Li Xuan looked at the giant pit and immediately felt a chill rise from the bottom of his feet.
A giant boiling cauldron rose from the pit, numerous ancient runes carved into its body. Figures whose Genesis Qi was sealed were currently being thrown into the cauldron one after another.
The continuous shrieks and screams made one’s hair stand on end.
They were the Cangxuan Sect prisoners.
This scene somewhat enraptured Ji Mo. Soon after, Ji Mo beckoned with his hand, and a ball of blood-red light shot out from the cauldron. It landed in his hand, transforming into a dozen red pills.
He placed a pill in his mouth and gently chewed it, releasing a noise indicating enjoyment.
“As expected, Blood Genesis Pills made from humans taste better…” Ji Mo sighed deeply before explaining to Li Xuan, “This Blood Genesis Pill is the most popular blood pill in our Sacred Race. If consumed frequently, it will strengthen not only one’s Genesis Qi but also one’s physical abilities. It truly is a wondrous thing.
“Unfortunately, it’s very difficult to find so many humans to refine these pills in our four Sacred Race Heavens. Hehe, the battle for Guyuan Heaven has really satiated my appetite.”
His lips seemed to glisten with a blood-red glow, a sinister and strange sight.
“Does junior brother Li Xuan want to try one?” He smiled faintly as he offered Li Xuan a blood-red pill.
Li Xuan’s expression fluctuated a little, but when he saw the smile on Ji Mo’s face begin to recede bit by bit, he reached out and accepted the pill. He quickly stuffed it into his mouth and swallowed with some difficulty.
“Haha.” Ji Mo laughed heartily before patting Li Xuan's shoulder as if acknowledging him.
“Don’t worry, junior brother Li Xuan. You’ve done a great service for the Sacred Race. After this is over, we will increase the support given to the Sacred Palace. When that happens, your Sacred Palace will become the ruler of Cangxuan Heaven.
“With our Sacred Race’s support, who cares about the other heavens and races? When the Sacred Race unifies Tianyuan World, all of the races will be nothing but livestock.”
Li Xuan slowly nodded as a determined look flowed out in his eyes.
That’s right; the Sacred Race is the strongest race in this world. No race or faction will be able to withstand their power. Hence, the Sacred Palace’s choice is right. Everyone should join the Sacred Race as soon as possible to ensure the survival of the human race.
The only fate awaiting those stubborn fools is death.
Chapter 1122 Battle in the Canyon
Boom!
This was a wide, seemingly endless canyon. Sharp cliffs rose like blades around it, piercing straight through the clouds. Inside, a giant raging river charged through like a white dragon.
The river slammed into the surrounding cliff walls, making a thunderous boom akin to a dragon roar.
Countless blasts of Genesis Qi collided in the canyon, the berserk undulations making the entire place tremble.
Two sizable forces were currently fighting.
Both sides were ruthless. Gravely injured figures plummeted from the sky with each pulse of devastating Genesis Qi, falling and disappearing into the river below.
It was a desperate and bitter battle.
These two warring groups were the Sacred Palace and the Cangxuan Heaven main force.
There was no mercy, only endless carnage. Blood sprayed everywhere, slowly dyeing the surrounding cliffs in a hideous blood-red.
At a certain spot in this battlefield, three figures were gathered together.
One of them was a tall and muscular bludgeon-wielding man. A ferocious aura spread from every fibre of his body. Although he was at the initial Heavenly Sun stage, every swing of his giant bludgeon sent several initial Heavenly Sun stage enemies flying backwards.
Ch!
Space suddenly rippled as a flash of gray shot out, heading straight for the muscular man’s nape.
Clang!
However, a wave of black Genesis Qi swept over just before the hit could land, blocking the sinister attack.
The muscular man turned his head and grinned. “Thanks, Zhen Xu.”
A shady-looking young man had appeared behind the muscular man. He gave off a dark and evil aura that chilled the surrounding air.
He glanced at the muscular man and said, “Ning Zhan, you should keep an eye out while fighting. You would have died long ago if I wasn’t here to block so many sneak attacks.”
The muscular man and the shady-looking man were Zhou Yuan’s old friends, Ning Zhan and Zhen Xu.
“Moreover, our mission is to protect blindy, remember?” Only then did Ning Zhan look towards a certain spot farther behind them, where a frail young man was silently standing. A piece of black cloth was wrapped around his eyes, and a mottled sword lay in his bosom.
Ning Zhan awkwardly scratched his head as he forced a smile, “Of course I remember!”
His giant bludgeon swept forth once more with a whirlwind of Genesis Qi, sending two charging enemies flying backward again.
Zhen Xu turned his gaze towards a nearby area where an advanced Heavenly Sun expert from the Sacred Palace was wreaking havoc. In a few short breaths, a dozen people were injured at his hands.
The advanced Heavenly Sun experts on their side were temporarily unable to lend their aid. After all, the battlefield was far too big.
Zhen Xu anxiously asked, “Blindy, aren’t you ready yet?”
Blindy was naturally Li Chunjun. He grasped the hilt of his sword and slowly raised it as his hoarse voice sounded, “Almost. I’ll be depending on you guys afterward.”
Fresh blood flowed down his fingertips, swiftly enveloping the sword.
As it was dyed in blood, the spots on the sword began to fade one after another. In the end, the sword floated in front of him, seemingly breathing as it slowly tore apart the surrounding space.
“Go.” Li Chunjun made a sword seal and flicked his finger. A flash of sword light shot forth so fast that even Zhen Xu and Ning Zhan could only see its afterimage.
The nearby Sacred Palace advanced Heavenly Sun expert’s face abruptly changed as he quickly darted back to avoid the sword light.
Bzz!
Though he was fast, the sword was faster. Space rippled in front of him as light swept out and rapidly enlarged in his eyes.
The advanced Heavenly Sun expert knew that there was no avoiding this attack. With a furious roar, Genesis Qi erupted from his body. His palm thrust through the air, accompanied by a surging tide of Genesis Qi.
Ch!
However, the advanced Heavenly Sun expert soon released a blood-curdling shriek. His arm was ripped to pieces by the sword qi, and his body was thrown back. He hurriedly turned around and fled, clearly gravely injured by the devastating attack.
The nearby Cangxuan Heaven alliance members burst into cheers.
“What a pity…” Ning Zhan shook his head, feeling somewhat regretful. The advanced Heavenly Sun expert had been cunning enough to sever his arm at the very last moment. Otherwise, Li Chunjun’s sword should have been able to take his life.
Even so, it was a miraculous feat for an initial Heavenly Sun expert to seriously injure an advanced Heavenly Sun expert.
After unleashing the sword, Li Chunjun’s body began to tremble violently. Blood seeped from his clothes, and cracks had appeared on his arm.
The sword qi had been too fierce and powerful for his body to bear.
Li Chunjun retrieved the sword with trembling hands. He felt exceptionally weak. The attack had placed a huge burden on him, and it was the last attack he would fire off that day...
Though the sword attack had been overwhelming, Li Chunjun had paid a painful price to pull it off.
Ning Zhan and Zhen Xu knew that Li Chunjun was currently at his weakest. They immediately withdrew towards him to protect him.
Ning Zhan’s eyes scanned the surroundings. As he observed the battlefield, he grimly said
, “It’s a deadlock, but the Sacred Race team has yet to join the fight…”
Zhen Xu and Li Chunjun fell silent. The power displayed by the Sacred Race team previously had been far too astonishing. In mere moments, the alliance army had nearly fallen apart.
Li Chunjun suddenly said, “I don’t think they’re going to let us escape so easily this time.”
Zhen Xu’s and Ning Zhan’s eyes narrowed as their expressions turned exceptionally grave. If Li Chunjun was right, this battle would be more desperate than ever.
Zhen Xu slowly said, “Qinyu and Luluo haven’t returned. I wonder how they’re doing.”
Li Chunjun shook his head. “I heard that the others didn’t bring back any good news. It seems that Cangxuan Heaven will have to overcome this by ourselves.”
Zhen Xu suddenly said, “We should think of a way to retreat.”
Ning Zhan icily snorted as he slammed his bludgeon into the ground, creating a mini crater. “I’d rather die fighting than retreat.”
Zhen Xu frowned. “You’ll only be a meaningless sacrifice. Why not consider withdrawing temporarily and coming back for revenge once you’re stronger?”
Ning Zhan did not respond, but the determination in his eyes made his stand clear. Retreat was not an option.
Zhen Xu felt very frustrated. Even this bastard’s brain is made of muscle. He’s a stubborn idiot that only knows how to charge head-first into battle.
However, what could they change the tide of the battle even if they put their lives on the line? All they would do was add a few more cold corpses to the pile.
Li Chunjun did not participate in the argument. He raised his head and looked upwards where the fighting was the most intense. Only the strongest warriors on both sides could partake in this battle.
He saw Chu Qing at the very front.
Glowing shuttles danced around Chu Qing, taking the life of a Heavenly Sun expert with each flicker of a shuttle’s body.
He had already become the rallying flag for the Cangxuan Heaven side. As long as he was there, Cangxuan Heaven’s morale would never crumble.
Unfortunately, Li Chunjun knew that even Chu Qing could not save them from this desperate crisis.
Will Cangxuan Heaven’s journey in Guyuan Heaven end in a tragedy today?
Li Chunjun tightly gripped his sword’s hilt with trembling hands.
How frustrating.
Chapter 1123 The Plan
Swish!
Chu Qing stood in the air, golden shuttles zipping around him like birds. The shuttles gave off extremely deadly auras, leaving tears behind in the fabric of space as they passed by.
Chu Qing stood at the center of the battlefield, making it very easy for his enemies to surround and attack him. However, every Genesis Qi attack that arrived was swiftly shattered by the golden shuttles.
There was a focused look on his face as the golden shuttles occasionally shot forth, turning into deadly flashes of gold that pierced the Sacred Palace experts.
Although the battle was currently in a deadlock, Chu Qing did not dare to relax. Instead, his brows knitted together a little. The Sacred Race team had yet to enter the battlefield.
“Attack!” Another small group of advanced Heavenly Sun experts charged towards him in an assault formation.
But before Chu Qing could respond, azure smoke surged out from behind him. Countless sparks blossomed in the smoke as torrents of fire swept through it, smashing into the advanced Heavenly Sun experts.
Boom!
The advanced Heavenly Sun experts were blown away by the explosions, their bodies charred black by the fire.
Chu Qing turned his head and saw azure smoke condense into a figure.
It was a middle-aged man, bare-footed and with a pipe in his hand. He looked like a farmer working in the fields.
When Chu Qing saw him, he cupped his fists together. “Senior brother Mu Wuji.”
Zhou Yuan would definitely be surprised if he were here since Mu Wuji was also one of his old acquaintances. Mu Wuji was the one who had guided Zhou Yuan to the Cangxuan Sect after Zhou Yuan had left the Cangmang Continent.
Back then, Mu Wuji had been at the Divine Dwelling stage, but he had now reached the peak of the Heavenly Sun stage after several years of cultivation. He was one of the Cagnxuan Sect’s strongest Heavenly Sun experts.
Mu Wuji gazed at the chaotic battlefield with a grave expression. “Junior brother Chu Qing, the Sacred Palace practitioners are fighting far too desperately. Something feels wrong. Moreover, the Sacred Race team has yet to move.”
Chu Qing nodded. “I’m afraid this will be our final battle.”
Mu Wuji’s heart sank.
Chu Qing slowly said, “I’ve already made preparations with junior sister Qingchan. Once things turn sour, she will escape and scatter with the Cangxuan Sect disciples. As for the others, there’s not much we can do.”
“What about you?” asked Mu Wuji.
Chu Qing grinned. “I’ll be staying behind, of course, to accompany that traitor Li Xuan.”
Mu Wuji could see the killing intent in Chu Qing’s eyes. He clearly intended to perish together with Li Xuan. After all, Li Xuan was the main reason for Cangxuan Heaven’s current predicament.
Mu Wuji was silent for a moment. He said, “You can’t die here. You’re the Cangxuan Sect’s second super genius in the past hundred years. Only by living will our Cangxuan Sect grow stronger in the future.”
“Who’s the first?” asked Chu Qing.
“That brat Zhou Yuan, of course. Heh, I was the one who guided him into the sect back then.” Mu Wuji felt somewhat proud. However, he soon realized something and glared at Chu Qing. “Don’t change the topic!”
Chu Qing chuckled. “Junior brother Zhou Yuan, huh. I can accept that. After all, he’s the first person to gather all seven Cangxuan arts.”
However, as he watched Mu Wuji’s face slowly turn stern, Chu Qing could only helplessly say, “Senior brother, I have to stay behind. Otherwise, even fewer of the Cangxuan Sect disciples will be able to escape.
“I also wish to be useful to the sect in the future, but the situation does not allow it. No one else can stop Li Xuan. Moreover, the two Sacred Race captains have yet to move. They seem to enjoy watching us kill each other, or maybe, they feel it is beneath them…”
Mu Wuji fell silent as sorrow filled his face.
“In Cangxuan Heaven, we were truly frogs watching the sky from a well...there’s just too huge of a gap between Cangxuan Heaven and the other heavens.”
Chu Qing sighed. There was nothing he could do about this. Cangxuan Heaven’s weakness was not something that could be changed in the short term unless they could produce an expert that could stand at the apex among all the heavens. Only such an existence would be able to change Cangxuan Heaven’s current situation.
But Chu Qing understood it was not practical to believe in such a possibility. After all, it was something even patriarch Cang Xuan had been unable to achieve.
Chu Qing raised his head and looked towards a certain tall peak far away. He could barely make out three silhouettes belonging to Li Xuan and the two Sacred Race captains.
He tightly clenched his fists as iciness flashed in his eyes. “What exactly are you guys planning?”
...
“Senior brothers, what are we waiting for? This should be the best time for us to finish them off,” Li Xuan could not help but ask as he gazed at the enormous battlefield.
The Sacred Palace forces were currently engaging the Cangxuan Heaven factions in fierce combat, and they had already suffered tremendous losses. Many disciples had died in the canyon, their bodies swallowed by the raging river below.
But Ji Mo, Wei Tuo and the Sacred Race team were still not moving.
Li Xuan’s heart ached for the fallen disciples, not because he cared, but because they were his to command. Every disciple that died would shave away his power.
Ji Mo ignored Li Xuan and instead focused on the crystal ball in
his hand. Blood-red dots were emerging in the crystal ball, slowly dyeing it red.
He observed it for a long time before a smile finally rose from the corners of his mouth.
Ji Mo seemed to be in a pretty good mood. With a smile, he asked, “Junior brother Li Xuan, didn’t you ask me why we forced the Cangxuan Heaven forces here?”
Li Xuan immediately displayed a curious expression.
Ji Mo pointed at the canyon and grinned, “Because there’s a high-grade ancestral qi branch channel hidden deep under this canyon!”
“High-grade branch channel?!” Li Xuan’s heart shook violently. They had discovered a few branch channels previously, but all of them had been low grade. Even so, they had reaped substantial benefits.
If a low-grade branch channel was already so amazing, the intermediate ones would naturally be much better.
As for a high-grade branch channel, Li Xuan had not even considered it before.
Ji Mo was telling him that there was a high grade branch channel hidden under the canyon? How could this not shock him?
“How does senior brother Ji Mo know?” Li Xuan could not help but ask. He had not sensed any peculiar undulations, so why was Ji Mo so certain?
Ji Mo softly chuckled. “The Sacred Race understands Guyuan Heaven far better than your five lower heavens.”
Five lower heavens was what the Sacred Race called the other five heavens. The four heavens they occupied were naturally referred to as the four upper heavens. From this, one could see just how superior the Sacred Race felt they were when compared to the other races.
“However, the high-grade branch channel is hidden very deeply, and ordinary methods will not be able to force it out. We can only set a bait to entice it…” Ji Mo smiled as he pointed towards the bloody battlefield. “They are our bait.”
Li Xuan’s face twitched a little. “Senior brother Ji Mo intends to induce an Earth Disaster to dig out the high-grade branch channel?”
Ji Mo smiled and nodded.
Li Xuan said in admiration, “Senior brother Ji Mo is so smart!”
However, his heart was bleeding inside. Many of the Sacred Palace forces were also dying for this plan.
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