Bobeisi said, "That's right. This is the result of our collective calculations as ancient immortals of Bona. To solve the survival crisis of the Bona People, we must open the Ancient God Repository once again. Ever since the three Primordial Hermit, High Person Yuangu, High Person Yuanmu, and High Person Boju, forcibly opened the Ancient God Repository twice, we ancient immortals have been guarding Xinbo Cape, waiting for the Ancient God Repository to be opened again, while preventing immortals from the Immortal Realm from entering the Ancient God Repository. Until now, the Ancient God Repository has remained closed, and no immortal has been able to open it again."
Qian Shanyong said, " High Person Yuangu once sent a message to the Azure Emperor, advising immortals below the rank of Heavenly Lord to stop entering Xinbo Cape. Of course, he didn't care if the immortals insisted on going, as it was said that the time was not yet right."
Li Qiang asked, puzzled, "With the strength of the ancient immortals, it shouldn't be difficult for them to lead the Bona People away from Xinbo Cape, right?"
Bobeisi shook her head and said, "Although they are not convinced by High Person Yuangu, they dare not openly disobey him."
Li Qiang asked, "What did High Person Yuangu say?"
Qian Shanyong said, "When High Person Yuangu sealed off Xinbo Cape, he said that the Bona People were not allowed to spread beyond Xinbo Cape. If anyone dared to do so, he would annihilate the Bona People!"
Li Qiang couldn't help but shudder, thinking, "Good heavens, is Heavenly Aunt a woman? How can she be even more formidable than the King of Hell?"
Bobeisi smiled wryly, "Everyone knows that these were threats from High Person Yuangu, but no ancient immortal dared to disobey him. His aura... sigh, there's no comparison... This warning was from a very long time ago."
Xuan Long interjected, "When I escaped from Xinbo Cape last time, three of the Seven Sacred Envoys of Boyu chased after me out of Xinbo Cape. Although they were the ones controlling the external form, they still disobeyed the words of High Person Yuangu."
Li Qiang thought to himself, "If Bobeisi knew that High Person Yuangu's true form was a woman, I wonder if he would vomit blood?" He asked, "If people from the Immortal Realm were attacked by the Bona People if they entered Xinbo Cape, would High Person Yuangu intervene?"
Xuan Long said, "I know that, he won't care."
Li Qiang then asked, "Since those ancient immortals have occupied Xinbo Cape, why don't they try to decipher the Xinbo Ancient God Repository? Wouldn't they have a better chance?"
Bobeisi shook his head and said, "Of course they went to crack it. With the Bona People's rapid reproduction rate, do you know how many Bona People there? Countless, sigh."
He sighed, "Whenever immortals enter Xinbo Cape, they always wreak havoc. The Bona People suffer heavy casualties trying to stop them, but no one cares about their lives. Not only the Bona People, but no one cares about the lives of the immortals either. Therefore, without considerable strength, immortals will never go to Xinbo Cape."
Li Qiang connected this to the Tianshi and finally understood why he was so determined to leave and why Qian Shanyong so secretive about Xinbo Cape. He couldn't help but curse Gu Xing in his heart for causing his master and elder brother to get trapped inside.
Li Qiang recalled the word "Be careful" on the Jade Pupil Slip passed to him by his master and elder brother. It was probably a reminder not to go to Xinbo Cape. They certainly didn't know about Gu Xing's mission. Maybe they were telling him to be careful of Gu Xing, or maybe they were telling him to be careful of someone else.
He leaped onto the platform, walked to Xuan Long's side, and asked, "Is Lord Gu Xing trapped in the Xinbo Ancient God Repository?"
Xuan Long nodded and said, "Yes, it seems even the Azure Emperor has been alerted this time... Hmm, perhaps some experts will come to the rescue..." He spoke vaguely.
Li Qiang sensed that he was hesitant. He was always very tolerant and would never force others to talk about things they didn't want to say.
As they were talking, Boertie flew in with several people, carrying trays. The trays were light blue, equilateral hexagonal in shape, and shimmered with a faint light as they floated in the air. On the trays were some rare fruits that Li Qiang had never seen before.
"These are fruits my disciples picked on these planets," said Bobeisi. "Please try some."
Immortals don't need to eat anything; they only occasionally consume spiritual fruits and spiritual spring water, so these are the same things used to entertain guests.
Li Qiang had seen many of these before. He casually picked up a milky-white fruit about the size of an apple and ate it. He found it tasted pretty good, with a rich Lanxiang and a cool, refreshing flavor, like ice cream.
Boertie placed a golden, cup-like container next to each person, filled with a pale blue liquid. He explained, "This is the 'Brewed Jade Liquid,' produced from the Star Sand Fragmentation Layer, collected using Law Power."
Qian Shanyong surprise, "Yunwei Yaoye? This stuff is very rare. I heard Heavenly Lord Fanqi mention it; it's a precious item for suppressing inner demons, and it's only produced near Tanshao Planet."
Chiming picked up the cup, looked at it, and clicked his tongue, saying, "Suppress inner demons? Hmm, it can only suppress them for a moment. Inner demons cannot be expelled. Hehe, I'll give it a try... Hmm, the taste is not bad, refreshing..." No one here understands inner demons better than him; he was originally a super demon lord.
After bowing, Boertie left with a few people.
Qian Shanyong took a small sip of the brewed jade liquor and said, " High Person Bobeisi, we hope to pass through your territory. Please grant us your assistance."
Bobeisi didn't answer, but paced back and forth on the platform with his hands behind his back, seemingly deep in thought.
Li Qiang asked Xuan Long in a low voice, "What does Old Qian mean?" He didn't understand the explanation of "borrowing a road".
Xuan Long shook his head and said, "I don't understand what Lord Gan means either."
Bobeisi suddenly laughed and said, "Passing through... is no problem, but you'll be staying here for a while, so you can't go in yet. This road is closed right now..." He thought for a moment and then said, "If you really want to take this road, wait for my notification. I'll send you there once it's open, but how you get through will be up to you."
Qian Shanyong was overjoyed and thanked him, saying, "Thank you High Person Bobeisi. Being able to take the Xin-Breaking Path will save me a lot of trouble."
Bobeisi said calmly, "Although Xin-Breaking Path is a shortcut, it's not easy to travel. Are you confident, Lord Gan?"
Since acquiring the Wrath of the Heavenly God, Qian Shanyong's confidence has greatly increased. He feels that he now possesses strength comparable to that of the Heavenly Lord, especially with several experts like Xuan Long accompanying him. He nodded and said, "No problem."
Bobeisi was somewhat puzzled. How could someone with the strength of Luo Heaven High Immortal dare to take the Xin-Breaking Path? That was a teleportation array. Without the strength of Heavenly Lord or an ancient immortal, it was practically suicide. He couldn't understand why Qian Shanyong was so confident.
After finishing the spiritual fruit, Li Qiang wiped his mouth and smiled, " High Person Bobeisi, what exactly is the Xinbo Ancient God Repository?" He felt that the Ancient God Repository would contain more than just the method to rescue the Bona People; there must be something else inside, otherwise the Immortal Realm would have no reason to interfere in this matter.
Qian Shanyong interjected, "Of course there are tremendous benefits, but only High Person Yuangu, the Azure Emperor, and High Person Boju know about them."
Bobeisi nodded and said, "If we can reopen the Xinbo Ancient God Repository, it will benefit everyone, but we don't know exactly what it is yet. One thing is certain, though: this reopening will solve the Bona People's survival crisis."
Li Qiang pondered for a moment, then asked, "Why doesn't High Person Yuangu join forces with High Person Yuanmu High Person Boju to solve this? It doesn't make sense."
Bobeisi smiled wryly, "He won't take action for now; he just said the time isn't right to reopen it..."
Li Qiang asked, "How did you know?"
Bobeisi said, " The Heavenly Lord Baidie mentioned it when we were chatting."
Dainan Fengyu couldn't stand the words "Heavenly Lord Baidie" the most. Her expression changed slightly, and she lowered her head, remaining silent.
The days and nights are long on the Tanshao Planet. According to Earth's calculations, a day lasts for more than 30 hours and a night for only 12 hours. Here, a day and night lasts for about 42 hours.
Li Qiang was assigned to live on a white platform in Immortal Abode. Besides a heptagonal building, there were many other white platforms of varying sizes surrounding it, all open to the elements without roofs or walls. Li Qiang also received a colorful jade pendant, which served as an identification to protect him from attacks by the golden-armored warriors.
The living conditions here are extremely unusual; it would be difficult for ordinary mortals to survive. Strange insects and wild beasts of unknown species are everywhere. Li Qiang personally witnessed a crimson beetle the size of a sparrow bite a monster the size of a leopard to death. In less than ten minutes, the monster's flesh and bones turned into pus and were completely sucked away by the beetle. Such strange insects are found all over the Immortal Abode.
Every morning, a torrential downpour occurs here, leaving the platform completely exposed. Although Li Qiang doesn't mind, he feels very uncomfortable being exposed to the sun and rain all day long.
He didn't want to cultivate, so he wandered around the Immortal Abode. However, Qian Shanyong, Xuan Long, Dainan Fengyu, and Chiming were all cultivating on their respective platforms. There was no one to chat with, so he found it very boring.
Another heavy rain fell in the early hours of the morning, with cold winds lashing down and raindrops pattering down, filling the forest with damp, chilly air.
Standing on the platform, Li Qiang sighed, "Alas, the ancient immortals have no appreciation for the finer things in life. When will they be able to open that Xin-Breaking Path... Hmm..." He suddenly remembered the jade stone that Elder Wu had given him for his divination. He hadn't looked at it since he saw it once on Illusory Tree Planet.
He took out the flat, white jade stone. This time, the prediction it gave left Li Qiang completely baffled. It actually showed his own portrait, with the Divine War Soul on his forehead shining brightly. The image flashed by almost instantly, and before Li Qiang could figure it out, the jade stone had already shattered into powder and scattered through his fingers, washed away clean by the heavy rain.
Li Qiang was stunned. The scene was too bizarre. He touched the star on his forehead, wondering, "What does this have to do with prediction? It's too mystical."
After pondering for a long time, Li Qiang still couldn't find the answer, so he had to give up, knowing that it was something that couldn't be guessed, and that he might only understand it at a certain time.
Li Qiang simply lay down on the platform, thinking, "I wonder how my elder brother and master are doing? According to Xuan Long, as long as they can be patient and don't try to break out, there shouldn't be any problems. But... my master is such a proud person, I'm afraid it will be hard for him to be patient. Fortunately, there is Big Brother Mo. He is the most composed. Master might listen to Big Brother Mo..." He looked around as he pondered these thoughts.
Beside the platform stood a stone pillar, upon which stood a golden-armored warrior, head held high and chest out, motionless as if made of stone, his head always fixed on the sky. Since Li Qiang arrived at this platform, he had not been seen to move.
Li Qiang had been pondering it for a long time, but he couldn't figure out what it was made of. It certainly wasn't human; it seemed more like a machine.
Just as Li Qiang was in a daze, the golden-armored warrior on the stone pillar suddenly moved.
A vast expanse of blue shadows descended from the sky, and in an instant, large clusters of fire appeared in the downpour. All the golden-armored warriors on the stone pillars of the Immortal Abode took flight.
Li Qiang stared wide-eyed, thinking, "Who has the audacity to attack Immortal Abode?"
As the golden-armored warriors soared from the top of the stone pillars, they flashed with bright golden light, and beams of golden light shot into the sky. This time, they wielded weapons—golden staffs that were at least seven or eight meters long.
The golden-armored warrior brandished his golden staff, which looked like a ball of light covered in golden spikes, as it hurtled towards the blue shadow. Immediately afterward, the disciples of Immortal Abode also took to the air, and strange roars echoed amidst the torrential rain.
Thunder rumbled across the sky above Immortal Abode, and streaks of lightning illuminated the earth. The thunder and lightning, accompanied by strong winds and heavy rain, made the entire sky resemble a pot of boiling water.
Li Qiang flashed to the platform where Chiming was, but the platform was empty. He then teleported to the place where Qian Shanyong was cultivating. He saw Qian Shanyong, Xuan Long, and Dainan Fengyu standing there looking up at the sky, but he did not see Chiming.
Li Qiang asked, "Where did Xiao Ming go?"
Xuan Long tilted his head, looked up at the sky, and said calmly, "Up in the sky."
At this moment, Boertie flew over and said calmly, "Lord Gan, the Immortal Ancestor invites you to come over." It seemed that the battle in the heavens had nothing to do with him. Li Qiang secretly admired his composure.
Li Qiang asked, "Who are the attackers?" He wasn't worried about Chiming's safety; there were very few people in this realm who could harm him.
Before Boertie answer, Xuan Long said, "They are the Bona People, the Death Warriors of Xinbo Cape. They are foolish creatures who resort to self-destruction to hurt others when they can't win! There's no need to be wary of them; it's best to wipe them out as soon as possible." It was clear that he deeply hated the Death Warriors.
The densely packed Bona People were kept outside by a barrier that shimmered with a faint white light. It was as if a thin layer of white mist had suddenly appeared in the sky; that was the protective barrier of the Immortal Abode.
Each golden-armored warrior had to deal with hundreds of Bona People. Every now and then, Bona People would frantically grab the golden-armored warrior and explode. In the sky, clusters of blood-red light flashed one after another, which were the Bona People constantly self-destructing.
The golden-armored warriors were incredibly powerful. The self-destruction of three or five Bona People only dimmed the golden light on their bodies slightly, and they continued to move freely among the Death Warriors.
A few golden-armored warriors couldn't withstand the successive self-destructions and were blown around in the air, their weapons seemingly rendered useless.
A golden light flashed, Chiming appeared beside Li Qiang. He laughed happily, "Haha, these Bona People are so stupid! They keep blowing themselves up. It's really fun to watch!"
Li Qiang frowned and said, " Xiao Ming, you're progressing too fast right now. Be careful you don't end up like the Bona People and get blown up..."
Chiming listened and curled his lip indifferently.
As dawn broke, the heavy rain suddenly stopped, but lightning and thunder continued to flash in the sky.
Boertie said again, "Please go ahead, everyone. The Immortal Ancestor is still waiting."
Qian Shanyong nodded and said, "Let's go! If the Bona People rely on these few people to attack, they're just throwing their lives away." He asked, "Where are Boertie High Person Bobeisi?"
Boertie pointed to the solitary building that towered into the clouds and said, "Wait up there."
With a flick of his sleeve, Xuan Long teleported the group over.
High Person Bobeisi stared blankly at the sky and said calmly, "They still haven't given up."
Li Qiang asked curiously, "What do you mean by 'not giving up'?"
Boertie explained, "They've always wanted to occupy Tanshao Planet Tanshao Planet; it's the perfect transit planet."
"Do the Bona People want to break out?" Li Qiang was even more puzzled.
High Person Bobeisi and said, "This isn't outside the area designated by High Person Yuangu. Strange, people from Xinbo Cape have never been here before, and how could ordinary Bona People possibly come here? What's going on this time? Has something happened at Xinbo Cape? Sigh, isn't this forcing me to take action? I'll need to ask for your help later."
Qian Shanyong nodded and said, "No problem, please give your orders, Master. However, these Bona People are all very weak. Could there be any experts coming?"
Bobeisi said, "These Bona People are all here to die. Even more powerful experts will follow behind them. If an ancient immortal comes, it will be enough to tie my hands and feet." He seemed helpless and sighed, "The current Bona People have long lost the glory of the Ancient Bona People and have been reduced to weapons that only know how to kill each other. It's no pity for them to die."
As more and more Bona People self-destructed, the golden-armored warriors gradually could not withstand the pressure and shattered one after another.
With Bobeisi caused the shattered golden-armored warrior to explode in a series of bursts, which in turn triggered explosions among the surrounding Bona People.
Bobeisi said, "This is just the first step. The Bona People aren't very capable in other areas, but their greatest skill is annoying you to death. The Bona People are becoming more and more despicable."
Li Qiang glanced at the Bona People above Immortal Abode and roughly estimated that there were at least tens of thousands of them, densely packed like countless flies.
Suddenly, his eyes widened as he stared at a flat, flying object, like a spaceship, appearing behind the soaring Bona People. He asked incredulously, " High Person Bobeisi, what is that?"
Bobeisi smiled wryly, "That's Geluhe's Law Treasure."
Li Qiang examined it carefully and said, "I don't think it looks like Law Treasure; it looks more like a spaceship..."
Nobody knew what a spaceship was, but as more and more large flying objects appeared in the sky, everyone felt that something was wrong.
The golden-armored warriors in the sky gradually dissipated. High Person Bobeisi said, " Boertie, take all your disciples and followers into the Illusory Sea. Don't bother fighting these useless fools. Hmph! Daring to cause trouble here, they're really tired of living."
Boertie bowed and left, immediately organizing everyone to evacuate.
Eleven or twelve flying objects hovered high in the sky, each releasing about seven or eight thousand Bona People. The entire sky was filled with blue Bona People. Immortal Abode was completely blocked by a layer of restrictions, and the Bona People could not attack for the time being.
Soon, all the disciples of Immortal Abode entered the Illusory Sea to hide, leaving only High Person Bobeisi and Qian Shanyong and a few others in the vast Immortal Abode. Although there were only six of them, they were the most powerful experts in this realm.
Chiming said impatiently, "What are we waiting for? Let's just go up and wipe them all out..."
Li Qiang laughed and said, "It's pointless to kill these small fry when their experts arrive!"
Chiming sighed, "If I were still the Devil Venerable Chiming... these people would be a great tonic, tsk tsk, what a pity, what a waste."
Large numbers of Bona People lay prone on the barrier, almost completely covering its layers.
Dainan Fengyu asked in confusion, "What are they doing? They're all lying on top of the barrier; there's no way they can get in like this."
Approximately fifty to sixty thousand Bona People covered the barrier layer, completely blocking out the light and plunging the entire Immortal Abode into darkness. Even High Person Bobeisi was puzzled by this.
After a moment's thought, Li Qiang suddenly remembered the golden-armored warrior's fate and shouted, "Repel them!"
High Person Bobeisi was puzzled for a moment, "What do you mean by repelling them?"
No sooner had the words been spoken than the Bona People lying on the barrier exploded. The explosion, a suicidal act involving tens of thousands of people, was extremely shocking.
The restrictions began to fluctuate rapidly.
High Person Bobeisi disregarded any restrictions and sighed, "It seems the Bona People have reached their population limit, resorting to this method to deplete their surplus population... Did you notice that these Bona People who self-destructed had nothing on them? They seem to have been completely controlled, without any consciousness of their own."
Li Qiang felt a chill run down his spine. He didn't know who was so ruthless as to order tens of thousands of Bona People to self-destruct and die.
The barrier above the Immortal Abode was unique to the ancient immortals; even if tens of thousands of people self-destructed together, the barrier wouldn't break. Immediately afterward, tens of thousands more lay prone on top of it.
High Person Bobeisi breath, "Despicable thing!" With a wave of his hand, the restriction dissipated.
Li Qiang suddenly understood that the purpose of making so Bona People self-destruct was to make Bobeisi unable to bear watching.
In an instant, the Bona People swarmed in like a dense swarm of mosquitoes, but they couldn't fly. They fell from the sky like rain, and the moment they hit the ground, they all exploded. Instantly, the entire Immortal Abode was unrecognizable.
Li Qiang sensed that the power of each Bona People's self-destruction was roughly equivalent to a hand grenade. Although the power was not great, the combined force of tens of thousands of hand grenades exploding one after another was astonishing.
High Person Bobeisi's face was ashen.
Immediately afterward, another large group of Bona People descended from the sky, cheering. This time they flew, and unlike the naked Bona People, these people were all dressed in metal armor, carrying strange weapons, and were much taller than the Bona People who had self-destructed. Their imposing figures, over two meters tall, gave off a great sense of intimidation. Fortunately, those present were all top-tier experts and did not take them seriously.
Chiming asked, "Shall we fight?" He eagerly took out the All-Heaven Divine Staff.
High Person Bobeisi saw the divine staff in Chiming's hand, his expression shifted slightly. He reached out to stop them, saying, "These are all pathetic creatures, too many to kill. If you're going to kill, kill someone of real weight." He looked disdainfully at the Bona People were gathering around him.
Suddenly, High Person Bobeisi began to speak loudly, but Li Qiang couldn't understand a word. He knew it must be the language of the Bona People.
In a short while, the Bona People parted in the air to make way for each other.
Xuan Long's eyes lit up, and he said coldly, " The Seven Sacred Envoys of Boyu? Very well, all seven of them are mine, and no one can take them from me!"
Li Qiang understood that Xuan Long was already seriously injured when he faced the Seven Sacred Envoys of Boyu last time, which is why he suffered a crushing defeat in the fight against them. Although he managed to escape with great difficulty thanks to the Radiant Star Radiance, he was on the verge of losing his power. If it weren't for the divine pills he cultivated to save him, he might never have had the chance to return to Xinbo Cape to take revenge.
High Person Bobeisi, "Lord Geluhe, stop hiding and come out!"
Dainan Fengyu was slightly nervous, Li Qiang asked in a low voice, "Who is Geluhe? Is he also an ancient immortal?"