“Ha ha ha!”
Laughter echoed within the academy.
It was hearty and crisp, like the call of a phoenix.
Qin Li was overjoyed, his mood light and his spirit suddenly clear.
The women looked at each other, not understanding why Qin Li suddenly burst into laughter, and asked:
“Husband, what good thing has happened? Share it with us!”
“I’ve discovered a huge secret.”
Qin Li lowered his voice.
He appeared very mysterious and solemn.
The women grew even more curious, pricking up their ears to listen.
But Qin Li simply said: “The secret is, I am Qin Li!”
“Uh…”
“Isn’t that stating the obvious?”
The women were utterly confused, not understanding the point.
However, this did not affect Qin Li’s mood, and he laughed heartily:
“After going around in circles, tonight I suddenly realize, it’s still me!”
Chu Qingyin, being sharp and intelligent, keenly sensed: “Husband, I feel there’s more to your words! Are you hiding something from us?”
“Can’t say!”
Qin Li showed a special smile.
If Chaos were present, it would surely scream.
Because this was the meaningful smile Qin Li had in the ending of destruction.
Exactly the same, as if there was some backup plan.
“Alright.”
“It’s time for us to return.”
Qin Li waved his hand, calming his emotions:
“This trip has been fruitful, and they have brought good news.”
The Supreme Hua and the Rebel Saint Emperor were calling him, not for something bad, but for something good, urgently needing him to return.
The next day.
After bidding farewell to his uncles.
Qin Li took his relatives and friends and left the immortal kingdom.
With a leap, he arrived on the deck of the celestial ship.
“Ha ha ha!” The Supreme Hua laughed so hard he couldn’t close his mouth.
“Ha ha ha!” The Rebel Saint Emperor also laughed heartily.
This made the women even more puzzled, what good thing had happened?
Qin Li smiled: “Sorry, good things are coming one after another, greatly increasing our chances of rebellion, so they couldn’t help but laugh.”
The Supreme Hua calmed his joy, took out two jade scrolls, and said: “These are the ‘Conjecture of the Other Shore’ and the ‘Secrets of Eternity’, completely copied.”
The Rebel Saint Emperor explained: “After our continuous efforts, we finally broke through the restrictions of Wugong Mountain and Lingtai Temple, and found the scriptures in the deepest part.”
Supreme-level experts usually seal important memories, such as the Heavenly Emperor, who sealed the memories of the first epoch. On one hand, awakening too early is of no use, and on the other hand, it’s to prevent forgetting.
So Qin Li guessed that the masters of Lingtai Temple and Wugong Mountain could not have recorded their most important achievements entirely in their minds, there must be copies of the scriptures.
“Just as I thought.”
The three avatars merged into one, and Qin Li returned.
After a quick glance through the two great scriptures, his smile grew wider:
“Very good, these methods are tailor-made for me, they can help me advance to Saint Nine.”
“But it will take time to comprehend.”
With that!
Qin Li went into seclusion.
The women separated, all going to cultivate.
They had also reached a critical point, ready to undergo tribulation and become kings.
Time flew by.
In the blink of an eye, more than half a month had passed.
Qin Li studied the two great scriptures diligently, gaining much.
The ‘Conjecture of the Other Shore’ pursued the unity of three paths, achieving great transcendence, and also contained a dense string of big data, clearly indicating that besides Qin Li, many other experts had participated in this experiment.
The ‘Secrets of Eternity’ also desired the unity of three paths, but took a different route, seeking to merge the substance of longevity, divine substance, and chaos energy, to give birth to eternal substance, completely escaping the cycle of formation, existence, destruction, and emptiness.
“Not bad, almost tailor-made for me. If the three avatars completely merge into one, even if we can’t reach the other shore, we can still achieve the level of the Great Dao.” Qin Li began to conceive a breakthrough plan in his heart.
Boom!
There was a commotion outside.
Accompanied by the sound of roaring waves.
Qin Li thought the Painful Heavenly Mother had attacked the heavens.
But looking down, the Abyss Fortress was still there, just more profound.
“It turns out Bai Lijian and Li Ping’an have returned!”
Qin Li left seclusion and soared into the sky.
Ahead.
The crowd was bustling.
The Three Emperors of the Heavens stood at the highest point.
“What are you doing, it’s so lively.” Qin Li asked with a smile.
Chu Qingyin, in her light green dress, smiled like a spring breeze: “Husband, you came just in time, we are treasure fishing!”
Treasure fishing?
Qin Li was puzzled:
“But the Qian Yuan Ocean has evaporated.”
Li Ping’an pointed below: “No, there’s still a sea of origin.”
Below the land is the layer of earth evil, the layer of magma, the layered space, and the most core world origin.
Due to the war, Qian Yuan was in a mess. Although chaos rose up to repair the crust, many places were still exposed, allowing one to see the chaotic-colored sea of origin, extending countless traces of the Dao, with many treasures floating and sinking.
“Let me show off!”
Bai Lijian summoned the Peach Immortal Tree.
The immortal roots entangled, forming an infinitely extending long rope.
It traversed layers of time and space, reaching the sea of origin, delving into the chaos to fish.
“Got it!”
Bai Lijian’s heart stirred.
He pulled up the Peach Tree, tightening the immortal roots.
It was like fishing, and he had caught a big fish, starting to reel in.
Boom!
With a loud noise.
The sea of origin surged with thousands of waves.
Dragging out a huge, broken gate.
The jade gate was a hundred thousand feet tall, towering and ancient, covered in fine cracks.
This was an imperial artifact, unfortunately corroded by the sea of origin, only the plaque with three ancient immortal characters shone brightly.
The South Heavenly Gate!
Bai Lijian couldn’t help but sigh:
“When the Heavenly Court fell, even its gates were knocked down.”
“I thought they had fallen into the sea of origin and ceased to exist, but they are still here.”
Then, he displayed his divine abilities, continuously casting out immortal roots, fishing out many relics of the ancient Heavenly Court, even some remains of the strongest, which were properly buried.
“Let me see what I can fish out!” Li Ping’an activated the Gourd Divine Vine, transforming it into a golden dragon, diving into the sea of origin, and fetching out the Taiyi Gourd.
“The Gourd Divine Vine gave birth to many divine gourds, many of which were broken, but one survived, giving birth to a spirit, becoming the Taiyi Emperor.”
Qin Li suddenly understood, no wonder the Taiyi Emperor was born from a gourd, there was such a cause and effect, quite peculiar.
“I think this Qian Yuan Imperial Tomb is quite good.” The Heavenly Emperor was not polite either, activating the Immortal Kingdom Green Lotus, its roots continuously extending, finally piercing into the sea of origin, taking root in the imperial tomb, and forcefully dragging it out.
This was the tomb of the true emperor, the first emperor of the Qian Yuan world, which still contained a Qian Yuan Imperial Seal, though it had weathered the ages, it was still a great weapon, eventually bestowed upon Shi Wuming.
“Brother Qin, want to join in?”
Bai Lijian called out, for them, treasure fishing was just a pastime.
“Sure!”
Qin Li took out the Moral Immortal Bow.
He shot an arrow, transforming it into an infinitely extending golden rope of merit.
It delved into the chaotic sea, hunting for the most precious treasure, the imperial marks.
The reason the Three Emperors of the Heavens hadn’t fished them out was because these things could run, disappearing into the sea of origin with a plop.
But Qin Li was somewhat special, with immeasurable merit and fortune like a dragon, and also at the eighth level of sainthood, causing the imperial marks to misjudge, thinking Qin Li was the most suitable to become an emperor, thus they took the bait.
“Unfortunately, out of the twenty-four imperial marks, only four have matured!”
Qin Li flipped his hand.
Holding four imperial marks.
Instantly!
The atmosphere fell silent.
Countless saint-level experts swallowed hard.
Many ancient strongmen, mostly at the ninth level of sainthood.
It showed how attractive these imperial marks were, more tempting than imperial artifacts.
“How do you plan to handle these four imperial marks?” The Heavenly Emperor asked the question everyone was most concerned about, clearly she was also somewhat tempted.
Qin Li pondered for a long time, having some ideas.
One for Shi Wuming, to repay past kindnesses, and to give face to the Heavenly Emperor.
One for Ao Xinghai, he was strong, a descendant of the Ancestral Dragon, and also the master of the little dragon, a sort of explanation to the Immortal Emperor.
One for the Firewood Old Man, also known as the Sword God, who taught him the mysteries of the sword path in the Gourd Village, a debt of gratitude not to be forgotten, and a connection with the Divine Emperor.
The last one.
Naturally, for the Lonely Demon.
His kindness to Qin Li goes without saying.
Anyone could be without, but not him.
“Qin boy, isn’t this inappropriate, many ancient strongmen don’t have one.”
The Lonely Demon was overjoyed, but he knew the bigger picture, the strongmen present, regardless of seniority, strength, or merit, far surpassed him.
“Senior, without you, I would hardly have achieved what I have today, just this merit alone, ten imperial marks wouldn’t be too much.”
Qin Li forcefully gave the mark to the old demon, and couldn’t help but tease, laughing:
“From now on, we’ll have to call you the Lonely Emperor!”
“Ha ha!”
The Lonely Demon was too excited.
He couldn’t stop laughing, grinning from ear to ear.
Once upon a time, emperors were unreachable, now within grasp.
Qin Li then looked towards the sea of origin, there were still twenty imperial marks, for the Master, the Demon Lord, Qin Lianyi and others, they should also get one, but their cultivation was not yet there.
And he was almost ready, it was time to advance to Saint Nine.
Then set off to the abyss, to end everything.
