Beyond the Sacred Dynasty

"Boom!"

The energy released from the clash between the two Saint Realm experts was terrifying.

The atmospheric circulation in this area was disrupted, and cold and warm air currents clashed violently, causing wind and clouds to rise and rain to pour down in an instant.

There was no need to continue drawing upon the power of thunder; the sky was already filled with lightning and thunder.

Under the light of the lightning, Qi Yunxiao, Qi Sheng, and Zhao Yushu looked up, dumbfounded, at the figures that had been struck by the lightning sword and fallen like charred remains.

They knew that each figure represented the fall of a top-tier Celestial Person being who would be considered among the best in any city.

A fallen Celestial Person!

Flashing lightning!

Howling winds!

A torrential downpour!

This scene intertwined to create a breathtaking picture, deeply impacting the sights and hearing of the three.

Especially the figure at the very top of this background, suspended in the sky and standing amidst the thunder, seemingly the ruler of lightning, gave them a profound sense of awe.

The overwhelming sense of oppression was so intense that even Qi Sheng, a powerful expert at the Celestial Person Realm, felt his heart stop and felt suffocated.

"You... you... you won?"

After a while, when the lightning flashing in the sky thinned out a bit, Qi Sheng, the Celestial Person, finally came to his senses.

"We won!"

Compared to him, Zhao Yushu recovered much faster.

She clenched her fist tightly, almost jumping for joy. "We're safe!"

"One Martial Saint, three Celestial Person, and ten Martial Kings..."

Qi Yunxiao muttered to himself.

Immediately afterwards, he couldn't help but look up again, gazing in awe at the majestic figure standing tall in the sky, slowly descending.

"That's a Martial Saint and thirteen top experts! An Ancient Martial King... no! A Martial Saint! An Ancient Martial Saint! An Ancient Martial Saint is actually this powerful!?"

"Lei Yuan, as a Martial Saint who transformed through cultivating the Thunder Primordial Spirit, is not weak among Martial Saints. Top Martial Saints can kill him, but they would never do so as easily as an Ancient Martial Saint! Peak Martial Saint... This is the power that only a Peak Martial Saint can possess!"

Once he came to his senses, Qi Sheng's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and he asserted with absolute certainty.

"Peak Martial Saint!"

Qi Yunxiao was shaken by what Qi Sheng said.

Compared to the cultivator system, the gap between the martial arts system and the cultivation system becomes smaller as you progress.

On average, a Martial Saint is one rank weaker than a Saint.

A peak Martial Saint, if converted to a Saint, would be a top-tier existence among Saints.

And the supreme saints...

Even back in the Liyang Cave Heaven, he was an absolute high-level figure, a powerful being second only to the sect leader and the supreme elder.

"Buzz!"

Gu Jinlai as simple as reaching out a hand.

As the lightning field swept through, all the Spirit Artifact and quasi-Dao artifacts on everyone's bodies were quickly retrieved.

With these spoils of war, he landed in front of Qi Sheng, Qi Yunxiao, Zhao Yushu and others.

"Alright, the pursuers have been eliminated, let's go."

Gu Jinlai, the gaze fell on Qi Yunxiao and Qi Sheng.

Next, they should obviously split up and act separately.

"Thank you for your help, Ancient Martial Saint."

Qi Sheng bowed respectfully.

"There's no need for that. Just be more careful in your actions from now on."

Gu Jinlai waved his hand.

Qi Sheng took a deep breath.

He knew that this whole thing was caused by them.

If they hadn't acted without secrecy and hadn't had their gold and jade tampered with, how could they have caused so much trouble for Gu Jinlai?

This even prompted a martial saint to personally hunt him down.

He glanced at Qi Yunxiao beside him, seemingly having made a decision. He took off the storage ring from his hand and respectfully handed it forward, saying, "Ancient Martial Saint, the fault lies with me. I am willing to use this item to apologize and ask the Ancient Martial Saint to give us a chance to make amends."

"Um!?"

Gu Jinlai's gaze fell on the storage ring that Qi Sheng had taken off, and his expression was somewhat strange. "A storage treasure, its value is no less than that of a Dao artifact."

"This is a small token of our appreciation. Please forgive us, Ancient Martial Saint."

Qi Sheng said sincerely.

Qi Yunxiao, who was standing to the side, also realized what was happening and quickly said, "Senior Gu, please accept this. If it weren't for us, we wouldn't have caused you all this trouble. Moreover, if it weren't for Senior Gu's intervention to kill Lei Yuan and the others, we would all be dead here, and these things would have become Lei Yuan's spoils of war."

Gu Jinlai at Qi Yunxiao, then turned his gaze to Qi Sheng: "Your purpose in giving away the storage ring must have been more than just that, right?"

Qi Sheng looked somewhat embarrassed, but still firmly said, "One thing at a time, this storage ring is indeed a compensation we gave to the Ancient Martial Saint."

"Is that so?"

From Gu Jinlai, the storage ring has been put away.

Having this treasure will make traveling much more convenient.

Especially just now, he killed more than a dozen Celestial Person and Martial Kings. These spoils of war are just wrapped up like this, which doesn't look good. This storage ring came at just the right time.

Gu Jinlai at it. Inside...

Surprisingly, there were no other supplies.

Considering that Qi Sheng had tested him with this storage ring two days ago, they probably had prepared for the possibility that the storage ring might be lost, so it was normal that there was nothing in it.

However, this also proves that Qi Sheng and Qi Yunxiao's identities are not simple.

"Speak, what is it?"

Gu Jinlai, people have always asked questions directly.

Qi Yunxiao and Qi Sheng exchanged a glance. Finally, Qi Sheng took a deep breath and said, "We would like to ask the Ancient Martial Saint to take action and attack a Demonic Beasts territory."

"Attack the Demonic Beasts's territory?"

This has surprised people Gu Jinlai.

Territory, unlike the gathering place of Demonic Beasts.

The territory of Demonic Beasts is often thousands or even tens of thousands of miles away from the thirty-six outer cities of the Holy Dynasty.

Moreover, those who can carve out their own territory are at least at the level of Demonic Beasts emperor.

Such a powerful Demonic Beasts must have tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of Demonic Beasts under its command.

Unless a large city like Wind and Rain City, Haifeng City, or Zilei City mobilizes its entire resources to launch a distant expedition, conquering a Demonic Beasts territory is almost a pipe dream.

"We know this request... is excessive, but as long as the Ancient Martial Saint can help us conquer this Demonic Beasts territory, we are willing to grant any of your requests, and..."

Qi Sheng said in a deep voice, "We are willing to give up four Dao artifacts, three great Divine Ability, and six Void Immortal inheritances as a price."

"Four Dao artifacts, three great Divine Ability, and six inheritances of a Void Immortal!?"

Gu Jinlai, those who have heard Qi Sheng's words have been secretly alarmed.

Then, he quickly realized something. "The reason Lei Yuan personally followed us is because of these treasures you possess!?"

"Yes."

Qi Sheng nodded.

Considering their understanding of him from their interactions with Gu Jinlai over the past few days...

Furthermore, they were truly desperate and had no choice but to take a gamble.

At that moment, he asked directly, "Has the Ancient Martial Saint ever heard of the Li Yang Cave Heaven?"

"I am naturally very familiar with the name of Liyang Cave, one of the Thirty-Six Cave Heavens."

Gu Jinlai nodded.

Having inherited the legacy of the Celestial Master civilization, the development of the cultivator civilization has reached its zenith over the past thousand years.

A hundred years ago, before the scourge of Demonic Beasts spread, the most famous places were the Thirty-Six Grotto-Heavens and the Seventy-Two Holy Lands.

Each grotto-heaven signifies the inheritance of true immortals.

The Boundless Holy Land, which was once trampled by the Great Qian Dynasty, was one of the Seventy-Two Holy Lands.

"When the Celestial Master civilization fell, cultivators turned their attention to the Holy Domain. In the end, the Sixteen Great Grotto-Heavens emerged and fought endlessly among the twelve domains divided by the Holy Domain. Liyang Grotto-Heavens was one of them. However, as the power of Demonic Beasts accumulated to its peak a hundred years ago and then erupted, the twelve domains were breached at an extremely fast pace. Although our Liyang Grotto-Heavens struggled to hold on, it was still destroyed thirty-six years ago..."

As Qi Sheng spoke, a hint of pain flashed in his eyes.

But he quickly recovered and continued, "When Liyang Cave Heaven was destroyed, a group of people took some of the treasures and books from the cave heaven and fled in all directions, hoping to find a safe place to start a family and preserve the Liyang Cave Heaven's legacy."

"Are you one of them?"

Gu Jinlai have sought this question.

Zhao Yushu also looked at Qi Sheng and Qi Yunxiao with surprise.

Are you from the grotto-heaven?

The current Holy Dynasty was jointly established by the six great grotto heavens.

"Yes."

Qi Sheng nodded, admitting it.

From Gu Jinlai the present, I've thought of Hongye, Yunling, and Zhouyi, the three who were sent to Lingxiao Palace back then...

Similarly, after the Xuanji Sect was breached by Demonic Beasts, they fled to the Qian Tian Realm. Ultimately, because they felt that the Lingxiao Palace had the potential to lead the human race in a counterattack against the Demonic Beasts, they chose to join the Lingxiao Palace.

In essence, Qi Sheng, Qi Yunxiao, and others are no different from Zhou Yi, Hongye, and others.

"When we fled, we actually gathered a group of disciples and their relatives, numbering in the tens of thousands. At that time, we had already heard the rumors about the Holy Land, so we led our people straight there, but..."

Qi Sheng's expression darkened. "We had too many people. Even though we were careful with our treasures, the commotion of tens of thousands of people was too great. In the end, we were targeted by the Chilong Demon Emperor, and almost all of us were captured. Only a dozen or so of us managed to escape."

Gu Jinlai at Qi Sheng.

They fled, taking tens of thousands of people with them...

Isn't that just asking for death?

However, he then realized that not everyone was like him, almost all alone, and able to abandon their loved ones.

Many people have relatives and friends, and since cultivators generally have long lifespans, it is quite normal for a Lineage to have seven or eight generations.

It's not surprising that these people, when added together, form a group of tens of thousands.

"Since you came here to rely on the Holy Dynasty, why didn't you seek its help?"

At this moment, Zhao Yushu suddenly said, "Liyang Cave Heaven is a top-tier power, just like the six great cave heavens behind the Holy Dynasty. If you bring up the name of Liyang Cave Heaven, any city lord would receive you immediately, right?"

"Seek help from the Holy Dynasty!"

These words made Qi Yunxiao grit his teeth.

Anger, pain, and resentment flashed in Qi Sheng's eyes.

After a long pause, he gave a bitter smile, "When we heard the rumors about the Holy Land and came to seek refuge with the Holy Dynasty, we also regarded the Holy Dynasty as our hope, but in reality..."

He Gu Jinlai and said, "I heard from Yunxiao that the Ancient Martial Saint has only recently arrived in Fengyu City. You haven't been outside the Holy Dynasty yet, have you?"

"No."

This Gu Jinlai.

"If the ancient martial arts saint went outside the Holy Dynasty, he would know that the Holy Dynasty is not a holy land for mankind at all, nor has it ever been a place of hope for fighting against Demonic Beasts."

Qi Sheng's eyes flashed with murderous intent as he said hatefully, "Leaving aside the other Demonic Beasts territories, there are over ten million humans imprisoned in Chilong Territory alone!"