Chapter 855: Crown Prince Qingqi

"Brother, I've reached the eleventh layer of Body Integration—I'm not stupid!"

"I can't tell you this location yet!"

"But once I devour this supreme Yu Dao Elixir, I'll take you there myself!"

"Then, whoever claims the Supreme Heavenly Thunder will depend on our fortunes!"

"Is it a deal?" Cangqiong Daoist looked at He Pingsheng.

He Pingsheng nodded and tossed the supreme Elixir to Cangqiong: "Two days should be enough, right?"

"More than enough… more than enough…" Cangqiong Daoist said: "Mind if I borrow your cultivation ground? Hehehe…"

"Go ahead!" He Pingsheng waved his hand.

After all, the fellow had sworn a Heavenly Oath—no need to worry he'd run off.

…

Elsewhere!

Qingqi Immortal Realm.

Inside a vast hall of the Qingqi Imperial Palace, dim light descended from the luminous pearls above.

Even with one hundred and eight pearls adorning the ceiling, the entire hall remained poorly lit.

The hall exuded an eerie, mysterious aura.

"Father, I told you to get more pearls—otherwise it'd never be this dark!"

"I'll get you more tomorrow?"

"Fool!" came a withered voice.

The white-haired elder seated in the center of the hall scolded, then said: "Come here… I have something to tell you."

"Yes, Father!"

The young man in red Daoist robes stepped closer to the elder.

The elder gestured: "I just received news—throw the coins. I'll cast the divination."

His gaze fell upon three ordinary gold coins.

Each coin shimmered with blinding light.

The red-robed man was familiar with this ritual—he walked over, sat cross-legged opposite his father, took the three small coins in his hand, and asked hesitantly: "What should I think about before I throw them?"

The elder said: "Just ask for good or bad fortune."

"Understood!"

The red-robed man took a deep breath, his expression solemn, then opened his hands—the three coins clinked onto the floor.

The youth squinted and saw: one coin face-up, two face-down.

"Father, the first line is Yin!"

"Hmm," the elder said: "Record it. Throw again."

"Yes!" The youth waved his hand; spiritual power surged forth, drawing a broken line in the air before him.

Then he threw the coins a second time.

This time, two were face-up: "Father—it's Yang!"

As he spoke, he added a solid line atop the previous broken one.

The third throw matched the first: one face-up, two face-down.

The youth drew another broken line above the second line.

"The first three lines are complete—this bottom trigram is Kan," the youth said, knowing a little Yi divination, as he studied the pattern.

The elder said: "I can see it. Don't teach me."

"Kan… not good…"

"Continue."

"Yes!" The red-robed man threw again.

Fourth line: Yin!

Fifth line: Yang!

Sixth line: Yin!

"Father…" the youth leapt to his feet after the final throw: "This… is Kan again?"

"Yes," the elder said: "Kan above, Kan below—this is the twenty-ninth of the sixty-four hexagrams: 【Kan as Water】. Upper Kan, lower Kan—both are Kan!"

The youth asked: "Father, what does this hexagram mean?"

The elder said: "A great omen of misfortune."

"Erased it."

Though speaking to the youth, the elder subtly moved his sleeve, wiping clean the six lines of the divination, then murmured softly: "The Supreme Heavenly Thunder of Lei Huang Continent has appeared!"

"What?" The red-robed youth turned pale: "Uncle's Supreme Heavenly Thunder?"

"You're wrong," the elder shook his head: "Among the Ten Primordial Heavenly Thunders of Lei Huang Continent, even if once owned by someone, they return to heaven and earth upon their ascension or death."

"Your uncle did own it before his death—but he is gone now."

"This Supreme Heavenly Thunder, returned to heaven and earth, no longer belongs to him."

"Then it still belongs to our Qingqi Imperial Realm!" the youth said: "Father, where did it appear? Tell me—I'll search for it!"

"Fool!" the elder said: "Have you forgotten the hexagram I just cast?"

"Though the Supreme Heavenly Thunder has reappeared, its ownership was already destined—it will not return to us this time!"

"A great omen of misfortune!"

"Then…" the red-robed man said: "Father, what should we do? We can't just let someone else take our Supreme Heavenly Thunder!"

The elder said: "I already said—nothing in this world belongs to you forever… not even your uncle."

"Its ownership was always preordained."

"Still, you must tell your elder brother—explain the danger, and reveal the exact location of the Supreme Heavenly Thunder."

"Also, tell him the hexagram: Kan as Water."

"Whether he goes or not—that's his own choice."

The red-robed man hesitated: "Father, isn't that unwise? If Brother hears this, he'll go—but it's a great omen of misfortune. If he dies… won't Uncle's line be extinguished?"

The white-haired elder sneered: "Extinct? I told you—everything is Heaven's will… Have you not considered? If he's gone, aren't you the Qingqi Imperial Realm's Crown Prince?"

The red-robed man's eyes lit up: "This… this… Father, I understand!"

"Go," the elder waved his hand.

The red-robed man dashed out of the hall like the wind.

"Brother… Brother…"

The red-robed man rushed to the entrance of a palace, shouting loudly: "Big news!"

The palace's protective array unsealed layer by layer.

A man in blue Daoist robes stepped out.

He was the Crown Prince of Qingqi Imperial Realm; after the old Demon Emperor's death, he had not yet reached Mahayana Emperor Realm, so he had not become the new Demon Emperor.

Yet though he had not become the new Demon Emperor, the Qingqi Crown Prince already governed the entire Qingqi Imperial Realm.

After all, they were the Qilin Clan.

"Brother…" the red-robed man exclaimed: "The Supreme Heavenly Thunder—it's been found!"

"It's appeared right here in our Qingqi Imperial Realm!"

"Look at the map!"

Upon hearing the news, the Crown Prince stiffened instantly: "Show me—where? Is this reliable?"

"Reliable!" the red-robed man said: "But Brother… Father just cast a divination—it was Kan as Water, a great omen of misfortune!"

"So please, don't go yourself—send a few others to claim it."

The next two chapters will come later—noon. I need to write them first.