Dominator Emperor

After Li Qiye was comfortably settled, Li Shuangyan, who had stepped out, returned with a message. ”News came from the sect,” she told him. ”They’ve prepared what you need. An elder will bring everything over in two days.”

”Good. I was just planning to enter the Ancient Sky Corpse Land again,” Li Qiye said with a leisurely nod.

”We’re going into the Ancient Sky Corpse Land again?” Chen Baojiao, who was massaging Li Qiye’s back, couldn’t help but be taken aback.

”Of course we’re going. Why wouldn’t we?” Li Qiye said with a grin. ”Burying their dead for the War God Hall is just a business transaction. You can’t even imagine the treasures hidden in the Ancient Sky Corpse Land. Since doing business with Earth Immortals is so difficult, we might as well swindle them out of a few good things.”

Hearing this, the two great beauties, Li Shuangyan and Chen Baojiao, exchanged a look. ’Swindle treasures from Earth Immortals?’ Only a handful of people in the world could pull off something like that.

”How are things with the War God Hall?” Li Qiye asked casually.

Li Shuangyan shook her head. ”I’m not sure about the specifics. A message came from Master; he’s currently with the Elders from the War God Hall. However, I hear the War God Hall won’t move their Elder Ancestor ahead of time. They plan to rush over just a few days before the Netherworld Ship is set to appear.”

’It seems the old man from the War God Hall is truly on his last legs,’ Li Qiye thought, understanding the significance of their actions. ’His remaining Blood Qi and Lifespan must be pitifully low, so they don’t dare move him from his Time Blood Stone so easily.’

Many powerful experts who defied the heavens were unwilling to die, so they would consume massive amounts of Longevity Medicine to extend their lives. When the medicine no longer worked, they would halt their lifespans by sealing their blood. However, this was no easy feat. It required a large quantity of Time Blood Stone to seal them away. The longer the period of sealing, the more Time Blood Stone was required. The higher one’s Dao Practice, the more precious the necessary Time Blood Stone became. Thus, halting one’s life was not a game just anyone could afford to play.

”The Netherworld Ship won’t appear for a good while yet. We’ll rest for a bit, then take another trip into the Ancient Sky Corpse Land. Once that’s done, we’ll bury the old man from the War God Hall,” Li Qiye concluded with a nonchalant air.

Although Li Qiye spoke of resting, he didn’t idle for a single moment. He took advantage of his time in the villa to cultivate without cease.

Li Qiye sat cross-legged in his room. His Life Wheel spun, his Life Palace opened, and his True Destiny emerged. Within his Life Palace, his True Destiny was now entwined with countless Law Divine Chains, each as fine as a silk thread. Despite their thinness, they clanged like iron chains. CLANG! CLANG!

A Kunpeng, manifested from the Kunpeng Six Transformations, hovered above his True Destiny. Heaven and Earth Essence Qi cascaded down like a waterfall, cleansing his True Destiny. As the True Destiny performed its Refinement on the Essence Qi, it transformed the energy into individual laws that unfolded and interwove around his body.

Li Qiye had already reached the True Fate Realm. During this time, by borrowing the Divine Power of the Moon Vortex Sun Wheel Technique and the Kunpeng Six Transformations, he had broken through two stages in one fell swoop.

The True Fate Realm was divided into four stages, from lowest to highest: First Sacrifice of True Destiny, Second Seeking of True Understanding, Third Transformation Profound Meaning, and Four Transformation Dao Techniques.

For a Cultivator, the True Fate Realm was a time for tempering the True Destiny once more, laying the foundation for its future Refinement into a True Destiny Primordial Spirit.

Li Qiye absorbed the Heaven and Earth Essence Qi as his Life Wheel spun without end. The Yin Yang Blood Sea nourished the Life Wheel, where the Yin Moon and Yang Sun bobbed up and down. Drop by drop, Longevity Blood fell into the Life Wheel. With the Refinement of each drop, his True Destiny grew a little stronger.

BOOM! After an unknown amount of time, the Kunpeng had poured out an endless torrent of Heaven and Earth Essence Qi. At that moment, the True Destiny trembled and erupted with a brilliant, symbolic light. The Kunpeng vanished, transforming into a series of runes. The True Destiny began to circulate these runes. With a series of clanking sounds, all the laws interwove to form a sheet of Dao Paper. Driven by the True Destiny, the runes of the Kunpeng Six Transformations were branded onto the Dao Paper.

CLANG! Like the toll of a great bell, the final rune landed on the Dao Paper. In an instant, a complete Kunpeng Six Transformations was formed—a True Destiny Chapter! The Chapter’s completion signified that all of its Mystical Meanings had been refined into the True Destiny. At this moment, the laws were no longer just laws; they had become a part of the True Destiny itself.

Next, the True Destiny Chapter flew out like flowing sand and vanished into the True Destiny. In that instant, the True Destiny spewed forth a torrent of symbolic light. It ascended, swallowing all the Essence Qi in one gulp. The Power of Life, the Fire of Life, the Water of Life—all the vital energies from the Spring of Life, the Tree of Life, the Life Furnace, and more—surged ceaselessly into the True Destiny, as if it had become the Sovereign of the entire Life Palace. At the same time, the flames of the Life Furnace raged toward the heavens, and the Spring of Life bubbled with even greater vigor...

Li Qiye’s body shuddered as he snapped back to his senses. A wave of joy washed over him. He had finally broken through the Transformation Profound Meaning Stage of the True Fate Realm and stepped into the Transformation Dao Technique stage! Once he reached the Great Perfection level of the Transformation Dao Technique, he would enter the Canopy Realm!

In truth, Li Qiye was far from the only one cultivating diligently. Even juniors like Nan Huairun and Qu Daoli had not left, remaining in the villa to arduously advance their Dao Practice.

But when it came to the most frenzied and diligent cultivator, it had to be Chen Baojiao. She charged forward with a stubborn determination that was likely unmatched. Anyone who witnessed her fervent Cultivation was left speechless. Her sheer intensity was enough to make one’s scalp tingle; all they could do was admire her.

No one could have imagined that a peerless, nation-toppling beauty like Chen Baojiao would be so ferociously dedicated to her Cultivation. However, her efforts paid off. Despite having destroyed her Dao Foundation to start over, her rate of progress was faster than anyone else’s—fast enough to shatter the records of any genius!

Li Qiye had been on the verge of breaking into the Canopy Realm, but he had to halt his Cultivation due to Elder Yun’s arrival.

As soon as Elder Yun arrived, Li Shuangyan immediately went to inform Li Qiye. ”Elder Yun is here,” she said. ”He brought everything you needed.”

Upon hearing the news, Li Qiye immediately stopped his Cultivation and went to see Elder Yun.

”Young Master Li, His Majesty had me bring you everything you asked for.” Seeing Li Qiye, Elder Yun was extremely polite, speaking to him at once.

Elder Yun was the Great Elder of the Nine Saints Demon Gate. He was the very same person who had been kicked into the air by a stone statue when Li Qiye visited the Demon Sect back then.

As the Great Elder of the Nine Saints Demon Gate, Elder Yun was a Seven-Star True Master with the potential to break through his limits and become an Eight-Star True Master. He held a position of immense power and influence, a prominent figure in both the Nine Saints Demon Gate and the Ancient Ox Territory.

Yet today, even a Seven-Star True Master like him was exceedingly polite and respectful toward Li Qiye.

Elder Yun handed a Qiankun Pouch to Li Qiye. Li Qiye opened it and saw that it contained exactly what he had requested, with nothing missing. This prompted a word of praise from him. ”The Nine Saints Demon Gate is truly formidable. You even managed to find such obscure medicinal herbs.”

Elder Yun offered a placating smile. In truth, the Nine Saints Demon Gate had spent a considerable sum to acquire these herbs.

”Hmph! A mere Little Ghost. By what right does he deserve such service from the Nine Saints Demon Gate!” Just then, an extremely grating voice rang out as a man strode into the room, followed by a youth.

Li Qiye looked up. The newcomer was an old man dressed in a Treasure Robe and wearing an Odd Crown. His Blood Qi surged like a rainbow. With every step, a booming sound echoed as if the earth itself was shaking. As he walked forward, it seemed as if the ground retreated before him, giving the impression that each step crossed a world of its own. Starlight pulsed around the old man, and eight faint stars could be seen orbiting his body.

The youth following the old man was none other than Leng Chengfeng, who currently wore a respectful expression.

Seeing the old man enter, Elder Yun’s expression changed. Beside Li Qiye, even Li Shuangyan’s face darkened.

”Martial Uncle Lei, what brings you here?” Elder Yun hurried forward to greet him. He never imagined a Supreme Elder from the sect would show up. At the same time, he sensed that something was amiss.

Lei She was one of the few Supreme Elders of the Nine Saints Demon Gate, an Ancient Saint of heaven-defying power. In the current era, having survived the Tough Dao Era, an Ancient Saint was an incredible existence, someone who could change the world with a flip of their hand.

”This matter concerns the very rise and fall of our Nine Saints Demon Gate, so how could I not come in person? Hmph! If such an important affair were to be ruined by some little brat, what would become of our Nine Saints Demon Gate’s reputation!” the old man said coldly. He didn’t spare Li Qiye a single glance from beginning to end. In his eyes, a junior like Li Qiye was beneath notice; upon meeting him, the boy was obligated to be utterly reverent.

Elder Yun didn’t know how to respond. As the Great Elder of the Nine Saints Demon Gate, he was of course aware of the underlying reasons. Lei She wasn’t just a Supreme Elder of the sect; he was also Leng Chengfeng’s grandmaster.

The Sun Demon Emperor thought highly of Li Qiye, even going so far as to have Li Shuangyan stay by his side. This decision had been met with opposition from some of the Nine Saints Demon Gate’s Elders, especially those from Supreme Elder Lei She’s faction.

Lei She had once wanted Leng Chengfeng to marry Li Shuangyan, even formally proposing the match to the Sun Demon Emperor! In Lei She’s eyes, Leng Chengfeng was the head disciple of the Nine Saints Demon Gate and his own prized successor, while Li Shuangyan was the sect’s genius disciple and heir. The two of them becoming Dao companions would have been the perfect arrangement.

However, the Sun Demon Emperor had rejected Lei She’s proposal, and Li Shuangyan herself had also been against the marriage.

Later, when the Sun Demon Emperor decided to have Li Shuangyan stay with the Xiyan Ancient Sect, how could Lei She not vehemently oppose it? It went without saying that he found Li Qiye particularly displeasing.

Relying on his status as a Supreme Elder and, more importantly, an Ancient Saint, Lei She was incredibly arrogant. He looked down on a junior like Li Qiye, not deigning to spare him a single glance from start to finish.

Li Qiye, however, was even more arrogant. He didn’t so much as lift an eyelid, too lazy to even bother looking at Lei She.