Chapter 544 - 543: Law Heaven and Earth, Scorched and Desolate Land

The vision of Li Jing’s ascent continued on for quite a while.

It was not until two hours later did it gradually dissipate.

Immediately after.

A golden light column descended from the horizon, enveloping him beneath.

Consequently.

A burst of overwhelming blood Qi, not far off from that of Jin Ritian’s when he achieved indestructible flesh, erupted from Li Jing.

Accompanying it.

In the domain behind Li Jing manifested a phantom of a figure, seated cross-legged yet towering like a titan, slowly opened its eyes.

With the opening of these phantasmal eyes.

Endless divine light bloomed from their depths, releasing an oppressive aura that left one breathless.

At this moment, Qingfeng and the others had already extricated themselves from the Charming Spirit’s influence.

Upon witnessing such a spectacle, Jin Ritian found himself drawing a sharp, cold breath.

"Li Jing... It appears he not only achieved immortality but also possesses the ability to open Law Heaven and Earth?"

"Be more confident, remove the ’seems to be’."

Qingfeng whispered, a hint of admiration creeping up her face. A faint smile playing on her lips seemed to mirror a wife watching her husband grow stronger.

Shi Zixuan glanced at her and then looked at Li Jing, who was rapidly advancing both his immortal primordial spirit and physical body. She couldn’t help but sigh sincerely.

"This kid, he truly is a monster."

Law Heaven and Earth.

It differs from the mere manifestation of a Primordial Spirit Method.

Being able to manifest Law Heaven and Earth.

The prerequisite is undoubtedly a strong primordial spirit.

At the same time.

It also requires the capability to open a domain.

In essence.

The ability of Law Heaven and Earth manifests itself only within the individual’s domain.

The aforementioned two elements are just the fundamental preconditions.

After these preconditions are met.

The individual must also have a thorough understanding of their own power and be able to perfectly control it.

This subset of requirements.

It might sound simple, but in practice, it is incredibly challenging.

Take Shi Zixuan, who similarly attained immortality from the Divine Medicine, as an example; despite her already vast power, she still had to retreat into seclusion for nearly a thousand years to master the ability of Law Heaven and Earth only after refining the Divine Medicine.

The meaning of Law Heaven and Earth.

Unlike the Primordial Spirit Method, which merely amplifies one’s skills.

It is the power to manipulate the domain forces to interfere with the external world.

To put it bluntly.

Being able to manifest Law Heaven and Earth implies that one can directly assault the outside world with the power of their domain without needing to draw the opponent or certain objects into their domain.

Having such power.

It is exceedingly powerful.

It is also the determining factor affecting the balance of victory between Emperor Level experts.

When Emperor Level experts battle against each other.

Their domains do not interact with each other.

Even when one person puts another within their own domain, the latter could still rely on their domain to retain independence. The most both parties could do is to resort to conventional means to vie for control.

How could victory or defeat be determined when everyone has their own independent world and is reduced to using conventional means?

At this time, having the ability to activate Law Heaven and Earth.

One could use their domain to directly assault the other’s independent world.

If the opponent does not possess a counter ability like Law Heaven and Earth, the only thing they could do is play defense and endure the blows.

Of course.

If both parties have Law Heaven and Earth, the victory would depend on whose independent world is more vast and stable.

...

The effect of the Immortal Medicine was very potent.

An entire Immortal Medicine absorbed with the aid of two Spirits of Origin, the benefit Li Jing received was enormous.

Being inaugurated as Emperor.

It was so natural it bordered on the bizarre.

Theoretically.

In order to manifest a domain, one would need the appropriate enlightenment.

Li Jing, however, had no such enlightenment.

It was the potent efficacy of the Immortal Medicine that forcibly ruptured the shackles between the Little Universe and him, causing him to ascend into emperorship right on the spot.

With his continual increase in Primordial Soul Strength, the acquisition of the ability of Law Heaven and Earth was only natural.

The main factor here was not the potency of the Immortal Medicine.

In actuality, it was Li Jing’s maxed out Heaven and Earth Return to Heart that played a decisive role.

The column of light above Li Jing’s head, symbolising his achievement of immortality, lasted a full half hour.

This duration.

Jin Ritian watched with sour envy.

Although he achieved considerable advancement when he achieved physical immortality.

The existence of the light column was no more than a mere dozen minutes.

The golden light column, while symbolising achievement of immortality, also determined the extent of the final benefits to be obtained.

A companion life form, after all, could not compare to the genuine Immortal Medicine.

When the golden light column above Li Jing dissipated.

His surging blood Qi had already surpassed even Jin Ritian, who had just recently achieved physical immortality. Not only was there a stark difference in intensity, but his blood Qi seemed to fully materialize.

Even among those of the same physical immortality, there can be differences.

When the golden light column quietly vanished from above his head, Li Jing opened his eyes.

Simultaneously.

The radiant Ling Ling, appearing as if it had been moistened, separated from its union with him. She emerged beside the focused Xiaocai, who had been diligently assisting in the absorption process all this while, and laughed.

"You’ve worked hard, Xiaocai. Next time I get something delicious, I’ll definitely share it with you."

Xiaocai heard this and chuckled, replying.

"You said it, I’ll remember."

The innocence of the Spirit of Origin is fully epitomized in these two.

For an ordinary person.

A favor as big as this, how could it be brushed aside just by saying ’I’ll share something delicious with you next time’?

Of course.

Ordinary people can’t assist in refining the Immortal Medicine.

Hearing the two little ones on his shoulder, Li Jing raised his head with a wry smile and a look of regret.

The power of his domain released during his ascension to Emperor had dispersed his Heavenly Tribulation.

Just like what was said before.

At Li Jing’s current stage, it doesn’t matter whether he has experienced a Heavenly Tribulation or not, but having one is definitely better than not having one.

Taking a deep breath, Li Jing stood up.

Following that.

The domain and Law Heaven and Earth behind him dispersed like bubbles.

After glancing back and then clenching his fist to feel the surging power within him, Li Jing looked towards Qingfeng and the others.

"Sorry for making you all wait."

Upon hearing this, Qingfeng smiled and said.

"It wasn’t too long. You’re faster than Elder Jin. Have something to eat."

"..."

Jin Ritian.

He really wanted to say.

Can you not include me in this discussion?

He had to absorb and refine this medicine entirely on his own, without the assistance of a Spirit of Origin.

Seeing Li Jing sit down with the two Spirits of Origin, Jin Ritian stared at him and questioned.

"Brother, do you think you can win against the Deceiving The Heavens now?"

At this question, Shi Zixuan looked at Jin Ritian, then shifted her gaze to Li Jing, waiting for his reply.

This question.

Would be silly if placed on anyone else.

A Late-stage Return to Origin Realm Deceiving the Heavens who is at its peak.

Could a Mid-Venerable emperor one-man fight and win against it?

However, the other party was Li Jing.

Things weren’t so simple anymore.

At the Eleven Realms.

He was able to stack so many BUFFs, steel himself to the level of the Returning to Origin Realm.

At that time.

He hadn’t even used the BUFF provided by merging with Ling Ling.

Now that he has achieved immortality and become an emperor, he can also initiate the Law Heaven and Earth.

Stacking these BUFFs one after another...

Li Jing, who is now much stronger due to the Immortal Medicine, is somewhat inflated.

In response to the question, he pondered for a moment, then said.

"I could give it a try."

As he spoke, he added.

"If I’m fully prepared and ensure that he can’t escape, I don’t think it should be too difficult for me to overcome him."

Upon hearing his reply, both Jin Ritian and Shi Zixuan nodded.

It was worth looking forward to how much actual combat power Li Jing is now.

Upon hearing his words, Qingfeng slightly frowned and said.

"Deceiving the Heavens is after all in the Return to Origin Realm, you should not recklessly confront him alone."

After saying this, she continued.

"After Xiang Dong returns, we really need to discuss seriously how to restrict him. If we can’t prevent him from running away, it’s meaningless for us to find ways to track him down or provoke him."

"Hmm."

Li Jing responded, saying.

"Let’s not talk about that now. Let’s eat first and wait for Xiang Dong to come back."

Saying this, he began to eat with gusto.

Upon achieving immortality, his body’s potential had been maximally stimulated.

This had consumed a great deal of energy.

At this moment, Li Jing, who no longer needed to eat or drink, was extremely hungry.

Jin Ritian was in a similar state.

However, he had finished already. While he was chatting with Qingfeng and Shi Zixuan, he had already eaten quite a lot.

As soon as Li Jing started eating.

Jin Ritian turned to Shi Zixuan.

"Elder Xiang has been gone almost two days, and hasn’t come back yet. Seems like he’s encountered difficulty in translating the ancient script."

"It shouldn’t be an issue, we have plenty of time now."

Shi Zixuan replied casually.

"Rather than focusing on Elder Xiang’s progress, now that Elder Jin is done and Li Jing’s Heavenly Tribulation has dissipated, we could perhaps take a look around and see if there’s anything to gain."

Before the words had faded, Qingfeng loudly agreed.

"We can’t just sit around doing nothing, we should find something to do to make use of time."

Upon hearing the three people’s conversation, Li Jing looked up and said.

"Taking a look around is not an issue, my mobility isn’t that restricted anymore. However, we need to establish clear objectives before that."

As he spoke, he looked at Xiaocai, who was squeezed together with Ling Ling on his shoulder, munching on a spirit fruit.

"Xiaocai has been living here since the Ancient Fairyland was destroyed, she must be extremely familiar with this environment. She should know where to find the good stuff."

Hearing Li Jing’s words, the three of them all looked over.

They had considered that Xiaocai could act as a guide.

However, they didn’t dare to ask her outright if Li Jing didn’t say so himself.

On one hand, their "pride" was not as great as his.

On the other hand.

Should they make a request or a demand?

Further still, what should they do if Xiaocai finds this offensive?

When dealing with the Spirits of Origin who are not at all concerned with appearing "cute and stupid", they don’t need to worry about who would provoke their anger.

However, if they end up displeasing them inadvertently, it could be terribly unworthy of it.

Meanwhile.

Upon everyone’s gaze, Xiaocai blinked her large eyes twice, put down the half-eaten fruit from her mouth and said.

"If you all are looking for something tasty, I advise you to give up. I have been in the Ancient Fairyland for so many years, all the truly good food was either almost eaten by me or is in my pocket."

She followed up with another sound.

"Of course, some have ended up in Deceiving the Heavens’s pocket, and even if there were any left, I wouldn’t know where to find them."

Everyone was speechless.

Xiaocai’s words, embodying the innocence of the Spirit of Origin, made everyone realize that the large Ancient Fairyland, broken as it was, might not contain any real spiritual objects anymore.

Just how much could this little one eat...

To finish such an ancient fairyland, untouched by humans for countless years?

Looking at the pile of fruit cores and bones left by Ling Ling and Xiaocai on the table, everyone was left in speechless.

Alright then.

Their appetites were indeed beyond imagination...

Remembering that the Deceiving the Heavens was also there, everyone immediately gave up any hope.

Items like the Eternal Lotus.

Even if Xiaocai didn’t impart it to Hoho, it would likely be taken away by him without surprise.

Whether the Deceiving the Heavens could use such a thing was secondary.

The key was that he wanted to create a mirror world of the Shattered Ancient Fairyland.

Things like the Immortal Medicine couldn’t be replicated and could only be taken away.

While everyone was collectively silent, Xiaocai spoke.

"Apart from delicious things, I don’t really understand what else you need. But there are some places in the Ancient Fairyland that I dare not go to and the Deceiving the Heavens does not dare to act rashly. There may be some good things there, if you’re interested, we can go together," she suggested.

Upon hearing these words, everyone’s mouths opened into smiles.

They wouldn’t dare to blindly go to places which even Xiaocai didn’t dare to visit, would they?

They pondered carefully at this moment.

Expecting Xiaocai to be a guide seemed a bit unreasonable.

As Xiaocai said.

She wouldn’t necessarily know what they needed.

For instance, the object that could possibly enable everyone to step back to the Original Realm.

Such an object would be incredibly special to everyone, but for Xiaocai, it was nothing but rubbish.

No one would even bother to look at it.

Even if they did look, they wouldn’t understand what use it had...

Treasured spiritual objects but also food to her.

If she came across them, she would either eat them or keep them as food reserves.

If she didn’t, she wouldn’t know where they were.

Upon exchanging glances with each other, the Blue Phoenix and others collectively diverted their gaze towards a certain individual, leaving the decision to him.

Seeing the situation, Li Jing felt helpless but still thought that having things to do was better than waiting aimlessly, so he hesitated before speaking.

"Shall we... visit some of the dangerous places mentioned by Xiaocai? With the power of our group, being careful should be okay and we might even unexpectedly gain something."

As someone had offered a suggestion, the Blue Phoenix and others nodded in agreement.

Even though they knew it would be dangerous, they wouldn’t back down once they made up their minds.

The more dangerous a place was.

The higher the chance of finding an opportunity.

This was common knowledge known by everyone in cultivation.

...

Having a clear plan, Li Jing and his party didn’t waste time meditating further.

Once someone filled their stomach and replenished the energy consumed by the achievement of immortality, they immediately set off.

Not long later.

With the lead of Xiaocai, they arrived near a broken piece of land that was entirely scorched and constantly emitting black smoke.

As they approached the Shattered Continent, Xiaocai made a sound.

"This place is filled with the aura of death. I feel disgusted and even uncomfortable as soon as I approach. If there isn’t anything unexpected, it should exist as some extremely domineering undead creature or relevant treasure."

Before her voice fell, Ling Ling spoke.

"This place is indeed very eerie. I almost have the same feeling as Xiaocai. However, I think that it could be a hideout for some extraordinarily tyrannical and evil creature that is good at using the rules of death, not some undead being."

Evil creature?

Li Jing frowned.

The Blue Phoenix and three others exchanged glances.

If Ling Ling could make a judgment, then it was likely to be close to the truth.

Both original spirits.

While Ling Ling and Xiaocai didn’t have much difference in their essence, there still certainly were some differences.

The most obvious one are their different temperaments and experiences.

Without mentioning others.

Ling Ling was clearly the kind that liked to run around everywhere, while Xiaocai had been "staying" in the Shattered Ancient Fairyland for so many years which showed that she didn’t like to travel between realms.

Speaking of experiences.

Ling Ling had definitely seen more than Xiaocai.

Didn’t you see?

Upon hearing about the existence of a terrifying evil creature here, Xiaocai had a confused look on her face as if she had just learned that an evil creature would make her feel disgusted.

Facing Ling Ling’s judgment, Jin Ritian contemplated for a moment before speaking.

"Top-level evil creatures, apart from those born in special environments, usually don’t exist in a relatively simple form. Most of them are accompanied by some kind of wicked things."

Before the sound of his voice died away, the Blue Phoenix continued his words.

"Such things may not necessarily be useful, they may simply be dangerous. But if they are useful, they must be very useful."

As divine beasts, the Blue Phoenix and Jin Ritian possessed far more knowledge than ordinary people.

Not just because the two lived long lives.

The bloodline imprinted within them carries the memory from their ancestors.

Being essentially beasts, they naturally occupied the top tier of the food chain in nature.

They had natural enemies.

They also had things that they instinctively liked to hunt.

It just so happened to be a coincidence at this moment.

The Blue Phoenix and Jin Ritian, one was a phoenix and the other was the Great Sun Golden Crow.

Although one was considered an auspicious beast and the other a ferocious bird, both belonged to the category of pure yang divine beasts. They utterly detested extremely evil things in their bones and would kill them on sight.

What the two were depicting at the moment.

They weren’t just explaining to Li Jing, but also offering some elaboration to Shi Zixuan.

Evil creatures.

They were usually very harmful.

Wherever they showed up, they would be destroyed.

If they couldn’t be destroyed, then it commonly meant being destroyed by them.

Throughout the long history of the Immortal Realm, there were countless astonishing evil creatures that caused the death of many living beings.

Similarly, such creatures were usually born in certain special environments or caused by human activities.

The type of evil creatures that the Blue Phoenix and Jin Ritian referred to was something Shi Zixuan, as a human cultivator, hadn’t seen before.

Not to mention Li Jing.

He’s only lived for just over twenty years so far.

And he’s been in the Immortal Realm for even less than a few months.

Evil creatures did occasionally appear on the Blue Star.

However, compared to the evil creatures that could emerge in the Immortal Realm, those that appeared on the Blue Star were basically trivial.

How could there be dangerous evil creatures that emerged with extremely sinister things?

After hearing the conversation between Blue Phoenix and Jin Ritian, Shi Zixuan seemed thoughtful.

"If it’s just a malicious thing, we might be able to deal with it. Blue Phoenix and Elder Jin, as pure Yang divine beasts, inherently restrain evil entities. Li Jing, with your mastery of controlling lightning, you could be considered a natural enemy of such creatures."

She shrugged as she said this.

"However, I might not be able to help with this. After refining the Immortal Medicine and becoming a living dead, my research direction has mainly tended towards some peculiar and sinister arts. I’m most skilled at controlling rules of withering and corruption, which are useless against evil entities. I can handle ordinary ones, but I’m at a loss when faced with high-ranking ones."

After hearing Shi Zixuan’s words, Li Jing was speechless.

This woman.

Quite frank.

If she couldn’t help, she couldn’t help, but she spoke as if she knew it all.

But Li Jing had to admit.

A top-tier wicked entity seemed to exist in this charred land and it excited him.

An entity that could cause The Spirit of Origin to feel repulsed must be powerful!

Powerful.

It must have a large amount of Essence Source, right?

Looking back.

Just as Shi Zixuan said.

With his mastery of controlling lightning, he was the natural enemy of such entities.

Natural enemy.

Li Jing, standing in the void, set his sights on the charred land not far away.

On the surface.

There didn’t seem to be anything on the destroyed and charred land, but he was sure there was something hidden within.

There must be a reason for this environment to be maintained like this.

If it was just burnt, it should have recovered after time had passed.

After a slight thought, Li Jing turned his head.

"Ling Ling, you and Xiaocai stay with Sister Shi."

Upon hearing this, the two obediently left his shoulder.

"..."

Shi Zixuan.

Ling Ling and Xiaocai were welcome to come over.

But Li Jing’s address of ’Sister Shi’ was somewhat...

Not to mention that everyone was at the Emperor Level and should be considered equals.

If respect was necessary.

Shouldn’t he address her as ’Fairy’ or something?

Just as she was speechless, Li Jing spoke.

"Elder Jin, Blue Phoenix, let’s go."

?

Jin Ritian.

?

Blue Phoenix.

Go?

Go where?

Go what?

Just go straight up!?

The two of them were wondering, they had already made it clear.

The charred land might be inhabited by a top-tier evil entity, possibly accompanied by an extremely sinister entity, and both were extremely dangerous.

Before they could respond, Li Jing took out his Flying Sword Blue Edge, and then raised his sword.

"Sword of Heaven."

"Clang!"

The Flying Sword Blue Edge, which had been largely "self-driving" after the repair of the Unnamed Taoist Tool, let out a cheerful sound. It followed Li Jing, transforming into a blue light and shooting into the sky.

It then merged with Li Jing, forming a terrifying sword shadow that was at least a hundred thousand meters long.

By now.

Not only was the Flying Sword Blue Edge a Half-step Taoist Artifact.

Li Jing himself had achieved the Emperor Level.

The power of the Sword of Heaven would naturally increase as well.

Blue Phoenix and the others frowned collectively at this sight.

Li Jing’s sword shadow was somewhat intimidating.

But to them, it wasn’t really a big deal.

It was just a sword shadow, right?

Its carrier was just a Half-step Taoist Artifact.

What could it do?

But the main question now was, what was Li Jing going to do?

Did he intend to split the entire charred land open?

To split this land open, this one sword shadow wouldn’t be enough!

Just as they were wondering.

The phantom of Little Universe appeared behind Li Jing.

The domain spread out.

Then.

Li Jing’s huge Law Heaven and Earth appeared, taking over his body and the Sword of Heaven. His Primordial Spirit lifted the sword high above his head.

"..."

Blue Phoenix.

"..."

Shi Zixuan.

"..."

Jin Ritian.

Li Jing, this is really....

He’s not hiding anything!

Without even seeing the enemy, he started off with a big move!

Before the others could react, Li Jing’s Primordial Spirit fiercely slashed the sword down on the charred land in a straightforward and brutal manner.

There was no explosion.

No sound, no light, no color.

The charred land, like the other destroyed lands, was silently split in half and began to collapse in large chunks.

Just then.

A harsh, piercing screech rang out.