“I do not know what it is either.”
Although Ye Qiu said this out loud, he knew in his heart that what had extinguished that sword intent was actually that mysterious egg.
However, he still had no idea what exactly that egg was.
“Damn it, I lost a sacred artefact just to save you, and you are still hiding things from me. I hate you.” The Longbrow True Man shot Ye Qiu a resentful glance.
Suddenly, Ye Qiu inwardly cried out in alarm.
“I have been using the Qiankun Cauldron to suppress that egg, but it helped me devour that sword intent. Does that not mean it has already broken free from the Qiankun Cauldron? Then my spirit herbs…”
Thinking of this, Ye Qiu hurriedly used his divine sense to probe.
Sure enough.
The egg was devouring the spirit herbs.
And in just that short moment, several hundred spirit herbs had already disappeared from inside the Qiankun Cauldron.
“Damn, how can you eat so much?”
Ye Qiu was furious beyond measure.
“And how did you break free from the Qiankun Cauldron?” Ye Qiu asked.
Whoosh.
The mysterious egg suddenly rolled right up to the vermilion blood coffin, as though seeking help from Old Nine.
At that moment, Old Nine’s voice rang out. “Kid, I was the one who let it out. If it had not acted just now, you might have been sliced to pieces by that sword intent.”
“Compared to it saving you, those spirit herbs are nothing.”
Ye Qiu looked at the egg and said, “You saved me today, so consider those spirit herbs my thanks to you. But from now on, pay attention. Without my permission, do not eat things randomly.”
After saying this, he once again used the Qiankun Cauldron to cover the egg.
Perhaps because it had eaten its fill, this time the egg remained calm and stayed very obedient inside the Qiankun Cauldron.
“Old Nine, what exactly is this egg?”
Ye Qiu could not help asking.
This egg had been with him for quite a long time now. Apart from devouring spirit herbs, it had shown no other changes so far.
He had tried opening his heavenly eye several times to investigate it thoroughly, but the heavenly eye could not see through it at all.
“It is a very good thing,” Old Nine said. “When it hatches, it will definitely give you a tremendous surprise.”
Although Ye Qiu still did not know what the egg truly was, he understood that it was extremely extraordinary.
Otherwise, it would have been impossible for it to devour the sword intent of that purple-robed figure.
“Old Nine, is that purple-robed figure from the God Race?” Ye Qiu pressed.
“Do you really have to know?” Old Nine asked in return.
“I want to know,” Ye Qiu replied firmly.
Sigh.
Old Nine let out a sigh and said, “I did not want to add more pressure on you, but since you insist on knowing, I will tell you a little.”
“You guessed correctly. That person is from the God Race.”
“Legend has it that beyond the domains lie the Thirty-Three Heavens, and the God Race resides there.”
“And that person is the Lord of the God Race!”
The Lord of the God Race?
Ye Qiu’s heart jolted.
He had already guessed that the person’s cultivation was extraordinary and his background immense, but he never imagined that the person was actually the Lord of the God Race.
Old Nine continued, “He commands billions upon billions of God Race beings, and is therefore also called the God Emperor. Moreover, he is immortal and indestructible!”
“Immortal and indestructible?” Ye Qiu asked. “Could he also be a Longevity Body?”
Old Nine replied, “I do not know what constitution he possesses.”
“And I do not know exactly how powerful he truly is.”
“In short, back when the five realms were enslaved by the God Race, the heavenly destiny of the five realms was like a servant in his presence, submitting for countless tens of thousands of years.”
“Only when internal chaos arose within the God Race and the ancient starry path was severed did the God Race lose control over the five realms. Only then could the heavenly destiny of the five realms finally raise its head.”
Ye Qiu could not help asking, “Old Nine, when your physical body was intact and you were at your peak, how do you compare to the God Emperor?”
“Heh heh…” Old Nine gave a faint laugh and said, “At my peak, in front of the God Emperor, I was merely an ant.”
So strong?
Ye Qiu was shocked.
He felt as though a massive boulder had been pressed upon his heart after hearing Old Nine’s words.
“Moreover, he shares your surname. He is also surnamed Ye.”
Old Nine said, “From the few words the God Emperor spoke, you should have sensed it. There is a deep connection between the two of you.”
“Kid, if you want to defeat him, you still have a very long road ahead.”
“Remember this: your journey is not within the cultivation world, but towards the Thirty-Three Heavens beyond the domains!”
After saying this, Old Nine added some comfort. “But you do not need to worry too much. You are still young and have plenty of time.”
Ye Qiu vaguely sensed that he seemed to have become entangled in a massive web of karma.
His original purpose in coming to the cultivation world was to find his father and Hu Zi, to help the Hundred Flowers Fairy discover the murderer who killed her master and senior sisters, and after resolving these three matters, he would return to the mortal world.
But now, the way things had developed had far exceeded his expectations.
“Old Nine, you once possessed supreme cultivation and vast knowledge. I want to ask, is there any way for me to return to the mortal world?” Ye Qiu asked.
“What, now that you know how powerful the God Emperor is, are you scared and planning to run away?” Old Nine said. “Let me tell you, you cannot escape. Some things are destined from birth.”
“I am not trying to run away,” Ye Qiu honestly explained. “I still have many relatives and friends in the mortal world. I am worried that if too many things happen here in the cultivation world and I cannot go back to see them, I might never see them again.”
Old Nine replied, “Do not worry about that. Once you prove the Dao and become an Emperor, you will be able to freely travel between the cultivation world and the mortal world without being suppressed by the laws of heaven and earth.”
Ye Qiu let out a long sigh and said, “There are countless cultivators in the cultivation world, and geniuses beyond number. Since ancient times, only a mere handful have ever become Emperors. Whether I can become an Emperor is still unknown.”
“Even if I can, who knows how long it will take?”
“I am afraid that by the time I return to the mortal world, everything will already be too late.”
Old Nine comforted him. “Kid, so many of us believe in you. You should also believe in yourself.”
“You are the Eternal Longevity Body. You are destined to prove the Dao and become an Emperor.”
“As for when you will become an Emperor, that depends on the speed of your cultivation.”
At this point, Old Nine added, “Kid, I have a method that can greatly shorten the time it takes for you to become an Emperor.”
Ye Qiu’s spirits lifted as he asked, “What method?”
“Time treasure!” Old Nine said. “In this world, there are many treasures, such as sacred artefacts, Emperor artefacts, and divine artefacts.”
“There is also a type of treasure known as a time treasure.”
“As the name suggests, this kind of treasure possesses the ability to control time.”
“If you possess such a treasure, you can cultivate inside it, which would greatly reduce the time needed for you to become an Emperor.”
“Back in my day, I also had such a treasure. One day of cultivation inside it was equivalent to a hundred years in the outside world.”
So impressive?
Ye Qiu quickly asked, “Old Nine, where is your time treasure now?”
Old Nine sighed. “It was destroyed long ago.”
Ye Qiu inwardly felt regret.
Just then, the Longbrow True Man’s shout rang out. “Little brat, come here quickly. I have made a discovery—”
