I Lost My Worries

"Yezi, let's go."

Qin Sheng called Ye Fan over to leave, then said to Duan De:

"Fellow Daoist, we have no interest in this Yin Tomb. If you want to explore it, go down yourself."

"Do you have anything you want to entrust to me? It would be a pity to bring all your treasures down there."

"Don't worry. When you come back up, I'll return every single one of your treasures."

Duan De rolled his eyes. "Sorry for the trouble."

Qin Sheng left with Ye Fan, while Duan De continued wandering around the Yin Tomb.

However, they were unable to leave either. The five Great Abilities had not found the Desolate Pagoda and suspected someone had secretly taken it, so they sealed off the ruins.

Thus, Qin Sheng and Ye Fan stood at a distance, watching what was happening around Duan De.

That Fatty truly had guts. He still dared to sneak into the pool, where he encountered a cultivator disguised as a Shaking Light disciple and immediately clashed with him.

Before long, the five Great Abilities also pinpointed the Yin Tomb's location.

"Fellow Daoist Duan underestimated these people too much," Qin Sheng said with a smile.

These Great Abilities might indeed be fools, but that did not mean they lacked real skills.

"The Desolate Pagoda should be inside the Yin Tomb. Let's go down."

"Agreed. No matter how perfect an arrangement is, after ten thousand years, flaws will emerge. This is our chance."

"The Demon Emperor wasn't omnipotent either!"

One Great Ability, radiant as the blazing sun, looked toward Duan De.

"I heard you shouting earlier that Sacred Land disciples were nothing special. Very good. You've got nerve. Come down with us."

Duan De's face turned green. "Senior, my cultivation is weak..."

"You don't get to refuse."

The five Great Abilities seized Duan De and plunged directly into the pool. Only the fat Taoist's heart-rending screams echoed between heaven and earth.

Qin Sheng burst out laughing, and Ye Fan was quite pleased as well. He asked:

"Will that Unscrupulous Taoist die?"

"No," Qin Sheng said with certainty.

"Even if everyone else dies, he'll still come out alive and kicking. Don't underestimate him. He's far from simple."

Ye Fan was startled. "Even the Demon Emperor's Yin Grave can't kill him?"

"Good people die young, while disasters linger for a thousand years."

A while later, the Dao Pattern restriction the five Great Abilities had used to seal off the area was forcibly broken from outside. Another peerless expert had arrived.

Qin Sheng turned around. "Let's go. What's coming next is no longer something we can take part in."

The Demon Emperor's Tomb incident was far from over. Unless they saw the Desolate Pagoda, these people would never give up. Qin Sheng did not dare linger to watch the excitement any longer.

The two fled swiftly beneath the cover of night.

"Where did you go this past year?" Ye Fan asked.

"I joined the Shaking Light Holy Land and cultivated there for a year."

Ye Fan drew a breath. "That's one of the top Sacred Lands in the Eastern Wilderness. Spirit Ruins Paradise is nothing more than an ant before them."

"It is indeed not bad." Qin Sheng nodded, but he still warned Ye Fan.

"In the future, remember to be careful around Shaking Light disciples."

"Huh?"

Ye Fan froze, unable to understand what he meant.

"Why? Didn't you already join Shaking Light?"

"It was precisely after joining Shaking Light that I discovered something was wrong inside," Qin Sheng said.

"Underneath Shaking Light Holy Land, dangerous currents run deep. There are major problems there. Don't develop a favorable impression of that Sacred Land just because I'm now a Shaking Light disciple."

"Stay away from every Shaking Light disciple. That is my advice to you."

Seeing Qin Sheng's solemn expression, Ye Fan became serious too.

"I understand. Then will you be in danger at Shaking Light Holy Land? Can't you leave?"

Qin Sheng sighed. "It's already too late. Once you board certain ships, you can't get off."

Nor did he want to get off.

Restoring the glory of the Ruthless lineage is the duty of our generation!

Not that I belong to the Ruthless lineage—the Ruthless lineage belongs to me!

"How about you?" Qin Sheng asked.

Ye Fan smiled helplessly. "Although I successfully opened up my Sea of Bitterness, cultivation is still extremely difficult."

"Your talent is beyond doubt. The reason your progress is so difficult is that you lack resources," Qin Sheng said.

"Before the Sacred Physique reaches the Four Extremes, its demand for resources is enormous—terrifying, even. Therefore, you must find ways to obtain as many resources as possible."

A Sacred Physique needed a million jin of Source to cultivate to Dao Palace Perfection, and ten million jin of Source to support a breakthrough into the Four Extremes. It was absurdly terrifying.

One had to know that a fist-sized piece of Source was enough for a Mortal Body to break through while at the Divine Bridge realm.

Without taking bottlenecks into account, if one were frugal, more than ten million jin of Source would be enough for tens of thousands of Mortal Bodies to cultivate to the Four Extremes!

"It feels like there isn't much hope," Ye Fan sighed.

Qin Sheng said, "I have some Source on me. I can give you a little, but it can only support your current cultivation. Beyond that..."

Qin Sheng could not afford to support an Ancient Desolate Saint Body.

However, Ye Fan was still in the Sea of Bitterness realm. From the Sea of Bitterness to the Life Spring, and even to the Divine Bridge, he would not need much Source Stone.

As long as it did not affect Qin Sheng's own cultivation, giving Ye Fan some Source Stone was no great burden.

"How can I accept that? You need Source Stone for cultivation too." Yet Ye Fan refused.

Qin Sheng smiled. "I'm highly valued in Shaking Light Holy Land. I have some Source to spare."

Ye Fan was quite envious upon hearing that.

"Sacred Land disciples really have it good. They have Ancient Scriptures and resources. All they need to do is cultivate diligently."

In the original plot, Ye Fan had enemies throughout the world. Did anyone think he wanted that?

He simply had no choice!

He himself had also longed for the status of a Sacred Land disciple, but by then, there had been no turning back.

"Everyone has their own path," Qin Sheng said.

"Don't just look at the fact that I'm a Sacred Land disciple now. Gains always come with losses. I gained the Sacred Land's resources, but I also lost some things."

"What?" Ye Fan asked.

"I lost my worries." Qin Sheng smiled.

"Fuck."

Ye Fan thought for a moment, then said, "Actually, before you arrived at the Demon Emperor's Tomb, I obtained the Sea of Suffering Chapter of the Dao Scripture. Pang Bo gave it to me."

"Once we settle down, we can study it together."

Qin Sheng smiled in gratification. He had not misjudged Ye Fan after all.

Ye Fan valued loyalty and friendship. As long as you were a friend he acknowledged, whether it was an Emperor Scripture, the Nine Secret Techniques, or even a Divine Elixir, he would not mind giving it to you.

Compared to the Dao Scripture, the Source Stone Qin Sheng had given him was nothing at all.

A day later, the two appeared two thousand li away, where there was a small town.

They entered the town, and Qin Sheng searched carefully until he found a small shop in a secluded area.

An old man and a little girl of five or six with twin horn braids ran the restaurant.

The little girl was adorable. Though her clothes were plain, she was full of vitality.

Ye Fan ordered some meat and complained, "I kept eating medicinal herbs at Spirit Ruins Paradise. I almost died from bland food."

Qin Sheng smiled and beckoned to the child.

The little girl blinked and asked:

"Big Brother, what is it?"

"What's your name?" Qin Sheng asked kindly.

"Tingting. My name is Jiang Tingting."

So it really was her.

Jiang Tingting was a descendant of the Jiang Family, and more importantly, she possessed the Taiyin Physique.

Across the entire universe, it was a special physique surpassed only by the Sacred Physique and the Hegemonic Body, with boundless potential.

There had once been a Human Emperor with the Taiyin Physique.

"That's a lovely name." Qin Sheng patted Little Tingting's head and let her leave.

"The surname Jiang."

Ye Fan sighed. "I never expected that two surnames considered so special in our homeland would be so noble in Beidou as well."

Qin Sheng had already given him a general introduction to the powers of Beidou.

"Immortal, do you think the Jiang Family and Ji Family here are related to our homeland?"

"I think so. After all, crossing the Starry Sky is far from an isolated case," Qin Sheng said with certainty.

The Yan and Yellow Emperors of Earth were actually new lives formed when the Emperor Corpses of Void and Hengyu developed sentience.

Some people on Earth might even carry the bloodlines of the Ji Family and Jiang Family.

Bang!

Before their food could be served, an incident occurred.

A sallow-faced middle-aged man entered the restaurant and kicked a chair flying.

"Old bastard, hurry up and come receive this lord!" an arrogant voice rang out.

Little Tingting was so frightened that she hurried into the kitchen and shouted:

"Grandpa, the bad people who are trying to steal our restaurant are here again!"

Qin Sheng was quite annoyed, because the chair the man had kicked away landed right on his and Ye Fan's table.

"Yezi, go slap him twice!"

Ye Fan did not hesitate. This middle-aged man clearly looked like a bully.

Smack!

The middle-aged man was sent flying with a single slap. He spun three hundred and sixty degrees in midair before hitting the ground, with even his teeth knocked out.

Uncle Jiang came out, his face full of anxiety.

"Honored guests, he's a steward of the Li Family. You hit him, and the Li Family won't let this go. You should leave quickly. The Li Family has cultivators."

"Don't panic, Uncle."

A divine pattern shot out from Qin Sheng's body and attached itself to the middle-aged man.

"Roll back and tell the Li Family that if they don't come apologize, they should prepare for funerals."

The onlookers erupted in an uproar.

Clearly, this Li Family lackey had failed to recognize a cultivator and provoked one.

The steward did not dare say anything at all. He immediately fled with his lackeys.

"Uncle, what happened?" Ye Fan asked.

"Alas." Uncle Jiang sighed, but Little Tingting spoke first:

"They're all bad people! They took over our restaurant and come here every day to eat for free, ruining our business."

"Grandpa and I are going to have nothing to eat."

By the end, tears dripped from Little Tingting's eyes.

Uncle Jiang added, "When Tingting's father was still alive, he cultivated in Yanxia Cave Heaven together with a child from the Li Family."

"That Li Family child committed an evil deed. Tingting's father couldn't stand by and intervened, making a deadly enemy of him."

"Later, Tingting's parents died in an accident involving a Lightning Bird, and the Li Family has targeted us ever since."

"How vicious." Ye Fan was indignant.

Qin Sheng said nothing. In truth, Tingting's parents had also been killed by cultivators from the Li Family. The two sides had a blood feud.

"Young men, thank you for standing up for us this time, but you should leave quickly."

Uncle Jiang said, "The Li Family's cultivators are very powerful. Don't let us drag you into this."

"What realm are they in?" Ye Fan asked.

"Sea of Bitterness, I think? They're extremely powerful."

Ye Fan smiled. A mere Sea of Bitterness realm.

Not to mention Qin Sheng, even he himself did not fear them.

"Don't worry, Uncle. If the Li Family comes, we'll handle them."

After eating, Qin Sheng and Ye Fan rented rooms beside the restaurant. They had something important to do.

"Where is it?"

"Wait, I'll take it out."

"Let me touch it. Hiss, it's so hard."

"It's so dazzling. I feel like my eyes are going blind."

Qin Sheng and Ye Fan were studying the Dao Scripture.

It was a page of golden scripture bearing over ten thousand characters. Every character was like the sun, impossible to look at directly, let alone comprehend its true meaning.

"Use the Bodhi Seed," Qin Sheng reminded him.

Ye Fan slapped his thigh. "Right!"

He took out the Bodhi Seed and held it in his hand. His mind became clear and tranquil, and when he looked at the page of golden scripture again, he felt something different.

The scripture upon it was absorbed by him, flowing through Ye Fan's heart.

Then Ye Fan handed the Bodhi Seed to Qin Sheng so he could comprehend it as well. As Qin Sheng's gaze fell upon the Dao Scripture, one character after another transformed into Stars and crashed into his heart.

A different kind of profound truth enveloped Qin Sheng. It was completely unlike the Heaven Devouring Demonic Art, granting him another form of cleansing.

After a long while, Qin Sheng awoke from his insight.

"No wonder it's hailed as the strongest Sea of Bitterness Chapter."

Ye Fan nodded happily. "It's so profound. What about you—are you going to cultivate the Dao Scripture?"

Qin Sheng smiled and shook his head. "The Ancient Scripture I'm currently cultivating is no worse than the Dao Scripture. I don't plan to switch."

He had gone to great lengths to recultivate the Sea of Bitterness and lay the foundation for the Heaven Devouring Demonic Art.

"What Ancient Scripture could compare to the Dao Scripture? This is the Eastern Wasteland Immortal Canon." Ye Fan was skeptical.

"Who created it, to be so arrogant?"

Qin Sheng: "..."

"Your 'little sister.'"