Chapter 410: Even the Old Lady is Sleeping, There Must Be Great Ambition
Chapter 410: Even the Old Lady is Sleeping, There Must Be Great Ambition
Qi Yuan lowered his head in deep thought.
Jiang Ling Su listened attentively, her mind calculating how to cultivate and improve her cultivation.
"Could it be that I'm the long-lost ancestor of the Black Demon Abyss?" Qi Yuan speculated.
"What unfilial descendants, letting the old ancestor work for them!" Qi Yuan felt a surge of indignation.
"Let's go, let's go see the Overseer." Qi Yuan said softly.
In this outpost of the Black Demon Abyss within the Mara Holy Tower, there were five Grand Overseers and numerous Ordinary Overseers.
Each Grand Overseer was a Myth-rank cultivator.
The Ordinary Overseers were all Grand Venerables or above.
As for Qi Yuan's position as a Guest Scholar, he was more of a technical worker, and there were several hundred others like him. The ordinary warriors, or the so-called 'common attacks', were even more numerous.
It could be said that there were many powerful beings here.
However, when combined with the sentient beings of the Black Demon Abyss, there were even more than in the Canglan Realm, which was quite normal.
Stepping out of the Netherworld, Qi Yuan looked around, and everywhere he saw various pitch-black structures.
Black bridges, black trees, black stones, and even the water flowing beneath the bridge was as black as ink, like dark ink.
This was because the beings of the Black Demon Abyss favored the color black.
"At least the air isn't black," Qi Yuan sighed in relief as he stepped onto the bridge, heading towards the deeper parts of the Black Demon Abyss outpost.
On this bridge, there were many Guest Scholars, most of them Purple Mansion-level warriors. Guest Scholars like Qi Yuan were a rare sight.
Whenever these warriors encountered Qi Yuan, they would bow their heads.
In the Black Demon Abyss, status was clear, and strength was determined by bloodline.
At this moment, Qi Yuan leaned against the bridge's railing, gazing at the scenery of the outpost.
Jiang Ling Su couldn't stray too far from Qi Yuan, so she clung to his arm, maintaining an intimate closeness.
"The Upper Realm is indeed the Upper Realm. This bridge is quite interesting."
This bridge was a treasure.
To enter the deeper parts of the outpost, one had to cross this bridge.
However, the time required to cross the bridge didn't depend on your flight speed, but rather on your identity token.
For ordinary warriors, even if they moved at their fastest speed, it would take them the same amount of time as an ordinary person walking, approximately over a hundred breaths.
For Guest Scholars, the time required varied depending on their rank.
With Qi Yuan's Guest Scholar token, he would normally need thirty breaths to reach the other side.
"This is the first time I've seen such a treasure. Does that mean... if I set a time of one million years, and hide on the other side of the bridge, enemies won't be able to cross?" Jiang Ling Su wondered.
"What if the enemy doesn't cross the bridge?" Qi Yuan smiled.
This bridge was merely a curiosity.
It was indeed useful for lower-ranked cultivators, like a rule, but with the presence of Grand Venerables from the Divine Realm, there were still many ways to cross if one desired.
Even Qi Yuan, as a Purple Mansion Grand Venerable, could do it.
Currently, Qi Yuan was pretending to be someone else for the first time, and he wasn't very skilled at it.
After thirty breaths, Qi Yuan arrived at the heart of the Black Demon Abyss outpost.
A massive pitch-black stone appeared before him.
He took out his identity token.
The black stone opened its dark mouth, revealing a faint glow within that looked rather eerie.
Qi Yuan and Jiang Ling Su stepped into the building in a swift and graceful manner.
Inside, a dwarf-like old man was hunched over, holding a cube-like object and playing with it.
Upon noticing Qi Yuan's entrance, the old man lifted his head and glanced at him.
"What's the matter?" he asked.
Although one shouldn't judge a book by its cover, this dwarf-like old man wasn't human, so Qi Yuan judged him by his appearance.
The old man looked like he had a temperamental personality, as if his cultivation had affected his mind.
"Overseer Ke, I want to ask how much merit is required to exchange for a Heaven-Piercing Jade," Qi Yuan inquired, eager to ascend to the Sixth Heaven and meet Jin Li in the Demon Abyss.
It was already May.
"Heaven-Piercing Jade?" The old man glanced at Qi Yuan, "This item is hard to come by. It requires ten thousand merit points, and even then, it's not guaranteed."
Qi Yuan's eyes widened in surprise, "Does that mean I have to work for ten thousand years?"
Collecting a strand of Myriad Light would earn one merit point.
It took an average of one year for a Yin God to collect a strand of Myriad Light.
Therefore, Qi Yuan would need to work for ten thousand years to accumulate the required merit points.
At a monthly salary of 5,000, working for ten thousand years without eating or drinking, he could earn 600 million.
Hmm, on the Blue Planet, this would be considered a small fortune, enough to buy a small luxury home in a big city.
"Although your identity information hasn't been registered yet, with the Ink Jade token, your Guest Scholar status is confirmed. Do you want to receive the task of collecting Myriad Light?"
The old man asked, "The sooner you collect the merit points, the sooner you can ascend to the Sixth Heaven."
"The dwarf elder spoke indifferently."
"Usually, for a Guest Scholar like Qi Yuan, even if he joins the Black Demon Abyss outpost, it would take several months or even a year or two to register his identity information."
"The cultivators in charge of this area might be in seclusion or busy with other matters."
"Such things are common in the Upper Realm."
"Okay." Qi Yuan thought for a moment and then accepted the task of collecting Myriad Light.
After all, such tasks are handed over once every hundred years.
In a hundred years, he wouldn't even know where he'd be, so why bother with tasks.
Now, he's merely wearing the Black Demon Abyss's disguise, going out to collect Myriad Light and fish on the side.
As Qi Yuan exited the Black Demon Abyss outpost, he stretched lazily, "I suddenly feel that it's only in the Upper Realm that I truly have the feeling of cultivating immortality... When I was in the Lower Realm, it felt like I was just playing a game."
These were Qi Yuan's genuine thoughts.
His path of cultivation involved playing games every day, either going to see White Moonlight or exterminating entire clans.
As a Guest Scholar, he would accept tasks.
But he had never done such things.
"Isn't this pretty good? Most cultivators' lives are more or less like this." Jiang Ling Su spoke without much thought.
"This kind of cultivation is too boring." Qi Yuan took a deep breath, and his consciousness probed into the game jade slip.
The game icon was still loading but hadn't succeeded yet.
"Let's go collect Myriad Light." Qi Yuan led Jiang Ling Su away.
They were supposedly collecting Myriad Light, but in reality, they were heading towards the Myriad World.
The Mara Clan was vast, and the Mara Holy Tower was located far away. Even for a Yang Immortal to fly there, it would take a considerable amount of time.
Moreover, if a Yang Immortal were to fly at full speed, they would undoubtedly attract the attention of Creation Treasures or other Yang Immortal Heavenly Sovereigns of the Mara Clan.
But the Myriad World was different. It was similar to the Dark Void, or perhaps a crude version of it.
The Dark Void was a special place where teleportation arrays led, an unfathomable realm.
Even Yang Immortals could only pass through the Dark Void via teleportation arrays and were unable to enter and explore it physically.
Hence, the Upper Realm cultivators had many speculations and research about the Dark Void.
The Myriad World was a crude version of the Dark Void, and cultivators could enter it.
However, the Myriad World was intricate and fraught with countless dangers. Even Yin God Venerables had to be cautious, or they would face the risk of falling.
But the Myriad World was convenient and highly concealed for traveling.
Generally, only those with Divine Realms or higher would use the Myriad World for travel.
The Myriad World, controlled by the Mara Clan, was abundant in Myriad Light.
To enter the Myriad World for collection, one needed credentials from major powers, which was one of the reasons Qi Yuan joined the Black Demon Abyss.
After about a hundred breaths, Qi Yuan and Jiang Ling Su arrived at the entrance to the Myriad World.
At the entrance, a long line had formed.
Mara Clan cultivators stood at the entrance, their expressions scattered and their attitudes arrogant, checking the cultivators entering the Myriad World.
Many Purple Mansion cultivators stood quietly in line like ordinary people, and no one dared to cut in.
Even Yin God Venerables were no exception, but their line was on the other side and much shorter.
Qi Yuan was about to join the line when a voice sounded in his ear, "You are a Guest Scholar of the Black Demon Abyss, no need to queue."
The speaker was a Yin God Venerable in line, looking at Qi Yuan with envy in his eyes.
"In the Mara Clan, people from the Black Demon Abyss and Taihuang Palace are treated specially." The Yin God Venerable added.
The Mara Clan had always been fawning over the Black Demon Abyss, hoping to become a branch.
"Let's set up a tent and settle down here for now." Qi Yuan suggested.
Jiang Lingsu furrowed her brows, "Senior Brother, there's no Spirit Qi here. How am I supposed to cultivate? Should I just rely on Spirit Stones?"
"Don't worry, I'll give you some of my Qi," Qi Yuan casually replied, "Imported Spirit Qi, it's of a higher quality!"
The Qi he exhaled was far purer than the Spirit Qi in the Immortal Realm.
"Tsk!" Jiang Lingsu's face turned red.
Just then, a surprised voice rang out, "Blood Robe... So you're here to collect Myriad Light as well!"
Qi Yuan turned to see a familiar face—Ji Bu Ping.
Ji Bu Ping was currently wearing a black robe and looked rather disheveled.
In front of him was an ugly old woman with a hideous appearance, who seemed to be his master.
The old woman's cultivation had reached the Myth Realm, making her one of the top cultivators.
"Why join the Black Demon Abyss if you're not here to collect Myriad Light?" Qi Yuan asked lazily.
Ji Bu Ping's expression changed, and he felt a deep sense of frustration.
In order to quickly collect Myriad Light and advance in the Black Demon Abyss, he had sacrificed his appearance and became this old woman's temporary Dao companion, only to gain the status of a Guest Scholar. He hadn't even secured his position, and the Blood Robe had already entered the Myriad World.
This made him feel like his efforts were not worth it.
The ugly old woman glanced at Qi Yuan and then turned away, and the two of them bid farewell and headed towards the mountain.
"Is he the Blood Robe that my core figure is interested in? Besides having a stinky body, he doesn't seem to have anything special about him." The ugly old woman wondered.
The core figure of the Black Demon Abyss was a big shot to the ugly old woman.
She had spent tens of millions of years in the Fifth Heaven, all for the sake of accumulating merit points to qualify for the Reflecting the Heavens status, and thus becoming a core figure of the Black Demon Abyss.
Hearing this, Ji Bu Ping's heart filled with even more resentment, "Perhaps... it's just luck."
The ugly old woman looked at Ji Bu Ping, "Don't pay too much attention to him. No matter how good his body is, in the end, he's just a plaything for a big shot. But you're different, with your Fourth Rank bloodline, there's a slim chance that you could become a core figure of the Black Demon Abyss."
This slim chance was indeed very slim, but it existed, and the ugly old woman wasn't lying to Ji Bu Ping.
Hearing this, Ji Bu Ping's eyes lit up with excitement.
In the Myriad World, danger could strike at any moment, so cultivators couldn't afford to close their doors and cultivate in peace; they had to remain vigilant and aware of their surroundings.
Ji Bu Ping kept an eye out for the Myriad Light while occasionally glancing towards the distant tent.
The young couple by the tent seemed to be on a vacation, with a table and chairs set up, along with various foods and fruits.
Ji Bu Ping's eyes showed envy, mixed with a hint of malice.
"Like this, a whole year would be wasted, and I won't be able to catch even a single strand of Myriad Light!"
Ji Bu Ping cursed.
After an unknown amount of time, Ji Bu Ping's eyebrows twitched, and his eyes showed curiosity.
"Where did they go?"
The table and chairs outside the distant tent had been put away, and the items on them had been packed up.
"Could they have discovered the Myriad Light? I have to follow them!"
With this thought, he quickly followed them, tracing Qi Yuan's path.
But after just a few breaths, Ji Bu Ping looked lost, "Where did they go?"
He had completely lost their trail.
Or perhaps, he had never really followed them in the first place.
"There's definitely something wrong with him!" Ji Bu Ping stopped in his tracks, his eyes shifting, deep in thought.
At this moment, Qi Yuan had already placed Jiang Lingsu into the Netherworld.
He traveled alone through the Myriad World, heading towards another Demon King Holy Tower.
As the saying goes, rabbits don't eat the grass near their burrows.
So he had to go a little further to set his trap.
When Ji Bu Ping followed him for a while, he actually knew about it, but he didn't care.
If he was so willing to follow, he'd invite him along next time.
This time, he was at the front, and he couldn't be bothered to follow anymore.
After all, Ji Bu Ping looked very ambitious, even sleeping with old ladies.
He'd definitely be willing to do big things with him.
Once the trap was set, he returned to the original spot. If the fish was about to bite, he'd invite Ji Bu Ping to join him.
A cultivator with such ambition would definitely not miss out.
Qi Yuan thought randomly.
His figure soon arrived at another exit of the Myriad World.
At this moment, numerous Mara Clan cultivators were guarding the exit of the Myriad World.
These cultivators were far too weak compared to Qi Yuan.
With the Great Mind Forgetting Scripture, he directly walked out without attracting any attention.
"Setting up a trap is a skill."
"Not too obvious, yet not completely undetected."
PS: There's one more chapter to go, sorry, but today I feel exhausted.
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