Gu Xing stood up and paced back and forth in the square, asking, "Kid, what did you take from him?"
Li Qiang said with a grin, "A Star-Fixing Disc, a handful of sand, something that looks like a paperweight, and a softcover scroll containing the Immortal Spirit Instruction." He didn't hide anything and told the whole truth.
Gu Xing said, " Star-Fixing Disc is nothing special. Show me the rest of your things."
Li Qiang took out two items, Xuan Long's eyes lit up. He said, "Huh, Suppressing Tranquility Intent Origin! This immortal artifact was originally in Tianshi's hands. Hehe, brother, this is going to be difficult. This thing is a treasure in the Immortal Realm. Tianshi will be heartbroken."
Gu Xing smiled bitterly, "This is the treasure of Heavenly Lord Lijin. Tianshi probably came to this realm for this, but it's difficult for him to cultivate the Suppressing Tranquility Intent Origin. He probably can't use the Heavenly Lord's immortal artifact unless he has the Heavenly Lord's Immortal Spirit Instruction."
Li Qiang didn't take out the scroll; it was in Mei'er's hands. Hearing Gu Xing's words, he felt a slight stirring in his heart, thinking, "No wonder Mei'er couldn't figure out the Immortal Spirit Instruction she translated. Perhaps it was Tianshi's experience in testing the use of the Suppressing Tranquility Intent Origin. Maybe it's the Immortal Spirit Instruction of the Suppressing Tranquility Intent Origin. I'll have to try it out with the Suppressing Tranquility Intent Origin next time."
Gu Xing looked at the blue sand grains and said, "This Blue Rain Sand is of good quality. You can use it for cultivation. It's just a material; you can use it to cultivate immortal swords, and it can also be used when cultivating the Supreme Radiance Shuttle. Of course, you can also cultivate it into other immortal artifacts." He casually gave some pointers, which made Li Qiang overjoyed.
Mo Huaiyuan was most concerned about what would happen to Li Qiang in the future. He said, "Grandmaster, what if that Tianshi catches up with him? Please think of a way."
Qi Junsha also stared longingly at Gu Xing and Xuan Long. He couldn't help but worry because Li Qiang's enemy was an immortal.
Gu Xing shook his head and said, "There's no way. Unless he returns the item to Tianshi, but even if he does, Tianshi might not let it go. He's a notorious Fengzi in the Immortal Realm; who knows what he might do?"
Xuan Long explained, " Tianshi is extremely powerful, beyond the capabilities of ordinary immortals. This guy acts with absolute whim, brother, you'd better run away as soon as you see him."
Gu Xing rubbed his hands together as he looked at Li Qiang. He knew in his heart that no matter how worried the little guy looked, he wasn't really afraid of the Tianshi. He was just putting on an act for himself.
Gu Xing said, "Kid, stop crying and pretending to be dead. I'll give you two suggestions; whether you listen or not is up to you..."
Li Qiang jumped up excitedly and said, "What suggestion? Tell me quickly! Tell me quickly!" He no longer looked hesitant at all, which amused everyone present.
Gu Xing said calmly, "My first suggestion is that you cultivate here in the temple for a while. You have quite a bit of Sweet Divine Dew and Sacred Fruit Olive. With these divine items, your power can be improved, as long as you can reach the Three Extinctions Heaven realm..."
Li Qiang asked expectantly, "If I cultivate to the Three Extinctions Heaven Realm, will I be able to defeat Tianshi?"
Xuan Long said, "Brother, that's impossible."
Gu Xing nodded and said, "Yes, Xuan Long is right. You can't possibly defeat Tianshi, but once you reach the Three Extinctions Heaven Realm, Tianshi won't be able to do anything to you. That is, once you reach the Three Extinctions Heaven Realm, you will be truly immortal in this realm."
He raised his hand, holding up two fingers, and said, "My second suggestion is to conceal your whereabouts as much as possible. If you're lucky, Tianshi won't be able to find you at all, so what are you afraid of?"
Li Qiang plopped down on the ground and yelled, "None of these are good! First, I'm cultivating in seclusion in the temple, and you can't accompany me. How am I supposed to leave the temple? Second, your suggestion is complete nonsense. What do you mean by good luck? Isn't this just leaving it to fate?" After he finished speaking, he secretly glanced at Gu Xing to see what he would do.
Gu Xing ignored Li Qiang and said, "Alright, we're ready to go. Kid, you have the Star-Fixing Disc, find your own way back."
Li Qiang stared at Gu Xing in disbelief. This immortal leader was truly formidable; he simply abandoned everything without a second thought.
Li Qiang thought for a moment and then smiled. He hadn't expected to get help from Gu Xing in the first place, so he was already very satisfied with the result.
Xuan Long secretly praised him. He had thought the little guy would be unhappy, but he was still smiling and seemed not to care at all. It seemed that people who could cultivate the Heavenly Recommendation Scripture were indeed extraordinary.
Li Qiang asked, "Master, elder brother, do you have any mid-grade Immortal Stone on you?"
Qi Junsha asked curiously, "My dear disciple, what use are mid-grade Immortal Stone? Brother Mo and I don't carry mid-grade Immortal Stone, so they're useless."
Li Qiang said dejectedly, "The teleportation arrays all use mid-grade Immortal Stone, and I'm almost out. My Greater Teleportation isn't powerful enough for me either."
The people here are either immortals or Loose Immortal; they generally disdain collecting mid-grade Immortal Stone.
Mo Huaiyuan said, "I have some high-grade Immortal Stone here, you can have them all."
Li Qiang shook his head and said, "I still have quite a few high-grade Immortal Stone, but alas, I don't have any mid-grade ones. Oh well, I'll figure it out myself."
Old Xian walked to Li Qiang's side, pulled out the only two Heavenly Slips he had on his back, and said, "Young brother, I don't have any mid-grade Immortal Stone either, so I'll give you these two Heavenly Slips. If you encounter Tianshi, these two Heavenly Slips can help you withstand it twice. These are my treasures for resisting the Heavenly Tribulation. I can reincarnate now, so they're useless to me. Consider them a gift, young brother. Take care." He was very grateful to Li Qiang Li Qiang and then taught him how to use the Heavenly Slips: "Just use ordinary sword control techniques. You can explode them in stages or unleash their power all at once."
After thinking for a moment, Gu Xing realized he had gone too far. He asked Qi Junsha for a Jade Pupil Slip slip, and with a Jade Pupil Slip, he left some basic immortal techniques inside. After handing it to Li Qiang, he said, "Any immortal technique is related to what the cultivator originally learned. I've left some basic immortal techniques and methods for Instrument Refining immortal artifacts in this Jade Pupil Slip. You can learn them slowly on your own. If you have enough comprehension, perhaps you can create your own cultivation method and immortal techniques."
Li Qiang was overjoyed. What he lacked most were basic immortal techniques and cultivation methods. Having this as a foundation would greatly help his future cultivation. He hurriedly thanked him.
Xuan Long took Li Qiang's Star-Fixing Disc, marked the route from here to Linming Planet on it, and then returned it to him, saying, "Brother, if you can successfully cultivate the Heavenly Recommendation Scripture, we can meet again in the future." He greatly admired Li Qiang and hoped that he could succeed in his cultivation.
Mo Huaiyuan was somewhat saddened. He patted Li Qiang on the shoulder and said only one sentence, "Take care, brother."
Qi Junsha shook his head and said, "My dear disciple, you should go back to Sealed Fate Planet as soon as possible. Your brothers have been waiting for you. Haha, now I, this old man, know what it means to be extremely worried."
Mei'er also came out to say goodbye to everyone.
The group retraced their steps and exited the Illusory God Hall. Once outside, Gu Xing released the Devil Venerable Chiming from the golden light barrier. The moment he emerged, he roared, "You bastards! You dumped me in this awful place! Ugh... I'm so annoyed... Ugh!"
Gu Xing chuckled coldly, " Devil Venerable Chiming, stop playing dumb..." He made a hand seal and uttered a soft command, "Soften!"
The Devil Venerable Chiming immediately went limp and collapsed like a noodle, whimpering, "Ugh, you wretched Devil Restraint! Waaah, let me go!"
The sound seemed to be coming from underground.
Li He asked forcefully, "Is this the Soft Character Instruction of the Seven-Character Immortal Instruction Mantra?"
Xuan Long said, "That's right! So you can rest assured and take him with you. If he misbehaves, just teach him a lesson."
Li Qiang was overjoyed, thinking, "This is comparable to the Tightening Spell! With the Seven-Character Immortal Instruction, the Devil Venerable Chiming has no chance against me." He couldn't help but burst into laughter.
The Devil Venerable Chiming got up and stared at Li Qiang with wide eyes. He suddenly felt extremely uneasy; this guy in front of him seemed very dangerous.
Li Qiang quickly took out the Jade Pupil Slip and scanned it with his Divine Sense. He closed his eyes slightly for a moment, put away the Jade Pupil Slip, and made a few gestures. The Devil Venerable Chiming was immediately terrified and cried out in horror, "You can't do this to me!" He understood that the gestures Li Qiang made were to command the Devil Restraint.
Gu Xing completely ignored Devil Venerable Chiming's shouts. He warned, " Devil Venerable Chiming, you'd better obey his commands, or don't blame me if you suffer. When I return, I'll definitely send you back to the Black Devil Realm. For now... hmph, just bear with it. And remember one more thing: some Devil Blood Baleful Intent Mist has already dispersed. If it harms any living beings, you must be responsible for retrieving it, understand?"
The Devil Venerable Chiming cursed, "I understand? I understand my ass... Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! It's so numb... It's killing me with pain! I give up, I understand!"
Li Qiang released the magic spell, nodded, and laughed, "It really works! Fun, hehe, so much fun! Sorry, I was just testing if it worked."
The Devil Venerable Chiming's body went limp; he was on the verge of tears and it took him a while to recover. He hated Li Qiang to the core.
After saying goodbye to Gu Xing and the others, Li Qiang found a nearby planet with a teleportation array on the Star-Fixing Disc, and he flew there with the Devil Venerable Chiming.
The Devil Venerable Chiming Lord was dejected, hanging his head like a defeated rooster. He followed behind Li Qiang, gritting his teeth and wishing he could devour this bastard.
However, he knew very well that once Li Qiang mastered the Seven-Character Immortal Instruction, even if he ran to a place tens of thousands of miles away, as long as Li Qiang used the technique, he would be in a life-or-death situation. In particular, the Devil Restraint on his body prevented him from splitting into two bodies and greatly reduced his strength, making it impossible for him to fight Li Qiang. He kept thinking and trying to find a way to deal with Li Qiang.
The planet didn't seem very large, located outside the Reverse Passage. The Devil Venerable Chiming was flying much faster than Li Qiang, and he impatiently urged Li Qiang from behind, "Hurry up! Why are you flying so slowly? What did your master teach you? Sigh, your skill level is terrible."
Enraged, Li Qiang turned around and cursed, "Are you looking for death?! Fine, I'll grant your wish..." He made a move to cast a magic spell, which frightened the Devil Venerable Chiming into waving his hands repeatedly, "I won't say anymore, I won't say anymore, it's boring... so boring!"
Li Qiang knew that his Supreme Radiance Shuttle was a bit lacking. If he could train it again, its speed could be improved. He then had the idea of training the Supreme Radiance Shuttle.
As they flew on, the Devil Venerable Chiming dared not utter another word and obediently followed behind Li Qiang, but kept making funny faces.
This was an unnamed planet. Thanks to Xuan Long's clear marking of the teleportation array's location, Li Qiang flew along the planet for a short distance before discovering the teleportation array.
The teleportation array was located at the top of a cliff. Li Qiang descended first, followed by the Devil Venerable Chiming who flew to the edge of the array. He grinned and said disdainfully, "Kid! You... uh, where can this teleportation array take you? Sigh!" He originally wanted to mock Li Qiang, but suddenly realized the serious consequences and quickly changed the subject, feeling very humiliated.
This is an extremely desolate planet.
The ground was covered with huge, crisscrossing fissures, and the dark rocks looked like charred charcoal. The teleportation array at the top of the Black Cliff was very dilapidated, and Li Qiang was worried about whether it could still be activated.
He stood in the teleportation array, looking around. He saw countless stars in the dark sky. He knew that this planet had no atmosphere, so he could clearly see the galaxies in space.
The surroundings were deathly silent, without a breath of wind. A feeling of loneliness washed over him like a tide, and Li Qiang sighed deeply.
The Devil Venerable Chiming was bewildered. He opened his strange eyes and grumbled, "I haven't even sighed yet, what are you sighing about! Sigh, what bad luck." He couldn't help but sigh as well.
He had slipped away from the Black Devil Realm, thinking he could plunder life energy in this realm, but instead he encountered Li Qiang and his group of top experts. Not only that, but there were also two Luo Heaven High Immortal. He was Devil Restraint before he could even escape. The more he thought about it, the more agitated and uneasy he became.
Li Qiang ignored the Devil Venerable Chiming. He carefully inspected the teleportation array and found that the basic structure was fine; it just needed some adjustments before it could be used. He called out, " Devil Venerable Chiming, come here!"
The Devil Venerable Chiming squatted on the ground, saying unhappily, "What? Do you know? In the Black Devil Realm, you have to crawl on the ground to talk to me..."
He looked Qi Ingestion, and Li Qiang nodded and laughed, "Very well, then lie down on the ground and say... Soft!" He casually made a Soft Character Immortal Instruction.
The Devil Venerable Chiming collapsed to the ground like a lump of mud. He was furious and whimpered, "You... you've got guts! Ugh, you're bullying me! If you're so capable, release the Devil Restraint and we'll fight it out! What kind of skill is it to rely on the Devil Restraint!"
Li Qiang couldn't help but burst into laughter. "That's real skill! Let me tell you, I'm not happy about it. You were forced upon me by Gu Xing, haha, I can do whatever I want with you, you're not Qi Ingestion about it?"
As he spoke, he walked to the side of the Devil Venerable Chiming, squatted down, and said with a smile, "Listen carefully, from today onwards, you will be called Xiao Ming. You have to do whatever I tell you to do. If you do well, there will be no reward; if you do poorly, you will be punished, understand?" He released the magic seal he was forming.
The Devil Venerable Chiming lay on the ground, panting heavily through his nostrils. He pounded the rocks with his hands, roaring, "Waaah... I'm not Qi Ingestion! Xiao Ming? Waaah... I've lost face! I can't take it anymore!" The hard rocks were smashed into flying fragments, dust billowing up. Li Qiang watched him quietly from the side.
After roaring for a while, the Devil Venerable Chiming slowly got up and said, "You're ruthless! So, what do you want?"
Li Qiang couldn't help but praise, "Good! As expected of the Demon Venerable, you can take things in stride. Xiao Ming, change your appearance. If I take you to a place with people, you'll scare them to death. Also, since you cultivated from this realm to the Black Devil Realm, you should know how to use teleportation arrays. Go and adjust this teleportation array." He actually made the Demon Venerable of the Black Devil Realm do menial tasks; if Gu Xing saw this, he would probably be shocked.
The Devil Venerable Chiming stomped his foot angrily, and his appearance changed drastically, transforming into a burly man.
Li Qiang laughed and said, "Good, you even have a bit of foolishness, not bad! That's good!"
The Devil Venerable Chiming was so angry at Li Qiang that he almost vomited blood. He was about to tidy up the teleportation array with a mournful face when Mei'er flew out. She had been hiding in Li Qiang's Desire Heaven Armor to cultivate and had just woken up.
Mei'er smiled and hugged Li Qiang, asking sweetly, "Brother, who is he?"
The Devil Venerable Chiming had never seen Mei'er before. Upon seeing her, his eyes widened in astonishment, and in that instant, his soul seemed to have flown away. After a moment of stunned silence, he suddenly exclaimed, "A beauty! What a stunning beauty! Even more beautiful than the most beautiful witch in our Black Devil Realm... Wait, she's Spirit Body! Wow..."
Before he could finish speaking, Li Qiang kicked him, sending him sprawling on the ground, yelling, "My heart is about to fly away! I swear on my title as Demon Venerable, I want you! You are my inner demon!"
Li Qiang almost died laughing. He simply couldn't believe that the Devil Venerable Chiming would act so strangely. Mei'er, on the other hand, was startled. She clung tightly to Li Qiang's neck and whispered, "He's the Devil Venerable Chiming? How did he become like this?"
The Devil Venerable Chiming got up from the ground, his eyes fixed on Mei'er. Standing upright, he said, "May I ask your name, young lady? I am the Devil Venerable Chiming."
Mei'er said sweetly, "I know you are the Demon Venerable, but you look so silly."
Li Qiang couldn't help but burst into laughter. He found the Devil Venerable Chiming utterly hilarious. He exclaimed repeatedly, "Exactly! Exactly! That idiotic look is unbearable to look at... Wahahaha, hahahaha!"
The Devil Venerable Chiming Lord actually looked embarrassed. He hurriedly said, "So, the young lady likes pretty looks. Yes, ma'am! Yes, ma'am!"
He transformed in a flash, and an extremely handsome young man appeared before her. Mei'er clapped her hands and laughed, "Oh, good, this is much more pleasing to the eye. However, you are the Demon Venerable, Mei'er doesn't like that."
Li Qiang realized that the Devil Venerable Chiming was serious; this guy had actually been bewitched.
Mei'er's innate charm has become incredibly powerful. If she were to return to the Cultivation Realm now, it would be difficult for anyone to resist her. However, Li Qiang was unaware of this because Mei'er had recently been in contact with at least Loose Immortal level experts, and charm wouldn't be very effective against such individuals.
Although the Devil Venerable Chiming was powerful, he was a master of the Black Devil Realm and had no resistance to the allure of Spirit Body. Therefore, he was immediately bewitched upon seeing him.
The Devil Venerable Chiming Lord, perhaps accustomed to arrogance in the Black Devil Realm, said, " Mei'er? So her name is Mei'er. That's a good name, Mei'er..."
He couldn't help but call out, Mei'er angrily replied, "You're not allowed to call me Mei'er. Only my brother can call me Mei'er."
The Devil Venerable Chiming was completely bewitched by this little girl. He didn't understand what Mei'er meant and hurriedly said, "Then I'll be your older brother, okay?"
Mei'er flew out of Li Qiang's arms with a "whoosh," kicking the Devil Venerable Chiming to the ground. With her hands on her slender waist, she said fiercely, "Don't talk nonsense! Mei'er only has one brother. If you dare to talk nonsense again, Mei'er will hit you!"
Lying on the ground, the Devil Venerable Chiming said in a daze, "Even when Mei'er is angry, she's still so beautiful. I like her."
Li Qiang said, " Mei'er is back. This guy is confused. Ignore him! Xiao Ming, go and fix the teleportation array."
Mei'er was taken aback, then giggled, " Xiao Ming? Hehe, brother, your name is Demon Venerable Xiao Ming? Haha, hahaha, Mei'er is dying of laughter."
The Devil Venerable Chiming deflated like a punctured balloon, saying weakly, "This is so embarrassing! Please, could you use a different way of addressing me? Sigh, I can't stand being looked down upon by Mei'er."
Mei'er walked to the edge of the cliff, looked around, and asked, "Brother, where is this place? It's so desolate."
Li Qiang said, "Brother doesn't know where we are either. Let's go back to Linming Planet first. Brother, go back and buy Immortal Stone, otherwise we won't be able to get back to Sealed Fate Planet."
The Devil Venerable Chiming looked at Mei'er helplessly. He realized that this charming little girl was completely ignoring him, and he was very unhappy. He muttered to himself, "Once I break free of the Devil Restraint, hmph, I don't believe I can't beat you."
Li Qiang turned his head and shouted, " Xiao Ming, hurry up and go, don't dawdle!"
The Devil Venerable Chiming was truly going mad. He suddenly reached out and grabbed the Blood Devil Halberd, leaping up in a rage. "I'll fight you to the death, ya..." He swung the halberd at Li Qiang, Li Qiang was caught off Blood Devil Halberd and sent flying into the sky. Fortunately, he was wearing the Desire Heaven Armor, so the attack didn't hurt him.
Mei'er was furious. She raised her hand and unleashed a bolt of Yin Thunder, which blasted the Devil Venerable Chiming into the sky with a deafening boom. Mei'er shouted in a sweet voice, "Do you want to die?! How dare you hit Mei'er's brother! Watch Mei'er beat you up!" Mei'er flew out her spirit sword and struck the Devil Venerable Chiming repeatedly.
Devil Venerable Chiming hadn't expected Mei'er to make a move. Fearing he might hurt the little girl, he simply kept using his Blood Devil Halberd to block. Before he could even parry a few blows, Li Qiang made a hand seal and started to tormenting him again. Devil Venerable Chiming felt a jolt throughout his body, and a wave of pain washed over him. He screamed and plummeted from the sky.
The Devil Venerable Chiming writhed and howled in agony on the cliff edge, his Blood Devil Halberd smashing large chunks of rock into fragments. He cried out, "I can't do it anymore! It hurts so much... No... Don't activate... Don't activate the Devil Restraint again... Ah!"
Li Qiang stopped his immortal technique, looked down at the Devil Venerable Chiming, and said with a grin, "Hehe, you dare to ambush me? Hmm, I'm wondering what the effect would be if two immortal techniques were used simultaneously?"
The Devil Venerable Chiming had just stopped feeling the pain, couldn't help but shiver upon hearing this. He lowered his head and admitted defeat, saying, "Don't try anymore, I surrender... Waaah! Go!" He slammed his halberd into the ground, and the Blood Devil Halberd forcefully shook a large crack in the incredibly hard rock.
Mei'er rushed to Li Qiang's side and asked anxiously, "Brother, are you alright?"
Before Li Qiang could speak, the Devil Venerable Chiming interrupted, "Of course your brother is fine. It's me, Old Chi, who's in trouble. Sigh, what bad luck." The dignified Supreme Lord of the Black Devil Realm was humiliated by Li Qiang. However, he was secretly searching for Li Qiang's weakness, and once he found it, he would not let it go.
Mei'er walked up to the Devil Venerable Chiming and said fiercely, "If you dare to attack me again, Mei'er will definitely not let you off."
The longer the Devil Venerable Chiming spent with Mei'er, the more bewitched he became. He stammered, "Miss Mei'er won't let me go? Oh, I love it! Don't let me go, please don't let me go..."
Mei'er was furious but helpless. She knew that the Demon Venerable was immortal and no amount of fighting would work unless Li Qiang had a magic technique to activate the Devil Restraint. Otherwise, she simply couldn't control him.
Mei'er kicked him twice, and the Devil Venerable Chiming said gently, "That feels so good, please kick me a couple more times, miss." If he weren't afraid of Li Qiang's immortal technique, he would have pounced on him long ago, but now he dared not move and could only say a few words from his heart.
Li Qiang shook his head and said, " Mei'er, you should go back to cultivate. Wait until we reach Linming Planet before coming out to play, okay?"
The Devil Venerable Chiming immediately panicked and cried out, "Miss, you can't leave! If you're going to leave, take me with you!"
Mei'er smiled sweetly at him and said in a coquettish voice, "I'm leaving now! I hope you'll be furious, hehe." She already understood that the Devil Venerable Chiming cared a lot about her attitude.
As expected, the Devil Venerable Chiming seemed to have suffered a severe blow, his face filled with disappointment and sadness, making it almost unbelievable that he was the third Devil Venerable Chiming of the Black Devil Realm.