Heavenly King Descending: Volume 5

By Du AiQingTian

In the vast expanse of the Azure Sky Prairie, the sky was covered in a haze. The biting cold gale swept through the entire prairie, causing layers of grass to turn over, causing people to be unable to open their eyes.

Dark clouds also accumulated in the sky, and the clouds intersected and overlapped with each other. A thunderstorm that covered the entire prairie was about to arrive. Such weather was extremely rare in this famously sunny prairie.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Funstory
• Release date: Jun 18, 2020
• ISBN: 9781649554925

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CHAPTER 401 - THE BATTLE OF THE IMPERIAL JADE SEAL(28)

Listening to Yiyang King's memory quietly, Tang Lee took a deep breath. His anger towards Liu Qi instantly turned into guilt. She wanted to give him an apologetic look, but she could only see his back.

Fortunately, Liu Qi seemed to sense something. He gently turned his head and smiled at him, making up for Tang Lee's guilt. However, the scandal of the royal family still lingered in his heart, and the helplessness and depression of the royal family instantly burst forth. Thinking of the fight between himself and First Prince Wu Tie, it similarly caused the people of Gilt Gold Dynasty to suffer. Pain and uneasiness replaced guilt with a hint of discouragement.

Fortunately, Yiyang King's words interrupted his worries and did not let any more negative emotions affect him. After regaining his composure, he continued to listen to the story of the culprit who caused the chaos five hundred years ago.

Even though the fact that Tang Ren Gui occupied the mausoleum garden canceled out my hatred towards him, there is still a greater crisis that has yet to be resolved. The natural dissipation of the soul reminded me every day that I was not far from being destroyed in body and spirit. Out of fear of death, and the world's bustling nostalgia, let me crazily search the entire Ancestral Mausoleum for a soul replacement target. But, throughout the entire mausoleum garden, it's all my clansmen who have died, and there's not a single goal that can make me wish it. In addition to the patrolling army and guest ministers that are everywhere in the cemetery, the moment my soul body is discovered, it would be a calamity. So every day I struggled to survive. Of course, I had thought of going to the palace to look for a target, but at some point, a defensive formation had been set up at the edge of the tomb to defend against attacks of any nature, including psychic attacks. Furthermore, this defensive formation had a perceptive function. The moment a foreign object entered or exited, it would immediately set off an alarm. The nearest foreign delegate or patrolling army would quickly rush over. With my remaining soul right now, I do not have the confidence to escape the pursuit of Martial Saint or even the experts of Martial God, so I could only patiently stay in the Ancestral Mausoleum and wait for the opportunity to descend.

Yiyang King took a deep breath, glanced at the crowd and continued, The heavens are merciful! While I was scattering my soul, I heard that you were coming to the Ancestral Tomb to ask for the Imperial Jade Seal. In order to lure you in better, many obstacles were set up, including the toil of controlling the Menace Wall. The goal was to remove your wariness, and use these so-called surprises to lure you into the mausoleum garden. All of you know what happened afterwards.

Hahahaha! Yiyang King suddenly laughed out loud, causing everyone who heard his story to look over at him. Everything is going according to my plan. The only thing that miscalculated is you!

Liu Qi, who was pointed at by Yiyang King, smiled lightly and looked at him fearlessly.

Yiyang King glared at him and roared, Don't think that you can really stop me. How could I give up the opportunity I've been waiting for more than five hundred years? You forced me! Ahhh!"

Right after he finished speaking, Yiyang King's remnant soul suddenly flourished with dark light, a cold and tyrannical aura swept across the entire third floor, his eyes were filled with two clumps of blood red Fire of Soul, and he pressed down with both hands. An invisible ripple of power tore through the space on the path, forming multiple spatial rifts. The undulations fled downwards, and gradually transformed into a black Skull Head statue. Its white teeth protruded out its huge mouth, and under the light of the spatial crack dark light, it flashed with waves of coldness.

The horrifying power covered the ten people below. Liu Qi shouted, Everyone, quickly retreat to the second floor!

He told everyone to retreat while he went against the current. No matter how terrifying Yiyang King's attack was, it couldn't escape the range of the soul attack. This was all because of his soul body.

Since it was a spiritual attack, Liu Qi had enough confidence to defend against it. The brilliant golden Spirit Power extended a thin film in front of it, blocking Yiyang King's attack path. At the same time, it protected the nine people who were retreating behind.

In the blink of an eye, the black skeleton crashed into Liu Qi's mental defenses, causing the membrane to vibrate crazily. Liu Qi felt a sweet taste in his mouth as he spat out a mouthful of blood. It was obvious that he suffered some serious internal injuries from this collision.

The black color began to spread to the entire membrane, and the black Skull Head that was constantly jumping about bit down on the membrane in front of it with its mouth wide open. The upper and lower teeth opened and closed, making a sickening chewing sound.

Every time Liu Qi chewed, his Sea of Spirit Sense would tremble, and at the same time, it was accompanied by a heart-wrenching headache. The Spirit Source Bead seemed to feel that someone was provoking it, as its slow speed suddenly increased, and rays of golden light gushed out one after another.

All of a sudden, the membrane that Liu Qi released lit up, turning into a sturdy spiritual wall. In a split-second, the black Skull Head was stripped away. The black Skull Head let out a shrill cry and bounced back half a meter. "The four front front incisors of the giant mouth were missing, and one bite on the wall felt terrible.

Yiyang King's remnant spirit, who saw that he had the upper hand, was not happy for long before he was startled by the sudden turn of events. His two hands formed a sword fingers, drawing an arc from the outside before finally converging in front of him.

With both of his hands clasped together and sword fingers intertwined, a mass of black light appeared at the tip of his fingers and he pointed at the black Skull Head in front of the wall of consciousness.

The moment the finger light entered his brain, the Fire of Soul exploded into flames. The terrifying aura surged and quickly reached the Martial God Realm. This was also the limit of what Yiyang King's remnant soul could do now. Years of wasting away had caused his soul to slowly dissipate and the Spirit Power to gradually disappear as well. Until now, he was already unable to maintain the Martial God level of Spirit Power for long. It had to be known that every time he used a spirit attack, it would also speed up the dispersing of his soul. Thus, he would usually suppress his level of attack to the Martial Saint level, in order to maintain his spirit body's existence for a period of time.

However, this matter was a matter of life and death. He had long since forgotten about these matters. The suppressive Spirit Power s were all mobilized, and their Martial Saint to Martial God were sublimated. Although these Spirit Power could only attack three times, once the attacks worked, they would be able to get rid of Liu Qi, the only stumbling block that could threaten him. As long as they could catch Tang Lee and replace his soul before it vanished, then all their losses could be made up.

Liu Qi naturally felt the increase in the black Skull Head's aura. Intense uneasiness enveloped his heart. This mental fluctuation had already exceeded his limit, and was the true Martial God realm.

His comrades had already safely retreated from the third floor, leaving Liu Qi and Gu Wuyou behind. With a calm mind, he controlled the Spirit Source Bead to speed up again, and it started to spin at a speed that was hard to see with the naked eye.

The spiritual wall in front of him collapsed automatically, turning into spirit fragments that filled the sky. The golden seawater gathered together, creating waves half a meter tall. The crashing sounds of water could be heard without end.

In the next second, the two attacked at the same time. The black Skull Head opened its huge mouth, and a dense, fishy black mist surged out. This mist was already close to the shape of a liquid, and the space in front of it could not help but collapse, revealing a deep black hole. Such an aura was enough to display the demeanor of a Martial God Ranker.

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The opponent's attack was so powerful, although Liu Qi was surprised, he wasn't afraid. Not to mention, his attack had already been formed. How could he not release it?

Mad Wave!

Liu Qi let out a roar, and the dazzling golden sea instantly surged. Huge waves of three to four meters tall shot toward the black mist. His eyes were completely stained gold, and the glaring light emitted tens of thousands of rays of light like the sun.

The white tower on the third floor couldn't withstand the shockwaves emitted by the two great attacks. It let out pained groans and shook its walls, threatening to collapse at any moment.

Zhuge Ming and the rest of the nine people gathered at the entrance of the stairs were frightened out of their wits. Judging from the Qi, Liu Qi was still in a disadvantageous position.

On the bottom level of the tower, the few Bloodsucking Longicorn that survived under Shen Tianxing and Liu Qi's hands were trembling uncontrollably, their six legs were shivering uncontrollably. Their half meter long bodies were trying their best to curl up into a ball, and despair appeared in their eyes. In the face of an attack of the Martial God level, they were so insignificant that other than passively accepting the arrangement of waiting for their fate, they had no other choice.

After being promoted to Heaven Martial Cultivator, not only did his absolute arts grow, even his Spirit Skill improved. The evolved [Spirit Wave] was out of its original instantaneous attack mode and could store energy. The longer it stored energy, the higher its attack power. Furthermore, with the constant accumulation of energy, the Spirit Power was able to change its form from formless to visible, and the form it reflected was that brilliant golden sea of consciousness.

The gigantic wave that overflowed into the sky that was more than ten meters long instantly drowned the black mist spat out by the black Skull Head. However, Liu Qi did not look happy at all.

As expected, although the black mist was submerged within the golden waves, it did not dissipate. On the contrary, the waves were slightly afraid, clearing up some space and enveloping the black fog in the middle, forming a strange scene.

Yiyang King sneered, his sword fingers shot out another dark light and pierced into the back of the black Skull Head's head. The Fire of Soul in the eyes of the Skull Head expanded into raging flames, and with a wuwa sound, it rushed towards Liu Qi.

Good job!

Liu Qi gave a loud shout and a golden light shot out from his Inscription Cave. It transformed into a round embroidery needle with a one meter long tip in the air.

The evolved version of the Spirit Source Needle, after the Spirit Source Bead accepted Divine Soldiers and Sun Shooting Spear s to revolve around it in a certain orbit, the two were inextricably linked.

After Liu Qi leveled up, Spirit Source Bead absorbed the God Weapon's piercing ability as well as its unique skill, Spirit Source Needle, allowing the Spirit Source Needle to evolve and at the same time possess an unstoppable destructive power. It could attack both physical entities and intangible spiritual fluctuations and the body of the soul.

The needle of the Spirit Source Needle shone like a meteorite from the heavens as it shot towards the incoming black Skull Head. The Skull Head did not budge, its mouth opened wider, and released a terrifying wuu sound.

Liu Qi immediately activated his Spirit Power to protect his brain, isolating his hearing. Pointing his right finger forward, the Spirit Source Needle accelerated immediately. In a flash, it stabbed into the forehead of the black Skull Head.

The one meter long Spirit Source Needle, under the amplification of the Godly Weapon Piercing Attribute, increased its attack power. Under Yiyang King's incredulous gaze, it instantly pierced through the black Skull Head 'brain.

The Skull Head's piercing scream resonated throughout the entire white tower, and a terrifying black Qi wave was emitted from the wound on its forehead. The Bloodsucking Longicorn on the first floor involuntarily laid on the ground. A few of them were timid and directly spat out a mouthful of bile.

Although Zhuge Ming and the others on the second floor blocked their hearing in time, they were still unable to get rid of the erosion of the remnant demon notes. Their faces were as pale as paper. Luckily, Zhuge Ming had infused his inner force into them in time to force the demonic music out of them. Only then did they manage to escape.

To experience the might of a Martial God Ranker at close range, even the conceited Golden Commando felt like a small boat drifting in the vast ocean, about to be destroyed at any moment. His heroic spirit immediately turned into endless motivation, and his thirst for power reached its peak at this moment.

In the next year, after receiving such a blow, all of the members of Golden Assault Team fell into deep thought. Their cultivation had greatly increased, and this was an unexpected gain that Liu Qi did not expect.

However, Liu Qi was not as calm as he appeared to be. The Spirit Source Needle had indeed heavily injured the black Skull Head, but he had to bear the frightening air waves by himself.

Just as the ice inner strength condensed into the Armor, the wave of air arrived. In just a second, the Armor only managed to hold on for a second, and under the shock of the air currents, it shattered into ice shards. Liu Qi was forced to retreat and hit the wall behind him.

After shattering the Armor, the shockwave hit his chest. His chest instantly caved in and his body smashed into the wall, creating a human shape. He stayed there for a few seconds before slowly sliding down.

He spat out large mouthfuls of blood. As his eyes dimmed, he felt as if his Qi Sea was churning and the snowflakes floating on it were actually showing traces of cracks. The heavy internal injuries had already affected the origin of the internal force, not to mention the extremely terrifying internal injuries. If he didn't have the elixir to cure him in time, he could rely on his martial arts cultivation to restore himself. It would take at least a year or so before he could recover. What made things even more difficult was that his cultivation couldn't progress at all during this period of time.

The feeling of having a mantis' arms on a cart was indeed unpleasant, but Liu Qi had no regrets. To be able to use his life in exchange for his friends' successful escape was his greatest consolation.

Relying on his tenacious willpower, Liu Qi struggled to get up. With a cold gaze, he looked at Yiyang King's remnant spirit that was laughing loudly in the air. After spitting out a mouthful of blood and spitting out a mouthful of phlegm, his body soared into the air.

Yiyang King's smile froze. Being able to fly at Heaven Martial Cultivator was something that was rarely seen in his five hundred years of life. Even though in the battle of the Menace Wall, the soul aura he had reserved had seen Liu Qi standing in the air. However, that was only for a moment. He couldn't make a decision. It had to be known that although the continent was large and full of wonders, some high level Movement Skill Martial Arts could indeed support the Heaven Martial Cultivator Rankers in their short battle in the void. However, in order to soar above the blue sky like the Martial Saint, one had to have a pinnacle of movement techniques.

After seeing it with his own eyes, Yiyang King was finally sure that Liu Qi possessed the rarely seen peak Movement Skill Martial Arts. On top of being shocked, he could not help but sigh that the heavens were unfair, and bestowed him with all the things that every Martial Cultivator yearned for, including his strong mental cultivation and Movement Skill Martial Arts.

However, his mind only went blank for a second. Liu Qi's swaying figure already approached him. Beneath their feet, the surging tide of their consciousness was still battling with the black mist, while the Spirit Source Needle was still floating in the air, passing through the black Skull Head. The two Spirit Power s continued to deplete their energy under the confrontation of two ultimate moves.

Facing Liu Qi who came alone, the Martial God expert Yiyang King had no more strength left to rely on. He hurriedly took a step back and crossed his arms in front of his body. The originally unreal spirit body instantly became a lot dimmer, almost transparent.

A bloody cross with a black bottom came out from Liu Qi, who was seriously injured.

Brat, go and die. Death Cross!

Under the light of the Night Pearls, the three levels of space was originally very bright, but the moment the Death Cross appeared, it suddenly turned dark. Occasionally, a bloody glow would emerge from it. This was the last attack Yiyang King's remnant soul could launch, and it was also the last attack.

CHAPTER 403 - THE BATTLE OF THE IMPERIAL JADE SEAL(30)

The battle with Yiyang King was Liu Qi's first encounter with evil techniques. Different from Lu Yuan's Dipper Star Divine Technique, the Frozen Heaven Essence Energy that Liu Qi learned did not have the effect of breaking evil, so it was unable to suppress Yiyang King's evil technique's power. As a result, both the internal and external injuries were heavy.

At such a critical moment, the responsibility of being born in Xinyuan Academy had become Liu Qi's greatest motivation. How many of the ancestors had fought to protect the safety of the academy and all of humanity, and how many had fought against the forces of evil, even if they died with no regrets. They had anticipated that Yiyang King, after successfully replacing Tang Lee's soul, would definitely be able to defeat the First Prince, Tang Yong, and obtain the throne in one fell swoop. At that time, with his devilish personality, the people of Gilt Gold Dynasty would definitely live in the water and fire. Under the drive of ambition, they would even start a war to invade other countries, turning the entire continent into a hell filled with massacres.

Gritting her teeth, she took the Sun Shooting Spear. Liu Qi's mind was abnormally calm, with one horizontal and one vertical, dancing with Sun Shooting Spear. Silver rays of light covered the body of the spear. The Divine Weapon Skill of the Divine Weapon Skill drew an icy cold trajectory as it welcomed the Death Cross.

The silver cross collided with the cross-shaped red and black sky. The Frozen Cross Chop broke inch by inch as it was struck by the Death Cross. However, the Death Cross was slightly faded, but its aura was still strong and powerful.

After defeating the Frozen Cross Chop, the Death Cross didn't stop and charged straight at Liu Qi who was on the verge of collapsing.

Liu Qi's confidence fell to the bottom. Although the divine weapon was powerful, it still couldn't escape the range of a physical attack. With the support of his Heaven Martial Cultivator s, he was not a match for the Martial God. Moreover, the Death Cross was Yiyang King's strongest attack, and it was also the last attack he used to extract the Spirit Power from the remnant soul.

The attack of the Spirit Attribute was stranger and more powerful than the physical attack. With the increase in attacks, Liu Qi's Frozen Cross Chop was easily defeated like a child who had a small chance of winning.

Watching the Death Cross descend, Yiyang King lost all his protection and became a normal wandering soul. However, Liu Qi, who could not even reach the whip, could only silently wait for death, while releasing his inner force to obstruct the way.

Fifth Prince, let's go! My friends, I'm sorry, but I did my best …

Liu Qi's dying cry was so sorrowful and weak. The number one genius in the past hundred years of Xinyuan Academy had helped his good friend search for the Imperial Jade Seal to save tens of thousands of people, yet he had fallen in the mausoleum of Royal Hero Loyal King.

Hearing the shout, Xia Qi and the others in the lower class were filled with courage. With Liu Qi's strength, he would never say something that could discourage him unless it was the final moment. But now, they heard it clearly.

No! Liu Qi! Boss! Little brother Xian! " The heart-wrenching cries soared into the sky, but they could not bring back the souls of the dying.

Tears flowing down from Wu Tie's eyes, he forcefully suppressed the grief in his heart. He dragged Xia Qi, who was about to rush upstairs to fight for her life, and called Shen Tianxing, who was the calmest of them all. The two of them ran towards the bottom of the tower with Xia Qi's group, who was forcefully crying. He would use the last bit of time Liu Qi had to buy for them to escape, so that he could live up to his good brother's sacrifice.

Upon realizing this, Tang Lee and the others cried out in grief and ran out of the white tower half a minute later. Sensing the violent fluctuation coming from the top of the tower, the crowd only paused for a moment before turning back to take one last look. Then, they immediately used their movement techniques to rush down the mountain.

At the top of the tower.

The Death Cross broke through Liu Qi's last barrier as if there was no one around. The icy inner force was suppressed by the blood-red aura into the tortoise's body, making it unable to move again.

Liu Qi tried to activate the Spirit Source Bead, but after using the peak level soul attack skill twice in a row, the Spirit Power had become dried up. After all, his cultivation was still at the Heaven Martial Cultivator level, so the consumption of Martial God for him to challenge others beyond his level was completely borne by the Spirit Source Bead alone.

The huge burden had emptied the reserve of the Origin Pearl, causing it to be stuck in a stagnant state. No matter how Liu Qi urged it, it could not spin, much less release the Spirit Power to defend the enemy.

Liu Qi, who was in despair, slowly closed his eyes and waited for the moment the Death Cross swallowed him. The expression on his face was calm as he received the call of death.

However, the expected fatal blow didn't come. Instead, Yiyang King's panicked screams sounded in his ears. Liu Qi abruptly opened his eyes and saw that the pattern of Xie Zhi on the opposite wall had suddenly turned into a ray of light. A half meter long gigantic horn instantly pierced the heart of Yiyang King's remnant soul.

Ah! A mournful howl rang out.

Whether it was the Death Cross that was just inches away from him, the black Skull Head that was pierced by the Spirit Source Needle, or the black mist that was shrouded by his sea of consciousness, they all trembled violently. With a bang, they all turned into black smoke and disappeared on the spot.

Liu Qi, who was on the verge of collapsing, let out the air in his chest and fell to the ground. The remnant soul of Yiyang King, in the midst of his unwillingness, shattered into pieces and disappeared into thin air. He was still clutching the gold and silver jewelry on the ground before he died. He would never be able to shake off his greed for power and money.

Huff, huff, huff. Liu Qi, who was lying on the ground, forced himself to raise his head and look at the stream of light. After killing Yiyang King, the light gradually revealed itself. It was a black square object with a single sharp horn. Four words could be faintly seen on the horn: Imperial Jade Seal.

Liu Qi's eyes instantly lit up. It turned out that the hereditary Imperial Jade Seal that everyone had been searching for was hidden within Loyal King's cemetery, turning into the pattern of a Xie Zhi and attaching it to the wall.

This way, Liu Qi had thought of everything. The only remaining doubt in his heart why Xie Zhi pattern will look ominous after the appearance of the Imperial Jade Seal has been easily resolved. At the same time, he was also convinced by the passed down country's Imperial Jade Seal's courage to guard the Royal Tomb and wait for an opportunity to kill those who were evil. With a bit of intelligence from a divine beast, the hereditary Imperial Jade Seal never stopped carrying out its task of distinguishing right from wrong, punishing evil, and distinguishing right from wrong. It silently paid a price for the safety of the Gilt Gold Dynasty. Not to mention an Imperial Jade Seal, even a living person might not be able to perform such a righteous act.

Under Liu Qi's fiery gaze, the Imperial Jade Seal swayed up and down like it was human, as if it was thanking him for exhausting Yiyang King's Spirit Power, giving him a chance to use his deadly attack. After it stopped swaying, the Imperial Jade Seal once again turned into a streak of light and disappeared into the entrance to the stairs on the third floor. Without even thinking, it was clear that it had run away.

Liu Qi was so tired that he couldn't even lift a finger. Naturally, he couldn't stop the Imperial Jade Seal from escaping. Helpless, he watched as the streams of light faded away. With a bitter smile, he lowered his head and lost consciousness.

Since Yiyang King was destroyed, Loyal King's coffin slowly fell and once again stayed where it was. The Night Pearls on the ceiling regained their soft luster. The strange treasures piled up around them no longer had the spirit cicada clothes covering them, releasing their original lustre. They instantly overshadowed the Night Pearls, illuminating the entire third floor.

The only change here might be in the opposite wall. The appearance of the Imperial Jade Seal caused the inscriptions on the wall to disappear. All of a sudden, other than Liu Qi's weak breathing, the whole space was peaceful again.

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After running all the way to the foot of the mountain, Zhuge Ming and the rest could no longer suppress the sorrow in their hearts. Especially Xia Qi, who cried herself unconscious twice in just a few minutes.

The one who cried the most was Lu Yuan. That pitiful look on his face, if it wasn't for the other brothers who were also crying, they would definitely have suspected his gender.

With that, they vented for two hours, and the people who were tired from crying fell into a deep sleep.

The night in the Ancestral Tomb was actually very dangerous. There were ferocious beasts roaming everywhere. The unguarded movements of nine people could very well cause a calamity to befall them.

Fortunately, they were at the foot of the mountain, which was the defensive area of the Menace Wall. Although the Menace Wall was broken, its aura was still there. Furthermore, there were quite a few ferocious beasts who had accidentally trespassed into the forbidden area and died without a complete corpse. This caused all of the ferocious beasts in the Ancestral Tomb to classify the area within the Menace Wall's defenses as a dangerous area.

They passed the night under the protection of the Menace Wall. Zhuge Ming was the first to open his eyes. After being careless, he quickly got up and checked if his comrades were all here.

Zhuge Ming heaved a sigh of relief as he counted the number of heads. As he walked over to Xia Qi's voice and saw the tears still dripping from the corner of her eyes, he felt a twinge of pain in his heart. He bent over and gently patted her: Sister-in-law, please forgive me.

Xia Qi opened her lifeless eyes and nodded mechanically. Suddenly, he jumped up and shouted in pain: Liu Qi! Liu Qi! I'm going to save him! I'm going to save him!

Zhuge Ming, who had finally managed to stop his tears, once again burst into tears. He reached out his hand to hold onto Xia Qi's arm and choked with sobs, Sister-in-law! Little brother went …"

Xia Qi was so excited that her whole body trembled. She turned her head around in a daze, her eyes filled with sadness. The rest of the group, awakened by her shouting, gathered around her and silently shed tears with her.

Military Advisor, I still can't believe my boss just left like that. I would like to request to go back to the tower to have a look! " Shen Tianxing suddenly looked up.

With a single sentence, a series of effects occurred. Other than the grieving Xia Qi, everyone else said in unison, I want to go too!

Zhuge Ming could hear the determination in their words, but now that Liu Qi was no longer around, he was the only leader of the team. Therefore, he had to be careful about returning to the tower, even though his heart was beating fast.

Military advisor! What are you hesitating for? If Yiyang King was still around, do you think we'd still be alive and well after the night? " Shen Tianxing saw Zhuge Ming's hesitation and added.

That's right! Zhuge Ming's eyes suddenly lit up. Without thinking, he turned around and ran up the mountain.

Everyone cheered, but no one could understand the meaning behind Shen Tianxing's words. The possibility that Liu Qi was still alive prompted everyone to temporarily put aside their grief. Lu Yuan took the initiative to support Xia Qi, and the eight people chased after Zhuge Ming with large strides.

In one breath, they ran all the way to Loyal King's mausoleum garden. The peaceful environment only increased their confidence. Jiang Rong was the first to push open the half-closed door, leaving behind a series of afterimages as he disappeared from the first floor.

Without waiting for the remaining people to run up the stone stairs, Jiang Rong came back like a whirlwind. Before he could even catch his breath, he was overjoyed, The boss is not dead!

What!? Jiang Rong, say that again? Xia Qi grabbed Jiang Rong's arm and asked with a trembling voice.

How could Jiang Rong not know Xia Qi's mood? He patted the back of Xia Qi's hand and comforted her, Eldest Sister-in-Law, you didn't hear wrongly. The Eldest Brother didn't die. He fainted on the third floor. It seems to be severely injured, and its aura is a little weak.

Xia Qi collapsed into Lu Yuan's arms as if a heavy burden had been lifted off her shoulders as she said joyfully, As long as I am alive. He is an indestructible cockroach. In the past, it was fine even if he fell off the cliff. At most, he would just be severely injured and rest for a period of time.

That's right! Tang Lee shook the porcelain bottle in his hand and inserted, Xiao Qi is right. I'm not afraid of serious injuries, don't I have the Lifestyle Pills? No matter how heavy the injury is, it's still a piece of cake!

Everyone's eyes lit up. How could he have forgotten about this? As Tang Lee had said, with the goat fat Life Dew, no matter how severe the injury was, it would heal in a short period of time and his cultivation would also improve.

The nine of them returned to the third floor of the white tower, which they deeply remembered, with faces full of joy.

Before they could stand still, everyone's gaze was attracted by the figure lying on the ground ten meters away from the entrance of the stone stairs. Even those precious treasures were automatically ignored by them.

Xia Qi leaped over to Liu Qi's side and reached out her hands to help her lover up. His pale cheeks, the blood at the corner of his mouth, his tightly shut eyes and his completely collapsed chest.

His heart trembled. Although Liu Qi's weak breath reminded her that she was still alive, it was the first time that such a heavy injury had happened to Liu Qi. How could it not be painful?

As a physician, Zou Fann's duty was to stand up when his teammates were injured. The second one ran over to Liu Qi and comforted Xia Qi. After saying a few words to comfort her, he carried out an omni-directional inspection on her.

Then, he quickly called for Tang Lee to give him the porcelain bottle that contained the goat fat Life Dew. A drop of green liquid dripped into Liu Qi's teeth that had been forcefully pried open by Zou Fann.

As the spiritual medicine entered his stomach, the medicinal strength slowly dissolved. Liu Qi, who had been unconscious for the whole night, felt an unbearable itch in his limbs and bones. Waves of warmth flowed to every corner of his body, nourishing his damaged organs, blood vessels and bones.

The Spirit Source Bead was also affected, and once again began to slowly spin, absorbing the Spirit Power fragments scattered within the Sea of Spirit Sense. As his thoughts slowly recovered, Liu Qi finally opened his eyes with much difficulty. He felt like his soul had left his body, and his vision went from blurry to clear.

The nine anxious heads were right in front of his eyes. Liu Qi opened his mouth, causing the wound to suddenly cough twice. The broken ribs on his chest heaved violently up and down.

Xia Qi quickly stopped him from talking and whispered a few words into his ear. Only then did Liu Qi reveal a grateful expression towards Tang Lee, telling his girlfriend to put him flat on the ground and close his eyes again. He then triggered his inner force and started to heal his injuries in a strange posture.

There was no longer any need to worry about Liu Qi. Looking around the three layers of space after the war, Yiyang King's remnant soul and that evil cultivation technique that made people shudder in fear were already indiscernible. The nine of them also discovered the disappearance of the pattern. However, he could only suppress the doubts in his heart because Liu Qi's injuries had yet to heal.

Seeing that the coffin of his ancestors was not damaged except for the broken stone lid, Wu steeled his heart. Ye Zichen begged Cai Yifeng to accompany him for a walk, and the two of them carried a brand-new coffin lid back to where they stood.

After personally closing the lid of the coffin for their ancestor, everyone paid their respects under the leadership of Tang Lee. Be it in public or private, Loyal King's heroic deeds are worth their martial arts learning, which take exorcism as their duty to exorcise evil and punish evil. Out of respect for his ancestors, it was only right to bow a few times.

After the ceremony, Tang Lee did not hesitate to take out the lamb fat life dew to share with his teammates. The group of ten people began to cultivate in the middle of Loyal Kingling without any distractions.

CHAPTER 405 - THE BATTLE OF THE IMPERIAL JADE SEAL(32)

This training lasted for ten days. When everyone woke up, they saw their boss, Liu Qi, appear in front of them lively once again. The whole team burst out into laughter for a long time.

The special effect of the Sheep Fat Life Dew had made everyone feel refreshed and energetic, their blood had a strong life force flowing in it, both their inner strength and Spirit Power had improved a lot, other than Zhuge Ming and Wu Tie, everyone else had gained another profit, and their cultivation had increased by another level.

At this moment, even Faang Hua, Zou Fann and Jiang Rong, whose strength had always been at the bottom, had already reached the fifth level of Earth Martial Cultivator. They were far stronger than Martial Cultivator of the same age.

After hearing Liu Qi's account of the final battle, everyone's expression became depressed. Who would have thought that the successor of the Imperial Jade Seal would be right in front of their eyes?

Unable to hold his forehead and sigh, Liu Qi said, Brother Zhuge, Yiyang King didn't lie at all. The hexagram on the second floor was indeed recorded on the stone tablet beside Loyal King's coffin. This is an almost lost formation, don't miss it.

With a smile, Zhuge Ming walked towards the stone monument without a trace of politeness. Seeing the four big words' Six-Pointed Star Formation 'on the stone monument, he got so excited that his qi and blood started to surge. He sat cross-legged in front of the stone monument and started meditating.

Liu Qi nodded and walked straight to the other three stone tablets. With the belief that he couldn't return empty-handed after entering the treasure mountain, he arrived at the first stone tablet on the left.

A Chronicle of the Life of Loyal King, Tang Ren Gui. The first stone tablet recorded Loyal King's glorious life. Looking at the heroic deeds of his ancestors, Liu Qi felt his blood boil. He could not help but sigh in his heart.

With an excited mood, he walked towards the second stone monument.

This was the ultimate technique that Loyal King had relied on in the past to become famous. After carefully reading the martial arts introduction, Liu Qi waved at Sun Tie and said, Fifth Prince, come and see. Loyal King's sword technique can only be learned by relatives who have blood in them. It's tailor-made for you!

Upon hearing the voice, Tang Lee arrived. After he had finished looking through the sword techniques recorded on the stone monument, his appetite was immediately stirred. He was a dignified Fifth Prince. Although he had the ability to rule the country, he was unable to defend himself. Just like his father, the emperor, he was easily killed by a traitor, causing chaos throughout the imperial court.

In order to realize his own grand aspirations and lead his Gilt Gold Dynasty to its peak, Tang Lee had wanted to obtain a peerless martial art that was suitable for him more than once, but to no avail. Therefore, when he saw the afterimage sword technique, he had the feeling that he was able to find it effortlessly, no matter where he went. All of a sudden, he was like Zhuge Ming, focusing on his swordsmanship.

Liu Qi slowly paced to the last unknown stone monument.

The layout of the imperial palace. Liu Qi was stunned. Why would Loyal King's mausoleum garden store any palace layout? Now, he patiently studied it.

On the stone tablet was indeed the entire diagram of the current Gilt Gold Dynasty Imperial Palace. From the residences of the palace maids and attendants, to the throne room, everything was clearly indicated.

Of course, these were not what Liu Qi cared about the most. There were a few thick black lines on the stone monument that piqued his interest. From where these black lines were located, it seemed like they were connecting the entire palace. However, what he could not understand was that the black line marked the location of the buildings that he passed by. It was like a sharp blade had cut the buildings into two.

What did that mean? Liu Qi couldn't get an answer no matter how he thought about it. However, with his mental cultivation, even if he didn't understand it by heart, he would still remember this map in his mind.

After that, Zhuge Ming and Tang Lee spent the next half month immersed in meditation and training. The eight people, led by Liu Qi, didn't waste any time. They sat cross-legged and meditated to consolidate their strength.

Second floor.

Zhuge Ming confidently stood in front of the hexagram. He took a strange step forward and shot out a stream of finger power into the magic array.

It was strange that the seemingly aimless mess did not trigger the battle. On the contrary, each of the finger energies would cause the six edges of the hexagram to shine.

Thus, after a total of 981 finger attacks, Zhuge Ming leaped up and launched six consecutive palm strikes above the formation. The target of each palm strike was the six corners of the hexagram.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Six light sounds were produced by the palm attacks. The halo of the hexagram array suddenly rotated, and a colorful light screen rose up just like the time when the array was activated.

Liu Qi and the others, standing around, clenched their fists, secretly sweating for Zhuge Ming. They had personally witnessed the power of the hexagram. Even though they were confident in Zhuge Ming, they were still unavoidably worried.

Unlike Liu Qi and the others, Zhuge Ming was very excited to see the light screen rise. The Weeping Ape Technique gathered both palms together and pressed down towards the top of the light screen.

The blue coloured light screen did not emit any sound when the internal force hit it. It was like streams of light trickling down from the top of the curtain and flowing to the ground.

Seeing that Zhuge Ming could no longer remain in the air, Liu Qi considered flying up to help support him. Who knew that just as they were about to move, the curtain of light surrounding the hexagram suddenly erupted into a blinding, sun-like light. In the next second, the light screen shattered like a broken mirror. With a bang, it transformed into specks of light that rained down from the sky.

Zhuge Ming pursed his lips into a smile and landed on the wooden box. With the help of the system's method of cracking and his original foundation in Mechanical Array Diagram, he still had to spend an entire half a month before he could completely comprehend it. An ancient formation that was strong enough to scare off Martial God experts did indeed live up to its name.

Liu Qi and the rest cheered and moved closer to the center. The five wooden boxes that they had coveted for so long were finally within their reach after experiencing so many obstacles.

Zhuge Ming walked down from the box and swallowed a Seven Stars Brilliant Yang Pill. He nodded to Tang Lee and said, Fifth Prince, the battle formation has been broken. As a descendant of Loyal King, you're half a master. The items in these wooden boxes are presumably even more precious than the jewels on them. You should be the one to open them yourself.

Tang Lee was not embarrassed at all. He looked at the wooden box in front of him and opened it with force. His expression froze on the spot. Everyone noticed that he was acting strangely and curiously gathered around him. Leaning their heads into the box, they were speechless as if they had done the same.

Empty? How can it be empty? Tang Lee mumbled in disbelief.

Liu Qi came back to his senses instantly. He opened another wooden box at the side: This one is also empty!

This is empty too! Cai Yifeng, who was standing opposite him, also exclaimed.

It's all empty! Lu Yuan said in disappointment as he opened the last box on the lower level.

Everyone looked at each other and looked at the only wooden box on the upper floor. Tang Lee volunteered to climb up to the lower level of the wooden box and resolutely opened the lid.

Under everyone's gaze, Tang Lee walked down and reached into the box to take out a piece of paper that had already turned yellow. He lowered his head and started reading it carefully.

"I have the honour to leave this letter to the juniors who saw it: If you forced your way through, it would mean that you are powerful, yet greedy. You deserve to be fooled by me. If you have comprehended the array formation on the monument, then you are a talented person with outstanding wisdom. With your talent, you will definitely become extraordinary in the future. Thus, the Six-Pointed Star Formation is my greatest gift. The greatest advantage of this formation is that you ignore the limitations of its terrain and can set it up as you wish. If you are neither greedy nor learned, then you must be my descendant. Please allow me to not explain the ineffectiveness of the direct bloodline of the hexagram array, so I assume that you just happened to cross the array and enter. Then, as your ancestor, I shall give you a piece of advice: 'Calm down, work hard and make up for your failure'. I hope you understand my good intentions and contribute as much as a descendant of the royal family should to the prosperity of Gilt Gold Dynasty for all of eternity. I hope that you can make good use of the things on the first or second floor. Loyal King,