Chapter 1054: Strange World

"Idiots!"

Watching the expressions of Di Jun, Di Jiang, and the others—who appeared ready to die rather than submit—Kunpeng Laozu merely gave a cold laugh.

He had witnessed the rise of Yin Qi, and he understood Yin Qi even better.

During the process of the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty unifying the Primordial World, anyone who had consumed the Human Race was executed; every race that had harmed the Human Race was also exterminated.

And within the Primordial World, the ones who had brought the most profound pain to the Human Race were precisely the Witch and Demon races.

Given Yin Qi's personality, the total annihilation of the Witch and Demon races was a certainty.

As for Di Jun and the others, that went without saying.

Yin Qi keeping them alive definitely served another purpose.

"Submit?"

Yin Qi shook his head with a smile and said, "Rest assured, I have never thought of recruiting you. Keeping you until now is merely for the sake of your cultivation; killing you outright would be too much of a waste."

"What do you mean?"

Di Jun and the others were stunned.

For the sake of their cultivation—could Yin Qi actually strip it away?

In the Primordial World, there was no shortage of demonic arts that could devour cultivation.

However, such demonic arts generally had major flaws, and since Yin Qi had already become a Saint, devouring their cultivation held no meaning.

"Exactly that."

As Yin Qi spoke, he spread his five fingers wide, and instantly, countless Hongmeng Insects erupted from his palm, pouncing toward Di Jun and the other seven.

"Ah, what is this ghost thing!"

"A demonic art! You actually practice such a demonic art; the Dao Ancestor Hongjun will never let you off."

"I know now, you are Luo Hou; you must be the reincarnation of Demon Lord Luohou."

"Di Qi, you will die a horrible death!"

Di Jun and the others roared repeatedly.

But very quickly, their voices came to an abrupt halt, their bodies turning into powder, leaving behind three crystals and various items.

Picking up Di Jun's Memory Crystal, Yin Qi began to refine it.

He was quite curious about Di Jun's memories after his fall, as this involved the mystery of the reincarnation of Heaven and Earth.

Soon, Yin Qi refined the memory.

A sharp light shot from his eyes, and the corners of his mouth curled up: "So that's how it is."

Life is not life, death is not death.

Life and death, in fact, have no absolute boundary.

They are each other's end, and also each other's beginning.

According to Di Jun's memory, after he fell, his life imprint sank into the Time River, yet it was as if he had entered another fantastic world; that place seemed to be the end of Space-Time, filled with all sorts of miraculous things.

As for what kind of miracles, because the memory was blurry and incomplete, Yin Qi could not clarify; after all, when Di Jun was wandering that Strange World, he himself was in a state of delirium.

The memories regarding that world were basically in fragments.

Among them, the deepest memory was of Di Jun suddenly hearing bursts of Dao sounds ringing in his ears, as if explaining the principles of Heaven and Earth to him; in a trance, it also seemed as if he were listening to the Dao in Zixiao Palace.

The reason his combat power increased so much after he was resurrected was precisely because he had heard the Dao sounds several times.

As for the more specific content of the Dao sounds, Yin Qi did not know.

It was just like when he had refined the lingering thoughts of Donghuang Taiyi; he discovered that the memory of listening to the Dao in Zixiao Palace was also completely blank, as if it had been erased by an invisible force.

Subsequently, Yin Qi picked up Di Jiang's Memory Crystal to refine.

After Di Jun fell, his life imprint sank into the Time River;

whereas after Di Jiang fell, his True Spirit returned to the Primordial World.

Logically speaking, these were two different destinations.

But only after refining Di Jiang's memory did Yin Qi discover that after Di Jiang fell, his consciousness had also gone to that fantastic world, and there were also people whispering in his ears, explaining the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, and even recreating the scene of Pangu opening the heavens back then.

Di Jiang instinctively believed that this was a grace left to them by their Father God, Pangu.

"How could it be like this?"

Yin Qi pondered, his brows locked in a frown.

What kind of place was that fantastic world, and why did Di Jun, Di Jiang, and the others all seem to go there after they fell?

He secretly performed a Calculation, but could calculate nothing at all.

It was as if that fantastic world did not exist in this world at all. "Altar, perform a Calculation on that fantastic world; how much Luck is required?"

Since he could not do it himself, he would seek help from the Altar.

Yin Qi had an intuition that that fantastic world might hide his supreme opportunity to attain the Great Dao.

"Ten thousand zhang!"

Hiss!

Yin Qi's gaze tightened, and he could not help but take a deep breath.

Just to know about that world required ten thousand zhang of Luck; wouldn't the method to enter and exit require one hundred thousand!

The key was that he only had about a thousand zhang of Luck now.

"It seems this matter can only be shelved for now."

Yin Qi felt helpless.

He shook his head and put away the Cultivation Crystals and Bloodline Crystals of Di Jun and the others.

He already had candidates in mind.

Please... you.... add to your library... 6... 9... book.... please....!

Afterward, he looked at the Great Luo Golden Immortals and Golden Immortals who were cultivating in his Inner Heaven and Earth; it was time to release them all now.

The Great Shang Celestial Dynasty wants to unify the Primordial World, and it needs them to Suppress various places.

………

Zichen Hall.

Shang Rong, Wen Zhong, Bi Gan, Huang Feihu, Jizi, Zhang Shaokang, Yao Chen, and Ma Benqi—the eight of them looked at one another, all filled with confusion in their hearts as to why the Great King would summon them all at once.

Especially Yao Chen; as the Hall Master of Tianluo Hall, they had not seen each other for who knows how many years.

And there was Ma Benqi; as the person in charge of the Immortal Cultivation Hundred Trades industries of the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty and the Minister of the Equipment Department of the Military Affairs Department, although he held a high and powerful position, he almost never participated in politics, and his status was somewhat transcendent.

He was basically never seen at any Small Court Meetings.

Tap-tap!

Hearing a burst of footsteps approaching, the eight men quickly straightened their expressions and bowed in unison to Yin Qi, who walked in: "Great King!"

"Mm, no need for formalities."

Yin Qi walked to the imperial desk and sat down, smiling slightly: "No need to be so serious; I summoned you here this time because I want to bestow a fortuitous encounter upon you."

He spread his five fingers, and eight crystals hovered above his palm.

"This is..."

Looking at the eight Cultivation Crystals, Shang Rong and the others felt their breathing hitch, their eyes burning with intensity.

Except for Zhang Shaokang and Yao Chen, they were all Great Luo Golden Immortals, and what could be called a fortuitous encounter by Yin Qi was likely only a Quasi-Saint Pill.

The eight Cultivation Crystals included three that were Qing in color and five that were blood-colored.

Just by taking one look, they could feel the terrifying energy contained within, as well as the Dao rhyme that was so thick it could not be dissolved.

"These eight are all Quasi-Saint Pills, and they are Peak Quasi-Saint. Three of them belong to the Immortal Dao, and five belong to Body Refining."

As Yin Qi spoke, he waved his large hand, and the eight Cultivation Crystals landed in front of Shang Rong and the others.

The three Qing Cultivation Crystals landed in front of Shang Rong, Yao Chen, and Ma Benqi, because they needed them more.

"Hiss, Peak Quasi-Saint... Thank you, Great King!"

Shang Rong and the others widened their eyes.

After a long while, they finally came back to their senses, one after another putting away the Cultivation Crystals and bowing in thanks.

Their entire bodies were trembling, unable to contain their excitement.

This was a Peak Quasi-Saint, a realm and height that countless cultivators dreamed of.

Now, it was within their reach.

Yin Qi smiled slightly: "Everyone, rise. You have rendered countless meritorious services for Great Shang, and this is what you deserve. By the way, I have also secretly cultivated over 1,600 Great Luo Golden Immortals and over 100,000 Golden Immortals.

Prime Minister, I will leave all these people to you.

When dividing the administrative regions next, appoint them as the chief officials of each locality."

Boom!

Shang Rong and the others widened their eyes, feeling their scalps go numb.

Over 1,600 Great Luo Golden Immortals and over 100,000 Golden Immortals—what a terrifying number this was.

Great Shang originally had over 500 Great Luo Golden Immortals, which already added up to more than the Witch, Demon, Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans combined, and now another 1,600-plus had been added; this was simply a fantasy. (End of chapter)