Chapter 163: New Game Icon, Meet the High Priestess

Chapter 163: New Game Icon, Meet the High Priestess

A peculiar expression flashed in the eyes of the Demon Convergence Venerable.

"Such an interesting little bug, it's my first time seeing one."

"Just who gave you the courage?"

As the Demon Convergence Venerable spoke, the aura of the Dark Deity spread throughout the area.

The biggest difference between the Dark Deity and the Purple Mansion was the Divine Essence Energy!

The Dark Deity had transformed her spiritual energy into Divine Essence Energy.

This was something even more advanced than the Primordial Divine Ability.

With a single strand of Divine Essence Energy, she could effortlessly create an ultimate realm.

The Divine Messenger nearby witnessed this scene, her body frozen in place.

At that moment, Qi Yuan shouted to the heavens, "Ning Tuo, save me!"

Indeed, Qi Yuan was using the Grand Summoning Art!

At this moment, he chose to play the submissive role!

His spiritual energy was insufficient to summon the stellar projection.

However, summoning Ning Tuo's projection was possible.

Qi Yuan was excited and eager for his first time playing the submissive role.

The cheerful suona music played a light and carefree tune.

The sun in the sky seemed to flash with brilliance.

Space appeared to freeze, and time seemed to stand still.

Under everyone's gaze, a black-skirted woman appeared out of thin air.

She had a face that could enchant all living beings, her skin as white as snow, almost unnaturally pale, like the most exquisite porcelain in the world.

Her petite and graceful body was adorned with long hair cascading like a waterfall in the night, her left eye pure as a gentle rain, resembling a lively spring maiden, while her right eye was deep and alluring, like a yandere dark goddess.

A profound and powerful aura surrounded her, making her seem like a divine goddess.

Was this the strength of the Blood Robe Sword God?

Jiang Ya instantly understood in her heart that the Blood Robe Sword God and the Dark Deity woman were definitely closely related, and she might even be the most important descendant of the Dark Deity woman.

"Skystriding Second Step!" The Demon Convergence Venerable's eyes narrowed, sensing the threat.

He had only taken the Skystriding First Step, opening three Divine Apertures.

But his opponent had taken the Skystriding Second Step, a terrifying existence.

His strength was at least ten times greater.

Lower-tier cultivators might be able to fight across realms.

But those who had cultivated to the Dark Deity realm were all true Celestial Prodigies.

With one less Divine Aperture opened, it was difficult to compensate for the difference in combat power through other means.

This gap of an entire small realm made it impossible to fight across realms.

Even young Great Venerables had no record of fighting across realms.

He wanted to escape.

At that moment, Qi Yuan's voice rang out, "Ning Tuo, quickly help me kill him!"

"My husband, please wait a moment!" Ning Tuo spoke, and with a wave of her hand, the Demon Convergence Venerable, who had intended to flee, was instantly restrained in mid-air.

Seeing this, Jiang Ya was completely stunned.

This Divine Maiden... what was her relationship with the Blood Robe Sword God?

Husband?

Wasn't she the ancestor of the Blood Robe Sword God?

How did she become his Dao Companion?

The Blood Robe Sword God, a Purple Mansion Cultivator, had actually found a Dark Deity-stage wife who had taken the Skystriding Second Step?

This was too...

She felt a bit disoriented as she watched the battle unfold.

"No!" At that moment, the Demon Convergence Venerable roared, his three Divine Apertures circulating Divine Essence Energy, trying to break free from the restraint.

But his Divine Essence Energy was no match for Ning Tuo's projection, the difference was more than tenfold.

The gap between them was even greater than that between a late-stage Divine Infancy Cultivator and an early-stage Golden Core Cultivator.

A difference of an entire realm.

His Divine Essence Energy was like a mere mountain spring compared to Ning Tuo.

Ning Tuo merely pointed, and he was locked in place.

"You can't kill me, my brother is also at the Skystriding Second Step!" Seeing that he couldn't break free, the Demon Convergence Venerable quickly calmed down.

Ning Tuo didn't speak but looked at Qi Yuan, leaning against him coquettishly, "Husband... what should we do with him?"

Jiang Ya, not far away, watched this scene with disbelief.

The high and mighty Dark Deity was acting like a girl in love.

Qi Yuan helplessly played with Ning Tuo's hair.

The last time he appeared, when no one was around, she called him 'Blood Bead'.

This time, with others present, she called him 'Husband'.

How could he not understand the girl's heart?

Looking at Ning Tuo's exquisite snow-white face, he muttered, "Is this what it feels like to play the submissive role? It's really... exhilarating."

He mumbled to the Demon Convergence Venerable, "Your brother is a Dark Deity, and my... wife is also a Dark Deity!"

Perhaps to show off, he called Ning Tuo his wife for the first time.

Ning Tuo's left eye was filled with tender affection, like a shy maiden, while her right eye was alluring and flirtatious, her face flushed with a rosy hue.

The Demon Convergence Venerable was left speechless by Qi Yuan's words.

Regardless of what the Demon Convergence Venerable said, Qi Yuan countered with this statement, appearing smug.

"You're not from the Moon Viewing Continent, why fight for it against my Moluo Clan?

Your three Venerables in the Canglan Realm have already agreed to divide the Moon Viewing Continent with us.

If you let me go, I can give you a third of the Moon Viewing Continent!" The Demon Convergence Venerable continued his efforts.

Qi Yuan's face turned cold, "It's hilarious that you're offering me the Moon Viewing Continent, which is already mine. How dare you give it to me!"

Seeing that Qi Yuan couldn't be persuaded, the Demon Convergence Venerable turned to Ning Tuo, "The dispute between the Moluo Clan and the Moon Viewing Continent involves... two Yang Spirits.

It's not easy to cultivate to the Skystriding Second Step.

One day, you will become a Great Venerable and ascend to the Yang Spirit realm.

Why offend our Moluo Clan and the Yang Spirit behind us over such trivial matters?"

At this moment, the Demon Convergence Venerable played his trump card.

The dispute between the Moluo Clan and the Moon Viewing Continent was just a continuation of the conflict between two Yang Spirits.

Of course, the Moluo Clan had nothing to do with that Yang Spirit and wasn't even considered a direct subordinate. They were just using it to threaten Ning Tuo.

Ning Tuo didn't even glance at the Demon Convergence Venerable; her eyes remained fixed on Qi Yuan.

Her projection had limited time, and every second was precious.

"You want to intimidate me with a Yang Shen? If you have the guts, bring him down to the mortal realm and let him come after me!" If Qi Yuan was scared by such a threat, he wouldn't be Qi Yuan.

Moreover, it wasn't easy for a Yang Shen to descend to the mortal realm.

"Kill him!" Qi Yuan hugged Ning Tuo and whispered.

Ning Tuo waved her hand.

The Demon Convergence Venerable, who was already restrained, underwent a terrifying transformation within his body.

His bloated flesh withered, and the scales all over his body became dry and brittle.

His face aged from a young man to an old man in an instant.

His cloudy eyes revealed disbelief, "A Divine Seed..."

His aura completely vanished at that moment.

A Yin Shen, strong enough to pierce through a nation's continent, was gone just like that... fallen.

He died simply and decisively.

It was as if he wasn't a deity but an ordinary mortal.

The onlookers were all shocked.

This was their first time witnessing a Yin Shen in battle.

They had expected a fierce fight that would darken the sun and moon and shatter mountains and rivers, but it ended... too easily.

The Divine Messenger from before also widened his eyes.

Today's events were beyond his expectations.

At this moment, Ning Tuo's figure became even more ethereal.

"Husband... Next time we encounter a powerful enemy, call me!" Her eyes were filled with longing, and as she finished speaking, her projection completely dissipated, and she returned to the Stellar Core.

She came like a storm and left like dust.

Qi Yuan's heart felt empty.

The surroundings were silent, and the suona stopped playing. Everyone was stunned by the recent battle.

After a while, Great Sage True Monarch couldn't help but speak, "Senior, you truly have great talent. You even have a deity as your wife."

If it weren't for his Dao Companion's early passing, he would have asked Blood Robe Sword God how he found a deity as his wife.

Jiang Ya remained silent, then said with concern, "Senior, you must be careful. The Mara Clan has more than one Yin Shen, and there are also two in the Skystriding Second Step."

Jiang Ya's worries were not unfounded.

Blood Robe Sword God's Dao Companion was merely a Yin Shen.

As the saying goes, two fists are hard to beat four hands. With one Yin Shen dead, the Mara Clan still had four others, making them formidable.

"I have a plan to break through the encirclement," Great Sage True Monarch said earnestly. "As long as Senior finds a few more deity Dao Companions, when facing enemies, call them all over. Then, what can the Mara Clan do?"

Qi Yuan found this suggestion reasonable.

"No problem."

Although he was currently living off his wife, it didn't mean he would do so for the rest of his life.

It wouldn't be long before he completely took over the Moon Viewing Continent.

By then, he would be the true master of the Moon Viewing Continent.

"Let's rest for half an hour, then continue exterminating the Mara Clan!" Qi Yuan looked at the Demon Convergence Venerable's corpse and also glanced at the five Purple Mansion Cultivators who had been shattered by the aftermath long ago.

A strange expression flashed in his eyes.

Just now, when Ning Tuo killed the Demon Convergence Venerable, he noticed a subtle change in his game jade slip.

While everyone was busy cleaning up the battlefield, Qi Yuan went to a secluded area alone.

He immersed his consciousness into the game jade slip.

"A new game icon has appeared!"

He was somewhat excited.

However, his excitement soon diminished.

"It's only downloaded less than a quarter of the game?"

The good news was the appearance of the game icon, but the bad news was that only a quarter of the game had been downloaded.

Qi Yuan pondered, using his intelligent mind, "Could it be that I need to... or Ning Tuo needs to kill a Yin Shen to help with the game's download?"

He stared at the game icon in a daze.

At that moment, several male voices reached his ears.

"It's not that we don't offer sacrifices to the ancient deity; it's just that our Qing Shui Village is so poor it's pathetic!"

"Yesterday, the village head of Yu Le Village led us to steal water from the neighboring village, and the village head's Divine Infant was bitten by the other village head. When will this misery end?"

"What era is this? Still worshipping ancient deities, we should worship new gods!"

"Nonsense! New gods are man-eating gods!"

"At least the old gods protect us, but the new gods you worship... the ancient deities have long since declined. You pray to them every day, but do they respond?"

"Waaah, we must have starved the god to death by not offering sacrifices."

"Shen Tu, listen to me, just like our village, change to a new god!"

Qi Yuan listened to these incomprehensible conversations.

"So, this is the new game background?"

Ancient deities and man-eating new gods.

But... what does a Divine Infant village head mean? Can Divine Infant Cultivators become village heads now?

And why does this village head need to steal water?

Qi Yuan was perplexed.

As he listened, he suddenly spoke, "I am Origin Heavenly Venerable. Those who believe in me shall attain immortality!"

In a remote village of a distant world.

Heavy snow fell, and the capital of the Moon Emperor Dynasty was covered in a silver blanket.

The branches and trunk of the ancient Gu Qi Chun Mu were laden with snow.

A young girl, around six or seven years old, wore a goose-white fox fur coat. She sat on a gray stone with her eyes closed, resting.

At that moment, a white-robed woman appeared silently.

The young girl opened her eyes, "What's the situation?"

"High Priestess, behind that Blood Robe Sword God is a Yin Shen from the Skystriding Second Step. Not long ago, that Yin Shen took action and killed the Demon Convergence Venerable." The white-robed woman was a Yin Shen who had met Qi Yuan once before.

Being a Yin Shen herself, she was extremely respectful towards the young girl before her.

The High Priestess looked at the Seventh Moon Lake, her eyes clear, "High Priestess, even with the help of a Skystriding Second Step ally, the outcome won't change.

The Moon Viewing Continent... we can't hold it anymore. We must leave."

The High Priestess's face was young, but her eyes were determined, "I can't leave now. I'm waiting for someone."

"The white-robed lady remained silent for a long time before finally speaking, 'Is the High Priestess waiting for the Faceless Sword God?'

The High Priestess didn't respond, but her silence was an affirmation.

'After more than ten thousand years, if the Faceless Sword God hadn't perished, he would have already come here.'

'I've been here for five thousand years; I'm not in a hurry for a few more years.

I've never seen him, and I want to know if he's as powerful as the legends say...' The girl's eyes sparkled with boundlessly with anticipation.

At this moment, she seemed to think of something and couldn't help but ask, 'Do you think the Blood Robe Sword God is more powerful or the Faceless Sword God?'

Hearing this, the white-robed lady felt helpless towards her young master. She couldn't help but smile bitterly, 'Whoever the High Priestess thinks is more powerful, is indeed more powerful.'

'The Blood Robe Sword God's wife has only reached the Skystriding Second Step. In this regard, he is inferior to the Faceless Sword God.

The Blood Robe Sword God's appearance is also definitely inferior to the Faceless Sword God.'

The High Priestess spoke as she gazed at her reflection in the water.

Regarding the latter point, she was particularly certain.

'So, the Faceless Sword God is superior.' The High Priestess said proudly.

The white-robed lady remained silent, her eyes still filled with worry.

At this moment, the High Priestess spoke softly, 'I understand your concerns. When the time comes... if the situation becomes impossible, I will activate the Teleportation Array and take... the Moon Emperor Dynasty away.'

But... when that time comes, will the Faceless Sword God be able to find the Seventh Moon Lake?

The Moon Viewing Continent will likely become a true hell.

It was a place he once protected with his life, and she couldn't bear to see it in ruins.

Hearing this, the white-robed lady breathed a sigh of relief.

She was afraid that the High Priestess would be stubborn and insist on staying here.

Just then, a hurried voice called out, 'High Priestess!'

A Faceless God Sect Divine Messenger appeared, wearing a black embroidered robe, with a peculiar expression on his face.

The High Priestess, with her delicate features, showed curiosity, 'I already know that the Blood Robe Sword God's wife has reached the Skystriding Second Step. Is there something else?'

'High Priestess, I find this Blood Robe Sword God... a bit strange.' The Divine Messenger hesitated.

'What's so strange about him?' The High Priestess's voice was calm.

She had seen many strange things in the world.

'The moment I saw him, I felt a sense of familiarity.

Moreover, I discovered that it's not just me. Everyone from the Moon Viewing Continent who sees him feels the same way—an overwhelming sense of trust and familiarity.' The Divine Messenger explained.

The situation before them was indeed peculiar.

The white-robed lady glanced at the Divine Messenger, her eyes deep and mysterious, 'There are no traces of Divine Art.'

The High Priestess showed a thoughtful expression, 'Is there anything else?'

'There's one more thing. The sword technique he displayed... has traces of your sword technique, High Priestess.'

'What...?' The High Priestess's starry eyes flickered, reflecting a winter snow.

...

Gazing at the ancient Gu Qi Chun Mu in the sky, Qi Yuan raised his arm.

The mark of the waning moon still hadn't appeared.

'Isn't she the Moon Maiden?' Qi Yuan felt a bit disappointed.

If the High Priestess were the Moon Maiden, then logically, the mark of the waning moon should have appeared in her hand.

And the Moon Maiden... probably sensed him and came to see him.

So, it's highly likely that the High Priestess is just a coincidence.'

'Why does it have to snow?'

He stood in the vast snowy field, letting the snow cover his shoulders.

As he approached the Moon Emperor Dynasty, Qi Yuan, feeling bored in the guest house, decided to step out.

His mindset was quite different from before.

Perhaps, after more than ten thousand years, everything had vanished in the river of time.

Even the Southern Heavenly Kingdom no longer existed.

The Tianyun Sect was also a sect from nearly ten thousand years ago.

Everything had disappeared into the dust of history.

Suddenly, the snow on the tree began to slide down, landing on Qi Yuan's shoulders and head.

As he was about to look up, he noticed a woman in her twenties approaching in the distance.

She wore a fox fur coat, exuding elegance. Her hood was lifted, revealing a face as beautiful as the new moon, with a delicate and graceful appearance.

Her lips were thin, and her eyes were clear and refined.

She approached Qi Yuan and slightly parted her red lips, 'Am I pretty?'

She extended her jade-like finger, pointing at her own face.

Qi Yuan was slightly startled.

[This is a somewhat mysterious girl with a deep connection to you.]



'You're very pretty, extremely pretty,' Qi Yuan said, gazing at her face, his thoughts unknown.

He wanted to figure out her identity.

'Hehe, if she heard that, she would be very happy.'

'Who... is she?' Qi Yuan looked at her face, his mind filled with various thoughts and a bold guess.

'She said that if you remember her face, you won't fail to recognize her when you meet her again.'

'Are you Jin Li?' Qi Yuan stared at her face, recalling the Jin Li he had waited for under the Gu Qi Chun Mu but never met.

'She's also the Moon Maiden.' The girl spoke softly.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment.

Qi Yuan recalled the girl from the Seventh Moon Lake, a stubborn and determined young woman.

The promise made across time, where they were not supposed to meet at all, but fate had arranged for them to encounter each other in a different way.

He didn't know she was Jin Li.

And she didn't know that he was the Qi Yuan she would meet in the future.

In fact, it wasn't that they hadn't met before, nor was it like seeing each other for the first time; they had always been connected.

'Who... are you?'

The girl in front of him transformed, becoming a seven or eight-year-old child.

Seeing the young girl, Qi Yuan was inexplicably reminded of his childhood friend.

In her, he saw traces of the Moon Maiden.

'I'm my mother's daughter, my father's daughter!' The girl looked at Qi Yuan with a smile, 'I'm also my father's most precious gift to my mother.'

In the past, Jin Li had taken her out from the Faceless Sword God's statue.

All the memories flooded back to her mind.

She had finally met him.

(End of Chapter)

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