Chapter 408: Qi Yuan, Returning Good for Evil

Chapter 408: Qi Yuan Repays Evil with Kindness

"So sleepy."

Having departed from the far end of the universe, Qi Yuan pondered the way to the Upper Realm, and with a flicker of his form, he appeared atop the pavilion.

Perhaps it was because he had devoured the Three Thousand Worlds—a bit too much—and being full made him drowsy; that was only natural.

Not far away, Jiang Lingsu heard this, her pretty face flushing slightly, her high, heaving bosom trembling, stirring one's heart. She seemed to hint at something: "If the senior brother is sleepy, come... take a nap for a while."

Qi Yuan glanced over, recalling the soft warmth and fragrant embrace from last time.

This was a true breast pillow!

Using this to test a cultivator of the Zi Mansion?

"I can't sleep away in the arms of tenderness; I must go to the Upper Realm," Qi Yuan said softly.

This visit to his junior sister was solely to tell her this.

In the Divine Radiance Sect, on the Seven-Colored Peak, only he and his junior sister remained.

If he left without informing her, causing her to worry, that would ultimately be unkind.

As for the Primordial Spirit Sharing Society and the Four Emperors of the Divine Flower, he informed them through jade slips.

Well, he still knew who was close and who was distant, and he was a little bit biased toward beauty over friendship.

The joy deep in Jiang Lingsu's eyes suddenly receded, replaced by a deep reluctance. But then, she lifted her head and looked at Qi Yuan with eager anticipation: "Senior brother, is the master in the Upper Realm? Can I go with you to the Upper Realm to find the master?"

Qi Yuan pondered. He had once told Jiang Lingsu about the speculation that their master was in the Upper Realm, so it was no surprise that his junior sister knew.

Seeing that Qi Yuan did not speak, Jiang Lingsu came over, wrapped her arm around his, and said pitifully, "Senior brother, I won't cause trouble. If I do, you can just put me back in your Zi Mansion!"

"Stop... pretending!" Qi Yuan found it hard to resist.

This junior sister was too good at acting!

"Has senior brother agreed?" Jiang Lingsu blinked, a joyful expression appearing in her beautiful eyes, and her speech returned to normal.

"Let's go. We, senior and junior siblings, will storm the Immortal Realm together!"

Toward Jiang Lingsu, this angel investor, he had always been very generous.

With Qi Yuan's permission, Jiang Lingsu beamed with joy, then said in a daze, "Senior brother, do you think I should put on an ugly disguise? Otherwise, with your junior sister's natural beauty like this, if some frivolous young master takes a fancy to me in the Immortal Realm, wouldn't that cause you unnecessary trouble?"

"Junior sister, you're a bit narcissistic!" Qi Yuan said without any politeness. Tenderness was tenderness, but he still had to talk back. "People in the Immortal Realm seem very refined. Those celestial maidens don't even fart—how could they do such an uncouth thing?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Lingsu nodded slightly: "That makes some sense. Ah, this time going to the Upper Realm, I need to bring more recording stones to document everything!"

Jiang Lingsu was very excited, like a young girl about to go on a trip.

"Hurry and pack. We need to leave soon." Thinking of something, Qi Yuan asked, "What about your father? Where did he go? Did he come looking for trouble with me?"

If he kept causing trouble, hiding in the Upper Realm would be safe enough, right?

"Him..." Jiang Lingsu spat softly, "He's recently gained a bunch of dry grandsons."

"Haha, junior sister, doesn't that mean you're about to become a mother?"

Descending from his junior sister's pavilion, Qi Yuan went to other places in the Canglan Realm and met many people.

First, he saw Lord Withered Wood, and then Kang Fulu.

Now, Lord Withered Wood was in his prime and had openly gotten together with the Grand Dowager of the Great Shang Dynasty.

Kang Fulu was still as flamboyant as before, with a head full of white hair.

Later, Qi Yuan went to the Blood-Robe Alliance and then to the Primordial Spirit Sharing Society, where he saw Great Wisdom Lord.

Finally, he went to see top experts of the Canglan Realm like Great Lord White Fish and discussed matters of rectifying the atmosphere of the Canglan Realm.

As for Qi Jianjun, she had gone fishing in the Three Thousand Worlds.

She wasn't very enthusiastic about going to the Upper Realm, only saying, "Find Mother quickly and call her."

Regarding this daughter, Qi Yuan was speechless.

Was fishing that enjoyable?

On the pavilion, Qi Yuan handed a garment to Jiang Lingsu.

"Junior sister, this is a robe crafted from creations in the Underworld, combining defense and disguise.

Not only that, but it can also isolate imprints. But one thing is very important... you can't be too far from me."

The imprint of that figure from the Taihuang Palace was still within the beings of the Three Thousand Worlds.

If they left Qi Yuan's Underworld without the isolation of the Myriad Differences Gate, that figure from the Taihuang Palace could, with a single thought, kill and harvest all beings.

Therefore, Qi Yuan had ordered Qi Qi to craft this garment to isolate the imprint.

However, even if Jiang Lingsu wore this garment, she could not stray too far from Qi Yuan; otherwise, the effect of the Myriad Differences Gate would disappear.

Jiang Lingsu hugged the garment. Thinking of something, she sighed, "This must be very expensive, right? My storage pouch is empty; I can't afford to pay."

In the past, in front of her senior brother, she could still play the rich lady, spending lavishly to support him, boldly saying she didn't need protection.

Now, though...

"It's fine. Didn't you invest in my Underworld? There's a lot of interest," Qi Yuan said casually.

The imbalance in Jiang Lingsu's heart slowly faded.

"Senior brother, turn around. I'll change clothes!" Jiang Lingsu said.

"Alright." Qi Yuan honestly turned around.

Although now the entire Canglan Realm was within his Zi Mansion, and he could see everything without looking, he still had to show due respect.

Soon, the rustling sounds ceased. Jiang Lingsu had changed into the green long dress specially made by Qi Qi, looking quite cute, like a sprite.

But Qi Yuan knew that this was only her exterior; if peeled away, one would know how irresistibly alluring she truly was.

"Junior sister, are you ready? If you are, we'll start heading to the Upper Realm."

Qi Yuan's mood was quite calm.

First, going to the Upper Realm was just changing the game for him.

Second, the Canglan Realm was all within his Zi Mansion, not too far from home.

"Alright!" Jiang Lingsu nodded seriously, though a trace of melancholy lingered in her heart.

Just as Qi Yuan was about to leave, suddenly a hurried sound came from afar.

"Senior, wait for me!"

A streak of light flashed, and a man dressed entirely in golden robes appeared, his face filled with anxiety.

Seeing Qi Yuan, he said with full respect.

"Senior... now that the Canglan Realm has been swallowed by you, the teleportation array of the Demon Desire Sect has failed. This junior... can't return to the Upper Realm anymore!" The newcomer was none other than Shen Wushen.

He had been slacking off in the Demon Desire Sect, only to find... he couldn't go back.

He was panicking.

He came to the lower realm for training, not to settle down.

“Ahem…” Qi Yuan coughed, this matter did have something to do with him. “This time I’m going to the fifth heaven of the upper realm; you’ll come with me.”

Shen Wushen was, after all, from the upper realm, a native—having an extra guide was a good thing.

“Thank you, senior!” Shen Wushen breathed a sigh of relief.

Though the fifth heaven was far from Fulu Mountain, at least there was hope of returning, wasn’t there?

If he stayed in the Canglan Realm, he reckoned he’d never go back in his lifetime.

“In that case… let’s go.”

Qi Yuan, arm around Jiang Lingsu and holding Shen Wushen, spun his body abruptly in that instant.

Heaven and earth suddenly blurred into chaos, all perception seemingly snuffed out.

When their vision cleared again, Qi Yuan and his two companions had already arrived in a small world.

This small world was connected to the Wangyue Continent, its teleportation array leading straight to the Mara clan in the fifth heaven of the upper realm.

Around the teleportation array lurked two Yin spirits, likely guardians of the formation.

Yet even as Qi Yuan’s group arrived right before them, they noticed nothing.

Shen Wushen muttered then, “The Mara clan originated from the Black Demon Abyss and are at war with the Moon God Palace.

Senior, this time in the upper realm, we’re heading into the Mara clan’s home turf—we must be careful!”

“I know.” Qi Yuan nodded, glancing at the teleportation array ahead. “Isn’t it rather rude for us to sneak onto someone else’s teleportation array like this?

If we’re caught, wouldn’t that prove we have no morals?”

This trip to the upper realm, besides seeing Jinli and finding his master-wife, Qi Yuan also carried a grand ambition:

to rectify the celestial realm’s atmosphere. Though by the emperor’s plow, the celestial realm’s atmosphere must be fine.

But in a big forest, all kinds of birds exist.

Purification was still necessary.

And yet, here he was, a rectifier of atmosphere, sneaking onto a teleportation array without paying—if discovered, wouldn’t that be mortifying?

Shen Wushen paused. “How about leaving some spirit stones?”

“I don’t have many spirit stones,” Qi Yuan said reluctantly.

Just then, Jiang Lingsu suddenly spoke up: “Senior Brother, isn’t the Mara clan our enemy?”

Qi Yuan’s eyes lit up. “Using the enemy’s teleportation array—that’s trusting them!

And they dare charge us? That means they don’t trust us!

How utterly detestable!”

Without hesitation, his mighty divine soul swept out.

The two lurking Yin spirits would remain dormant for eternity.

Their souls were extinguished.

Qi Yuan’s hand swept out. “We must repay evil with good—though they don’t trust me, I’ll be generous and collect their corpses!”

He directly stuffed the bodies of the two Yin spirit venerables into the underworld.

Even a mosquito’s flesh is meat—one must never waste.

Shen Wushen, watching this, was left speechless, inwardly grateful that after so long interacting with Senior Qi Yuan, he was still alive—truly fortunate.

“Alright, we should stride boldly onto the teleportation array, to show our trust in the Mara clan.”

Qi Yuan, arm around Jiang Lingsu, stepped onto the teleportation array.

Shen Wushen hurriedly dashed over as well.

The teleportation array began to activate slowly.

“Once we reach the upper realm, we still need to run fast.

Though I trust them, they don’t trust me.”

Qi Yuan instructed in a low voice.

Though his strength was great,

in the Mara clan’s headquarters, he had to be cautious.

After all, according to Buddhist teachings, the Mara clan also had four at the Principle Realm.

Most importantly, the Mara clan possessed a Creation Artifact.

If Qi Yuan recklessly slaughtered among the Mara clan and was cornered by four Principles wielding the Creation Artifact, he would die horribly.

The teleportation array activated at that moment, a vast aura that could tear everything apart sweeping through.

Jiang Lingsu clung tightly to Qi Yuan, warm and fragrant in his arms—after all, she was only at the Foundation Establishment stage, unable to withstand such a teleportation array with her own body.

Shen Wushen, as a true disciple of Fulu Mountain, carried a treasure bestowed by Fulu Mountain, allowing him to safely endure the teleportation.

About ten-odd breaths passed.

The sky suddenly cleared.

“Run!” Qi Yuan, holding Jiang Lingsu, grabbed Shen Wushen and fled wildly.

In the upper realm, the great venerable guarding the teleportation array looked bewildered.

“Just now… did someone come?”

“Go check the array… eh… check what?”

“Forget it, back to cultivation.”

……

The Mara Sacred Tower, though called a tower, actually covered an area not much smaller than the Canglan Realm.

From the earth to the sky, its height was unknown, as were its countless layers.

Countless floating cities hung in the sky, encircling one Mara Sacred Tower after another.

On the ground, mostly mundane things, few cultivators came.

The floating cities and the Mara Sacred Tower were where cultivators dwelled.

At that moment, on a floating city, Qi Yuan stretched lazily: “The air in the upper realm is indeed sweeter, but… isn’t it said that here Yang gods are everywhere and myths are less than dogs?

This city—let alone myths—not even a single Yin spirit?”

This floating city, in terms of size, was much larger than Great Shang.

Among all floating cities, it was one of the smaller ones.

Shen Wushen gave an awkward smile. “Senior, Yin spirits are absolute powerhouses no matter where!”

If he reached the Yin spirit realm, as a true disciple, he could immediately apply to become an elder.

And that was an elder of a sacred land!

In the celestial realm, besides the sacred lands, there are other sects, their numbers a myriad, a billion times greater than the sacred lands.

Among these sects, those with some strength have as their strongest either Mythics, or Great Venerables and Venerables.

Some are even at the Purple Mansion stage, and others at the Golden Core, inferior even to the Divine Radiance Sect.

“Then what am I, a Purple Mansion cultivator, supposed to be?” Qi Yuan asked in a low voice.

Shen Wushen was taken aback.

You, a Purple Mansion cultivator?

“In regions without sacred lands, even a Purple Mansion can be called an ancestor!”

“Indeed, I’m now a mountain king,” Qi Yuan said, his gaze turning to the distant Demon Luo Sacred Tower, eyes full of anticipation. “Up there… so many unwashed white moons.”

Shen Wushen then spoke: “The Demon Luo clan has ninety-nine Demon Luo Sacred Towers.

The ninety-nine towers share resources with each other.

If you, senior, wish to go to the Abyss of Demons at the junction of the Sixth and Fifth Heavens, you must pass through the Demon Luo Sacred Tower.”

Not every heaven can be crossed at will.

One must pass through a sacred land.

As for ordinary cultivators, without great fortune, they might never leave their own heaven in this lifetime.

Qi Yuan took a deep breath: “How do I gain the right to pass? Can I force my way through?”

Hearing this, cold sweat broke out on Shen Wushen’s forehead: “This junior only knows how to descend, not how to ascend. If you force your way… you might trigger the prohibitions left by the Supreme Principle. Even a Yang God cultivator would be banished into the cracks of the celestial realm.”

“Alas, you’re not much of a guide for a native. I’ll just ask Wutian instead,” Qi Yuan said, disappointed in Shen Wushen.

After coming to the upper realm this time, he had planned to use him as a guide and asked him many questions.

In the end, he knew nothing.

He didn’t seem like a local at all.

Hearing this, Shen Wushen felt a bit aggrieved.

At that moment, Qi Yuan communicated with his divine infant, the Wutian Buddha.

Now, the Buddha Heaven ruled the Buddhist Kingdom, located at the other end of the Fifth Heaven.

Soon, Qi Yuan got the answer from the Wutian Buddha.

To ascend to the Sixth Heaven, one must possess a Heaven-Piercing Jade.

Generally, the Yang Gods of the Demon Luo clan carry quite a few Heaven-Piercing Jades on them.

Within the Demon Luo Sacred Tower, there might also be some Heaven-Piercing Jades scattered about.

Qi Yuan looked at the Demon Luo Sacred Tower ahead, his eyes brimming with anticipation: “Let’s go, to the Demon Luo Sacred Tower!”

He already had a plan in mind, a perfect strategy.

If he couldn’t find the Heaven-Piercing Jade, he would go find the white moon.

With his Purple Mansion, luring a foolish white moon shouldn’t be too much, right?

(End of this chapter)