If One Day, You and I Stand Opposed with Blade and Sword

If One Day, You and I Stand Opposed with Blade and Sword

The three left the ruins of the holy land. Duan De was the first to depart, as though evil ghosts were chasing him from behind.

Qin Sheng waved at him reluctantly. "Fellow Daoist, when we meet again, I'll be waiting for your good news!"

Duan De's rainbow light sped up even more, afraid of being tainted by bad luck.

They had reached an agreement, each side giving a little.

Once Duan De was out of sight, Ye Fan said:

"Immortal, do you really believe the Daoist can find the Dao Life Mother Stone?"

Qin Sheng smiled. "I definitely wouldn't believe anyone else, but he's different."

"This man is extraordinary. He can come and go freely through the Demon Emperor's Yin Grave and Great Emperor Daoist sites. If anyone in the world can find an imperial sacred item like the Dao Life Mother Stone, I believe it can only be him."

"That's true." Ye Fan nodded, somewhat curious.

"Do you think that grave soil was Chaotic Ruin Dust?"

"Definitely. That unscrupulous Daoist's objective was far too clear. He must have been certain that thing was inside."

"What a miraculous immortal material."

Ye Fan sighed. "I can't imagine what my cauldron would look like if it became a Netherworld Treasure. Just thinking about it makes me resist the idea."

"Maybe you could use it to hold ashes?" Qin Sheng offered constructively.

Ye Fan was speechless.

"Hahaha." Qin Sheng laughed loudly, then said:

"Next, I plan to return to Shaking Light Holy Land and make a breakthrough."

Qin Sheng asked Ye Fan what he planned to do.

Ye Fan considered it, then said, "I plan to return to that Fire Fiend's Cave Mansion and continue cultivating. My current cultivation is still too low. I need time to build it up."

"The Fire Fiend there can also help me forge my cauldron. It's a good place."

"That's a good idea."

The route to Fire Fiend's Cave Mansion happened to be on the way back to Shaking Light Holy Land, so the two could travel together.

Outside the cave mansion, Qin Sheng bid Ye Fan farewell. Looking at him, he suddenly said:

"Yezi, if one day the entire Beidou hunts me down and calls me an utterly wicked villain, what do you think will happen to us then?"

Ye Fan smiled easily at those words. "Of course I'll stand with you. How could you possibly be that kind of person?"

"But what if they're telling the truth?"

"I would still save you, then investigate it personally to see whether all of it was true or false."

Ye Fan thought for a moment. "If it were true..."

"What would you want me to do?"

Qin Sheng smiled, turned around, and waved to Ye Fan with his back facing him.

"Don't hold back."

"Ha."

Ye Fan laughed loudly and shouted:

"If one day I fall, lose myself upon the immortal path, and become the kind of person we despise now, then you must not hold back either."

Qin Sheng made a gesture, telling Ye Fan not to worry.

Ye Fan stood outside the cave mansion for a long time, thinking of many things.

His hometown, his parents, his friends...

Cultivation, the immortal path, profit...

"I heard there are supreme figures in the Eastern Wilderness who have lived for one or two thousand years. What a long span of time, from the Qin Dynasty until now..."

Ye Fan murmured, "Time is merciless, and the immortal path holds countless forms. Will we mortals change?"

Still only a minor cultivator, Ye Fan could not answer that question.

Everything could only be left to time, for the future to provide the answer.

"Heaven Devouring Demonic Art... ha." Qin Sheng smiled.

Sooner or later, Ye Fan would learn that he cultivated this demonic art. Some things could not be hidden.

Shaking Light Holy Land.

Compared to when Qin Sheng had left before, nothing had changed here. It seemed eternal.

At Dragon-Pattern Peak, Qin Sheng first went to see Elder Li and explained his purpose.

"What? You want to challenge the Four Extremes Secret Realm?" Elder Li abruptly rose to his feet, utterly shocked.

What kind of cultivation speed was this?

"Yes. I have already reached the completion of the Dao Palace, so I want to apply for a batch of resources to help me break through."

Qin Sheng enjoyed the treatment of a Candidate Saint Son in Shaking Light Holy Land. Naturally, he could ask the sect for the resources he needed to break through.

That was one of the meanings of joining a holy land.

Of course, Shaking Light Holy Land could only provide resources such as Source. Rare treasures like Divine Source would not be given out.

"Come with me to see the Peak Master."

In the ancient hall atop the peak, the Dragon-Pattern Peak Master summoned Qin Sheng. He opened his Immortal Dao Divine Eye and observed the state of the disciple before him.

"He has indeed reached the completion of the Dao Palace. His foundation is solid, and his reserves are profound..."

The Dragon-Pattern Peak Master's expression was somewhat strange as he advised:

"Qin Sheng, it is good that you are so driven, but sometimes you can slow down. Don't be too aggressive."

Hm?

A mighty figure of the Ruthless lineage was advising me not to be too aggressive?

Qin Sheng wondered if he had heard wrong. How could such words come from an expert of the Ruthless lineage?

"You were only gone for such a short time, yet you went from newly entering the Dao Palace Secret Realm to completion. I know the feeling of devouring origins is extremely wonderful."

The Dragon-Pattern Peak Master earnestly instructed him, "But sometimes you still need to restrain yourself. You are a little... too extreme."

A Mortal Body cultivating the Heaven Devouring Demonic Art had gone from the first level of the Dao Palace to the Fifth Heaven in only about a year...

The Dragon-Pattern Peak Master did not dare imagine just how frenziedly this new disciple had been "eating" outside!

It was a little too brutal.

The extreme Ruthless lineage thought Qin Sheng was too extreme.

Qin Sheng fell silent for a long while before finally saying:

"Peak Master, you are right. I truly should reflect on myself."

"Good. It is good that you understand." The Dragon-Pattern Peak Master said:

"I will arrange the resources you need for your breakthrough. Also, when you attempt it, you may go to the Tribulation Platform."

"Though I do not know whether you will encounter a Heavenly Tribulation, it is better to be prepared."

In the world of Shrouding the Heavens, the earliest realm at which a Heavenly Tribulation could descend was upon advancing into the Four Extremes, though that was exclusive to prodigies.

Logically speaking, a useless Mortal Body could never possibly trigger a Heavenly Tribulation.

But everyone knew what the Heaven Devouring Demonic Art was like.

Moreover, for cultivators of the demonic art, not only was the Heavenly Tribulation stronger than for others when they crossed it, but they could even be struck by lightning while devouring another person's origin.

Qin Sheng had not been struck when devouring because what he devoured was the origin of another-worldly versions of himself, brought through the Infinite Land.

"Thank you for the reminder, Peak Master." Qin Sheng added:

"Peak Master, could you teach me the complete Sacred Art in advance? I want to comprehend the full profundities of the Sacred Art. That would help me break through."

The Dragon-Pattern Peak Master nodded. "You may."

He took out a black jade talisman and imparted the subsequent content of the Heaven Devouring Demonic Art to Qin Sheng.

"Besides the cultivation scriptures, I will teach you several secret techniques from the Sacred Art. Cultivate them diligently."

The Dragon-Pattern Peak Master warned, "But never use them in front of outsiders. Once you reveal them, you must kill every witness."

"I understand."

"Very well. You may leave. Adjust yourself properly."

After Qin Sheng departed, the Dragon-Pattern Peak Master sighed.

"Young people these days..."

A talent. He truly was a talent.

Qin Sheng returned to his cave mansion and examined the new inheritance he had obtained.

There was no need to mention the cultivation chapters for the secret realms beyond the Four Extremes. Those were the foundation.

"Great Dao Treasure Bottle, Myriad Transformations Sacred Art, Heaven-Slaying Dao. He taught me three Great Emperor secret techniques in total."

Qin Sheng was very satisfied. He had not lost out this time.

The Great Dao Treasure Bottle could assist cultivation, devouring the primordial qi of all heavens and the origin of worlds. It was also a divine combat technique capable of suppressing myriad worlds.

The Myriad Transformations Sacred Art had countless transformations and no fixed form. It possessed inconceivable power, capable of dissolving all secret techniques in the world, endlessly weakening an opponent's combat strength, and reducing every earth-shattering secret art to the mundane.

It could be said to restrain all kinds of divine arts, unfathomable and unpredictable.

The Heaven-Slaying Dao was even more extraordinary. It was a secret technique recorded in the Forbidden chapter of the Heaven Devouring Demonic Art. It could enhance a person in every aspect—attack, control, divine power, and more—causing combat strength to soar.

Not long afterward, Elder Li delivered the breakthrough resources Qin Sheng had requested.

Everything was ready. All that remained was the right opportunity!

(End of Chapter)