otherwise, with the strength of that terrifying powerhouse, destroying the Heavenly Fire Emperor Sect would not have been difficult.
Therefore, to this day, the Heavenly Fire Emperor Sect maintained a low profile and caution.
It was only recently, with the birth of another Emperor’s Son in the Heavenly Fire Emperor Sect, that a hint of joy filled the entire Heavenly Fire Realm.
Pei Wuyan, a disciple of the Heavenly Fire Emperor Sect.
His name was fitting; he was as sparing with his words as he was with characters, silent and taciturn.
Many people described Pei Wuyan as cold and distant, keeping everyone at arm’s length.
After his last injury, Pei Wuyan seemed to have become even more silent and taciturn.
However, only a very small number of people in the sect knew that since his last injury, Pei Wuyan had cultivated even more diligently, and his potential seemed to have been stimulated, with his cultivation constantly improving.
By now, Pei Wuyan had unknowingly become one of the top cultivators in the Dharma Aspect Realm of the Heavenly Fire Emperor Sect.
He was only half a step away from achieving the status of a Great Expert.
Of course, Pei Wuyan himself was already at the Divine Ability Realm back then.
It was normal for the transition from Divine Ability to Dharma Aspect to be slightly faster, as long as there were resources.
No one knew where Pei Wuyan obtained so many resources.
“Senior Brother Pei.”
At this moment, a tall woman with a radiant smile approached Pei Wuyan.
“Junior Sister Yan, what is it?”
“Senior Brother Pei, you should be cautious about your intention to draw down the Supreme Law! In the entire Black Ruins, almost no one dares to bear the Supreme Law, except for that Heavenly Talent from the Thirteen Meridians of Purgatory.”
“I know, and that’s precisely why I want to try.”
Pei Wuyan had made up his mind.
Moreover, he knew he would succeed.
Because he was a cultivator from the Eternal Universe.
And after body snatching, his potential was further stimulated.
Furthermore, Pei Wuyan was different from his companions.
Many of his other companions had abandoned the Black Ruins’ Law System.
But when Pei Wuyan thought of being besieged by those few Mortal Immortals, his countless companions dying, and him finally breaking through the encirclement.
He had some ideas in his heart.
Perhaps, the cultivation system of the Black Ruins was not bad.
It was even strong!
It was not inferior to the cultivation system of the Eternal Universe.
Therefore, he wanted to learn from both, integrate the strengths of both systems, and forge his own path!
As for the mission from the Eternal Universe?
Since there was no time limit for this mission, he was not in a hurry; his cultivation was his top priority.
“Rumble.”
Suddenly, the entire Heavenly Fire Realm began to shake.
Immediately after, a magnificent voice spread throughout the Heavenly Fire Realm.
“An old acquaintance has arrived!”
Many cultivators were extremely astonished.
“What’s going on?”
“An old acquaintance? Whose old acquaintance?”
“This person… directly entered the Heavenly Fire Realm, making our Heavenly Fire Realm’s Great Formation a mere formality… What kind of existence is this?”
“This person… seems to be that Supreme Great Emperor from the Thirteen Meridians of Purgatory, the number one Heavenly Talent in all history. It’s said he went to fight on the Immortal Path, so why has he suddenly returned, and even come to my Heavenly Fire Realm? Is he seeking revenge against my Heavenly Fire Realm?”
“The Supreme Great Emperor has a deep Grudge with the Heavenly Fire Realm, but wasn’t it all settled? Is he coming for revenge now? Our Heavenly Fire Realm will be in trouble…”
Some well-informed individuals recognized “Supreme Great Emperor” Ji Qing.
Precisely because they knew of it, their hearts became incomparably solemn.
“Swish, swish, swish.”
The Great Emperors of the Heavenly Fire Realm also appeared.
They were originally in slumber, but now they had no choice but to awaken.
He knew Ji Qing’s status in the Immortal Path.
“Greetings, Supreme Great Emperor! May I ask why the Supreme Great Emperor has come to the Heavenly Fire Realm?”
The Great Emperor of the Heavenly Fire Emperor Sect adopted a very humble posture.
They had no choice but to be humble.
The Supreme Great Emperor before them could absolutely kill a Great Emperor by himself.
This was true even in the Black Ruins.
Although there was an upper limit to his might, he could drag them into the Void.
To kill a Great Emperor would be effortless for Ji Qing.
He was genuinely worried that Ji Qing had come to settle old scores.
Just as the Great Emperor of the Heavenly Fire Realm was feeling uneasy, Ji Qing smiled and said, “I am merely here to find someone at the Heavenly Fire Emperor Sect. All that has happened before has long been written off, and I, Ji Mou, am not one to go back on my word.”
As if seeing through the thoughts of the people of the Heavenly Fire Realm, Ji Qing’s words made the Great Emperors and Saint Venerables of the Heavenly Fire Realm breathe a sigh of relief.
As long as he wasn’t here to settle old scores, that was fine.
However, what in the mere Heavenly Fire Realm was worth the visit of this renowned Supreme Great Emperor?
Pei Wuyan stood amidst the crowd.
For some reason, when he saw the Supreme Great Emperor Ji Qing, his heart gave a slight jolt.
He had a feeling that something bad was about to happen.
“Could he have discovered me?”
“No, I underwent body snatching so quickly, he definitely wouldn’t have found me!”
“If he had truly discovered me, why would he be so slow and let me live until now?”
“I must not rush, I must be cautious!”
Many thoughts flashed through Pei Wuyan’s mind.
He was certain he had not been discovered.
Then he had to be even more careful and cautious.
The “Supreme Great Emperor” who had suddenly appeared was extremely terrifying.
He had a vague feeling.
Even in his prime, he might not have been a match for this opponent.
“Senior Brother Pei, this Supreme Great Emperor is a legend in the Black Ruins, his talent is incredibly high. Senior Brother, if you want to bear that Supreme Law within the sect, you need to be very cautious, but it is said that this Supreme Great Emperor bears as many as eleven Supreme Laws…”
Junior Sister Yan’s words sent a tremor through Pei Wuyan’s heart.
Eleven Supreme Laws?
How was this possible?
He had already become largely familiar with the law system of the Black Ruins.
He understood deeply how difficult it was to bear eleven Supreme Laws.
It was simply unimaginable.
But this was the reality.
Junior Sister Yan would not speak nonsense about such matters.
Ji Qing swept his gaze across the crowd; he was actually not sure who the person was.
When Ji Qing had previously transformed into the Heavenly Dao of the Black Ruins by “using his heart to replace heaven’s heart,” he had sensed an Outer Universe Cultivator in the Heavenly Fire Realm.
But he didn’t know who it was specifically.
If he could have held on for a bit longer, confirming the other party’s specific identity would not have been difficult.
Unfortunately, he had only lasted for a mere five breaths of time.
He could only know that the other party was hiding within the Heavenly Fire Realm.
Ji Qing would have to find out who it was himself!
“Buzz.”
Ji Qing waved his hand.
He had already sealed off the entire Heavenly Fire Realm.
Seeing this, the Great Emperor of the Heavenly Fire Realm’s heart sank.
But he dared not say anything.
Ji Qing then unleashed a terrifying aura.
“Boom.”
Instantly, countless cultivators, whether Elders or Disciples, and even the Great Emperor of the Heavenly Fire Realm, felt unbearable discomfort under Ji Qing’s terrifying aura pressure.
“They can truly endure, and still haven’t revealed themselves?”
Ji Qing sneered.
But it didn’t matter, he could continue to increase the pressure.
Once the other party couldn’t hide and revealed even a trace of their aura, Ji Qing would catch them.
But Ji Qing’s mere release of pressure was already so strong.
It was almost at the upper limit of the Black Ruins.
The Great Emperor of the Heavenly Fire Realm couldn’t help but speak, “Supreme Great Emperor, we truly cannot bear your pressure. May we ask who you are looking for? Everyone in the Heavenly Fire Realm will assist you wholeheartedly to find the person you are looking for!”
The Great Emperor of the Heavenly Fire Realm now roughly understood.
Ji Qing was likely truly here to find someone.
And this person was even very important.
It actually required Ji Qing to personally come and find them.
If this person was not found, then the Heavenly Fire Realm might not have peace.
“No, you cannot find them!”
“However, it doesn’t matter, you will be fine, and that person definitely cannot hide!”
After speaking, Ji Qing’s mind moved.
“Boom.”
The Curse Body descended.
It instantly enveloped the entire Heavenly Fire Realm.
As the familiar “Curse Power” eroded all the cultivators in the Heavenly Fire Realm,
Pei Wuyan’s expression changed drastically, and his heart was thrown into a turmoil.
“Curse Power… How is this possible?”
No matter how Pei Wuyan tried to hide,
with the Curse Power entering his body, he could no longer conceal himself.
A trace of subtle fluctuation involuntarily emanated from Pei Wuyan’s body.
Ji Qing’s eyes lit up, and he instantly fixed his gaze on Pei Wuyan.
“Found him!”
And so, everyone’s gazes also fell upon Pei Wuyan.
