Dominator Emperor

The place where Li Qiye was located was a self-contained space, one that was intimately connected to Feihuai Village. If Feihuai Village was the head of a copper coin, then the space Li Qiye occupied was its tail. The two could even be said to be one and the same.

Li Qiye had his reasons for using this place as a foothold. It was created by Immortal Emperor Feiyang, who had left behind many things here.

Back then, that woman gave birth to Immortal Emperor Feiyang’s descendant, then went into seclusion in the mortal world. Thus, Feihuai Village came to be.

From then on, Immortal Emperor Feiyang’s descendants thrived and carried on their line in Feihuai Village. However, the villagers themselves had no idea that their ancestor was the renowned Immortal Emperor Feiyang of the Desolate Era.

Immortal Emperor Feiyang laid out a peerless grand scheme here to protect his descendants. This grand scheme enveloped all of Feihuai Village, and its central hub was located on the other side of the village—in the other space.

Precisely because of this, although many people had visited Feihuai Village over millions of years, none were able to uncover its true mysteries.

This space was a swirl of chaos, making it impossible to see clearly. Within the chaos, one could faintly make out ancient halls, jade pavilions, treasured towers... It seemed as if countless secrets were hidden within this Chaos Space.

Li Qiye sat cross-legged within this space. The Zero Domain Void Wheel floated before him, while the Yin Yang Immortal Refining Mirror showered down endless Immortal Light. Yin Yang Fish circled around, protecting Li Qiye.

At this moment, the Zero Domain Space floated before Qiye. It was like a mirror, shining brilliantly. However, what was reflected in the mirror was not Li Qiye, but countless runes. Inside the mirror, runes emerged one by one. As Li Qiye’s Divine Sense performed its deductions, these runes intertwined into Laws, poised to form a complete Immortal Chapter.

This was precisely Li Qiye’s purpose in coming here; he had come for an Ancient Secret Technique. Before he became an Immortal Emperor, Immortal Emperor Feiyang had obtained an Ancient Secret Technique passed down from the Mythical Era.

This Secret Technique was called: Brilliant Strike. It had once laid the foundation for Immortal Emperor Feiyang’s path to becoming an Immortal Emperor. This was an extremely incredible Secret Technique!

Immortal Emperor Feiyang wandered the world his entire life, never having a fixed home. Although he became an Immortal Emperor, later generations never heard of him passing down an Emperor’s Lineage. And while the tales of Immortal Emperor Feiyang’s life were known to all, there were many things about him that the world did not know.

For example, why was Immortal Emperor Feiyang unwilling to return to the Nantian Family? Or why didn’t he pass down his Emperor’s Lineage? Or where did Immortal Emperor Feiyang’s Emperor’s Soldiers end up?

Regarding the deeds of Immortal Emperor Feiyang, Li Qiye had spent a long time researching them back when he was the Yin Ya. In the end, he was certain that Immortal Emperor Feiyang had left many things behind in the other space of Feihuai Village.

Within this space was a great Creation left behind by an Immortal Emperor using invincible methods. Outsiders had no way of entering; otherwise, its secrets would have been spied upon long ago.

When Li Qiye entered, even the Domain God’s pine branch was blasted out. If not for the fact that Li Qiye possessed the Zero Domain Void Wheel, he wouldn’t have been able to enter either.

The Zero Domain Void Wheel—this treasure had a profound connection with Immortal Emperor Feiyang. Although rumor had it that this treasure was forged by the Immortal Emperor using the True Words from the Void Book, in truth, Li Qiye knew that the Zero Domain Void Wheel was not forged by Immortal Emperor Feiyang. However, it was related to the Void Book, one of the Nine Great Celestial Books, and it also had an intimate connection with the Immortal Emperor.

In this chaotic space, Immortal Emperor Feiyang had left behind many secrets. As one of the most powerful Immortal Emperors, he had also left behind a terrifying suppression, making it impossible for outsiders to enter.

Li Qiye used a clever trick. He traveled from the Human Emperor Realm toward the Ghost Sacred Realm, but before entering the Ghost Sacred Realm, he jumped directly into Immortal Emperor Feiyang’s Chaos Space. Of course, he relied on the Zero Domain Void Wheel to do so. Without the Zero Domain Void Wheel, even if Li Qiye had tried to jump here from a realm passage, he still wouldn’t have been able to get in.

Although many of Immortal Emperor Feiyang’s secrets, and even many of his treasures, were hidden in this Chaos Space, Li Qiye was not greedy. He only sought a single Secret Technique.

Under the Immortal Emperor’s supreme and absolute suppression, although Li Qiye had other ways to steal the other treasures in this Chaos Space, he did not do so. He only sought to obtain the ”Brilliant Strike” that Immortal Emperor Feiyang had left here.

Inside the Chaos Space, Li Qiye’s position corresponded exactly to the backyard of the old village chief’s house in Feihuai Village. At this moment, Li Qiye could only rely on the Yin Yang Immortal Refining Mirror and the Zero Domain Void Wheel to maintain his footing here; he could not merge with the chaos of this space. It was precisely for this reason that Li Qiye would occasionally become visible in the old village chief’s backyard.

This was the cause of the haunting in the old village chief’s backyard. Within the Chaos Space, Li Qiye was separated from the backyard by a single wall’s breadth. While the backyard was supposedly haunted, Li Qiye could see everything that happened there with perfect clarity.

From within the Chaos Space, when Li Qiye saw Monk Dazhi using the excuse of exorcising a ghost to freeload, he couldn’t help but find it amusing.

However, Li Qiye couldn’t be bothered with the charlatan Monk Dazhi and his freeloading. His gaze was fixed on the mirror-like Zero Domain Void Wheel, repeatedly deducing the runes within it, causing them to weave into Laws and form a complete Immortal Chapter.

In fact, Li Qiye had obtained ”Brilliant Strike” a long time ago. However, the Ancient Secret he acquired back then was incomplete—severely so. Even so, he had still spent a long time researching and exploring the Secret Technique at that time.

Now, having come to this Chaos Space, he was using the Zero Domain Void Wheel to pilfer the runes Immortal Emperor Feiyang had left behind. Although the Immortal Emperor had intentionally scrambled the runes’ combinations, Li Qiye could still deduce their patterns and restore the complete ”Brilliant Strike.” Of course, restoring an ancient and mysterious Cultivation Technique like ”Brilliant Strike” was no easy task; it still required a great deal of time for deduction.

While Li Qiye was in the Chaos Space deducing ”Brilliant Strike,” Monk Dazhi was in the backyard putting on a show, causing quite a commotion. Sometimes there were ghostly wails, other times wolf-like howls, and then the sounds of a fight... To those outside, it really sounded like something was happening. The old village chief and his wife truly believed Master Dazhi was inside, fighting a fierce ghost.

The next day, the old village chief entered the backyard to ask Master Dazhi about the exorcism. As it happened, Li Qiye was currently obscured by the chaos, so no shadow of him could be seen in the backyard. This made the yard seem perfectly clear, with no trace of any ghosts causing trouble.

When the old village chief saw that the sumptuous feast on the table had been reduced to scraps and bones, he couldn’t help but be flabbergasted. ’Could a Hungry Ghost really be at work here?’

”Amitabha, may the Buddha be merciful.” Upon seeing the old village chief, Monk Dazhi once again put on the air of a High Monk. Seeing his pious appearance now, who would have thought of the gluttonous way he had devoured the food like a whirlwind sweeping away clouds? He was the real reincarnated Hungry Ghost!

Monk Dazhi put his palms together, chanted a Buddha’s name, and said sanctimoniously, ”Rest assured, Old Benefactor. I have finally driven the Hungry Ghost away. I doubt it will ever dare to return.”

”Thank the heavens! The High Monk is truly incredible, to have driven away the fierce ghost so easily,” the old village chief said, pleasantly surprised.

Watching this scene from the Chaos Space, Li Qiye didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Seeing Monk Dazhi acting like a charlatan, he couldn’t help but laugh to himself. Li Qiye decided to pull the rug out from under the monk. At that moment, Li Qiye extended a large hand, which instantly reached out from the Chaos Space. The moment the large hand appeared, a fierce gale erupted.

At that moment, a gale kicked up in the backyard, sending sand and stones flying. A large, ghost-like hand began to faintly materialize in the sky above, looking as if it were about to reach down and grab someone.

”The Hungry Ghost is back!” As the fierce winds howled, sand and stones flew, and a large hand reached down, the old village chief couldn’t help but jump in fright upon seeing this scene.

”Evil creature, you dare!” Monk Dazhi roared. The string of Buddha Beads from around his neck flew up. In an instant, the string of beads blocked the sky like a chain of mountain peaks, intercepting Li Qiye’s large hand.

From within the Chaos Space, Li Qiye was surprised to see the Buddha Beads become as large as mountains. ’That’s quite a treasure.’ However, Li Qiye was only teasing Monk Dazhi and hadn’t made a real move. Seeing the beads block the sky like mountains, he simply smiled and withdrew his hand.

After Li Qiye’s large hand withdrew, the backyard once again returned to a clear and bright sky. This prompted the old village chief to exclaim in amazement, ”The High Monk is incredible! You scared the Hungry Ghost away with a single move!”

Monk Dazhi put his palms together. He didn’t act proud, but maintained the appearance of a High Monk as he chanted a Buddha’s name. ”Amitabha, may the Buddha be merciful. This Hungry Ghost is truly ferocious. I shall stay for a few days to battle it. The ghost has fled for now and likely won’t be back for a short while. Old Benefactor, how about you prepare another grand feast, and let me try to lure it out?”

Without a second word, the old village chief immediately went to prepare the grand feast. As for Li Qiye, who was watching from the Chaos Space, he was so amused he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, and could only shake his head.

Few things could escape Li Qiye’s eyes. In his opinion, although Monk Dazhi was acting like a charlatan, he actually possessed real skill. And yet, of all things, he chose to run to the mortal world to act like a phony and freeload!

For the next few days, Monk Dazhi stayed in the old village chief’s backyard. During this time, the sounds of fighting—CLANG! BANG!—could be heard from the yard, scaring the old village chief and his wife so much their hearts pounded in their chests. They truly believed Master Dazhi was inside, fighting fiercely with the Hungry Ghost.

However, the people outside had no idea that Monk Dazhi wasn’t fighting any Hungry Ghost at all. He was hiding in the backyard, feasting heartily, ”valiantly struggling” with the mountains of fish and meat. His face was shiny with grease. In this state, he looked nothing like a High Monk; he was a complete wine-and-meat monk.