Chapter 161: His Desire to Devour the Moonlit Continent

Chapter 161: His Desire to Devour the Moonlit Continent

Zhang Yan's white hair fluttered as he gazed at Zhao Ci with a solemn expression, "The Moonlit Continent has no future. The Mara Clan is incapable of withstanding them.

Why not become my disciple and join the Canglan Realm?"

"Senior, when I was young, I vowed never to take a master. If I were to bow to anyone, it would only be to the Faceless Sword God, the strongest of all!" Zhao Ci's eyes shone with determination.

He had grown up hearing tales of the Faceless Sword God, who single-handedly turned the tide against thousands of foreign demons, and his admiration for this legendary figure bordered on fanaticism.

"Hmph!" Zhang Yan scoffed, "Your lack of experience is showing. The Moonlit Continent's Heavenly Dao is flawed, and the strongest cultivators here are merely Divine Infants.

No matter how powerful the Faceless Sword God is, he's just an eccentric Purple Mansion cultivator.

As for me, I have the potential to reach the Purple Mansion stage.

If this so-called Faceless Sword God dares to show his face before me, I'll use my primordial divine ability to deal with him. How would he respond to that?"

Zhao Ci remained silent.

He knew there was no convincing Zhang Yan.

"Oh, right," Zhang Yan continued nonchalantly, "your third brother tried to secretly welcome this so-called Blood Robe Sword God, but he was turned into a human pig by Hu Mang."

Zhao Ci's hand holding the basin trembled, causing the water to ripple.

His vision seemed to blur as if a layer of mist had formed before his eyes.

His third brother... a man of integrity and kindness, always willing to lend a helping hand. When they were young, he often took Zhao Ci horseback riding.

Now, reduced to a human pig, his hands and feet chopped off, eyes gouged out, vocal cords pierced, and ears punctured.

Zhao Ci's heart seethed with anger.

"My patience is limited," Zhang Yan said coldly, "if I don't receive a satisfactory response within three days, your third brother's fate may be the same as his."

He was too lazy to engage in further pleasantries with this native of the Moonlit Continent.

...

In the sky above, a blood-red light flashed by.

Qi Yuan and his three companions landed on the city wall outside the invading country's imperial capital.

In less than a moment, several terrifying auras approached.

Qi Yuan saw several Divine Infant cultivators from the Canglan Realm.

Qi Yuan spoke lazily, "Where is the Mara Clan's camp? My sword is itching for a fight."

At that moment, Zhang Yan stepped forward, his face filled with reverence, "Are you the esteemed Blood Robe Sword God? I am Zhang Yan, the elder brother of Mir, the female official under the command of Venerable Ye Qiong."

Qi Yuan was taken aback by his words.

Mir?

Wasn't she the arrogant woman who blocked his path when he went to destroy the Bright Palace? The same woman he had killed with a single sword strike?

Her brother?

Qi Yuan's expression became strange. Should he kill him? But then he remembered that he didn't like to slaughter entire families.

He found it odd that Zhang Yan, being Mir's brother, showed no anger after learning that Qi Yuan had killed his sister.

Could it be that Zhang Yan was a man of high moral character, a gentleman who valued reason?

However, upon further reflection, Qi Yuan understood.

The entrance to the Moonlit Continent rarely opened.

Zhang Yan had entered the Moonlit Continent a year ago.

Therefore, it was possible that Qi Yuan's slaying of Mir and the destruction of the Bright Palace had not yet reached Zhang Yan's ears.

"Hmm, I want to go and kill the Mara Clan. Just give me the address, and I'll take care of it," Qi Yuan said earnestly.

He wanted to leave quickly, fearing that if he stayed too long by Zhang Yan's side, he might not be able to resist the urge to eliminate all traces of the Mara Clan.

"Senior, the Mara Clan can be handled by us few cultivators. It's best if you go elsewhere," Zhang Yan's tone rose, "we are here under the command of Venerable Ye Qiong. Please forgive us."

He treated the Blood Robe Sword God as an ordinary Purple Mansion cultivator, hence the respect but not much more.

If he knew that Qi Yuan had destroyed the Bright Palace and understood Qi Yuan's character, or rather, his crazy and eccentric nature, he wouldn't have spoken so lightly.

"I have a kind heart and am willing to help others," Qi Yuan said, somewhat politely, considering he had killed Zhang Yan's sister. "Moreover, the Moonlit Continent is my home. Protecting it can't be done solely by everyone; it also requires the effort of the master, which is me."

Zhang Yan's eyes held a smile as he asked, "Your Majesty, do you need their assistance?"

The old emperor, dressed in dragon robes, was in a state of decline. His eyes were cloudy, filled with helplessness. He eventually spoke, "Thank you for your kindness, senior. We will deal with the Mara Clan ourselves."

Beside him, Zhao Ci witnessed this scene, and his heart sank.

The young woman's face also turned pale, a clear sign of unease.

Zhang Yan's eyes smiled, "Blood Robe Sword God, please return!"

Qi Yuan glanced at the old emperor, "If you're being threatened, just blink your eyes."

The old emperor was taken aback by these words. He had been blinking his eyes all along, and now he blinked even more.

Qi Yuan's face turned furious, "How dare you threaten the emperor!"

Qi Yuan's anger was directed at the dozen or so Divine Infant cultivators present.

In the past, these cultivators might have been worthy of his admiration, but to him now, they were nothing but insignificant!

Qi Yuan's loud shout startled almost everyone present.

Venerable Great Sage True Monarch, who couldn't help but speak, "According to my research on the law, threatening the emperor could lead to the extermination of one's entire clan. Alas, your mothers..."

The faces of the Divine Infant cultivators changed slightly.

Zhang Yan repeated himself, "Blood Robe Sword God, we came here under the command of Venerable Ye Qiong!

Senior, please reconsider!"

"Threatening the emperor could lead to the extermination of one's entire clan," Qi Yuan continued. "Your sister is an official under Venerable Ye Qiong, and he can be considered as part of your clan. He is also in danger." Qi Yuan was determined to hold the other party accountable.

He had once again positioned himself on the moral high ground.

Qi Yuan's words caused the faces of the Divine Infant cultivators to change slightly.

They had no idea what Qi Yuan meant by these words.

In their hearts, they felt that this person was incredibly bold.

However, they dared not pressure him too much, fearing that they might be killed.

"Senior, it's not that we're stopping you from killing the Mara Clan," Zhang Yan said, "but you're already a Purple Mansion cultivator, and your indiscriminate slaughter of the Mara Clan in the Moonlit Continent is causing concern. It's likely that the Mara Clan's Purple Mansion cultivators will come to besiege you, so it's best to be cautious!" Zhang Yan's words carried a hidden threat.

"Do not change the subject. Root out the nine tribes, cut off their heads, sever their necks!" Qi Yuan bellowed.

The longsword in his hand was unsheathed, blood qi surging to the heavens.

Zhang Yan's expression turned grim: "Senior, are you really here to do this?"

"Hmph, not mentioning the extermination of the nine tribes, you obstruct me from cleaning the filth from my home. Your heart deserves punishment. No, you are also filth in my home, and you deserve to be killed!"

As Qi Yuan finished speaking, he paid no heed to the boiling blood-red longsword in his hand. The moment the longsword was drawn, it didn't give the sixteen Divine Infants any time to react. In an instant, sixteen grand heads fell to the ground.

As for the Divine Infants within, they didn't even manage to summon a Divine Art before they fell silent.

These Divine Infants never expected to be killed this way. Qi Yuan, without a word, directly exterminated the sixteen Divine Infants.

Zhao Ci, seeing this, was inwardly agitated: "Many thanks to Senior for saving me from my country's invasion!"

Zhao Ci, without any hesitation, fell to his knees on the ground, his face filled with excitement.

The people from the invading country also involuntarily knelt, in gratitude to the blood-robed Sword god who had suddenly appeared.

Qi Yuan waved his hand, and everyone on the scene rose.

"I will go to exterminate the Mara Clan. Give me their address and location.

After that, I need cultivation techniques, the more the better!" Qi Yuan said.

The old emperor hurriedly replied: "Now, here is the information you need!"

Qi Yuan nodded upon hearing this.

He glanced at the corpses of the Divine Infants on the ground and looked at Zhao Ci: "Your sword is quite good. Can I borrow it?"

Zhao Ci, flustered by the favor, handed over the sword: "Senior, please use it!"

Qi Yuan held the sword, examining its design, and said with a hint of emotion: "This sword... is somewhat special."

Zhao Ci, hearing this, proudly said: "This sword is forged based on the Bloodless Sword God's own sword."

"Bloodless Sword God?" Qi Yuan asked, inwardly marveling.

He had never expected that something from so long ago would still be passed down to the present day.

Qi Yuan held the sword, a blood-red aura surging into it. With a wave of the sword, it was embedded in the imperial road in front of the royal city.

He softly said: "In the Canglan Realm, those who cross this sword shall be killed without mercy!"

His voice was like a decree.

the law.

The blood sword, embedded in the ground, emitted a terrifying aura.

He and the Great Venerable had some grievances, but he wouldn't involve this small country.

He killed so many Divine Infants to prevent the Great Venerable's Divine Infants from retaliating against the country.

He left the sword here to kill any Divine Infants who dared to come.

As for the Purple Mansion and Dark Deity, by the time they arrived, he... would probably have already taken complete control of the Moon Viewing Continent, and could appear here with a mere thought.

Zhao Ci, seeing this, his face filled with excitement: "Senior, have you heard the story of the Bloodless Sword God and the Moon Maiden?"

"Hmm?" Qi Yuan was surprised.

"Back then, the Hundred Cities Alliance produced many strong figures, and they assassinated the Bloodless Sword God.

The Bloodless Sword God handed his sword to the Moon Maiden. The Moon Maiden, holding the sword in the snowstorm, coldly declared before a thousand soldiers and ten thousand horses, 'Those who cross this sword shall be killed without mercy.' The strong figures of the Hundred Cities Alliance, having leopard hearts, dared to cross the sword, only to be slain by a single stroke."

The distant memory surfaced in his mind, and Qi Yuan's expression softened: "How do you know this so clearly?"

"Who doesn't know in the Bloodless God Sect?" Zhao Ci replied.

Qi Yuan was taken aback upon hearing this.

When did a Bloodless God Sect appear?

Did he become a "god"?

"My third brother also revered the Bloodless Sword God, but unfortunately... they mutilated him into a pig!" Zhao Ci, gritting his teeth, hated the Divine Infants so much that he wished to devour their flesh and drink their blood.

Qi Yuan said calmly: "Bring him over for me to see."

These followers of the Bloodless God Sect were his fans. He rarely had fans, so he should be good to them.

Who could blame them for having such good taste!

Zhao Ci, hearing this, was inwardly delighted: "Alright!"

Before long, a few soldiers carried a stretcher, on which lay a person who had been mutilated to the point of being unrecognizable.

Qi Yuan looked at the person, his hand placed on the prince.

In an instant, the man's flesh and blood grew wildly.

His damaged vocal cords and eyeballs also regenerated at that moment.

Zhao Ci's faceHe had countless words of gratitude on his face, but he didn't know how to express them.

Beside him, Jiang Ya's eyes showed a surprised expression: "I didn't expect the Blood-robed Sword God to be so proficient in medical arts."

It was normal for powerful cultivators to use their cultivation to heal injuries.

However, the method the Blood-robed Sword God used was incomprehensible to her. It wasn't using cultivation to heal.

It was very likely that the Blood-robed sword god knew some special medical arts.

"I am not proficient in medical arts. This world is mine, so it's simple for me to heal someone's injuries," Qi Yuan said, adding, "What I am most proficient in is modifying cultivation techniques."

Jiang Ya was taken aback upon hearing this.

She recalled Qi Yuan, who was also skilled in modifying cultivation techniques.

It was too coincidental.

If not for the vast cultivation gap, she might have suspected they were the same person.

But... Is Qi Yuan really at the Foundation Establishment stage?

At this moment, a faint voice entered Qi Yuan's ears: "Blood-robed Sword God, may I have a word?"

Qi Yuan's expression changed.

Dark Deity!

Indeed, the one transmitting the voice was a Dark Deity.

"You stay here. I'll go out and will be back shortly." After some thought, Qi Yuan's figure vanished.

He hadn't fully taken over the Moon Viewing Continent and already encountered a Dark Deity.

His heart was somewhat anxious.

However, with Ning Tao by his side, his confidence was restored.

After about a dozen breaths, Qi Yuan stopped by a lake.

By the lakeside, a woman dressed in white, her face obscured by a layer of mist, stood there, making it impossible to see her face clearly.

[This is a somewhat mysterious woman, her cultivation is at the Dark Deity stage, one step of the Heavenly Step.]



The information from his eyes confirmed the cultivation of this Dark Deity.

Qi Yuan could tell she wasn't from the Moon Viewing Continent but from the Canglan realm.

"Who are you, Venerable of the Eastern Land? What brings you to seek me?"

The white-robed woman looked at Qi Yuan and shook her head: "I am not a Venerable from the Eastern Land.

I came here to persuade you to stop killing the Mara Clan."

"Oh?" Qi Yuan was surprised, curious about the white-robed woman's identity.

"To be honest, this is the first Dark Deity I've encountered in the strictest sense."

"In the Moon Viewing Continent, there are five Dark Deities within the Mara Clan, and two of them are at the Skystriding Second Step level."

"By slaughtering the Mara Clan here, you will draw the attention of those five Dark Deities."

"I fear it won't be long before they appear and surround you."

"Let's see who surrounds whom!" Qi Yuan said confidently.

At that moment, he was fully in control of the Moon Viewing Continent.

His strength would surge, and he believed he could defeat those five Dark Deities.

Moreover, by then, the spiritual energy within him would likely be fully restored, and he would have the Stellar Golden Core.

The white-robed lady's expression remained unchanged as she spoke, "Your strength is indeed formidable, but facing those five Dark Deities, the outcome is still uncertain."

"I have faith."

The white-robed lady sighed softly, "Your Excellency... Alas."

"What does this have to do with you?" Qi Yuan asked.

He didn't believe that this Dark Deity had such good intentions and was genuinely concerned for him.

"I sneaked into this realm with an important task to accomplish." The white-robed lady explained, "By awakening those five Dark Deities, you might ruin my plans."

"Then I can only apologize." Qi Yuan said sincerely.

The white-robed lady looked at the Blood Robe Sword God for a long time before speaking, "Do you know about the Great Tribulation?"

"I have a vague understanding." Qi Yuan replied.

He knew nothing about it.

"The Great Tribulation is approaching, and even we Dark Deities cannot escape it.

Even if we flee to the Moon Viewing Continent, it merely provides a chance to compromise, but we still cannot escape the fate of diminished cultivation!" The white-robed lady sighed, her words filled with worry for the future.

"Continue." Qi Yuan said.

"Now, I have a way to escape the Vastwave Continent and the Moon Viewing Continent, to completely escape the Great Tribulation! All I ask is for your cooperation in helping me with one thing, and I'm willing to share this path with you." The white-robed lady's sincerity was evident.

She didn't believe in anyone from the Vastwave Continent.

Not even the Blood Robe Sword God.

But with him wreaking havoc, disrupting her plans, she had no choice but to reveal herself.

Qi Yuan frowned upon hearing this, "How powerful is this Great Tribulation?"

The white-robed lady nodded, "If it wishes, it could swallow the Moon Viewing Continent in one gulp."

She left the rest unsaid.

The Moon Viewing Continent had a flawed Heavenly Dao, which made it so easy to swallow.

If the Moon Viewing Continent's Heavenly Dao existed, it would be almost impossible to swallow it... Even if it were a smaller world, it might still be possible.

However, there was no need to explain this to the Blood Robe Sword God.

"So powerful!" Qi Yuan was shocked, his heart trembling.

The Moon Viewing Continent was vast, at least ten times the size of a hundred nations.

Yet, it could be swallowed in one gulp!

How powerful was that! Qi Yuan's confidence was instantly shattered.

"Can it swallow the sun in the sky?" Qi Yuan asked weakly.

If it were too powerful, it might have already swallowed the sun, and he would be in a dire situation.

Such a powerful being was beyond his comprehension.

The white-robed lady couldn't help but laugh, "Are you joking, Your Excellency? A Dark Deity that can reflect the sun must be at the Grand Venerable level.

Not to mention... a powerful Immortal Deity like the sun."

"Even the force behind the Great Tribulation cannot swallow the sun."

Qi Yuan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

However, his heart was still filled with worry.

After all, his Golden Core was in another universe.

When would he be able to bring it here?

"The Great Tribulation is only a few hundred years away. You should prepare early and leave this realm, or else..." The white-robed lady sighed again.

"Is there a chance the Great Tribulation could come sooner?" Qi Yuan asked again.

"No." The white-robed lady shook her head, "It is in a deep slumber."

Qi Yuan's sense of urgency lessened, "That's good. In a few hundred years, not to mention my Stellar Golden Core swallowing a few more stars, even my daughter might have achieved eternal dominance. I'm not afraid!"

The white-robed lady frowned.

She had heard that the Blood Robe Sword God was insane.

She initially thought it was temporary, but now, even in matters of great importance, he remained insane.

This was the Great Tribulation!

The calamity of the Vastwave Continent and all its inhabitants, yet he still had this attitude.

"You truly won't cooperate with me and leave this realm together?" The white-robed lady asked again.

"The Vastwave Continent is my second home, and the Moon Viewing Continent is my third. I won't leave for now." Qi Yuan said earnestly.

Disappointment flashed across the white-robed lady's face, "Since that's the case, please be more careful and try to delay using Dark Deity-level power for as long as possible."

"Alright." Qi Yuan nodded, then asked, "May I ask you a question?"

It was rare to encounter a Dark Deity, and he wanted to learn more about them.

"Oh?"

"What if... I'm a Heavenly Dao Foundation Cultivator, and I use the Moon Viewing Continent's Heavenly Dao to swallow it, how strong would I become?"

The white-robed lady's expression turned peculiar, "I've never heard of such a Heavenly Dao Foundation.

But... for a Heavenly Dao born from a world, to plot to swallow it, one must be at the Grand Venerable level.

Even for a world as small as a palm, if it has a Heavenly Dao, ordinary Dark Deities cannot plot against it. It must be a Grand Venerable.

Some worlds are large, and some are small, and Grand Venerables vary in strength. Not all Grand Venerables can plot against a Heavenly Dao.

Even for some powerful worlds, their Heavenly Daos are beyond the control of Bright Deities!"

Qi Yuan was taken aback and asked eagerly, "Then how strong am I?"

The white-robed lady smiled bitterly, "Such matters are beyond my knowledge."

PS: Why weren't these stories about the Faceless Sword God widely known during Jin Li's time? The answer will be revealed later.

Thanks to USTR's rudder master for the reward, and thanks again to ← God Without Tears, Tears of Three Lives, A Floating Fish in the Sea of Books, and the thousand rewards from Book Friends 2019120601148838! Many thanks!

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