Rise of Humanity

by <unknown>

  And the most efficient method to do all of this was through battle!

  The Kun Lun Qi Practitioners grew up in an environment with a great cultivation heritage, and there was a plentiful number of gods here. This was definitely a good place for him to open his eyes.

  The horse-faced old man sneered and said, “Nameless child, do you even know how high and wide the sky and earth is!”

  His body morphed and leaped behind, he turned into a horse-faced celestial being with billowing fire clouds hovering him into the sky.

  The giant celestial being was stepping on the fire, and a divine eye opened on his forehead, forming a three-star eye formation on his face. He sneered coldly and said, "The Tian Si Celestial Race has three eyes, the Fire Star, the Fire Essence and Fire Sun!"

  His three eyes were burning in flames, shooting out the godly rays that contained a deadly heat that could burn everything into ashes!

  Zhong Yue could sense the totem patterns in the three eyes were stronger than those in the【Great Sun Heavenly Demon Art】. Clearly, this was a fire-style cultivation technique on a higher tier than the【Great Sun Heavenly Demon Art】!

  This horse-face old man strength as a Heavenly Dharma cultivator was much greater than those from the Ancestral Star. Zhong Yue eyes then lit up even more in eagerness.

  The Kun Lun Qi Practitioners are really strong!

  Zhong Yue laughed out loud, and he moved like a flash of lightning, Now, there was only one question - how much can he bear with my attacks!

  …

  On the golden platform, the gods were looking at Ma Zhengfeng, and they all praised him. Yu Shen God said, "Mister Ma, your disciple's three eyes are nearly as strong as yours was in the early days. These three divine eyes are very versatile, able to be used offensively and defensively – it truly is a marvelous technique. It's really a rare thing for Ma Zhengfeng to be able to grasp and cultivate it to such a stage. Mister Ma has taken in a good disciple!"

  Ma Wang God was proud but still maintained his facade of humility, "This disciple of mine is just a disciple with ordinary talent. But he is hardworking, willing to withstand the boredom of cultivating day and night. That is the only thing worthy of praise…"

  Before he could even finish his sentence, Zhong Yue moved. With his eight arms, Zhong Yue launched a barrage of punches at Ma Zhengfeng. In just the blink of an eye, thousands of fists were thrown!

  The horse-faced old man Ma Zhengfeng was still planning on taking advantage of his three eyes to attack first, but Zhong Yue had already stolen the initiative, and he was forced to go on the defensive. He formed light shields in front of him with the three godly rays.

  But in just an instant, Zhong Yue's attacks crushed the light shields. He took another step forward and launched a heavy punch at Ma Zhengfeng. Ma Zhengfeng was struck out of consciousness, his bones were crushed and displaced out of their location, falling down like a clump of mud from the sky.

  Ma Wang God's eyes thumped, and he immediately felt the embarrassment filling his heart. He quickly said, "Ma Zhengfeng … his cultivation base is although strong and firm, his stubborn personality destined that he will not be quick-witted in the battles. That will place him at a disadvantage when he meets with another Qi Practitioner who is quick-witted…" Just as he finished the words, even he was finding it hard to believe.

  “I’ve used half of my prowess.”

  On the Cloud Stage, Zhong Yue slowly landed on the ground and said, "The Kun Lun Qi Practitioners, you guys are really strong…"

  “Presumptuous!”

  Suddenly, a Qing Si Celestial Race Qi Practitioner flew into the sky and turned into an ox-headed celestial being. Two horns pointed right at the sky, and he pounded on his chest while bellowing in rage, "Zhong Shan Clan member, aren't you just taking advantage of your mortal body to bully an old horse? I dare you to fight with me!"

  His mortal body was strong, muscles bulging out everywhere and one could easily infer how physically strong he was just by looking at his body!

  “My disciple.”

  On the Nacre Lake Golden Stage, Niu God smiled and said to the other gods, "This is my disciple, Niu Qingshan. We Qing Si Celestial Race does not boast, but this disciple of mine is really talented. I can vaguely see myself in him. This child's strength is nearly on par with me during my old days…"

  The gods praised, and it was at this moment that Zhong Yue moved again. His body morphed into a horned crimson ape, and he raised his head high, releasing a raged cry while he stomped his feet on the ground. He had turned into the Zhu Yan form, the race that possessed the greatest brute strength among all the celestial races from the West Barren!

  The Qing Si Qi Practitioner, Niu Qingshan also let out a fury cry. They then rushed into one another and punched at each other. When their fists collided, it felt like the mountains had crashed together, and some weaker Qi Practitioners passed out from the impact of the clash!

  Ka-cha——

  Niu Qingshan's arm broke and the broken bone fragments pierced out from his arms, exposing them to the air.

  Niu God was in shock. Niu Qingshan then lowered his head and thrust his ox horns at Zhong Yue's torso. Zhong Yue then quickly grabbed onto the horns, and the two wrestled in the air. All of a sudden, Niu Qingshan raised his other hand and struck at Zhong Yue's chest!

  Just as Niu God was praising his disciple's actions, Zhong Yue forcibly pulled his arms back. The two ox horns were pulled down from Niu Qingshan's head, and Zhong Yue then thrust the ox horns down right at Niu Qingshan's back while he then followed up with a knee attack on Niu Qingshan's lower jaw.

  Teeth flew into the air as Niu Qingshan was sent flying into the sky before falling to the ground and landing on his back. The ox horns penetrated deeper into his body and exited out of his chest while blood flowed out of it like a streaming river.

  Niu God and the other disciples all quickly rushed over to tend to Niu Qingshan's injuries.

  "Still 50 percent."

  Zhong Yue slightly frowned in dissatisfaction, and he mumbled, "Is there not a single Kun Lun Qi Practitioner worthy for me to use my whole prowess?"

  “How dare you!”

  Yu Shen God's disciple flew over and turned into a human-headed, snake-bodied giant. He ferociously whipped his snake tail at Zhong Yue and sneered coldly, "Who do you think you are to look down on the Kun Lun Qi Practitioners…"

  Krong——

  Zhong Yue cast out the Fuxi True Form, also human-headed and snake-bodied. His continuous attacks eventually broke the bones of the Yu Shen God's disciple, causing him to fall down from the sky like a dead snake.

  “Let me teach you a lesson!”

  A Yu Liang God's disciple stood up and morphed into the Rain God True Form. He collided with Zhong Yue in the air, summoning the rains and commanded the water. Zhong Yue then morphed into the Kun Peng form and sucked all of the water into his mouth. He then shot up into the sky, taking the form of a Golden Peng as he clenched on the shoulders of the Yu Liang God's disciple and crushing it.

  Zhong Yue then plunged down to the stage and smashed the Yu Liang God's disciple onto the floor, sending him into the abyss of unconsciousness.

  The other Yu Liang God's disciples were incensed and humiliated. They shouted and cast out the Rain God True Form, launching out all their skills and soul weapons at Zhong Yue.

  Zhong Yue then turned into the three-legged Golden Crow and stood steadfast against the incoming attacks. A trinity of divine fires then burned around him, vaporizing all of the incoming attacks while he spread out the Golden Crow Wings. Countless golden feathers then shot out and cut the many Yu Liang God's disciples.

  The horse-faced old man Ma Zhengfeng was suppressing his injuries, and he looked at his martial brothers. He furtively gestured toward them, and they all immediately rushed out toward Zhong Yue.

  Meanwhile, the many disciples of the Yu Shen God had also swarmed over, casting out the Heavenly Dharma and True spirit soul weapons. As the crowd part
ed, the Niu God's disciples also stepped out, roaring loudly in unison before lunging over at Zhong Yue. The Cloud Stage was suddenly steeped in chaos and disorder!

  On the Golden Stage, Niu God, Ma Wang God and the other gods all had gloomy expressions on their faces.

  Zhong Yue flared his wings and shot up into the sky, shooting out countless golden feathers that injured the many Yu Liang God's disciples. He opened his eyes, and the Yin and Yang Qi swirled out, crushing their soul weapons into pieces. At the same time, Zhong Yue pushed his hands out, launching fire Jiao Dragons at the Niu God's disciples and setting them ablaze.

  He then made a clawing motion with his hand, and a fire cage formed around a Yu Shen God's disciple, effectively grounding him. He then shot his Great Boundless Sword Qi at the disciple!

  Zhong Yue then turned into the Zhu Yan form and stomped on an expert's shoulder, crushing the bones in that area. He quickly transitioned into the Kui Long form, drumming on his chest and forcing many surrounding experts off their balance.

  He turned into the Zhong Li form and flashed out like lightning, stepping on two dragons, further injuring the experts.

  But more and more Qi Practitioners continued swarming over. Seeing that, Zhong Yue surged out the six-eyed Star Toad on his back. The gigantic toad was crouching in the air with six bright moons emerging behind it. Suddenly, the toad sucked in a deep breath of air and roared, "Mang-guu————!!”

  Immediately, the area within a 10-foot radius of him was cleared of Qi Practitioners. Some of the weaker ones were even blasted out from the Cloud Stage to completely disappear beyond the horizon.

  Oh no, I've used up all my power!

  Zhong Yue was shocked, and he quickly recollected his arcane energy. The Qi Practitioners on the Cloud Stage were all lying on the ground like crops recently ravaged by a hurricane. And only Zhong Yue was left standing on the stage in the middle.

  Chapter 436: Peaches of Immortality and Returning Ruins |

  In a place like Kun Lun where there were six moons, the moon spirit's power was beyond expectation!

  Zhong Yue was pleasantly surprised; the six-eyed Star Toad behind him then slowly dispersed. There were six moons in Kun Lun, while the Star Toad also had six eyes. After some time of cultivating his moon spirit, the Star Toad had awoken more of the moon totem spirit, and its power has increased dramatically.

  He only intended to test out the Star Toad's power, but he accidentally cast out the full power of the moon spirit. As a result, the Kun Lun experts that surrounded him were all blasted away. One could tell just how strong the moon spirit was.

  On the Cloud Stage, the Qi Practitioners all looked at him in disbelief. Zhong Yue had switched between so many forms and had beaten the god's disciples as if they were chickens. Such strength was beyond their imagination!

  Pained groans were what remained of the chaotic battle that had just taken place on the stage. Although there were no casualties, the disciples still suffered severe injuries, making it impossible for them to stand up on their feet. Zhong Yue had no thoughts of killing them, but his attacks were not that pleasant to endure either.

  Zhong Yue frowned. He clasped his hands together and said, "Senior martial brothers, forgive me for the damages done."

  The eight Golden Hous were also in shock, and Tian Qi mumbled, "Senior Martial Brother Zhong is … so strong…"

  Tian Yi then quickly turned to Qiu Jin'er and asked, "Little sister of the Qiu Clan, was your senior martial brother always this strong?"

  Qiu Jin’er shook her head in denial and answered, "No, my senior martial brother was always the type to use reason…"

  But not even Qiu Jin'er was able to convince herself to believe that, and so she just stopped talking.

  The young lady then searched through her memories of Zhong Yue. Whether if it was the bloody fight out of the West Barren, the saber slashed South Barren, the calamities he had brought to the demon race Eight Barren, or even stealing the treasures of the West Barren celestial races; nothing Zhong Yue had ever done was through reasoning.

  Tian Yi then suddenly laughed, he placed his furry claws on his hips and said proudly, "Since your senior martial brother is so strong, why would I still need to act so courteous?"

  Qiu Jin'er was stunned, among the eight Golden Hous, Tian Yi was the most sensible. Why was it that even he had suddenly become mischievous?

  …

  On the Golden Stage, Ma Wang God, Yu Shen God and the other gods were gloomy and embarrassed. Yu Liang continued to grasp for excuses for the defeat while his face blushed in embarrassment.

  Jin Wu mulled and said, "Seems like this Zhong Shan Clan member is not a monster. He has changed into so many forms; it won't be easy to learn of his origins. But judging from his words just now, it seems like he is not one of us from Kun Lun but somewhere else?"

  “The other planets?”

  The gods stiffened up their faces. There were still other planets around Kun Lun, some belonged to the celestials and some demons. These planets were part of the shattered imperial court, and those that lived there were the descendants of those gods who escaped death. Some of them even have strong and powerful figures in it.

  One of the most renowned other than Kun Lun was the A'thoer, the residence of the demon race and rival to the Kun Lun.

  "Is he an A'thoer demon Qi Practitioner that was sent to stir trouble in the Nacre Lake Grand Meeting?"

  …

  Meanwhile, on the Cloud Stage, a young man walked out from the crowd, and he clasped his hands together and said, "Senior Martial Brother Zhong, your prowess is just like a young god's. It's a shame for you to compete with them, they are the gods' disciples and or mounts. With your prowess, you should be contending with the potential young gods. There is no need to bully them, is there?"

  Zhong Yue looked over, the young man who stood out sported an enchanting aura. Zhong Yue then smiled and said, "This brother, you are right. May I ask of your name?"

  "My mother is Shang Zhen." The young man smiled and replied, "While I am Shang Qing. My wild guess is that Senior Martial Brother Zhong is not from Kun Lun, am I correct?"

  Zhong Yue nodded in confirmation, "Yes, I'm from the Ancestral Star."

  “Ancestral Star, Ancestral Star…”

  Shang Qing searched through his mind but couldn't find anything about such a place. He then cast the issue to the back of his mind and said smilingly, "Senior martial brother, are you for the heavenly palace's Peaches of Immortality?"

  Zhong Yue frowned and thought, Peaches of Immortality?

  The Golden Hous then all rushed over and surrounded the young man, they were thrilled and asked, “Is there really such a spirit fruit? Is it in the great Western Mother’s garden?”

  “Can it really make one immortal?”

  “Is it nice? Have you tasted it before?”

  …

  ……

  The eight Golden Hous fired questions at him to seemingly no end, and Shang Qing waited for them to finish their questions before answering. "The Peaches of Immortality are a kind of divine fruit. True, it's godly, but it doesn't really make you immortal. It's just that one Peach of Immortality can extend your life by a few hundred years. Some even up to a thousand years. But despite the help of the Peaches of Immortality, the gods can still only have at most 10,000 years of life. Ultimately, death comes for everyone. Well, at least, that is the case for the mortal body. Thus, the Peaches of Immortality are an important key to the gods. Which is why all the gods will come and join the Nacre Lake Grand Meeting."

  Qiu Jin'er also came forward and intently listened to the young man. She asked hurriedly, "But if you have an unlimited supply of it, wouldn't you be immortal then?"

  “I wish so too.”

  Shang Qing shook his head and answered, "The mortal body has a limit, and so does the Yuan Shen. Although you can extend them, there is still a cap on their longevity that it is impossible to extend even if you were to consume an unlimited number of the peaches
."

  Zhong Yue then asked, “So are there really Peaches of Immortality in the Western Mother Empire?”

  “Nope!”

  Shang Qing smiled and said, "It exists but not in our Wester Mother Empire. The real Peaches of Immortality are in the Kun Lun imperial court, they were planted by the Reincarnation Monarch himself. After the calamity that destroyed the Kun Lun imperial court; the fragment that contained the Peaches of Immortality fell into the broken Six Paths Reincarnation, in some place known as the Returning Ruins. That place is really dangerous, if the gods head over there, their arrival will trigger a curse that will disintegrate them."

  Zhong Yue suddenly thought of the situation where the evil existence destroyed the Six Paths of Reincarnation. Countless gods were killed in that strike, but the evil existence had ignored them while the gods then turned into skeletons on their own. In retrospect, it sure did look like a kind of curse.

  "This curse is only targeting at the gods, while Qi Practitioners like us who are not gods can pass through it. These Returning Ruins where the Peaches of Immortality are located will only emerge every 1000 years. Thus, the Nacre Lake Grand Meeting is also an event for the gods to bring their prime disciple and send them to Gui Xi to search for the Peaches of Immortality."

  Shang Qing continued, "This time, I followed my mother, and because she is nearing the end of her time, I hope that I can find a Peach of Immortality to extend her life. Also, I've heard that the Reincarnation Monarch had planted an Immortality Peach Mother Tree, it is the best and strongest while the other Immortality Peach Trees are just the products of that mother tree. Their effects are not as potent as that of the mother tree's."

  Zhong Yue's interest was piqued. Although the Peaches of Immortality couldn't make one immortal, it could still extend one's life. After all, no one, not even the Heavenly Monarchs, could live for as long as they wanted to. The fundamental law of the universe was recalcitrant to the will of man – in the end, destiny still arrives. Thus, they could only place their spirits in the Void World and receive the worship of their people, achieving immortality in another form.