The Heavenly Saber Novel - Chapter 343

Chapter 343 Intercept Halfway
Soon, a year had passed and the deadline for the Ancient God Tower had expired. During this period of time, Li Qing’s cultivation had improved by leaps and bounds.

Cultivating in the Little Heavenly Lake was more than ten times faster than the outside world. In addition, the miraculous pond water could improve one’s comprehension ability. Li Qing successfully broke through the bottleneck and reached the sixth level of the Xiantian realm. Having reached such a cultivation level at such a young age had already surpassed all of the younger generation.

Among the younger generation, the one with the highest cultivation was only at the fifth level of the Xiantian realm. Li Qing had successfully surpassed them by relying on all sorts of opportunities.

This was all thanks to the miraculous function of the Little Heavenly Lake, which allowed him to easily break through the bottleneck. His cultivation had reached a higher level, allowing him to surpass it so quickly.

In fact, it was only a matter of time before Li Qing surpassed them. After all, his aptitude was too outstanding. The foundation of a Saint Grade Xiantian was the only one from ancient to modern times.

Seeing the pond full of clear water, Li Qing felt that it would be very difficult for him to return to this place in the future. This miraculous pond water could not be wasted, so he took out two Yin Yang gas cylinders and began to collect the pond water.

He collected about half of the water in the pond and left the remaining half behind. It was better to leave a thread in one’s life, not all of them. Otherwise, it would be too greedy.

He took advantage of the last bit of time to wander around the seventh level of the world, only to discover a huge sword in another place.

This sword was more than ten zhang tall, and it was not used by ordinary people at all. As soon as Li Qing approached, he felt a force of rejection, preventing him from approaching.

“This is a Dao weapon. Could it be an Ancient God’s weapon? It seems that only experts from Ancient Gods Clan are qualified to collect it. As a human, I cannot be recognized as the owner.”

Unfortunately, such a powerful weapon could only be seen from afar but could not be obtained. In the end, he could only helplessly leave.

After a year had passed, the time had finally come to leave. Hearing a loud buzz in the sky, Li Qing felt his body tighten. Then, space and time changed in front of him and he appeared in front of the Ancient God Pagoda.

The door behind him slowly closed, waiting for several decades for the next opening.

“I’m finally out!” Li Qing sighed. Looking at the faces around him, most of them were still alive. However, some of them died inside.

“Wow, Li Qing … your cultivation is too much!” Chang Wudi shouted.

Her shout immediately attracted everyone’s attention. Very quickly, she discovered that Li Qing’s Xiantian sixth layer cultivation was greatly shocked. In just a year, he had increased his cultivation by one level? How was this possible? Even in the Ancient God Pagoda, it was impossible for the spiritual energy to be so dense!

The Wind Lightning Swordsman said with envy, “Brother Li Qing, it seems like the harvest this time is not small. I actually broke through to the sixth level of the Xiantian realm! I thought my cultivation speed was fast enough, but compared to you, it’s still far from enough.”

Li Qing smiled politely and said, “It was only after obtaining some opportunities that I made such progress. I almost lost my life. Brother Feng Lei, you’re not far from breaking through, are you?”

“Sigh, it’s still far from being yours. In the past, your cultivation was lower than all of us, but in the short span of a few years, you’ve improved by leaps and bounds. You’ve actually surpassed all of us. I have to admire you too.”

“What a freak!” Chang Wudi said sarcastically.

In the surroundings, Yan Bei Lou, He Tiancheng, and Yan Zheng were in a very miserable situation. After all, all the treasures in their bodies had been taken away by Li Qing. It would be good if they could survive.

The three of them stared fiercely at Li Qing, gnashing their teeth as they thought about how they would get revenge in the future.

“He actually broke through to the sixth level of the Xiantian realm. The gap is getting bigger and bigger! Seeing that relying on my strength is no longer enough to avenge him!” Yan Beilou’s expression was extremely ugly.

“So what? Without a strong background, you can only become a foil. Wait, I will definitely make you look good when you return!” Yan Zheng thought to himself.

Patriarch Zixu had been waiting outside for a long time. He was surprised to see Li Qing’s cultivation increase by leaps and bounds, but he quickly returned to normal. To a Void Realm expert like him, this wasn’t a big deal.

He said, “Welcome back safely. Stay where you are and rest for a while. We will leave soon. What treasures do you have that you do not need? You can trade with me. I will not treat you wrongly.”

There would always be some treasures in the Ancient God Pagoda that the outside world did not have. There were some things that even Void Realm Adepts needed.

Everyone hesitated for a moment, but did not move. After all, most of them had a sect inheritance, so they didn’t need it. They could go back and exchange it with the sect.

In the end, a few people walked out and struck a deal with Patriarch Zixu. Both sides were very satisfied.

After resting for a while, everyone boarded the Ancient Desolate Warship and left this place to return to the Holy City.

The warship flew into the sky, piercing through the clouds and fog, instantly spreading for thousands of kilometers.

Halfway through, a devil cloud suddenly appeared in the sky, enveloping the entire sky in darkness.

A tremendous demonic might was coming towards him!

Patriarch Zixu suddenly opened his eyes and shouted, “Who the devil is? How dare you stop my warship!”

He waved his hand, and a thick purple light shot out from his palm and sank into the Ancient Desolate Warship. The battleship shone brightly, forming a solid shield.

The devil cloud that covered the sky turned into an incomparably ferocious ghost face. It opened its mouth and bit down, but was blocked by the light shield.

The ghost face flashed and quickly condensed into an old man. He stood in the void and laughed loudly, “Kaka, Patriarch Zixu, long time no see, you are still as timid as before.”

Patriarch Zixu coldly snorted, “Hmph, so it’s Heartless Old Ghost! You really have the guts to eat Xiong Xin. This place isn’t far from the Holy City, aren’t you afraid of being surrounded by my Righteous path people?”

The ruthless old ghost laughed loudly, “The Holy City is still some distance away from here. It’s at least an hour’s journey. It’s enough for me to do my job.”

“What are you doing? Do you think you can kill me?” Patriarch Zixu frowned.

The ruthless old ghost said, “I’m not here to kill you. As long as you hand over one person, I’ll let you go.”

“Who?”

“Li Qing!”

Patriarch Zixu narrowed his eyes. “Oh? Li Qing! Isn’t he the first on the Dragon-Phoenix Rankings this year? Why did he offend you?”

“Don’t worry about this matter. Just say that you won’t hand over Li Qing!” Heartless Old Ghost was extremely arrogant and domineering.

Of course, it was impossible for him to say that his Myriad Demon Gate had fallen into that brat’s hands.

‘”What a joke. If you want me to hand it over, then I will. Isn’t it embarrassing? Besides, Li Qing is the number one person on the Dragon-Phoenix Rankings. How can I give it to you? Where do you want me to put my face when this matter gets out?” Patriarch Zixu sneered.

The Eastern Heavenly Alliance was not very binding on Void Realm experts. If Patriarch Zixu agreed to the other party’s conditions and handed Li Qing over to the Devil, he wouldn’t be punished too much for it. However, he would definitely lose all face.

Moreover, Heartless Old Ghost’s strength wasn’t much stronger than Patriarch Zixu’s. Patriarch Zixu had ancient desolate warships, so there was no need to be afraid since they could fight and escape.

The ruthless old ghost smiled sinisterly and said, “I knew you wouldn’t agree. Since that’s the case, I’ll slaughter all of you today!”

With that, he waved his hand and a huge black giant appeared out of thin air. A terrifying and fierce aura emitted from the black giant’s body. It was simply like a devil god.

“Kill them all!” The ruthless old ghost pointed.

Patriarch Zixu shouted, “Not good! The Twelve Capital Empyrean Gods and Demons! You actually brought this thing out!”

He also reacted very quickly. The moment he saw this giant, he immediately shot out a dozen or so purple rays of light and poured them into many key parts of the Primordial Warship.

The Ancient Desolate Warship shone brightly as its speed skyrocketed. With a “whoosh” sound, it leapt far away.

“Where can I escape!” The ruthless old ghost laughed sinisterly.

Under his control, the Du Tian Divine Devil instantly rushed forward. Its speed was extremely fast. With a wave of his hand, the black iron claws ferociously grabbed down on the Primordial Warship.

The iron claws were merciless and terrifying. They grabbed onto the light shield and let out a sizzling sound. Sparks splashed everywhere.

In a short moment, a large hole was caught in the light shield.

Li Qing sat nervously inside the Primordial Warship. When he heard that this heartless old ghost was here to catch him, his expression changed and he felt that something was wrong.

Without a doubt, this heartless old ghost was a member of the Myriad Demon Sect. If he came to settle the score with him, he might be the true owner of the Myriad Demon Gate.

Hopefully, Patriarch Zixu will be able to withstand the merciless old ghost’s attack.

However, the situation was probably not good. The moment Patriarch Zixu saw the Capital Heavenly Devil, he immediately chose to flee. One could imagine how powerful this thing was.

The origins of these Empyrean Gods and Devils were also extraordinary. They were definitely invincible within the Void Realm. Otherwise, Patriarch Zixu would not have seen this monster and his expression would have changed drastically. He would have fled without a fight.

The Heavenly Capital Divine Demon was a treasure from the Corpse God Sect twenty thousand years ago. There were a total of twelve of them. They were known as the Heavenly Capital Divine Demons. It wasn’t right to say that they were treasures, because the twelve capital Empyrean Gods and Devils were all refined from corpses, and they were also the corpses of Dao Realm experts!

The Corpse God Sect loved to dig up the graves of experts and refine their corpses into terrifying monsters. It was rumored that the Corpse God Sect had dug out a total of twelve corpses of Dao Realm experts. After countless years of refining, it had consumed countless treasures and materials to finally become the terrifying Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Devils. Furthermore, these twelve Fiendgods were able to form the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Fiends Array.

Afterwards, when the Corpse God Sect was destroyed, the Twelve Capital Heavenly Fiendgods fell into the hands of the Myriad Fiendgods Sect. No wonder Patriarch Zixu was so frightened that he ran away when he heard this name.

With the help of the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Devils, they could fight against Dao Realm experts. Fortunately, Heartless Old Ghost had only taken out one, and its power had greatly decreased, but it was not something that Patriarch Zixu could deal with.