Chapter 731: Chapter 730: Acquiring the Secret Method, ’A Promising Future

At this moment, as Wu Zongyi looked at Li Jing, he felt like a total mess.

He had brought up Saintess of past Confucianism, not expecting her to actually recognize a living saint.

Moreover, they even had a past together.

What on earth?

What threw Wu Zongyi’s mind into chaos wasn’t the fact that Li Jing was a saint.

What truly made him feel disoriented

was the fact that although Li Jing was a man, he was actually a female demon in disguise!

A fox demoness, bewitching people.

This was quite normal.

To put it bluntly,

a fox demon bewitching people was their nature.

But for a saint.....

It was illogical for them to be bewitched by a fox demon.

A saint is protected by the Heavenly Path, and they exterminate evil without wavering.

Li Jing being a fox demon was indeed the most terrifying exaggeration Wu Zongyi had ever seen.

He, who has mastered the skill of Gaze at Breath, can easily look through the cultivation level of others, even if the other party’s cultivation level surpasses his by a lot.

Li Jing’s cultivation level couldn’t escape Wu Zongyi’s "Law Eye".

But he could only discern a general idea...

Not because Wu Zongyi missed anything, but because Li Jing’s strength was a bit too overwhelming.

Under the observation of the Gaze at Breath skill, he couldn’t determine Li Jing’s exact cultivation level. He only knew that it was the most horrifying one he had seen in his lifetime, without exception.

What’s even more absurd is...

With his superb Gaze at Breath skill, he could see a tendency of Li Jing to converge the Three Flowers on top of his head.

The convergence of Three Flowers...

This is definitely a sign of achieving the Immortal Position!

Wu Zongyi had lived for countless long years.

Whether in terms of experiences or insights, they were extremely rich. In the past, he even competed for the position of the Human Saint. There wouldn’t be more than a handful of people in the entire Upper Three Realms who could have as wide knowledge as him.

However, it was his first time seeing anyone nearly reaching the state of the convergence of Three Flowers.

Despite this,

this didn’t mean that Li Jing could use his bewitching abilities as a fox demon to "take down" the Human Saint.

After all, he was only near the state of convergence of Three Flowers.

Being near, and truly converging is not the same...

Without achieving the Immortal Position, no matter how high his cultivation realm is, he cannot be compared to the Human Saint.

So the question is,

How did he have a past with the Human Saint?

They were in love with each other?

Oh my god!

This is really a big deal.

A cold sweat dripped down Wu Zongyi’s forehead.

Theoretically,

the Human Saint wouldn’t have a relationship or anything like that...

From the moment Zhu Qing achieved the Saint Position, she was destined to be an unattainable existence for all humans.

As long as one is part of the human race, they wouldn’t even dare to fancy her in the slightest.

Not daring to,

and not allowed to.

However, this situation does not apply to Li Jing.

He is a demon.

Moreover, he’s indeed a top-tier female fox demon who has stolen the essence of heaven and earth...

If played correctly, who knows, he might really be able to "conquer" the Human Saint.

Oh, my god...

That was a close call!

As the saying goes, the more you know, the faster you die.

Indeed, this is true.

However, when it comes to a being like Wu Zongyi, this saying might not apply.

At the moment,

he really shouldn’t and couldn’t know these things...

If the news about the current Human Saint having a "unique preference" got out, it would certainly cause a huge controversy.

Of course, Zhu Qing’s "preferences" are her own business.

Even saints are human and cannot escape from their desires and passions.

What’s more, Zhu Qing is a woman.

As a saint, she’s lived for countless years like a solitary star, not having any companions. It’s understandable that she has certain "basic" needs.

But at the end of the day, she is a saint of the Human Race...

Mingling with a female demon... isn’t that a bit inappropriate?

Not to mention other things...

It’s impossible for something to grow between the same genders.

Even if Li Jing has the ability to transform, there are certain things that won’t happen, and in the end, it remains baseless talk.

Zhu Qing surely understands all of this.

Therefore,

She won’t and couldn’t allow anyone to know about her "special preference".

Swallowing hard, Wu Zongyi was covered in cold sweat.

Myself...

Will I be silenced?

All sorts of cultivation in the world are for the purpose of longevity.

The longer they manage to live, the more cultivators fear death.

He did not want to die...

After hesitating for a long time, Wu Zongyi raised his hand, quickly forming several handprints, and then slapped himself on the forehead.

?

Ye Piaoran paused, a little taken aback.

???

Li Jing was full of question marks.

As to what Wu Zongyi had done.

Ye Piaoran could not figure it out, but Li Jing could see it clearly with just one glance..

He forcibly erased some of his own memories in a very aggressive manner,

Seeing this, Li Jing couldn’t help but have a peculiar look on his face.

What Ye Piaoran had said could indeed hints at someone, but this person was maybe overdoing it a bit.

Even if he did have something to do with Zhu Qing, it won’t reach this extent, right?

Zhu Qing is the Human Saint who represents the luck of the human race, not some terrifying, man-eating demon...

In the meantime,

after Wu Zongyi forcibly erased the memory about the Fox Demon Empress and the Human Saint having an affair, he let out a sigh of relief and pulled out a bamboo slip from his sleeve, placing it on the table, He then took out a heap of brocade boxes that obviously had special seals in place and placed them aside, muttering under his breath.

"Senior Jiu, you benefit from the cosmos, our Confucian sect admits defeat today. These are three hundred divine objects and the secret of my Haoran Righteous Qi Palace, ’Haoran Universe’. There’s a saying that one should always leave a way out, I hope Senior Jiu would be satisfied and stop making things harder for us."

Wu Zongyi suddenly demonstrating such understanding didn’t surprise Li Jing.

The Haoran Righteous Qi Palace was quite savvy.

Despite having plans to deal with him, they also adopted a relatively conservative attitude.

They asked Wu Zongyi, an old ancestor with a cultivation level at peak of the Sixteenth Realm, to come out in person and confirm face to face if the matter could be done.

The items had already been prepared when people arrived, not as a bargaining chip.

After meeting him and realizing the situation was untenable, Wu Zongyi chose to avoid a direct confrontation.

Li Jing briefly skimmed the bamboo script titled "Haoran Universe," and found it somewhat dull, he casually put it away.

The Haoran Universe, like the Karma Secret Method, is of the secret method nature.

It was of no use to him.

Compared to secret methods.

He was more interested in the apex heritage cultivation method of Yaochi, the "Shangqing Longevity Method."

On the one hand, having a secret method without a matched cultivation system couldn’t display great power. On the other hand, Li Jing didn’t have much need for secret methods personally.

Compared to obtaining obscure secret methods.

He preferred to control more diverse types of power, to exhibit the unpredictable characteristics of Chaos Qi.

Having already obtained the Haoran Universe, it would be greedy for Li Jing to ask for more.

After all, he bore the title of a World Watcher.

It was not good to bully others too much...

Li Jing stood up with a smile, waving his hand and putting away the 300 divine objects that had been placed to the side.

"Saintly Scholar is indeed generous, I’ll accept these modest gifts for now. It seems the Haoran Righteous Qi Palace is not too welcoming to me, I won’t trouble you further."

"..."

Wu Zongyi.

Li Jing...

Was he speaking human language?

He blatantly came to bully the Haoran Righteous Qi Palace, benefited from it and then complained about not being welcomed by the Palace.

Oh.

He seems to be not a human originally.

That’s fine then.

With a twitching of his lips, Wu Zongyi stood up and made a clasped-hands salute.

"Master Jiu, have a safe journey, and may we never meet again."

At the sound of this, Li Jing grinned without saying anything, waving his hand to tear open space and stepping into it.

Seeing this, Ye Piaoran followed.

The next second.

The two appeared far away from the Haoran Righteous Qi Palace.

Standing atop the clouds, Ye Piaoran turned her head to glance and asked curiously.

"Brother Li, are we going to the Seventh Heaven of the Earth Realm next?"

"If not, then where?"

Li Jing retorted.

Ye Piaoran pursed her lips, and whispered.

"The Seventh Heaven is dominated by Demon Taoists, the people from Qingtian Demon Palace are probably not as easy to talk to as those from Haoran Righteous Qi Palace."

"If they’re not easy to talk to, wouldn’t that save us a lot of trouble?" 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Li Jing said meaningfully.

Ye Piaoran was rendered speechless, and asked strangely.

"After acquiring the Karma Secret Technique from Heaven Dragon Temple and Haoran Universe from Haoran Righteous Qi Palace, you don’t seem to be interested, Brother Li, why are you collecting these? Will openly offending the superpowers of Nine Heavens be inappropriate?"

"Of course, I’m doing this for the sake of providing Chen Tang City with more resources, which is what we are currently lacking,"

Li Jing said indifferently as he rode on his condensed Spirit Soldier Flying Sword with Ye Piaoran. As they headed towards the Little World between Sixth Heaven and Seventh Heaven, he continued,

"Secret methods are always welcome, and Chen Tang City will always have someone who needs and can handle them. More importantly, we should try to gather as many divine objects as possible. After all, we are based in the Immortal Realm, where it’s hard to acquire divine objects. Since we’re already in the Upper Three Realms, it wouldn’t hurt to take advantage of the situation and bring some back to replenish our reserves."

With that, he chuckled lightly.

"As for offending the superpowers of Nine Heavens, there’s really no need to worry. Even if I hadn’t taken action against the superpowers of Nine Heavens, Chen Tang City would still be on their ’watchlist’. After all, not only did I go against Heaven Dragon Temple, but I also sheltered the reincarnation of the Saintess of Yaochi. Over so many years, the reason they haven’t targeted Chen Tang City is partly because the Will of Heaven restricts them from reaching the Immortal Realm, and partly because the previous Chen Tang City was not a significant threat to them, so they chose to focus on more important matters."

Hearing Li Jing’s explanation, Ye Piaoran nodded silently.

What Li Jing said...

Was undeniable.

All of this can be traced back to her being the Saintess of Yaochi.

She lightly bit her red lips and looked at Li Jing before her, as Ye Piaoran spoke

"I’m sorry, Brother Li, for causing you trouble."

Upon hearing this, Li Jing turned to look at her.

"Don’t say that, don’t feel burdened. All these things are not entirely your fault, even without you, I couldn’t have allowed Yaochi to fulfill the layout of the Immortal Realm at will."

He continued, with a faint smile,

"This time, I am here at the Upper Three Realms not only to gain some benefits but also to show off my power. The situation has greatly changed at Chen Tang City in the past hundred years, and I’ve enlisted some strong allies who can also be considered mighty rulers in the Upper Three Realms. The forces of the Upper Three Realms will eventually notice these changes and they won’t sit by and let a threat from the lower world exist - sooner or later, they will take action. Rather than waiting for their aggression, it’s best to take the initiative."

Upon hearing him say this, Ye Piaoran slightly frowned.

"Brother Li, I understand the reasoning, but your actions not only draw Chen Tang City into their line of sight but also offend those we’ve previously encountered, which is not a stable tactic. Although the superpowers of the Upper Three Realms have paid attention to Chen Tang City, as you said, they do not consider it a threat yet. We could have more time to develop if we don’t provoke them unnecessarily."

Without waiting for Li Jing to speak, she continued,

"Furthermore, with Sister Ye Qingyu standing up for us along with her fame as the original Corpse Immortal, they have to consider carefully before making any move against Chen Tang City..."

Before she finished speaking, Li Jing shook his head.

"Ye Qingyu can be a deterrent, but the original Corpse Immortal is not invincible."

He continued, matter-of-factly,

"Don’t forget, Ye Qingyu was once merely trapped by the forces of several Divine Domains combined, with Buddhism playing a part, and was exiled to the endless void space. The past plotting against Ye Qingyu was because only the original Corpse Immortal could condense the rootless Underworld Spring, which is a top heavenly treasure for creating the cycle of life and death in an independent world, an irresistible lure."

"It is a simple truth that innocent people can be guilty for possessing a precious gem. Few people dare to offend the might of the original Corpse Immortal, but they will never miss out if they have an opportunity or possibility to succeed. This concludes that Ye Qingyu being in Chen Tang City is both a deterrent and a certainty that Chen Tang City will one day face the full force of the Upper Three Realms."

After listening to Li Jing’s words twice, Ye Piaoran fell silent.

She had to admit,

That she might have been too optimistic.

Ye Qingyu is indeed very strong.

Her deterrent effect may even surpass that of Li Jing.

But the attraction of the top heavenly treasure, the rootless Underworld Spring, is too strong!

At present, no one in the Upper Three Realms dares to make a move against Ye Qingyu.

It’s merely because they don’t have confidence in dealing with her and dare not act rashly due to her notorious reputation.

If one day some sort of opportunity does arise, Ye Qingyu could truly be targeted.

Not just Ye Qingyu.

Consider the mighty forces in charge of the Nine Heavy Heavens in the current Upper Three Realms, they may appear to be glorious, but aren’t they all painstakingly avoiding certain weaknesses in their own domains?

For many years,

There has never been a quiet period of time for those in the corresponding systems who are trying to replace the various superpowers.

The Nine Heavy Heavens, moreover, are all watching each other, ready to devour one another.

Once they have an opportunity to divide a Heavy Sky, major forces could break out into great chaos within minutes.

In this world,

Peace has never really existed.

Thinking about all these possibilities, Ye Piaoran sighed in her heart and whispered,

"Brother Li, sometimes I really feel so tired of living."

Li Jing was left speechless, bizarrely turning his head to look at her.

"Life is always tiring. What’s special about that?"

He then looked at Ye Piaoran carefully and smiled warmly,

"You don’t need to overthink it. There are taller people to bear the weight of the world. You can stay in Chen Tang City assuredly with me, Brother Li, around. Even if one day the world turns upside down, I, Brother Li, will hold up a piece of the sky for you."

At these comforting words, Ye Piaoran’s eyes sparkled twice, and she wore a faint smile.

"Brother Li, sometimes I really can’t understand you. You seem unreliable no matter how I look at you, but you are so upright and dependable when it comes down to it, and occasionally even charming. Is this how you managed to win over Sister Sisi and the others?"

"..."

Li Jing paused.

What was she implying?

They had been having a serious conversation, and all of a sudden, she had started attacking him personally.

...