Chapter 1385: Devouring a Star
A rare glint of cold light flashed through her deer eyes. There was both dissuasion and warning.
Ruan Yaozhu could only say, “Alright then, I won’t go out. However, I want to ask first senior sister to keep an eye out for them. They’re both from my Hundred Herbs garden, so how can I just ignore what happens?”
Even if Li Qingshan was skilled in battle, the Myriad sect was a place that stressed seniority. If he began fighting against an inner disciple in Myriad city, he would probably suffer in the process. She blamed herself for being too lax with Shen Yushu all this time, such that he actually wanted to try something that a scoundrel would do and harm a good person. She definitely would not simply turn a blind eye to it.
“First senior sister!”
The nine-coloured deer’s expression was strange. She could understand Ruan Yaozhu’s thoughts, but getting that person involved would lead to trouble even if there was not any trouble in the beginning.
Ruan Yaozhu also found this a little inappropriate, but she persisted. “Just treat junior brother Li as a junior sister Li. I’m still going to do this.”
Seeing how determined she was, the nine-coloured deer knew it was useless for her to say anything else. “Alright then, alright then. Whatever you want!” She thought, This works too. That one’s far more powerful than I am and she has ‘that kind of relationship’ with Ruan Yaozhu. Once she feels this kid is a threat, she’ll never just ignore it. She won’t care what you think, softwood.
It also snowed over the ocean. With the billowing cold winds that danced from all directions, Li Qingshan whistled through the chaotic skies.
Shen Yushu tailed far behind him. His face was a little twisted, possessing none of its usual gentleness. He was like a predator stalking his prey, tempted to kill Li Qingshan here and now over the ocean.
However, he forcefully held back that temptation. They were both disciples of the Myriad sect. Killing other disciples was a great taboo of the sect. If he killed Li Qingshan, he would face punishment. As for whether he was Li Qingshan’s opponent at all, he had not even considered that.
Hmph, it’s all because I was too careless that day that I fell for his tricks. I couldn’t even unleash everything I was capable of. If I used my full strength right from the beginning, unleashing my Yin Soul and my techniques, how would a Soul Nascence cultivator like him stand a chance? It’s all because that bitch Ruan Yaozhu appeared at that exact moment, which left me humiliated all for nothing!
He was filled with resentment, but he completely disregarded how Ruan Yaozhu had helped him retrieve his lifebound arcane treasure, the Nine-section Bamboo staff, as well as all the kindness she had shown him over the years.
Suddenly, Li Qingshan stopped and stood above the ocean where the winds whistled.
Have I been discovered?
Shen Yushu shivered inside and stopped in a hurry as well. He felt a slight hint of fear. Working in the Hundred Herbs garden, it had already been over a century since he had a fight with anyone.
That’s impossible! I practise the Heavenly Tome of Nature, which is most skilled in hiding my aura. It’s impossible for him to discover me. Even if he’s discovered me, what can he do to me?
Li Qingshan truly had not discovered him. Even if he had, he would not have cared. He was just a wretched person, nothing worthy of notice.
What made him stop was a dazzling star in the boundless outer space, a brand-new world.
He had two mirror clones, one serving as the god of the World of the Five Continents and the other accompanying the space-devouring beast as it flew through outer space towards a new world. He had been waiting this entire time.
After a lengthy journey, Navy Li’l Fatty had finally arrived before the star. Without his orders, it was unable to overcome its instincts and devour its “own kind”. It could only get as close as possible.
Li Qingshan emerged from its gaping mouth and peered out. He could clearly see the land and ocean beneath the cotton-like clouds.
The world was much smaller than the World of the Five Continents, but it was larger than the original small world. It was probably a world that could contain first heavenly tribulation existences. Devouring it could not make the World of the Five Continents evolve immediately, but it would become much larger, which would provide confidence to all the cultivators of the World of the Five Continents.
He did not order Navy Li’l Fatty to do this immediately. The new world also had billions of lives that had to pass through the Heaven Climbing Vine. However, he only had a single Heaven Climbing Vine that had been connected to the Human realm the entire time. If something unexpected happened, it could serve as a path of retreat for Xiao An and everyone else.
Stroking his chin and thinking for a good moment, he decided to draw the Heaven Climbing Vine from the Human realm and devour the new world first.
Such a long time had passed, yet the Myriad sect had done nothing. After all, it was not like Si Long was dead. Even if he had a life lamp in the sect, it definitely would not be extinguished. The new world was not particularly large, so it probably would not take too long before it was completely connected.
When he connected the World of the Five Continents with Navy Li’l Fatty through the Heaven Climbing Vine, he immediately got to work, devouring the new world.
In the new world, everyone looked up at the sky.
Ever since last month, a huge, navy star had appeared in the night sky. As it rapidly grew larger, it became visible during daytime as well. Now, it had finally filled the entire sky, which gave everyone the impression that the skies were always clear. However, the sun, moon, and stars were gone now.
The apocalyptic fear had lingered for far too long, instead leading to a strange peace. All they could do was accept the arrangements of fate now. No one could forget this sight. A black crack appeared in the air, suddenly enveloping the entirety of the sky.
Li Qingshan let out a sigh of relief. If only he possessed power like this in the Human realm. He smiled and continued onwards.
Arriving in Myriad city, he directly made his way to the Pavilion of Heavenly Tomes and entered the place. The female cultivator who had shown him the way last time was waiting there once again. “Senior brother Li, the spirit reverend has told me to take you up.”
Li Qingshan was slightly surprised. “Senior brother?”
“Senior brother, you have been rising up the Myriad rankings. Your ranking already surpassed mine.”
The female cultivator smiled warmly and spoke softly, basically completely different from last time. When she first joined the sect, she was only a servant. It took her several centuries before she reached Soul Nascence and became a formal disciple, earning herself a job in the Pavilion of Heavenly Tomes.
On the other hand, not only did this “senior brother Li” before her join the Myriad sect as a formal disciple, but he had even risen up almost a thousand rankings on the Myriad rankings in such a short time. He had even been summoned by the Spirit Reverend of Ocean Returnance twice. He would probably become an inner disciple soon, so of course, she had to take special care of him.
“The Myriad rankings?” Li Qingshan really had not heard of that before.
“You don’t know, senior brother? Fair enough, you’ve only joined the sect recently. You’re truly a genius…”
The female cultivator walked with him and explained along the way with great enthusiasm.
Only when he heard her explanation did Li Qingshan learn that the Myriad sect was actually such a wondrous place. He definitely had to go and take a look later. Hehe, wouldn’t my ranking climb even higher once I offer up books this time?
He did not enter the city this time just to offer up books. As a formal disciple, he could claim many benefits too, such as dwellings, arcane treasures, mounts, and so on.
Last time, he had been taken to the Hundred Herbs garden by Ruan Yaozhu the moment he emerged from the Pavilion of Heavenly Tomes, so he never got the opportunity to claim them. Even if he had no use for the arcane treasures and mouths, he could exchange them for bookmarks.
However, a dwelling was definitely necessary. He could not leave Xiao An and the others in a place of danger for all this time. However, when he thought about it, the free dwellings from the Myriad sect probably would not be anything impressive either. He wanted a great mansion on par with the Dragon’s Pool dwelling, not some random “affordable housing”.
However, it did make him wonder about the house prices.
But regardless, with the Spirit Reverend of Ocean Returnance around to pay for everything, he could afford it no matter how pricey it was.
