**Mount Wugong!**
Qin Li strolled through it.
Without a word, he stirred the clouds around him.
“Such terrifying pressure, even more overwhelming than a Sovereign!”
“Could it be that the Mountain Lord has emerged from seclusion? No, this aura is different!”
“Look over there, there’s a stranger, not from our Mount Wugong.”
Within the chaotic mist, numerous Body Refiners at the Life and Death Realm trembled, catching sight of Qin Li’s calm figure, which left them particularly astonished.
“It’s Qin Li!”
One of the Body Refiners shivered in fear.
It was Jun Tianxia, now possessing the combat power of a Saint.
“The Heaven-Defying Saint Emperor has actually arrived at Mount Wugong. We must summon the Mountain Lord quickly, or else a single breath from him could annihilate us.”
Having witnessed Qin Li’s rise step by step, Jun Tianxia’s former arrogance had long since dissipated.
As Qin Li’s fame grew, Jun Tianxia was utterly despaired, no longer seeking revenge, only wishing to remain on Mount Wugong to live out his remaining days.
But who could have expected that Qin Li would storm into the Unknown Land?
“He’s here for revenge.”
The Chaos Demon Ape emerged, blocking the path.
His body was black-gold, massive like a mountain range, baring his teeth:
“Qin Li, you fled defeated from the heavens, yet dare to run amok in the Fallen Domain. Tell me, how did you find Mount Wugong?”
As an Unknown Land, outsiders absolutely cannot enter; even the Hell Yamas must possess a mark to arrive. For example, the Dusk Yama holds the mark of the Spirit Platform Sect.
“You’re in the way!”
Qin Li ascended the mountain path, step by step.
The Chaos Demon Ape, enraged, expanded in size, ferocious and menacing:
“Qin Li, don’t get cocky with me. You’re just a fraud relying on external tools.”
“Now that you’re deep within Mount Wugong, I won’t give you the chance to activate the Other Shore Immortal Ship again. Prepare to die!”
Boom!
The demon ape was vicious.
With all his might, he threw a pair of black-gold fists.
Like two ancient stars, they gathered the power to destroy worlds.
Accompanied by a piercing sonic boom, the fists unleashed a mighty force, crushing down overwhelmingly.
“Scram!”
Qin Li flicked a finger.
Immortal might surged, unparalleled in its attack.
His current level was far beyond the demon ape’s imagination.
With just a finger, he shot out a nine-colored immortal rainbow, like an immortal sword slicing through the air.
Ssshh!
A tearing sound.
The Chaos Demon Ape didn’t even have time to react.
He only saw the dazzling immortal rainbow, and then his body was split apart.
This wasn’t his true body but his divine form, cracking like porcelain, piece by piece.
“The Chaos Demon Ape Sovereign is defeated!”
“Too exaggerated, with just a single finger.”
“Quick, summon the other three Sovereigns and the Mountain Lord.”
The martial artists of Mount Wugong were horrified; Jun Tianxia’s legs trembled so much he hid in the chaotic mist, not daring to make a sound, fearing discovery.
In truth, Qin Li had already noticed.
But a minor character wasn’t worth his effort.
“Saint Emperor, Mount Wugong is a place of quiet cultivation. Please return.”
Two Sovereign divine forms approached.
One was like a vast ocean, its power surging, endlessly profound.
The other was like an expansive land, stretching endlessly, majestic and grand.
They were the Ocean Sovereign and the Mountain Sovereign, ancient beings surpassing the Chaos Demon Ape, with terrifying strength.
“Where is the Mountain Lord of Wugong?” Qin Li asked indifferently, his steps unhurried.
The Ocean Sovereign clasped his hands: “The Mountain Lord is in seclusion and cannot emerge.”
The Mountain Sovereign urged: “Please leave, Saint Emperor. We won’t see you off.”
Qin Li smiled without speaking. During the previous battle, the Supreme Hua and the Chaos divine form had perished together. Although the Mountain Lord’s true body remained, his strength had plummeted, likely busy consolidating a new Chaos divine form.
“Step aside!”
He didn’t want to waste words.
His palms pressed down, immortal might surging.
Before his hands even landed, Mount Wugong trembled.
The Ocean Sovereign was terrified, unleashing a wave of immense power, vast and rolling.
The Mountain Sovereign was aghast, hastily summoning a fierce momentum, conjuring a majestic continent.
These two were formidable, but Qin Li was even more monstrous. Within his palms, he held two sword intents: “One Sword, One World” and “One Sword Breaks All Laws.”
Boom!!!
With a deafening roar.
Qin Li’s palms shattered the ocean and the land.
Piercing through, they destroyed the Ocean divine form and the Mountain divine form.
“I feel something!”
Qin Li had an epiphany, smiling slightly.
This visit wasn’t for revenge but for cultivation.
He aimed to devour the most crucial aspect of the Body Refining Civilization: consolidating a divine form to become a Sovereign of the flesh.
Thanks to the World Tree’s guidance, Qin Li had a grand plan: to cultivate three paths simultaneously, embracing all. Thus, he didn’t rush to kill but took one step at a time, comprehending the mysteries of Mount Wugong.
At this moment.
The disciples of Wugong were terrified.
Shouting loudly, they retreated in fear.
Defeating three Sovereigns with ease was too shocking.
Jun Tianxia’s face turned pale; he even considered fleeing Mount Wugong, never to return.
Qin Li paid them no mind, continuing his ascent of Mount Wugong as if climbing the martial system, understanding its secrets.
Warrior, Grandmaster, Divine Rank, Heavenly Rank, Heaven-Breaking, Samsara, Life and Death!
This was the framework of the Body Refining Civilization.
Qin Li marveled.
It had reached the pinnacle of body refining.
Breaking through this limit would allow one to consolidate a divine form and become a Sovereign.
“Just one final step!” Qin Li halted, finding himself at a cemetery filled with various tombstones, forming a forest.
The ancient chaotic tombstones bore inscriptions long faded, but the spirit within remained immortal, still flickering.
Qin Li had been here once before, but his realm was too low to grasp its profundity. Now, with his heightened strength, he could hear the Dao’s whispers within the steles.
“Heroes of the Lotus Clan, none were cowards…”
“Supreme Xuanyuan, vowed to defy fate…”
“Heroes of the Jiuli Clan, fought to the death at the Ruins, their names etched here…”
Qin Li felt a connection, his eyes shimmering with immortal light, as if transcending time to witness the grandeur of the Body Refining Epoch.
On the primordial earth, fierce beasts clashed, myriad races vied for supremacy, geniuses were as numerous as rain, and countless heroes engaged in physical combat, shaking the heavens, shattering stars with their fists. The strongest even wielded mountain ranges as staffs and rivers as belts.
“Saint Emperor!”
An aged voice called out.
Within the forest of steles stood a tombkeeper.
A small, withered old man, skinny with cloudy eyes.
His hair had fallen out, his face wrinkled, exuding an air of twilight.
Qin Li knew he was the last Sovereign of Mount Wugong, the Sky Sovereign, said to possess strength surpassing that of a True Emperor.
“Please leave, Saint Emperor. This is the resting place of the Body Refining ancestors,” the Sky Sovereign said gravely, his eyes fixed on Qin Li, filled with solemnity.
“That depends on whether you can stop me.”
Qin Li spoke indifferently.
Instantly.
The Sky Sovereign erupted.
His withered body rapidly expanded.
In just a few breaths, he transformed into a vast azure sky, boundless and infinite.
“Interesting!”
Qin Li flicked a finger.
Sending out an immortal rainbow, aiming to split the sky.
“Between the heavens and the earth, there is nothing, formless and shapeless!”
The Sky Sovereign became nearly intangible, evading the immortal rainbow, surging forward like a collapsing sky, overwhelmingly pressing down with immense force.
Thud!!!
A deep, muffled sound.
Qin Li took the blow head-on.
His figure was sent flying, crashing into a chaotic stele, cracking it.
“Impressive, surpassing even a True Emperor. You’ve piqued my interest,” Qin Li said, loosening his muscles, extending his palms, each radiating the momentum of the ocean and the land, shaking the sky.
“The ‘Invincible Battle Art’? In just a moment of combat, you’ve grasped the essence of two Sovereigns,” the Sky Sovereign was astounded, exerting all his strength to unleash a vast momentum.
Qin Li, intrigued, didn’t use any techniques, relying solely on his body to respond, displaying various momentums, gaining insights with each thought.
“So that’s it. The divine form is the embodiment of will!”
“As thanks, I’ll give you a move!”
“World-Cleaving Momentum!”
Qin Li had an epiphany.
Raising his hand, he slashed down.
Like a primordial axe, it cleaved chaos, dividing heaven and earth.
Its power was overwhelming, destroying all in its path. Even the vast sky was split, shattered and cracked.
“What!”
The Sky Sovereign fell to the ground.
Reverting to his withered old form, he exclaimed in horror:
“How did you learn the ‘World-Cleaving Immortal Art’?”
Qin Li ignored him, continuing forward. Beyond the forest of steles, he reached the summit of Mount Wugong.
There stood a martial hall, shrouded in chaotic qi.
“Won’t you come out?”
“Ai—”
A long sigh echoed.
The Mountain Lord of Wugong, forced out, said:
“Saint Emperor, the failure to defy the heavens is the trend of the times. Why must you vent your anger on me?”
Qin Li, standing atop Mount Wugong, shouted: “Come out quickly and fight me, let me experience the pinnacle of martial arts. Otherwise, I’ll tear down this decrepit hall.”
“Fine words, but you court death,” the Mountain Lord of Wugong charged out of the hall.
