Chapter 209: Chapter 208: True Wudi (Part 2)
"Little Ghost, die!" the person in the Ancient Coffin roared, unleashing a treasure.
BOOM! In that instant, the heavens and earth lost their color, the stars fell from the sky, the myriad Dao wailed in sorrow, and the Celestial Mandate receded! As the treasure flew out, countless people were forced to their knees.
A series of rumbles echoed as countless Laws surged from Celestial Ancient City, forming a shield to protect it, lest this peerless treasure sink the entire city into the ground.
"An Immortal Emperor’s Treasure!" someone shrieked, their face pale.
Once this treasure was unleashed, its Emperor’s Immortal Power surged endlessly. Never mind Celestial Ancient City; countless people throughout the entire Middle Grand Realm could feel this boundless Emperor’s Immortal Power!
"Who is using an Immortal Emperor’s Treasure?!" At that moment, innumerable gazes turned toward Celestial Ancient City!
In that instant, it was as if the power of the Heaven and Earth Dao had been drained away, as if all the Heaven and Earth Essence Qi of the entire Middle Grand Realm was being used to sustain this single Immortal Emperor’s Treasure!
When an Immortal Emperor’s Treasure appeared, its Emperor Essence and Immortal Power were infinite, as if an Immortal Emperor himself had descended upon the world. An Immortal Emperor’s Treasure was not something that could be compared to mere Emperor’s Treasures or Imperial Decrees!
"It’s over..." At this moment, the faces of Chi Yun and the others turned deathly pale. If that Immortal Emperor’s Treasure were to strike, they would be annihilated, turned to ash. Even Niu Fen’s expression changed drastically as he stared blankly for a moment.
"An Immortal Emperor’s Treasure..." In that same instant, Li Qiye, who was standing on the Four-Battle Copper Vehicle, narrowed his eyes.
BANG! A tremendous sound rocked all of Celestial Ancient City. Just then—Li Qiye did not make a move, nor did Niu Fen—a large, withered hand suddenly reached out from a corner of the city. As the hand pressed down, the surging Immortal Emperor’s Treasure was pinned beneath it.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! A series of deafening rumbles echoed without end. The entire Celestial Ancient City shook as if it were the end of the world. Inside the city, countless people were scared witless.
The giant hand pressed down slowly. Both the Immortal Emperor’s Treasure and the Ancient Coffin were completely suppressed. Within the Qingxuan Ancient Country’s Grotto Heaven, ancient halls and jade pavilions collapsed one after another as the very earth was forced to sink.
BOOM! Finally, with a deafening crash, countless people witnessed a scene of utter shock. The Ancient Coffin, along with the Immortal Emperor’s Treasure, was forced deep into the earth, sinking into the soil. As the surrounding Ancient Divine Halls collapsed with a roar, the Giant Pit was buried in the blink of an eye.
Everyone was dumbfounded. Countless jaws hung open, unable to close for a long, long time.
"Too loud!" After the hand forced the Immortal Emperor’s Treasure and the Ancient Coffin underground, it vanished. A slow, deliberate voice then drifted down from the sky.
Upon hearing this voice, Li Shuangyan and Chen Baojiao were stunned, their hearts shaking violently! It was because they had heard this voice before—it was Old Ghost! The voice of Old Ghost from his little shop!
At this moment, only they knew who had made the move. It was Old Ghost! And with a single move, he had shaken the world. With just one hand, he had easily forced an Immortal Emperor’s Treasure into the earth. Though he hadn’t destroyed it, simply pressing it underground was a testament to how terrifying Old Ghost truly was.
In that moment, Li Shuangyan and Chen Baojiao truly understood how terrifying Old Ghost was. It was only now that they finally grasped why their Young Master had wanted to secure a favor from him!
Both Li Shuangyan and Chen Baojiao couldn’t help but look at their Young Master. Yet, Li Qiye simply stood upon the Four-Battle Copper Vehicle, calm and unconcerned, as if everything was unfolding exactly as he had expected.
Everyone was so shocked their jaws hung open, unable to close. No one could snap out of their daze. That was an Immortal Emperor’s Treasure, yet it had been forced into the ground by a bare hand! This... this... this was just too absurd!
An unknown amount of time passed before people began to stir from their shock, still in disbelief. Many rubbed their eyes, but the sight of the collapsed Ancient Divine Halls of the Qingxuan Ancient Country proved that it hadn’t been a dream.
"Who was that person...?" After a very long time, as more people regained their senses, this question lingered in their minds. At this moment, be it True Masters or Ancient Saints, even those Old Undyings who had secretly emerged from their seclusion didn’t dare to so much as breathe loudly, as if terrified of disturbing a certain slumbering Supreme Giant within Celestial Ancient City.
A single hand had pressed an Emperor Artifact into the ground! One had to understand that this Emperor Artifact was likely wielded by one of the Elder Ancestors among the Nine Ancestors of the Qingxuan Ancient Country. It was a terrifying strike! If such an attack had landed on the Middle Grand Realm, it could have sunk hundreds of millions of miles of territory!
Yet, a strike from an Immortal Emperor’s Treasure capable of slaying gods and demons had been pushed into the ground by a single hand, and the fate of the Elder Ancestor inside the Ancient Coffin remained unknown.
At this moment, all the great figures in Celestial Ancient City—Sect Leaders, Holy Master Lords, Human Emperors, and the like—held their breath. None of them dared to make a sound, fearing even the noise of their own breathing might disturb one of Celestial Ancient City’s Supreme Giants.
The phrase "Too loud"—a mere two words—carried the weight of a mountain! That short, two-word sentence was more than enough to convey the attitude of the slumbering Supreme Giant.
To suppress an Immortal Emperor’s Treasure with a single hand... What kind of being was this? What sort of Supreme Giant? Countless people exchanged furtive glances, not daring to comment further.
This was likely the quietest moment Celestial Ancient City had experienced in ten thousand years. Across the entire, massive city, you could hear a pin drop.
The activation of the Immortal Emperor’s Treasure had startled a slumbering Supreme Giant. The Qingxuan Ancient Country’s luck couldn’t have been worse; their Elder Ancestor, along with their Immortal Emperor’s Treasure, had been buried alive.
"An Immortal Emperor’s Treasure doesn’t automatically mean invincibility. Even an Immortal Emperor True Artifact isn’t necessarily unbeatable," Li Qiye said languidly from his position on the Four-Battle Copper Vehicle.
When Li Qiye spoke, the crowd collectively breathed a sigh of relief. Those who had been holding their breath finally dared to inhale again. In that moment, everyone was on their best behavior, terrified of disturbing the slumbering Supreme Giant.
At this, Li Qiye leisurely steered the Four-Battle Copper Vehicle into the Qingxuan Ancient Country’s estate. Chi Yun and the others snapped out of their daze and hurried after him.
The Grotto Heaven estate of the Qingxuan Ancient Country was far larger than it appeared from the outside. It was a self-contained Grotto Heaven, home not only to rows of Ancient Divine Halls but also to rolling mountain ranges within.
Within this Grotto Heaven estate were many disciples of the Qingxuan Ancient Country. Among them were experts, including King and Marquis True Masters, and even some Ancient Saints were stationed there!
This was the foundation of a sect that had produced Twin Emperors. For other Great Teaching Territories, Ancient Saints were a rarity in the current Tough Dao Era. Yet the Qingxuan Ancient Country could afford to dispatch them to guard its external territories.
Despite the presence of numerous powerful True Masters and even Ancient Saints within the Grotto Heaven, they could only watch helplessly as Li Qiye led his group inside. Even the older generation of Ancient Saints, those at the Great Saint Level, did not dare to make a move.
The sudden descent of the giant hand, which had buried their Elder Ancestor and the Immortal Emperor’s Treasure, had shattered the confidence of the Qingxuan Ancient Country’s disciples. Even those as powerful as the Ancient Saints felt a chill in their hearts and trembled in fear. They dared not even shout a reprimand, terrified of disturbing that Supreme Giant again.
Li Qiye entered the Qingxuan Ancient Country Cave Heaven as if it were his own backyard, completely at ease and taking a leisurely stroll.
At this moment, even though the many Princes of the Qingxuan Ancient Country hated Li Qiye to the bone, none dared to make a rash move.
As Li Qiye was casually touring the Qingxuan Grotto Heaven, an elderly man hurried forward to greet him. Upon seeing Li Qiye, he bowed deeply and cupped his fists. "You must be Young Master Li," he said hastily. "This whole affair is the result of some ignorant youths, which led to this conflict."
"Ignorant youths?" Li Qiye looked at the Qingxuan Ancient Country’s abrupt switch from arrogance to deference and gave a scornful laugh. "Don’t tell me the old man lying in that coffin is also a ’youth’ of your Qingxuan Ancient Country?"
Li Qiye’s words made the old man’s expression change, but he swallowed his anger. The situation today was not in the Qingxuan Ancient Country’s favor. Their Elder Ancestor was buried, his fate unknown. At this moment, even if they couldn’t bear such a humiliation, they had no choice but to grit their teeth and endure it.
"This was our Qingxuan Ancient Country’s offense—" The ancient man had seen the world and weathered countless storms. Even at a critical juncture like this, he was able to swallow his pride. He bowed his head and said, "We, the Qingxuan Ancient Country, are willing to compensate you for all losses. Whatever Young Master Li asks, we will deliver without hesitation!"
As expected of a man who handles great affairs—decisive and efficient. Even though it was a bitter pill to swallow, he gritted his teeth and took it, admitting defeat. Right now, nothing was more important to them than digging up their Elder Ancestor, so the old man had conceded immediately.
"Young Master, there’s no need to push things too far..." Seeing the Qingxuan Ancient Country’s Elder concede, Chi Yun couldn’t help but whisper. He stopped halfway, realizing it wasn’t his place to say more. In this situation, Li Qiye had the final say.
Li Qiye glanced at Chi Yun but said nothing.
Li Qiye understood why the Nine Saints Demon Gate was unwilling to go to war with the Qingxuan Ancient Country. The Demon Sect had not yet fully secured the allegiance of the War God Hall. Without the War God Hall’s absolute support, the Nine Saints Demon Gate truly didn’t have the courage to declare war on the Qingxuan Ancient Country.
"My policy toward my enemies has always been simple: kill them," Li Qiye said, glancing at the old man.
These words from Li Qiye instantly made the old man’s expression change. The Qingxuan Ancient Country had never been afraid of trouble, but in the current situation, they had no choice but to yield—unless they were truly prepared for mutual destruction. But with their Elder Ancestor buried underground, his fate unknown, nothing was more important than excavating him.
"However," Li Qiye continued, glancing impassively at Chi Yun, "since the Nine Saints Demon Gate—the aggrieved party here—is willing to let the matter drop, it’s not my place to say more."
It could be said that Li Qiye was giving great face to both Chi Yun and the Nine Saints Demon Gate. This was a reward for the staunch support they had shown him.
Chi Yun was no fool. He understood that Li Qiye was giving him face, and he hurriedly bowed in acknowledgement.
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