Chapter 646 - 645: Rapid Leveling Up, True Spirit Burns the Sky

The efficiency of the original Corpse Immortal was very high, and there were plenty of void dead puppets in the God Demon Forbidden Area.

Not sure where they were pulled from, the beaten-up void dead puppets were thrown over one after another, like pieces of trash.

In just over a minute, more than thirty of them were blasted to death under Li Jing’s divine punishment of Thunder Roar.

This...

It’s like exploiting a system glitch to level up.

A full two minutes.

Level up notifications kept popping up in front of Li Jing’s eyes.

And in this one minute.

He leveled up a whole 76 levels, reaching 652.

The exhilaration was indescribable.

Li Jing wished he could keep grinding like this forever.

The essence of each void dead puppet was over eight hundred million on average.

Even now after he has leveled up a full 76 levels, any one of them could easily raise him by two more levels.

The leveling up efficiency is off the charts!

The key point is,

He had the original Corpse Immortal, a great helper, to beat up the void dead puppets for him.

If not for that,

Given the average strength of the void dead puppets in the God Demon Forbidden Area, even if Li Jing could control the divine punishment, he might not be able to kill the wretched creatures with one thunderbolt. He might not even have the power to kill them at all.

The power of Ling Ling could indeed bring him a significant boost.

But, the existence of the void dead puppet was too overpowered.

Maybe,

Only a true Heavenly Path can summon the divine punishment that could completely eradicate these things from their roots.

Over a minute passed, Li Jing was nearing his limit.

Even though he was reluctant to give up on the pleasures of grinding and such a high-speed leveling area, the time limit of merging with Ling Ling did not allow him to continue this way.

"Alright,"

He lifted his gaze and announced, not concerning himself whether the original Corpse Immortal would hear him or not, and closed his eyes right where he was.

Soaring!

Deity heart!

Chaos Qi is completely unleashed!

After releasing all the buffs he could, Li Jing staggered uncontrollably on the spot.

The next second.

The intense Phoenix Heavenly Fire burst in the God Demon Forbidden Area.

The next instant,

A Fire Phoenix, composed entirely of the Phoenix Heavenly Fire, rose to the sky.

"Screech!"

Accompanied by a clear phoenix cry, the Fire Phoenix with its wings that covered the sky dive-bombed.

"Boom!"

The terrifying explosion and flame cloud shockwave tore open the void space at the instant of the Fire Phoenix’s collision with the God Demon Forbidden Area.

At the same time,

The entire God Demon Forbidden Area was swallowed up and then evaporated.

With the enhancement of merging with Ling Ling, the rules of the Punishment had reached the level of invoking the Divine Punishment. Naturally, the rules of the Heavenly Fire wouldn’t be lacking.

This strike,

No,

This self-explosion,

Li Jing truly reached the pinnacle of the divine ability to Burn the Sky of the Phoenix Tribe’s bloodline, summoning the will of the true spirit of Phoenix.

The true spirit of Phoenix,

That is, the origin of the Phoenix Tribe.

The unique origin of ancient times!

The God Demon Forbidden Area was evaporated in an instant, causing the void to shake.

Li Jing became extremely weak due to the use of overwhelming power.

Plus, the essence of the Forbidden Skill to Burn the Sky is to blow up itself, damaging the enemy more than it hurts itself.

He, who was at the center of the explosion, was blown sky-high by the outburst of the true spirit of the Phoenix, like a ragdoll, falling uncontrollably deeper into the void.

This one,

Drag out all his might,

The key here is that he borrowed the power of Ling Ling.

If not for that, he wouldn’t have been this miserable.

Having the cultivation level of an Immortal King, and Chaos Qi, theoretically, the power inside him is inexhaustible.

This theory was established based on his own actions...

Turning back reluctantly, Li Jing looked at the God Demon Forbidden Area, which was completely evaporated, leaving only a plume of fire clouds. As he admired this brilliant "firework," he couldn’t help but curse inwardly.

Damn it.

The entire forbidden area was blown away, but not even one void dead puppet was killed?

Are these things supposed to be so tenacious?

Even though he has already leveled up 76 levels and completely broken through the theoretical threshold of fifty levels from Immortal King Realm to a higher level, he also borrowed Ling Ling’s power.

Talking is talking,

He knew his business.

Li Jing understood very well.

Although his level has broken through the theoretical threshold from the Immortal King realm to a higher level, his own realm is still stuck at the later stage of the Immortal King Realm without any progress.

The total amount of power in his body increased with the level, but the quality did not change.

That is to say,

In terms of the level of force, he was still at least one major realm lower than the average void dead puppet in the forbidden area, which was aiming towards the Sixteenth Realm.

At the level of stepping up from the Immortal King Realm,

What’s the difference between a major realm difference and an insurmountable gap?

Seeing one after another unscathed void dead puppet howling and breaking through the fire cloud, moving forward, venturing deeper into the void, Li Jing felt a great sense of regret.

It’s a pity for the God Demon Forbidden Area,

If it hadn’t been blown up, he could have come back when his power was sufficient and harvested a bunch.

But one must fulfill his promise when entrusted by others.

Having cheated the original Corpse Immortal

Cough!

Having promised the original Corpse Immortal to take her away, he must keep his promise.

As a man,

When a promise is made, it must be fulfilled.

She,

Should be freed now, right?

Gazing at the distant void, Li Jing took Ling Ling out of his arms — she looked somewhat tired after helping him with his explosive attack — and put her in the Little Universe, arranging for her a hundred longevity fruits.

After everything was done, Li Jing closed his eyes, powerless.

He is nearly drained at this moment.

If it wasn’t for his body becoming saintly and the symbiotic contract with Ling Ling.

Just this explosion,

It might have blown him up too.

There’s no Spiritual Qi in the empty void, so he can’t absorb it to replenish himself.

Li Jing could only rely on his connection with the Little Universe to transform slowly.

He’s in a state like this.

Remedying is not an option.

Sending Ling Ling away was his last remaining strength.

Now he doesn’t even have the ability to enter his Little Universe.

Now,

He can only drift for a while in the void.

Hopes,

Don’t drift to some strange places or creatures of the void’s lair.

After a silent prayer, Li Jing chose to let fate decide and was planning to take a long-awaited rest.

It has been mentioned before.

At his level, hoping to get some sleep was nothing but a pipe dream.

Unless.

He completely exhausted himself.

Normally, Li Jing wouldn’t be able to drain himself to this extent all at once.

This opportunity right in front of him.

Was truly rare.

A long-forgotten wave of tiredness swept over him, and Li Jing was about to drift off into a peaceful sleep.

But just as his consciousness was about to sink into slumber, a pair of chill, slender hands wrapped around him and pulled him close.

"Ababa ababa."

"Tsk."

Li Jing smacked his lips and opened his eyes wordlessly.

In his line of sight.

Was the original Cadaver Immortal, her face full of worry.

This anxious expression.

If he were to be honest, was a bit creepy.

Seeing that he had opened his eyes, the worry on the Cadaver Immortal’s face turned into joy.

"Ababa ababa."

Seeing this, Li Jing furrowed his brows.

"Sis, I have no idea what you’re saying."

Ling Ling had been sent back already, and the little guy had just completed his transformation not long ago. This wave of exhaustion was considerable and he needed time to recover.

At this point, if he wanted to call Xiaocai out to translate, Li Jing didn’t even have the strength left to do so.

He hadn’t expected the original Cadaver Immortal to be so considerate. After escaping, she didn’t leave, but came to find him to prevent him from falling into the depths of the void.

This girl, he could get along with.

Meanwhile.

Seeing Li Jing’s speech, the Cadaver Immortal slightly furrowed her brows and leaned her forehead against his.

!!!

Li Jing.

The Cadaver Immortal had no eyes.

What was in place of her eyes were two bloody hollows.

She suddenly lowered her head and made contact, and Li Jing could even see inside her head through the empty sockets of her eyes...

This sight.

Was beyond description!

It was too late to want to close his eyes now.

What needed to be seen had already been seen...

Looking a mess, the Cadaver Immortal sat up and her red lips moved slightly.

"Now, can you understand what I’m saying?"

Li Jing was startled, and blurted out.

"You can talk?"

Upon hearing this, the corner of the Cadaver Immortal’s mouth twitched and she blandly said.

"Although I might look terrifying to you humans, I have not lost any of their functions because of the loss of certain parts. I can still see with my eyes, and my throat can still produce sound, I just didn’t understand your language."

With that, a smile blossomed on her face.

"For so many years, the beings that have come into the God Demon Forbidden Area have either been torn apart by the Void Dead Puppets, or run away at the sight of me, finding me terrifying. You are the first being to communicate with me after I was banished. Even though I had a certain premonition when I met you, you were still stronger than I had imagined. Thank you for helping me out of my predicament."

Hearing the Cadaver Immortal speak like this, Li Jing was surprised by her eloquence. This left him bemused.

The God Demon Forbidden Area was considered a Forbidden Territory in the Zhong Shen Province.

There must have been many people who had been here.

Such a vast Immortal Realm would certainly not be lacking in daredevils.

To make advances on the cultivation path, the strong ones would risk their lives for even the tiniest sliver of hope.

But when it comes to the God Demon Forbidden Area.

It’s difficult for those who come here not to be shredded by the Void Dead Puppets.

Forget the pioneers who once tried to break through the Return to Origin in the Immortal Realm.

Even for him, an Immortal King, the Void Dead Puppets in the God Demon Forbidden Area were unreasonably powerful.

If it weren’t for his Silent Shadow, he would’ve returned to his Little Universe long ago.

Then there are those who ventured into the God Demon Forbidden Area and had the fortune to avoid the Void Dead Puppets right off the bat.

It’s not unreasonable for humans who see the Cadaver Immortal to consider her a major horror, right?

This lady.

Was definitely a major horror.

The God Demon Forbidden Area was her prison, and also made by her own hands.

Finishing off the incredibly powerful Void Dead Puppets in the Forbidden Zone would be easy for her, as she could kill or maim them and dump them there.

This power.

Combined with her appearance.

If not a major horror, then what?

While he was going crazy in his heart, Li Jing asked with puzzlement.

"The existence of the Void Dead Puppets doesn’t benefit you in meeting the people of later generations who come to the God Demon Forbidden Area. Why didn’t you just clean them up in one fell swoop?"

"There’s something you might have misunderstood. I don’t have the power to kill those things."

The Cadaver Immortal answered.

?

Li Jing was left with a question mark.

"The birth of these things is closely related to the causal relationship I formed with Buddhism and the Western gods and demons. I can maim them as you requested, but as long as the causal chain exists, I can’t kill them."

The Cadaver Immortal explained.

"In addition, a long time ago, a group of Void Dead Puppets were quietly sent away. Though I was asleep at the time, I clearly detected the power of Buddhism. It seems they knew about my existence, and by the time I woke up and noticed, they had already left. With the Void Dead Puppets around, I can’t rule out the possibility of meeting the person who was there at that time."

After hearing the Cadaver Immortal’s words, Li Jing slightly furrowed his brows.

He had a hunch beforehand.

The Void Dead Puppets had played a part in the invasion of the Ancient Immortal Realm long ago.

Having gained confirmation now, he discovered a taste that wasn’t quite right.

The Upper Three Realms of Buddhism.

Should have been in alliance with the Yaochi, playing the situation in the Immortal Realm.

At least from what Li Jing knew.

When the Ancient Immortal Realm was invaded, the bald heads of Buddhism did not participate.

However, the Cadaver Immortal’s words now told him clearly.

Buddhism was involved.

This TM...

Double agent?

With a strange look on his face, Li Jing found this to be quite plausible.

Buddhism being Yaochi’s sidekick was nothing more than a little brother following a big brother.

After all, Yaochi had a God Emperor.

The difference between a Sacred Emperor and a God Emperor was significant.

The one from Yaochi was even a female emperor...

The bald monks of Buddhism must have been unwilling to be under a woman, which was completely understandable, right?

You should know.

The group of people in the Upper Three Realms now had nothing to do with modern society, so there was no chance of male-female equality.

The era they lived in was actually more likely to favor men over women.

Just taking the history of Blue Star as an example.

Except for the matriarchal society when humans were still primitive, which era of civilization in later times didn’t favor men over women?

You might say that the people in the Upper Three Realms have nothing to do with Blue Star.

But the origin of the idea of male superiority is not historical, but that females are inherently disadvantaged compared to males.

Damn.

This is interesting!

Without realizing it, he’s stumbled upon a big scoop.

Li Jing silently noted down this detail.

If he ended up in the Upper Three Realms in the future, he might be able to use this to create some trouble and annoy the bald monks of Tianlong Temple.

Just as he jotted this down in his mental notepad, the Cadaver Immortal extended her hand to tear through the void.

A spatial rift manifested.

The next moment.

The intense immortal spiritual energy rushed towards him, making his hair stand on end.

Li Jing was taken aback.

This Immortal Spiritual Energy...

Upper Three Realms!?

Seeing that the Original Corpse Immortal, without a word, was about to take him into the rift, Li Jing hurriedly spoke up.

"Wait!"

?

Original Corpse Immortal.

"I still have important matters at the Immortal Realm, I can’t go to the Upper Three Realms."

Li Jing stated.

"Immortal Realm?"

The Original Corpse Immortal was stunned and then astonished.

"You... are a person from the Lower World? Someone from the Lower World has such strength?"

"I’m just an exception."

Li Jing shrugged, stating.

"By the way, the Lower World you mentioned should not be the same as the Immortal Realm I’m referring to. The Immortal Realm you know has been destroyed, the current Immortal Realm is located in the Big World."

???

The Original Corpse Immortal.

Before she could react, Li Jing added.

"If you intend to go to the Upper Three Realms for revenge, go by yourself, don’t worry about me. I can recover on my own and will not fall into the void space."

Upon hearing these words, the Original Corpse Immortal couldn’t help but smile.

"I have already killed those who deserved to be killed back then. The people of the later generations are too inexperienced to make me act."

Li Jing was speechless.

This statement revealed a hint of dominance.

But he had to admit, she was not wrong.

Given her abilities.

Even if the Three God Emperors and Five Saint Emperors were to join forces, it’s doubtful if they could withstand a few rounds under her.

This person.

She is a unique being just like the Charming Spirit.

She can destroy the world with just a flip of her hand.

Just as he was wondering what to say next, the Original Corpse Immortal waved her hand, sealing the passage to the Upper Three Realms, and spoke softly.

"I don’t belong in the Upper Three Realms. Seeing that you are from the Big World, why don’t I follow you there?"

?

Li Jing slowly typed out a question mark.

What does she mean?

She intends to follow him?

Can such a good thing happen?

As if knowing his thoughts, the Original Corpse Immortal spoke.

"Don’t get your hopes up. You freed me from eternal banishment, a favor I should return. But, unfortunately, I won’t be able to take any actions in the Big World."

Upon hearing this, Li Jing froze for a moment.

"How so?"

"I don’t belong to the Big World, to act is to deceive heaven."

The Original Corpse Immortal replied.

"Although the Heavenly Punishment can’t harm me, if I act, I will not be able to stay in the Big World and I would be expelled."

"..."

Li Jing.

She really is an original being.

Undeterred even by the Heavenly Punishment.

But if what she is saying is true, there’s no purpose in bringing her back?

An Original who can’t act and scares people to death, should I invite her to be a tavern maiden at Chen Tang City?

How many people would that scare?

After a moment of silence, Li Jing said.

"You can follow me if you want, but you will have to listen to me. Times have changed. You need to have a deep understanding before you start running around and create problems."

"Okay."

The Original Corpse Immortal immediately agreed.

Then, she spoke again.

"Take out some of the Rootless Underworld Spring, I will help you refine it."

Without waiting for Li Jing to respond, she added.

"Without my help and with your current power, it would take at least a thousand years to refine it."

A thousand years!?

Li Jing widened his eyes, saying.

"Can I recover first?"

"There’s no need."

The original Corpse Immortal shook her head, saying.

"Just one drop of the Rootless Underworld Spring is enough to help you fully recover."

Upon hearing this, Li Jing raised an eyebrow.

The Rootless Underworld Spring also has a recovery effect?

And it sounds incredibly strong?

That’s great!

He has a pond full of this stuff

In the future, if he uses it correctly, wouldn’t he be capable of double or even tenfold blasts?

Without thinking much, Li Jing summoned a bit of heart thought, which had recovered somewhat, and brought the Original Corpse Immortal into the Little Universe.

Upon entering.

The Original Corpse Immortal immediately furrowed her brows, staring at the passage to the Heaven of Desire.

Seeing her behavior, Li Jing asked.

"Do you recognize the Charming Spirit?"

"Of course."

The Original Corpse Immortal responded.

"She is stronger than me."

Li Jing was astonished.

The Elder Sister Charming Spirit really was amazing.

Both were unique originals.

Yet the Original Corpse Immortal, who was so strong it didn’t make sense, readily admitted she was weaker.

While he was surprised, the Original Corpse Immortal pointed towards the overturned stone coffin that the Charming Spirit had kicked over.

"I also know the one in the coffin, once the ruler of the Lower World."

"You know him?"

Li Jing’s eyes brightened, immediately asking.

"So, what Original is he?"

"Heavenly Emperor."

The Original Corpse Immortal responded.

"Heavenly Emperor?"

Li Jing frowned, tilting his head.

"Isn’t that the second level after Crowning as Emperor?"

"We are not talking about the same thing."

The Original Corpse Immortal shook her head.

"He is the Original Heavenly Emperor that was born with the Lower World, acknowledged by the Path of the Lower World, the co-ruler of the heaven and earth. You can consider him as another form of existence of the Will of Heaven, more akin to a spokesman of the Path."

Hearing such an explanation, Li Jing was astonished.

"By your explanation, he does not qualify as a unique original like you and the Charming Spirit?"

"Certainly not."

The Original Corpse Immortal responded, saying,

"But he is genuinely favored by the Tao, compared to your Spirit of Life he might not be inferior."

While speaking, she looked up and down at Li Jing.

"You humans really surprise me, it’s one thing to have the Spirit of Life by your side but also to be connected with the Original Demon and the Original Heavenly Emperor. These two entities shouldn’t have anything to do with humans, how did you get to know them?"

"I got to know the Charming Spirit through Ling Ling, they’re good friends."

Li Jing responded thoroughly and truthfully.

"As for this Original Heavenly Emperor, I picked him up from the destroyed Ancient Fairyland."

"..."

The Original Corpse Immortal.

"You really dare to pick up anything..."

"Well, I’m just the kind of person who likes picking up things for fun."

Li Jing chuckled.

Just as he was about to say something else, the Original Corpse Immortal whispered,

"The one in the coffin, he’s transforming into a corpse."

???

Li Jing.

"He’s transforming into something similar to me."

The Original Corpse Immortal spoke out, saying,

"I can’t be sure when exactly he’ll complete the transformation. But once he completes it, he’s going to be a threat to you. Do you want me to deal with him?"

As she spoke, she added.

"I am the origin of all Corpse transformations in the Big World, I can render all the efforts of his transformation futile."

Upon hearing this, Li Jing instinctively wanted to say that’s great, but then thought better of it.

In the future if a desperate situation arises, he might have to send out this Original Heavenly Emperor.

Isn’t his current transformation just perfect?

Originally, Ling Ling had to lend him a hand to resurrect him so that he could be sent out, but that would require Ling Ling to pay the price of bearing the scars of the Dao.

Now that the Original Corpse Immortal is by his side.

If she could render all the efforts of the Original Heavenly Emperor’s transformation futile, then she should also be able to speed up the process, right?

Excellent!

He now has a backup plan.

"He doesn’t need to be touched for now, he might be of use to me later."

Li Jing spoke out.

The Original Corpse Immortal nodded, then looked around.

"Let’s change location, the vitality here is too intense for my liking, and you’ve scared this little one."

"Alright."

Li Jing agreed, then looked over at the Life Tree in the center of the island.

"Don’t be scared, Xiaocai, she’s not a bad person. Get to know each other later."

Currently sunken in sleep, Xiaocai was awakened by the arrival of the Original Corpse Immortal.

As Li Jing anticipated.

For now, Xiaocai, who is temporarily the Spirit of Origin, cannot pose any threat to the Original Corpse Immortal. On the contrary, it is the latter who can really threaten her existence.

However, having followed Li Jing for so long, the self-isolated little thing gradually became bolder.

She’s admittedly a little scared right now.

But she understands that as long as the Original Corpse Immortal is with Li Jing, there probably won’t be any problems. She’s hiding in the shadows of the Life Tree, stealthily observing.

At this moment, hearing someone’s voice, Xiaocai let out a sound of acknowledgment and said,

"Then I’ll wait until you’re done."

Receiving acknowledgment, Li Jing brought the Original Corpse Immortal to another planet in the Little Universe, which was the spatial rift where the Candle Dragon used to sleep, that he had claimed.

After a hundred years of time accumulation,

This planet is no longer lifeless.

It’s no longer grey.

Many new lives have been born here.

The land is full of green.

The Rootless Underworld Spring was placed here by Li Jing.

Wealth mustn’t be flaunted.

This is a simple truth.

Such a treasure level object is not suitable to be placed in the independent world center which appears upon opening the realm. If one were to see it, one’s desire might be stirred up.

Once they arrived at the place, Li Jing patted the Original Corpse Immortal who was still hugging him.

"Can you put me down now, buddy?"

The Original Corpse Immortal nodded and, after setting him down, spoke a name.

"Ye Qingyu."

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Li Jing.

"Is that your name?"

The Original Corpse Immortal nodded silently, saying,

"I was originally a human, a human who was close to the end of the Immortal Path, but unfortunately, I failed when I was almost there."

Upon hearing this, Li Jing looked strange.

"The end of the Immortal Path? Is that..."

"To escape from the five elements and not enter the cycle of Samsara, to truly break free from the mortal body, and achieve immortality."

Ye Qingyu narrated, saying,

"The nature is the same as the one who was sleeping at the bottom of the lake just now, the only difference is that the end of the Immortal Path leads to immortality, she possesses only one saintly position in her tribe."

Hearing Ye Qingyu say this, Li Jing suddenly had countless questions.

The Immortal Path has an end.

This was the first time he heard about such matter.

He also learnt for the first time.

Turns out, cultivating immortality can really lead to becoming an immortal.

Just as he had wanted to dig deeper, Ye Qingyu shook her head.

"Some things, even if you ask me, I can’t explain clearly, as I didn’t reach the end. And with your current level of attainment, understanding these things does not benefit you in any way. When it’s time for you to achieve immortality, you will naturally enlighten yourself on what to do."

"..."

Li Jing.

He never asked, yet Ye Qingyu had already shut him up.

Isn’t this just line baiting?

He couldn’t help but sigh. Li Jing didn’t ask further, he scooped a big bowl of the Rootless Underworld Spring.

"Is drinking this much enough?"

"If you want to blow yourself up, I can help you become a Corpse Immortal."

Ye Qingyu smiled.

"..."

Li Jing.

He silently poured out the Rootless Underworld Spring until only a few drops were left, then raised his hand to indicate.

Ye Qingyu nodded.

Receiving her response, Li Jing confidently drank the Rootless Underworld Spring.

In the next instant.

His body gave a jolt, he had an epiphany and sat down cross-legged.

Seeing this, Ye Qingyu pointed at his forehead.

Subsequently.

"Rolling thunder" rang out from above, echoing across the high sky.

At the same time.

The Little Universe started to overlap.

To be precise.

The Little Universe had split into two.

One part in light, the other in darkness.

They were echoing each other and slowly establishing a connection under the touch of a subtle power.

...