Li Qiang's Sound Wave Form Manifestation was quite accidental; it was a killing move he comprehended through his understanding of the " Heart of Slaughter " realm.
With a resounding clang, Li Qiang once again successfully conjured golden-armored War Soul. This time, however, he was different from the last time. The previous phantoms were filled with a sense of slaughter, while this time, the phantoms had a touch of madness.
De Liuheng breathed a sigh of relief. This kind of Sound Wave Form Manifestation posed little threat to him. He said, "Kid, once you've finished the sonic attack, let's stop. Don't keep going on and on. That's enough, understand?"
Li Qiang remained immersed in the music, slowly plucking the golden strings, each resounding note transforming into a phantom.
De Liuheng nonchalantly used the Star-Gathering Escape to destroy the illusions one by one. Gradually, the tone became more urgent, and the volume gradually increased. Faint thunder rumbled from the horizon, as if in harmony with the urgent melody.
De Liuheng knew nothing about music. While dodging the oncoming phantoms, he said impatiently, "Hurry up! Show me your most powerful move. If you keep going this slow... I'm not fighting anymore."
Heavenly Lord Lijin and Xuan Long were not far from where the two were fighting. He frowned slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but then held back. He felt something was amiss. Li Qiang's sonic attack was very peculiar. He used the Ninefold Evolving Gilt Flowing into golden strings and plucked them with Divine Yi Power. The golden armored War Soul that he conjured should not be so weak.
He knew that the Ninefold Evolving Gilt also had a very common name— Nine Transformations. If it were to use musical attacks, Li Qiang's current technique could only be considered the first change at most. If he were capable of reaching the second change, De Liuheng wouldn't have been able to defeat him so easily.
The phantom shot from the golden string originally rushed straight toward De Liuheng, but as Li Qiang's melody became more and more urgent, the phantom gradually swirled in the air before swooping down, and became clearer and clearer, just like a group of real golden-armored warriors.
The melody began to rise and fall, and as the music turned into the sound of drums, large patches of dark clouds gathered in the sky.
Xuan Long stared blankly at the sky, and asked in surprise, "Cataclysmic clouds?"
Heavenly Lord Lijin nodded and said, "It's a tribulation cloud. Interesting. It can actually summon tribulation clouds..." He was slightly surprised. He admired Li Qiang's strange and unusual methods. It was very rare to be able to cultivate to this level in this realm.
The Ninefold Evolving Gilt transformed into a golden curtain of light. Li Qiang swung his fist and struck, the resounding booms echoing as the tribulation clouds gathered, and the sky grew darker and darker.
Li Qiang also became nervous. This was a technique he had figured out on his own, and he was quite surprised that it could move the tribulation clouds. He was both surprised and delighted.
De Liuheng looked at the tribulation clouds and kept smiling bitterly. He knew that as long as he dispersed the tribulation clouds, he could resolve this attack, but unfortunately, he was bound by the prior agreement. He couldn't tell what type of tribulation clouds these were, but he knew that once the tribulation clouds fully gathered, it would be difficult for him to resist. Although he was not afraid of the tribulation clouds, with the Xingtian Immortal Artifact in hand, he didn't care about any great calamity.
The drumbeats quickened, the dim sky suddenly flashed, a bolt of lightning struck, and hailstones the size of fists pelted down. The calamity clouds vanished without a trace.
Li Qiang stopped in disappointment, and the drumming ceased. He realized he must have missed something, otherwise the tribulation clouds wouldn't have dissipated. He put away the Ninefold Evolving Gilt and went to the side to ponder deeply.
De Liuheng flew to Heavenly Lord Lijin's side and asked, "What's wrong with this little guy? He ran off to the side and just stood there spacing out halfway through the fight?"
Heavenly Lord Lijin laughed and said, "If he could understand the principles of the Nine Transformations, Lord De wouldn't be so relaxed and at ease."
Although Li Qiang's drumming stopped, the dark clouds in the sky did not dissipate. After a hailstorm, a thunderstorm and heavy rain began.
Heavenly Lord Lijin asked, "Lord De, how many experts have you seen who can trigger Heavenly Tribulation?"
De Liuheng said, "It's rare to see such a young man. He's quite good, but he doesn't seem to quite understand how to use his divine artifact yet. Once he fully Fusion with it, he should be able to fight me fair and square."
Heavenly Lord Lijin shook his head and said, "Lord De underestimates him. If he truly Fusion the power of the divine artifact Ninefold Evolving Gilt, you might not be his match... It's a pity that no one is guiding him..."
Xuan Long said, "Does the Heavenly Lord intend to give him some guidance?" He sincerely wanted to help Li Qiang.
Heavenly Lord Lijin smiled slightly and shook his head, saying, "It's not appropriate for me to interfere in the little one's affairs."
Xuan Long was taken aback, not expecting that even the Heavenly Lord Lijin had reservations. He wanted to ask why, but the Heavenly Lord's authority was unquestionable, so he could only remain silent.
The downpour lasted for about an hour. Heavenly Lord Lijin, De Liuheng, and Xuan Long remained suspended in the air, waiting. De Liuheng tried to call Li Qiang several times, but Heavenly Lord Lijin stopped him each time. The three of them remained silently suspended in the air.
As dawn broke, the dark clouds gradually dispersed, the heavy rain stopped, and a rainbow stretched across the sky. The once flat red sandy desert had been transformed by the fight between the two men, with mountains forming in the high places and rainwater filling the low-lying areas. Except for the lack of vegetation, the environment here had been completely changed.
Li Qiang stared blankly at the rainbow, then suddenly shouted, "I... I... I'm such an idiot... I understand! I understand! Hey, where's Old De?" He actually wanted to try again.
De Liuheng laughed heartily, "Little guy, if you want to try again, you can... but this time I'm going to fight back."
Heavenly Lord Lijin laughed and said, "Forget it, don't bother trying. The little guy can't beat you right now; the difference in strength is too great."
Li Qiang thought about it again and realized that the tribulation clouds were not important. What was important was that the power should not be too dispersed. If all the power was concentrated, even De Liuheng would find it difficult to resist the power of the Ninefold Evolving Gilt Flow.
I was too greedy just now, trying to expand the tribulation clouds, but my power was insufficient, and the tribulation clouds could not be sustained.
Li Qiang really wanted to try again, but unfortunately De Liuheng was no longer willing to be a target. Without the stimulation of such a master, he was unable to fully unleash the power of the Ninefold Evolving Gilt.
Li Qiang sighed, "What a pity, what a pity... Ah, it wasn't enough."
He was truly disappointed, as such opportunities are rare and hard to come by.
Heavenly Lord Lijin advised, "Since you're going to Xinbo Cape anyway, you'll have plenty of opportunities to fight. With your current level, going to Xinbo Cape... is very suitable."
Xuan Long nodded and said, "That's right, Xinbo Cape is a very strange place; they are very unusual."
Heavenly Lord Lijin said, "I'm just going over to take a look. The fighting is your business; I'm too lazy to get involved."
De Liuheng said, " Heavenly Lord, shouldn't we head to Xinbo Cape? It wouldn't be good to linger too long, Azure Emperor..."
Heavenly Lord Lijin said, "I know. We'll leave immediately. I have some questions for Xuan Long."
Xuan Long's heart sank slightly, and he said, "Please speak, Heavenly Lord. Xuan Long will answer whatever I know." He immediately became reserved.
With Heavenly Lord Lijin and Xuan Long vanished without a trace.
De Liuheng knew there were some things the Heavenly Lord didn't want Li Qiang to know, so he asked curiously, "Little guy, you haven't been cultivating for long, but your strength is quite good. Where did you get this Ninefold Evolving Gilt Flowing Divine Artifact?"
Li Qiang laughed and said, "Lord De is also interested in this?"
De Liuheng said, "No immortal would be uninterested in a divine artifact... However, don't worry, once a divine artifact has been captured, immortals generally won't try to steal it again, unless it's ownerless or its owner isn't an immortal."
Li Qiang couldn't help but curse inwardly; the logic that anyone could steal from someone who wasn't an immortal was truly terrifying. He chuckled and said, "If I successfully cultivated to godhood, wouldn't I be perfectly justified in stealing an immortal's divine artifact?"
De Liuheng was taken aback by Li Qiang's words. After a long while, he asked in return, "You... if you successfully cultivate to godhood, would you try to steal the divine artifacts of immortals?"
Li Qiang sarcastically remarked, "Who knows? I'm World-Wreaking Demon King, you know. I don't even know if I'll actually do something like that. Even if I do, wouldn't I be no different from you guys?"
De Liuheng, of course, couldn't understand Li Qiang's feelings. He laughed and said, "Little guy, you're overthinking things. I heard you're going to Xinbo Cape to rescue someone?"
Li Qiang asked curiously, "How do you know so much about the news? Tell me, where did you get this information from?" He was very interested.
De Liuheng said, "I heard it from the Heavenly Lord. There are indeed well-informed immortals in the Immortal Realm, but I am not one of them."
He was telling the truth. As Luo Heaven High Immortal, he spent most of his time cultivating and had no time to gather information. The Seven Heavenly Lord were different. Many immortals in the Immortal Realm were attached to them, and their sources of information were extremely wide. There was almost nothing in the Immortal Realm that could be kept from them.
Li Qiang said, " The Heavenly Lord is in the Immortal Realm... Does that mean they know everything?"
De Liuheng nodded and said, " The Heavenly Lord's status is different. Many immortals rely on them, so they naturally have more information. Unlike me, I go my own way. Apart from the Azure Emperor, who will seek me out, other immortals are afraid that I am Luo Heaven High Immortal and avoid me like the plague."
His words made Li Qiang realize something: the reason Qian Shanyong was training so many cultivators was that he also coveted the position of the Heavenly Lord.
Li Qiang found that De Liuheng was very sincere and didn't hide anything from him, so he casually asked, " Old De, why did the Immortal Realm send so many immortals this time? Did Xinbo Cape offend the Immortal Realm?" After saying that, he looked up at the sky, but he was very nervous. He hoped that De Liuheng could tell him what exactly happened between the Immortal Realm and Xinbo Cape.
De Liuheng had no idea what Li Qiang was thinking. He casually said, " Xinbo Cape didn't offend the Immortal Realm. However, Lord Gu Xing went to Xinbo Cape on the orders of the Azure Emperor. I don't know what he did there, but the Heavenly Lord does. I heard that he sent out a distress signal, and the Azure Emperor seemed very surprised. Despite the Seven Lords ' advice, he insisted on going there personally... Uh, never mind, these things have nothing to do with you, so I won't say any more."
Li Qiang felt a pang of regret. He finally understood that Gu Xing was also trapped. However, he didn't know why Azure Emperor was Gu Xing or what De Liuheng was doing at Xinbo Cape. He knew that even if he pressed for an answer, De Liuheng wouldn't tell him.
Li Qiang nodded and said, "It seems to be related to gods again. Strange... Old De, I don't understand why there are so many miracles in this realm. Logically, miracles should only exist in the Immortal Realm."
De Liuheng laughed and said, "That shows your lack of knowledge. Actually, the earliest beings to appear were gods, and then came immortals. The truly powerful beings in the Immortal Realm are the ancient immortals and the Primordial Hermit. It is said that immortals only appeared after people failed in their attempts to cultivate gods. As time has passed, now there are more people cultivating immortality and very few cultivating gods. This is largely due to the extinction of cultivation Cultivation Method. Now you know why the Azure Emperor values you so much, right? You have the potential to succeed like the ancient gods."
"Ancient cultivator god?" Li Qiang heard this for the first time and couldn't help but ask, "Is that why the Azure Emperor took me as his disciple?"
De Liuheng said, "Perhaps. I cannot fathom the Azure Emperor's thoughts."
He didn't know why the Azure Emperor wanted to take Li Qiang as his disciple, but the immortals in the Immortal Realm all had their own thoughts on this, De Liuheng also had his own thoughts, though he didn't know if they were correct.
Heavenly Lord Lijin and Xuan Long flew back. Heavenly Lord Lijin smiled and said, "I was originally planning to see Qian Shanyong and the others, but Xuan Long sent word for me, so I won't go. Brother, it's an honor to see you. If you need anything in the future, just come and find me. Be careful when you go to Xinbo Cape. That place is very complicated, and your strength is a bit lacking. Take care of yourself."
He spoke so politely that both De Liuheng and Xuan Long were quite surprised.
The Heavenly Lord Lijin held an extremely high position in the Immortal Realm and was always blunt and unfriendly in his speech, yet he was so friendly towards Li Qiang, which they all found incredible.
Li Qiang loved making friends; as long as they clicked, he didn't care about the other person's status. He smiled and said, "Take care, Heavenly Lord. It's an honor for me to know Heavenly Lord... Heavenly Lord demeanor makes me greatly admire the masters of the Immortal Realm..."
The two of them actually started praising each other, leaving De Liuheng and Xuan Long dumbfounded.
After exchanging a few more polite words, Heavenly Lord Lijin and Li Qiang almost simultaneously realized something was amiss, exchanged a glance, and burst into laughter.
De Liuheng could no longer contain himself and urged, " Your Heavenly Lord, it's time to go."
With Heavenly Lord Lijin said, "Alright, alright, let's go. Farewell, brother."
Li Qiang smiled and cupped his hands in greeting, feeling that Heavenly Lord Lijin was much more approachable than De Liuheng.
Watching Heavenly Lord Lijin and De Liuheng disappear, Li Qiang smiled and said, "I didn't expect the Heavenly Lord to be such a peaceful person."
Xuan Long smiled, thinking to himself, "That's because it's you. It would probably be different with anyone else." He said, "Let's go back to Qian Shanyong. I have something to tell him."
Li Qiang nodded and said, "I also need to go back and make some arrangements. I don't know when I'll be back from Xinbo Cape this time."
He secretly resolved once again that after rescuing his elder brother and master with the book and helping them reincarnate, he would definitely engage in a period of secluded cultivation.
Because Star Radiance was destroyed, Xuan Long could only take Li Qiang and teleport back to Sealed Fate Planet.
Many years later, cultivators on Qianjie Star discovered a strange oasis in the center of the desolate red Gobi Desert. There, several towering peaks surrounded a small lake, a picturesque scene like a paradise. Later, a small cultivation sect moved here, as it was said that the Spiritual Qi in this place was quite abundant.
After returning to the Ancient Sword Academy, Li Qiang immediately gathered everyone together. He first arranged matters between the Ancient Sword Academy and the Chongxuan Sect, and then took out a lot of elixirs and Law Treasure to give away.
He gave instructions to his brothers and disciples, Zhao Hao, Paben, Nashan, one by one. The atmosphere was very somber. Chiming couldn't help but protest, "Brother, it seems like you're not coming back. Why are you making such a fuss, like you're giving your last instructions?"
After Chiming said that, Li Qiang also realized that he had no confidence at all in going to Xinbo Cape. He was almost subconsciously trying to give his brothers an explanation.
He couldn't help but shake his head and smile wryly. Luckily, Xuan Long wasn't there, or he would have laughed at him.
Li Qiang laughed and said, " Chiming, don't talk nonsense. This trip might take a long time, and there are some things that need to be explained."
Chongxuan Sect Liu Dayue, along with Xuanyuan Yiqing and Bai Shengzhen. He smiled and said, "Junior Uncle, perhaps I can't wait for your return and will have to go back to my hometown first. Both junior brothers are very good. Yi Qing has helped me the most, Shengzhen is very hardworking. I plan to have Yi Qing take over my position after I leave. Uncle Mi also admires Yi Qing very much."
Li Qiang knew, of course, that Xuanyuan Yiqing was a very smooth person, eloquent and adept at ingratiating himself with others. He glanced at Xuanyuan Yiqing and said, " Yi Qing, if you have any questions, please consult your senior uncles and aunts. In the Chongxuan Sect, I've only left you two disciples. You need to take good care of Shengzhen. He's honest but not good at socializing. You're his senior brother, so you should show him more concern. If you encounter any difficulties, you can come to the Ancient Sword Academy to find your eldest senior brother; he will help you."
Xuanyuan Yiqing is now very powerful in the Chongxuan Sect. Liu Dayue entrusts him with many trivial matters, but Xuanyuan Yiqing doesn't mind the trouble. He has a natural love for handling these kinds of messy and trivial matters.
In this respect, he was different from most cultivators. Cultivators generally disliked such mundane affairs, so after he came to the Chongxuan Sect, he took on half of Liu Dayue's tasks without hesitation. Not only was Liu Dayue satisfied, but Chen Zhifeng and Misila also appreciated him very much.
Xuanyuan Yiqing bowed and said, "Master, please rest assured, Yi Qing will certainly not let you down."
Li Qiang nodded and said, "Alright, Chi'ou, I won't be able to visit all the friends from the various sects individually. You will represent me in bidding farewell. Perhaps we will have the opportunity to meet again in the future."
Qian Chi'ou nodded silently. He was extremely worried about Li Qiang's safety, but knew he couldn't do much to help. He finally managed to squeeze out a sentence: "Uncle-Master, please be careful. The Ancient Sword Academy will always be your home."
Zhao Hao also said, "Master, don't worry, I will take care of all the junior brothers. I just hope that you can come back safely. I have always wanted to visit your hometown. I heard that it is also the hometown of the Gusong Kingdom..." He suddenly felt a lump in his throat and could not continue.
Paben continued, "We brothers and I really want to go with Master, but alas, our strength is too weak. Master, don't worry, when you come back, we will definitely be stronger than we are now."
Li Qiang felt very gratified. No matter what, since he started cultivating immortality, he had made so many friends and had these disciples who had shared hardships with him. It was a very happy thing.
He laughed and said, " Paben, I believe you will definitely be able to reach the Mahayana Realm. However, cultivation cannot be rushed... Don't worry, everyone. There are many immortals traveling with us this time. I am the World-Wreaking Demon King, so nothing will happen."
Nashan kept stroking his Baldy, saying nothing, but he was plotting something. Li Qiang never expected that after he left, Nashan would incite Qian Chi'ou, Liu Dayue, and other experts to take a large group of brothers to Earth first. On Earth, they re-established the teleportation array, waiting for Li Qiang's arrival.
Li Qiang summoned Mei'er and Ling Baihui to the Sword Firmament Hall alone, as the two sisters were the ones he was most worried about.
Li Qiang said, " Mei'er, you've been out of the Spirit Ghost Realm for a long time. Your two masters must be worried. Ling'er, go to the Spirit Ghost Realm too. I can only feel at ease if you two go there. Sigh, staying in the Spirit Ghost Realm Cultivation Realm isn't a solution."
Ling Baihui was quite interested in the Spirit Ghost Realm. She asked, "Big brother, how do I get to the Spirit Ghost Realm? I don't have any relatives left, Wise Heng Palace isn't a place for me. I'm just with Mei'er. If Mei'er goes back to the Spirit Ghost Realm... I... I don't have any friends in this realm..."
Mei'er hugged her and said, "Sister Ling, come with me to the Spirit Ghost Realm. My two masters will be very happy."
Li Qiang was still unsure if Ling Baihui could enter the Illusory Devil Pearl, so he said, " Ling'er, give it a try. If you can't enter the Spirit Ghost Realm, we'll think of another way."
After saying that, he immediately made a hand seal, Mei'er disappeared first, followed by Ling Baihui entering the Illusory Devil Pearl.
Li Qiang was finally relieved. He had only given it a try, but he hadn't expected that it would be so easy for the Yao Immortal to go to the Spirit Ghost Realm. Even Little White had entered the Illusory Devil Pearl together.
After a moment's thought, he understood. Little White wasn't actually a physical entity; it was Primordial Spirit that cultivated. Ling Baihui, on the other hand, could transform and disperse her physical form, so it wasn't surprising that she could enter.
After packing up the Illusionary Illusory Devil Pearl and preparing his belongings, Li Qiang used the communication Law Treasure Qian Shanyong had given him to notify them to come over. At the same time, he instructed the disciples in the Sword Firmament Hall to invite Xuan Long over.
Xuan Long had not arrived yet, Qian Shanyong, Dainan Fengyu, and Tianshi had arrived first.
Qian Shanyong said, "They came looking for you a few days ago, saying you had gone out and that some immortals had come looking for you. Who are they?"
Li Qiang laughed and said, "Aren't you supposed to be very well-informed? How could you not know about the immortals on Sealed Fate Planet?"
Qian Shanyong shook his head and said, "If it weren't for the disciples of the Ancient Sword Academy mentioning it, I'd be ashamed to say I hadn't received any information at all. Brother, who exactly came? They're being so mysterious."
Amidst a flash of golden light, Xuan Long appeared before the crowd and said, "It is Heavenly Lord Lijin and De Liuheng."
Tianshi couldn't help but shudder; he stood there, his face pale.
Qian Shanyong was wearing a mask, so his expression was obscured, but his body trembled slightly. He asked, "Where are they?"
Li Qiang laughed and said, "They've all left. They went to Xinbo Cape."
Tianshi hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Has the Heavenly Lord asked about Suppressing Tranquility Intent Origin?" He looked at Li Qiang nervously.
Xuan Long interjected, " Tianshi, Brother Li has resolved it for you, and the Heavenly Lord has promised not to make things difficult for you."
Dainan Fengyu chuckled, "Oh, Tianshi must be so happy now." Her sour tone made everyone laugh.
Qian Shanyong said, " Fengyu, the Heavenly Lord Baidie won't be coming this time. I've received word that he's probably still in seclusion."
Dainan Fengyu sighed, "I'll emerge from seclusion eventually... Hmph, it's no big deal."
Tianshi asked incredulously, "Why? You... returned Suppressing Tranquility Intent Origin to Heavenly Lord?"
Li Qiang laughed and said, "I gave it back to him, but I also got another Suppressing Tranquility Intent Origin, which I gave to Little White."
Tianshi sighed, saying with a hint of helplessness, "I admire you, truly admire you. It's strange, why is the Heavenly Lord so easy to talk to? Ah well, thank you anyway..."
Chiming sat cross-legged alone, lazily watching everyone, as if nothing concerned him.
Qian Shanyong also smiled, but his smile looked somewhat eerie against his mask. He said, "There's nothing strange about it. You'll never have the same potential as my younger brother, so the Heavenly Lord's attitude is understandable."
His explanation left Li Qiang both amused and exasperated, especially Tianshi, whose arched eyebrows drooped even lower. He said with a bitter expression, "My lord, there's no need for such sarcasm."
Li Qiang looked at Tianshi with a bit of sympathy. He thought it was ridiculous that Tianshi Shi, who was so arrogant in the Cultivation Realm, had actually been humiliated. No wonder he couldn't stay in the Immortal Realm and had to come to this world. It seemed that Tianshi was not doing very well in the Immortal Realm.
Xuan Long said, "Lord Gan, Heavenly Lord Lijin has asked me to pass on a message to you."
Qian Shanyong's smile froze instantly. After a long pause, he finally asked, "What?"