Chapter 203: "Chen Qiu... He's Alive Again?"

Chapter 203: "Chen Qiu... He's Alive Again?"

The Raven Ghost City Lord shook his head, dismissing the unrealistic thought from his mind.

Divine Transformation Demon Race members in the mortal world weren't like cabbages that could suddenly die in large numbers.

How could they possibly perish in such a manner? The demise of the Demon Race in the Netherworld was almost a certainty, and at the very least, they would be reduced to homeless dogs, hiding in corners of the Netherworld where Yin Energy was insufficient.

The battle had already ended.

But the aftermath of this battle had just begun!

In an instant, countless telepathic charms were crushed, and numerous messages flew out like snowflakes towards the surrounding cities. The Raven Ghost City Lord immediately ordered the protection of the line of words on the ground.

This line of words would become the most iconic structure of Raven Ghost City in the future.

Soon, a day passed.

After a long search, Chen Qiu finally found an old Dwarf Race city, but it had already turned into a dead city with no living beings. He could guess the reason for this.

The mortal world and the Netherworld were originally separated forever.

However, due to a slight change in the Heaven and Earth, a small gap appeared between the two worlds, and the Dwarf Race happened to control the entire passage. Naturally, they brought all the Dwarf Race ghost cultivators from the Netherworld to the mortal world.

Who would want to stay in the Netherworld when they could live in the mortal world?

Chen Qiu found a clue and followed it to the traces of the Dwarf Race's migration. He traveled to a remote wilderness, where he saw many Dwarf Race ghost cultivators lining up to jump into a dry well.

It was clear that jumping into this well would allow them to return to the mortal world.

Next to it was another well from which Dwarf Race ghost cultivators were emerging. They were obviously returning from the mortal world to the Netherworld.

The reason he appeared in the Netherworld, isolated from the world, was likely because the Dwarf Race Divine Transformer used some means to bring him to a desolate wilderness.

Without hesitation, Chen Qiu took out a Transformation Token from his pocket and transformed into a Dwarf Race member. He then blended in with the Dwarf Race group and jumped into the well that led back to the mortal world.

In an instant, he appeared in the Dwarf Race's underground headquarters.

He scanned his surroundings and spotted the well he had entered the Netherworld from not far away.

Just then—

He overheard several Dwarf Race members talking anxiously, "What should we do? The Chief said that this Netherworld entrance has started to slowly heal on its own. It will be completely sealed within a day at most. Won't the Dwarf Race's greatest asset be lost?"

"There's no other way. We can only quickly bring our fellow clan members who are still in the Netherworld back here."

"But what if the Dwarf Race members who died a few days ago find that they can't return to the mortal world after they go back to the Netherworld?"

"There's nothing we can do."

Their voices were filled with pessimism.

"..."

Chen Qiu, in his Dwarf Race form, glanced at these few individuals and then at the bustling atmosphere in the Dwarf Race headquarters. He shook his head and was about to stand up and leave when he suddenly froze, his expression turning peculiar.

He had completed seven Milestone Tasks.

They were:

- "Annihilate a race."

- "Possess both a Twelfth Rank Golden Core and a Twelfth Rank Nascent Soul."

- "Top the Heavenly Dao Rankings five times."

- "Be nominated by the Heavenly Path Edict once in the mortal world and once in the Netherworld."

- "Accumulate a total of 300 billion Virtue Points!"

- "Be nominated by the Heavenly Path Edict 20 times."

- "Break through the Heaven Earth Limit!"

In the Heavenly Palace, these seven Milestone Tasks were transformed into corresponding statues and erected within.

Just now, he suddenly realized that he had inadvertently made progress on one of the Milestone Tasks.

- "One of the Twelve Milestone Tasks"

- "Trigger ten Heavenly Earth Omens"

- "Completed by: None"

He had triggered three Heavenly Earth Omens: once with the Twelfth Rank Golden Core, once with the Twelfth Rank Nascent Soul, and once with the Twelfth Rank Soul Transformation Realm.

But he had just triggered another one.

If nothing unexpected happened, it was likely due to the effect of this Trait.

Chen Qiu's expression turned peculiar as he looked at the "Grand Funeral" Trait engraved on his Nascent Soul. This Trait's effect was that upon his death, a Heavenly Earth Omen would envelop the entire world.

Entering the Netherworld was equivalent to death.

Speaking of which, Chen Qiu turned his head towards the dry well representing the Netherworld entrance not far away and suddenly laughed. Perhaps he could also complete this Milestone Task. When he chose the "Grand Funeral" Trait, he never imagined that one day, it would bring him such significant help.

If he didn't have this trait, he really wouldn't know how to trigger the ten Heavenly Earth Omens, which was indeed too difficult.

He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he always felt like the Xuantian Continent's Milestone Tasks were designed to be impossible for anyone to complete. Aside from the tasks he had accomplished, which normal person could achieve such feats?

Moreover, there seemed to be another Milestone Task that could be completed.

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"One of the Twelve Milestone Tasks"

"Climb any of the Heavenly Dao Rankings a hundred times."

"Completed by: None."

This task was even more absurdly difficult. How could one climb any Heavenly Dao Ranking a hundred times? There weren't enough rankings to go around. Therefore, to complete this Heavenly Dao Task, one must repeatedly climb a specific ranking.

For example, the "Xuantian Continent's Sin Value Rankings."

He kept his Sin Value at the bottom of the ranking, then spent a little Sin Value to drop off the ranking. After falling off, he would gain a little Sin Value again to climb back up.

By repeating this process nearly a hundred times, one could climb the ranking a hundred times and complete this Milestone Task.

He had originally planned to use this method to complete the task, but now it seemed there was an easier way.

Chen Qiu turned his head to look at the dry well in the distance, which represented the entrance to the Netherworld. He couldn't help but smile, and then he strode towards the well.

"He's alive! Brother Qiu is really alive, he's alive again!"

Xuantian Continent, Demon State.

Fatty Dragon, who had been closely monitoring the Heavenly Dao Rankings, immediately noticed the changes in the rankings. His eyes, originally filled with red veins, lit up with excitement: "Brother Qiu is back! Brother Qiu is truly not dead!"

"Huff"

Ao Tian, standing beside him, couldn't help but shake his head and laugh. His tone carried a hint of pride: "I knew it. How could Chen Qiu die so easily in the underground cavern?"

Although the scholar's face didn't show much emotion, the tension in his heart eased, and a smile appeared in his eyes.

He had always believed in Brother Qiu.

But after two days without any news of Brother Qiu, he had begun to doubt whether Brother Qiu had truly met with misfortune. However, now, everything was over.

Everything had returned.

The Demon Race leader, who had been with Ao Tian these past few days, also heaved a sigh of relief, wiping away the cold sweat on his forehead: "As long as he's alive, I told you, our Demon Race's Essence Refinement Ancestor has already tested it. The Dwarf Race's Essence Refinement root itself has no injuries. Who can kill Chen Qiu if he doesn't Essence Refine?"

"I thought the Dwarf Race had some hidden trump card."

"Now it seems it was just a false alarm."

The news of Chen Qiu's return to the top of the Heavenly Dao Rankings also spread quickly across the Xuantian Continent. In fact, it didn't even need to be spread; anyone who glanced at the rankings would notice that Chen Qiu's name had reappeared at the top! For a moment, the entire Xuantian Continent was in a state of bewilderment.

"Hmm"

In Central Province, at the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, the Divine Transformation Elder who had been comforting Xiao Yue was now staring at Chen Qiu's name, which had reappeared on the Heavenly Dao Rankings, with a bewildered expression. His mouth opened and closed slightly, but he couldn't utter a sound for a long time.

Alive again?

Xiao Yue, who had been feeling sad, looked at Chen Qiu's name, which had reappeared on the Heavenly Dao Rankings, and the grief on her face froze in mid-air. How could she cry and bring someone back to life? Did she have that ability? Only the nine-tailed fox, lying not far away, seemed quite proud, wagging its tail. These foolish people, none of them understood Chen Qiu as well as she did. In this regard, they were no match for her.

In Jia State, inside a cave mansion.

Zhang Kui, who had just returned from Quzhou, stared at Chen Qiu's name, which had suddenly reappeared on the Heavenly Dao Rankings, and fell silent for a long time before muttering weakly: "Are you playing with me?"

He was worried that Chen Qiu would come looking for him, so he fled to Quzhou overnight, planning to strike while the iron was cold.

He had just set up a hidden array in Quzhou to hide, but then you suddenly died, and the heavens buried you.

If you're dead, you're dead.

He thought he was safe this time, so he quickly dismantled the hidden array and returned to Jia State. Now, you're resurrected again?

"What do I do now?"

After returning to Jia State, Zhang Kui fell silent again for a moment. To be safe, he once again left the cave mansion, transforming into a streak of light and shooting towards Quzhou. Although it was an extra trip, it was better to be cautious.

"Master, you're leaving again?"

The disciple standing outside the cave mansion gazed blankly at Zhang Kui's departing figure.

Central Province, Buddhist Sect.

". . ."

The Buddhist Ancestor, clad in a Buddhist robe, held a white chess piece in his hand, hesitating to place it on the chessboard for a long time. Unable to contain his curiosity, he looked up at the Green Mountain Palace Patriarch sitting across from him with a puzzled expression. "Tell me, how did Chen Qiu resurrect?"

"He was buried by the heavens and earth, and the Dao Gua Sect's ten divinations all predicted his death. He was definitely dead, but why is he able to come back to life?"

"Is this reasonable?"

The Green Mountain Palace Patriarch shook his head and said quietly, "But it's also bad news for you. You've been regretting that your backup plan is useless these days, but now you can put it to full use."

"That's true."

The Buddhist Ancestor nodded, deep in thought. After a long time, the white chess piece in his hand still hadn't landed on the chessboard. He shook his head again, "This isn't important. What I want to ask is, if we don't figure out how Chen Qiu resurrected, even if our plan succeeds, and they bring him back to life, what can we do?"

"Good question."

The Green Mountain Palace Elder's face remained calm as he spoke softly, "I don't know. I'm a martial artist, not good at thinking. Otherwise, I wouldn't have come to you."

"That makes sense. Let me think about it."

"I knew it! I knew it!"

In Central Province, the Profound Heaven Sect's mountain gate was in chaos, with countless disciples quickly gathering their belongings under the command of the Outer Gate Elder, preparing to retreat to the mini universe once more.

The Profound Heaven Sect's Sect Leader stood with his hands on his hips atop a peak at the back mountain, gazing down at the bustling scene below with anger. "I knew it! How could the Heaven-defying Sect, as passed down by our ancestors, be so easily destroyed?"

"I knew there was something fishy going on!"

"Only those foolish elders couldn't see the truth. Now, immediately, retreat! Hurry!"

"From now on, I'll be a dictatorial sect leader. Anyone who doesn't listen to me will face my wrath!"

"No more voting!"

"I'll make the decisions alone. If anyone has a different opinion, there's no need for a vote. Just meet me at the Sect Death Arena. If you win, I'll listen to you, and I'll give you my life and the position of the Sect Leader!"

". . ."

The Profound Heaven Sect's Great Elder also stood by with a complicated expression, unsure of what to say for a moment. Who could be blamed for this? It wasn't really the fault of those shortsighted elders.

After all, the heavenly earth omens had appeared to bury him, and the Dao Gua Sect had even divined ten times.

Who could have imagined that in a situation where his death was certain, the old man would resurrect?

What is this all about?

In Central Province, at the back mountain of the Dao Gua Sect.

An elder looked towards the Dao Gua Sect Patriarch sitting cross-legged in the bamboo forest on the back mountain and said, "You divined ten times, and this is all you could come up with?"

"I can confirm he died."

The Dao Gua Sect Patriarch shook his head, "He didn't fake his death. He truly died and then resurrected. My divination had no issues. You were once a divination cultivator, and you know that the tenth divination is rarely wrong."

"But I don't know how he resurrected. I believe that on the entire Profound Heaven Continent, there are only a few who know."

"Perhaps only Chen Qiu himself knows how he resurrected."

After a moment of silence, the elder continued, "Divine nine times to see how Chen Qiu resurrected."

"I can do that."

The Dao Gua Sect Patriarch nodded calmly, "When I activate my Soul Transformation Realm, 'Divination Heaven Earth', don't run away. Don't set up defenses, just sit within the range of my realm."

"I'll lend you my lifespan to divine properly. I'm also curious about how he resurrected."

"Forget it."

The elder waved his hand and turned to leave the bamboo forest, "I'm not that keen on finding out."

Almost immediately after Chen Qiu's name appeared on the Heavenly Dao Rankings, the top-tier sects of Central Province, which had just emerged, issued announcements, showcasing their efficiency as top-tier powers.

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Central Province's Profound Heaven Sect announced a hundred-year mountain closure, completely retreating from the world.

Central Province's Qi Family announced a hundred-year mountain closure, completely retreating from the world.

Central Province's Falling Petal Valley announced a hundred-year mountain closure, completely retreating from the world.

Upper Ji Zhou's Crystal Palace announced a hundred-year mountain closure, completely retreating from the world.

Lower Ji Zhou's Yi Zhou

PS: Typos will be corrected later.

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