Chapter 2211: Chapter 2212: Kid, Don’t Be So Capricious!
If it’s really as the Beast God said, and the Taiyi Saint Heir has also glimpsed a corner of the cosmic realm, then he’s truly a formidable opponent.
Ye Qiu originally thought his cultivation speed was fast enough, to have finally seen a path to the cosmic realm. It’s important to note that seeing this road cost Ye Qiu a lot, a large part of which was due to the chance encounter that allowed him to transform using a demon body.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t know when he’d be able to touch even a thread of the cosmic realm.
Now hearing that Taiyi might be infinitely close to the cosmic realm just like him, he realizes he’s facing a powerful adversary.
The Beast God looked serious, and Ye Qiu knew she was worried for him, but could he really shrink back and do nothing?
When someone takes out a battle challenge and makes declarations, would Ye Qiu simply ignore it as if he hadn’t heard?
Ye Qiu shook his head, he knew he had to fight this battle. No matter how fearsome Taiyi becomes, he has to face him.
He and Taiyi need to settle this, and he assumed Taiyi Saint Heir thought the same.
Back then, Taiyi teamed up with Stone Demon King and the Travelers to attack him, leading him to meet Elder Huang, and consequently fall into the cosmic abyss, a large part of which was due to Taiyi Saint Heir.
Although Ye Qiu reaped benefits amidst disaster due to his unique nature with the Grand Emperor’s Bell for protection, otherwise he would’ve perished back then.
He cannot let this enmity go unavenged.
Furthermore, he and Taiyi Saint Heir hadn’t settled who was the victor at that time. Ye Qiu had taken one of Taiyi’s arms, and with Taiyi’s prideful nature, he surely wouldn’t let it go, and would want to retaliate for the lost arm.
Ye Qiu believed that as long as he dared not to act, Taiyi would surely find other ways to force him into a life-and-death arena.
Since Taiyi wants to continue the unresolved battle from before, let it continue then.
Ye Qiu can take one arm, so he can also take a second.
"Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing." Ye Qiu refrained from discussing his thoughts, temporarily reassuring them so they wouldn’t worry.
Next, Ye Qiu didn’t immediately seek out Taiyi Saint Heir to go to the life-and-death arena but instead helped the Beast God and Luo Fu restore their strength.
Ye Qiu went to the Military Merit Hall, exchanging his merit points for some elixirs.
On the way, he didn’t hide and walked boldly, drawing attention repeatedly as many were surprised that Ye Qiu had really returned from seclusion.
Along the way, he overheard many discussing him, mostly about Taiyi Saint Heir waiting for him at the life-and-death arena.
To Ye Qiu’s surprise, Jin Shanshun and Qin Feng both had gained millions of merit points after Jin Shanshun openly discussed his multiple challenges on the arena.
Ye Qiu found it funny, thinking Jin Shanshun and Qin Feng were too tricky. They could easily end the battles but chose to feign narrow victories, continuously deceiving others into betting, making a full profit.
Both even jokingly claimed they learned it from Ye Qiu, but Ye Qiu would never admit to being that cunning.
After exchanging for the elixirs, Ye Qiu gave them to the Beast God and Luo Fu, who immediately began absorbing the elixirs’ energy, quickly replenishing their strength.
If they had Spiritual Medicine, Ye Qiu wouldn’t need to spend merit points; he could have made the medicine himself.
But on the Galactic Road, Spiritual Medicine really wasn’t available.
Luckily, merit points could exchange for anything. Ye Qiu frequently exchanged for Spiritual Medicine since merit points weren’t very useful to him. After the clash with Taiyi, he was planning to leave anyway.
As for becoming a disciple of the Order Keeper, Ye Qiu wasn’t hoping for it and felt he didn’t need it.
In his view, the Order Keeper’s power also lay in the cosmic realm. Though slightly stronger than the average cosmic power wielder, given time, he believed he could also reach the cosmic realm.
Furthermore, Ye Qiu wasn’t inclined to stay in the Star River Ancient City as he had many matters to attend to, making his stay impossible.
Now, his strength was just one step from the cosmic realm. Even though his identity was exposed in the ancestral land, it didn’t hinder him.
Matters he was previously powerless to handle could now be prepared for.
He left only ten million military merit points, exchanging the rest for various elixirs, giving plenty to the Beast God and Luo Fu, and keeping half for himself, which was more than enough.
This saved him the effort of gathering elixirs and expending energy to make them.
With the elixirs’ assistance, the Beast God and Luo Fu’s strength quickly returned to a peak state within less than a day.
At the doorway.
A barbecue constructed from stones, with grass-fed ancient beast meat exchanged for a small amount of merit points.
Aromatic scents wafted out as Ye Qiu used one hand to fan and the other to hold skewers, sitting on a stone stool, making the fragrance continue to spread.
Many passersby couldn’t help but stop, the scent was enticing.
The Beast God and Luo Fu sat by the stone table, which was soon cleared of the freshly arranged barbecue.
No way around it, Ye Qiu’s grilling was too exceptional.
Indeed, at this moment, Ye Qiu was barbecuing, having owed the Beast God many small barbecues before.
After all, there was no rush to fight to the death against Taiyi, and there was a rare moment without other matters, so Ye Qiu thought he could organize a small barbecue in the ancient city.
It’s just a shame there was no beer!
The Beast God enjoyed it delightfully, and Luo Fu repeatedly praised, hoping Ye Qiu would grill faster, as the demand exceeded supply.
"What are they doing, this scent is amazing, am I mistaken? At a time like this, they’re eating, are they celebrating?"
"I’m also puzzled, Taiyi issued a challenge, and Ye Qiu has come out of seclusion, why not accept? Is he pretending not to hear?"
"They seem to be in good spirits, I must admit what they’re grilling looks quite tasty."
"Ye Qiu, I truly commend him, instead of accepting Taiyi’s challenge, he’s here grilling, what a large-hearted man."
"I beg to differ, maybe he’s totally prepared, eating well before battle. I envy such a lifestyle, eating and drinking, is too far from me now, oh sigh."
Anyone who passed by or heard Ye Qiu had come out and specifically came to see, sighed upon witnessing the scene.
One can’t really compare people.
They tried anything to earn merit points or garner the Order Keeper’s attention, yearning to shine brighter, yet look at Ye Qiu’s group, not bothered at all, even organizing a gathering in the ancient city.
This was supposed to be a place for refining, not a vacation!
Even the three Order Keepers found this amusing, and Pu Zhen, who had taken a keen interest in Ye Qiu, couldn’t help but have his brow twitching repeatedly.
Ye Qiu, you really shouldn’t be so carefree, treating the Star River Ancient City like your home.
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