Chapter 689

"Hahaha, I saw big brother unleash the Slay God Staff again; this kid is dead, a weight of millions of tons—who could withstand it?" the blond brawny man laughed.

"That's right, big brother finally cultivated his temperament and improved his character a lot; this guy actually sneak-attacked big brother, he's asking for trouble! Look at big brother going berserk!"

As expected, the white ape transformed into a ten-thousand-zhang colossal form, wielding a huge staff, its posture seeming to want to pierce a hole in the heavens before stopping.

Suddenly, the sight before them caused countless beings to drop their jaws in shock; they stared, dumbfounded, wondering what they had seen.

Only a handsome young scholar was seen, raising his delicate hand, his expression relaxed as he propped it atop that ten-thousand-zhang mountain-like giant staff.

And that ten-thousand-zhang white ape, its visage ferocious, seemed to be exerting all its strength.

"Holy shit! Damn it! ……"

Countless grass-mud horses galloped through the hearts of these beings, trampling them beyond recognition.

"Just this one hand? A single hand can leave the king helpless?"

……

"Heng ha! Great Dragon Phase Wilderness God Nine Revolutions!" Bai Qi's stature swelled again, his strength greater.

At this moment, Ye Qin felt somewhat relieved; Bai Qi indeed had worked hard, having cultivated the Great Dragon Phase Wilderness God Nine Revolutions to the seventh revolution, enabling him to contend with the Dragon Court God King, and he could even overexert his potential in a desperate fight.

No wonder he could travel from the Southern Wilderness lands all the way here and still preserve his life; he must have endured countless battles.

"Xiao Bai, you actually called me a scoundrel, truly deserving a beating. If I don't smack your buttocks until they bloom, I'm not your master..." Ye Qin leapt up, went behind Bai Qi's rising form, and kicked upward with his big foot.

With a thud, Bai Qi was knocked down again, his massive body collapsing a mountain range.

"I told you to say I'm a scoundrel, I told you to say I'm a scoundrel..." Ye Qin had already resumed his own form, a head of white hair, peach-blossom eyes, the corners of his mouth curled in a wicked smile—the mark of the Carefree Wanderer.

"Ah! Master, don't step on me, I know I'm wrong... Haha, master, you've finally come to see me... sob..."

Bai Qi retracted his battle form, turning into a little white ape, leapt swiftly to Ye Qin's side, like a child who hasn't grown up.

This Bai Qi, although acclaimed as Shi Shen, earned that title back in the Southern Wilderness.

His dearest grandfather was slain by Pan Wang; later, to defend Tangtang Mountain, he cultivated the Slaughter Dao and achieved the fame of Shi Shen.

Yet he also suffered a clan-extermination calamity, causing his nature to become utterly bloodthirsty, using killing to stop killing, achieving the supreme Slaughter Dao.

Over these years, he has endured endless battles, hovering on the brink of life and death an unknown number of times; the pain accumulated in his heart is indescribable.

In his heart, Ye Qin is as close as his grandfather, the only relative, so now he weeps.

Ye Qin understands this feeling.

Back then, Ye Qin befriended the white ape tribe precisely because they resembled humans and were full of spirituality.

"All right, Xiao Bai, see how your brothers are laughing at you. Go to your cave dwelling, bring out the finest monkey wine, and tell me about these years' experiences!" Ye Qin said.

"They dare laugh at me? Hahaha, there's plenty of monkey wine! Moreover, the monkey wine I took out from Tangtang Mountain back then I've been saving for my master all these years, and over the years I've added countless spiritual fruits, making it even more fragrant and mellow!" Bai Qi said happily.

"Big brother..."

"Haha, brothers, this is the great master I told you about, my teacher—why don't you come over to pay respects?"

"Pay respects to the great master, senior!"

"No need for excessive courtesy; I don't go for that here. You're all Xiao Bai's brothers, but you're too weak, making me lose face. Let me see your abilities, and see what cultivation techniques suit you!"

"Haha, my master's guidance will bless you!"

Ye Qin deployed the Dharma-Breaking Divine Eye, quickly discerning the Divine Ability cultivated by these beings. The three strange beasts who are sworn brothers with Bai Qi also have their merits; once they grow strong, they'll be combat material.

"Taigu Fire Lion cultivates the Heavenly Fire Divine Ability; this technique suits you well, merging heavenly fire into the flesh to forge an indestructible body; Tongbi Yuanhou, cultivate this one, likewise possessing boundless strength; Taigu Fengbao, not bad, excellent aptitude, cultivate this one, specializing in the Way of Speed."

These techniques of Ye Qin are all selected and combined from the billions of runes he commands; for him, it's effortless.

……

Soon they arrived at the cave dwelling atop Shi Shen Ridge; Bai Qi produced monkey wine aged a million years and recounted his experiences.

After Bai Qi's account, Ye Qin understood Bai Qi's rich experiences, especially his abundant combat experience; the lives lost at his hands are countless.

However, one thing Bai Qi said left Ye Qin endlessly curious.

"You say near the Land of Divine Grace there's a secret place emitting five-colored light?"……

"That's right; this secret place appeared over a hundred years ago, constantly emitting five-colored radiance, and above it a five-colored cloud layer formed, like a flower. Even more miraculous, this flower keeps rotating, forming an everlasting array." Bai Qi replied.

"Five-colored radiance, five-colored petals—could it be the Five Phases Wheel? No, from the memories I obtained from the Wilderness God, the Five Phases Patriarch has already perished in both form and spirit. Back then his Five Phases Dao profoundly influenced the Wilderness; in the end he was split by Pangu's axe, even his immortal true spirit dissipated!" Ye Qin's mind filled with doubt; he then asked Bai Qi for specifics about that secret place, increasingly convinced it is the burial ground—or fallen place—of the Five Phases Patriarch.

"Master, many strong ones have come to that secret place now. I don't know who spread the rumor that it's the tomb of a Primordial Chaos Demon God, and obtaining his inheritance would allow one to become a Patriarch as mighty as the Ancestral Dragon. Even the strong ones on Mount Buzhou within the Land of Divine Grace have come, as well as the Twelve Zu Wu vying for supremacy in the Land of Divine Grace!" Bai Qi said.

"Hmm, I understand. Others continue cultivating here; come with me, let you witness the Zu Wu's battle will, which will greatly aid your Great Dragon Phase Wilderness God physique, perhaps allowing you to reach the eighth revolution, making you a true powerhouse, and increasing your odds of surviving the great calamity." Ye Qin said.

Bai Qi cultivates the Slaughter Dao, destined never to hide his practice; he must enter the calamity, comprehending the Dao through slaughter—even if his body is pulverized, he cannot waver in the slightest.

「Great, Master! I've long wanted to meet those Zu Wu, but they always appear together, liking to gang up—how shameless! 」 Bai Qi said excitedly.

"Shameless? Aren't the Zu Wu all upright and honorable people?" Ye Qin thought to himself, wondering if they had changed after strolling through Honghuang.

In Ye Qin's mind, the Zu Wu were all reckless brutes, their killing intent soaring to the heavens, relying solely on brute force to solve problems. But hearing Bai Qi say that, it seemed not to be the case—those Zu Wu who liked to gang up, how mighty they must be!

Ye Qin's heart was filled with anticipation.

After flying north for ten thousand Chinese miles, he finally saw a vast expanse of five-colored clouds that covered a land of ten thousand Chinese miles.

Upon looking, Ye Qin saw that it was all five-elements qi, and the five-colored petals were exactly like the five-element rotation wheel in the Carefree Wanderer realm.

The secret realm was shrouded in five-elements qi, obscuring what lay inside; only countless streams of five-elements light circulated, veiling the entire secret realm tightly.

Outside the secret realm, the area was already packed with people.

There were Dragon Court individuals whose bodies exuded a killing aura, led by the Nine Sons of the Heavenly Dragon, the Twelve Divine Kings, and the Thirty-Six Slaughter Generals.

When it comes to reshaping the body, the Dragon Court is unrivaled under heaven; no other power can match it. The Dragon Sealing List preserves true immortality, forging bodies with the immense ancestral qi of the Heavenly Dragon mountain range.

However, Ye Qin noticed that the demonic qi on these Dragon Court individuals was becoming ever more profound, surpassing even that of the Demonic Palace members present.

Many beings kept their distance, fearing that the demonic dragon qi would corrode their souls.

What surprised Ye Qin was that among them, twelve strong individuals showed no fear. Their physiques were agile; the males had knotted muscles full of strength, while the females were as graceful as fairies. Yet no one dared provoke them.

Because they were the Zu Wu, among the strongest beings in the Land of Divine Grace.

As soon as they appeared, they strode purposefully toward the secret realm, with countless beings automatically making way for them.

All scattered, all scattered! No trouble-making here! Hey! I'm talking to you lot—get lost! I hate you Demonic Palace folks the most! A big man in red beast hide shouted, red being his main color.

He is one of the Zu Wu, the Fire God Zhurong.

And you lot! Scram! Constant warfare I could tolerate before, but now you devour countless beings every day—you're even more evil than the Demonic Palace! A big man in blue beast hide shouted angrily.

He is one of the Zu Wu, the Water God Gonggong.

Hmph! When I was born, your witch clan didn't even know which mountain ditch to eat dirt in! Now you're so arrogant. Heh heh, one day you'll suffer the disaster of extermination! The First Divine King of the Dragon Court, Ao Qian, sneered.

That's true; Ao Qian was born very early, a contemporary of the Ancestral Dragon.

You courting death! Our Demonic Palace will one day rule the world! First we'll turn you into puppets! A Demonic Palace powerhouse sneered. This time the Demonic Palace didn't send the Seven Slaughter Daoist, but someone whose aura is even stronger than the Seven Slaughter Daoist.

Hahaha! If I may say, you all should scram! This land is the holy ground of us loose cultivators! Ao Qian, scram back to your Heavenly Dragon Mountain Range! And you Demonic Palace folks, scram back to the northwest! I, the Kirin King, in the name of the Beast Ancestor, form an alliance with all loose cultivator forces! What do you all think? A big man in four-colored Dao robes appeared out of thin air outside the secret ground, with countless beast-powerhouses following him.

His arrival caused countless powerhouses to change expression, and Ao Qian and the others were even more incredulous.

Among the Zu Wu, the Space and Speed Ancestral Witch Emperor Jiang furrowed his brow, unable to fathom how this powerhouse appeared.

Only Ye Qin, hidden in space, knew how the Kirin King appeared.

This Honghuang is getting more and more interesting. The Kirin King, after leading the beast clan away during the Three Clan War, vanished without a trace—who would have thought he'd show up here? And as soon as he appears, he's unstoppable. Heh heh, he's also remarkably patient, having cultivated such a powerful Divine Ability. I don't know which Chaos Demon God he inherited from, but he managed to cultivate a complete small world. Ye Qin thought secretly.

Just now, Ye Qin clearly saw the Kirin King walk out of a spatial rift. Ye Qin glanced with his Law-Breaking Divine Eye, and indeed saw a world. This world has a supreme treasure suppressing it, containing a complete and mighty Dao.

The Kirin King's cultivation level definitely hasn't reached the Patriarch Realm, so his ability to open up such a world must be the Divine Ability of that supreme treasure. I wonder what it is? It's not the Kirin King's Kirin Seal, but rather resembles a three-legged cauldron. Ye Qin thought secretly.

A three-legged cauldron capable of suppressing a world can only be the innate supreme treasure, the Heaven-Earth Cauldron.

Ye Qin's heart stirred with desire; he secretly resolved to obtain that supreme treasure.

Because the Heaven-Earth Cauldron is the number one cauldron under heaven, possessing the power of creation, and is also one of the supreme treasures formed from the leaves of the Chaos Azure Lotus. Besides helping the awakening of the one in green robes, it also plays an important role in Nüwa's comprehension of the Way of Creation.

The Kirin King's entrance was extremely flashy, and his words happened to resonate with all loose cultivators.

Because the Honghuang Dadi is divided among several major powers, outside this land of loose cultivators they have no foothold left—either die or join those forces.

Isn't this forcing them to abandon their own great Dao Divine Ability?

The Kirin King's words happened to resolve the doubt in their hearts.

Beast Mountain agrees! Forming an alliance with the beast clan! a powerhouse shouted loudly.

Beast Mountain, the mountain of strange beasts, is covered with strange beasts left over from the primordial Honghuang heaven and earth.

Heavenly God Mountain agrees too! a powerhouse emanating an aura of faith also declared.

Heavenly God Mountain is established from a vital energy transformed into sentient beings, quite unique, bearing the semblance of a primordial Pangu vital energy avatar.

The Kirin King stood arrogantly and laughed: "Ao Qian, I didn't expect you to still be alive, enduring all this time. Do you think, with just your measly cultivation, you can contend with the Dragon Court?" Ao Qian, hearing this, replied with a sneer.

The Kirin King, full of confidence, said: "Whether I can or not, you'll find out by trying. I only know that one hand can crush you—take this move, the Hand of Divine Conferment!" As he spoke, sealing light radiated from his hand, breaking through the spatiotemporal bonds, instantly appearing before Ao Qian.

Ao Qian, caught off guard, was seized by the Kirin King; next, his dragon skin was stripped, his dragon tendons pulled out, amidst his anguished cries his soul fled in panic, flying toward the Heavenly Dragon Mountain Range.

This sight left all beings horrified, even the Zu Wu's expressions grew solemn. Seeing this, the Kirin King burst into hysterical laughter, immensely pleased.

Ye Qin watched from the side, secretly muttering: "This Kirin King is really putting on a show—isn't he just using the power of the Heaven-Earth Cauldron to grab Ao Qian? And he's that pleased about it?"

The Kirin King looked around and asked: "Anyone else who wants to stay?"

A Demonic Palace powerhouse quickly replied: "Hahaha, let this place be yours, Kirin Dao friend—our Demonic Palace won't participate, we're withdrawing!" After saying that, he led a horde of demonic chiefs away swiftly.

Ancestral Witch Zhurong chuckled: "You lot fight your own battles; our witch clan are the guardians of the Land of Divine Grace. As long as no fighting occurs within the Land of Divine Grace, we Zu Wu won't interfere; otherwise, hum, don't blame us for being impolite!" (End of chapter)