Checking in for 100,000 Years

Chapter 792: Chapter 792: Qingyue Demon Emperor, Red Cloud Emperor

”At your tender age, you know of the First Ruthless Man?”

The old Taoist Li Qikong exclaimed in surprise.

He had been absent from the Cangnan Continent for 30,000 years, yet this little girl in the Divine Bridge Realm had identified him right away.

”The First Ruthless Man, Li Qikong... There are many rumors circulating about your whereabouts from years ago. However, a certain group of people knew that you were buried in Gui Gou Abyss.”

Ye Yun laughed.

Her gaze scanned the old Taoist from head to toe once again.

What First Ruthless Man? He’s clearly just a scruffy old Taoist. I can’t see anything ruthless about him. Earlier in Ziluo City, after a brief clash of wrists and a mental assault, this ’First Ruthless Man’ actually ran away. It was such a letdown. Shouldn’t the First Ruthless Man be the type who would die before retreating? How could he flee? This First Ruthless Man doesn’t seem ruthless at all now.

”Indeed, this old Taoist is the First Ruthless Man, Li Qikong! Remarkable! To think that even a little lass like you, at the Divine Bridge Realm, would know this old man’s name! Worthy of being a favorite of the Heavenly Dao, with your purple qi like a dragon!”

Li Qikong chuckled, surprise gleaming in his eyes.

This little girl truly is different from ordinary people; she gives off an increasingly unfathomable impression.

The black qi stirred.

A faint, burly, dark silhouette suddenly appeared from the depths of the black qi.

”Haha, Li Qikong, this just shows how renowned your title as the First Ruthless Man is. Everyone on the entire Cangnan Continent knows of you!”

The dark silhouette roared with laughter.

There’s someone else?

Ye Yun paused, her pupils contracting slightly as she peered into the black qi.

Within the black qi stood a robust, muscular man. This man’s Super Divine Dragon Breath was strange, yet exceptionally powerful.

”Qingyue Demon Emperor, what are you doing out here?”

Li Qikong’s expression turned cold.

”I saw you brought a stranger here, so I came to take a look. This little girl is only at the Divine Bridge Realm; why did you bring her to your lair?”

The Qingyue Demon Emperor asked curiously.

”When I, the First Ruthless Man, do things, no one in this world can stop me, not even old fogeys like you!”

Li Qikong snorted coldly, his gaze turning stern.

”Heh, still as impetuous as ever!” The Qingyue Demon Emperor smiled faintly, his eyes continuously sizing up Ye Yun.

Ye Yun’s gaze, too, was continuously sizing up the Qingyue Demon Emperor.

Of course, the Qingyue Demon Emperor did not know that Ye Yun could see him.

”Qingyue Demon Emperor, if I’m not mistaken, you must be the paramount expert of the Qingyue Wolf Clan from 500,000 years ago, right?”

Ye Yun’s expression shifted, and she asked with considerable shock.

As the Sect Master of the Dragon God Sect from 100,000 years ago, Ye Yun was naturally familiar with some ancient events of the Human Race from hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of years past. The Qingyue Demon Emperor might be less known nowadays. However, 100,000 years ago, records of this Qingyue Demon Emperor could still be found in the ancient scriptures of some old sects.

Rewind time by hundreds of thousands of years. That era, with its myriad races and warring factions, was dark and chaotic, far from the orderly present. The Qingyue Demon Emperor was the foremost master on the Cangnan Continent 500,000 years ago and could be said to have dominated an entire era.

”I didn’t expect a little lass like you to actually know of this emperor!”

The Qingyue Demon Emperor exclaimed in surprise.

To the people of this world, he had been dead for 500,000 years; how could anyone still know his name? Moreover, this little girl was pitifully weak, only at the Divine Bridge Realm.

”Qingyue Demon Emperor, it’s rumored that you failed and perished while attempting to break through to the True God Realm. I didn’t expect you to still be alive...”

Ye Yun said calmly.

”Absurd! This emperor attained immortality long ago; how could I possibly die?”

The Qingyue Demon Emperor sneered.

”Immortal and indestructible? How could such a person exist in this world?”

Ye Yun laughed heartily.

”Hahahaha, little lass, you’re absolutely right! These fellows, neither human nor ghost, even if they are alive, live in great suffering...”

Li Qikong, standing nearby, burst into laughter.

His laughter was so loud it threw the surrounding black qi into disarray.

The Qingyue Demon Emperor immediately flew into a rage.

”Li Qikong, are you intending to fight us?”

The Qingyue Demon Emperor demanded coldly.

”It’s not like we haven’t fought before. It always ends in a draw; neither of us can do anything to the other. What’s the point in fighting?”

Li Qikong said calmly.

Though his words were spoken plainly, they were filled with a kind of Wushang dominance.

For a moment, it seemed he had returned to his former bearing as the First Ruthless Man who looked down upon the world.

The black qi surged.

Another colossal figure appeared without any warning.

”Li Qikong! You’ve been gallivanting outside for over 3,000 years and only now return to Gui Gou Abyss. Tell us, what is your purpose?”

The colossal figure inquired.

”No particular purpose. I just wanted to come back and cultivate,”

Li Qikong replied indifferently.

Ye Yun’s gaze focused as she looked at this newly appeared figure.

It was a man dressed in imperial robes. His Super Divine Dragon Breath was exactly like the Qingyue Demon Emperor’s—extremely peculiar.

”And who might this be?”

Ye Yun asked.

As if intending to test Ye Yun, Li Qikong chuckled and asked, ”This is the Red Cloud Emperor. Have you ever heard of him?”

”So, it’s the Red Cloud Emperor, who dominated the Cangnan Continent some 600,000 years ago. Forgive my earlier lack of recognition, truly!”

Ye Yun said with a smile, clasping her fists in salute.

”Well, well, little lass. To think you even know this emperor’s name. What Sect are you from?”

The Red Cloud Emperor asked in surprise.

”Just a minor Sect...”

Ye Yun replied with a smile.

”Hmph, how could a minor Sect possibly know of such ancient matters?”

The Qingyue Demon Emperor sneered.

”I just happened to come across an ancient tome that recorded you prominent figures... I never expected that all you experts who failed in your attempts to reach the True God Realm would end up hiding in the Gui Gou Abyss!”

Ye Yun said with a sigh, spreading her hands.

”This little lass has excellent aptitude. Li Qikong, you’ve really found a treasure this time!”

The Red Cloud Emperor chuckled.

”Naturally! I will impart my life’s learning to her and then have her defeat all you old fogeys!”

Li Qikong threw his head back and roared with laughter.

”Defeat us? Impossible! Even you, her master, are not capable of it, let alone this little lass!”

The Red Cloud Emperor laughed arrogantly.

”Exactly how many such personages are there in this Gui Gou Abyss?”

Ye Yun looked at Li Qikong and asked in a low voice.

”There are five in total.”

Li Qikong replied proudly, ”Back then, I fought all five at once and forcibly took over this territory in Gui Gou Abyss, building a Wushang mausoleum... Well? Little lass, am I, this old Taoist, impressive or what?”

”Impressive!”

Ye Yun gave a thumbs-up, then, as if remembering something, giggled and said, ”But still not as impressive as my brother!”

”Ah, little lass! Your brother has been forsaken by the Heavenly Dao. A dense, grey aura of calamity hangs over his head. I’m afraid he truly won’t live much longer...”

Li Qikong sighed.

Forsaken by the Heavenly Dao? A grey aura of calamity over his head?

Hearing Li Qikong’s words, Ye Yun was stunned.

Damn it, isn’t that just because I once stabbed the Heavenly Dao with a sword? As a result, the Heavenly Dao has become like a resentful shrew, secretly placing some intangible misfortune upon my head. However, this misfortune has only been symbolic; it has never actually manifested. I’m not a fortune-teller and not skilled in divination, so I wasn’t aware that a dense grey aura of calamity was still hovering over my head.

Whatever, the Heavenly Dao can’t do anything to me anyway,

Ye Yun chuckled to herself.

”Your brother is truly remarkable; his destiny is incredibly resilient. He bears the combined misfortune of a full hundred of Heaven’s Forsaken upon his head, yet he has survived to this day. It’s nothing short of a miracle...”

Li Qikong remarked with a sigh of regret.