A Fury for a Beauty

A Fury for a Beauty

The acquired essence surged vigorously, continuously flowing into the Lung Divine Treasury and nourishing the innate essence, making it ever more miraculous.

The lungs belonged to metal. As this divine treasury grew stronger, it shone incomparably brightly. Golden light burst forth, illuminating Qin Sheng's cave abode.

Strands of golden qi spread out, piercing and slicing through the cave's stone walls, leaving countless holes behind. At the slightest breeze, they weathered into ash.

With every breath, a storm swept through the cave abode. Dragons of qi whirled through the air, a terrifying sight.

Vitality brewed within it, and its Dao power was boundless. The innate essence had been nurtured to its utmost limit.

Boom!

It was as though the sound of creation itself rang out as the Lung Divine Treasury reached its most dazzling state.

A divine spirit emerged from the divine treasury. Its entire body was covered in blinding golden light, sacred and majestic, supreme above heaven and earth.

The divine spirit practiced and demonstrated techniques, soaring through the skies and burrowing through the earth, like a real living being.

The Lung Divine Treasury was complete. Qin Sheng's Lung Divine Spirit had perfectly taken form, like another version of himself.

It could cultivate, comprehend Dao techniques, fight, refine pills, forge artifacts...

This was simply extraordinary, something rarely seen throughout the ages.

"This is truly astonishing. Having another me cultivate is equivalent to giving me more time." Qin Sheng thought to himself.

This was the change the Infinite Land had brought to his Dao Palace Divine Spirit. Ordinary people could never replicate it; it was unrivaled under heaven.

After calming his mind, Qin Sheng proceeded through the mist and entered the next divine treasury.

The lungs belonged to metal, while the kidneys belonged to water. Metal generated water, so Qin Sheng chose the Kidney Divine Treasury as his next cultivation goal.

The kidneys stored essence. Cultivating this divine treasury would grant one an unending supply of magical power and inexhaustible vitality.

Qin Sheng clearly saw that there was also a rudimentary divine spirit within his Kidney Divine Treasury. His consciousness entered the divine spirit, bringing the "Kidney God" to life as well.

Thus, another "him" could assist Qin Sheng in cultivation, allowing him to become even more transcendent.

When the Kidney Divine Treasury was initially developed, something astonishing happened. Qin Sheng's five great divine treasuries all lit up at once, resonating with one another.

Continuous Dao chants arose, seeming to come from ancient forebears, yet also like gods and demons praying.

It was said that people possessed their "Past Self" and "Dao Self," which appeared alongside the divine treasuries.

The "Past Self" recited scriptures for one's present self, existing alongside heaven and earth; it made wishes for one's present self, transcending the cycle of life and death.

The "Dao Self" bestowed blessings upon one's current self, wishing for one to attain the Dao and ascend; it prayed for one's current self to remain eternal and indestructible.

The heavenly sounds of the Great Dao resounded throughout the mountain forest, expounding laws and principles. The vitality of trees, flowers, grasses, birds, and beasts began to dissipate invisibly, gathering here in wisps before being devoured by Qin Sheng.

The Heaven Devouring Demonic Art was simply too terrifying. Even without devouring the origins of others, it passively plundered all things between heaven and earth during cultivation, causing everything to wither.

It was a demonic art that harmed the harmony of heaven, one not tolerated by heaven and earth.

Before Ruthless attained the Dao in her lifetime, heaven despised her, earth rejected her, and people hated her. The Heavenly Tribulations she faced at every realm were many times more terrifying than those of others. This was the punishment of heaven.

At that time, she could not find any good materials at all. There was no Immortal Metal or Emperor-grade material; she could only rely on herself for everything.

Of course, that had only been a temporary situation, not a permanent one.

Once she attained the Dao and ruled over the myriad Daos, with heaven and earth honoring her as supreme and submitting beneath her skirts, things naturally changed.

She forged the Swallowing Heaven Devil Jar from the demonic body of one lifetime not because Ruthless lacked Immortal Metal at the time, but because she wanted to completely break free of all restraints.

When this cultivation session ended, Qin Sheng walked out of his cave abode and stood in the sky, feeling as if all heaven and earth were under his control.

Second level of the Dao Palace.

This breakthrough had not been entirely due to integrating the origin of Qin Sheng from the Water Margin world.

The Shaking Light Holy Land was far from Yan Nation. Qin Sheng had spent some time traveling, and he had continued cultivating and accumulating strength along the way.

Looking at the mountain forest, whose vitality had greatly dimmed, Qin Sheng could not help frowning.

"Although I don't need other people's origins to cultivate the Heaven Devouring Demonic Art, its ability to devour all things between heaven and earth is still far too terrifying."

"And this is only the Dao Palace Secret Realm..."

Once Qin Sheng advanced into the Immortal Platform Secret Realm, if he cultivated without restraint, he might be able to swallow stars and devour worlds.

Still, there was no denying that the Heaven Devouring Demonic Art was powerful.

Its cultivation speed was fast, and its combat strength was extraordinarily high.

If used without restraint, it could even devour an enemy's life force during battle.

"I need to find an artifact, or use Dao inscriptions to seal myself, so there'll be less disturbance when I cultivate."

Qin Sheng made his plans, then checked on his progress in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms World.

Qin Sheng had already displayed divine power in the Three Kingdoms World, shocking the entire realm. But ending the chaotic age was not something that could be achieved merely by intimidating a few feudal lords; it would still take time.

Where did chaos come from?

It came from those above, and from those below.

"Take it slowly. In any case, time flows faster in the Three Kingdoms World."

Qin Sheng stopped paying attention and headed toward the small town.

After entering the town, he found that Ye Fan, Old Man Jiang, and little Tingting were all gone. After asking around, he learned that many knights riding exotic beasts had previously come searching for people with the surname Jiang.

Qin Sheng immediately understood.

The Jiang Family had come for little Tingting and the others.

Old Man Jiang's father had been an expert of the ancient Jiang Family. However, internal conflict had broken out within the Jiang Family back then, and many people had been falsely accused and forced to leave.

Now that things within the family had settled down, many truths had come to light, and some people had been exonerated.

Qin Sheng went to Yanxia Cave Heaven and found it in complete disarray. The Jiang Family members had already left several days ago, while Ye Fan was still nowhere to be found.

"This is bad, Ye Fan!"

Qin Sheng recalled what had happened to Ye Fan in the original story after little Tingting was taken away and immediately sensed trouble.

Following the traces he could find, he rushed into the wild mountains.

In a stone forest, he found three knights riding exotic beasts, constantly patrolling the skies as though searching for something.

"Who is it?" one knight shouted.

Qin Sheng stepped through the void and calmly asked,

"Are you hunting down a young man surnamed Ye?"

"The Jiang Family is conducting business. This has nothing to do with you, so get lost!" The knight was extremely arrogant.

"Immortal Qin, I'm here!"

At that moment, a shout came from a crevice in a stone peak below. Qin Sheng looked over.

Ye Fan stood there, looking like a savage and in an extremely sorry state. His abdomen was soaked in blood, and he had suffered serious injuries.

"Found him!"

The three Jiang Family knights drove their exotic beasts downward. They were all advanced cultivators of the Sea of Reincarnation Secret Realm, overwhelmingly powerful and impossible for Ye Fan to resist.

"You dare attack in front of me? Courting death."

Qin Sheng struck out with his palm, and violent magical power surged forth.

The three knights who had driven Ye Fan into a corner, leaving him no way into heaven or earth, were instantly slapped to death.

Qin Sheng landed before Ye Fan and asked,

"What happened?"

"Little Tingting and the others are from the ancient Jiang Family. Members of the Jiang Family came to find them. One of them rode an exotic beast that could sense treasures, and it discovered that I had a precious treasure hidden on me. After the Jiang Family left, he sent people to hunt me down."

Ye Fan quickly explained the situation.

Killing intent flickered in Qin Sheng's eyes. "What a Jiang Family."

"I was in seclusion and lost track of time. Are you all right?"

"This isn't your fault."

Ye Fan's face was somewhat pale. He shook his head. "I'm fine. My life isn't in danger."

In truth, his intestines could be seen through the wound in his abdomen. If not for the astonishing Sacred Physique, Ye Fan would likely have died already.

"Immortal Qin, we need to leave this place quickly."

Qin Sheng shifted his gaze toward one direction. "Don't be afraid."

"Come. I'll take you to kill someone."

Qin Sheng did not need to seek out the Jiang Family members himself. The enormous commotion from earlier had already alerted the Jiang Family cultivators, who were now rapidly converging on this place.

Five more knights appeared. When they saw the corpses on the ground, they immediately flew into a rage.

"What audacity! You actually dared to attack members of my Jiang Family!"

The five knights surrounded Qin Sheng and Ye Fan. A few breaths later, dazzling divine rainbows appeared as two more Jiang Family members arrived.

"The one on the left is Jiang Yifei, the leader of the Jiang Family's group this time. The one on the right, Jiang Yichen, is the one who sensed that I had a treasure."

Ye Fan quietly reminded him, "There is also Jiang Caixuan, who hasn't come. She should be accompanying little Tingting."

Qin Sheng nodded. He remembered who Jiang Yichen was now—that Great Emperor of the latrine pit.

Jiang Yichen was not very old, yet he looked down on everyone with an arrogant, haughty expression. He was furious.

"You dare kill members of my Jiang Family? No one in heaven or earth can save you!"

When an ancient aristocratic family wanted to kill you, instead of obediently stretching out your neck and waiting to die, you actually dared resist?

This was simply outrageous!

"You stole someone's treasure and tried to take their life, especially when Ye Fan even helped one of your Jiang Family's bloodline." Qin Sheng said coldly,

"Is this how an ancient aristocratic family conducts itself?"

Jiang Yifei was handsome and refined, with an exceptional bearing. He spoke,

"Fellow Daoist, no matter what happened, you should not have killed members of my Jiang Family."

Hatred surged through Ye Fan's heart. He had finally witnessed the tyranny of an ancient aristocratic family.

They had sent people to kill him and seize his treasure, yet they still acted as though they were completely justified.

Qin Sheng smiled. "I killed them. So what?"

"Then I'll kill you!"

Jiang Yichen unleashed a divine furnace, and raging flames soared into the sky.

"Trivial tricks."

Qin Sheng stepped forward. "The Jiang Family actually has trash like you!"

A halo rose behind Qin Sheng's head, illuminating the ten directions, dispersing all foreign forces and suppressing everything around him.

Great radiance, great might.

One of the signature secret techniques of the Shaking Light Holy Land—the Holy Light Technique!

"You're a disciple of Shaking Light!" Jiang Yichen cried out.

The five Jiang Family knights surrounding Qin Sheng were reduced to ash beneath the Holy Light Technique, while mottled scorch marks appeared across the divine furnace of flames.

"Fellow Daoist from Shaking Light, show mercy!" Jiang Yifei spoke while attacking fiercely, intending to save Jiang Yichen.

Qin Sheng formed a precious seal to block Jiang Yifei, then directly seized Jiang Yichen.

Jiang Yichen's body was covered in cracks, his flesh scorched dry. Terror filled his eyes, and none of his earlier arrogance remained.

"I'll leave him to you." Qin Sheng threw him to Ye Fan.

With a flash of divine rainbow, Qin Sheng arrived before Jiang Yifei. Boundless magical power circulated through him as he struck down.

This most outstanding member of the Jiang Family's younger generation had yet to enter the Four Extremes and was in the same secret realm as Qin Sheng.

They could fight!

Qin Sheng wanted to see whether this Jiang Family prodigy truly deserved his reputation.

The Holy Light Technique illuminated the heavens, its radiance capable of rivaling the sun.

Another divine furnace was unleashed, emitting peculiar fluctuations. Because of the Hengyu Furnace, the Jiang Family favored forging artifacts modeled after Emperor Weapons.

Jiang Yifei did not dare underestimate Qin Sheng despite his lower cultivation. His hands moved through mysterious trajectories.

Eight Gods Barbaric Force! A supreme artifact-control secret technique with a demonic nature, capable of making weapons unleash unimaginable power.

Boom!

The secret technique and divine weapon collided violently, shaking heaven and earth.

The clouds in the sky were blasted apart, pits erupted across the ground, and mountain peaks exploded.

"Fellow Daoist, Jiang Yichen was in the wrong this time. Greed overtook him, and I am willing to apologize on his behalf." Jiang Yifei said,

"Please spare his life. His elder is an important figure in our clan. If you kill him, it will be bad for both our families."

Jiang Yifei had no intention of fighting Qin Sheng to the death. This could be called a probing exchange, and he had realized that this Shaking Light disciple was far from ordinary.

Such people were treasures in any lineage. If something happened to one of them, the consequences would be countless times more serious than the deaths of several knights.

From behind them came Jiang Yichen's screams. Ye Fan called out loudly,

"Show enough sincerity, and I'll spare him."

"Agreed." Jiang Yifei immediately accepted and asked Qin Sheng.

"What do you think, Fellow Daoist?"

Magical power churned, and Qin Sheng used the momentum to withdraw. He nodded.

"Ye Fan is the victim. He will decide how to handle this matter."

He glanced at Jiang Yichen, who was barely clinging to life.

Both sides ceased fighting. Jiang Yifei took out many treasures in exchange for Jiang Yichen, then left without saying another word.

"Why didn't you kill him?" Qin Sheng asked.

"I've already dragged you into this. If I killed Jiang Yichen too, Immortal Qin, you would probably face difficulties after returning to the Shaking Light Holy Land."

Ye Fan took a deep breath. "I can't drag you down any further."

Qin Sheng laughed helplessly. "You overestimate Jiang Yichen's importance to the Jiang Family. His elder cannot represent the entire Jiang Family either."

He did not take today's matter to heart at all.

It was perfectly normal for juniors from holy lands and aristocratic families to fight and kill one another. If one's skills were inferior, then death was simply death. Everyone would uphold the rules on the surface.

As far as Qin Sheng was concerned, this did not count as offending the Jiang Family. If the Jiang Family truly went to Shaking Light to make trouble over this, they would become the laughingstock of the Eastern Wilderness.

Of course, if you were from some minor sect or an independent cultivator and dared attack someone from a holy land or aristocratic family, then in their eyes, that was an unforgivable crime.

It could only be said that Ye Fan still did not understand the rules between top-tier lineages well enough.

But his concern for Qin Sheng was undoubtedly well-intentioned.

"Still, your choice wasn't wrong. Trading the life of a piece of trash for resources to improve your cultivation is indeed more worthwhile than simply killing him."

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Qin Sheng said, "He'll definitely come looking for trouble with you later."

As for Qin Sheng? If Jiang Yichen heard news of him in the future, he'd have to take a detour in advance.

"I'll wait for him." Ye Fan smiled confidently.

It was foreseeable that the Shrouding the Heavens world would probably still see the emergence of a "Great Emperor" from a cesspit in the future. What a sin...

Ye Fan asked curiously, "How strong is Jiang Yifei?"

Qin Sheng nodded, his expression turning serious.

"Very strong. Countless times stronger than that trash Jiang Yichen. Neither of us went all out; we were only testing each other. He should be the Jiang Family's most outstanding disciple."

Ye Fan: "..."

It felt like Immortal Qin was indirectly praising himself.

"I wonder what kind of combat strength my Sacred Physique will possess after cultivating to the Dao Palace Secret Realm." Ye Fan was looking forward to it.

"At that point, defeating cultivators one major realm above you won't be a problem."

In the Sea of Bitterness and Dao Palace Secret Realm, there was actually no concept of the Forbidden Realm.

Everyone's foundation was too poor. Their bodily potential had only just begun to be developed, so invincible mystic arts and powerful divine abilities could hardly display their true might.

Most importantly, they lacked comprehension of laws.

Talking about how many Forbidden Realms one could enter or fighting across several minor realms was unrealistic.

Ye Fan could no longer have his combat strength soar seven or eight minor realms like he had in the Immortal Platform Secret Realm.

After obtaining the Nine Secrets: Jie, Ye Fan had to trigger the secret art and increase his combat strength tenfold on top of his Sacred Physique before he could defeat an Other Shore cultivator while in the Divine Bridge Realm.

It could be said that at this point, the gap between Mortal Bodies and special physiques, between mediocrities and geniuses, was at its smallest. It would only grow larger in the future, until one could no longer even see their backs.

Qin Sheng and Ye Fan left to find a place to treat Ye Fan's injuries first.

"Immortal Qin, thank you for this."

"Why be so polite between us?"

Ye Fan nodded heavily, committing it all to memory.

Qin Sheng, meanwhile, thought of the Bronze Immortal Palace that would appear a few years later.

The Xuanhuang Mother Qi and Mother Qi Root there had been left behind by Ruthless. As her "brother," it was only natural for Ye Fan to take some.

As Ruthless's fated successor, it was also perfectly reasonable for Qin Sheng to take some.

The three of us just need to live our lives well. Nothing matters more than that!

End of Chapter