Dominator Emperor

In response to Mu Chen’s question, Li Qiye glanced at him and finally said, ”I know you want to ask about the secrets of the Ancient Sky Corpse Land. Unfortunately, I don’t know them either. As for what I saw after the Netherworld Ship docked, I’m afraid I can’t tell you. The Muzhan God once thought highly of you. Did he ever tell you anything about the Netherworld Ship? Did he tell you how he was reborn to live another life? I’m sure he never told you what he saw after the Netherworld Ship docked!”

Mu Chen’s heart trembled, because what Li Qiye said was true!

”Whether it’s the Ancient Sky Corpse Land, the Twelve Burial Lands, or even the Six Great Ancient Immortal Lands, it’s all the same. Some things are taboo. Some things are useless to talk about unless you’ve experienced them yourself. Even if you heard about them, you wouldn’t believe it, because some things would shatter your common sense. Even you would think them impossible,” Li Qiye said slowly.

Since Li Qiye had put it that way, Mu Chen could only sigh softly. He knew Li Qiye was unwilling to tell him.

”What about our ancestor?” Mu Chen finally asked. His greatest concern was still his ancestor!

Li Qiye waved his hand dismissively. ”Since I dared to make a deal with you, I am confident. It’s only a matter of time before that old man from the Hidden Immortal Hall returns. A year at the soonest, two years at the latest—he will definitely return. When that time comes, remember to deliver what I want. No one in this world can default on a debt to me!”

”That thing—” Mu Chen trailed off, hesitating at the mention of the trade.

Li Qiye shot him a sidelong glance. ”What? Is the War God Hall having second thoughts? It’s too late for that.”

”That’s not what we mean,” Mu Chen said with a wry smile. He continued pensively, ”I’ve just heard some rumors about that item and don’t know if they’re true.”

”You don’t even know if it’s real or fake? All I can say is that you old men have lived your lives in vain,” Li Qiye said. ”You should have cooperated with the Celestial Dao Academy long ago. The War God Hall and the Celestial Dao Academy are the two oldest lineages of the Human Race. Both of your contributions to the human race are immense. If you two had joined forces, heh, would the Qingxuan Ancient Country have had a chance to be so arrogant? Would the Feixian Sect have been able to call itself invincible? Hmph! During the Tian Tu, if your two great lineages had joined hands sooner, would the Human Emperor Realm have fallen into such a state?!”

Mu Chen’s expression changed drastically when Li Qiye mentioned the ”Tian Tu,” for it was a topic the Human Emperor Realm was most unwilling to bring up.

”You’ve all been too set in your ways, a bunch of stubborn old men clinging to your outdated traditions! The Celestial Dao Academy wasn’t much different back in the day, but after Wang Yuan, they changed a great deal. Today’s Celestial Dao Academy is far more open-minded than your War God Hall! Although the Muzhan God’s achievements were once unrivaled and influenced the situation across the Nine Realms, to be honest, Old Man Mu was no match for Wang Yuan! Wang Yuan completely transformed the Celestial Dao Academy. But Old Man Mu? He had the ability to change your War God Hall, but alas, he failed. You still manage the War God Hall with your same old pedantic methods!”

Li Qiye said indifferently, ”If the War God Hall continues down this path, one day it will simply vanish into the long river of time! Let the things that should die, die. Stop clinging to them! Those old men may be important, but you have expended far too much on them. Your hands are tied. If you could just let go, you would see a completely different outcome! The great tree of the War God Hall is already large enough, but its leaves are too old and too numerous!”

Mu Chen was shaken to the core. The world knew the War God Hall was powerful and mysterious, but very few outsiders knew how its lineage was passed down. Yet, in just a few words, Li Qiye had pinpointed the exact situation within both the War God Hall and the Celestial Dao Academy. This was not something a junior could possibly do. To Mu Chen, it was simply unfathomable!

”Go back. If that old Hidden Immortal fellow returns, tell him he has lived long enough! Five hundred years is more than enough. Not even True Gods or Immortal Emperors can achieve true immortality, let alone him.” Finally, Li Qiye waved his hand dismissively. ”I’ve spouted a lot of nonsense today. I only did so out of consideration for the War God Hall’s indelible contribution to the Human Race. If it were a lineage like the Qingxuan Ancient Country or the Feixian Sect, I wouldn’t even waste my breath on them!”

Mu Chen was silent for a moment before finally rising to leave.

”Whether it’s the War God Hall or the Celestial Dao Academy, you both know that more than one Immortal Emperor has studied at your institutions. But in the end, people like Bingyu Immortal Emperor didn’t ultimately belong to your lineages. Both of you had the chance to personally nurture Immortal Emperors—more than one, in fact! But what was the final result? In the end, they were merely students of the War God Hall and the Celestial Dao Academy, nothing more!” Li Qiye said as Mu Chen reached the door. ”In this regard, whether it’s the War God Hall or the Celestial Dao Academy, your vision and your strategy are far inferior to that bunch of old codgers from the Feixian Sect!”

Having reached the door, Mu Chen’s body stiffened.

”I’ve said my piece. I consider this having done right by your War God Hall. Think carefully about why you have missed so many opportunities!” Li Qiye finished with a soft sigh.

After Mu Chen left, Li Qiye gently shook his head. The War God Hall had existed since time immemorial, weathering countless storms. But compared to the Desolate Era, it had grown more and more conservative. For millions of years, in his existence as the Yin Ya, he had maintained a decent relationship with the War God Hall and had even sent them promising young talents, like Bingyu Immortal Emperor! Unfortunately, the War God Hall failed to seize its opportunities. Although it had good relations with many Immortal Emperors, it had not managed to nurture a single one since the end of the Age of Emperors.

After Li Qiye returned alive from the Netherworld Ship, Celestial Ancient City was in an uproar. News of his survival spread like wildfire, and all sorts of rumors began to fly.

However, Li Qiye paid no attention to these matters. After staying in Celestial Ancient City for a few days, he decided it was time to head home, leading his followers out of the city and back to the Xiyan Ancient Sect.

When Li Qiye was leaving, the Elders from the Nine Saints Demon Gate came to see him off. The people from the War God Hall, however, were nowhere to be seen. Chi Yun told Li Qiye that their remaining members had already left the day before.

Li Qiye’s safe return made the Nine Saints Demon Gate’s confidence soar. They were now even more certain that the transaction would be an absolute success. After all, the Nine Saints Demon Gate had invested heavily in this deal between Li Qiye and the War God Hall. If it succeeded, it wouldn’t be as simple as just having the War God Hall’s support; in the future, even the Elder Ancestors of the War God Hall would be watching over the Nine Saints Demon Gate.

By teleporting through a Daoist Door, Li Qiye and his group returned to the Xiyan Ancient Sect in a short amount of time. Upon their return, Gu Tieshou and the other Elder Guardians personally came to welcome them! Seeing Li Qiye and everyone else return safely, Gu Tieshou and the other Elders were overjoyed.

Of course, the Elders were eager to know the results of the trip, but Li Qiye was in no mood to discuss it. He simply tossed the task to Tu Buyu, saying, ”Junior Brother Tu, give the Elders a report.”

Tu Buyu agreed and took on the chore, not daring to disturb Li Qiye.

However, Li Qiye saw that all the Elders and Guardians were present except for his nominal master, Sect Leader Su Yonghuang. He found this strange and asked, ”Where is the Sect Leader?”

”The Sect Leader has gone into seclusion,” Gu Tieshou hurriedly explained to Li Qiye. ”She said her Body Tribulation is imminent, so she is in closed-door cultivation to prepare for its arrival.”

With Li Qiye’s strong support, Su Yonghuang’s position in the Xiyan Ancient Sect was now completely secure. In fact, after accepting an outsider like Su Yonghuang as their Sect Leader, it had become a joyous matter for the Xiyan Ancient Sect. After all, Su Yonghuang possessed an Innate Saint Body, a type of genius with unparalleled potential.

Any Great Teaching Territory would be scrambling to recruit a genius with an Innate Saint Body. In truth, with the Xiyan Ancient Sect’s current status and power, it would have been impossible for them to recruit such a talent!

Now that the Xiyan Ancient Sect had such a genius, they cherished her all the more.

”An Innate Saint Body is truly remarkable,” Li Qiye praised with a nod. Although Su Yonghuang couldn’t practice the Daytime Celestial Body like Mingren Immortal Emperor, her Sun Body, also one of the Twelve Immortal Bodies, was by no means inferior!

After exchanging a few words with Gu Tieshou, Li Qiye returned to his personal haunt, Solitary Peak. Seeing that Li Qiye had his own business to attend to, Gu Tieshou and the other Elders didn’t disturb him and went to find Tu Buyu to inquire about the trip.

The first thing Li Qiye did upon returning to the Xiyan Ancient Sect was take out the Heaven and Earth Origin Gold. This was the Ancient First Gold! He had to refine such a thing into a treasure. If this piece of Heaven and Earth Origin Gold could be refined into a Treasure Artifact, it would surely become the world’s number one weapon in the future.

Inside his second Life Palace, the Heaven and Earth Origin Gold floated up and down, still wreathed in primordial chaos. The sound of the Great Dao echoed from within it, like an Immortal King preaching a scripture or a True God imparting the Dao. Faintly, it seemed as if one could see an Immortal Scripture being opened. Even Li Qiye couldn’t help but marvel at it. Such origin gold was truly peerless.

At this moment, Li Qiye circulated his Heart Technique, summoning the Life Furnace within his Life Palace. Instantly, the furnace’s flames blazed down fiercely to refine the Heaven and Earth Origin Gold.

Cultivators had many methods and techniques for refining their own treasures. However, most would choose the Fire of Life from their Life Furnace to refine Treasure Artifacts, especially those made from materials like Dao Treasure Gold.

HUMMM— However, when Li Qiye brought the Fire of Life to refine the Heaven and Earth Origin Gold, the gold suddenly flashed with a brilliant light and instantly blasted the flames away! Not a single spark could touch it.

Li Qiye’s heart stirred. ’What a treasure. As expected of a Supreme Treasure, it’s already achieved Spirit Communication.’ He then circulated his Heart Technique, letting his Divine Sense flow out in an attempt to communicate with the Heaven and Earth Origin Gold.

However, the Heaven and Earth Origin Gold remained completely unmoved. It seemed to have a high-and-mighty air, completely ignoring Li Qiye’s Divine Sense. No matter how Li Qiye tried to communicate, the origin gold showed no reaction whatsoever.

This sight made Li Qiye so angry he could spit blood. Although this piece of Heaven and Earth Origin Gold was unmatched in the world, if he couldn’t refine it into a treasure, its peerless nature was useless. He couldn’t just use the world’s number one origin gold as a brick to smash his enemies, could he?

Just as Li Qiye was about to spit blood from anger, the Stone Egg, which he kept in the same Life Palace, moved. BANG! The Stone Egg slammed viciously into the Heaven and Earth Origin Gold, instantly causing the gold to dim and lose its luster.

After being ruthlessly slammed by the Stone Egg, the Heaven and Earth Origin Gold seemed to behave itself. Just a moment ago, when Li Qiye had tried to communicate with it, it had acted high and mighty, completely ignoring him. Now, after being struck by the Stone Egg, it actually retracted its arrogant aura.