Chapter 259: Hunting Outer Universe Cultivators, Ji Qing Dominates Black Ruins!
“Pei Wuyan? The person this Supreme Great Emperor is looking for is Pei Wuyan?”
“It’s true that Pei Wuyan is a Heavenly Talent of the sect, but how can such a Heavenly Talent be worthy of a Supreme Great Emperor personally tracking him? Searching all the way from the Immortal Path, just to find Pei Wuyan?”
“What exactly is going on?”
Many people felt lost.
Their hearts were filled with doubt.
They didn’t know what was happening.
Even the Great Emperor of the Heavenly Fire Emperor Sect was unaware.
Ji Qing approached Pei Wuyan step by step and said indifferently, “By order of the Mortal Immortal, any Outer Universe Cultivator will be killed without mercy!”
After his words, Pei Wuyan knew that he had truly been exposed.
“Go!”
Pei Wuyan almost immediately wanted to break out of the Curse Body.
But this was a Curse Body comparable to a hundred times Great Emperor Combat Power, how could he escape so easily?
“Clang.”
Ji Qing instantly drew his sword.
He didn’t know what means Pei Wuyan possessed.
But it didn’t matter.
Facing an opponent, he had to go all out!
Ji Qing’s blade strike reached the upper limit of the Black Ruins.
That is, ten times Great Emperor Combat Power, belonging to the typical tier of a Supreme Expert.
Logically speaking, it shouldn’t be able to kill an Outer Universe Cultivator.
But Pei Wuyan had already undergone body snatching.
He had completely merged with this physical body.
Even if he could unleash the potential of this body, how much could he unleash?
“Ah…”
Pei Wuyan cried out in pain.
His body was instantly annihilated by the blade light.
Even Pei Wuyan’s soul, in the Eternal Universe, known as a soul, was used for body snatching.
However, under this blade, his soul also turned to ashes.
This Outer Universe Cultivator was killed by Ji Qing.
Ji Qing smiled.
“1 million Contribution Value obtained!”
“Next.”
Ji Qing immediately turned and left, not even glancing at the other cultivators of the Heavenly Fire Emperor Sect.
It wasn’t until Ji Qing had completely left the Heavenly Fire Emperor Sect that everyone seemed to snap back to reality.
“Pei Wuyan is an Outer Universe cultivator who underwent body snatching?”
Everyone had a general understanding of what had happened.
Others might not know what “Mortal Immortal” meant, but how could the Great Emperor of the Heavenly Fire Emperor Sect not know?
“This Supreme Great Emperor seems to have become stronger again… impossibly strong…”
The Great Emperor of the Heavenly Fire Emperor Sect knew that the Heavenly Fire Emperor Sect was no match for the Thirteen Meridians of Purgatory.
From now on, the Heavenly Fire Emperor Sect needed to be even more low-key.
Ji Qing had likely surpassed any Great Emperor ever born from the Thirteen Meridians of Purgatory.
He was the strongest Great Emperor in the history of the Thirteen Meridians of Purgatory!
Ji Qing was unaware of what the cultivators of the Heavenly Fire Emperor Sect were thinking.
He had already locked onto his second target.
However, this time the target was a bit special.
“This is… a Demon Country?”
Ji Qing’s second target was in a Demon Country, and the opponent had most likely undergone body snatching of a Demon.
But what of it, a Demon Country?
Killing Outer Universe Cultivators was an order jointly issued by the major powers of the Immortal Path’s Mortal Immortals.
This included the Mortal Immortals of Demon Immortal City.
“Whoosh.”
Ji Qing took a step, and instantly disappeared without a trace.
…
In the Demon Country, on Blood Spirit Mountain.
This was the territory of the Blood Spirit Demon Emperor.
The Blood Spirit Demon Emperor was extremely ferocious within the Demon Country, but also very protective. As long as one was a descendant of the Blood Spirit Demon Emperor’s bloodline, they could swagger through Blood Spirit Mountain.
Xue Jiuwen had been observing Blood Spirit Mountain.
The Blood Spirit Demon Emperor had not shown himself for a long time.
For now, it was safe.
Unfortunately, the body Xue Jiuwen had snatched was not of the Blood Spirit Demon Emperor’s bloodline.
It belonged to one of the many Demons who had been “oppressed.”
His days were extremely miserable.
“The Mortal Immortals of the Black Ruins are too terrifying. After great hardship, I finally managed to escape. This Demon body is too weak, and it cannot yet withstand the power of my main body. It seems I need to strengthen the intensity of this physical body quickly…”
Xue Jiuwen was different from Pei Wuyan.
He did not intend to forge a new path by combining with the laws of the Black Ruins.
He only wanted to restore his own strength as quickly as possible.
He himself was a powerful expert who was only one step away from condensing a “Heavenly Body.” In the Black Ruins, that was definitely a Great Emperor.
As long as the snatched body could bear his power, he would soon be able to recover his strength.
Once his strength was restored, he could attempt to complete the task, and then upon returning, he would ascend to the heavens in one step, condense a “Heavenly Body,” and be completely promoted to “Heavenly Venerate.”
In the Eternal Universe, Heavenly Venerate was equivalent to True Immortal.
He had waited for this day for too long.
This time, he had volunteered and come to the Black Ruins on his own initiative.
However, the task this time was a bit arduous.
He had to find a way to open a passage between the Eternal Universe and the Black Ruins.
This was very difficult.
The war between the Eternal Universe and the Immortal Realm had been going on for a long time.
The Immortal Realm was once more dominant, even attacking into the Eternal Universe.
But the Eternal Universe held on, and with its powerful mobilization capabilities and endless “blood-generating” ability, the Eternal Universe gradually gained the upper hand, and now the war had been drawn back to the Immortal Realm.
But whether it was the Eternal Universe or the Immortal Realm, they both knew that this was destined to be an incredibly long war.
It was almost impossible to annihilate the other side in a short period.
The battle in the Immortal Realm was raging, and no decisive victory could be achieved.
So, they would draw the war into the Lower Realm.
The Black Ruins were just one of them.
They could not open the Immortal Path.
Once the Immortal Path was opened, it would actually benefit the Immortal Realm.
After all, the Immortal Path connected to the native territory of the Immortal Realm.
Xue Jiuwen’s task was to independently open the connection channel between the Black Ruins and the Eternal Universe.
It was said that many “Heavenly Venerate” powerhouses from the Eternal Universe had once perished in the Black Ruins.
And many Supreme Treasures were left behind.
Perhaps, those Supreme Treasures could be used to open the channel.
But Xue Jiuwen’s primary task currently was to recover his strength as quickly as possible.
For Xue Jiuwen to recover his strength, what he needed to do was actually very simple, and that was to devour.
His ability was “Devour.”
By continuously devouring, he would condense one of the most terrifying Heavenly Bodies, the Black Hole!
At that time, once he achieved Heavenly Venerate, with the Black Hole Heavenly Body, Xue Jiuwen would undoubtedly be one of the most formidable Heavenly Venerates!
“Xue Jiuwen, come and see me at once!”
Xue Jiuwen received the order from his Commander, Blood Tiger Commander.
Blood Tiger was also ferocious by nature, but as a Commander of Blood Spirit Mountain, his strength was at the Great Expert level. Even if he was ferocious, no one dared to resist him.
“This Blood Tiger again…”
Xue Jiuwen frowned.
Since he underwent body snatching, he had always maintained a low profile and acted cautiously, slowly “growing.”
But unfortunately, Blood Tiger repeatedly caused him trouble.
He was almost at his limit.
But he still restrained himself.
Soon, Xue Jiuwen arrived at Blood Tiger’s Palace.
Blood Tiger was enormous and sat on the main seat, staring coldly at Xue Jiuwen and saying, “Xue Jiuwen, it’s been a month, it’s time to make your tribute! Hand over half of your Essence Blood.”
“If you can satisfy me, I’ll assign you a better place next time.”
Xue Jiuwen’s pupils constricted.
Hand over half of his Essence Blood?
He really couldn’t stand it anymore!
This Blood Tiger was truly insatiable, constantly increasing its strength by plundering and exploiting the Essence Blood of its subordinates, while also weakening their potential for growth.
There had been resisters before, but they were all slaughtered by Blood Tiger.
Xue Jiuwen had originally planned to endure it.
But in this situation, how could he endure it?
Thus, Xue Jiuwen raised his head, straightening his back in front of Blood Tiger for the first time.
His eyes were filled with extreme indifference.
Blood Tiger frowned. It vaguely felt that Xue Jiuwen was different today.
Especially that gaze.
“Blood Tiger Commander, I don’t like your gaze…”
“Blood Tiger Commander, don’t you want Essence Blood? I’ll give it to you…”
Xue Jiuwen directly extended his hand.
“Boom.”
A terrifying Power instantly erupted from Xue Jiuwen’s body.
This Power had already surpassed the Great Expert level.
“What?”
Blood Tiger was stunned.
It attempted to unleash its Demon True Body, but it was of no use.
The terrifying Power had immobilized it.
And the source of the Power was Xue Jiuwen.
The Xue Jiuwen it had always considered cowardly and incompetent.
How was this possible?
“Blood Tiger Guards, kill Xue Jiuwen!”
Blood Tiger roared.
Many Demons rushed into the palace from outside.
These were the Blood Tiger Guards who were loyal to Blood Tiger.
Xue Jiuwen, however, was completely fearless and instead showed a cold smile on his face.
“Buzz.”
Xue Jiuwen abruptly turned around and transformed into a gaping maw.
He swallowed all the Demons of the Blood Tiger Guards in one gulp.
Seeing this scene, Blood Tiger trembled all over.
“You are not Xue Jiuwen, who are you?”
Clearly, even Blood Tiger could see the strangeness of Xue Jiuwen.
“Heh heh, you forced me. I was already being very low-key and didn’t want trouble, but you kept pushing me. Since that’s the case, I won’t hide it anymore. I’ll devour you. My physical body hasn’t recovered to the ‘Great Expert’ level yet…”
Xue Jiuwen sneered and directly devoured Blood Tiger in one bite.
Blood Tiger was at the Great Expert level.
Much stronger than Xue Jiuwen’s current physical body.
But unfortunately, Xue Jiuwen had undergone body snatching and could still exert a trace of his original body’s power.
Therefore, he managed to suppress Blood Tiger.
As he devoured Blood Tiger, Xue Jiuwen’s physical body also broke through, thus reaching the Great Expert level.
“I really have to thank you, Blood Tiger. Without your pressure, I wouldn’t have been able to make up my mind. Now that my physical body has improved so much, I can continue to devour. My strength should recover soon, and by then…”
Xue Jiuwen licked his lips.
He was planning in his heart how to recover his strength faster.
As long as he kept devouring, he believed he would recover to his peak strength soon.
“Whoosh.”
Suddenly, the surroundings fell silent.
“Hm?”
Xue Jiuwen raised his head abruptly.
At this moment, it wasn’t just Xue Jiuwen, but almost all the demons raised their heads.
What did they see?
A colossal figure, two hundredzhang tall, had suddenly appeared in the void of the Demon Country.
And terrifying power fluctuations spread out in all directions.
The entire Demon Country was shaking.
The key was that the other party’s aura was not that of a demon, but of a Human Race!
It was a Human Emperor!
This was simply a provocation to the Demon Country, a trampling of the Demon Country.
Demons and Humans were mortal enemies.
With hatred as deep as the sea between them, how could they allow a Human Emperor to be so brazen in the Demon Country?
“Which Human dares to be so presumptuous?”
“Do you really think our Demon Country has no Demon Emperors?”
“How dare you barge into the Demon Country so recklessly, you shall be killed!”
Indeed, various Demon Emperors spoke up.
And at the first moment, ten Demon Emperors made their move, surrounding the Human Emperor.
But this Human Emperor showed no signs of tension or fear at all.
He appeared very calm.
“By order of the Mortal Immortal, I am here to kill Outer Universe Cultivators! There is currently an Outer Universe Cultivator hiding within your Demon Country. If you obstruct me, you will be harboring an Outer Universe Cultivator, and I will show no mercy!”
The Human Emperor’s voice also boomed in all directions.
“What, an Outer Universe Cultivator?”
“On what basis do you say an Outer Universe Cultivator is in our Demon Country? I think they should be in your Human Race.”
“It’s just an excuse. Show no mercy, you say? In the Demon Country, I’d like to see how you show no mercy?”
The ten Demon Emperors surrounded the Human Emperor.
Their expressions were all unfriendly.
“Wait a moment, he is… the Human Supreme Great Emperor!”
Suddenly, someone spoke.
Instantly, the expressions of the ten Demon Emperors, who had been so imposing, changed drastically.
The Human Supreme Great Emperor?
Although they were Demon Emperors in the Black Ruins.
Occasionally, some Demon Emperors would return to the Demon Country from the Immortal Path.
Naturally, they would bring back some news from the Immortal Path.
But no matter how many times, the news brought back always revolved around the Supreme Great Emperor.
While in the Black Ruins, the Supreme Great Emperor had already killed Demon Emperors of the Black Ruins.
When he went to the Immortal Path, his power only grew uncontrollably.
His strength continued to surge.
In the Black Ruins, the Supreme Great Emperor could already kill a Great Emperor one-on-one.
Such a supreme expert, even ten Demon Emperors, what of it?
For a moment, the ten Demon Emperors lost their courage.
“What are you afraid of? He has already come to the Demon Country, are we still going to welcome him? Kill!”
Demon Emperors were always short-tempered.
One of the Demon Emperors was the first to attack Ji Qing.
The other Demon Emperors glanced at each other.
In this situation, what could they do?
The Demon Country was arrogant.
Even humans dared to be presumptuous in the Demon Country, so they could only act.
Thus, the other nine Demon Emperors immediately stopped hesitating and attacked Ji Qing.
In their opinion, the Black Ruins had a power limit.
No matter how strong Ji Qing was, in the Black Ruins, he could only unleash the power of a Supreme Expert.
If they had to face ten Demon Emperors simultaneously, they truly wouldn’t fear him.
“Suppress!”
Ji Qing willed it.
The Curse Body descended instantly.
Enveloping all ten Demon Emperors within it.
Then, he dragged them directly into the void.
“What?”
The hearts of the ten Demon Emperors were greatly shaken.
They never expected that after ten Demon Emperors attacked together, they would be so easily suppressed by Ji Qing.
And dragged into the void.
Once in the void, with Ji Qing’s strength… the consequences for the ten Demon Emperors were unimaginable!
“Annihilate!”
Ji Qing’s main objective was to finish quickly.
He knew that the Outer Universe Cultivator was in the Demon Country.
They were probably already preparing to escape.
These ten Demon Emperors must not delay him for too long.
Ji Qing gave them only one breath of time!
The Curse Body, combined with Ji Qing’s two lifetimes of Emperor Body, how could ordinary Demon Emperors withstand such a terrifying attack from Ji Qing?
Therefore, the ten Demon Emperors collapsed and annihilated in an instant, perishing completely.
“Swish.”
Ji Qing reappeared.
The total time was only one breath.
Xue Jiuwen did not hesitate; he was preparing to escape during this single breath.
However, Ji Qing had just shaken the void.
Causing the void to become turbulent.
It was impossible for the void to recover within a single breath.
And after one breath, Ji Qing had already returned.
When Ji Qing once again covered them with his Curse Body.
It enveloped almost the entire Demon Country.
As the Curse Power invaded, Xue Jiuwen instinctively resisted the Curse Power, immediately emitting a trace of fluctuation.
“Found you!”
A smile appeared on Ji Qing’s face.
His figure flickered slightly, and when he reappeared, he was already in front of Xue Jiuwen.
“Ji Qing, you are too presumptuous!”
At this moment, three Demon Emperors appeared.
However, these three Demon Emperors were different.
They had returned to the Black Ruins from the Immortal Path.
They were originally here to find Outer Universe Cultivators.
As a result, they received news that Ji Qing was slaughtering in the Demon Country.
So they immediately rushed back.
These three Demon Emperors were renowned Fourth Generation Demon Emperors from the Immortal Path.
To have lived through four generations was no small feat.
Although there were three Fourth Generation Demon Emperors together, they dared not underestimate Ji Qing.
After all, Ji Qing had defeated a Third Generation Demon Emperor before.
No one knew how strong he was now.
Perhaps Fourth Generation or even Fifth Generation was not impossible.
However, their swift arrival at the Demon Country might not be entirely for the sake of saving it.
Their gazes immediately fell upon Xue Jiuwen.
Clearly, they had already guessed that Xue Jiuwen was the Outer Universe Cultivator.
It was just that he had undergone body snatching, so they couldn’t tell.
They wondered what method Ji Qing had used to find Xue Jiuwen?
But no matter what method Ji Qing used, since Xue Jiuwen was in the Demon Country, Xue Jiuwen should be handed over to them, the three Demon Emperors, to handle.
This was a reward of 1 million Contribution Value.
Who wouldn’t want it?
Ji Qing saw the look in the three Demon Emperors’ eyes and immediately understood their thoughts.
They intended to snatch the Outer Universe Cultivator?
After all, it was worth a million Contribution Value.
This was too tempting.
Even for Fourth Generation Demon Emperors, a million Contribution Value could be exchanged for various Cultivation Resources and Immortal Treasures, enough to drive them mad.
Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been searching in the Black Ruins for so long.
The greed in the three Demon Emperors’ eyes was unconcealable.
Ji Qing naturally knew what was going on.
But the Outer Universe Cultivator was already in front of him, so how could he let them go?
Then, Ji Qing spread his five fingers, and a burst of Law Power shot out, transforming into a Five Layered Heavenly Domain, enveloping Xue Jiuwen within.
With Xue Jiuwen’s strength, this Five Layered Heavenly Domain was enough to trap him for a long time.
Even if Xue Jiuwen gave his all, it would be the same.
Seeing Ji Qing’s actions, the three Demon Emperors likely understood his intentions.
“Supreme Great Emperor, are you trying to fight us to the death?”
“No, the fish will die, but the net will not break! Do the three Fellow Daoists dare to enter the void and fight?”
Ji Qing waved his hand and directly entered the void.
“Why wouldn’t we dare? Since you are seeking death, we will kill you, and it will also be considered eliminating a future Nine-Life Great Emperor of Human Immortal City!”
The three Demon Emperors hardened their hearts.
They made up their minds to join forces and eliminate Ji Qing.
It was said that Ji Qing had not yet lived through his Second Life.
He could not use one life to substitute for another.
Once Ji Qing was killed, he would be completely dead.
Although the three Demon Emperors were wary of Ji Qing, no matter how fast Ji Qing grew, the last time he only rivaled a Third Generation Demon Emperor. Even if he now rivaled a Fourth Generation Demon Emperor, they were three Fourth Generation Demon Emperors.
The advantage was on their side!
In that case, why should they fear him?
Moreover, even if they were not his match, at worst, they could sacrifice one life to preserve their own.
Thus, the three Demon Emperors also flew directly into the void.
In the void, Ji Qing and the three Demon Emperors faced each other from a distance.
He smiled.
These three Demon Emperors actually dared to come?
Did they think they had a life to sacrifice?
But Ji Qing already had a plan.
These three Demon Emperors likely did not know that Ji Qing had already lived through his Second Life.
“Boom.”
Ji Qing could simply activate his Immortal Mansion.
Thus, the Immortal Mansion descended, enveloping Ji Qing and the three Demon Emperors together.
“Immortal Treasure?”
The eyes of the three Demon Emperors lit up.
It was actually an Immortal Treasure?
This was a great gain.
Although they were “enveloped” within the Immortal Treasure by Ji Qing, the three Demon Emperors were not afraid at all.
After all, it was a Great Emperor.
And Immortal Treasures can only unleash their strongest might in the hands of Mahayana cultivators.
Ji Qing couldn’t unleash the might of the Immortal Treasure at all.
Let alone, this was just an Immortal Mansion.
It only had an auxiliary role, and didn’t help much with attacks.
Although I don’t know why Ji Qing chose to fight in the Immortal Mansion, as long as they win and kill Ji Qing, both the Immortal Treasure and the Outer Universe Cultivator will be their spoils of war.
“Kill!”
The three Demon Emperors made the first move.
And they all manifested their Demon True Bodies, and all went all out.
Accumulating the power of four lifetimes into one.
They unleashed three world-shattering accomplishments.
These three Demon Emperors, their strength in each lifetime was similar, around sixty times Great Emperor Combat Power.
There were almost none who reached seventy times Great Emperor Combat Power.
To have seventy times Great Emperor Combat Power or more, those were the top Heavenly Talents.
It’s not that easy.
But even with sixty times Great Emperor Combat Power, four lifetimes would amount to 240 times Great Emperor Combat Power.
The combined strike of the three Demon Emperors was even more terrifying.
However, Ji Qing drew his saber.
A dazzling light flashed.
Fast!
Too fast!
And the blade edge contained terrifying sharpness, making the three Demon Emperors’ hearts tremble.
It seemed they were all on the brink of life and death.
This is not right, this is very not right.
Rumor has it Ji Qing doesn’t have eleven Supreme Laws and hasn’t lived out a second lifetime?
But what about now?
In reality, how terrifying was the power contained in this saber strike?
Emperor Body Perfection is 220 times Great Emperor Combat Power!
Adding the armor, flying saber, Supreme Saber Technique, and Giant Spirit Race Physical Body, that would be 325 times Great Emperor Combat Power.
But that’s not all.
Ji Qing has also lived out a second lifetime, and the progress of his second lifetime is as high as 33%, which is 146 times Great Emperor Combat Power.
Added together, it reached a terrifying 471 times Great Emperor Combat Power!
Who would have thought Ji Qing’s saber strike was as high as 471 times Great Emperor Combat Power?
The three Demon Emperors each only had around 240 times Great Emperor Combat Power.
In comparison, the difference was too great.
Don’t look at their numerical advantage; in actual combat, the advantage of numbers is not that important.
“Pfft.”
The bodies of the three Demon Emperors instantly annihilated.
Instantly killed by Ji Qing’s saber strike!
The three Demon Emperors immediately sacrificed a lifetime body to substitute death, saving their lives.
But they were shocked to discover that they couldn’t teleport through space to leave.
Because this was an Immortal Treasure!
It was within Ji Qing’s Immortal Treasure.
They finally understood why Ji Qing insisted on enveloping them within the Immortal Treasure.
Ji Qing had planned this long ago.
This was to catch them all, these three Demon Emperors, and completely kill them!
“No… Supreme Fellow Daoist, we will not contend with you for Outer Universe Cultivators anymore, we will leave immediately.”
The three Demon Emperors begged for mercy.
Unfortunately, the response was another saber light.
The saber light split into three, annihilating their bodies once more.
However, they still weren’t dead.
They used another lifetime body to save themselves.
This time, they had lost two lifetime bodies, their foundation was completely ruined.
But they couldn’t care about their foundation anymore.
They now had only one goal.
Survival!
They didn’t want to die!
“At all costs, escape!”
The three Demon Emperors attempted to blast their way out of the Immortal Mansion.
Unfortunately, as an Immortal Treasure, how could it be so easily blasted open?
Missing with one strike, Ji Qing unleashed another saber light.
Instantly, the three Demon Emperors abandoned three lifetime bodies.
Having three lifetime bodies cut off by Ji Qing, only one lifetime body remained.
If they died again this time, they would be utterly annihilated.
The faces of the three Demon Emperors were pale.
At this point, they probably knew that Ji Qing would not let them go no matter what.
“Pfft.”
The final saber light.
The three Demon Emperors died.
This time, they couldn’t recover.
And the Origin Points on Ji Qing’s body surged.
“Twelve trillion Origin Points? Indeed, after completely killing the four-lifetime Demon Emperors, I gained four trillion Origin Points. If I add the ten Demon Emperors I killed previously, this time I’ve gained twenty-two trillion Origin Points.”
Ji Qing immediately checked his Origin Points.
“Immortal Points: 2.5 points.”
Ji Qing saw that the Origin Points on the Demon Record had changed again.
Previously there were three trillion Origin Points, plus twenty-two trillion Origin Points, it should be twenty-five trillion Origin Points.
As a result, the Origin Points had turned into Immortal Points.
There were only 2.5 Immortal Points.
Meaning ten trillion Origin Points transformed into one Immortal Point.
“Immortal Points… as the name suggests, can be used to improve Immortal Techniques!”
Ji Qing understood.
To improve Immortal Techniques, use Immortal Points.
Ji Qing put away the Immortal Mansion and immediately left the Void.
When he reappeared, he saw Xue Jiuwen, who was indeed still trapped in the Five Layered Heavenly Domain.
Ji Qing clenched his hand in the air.
“Bang.”
Xue Jiuwen died.
Actually, capturing alive would have been better.
But the Human Immortal Hall gave the same Contribution Value whether captured alive or killed.
So why would Ji Qing spare the other party?
Ji Qing killed Xue Jiuwen, and another one million Contribution Value was obtained.
Ji Qing had accumulated a total of two million Contribution Value.
Ji Qing looked at the Demon Country again.
This time, no Demon Emperors came.
Ji Qing was somewhat disappointed.
His primary goal in coming to the Black Ruins this time was, of course, to hunt down Outer Universe Cultivators.
But there was also a secondary goal, which was to kill demons and accumulate Origin Points.
It was a pity that after he killed ten Demon Emperors and then three four-lifetime Demon Emperors, the Demon Emperors in the Demon Country became obedient.
Not one dared to provoke Ji Qing.
Ji Qing even knew that there should be more Demon Emperors in the Black Ruins.
But not one came to the Demon Country.
Ji Qing still felt a bit regretful.
However, Ji Qing didn’t dare to truly destroy the Demon Country.
With his current strength, it was easy to reach the Demon Country within the Black Ruins, but Demon Immortal City also had Mortal Immortals.
If he dared to destroy the Demon Country, the Mortal Immortals of the Demon Country would probably hunt down Ji Qing.
Even powerful Demon Emperors could act to obliterate the Human Race in the Black Ruins.
By then, it would be a complete mutual destruction.
Ji Qing would naturally not do such a thing.
Therefore, Ji Qing directly teleported through space and left the Demon Country.
Ji Qing arrived in a vast, empty area of the Black Ruins.
Since his Immortal Points were sufficient, Ji Qing decided to directly improve the first layer of the Saber Array Technique, “Shadowless Saber.”
“Improve Shadowless Saber!”
“Boom.”
Instantly, countless scenes appeared in Ji Qing’s mind.
In those scenes, Ji Qing comprehended the Saber Array Technique and finally understood the first layer, Shadowless Saber.
The first layer of Shadowless Saber belonged to Minor Accomplishment in Saber Array Technique.
The second layer belonged to Major Accomplishment in Saber Array Technique.
The third layer belonged to Perfection in Saber Array Technique.
Therefore, it was equivalent to Ji Qing using only 1 Immortal Point to cultivate the first layer of Saber Array Technique, Shadowless Saber!
Ji Qing: Emperor Realm （ Two-Life Great Emperor ）
Seven-Colored Treasure Lotus Emperor Body: 33% （ Second Life ）
Giant Spirit Race: Third Order （ 40% ）
Saber Array Technique: Shadowless Saber （ First Layer, 1% Amplification ）
Mind: True Self Uniqueness （ Fifth Realm Tenth Stage, Immortal Characteristic ）
Immortal Points: 1.5 points
Ji Qing’s Shadowless Saber has a 1% amplification. Don’t underestimate this 1%; it is equivalent to amplifying 1% of Ji Qing’s two lifetimes’ power.
Currently, Ji Qing’s first lifetime possesses 220 times Great Emperor Combat Power, and his second lifetime’s Emperor Body progress is 33%, thus his second lifetime possesses 146 times Great Emperor Combat Power.
The combined power of both lifetimes is 366 times Great Emperor Combat Power. A 1% amplification would be about 3.6 times Great Emperor Combat Power.
In reality, the improvement is not that much.
But if Ji Qing’s second lifetime were perfected, or even his third, fourth, or even ninth lifetime, the amplification of the saber technique would be terrifying.
Moreover, Ji Qing’s Saber Array Technique has a second and third layer.
The amplification will be even greater then!
But even so, it is much stronger than the previous 1x Great Emperor Combat Power amplification from the Supreme Great Emperor.
Ji Qing liked the feeling of strength improvement.
“Now I’ll go find the third Outer Universe Cultivator…”
Ji Qing teleported through space again and disappeared without a trace.
…
In the Purple Forest Domain, ripples of space spread out.
Ji Qing’s figure appeared.
He could only vaguely sense the general location of the third Outer Universe Cultivator before.
Moreover, he had to hurry.
What if too much time passed and the opponent escaped?
It was not impossible.
His current Fortune could not support him “using his heart to replace heaven’s heart” to transform into the Heavenly Dao again.
However, when Ji Qing arrived in the Purple Forest Domain this time, he discovered something different.
Here, there were many Great Emperors, Demon Emperors, and even Forbidden Zone Monsters.
Almost all of them came from the Immortal Path.
“What’s going on?”
Ji Qing did not expect to encounter so many cultivators at once.
“Wait, Zhenxing Great Emperor and Myriad Phenomena Great Emperor are also here?”
Ji Qing actually saw Star Town Great Emperor and Myriad Phenomena Great Emperor.
Previously, when Ji Qing emerged from seclusion and sent a Communication Talisman to Star Town Great Emperor and Myriad Phenomena Great Emperor at the Human Immortal Hall, neither of them replied, which was abnormal.
Now Ji Qing knew the reason.
It turned out both Great Emperors had come to the Black Ruins.
The Immortal Path and the Black Ruins were separated, so he naturally couldn’t receive Ji Qing’s Communication Talisman.
“Whoosh.”
Ji Qing immediately flew towards the two of them.
“Hmm? Fellow Daoist Ji, you’ve also arrived at the Black Ruins?”
Star Town Great Emperor and Myriad Phenomena Great Emperor also spotted Ji Qing.
The two were a bit surprised, but then they became happy.
In the current situation, it was great to encounter Ji Qing.
“Two Fellow Daoists, I just came out of seclusion not long ago. What happened here? Why are so many cultivators gathered in the Purple Forest Domain?”
Ji Qing asked directly.
Star Town Great Emperor said with a smile, “What else could it be? Naturally, we’ve found traces of Outer Universe Cultivators. It’s rumored that two Outer Universe Cultivators were found in the Purple Forest Domain, but they are hiding very deeply, and we haven’t found out who they are yet. However, they are definitely in the Purple Forest Domain, and the search area is narrowing down step by step. We’re about to find them. This time, even the Eight-Life Great Emperor has been mobilized… These two Outer Universe Cultivators are doomed!”
“So many cultivators are also trying their luck, hoping they might encounter an Outer Universe Cultivator by chance, which would be a huge profit.”
Star Town Great Emperor’s words made Ji Qing’s heart sink.
They found Outer Universe Cultivators?
And there were even two Outer Universe Cultivators?
Ji Qing recalled carefully. When he transformed into “Heavenly Dao,” he sensed five Outer Universe Cultivators.
Two of them were indeed in the Purple Forest Domain.
But they were very far apart.
Could it be that these two Outer Universe Cultivators, due to some special reason, had gathered together?
And were even discovered by cultivators from the Immortal Path?
It was possible.
In fact, the possibility was very high.
It wasn’t just Ji Qing who could discover Outer Universe Cultivators.
The Immortal Path was vast, and there were so many cultivators.
There must be some cultivators who could also discover Outer Universe Cultivators.
It was normal for these two Outer Universe Cultivators to be discovered.
However, this would make things troublesome for Ji Qing.
The five Outer Universe Cultivators he sensed were, in Ji Qing’s opinion, the ones he had the best chance of finding.
They were within his grasp.
And now, they had been discovered by others?
Forcing him to search for other Outer Universe Cultivators in the Black Ruins now would be like finding a needle in a haystack.
Therefore, Ji Qing could not give up on the two Outer Universe Cultivators now.
Fortunately, Ji Qing still had an advantage.
He knew the approximate range of one of the Outer Universe Cultivators, which was even smaller than the search area of the many cultivators currently searching.
Thus, Ji Qing immediately bid farewell to Star Town Great Emperor and the others and set off alone to search.
“They should be around here…”
Ji Qing searched everywhere.
There were many worlds here.
It was indeed quite difficult to search.
But there was no other way; he could only search one world after another.
Moreover, the method Ji Qing used for searching was simple and crude.
When he encountered a world, he would directly cover it with his Curse Body.
After a period of time, the Curse Power would invade.
If it were an Outer Universe Cultivator, no matter how well they hid, they would show a slight fluctuation when facing the Curse Power, and then Ji Qing would naturally discover them.
As for those who were invaded by the Curse Power.
Ji Qing could simply retract it.
It wouldn’t have much of an impact.
But the commotion caused by doing this was too great.
However, Ji Qing couldn’t afford to be low-key anymore.
If he remained low-key, he might not be able to find these two Outer Universe Cultivators, and then they would all fall into the hands of other cultivators, resulting in a huge loss.
However, the huge commotion Ji Qing was causing naturally attracted the attention and speculation of many cultivators.
“That’s a Human Race Supreme Great Emperor. What is he doing?”
“The Supreme Great Emperor seems to be searching for two Outer Universe Cultivators. Is he meticulously investigating world after world?”
“Is this method effective?”
“Since he dares to do this, it means it’s somewhat effective. Why not follow behind the Supreme Great Emperor? If there really is an Outer Universe Cultivator, perhaps by sheer luck…”
In fact, many cultivators had this idea.
They themselves had no way to search for Outer Universe Cultivators, so they would observe others searching.
If there really was an Outer Universe Cultivator, they would be the first to seize them.
Anyway, there were so many cultivators here.
In the chaos, it would depend on whose luck was better.
Ji Qing saw many eyes on his back.
Clearly, many cultivators had set their sights on him.
But Ji Qing couldn’t be bothered with them now.
Time was of the essence.
He had to continue searching.
Finally, Ji Qing had searched thirty-eight worlds.
“Hmm?”
Within these thirty-eight worlds, Ji Qing clearly felt two unusual auras.
Although they were hidden very well, the moment the Curse Power invaded, these two auras leaked out a trace of energy that was completely different from that of Black Ruins cultivators.
Ji Qing was very familiar with this kind of energy.
It was the aura of the Eternal Universe!
Clearly, the two cultivators from the Eternal Universe were hiding in this world.
“Suppress!”
Ji Qing increased his efforts and directly used his Curse Body to suppress the two Outer Universe Cultivators.
His Curse Body, which could at least rival the Combat Power of a hundred Great Emperors, was sufficient to suppress two Outer Universe Cultivators.
However, the two Outer Universe Cultivators would also struggle.
They even vibrated the world at all costs.
With this, many cultivators noticed the commotion.
“What’s going on? The Supreme Great Emperor is searching the thirty-eighth world, and it seems there’s a violent disturbance?”
“Could it be that those two Outer Universe Cultivators are in this thirty-eighth world?”
“That’s right, it must be.”
“Ji Qing must have found the Outer Universe Cultivators!”
The cultivators who could come to the Black Ruins were all at the level of several generations of Great Emperors.
Each of them was extremely astute.
Seeing that Ji Qing had spent too long in the thirty-eighth world.
Coupled with the thirty-eighth world vibrating.
Many cultivators guessed the reason to some extent.
“Boom.”
The Human Emperor was still hesitant.
But the Forbidden Zone Monster and the Demon Emperor of Demon Immortal City did not hesitate at all.
The Demon Emperor of Demon Immortal City had heard about what Ji Qing did in the Demon Country.
He knew Ji Qing’s strength was terrifying.
But when facing Outer Universe Cultivators, no one would give up.
Therefore, this wave of Forbidden Zone Monsters took the lead.
They attacked first.
“Hmm?”
Ji Qing immediately saw the Forbidden Zone Monster.
It was a monster like a whale.
Its size was incredibly large.
It also spewed water columns from its body.
These water columns were vast, forming rolling waves that swept towards Ji Qing.
This was intended to engulf Ji Qing and the thirty-eighth world.
Ji Qing’s gaze turned cold.
“Clang.”
Ji Qing suddenly drew his saber.
A dazzling Blade Light flashed through the dark Black Ruins.
But the Blade Light was only a superficial appearance.
Ji Qing was using the Shadowless Saber.
This was the first move of the Saber Array Technique, an Immortal Technique.
Hidden beneath the Blade Light, Ji Qing’s saber strike was shadowless and formless.
It instantly struck the whale-like Forbidden Zone Monster.
The Black Ruins imposed a limit on Might.
But Ji Qing unleashed his Immortal Mansion.
“Boom.”
The Immortal Mansion enveloped the Forbidden Zone Monster, instantly throwing it into the Void.
In just a breath.
Perhaps not even a breath.
Ji Qing reappeared again.
Ji Qing even specifically threw the Forbidden Zone Monster out of the Immortal Mansion.
Although the Forbidden Zone Monster was not dead, it was terrified.
This monster should have rivaled a Fifth Life Great Emperor.
It had at least three hundred times the Great Emperor Combat Power.
However, Ji Qing was now far stronger than before.
With terrifying Combat Power exceeding 470 times that of a Great Emperor, Ji Qing’s single saber strike cleaved the Forbidden Zone Monster, and its body was instantly annihilated.
It could only use a life-saving technique, sacrificing one of its life-stages.
In fact, Ji Qing could have completely killed the Forbidden Zone Monster within the Immortal Mansion.
But it would have taken time.
Time was crucial for Ji Qing now.
Therefore, he let the Forbidden Zone Monster go.
The purpose was deterrence!
“What?”
“That Forbidden Zone Monster rivaled a Fifth Life Great Emperor, and it was defeated? Not only defeated, but it also lost one life-stage with a single saber strike. This Supreme Great Emperor, how terrifying is he?”
“Didn’t they say the Supreme Great Emperor rivaled a Three-Life Great Emperor? Now, even a Forbidden Zone Monster comparable to a Fifth Life Great Emperor is no match for him in one move. How strong is his true power?”
Looking at the panicked expression of the Forbidden Zone Monster and its frantic retreat.
Ji Qing stood silently in the Void.
The Immortal Slaying Saber in his hand emanated a killing aura!
“Those who approach within a hundred miles will be killed without mercy!”
Ji Qing directly drew a boundary.
If anyone approached within a hundred miles, he would immediately draw his saber.
For a time, many cultivators were extremely enraged.
Not even a Seven-Life Great Emperor dared to be so arrogant.
Ji Qing, on what grounds?
But just moments ago, Ji Qing had dragged a Forbidden Zone Monster comparable to a Fifth Life Great Emperor into the Void within a single breath and cut off one of its life-stages.
Such strength was simply astounding.
Therefore, even though everyone was enraged, they were also very “rational,” and not a single one dared to step past the hundred-mile boundary!
