by <unknown>
An eerie smile radiated across Zhong Yue’s face and he started shivering in joy, he grinned nefariously and muttered, “Then I can proceed in killing everyone! Kill them all! HAHAHA!”
He abruptly stood up and rushed out while guffawing in great joy, “But first, let me play with that little Yin Fanxuan! Hehehe, she will do just as I desire…”
But all of a sudden, a familiar melodious flute sound rushed into Zhong Yue’s ears, slightly suppressing the demonic nature in Zhong Yue’s body.
It was Yin Fanxuan!
The flute song was one of Yin Fanxuan’s skills. It was the [Great Heavenly Demon Heart Suppressive Intonation]. It was the same flute song that she used to suppressed the pain in Zhong Yue when they first met.
When the flute song was played, Zhong Yue gained a brief reprieve from his insanity and managed to hold control over his Dao heart again. The raging demonic nature waned and Zhong Yue’s Dao heart slowly returned to his control.
Zhong Yue was stunned in fear of what had happened, beads of cold sweat could be seen rolling down his cheek and he quickly sat down, immersing himself back into the innate demon lord’s demonic nature.
As he nurtured the ten thousand demonic natures with the innate demon lord’s demonic nature, they had grown strong and ravaged in his heart. In the midst of the chaos, Yin Fanxuan’s flute song was like an army of shield warriors, defending Zhong Yue’s mind and Dao heart from his demonic nature’s corruptions.
From this alone, one could realize just how strong Yin Fanxuan was. The Yinkang Clan was a demon monarch race, this allowed her to have a deep understanding of the Demon Dao, in addition to her being the Innate Saint Spirit Body, even though she wasn’t here, the flute skill left by her in Zhong Yue was strong enough to help Zhong Yue defend the demonic nature’s invasion.
However, the ten thousand demonic natures were growing stronger as time progressed, even her flute skill wasn’t able to hold any longer. The defensive perimeter set up by her flute skill was getting pushed back by the demonic nature.
Soon enough, the darkness once again returned to Zhong Yue’s eyes.
But before it could overtake him, the sounds of the Dao rumbled in his ears, signifying the successful cultivation of his Innate Demon Dao!
Zhong Yue was bestirred, he immediately cast the Innate Demon Dao and the ten thousand demonic nature were sucked into it. With the addition of the ten thousand demonic nature, the newly cultivated Innate Demon Dao saw great improvements in power!
Soon after, it reached the stage of ordinary Deities.
Zhong Yue heaved a breath of relief, he thought, The Demon Lord Demon Dao is really hard to cultivate, but it’s also a highest level Demon Dao that can subdue the other ordinary Demon Dao.
The Demon Lord Demon Dao was the highest Demon Dao, requiring one to have enormous luck and fortune for one to cultivate it.
For Zhong Yue to meet with Imperial Emperor Xian Tian, who was both an innate celestial lord and innate demon lord at the same time, it was his luck to cultivate it.
But it was also thanks to Fanxuan’s [Great Heavenly Demon Heart Suppressive Intonation], without it, I’d most probably be…
A weird expression spread across his face as he thought of the consequences. If it weren’t for her flute skill, Zhong Yue would’ve most probably been in the middle of some depraved act.
How shameless…
Zhong Yue turned around and looked at Imperial Emperor Xian Tian’s demon true body and thought of studying his Innate Demon Dao, but stopped suddenly.
Imperial Emperor Xian Tian doesn’t trust me fully, if I stay here too long, the distrust will grow deeper. I’ve already cultivated the demon lord’s Demon Dao, it’s unwise to cause more troubles for the ordinary Innate Demon Dao anymore.
He strode out from the seal barrier and thought, For the Innate Celestial Dao, it’s better to have cultivated it from Imperial Emperor Xian Tian’s innate celestial lord true body for his celestial lord’s Celestial Dao. However, if I had both of the Celestial and Demon Dao from him, it’d one day come back to bite me.
The more he benefited from Mu Xiantian, the more reliant he would be on Imperial Emperor Xian Tian. If he had both the Celestial and Demon Dao from Mu Xiantian, Mu Xiantian would be able to easily restrict Zhong Yue’s power when they fight in the future; and this was something Zhong Yue wasn’t willing to allow.
It’s a better choice to go for Goddess Shen Hou’s!
Zhong Yue searched around and couldn’t find Imperial Emperor Xian Tian, he asked and was told that the Imperial Emperor was in closed-door training, so he left the Xian Tian Palace. He thought, Imperial Emperor Xian Tian is most probably trying to breakthrough and cultivate the Imperial Monarch level. If he becomes a monarch himself, I’m afraid he will turn out to be the greatest Heavenly Monarch of this era!
“Mister Yi!” Suddenly, a voice could be heard calling for him. Zhong Yue turned around to look and saw little princess Mu Qingxuan walking toward him with a middle-aged man by her side. He smiled in surprise, “Little princess, third prince.”
The middle-aged man was strong, his deep eyes felt as if they contained a galaxy, an indication of that fact that his cultivation level was that of a Creator. He was none other than Imperial Emperor Xian Tian’s third son, the third prince Mu Suge.
Zhong Yue had met with him once back when Imperial Emperor Xian Tian led the crowd to welcome Zhong Yue back to the Xian Tian Palace. Mu Suge was one of the princes that Imperial Emperor Xian Tian brought along.
The first prince had died a long time ago and the second prince, Mu Suwu, was now the rightful heir to the throne.
However, although the third prince, Mu Suge was a natural leader himself, with great power at his disposal. His generosity had earned him a group of followers and a great deal of support from the Deity Emperors of the different races.
Back during the celebration of his return, Zhong Yue caught a glimpse of Xian Tian Palace’s truest powers. Imperial Emperor Xian Tian had numerous sons and daughters throughout his whole life. Among them, there were more than 50 Cretors and at least 2,000 Deity Emperors!
That alone was a terrifying card to play on the table!
Among the princes and princesses, Mu Suge’s power was the highest. He commanded an army of a million men on his own, known as the Tiger Jiao Calvaries. The captains were usually the Creators and the vice-captains the Deity emperors. It was one of the strongest armies that Imperial Emperor Xian Tian had at his command.
Mu Suge gave a helpless smile, “Mister, little sister says she doesn’t want to marry Tian Xuanzi and so came to me for help, but I do not know what to do either. Mister, you are smarter than us, can you give us an idea of how can we help her get out of this arrangement?”
Zhong Yue looked at Mu Qingxuan and his face stiffened as he said, “No, we mustn’t push away this marriage. The Juling Clan is one of the eight sovereign races from the ancient era. The power they have is unimaginable, not to mention Tian Xuanzi is a talent with the potential of becoming a monarch himself. Princess, it’s no shame to marry someone like him. Furthermore, His Majesty needs a great helper like the Juling Clan in his quest! This marriage must be done!”
Mu Qingxuan’s face turned pale, she pulled on Mu Suge’s sleeves and Mu Suge said helplessly, “I said the same to her as well. But… little sister is a petite lady and that Tian Xuanzi is a brawny barbarian, I am afraid she won’t be able to handle him. I heard Mister knows Tian Xuanzi, can you please help little sister?”
Mu Qingxuan immediately shot a pair of weeping eyes at Zhong Yue while he pondered. Moments later, Zhong Yue smiled, “If the little princess is unwilling to be married to the Juling Clan, then is prince willing to marry someone?”
Mu Suge was shocked with his mouth agape while Zhong Yue continued with a smile, “If Your Highness is willing to marry a Juling Creator, the ties between Xian Tian Palace and Juling Clan will still be maintained even with little princess’s refusal of marriage.”
Mu Suge’s face turned pallid,* A female Juling Creator? Just how brawny will she be? Can I really handle her if I marry her?*
Mu Qingxuan pleaded on the side, “Elder brother, help a little sister out here, please just do it!”
Mu Suge immediately changed the topic, he held a solemn face and said, “Mister, the Heaven Court orders—the wildmen in the ancient universe has caused a ruckus and invaded a city of the Starry Path, kidnapping our Xian Tian Palace’s Senior Martial Brother Fu Shu. Senior Martial Brother Fu Shu’s status is now unknown and Heavenly Monarch has ordered the Tiger Jiao Cavalry to deal with the wildmen in the ancient universe. But something doesn’t feel right to me, thus, I am here asking for Mister’s advice.”
Rays flashed across Zhong Yue’s eyes as he smiled, “The Heaven Court wants you to die in the ancient universe. You are the commander to the Tiger Jiao Cavalry, for you to die, they will first have to die protecting you. Your death in addition to the annihilation of the Tiger Jiao Cavalry, it will be a huge blow to His Majesty.”
“But Fu Shu is kidnapped by the wildmen, I cannot not go.” Mu Suge was stressed as he said, “If I head for the ancient universe with the million men with me, the obstinate brats in the ancient universe will surely not let me walk out alive.”
Zhong Yue smiled, “Why don’t you consult King Zi Guang?”
Mu Suge answered, “King Zi Guang asked me to consult Mister.”
“I see.” Zhong Yue thought, “Third prince, be at ease. Wait a year for me, when I break through to Heavenly Deity, I will follow you to the ancient universe and save Fu Shu.”
Mu Suge was overjoyed and rest his worrying heart. On the side, Mu Qingxuan was still pleading, “Brother~! Please just marry a lady Juling Creator!”
…
Zhong Yue returned to the Jin Yun Sacred Land. He looked up and saw the three Heavens hovering high in the sky, they were huge and from far, they looked like three falling moons with worlds in it.
The powers of the three Heavens were flowing down into the Stone Sentinel Maze while the million gods were forging the arrays day and night under Chi Song and the leaders’ lead.
It was a stunning scene to behold.
Seeing it, Zhong Yue nodded quietly, These gods are my biggest trump card. They must be a hundred and one percent loyal to me and take commands from me alone and not Imperial Emperor Xian Tian. Mu Xiantian will surely have his eyes and ears all over the armies, but they won’t be able to hide from my Karmic Web. It’s still not time to erase them yet, I will do that some time later. However, the 8,000 Fuxi’s Book of Life and Death are in Imperial Emperor Xian Tian’s hands, it will be a restriction to me in the future.
Yin Fanxuan was still in her closed door training while Zhong Yue left for the Huaxu Clan.
…
“Consort Tian Si, where is that Mister Yi?” On a mountain in the Imperial Star, Feng Wuji asked Consort Tian Si, “You should be able to calculate where he is, can you?”
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Consort Tian Si shook, “I cannot. He is no weaker than me and if I run any calculations on him, he will be able to sense it. Thus, I can only calculate on the people around him and deduce his situation from there. However, this is considerably less reliable and would take a lot more time.”
Beside Feng Wuji, an old man was looking at Consort Tian Si with a smile, he said, “Is it because your cultivation is weak? If that’s the case, I can lend you some power and temporarily raise you to the level of Creator. With the Creator’s power, it’d be much easier to calculate, wouldn’t it?”
Consort Tian Si replied placidly, “The only limit to the art of Karma is one’s own intelligence, it has nothing to do with one’s cultivation level, else, senior wouldn’t be here looking for my help, would you?”
“Tian Si, mind your manners!” Feng Wuji frowned, “This is the senior from the State of Heavenly River, Senior Fu Baochu from the Fuxi Celestial Race, he has lived since the ancient days.”
The old man Fu Baochu smiled, “I’ve been in hermit for far too long, so long that even time is running out on me, how can the outside world be possibly able to recognize me? Wuji, don’t blame this little girl, she and I were of the same clan a hundred thousand years ago! It’s truly rare to see talent with achievements like her at such a young age, it’s truly amusing.”
Consort Tian Si’s heart sterned up immediately, Just who was this old man? What cultivation level was he in that allowed him to live a hundred thousand years back then until now?
Is he an Imperial Emperor? Mister Wuji’s background must’ve been stronger than I thought for him to be acquainted with an old Imperial Emperor from the State of Heavenly River!
Feng Wuji said, “Tian Si, calculate Mister Yi’s movements as soon as possible. Senior Baochu, Wuji apologizes for summoning senior for my little request.”
Fu Baochu waved his hand, his face was flushed as he smiled, “I’m also starting to get a little bored of the hermit lives. Seeing the decree when you came to me, it was only then I realized you are Tu Yu’s disciple. Tu Yu and I are old mates, we’ve fought back to back, side by side in the glorious days.”
Feng Wuji was surprised and overjoyed, he quickly replied, “I see, so senior is friends with teacher. No wonder I felt very comfortable around senior.”
“This time, I am also out here to meet with that Mister Yi you speak of. For a half-blood Fuxi to be able to takedown Qingyu, I can’t help but raise my interest in him.”
Rays flashed across Fu Baochu’s eyes as he said, “Even though Imperial Emperor Qingyu was a junior, he has never been through the warring days, he was still one of the best among the young comers. After his reincarnation, his cultivation base and foundation had been forged to a level far stronger than before. There weren’t any that I know in mind who can defeat him in the same cultivation level. This half-blood Fuxi, no matter who he is, I will find him and dig out every last secret in him. Oh yes, Wuji, you too have half of the Fuxi bloodline. The Fuxi in the outside world cannot lift the bloodline seals in them, but in the unworldly land here, I can help you do it.”
Feng Wuji was overjoyed, he quickly bowed and thanked while Fu Baochu smiled, “Then, you can head for the Panhu Clan’s State of Heavenly River to unseal your other half Panhu bloodline. With the two sovereign bloodlines flowing in your veins, I am sure you will be someone great in the future. This is also why your teacher values you most.”
Feng Wuji was shocked, Two sovereign blood? I have two sovereign bloodlines in my body? No wonder my teacher favors me so much!
All of a sudden, there were human gods that swarmed toward them. They bowed at Consort Tian Si and reported their respective intelligence from the Xian Tian Palace. Then, Consort Tian Si took out the totem pillars and there were spies that contacted her as well.
The totem patterns numbered in the tens of thousands, the spies were reporting to her at the same time but Consort Tian Si was able to arrange and organize the intelligence delivered to her and adroitly incorporate the intelligence into her Karmic Web.
Fu Baochu was surprised, he laughed, “This little girl’s collection of intelligence is really stunning.”
Consort Tian Si returned a timid smile back to him, “The humans are the puniest of all races, we are disdained by every race and are often disregarded as weak and unthreatening. This, however, gives us the natural disguise for us to collect useful information. Furthermore, the master values me and has given me full power on the collection of intelligence. Not only will the Xian Tian Palace’s movements be reported to me, but even intelligence of the other races will also flow back to me; not even the Heaven Court is an exception.”
Fu Baochu praised, “You are a talent indeed. Are you married? If you aren’t, I will give you a chance to be one of my mistresses.”
Consort Tian Si’s face changed slightly, but smiled, “Thank you senior, but I am already married.”
“Shame, you’ve missed a great opportunity, but I won’
t want to take in a used lady.” Fu Baochu replied insouciantly, “Run your calculations, find that brat as soon as possible.”
Consort Tian Si nodded and ran the calculations. Every incident that has taken place in and out of the Xian Tian Palace were turned into the Karmic Lines. As she progressed with her calculations, the individuals related to the Xian Tian Palace were also turned into the Karmic Lines, except for Zhong Yue’s and King Zi Guang’s.
This was because these two individuals had also cultivated the art of Karma and their attainments in it were no weaker than her’s; thus, she didn’t dare to simply run any calculations on them.
The Karmic Lines represented the individuals of the Xian Tian Palace, they each have their own differences and when they were added into the Karmic Web, Consort Tian Si would be able to view the Karmic Web as a whole and derive the movements of the only two missing Karmic Lines—Zhong Yue’s and King Zi Guang’s.
Her incredible divinatory calculation technique and her above ordinary intelligence allowed her to run even the heavy calculations in ease.
After a long time, Consort Tian Si chortled, “Found him! Mister Wuji, senior, Mister Yi will leave the Xian Tian Palace soon.”
“Where to?” Feng Wuji quickly asked.
“Unknown.” Consort Tian Si shook, “I don’t dare to run any calculations on him. However, as long as he leaves the Xian Tian Palace, master’s eyes and ears are hidden in this universe will be able to find him easily, he won’t be able to escape from us.”
Feng Wuji was overjoyed, he laughed happily, “If so, Tian Si, you will have to follow us everywhere now.”
Consort Tian Si nodded, “Two days later, there will be news on his whereabouts. As long as we know his location and the direction he is heading to, we will be able to know where his destination is.”
Two days flashed by, the news did arrive on time. Zhong Yue has left the Xian Tian Palace and Consort Tian Si smiled, “He is heading for the Huaxu Clan.”
