Chapter 651 - 650: Cang Tian’s Coffin, The Precious Jade of Heaven

An abnormality suddenly occurred, startling Li Jing.

Crucial.

When the heartbeat sounded, there was an evident increase of oppression between heaven and earth.

And this oppression is not from other sources.

It’s the awe-inspiring celestial might that appears when Heavenly Punishment or tribulation descends.

After a careful glimpse at the coffin, Li Jing looked up at the sky.

The awe-inspiring celestial might came quickly and left swiftly.

At this moment, it could no longer be felt.

But he was one hundred percent certain that his senses were not mistaken.

If you were to mention any other mystery, Li Jing might not understand.

But among everyone in the world, who would be more familiar with the awe-inspiring celestial might than him?

Damn it!

What has the coffin bred?

There were no dark clouds in the sky.

Clearly, it was not a sign of impending tribulation or descent of Heavenly Punishment due to its birth.

Then, there was only one answer left.

The entity bred within the coffin possesses a capability similar to mine, the ability to control Heavenly Punishment...

Once again focusing his gaze on the coffin, a golden glow appeared in Li Jing’s eyes.

The Eye of True Vision was activated.

The Coffin of the Blue Sky.

The Heavenly Treasure of the primordial era.

It can awaken the former Will of the Blue Sky, temporarily borrowing its power to transform into the master of the old world.

The feedback from the information made Li Jing startle.

Blue Sky.

He was more than just familiar with it.

There was a popular slogan in a famous work on Earth.

"The Blue Sky is dead; the Yellow Sky should arise."

Although the ’Blue Sky’ mentioned in the slogan is clearly a different concept to the one referred to in the coffin, but he’s at least familiar with it, right?

Once again looking up at the sky, Li Jing wore a strange expression on his face.

Those that could be referred to as treasures of the primordial era.

Were all against heaven’s will.

But of all the ones present, Li Jing was willing to seal this as the strongest.

Awakening the past Wills of the Blue Sky, temporarily borrowing its power to transform into the master of the old world.

What could be stronger than becoming the master of the world?

Should such a thing...

Truly exist in the world?

Could the current Will of Heaven actually allow it to exist?

However, upon careful thought, Li Jing grasped the key point.

The key is the old world mentioned in the feedback information.

The Old World.

This probably doesn’t refer to today’s Big World; it might not even be related to the Big World he’s in, but rather a world already destroyed and buried in the annals of history.

At least from what Li Jing currently understands about the history of Immortal Realm and Ancient Immortal Realm.

Not even a single word mentioned the passed Blue Sky.

"Thump-thump."

The powerful heartbeat sounded again.

The oppressive awe-inspiring celestial might appeared once more with its beat, and was evidently heavier.

Li Jing hovered in the air nearby, his brows deeply furrowed.

If he didn’t know the nature of the Coffin of Blue Sky, he would not be able to imagine what it has bred.

But after confirming through the Eye of True Vision, he didn’t need to speculate about the answer.

In a short while, what would emerge from this problematic heavenly treasure would be the Will of the Blue Sky.

And it.

Would be the leading culprit in destroying the entire Immortal Realm.

Not only that.

If nothing unexpected happens, the object those guys from the Upper Three Realms, who had destroyed the Ancient Immortal Realm, were looking for, is likely to be it.

Honestly, Li Jing found it hard to comprehend why such a thing was allowed to exist in the Big World.

No matter whether the Will of Blue Sky belongs to the old world or otherwise.

It’s undoubtedly a past existence of the Will of Heaven.

Whether it’s reborn or borrowed by someone for power should have a significant impact on the Big World, shouldn’t it?

However, upon more careful consideration, Li Jing felt there was no problem.

One detail was very important.

From the destruction of the Ancient Immortal Realm to the manipulating of Immortal Realm, all have within them the influence of Big World’s Heavenly Taoist.

But from the beginning to the end, the existence of Heavenly Taoist sister only restricted the people of Upper Three realms from descending to the Lower World or avoid threats to the Big World, she didn’t care whether the people of Upper Three Realms could find the object they were looking for.

If the Coffin of Blue Sky was truly a threat to the Big World, the Heavenly Taoist sister would not handle it so casually.

Taking a light breath, Li Jing took out the Immortal Heavenly River and threw it out.

"Swoosh!"

The Heavenly River appeared.

But it did not have any influence on the Coffin of Blue Sky, it couldn’t be retrieved.

As expected, it wasn’t as simple, was it?

Narrowing his eyes slightly, Li Jing withdrew the Immortal Heavenly River, deliberated for a moment, then manipulated his thoughts to open his domain and let out Ye Mengyao.

?

Ye Mengyao, who was in meditation, broke out a question mark and opened her eyes.

Upon seeing Li Jing, her delicate eyebrows knitted.

"Scumbag!"

"..."

Li Jing.

It had been two and a half years since they last met. Hearing her blurt out "jerk" upon seeing him took him slightly by surprise.

She made him feel like a heartbreaker.

To reason this out.

She ignored his three Taoist companions during the lengthy two and a half years of his absence. Even in the Little Universe, no one acted as "waiting for husband stone.".

What is Ye Mengyao, this young girl, anxious about?

Li Jing puzzled.

Very quickly, he recalled the promise he made to Xiaocai.

It seemed Ye Mengyao had learned the Heart of Heaven and Earth and the Shangqing Longevity Method consecutively, hoping Xiaocai could keep his promise. But upon learning the truth that she had been tricked, bitterness had built up within her.

Looking at Ye Mengyao, who was staring at him with an unhappy face, Li Jing said.

"See what is behind you."

?

Ye Mengyao seemed puzzled again and turned around.

Seeing the coffin of Cang Tian before her, she froze, then immediately got up, moved to Li Jing’s side, grabbed his arm, and hid behind him.

This sequence of actions was quite smooth.

Li Jing was amused on the spot.

Where was her imposing demeanour when she first saw him and cursed him?

Just as he was about to make a sarcastic remark, Ye Mengyao, her pretty face pale, spoke.

"Mas... Master, what... what is this...?"

"I believe I don’t need to explain in detail, you should realize what you are about to confront."

Li Jing shrugged.

By now, Ye Mengyao indeed had recognized it.

After all, she was the one destined to withstand the calamity.

And now.

She was facing the inevitable tribulation.

But this is too much...

Two and a half years have passed.

Now, being in her early twenties, Ye Mengyao was no longer a novice in the Third Realm.

The strength of the Twelfth Realm had led her to corresponding cognition.

Simply with cognition brought about by the realm alone, she could easily discern the imminent danger of the Cang Tian coffin in front of her.

Moreover, her instinct as the person destined to withstand the calamity informed her clearly that with her current abilities, she wouldn’t be able to face the disaster descending upon the world from inside the Cang Tian coffin.

Her rapid growth over the past two and a half years.

Had made Ye Mengyao somewhat conceited.

After all, she was young.

In two and a half years, she had ascended nine major realms.

In terms of progression speed, she was indeed top of the Immortal Realm. Even Li Jing, outstanding as he was, couldn’t match her speed.

However, facing the Cang Tian coffin now, she realized that all her effort over the past two and a half years had been in vain.

This.

It just wasn’t something that a human being could handle!

She could feel it clearly.

Even if given additional time, and she managed to reach the current peak of the Immortal Realm, the Half-step Return to Origin, with the help of commonly held faith, she still wouldn’t be able to handle what was inside the coffin.

After taking a careful look at the Cang Tian coffin, Ye Mengyao swallowed hard and turned her head.

"Master, shall we run? If the immortal realm gets destroyed, who cares? I’m just 21, I don’t want to die."

Li Jing was left dumbfounded, he said.

"Didn’t you seem determined before?"

"Before is before, now is now."

Ye Mengyao responded, then added.

"People’s hearts change. When I first entered the Third Realm, I didn’t understand much about this world. Can it be the same as now?"

Looking at Ye Mengyao, who was putting on a serious face yet subtly pleading, Li Jing was both exasperated and amused. He pulled his hand out of her embrace and gently patted her head.

"Relax, I’m here. I won’t let anything happen to you."

This statement acted like a catalyst for her.

She suddenly felt.

It wouldn’t matter even if her master wasn’t the extraordinarily beautiful Nine-tailed Celestial Fox.

What evoked this feeling was not just the present moment.

In the past two and a half years.

Although Ye Mengyao hadn’t seen Li Jing, she gained far more than anyone could from the outside world while being in the Little Universe.

Even the three Taoist Ladies had been incredibly caring towards her after learning that Li Jing had accepted her, who would face the Apocalypse, as his apprentice.

These experiences.

Indeed left a deep impression on Ye Mengyao.

Biting her lip, Ye Mengyao hesitated for a moment then nodded at Li Jing, who was motionless.

Seeing this, Li Jing responded with a warm smile.

"What’s in there could emerge at any moment, as it should have long ago. For the past two and a half years, an unknown expert in the shadows has been buying us time."

Continuing, he instructed.

"Stay here and keep a watch. If anything comes out from inside, hold it back. Master needs to go find something."

"..."

Ye Mengyao.

She understood the logic.

The power of people’s faith had already started to manifest within her.

About two months after meeting Li Jing, she arrived at a level where anyone with a slight amount of sensitivity could feel it easily.

By then, the Apocalypse should have descended.

However, what was meant to happen didn’t. Clearly, someone bought her time.

She initially thought it was Li Jing who did something. Turns out, it was someone else.

However, that wasn’t the main topic now.

The main concern was.Li Jing was leaving!

Though knowing Li Jing was only leaving temporarily, leaving her here alone could be considered extremely unfair.

Is this how a mentor should act?

Just as she was about to express a thought, Li Jing turned around.

"Relax, I won’t go far, I’ll be around here"

And with that, he rose into the sky.

Seeing Li Jing’s maintain a slow pace in the vicinity of the Earth Realm—resembling a floating island but not particularly extensive—Ye Mengyao managed to calm her racing heart, slightly.

Focused on the Cang Tian’s coffin, she grits her teeth and sits down cross-legged.

Ye Mengyao was by no means a person of great responsibility.

After all,

She was just a girl in her early twenties.

Yet, she understood.

If she doesn’t face the difficulties head-on, there wouldn’t be a future for the Immortal Realm.

In reality, she wasn’t as easy-going as she’d initially told Li Jing.

Back in the Immortal Realm,

She had family and friends.

In her two and a half years in Chen Tang City, she’d also met many people.

All these were her attachments, factors prompting her to confront the situation.

As she prepared to close her eyes to harness the collective willpower of Heaven and Earth, she spotted Li Jing’s sudden descent out of the corner of her eye.

Subconsciously, she turned and looked in that direction.

The next second,

The part of floating Earth Realm where Li Jing stood disappeared entirely.

What???

Ye Mengyao was left perplexed.

Before she could comprehend the situation, Li Jing was hovering in the air again, scanning his surroundings.

The next second,

The Universe Field unfolded.

And the second after,

The floating Earth Realm was completely gone.

Only the small area she occupied with Cang Tian’s coffin remained, spanning less than ten meters in diameter.

What???

At that instant, Ye Mengyao was dumbfounded.

What was her mentor doing?

With the entire floating Earth Realm in his possession, Li Jing grinned contentedly.

Initially, he merely intended to find the Immortal Medicine to heal the Saint and the Divine Medicine Zhenlong for Xiaocai’s potential transformation. Still, as soon as he activated the Eye of True Vision, he discovered top-quality treasures all over the floating Earth Realm.

This place, deservedly located in the unvisited deeps of Return to Origin.

Cang Tian’s coffin’s ability to affect its surroundings was indeed remarkable.

Who was Li Jing?

Wherever he went, there was always...

Ahem!

Having already been here and amidst so many excellent resources, how could he possibly go wrong?

With the floating Earth Realm absorbed into the Little Universe, Li Jing instantly understood what was underneath the land.

Returning to the stunned Ye Mengyao’s side, Li Jing waved his hand and took out a jade-colored ginseng which was as thick as a woman’s arm.

Catching sight of the ginseng, Ye Mengyao was instantly captivated.

No help for it.

This ginseng spot was not only thick and robust, but also contained an extreme, astonishingly intense force of life. The vitality here was several times more prominent than that released by the four Life Trees combined in the Little Universe!

What on Earth was this?!?

Just the vitality alone outshined that of four fully grown Life Trees!

Ye Mengyao, who had just settled down, got up, her face full of disbelief.

"Master, what’s this...?"

"The immortal medicine, Heavenly Jade Delicate."

Li Jing explained with a smile.

"Refining could accomplish immortality, and this thing has the miraculous effect of healing the Dao damage caused by Taoist backlash."

At the mention of the Immortal Medicine, Ye Mengyao’s eyes rounded.

As for the Dao damage caused by the Taoist backlash, that was beyond her current comprehension.

But she knew the Immortal Medicine.

A single plant refined into the body could result in immortality, theoretically granting eternal life to both the body and the God Soul.

This floating Earth Realm actually possessed such divine objects!?!

Just as she was astonished, Li Jing swung his arm again.

The Human Saint was released from the Little Universe, still sleeping soundly like Sleeping Beauty, comfortably nestled in his arms.

Seeing the Human Saint didn’t surprise Ye Mengyao much.

After all, she had been in the Little Universe for two and a half years.

From her three mentor-mothers to her peers, everyone had taken good care of her. The Little Universe’s small problems were always solved by the Will of Heaven. She was well aware of what’s inside the Little Universe.

Including the Human Saint, who was sleeping by the lake at the foot of Canglong Mountain; she was well aware of her existence and even stealthily admired her beauty.

The Saint.

She was genuinely beautiful.

Now, seeing someone holding the Saint, Ye Mengyao couldn’t help but look bemused.

It’s no wonder he’s her mentor!

You must know.

This is the Human Saint!

Even in such a half-dead state, she’s still a Saint.

Everyone of the Human Race,

Upon seeing her, they would want to worship her immediately.

Even though she had covertly admired the Saint’s grace, Ye Mengyao would never dare to touch the Saint’s soft skin.

Comparatively, her mentor,

Effortlessly held the sleeping Saint in his arms!

Incredible!

As Ye Mengyao was admiring, Li Jing spoke softly.

"I guess we can consider my debt to you paid with this," Li Jing said.

???

Ye Mengyao.

What did Li Jing’s words mean?

He owed something to the saint?

Wow!

There must be some twist in these words, right!?

Just as she was getting curious, Li Jing looked at the Saint’s tempting red lips and forced the Heavenly Divine Treasure into her mouth with a determined motion.

"..."

Ye Mengyao.

The Divine Treasure was as thick as a woman’s arm and wasn’t short in length either.

Li Jing managed to shove half of it into the Saint’s mouth...

Her red lips were stretched to their limits and her pale neck looked like it had gained a layer in thickness.

This...

How could anyone bear to watch!?

Just as she was about to protest, Li Jing seemed to realize that forcing it was a bad idea, as he pulled the Divine Treasure out of the Saint’s mouth.

"Clang!"

At the sound of sword singing, the Qingfeng Sword was drawn.

In the blink of an eye, he sliced the Divine Treasure into small pieces.

Li Jing struck with his palm.

A significant amount of Chaos Qi surged out of his palm, slowly refining the sliced Divine Treasure into a liquid form.

After all, it was the Immortal Medicine.

Refining it outside of his body took Li Jing a full five minutes.

Once he had completely refined the Divine Treasure, he trickled it down into the Saint’s mouth like a serene stream.

Watching all of this, Ye Mengyao felt somewhat numb.

It was clear to her that Li Jing used the Divine Treasure to cure the Saint.

So...

With the ability to slice and refine it outside the body, why on earth did he use force in the first place?

Just to save trouble?

That’s hardly an efficient way to do things!

Anyone with eyes could tell that something as thick and long as the Divine Treasure could not be force-fed.

Just as she was grappling with this oddity, the Saint, who had successfully consumed the Divine Treasure, blinked faintly as she slowly opened her starry eyes.

The moment she opened her eyes, the world seemed to brighten up dramatically.

However, the Saint did not look pleased...

After a century had passed, she, who once fell into a deep sleep to help Li Jing, had regained consciousness to an extent where she was aware, but unable to wake up.

Whatever Li Jing did, she knew clearly.

As a Saint, she should be beyond joy and sorrow.

However, at this moment, looking at Li Jing, the Saint really wanted to slap him.

This guy...

He clearly did it on purpose.

Seeing the Saint wake up with a bitter expression, Li Jing knew what to expect.

Staring into her eyes, he coughed sheepishly and then put on a gentle face.

"Awake now?"

Lying in his arm, the Saint quietly lifted her hand, raising a slender jade finger.

This gesture...

Ye Mengyao understood.

While she was in the Little Universe, she wasn’t just cultivating in seclusion.

What surprised her was...

The Saint, who had been dormant all along, seemed to understand as well.

Meanwhile...

Facing the raised middle finger of the Saint, Li Jing scratched his head with an embarrassed smile.

"Can you stand up on your own?"

"Not yet, help me."

As she spoke, the Saint supported herself to sit up, leaning against Li Jing’s shoulder.

Then, she turned to Ye Mengyao.

Seeing this, Ye Mengyao blinked twice and said hurriedly,

"I didn’t see anything just now."

The Saint smiled faintly, giving her a look that said ’you’re a quick learner’, then turned her attention to the coffin floating in the sky.

"The thing inside, it’s about to awaken."

Before she finished speaking, Li Jing chimed in.

"It’s not like I’m blind."

"..."

The Saint.

Seeing the Saint choked by this sudden jab, Ye Mengyao quickly glanced at her own master who seemed to have no survival instincts, then cleared her throat to speak up.

"Well, you should be able to tell that I am the person destined to face this calamity, and you should understand that I am not capable of dealing with whatever is in there. Saint, you’ve already awakened so..."

Before she could finish, the Saint shook her head.

"I just recovered from my injuries and can’t deal with this thing. We need to find another way, otherwise, the Immortal Realm will be destroyed."

Having said that, she turned her gaze towards Li Jing.

"Where is that wily old Xiaoyao Zi? Causing such commotion with this object in his possession will surely label him as the destroyer of worlds."

"I don’t know where he currently is."

Li Jing replied, saying,

"But even if he was here, he would be incapable of resolving this. He’s been lingering in the Immortal Realm for too long and his condition was not optimal to begin with. He has been delaying this for the past two and a half years."