Chapter 296: Ji Qing Slays Nine High Gods, Immortal Venerable Invincible!
The Space Great Dao is a very broad great dao.
The various branches of the Space Great Dao are countless.
To completely master the Space Great Dao is incredibly difficult, as hard as reaching the heavens!
However, the Space Great Dao that Ji Qing needs to master is actually the Space Great Dao within his Great Dao Body.
Within Ji Qing’s Great Dao Body, the Space Great Dao was also vibrating.
It resonated with the Great Dao Treasure Tree.
It was as if the Great Dao Treasure Tree had truly become the Dao Origin of the Space Great Dao, allowing Ji Qing to directly face the Space Great Dao.
This is the miraculous aspect of the Great Dao Treasure Tree.
Whichever great dao you wish to comprehend, the Great Dao Treasure Tree can transform into the Dao Origin of that great dao, giving cultivators a feeling of directly facing the Dao Origin, thereby rapidly improving their comprehension of the great dao.
Ji Qing was the same.
His comprehension has never been weak.
Now, almost directly facing the Dao Origin of the Space Great Dao, he immediately became like a sponge, frantically absorbing all sorts of nourishment related to the Space Great Dao, thereby continuously strengthening his comprehension of the Space Great Dao.
Time passed day by day.
Three months, five months, eight months, ten months…
Finally, one year was up.
“Fellow Daoist Ji, time is up.”
When Ji Qing opened his eyes, he found that the Great Dao Treasure Tree was no longer visible.
This Great Dao Immortal Sect really didn’t give any extra time at all.
As soon as the time was up, they used a formation to directly move Ji Qing out.
The fact that they could directly move out an Immortal Venerable like Ji Qing also indicated that this formation was extraordinary; at least an Immortal King must have personally set it up, otherwise, it would have been impossible to move Ji Qing out without a sound.
“The Great Dao Treasure Tree is truly wonderful…”
Ji Qing said slowly.
Although it was only a mere year of comprehension time.
Yet, in this one year of comprehension time, Ji Qing felt his attainments in the Space Great Dao “shot up like rockets.”
Now that his comprehension of the Space Great Dao had greatly increased.
It had become much easier for Ji Qing to traverse space.
It was just a pity that the time was still too short.
It was only a mere year.
Ji Qing wished he could comprehend the Great Dao Treasure Tree for a hundred years.
But to comprehend for a hundred years, it would cost a million battle merits.
That was too much.
Even Ji Qing dared not think about it.
“Fellow Daoist Ji, if you feel the Great Dao Treasure Tree is helpful, you can redeem it again next time, but you must act quickly. The Dao Rhyme of the Great Dao Treasure Tree is limited. If the Dao Rhyme is completely consumed, then even battle merits will be useless.”
The Immortal Venerable of the Great Dao Immortal Sect said meaningfully.
Ji Qing naturally understood what the other party meant.
The Great Dao Treasure Tree was indeed very good, especially for Immortal Venerables aspiring to become Immortal Kings, its effect was even greater.
As long as they had enough battle merits, they would want to redeem the qualification to comprehend the Great Dao Treasure Tree.
“Ji Mou will definitely accumulate more battle merits and then come to comprehend the Great Dao Treasure Tree!”
After speaking, Ji Qing traversed space and returned to the Ninth Heaven.
After comprehending the Great Dao Treasure Tree for a year, Ji Qing’s attainments in the Space Great Dao had indeed improved considerably.
At least, when he traversed the void with his Great Dao Body, it was smoother, easier, and faster.
This was the benefit of improved Space Great Dao attainments.
Thinking of this, Ji Qing became even more eager to comprehend the Great Dao Treasure Tree again.
Then he would need more battle merits.
“It seems I can’t hunt slowly anymore. I must seize every opportunity to hunt! A High God is worth a thousand battle merits. I only need to kill ten High Gods to obtain ten thousand battle merits, which can then be exchanged for a year of comprehension time with the Great Dao Treasure Tree.”
“I have basically understood the strength of those High Gods. As long as I make a move, no High God will be my match! The threat from High Gods is almost nil, but the biggest obstacle to killing High Gods is the God Kings of the Gods Universe. Especially the Radiant God King, who already regards me as a thorn in his side. I need to find a way to avoid the Radiant God King…”
Ji Qing had killed so many deities over the past hundred years, so he naturally understood the strength of deities.
Those High Gods forming Divine Systems were indeed very strong. For an Immortal Venerable to kill a High God one-on-one would be very difficult.
But Ji Qing was different.
As long as a High God was targeted by him, every single one of them eventually perished.
Ji Qing feared the God Kings, not the High Gods.
Ji Qing took out the hunting list and carefully examined it one by one.
If he didn’t hunt High Gods, and only hunted Middle Gods, the difference was too great.
Middle Gods were worth only 10 battle merits.
High Gods were worth 1000 battle merits.
The difference was enormous.
It took killing a hundred Middle Gods to equal one High God.
As for Low-level Deities, they were worth even fewer battle merits.
“To avoid being watched by the Radiant God King, I shouldn’t deal with High Gods. Even God Kings cannot constantly monitor all the deities in the Ninth Heaven, they can only focus on some High Gods.”
“There are many Middle Gods. If I’m diligent, it might not be worse than killing High Gods.”
Ji Qing had already made up his mind.
He immediately began to check the Middle Gods on the hunting list.
A few days later, Ji Qing entered the Ninth Heaven again.
Ji Qing still concealed his aura.
He was a hunter, relying on assassination and sneak attacks, so he naturally couldn’t expose himself casually.
Moreover, he was being watched by the Radiant God King, so he definitely couldn’t expose himself.
Ji Qing even moved away from the Ten Great Secret Realms.
Those Ten Great Secret Realms contained many hunting targets on the hunting list.
But they would also definitely be closely monitored by the Radiant God King.
If Ji Qing showed his face, he would probably face a thunderous strike from the God King.
Therefore, Ji Qing could only go to some remote secret realms in the Ninth Heaven.
Fortunately, there were deities on the hunting list in these secret realms as well.
Thus, Ji Qing made his move.
One, three, five, ten…
Ji Qing’s assassination techniques became increasingly proficient.
With the body of an Immortal Venerable, who could resist a sneak attack and assassination of a Middle God?
Moreover, Ji Qing was elusive and followed no pattern.
The Radiant God King was furious.
But there was nothing he could do.
After all, if he were to deal with Ji Qing with full force, Creation Immortal King would repeatedly obstruct him.
Time passed day by day.
Ji Qing had already killed over a hundred Middle Gods, earning more than a thousand battle merits.
Now, Ji Qing’s name resounded throughout the Heavenly Court, his reputation greatly enhanced.
No one didn’t know about Ji Qing.
With the body of an Immortal Venerable, he continuously assassinated deities.
Whether they were Middle Gods or High Gods.
Even the Radiant God King himself could not do anything about Ji Qing.
He had almost become an object of admiration for countless Immortals.
One day, Ji Qing was in the Heavenly Court when he received a communication.
“Creation Immortal King wants to see me?”
Ji Qing was somewhat puzzled.
For such a long time, Creation Immortal King had not summoned him.
Now he suddenly wanted to summon him.
What could it be about?
Ji Qing had no idea, but he quickly flew towards the Creation Palace.
Ji Qing entered the Creation Palace and met the high and mighty Creation Immortal King.
“Greetings, Immortal King!”
Ji Qing bowed respectfully.
Creation Immortal King looked at Ji Qing and smiled slightly, “Ji Qing, no need to be so formal. Heavenly Mandate Immortal King and I are good friends, and he asked me to take good care of you. But where do you need my care? It’s I who have benefited from you, causing heavy losses to the Gods Universe, hahaha…”
Creation Immortal King burst into laughter.
His tone was also very hearty.
Ji Qing felt a bit surprised.
So Creation Immortal King was a good friend of Heavenly Mandate Immortal King, and Heavenly Mandate Immortal King had even asked Creation Immortal King to look after him.
No wonder Creation Immortal King’s arrival was so timely when Ji Qing was being chased by Radiant Immortal King before.
Most likely, Creation Immortal King had been paying attention to him all along.
Ji Qing also quickly said, “Thank you, Immortal King! If it weren’t for your repeated assistance before, facing the Radiant God King, I would have been in grave danger…”
Creation Immortal King was not one to beat around the bush and said directly, “Ji Qing, I summoned you here to ask you. You should be very familiar with Yun Guang Secret Realm, one of the Ten Great Secret Realms in the Ninth Heaven, right? If there are no God Kings interfering, and the strongest beings are only High Gods, do you have the confidence to sweep through the deities of Yun Guang Secret Realm and completely take it down?”
Ji Qing’s head shot up, and he was startled, “Immortal King, are you planning to occupy Yun Guang Secret Realm completely?”
“It’s not that I want to occupy Yun Guang Secret Realm, but that the Heavenly Court is preparing to advance its front line into the Ninth Heaven. To do so, we must occupy a sufficiently vast secret realm to serve as a stronghold for the Heavenly Court! Considering all factors, Yun Guang Secret Realm is a good choice.”
Ji Qing was shocked.
He hadn’t expected the Heavenly Court to prepare to advance further into the Ninth Heaven; was this a “counterattack”?
Even if it was just a step forward, the significance was vastly different.
This meant that the Heavenly Court, after initially being caught off guard by the Gods Universe, had slowly stabilized its position, and now the Heavenly Court even had the strength to “counterattack.”
“Ji Qing, if you can accomplish this, then any deity you kill, even if they are not on the hunting list, will be counted towards your battle merits!”
Ji Qing’s eyes lit up.
Any deity counts towards battle merits.
Such an opportunity was truly rare.
It should be known that most deities were not on the hunting list.
The number of deities on the actual hunting list was less than ten percent.
The number of deities in Yun Guang Secret Realm was large.
Tens of thousands.
There were quite a few High Gods alone.
Not to mention Middle Gods.
If Ji Qing could sweep through Yun Guang Secret Realm, he was confident that he could gain over ten thousand battle merits in a single battle!
At this moment, Ji Qing did not hesitate and immediately replied, “Reporting to the Immortal King, as long as no God King descends upon Yun Guang Secret Realm, I can sweep through it and will definitely drive out or kill all the deities within Yun Guang Secret Realm!”
Ji Qing’s words were resolute and full of confidence.
“Good!”
Creation Immortal King was very pleased.
“You can go down and prepare. When the time comes, I will send you a message.”
“Yes, Immortal King.”
Ji Qing immediately left the Immortal King’s palace.
Returning to his Cave Dwelling, a sharp glint flashed in Ji Qing’s eyes.
“The Heavenly Court is preparing to counterattack, and they will definitely make thorough preparations. I only need to sweep through Yun Guang Secret Realm to secure it for the Heavenly Court. There will definitely be more than just me, an Immortal Venerable, there…”
Ji Qing mentally prepared himself to “grab kills.”
At that time, every deity would be battle merits.
Especially the High Gods in Yun Guang Secret Realm, there were quite a few of them.
Moreover, once the war started, the Gods Universe would likely send many deities for support.
At that time, the battle merits would flow in endlessly.
Such an opportunity was rare and should be seized!
Time flew by.
Ji Qing did not go to the Ninth Heaven to hunt anymore.
He was waiting for a message from Creation Immortal King.
Several months passed in the blink of an eye.
Finally, Ji Qing received a message from Creation Immortal King.
“Come to the Immortal King’s Palace immediately!”
Ji Qing’s heart was stirred.
He had waited for months and finally received it!
So, Ji Qing immediately got up and flew towards the Immortal King’s Palace.
Soon, Ji Qing arrived at the Immortal King’s Palace.
“Swish.”
As Ji Qing stepped into the Immortal King’s Palace, gazes fell upon him.
Immortal Venerable!
All of them are Immortal Venerables!
At this moment, at least eight Immortal Venerables had gathered in the Immortal King’s Palace.
Together with Ji Qing, that makes nine Immortal Venerables!
“Everyone, this is Immortal Venerable Ji Qing, whom you are likely not unfamiliar with. This time, the sweeping of the deities in the Yun Guang Secret Realm will be led by Ji Qing, with the eight of you Immortal Venerables assisting!”
As Creation Immortal King’s words fell.
A hint of surprise appeared in the eyes of many Immortal Venerables.
However, it was also within expectations.
Ji Qing was no unknown figure.
Ji Qing’s reputation had already resounded throughout the Thirty-three Heavens of the Immortal Realm when he was nurturing the Treasure of the Great Dao.
Which Immortal Venerable does not wish to possess a Treasure of the Great Dao?
Therefore, as long as they were Immortal Venerables, they all hoped to befriend Ji Qing.
These eight Immortal Venerables had no objections to Ji Qing leading them.
Being able to get closer to Ji Qing might mean they would have to rely on him to nurture a Treasure of the Great Dao in the future.
They understood what was more important.
Crucially, Ji Qing’s strength was also considerable.
Thanks to the Radiant God King, Ji Qing assassinated deities in the Ninth Heaven and was relentlessly pursued by the Radiant God King, which led many Immortal Venerables to know that Ji Qing had assassinated many High Gods and had escaped from the Radiant God King’s hands time and again.
If his strength wasn’t great, could he have angered the Radiant God King?
Could he have escaped from the God King’s hands repeatedly?
“Greetings, Immortal Venerable Ji!”
The eight Immortal Venerables all bowed to Ji Qing.
Indicating their recognition of Ji Qing.
Ji Qing also understood that relying on him alone would not be enough to sweep through the Yun Guang Secret Realm.
They still needed to occupy the Yun Guang Secret Realm.
This would inevitably require the help of other Immortal Venerables.
And even a large number of Immortal Lords and True Immortals.
To forcefully “snatch” the Yun Guang Secret Realm from the Ninth Heaven and from the deities of the Gods Universe would be no easy feat.
“Immortal King, when do we make our move?”
Ji Qing asked.
“You will wait outside the Ninth Heaven. When we are inside the Ninth Heaven and I engage the Radiant God King, you may then make your move.”
“Several other Immortal Kings will also join the fight, to intercept all God Kings. You must completely occupy the Yun Guang Secret Realm in the shortest possible time, do you understand?”
“We understand!”
“Good, then I shall take my leave first!”
Creation Immortal King instantly flew out of the Immortal Palace.
Ji Qing and the eight Immortal Venerables immediately arrived outside the Ninth Heaven, waiting quietly.
This was a Great War, and any Immortal Venerable could fall.
Therefore, even Immortal Venerables were now holding their breath, quietly awaiting any movement within the Ninth Heaven.
“Boom.”
Not long after, a tremendous roaring sound emanated from within the Ninth Heaven.
It was as if the entire Ninth Heaven was shaking.
At the same time, the Radiant God King roared, “Creation Immortal King, you’ve resorted to sneak attacks as well? However, since you’ve entered my Divine Kingdom, you’re not leaving!”
Clearly, Creation Immortal King and Radiant God King had already engaged in combat.
The eyes of the eight Immortal Venerables instantly turned towards Ji Qing.
Ji Qing was now the leader of these Immortal Venerables.
Ji Qing did not hesitate.
“Let’s go, attack the Yun Guang Secret Realm!”
Ji Qing waved his hand, leading the eight Immortal Venerables, and stepped directly into the Ninth Heaven.
Upon entering the Ninth Heaven, Ji Qing and the eight Immortal Venerables traversed Space and arrived in the Yun Guang Secret Realm.
They had only one objective: to sweep through the Yun Guang Secret Realm and completely occupy it!
“Everyone, if there are any High Gods, leave them to me alone. You only need to sweep through the Middle Gods and Low-level Deities, and occupy the Yun Guang Secret Realm as quickly as possible!”
Ji Qing’s words reached the ears of the eight Immortal Venerables.
The eight Immortal Venerables were somewhat surprised.
Leaving all the High Gods to Ji Qing alone?
Those were High Gods comparable to Immortal Venerables.
Even though they knew Ji Qing was very strong.
Could he really contend with all the High Gods in the Yun Guang Secret Realm by himself?
However, the eight Immortal Venerables still obeyed the command.
With Ji Qing as the leader, they had to heed his every command.
“Yes, Immortal Venerable Ji!”
“Move out!”
With Ji Qing’s order.
The eight Immortal Venerables immediately dispersed, flying in all directions.
Ji Qing took a deep breath.
He immediately unleashed an incredibly powerful aura.
His Great Dao Body manifested instantly.
It was extremely conspicuous in the Yun Guang Secret Realm.
It immediately attracted many High Gods.
“An Immortal Venerable has invaded!”
“Which Immortal Venerable dares to be so bold as to invade the Yun Guang Secret Realm? And even dare to openly manifest their Great Dao Body?”
“No matter who he is, since he has come to the Yun Guang Secret Realm, he cannot be allowed to leave!”
One High God after another rushed towards Ji Qing.
The first High God appeared.
The opponent’s Divine Kingdom unrolled.
Attempting to pull Ji Qing into the Divine Kingdom.
If it were before, Ji Qing might have played along and allowed himself to be drawn into the Divine Kingdom.
After all, it was easier to kill deities within a Divine Kingdom.
But now, Ji Qing did not want to waste time.
He gripped the hilt of the Immortal Slaying Saber.
Instantly locking onto that High God.
“Clang.”
Ji Qing drew his saber.
A blinding blade light flashed.
Ji Qing was wielding the Heavenly Mandate Saber.
Once drawn, it never misses!
A slash with more than ten thousand times the True Immortal Combat Power, how terrifying was that?
The blade light did not even need to traverse Space; it directly cleaved through the High God’s Divine Kingdom from the front.
Splitting the Divine Kingdom into two with a single saber strike.
“What?”
This High God had not yet recovered from his shock.
His Divine Spirit Body was struck by the blade light and instantly annihilated into dust.
“Hum.”
Ji Qing extended his hand and gently grasped the High God’s Divine Kingdom.
“Boom.”
The Divine Kingdom shattered with a roar.
All the believers within, died.
A High God had completely perished!
One thousand Battle Merit obtained!
And this was just the beginning.
The speed at which Ji Qing killed a High God was already quite fast.
Yet, several other High Gods had already arrived.
They witnessed this scene with their own eyes and were deeply shocked.
“It’s Ji Qing from the Immortal Realm; only he can kill a High God with a single strike!”
“Ji Qing’s strength is too great; in a one-on-one fight, perhaps no High God is his match. Let’s join forces and surround him!”
“Immediately gather the Divine System and use its power to surround and kill Ji Qing!”
Approximately five High Gods had arrived.
Ji Qing had a notorious reputation in the Ninth Heaven.
He was considered a thorn in the side of the Radiant God King. Therefore, upon seeing Ji Qing draw his saber, these High Gods basically recognized him instantly.
They immediately decided to join forces and attack him.
Five High Gods, and they had gathered their Divine Systems.
Divine Kingdom after Divine Kingdom, containing deity after deity, now attacked Ji Qing from all directions.
This kind of encirclement and attack was the first in the many years since the Gods Universe and the Immortal Realm had gone to war.
Ji Qing was also the first person to be surrounded and attacked by so many High Gods!
Such a perilous situation immediately caused worry among the other eight Immortal Venerables.
“Although Immortal Venerable Ji’s strength is great, and he killed a High God with a single strike, he has also angered these High Gods. Now that five High Gods are joining forces to surround him, can Immortal Venerable Ji handle it?”
“Since Immortal Venerable Ji told us to only deal with deities below the High God level, and he will face the High Gods alone, he must have a way to handle it.”
“That’s right, Immortal Venerable Ji is no ordinary Immortal Venerable; he has repeatedly escaped from the hands of God Kings. He must have trump cards for survival, so we don’t need to worry. Instead, we can seize this opportunity to quickly kill Middle Gods and Low-level Deities and seize the Yun Guang Secret Realm.”
The eight Immortal Venerables had all witnessed Ji Qing being surrounded and attacked.
But until now, Ji Qing had shown no signs of calling for help.
This meant that Ji Qing would still face the five High Gods alone and did not require the intervention of the other eight Immortal Venerables.
The eight Immortal Venerables also faithfully executed Ji Qing’s orders.
Absolutely no interference.
Instead, they continued to sweep through the Yun Guang Secret Realm.
Without the obstruction of High Gods, the eight Immortal Venerables made astonishing progress, with utmost smoothness.
However, the key to everything lay in whether the encirclement and attack of the five High Gods could succeed.
If it could not succeed, then all would be for naught!
Ji Qing took a deep breath.
Five High Gods, and they had all formed Divine Systems.
This power was indeed immense, enough to crush any Immortal Venerable.
But Ji Qing smiled.
“Whoosh.”
Brilliant blade lights instantly appeared in the Void.
The blade light spread like mercury, enveloping the Divine Kingdoms of the five High Gods.
The Void Shaking Saber’s first form, Autumn Moon Across the River!
As this saber strike was unleashed.
Endless blade light sliced through the Divine Kingdoms of the five High Gods.
Each blade light exceeded ten thousand times the True Immortal Combat Power.
It was utterly unstoppable.
Neither Divine Kingdoms nor Divine Spirit Bodies could resist these blade lights.
Crucially, these were not single blade lights, but countless of them.
At this moment, the Divine Kingdoms of the five High Gods were filled with blade light.
“How is this possible?”
“How can one Immortal Venerable’s strength be this great? Even with five High Gods surrounding him, he’s still superior to a single saber strike?”
“We can’t block it, completely can’t block it! Only a God King can kill Ji Qing…”
These five High Gods were terrified.
They were afraid.
They finally understood that only a God King could kill Ji Qing.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
As the blade light raged through the Void, the Divine Kingdoms of the five High Gods were instantly torn apart, along with their formed Divine Systems and the deities within those Divine Systems; every single one of them was also torn apart by the blade light.
Ji Qing could hear bursts of mournful wails and screams.
Then it returned to calm.
Moments later, the void around them became empty.
Ji Qing knew that he couldn’t kill all the fanatical believers of the deities.
Quite a few fanatical believers escaped.
But it didn’t matter; even if the fanatical believers escaped, their Divine Kingdoms and Divine Spirit Bodies were gone. For them to ascend to a divine position again would require a vast amount of time.
There would even be various difficulties during that period.
By the time they ascended to a divine position again, it would be thousands or even tens of thousands of years later.
Ji Qing smiled.
Adding the High God he had killed earlier, his gains at this moment were far more than six thousand Battle Merit.
There were also those Middle Gods and a large number of Low-level Deities.
The Yun Guang Secret Realm actually had more than six High Gods.
However, these High Gods were a step too late.
But precisely because they were a step too late, they felt fortunate.
Seeing Ji Qing unleash his slaughter, unstoppable and unrivaled.
The remaining High Gods were all shocked in their hearts.
“Flee! This Ji Qing is as invincible as an Immortal Venerable…”
With almost no hesitation, the remaining High Gods turned and fled, no longer daring to confront Ji Qing.
But how could Ji Qing let them go?
His mastery of the Space Great Dao had further improved.
When it came to traversing space, Ji Qing’s speed was faster.
Therefore, Ji Qing directly traversed space, and Blade Light silently struck the Divine Kingdoms of one High God after another.
He then killed three more High Gods.
Ultimately, some High Gods still escaped the Yun Guang Secret Realm.
However, Ji Qing did not continue the pursuit.
As long as they escaped the Yun Guang Secret Realm, Ji Qing paid them no mind.
After all, his gaze from beginning to end was only on one thing.
That was the Yun Guang Secret Realm!
Ji Qing had to occupy the Yun Guang Secret Realm!
Those eight Immortal Venerables had already done very well.
They had almost swept through the Yun Guang Secret Realm.
Wherever they went, there were no opponents.
But to completely clear and sweep the Yun Guang Secret Realm was still far from enough.
Ji Qing also joined in.
His “Autumn Water Across the River” was simply too powerful.
And it was also an area-of-effect skill.
With one strike of “Autumn Water Across the River,” countless Blade Lights flashed. Any deity, upon contact, would crumble and die; they couldn’t resist at all.
In terms of killing efficiency, Ji Qing also far surpassed other Immortal Venerables.
In just a few hours, with Ji Qing’s help, the Yun Guang Secret Realm was swept clean by Ji Qing and the others.
“Hahaha, we succeeded, we successfully occupied the Yun Guang Secret Realm!”
“I never thought we would have a day to reclaim the Yun Guang Secret Realm.”
“Quickly send a Communication Talisman to have the Heavenly Court dispatch follow-up Immortal Lords and True Immortals into the Yun Guang Secret Realm to garrison various locations!”
“To occupy the Yun Guang Secret Realm so quickly, Immortal Venerable Ji deserves the primary merit!”
The eight Immortal Venerables looked at Ji Qing with fiery gazes, tinged with a hint of reverence.
Ji Qing’s actual strength had completely convinced them.
One person killed nine High Gods.
Who else could do that?
If it were them, they wouldn’t even dare to imagine it.
Being able to contain nine High Gods would be good enough.
Let alone killing nine High Gods.
Moreover, as those High Gods had said, Ji Qing was already invincible as an Immortal Venerable.
Below Immortal King and God King, Ji Qing was the strongest existence, capable of sweeping aside all.
In a sense, Ji Qing could also be regarded as an Immortal King or God King.
Soon, the news spread, and a large number of Immortal Lords and True Immortals arrived at the Yun Guang Secret Realm.
And they proceeded methodically, quickly occupying the Yun Guang Secret Realm.
Thus, the Yun Guang Secret Realm once again fell into the hands of the Heavenly Court.
This was the first time since the Ninth Heaven was occupied by the Gods Universe!
“Rumble.”
However, the decisive battle at this moment was not in the Yun Guang Secret Realm, but in the Ninth Heaven between Immortal Kings and God Kings.
Ji Qing and the others clearly felt the terrifying combat fluctuations within the Ninth Heaven.
The confrontations between God Kings and Immortal Kings continuously impacted the Ninth Heaven.
Fortunately, it was the Ninth Heaven.
Otherwise, a mere Secret Realm, any Secret Realm, would likely not withstand a Great War at the level of Immortal Kings and God Kings.
Ji Qing sensed more than one battle between Immortal Kings and God Kings.
At least three locations.
This was also the greatest number of battles at the Immortal King and God King level that erupted between the Gods Universe and the Immortal Realm.
They had truly unleashed their fury.
Ji Qing and the other Immortal Venerables were all worried and anxious.
But they could do nothing.
They could only wait.
Ji Qing’s heart was extremely complex.
He had easily taken the Yun Guang Secret Realm, yet he had to wait for the outcome of the battles between Immortal Kings and God Kings.
If the Immortal Kings were defeated…
Then, without a doubt, the Yun Guang Secret Realm would return to the Gods Universe.
Immortal Venerables were never the decisive force!
Time passed bit by bit.
Suddenly, the Creation Immortal King laughed heartily, “Hahaha, Radiant God King, you are defeated!”
In the void of the Ninth Heaven, a colossal Divine Kingdom suddenly manifested, within which three majestic figures could be vaguely seen.
However, this colossal Divine Kingdom was now riddled with holes and had been torn apart.
This was a God King’s Divine Kingdom!
They had even used their Divine Systems!
But the Radiant God King was still defeated, and the reason was simple: an Immortal King had entered the Radiant God King’s Divine Kingdom and, together with the Creation Immortal King, defeated the Radiant God King.
“Creation Immortal King, I will remember this defeat today, and I will surely repay it doubly in the future!”
The Radiant God King put away his Divine Kingdom, took a step, and instantly disappeared without a trace.
The Creation Immortal King and the other Immortal King showed no intention of pursuing.
At the Immortal King and God King level, even if they defeated their opponent, it was very difficult to kill them.
To defeat them was already quite an achievement.
“Whoosh.”
The Creation Immortal King’s gaze turned towards the Yun Guang Secret Realm.
“Well done.”
The Creation Immortal King beckoned.
The Heavenly Court stronghold outside the Ninth Heaven directly flew into the Yun Guang Secret Realm.
From then on, the Heavenly Court had a stronghold within the Ninth Heaven.
Like a nail, it was firmly embedded in the Ninth Heaven.
The Heavenly Court could also use this stronghold as a base to begin constantly capturing Secret Realms within the Ninth Heaven, gradually reclaiming the Ninth Heaven.
However, this was destined to be an extremely difficult and very long plan.
But it was very stable.
Furthermore, this could be considered the Heavenly Court’s first major victory in the many years of war with the Gods Universe!
With the Creation Immortal King stationed in the Yun Guang Secret Realm, Ji Qing also breathed a sigh of relief.
He knew that the war with the Gods Universe had temporarily stabilized.
If there were a next time, that would be a matter for next time.
But in the short term, the deities of the Gods Universe would not dare to assault the Yun Guang Secret Realm again.
The Heavenly Court occupying the Yun Guang Secret Realm as a stronghold in the Ninth Heaven was already a general trend!
Ji Qing also breathed a sigh of relief.
He immediately began to check his Battle Merit.
This time, Ji Qing killed nine High Gods. Just the nine High Gods themselves and their Divine Systems earned Ji Qing over ten thousand Battle Merit. Later, adding the Middle Gods and Low-level Deities Ji Qing killed.
Ji Qing obtained over 14,000 Battle Merit.
Ji Qing had over a thousand Battle Merit previously.
Now Ji Qing’s total Battle Merit was 15,600, an extremely massive number.
He had gained so much Battle Merit from one battle.
However, Ji Qing felt some regret.
Wasn’t it said that after occupying the Yun Guang Secret Realm, deities would continuously counterattack?
Where was the counterattack?
As a result, there were none.
Ji Qing had even thought he might be able to kill more than a dozen High Gods.
In the end, those High Gods were afraid.
They dared not counterattack the Yun Guang Secret Realm.
In fact, the root cause was still Ji Qing.
Ji Qing killing nine High Gods, especially the five High Gods who ambushed him, being unstoppable and invincible, immediately made the other High Gods understand that Ji Qing was already invincible as an Immortal Venerable.
Therefore, the High Gods who originally intended to counterattack the Yun Guang Secret Realm forcibly stopped, no longer daring to counterattack.
This caused Ji Qing to gain less Battle Merit.
“Fifteen thousand Battle Merit… not enough.”
Ji Qing sighed.
Fifteen thousand Battle Merit could only be exchanged for one year of contemplating the Great Dao Treasure Tree.
Too little.
Ji Qing had already spent one year contemplating.
He was no longer satisfied with just one year.
Soon, Ji Qing and the eight Immortal Venerables under his command were summoned into the Immortal King Palace by the Creation Immortal King.
In the Immortal King Palace, Ji Qing saw three Immortal Kings!
These three Immortal Kings sat high on their thrones, exuding terrifying auras.
And below them were many Immortal Venerables.
Ji Qing and the nine Immortal Venerables at the forefront arrived at the Immortal King Palace, immediately drawing everyone’s attention.
After all, the occupation of the Yun Guang Secret Realm this time was accomplished by Ji Qing and the nine Immortal Venerables.
No matter what, this merit could not be erased.
“Greetings to the three Immortal Kings!”
Ji Qing and the others bowed to the three Immortal Kings.
The Creation Immortal King spoke with a smile, “Ji Qing, you nine have done very well. Especially Ji Qing, who single-handedly killed nine High Gods, forcing other deities in the Ninth Heaven to not dare counterattack the Yun Guang Secret Realm. For this occupation of the Yun Guang Secret Realm, you deserve the primary merit! Merit must be rewarded. We three Immortal Kings have discussed and decided to grant rewards to you nine Immortal Venerables.”
“Ji Qing will be rewarded with ten thousand Battle Merit! The other Immortal Venerables will be rewarded with three thousand Battle Merit. Do you have any objections?”
“Boom.”
As soon as these words were spoken, all the Immortal Venerables in the Immortal King Palace erupted.
A reward of ten thousand Battle Merit.
It was almost unimaginable.
Moreover, the other eight Immortal Venerables also received three thousand Battle Merit.
Many Immortal Venerables, even after working themselves to death for a long time, could not earn three thousand Battle Merit.
Let alone ten thousand Battle Merit.
For a time, envy, regret, and various other emotions surged in their hearts.
But that was all.
No one had any objections.
This occupation of the Yun Guang Secret Realm seemed to go smoothly.
But was it really?
It was actually very dangerous!
The risk is very great.
If Ji Qing had not been able to kill the five High Gods who besieged him back then, what would have been the outcome?
I’m afraid the other Immortal Venerables would not have been able to capture the Yun Guang Secret Realm.
Once the Yun Guang Secret Realm was not captured, even if the Creation Immortal King defeated the Radiant God King, the Radiant God King would likely not retreat, and it would have devolved into a tug-of-war again.
It would be impossible to occupy a stronghold.
The turning point for all of this was because of Ji Qing.
With Ji Qing, the capture of the Yun Guang Secret Realm could proceed so smoothly.
Thus affecting a series of subsequent changes.
Ji Qing is undeniably the “chief contributor”!
“Thank you, three Immortal Kings!”
Ji Qing and the others immediately bowed to express their gratitude.
Ten thousand battle merits, Ji Qing was also very excited.
He never expected that the Immortal Kings would directly reward so many battle merits.
There was no such precedent before.
Clearly, it was because Ji Qing performed exceptionally well that the three Immortal Kings were satisfied, and consequently rewarded Ji Qing with a large amount of battle merits.
“However, after this battle, the Godly Universe will certainly not let it go, and there may be second and third rounds of battles. Even in the future, your journey in the Ninth Heaven will become even more difficult.”
“Therefore, make good use of your battle merits to improve your strength.”
The crowd naturally nodded in agreement.
Afterwards, the Immortal King waved his hand, and the many Immortal Venerables retreated.
In the Immortal King’s palace, the three Immortal Kings exchanged glances.
“This Immortal Venerable Ji Qing is a seedling worthy of being an Immortal King. However, it has been a long time since the Immortal Realm has produced an Immortal King, and how many exceptionally talented Immortal Venerables in the past could not ultimately achieve Immortal King status.”
“However, the invasion by the Godly Universe this time is an opportunity. In times of great contention, it is easiest for rare talents to emerge, and the Immortal Realm’s fortune will also converge on some Immortals. Perhaps one or two Immortal Kings can truly be born, which would be the good fortune of the Immortal Realm!”
“Forget it, whether they can achieve Immortal King status, we have no say in it, it all depends on their opportunities. On the other hand, the Radiant God King’s failure this time, I’m afraid he will not rest easy, and the counterattack from the Godly Universe may come sooner rather than later…”
The three Immortal Kings deliberated carefully.
They must firmly hold onto the Yun Guang Secret Realm.
If they were to take the Yun Guang Secret Realm only to be driven out by the Deities of the Godly Universe, it would be a significant blow to the Heavenly Court and the Immortal Realm.
At this moment, Ji Qing and many other Immortal Venerables left the Immortal King’s palace.
Many Immortal Venerables also congratulated Ji Qing and the others.
“Congratulations, Immortal Venerable Ji, for gaining the Immortal Kings’ appreciation and obtaining so many battle merits, truly cause for celebration.”
“Not only can Immortal Venerable Ji nurture Treasures of the Great Dao, but his strength is also incredibly formidable, virtually unrivaled among Immortal Venerables! I fear an Immortal King’s position may be within his reach in the future!”
“Immortal Venerable Ji has gained a great deal this time, and has likely taken another step closer to becoming an Immortal King…”
Most of these Immortal Venerables were very envious.
Ji Qing could nurture Treasures of the Great Dao, so he had no shortage of cultivation resources.
Now, with so many battle merits, he could exchange for many rare and precious treasures.
He was truly a rising star in the Immortal Realm, a seedling worthy of becoming an Immortal King.
For so many years, many exceptionally talented Immortal Venerables in the Immortal Realm were called Immortal King seedlings.
But not a single one achieved Immortal King status.
However, no matter how everyone looked at Ji Qing, his chances of becoming an Immortal King seemed very high.
Ji Qing quickly returned to his Cave Dwelling.
He checked his battle merits, which had reached over twenty-five thousand.
With so many battle merits, he could exchange for two years of time to Contemplate the Great Dao Treasure Tree.
“Two years of time…”
Ji Qing muttered softly.
In two years, could he fully comprehend the Space Great Dao?
Ji Qing was unsure.
The probability was very small.
After all, if mastering the Great Dao were that simple, Immortal Kings would be everywhere already.
Yet, the Immortal Realm still had very few Immortal Kings.
However, the opportunity to Contemplate the Great Dao Treasure Tree for two years might allow Ji Qing’s mastery of Space to improve significantly once again.
And now Ji Qing had become a thorn in the side of the Godly Universe.
They wished they could quickly eliminate him.
The Immortal Kings could not always protect him comprehensively.
He still needed to improve his survivability.
Ji Qing could already foresee the “counterattack” from the Godly Universe.
It would not be a calm and peaceful affair.
With this in mind, Ji Qing no longer hesitated.
“Exchange for two years of time to Contemplate the Great Dao Treasure Tree!”
Ji Qing immediately consumed twenty thousand battle merits and once again exchanged for a spot to Contemplate the Great Dao Treasure Tree.
Afterwards, Ji Qing got up and left the Ninth Heaven, heading towards the Thirty-three Heavens.
