Tianqu exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? How did the Heavenly Nuo God fly here? I sealed the passage."
The Azure Emperor's face was ashen, and he said coldly, "Don't rush in yet, let's go take a look." He waved his hand and led the group to meet them.
Heavenly Lord Lijin said, " High Person Yuangu is too soft-hearted, Your Majesty. If all else fails, we should restrict him to prevent him from causing trouble."
The Azure Emperor said, "Restricting him... those ancient immortals in Xinbo Cape will cause trouble. This guy is stubborn; even after cultivating to this level, he still can't let go... If he really wants to cause trouble, we'll have no choice but to restrict him." There was a hint of regret in his tone.
A moment later, the Azure Emperor led the group to a stop and said, " Tianzhen, you all wait here. Lord Lijin, we'll go up and greet them."
Li Qiang hurriedly said, "Take me there, hehe, Master, I want to see it too."
Chiming also exclaimed, "Master... um... Master, I want to go too!"
The Azure Emperor said, "Don't go over there. The Heavenly Nuo God's supernatural Divine Ability are considerable; be careful that they don't affect you." After saying that, he led the Heavenly Lord Lijin forward to meet them.
"Look! Someone has already entered Xinbo!" said Mist Star Cold Woman.
The black spots on Xinbo have expanded considerably. The ancient immortals who were staying in space are approaching Xinbo sporadically, and a few more are flying towards this side.
Li Qiang said, "Isn't fighting forbidden here? Does the Heavenly Nuo God dare to violate these rules?"
Tianqu explained, "If he's deliberately causing trouble, there's nothing we can do. Once he interferes with the Ancient God Restriction, the Ancient God Restriction on Xinbo's surface will close, and then most people won't be able to get in."
Li Qiang then understood why Heavenly Aunt and Azure Emperor were so nervous; if he and Chiming couldn't get in, it wouldn't matter even if they did.
He gently tugged at Chiming and said, "Let's go up and take a look. Be careful, don't get too close." The two of them slipped away quietly and flew forward.
Tianzhen cried out, "Don't go!" He hurriedly called out to the others, "Wait here, I'll go with them!" and then transformed into a streak of light and chased after them.
The Heavenly Nuo God roared madly, attempting to pounce on the surface of Xinbo. He also saw that the Heavenly Cave on the surface of Xinbo had opened.
The Azure Emperor suddenly appeared in front of him and said, " Nuo God, give up. You should know that the opening of Xinbo's Ancient God Repository this time can solve the troubles of your Bona People. Why are you so stubborn?"
High Person Yuangu quietly emerged from the other side. He still looked like a young man and said happily, "Oh, you've finally arrived."
He greeted the Azure Emperor while quickly casting several hand seals, then stopped and looked at the Azure Emperor with a grin.
The Azure Emperor bowed respectfully, said nothing, and kept his gaze fixed on the Heavenly Nuo God.
The Heavenly Nuo God seemed to sense that things were going badly. He shook his head, looked at the Azure Emperor, then at Yuangu, and said fiercely, "Are you going to join forces?"
High Person Yuangu chuckled and countered, "What do you think we'll do?"
Li Qiang and Chiming stopped some distance away. Chiming whispered, "Huh, why aren't they fighting?"
Tianzhen caught up from behind, complaining, "You two little rascals... sigh, you have no sense of right and wrong! I'm so pitiful... I'm practically your bodyguard now." As he spoke, he quickly set up a protective barrier, soon completing a small encirclement. Then he said, "Don't run around, just wait here. This barrier can hold out for a while."
The Heavenly Nuo God roared, "You're despicable! Hmph, don't think I'm afraid just because the two of you are working together. Let me tell you, I'm going to disrupt the opening of the Ancient God Repository!"
High Person Yuangu chuckled softly and suddenly vanished without a trace, seemingly having reached some kind of tacit understanding with the Azure Emperor.
The Azure Emperor said calmly, " Heavenly Nuo God, since you insist on disrupting the opening of the Ancient God Repository, then there's nothing more to say. Don't think you're so great just because you managed to get here. It was only because the High Person Yuangu showed you mercy. Hmph, with your strength, it wouldn't be difficult for the Yuangu to destroy you!"
The round body of the Heavenly Nuo God floated uncertainly in the air. Enraged by the Azure Emperor, he roared, "You bastard! Others may fear you... but I, the Nuo God, am not! Try me and see!"
He was radiating a blinding silver light, his hands forming incantations, looking as if he were about to fight to the death.
Tianzhen, protecting Li Qiang and Chiming, stared intently at Heavenly Nuo God. Suddenly, he exclaimed, "Damn it, has Heavenly Nuo God gone mad? He actually dared to use a large-scale restriction attack!"
The Azure Emperor snorted coldly and tossed out an inconspicuous black ring. With a thunderous roar, the black ring suddenly expanded, and the Azure Emperor shouted, " Nuo God, you're courting death!"
Suddenly, countless black rings filled the space. These rings quickly linked together to form a chain, like a giant, swimming serpent, encircling the Heavenly Nuo God.
In an instant, the Heavenly Nuo God also completed the restriction. He released it without regard for anything else, and streaks of silver light, like arcs of lightning, flowed outwards.
The silver arc of light rapidly expanded, and the chains emitted by the Azure Emperor were unable to restrain it. As the arc of light flew into the distance, strange fluctuations arose in its wake.
Tianzhen's expression changed drastically, and he angrily cursed, "You bastard! He doesn't know that so many ancient immortals are entering Xinbo..."
Li Qiang asked, "What's wrong?"
Tianzhen said angrily, "His current restrictive attacks, as long as they touch any of the Ancient God Restriction, will cause the Ancient God Restriction to close the Heavenly Cave. Look, so many ancient immortals are going in now. If it closes right when they enter, what do you think will happen?"
Li Qiang couldn't help but shudder. Heavenly Nuo God's move was extremely vicious; he was using the Ancient God Restriction to kill someone.
After casting the restriction, the Heavenly Nuo God immediately dodged outwards.
The Azure Emperor said calmly, " Heavenly Nuo God, you're out of luck!"
He completely ignored the flying attack of the restriction, reached out and grabbed at the air, and the black chains suddenly dispersed, each black ring emitting a wisp of golden light. The chains transformed into a huge black net, encircling him from all directions.
Li Qiang was puzzled. He didn't see anything special about the fight between the two, and he could use the same level of attack techniques himself.
Chiming muttered under his breath, "Their fighting is so boring, not fun at all..."
Tianzhen shook his head repeatedly and said, "You two really don't know the immensity of heaven and earth. It's already remarkable that you can make a move here. Do you think these Ancient God Restriction are just for show? I'm warning you two, don't make a move. This place is completely different from the outside."
The Heavenly Nuo God sneered, "Hmph, no matter how powerful your Immortal-Binding Ring, it can't withstand my restrictive attack. Haha, Xinbo's Ancient God Restriction is about to close!" As he spoke, he shot out countless rotating silver light orbs, and in an instant, countless Heavenly Nuo God appeared in space.
Li Qiang exclaimed in surprise, "Good heavens, the External Avatar Divine Ability of creating an avatar!"
The Azure Emperor shouted, "Good!" He rubbed his hands together and released them, and a streak of azure light flew out, causing the black net formed by the Immortal-Binding Ring to suddenly contract.
Dozens of Heavenly Nuo God charged forward together, with several beams of silver light shooting outwards. Amidst the roar, the Immortal-Binding Ring coalesced into a black sphere.
The Azure Emperor reached out and grasped at the object, and a series of thunderous sounds rang out as the Immortal-Binding Ring flew into Azure Emperor hand along with the illustrated book.
Li Qiang asked in surprise, "So they've captured the Heavenly Nuo God?"
Tianzhen said, "How could that be? Those are all clones. Can't you see that Yuanmu is stalling for time?"
Sure enough, the Heavenly Nuo God appeared from not far away. Before he could do anything, the surrounding space suddenly distorted, and the restrictive attack Heavenly Nuo God launched immediately vanished, since the place he attacked was too far away.
Tianzhen stared blankly into the distance, muttering to himself, "Have mercy, this is High Person Yuangu... this is his most skilled technique Beiye Immortal Translocation Restriction, the Heavenly Nuo God is doomed..."
Seeing that Tianzhen's face had changed and she looked very frightened, Li Qiang couldn't help but ask, "How did you know?"
Tianzhen sighed deeply and said, "I'm so pitiful. Back then... this is how I got trapped inside the Beiye Pill Cauldron... Sigh..."
The Heavenly Nuo God seemed to sense the danger as well, and he roared, " Yuangu! If you dare to restrict me... then let us perish together!"
The Azure Emperor smiled broadly and said nonchalantly, "Total destruction? Heh, you have no chance now... Clumsy!"
Suddenly, Heavenly Lord Lijin, who was beside him, threw out a ruler, which Li Qiang immediately recognized as the Midao Ruler.
Tianzhen smiled bitterly, "Alas, I've been fooled by High Person Yuanmu. He bought time so that Heavenly Lord Lijin could set up the restrictions... Huh, where did High Person Yuangu go?" He looked around in a daze.
Li Qiang was extremely impressed. These cunning old foxes had worked together seamlessly to set a trap and easily ensnared the Heavenly Nuo God.
He secretly thought that if they wanted to scheme against him, he wouldn't even have a chance to escape, let alone fight.
The Midao Ruler swirled rapidly in the air, and streaks of white light quickly engulfed the Heavenly Nuo God. Heavenly Lord Lijin said, "Your Majesty, he won't be able to come out for a while. We have enough time." As soon as he finished speaking, countless streaks of seven-colored light flashed above, Beiye Pill Cauldron hovered in space.
Chiming exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, I never expected the Beiye Pill Cauldron to grow so big!"
Li Qiang had studied the Beiye Heavenly Scripture, so he knew how powerful the Beiye Pill Cauldron's attack forms were, even though he didn't yet know those Divine Spirit Instruction for attacking.
Li Qiang estimated that the Beiye Pill Cauldron was now over a hundred meters tall, with seven rays of light—red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple—swirling out from its mouth, as dazzling as a rainbow, and seven colorful pearls hovering around the cauldron's mouth.
High Person Yuangu revealed himself and laughed, " The External Avatar of the Nuo God is indeed extraordinary. If you hadn't made a move, I really wouldn't have been able to capture him."
Heavenly Lord Lijin laughed and said, "There are too many concerns about making a move here. The Midao Ruler can temporarily trap him. In a moment, I will lure him to the mouth of the Beiye Pill Cauldron. Then we'll see what High Person Yuangu can do." As he spoke, he directed the Midao Ruler.
Li Qiang said, "Let's go up and take a look." He flew off first.
Tianzhen shook his head, waved his hand to dispel the set-up restrictions, and grabbed Chiming, "Don't go, stay with me. Sigh, look at me, a lonely old man, I'm so..."
Chiming immediately raised his hands in surrender and said, "Alright, alright, stop begging for mercy. I'll follow you, I'll follow you, okay?" He was truly terrified by Tianzhen's pleading.
Tianzhen was genuinely afraid of High Person Yuangu, and he dared not go up to join in the fun no matter what.
Li Qiang flew to Heavenly Lord Lijin's side and laughed, "Uncle-Master, so you wanted to return the Midao Ruler to use it here? Did you know this day would come all along?" He wanted to confirm whether the Azure Emperor could make a prediction. If he could, then the Azure Emperor's statement that he would not self-destruct would not be a mere boast.
Heavenly Lord Lijin laughed, "Otherwise, why would I rush to Sealed Fate Planet? Hehe, of course, it's to use it here! The power of the Midao Ruler is quite ordinary, but it's an excellent illusionary formation. Once anyone is trapped inside, it's not so easy for them to get out."
Once Li Qiang confirmed the Azure Emperor's speculation, he felt a little strange. He wasn't particularly excited; on the contrary, he felt very calm, knowing that he wouldn't accidentally explode. In other words, there must be a way to resolve his self-destruction crisis in the Ancient God Repository.
He then asked, "Should we imprison the Heavenly Nuo God?"
The Azure Emperor said, "For now, we can only imprison him. We'll release him once the problem with the Bona People is resolved. That way, we can at least give them some closure. If he dares to cause trouble again, I don't think anyone can save him."
High Person Yuangu said, " Lord Lijin, lead him to the mouth of the cauldron." His hands moved rapidly, forming Divine Spirit Instruction.
Li Qiang took the opportunity to observe. He discovered that High Person Yuangu combined different Divine Spirit Instruction, many of which he couldn't understand. Fortunately, he had cultivated the Seven Assemblies Pill before and was very familiar with the basic techniques. Gradually, he also figured out some of the attack tricks.
Heavenly Lord Lijin laughed, "This time we're fortunate to have the Midao Ruler, otherwise it would have been troublesome... The attack range here is too narrow." He raised his hands and shot out two golden beams of light. In an instant, the white light transformed from the Midao Ruler moved upward.
Heavenly Lord Lijin shouted, "Get ready, it's coming!" He suddenly pulled his hand back and at the same time made a grabbing motion. With a thunderous sound, a blinding white light appeared, and a sharp roar was heard. Heavenly Nuo God appeared above Beiye Pill Cauldron.
Heavenly Lord Lijin immediately withdrew the Midao Ruler.
The Heavenly Nuo God discovered in despair that he had been drawn into the body by the seven-colored divine light of the Beiye Pill Cauldron, and he roared and struggled desperately.
High Person Yuangu shook his head and said, " Nuo God, I advise you not to be so arrogant. Even if you are a true god... you will find it difficult to escape this point!" As he spoke, he released the Divine Spirit Instruction in his hand.
The Beiye Pill Cauldron emitted a bright and dazzling light, and the red light flowing on its body was like rolling waves. Seven seven-colored pearls tightly surrounded the Heavenly Nuo God.
The Beiye Pill Cauldron began to shrink gradually, and at the same time, its seven-colored radiance grew stronger.
Li Qiang was surprised to find that as the Beiye Pill Cauldron shrank, the Heavenly Nuo God's figure also began to shrink, and he was forcibly dragged to the mouth of the Pill Cauldron.
Tianzhen said with lingering fear, " The Beiye Pill Cauldron is too powerful. Once it activates at full power, there's no way to break free. Alas, back in the day..."
Chiming was driven almost insane by him, as the guy kept repeating the same topic over and over again.
Chiming clutched his head, wailing, "Back in the day... back in the day when I reigned supreme in the Black Devil Realm, anyone who dared to nag like that in front of me would suffer a fate worse than death! I... I would tear them to shreds!"
Tianzhen was taken aback at first, then kicked Chiming far away, cursing, "Heh heh, even if you're Yuanmu's disciple, I'll still beat you up! How dare you dislike my speech..." He pounced on Chiming, grabbed his neck, leaned his head close, opened his mouth wide, and whispered in Chiming's ear, "I'm so pitiful, I'm so pitiful, I'm so pitiful..." He repeated this seventeen or eighteen times before he felt satisfied, then looked at Chiming with Chiming, the meaning clear: Let's see if you dare to be impatient again!
Chiming utterly conceded defeat, groaning with a pained expression, "Who's really the one who's pitiful here?"
He laughed Tianzhen and said, "Of course it's me! You don't even have a chance to be pitied!"
Chiming shook his head, forcefully pried open Tianzhen's hands, and said with a pained expression, "Alas, I'm not pitiful, I'm just unlucky!"
The seven-colored light emitted by the Beiye Pill Cauldron illuminated the entire space, no less dazzling than Xinbo's brilliance.
The Heavenly Nuo God unleashed a series of Law Treasure, but under the immense power of the Beiye Pill Cauldron, he appeared so insignificant. His roars grew weaker and weaker, and his body shrank to the size of an infant, as if he were encased in a seven-colored bubble, with seven bright pearls spinning rapidly outside, making him look extremely bizarre.
The Heavenly Nuo God frantically sent out countless silver rays of light, seemingly trying to break through the suction force of the Beiye Pill Cauldron.
High Person Yuangu said calmly, " Nuo God, you brought all this on yourself. Your temper is too volatile. You should spend some time cultivating in the Beiye Pill Cauldron to avoid being so restless."
Several ancient immortals flew over from a distance, including High Person Bobeisi and High Person Borong, as well as two other ancient immortals Li Qiang did not recognize, but Bona People.
The four ancient immortals looked helplessly at the Beiye Pill Cauldron, High Person Bobeisi pleaded, "Your Majesty, could you please release the Nuo God?"
The Azure Emperor said gently, " Bobeisi, there's no other way. Nuo God is determined to sabotage the opening of the Ancient God Repository. You know that Yuangu has tried his best to dissuade him... This time, there's a good chance that a solution to the Bona People's problem will be found. You don't want this opening to fall through, do you?"
High Person Yuangu flicked out a golden light and softly shouted, "Sealing the Cauldron! Chirp!"
With a loud bang, the Beiye Pill Cauldron sucked the Heavenly Nuo God inside.
The Beiye Pill Cauldron circled once in the air, its colorful light gradually dimming. High Person Yuangu waved his hand, and the Beiye Pill Cauldron rapidly shrank and fell from the sky.
High Person Yuangu, holding the Beiye Pill Cauldron, which was only the size of a fist, laughed and said, "Don't worry, I won't use the divine array to torture him. Once the matter with the Bona People is resolved, I will naturally release him. You don't need to worry."
High Person Borong declared loudly, "Since High Person Yuangu and High Person Yuanmu have made their guarantees, we have nothing more to say. However, once inside the Ancient God Repository, whoever obtains any items related to resolving the crisis of the Bona People must hand them over to our Bona Ancient Immortals."
The Azure Emperor laughed and said, "Our agreement remains in effect."
High Person Borong nodded and said, "That's good. Farewell. We'll go to the Ancient God Repository to wait." He bowed slightly to High Person Yuangu and, with the other ancient immortals, flew towards Xinbo.
Heavenly Lord Lijin said, "Your Majesty doesn't need to be so polite to them."
The Azure Emperor sighed, "We are, after all, of the same lineage. The Bona People are truly pitiful."
High Person Yuangu revealed a set of snow-white teeth and laughed, "Your Majesty, don't pity those Bona People. If we can't find a way to break through our cultivation level this time, we'll probably be in even worse shape than them."
Only then did Li Qiang realize that the ancient immortals, including High Person Yuangu, High Person Boju, Azure Emperor, and even the Seven Heavenly Lord, were all at a critical juncture. The crisis they faced might be even greater than that faced by the Bona People. In fact, wasn't he in the same predicament?
He now understood why these unparalleled masters were willing to use any means necessary to enter the Ancient God Repository. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but ask, "When do we go in?"
High Person Yuangu looked at Xinbo and said, "Emperor, you take them inside first. I'll stay here. It just affected the Ancient God Restriction a little, but fortunately it's the kind of restriction I'm familiar with, and I've temporarily suppressed it. If there's no change after a while, then there's no problem."
The Azure Emperor nodded and said, "Alright, we'll definitely wait for you before we go in."
High Person Yuangu said, "Don't worry, I'll be there soon." After saying that, he disappeared without a trace.
The Azure Emperor said, "We'll split into groups. I'll take these two. Lord Lijin, Fan Qijun, and Cold Woman will go alone. Tianzhen and Tianqu will take Shanyong. Remember not to get too close, be careful not to trigger the Ancient God Restriction... If you get into danger in Xinbo, no one will dare to save you. Let fate decide your fate."
Tianzhen he couldn't outmaneuver the Azure Emperor, Tianzhen rolled his eyes and said, "I'll lead the way, and you all follow behind." He thought to himself that if he went ahead, at least the Azure Emperor wouldn't be able to shake him off; if he followed behind, he might not be able to find them.
The Azure Emperor said nonchalantly, "Very well, those who lead the way should leave enough space and make clear markings so that those behind don't get lost."
Tianzhen cried out, "I'm so pitiful!" and turned to fly towards Qian Shanyong and the others.
Heavenly Lord Lijin laughed and said, "Take care, Your Majesty. See you at the Ancient God Repository." He then nodded to Li Qiang and flew towards Xinbo.
Tianqu said, "You all go ahead, I'll be the last one to leave."
The Azure Emperor smiled slightly and said, "Let's go." He then led Li Qiang and Chiming towards Xinbo.
Li Qiang noticed that Azure Emperor wasn't flying very fast, and he couldn't help but ask, "Master, why do we have to split up to enter Xinbo? Is it because if there are too many people, we won't be able to get in?" He had always thought that Azure Emperor was making excuses to get rid of Tianzhen, but it didn't seem like that.
The Azure Emperor nodded and said, "Entering in groups of five or fewer is strictly prohibited, otherwise it will be very dangerous. The first time the Ancient God Repository was opened, it was because many ancient immortals entered together that the ancient immortals of Bona suffered heavy losses. More than a hundred ancient immortals and cultivators never came out again, and the power of the Bona People collapsed completely. Therefore, the most taboo thing to do when entering Xinbo is to enter in groups; the fewer people there are, the safer it will be."
Li Qiang was incredulous. "Hundreds of ancient immortals and cultivators? My God, that's terrifying!"
The Azure Emperor said, "Yes, there were over a hundred people. No one knows the exact number, but there were at least a hundred, and the vast majority were Bona People. At that time, there were very few of us ancient immortals, and we couldn't compete with them at all. Yuangu, Boju, and I were the last to enter. I didn't know them at the time. We were very lucky that the first time the Ancient God Repository opened, only the three of us entered."
He sighed and said, "Although we obtained the first batch of items, we were trapped inside the Xinbo Ancient God Repository... It took us a long time to cultivate before we were able to break free."
Li Qiang finally understood why these three could dominate all realms. With the various cultivation manuals and divine artifacts they had obtained, who could possibly defeat them?
Chiming asked with a grin, "Master... did those Bona immortals escape?"
The Azure Emperor shook his head and said, "Who can escape from the Ancient God Restriction? Even if I were trapped in the Ancient God Restriction now, it would be difficult for me to escape. The only safe way... is not to trigger the Ancient God Restriction."
The Azure Emperor's expression turned serious. "Once you enter Xinbo, no matter who you see being sucked into the Ancient God Restriction, you must not intervene to save them. You must leave as soon as possible."
He stared intently at Li Qiang and said, "I know what kind of person you are, but you're not allowed to act recklessly here, or you'll get someone killed, understand?"
Li Qiang laughed and said, "If a friend gets into trouble, can't we even save them?"
The Azure Emperor patiently explained, "It's not a question of whether we can save them, but rather... if you intervene, we'll all be trapped here. This place is beyond our control."
He paused for a moment, then continued, " Xinbo's Ancient God Restriction is very peculiar. If one person is caught in the Ancient God Restriction, there's still a chance of escape. If two people are caught, the chance of escape is halved. If it's three people, there's almost no hope of escape."
Chiming was startled. "So the three of us are going in together? Aren't we just asking for death?"