Chapter 874: Secrets of the Storehouse
Having eight of King Immortal-Slayer"s legacy medallions provided an even greater level of control of the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart. More specifically, Yang Qi was now free to go into the treasure storehouse whenever he wanted, and in fact, he could travel freely throughout the Pa.s.sionless G.o.d Flower.
Neither his energy arts nor his cultivation base had advanced, and his power index was still at two hundred twenty. In fact, he was now weaker than his clone. But thanks to reaching the Destabilizing will convergence level, his fighting prowess was greater than ever, and in that respect he was actually superior to his clone.
That was especially true if he used the Seventy-Two Monarchs Energy Art together with the Hand of the One G.o.d. They were like a combination of righteous and evil, an amalgamation of yin and yang, the ultimate expression of the taiji.
BOOM!
Yang Qi’s true self was still in the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart, working on his divine abilities, remolding himself, and taking control of the various weapons and items of the seventy-two monarchs. Thanks to the difficult work, his cultivation base was slowly starting to climb.
As the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart rose to a higher level, dazzling shafts of light shot out in every direction. Within it existed worlds pulsing with the mighty aura of the Primeval Age. The immortal-slaying clone rose to his feet, his eyes flashing like lightning and his black hair swirling around him, making him seem like some G.o.d-king from the ancient past. Suddenly, a sphere appeared above his head, like an ocean world covered by rolling waves. However, the water seemed more like power than anything else, and as it surged, the clone spoke in a clear, ringing voice.
“Virtual G.o.d world!”
The oceanic sphere exploded, causing rain to fall in all directions. A world was birthed out of s.p.a.ce-time itself, filled with G.o.d trees, G.o.d minerals, and all sorts of other things.
It was a virtual G.o.d world, which was similar to a true G.o.d world. Although it was only virtual in nature, it still had its own magical laws, power, and vital energy. In fact, it was thirty percent as real as a true G.o.d world, and was more suitable for cultivation than anywhere on the Ancient Road to the G.o.ds. Not a single immortal world in existence could compare to it.
Yang Qi escorted his family, friends, and sworn siblings into the virtual G.o.d world, all of whom were completely shocked by the sight of it. In fact, they couldn"t even wrap their minds around how much better their cultivation would advance here compared to the outside world.
After all, random animals from the G.o.d world could devastate even Grand Emperors.
“A virtual G.o.d world!?” Flower Mildcloud exclaimed, her expression flickering with fear. “Completely and utterly heaven-defying! It’s like a copy of the true G.o.d world! It"s hard to even predict what benefits will come from practicing cultivation in there!”
“Well, what do you think?” Yang Qi said. “Like I said, I don’t need any help from you to find the treasure storehouse of the Joyflower Palace. I’ve already looted plenty of treasure, and in the following days I’ll continue doing so until the place is empty! Sadly, because you refused to give me any information, I don"t think it’s proper to give you a share.”
“You!” Flower Mildcloud said, her expression flickering. There was no way she could ever have guessed that not only would Yang Qi find the treasure storehouse, but he would be able to get inside and freely take things. The treasure storehouse was a divine location in the Joyflower Palace, and the items inside were usually bestowed as gifts by the elders and the flower G.o.ddesses.
Flower Mildcloud couldn’t help but be shaken by the sight of the magical treasures from there.
“Now do you see the benefits of siding with me? You could have had your pick of anything from the storehouse. You claimed that it was because of your loyalty to the Joyflower Palace, but I bet it was actually your fear of the warding spells, wasn’t it? What about now? Feeling a bit different?” He smiled enigmatically.
“Stop toying with me,” Flower Mildcloud said. “Fine. If you agree to give me something from the treasure storehouse, I’ll tell you a secret.”
“What secret?” Yang Qi asked quietly.
“A rumor about the treasure storehouse itself,” she replied. “It"s said that there’s an item in the storehouse that can give you ultimate control over the Joyflower Palace. In fact, it could give you the Pa.s.sionless G.o.d Flower itself, allowing you to destroy the palace. Would you be interested in a secret like that?”
“What? What kind of item are we talking about here? Are you saying you want to turn your back on the Joyflower Palace? Now that you’ve seen what I"m capable of, have you finally come to the realization that I’ll destroy the palace whether or not you’re helping me?”
“That’s exactly right,” she replied. “I can see now how strong you are, and I can tell that n.o.body will be able to stop you. One way or another, you’ll eventually reach the item I"m talking about and use it to destroy the sect. A wise woman submits to the circ.u.mstances, and now I see that I should throw my lot in with you. In fact, who knows, maybe you’ll even let me take the place over.”
“Well, aren’t you ambitious,” Yang Qi said. “Alright. You can have your pick of the treasures. Tell me what you want, and I’ll get it. But first, I want to know the details of this secret of yours. It had better be worth it.”
“Alright. It"s said that even in the distant past, the Joyflower Palace and the Pa.s.sionless G.o.d Flower have always been one and the same. Together, they form a boundless G.o.d item that, although not quite on the level of the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart, is still spectacularly amazing. Unfortunately, it requires an immense power source to operate. Can you guess what that power source is?”
“What?” Yang Qi replied, his curiosity piqued.
“A tear from the Pa.s.sionless G.o.d-King. The tears of G.o.d-kings contain the power of cosmic nirvanic extermination. Normally speaking, G.o.ds don"t shed tears. But they will if they’re hurt deeply enough. Such tears contain their ultimate quintessence, gathered over an entire lifetime. In other words, G.o.dhood. Not the ordinary kind, but rather aberrant G.o.dhood. That said, such G.o.dhood would contain such immense power that ordinary people could never a.s.similate it. Because such tears are aberrations, they signify that whichever G.o.d shed them did so upon falling into corruption.”
“A tear from the Pa.s.sionless G.o.d-King?” Yang Qi felt truly shaken. Ent.i.ties who reached the Deathless Throne and became G.o.ds were pinnacle beings, and it seemed impossible that one of them could possibly shed tears. Tears represented weakness, and would only be shed in a moment of ultimate vulnerability.
In fact, during Yang Qi’s entire path of cultivation, he had never once shed a single tear.
For a G.o.d-king to shed tears would imply that he had lost his G.o.dhood and magical laws. Such tears would be aberrations, as would the G.o.dhood they contained. It was something that would happen so rarely that it would be considered a legend even in the G.o.d world. But now, here was talk of such a thing in the Joyflower Palace.
Yang Qi had read hints of such legends in ancient daoist texts, but had a.s.sumed that they were fanciful fairy tales.
How could the G.o.ds, who had ultimate freedom and power, ever shed tears?
“That G.o.d-king’s tear is stored in the depths of the treasure storehouse,” she replied, “and is considered the ultimate foundation of the Joyflower Palace. If you can get it, it would be of immense help in your efforts to deal with the sect as a whole.”
“The tear of a G.o.d-king….” Yang Qi smiled. “Seems quite terrifying. What circ.u.mstances would possibly lead to a G.o.d-king crying? I somehow doubt that I"m strong enough to control something like that. But considering you’ve brought it up, I might as well go take a look and see what would be involved in taking it.”
Even as this dialogue was playing out, Yang Qi was manipulating his vital energy to completely a.s.similate the eighth of King Immortal-Slayer"s legacy medallions. When the process was complete, his power increased dramatically, as did his speed, making him stealthier than ever. Not even someone ten times as strong as him would have an easy time killing him. And of course, being able to retreat into the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart was his ultimate safety net.
Thus prepared, he headed back into the treasure storehouse.
His return trip was much easier, thanks to the increased power of the chart. He waved his hand, sending out magical laws that looked like swimming fishes that unraveled the warding spells and placed the entire storehouse within his reach.
Whoosh.
The bottle of firmament-blood lightning-origin flew into his hand. Opening it, he absorbed the lightning-like blood-colored liquid, which caused his true energy to surge rapidly.
[Beep-beep-beep. Beep-beep-beep. Power index two hundred thirty. Two hundred forty. Two hundred fifty. Two hundred sixty….]
It eventually stopped rising at two hundred eighty. At that point, he gave the rest of the firmament-blood lightning-origin to Flower Mildcloud.
“Drink that,” he said, “and push your energy arts to a higher level. But leave some leftover for my friends and family. I want their cultivation to improve even more quickly than it is now.”
Flower Mildcloud smiled. “They’re in that virtual G.o.d world working on their cultivation! How could they possibly practice cultivation any faster?”
“With firmament-blood lightning-origin, their speed will definitely increase. Are you really trying to haggle with me at this point? There will only be further benefits to come, such that you couldn"t possibly even take advantage of all of them.”
He waved his hand, shivering as a stream of power flowed out of him. At the same time, he began singing a holy song. “Truth is falsehood, thus, falsehood is truth. True and false. False and true. Life and death; void and destruction. Everything is a dream and a void, an illusion. A chiliocosm of worlds brings about all dreams….”
Suddenly, a virtual bottle of firmament-blood lightning-origin took the place of the old one on the shelf.
At the same time, other virtual weapons and items appeared on the Paramount Shelf, emanating the same energy and aura that the previous items had. Even someone who picked up such an item, looked at it, and scanned it with true energy would be unable to detect that it was false.
As for the firmament-blood lightning-origin, only someone who actually attempted to drink it would realize that it wasn’t real. All other evidence would point to it being an actual item from the G.o.d world.
Yang Qi had cultivated his Life-Death Void-Destruction G.o.d-Lightning to the point where he could create virtual projections that were like dreams within dreams. Of course, he had yet to reach the ultimate level of this power, in which he could create things as real as reality. If he had reached that level, there would be no reason to go around stealing magical treasures.