Ancient Godly Monarch - Chapter 918

Chapter 918: Fighting Against the #4 Ranker of the Immortal Ascension Rankings

 

“The Heavenly Mystic Mirror Art is going to be broken.” The hearts of the spectators trembled. Any immortal emperor had their outstanding points, and were all in possession of terrifying cultivation arts.

This Heavenly Mystic Mirror Art is originally a supreme cultivation art belonging to the Xuan Emperor, able to reflect back attacks. It was extremely terrifying when used in battle. Given Xuan Xing’s combat prowess, in addition to this cultivation art he learned, it was no wonder that he could be ranked #27 on the Immortal Ascension Rankings.

However, it was impossible for any cultivation art or secret art to be invincible. Once the mirror met an even stronger power, the balance would start to collapse. And once the attack power exceeded a certain limit, the Heavenly Mystical Mirror Art would no longer be able to endure the strain.

It was just like what happened earlier. Xuan Xing’s Heavenly Mystical Mirror Art could only stand up to, and reflect a single attack augmented by God’s Hand, issued by Qin Wentian in the gigantic roc’s form. If Qin Wentian attacked again, the mirror would surely be shattered into pieces.

At this moment, Xuan Xing was staring in rage at Qin Wentian in the air. That gigantic body of Qin Wentian gave him an extremely huge amount of pressure. This was especially so when he looked at the talons of the great roc, imbued by the power of God’s Hand. Runic glows flashed through the skies, and it was like something bestowed to Qin Wentian by a God, containing incomparably supreme attacking might within. As expected of a lost secret art which an ancient immortal emperor used to unify the immortal realms.

“I don’t dare?”

Qin Wentian’s eyes were incomparably demonic, staring at Xuan Xing down below. From the beginning in the underground palace, Xuan Xing wanted to deal with him time after time again and again. Before this, because of the incident of Qin Wentian acquiring the picture scroll, Xuan Xing already wanted his life. Let alone now that Qin Wentian possessed the secret art of God’s Hand.

As for the saying that there are no killings in the City of Ancient Emperors, that was only relative. If there’s no death grudges between both parties, everyone would naturally be willing to not overstep the line. But when in the face of overwhelming benefits and a life and death battle, this so-called ‘saying’ was incomparably flimsy, breaking apart at the slightest touch.

The spectators all felt their hearts shaking as they watched from afar. Although they were all geniuses the difference between Xuan Xing, who was ranked #27 on the Immortal Ascension Rankings, was simply too vast compared to an ordinary geniuses. For those who aren’t even rankers, they basically couldn’t even withstand a single attack from the great roc Qin Wentian transformed into. Hence, they could only choose to escape in all directions.

And that resulted in the current scene now…where Xuan Xing was facing against Qin Wentian alone.

An intense beam of light shot out. Qin Wentian’s gigantic roc form transformed into that beam of light, as his demonic qi ravaged everything in the region. Hurricanes tore apart the space as another terrifying spear stabbed out. This spear attack could even make ghosts and demons wail. Boundless runic light shimmered around it as it pierced towards Xuan Xing. Right now, Xuan Xing was just like in the center of a storm, able to be destroyed at any moment.

Xuan Xing unleashed his power to the limits. His palms faced upwards, transforming into an ancient mirror as boundless astral light and divine inscriptions frenziedly gushed into it. The Heavenly Mystical Mirror Art glowed even more brilliantly and appeared between him and the giant roc. However, despite his attempts at defense, the spectators all felt that the Xuan Xing now just seemed so tiny and inconsequential, like an insignificant being.

“BANG!” The long spear blasted into the mirror again with crushing might. At the same moment of impact, the sounds of shattering echoed out and finally, the ancient mirror was broken into pieces. That powerful spear continued on it’s way, aiming for Xuan Xing’s death.

Upon staring at this scene, the expressions on everyone froze as they felt waves of coldness in their hearts. Qin Wentian really dared to do this? He even dared to kill Xuan Xing?

“BOOM!” That destructive spear of Qin Wentian directly blasted into Xuan Xing’s body, causing all the spectators to stiffen as though they didn’t dare to believe that this was happening. However at this very moment, a terrifying aura gushed forth from Xuan Xing, blocking the spear attack. Xuan Xing was still flung through the air and blasted into the ground as he coughed out blood but right now, there was a faint silhouette that hovered in front of him.

This silhouette was that of a majestic expert. Just merely standing there, that expert radiated a prestige and might belonging to emperors and kings, unexcelled in this world.

“Little friend. In the City of Ancient Emperors, why must you be so ruthless? It’s always better to spare those you can spare, allowing room for negotiation.” That imposing silhouette stared at Qin Wentian as he spoke.

“The Xuan Emperor!”

The people nearby were all shocked. This faint silhouette was actually the Xuan Emperor himself. Xuan Xing, as the son of the Xuan Emperor, would naturally have a strand of protective immortal sense from his father that would activate when he was on the verge of death.

“You should be telling these words to him. Xuan Xing is too overbearing, forcing me to the point where I have no choice. If I don’t kill him, he would kill me.” Qin Wentian stared straight at the Xuan Emperor as he replied.

The Xuan Emperor glanced at Qin Wentian’s palm, as astonishment flickered in his eyes, instantly understanding what was going on.

“Scram.” The Xuan Emperor waved his hand and instantly, the long spear shattered apart inch by inch. Qin Wentian only felt a tremendous force blasting into him as his gigantic body was knocked through the air. However, his countenance was ice-cold. In front of the immortal sense of the Xuan Emperor, he basically had no way to resist. It was a simple thing if the Xuan Emperor wanted to kill him.

Qin Wentian stabilized himself, but the divine inscriptions that made up the God’s Hand had already been destroyed. His huge eyes flashed with coldness, because he understood not only did this strike of the Xuan Emperor destroy his God’s Hand, the Xuan Emperor also wanted to seal his fate here.

“INSOLENCE!”

At this moment, fearsome black clouds blanketed the skies, as a pair of gigantic eyes appeared, flickering with a towering demonic might. This pair of eyes was currently staring at the Xuan Emperor in anger.

“You dared to directly interfere in the matters of the City of Ancient Emperors?” An incomparably majestic voice thundered down from the heavens. The Xuan Emperor stared upwards and spoke, “I’m merely formed from a strand of my immortal sense, acting to protect my son. I didn’t kill anyone and didn’t interfere in the matters of this city. Senior, rest your anger I shall depart now.”

As the sound of his voice faded, the Xuan Emperor icily glanced at Qin Wentian before his immortal sense dissipated away.

“Hmph.” A glacial voice snorted. That terrifying phenomenon also gradually disappeared; yet the memory of that scene remained etched in everyone’s mind, causing their hearts to tremble. This City of Ancient Emperors was truly mysterious. Without permission, even immortal emperors couldn’t enter, and there was a unique set of rules governing this place. Even immortal emperors weren’t permitted to interfere in the matters here.

Xuan Xing stood up. That strike earlier had actually injured him but luckily, his royal father’s immortal sense appeared, neutralizing the majority of the attack for him. Hence, he wasn’t too severely injured. Right now, his eyes were staring at the sky, at the gigantic roc that was Qin Wentian, as his killing intent shot up into the skies.

“Xuan Xing.” A voice rang out as a figure whistled through the air from afar. Xuan Yang’s speed was extremely fast, bringing along some more experts from the Twin Stars Alliance as he rushed to his younger brother.

“Big brother.” Upon noting the arrival of Xuan Yang, Xuan Xing pointed to the great roc in the air and stated, “This man acquired the secret art of Ancient Emperor Yi, God’s Hand. Let’s capture him.”

“Xuan Yang has arrived. This time around, Qin Wentian is in danger.”

When the spectators noticed Xuan Yang’s arrival, all of them could only shake their heads, thinking that Qin Wentian was in for it.

What sort of character was Xuan Yang? He’s the #4 ranker on the Immortal Ascension Rankings and naturally, his Heavenly Mystical Mirror Art would be many times more powerful compared to his younger brother Xuan Xing. There was no problem for him to block the God’s Hand, let alone that right now, the divine inscriptions that made up of the God’s Hand had already been destroyed by the Xuan Emperor’s immortal sense. How could Qin Wentian have time to compress divine energy to form them again?

For those that are able to rank within the top ten in the Immortal Ascension Rankings, none of them are ordinary characters and were true geniuses at the peak. Their strength was unfathomably strong, and the innate techniques and cultivation arts they possessed were all of the supreme tier.

The #4 ranker Xuan Yang, his strength could very well be imagined.

“Okay.” Xuan Yang nodded. He slowly soared in the air, radiating an unexcelled might. Multicolored light circulated around him as he released his bloodline power, causing his entire being to turn transparent, like he could disappear at any moment. His constellation in the form of an ancient mirror also appeared, as a dazzling glow covered it.

“Xuan Yang’s Heavenly Mystical Mirror Art has actually been cultivated to such a terrifying level, he’s much more stronger than Xuan Xing. This art was extremely special, Xuan Yang used this to claim victory over many geniuses, and he can be considered a king-like existence among the geniuses at the very peak.”

The spectators murmured. If Qin Wentian could re-activate God’s Hand again, he might still be strong enough to clash against Xuan Yang. But if he couldn’t, he would die here for sure.

Qin Wentian floated in the air, and indeed, he wouldn’t be able to re-activate God’s Hand so soon after the immortal sense of Xuan Emperor destroyed it. This was the secret art of Ancient Emperor Yi, a truly terrifying technique. How could it be cultivated so easily? Despite the God’s Hand being in its most rudimentary form, Qin Wentian still needed to spend a lot of time using the Spiritual Refinement Method to condense it once more. He couldn’t do so instantaneously.

He might be the only one who succeeded in cultivating this secret art. But he still has his limits. Only in the future would he grow more proficient with this.

“The Xuan Emperor must have noticed the power of God’s Hand, hence he intentionally destroyed it.” Qin Wentian mused silently. As expected of an immortal emperor, although he was restricted by the rules in the City of Ancient Emperors and didn’t injure him severely, he still made sure that his son would be in an advantageous position.

“Xuan Yang, ranked #4 on the Immortal Ascension Rankings.” Qin Wentian stared at his new opponent. Since he could be ranked #4, this meant that Xuan Yang’s strength was at the ultimate peak under immortality.

“You must be courting death.” Xuan Yang stared at the body of the gigantic roc.

His constellation shone with boundless light as he stabbed his finger outwards. In an instant, that transparent mirror birthed beams of golden light that shot towards Qin Wentian’s eyes, aiming to blind him.

The spectators only saw blinding rays of light shooting from the mirror, so eye-piercingly sharp that they contained the power to kill within.

“Bzz!” Qin Wentian’s roc body transformed into a beam of light, instantly shooting through the skies. However, the beams of golden light shot after him unceasingly, and they actually had a speed that could keep up with Qin Wentian. If it was someone not in the rankings facing against Xuan Yang, that person would probably die instantly.

“How powerful.” The spectators below stared in awe. For true geniuses that were at the peak, how could they be weak?

“Do you only know how to dodge?” Xuan Yang sneered. However in the next moment, he only saw the talons of the great roc swiping downwards, transforming into a towering palm imprint that blotted out the skies, slamming into the beams of golden light aiming for him.

“Swish~” A raging wind gusted, Qin Wentian directly rushed Xuan Yang. During the rush, his sharp talons endlessly slashed outwards, unceasingly destroying the beams of light from the mirror.

“Qin Wentian’s attack is also overbearingly tyrannical. Even without depending on God’s Hand, his current strength is already sufficient for him to be ranked within the top one-hundred of the Immortal Ascension Rankings.” Many of the spectators silently mused in their hearts.

Chapter 919: Joint Attack

 

Xuan Yang stared at Qin Wentian’s full power attack, yet the calmness on his face was calm to the extreme. Beams of light shot out endlessly, and although they were destroyed by Qin Wentian’s gigantic palm, he didn’t feel satisfied in the slightest.

“Bzz!” A transparent spear shot out, born from the ancient mirror. Xuan Yang stretched his hand out and made a grab, holding onto the spear as he stared at Qin Wentian. From the aura he exuded, the spectators could feel the imposingness of the absolute geniuses at the very peak.

“Lengyue, Qin Wentian will be defeated in this battle for sure. We mustn’t allow Xuan Yang to capture Qin Wentian so easily. What should we do?” Greedwolf stared at Xiao Lengyue as he asked. He was also one of rankers near the top of the Immortal Ascension Rankings, and hence, he was relatively clear about the strength difference between Qin Wentian and Xuan Yang. If Qin Wentian possessed the God’s Hand, he would be able to fight against Xuan Yang because of how tyrannical and domineering his attacks would be.

But without God’s Hand, the great roc Qin Wentian transformed into might have increased his speed and strength…but it didn’t increase his original comprehension of his constellations. How could his understanding of constellations not be inferior to Xuan Yang who was at the peak of Celestial Phenomenon? The power he could borrow from his constellation was also far inferior in comparison and although the lack of strength could be mitigated somewhat by his transformation into the great roc, the power of attacks from his constellation couldn’t.

Also in terms of comprehension, Qin Wentian was far lacking. For the top ten geniuses on the Immortal Ascension Rankings, they were a level higher compared to the others. They had already begun to step towards the immortal foundation realm, and started to comprehend the law energy of immortals. Although they have not established their immortal foundations, they could still control a hint of the embryonic form of immortal power. Just this advantage alone was sufficient for Xuan Yang to be victorious.

How could top rankers of the Immortal Ascension Rankings not be worthy of their reputations? Hence from Greedwolf’s perspective, although Qin Wentian’s strength reached the ultimate peak below immortality, he would undoubtedly still be defeated.

“Let’s wait a little longer. Even with the two of us, I’m not confident in being able to defeat Xuan Yang.” Xiao Lengyue spoke, not feeling any arrogance at all. When it comes to rankings at their level, all of them had supreme cultivation arts and techniques. Xuan Yang’s Heavenly Mystical Mirror Art had already reached the absolute limits of what Celestial Phenomenon Ascendants are capable of, able to absorb and reflect any of their attacks.

This meant that if you fought with Xuan Yang, not only would you have to face his attacks, you even had to be wary of your own attacks being reflected back on you. The stronger your attack power is, the stronger the reflection would be. Hence, one could very well imagine how difficult it is to fight against Xuan Yang. If not, how could Xuan Yang be so steadily ranked #4, easily suppressing herself, as well as the resplendent Princess Qing`er on the rankings.

“Mhm.” Greedwolf nodded lightly. In the air, Qin Wentian descended with terrifying speed, directly grabbing his talons towards Xuan Yang. As this attack was sent out, a fearsome silhouette of a great roc appeared in front of Xuan Yang, letting out a terrifying screech and wanting to rip Xuan Yang into pieces. In front of this silhouette, Xuan Yang seemed so small and inconsequential. However, the aura he was exuding made him seem like a giant.

The long spear in his hand slammed out, with boundless astral energy infused into it. Countless beams of blinding light appeared in the air, so dazzling that Qin Wentian found it hard to open his huge eyes.

“BANG!”

An enormous tidal wave of energy slammed against Qin Wentian’s talons. He retreated, his movements were akin to a roc of the wind, instantly soaring far away. His gigantic talons were trembling and as expected, it was the same as the case of Xuan Xing. Xuan Yang was skilled in the art of reflection as well. Not only that, he could even stack his own power with his opponent’s attack. Under that enormous tidal wave of energy, Qin Wentian’s talons felt as though they were about to shatter.

Qin Wentian glanced at Xuan Yang who was standing in his original spot, silently musing on the power of the #4 ranker on the Immortal Ascension Rankings. He activated his immortal battle art as a layer of runic light covered the body of the great roc. His eyes turned even sharper, seemingly able to pierce through those he looked at. Astral light from his constellations flashed brilliantly in the skies, cascading down onto him.

“Bzz!” A black streak arced through the skies, as Qin Wentian rushed forward once again with the speed of the wind. The only thing that could be seen was a beam of light shooting towards Xuan Yang.

Xuan Yang continued standing proudly in the air. Staring at the gigantic figure of the great roc, the astral energy of his constellation slashed outwards frenziedly aiming for that streak of black light. However, he only saw Qin Wentian paying no heed to his constellation attack. When the destructive astral energy slammed into the body of the great roc, the layer of light circulating around the roc actually blocked it, causing thunderous sounds of collision to ring out in the air.

“What a terrifying defense.” The hearts of the spectators trembled. The great roc was a demon, a sovereign of the skies. Its speed and defense was naturally insanely high. In addition to Qin Wentian’s immortal battle art and the Fiendgod Body Refinement Art, just based on pure defense, Qin Wentian’s stats have already reached an inconceivable level. It was impossible to deal with him merely with the pure astral energy attack from one’s constellation.

“Chi…” A palm strike ripped through the air, blasting outwards. Xuan Yang responded with a spear strike and with a deafening explosion, Qin Wentian’s figure vanished from sight. The only thing remaining was the sound of the wind.

“BANG, BANG, BANG!” Following which, the spectators only heard fearsome sounds of collision ringing out through the air. The speed of the great roc was too fast, just like a real bolt of lightning that unceasingly blasted towards Xuan Yang. Xuan Yang’s attack speed wasn’t in any way inferior as well. In a mere instant, it was unknown how many times the two of them had clashed.

Colliding time after time, again and again. In Xuan Yang’s surroundings, the silhouette of the great roc could be seen everywhere, so large that it blotted out the skies. Qin Wentian’s demonic qi towered into the heavens, and despite Xuan Yang’s terrifying strength, this endless manner of collision caused him to be somewhat unable to endure.

“How swift. This speed is simply unparalleled. Even if Qin Wentian is defeated here, if he wanted to leave, it would be difficult for Xuan Yang to stop him.” The spectators stared at the world-shaking clashes in the air as their hearts shuddered. However at this moment, they only saw a unique aura gushing from Xuan Yang’s surroundings. Boundless astral light flowed around him as his long spear stabbed out once again.

This spear…the speed of his attack seemed to have slowed down a lot. However, if one took a closer look, there seemed to be a strange fluctuation in Xuan Yang’s surroundings which contained a mysterious law energy. It felt like his surroundings were the interior of a mirror and when his long spear stabbed out, despite the slow-looking speed, its attack directly erupted forth in all directions.

Xuan Yang’s spear clearly stabbed out in a single direction. However, the spear light bent and shot out in all directions.

Xuan Yang’s spear arts evidently pierced forth, but clearly, the spear light bent and erupted in all directions.

“BANG!” Behind Xuan Yang, Qin Wentian’s palm that contained towering destructive might grabbed down. However, cracking sounds appeared as beams of mirror light shot over unceasingly and he only felt his own sharp talons enduring an incomparably powerful force. That was the energy of his own attack!

Not only that, it wasn’t simply 100% of his attacking power reflected back. The reflection attack seemed to be further boosted in power, shooting right back at him.

With a thunderous boom, Qin Wentian’s gigantic roc form was blasted far off in the distance as he spat out several mouthfuls of blood.

“Law energy that only immortals could use?” Below, the various spectators felt their hearts shaking as they saw this scene. As expected, for those top few rankers on the Immortal Ascension Rankings, not only was their attack power at the ultimate peak, they also comprehended a trace of law energy. It was extremely terrifying when they infused that trace of immortal law energy into their attacks.

“The reflection attack is even stronger than Qin Wentian’s original attack.” Although Qin Wentian has the form of a giant roc, he is still in an inferior position in terms of cultivation. In addition other than God’s Hand, how could the other cultivation arts or innate techniques he knew be comparable to the Xuan Emperor’s supreme Heavenly Mystical Mirror Art? Also, Xuan Yang has even comprehended a trace of immortal energy.

In this case, as long as he couldn’t break the Heavenly Mystical Mirror Art of Xuan Yang, no matter how strong the power of his attacks are, they would all be reflected back to himself. Unless he could re-activate the God’s Hand, he basically had no chance to break Xuan Yang’s mirror.

Qin Wentian retreated unceasingly. After such a long battle, he had consumed an extremely terrifying amount of energy. And also, considering the clashes he had just before, Qin Wentian was seized by a sense of fatigue. All this was already destined when the Xuan Emperor broke his God’s Hand. The casual strike of the Xuan Emperor, although it didn’t break the rules of the City of Ancient Emperors and wasn’t considered too overbearing, he had destroyed one of Qin Wentian’s strongest trump cards.

“Senior brother, watch out!”

At this moment, a roar rang out in the air. It was Jun Mengchen who shouted out. A sense of imminent danger suddenly befall him as several overwhelming auras rushed towards him from his back. At the same time, Xuan Yang who was in front of him, also moved out with the speed of lightning, launching an attack over at him.

“Bzz!” Qin Wentian’s wings flapped rapidly, forcibly blocking the attacks that came from his back. After which, with another flap of his powerful wings, he soared higher up into the sky.

“Art of Grand Freezing!” At this instant, a heaven-startling coldness swept over everything, with the power to freeze everything under the heavens. Frost appeared in the air, and that gigantic body of Qin Wentian was instantly frozen solid, transformed into a state of ice. Not only him, the entire space he was in had frozen completely but even so, the ice statue of the giant roc he was, continued to soar up the skies due to his earlier momentum.

“BANG!” A terrifying demonic qi gushed forth as the ice broke apart inch by inch. In the next instant, Greedwolf appeared on the back of the giant roc as he stabbed out a finger. At that moment, a chaotic stream of energy pierced directly into Qin Wentian’s body, ravaging his insides, wanting to break him apart.

“You won’t be able to escape.” Xiao Lengyue’s cold voice drifted over. Yet another wave of incomparable coldness descended, causing even the spectators so far below to feel waves of numbness due to the frost.

Xuan Yang, ranked #4 on the Immortal Ascension Rankings.

Xiao Lengyue, ranked #6 on the Immortal Ascension Rankings.

Greedwolf, ranked #12 on the Immortal Ascension Rankings.

These three were all supreme geniuses at the peak, and right now all three of them were joining forces to deal with Qin Wentian. One could very well imagine the scale of destructiveness they could wrought.

This battle was simply intense. This Qin Wentian had comprehended God’s Hand, how could these people not go all out to capture him? And due to the speed of the wind roc, he was simply too fast. In order to capture Qin Wentian, they first had to injure him grievously.

Xiao Lengyue appeared before Qin Wentian, her palms shimmering with the terrifying power of frost that grew increasingly stronger. She was preparing to attack Qin Wentian, with unmatchable ruthlessness.

“SENIOR BROTHER!” Jun Mengchen howled. He and Zi Qingxuan instantly shot up into the air, only to see the experts of the Xiao Sect blocking them.

“GET LOST!” Jun Mengchen roared. When he saw what Xiao Lengyue was doing, the veins in his entire body protruded out as waves of anger rolled off from him. If her attack hit, it would surely injure Qin Wentian so severely that he would be at the verge of death.

Jun Mengchen let out a terrifying roar that could shake the heavens, yet he was helpless to do anything.

But all of a sudden, the power of ice and frost was halted forcibly.

“BOOM!” Xiao Lengyue’s attack failed to hit her target, and the ice and frost in the area was forcibly lacerated by an intense wave of golden light that appeared before Qin Wentian. What was even more shocking was that within that burst of golden light, a faint silhouette of an incomparably beautiful woman could be seen!

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Translator Note: Is it finally time….? WHO IS THIS NEW ARRIVAL?!

Small note: Greedwolf was apparently ranked #20 in the earlier chapters, but either the author forgot, or the one previously was a typo error.

Chapter 920: Fighting Side By Side

 

“Who?” The blinding golden light flashed brilliantly, causing the hearts of everyone to tremble. Before this both Xiao Lengyue and Greedwolf acted suddenly. Evidently they didn’t want to let Xuan Yang capture Qin Wentian. They wanted to injure Qin Wentian first before seizing him away.

But at that exact moment, in the amount of time where a spark flew off the flint, this bout of golden light illuminated the skies. There seemed to be someone who descended down from the heavens, seemingly wanting to rescue Qin Wentian.

Or could it be someone with similar motives as Xiao Lengyue? Someone who wanted to capture Qin Wentian?

A spatial tempest gushed in the air as the eye-piercing golden light beams were like sharp swords stabbing out in all directions. When the silhouette within that light grew clearer, the eyes of the spectators couldn’t help but to narrow as their hearts trembled violently. Even Xuan Yang who was rushing over, halted at this instant. Frowning severely, a strange expression appeared on his face.

Why was she here? Was it also because of God’s Hand?

That silhouette belonged to a flawlessly supreme beauty. Her countenance was ice cold, filled with frost. But despite so, even when she was angry, her beauty would still cause one’s soul to tremble. One couldn’t help wanting to be nice to her. That holy demeanor seemed akin to a celestial maiden from the nine heavens. Pure, holy, noble, cold and also beautiful.

“What a beauty. Her features are even more outstanding than Xiao Lengyue. Who is she?” The spectators started to whisper. “Could she be Nanfeng Yunxi?”

“No, I’ve seen Nanfeng Yunxi before. Although the two of them are comparable in beauty, their demeanors are different.” Someone replied.

“Who is she then?”

“In the City of Ancient Emperors, there are only three who can be termed as supreme beauties. Xiao Lengyue is already here and the possibility of Nanfeng Yunxi has been eliminated. Who else can she still be?” That person replied, his answer causing the expressions of those around him to freeze slightly.

Out of the three supreme beauties in this place, the daughter of the Evergreen Immortal Emperor was the most mysterious. She appeared rarely in public and had an innate immortal king physique. In the future, her lowest accomplishments would at the very least be an immortal king. In the City of Ancient Emperors, she didn’t establish a power nor did she interact with others, choosing to do things alone.

Now…she actually appeared here?

“The daughter of the Evergreen Immortal Emperor, Princess Qing`er?” Many among the spectators started to realize this as shock appeared in their hearts. The one most likely not to appear, actually appeared at this moment?

“Is she Qing`er? Senior brother’s lover?” Jun Mengchen stopped combat, staring at that flawlessly beautiful figure in the air as a faint smile flickered in his eyes. At the moment where his senior brother needed help most, Princess Qing`er appeared. In addition, her beauty truly seemed to be a match for him. No wonder his senior brother wanted to find Qing`er so badly.

“Senior brother will definitely become an immortal couple with Princess Qing`er.” Jun Mengchen smiled. Zi Qingxuan who was beside him, naturally also saw that flawlessly beautiful silhouette. A slight look of disappointment and frustration appeared in her eyes. No wonder Qin Wentian had Qing`er in mind constantly. Such a woman, with her status and strength, actually appeared now to fight side by side together with him when he needed help most.

In the air, Qin Wentian in the form of the great roc stared at the familiar silhouette that appeared before him. A boundless warmth filled his heart. Right now, the severe injuries and the pain and agony he felt before, no longer mattered. After so many years, he finally met Qing`er again. The distance between the particle world they were from and the immortal realms was simply too far apart. Sometimes, he would be secretly filled with worry, afraid that they would miss each other on the long and winding roads of the immortal realms. The world was simply too large, he was worried that maybe…time would change things too much.

Luckily, he had worried too much. She still appeared in front of him protectively at the moment where he needed help the most. This was just like in the past… As a man, he originally should be the one protecting her. However, Qing`er was like his knight in shiny armor, and would always show up during his most trying moments, standing before him to aid him. Not only that, she always chose to remain silent, existing in the shadows. Never once asking him to repay her.

This love, these emotions they had for one another, grew more solid despite the passing of time, growing deeper than ever.

Powerful golden light enveloped Qing`er as well as Qin Wentian. Qing`er was coldly staring at Xiao Lengyue. That lack of emotion on her face actually caused one to feel coldness in their hearts.

Xiao Lengyue was also staring at that flawless figure before her. Regardless of demeanor or looks, this woman wasn’t in anyway inferior to herself.

“Are you the daughter of the Evergreen Immortal Emperor, Princess Qing`er?” Although Xiao Lengyue had never met Qing`er before, she could guess her identity easily. She had always been searching for her. The Immortal Ascension Rankings placed her at #6 while Qing`er was #5. Xiao Lengyue had always been unsatisfied and reluctant to accept that. She was searching for Qing`er before she wanted a battle with her.

At this moment, Qing`er shouldn’t have appeared here.

“You also want to capture him to seize away the secret art God’s Hand?” Upon noting Qing`er’s silence, Xiao Lengyue continued asking. “I always thought that you stood aloof from worldly affairs but now that the God’s Hand has appeared, it must be that you could finally no longer maintain your pretense?”

Qing`er continued coldly looking at her, not bothering to care about what she was saying. After which, as she turned her head and as she saw the demonic beast form of Qin Wentian, the coldness in her eyes vanished, replaced with faint traces of worry. She also didn’t expect that she would meet Qin Wentian again here in the City of Ancient Emperors. She didn’t expect that he would reach this City of Ancient Emperors so fast after parting from him back then at the Royal Sacred Region.

Qing`er had never doubted Qin Wentian before. It was just that she didn’t expect Qin Wentian would find her so quickly.

When Xiao Lengyue saw Qing`er ignoring her, an intense coldness gushed forth from her. It was extremely terrifying. But after that, she only saw a melodious voice sounding out in the air.

“You are injured…” Qing`er stared at Qin Wentian. The gentleness she exuded now was completely different from the aura of an ice princess she exuded earlier. It felt like she was two different people. Her voice now contained a trace of worry, as well as a sense of hurt.

“This…?” The gazes of the crowd stiffened. This Qin Wentian was acquainted with the daughter of the Evergreen Immortal Emperor, Princess Qing`er?

Could it be that Qing`er wasn’t here to snatch away the God’s Hand but rather, because she was acquainted with Qin Wentian?

Shock could be seen in Xiao Lengyue’s beautiful eyes as she stared at the scene ahead. A moment later, she only saw a smile flashing through Qin Wentian’s eyes as he replied, “After seeing you, how can these injuries count for anything?”

As the sound of his voice faded, everyone felt even more shocked. Qin Wentian’s words seemed to be hinting at his love for her. They stared at Qing`er’s expressions, as though wanted to see her in anger. However, there was no fluctuations as she looked as cold as before. This kind of coldness was different from Xiao Lengyue. Qing`er’s coldness was an innate one, filled with traces of gentleness within her coldness. Most probably, her personality was like this as well.

And to the surprise of everyone, Princess Qing`er didn’t seemed to be angry at all. She then asked, “Why are you here in the City of Ancient Emperors?”

“I came to find you.” Qin Wentian replied. “I met Princess Glaze and it was she who told me that you are in here.”

“Oh.” Qing`er still had no fluctuations to her expressions but within her beautiful eyes, there was now a flicker of warmth. She felt warmth in her heart as well. No wonder he would appear here, so it turned out that he was looking for her. How many dangerous situations must Qin Wentian have experienced to search for her all the way from his particle world up till here?

Their conversation caused strange expressions to appear on the faces of the crowd. From their words, their closeness could be inferred. It seems that Qin Wentian’s relationship with Princess Qing`er was beyond ordinary.

“Princess Qing`er.” At this moment, Xuan Yang who had always been silent, finally spoke in a cold manner. “This man is incomparably brazen, even wanting to kill my younger brother. I have to settle this debt with him. This matter has nothing to do with you, so please stand aside and do not interfere.”

“Things are getting more and more interesting. Xuan Yang is the #4 ranker on the Immortal Ascension Rankings, while Princess Qing`er is #5 and Xiao Lengyue is #6. These three all appeared here today. How interesting is that?” The spectators stared at the geniuses in the air with expressions of excitement on their faces. Three supreme geniuses contending against each other with Qin Wentian in the center of the tempest. Xuan Yang and Xiao Lengyue both wanted to capture him to seize the secret art away. However, Qing`er was acquainted with Qin Wentian and wanted to protect him.

Qing`er’s countenance turned frosty as she icily regarded Xuan Yang, ignoring him. Her personality was still like before, and she wasn’t fond of words. Only Qin Wentian was able to make her say more than a few sentences.

“Let me ask you again. Are you scramming or not?” Qin Wentian’s gigantic eyes stared straight at Xuan Yang as he coldly asked.

Xuan Yang’s eyes flickered with coldness, “Could it be you believe Princess Qing`er will be able to protect you? Anyway, depending on the strength of a woman? Are you even qualified to talk to me?”

“Depending on the strength of a woman?” A mocking expression appeared on Qin Wentian’s face. “Your father acted against me, destroying the God’s Hand I assembled. Do you even still have the face to talk to me in this manner? If it wasn’t for your father’s intentional actions, do you really think you would have the capabilities to act in such an arrogant manner before me?”

“Since this is the case, I really want to see if your father left behind a protective strand of immortal sense on you.” Qin Wentian coldly continued.

“Leave it to me.” Qing`er seemingly understood Qin Wentian’s intention as she hurriedly spoke and walked towards Qin Wentian’s side.

“I can’t always face you in this form of a great roc right? Qing`er trust me, everything is going to be fine. Given my current level of strength, although the boost in power some techniques provide me is getting increasingly smaller, the injuries I would sustain would naturally be much lesser as well.” A warm smile appeared in Qin Wentian’s eyes. Xuan Yang was the #4 ranker on the Immortal Ascension Rankings. And there was also Xiao Lengyue and Greedwolf. How could he be at ease if Qing`er fought for him?

“Qing`er, let me do it.” Qin Wentian laughed. Right now, a boundless and supreme sword might gushed forth from him as an astronomical amount of energy started to ignite. It felt like the entirety of his energy was being burned away, as beams of sword light towered up into the skies, as though they wanted to tear the heavens asunder. Qin Wentian’s gigantic silhouette flickered, his sword might dominated the eight directions, transforming into a fearsome tsunami of sword qi.

“It’s that attack.” From afar, Ji Lanshan and the other experts of the God Extermination Palace felt their hearts clenching. Now that Qin Wentian had taken the form of a giant roc, how much more tyrannical would that sword strike be now?

“Mhm?” Xuan Yang suddenly frowned. He activated his Heavenly Mystical Mirror Art to its limit. He felt an overpowering sense of danger from Qin Wentian at this moment. That torrent of sword qi gushing forth was simply too terrifying.

Qin Wentian stretched his talons out. Instantly, boundless sword might congregated on his sharp talons as he pressed forward in a direction. Over there, a burst of sword qi with world-shaking powers manifested, able to slaughter anything underneath the heavens.

“Earlier, your younger brother Xuan Xing has already taken one of my attacks. It was so powerful that it caused your father’s protective strand of immortal sense to activate. It resulted in him acting against me with the status of an Immortal Emperor, destroying my God’s Hand. Now…I wonder if there’s still a second protective strand of immortal sense on Xuan Xing…?” Qin Wentian coldly spoke. And as the sound of his voice faded, the expression on Xuan Yang’s face drastically changed as he asked, “What are you trying to say?!”

Chapter 921: Slaying an Immortal Emperor’s Descendant

 

Xuan Yang’s expression drastically changed when he heard Qin Wentian’s words. It was just as Qin Wentian had said: Xuan Xing had already suffered a fatal strike. The only reason Xuan Xing had survived was because the Xuan Emperor’s protective strand of immortal sense had activated.

Xuan Xing no longer had his immortal sense protecting him. If he suffered another full-powered attack from Qin Wentian, he would surely die, of that there was no doubt. This was also the reason why the Xuan Emperor had originally decided to destroy the God’s Hand. However, at this moment, the power emanating from Qin Wentian was sufficient enough to cause another life-threatening threat to Xuan Xing. How could he not feel alarmed?

The moment he’d shouted ‘What are you trying to say?’, Qin Wentian’s gigantic form had already moved. He was like a bolt of lightning descending the sky, containing immeasurable sword might.

Fast… so inconceivably fast.

“DAMN! XUAN XING, TAKE OUT YOUR IMMORTAL WEAPON!” Xuan Yang roared. However, Xuan Xing had no time to react; immediately after his conversation with Qin Wentian, he saw a terrifying great roc rushing at him. In an instant, Xuan Xing’s aura blasted out at full power as light radiated from his hand, causing an immortal weapon to manifest.

“STOP!”

A cold voice rang out with overwhelming might. However, that burst of sword qi had already materialized into real swords. A seemingly endless amount of sword might enveloped Xuan Xing completely, just as the fearsome figure of the gigantic roc appeared right in front of him. If Qin Wentian were to extend his sharp talons right then, Xuan Xing would die instantly, his body pierced by ten thousand swords.

A mirror appeared in Xuan Xing’s hands, shimmering with runic light, and traces of immortal power could be felt emanating from it. However, Xuan Xing couldn’t activate it. A truly overpowering attack could determine life and death in the space of a single breath. Right now, Qin Wentian could kill him at any moment. Xuan Xing had time to take out his immortal-ranked weapon but didn’t have the time to activate it.

“YOU DARE?!” Xuan Yang roared. He stepped forward, his aura towering up into the heavens, terrifying to the extreme. Yet, Qin Wentian’s speed was too fast. In terms of pure speed, Xuan Yang was absolutely no match for Qin Wentian, let alone Xuan Xing. In the end, Xuan Yang wasn’t swift enough to obstruct Qin Wentian from attacking Xuan Xing.

Xuan Xing’s cold eyes stared at the gigantic figure before him as he icily stated, “If you kill me, even if you did manage to survive the City of Ancient Emperors, my royal father will definitely hunt you down the moment you leave.”

By right, the matters of the junior generations when they underwent tempering outside was something the elder generations didn’t interfere in. However, the Xuan Emperor would surely take action if it involved the death of one of his sons.

Killing Xuan Xing equated to enraging the Xuan Emperor.

The spectators felt their hearts pounding as they stared at this scene. Back when Qin Wentian had used the God’s Hand, his strike had already reached fatal amounts of power, which caused Xuan Xing’s protective strand of immortal sense to activate, blocking the attack. And now, without that protective immortal sense, there was no guarantee that Qin Wentian wouldn’t kill Xuan Xing. He might truly be bold enough to do it, despite his target being a descendant of an immortal emperor.

Qing`er lowered her head and stared at the scene below. Her countenance was still frosty cold, and aside from the times she faced Qin Wentian, it would seem that her expression would remain unchanged. There wouldn’t be any fluctuations in the state of her heart,and no matter what Qin Wentian did, she wouldn’t stop him…not even if he wanted to kill the son of the Xuan Emperor, Xuan Xing!

“Put away the immortal weapon,” Qin Wentian coldly spat out. Xuan Xing’s expression turned stiff, staring at the great roc before him.

“Bzz!” The sword qi whistled in rage, as Qin Wentian’s sharp talons pressed down half an inch forward. Boundless sword qi tunneled through Xuan Xing, the force from the might causing his long hair to flutter as his countenance turned even paler.

“Alright, I will keep it. You won’t do anything foolish, right…?” As he spoke, Xuan Xing put away his immortal weapon, his voice trembling. The experts from the Twin Stars Alliance inched closer and closer to Qin Wentian. If Qin Wentian were to make a move, they would instantly rush to kill him in retaliation.

Qin Wentian’s gigantic roc body moved closer to Xuan Xing. As he stared at the great roc’s icy eyes, Xuan Xing’s body started to shudder involuntarily.

Feeling nervous, incomparably so, Xuan Xing’s entire body was taut with tension. When facing the line separating life from death, it didn’t matter whether he was the son of the Xuan Emperor or a supreme genius at his peak—everything would end once he lost his life.

“Qin Wentian, you won’t be able to withstand the consequences of killing Xuan Xing,” Xuan Yang coldly spoke.

“Qin Wentian, don’t act because of a moment’s impulse. I can give up on the God’s Hand.” Xuan Xing was also proposing a compromise, even to the point of vowing that he’d relinquish his desire for the God’s Hand.

However, Qin Wentian continued to descend, moving even closer. His gigantic body was close to touching the top of Xuan Xing’s head. A stifling pressure bore down on Xuan Xing as overwhelming demonic qi blasted down at him. Xuan Xing trembled even more, staring at Qin Wentian with terror in his eyes.

“From now onwards, I shall show no mercy and execute all who desire the God’s Hand, no matter who it is.”

Qin Wentian coldly gave the declaration, the flapping of his wings generating fierce winds that completely ravaged his surroundings. His wings flapped once more, and suddenly Qin Wentian was like a bolt of lightning, vanishing completely from sight in an instant.

“BOOM!” Xuan Yang was stunned from shock, as were the other spectators. They stared at the torrent of blood splashing through the air. The source of all that blood was from Xuan Xing’s head that had been punctured by sword qi. A sharp talon impaled him at the crown of his head while ten thousand swords penetrated his heart, leaving him dead beyond a doubt.

“He really did it…”

“A descendant of an immortal emperor—Qin Wentian has actually dared to kill Xuan Xing!”

“He controlled Xuan Xing step-by-step, forcing him to put away his immortal weapon while he moved closer and closer. He wasted so much time trying to kill Xuan Xing without using the full power of that supreme sword technique burning all his energy.”

“Right from the start, Qin Wentian had already planned to kill Xuan Xing. The reason for him delaying was only for that final strike, using the simplest method to end Xuan Xing’s life. However, he still hasn’t unleashed that supreme sword might yet.”

The hearts of all the spectators trembled. Xuan Xing’s eyes weren’t closed yet, his body slowly falling through the air. Regardless of how arrogant he’d been alive, or the fact that he was the son of an immortal emperor, he’d still lost his life in the City of Ancient Emperors.

Qin Wentian had truly dared to act, reaping Xuan Xing’s life away.

“XUAN XING!!!!!!” Xuan Yang let out an earth-shattering roar. He dashed towards his younger brother’s corpse as his body trembled violently. He clenched his fists tightly; his anger seemed to tower up into the skies—it felt like he could go mad at any moment.

His younger brother Xuan Xing had actually died in this tempering exercise, right in the City of Ancient Emperors.

“KILL HIM!” A roar of anger shook the air. The power in Xuan Yang’s fists punched the ground, causing large fissures to open up as the earth quaked. He inclined his head and stared straight at the great roc that was Qin Wentian.

“Swish~” The raging winds gusted even more ferociously as the sword qi pooled into a sword river. The boundless sword might radiating from Qin Wentian was ready to be unleashed at any moment, his sharp talons still extending outwards.

A fearsome immortal might suffused the atmosphere. Xuan Yang had taken out his immortal weapon, and he was filled with an immense killing intent. But at that moment, the sound of a sword screech echoed through the entire space, just as a demonic sword, strangely unique in form, appeared in front of Qin Wentian. This demon sword sliced at Qin Wentian, lightly wounding him, then drank up all the blood that splashed onto it. A moment later, an incomparably powerful demonic qi swept over everyone present. That demon sword moaned shrilly, shimmering with immortal light, intent on tearing apart the heavens.

On the body of the sword, the image of a great roc appeared, its appearance unfathomably arrogant and lofty, as if declaring itself the true sovereign of the skies.

The demon sword had once stated that it was a sky sovereign roc, only hating the fact that the skies were too low.

Yet now…the skies in the immortal realms should be higher than the skies in the particle world, right?

“You, the son of the Xuan Emperor, are not the only one to possess an immortal weapon,” Qin Wentian stated coldly. His other hand was clutching on to the runebone of the paragon wind roc, causing the phantom of another wind roc to appear, superimposing itself onto his body. That terrifying demonic and sword qi was so strong that everyone present felt their very souls tremble.

Xuan Yang’s anger towered up into the skies, staring at Qin Wentian. With Xuan Xing’s death, the hatred between them had already turned into a death grudge. However, in Qin Wentian’s eyes, the moment Xuang Xing had surrounded him to seize the God’s Hand away, it was already destined that one of them would die.

The people from the Twin Stars Alliance didn’t move. The powers in the City of Ancient Emperors had only been only formed on a temporary basis after all. Everyone was a heaven’s chosen at the peak of a certain region, a descendant or disciple of immortal kings or emperors. If a true life-and-death fight broke out, everyone would naturally consider whether getting involved would be worth it. If they interfered, Qin Wentian would form a death grudge against them as well.

It would have been fine if Qin Wentian had been alone. But right now, the daughter of the Evergreen Immortal Emperor, Princess Qing`er, was on his side as well.

Hence, everyone had to properly consider whether they should step in or not.

Xuan Yang made no movements, he stood there with his immortal weapon in his hands, glaring fiercely at Qin Wentian. Since immortal weapons had now been taken out, the consequences would surely be unimaginable. The sheer power erupting in that instant might kill him even before his father’s protective immortal sense activated.

Qin Wentian didn’t move as well. He was content to sit there and wait to see what Xuan Yang’s next actions would be.

On the opposite side, Xiao Lengyue moved towards Qing`er. “I’ve always wanted to fight a battle with you. Even without Qin Wentian and the God’s Hand, the battle between us was inevitable. I, Xiao Lengyue, truly want to see what level of combat prowess the famed daughter of the Evergreen Immortal Emperor possesses.”

As the sound of her voice faded, freezing energy of cataclysmic proportions enveloped the space. Qing`er’s clear eyes turned to stare at Xiao Lengyue as powerful spatial energy covered her. A spatial diagram began to manifest beneath her feet.

“BANG!” Xiao Lengyue struck out, freezing the space in front of her in ice. The freezing was swift, threatening to turn all before her into frozen icicles. But the instant she attacked, Qing`er had already stepped forth. The spatial diagram beneath her shimmered as she vanished completely, appearing in another location.

“What powerful spatial energy control, able to instantaneously teleport to anywhere she desires. How terrifying is that?” The spectators felt their hearts shaking as they stared at Qing`er. Two supreme beauties both possessing supreme strength. The battle between them was highly anticipated.

“Hmph.” Xiao Lengyue coldly snorted, as her frost and ice constellation appeared. Her fist punched out once more as the radius of freezing around her expanded even more.

However, to the shock of the spectators, they noticed Qing`er actually stepping forward, her body easily bypassing the tyrannical frost energy as she walked towards Xiao Lengyue!

Chapter 922: A Battle Between Female Chosens

 

“What a powerful spatial control ability. She was able to enter the void and disregard all attacks. This is immortal law energy!”

Their hearts shuddered upon seeing how Qing`er had directly bypassed the radius of ice and frost, brushing aside Xiao Lengyue’s attack. No wonder Princess Qing`er was able to rank #5 in the Immortal Ascension Rankings; she had already comprehended a trace of immortal law energy.

And the reason why the immortal foundation realm was such a huge watershed was because the moment a mortal transcended mortality, they would undergo a qualitative transformation. Despite these absolute geniuses only managing to comprehend the slightest trace of law energy, they were all exceptionally terrifying.

Qing`er’s body easily bypassed the frost and ice, appearing in front of Xiao Lengyue. She then simply struck out with a fist, transforming the fearsome lacerating effect of space into lines of light which threatened to tear apart the void.

The spectators could only see the killing lines suddenly surround Xiao Lengyue, closing in to slaughter her. The power of a single punch was enough to shake those watching to their very core.

Xiao Lengyue screamed—her surroundings were frozen by ice—and stabbed her fingers forward. Instantly, a sharp gust of arctic cold air shot out, capable of corroding Qing`er’s body.

However, Qing`er merely waved her hand as a line of light slashed over, slicing apart the frozen space, and continuing on towards Xiao Lengyue.

Xiao Lengyue unleashed her finger technique at the line of light slashing towards her, causing the light to break apart.

“Frozen Extermination Finger!” The spectators stiffened with alarm when they saw Xiao Lengyue’s finger technique. Her dainty jade-like hands stretched out, as all ten fingers stabbed forth simultaneously with lightning speed, freezing everything she pointed at. Her power was enough to to condemn anyone to death instantly.

The moment Xiao Lengyue attacked, Qing`er had already made her move. Her silk-like, dainty hands stretched out at the same instant a resplendent golden light flashed. When her palms pressed together, a circular golden-colored diagram manifested before her. An unending flow of astral light cascaded down on it, and a moment later, the circular diagram had grown large enough to fit two humans. When the Freezing Extermination Finger smashed at the diagram, the power of ice was unable to freeze it entirely. Instead, the golden light lacerated the frost energy into nothingness.

The golden diagram radiated a boundless stream of light, blasting forward with killing intent. This caused the hearts of many to tremble—Xiao Lengyue was in danger.

These two proud daughters of heaven had both gone crazy. Choosing to fight in such close combat would naturally increase the element of danger. If either one of them were even the slightest bit careless, it might result in heavy injuries or even death.

“How powerful; that must be a supreme technique used by Matriarch Ji, the Immortal Slaying Diagram.” Some of the geniuses present recognized Qing`er’s attack.

“The daughter of the Evergreen Immortal Emperor, Princess Qing`er, has an innate immortal king physique and extraordinary talent. Back when the Evergreen Immortal Emperor fought for his empire, he sent her away to protect her. And after she was brought back, it was rumored that the Evergreen Immortal Emperor doted on her in every possible way, and even trained her personally to become his successor. And that’s not all; he also sent Qing`er over to Matriarch Ji, who eventually acknowledged Qing`er as her student out of fondness for her. Matriarch Ji didn’t do this for the sake of giving face to the Evergreen Immortal Emperor. If she truly hadn’t been fond of Qing`er herself, there was no way she would impart such a supreme technique to her.”

A genius among the spectators spoke in a low voice. These descendants of immortal kings and emperors had broad connections and were knowledgeable of all the major powers in the immortal realms.

“Indeed, given Matriarch Ji’s status in the immortal realms, she has always done things her way. Her personality is extremely eccentric, and she doesn’t give face no matter who the other party is. If she didn’t personally favor her, she definitely wouldn’t have accepted Qing`er as a disciple simply because she was the daughter of the Evergreen Immortal Emperor.” How could these people not know who Matriarch Ji was? It was a terrifying concept: Qing`er had the support of two powerful immortal emperors.

The Immortal Slaying Diagram radiated a perpetual spatial light that was capable of annihilating all before it. Instantly, Xiao Lengyue was surrounded by the threat of death.

“Xiao Lengyue’s attacks have all been suppressed,” the spectators mused silently. Spatial attacks were simply too fearsome to fight against. No wonder Qing`er was ranked above Xiao Lengyue.

The energy of the Frozen Extermination Finger continued to freeze its surroundings, yet the ice and frost were easily destroyed by the Immortal Slaying Diagram. With a shout of rage, Xiao Lengyue enveloped herself with the frost and ice, transforming her form into that of an ice statue. An extremely glacial aura gushed forth from her, and despite how far the spectators were, they could all feel traces of its coldness threatening to freeze them solid.

“Immortal Slaying Diagram?” Xiao Lengyue asked. Astral light bathed her as an overwhelming icy energy descended, turning the space into a world of ice and frost. She blasted out with her palms, aiming directly for the Immortal Slaying Diagram. The overwhelming frost managed to break through the diagram’s defenses, causing the coldness to corrode Qing`er’s body.

However, Qing’er’s countenance remained unchanged, seeming as calm as ever. The Immortal Slaying Diagram grew even more resplendent, intent on slaughtering its target. The destructive light shimmered, and as Qing`er’s palm blasted out, all obstacles in its path were torn to shreds.

A surge of chaotic current danced wildly about in the air. Xiao Lengyue paled, retreating without pause. She launched her counter-attack at the same time, but Qing`er merely waved her hands as beams of light shot out from the diagram, frenziedly destroying Xiao Lengyue’s assault.

“Puchi…” Fresh blood sprayed in the air as a wound opened up on Xiao Lengyue’s palm. She stretched out her hands and gathering an unending tide of frost and ice to block the attacking beams of light. But she’d still been injured in the face of Qing`er’s strength. And as the attack slammed into her, Xiao Lengyue’s body was left covered in wounds. Her visage was still beautiful, yet she was now in an extremely miserable state.

“Xiao Lengyue still lost in the end. Princess Qing`er may not have revealed her face, but there’s no doubting her strength. With the guidance of two powerful immortal emperors, it’s only natural for her to be ranked above Xiao Lengyue.” The spectators felt their hearts shaking when they looked at the two flawlessly beautiful figures in the air. Spectating a battle between two proud daughters of heaven was an exceedingly rare opportunity.

Right now, it was still a mystery how terrifying the #3 ranked Nanfeng Yunxi would be.

“Bzz!” Spatial energy enveloped Qing`er. Her delicate frame moved, as a runic light flashed underneath her feet. She vanished instantly, then abruptly re-appeared right next to Xiao Lengyue, punching out once again. This punch had enough power to penetrate through the void, appearing instantly before Xiao Lengyue.

“The battle’s victor and the defeated have already been determined, but she still intends to fight.” Everyone’s expression froze; they could still feel waves of coldness radiating from Qing`er, and she stared at Xiao Lengyue with a dispassionate look. Each of her strikes showed no mercy at all.

“Ever since their positions were decided on the Immortal Ascension Rankings, Xiao Lengyue has constantly been looking for Qing`er. She intended to defeat her and prove her own capabilities. But maybe Princess Qing`er never paid attention to her before now. There’s a possibility that she’s acting this way because Xiao Lengyue tried to attack Qin Wentian earlier. Although she didn’t say anything, her anger was apparent just from her expression.”

Qing`er’s attack was extremely savage. Xiao Lengyue’s expression drastically changed—it was like she could feel the heat of Qing`er’s anger in every blow. Xiao Lengyue could feel that Qing`er wanted more than just her defeat. She retreated with explosive speed, unleashing her power of ice and frost to its limits. Her Frozen Extermination Finger shot out once more but was directly broken apart, and the remainder of the spatial fluctuations slammed into her body, breaking through her defenses.

However, this was only the beginning: Qing`er disappeared once again as light flashed in yet another direction. This was akin to teleportation, the ability to attack from all angles and directions as she willed it. Xiao Lengyue’s countenance turned incomparably ugly as she did her best to defend herself. But in a short period of time, golden light burst forth again and again as Qing`er’s silhouette appeared everywhere.

“What a violent method. That style is definitely from Matriarch Ji. It’s said that Matriarch Ji is extremely proficient with spatial energy, and possessed such strength that many immortal emperors held her in reverence.

“Xiao Lengyue’s aura has already weakened. She’s totally suppressed and will most likely be at a disadvantage soon.”

And as expected, the unending attacks left Xiao Lengyue completely flustered. When another punch was sent her way, she lifted her hand and responded with a finger attack. But this time around, Qing`er’s body didn’t vanish but rushed directly towards her instead. The terrifying fist light hadn’t dissipated yet, piercing through everything to slam directly into Xiao Lengyue.

“You…” Xiao Lengyue spluttered in rage. Her body violently let loose a devastating energy that seemed to freeze everything in its surroundings. Qing`er’s delicate frame was enveloped by the frost, but she punched out another time, causing boundless fist lights to congregate, breaking apart the layers of ice one by one.

“BANG!”

Xiao Lengyue’s was hit by another strong blow to the body—Qing`er’s attack could bypass anything.

“She’s going to die!” At this moment, all the spectators were stunned with shock when they saw this. But immediately after, a brilliant light flashed as a faint silhouette directly appeared before Qing`er. In that instant, Qing`er was frozen solid. The Xiao Emperor’s immortal sense activated as his silhouette stood behind Xiao Lengyue.

“IMPUDENT. Who are you? Were you truly intending to take my daughter’s life?” the Xiao Emperor coldly shouted. Qing`er’s eyes were as glacial as ever, staring at him as she replied, “I am the daughter of the Evergreen Immortal Emperor, as well as the disciple of Matriarch Ji. Get the hell out of my way.”

“You…” The Xiao Emperor’s expression froze at her words.

“So it’s Brother Evergreen’s beloved daughter. However, you are still somewhat rude when talking to your elders. Both you and Lengyue are merely tempering yourselves in the City of Ancient Emperors, so why is there a need to be so ruthless, to move in for the kill?” The Xiao Emperor’s voice contained an imposing tone of authority. The other spectators were speechless; they hadn’t expected that today’s battle would actually activate the immortal sense of two immortal emperors.

Not only that, given Qing`er’s status, even the Xiao Emperor didn’t dare to be too overbearing. Clearly, Qing`er would also possess a protective strand of immortal sense on her, and at the very end, the grudge between her and Xiao Lengyue would still have to be settled by themselves.

“Go and ask your daughter what she has done.” Qing`er’s voice was as frosty as ever. The Xiao Emperor glanced at Xiao Lengyue, only to see an unsightly expression on his daughter’s face. Xiao Lengyue had been completely defeated—even the strand of immortal sense had been forced out of her. This battle was one of extreme humiliation.

“Enough. No matter what Lengyue has done, I will compensate you on her behalf. Both of you are supreme geniuses of the immortal realms, so it’s enough to stop the moment someone has reached their limit. You shouldn’t cause this incident to become a grudge against you and your elders. In any case, I won’t be able to stay too long in the City of Ancient Emperors. I will bring her away from this place first. If you still intend to, the two of you can fight again in the future.

After the Xiao Emperor spoke, his immortal sense surrounded Xiao Lengyue, and with a flash of light, they both disappeared on the spot. Although the Xiao Emperor appeared, he didn’t seem to think it was a good idea to bully Qing`er. Qing`er’s status was such that even immortal emperors would think twice about antagonizing her. And if a true death grudge really formed, since Xiao Lengyue’s strength was inferior to Qing`er’s, she would surely suffer in the future if she encountered Qing`er again in the City of Ancient Emperors!

Chapter 923: Heavy Injuries on Both Sides

 

“Xiao Lengyue has left.”

The various spectators stared at the now-empty air. The sect leader of the Xiao Sect, Xiao Lengyue…#6 on the Immortal Ascension Rankings. Her search for Qing`er hadn’t been a secret. Many people in the City of Ancient Emperors knew of it.

Xiao Lengyue wanted to defeat Qing`er to prove that she shouldn’t have been ranked behind her on the Immortal Ascension Rankings. But she’d been defeated after engaging in a real battle with Qing`er—and it had truly been a miserable defeat. After being punched by Qing`er’s terrifying void fist, the Xiao Emperor’s immortal sense had activated, thereby saving her from certain death.

The Xiao Emperor decided to immediately remove his daughter from the situation, most likely to another secure location in the City of Ancient Emperors. After all, according to the rules of the City of Ancient Emperors, he wasn’t allowed to remain within the city for too long, and he must not interfere too much in the matters that happened inside.

Everyone stared at that ice-cold and flawlessly beautiful silhouette in the air, their hearts shaking with apprehension. The daughter of the Evergreen Immortal Emperor, the disciple of Matriarch Ji. She’d truly tried to kill Xiao Lengyue. Was this all because Xiao Lengyue had tried to cause heavy damage to Qin Wentian during that sneak attack?

If that’s the case, the relationship between Princess Qing`er and Qin Wentian was definitely not an ordinary one. Because of that single attack, Princess Qing`er had decided to go all out in her assault, wanting Xiao Lengyue to pay for her actions with her death.

Right now, many in the crowd were all extremely curious. What identity did Qin Wentian have? He’d actually caused Princess Qing`er to react in such a way.

“Sis Qingxuan, the more I look, the more I feel Princess Qing`er and Senior Brother Qin are very compatible. No wonder Senior Brother kept looking for her. They must have a very deep relationship, right?” Jun Mengchen felt gratified in his heart at witnessing Princess Qing`er’s murderous assault on the daughter of Emperor Xiao—Xiao Lengyue had dared to sneak attack his senior brother.

Before this, Jun Mengchen wondered at the kind of woman Qin Wentian would look for, given how outstanding he was. Who could match up to him? In fact, before seeing Qing`er, he’d worried that his senior brother would be disappointed in his search. But right now, he only had blessings in his heart for the two of them.

However, Qin Wentian was still facing off against Xuan Yang. Qin Wentian’s demon sword hummed incessantly, and the vortex of sword qi forced the spectators below to keep their distance. They were also wary of Xuan Yang’s weapon, a long spear extending out a beam of heaven-shattering light, terrifying to the extreme.

Neither could afford to lose the slightest bit of focus. Their control over immortal weapons was weak to begin with, but the power they unleashed was sure to be devastating. If they didn’t concentrate on maintaining full control over them, a catastrophe might ensue.

However, it was clear to all what the situation had become. Xiao Lengyue had been defeated and brought away by her father. The Xiao Sect didn’t help out because initially, this was something Xiao Lengyue wanted for herself: to fight Qing`er one-on-one to prove who was stronger. Also, many geniuses joined the Xiao Sect not because they had a good relationship with Xiao Lengyue. Rather, it was only because of her status, charm, beauty, and talent.

But now, this Princess Qing`er who’d just appeared, she wasn’t inferior in any way to Xiao Lengyue. Naturally, the other members of the Xiao Sect wouldn’t join in the battle and risk offending such a supreme beauty like Qing`er.

After this battle, the Xiao Sect would most likely break ties with each member and go their separate ways.

Also, Qin Wentian had held nothing back when he killed Xuan Xing, cementing the hatred between him and Xuan Yang, and turning the battle into a death grudge. And with Princess Qing`er thrown into the mix, the experts from the Twin Stars Alliance wouldn’t easily act against Qin Wentian as well. Nobody wanted to die for the sake of a temporary alliance, and despite Xuan Yang being ranked #4, he was still at a disadvantage.

“Most probably, Xuan Yang won’t be avenging Xuan Xing today,” the majority speculated silently. With the departure of Xiao Lengyue, as well as the threat of Qin Wentian’s Immortal Vanquishing Swordplay, the situation had instantly turned.

“There should be a limit to your power. Even if I don’t kill you today, you will never have a day’s peace in the City of Ancient Emperors,” Xuan Yang finally spoke. The pressure Qin Wentian was releasing was now extremely terrifying. And he had Princess Qing`er on his side. All these factors made it impossible for him to kill Qin Wentian.

“Is that so?” Qin Wentian coldly laughed.

“This is the kind of attack that requires you to inflict injuries on yourself to attack others, so I’m sure you have to pay a huge price.” Xuan Yang’s countenance was cold. “So what if I don’t kill you today?”

“Even if you don’t unleash your attack, it doesn’t mean that I’ll throw this chance away,” Qin Wentian’s voice rang out. A demonic wind ravaged the surroundings as a heaven-annihilating power abruptly gushed out. Qin Wentian’s silhouette flickered, appearing before Xuan Yang, and the entire might of the Immortal Vanquishing Swordplay was infused into the demon sword. The demon sword let out an ear-piercing hum, and swung towards Xuan Yang, generating millions upon millions of strands of sword qi, each filled with lethal power.

“He actually took the initiative to attack.” The crowd was taken aback. Xuan Yang initially intended to cease the fight, temporarily giving up his revenge for Xuan Xing. However, Qin Wentian seemed unwilling to back down and was holding nothing back to kill him.

“ARGH!” Xuan Yang roared in rage as his spear stabbed towards the sky. Boundless ancient mirrors appeared, his spear strike manifesting a killing storm that swept over to Qin Wentian.

“BOOM!” The two attacks collided with each other, and the ensuing explosion engulfed the two of them completely. The spectators saw only an eruption of light, and that both of them were forced backward from the impact. In the aftermath, even the shock waves were powerful enough to kill the spectators if they weren’t careful.

Another shrill screeching sounded out. Dust flew all over, as the demon sword’s humming intensified. When the clouds of dust dissipated, the spectators saw a gigantic crater on the ground. Two figures could be seen lying on the ground; one of them was Qin Wentian. For some reason, after unleashing that attack, he’d reverted to his original form. Right now he was lying helplessly on the ground, unable to move, and his aura was extremely weak. He no longer exuded the kind of overpowering aura that could tyrannize the world.

Xuan Yang wasn’t any better as well. He lay on the ground, his entire body covered in blood and sword wounds. He’d been grievously injured from the impact.

The battle was a draw, with both parties unable to move, heavily injured from attacks that exceeded the limits of what the other could withstand. Qin Wentian’s Immortal Vanquishing Swordplay was something that could only be used if he burned the entirety of his energy in the first place.

In the end, the outcome of the battle was slightly in his favor—there were no wounds on his body. But even so, the power of Xuan Yang’s strike had overloaded his endurance, causing him to collapse.

“What an intense fight. It’s been a long time since the City of Ancient Emperors has hosted a fight of such magnitude,” the spectators whispered to each other. Among the main characters of this fight, those ranked #4, #5 and #6 in the Immortal Ascension Rankings all played a part.

One of the results was that the #6 ranked Xiao Lengyue had been injured after being defeated and brought away by the immortal sense of her father, the Xiao Emperor.

As for the #4 ranked Xuan Yang, both he and Qin Wentian suffered mutually, ending the fight in a draw. As for Xuan Yang’s brother, the #27 ranked Xuan Xing; he was killed by Qin Wentian.

It had been too long since such a violent storm had swept over the City of Ancient Emperors. And this time around, the main reason was due to the appearance of the God’s Hand.

“No wonder this Qin Wentian was so fearless. If it weren’t for the appearance of Xuan Yang and Xuan Xing, the Xiao Sect would have certainly paid a heavy price to obtain the God’s Hand.” Those of the Xiao Sect stared at the silhouette of Qin Wentian, their hearts swept away with waves of agitation. Even for Greedwolf, his emotions were now exceedingly complex.

And accompanying Qin Wentian was Princess Qing`er, the daughter of the Evergreen Immortal Emperor. Furthermore, the leader they depended on, Xiao Lengyue, had been defeated.

Qing`er appeared and stood next to Qin Wentian. She didn’t say anything, only helping him up as she coldly stared at Xuan Yang lying sprawled on the ground. An intense spatial energy enveloped them completely, and with a flash, they immediately vanished from sight.

In this world, if one were to say who understood Qin Wentian the most, that person would be none other than Qing`er.

Her understanding of Qin Wentian had even surpassed her understanding of herself. From the time of their youth in Chu, she’d been by Qin Wentian’s side as they grew up step-by-step, watching him from the shadows. Other than that period of time in the immortal realms, it wouldn’t be a stretch to say that Qing`er knew everything about Qin Wentian.

She naturally also knew that Qin Wentian was currently very weak. In the past, after Qin Wentian unleashed the Immortal Vanquishing Swordplay, she had taken care of him until he recovered completely. This time around, she didn’t know how long it would take for Qin Wentian to recover.

But no matter what, Qing`er was very certain that if he hadn’t been desperate, Qin Wentian wouldn’t have chosen to transform into a great roc and used the Immortal Vanquishing Swordplay to negate the demonic energy. In his entire life, Qin Wentian had unleashed the Immortal Vanquishing Swordplay only twice before. First at the Pill Emperor Hall to save Mo Qingcheng. And the second time was back in Grand Xia when he’d used it to deal with the threat of the ascendants from the Great Solar Chen Clan.

Today was the third time. Which was why Qing`er was so enraged, especially after she’d arrived and the first thing she saw was Xiao Lengyue sneaking an attack on Qin Wentian. How could she not have killing intent?

But now, all she cared about were Qin Wentian’s injuries. She didn’t bother with anyone else and instantly brought Qin Wentian away. He was the only one that mattered in her eyes.

“Senior Brother.” Jun Mengchen and Zi Qingxuan were startled. Jun Mengchen then heard Zi Qingxuan transmitting her voice over, “Princess Qing`er will take care of Senior Brother Qin. Let us leave.”

Jun Mengchen knew that they shouldn’t linger too long in this place and decided to leave quietly with Zi Qingxuan. No one noticed them go, whether it was the Xiao Sect or the Twin Stars Alliance. Everyone was still thinking about the earlier battle.

“They left. Princess Qing`er’s relationship with Qin Wentian might very well be that of a lover.” Someone sighed. This scene caused many young geniuses among the crowd to feel jealousy and envy. From what they saw, it was a high possibility that the two of them were lovers. It was truly a joyful matter if one could have a woman with such a background and talent as his wife.

“However, it’s said that the Evergreen Immortal Emperor favors his daughter a lot, grooming her like he would a successor. If Qin Wentian wishes to marry Princess Qing`er, it’s not going to be an easy matter.”

“His talent is so extremely monstrous, as proven by his strength in battle today. Not only that, he even acquired the God’s Hand. If the status of his clan can match with Princess Qing`er’s, the Evergreen Immortal Emperor won’t interfere too much.”

“You guys should stop overthinking things. Qin Wentian killed Xuan Xing. Even if Xuan Yang decided not to kill him, the Xuan Emperor’s anger isn’t something one can easily endure. Qin Wentian probably won’t live for too long,” another person spoke, his words causing many to turn their gazes onto Xuan Yang who was still lying helplessly on the ground. This #4 ranker on the Immortal Ascension Rankings was now in a truly pathetic state. Not only had he witnessed his younger brother being killed in front of his eyes, but he also suffered heavy injuries.

“There are too many geniuses here, and that earlier battle was simply too terrifying. I wonder if in the future there will still be people daring to seize the God’s hand? However, even if people wanted to seize it, it won’t be so easy to win against Qin Wentian.” The hearts of the spectators silently mused. Today, being able to witness such a fantastic battle, it could be said that they hadn’t wasted their time coming here to the City of Ancient Emperors!

Chapter 924: Confession

 

In the City of Ancient Emperors, Qin Wentian’s name was beginning to gain notoriety. The daughter of the Evergreen Immortal Emperor, the daughter of the Xiao Emperor, and the sons of the Xuan Emperor were all involved in this storm. In addition, the news of Xuan Xing’s death soon circulated around the city. Several days later, Xuan Xing’s name disappeared from the Immortal Ascension Rankings, and a new name appeared.

Qin Wentian was now ranked #100 on the Immortal Ascension Rankings.

This ranking led to many discussions. Many felt that Qin Wentian’s ranking was too low. After all, he’d personally killed the #27-ranked Xuan Xing with his own hands without the aid of an immortal weapon.

But there were also some who felt that Qin Wentian’s ranking was too high. His cultivation base was only at the seventh-level. His strength had only soared through his use of secret arts. It wasn’t a strength he would naturally exhibit under normal circumstances, and there would surely be side-effects of using such secret arts to increase one’s cultivation. The descendants and disciples of immortal kings and emperors all understood that there was a limit to the strength boosted by such secret arts, and Qin Wentian had most likely paid a heavy price for using them.

And as for Qin Wentian’s true combat prowess, he who was at the seventh-level lacked the means to become more proficient at using the God’s Hand. This was why he couldn’t activate it for a second time after his original God’s Hand was broken apart by the Xiao Emperor. Similarly, this ‘power’ he depended on was too unstable to be relied on, so his ranking should be lower than #100.

There were many discussions regarding Qin Wentian’s ranking. Qin Wentian was different from the other geniuses, and the person in charge of determining the ranking probably had no clear idea how to rank him, so they’d temporarily ranked him at the #100 position. In the future, there would probably still be changes.

However Qin Wentian had no time to care about any of this—actually, he had no inkling of these events at all.

In the City of Ancient Emperors, there were expansive areas of wilderness that were immeasurably vast and incomparably mysterious. Since the creation of the City of Ancient Emperors, no one could confidently say that they had fully explored the place. Several young geniuses had gone to explore the depths of some of these mountains, yet they all vanished completely. No one knew what had happened to them.

Presently, in a certain area, there was a quiet place adorned with cliffs all around, with a waterfall nearby. It was similar to a paradise, separate from the rest of the world.

Amidst the green peaks, a simple abode could be seen. Strange rocks formed a craggy terrain outside of the humble-looking hut. Gusts of gentle wind blew by, creating a cool and refreshing atmosphere.

Atop a gigantic rock, a flawlessly beautiful figure sat quietly in cultivation. She was like a fairy in a painting, her appearance so beautiful that her looks could mesmerize all who viewed her.

An instant later, this beautiful figure slowly stood up and turned around, staring at another silhouette who lay peacefully in a deep slumber.

This flawlessly beautiful figure was naturally none other than Qing`er. And as for the person sleeping on the ground, he was none other than Qin Wentian.

Qing`er walked to Qin Wentian’s side and crouched down, staring at the peaceful expression on his handsome looking face. He seemed so peaceful, as though he wasn’t concerned about the consequences of his last attack. He knew that she would definitely bring him away to safety.

Qing`er’s cold-looking countenance gradually turned gentle with warmth. All the ice melted away, and the light breeze fluttered her hair, causing some strands to brush across Qin Wentian’s face. As she stared at him, many memories of the past surfaced in her mind. All of a sudden, a sweet smile appeared on her lips, causing her beauty to deepen even more.

“Thank you for taking such a short time to find me,” Qing`er’s melodious voice rang out. After which, she slowly stretched her hand out, and after some hesitation, her gentle jade-like hand caressed Qin Wentian’s face, her smile growing more and more radiant.

“In the past, you slept for a long time. I wonder how long it will take for you to wake up this time around?” Qing`er whispered quietly. Suddenly, a pair of bright and clear eyes blinked open. The hand stroking Qin Wentian’s face trembled and stilled, and her beautiful smile froze.

As if by reflex, Qing`er retracted her hand with lightning speed and stood up instantly. Her countenance returned to its usual cold demeanor as she spoke, “You’re awake.”

“Qing`er, what were you doing?” A flicker of a smile appeared in Qin Wentian’s eyes as he stared at the flawlessly beautiful figure before him. His amusement seemed to affect her composure, and she nervously replied, “Just checking to see if you’re feeling better.”

After that, she turned her back to him, as though not daring to meet Qin Wentian’s eyes. A strange expression flashed through her beautiful eyes, and her face colored slightly, but swiftly returned to normal as though nothing had happened.

“Qing`er.” A voice drifted from behind her. Qing`er turned, and her face was smooth from expression.

Qin Wentian continued to say nothing. He merely stared at her silently, the smile in his eyes as clear as ever.

When Qing`er saw him looking at her without a word, she wanted to turn around again. But then she heard Qin Wentian say in a low voice, “Qing`er, it wasn’t easy finding you. Let me look at you a little longer.”

Qing`er looked at Qin Wentian, and he couldn’t tell what she was thinking about from those calm eyes of hers. After which, she then spoke, “You’d better rest well and wake up early tomorrow.”

After speaking, she turned and walked to the top of the gigantic rock nearby and stood there quietly.

Qin Wentian stared at her back with a look of gentleness on his face. After some time, he slowly closed his eyes and adjusted the energy circulating in his body. His energy reserves had been completely sucked dry. The consumption rate of his previous battle was too terrifying. First, he’d fought with the God’s Hand. After that, he transformed into a great roc, and finally, he ended things with the Immortal Vanquishing Swordplay, killing Xuan Xing and injuring himself alongside Xuan Yang.

After defeating Xuan Yang, his energy reserves were fully exhausted. Luckily for him, his current cultivation base was incomparable to before, and he had a stronger recovery rate. With his stronger cultivation, the boost in power of the Immortal Vanquishing Swordplay had also minimized. But at the same time, so were the side-effects. The consequences of using it weren’t as dangerous as before.

Time slowly flowed by. Qin Wentian focused on his recovery while Qing`er stayed by his side.

And now, Qin Wentian could finally move about freely. He sat on the gigantic rock in cultivation and had been in this posture for more than ten days, his eyes closed in complete focus.

Finally, Qin Wentian’s eyes opened. There was no sharpness within, only a gentle calmness. The setting sun from the horizon cascaded its shining rays over the mountains, covering them with a layer of beautiful light. The waterfall nearby bubbled and gurgled, and together with the setting sun, it was a picturesque scene.

A flawless figure walked out from a cave hidden by the waterfall. As she stepped out, the water splashed over her, drenching her silky black hair. Clothed in a simple, yet flimsy dress, her perfect figure was further accentuated, and under the beautiful light of the sunset, she seemed to give off a sense of holiness, stunning Qin Wentian as he stared at her.

Qing`er noticed Qin Wentian’s presence. And when she walked over and saw the dumbstruck look in Qin Wentian’s eyes, she stared coldly at him. Her beautiful, translucent eyes flashed with a strange expression, and she walked away, entering the simple hut ahead while leaving behind traces of a mesmerizing fragrance.

“A beautiful scene in the human world, huh…” Qin Wentian mumbled. A cool wind gusted, Qin Wentian turned his head and caught Qing`er staring at him.

“Qing`er, you are still so beautiful even when you’re angry,” Qin Wentian teased and stretched his body, still oblivious. Of course, he would be thick-skinned. Otherwise, Qing`er would have attacked him by now.

“Shameless,” Qing`er spoke.

But the tone of her words sounded melodious to Qin Wentian. Smiling widely he stared at Qing`er and shrugged. “Qing`er, if we could live like this forever, wouldn’t that be a wonderful thing?”

“What about Qingcheng?” Qing`er’s cool voice rang out, startling Qin Wentian as he stared at her in bewilderment. He didn’t expect Qing`er to say Mo Qingcheng’s name at that moment.

Staring at Qin Wentian’s expression, Qing`er lowered her head and also fell silent.

Qin Wentian drew in a deep breath, then looked at Qing`er and spoke gently, “Qing`er. I will never let Qingcheng down. But similarly, I will also never let you down.”

It was very rare for Qin Wentian to openly state his true feelings. He knew that he owed a promise to Qing`er. When Qin Wentian said it would be wonderful to live forever with her, Qing`er had responded by asking about Qingcheng. From this, one could see that in Qing`er’s heart, she had already considered Qin Wentian as her lover. If not, she would have disagreed, and she wouldn’t have mentioned Mo Qingcheng. But since she did, it was clear that this matter had always been in her heart…

And although Qing`er was a woman of few words, her actions had undoubtedly confirmed her relationship with Qin Wentian. She was willing to stay here to take care of him forever, without taking a step beyond his side. In fact, after taking a bath at the waterfall, she hadn’t avoided Qin Wentian when he saw her. Qing`er was already treating Qin Wentian as someone very close to her.

Every one of Qing`er’s actions caused Qin Wentian to sense the depth of her emotions for him.

Qin Wentian’s words had startled Qing`er, and she stood there in a daze, as though she’d never expected Qin Wentian to suddenly say such a thing. With that statement, it was clear that Qin Wentian had placed her position in his heart on the same level as Qingcheng’s.

After a while, she turned and walked back to the hut, replying in a low voice, “You’d better increase your strength as soon as possible. Qingcheng has been waiting for you for many years.”

And with that, Qing`er walked into her room in the abode and didn’t come out.

Qin Wentian stared at her back, a rueful smile on his face. Qing`er was still the same as ever. But in this case, what did she mean by that? Was she fine with their current relationship or not?

And as for Qingcheng…was she still doing well?

Inside her room, Qing`er lay quietly staring at the ceiling in a daze. Right now, her heart was beating extremely fast, and a rare look of nervousness was on her face. Slowly, the state of her heart gradually calmed down.

Qing`er’s beautiful eyes blinked as a warm smile appeared in her eyes. She then closed her eyes slowly, as a faint blush appeared on her cheeks, so beautiful it could mesmerize the soul. It was unfortunate that Qin Wentian couldn’t appreciate such a beautiful scene!