Tianzhen's face changed drastically, and she exclaimed in horror, " High Person Yuangu! I... I'm so pitiful, how could I run into him as soon as I stepped out the door..."
There was one more thing he didn't dare say aloud, but he cursed inwardly: This is even more unlucky than running into the patriarch of the Chinese martial arts world.
He looked around, trying to find a place to hide, but all he could find was empty space, with only the Swift Boiling Current behind him.
Qian Shanyong, however, showed a delighted expression and hurriedly flew towards the two people.
Li Qiang also saw the two fighting, but he couldn't recognize who was High Person Yuangu. He guessed that one of them must be an incarnation of Heavenly Aunt, so he called Chiming and flew over together.
Tianqu, Mist Star, and Xuan Long also flew off.
Tianzhen hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and followed. He knew there was no way to escape; if High Person Yuangu didn't want to spare him, it wouldn't matter where he hid.
Li Qiang was very curious. Anyone who dared to fight against Heavenly Aunt must be an extraordinary person. In his mind, Heavenly Aunt, Azure Emperor, and Boju were the three truly evenly matched opponents.
As he flew, he asked, "Brother Qian, who is fighting against High Person Yuangu?"
Qian Shanyong shook his head and said, "I don't know either. People of that generation rarely came out, and there are few rumors about them. We don't know anything about them."
Tianqu interjected, "That was a person who called himself a god, named Heavenly Nuo God."
Chiming, disbelieving, asked, "Are there really gods in this realm?"
Mist Star Cold Woman sneered, "You self-proclaimed god, do you really think he's a god?"
Li Qiang sighed, "Even if he's not a god, being able to fight against High Person Yuangu means his strength is probably close to that of a god."
In the short time it took to exchange a few words, they approached the two fighting parties. At this moment, the two had stopped fighting and were quietly waiting for the crowd to get closer.
Even though they were still some distance apart, Qian Shanyong continued flying forward. He bowed in the air and said loudly, " Qian Shanyong of the Luo Heaven High Immortal pays respects to High Person Yuangu."
Li Qiang, Xuan Long, and Chiming followed suit and bowed. Then, Tianqu, Mist Star, and Tianzhen also signed in and bowed. In the blink of an eye, everyone stopped not far from High Person Yuangu.
Only then did Li Qiang realize that the handsome young man was Heavenly Aunt. He saw that High Person Yuangu was smiling at everyone, and he seemed particularly happy when he saw Li Qiang coming over.
High Person Yuangu nodded and smiled, "You should go ahead. Don't waste time here. The Heavenly Nuo God wants to fight me, so I'll have to play with him for a while."
The Heavenly Nuo God was extremely ugly, with a figure like a short, fat, and round winter melon, and wore a light silver divine armor.
His head was very strange; at first glance, it was covered with large bumps, as if it had been hit with a hammer, with many bluish tumors protruding. His most obvious Bona People feature was his pair of bulging goldfish eyes.
He stood with his hands empty, his gaze sweeping over the crowd, and said in a strange tone, "So that's how it is, Yuangu... so you were protecting these people? Haha, the key to unlocking the God Repository is actually this group! Hmph, you could foresee this... so could I. Don't forget, I am a god! Hahaha!"
He burst into unrestrained laughter, and with each exaggerated laugh, countless silver rays shot out from his body, scattering into space.
High Person Yuangu smiled faintly and said, " Nuo God, I advise you not to call for reinforcements. With your bunch of useless fellows who are neither good-looking nor capable, you won't gain anything here."
He turned to the crowd and said, "You don't need to watch anymore, he can't stop you."
Tianzhen had no intention of speaking to High Person Yuangu, so he seized the opportunity to shout, "Let's go!"
The Heavenly Nuo God roared, "No one dares to leave without my permission! All of you, stop right there!"
His hands moved slightly, and Li Qiang, squinting, saw it clearly. In the blink of an eye, the Heavenly Nuo God's hands rapidly formed dozens of hand seals, and as he waved his hands, circles of silver light rippled outwards.
High Person Yuangu's expression changed, and he said, " Nuo God, I have been holding back all along, don't be ungrateful!"
The surrounding space distorted, Tianqu said, "The surrounding area is restricted."
Heavenly Nuo God laughed loudly, " Yuangu, every time the Ancient God Repository opens, you guys monopolize it! Haha, this time we Bona People will absolutely not allow it! Hmph, Geluhe and Bobeisi may fear you, but I don't! This is our Bona People's heritage. If you have the guts, imprison us all."
High Person Yuangu sneered, " Nuo God, don't think you can stop anyone. Even if I don't make a move... can you stop Tianqu and Tianzhen? Can you stop Cold Woman? Don't dream, you can't stop anyone! Tianqu, take your men and go over there!"
Heavenly Nuo God was instantly enraged. He cursed, "Bastard, try it!" A burst of silver light surged from his body, and he rushed towards High Person Yuangu.
High Person Yuangu didn't even move, and said calmly, "A mere trick! Break!"
With his shout, the ball of silver light, like a snowball hitting a steel plate, transformed into a sky Stars Filling the Sky and dissipated in front of High Person Yuangu, without even touching him.
Tianqu dared not linger and called out to the others, "Let's go!"
Tianzhen shouted, "Alright, Li Qiang, Chiming, follow me!" He took the lead and flew outwards, his hands rapidly forming hand seals. As the hand seals were completed, his hands flashed with dazzling light.
Soon, everyone felt their bodies freeze, as if they were entering quicksand.
Tianzhen clasped his hands together, as if worshipping Buddha, and waved them from top to bottom, unleashing a dazzling beam of light.
Li Qiang and Chiming also attacked together. Li Qiang's Ninefold Evolving Gilt Flowing Gold transformed into a golden light, sweeping across the left-side restriction, while Chiming's Yeqi Dragon Staff conjured a giant Yeqi Dragon Claw, which pounced on the right-side restriction. The three of them attacked from the left, center, and right directions with perfect coordination.
The combined strength of the three is truly terrifying.
Tianzhen is an ancient immortal, and after his secluded cultivation in the Beiye Pill Cauldron, his skill level is even higher than Tianqu's.
Li Qiang has just entered the Seven Star Heaven Realm, and his power is already comparable to that of Heavenly Lord.
Chiming was also at the Six Nether Heaven Realm, and both Li Qiang and Chiming were using divine artifacts.
When these three forces combine, even the High Person Yuangu would have to avoid their sharp edge, let alone a restriction.
The restrictions set up by the Heavenly Nuo God trembled violently under the impact of the three people. In less than a minute, the restrictions that were blocking everyone were completely swept away.
Li Qiang was quite surprised. The restriction that Heavenly Nuo God casually set up required the combined efforts of three people to break. Judging from this alone, Heavenly Nuo God's strength was indeed extraordinary.
High Person Yuangu had already given Heavenly Nuo God no chance. He chuckled softly, "You have no chance..."
Countless rays of seven-colored light appeared out of thin air, blocking the Heavenly Nuo God from imprisoning space once again.
The Heavenly Nuo God roared angrily, but he suddenly realized something was wrong. Seven-colored light gradually condensed in space, and a huge Pill Cauldron appeared before him.
High Person Yuangu threw out the Beiye Pill Cauldron.
Tianzhen led everyone away quickly. Li Qiang felt a little regretful; he really wanted to see how Heavenly Aunt dealt with Heavenly Nuo God.
Tianzhen flew extremely fast, and Li Qiang and Chiming could barely keep up. Tianzhen had to slow down a bit, and he kept sighing and urging, "Hurry up! Why are you two so slow? Sigh, do you expect me to carry you? Hurry up! Hurry up!"
This speed made Li Qiang very uncomfortable, and he had to rely on the power of the Ninefold Evolving Gilt Divine Artifact.
Chiming was also struggling. He frantically tried to rouse the Yeqi Dragon Staff, but he didn't even have the strength to speak.
The space here is strange. With his divine eye, Li Qiang discovered traces of many Ancient God Restriction. If one is not careful, one could fall into them. Only by sticking close to Tianzhen can one avoid these terrifying restrictions.
The group swept across space like stars chasing the moon, leaving a dazzling trail of light in the air as they sped toward the three crimson planets.
Looking at the three planets that were gradually growing larger, Li Qiang asked, " Ancient God Repository on one of these planets?"
Tianzhen turned around and said, "No, but we must pass through those three stars. They are a barrier behind the Ancient God Repository. The three crimson stars are called Huanhu Star. Huanhu Star are a trinity orbiting each other, forming a gateway to the Ancient God Repository. Because the Ancient God Repository is completely sealed off, we must pass through Huanhu Star to enter, and there is a specific time limit for passing through Huanhu Star."
Li Qiang then understood why he had to wait inside the God-Sealing Plaque. If he had wandered in here in a daze, he wouldn't have been able to find the door, let alone the Ancient God Repository.
He then asked, "Is the Ancient God Repository truly concealed? Is Huanhu Star the only gateway?"
Tianzhen said, "No, this is the door behind the Ancient God Repository and the Library. There are similar doors in front, but they don't have specific opening times, so you can enter at any time. However, they are very difficult to pass through. Not only are there countless restrictions of all kinds, but there are also Black Sacred Guards protecting the Ancient God Repository. If you're not careful, you'll get trapped. It's much harder to get through than here, especially with inexperienced people like you. You can forget about getting in."
Chiming retorted Qi Ingestion, "Our strength is not inferior. Hmph, if we were to fight, even if my elder brother and I joined forces, you might not be able to win."
Tianzhen laughed and scolded, "Fight what? Fight? Judging from your appearance, you really are a demon-turned-god, all you know is fighting, haha, what a fool! What's the use of being good at fighting? Can you break the Ancient God Restriction? Can you identify all kinds of dangers? Can you dispel the traps set by others? All you can do is fight... Let me tell you, if all you can do is fight, you are nothing! At best, you are just a stupid brute!"
His barrage of "What are you capable of?" left Chiming speechless for a long time.
Li Qiang laughed heartily, "That's right, Xiao Ming and I both earned our positions through hard work."
He knew that if it came down to a contest of experience, he might not even be as good as Chiming. Chiming had long been accustomed to fighting and vying for power in the Black Devil Realm, and it was difficult for him to change his old habits. Therefore, in this realm, he would naturally resort to fighting to solve all problems.
Chiming said angrily, "What grievances do you have, old man? Don't take them out on me! Hmph, of course I can't compare to a cunning and treacherous ancient immortal like you. I'm just a minor cultivator, so my cultivation level is naturally not as high as yours."
Li Qiang actually agreed with Tianzhen's words. People who have reached Tianzhen's level rarely have the desire to fight. Their level is mostly about fighting with themselves and with nature. They would find fighting with others boring, unless it is like now, for the sake of the Ancient God Repository, then they would fight with others.
They went to the Ancient God Repository not for wealth, but to seek a higher realm of cultivation, which was one of their most desired goals.
As Huanhu Star drew closer, a peculiar feeling filled Li Qiang's heart—a strange sense of familiarity, like that of a wanderer returning home.
Li Qiang said in surprise, "Strange, this place seems very familiar to me. It feels... like home..."
Chiming also said in surprise, "That's strange, I have the same feeling too, yes, it really does feel like home."
Tianzhen turned to look at Chiming, then suddenly cried out, "You... you..."
His exaggerated reaction startled both Li Qiang and Chiming. Li Qiang asked, "What's wrong?"
Chiming also asked, "Old... uh, senior, what?" He almost blurted out "old man," but the kid was quick-witted and realized his mistake, so he immediately corrected himself.
Li Qiang suddenly realized something and blurted out, " Xiao Ming is also the key to unlocking the Ancient God Repository?"
Tianzhen quickly stopped her, saying, "Just keep it to yourself, don't say it out loud! Hehe, now we can get into the Ancient God Repository first!"
He was overjoyed. He hadn't expected that there would be two people who could open the Ancient God Repository. In other words, almost everyone, including High Person Yuangu, had overlooked one person. Only he could control the variables involved. As long as he closely followed Li Qiang and Chiming, he could be the first to enter the Ancient God Repository.
Li Qiang suddenly felt very unhappy; the two brothers had both become the key.
He whispered, " Xiao Ming, once we reach the Ancient God Repository 'Ancient God Repository, we'll play it by ear. Since we're the key to unlocking it, we'd better take control of our own destiny."
Chiming nodded firmly, completely agreeing, and also transmitted his voice, "Big brother, I'll follow you."
Tianzhen was overjoyed and paid no attention to what Li Qiang and Chiming were saying. He had already realized that there were actually three layers of ancient Ancient God Restriction in opening the ancient god 'Ancient God Repository. Gu Xing had broken through one layer, and there were still two layers inside. It seemed that Li Qiang and Chiming had to enter together to have any chance of entering the deepest layer.
In other words, he also has a chance to go in, and those who enter the Ancient God Repository first have the greatest chance.
Just as the group was about to reach Huanhu Star, a crimson streak of light quickly caught up. Li Qiang thought he was fast enough, but the crimson streak of light was even faster.
"Which guy has run out this time?" Tianzhen muttered.
Once they got close to the Ancient God Repository, even Tianzhen didn't dare to teleport recklessly. Although the space here was large, it would be troublesome if he accidentally moved into the Ancient God Restriction. With Li Qiang and Chiming as burdens, he couldn't use the Streaming Light Movement Method to fly either, and could only watch helplessly as the crimson stream of light flew ahead.
Suddenly, Tianzhen cursed, "That bastard is setting up a barrier!" He turned his head and shouted, "Boring! Cold Woman! Stop that guy!" He suddenly transformed into a streak of light and pounced over.
Immediately afterwards, Mist Star Cold Woman transformed into a Stars Filling the Sky, and Tianqu also transformed into a stream of light, and the three of them rushed forward first.
Qian Shanyong and Xuan Long flew to Li Qiang and Chiming's side. None of the four of them knew the ancient immortal's movement Movement Method, so they could only chase after them.
Qian Shanyong unleashed the Wrath of the Heavenly God, gathering everyone together, and said, "Everyone be careful. Every step here is fraught with danger. Our strength is somewhat weak, so we should not act rashly. Once we enter the restricted area of Ancient God Repository, the four of us must help each other. Alas, with our individual strength, we cannot defeat anyone."
Li Qiang nodded and said, "Brother Qian is right. I have a suggestion... Since we're bound to lose in a one-on-one fight, let's have the four of us attack together. Who dares to make a move against us... Hmph, with the four of us and three divine artifacts, we're not afraid of anyone, unless our opponent has the strength of High Person Yuangu. We should be able to handle other ancient immortals."
He still planned to use the old method of ganging up, since immortals usually fight one-on-one and are not used to group battles. Only in this way could they avoid being in a passive and defensive position.
Chiming was the first to cheer. "I agree! I'll be in charge of the sneak attack, hehe, this is my favorite!"
Qian Shanyong glanced at Chiming, who seemed a little hesitant, but he quickly realized that if they didn't unite here, they might be imprisoned by others, and then they would get nothing.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Alright, I'll listen to you, brother. Anyway, Luo Heaven High Immortal means nothing here, so I don't care anymore. Wood Dragon, what do you think?"
Everyone thought Xuan Long was a very old-fashioned immortal and worried that he would disagree, but to their surprise, Xuan Long said very readily, "No problem, I'll listen to you, little brother."
Li Qiang found it hard to believe, "Brother, you've come to your senses?"
Xuan Long said, "There's nothing I can't understand. Since your own safety is already threatened, to stubbornly cling to your own ideas... do you really think I'm a fool?"
Qian Shanyong heard Xuan Long say this, he was speechless with astonishment; it was truly unexpected.
Li Qiang laughed heartily, inwardly admiring Xuan Long; this was true wisdom disguised as foolishness.
Chiming said excitedly, "Oh, I really can't wait to see the four of us fight together! I wonder who will be our opponent... Will he be scared to death by us? Haha."
As they spoke, Li Qiang and his group of four approached Tianzhen and the others. They saw Tianzhen, Tianqu, and Mist Star hovering in space, with a large man suspended a hundred meters away opposite them. The man was very tall; Li Qiang estimated that he was at least three meters tall. His body shimmered with a crimson light, as if he were engulfed in flames.
He was also wearing divine armor, a bright red color that shone brilliantly in the raging flames, burning like a torch.
Li Qiang asked in a low voice, "Who is he?"
Tianqu said, " Heavenly Nuo God's brother— Heavenly Fire Xuanchi, we all call him Fire Maniac. This guy has a very bad temper, but with Cold Woman here, we don't need to be afraid of him."
Fire Maniac looked at everyone nonchalantly, chuckling as he said, "Wait here, all of you. Wait for my boss to come over. Oh... haha! Tianqu, Cold Woman, Tianzhen... and these little brats, don't leave, wait!"
His voice was extremely strange, like a broken whistle, sometimes hoarse, sometimes shrill, and it was unbearably awful.
Tianzhen, still looking pitiful, sobbed, "Please have pity on us, please let us pass, ah... Old Chi, how can you bear to see us like this..."
Before he could finish speaking, Fire Maniac jumped up and shouted, "You old geezer! Others may fear your Tianzhen, but I, Heavenly Fire Xuanchi, fear none! Let me tell you... without my boss's permission... even if High Person Yuangu came, he wouldn't be able to leave here! Hmph, the Ancient God Repository belongs to us, the Bona People!"
Tianqu watched silently, adopting the demeanor of a bystander.
Tianzhen rolled her eyes, looked pitifully at Mist Star, and said, " Cold Woman, look! Look! That Old Chi is bullying this lonely old man..."
"Why don't you just beat him up? What's with all the complaining!" said the Mist Star Cold Woman impatiently.
Tianzhen grinned widely and let out a long sigh that sent shivers down everyone's spine. He said, " Cold Woman, I'm afraid of the heat! I'm afraid of fire! Why don't you go beat him up? Hey! Old Chi, Cold Woman said your fire isn't as powerful as her Xuanbing. I think you're a bit lacking too. Sigh, I'm just useless."
He not only openly provoked us, but also spoke with such self-righteousness that he seemed to have suffered a great injustice.
Chiming suppressed a laugh, pulled Li Qiang back a little, and whispered, "This old man is really funny."
Li Qiang's attention was focused on Fire Maniac. He was also an expert in playing with fire, but this was the first time he had ever seen someone so exaggeratedly displaying flames, and he couldn't help but feel a great interest in Fire Maniac.
He shook off Chiming's hand and transmitted his voice, "Don't talk nonsense, this Fire Maniac seems to be not to be trifled with."
Fire Maniac is more than just someone to be trifled with; he is a renowned master of fire manipulation among the ancient immortals, on par with Mist Star Cold Woman. Both are top-tier masters of extreme attributes, but they have never fought each other and are both wary of one another.
Mist Star Cold Woman was nearly driven mad by Tianzhen's naiveté. She had no desire to fight Fire Maniac and coldly said, " Fire Maniac, don't provoke me. I don't want to make a move yet."
Tianzhen rejoiced. This Fire Maniac had an extremely volatile temper. No matter what Mist Star Cold Woman said, Fire Maniac would lose his temper and attack.
Sure enough, as soon as Mist Star finished speaking, Fire Maniac pounced on him, yelling, "So what if I mess with you?"
As if a steel furnace had collapsed, countless streams of crimson flames rushed towards the crowd.
Tianqu's expression changed, and he shouted, "Get out of the way!"
Everyone immediately dodged, Qian Shanyong used the Wrath of the Heavenly God to protect Xuan Long, Li Qiang, and Chiming, quickly moving to the side.
Tianzhen and upright, Tianqu to the right, Mist Star Cold Woman retreated rapidly, seven orbs of blue light surging from her body, those were her Seven Mystic Pearls.
Fire Maniac Maniac's target was Mist Star Cold Woman. He laughed wildly and waved his arms like a Fengzi on fire, sending streaks of crimson flames encircling her.
Enraged, Mist Star Cold Woman shouted, "Bastard! Do you really think I'm afraid of you!" Layers of deep blue Mystic Qi spread from her body. She stopped retreating and her slender fingers formed a magic seal. In an instant, it was as if ten thousand flowers were blooming, shooting out strands of bright silver light.
She called out in a sweet voice, "Freeze!"
Qian Shanyong opened his eyes wide and exclaimed, "Brilliant! A battle between extreme cold and extreme heat..."
Li Qiang, deeply aware of the situation, said, "If we retreat any further... it will explode..."
In the time it takes to say just two sentences, Mist Star Cold Woman's Mystic Qi collided with the heat flow.
Protected by the Seven Mystic Pearls, she temporarily ignored the rushing crimson flames. The gleaming silver light, like countless silver arrows, shot towards the onrushing Fire Maniac.
A flash of white light illuminated the entire space, and the two were simultaneously propelled backward.
Li Qiang shouted and burst out of the protective barrier of the Wrath of the Heavenly God, rushing towards Mist Star Cold Woman with lightning speed. With his divine eyes, he could already see that Mist Star was seriously injured.
In fact, ancient immortals were very averse to direct confrontations. When their strengths were not much different from each other, especially for experts with extreme attributes like Mist Star and Fire Maniac, direct confrontations were even more taboo.
Everyone was shocked to see Li Qiang rush out. Tianzhen and Tianqu, who had been standing by, immediately stepped in to block the explosive impact when they saw Li Qiang fly out.
Li Qiang grabbed Mist Star Cold Woman up. A chilling coldness washed over him. He shouted, "Master, it's me!" He took out a Withered Green Divine Pill, but no matter what he did, he couldn't lift the Star Mist Gauze from Mist Star's face.
In the blink of an eye, Mist Star Cold Woman had recovered. She never expected Li Qiang to come to her rescue, and whispered, "Let me go!"
Li Qiang said nonchalantly, "Stay calm. This is the Withered Green Divine Pill. Here you go."
Mist Star Cold Woman was even more surprised. She hesitated for a moment before accepting the Withered Green Divine Pill and said, "I'm fine."
However, Li Qiang had already noticed that a trace of blood had spread across the Star Mist Gauze.
Mist Star Cold Woman turned her head, lifted the Star Mist Gauze, swallowed the divine pill, and said, "Never mind me, did you hurt Fire Maniac?" Her words were full of resentment.
Li Qiang turned his head to look. The power of the explosion had been completely wiped out by Tianqu and Tianzhen. Fire Maniac tumbled and fell far away, and his roar came from afar.
Li Qiang said, "It seems like he's injured too."
The Mist Star Cold Woman hovered in the air, coldly saying, " Tianzhen, what do you mean? If I'm seriously injured... you can get rid of me... right?"
Li Qiang's heart skipped a beat. After thinking about it carefully, he had to admit that Tianzhen did indeed have ill intentions towards Mist Star.
Li Qiang's intervention to heal Mist Star greatly surprised Tianzhen, who pitifully said, " Cold Woman, how could I? I wouldn't dare... You know, Fire Maniac is a Fengzi..."