fictionpage Chapter 340 Emperor Bing Chan: I Must Meet Qin Muling Today!
Chapter 340 Emperor Bing Chan: I Must Meet Qin Muling Today!
Chapter 340 Emperor Bing Chan: I must see Qin Muling today!
Billions of miles of chaotic void were instantly shrouded in a faint gray mist.
Wherever the mist reached, the structure of the void became as solid as diamond, making it difficult for even the Quasi-Saint Emperor to move an inch!
Qin Muling suddenly felt a heavy pressure on her body. The Azure Lotus phantom, which covered an area of millions of miles, was forced to shrink layer by layer under the invisible terrifying pressure. The domain of the Void Divine Cauldron of the Other Shore also shrank until it barely stabilized within a range of less than a thousand miles in diameter.
Immortal Venerable Qing Yao's expression slightly changed. This unknown innate chaotic deity was indeed powerful. With just one move, it could dominate and control the laws of the chaotic void spanning billions of miles. At least for now, Qing Yao couldn't achieve such a feat.
Of course, the other party was a native deity of the Hongmeng Chaos, having survived countless epochs here. It was normal for them to have the home field advantage, something that couldn't be compared to the intelligent beings in the Extreme Void Starry Sky or the Upper Realm.
Seeing the mysterious figure approaching step by step, Immortal Venerable Qing Yao made up her mind and fully activated the Primordial Origin Sword Box. Countless streams of destructive sword energy converged into a rolling river, rushing towards the figure to kill it.
At the same time, the young woman in the green dress, at the cost of overdrawing her source of mana, activated the Void Divine Cauldron of the Other Shore. The golden light-filled domain expanded again, forcefully pushing back the gray mist domain, retreating for millions of miles.
"Hmph!"
The mysterious figure snorted coldly. The gray mist around its body churned and formed a thick barrier. Once the boundless destructive sword energy approached, it disappeared without a trace, like a mud ox entering the sea.
Above its head, amidst the churning gray mist, a sticky and tough blood light filled the sky. A gigantic and eerie Law Manifestation slowly took shape. It was a creature over a hundred miles in size, covered in countless patterns, resembling a spider. It was also formed by condensing the gray mist, and its huge compound eyes flickered with unbreakable blood clouds. The terrifying pressure made Qin Muling feel breathless.
Under this influence, countless fine spiderweb-like cracks quietly appeared in the surrounding chaotic void, a sign of the tearing of the spatial structure.
"You are indeed powerful! However, you still dare not enter the domain of the Void Divine Cauldron of the Other Shore's laws! It seems that you are not as invincible as I imagined!" Immortal Venerable Qing Yao smiled. Even within the domain of the Void Divine Cauldron of the Other Shore, her power would be greatly suppressed, making it difficult for her to pose a substantial threat to the two women.
Qin Muling stared at the other party with deep eyes. The two divine abilities, "Luck Decline" and "Luck Plunder," quietly activated, and in the disturbance of the mysterious divine mechanism, all traces and clues were shielded.
The mysterious figure suddenly trembled, and a large mass of gray light and mist surged out of its body, giving off a creepy feeling that made it feel somewhat confused.
However, despite using various means and repeatedly exploring both inside and outside its body, it did not find any signs of anything amiss, as if the previous sense of crisis was just an illusion.
"Alright, let's leave now. It's meaningless to continue wasting time with Him!" Qin Muling communicated with her divine sense to Immortal Venerable Qing Yao. With her current strength, she couldn't possibly defeat the opponent no matter what. Since there would be no result from dragging it out, the best course of action was to leave.
Otherwise, who knows what kind of strange means this guy is still hiding? Or maybe He will call for some helpers of similar level, making it difficult for Immortal Venerable Qing Yao to escape.
Anyway, she has already set a trap for Him. If He has the ability to break free, so be it. If He doesn't, perhaps after a year or two, His luck will run out, and misfortune will befall Him until He dies!
Of course, this guy's cultivation is extraordinary, already approaching the realm of Supreme Primordial Saint. Perhaps He can hold on for a few more years?
"Alright, let's leave!" Immortal Venerable Qing Yao said, and together with the young girl in the green dress, they activated the Void Divine Cauldron of the Other Shore. The blazing golden light instantly enveloped them and the starship, breaking through the void and disappearing in a flash of bright light.
"Can they escape?" the mysterious figure angrily shouted. In an instant, the chaotic space of millions of miles turned into nothingness, leaving only a terrifyingly huge black hole that crazily devoured everything tangible and intangible.
The next moment, the black hole vanished, and the surrounding void returned to normal, revealing the figure of this Innate Chaos God and Demon.
Silently standing in place, it activated hundreds of powerful and mysterious Divine Abilities and secret techniques, searching for the starship's latest location.
However, unlike the previous times, no matter how hard it tried, it couldn't receive any useful information, as if the starship completely ceased to exist in this time and space.
"Weird... Where did they run off to? Could it be... they are already in another time and space? But even so, it's impossible to completely escape my pursuit!" the mysterious figure muttered in confusion. After finally discovering the trace of the Innate Hongmeng Good Fortune Azure Lotus, it thought that hope was within reach, only to have it shattered in an instant!
After continuing to try for a while and still gaining nothing, this guy finally gave up in extreme unwillingness, cursing as it turned and disappeared into the depths of the chaotic void.
Illusory Mist Secret Realm.
Deep within the desolate mountains that no one has set foot in for billions of years, a huge Azure Lotus shadow slowly appeared, and an ordinary-looking starship flew out from it.
"...That was close. I almost got targeted by that guy again!" Immortal Venerable Qing Yao said with lingering fear. Just now, she had exhausted ten yuan of her own life force to sever all connections to the celestial mechanisms, the threads of fate and cause and effect. Otherwise, if that guy had relentlessly tracked her down and even chased her into the Extreme Void Starry Sky, it would have been a true catastrophe.
The immense power of the Innate Hongmeng Good Fortune Azure Lotus, which conceals the celestial mechanisms and confuses yin and yang, was indeed formidable. However, the gap between Qin Muling and the Innate Chaos God and Demon was too great, so it still wasn't very effective.
"We shouldn't delay any longer. Let's hurry back to the Extreme Void Starry Sky. I wonder how the main altar of the sect is doing now?" Qin Muling said. The losses she had suffered were insignificant. As long as she returned and cultivated for a while, she would fully recover.
On the other hand, the flow of time in the Illusory Mist Secret Realm was different from that in the Extreme Void Starry Sky. If they delayed for too long, there might be new variables appearing.
"Alright, let's go back then!" Immortal Venerable Qing Yao smiled. This trip into the chaos and void had yielded far more than she had expected. It was truly a big gain. It could be foreseen that the future luck of the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace would further skyrocket.
Qin Muling activated her ability once again and disappeared with the starship in place.
In a dark corner of the deep Extreme Void Starry Sky, in an unknown Immortal Domain, black clouds covered the sky, blood filled the air, and a massive legion of Demon Race descendants was rampaging.
Amidst the dense black clouds, numerous pale hexagonal towers stood silently. The tower bodies seemed to be forged from countless bones, exuding a strong and pure blood light, with countless twisted and agonized monstrous faces faintly appearing.
Countless Demon Race descendants were killing indiscriminately on various floating landmasses in the void, slaughtering billions of mortal lives, and then extracting their blood and souls to refine into blood crystals and soul crystals, which were then offered to the big shots among the Demon Race.
Seeing the starship slowly appearing in the Azure Lotus phantom, it immediately caught the attention of countless Demon Race descendants, and a legion of over ten thousand immediately surrounded it from a distance.
"These disgusting creatures again?" Immortal Venerable Qing Yao's gaze turned cold. The Extreme Void Starry Sky had been ravaged by these guys, and countless sentient beings had been mercilessly slaughtered. It was simply unforgivable!
With a slight thought, the Primordial Origin Sword Box was raised in the wind, and countless streams of annihilating sword qi poured down, covering the space for tens of millions of miles.
After ten breaths, the void was clean and clear. These Demon Race descendants, whose highest strength was only at the level of Great Principal Golden Immortal, how could they be a match for Immortal Venerable Qing Yao?
"So these are the promotion resources that the Demon Race values the most? They have been killing and slaughtering everywhere just for these things, right?"
Qin Muling frowned as she looked at the blood-red crystals in front of her. They were all the size of a fist, perfectly spherical in shape, and there were hundreds or even thousands of them. Each crystal emitted an extremely strong vitality.
These blood crystals were obtained by the descendants of the Demon Race through the slaughter of billions of creatures on the continent. They had to forcibly extract the essence of the blood from billions of mortals and refine it multiple times using the vicious and sinister secret techniques of the Demon Race in order to obtain such a blood crystal.
In addition to these blood crystals, there were also silver crystals of the same size nearby. When focused on, they faintly displayed shimmering and dazzling light and shadow, these were soul crystals. Each soul crystal also required the slaughter of billions of mortals and the extraction of their souls to be successfully refined.
In the upper echelons of the Demon Race, these blood crystals and soul crystals were their most important cultivation resources. They could quickly enhance their strength, recover from injuries, and create powerful and perfect descendants, among other things... They were much more useful than most of the natural treasures that were suitable for the physique of the Demon Race, so they were truly valuable assets.
"Let's keep them for now. Although we can't use them, we can't leave them for them either!"
Immortal Venerable Qing Yao said.
Qin Muling nodded and collected these soul crystals and blood crystals along with the Space Law Weapon left behind by thousands of Demon Race descendants into her body.
After a slight calculation using the Heavenly Calculation Technique, Qin Muling discovered that the location of the Starship was quite far from the Cloud Dream Immortal Domain, separated by hundreds of large Immortal Domains. Of course, with the Void Divine Cauldron of the Other Shore, it was possible to perform a large-scale teleportation through the void.
Moreover, the main altar of the sect was safe and sound for now. Although the Heavenly Human Race's emperors had not succeeded, they were not willing to give up either, and the two sides were still evenly matched.
As for the forces of the Dao lineage who were watching from the sidelines, their forces were still waiting and observing in the nearby void. As soon as they saw an opportunity, they would eagerly pounce and take a bite.
But now, with the return of Immortal Venerable Qing Yao, all their plans were destined to come to nothing.
Qin Muling smiled and roughly estimated all the gains she had obtained on this trip. She sighed slightly, "Senior Sister Qing Yao, without discussing other foundations, just talking about the number of Innate Spiritual Treasures we have now, can we compare with the Divine Phoenix Palace in the Upper Realm?"
Immortal Venerable Qing Yao nodded slightly, "We should have surpassed them. After all, your Void Divine Cauldron of the Other Shore is too extraordinary. The Divine Phoenix Palace only has one Innate Hongmeng Treasure on the surface: the Divine Phoenix Nine Melodies Bell. There should be one or two more Innate Hongmeng Treasures in secret, but their ranks are unlikely to be comparable to the Void Divine Cauldron of the Other Shore!"
As for the upcoming top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, Immortal Venerable Qing Yao and Qin Muling already had more than thirty of them, and it was the same for the same level Innate Spiritual Treasures. The number of High-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures exceeded one hundred, and there were even more Middle-Grade and Initial-Grade ones.
After returning, as long as these treasures were allocated to suitable individuals to control, the overall strength of the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace would immediately rise by two major levels, qualifying them to be on par with the top forces in the Upper Realm.
However, for now, they couldn't be considered a super force. Because in terms of the number and quality of Quasi-Saint Emperors, the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace was still far behind, even if the strength of the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace in the Upper Realm was taken into account, it was still lacking. Not to mention the differences in territory resources, connections, reputation, and actual influence.
But then again, as long as Qin Muling stayed in the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace, it was completely possible for this sect to rapidly develop and rise to become a member of the super forces, and even unify the Upper Realm, including the Extreme Void Starry Sky. The premise was that she wouldn't die prematurely or be snatched away by other major forces.
Main altar of the sect.
The protective mountain formation's light curtain remains as stable as a rock. Mu Yinghua, Emperor Xin Yu, and Emperor Feng Ge take turns overseeing the core hub of the formation, mobilizing troops and commanding with order and efficiency.
"Master, it seems that the Heavenly Human Race is showing signs of reinforcement?" Emperor Feng Ge furrowed her brows and said. She sensed that within their Multi-Storied Heavenly Boat, there were faint traces of more Quasi-Saint Emperors' aura emerging. It can be inferred that there should be a space-time passage connecting the two realms inside.
Before Mu Yinghua could speak, a clear and gentle voice sounded, "No matter how much strength they bring, they are destined to return empty-handed this time! No, I should say they don't even need to go back at all!"
As she spoke, Immortal Venerable Qing Yao, along with her two avatars and Qin Muling, quietly appeared by Mu Yinghua's side.
"Ancestor, you and Junior Brother have returned?" The women of Mu Yinghua were both surprised and delighted, quickly coming forward to bow.
Now that Immortal Venerable Qing Yao has returned, what is there to worry about? Whether the Heavenly Human Race can succeed this time or even return alive depends on the will of heaven.
Immortal Venerable Qing Yao nodded slightly, "We can catch up later. Let's clear out these guys first!"
The Quasi-Saint Emperors of the Heavenly Human Race outside generally have insufficient cultivation levels. The most powerful among them only managed to sever their second incarnation. In front of Immortal Venerable Qing Yao, they are like lambs to the slaughter.
Qin Muling came over and held Mu Yinghua's jade hand, exchanging a few words with her through divine sense.
Since they were in front of everyone, it wouldn't be appropriate to be too intimate. However, Mu Yinghua's face still blushed slightly, her eyes filled with a hint of playfulness as she glared at him without saying anything.
Emperor Feng Ge, who was bright and elegant, came over and touched Qin Muling. She found no signs of injury on him, and his cultivation had increased significantly. Especially the Good Fortune vitality and the astonishing and unimaginable state of luck within him, it can be inferred that Qin Muling has gained considerable benefits from this journey through the chaotic void.
"Junior Brother, why don't you accompany Senior Sister to cultivate for a while after we return?"
Yu Lingzhou, who was pure and lively, squeezed over and hugged Qin Muling's waist, smiling sweetly.
Her cultivation level was already very close to the level of a Quasi-Saint Emperor. Seeing that Mu Yinghua and Emperor Feng Ge had already broken through, she knew that there was no time to waste.
"Well... let's talk about it later!"
Qin Muling could only vaguely brush off the question. After being apart for so many days, Xue Bingxuan and Qi Yalan were eagerly waiting, not to mention the master, how could she prioritize anyone? The other senior sisters would be furious if they found out!
Outside the protective mountain formation, a large amount of chaotic sword energy descended like flowing water from the sky, enveloping over ten Quasi-Saint Emperors of the Heavenly Human Race and several Multi-Storied Heavenly Boats.
Under the incredulous gazes of the onlookers in the distant void, the Emperor Lords of the Heavenly Human Race let out horrified roars. They desperately unleashed their ultimate moves, but it was all in vain as they were engulfed by the boundless destructive sword energy.
Amidst a series of earth-shattering explosions, two streaks of light flew out from the depths of the sword qi sea. Radiant light and purple energy wrapped around their tattered souls as they fled in a sorry state.
Meanwhile, the Emperor Lords Baiyuan and Yuanxi, who were inside the Multi-Storied Heavenly Boat, acted quickly and returned to the Illusory Mist Secret Realm through the spatial passage within the boat. They also took away a group of their close relatives.
When the destructive sword energy dissipated, all that remained were a pile of spatial Law Weapons and some damaged acquired and innate spiritual treasures. Over ten Quasi-Saint Emperors perished, not even their divine souls were spared.
"They say that the wealthy among the Heavenly Human Race are extremely rich, but it seems like it's not that impressive after all!"
Immortal Venerable Qing Yao casually waved her hand and retrieved all the spatial Law Weapons and spiritual treasure fragments. After a quick inspection, she shook her head in disappointment and handed them all to Qin Muling.
In fact, the resources within the spatial Law Weapons were truly not bad. In terms of quantity and quality, they were worthy of their former status. At least Qin Muling was very satisfied.
However, with Immortal Venerable Qing Yao's perspective, having seen so many good things in the chaotic void, she naturally didn't think much of these fragments.
"Oh, by the way, go and clean up those alien legions as well. There seem to be over ten Quasi-Saint Emperors among them!"
Immortal Venerable Qing Yao handed the Primordial Origin Sword Box to her own incarnation who was staying behind in the sect. This incarnation was a cold and elegant ice queen with a long sword on her back and dressed in black armor and a black skirt.
She nodded slightly, took the Primordial Origin Sword Box, and disappeared silently. When she reappeared, she was already in the core area of the Demon Race descendant legion.
In the next moment, a cold and chilling terror sword energy that annihilated everything covered an area of millions of miles. The large and small skeletal towers didn't even have time to react before their defenses collapsed and disintegrated in the violent sword energy, turning countless Demon Race descendants into nothingness.
"...Fellow Daoists, after watching the excitement for so long, I believe you've had your fill, right?"
Immortal Venerable Qing Yao's figure appeared outside the protective mountain formation. Her bright and beautiful eyes scanned the surrounding void, and she calmly said,
"I, Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace, am a female cultivator. In order to maintain the reputation of our sect, it is not convenient for us to receive guests at will. Therefore, please forgive us. If there is nothing else, please everyone leave the territory of Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace!"
In the void, a gentle and warm voice resounded at the level of the soul:
"So it's the founding ancestor of Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace, Immortal Venerable Qing Yao, returning. It was only a rumor before, but it turns out to be true. The Heavenly Human Race is not unjust in their defeat!"
"Well, in light of our past friendship, we originally wanted to support your sect, but it seems we were overthinking it!"
"Goodbye!"
As they spoke, a large-scale team of Multi-Storied Heavenly Boats gradually accelerated and headed towards the starry sky outside the Star Domain. They were the people of the Heavenly Martial Dynasty.
With this beginning, the teams of the other major forces also followed suit and retreated like a tide.
After a while, when the last group of descendants of the Demon Race turned into ashes in the destructive sword aura, only three teams remained near the main altar of the sect, showing no intention of leaving.
The first force consisted of seven towering white jade pagodas, each about ten thousand zhang high. The pagodas were covered with countless lifelike and exquisitely detailed celestial maiden reliefs. The pagodas were bathed in the golden light of sandalwood, forming a mysterious and wonderful formation.
This was the team of the Mirror Moon Zen Forest and the Dragon Elephant Celestial Palace, led by the Buddhist Master Miao Xin.
The second force was led by the Shocking Feather Tower Ship of the Ji Family, accompanied by more than thirty magnificent Multi-Storied Heavenly Boats of various sizes. They were led by the sister of the current clan leader, Ji Qingluan.
As for the third force, it was none other than the team from Genesis Star Palace. It consisted of a square-shaped, thousand-acre Ice Crystal Cold Jade Hall. Colorful clouds and auspicious light surrounded it, and there were signs of distorted spatial structures. No one knew how many people were inside.
Qin Muling, inside the Mountain Protection Great Formation, glanced briefly and then turned back to pull Yu Lingzhou, saying, "It's been a long time since I've eaten Senior Sister's cooking. Let's go fill our stomachs first before discussing anything else."
"Okay!"
Yu Lingzhou's eyes brightened, and she hurriedly agreed, embracing her junior martial brother and leaving.
Mu Yinghua did not stop them either. With the presence of Genesis Star Palace's people, it was natural not to let Qin Muling be exposed to their gaze. Otherwise, it would be hard to say what would happen.
Outside, Immortal Venerable Qing Yao looked at the three remaining teams and said in a calm tone, "Mirror Moon Zen Forest, Dragon Elephant Celestial Palace, and the Ji Family are all traditional allies of Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace. We can have a conversation when you enter the sect. As for... Genesis Star Palace, we have no previous relationship. I wonder what your esteemed presence is here for?"
There was silence in the void.
After a while, the figure of Emperor Bing Chan appeared from the palace. Her cold and proud beauty carried a hint of a smile as she spoke in a gentle voice:
"We had no conflicts with Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace in the past, so we shouldn't have bothered you. However... I heard that the male direct disciple Qin Muling, who was accepted by your sect's Supreme, not only has exceptional talent but also an unusually strong luck. So I am very curious and specially came to see him!"
"I assume... your sect's Supreme won't refuse this small request from me, right?"
Immortal Venerable Qing Yao's gaze flickered, and she calmly said, "A few years ago, we announced that Qin Muling was trapped deep in the Ruins of Return and has not yet escaped. So, Fellow Daoist, I can only disappoint you!"
"Hmm?"
Emperor Bing Chan's gaze turned slightly cold. "So, your side is unwilling to cooperate?"
"Indeed, it is impossible!"
Immortal Venerable Qing Yao chuckled. "Even if he is not in the sect, even if he returns, since he is the direct disciple of the Supreme of my Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace, my successor's grand-disciple, I will do my best to protect him and prevent outsiders from having any improper thoughts about him!"
Emperor Bing Chan: "..."
Night Star Lan, dressed in a pure white Daoist robe with long hair as white as snow, appeared quietly beside Emperor Bing Chan. Her icy gaze was like an unfathomable ancient cold pool as she said in a deep voice:
"My Genesis Star Palace's Innate Primordial Spirit Seed was stolen. The latest intelligence shows that it has taken human form and is controlled by a certain lineage force! Our Master is extremely angry and has issued a decree from the upper realm to relentlessly search for his whereabouts at any cost!"
"Since Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace is unwilling to cooperate, we can only assume that you have stolen the human form of the Innate Primordial Spirit Seed and secretly imprisoned him! What will happen next, don't blame me for not warning you!"
Emperor Bing Chan slowly said, "In any case, I must see Qin Muling today. There is no room for negotiation on this!"
So far, the senior sisters of Genesis Star Palace did not know Qin Muling's true identity, but that didn't stop them from speculating. Although the hope was slim, they had to see it for themselves before giving up.
Immortal Venerable Qing Yao chuckled, "You have quite the attitude! Well, my answer is: absolutely not! Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace is not a subordinate force of your family. We are not obligated to obey your orders. Even if your Master descends, I will not make any concessions!"
"If you are dissatisfied, you can try to see if my Primordial Origin Sword Case agrees or not."
Emperor Bing Chan: "..."
(End of this chapter)