Chapter 586 - 585: Simple and Brute, One Force Breaks Ten Thousand Laws

This side.

Li Jing took the scroll and opened it.

What he saw was a meticulously drawn geographical map.

It depicted the topographical overview within this cave of heaven and had marked a few scattered special locations.

Whether the topographical summary on the scroll encompassed the entire cave of heaven, Li Jing could not say for certain.

However, looking at it now.

At the very least, it did contain the detailed geographical layout of the entire region after entering the entrance, the straightforward path across the covered area was sufficient for a top-notch Venerable to spend half a month to travel single-handedly.

If you were to proceed everywhere, it would take three to five times more time.

Examining the scroll, Li Jing narrowed his eyes.

A map like this could not be drawn just for the sake of drawing.

Especially since this Cave of Heaven opens once every million years.

Even if the ancient clan had previously sent someone specifically to draw the geographical map, to draw the geographical map to this extent, coming here once or twice would be far from enough, it would also require time and energy for exploration.

This map, undoubtedly, does not exist for the First Beiming Emperor’s legacy or the Heaven and Earth Tree.

If it were for the above two reasons, the ancient clan would have found what could be found in this Cave of Heaven, and spending a lot of time and energy drawing such a geographical map would be completely laborious and thankless.

Looking back.

The existence of such a detailed map is more akin to someone trying to mark some positions for the people who once lived here in order to facilitate future generations’ possibility to explore.

Looking at the marked locations on the map, Li Jing’s expression was weird.

All these marks, from a certain perspective, are quite abstract.

Even more subtle.

None of the marks were related to the location of the First Beiming Emperor.

For example, the burial group where everyone is located.

What it marked was not some sovereign’s grave, but the Heavenly Emperor’s Tomb.

The Heavenly Emperor.

Clearly, it was not a certain sovereign, but referred to a strong man who had once ruled as the Heavenly Emperor.

He and his clansmen, are resting here.

Weighing various facts, Li Jing glanced at Nalan Longao indifferently.

"Who is the Heavenly Emperor?"

Nalan Longao remained silent and did not speak.

The rest of the people at the scene collectively fell silent.

The Heavenly Emperor?

What’s that?

Isn’t this supposed to be the tomb of the First Beiming Emperor?

Setting aside Xiang Yunxian who knew beforehand that Nalan Longao had an ancient map.

The others saw Li Jing directly asking Nalan Longao for the ancient map, it was clear that this young man’s discovery of the burial group was not a coincidence, but he knew the exact location from the always somewhat mysterious ancient clan.

This, somewhat baffled everyone.

Across the fairyland, there are caves of heaven that would open periodically.

Among them, there is no lack of those that open after a long interval and are less known to people.

Nevertheless, even for the less known ones, at least someone would know something about them.

On the eve of the opening of the Cave of Heaven, often there would be various rumors circulating.

However, this Cave of Heaven.

No one in Zhong Shen Zhou had even heard of it.

Only the Beiming Divine Palace seems to have part of the senior management who know what the cave of heaven is.

Where did the ancient clan get the news?

Admittedly.

The ancient clan is very mysterious, most of them hold some secrets unknown to people.

But this should be only related to the Ancient Fairyland.

This Cave of Heaven is located in the Immortal Realm of Zhong Shen Zhou, which has nothing to do with the Ancient Fairyland.

At this moment, Li Jing’s mention of a "Heavenly Emperor" left everyone even more confused.

Not to mention those who didn’t fully understand the situation, even Xiang Yunxian who knew the ins and outs was dazed looking at Nalan Longao at this moment.

Xiang Yunxian was not naive.

She never expected her beloved to be completely transparent to her.

As long as he treats her well.

And not lie to her.

That would be enough.

But at this moment, looking over, she found that she didn’t really recognize the man who had completely chilled her heart a moment ago.

Seeing Nalan Longao remain silent, Li Jing spoke indifferently.

"Speak or die."

Li Jing, after all, was not as naive as Xiang Yunxian, and wouldn’t spoil him.

What he said, he would do.

A blunt threat was uttered, and he immediately released a chilling killing intent, making everyone present feel as if they were in an icy cellar.

At this moment.

Everyone suddenly realized.

They were not dealing with a small kitten with a fierce hand, but a fierce feline from the cat family that would choose people to eat at any time. The person didn’t mind killing a few people at all.

They were alive only because this person hadn’t thought of killing them yet.

But if you had to talk about it.

Given this kind of situation, they were not surprised.

After all, this was the fairyland.

What is killing a person here?

Don’t even mention that this place is the Cave of Heaven.

Even outside of it.

If you have no background or power, when someone is displeased with you and kills you with a single stroke, that is nothing at all.

No one will remember you, and no one will avenge you.

It’s just an additional corpse in the Fairyland that no one cares about.

Leading the situation, everyone, including Xiang Yunxian, looked at Li Jing with respect.

Facing the killing intent emanated by Li Jing, Nalan Longao’s expression turned pale, he glanced at him warily and spoke in a low voice.

"Lu Tian Emperor, a supreme powerhouse who, in the past, suppressed more than half of the Ancient Fairyland by himself. This cave of heaven is his independent world. When the survival of the ancient fairyland was in crisis, he migrated the Nalan clan to the fairyland. After arriving in the fairyland, due to severe injuries, the Emperor had no choice but to disintegrate his army and leave his independent world permanently floating in the space level outside of the fairyland."

Hearing this, everyone present was shocked.

The Emperor.

A powerhouse who once suppressed more than half of the Ancient Fairyland...

Isn’t this more than supreme?

Xiang Yunxian, as for her, was dumbfounded when Nalan Longao mentioned that the Emperor had migrated the Nalan clan.

So.

Nalan Longao was not in touch with any ancient clan, but he himself was a member of the extremely mysterious ancient clan.

This cave of heaven has a great connection with his clan.

After hearing Nalan Longao’s words, Li Jing remained indifferent.

The Ancient Fairyland.

He knew of this place well.

Just recently.

He had fought a Deceiving the Heavens, directly challenged a Void Worm Mother, and coincidentally witnessed a Charming Spirit destroy the Ancient Fairyland again.

Then, he picked up a Saint, as well as a primal being that was dead but not completely dead.

If this information were leaked, the jaws of everyone present would surely drop.

What, the Emperor of Heaven?

What, he enslaved more than half of the Ancient Fairyland?

The ability to permanently stabilize his own independent world outside the space level of the Immortal Realm is indeed noteworthy.

At least, the current Li Jing could not do this.

If he were to die.

Not to mention securing his Little Universe somewhere, the whole universe would instantly collapse.

But if this Emperor of Heaven is so impressive, why didn’t he encounter any information related to him when he went to the Ancient Fairyland?

Nalan Longao was obviously bragging.

And this Emperor of Heaven probably belongs to the Nalan family.

He is the ancestor of the past Nalan clan mentioned by Nalan.

Let’s not talk about other things.

The Ancient Fairyland had human saints. Why would an Emperor of Heaven need to enslave the present world?

Li Jing put away the scroll in his hand and spoke.

"According to what I know, this paradise was left by the First Beiming Emperor, and you obviously knew this from what I heard before. But now you say this paradise was once the independent world of the Emperor of Heaven, could it be that the First Beiming Emperor took over your family ancestor’s legacy after the Emperor of Heaven died?"

Facing Li Jing’s words, Fusheng and others were once again greatly shocked.

What!?

This paradise was left by the First Beiming Emperor!?

Oh my God!

So there’s this argument!

No wonder the Beiming Divine Palace guards this paradise so well, not willing to let others interfere.

Nalan Longao nodded without hesitation upon hearing Li Jing’s words.

"Immortal, you are right. This paradise was indeed taken over by the First Beiming Emperor. Not only did he take over this paradise, but he also seized the majority of the treasures that my clan brought back from the Ancient Fairyland."

Li Jing was rendered speechless.

He just mentioned it, but he didn’t expect Nalan Longao to agree with him.

Anyone with a bit of a brain wouldn’t believe this to be true.

At least in Li Jing’s view.

How could the First Beiming Emperor, who led a bunch of corpses to claim the mountain as king in the Immortal Realm, fancy anything from the Nalan family?

Putting it bluntly.

Does the Nalan family have this kind of prestige?

Their ancestor is not like Eastern Emperor Donghua, Emperor of the Western Earth, and the Monster Emperor, who once divided the world with the First Beiming Emperor...

Up until now, they only produced Nalan who is a middle-aged Venerable. His ancestors probably had a little bit of skill, nothing more.

Heroes and villains emerge in chaotic times.

At the time when the destruction of the Ancient Fairyland was imminent and large-scale migration was imminent, didn’t everyone who had potential seize a piece of the sky, leaving an invaluable inheritance for the next generation or even the race behind them?

Shaking his head slightly, Li Jing didn’t argue with Nalan Longao, revealing an interested expression.

"You said most of the treasures your Nalan clan brought back from Ancient Fairyland were taken by the First Beiming Emperor, so why did you urgently come to this tomb of the Heavenly Emperor? There shouldn’t be anything here worth your exploration, right?"

Before he could finish his words, Nalan Longao spoke arrogantly.

"The Heavenly Emperor’s Legacy is here. Don’t you think it’s worth it, Immortal?"

Of course, Li Jing would have no reaction to this.

However, everyone else, including Xiang Yunxian, all took a sharp breath.

The Heavenly Emperor’s Legacy!

The legacy of the Emperor of Heaven who once enslaved more than half of the Ancient Fairyland!

Seeming pleased with everyone’s surprised expressions, Nalan Longao spoke a bit smugly.

"The Heavenly Emperor’s Legacy cannot be obtained by outsiders easily. First, the true core of this tomb of the Heavenly Emperor needs my Nalan family’s bloodline to activate, and inside..."

Before he could finish, a terrifying surge of Blood Qi swept through the air, causing everyone to hold their breath.

Li Jing, whose body is extremely thin in female cat form, had rampant Blood Qi around her. She waved her hands lightly.

With a loud "boom", space shivered.

A huge handprint that covered the sky fell from the sky and crashed into the ground.

In the next instant.

The ground shattered.

The entire tomb group in the Heavenly Emperor’s Tomb was instantly crushed into pieces under the blow!

"..."

Nalan Longao.

"..."

Fusheng and others.

"..."

Xiang Yunxian.

"There shouldn’t be any issues that require the Nalan family’s bloodline now, should there?"

Li Jing spoke lightly.

"..."

Nalan Longao didn’t say a word.

Fusheng and others all grinned.

This lady...

She smashed someone’s ancestral grave without any justifications, then said there shouldn’t be a problem. That’s too damned ruthless!

But this approach by Li Jing.

Somehow, they found it very satisfying.

Although they believed eight or nine out of ten of what Nalan Longao said, the feeling of him pretending to be noble despite not understanding his situation was rather uncomfortable.

Even though their situation isn’t so good right now...

But dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction.

While everyone found pleasure in this, they all looked at Li Jing in astonishment.

What Li Jing did was equivalent to a slap to destroy all possible designs within the Heavenly Emperor’s Tomb, solving everything with his fists.

This matter, though it seemed simple on the surface.

In fact, it was not something that could be done purely by a Venerable’s power.

Let’s not talk about other things.

Just a moment ago, Nalan Longao had drawn his Taoist Item and made a single cut.

What was the result?

It was just a tiny flame burning below, the tomb of the Heavenly Emperor itself was completely undamaged.

But Li Jing destroyed the entire tomb group with just one slap...

Nalan Longao is also a Middle-aged Venerable, after all.

He is a bit inferior.

But compared to the peak of Latter Venerable, the gap should not be so outrageous.

This person...

What exactly is her power?

Looking at the overwhelming surge of Blood Qi that shakes heaven and earth, it’s incredible that she isn’t a Monster Emperor.

But the problem is that even Monster Emperors are usually not this strong...

Quite naturally, everyone was reminded of the Fox Demon Empress they had encountered outside the cave heaven and blessed land, an overwhelmingly powerful individual who even the Emperor of the Western Earth would be no match for.

What Fusheng and the others thought of, Xiang Yunxian also thought of.

Key was, the Fox Demon Empress possessed a Thousand Faces talent which allowed her to morph into anything, so transforming into a mere monster cat made sense.

But she still found it hard to believe.

Such a significant figure would actually transform into a spiritual cat to get close to her.

With her level of power.

If she openly stood out and wanted to accompany the two of them, did the two have the qualifications to refuse or hide certain information?

Li Jing took such bold action, evidently ready to reveal his true nature.

However, at present.

He simply lacked patience.

The truth of Nalan Longao’s words amounted to very little, apart from the existence of the Emperor of Heaven, which was likely real.

He was here for the Heaven and Earth Tree.

Now, without seeing the Heaven and Earth Tree, and the tombs having nothing to do with the First Beiming Emperor, it was pointless to waste time here.

It would be a pity to leave just like that.

So why not shatter all barriers with one stroke?

Schemes.

Certainly, there existed some within these tombs.

The bones incinerated a moment ago were most likely those who, by coincidence, discovered this different space when the cave heaven and blessed land opened up in the past, and perished here.

Knowing well that there were traps, there was no need to test their resilience with one’s own body.

Shatter them with one palm strike, and all problems would be solved.

Seeing Fusheng and the others gradually come back to their senses and piece together his identity, Li Jing did not bother to change his appearance to show them his "true face," but smirked instead.

"Don’t just stand there, go down and see what treasures are in the tomb. Although I, Master Jiu, am an Emperor, I am a fair man. If you work for me, I will not shortchange you, and you will not miss out on any benefits."

When they heard these words, Fusheng and the others were taken aback.

What Li Jing meant...

He clearly wanted them to be "employees."

Going down and using their powers to search for possible treasures.

And he even explicitly promised to give them a share of the spoils.

Could they possibly stumble upon such a good thing in their current situation?

Under normal circumstances.

They might suspect that Li Jing might want to use them as pawns, making them risk their lives for adventure.

But now, there’s no such problem.

Just now, with Li Jing’s palm strike, any traps in the tomb would’ve probably been destroyed.

What Emperor of Heaven.

Not to mention that he had been dead for an indefinite number of years.

Even if he was still alive, he may not be able to match the Fox Demon Empress, who is on par with an emperor.

The eight of them looked at each other, and Fusheng raised his hands in salute.

"We shall follow your orders, Master Jiu. We will go down and use our treasure-seeking methods."

"Go ahead."

Li Jing waved his hand and said,

"Be cautious of any potential traps, call me if something seems off. Don’t risk your life unnecessarily."

At his words, everyone agreed in unison.

Look at Master Jiu!

Just like this, he’s truly a fair person!

Candidly telling them.

Call him if there’s danger, don’t try to show off.

The benefits he promised, would likely not be reneged on afterward.

Immediately, everyone prepared to go down.

At this moment, Li Jing spoke again.

"Baldy, wait a moment."

???

Yuanhai was filled with question marks as he halted his steps.

Among the eight, only he was a monk.

When Li Jing called out for ’baldy’, it definitely referred to him.

Looking cautiously at someone, Yuanhai spoke.

"Master Jiu, do you have any instructions?"

"Go and find the guy who was just knocked away, I held back, so he won’t die."

Li Jing said indifferently,

"Bring him back so he can apologize to Sister Yunxian, then let him search for treasures in the Heavenly Emperor’s Tomb with you. An extra person means an extra set of ideas, finding treasures still needs collective brainstorming."

Having said so, his gaze turned to the others who hadn’t moved yet.

"Let me make it clear. I have absolutely no interest in the legacy of the Emperor of Heaven. If you find it, you can keep it. Compared to the legacy, I am more interested in some other treasures. Please try your best to find them."

Hearing him say this, everyone was overjoyed.

Master Jiu is...

Too honest!

A legacy of a heavenly emperor, someone like Li Jing certainly wouldn’t cherish it.

As mentioned before.

Even a living person may not be as powerful as he is, not to mention a dead one.

But since it’s the legacy of a strong person from the past, it definitely holds some reference value.

And yet, he directly stated he didn’t care for it, they could keep it if they found it.

Had he said this earlier, wouldn’t they have clung onto those coattails for dear life!?

The "copy" of the Heavenly Emperor’s Tomb.

Li Jing is soloing all of it.

They don’t even need to cheer at all, just by helping pick things up they could enjoy such benefits.

Even the one who suffered from an impulsive act earlier was included...

Such a good deal.

Where else could they find it?

Indicating their acknowledgment to Li Jing, Fusheng, and the other seven, they didn’t say a word and just headed towards the ground.

Monk Yuanhai hurriedly turned around to find the person who was knocked away and was now lying who knows where, fearing that if he returned too late, everything might have already been found.

Xiang Yunxian watched in stunned confusion as the eight people, who had been nearly shouting at her moments ago, all instantly transformed into "employees."

What confused her the most.

Was the fact that Li Jing still considered her until now.

He wanted Yuanhai to bring back the person from before, to apologize to her.

She wondered what virtues and abilities she had to be not only saved, but also treated like this.

Looking at Li Jing, who was focused on the ground below, Xiang Yunxian felt like she needed to do something. She hesitated for a moment and then timidly whispered.

"Master Jiu, should I also..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Li Jing shook his head.

"You don’t need to do anything, just stay by my side."

"Uh, this..."

Xiang Yunxian blinked, feeling inexplicably moved and yet nervous at the same time.

This Master Jiu...

Could he be into women?

Reflecting on how this incarnation of the Spiritual Cat had lazed in her arms for two whole days, without uttering a word,

It occasionally acted like a kitten padding milk, which seemed suspicious.

This...

What if he had taken a liking to her?

As for her, Xiang Yunxian, she has no aversion towards monsters, but they were both women...

Of course, Li Jing had no idea what Xiang Yunxian was thinking at that moment. He assumed that since she was a pharmacist, she probably lacked the necessary skills to treasure hunt, and having her accompany him would be of no use.

If they encountered danger, he would have to take care of her.

It would probably be better to let her stay by his side.

While Xiang Yunxian watched Li Jing, fully exercising her female "imagination," Nalan Longao, noticing that there were no arrangements made for him, hesitated to speak up.

"Master Jiu, I..."

Before he could finish, Li Jing casually glanced at him.

"If you don’t want to die, just stay put and don’t do anything."

"..."

Nalan Longao.

Upon hearing this, Xiang Yunxian revealed a confused expression.

She didn’t understand.

Why was Li Jing willing to let the likes of Fusheng "work" for him and even share some of the results, yet he was so resentful towards Nalan Longao, who should understand the most about the Heavenly Emperor’s Tomb?

At that moment, Li Jing spoke.

"Emperor of Heaven, I’ve never heard of. Nalan’s Clan, I’ve also never heard of. But I know you have hidden skills and cards that you have yet to reveal, which you prepared for this trip. I don’t want to waste too much time here, so you better don’t test my patience."

As he spoke, he looked towards Xiang Yunxian.

"Yunxian, you shouldn’t be so naive. This guy deceived you by saying he was looking for the Heaven and Earth Tree with the real aim of targeting his ancestral grave. The reason he insisted on bringing you along isn’t something you could deduce, but one thing is certain - he never intended to share his Heavenly Emperor’s Legacy with you. No one can predict what would have happened later, if you hadn’t encountered me and had your plans disturbed by the sudden arrival of people like Fusheng."

"..."

Xiang Yunxian.

Although Li Jing’s words contained elements of conspiracy theory,

They also echoed what he had told her.

Nalan Longao had indeed deceived her under the pretense of seeking the Heaven and Earth Tree.

His true motives were thought-provoking.

Sharing glances with Nalan Longao, who was looking somewhat uncomfortable due to Li Jing’s words, Xiang Yunxian nodded silently.

Upon seeing this, Li Jing gave a slight smile. He summoned a pair of tables and chairs using his own Blood Qi, sat down, and brewed some spirit tea and took out various kinds of foods. He gestured for her to come over.

"Come, don’t be foolish standing there, or be unhappy for such a person. Consider this trip as your chance to see someone’s true colors. Come and sit down, let’s have tea and some snacks."

Xiang Yunxian was slightly stunned upon seeing this.

She hadn’t seen Blood Qi, harnessed from beast cultivation, being used in this way before.

Li Jing’s thoughtfulness and proclivity for pleasure made her a bit dumbfounded.

Looking at the spiritual tea Li Jing had prepared earlier, Xiang Yunxian stared in astonishment.

She was a top pharmacist at the Venerable level.

How could she not recognize the essence of the Life Tree Leaves, which were considered super spirit medicine, capable of bringing the dead back to life when used properly?

While looking at the tea cup with a skeptical look, Xiang Yunxian widened her beautiful eyes and looked up.

"Master Jiu... your tea leaves..."

"They’re just ordinary Life Tree Leaves, if you need them, I can give you some later."

Li Jing casually stated.

"However, you’ll have to exchange it for some spirit medicine you prepared and fed me a few days ago. You decide the ratio. Just make sure I don’t suffer a loss."

Xiang Yunxian was momentarily stunned.

Upon hearing his words, she immediately realized that Master Jiu was not coveting her body, but the spirit medicine she had prepared.

The young girl’s heart, which had almost been swayed, shattered on the spot.

Fortunately, she was only almost swayed and hadn’t actually been moved.

She found the situation slightly humorous and exasperating, but didn’t experience another roller coaster of emotions.

Otherwise, her fragile little heart couldn’t have withstood it.

"Master Jiu, if you like my prepared spirit medicine, I can make more for you when we leave here."

Xiang Yunxian began.

"I don’t have much left of what I have prepared, and what’s left may not suit your taste, Master Jiu. It’s not nearly enough to exchange for Life Tree Leaves. It would be better if you could tell me what kind of spirit medicine you need, and I can custom-make it for you."

Li Jing liked what Xiang Yunxian had just said.

Her spirit medicine was something he was keen on.

Not only did he want to eat more, but he also wanted to take some for his comrades to enjoy.

In fact, if he could, he would kidnap her and take her home.

Unfortunately, she was a local from Zhong Shen State.

Taking her to the Eastern Immortal Domain didn’t seem plausible, but maintaining contact was a great compromise.

Nodding, Li Jing said.

"In that case, I’ll tell you my needs later. After we leave here, you won’t need to return to the Returning Cloud Palace. There’s no future for you there."

With that, he gave a faint smile.

"If you’re willing, I can arrange for you to enter Donghua Immortal Palace and get a position related to spirit medicine. The Donghua Immortal Palace, being so vast, certainly needs top-notch pharmacists. If you’re there, it would be easier for me to visit you."

Upon hearing Li Jing’s words, Xiang Yunxian was slightly taken aback.

The Returning Cloud Palace.

Indeed, she had no intention of returning there.

But where was Li Jing suggesting she go?

The Donghua Immortal Palace!?

Under the command of Eastern Emperor Donghua!?

Do you know how many pharmacists struggle and fail to get in there?

In fact,

Xiang Yunxian’s family had been attempting to attract the attention of the Donghua Immortal Palace for a long time, but it was too high-profile, and Zhong Shen State had no shortage of outstanding talents, so there was no way into the Donghua Immortal Palace without connections.

You have abilities, but so do they.

They have connections, but you don’t.

Why should you be the one to serve under an emperor?

However, here, Li Jing casually suggested it.

As though...

He was very familiar with Eastern Emperor Donghua...

Anyone else might have doubted these words, but Xiang Yunxian would not.

Who was he after all?

He was a formidable existence that even the Emperor of the Western Earth, renowned as the Eastern Emperor Donghua, was wary of...

She had met a benefactor!

She took a deep breath and obediently nodded.

"If I am fortunate enough to join the Donghua Immortal Palace, I will rely on Master Jiu’s arrangements. However, I have one request. As a local of Zhongzhou, it is inconvenient for me to leave too far. I only hope that I will not be assigned to the Eastern Immortal Domain."

"That’s fine, I’ll give them a heads up then."

Li Jing laughed lightly, feeling a touch of regret.

As a local of Zhong Shen State, it was indeed impossible to abduct this girl to the Eastern Immortal Domain. He could only set her up in the Donghua Immortal Palace.

...