“Boom!”
A vast sword intent, carrying the power to split the heavens and cleave the earth, came slashing straight down towards Ye Qiu.
Under this overwhelming sword momentum, Ye Qiu felt as if his very soul was about to shatter. His entire body became immobilised, unable to move.
The power of this single sword intent was truly terrifying.
At this moment, Ye Qiu had only one feeling: unbeatable!
And to think, this was merely the sword intent bursting from a single figure. If the true body were to act, a single thought would probably reduce Ye Qiu to complete ashes and nothingness.
“Little brat, hurry up and make a move!”
Seeing Ye Qiu standing motionless, the Longbrow True Man anxiously shouted a reminder.
However, Ye Qiu was not only restrained all over his body, the powerful sword momentum even silenced his mouth, preventing him from making any sound.
In desperation.
“Boom!”
In an instant, the Longbrow True Man threw out a sacred artefact, striking towards that sword intent in an attempt to block the fatal blow for Ye Qiu.
“Bang!”
The sacred artefact shattered on the spot and failed to stop the sword intent. The sword intent continued its downward slash towards Ye Qiu.
“Damn it!” The Longbrow True Man was both shocked and furious.
Ye Qiu was equally anxious.
“This sword intent is too strong. Perhaps only the Qiankun Cauldron can block it.” Just as Ye Qiu was about to summon the Qiankun Cauldron, Old Nine’s voice sounded in his ear.
“Did you forget what I said? Do not use the Qiankun Cauldron, or we will all die here. Quickly, use the Emperor-grade strange fire.”
Upon hearing this, Ye Qiu did not hesitate and immediately summoned the Emperor-grade strange fire.
“Boom!”
Flames soared into the sky, resembling a gigantic cyan lotus flower that instantly enveloped the sword intent.
Yet an even more horrifying scene unfolded.
“Shoo!”
The sword intent sliced straight through the Emperor-grade strange fire and continued falling towards the top of Ye Qiu’s head.
“It’s over…”
Ye Qiu fell into despair.
This was the first time the Emperor-grade strange fire had ever failed.
He never imagined that a mere sword intent emitted by a single figure could reach such an overwhelming level.
At this life-and-death moment.
“Buzz!”
Suddenly, Ye Qiu sensed a vibration coming from inside his Qiankun bag.
Immediately afterwards, a mysterious power surged out from the Qiankun bag and directly devoured that sword intent.
Not only was Ye Qiu stunned, even the purple-robed figure found it somewhat unbelievable.
Having failed to cut down Ye Qiu, the purple-robed figure did not become angry. Instead, he felt a trace of curiosity.
“I never expected that you would even obtain it. Truly interesting.”
The purple-robed figure’s gaze was profoundly deep as he stared at Ye Qiu. Within his pupils, sun and moon shifted, as though eras of vicissitudes passed, extremely terrifying.
Ye Qiu felt as if he had become completely transparent, seen through entirely by the other party, with no secrets left at all.
After a while.
The purple-robed figure muttered to himself, “You possess Emperor-grade strange fire, cultivate the Nine Revolutions Divine Dragon Art, carry the destiny of the demon race and half the destiny of the human race, and that little fellow Ye is also on your body.”
“It seems that old thing really went to great lengths to deal with me!”
“If I kill you now, would that not make all his schemes go to waste? That would be too boring.”
“I will let him know that back then he could not defeat me, and even if he nurtured an Eternal Longevity Body, he still cannot defeat me.”
“Everything this Emperor has done is correct. The one who is wrong is him!”
At this point, the purple-robed figure suddenly restrained his imposing aura, and his eyes became calm.
“Ye Changsheng, today I will not kill you.”
“Wait until you have truly grown, then I will fight you once more.”
Ye Qiu’s eyes showed surprise as he blurted out, “Aren’t you afraid that once I grow up, I will step on you?”
“Hahaha…” Upon hearing this, the purple-robed figure burst into loud laughter and said, “Worthy of being a descendant of the Ye clan. Even with low cultivation, your bones still carry that unyielding arrogance.”
“As for you wanting to step on me, in my eyes, that is merely the childish jest of an infant.”
“In the six realms of the world, above the heavens and below the earth, this Emperor stands invincible for eternity. No one can ever step on me.”
The purple-robed figure’s tone sounded extremely arrogant, but Ye Qiu knew that this was not arrogance. It was a supreme confidence that stood above the world.
Only someone who stands at the pinnacle can possess such a vision!
Or rather, in the eyes of the purple-robed figure, Ye Qiu was as insignificant as an ant.
Then the purple-robed figure changed the subject, “To be honest, I am actually a little curious. That old thing has planned for you for so many years. Just how far can you, this Eternal Longevity Body, ultimately grow?”
“Ye Changsheng, seize the time and cultivate diligently.”
“Although this Emperor will not kill you now, I will place some obstacles on your path of growth.”
“If you cannot overcome those obstacles and unfortunately die, then do not blame this Emperor.”
Madman!
Ye Qiu cursed inwardly, “You refuse to kill me, yet you still want to set up obstacles for me. Are you just bored out of your mind?”
The purple-robed figure turned around, hands clasped behind his back, gazing up at the sky as he said, “Ye Changsheng, do you think I am sick?”
“I could have easily killed you, so why spare your life and even look forward to your growth?”
“That is because you are too weak and still do not understand how lonely true invincibility is!”
“I hope you live well and cross all those obstacles, so you do not let that old thing’s millions of years of planning go to waste.”
“Remember this: the day you gather the destiny of all six realms will be the day we fight to the death!”
With these words, the purple-robed figure’s form suddenly vanished, as though he had never appeared at all.
Ye Qiu stood in place, his mind a chaotic mess.
The words spoken by this purple-robed figure seemed to reveal a great deal of information to him, yet they were not explained clearly, leaving him feeling lost in a fog.
“With his strength, he should have no reason to lie to me.”
“But what exactly do those words mean?”
“Could it be that obtaining the ancestor’s inheritance, cultivating the Nine Revolutions Divine Dragon Art, acquiring Emperor-grade strange fire, and forging the Longevity Body… all of this was part of someone’s long-prepared scheme?”
“If that is true, does it not mean that my fate has already been controlled by someone in the shadows?”
“That is far too terrifying!”
At this moment, the Longbrow True Man came closer and asked, “Little brat, do you know that figure from earlier?”
Ye Qiu shook his head. “I do not know him.”
The Longbrow True Man said, “But from his tone and the things he said, it seems he has a deep connection with you.”
Ye Qiu’s expression turned solemn as he replied, “That is exactly what confuses me.”
“Kid, do not overthink it. No matter the time, as long as you hold fast to your true heart, that is enough.” Old Nine’s voice rang in Ye Qiu’s ear.
Ye Qiu asked, “Old Nine, how much do you know about that figure from earlier?”
Old Nine spoke in a grave tone, “When the time is right, I will tell you everything I know.”
After that, there was no more sound.
The Longbrow True Man suddenly asked, “By the way, little brat, who exactly helped you extinguish that sword intent just now? It did not seem like Old Nine made a move.”
