Chapter 167: Angel Investor
Chapter 167: Angel Investor
Inside the Jiuxuan Spirit Sword Sect’s mountain gate, Mi Zhou’er was quickly evacuating the disciples. She knew very well what was happening, and now, everything rested on that mysterious senior brother, Li Si.
Suddenly, someone screamed. Mi Zhou’er looked up and gasped in shock. Over the vast land, mountains shifted, rivers ran dry, and thunder rumbled from the plains. In an instant, eight enormous, chasm-like valleys appeared, stretching like the eight legs of a spider over the Jiuxuan Sect’s mountain gate.
She didn’t know much else, but the sect’s headquarters were certainly destroyed.
“Head to Greyrock City!”
Mi Zhou’er shouted. Greyrock City had a City-Encompassing Great Array, which would undoubtedly be much safer.
“Buzz!”
Countless dark clouds carrying indescribable things flew out from the eight chasms. Above the Jiuxuan Spirit Sword Sect’s mountain gate, they formed a Heavenly Net and Earthly Snare, as if trying to press something down.
But the next moment, a dazzling white light burst forth throughout heaven and earth. With unstoppable power, it swept the dark clouds clean away!
The Yunhua Law Seal had taken action. Li Si’s expression turned unprecedentedly serious. He felt he might have underestimated the power of a True Immortal falling into demonic ways.
Qingpingzi had already lost her human form.
Thirty-six white bones grew from her body, continuously lengthening like pillars holding up the sky.
These bones were covered with bizarre symbols. They seemed to possess an unknown magic, able to draw power from somewhere beyond this Mortal Realm.
“Li Si, do not persist in your error. This venerable one has no intention of destroying this world, only wishing to borrow a bit of strength. If you stop now, there is still time!”
A man’s voice came from Qingpingzi’s mouth. It should be the founding ancestor of the Jiuxuan Spirit Sword Sect.
Li Si did not respond. He controlled the Yunhua Law Seal as if facing a great enemy, his heart filled with shock.
When the Yunhua Law Seal had suppressed Feng Qianli before, it was like crushing an ant. Yet now, it actually seemed to be struggling. How strange.
But the more it was like this, the less Li Si would let go. He poured all his power into driving the Yunhua Law Seal. Even if it consumed a huge amount—one portion of Azure Fortune every second—it had to be done at all costs.
“Foolish man, do you want heaven and earth to be buried with you? You think you are saving her, but you don’t know she has long been marked by this venerable one. With just a wisp of her true spirit sword soul, how could she possibly turn the tables!”
“Boom!”
White flames suddenly ignited. Within the flames, above the white bones, bizarre symbols floated up one by one, turning into multiple Qingpingzi figures. They were expressionless, forming sword seals with their hands, and launched a frenzied attack on the Yunhua Law Seal.
But the Yunhua Law Seal remained as steady as a rock, continuously glowing with cloud-like radiance, firmly suppressing everything. No matter the changes or attacks, they were all ineffective here.
They remained deadlocked like this for a short while. Finally, Jiuxuanzi grew anxious.
“Li Si, how dare you ruin my great undertaking!”
“Fine! Fine! Fine! Then have it your way!”
Below, Qingpingzi suddenly swung her sword and cut off one of her own arms, one leg, and one eye. Then, she swiftly drew a line of bizarre symbols in the air. The arm, leg, and eye turned into bloody light, as if breaking through something. With a loud “thump,” the entire earth violently shook. Nearby Greyrock City collapsed directly, and several mountain peaks within a radius of several hundred li cracked.
The Yunhua Law Seal fluctuated violently, instantly consuming five portions of the Fortune of Heaven and Earth before it stabilized the situation.
“Haha! Ignorant junior, do you think just because you became the Calamity-Bearing Human King, you can do whatever you want? How naive!”
“Even if your Land Deed Seal now holds quite a bit of the Fortune of Heaven and Earth, do you really think that’s all your property to squander as you please?”
“Let me guess, the Fortune of Heaven and Earth stored in your Land Deed Seal shouldn’t exceed two thousand portions. With a population of a million and a territory of ten thousand li, that’s about the size of it. The bulk should be in that fool dragon’s hands.”
“And heaven and earth have their own rules. Although you are the Calamity-Bearing Human King, you can only use up to ten percent of the Fortune of Heaven and Earth stored in the Land Deed Seal. If you exceed that, you will immediately face a calamity—a calamity from heaven and earth.”
“So, kid, have you prepared your will?”
Jiuxuanzi laughed wildly. He was truly enraged. He actually took control of Qingpingzi’s body to perform a sacrifice. In the blink of an eye, Qingpingzi even crushed her own head…
Since he had no chance to possess her anyway, he just killed Qingpingzi outright. And offering a True Immortal’s Immortal Spirit in sacrifice—who knew what it would summon?
“Thump, thump”
“Thump!”
Like thunderous drums, the sound echoed between heaven and earth. No matter how far away, all beings belonging to this world clearly sensed it—a great disaster was coming.
“Crack!”
“Crack!”
In the void, where there should have been nothing, it now seemed like a glass curtain wall being forcibly penetrated by some power. A blood-red curtain instantly seeped in.
Then, from within the curtain, a furry claw struggled to reach out. With one grab, it crushed a several-hundred-meter-high mountain into dust.
The claw was enormous; just the part that emerged was over ten kilometers long. Lying there, it was like a mountain range.
As the claw struggled to come out further, the curtain grew larger and larger. The cracking sounds multiplied, truly like tearing a hole through heaven and earth.
Affected by this, Li Si’s Yunhua Law Seal had to consume five portions of the Fortune of Heaven and Earth every second to frantically repair itself. This was automatic repair; Li Si couldn’t control it.
But the one saving grace was that the Yunhua Law Seal’s suppression effect was remarkably powerful.
Clouds and mist roiled above it, and illusions of mountains and rivers descended. The furry claw was instantly suppressed until its flesh was mangled and bloody, then it directly withered and crumbled piece by piece.
But the cost was enormous. Just to suppress this one claw, the Yunhua Law Seal consumed eighty-eight portions of the Fortune of Heaven and Earth.
Including previous consumption, it was almost one hundred portions.
Then—
Thump. A second furry claw reached through from behind the curtain. This time, even half of its body squeezed in.
Just from this wave, Li Si lost thirty portions of the Fortune of Heaven and Earth. Of course, the furry intruder didn’t fare well either. It charged over but before it could even let out a roar, half its body was gone.
The next second, the blood-red curtain, under the steaming clouds of the Yunhua Law Seal, was burned to ashes. The torn void was quickly restored to its original state.
In total, two hundred and nine portions of the Fortune of Heaven and Earth were consumed.
Moreover, the land within a radius of one hundred li was utterly destroyed. If Li Si hadn’t used the Yunhua Law Seal to protect Greyrock City, the losses would have been even greater.
Just as Li Si breathed a sigh of relief, before he could even lament the Dusty Flying Sword, a figure with a faint smile appeared beside the Yunhua Law Seal.
It was Qingpingzi, who had been sacrificed.
Li Si was stunned, and even more shocked. His Yunhua Law Seal actually had no effect on her.
“Don’t be surprised. I am one of the Twelve Major Deities, recognized by the laws of heaven and earth. Moreover, I also suppress two thousand portions of the Fortune of Heaven and Earth, so your Land Deed Seal cannot affect me.”
“As for Feng Qianli, he gave up suppressing the Fortune of Heaven and Earth, thus losing the protection of the world’s rules. That’s why you could suppress him directly.”
“What do you mean?”
An intense feeling of unease rose in Li Si’s heart.
“Nothing much. Thank you, naive little friend. Don’t worry, I won’t kill you, nor will I destroy this world. I won’t even truly possess my junior’s body. From beginning to end, my goal was to obtain the authority over heaven and earth.”
“Once this matter is over, I will restore this Mortal Realm to normal. You can continue being a disciple of the Floating Cloud Sect, and my junior can continue being the sect leader of the Jiuxuan Spirit Sword Sect. See? So simple.”
After saying this, Jiuxuanzi gently pressed his hand on the Yunhua Law Seal. “Will you still struggle? Just give up obediently. I, Jiuxuanzi, promise you that everything I’ve said is true. The Five-Tone Ruins and the Seven Emotions Medicine Field are mine. As a Great Luotian Immortal, I have no need to break my word.”
Li Si silently looked at the figure opposite him, then silently glanced at the information that had just appeared.
“Successfully suppressed and killed a Void Demon Corpse. Obtained 50,000 portions of Purple Firewood.”
How straightforward and satisfying, Brother Demon Corpse.
“What was that thing just now? Can you summon another one? I think we can cooperate, very sincerely.”
Li Si very formally made the suggestion. Damn, the profit from this thing was really high.
Jiuxuanzi opposite him laughed, actually quite patiently. “That was a Void Demon Corpse, the corpse of a Deity and Demon after death. Do you know what Deities and Demons are? They are Great Luotian Immortals who couldn’t make it in the Land of Infinite Vastness. They wander endlessly in the Mist for countless years, eventually dying alone. But their death doesn’t mean the end. Once drawn into the Mortal Realm, they cause unimaginable trouble.”
“Come on, stop struggling. I’ve calculated it: suppressing and killing one Void Demon Corpse, plus the loss from repairing the void, consumes about two hundred portions of the Fortune of Heaven and Earth. That means you’ve already exhausted your capital. Now, this Land Deed Seal belongs to me.”
After saying this, Jiuxuanzi lightly slapped the Yunhua Law Seal, but it didn’t budge.
She was now a Righteous God of Heaven and Earth, suppressing two thousand portions of the Fortune of Heaven and Earth. The Yunhua Law Seal simply wouldn’t attack her.
“Oh? You still have capital left!”
Jiuxuanzi laughed loudly. Then, with a wave of his hand, a mass of purple clouds injected into the Yunhua Law Seal—a full one hundred portions.
Instantly, the Yunhua Law Seal shone brilliantly. Illusions of mountains and rivers appeared one after another, as if the whole world was celebrating. There was no need to refuse, after all, Jiuxuanzi’s action was equivalent to adding an investment.
Why refuse?
Li Si just watched quietly. Opposite him, Jiuxuanzi froze, a hint of panic in his eyes. But he still sneered, “Li Si, I underestimated you. But you don’t know how deep the resources of a Great Luotian Immortal truly are!”
Whoosh.
Purple clouds appeared again. Another one hundred portions of the Fortune of Heaven and Earth were injected into the Yunhua Law Seal.
“I don’t believe you can still resist now. Unless that fool dragon comes to support you…”
Jiuxuanzi’s voice cut off abruptly. He was furious beyond measure. His worst fear had come true.
“You rotten loach, I know you’re the one messing things up. Get out here! What good does helping this kid do you? Blocking this venerable one’s path, aren’t you afraid I’ll turn you into braised mud loach?”
“Get out here, you old bastard who dares to act but won’t own up!”
Jiuxuanzi roared, but everything around was quiet. Li Si just looked at him innocently.
One last suggestion.
“Senior, let’s just cooperate. Isn’t hunting Void Demon Corpses great?”
“Shut up, you little brat! Rotten loach, tiny shrimp, get out here! Do you want to start a war with this venerable one?”