The black clouds rolled like ink, the wind howled on the sea, and the waves reached the sky. This stormy sea never had a moment of peace, bringing the chill of the north to the human realm.
Amidst the raging waves, a tall mountain broke through the surface of the sea, standing on the sea like a giant holding up the clouds with one hand.
The mountain was surrounded by steep cliffs and jagged rocks. The wind howled as it blew, as if thousands of fierce beasts were coming back to life.
It was originally a dormant volcano, but after generations of owners raised it, it was now unbelievably majestic. Its shape was not like a normal mountain island, and its name had changed countless times.
The Xuanming Cave — this was its current name. The previous owner was Lin Xuan, and the current owner was Li Qingshan. They were both senior apprentice brothers of the Myriad Sect, or more accurately, they were once.
At this moment, a ray of light flew over, the ray of light was blue, dazzling, and did not hide its tracks at all. As it neared the mountain, it immediately fell from the sky and hovered low above the sea. It was Pi Yangqiu, the head of the Abundance Department of the Myriad Sect. He was ordered by senior apprentice sister Dai Mengfan to take back the Xuanming Cave.
Pi Yangqiu raised his head to look at the mountain, his face dark.
"Since Li Qingshan has fallen into the realm of demons, he shouldn't dare to return to the human realm. This cave has most likely been abandoned. This mission should be more daunting than dangerous. "
However, as he stared at the black mountain, he couldn't help but think of Li Qingshan's figure.
Outside Black Cloud City, he led an army and fought against the demon god.
Anyone who had experienced that battle would never be able to forget those scenes.
At that time, Li Qingshan was the same as him, just a Yang Spirit cultivator. Now, he had crossed the boundary between immortal and mortal, and became a human immortal, no, an evil god. How terrifying would he be?
"Damn Dai Mengfan!"
Pi Yangqiu cursed in his heart. Although this was his guess, Li Qingshan's actions had always been unexpected. If he really stayed in the cave, then breaking the formation would be equivalent to suicide.
However, if he did nothing, he wouldn't end well when he returned to the Myriad Sect.
Stuck between a rock and a hard place, Pi Yangqiu faced Gao Shan and bowed to the ground, loudly saying, "Eldest Senior Brother, Pi Yangqiu is here to greet you!" His etiquette was respectful and thorough, like a subject greeting the king.
Before coming here, Pi Yangqiu already had a plan. If Li Qingshan was really inside, he would pretend that nothing had happened and reminisce about old times. Then, he would immediately escape back to Wanxiang City and announce that he had failed the mission. Anyway, no one could ask him to defeat an Evil God.
However, if Li Qingshan's devilish nature was so deep that he didn't care about their past relationship and wasn't willing to let him off easily, then he could only fall into the devilish domain with him.
However, that was basically the worst possible outcome. Unless he had no other choice, he would never mix with demonfolk. It was not because of some bullshit like "good and evil are irreconcilable", "good and evil are right and wrong", but because he never believed demonfolk could overturn the heavens. Who would be willing to join an organisation that was destined to fail?
Unless there was something wrong with his brain! Yes, there was something wrong with Li Qingshan's mind. Although he was strong, there was something wrong with his brain. Pi Yangqiu was sure in his heart.
His voice was imbued with power, ringing through the surroundings. For a moment, it actually drowned out the whistling wind.
His head hung deeply behind his wide sleeves, but his ears perked up silently. He counted his breaths and listened attentively.
However, even when his voice faded away and he had counted ten breaths, there was only the whistling of the wind in the surroundings. The Xuanming dwelling remained deathly silent.
Pi Yangqiu rejoiced inside. That kid really is no longer in the human realm.
However, he still dared not be careless. He bowed again and said loudly, "First senior brother, I'm here!"
This bow was no longer as deep as Just Now. He only bowed slightly. It was not like Li Qingshan was a person who cared that much about etiquette anyway. Even if he really was in there, he probably would not blame him.
The Xuanming dwelling remained silent like before.
Pi Yangqiu heaved a sigh of relief. He was almost completely at ease. He could not help but laugh at himself for being too cautious. However, he straightened his body and shouted, "Li Qingshan, I'm here!" This was considered as the last test.
Finally confirming that Li Qingshan was not in there, Pi Yangqiu let out a long sigh of relief. He immediately took out a scroll from his sleeve and threw it into the air. The bamboo pieces turned into twenty-four green lights and scattered in the sky. They turned into twenty-four light screens that surrounded the Xuanming dwelling. They shone with each other and became one.
It was as if he had set up another layer of formation outside of the mountain guarding formation. He wanted to use the formation to break the formation.
It was not without reason that Dai Mengfan arranged for him to break the formation. Pi Yangqiu, as the head of the Heaven's Mansion Department, was most proficient in formations. This scroll was his personal item. It was called the "Cave Bamboo Book" and was specially used to break formations.
He had relied on this item to break through countless formations and plunder countless caves to reach his current cultivation level.
Pi Yangqiu could not be more familiar with the Xuanming Dwelling's mountain guarding formation. Back then, when Li Qingshan came to break the formation, it was with his help that he was able to succeed. Now that there was no one in the dwelling to control the formation, the formation's power was greatly reduced. Furthermore, it was restricted by the "Cave Bamboo Book", so its circulation was extremely slow. It had almost completely lost its defensive power.
In less than half a day, Pi Yangqiu had successfully broken the formation. Just Now, when he was breaking the formation, he was extremely nervous. He was worried that Li Qingshan would rush out to settle the score with him at any time. Now that he had completely relaxed, he revealed a carefree smile.
Taking back the mountain guarding formation meant that he had taken back the dwelling. His mission was complete. Just as Pi Yangqiu was about to return to Wanxiang City to report to Dai Mengfan, he suddenly had an idea, "Since there's no one in the cave dwelling, why don't I take a look inside and do my old job of stealing?"
The dwelling was the foundation of a cultivator. It usually stored all of one's wealth. Li Qingshan himself had a mysterious background. He had inherited all of Eldest Martial Brother Lin Xuan's wealth. After the battle at Black Cloud City, he had obtained a huge amount of resources.
Pi Yangqiu had done this many times, so he was used to it. However, when he raised his head and looked at the black mountain, he felt a chill in his heart. The black giant seemed to be staring at him.
However, the greed in his heart burned like a fire. "Hmph, riches are found in danger! Now that the calamity of the world is imminent, it is time to gather resources and seek to break through the barrier of immortals. Although Li Qingshan is scary, how can I, Pi Yangqiu, be scared by a shadow? "
He immediately made up his mind. He flew to the peak of the mountain and entered the Xuan Ming Cave from the crater.
However, if one looked from above, the pitch-black crater looked like a huge abyss that had swallowed a small worm.
Once Pi Yangqiu entered the crater, the sound of wind and waves from all directions immediately quieted down. Only the night rain followed him as he fell into the abyss.
He couldn't help but slow down and slowly descend. However, in the boundless silence, some voices gradually became prominent. It was as if there were people whispering in his ears. There were men, women, young, and old. When mixed together, it was as soft as a mosquito's buzz, full of pain and resentment.
He suddenly came to a realization. When he listened carefully, all the voices disappeared and returned to silence. It was as if he was hallucinating.
However, when he was slightly distracted, those voices appeared again in the darkness. Together with the chill, they seeped into every pore of his body.
He vaguely felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what it was. He wanted to leave the Xuan Ming Cave, but the greed in his heart was so strong that he couldn't control it. He could only continue to fall into the abyss, as if he was immersed in a nightmare that he couldn't wake up from.
Everything was out of control …
In a trance, Pi Yangqiu didn't know how long he fell. Suddenly, he clearly heard two voices coming from the bottom of the abyss.
"Classmate Xiao Ming, your strength recovers quite quickly!" A low and light voice broke the silence in the darkness, and all the whispers faded away.
"Don't call me 'Xiao Ming'! Call me Luo? Ming, what's a 'classmate' anyway? "A voice was slightly hoarse and filled with arrogance.
"You don't know. This is the rule where I come from. After 'Xiao Ming', you must add 'classmate'."
"Then don't call me 'Xiao Ming', okay?"
"I'm the boss. What I say goes. You're just an Asura Battle God, the Bird Shooting Heavenly King. How can you control me? "
'Xiao Ming' was silent for a moment. "I didn't expect you to reach this stage."
"Heh, I didn't expect it either."
Pi Yangqiu's eyes widened. The darkness around him faded, and he could vaguely see two men drinking wine on a huge rock at the bottom of the abyss.
He was extremely familiar with one of the figures. He recognized it — Li Qingshan.
'Xiao Ming' played with the wine cup in his hand. He pondered for a long time and said, "Let me give you a piece of advice!"
"Say it."
"If the Sky Emperor summons you to surrender, then surrender!"
"Ha! Is this what the Asura would say? "
"This is what a friend would say."
"You think I can't win?"
"No one can … but I believe you can. At least you have a chance."
"Then why should I surrender?"
"No matter if you win or lose, you'll be burned by the Karmic Fire. It's useless even if you win."
"…"
"…"
"It's useless to me, but it's useful to others. And being burned by the Karmic Fire isn't necessarily a bad thing. "
"…"
"Xiao Ming, let's fight!"
"You're the boss. What you say goes."
At this moment, Pi Yangqiu recognized Li Qingshan. He was so shocked that he woke up from his nightmare and regained control of his body. Seeing that the two of them didn't seem to notice his existence, he immediately rose up and wanted to leave the Xuan Ming Cave.
'Xiao Ming' suddenly raised his head. His eyes were darker than the deepest darkness of the abyss. Pi Yangqiu felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave. He couldn't even move his little finger.
"How dare you come in. I'll kill him."
"Don't. Let him live. If his Life Lamp is extinguished, that old turtle will be alerted. My son is still in their hands!"
"If he's alerted, then so be it. I'll go save Feng Yuan and kill that old turtle. Who can stop me?"
"No, I'm looking for that old turtle for something else. It's not good for you to reveal your identity now. Go back to the Asura Path and continue your campaign. When you've fully recovered, come back and help me."
"Alright, I'm going!" Xiao Ming nodded. The water of the abyss surged violently. Just Now, Pi Yangqiu could see clearly that there was a big black dragon in the abyss. The huge rock that the two of them were on was the dragon's head.
At this moment, its aura was revealed. It was clearly a demon immortal.
"This … could it be Big Senior Brother's Golden Eye Dragon!?" Pi Yangqiu was utterly shocked. Of these three, one was the Asura battle god, one was a daemon immortal of the dragon race, and the last one was the unfathomable Li Qingshan. "Just what kind of place have I ended up in?"
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