Chapter 980: Imperial Expedition

Although Hongjun Daozu had never said it, after Nuwa became a Saint, she gradually understood that among the three methods of Proving Dao to Become a Saint, only Proving the Dao through Strength belonged to the Righteous Dao.

The other two methods of Proving the Dao, Corpse Severing and merit, both belonged to heterodox paths.

Or one could say they were shortcuts.

Of course, besides Proving the Dao through Strength, there was also Law Proving the Dao.

The former represents Prehistoric Martial Dao, focusing on cultivating the physical body, gathering infinite great power within oneself to break the shackles of the Heavenly Dao.

The latter represents Prehistoric Immortal Dao, focusing on cultivating the Primordial Spirit and laws, controlling the Great Dao.

Proving the Dao through Strength is too difficult, so after the various Saints became Saints, they all chose to contemplate the laws.

Among them, consuming luck can accelerate the speed of contemplating laws.

This is also the reason why the various Saints must compete for luck.

They all know that the path they took to become Saints was a shortcut, and they are not true Saints; they can only stay in the Primordial World, or in the surrounding Chaos that the power of the Primordial World can radiate to.

If they want to go deep into the Chaos to travel, their cultivation realm will drop.

They appear to have infinite glory, but in reality, they are birds in a cage trapped within the Primordial World.

The Chaos is vast and boundless, and they believe that there is definitely more than just the Primordial World.

They also want to travel to other worlds, see more scenery, and climb to higher peaks of the Immortal Dao.

It is just a pity that the further one goes in contemplating laws, the more obscure and difficult it becomes.

From the peak of the 'Rough Branch' to the 'Tree Trunk', it seems to be only a step away, but in reality, it is separated by an endless chasm; after she became a Saint, she contemplated for a million years and still did not see any hope.

One must know that she enjoys double the luck of the Human Race and the Demon Race, ranking first among the various Saints.

Such a difficult path, yet Yin Qi actually succeeded in the blink of an eye!

Could it be that Yin Qi was a Chaos Demon God in his past life?

In legends, the three thousand Chaos Demon Gods were all Saints of Law Proving the Dao, born bearing one Great Dao.

The three thousand of the three thousand Chaos Demon Gods is a literal number.

But the three thousand of the Three Thousand Great Daos is a figurative number; in reality, there are more.

"Come, go to my Inner World, and you will know the answer."

"Okay!"

Yin Qi pulled Nuwa and arrived at the Inner World.

"Eh, your Inner World..."

Nuwa exclaimed.

She looked around and discovered that the Inner World was so vast, at least a hundred times larger than her Wahuang Heaven.

A Great Thousand World!

A thought flashed through her mind.

Does this not mean that Yin Qi has also achieved World Sanctification!

Yin Qi smiled and said: "Correct, my Inner World has already grown into a Great Thousand World. It is mainly because I first achieved Law Sanctification, and then expanded my Inner Heaven and Earth into a Great Thousand World. Look, what is this."

As he spoke, he took out the Opening Heaven Axe.

Nuwa's beautiful eyes widened, she even forgot to breathe, and gasped: "Opening Heaven Axe!"

"Correct, the Opening Heaven Axe!"

Yin Qi swung the Opening Heaven Axe a few times and smiled, saying: "Using a secret technique, I returned the Human Emperor Bell, Taiji Diagram, and Pangu Banner to their original state, recreating the Opening Heaven Axe. The Opening Heaven Axe is a Chaos Spirit Treasure, containing sixty Chaos Restrictions within it. I refined the first fifty, and thus naturally achieved Law Sanctification."

Nuwa looked deeply at Yin Qi, knowing that this so-called secret technique was definitely not simple.

Perhaps, it might be Yin Qi's greatest secret.

If it were so easy to return things to their original state as the Opening Heaven Axe, Hongjun Daozu would have done it long ago.

However, she felt no jealousy, only joy, and said excitedly: "Yin Lang, you are so amazing, you actually recreated the Opening Heaven Axe. Hahaha, in this way, even if the various Saints join forces, we have nothing to fear." Yin Qi said: "I naturally do not fear the various Saints joining forces, but do not forget there is still Hongjun Daozu. For now, it is better not to leak this matter. Also Nuwa, the Opening Heaven Axe governs the Dao of Destruction and Creation; I used these two Daos to become a Saint, so you will not be able to use the Creation Law to become a Saint again; you should switch to contemplating other laws."

When he finished speaking, his voice was apologetic.

Nuwa said indifferently: "It is fine, switching is switching; besides the Dao of Creation, I have also contemplated the Marriage Dao."

"There is one more thing..."

Yin Qi told her about the matter of Demon Ancestor Luohou: "The Demon World is born, and Luohou has become a Saint. I have already ordered troops to the North Sea to unify the Primordial Continent before the Demon World is born, to stabilize the base."

Nuwa's expression was somewhat flustered, and she exclaimed: "As expected of Demon Ancestor Luohou, his schemes are so grand. Yin Lang, this person Luohou is too dangerous, we should report this to the Dao Ancestor immediately."

Although she had already become a Saint, she was subconsciously somewhat fearful of Luohou.

Yin Qi shook his head and said: "Luohou's True Spirit flowed down from the Time River; even I discovered it, do you think Hongjun Daozu would not have? Since he has not made a move, it means he is letting Luohou develop freely."

Nuwa said again: "Since that is the case, then let us tell the other Saints."

Yin Qi shook his head and said: "Telling them will only give them an excuse to return to the Primordial World. The Primordial Continent has not yet been unified, so let us not let them come back to cause trouble. Also Nuwa, Demon Ancestor Luohou was indeed remarkable back then, able to contend with Hongjun Daozu. But do not forget, I am not inferior to him, and am even stronger than him."

Please... collect... this... book...!

Nuwa was stunned upon hearing this, then smiled brightly: "That is right, there is still you. Luohou becoming a Saint is merely World Sanctification, which also belongs to the shortcuts; how could he be a match for you, Yin Lang."

At this moment, she suddenly felt at ease.

Looking at Yin Qi, she suddenly discovered that her judgment was truly good.

"By the way Yin Lang, since you cannot reveal your Saint cultivation, then in the upcoming attack on the North Sea Demon Clan, Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, Jieyin, Zhunti, and Minghe Laozu will definitely intervene to help. With the five parties joining forces, how will you deal with it?"

Yin Qi smiled slightly: "I have already guarded against this matter, having purchased their territories from Buddhism and the Sea of Blood, so they have no reason to intervene. Then I went to the Heavenly Court, and with your help, what does it matter if the three parties join forces!"

Nuwa nodded in realization: "Yin Lang is meticulous in every plan."

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One month later.

The Yin Shang army was deployed into position.

Along the border line extending hundreds of trillions of miles, Yin Shang assembled nine legions, an army of nearly ninety trillion.

Consequently, Yin Qi announced he would lead the imperial expedition in person.

Boom!

The Great Shang Celestial Dynasty was in an uproar, and the Honghuang was in an uproar as well.

Since Yin Qi ascended the throne, this was the first time Yin Qi had led an imperial expedition in person.

"What, the Great King is going to lead the imperial expedition in person? Hahaha, excellent! It seems this campaign against the North Sea Demon Clan will surely be a success!"

"The North Sea Demon Clan should have been wiped out long ago. What era is this? They actually dare to keep us of the Human Race in captivity; their crimes are unforgivable."

"The Human Emperor is actually going to personally campaign against the North Sea Demon Clan; Kunpeng Laozu is in trouble this time."

"Hehe, so what if Di Qi leads the imperial expedition in person! When the lips are gone, the teeth are cold; the four Saints—Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, Jieyin, and Zhunti—cannot possibly allow the North Sea Demon Clan to be destroyed, and Minghe Laozu will not sit idly by either, otherwise they will be next."

"Di Qi is too overbearing. He doesn't just want to unify the Human Race, but the entire Honghuang."

The internet was buzzing with discussion.

Second and third-rate factions were especially nervous.

They were also learning from the Ren Sect and the Chan Sect, frantically expanding their territories outward, hoping to seize more resources before the Great Calamity descended.

But the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty was actually going to attack the North Sea Demon Clan, and the Human Emperor was even going to lead the expedition in person; if they were to win, would there be any way for them to survive?

Although it was a case of the lips being gone and the teeth being cold, they could only fret in vain.

They didn't even have the qualifications to intervene in a battle between Peak Quasi-Saints. (End of chapter)