Chapter 1408: Seeking to Draw Source Qi

Heh, source Qi was, at the birth of the Dou Qi Continent, a mysterious energy created by Heaven and Earth in the hidden realms, used to promote Nine-Star Dou Saint peak cultivators to the Dou Emperor. This energy was originally generated endlessly by Heaven and Earth, giving rise to new Dou Emperors. But about ten thousand years ago, a turmoil occurred on the Dou Qi Continent.

At this point, Lin Feng scanned the crowd, whose sudden enlightenment was tinged with a hint of astonishment, and continued: "During that turmoil, the Dou Qi Continent lost the ability to generate this source Qi, so the usage by the ancestors at the time caused the amount of source Qi on the continent to dwindle further."

"In the end, until the era of Ancient Emperor Tuoshe, the last remaining source Qi on the continent was completely harvested, leaving no source Qi in the outside world. At the same time, the possibility of creating a Dou Emperor vanished."

After hearing the former's explanation, everyone in the hall finally grasped the hidden truth behind advancing to Dou Emperor.

At the same time, the shocking news left the crowd momentarily speechless.

Before the former informed them of this Dou Saint's promotion to Dou Emperor, they had assumed that the Dou Qi Continent could no longer produce a Dou Emperor.

They wondered whether it was due to the Dou Qi Continent's declining Dou Qi levels, or that breaking through to Dou Emperor required a lost special technique.

In fact, the reason the Dou Qi Continent has been unable for ten thousand years to spawn a new Dou Emperor is the lack of a mysterious energy called source Qi!

But immediately after regaining composure from the shock, the crowd looked at Lin Feng on the main seat, as if wanting to speak but holding back.

At this moment, they were eager to ask the former how he and the previous Dou Emperor, Soul Heaven Emperor, had obtained source Qi.

But fearing that the question might anger him, they hesitated to speak.

Seeing their reaction, Lin Feng instantly guessed their intention.

He then explained: "Before the Soul Heaven Emperor's bloodbath of Central Continent, the Northwest Continent experienced an extraordinary massive war, the tremors of which you all must have heard of."

"Dust Emperor, could it be that the Soul Heaven Emperor obtained source Qi on the Northwest Continent, then used a great formation to forcibly draw the essence blood of Central Continent cultivators to amass enough energy for his promotion?"

When the former suddenly mentioned that Northwest Continent war, a flash of light sparked in the crowd's eyes, and they hurriedly asked.

"You're roughly correct, but you needn't go to the Northwest Continent to search for source Qi. The Soul Heaven Emperor did indeed find source Qi there; more precisely, Ancient Emperor Tuoshe left a cave there that contains an imperial‑grade embryonic pill."

Hearing this, Lin Feng smiled and cut off their speculation.

He continued: "Imperial‑grade pills are, to some extent, also Dou Emperors. Their forging also requires source Qi. At that time, the Soul Heaven Emperor seized that imperial embryonic pill, and to raise his breakthrough odds, he launched a bloodbath of Central Continent, using massive energy to refine the pill, then employed the perfected imperial pill to forcibly breach the Dou Saint Barrier and ascend to the Dou Emperor realm."

"As for me, I took another portion of source Qi left by Ancient Emperor Tuoshe, which allowed me to break through to the current Dou Emperor realm."

"Dust Emperor, does the Dou Qi Continent truly have no source Qi left now?"

After hearing the former's words, the crowd impatiently asked again.

Given the ages and strength of those present, breaking through to Dou Emperor is almost a pipe dream.

But while they cannot, their descendants might.

Thus the crowd naturally hoped for an opportunity for their descendants.

After all, they are among the strongest tiers on the Dou Qi Continent today, aside from a few minor forces.

So, as long as they don't act recklessly and accumulate slowly, a top‑tier prodigy might emerge in a later generation.

Their sect or family could very well give birth to a Dou Emperor strongman!

Hearing this, Lin Feng rested his arm on the chair's armrest, propping his chin and said: "The Dou Qi Continent now should be completely devoid of source Qi. In short, I have not seen any trace of it anywhere."

"Alas… so it is indeed so."

With those words, the crowd froze in place, then collectively let out a bitter sigh.

Although they had long suspected this, hearing the former say it aloud still made them struggle to accept the outcome.

Yet the facts tell them that this is highly likely true.

"However, you need not worry too much; although the Dou Qi Continent's source Qi is cut off, my observations show that the continent has passages connecting to other worlds, and we can borrow some from them."

Yet, just as the others were on the brink of despair, Lin Feng suddenly chuckled and spoke.

"Hmm?"

Those words left the previously despondent crowd stunned in place.

"Dust Emperor, this… this is a request that you clarify for us."

After a long pause, the first few who recovered were so excited they could barely speak, flailing their arms and legs to convey their thoughts.

"Heh, the reason is that although our Dou Qi Continent cannot generate source Qi, it actually has an upper realm called Da Qian Shijie."

He then gave a brief overview of the Da Qian Shijie.

In short, there's nothing to hide about it.

As long as new Dou Emperors appear later, they will naturally become aware of it.

"I never imagined the world beyond our Dou Qi Continent could be so marvelous!"

After a long silence in the room upon learning about Da Qian Shijie, finally an elder could not help but open his mouth in awe.

After the former finished, a person beside him nodded and added: "Indeed, no wonder those previous Dou Emperors vanished without a trace; it turns out they had long ago left the Dou Qi Continent!"

However, one person turned toward Lin Feng on the main seat and cautiously asked: "Dust Emperor, could it be that you also intend to leave the Dou Qi Continent and go to that Da Qian Shijie?"

Swish—

Those words made everyone around clutch their heads and stare at Lin Feng on the main seat.

"I suppose so; that's why I'm preparing, before leaving the Dou Qi Continent, to open an Ascension Passage and draw source Qi downwards."

He paused at that point, then continued: "However, for safety, I will only draw five portions of source Qi to the lower realm. And to prevent you from fighting over them, I will store each portion at the center of each continent and seal them."

"This seal can only be opened by cultivators at the Peak of the Nine-Star Dou Saint. Whether new source Qi can later exist depends on whether your continent can produce a new Dou Emperor and whether he is willing to draw source Qi."

Hearing this, everyone present sprang to their feet and respectfully bowed, saying: "Dust Emperor's great virtue, we shall never forget it in this life!"

The earlier ceremonies were mostly performed out of fear of the former's overwhelming power.

But this time, their bowing was sincere, both in heart and mouth.

After all, upon honest self‑examination, if they were to reach the former's level, they would probably consider their descendants, pondering how to ensure eternal flourishing, and thus keep this news as the highest family secret.

As for the source Qi, it would be hidden even better, to facilitate their descendants becoming emperors.

Now, the Dust Emperor before them openly announces this information and even offers to draw Dou Qi for them free of charge.

Such a favor is truly beyond words for the cultivators of the Dou Qi Continent.

Then, after exchanging glances, one person stepped forward and said: "Dust Emperor, your efforts to find a way out for our Dou Qi Continent earn our utmost admiration. Yet we have little to offer, so the Southern Continent is willing to present thirty thousand women of various styles as a token of our gratitude."

"All forces of the Eastern Continent, to thank Dust Emperor for his dedication to the Dou Qi Continent's future, are willing to offer fifty thousand beautiful women as a sign of gratitude."

"I, the Western Continent, am willing to present thirty thousand beauties."

"I, the Northern Continent, am willing to present twenty thousand beauties."

Furthermore, this active tribute is also like the previous thanks, essentially coming from everyone's sincere intentions.

After all, the former are already willing to help the various continents draw in source qi; let alone picking beauties from their territories, even taking their wives to console Lin Feng, everyone is willing!

As for Lin Feng, he never expected that his proposal to draw source qi for the Dou Qi Continent would provoke such excitement among all the powers.

However, he thought that if he had heard this news back then, he would probably be extremely grateful.

If he were to have presented a precious gift in thanks back then, he would probably have immediately taken all the special items, except those that could not be given away, to express his gratitude.

Upon thinking this through, he immediately understood.

Immediately thereafter, unable to refuse everyone's generous offer, he nodded and accepted the gift of these 130,000 beauties.

Of course, he still warned everyone as usual, not to force those women to serve him.

If discovered, he would be punished severely at once!

(End of chapter)