Dominator Emperor

Although the Elder Ancestor of the Qingxuan Ancient Country survived, his condition was far from optimistic. A rumor was circulating that the Qingxuan Ancient Country had secretly sent the Elder Ancestor into the Ancient Sky Corpse Land, hoping to get him onto the Netherworld Ship at the earliest opportunity!

The next day, another matter sent the entire Celestial Ancient City into an uproar. The Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist and a group of Guardians and Hall Masters from the Holy Heaven Sect had been beheaded, their heads hung outside the gates of Celestial Ancient City.

Seeing the heads hanging above the city gate, many gasped in cold shock. For cultivators, life and death were common occurrences. Which cultivator hadn’t grown strong through one bloody battle after another?

However, being beheaded and having one’s head displayed on the city gate was an absolutely rare sight. This was a show of force, a declaration of war—a declaration of war against the Holy Heaven Sect!

”That Little Ghost Li... he’s got guts!” Seeing the heads on the gate, even True Masters, and even Ancient Saints, could only sigh in the end. It was impossible not to be impressed. A young Little Ghost dared to behead the successor of the Holy Heaven Sect and hang his head on the city gate. What was this if not a declaration of war against the Holy Heaven Sect?

At this moment, even many of Li Qiye’s enemies could only sigh in admiration, however grudgingly, upon seeing the heads displayed on the gate. This Little Ghost was too domineering, too arrogant. He even dared to challenge the Qingxuan Ancient Country, so declaring war on the Holy Heaven Sect no longer seemed like such a world-shaking event.

When the successors and princes from the Great Teaching Territories saw the Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist’s head hanging on the gate, a chill ran down their spines, and their hearts grew cold. The Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist was a famous genius in the Middle Grand Realm, with few rivals among the younger generation, yet today his head was displayed on the city gate! ’If this continues,’ they thought, ’the next one might be me.’

Even peerless geniuses of the same fame as the Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist, like Young Emperor Nantian and Saint Child Bao Zhu, fell silent for a long time when they saw his head. Even Young Emperor Nantian, who had once boasted of killing Li Qiye, now had a grim expression, as dark as still water!

As for Li Qiye, the mastermind behind this incident, he was already on the Ancient Street.

Today, Li Qiye had only brought Li Shuangyan and Chen Baojiao with him to the Ancient Street. The last time Li Qiye came to the Ancient Street with the two great beauties, countless young prodigies and genius behemoths had looked at him with disdain, some even wanting to provoke him.

But today, many of the young prodigies on the Ancient Street felt a chill in their hearts when they saw Li Qiye. Who would dare provoke this Little Demon now? This Little Ghost was so domineering he even dared to challenge the Qingxuan Ancient Country. He was simply a lunatic who didn’t value his own life. Whoever provoked a madman like him was asking for trouble.

Therefore, when Li Qiye entered the Ancient Street with Li Shuangyan and Chen Baojiao this time, few people dared to point fingers or whisper about them!

Li Qiye led Li Shuangyan and Chen Baojiao to Su Yin Medicine Elder’s medicine stall. The Su Yin Medicine Elder was still manning his stall on the Ancient Street, and Wu Binglan, a descendant of the Wu Family, was in front of it, organizing the Elixir Grass Spirit Medicine.

”Yo, my three honored patrons, you’ve come to grace my little stall again! Please, come in, come in.” Upon seeing a wealthy patron like Li Qiye, the Su Yin Medicine Elder’s eyes lit up, and he immediately greeted Li Qiye with boundless enthusiasm.

”No, I’m here for your apprentice,” Li Qiye said, glancing at the Su Yin Medicine Elder and shaking his head.

”Heh, Young Master Li, anything you have to say, you can say to this old man.” At the mention of his apprentice, the Su Yin Medicine Elder immediately grew wary. Li Qiye was now a famous—or rather, infamous—figure in Celestial Ancient City. The elder didn’t want to provoke a little devil like him.

At this, the Su Yin Medicine Elder’s apprentice, Wu Binglan, looked up. Her eyes were full of compelling Spiritual Qi, as if they contained all the nature’s spiritual energy. Even Li Qiye was moved by the sight of them.

Li Qiye ignored the Su Yin Medicine Elder and looked at Wu Binglan. ”Is your Wu Family’s ancestral hall still standing?” he asked.

Li Qiye’s question made the Su Yin Medicine Elder’s heart skip a beat. Although the Su Yin Family and the Wu Family were once enemies, they later became joined by marriage. Both families had declined, especially the Wu Family, which had fallen completely. But as an elder, the Su Yin Medicine Elder still protected the Wu Family.

The Su Yin Family knew more about the Wu Family than any outsider, so how could he not be alarmed when Li Qiye brought up their ancestral hall?

Wu Binglan stared at Li Qiye for a long moment before finally nodding lightly.

”When you return, open your Wu Family’s ancestral hall, move your Primordial Ancestor’s tablet, and place this there.” Li Qiye handed the Wadang Emperor’s Throne to Wu Binglan.

”The Tun Ri Emperor’s Throne!” The Su Yin Medicine Elder was stunned at the sight of the object. He immediately clamped a hand over his mouth, forcing the words back down. Seeing that no one else was around, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Even so, the Su Yin Medicine Elder’s old eyes were wide open as he stared at the Tun Ri Emperor’s Throne, utterly shocked.

As for Wu Binglan, her eyes were even wider, unable to believe what she was seeing as she stared at the Emperor’s Throne before her. As a member of the Wu Family, she had heard stories about the Emperor’s Throne, but it had become the stuff of legend. For millions of years, no one in the Wu Family had seen it.

”Th-this... this... how is this possible!” the Su Yin Medicine Elder stammered, dumbfounded, once he came to his senses.

Wu Binglan couldn’t believe it either. She stared at Li Qiye for a very long time before asking in a low voice, ”Isn’t... isn’t this yours now?”

Li Qiye had already bought their Wu Family’s heirloom roof tile. Now, not only was he returning the tile to her, but he was also giving her the Emperor’s Throne. This was an Immortal Emperor’s artifact! Anyone else in her position would find this impossible to believe.

”I once formed a good karmic bond with your Primordial Ancestor, and I promised him I would repay that good karma to his descendants. Now, I return this Wadang Emperor’s Throne to your Wu Family.” Li Qiye handed the Emperor’s Throne back to Wu Binglan.

Wu Binglan was simply stunned, speechless for a long time. Such a thing was truly unimaginable, utterly incredible.

”You... you... you went to the legendary Earth Immortal Dragon Cave! You... you saw the Martial God!” The Su Yin Medicine Elder couldn’t help but be shocked, his tiny, bean-sized eyes wide open! He had heard a thing or two about the Wu Family’s Primordial Ancestor being buried in the Ancient Sky Corpse Land. Hearing Li Qiye’s words now, how could he not be stunned? To enter a Dragon Cave and return alive was a horrifying feat. To meet an Earth Immortal and escape unscathed—it was simply a miracle, an unbelievable event!

Li Qiye didn’t answer the Su Yin Medicine Elder. He simply said with composure, ”Since I’ve formed a good karmic bond with the Wu Family, you’d better take good care of her. Otherwise, be careful, or I might pay a visit to your Su Yin Family!”

”Godfather is a good person. To save us, he was almost kicked out of the Su Yin Family,” Wu Binglan said softly from the side.

The Su Yin Medicine Elder gave a wry smile and said, ”This girl’s father and I were sworn brothers. Before he died, I promised him I would take care of them. You don’t need to tell me to do that; I would have done it anyway.”

In the end, Li Qiye said nothing more and left with Li Shuangyan and Chen Baojiao.

After Li Qiye left, the Su Yin Medicine Elder said to Wu Binglan, ”Let’s go back. We mustn’t delay. This might be able to cure that strange illness!”

Wu Binglan helped pack up the stall in silence. She had already lost all hope. For the sake of her treatment, her godfather had exhausted his wealth. It was precisely because he had used too much of the family’s Spiritual Medicine and Immortal Herbs that he was almost driven out of the Su Yin Family!

Just as Li Qiye returned from the Ancient Street, Chi Yun immediately sought him out. He said in a low, solemn voice, ”People from the War God Hall are here. They’ve come carrying a coffin. Someone among them wishes to see you, Young Master.”

”Has the Sun Demon Emperor arrived?” Li Qiye wasn’t surprised by this news. He had already calculated the time; it was about when the Nether River would appear and the Netherworld Ship would emerge.

”The Sun Demon Emperor went to the War God Hall to act as a guarantor,” Chi Yun said with a wry smile and a low voice.

Hearing this, Li Qiye said nonchalantly, ”After all these years, that bunch of old men from the War God Hall are still so pedantic. A sect should be open-minded and full of vitality. In this regard, the War God Hall is far inferior to the Celestial Dao Academy. If those old men keep this up, they’ll be left in the dust by the Celestial Dao Academy sooner or later.”

Chi Yun was startled by Li Qiye’s words. He pleaded hurriedly, ”My dear ancestor, please, say a little less. If they change their minds, we’ll lose this deal.”

Although he was a Supreme Elder of the Nine Saints Demon Gate, even he didn’t dare to casually criticize the War God Hall!

”It’s just a transaction,” Li Qiye said, unconcerned. ”If I were to make an offer, countless people would be begging me to get them on the Netherworld Ship. The War God Hall isn’t the only one who wants a spot.”

Chi Yun could only shut his mouth tightly. He couldn’t say anything more. If he kept talking, there was no telling what this little ancestor of his might do. He couldn’t help but smile wryly. Anyone would get a headache dealing with a little ancestor like this.

In the end, Chi Yun led Li Qiye into a secret chamber. Inside sat an old man dressed completely in black. A hood covered his entire head, making it impossible to see his face.

”Young Master Li, this is Elder Jiang,” Chi Yun introduced after they entered the chamber.

The old man revealed a pair of unfathomably deep eyes and looked at Li Qiye, who in turn simply sized up the mysterious old man.

”I have heard of your deeds. This time, our goal is to choose the right Netherworld Ship, not to cause a city-wide storm, and even less to create unnecessary complications. I hope you understand this point,” the old man said, his voice heavy.

Li Qiye glanced at him. ”I’m just making a deal with you; I’m not selling myself to your War God Hall. My personal freedom is my own, and I’ll do as I please. Even if I were to bathe the world in blood and slaughter all my enemies, that would be my business, not something for your War God Hall to worry about. We’re making a deal. The only thing you need to worry about is whether I can pick the right ship. Everything else is my business!”

When Li Qiye said this, Chi Yun, who was standing nearby, couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)