In the imperial capital, inside a high-end restaurant.
Looking at the practitioners coming and going outside the window, Yang Qi said with emotion, "I haven't been to the imperial capital for several years, but the imperial capital hasn't changed much."
“Although the imperial capital hasn’t changed much, you, Brother Yang, have changed a lot in the past few years. Although I have been in the sect for a long time, I have heard of your name.” A man in front of Yang Qi chuckled.
Hearing this, Yang Qi smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Brother Ye, don't make fun of me. You are known as the Dan Sect."
"What Dan Zong? It's just that everyone calls it that because of our master's reputation." The man shook his head and smiled, as if he didn't care much about the name, but there was a hint of confidence between his brows.
The person drinking with Yang Qi at this time was none other than Ye Qiu, who had become Chu Li's disciple. After not seeing him for several years, Ye Qiu's strength had already reached the peak of Martial Sect.
It was Chu Li who advised him not to rush to break through the Martial Honor Realm, otherwise Ye Qiu would have already entered the Martial Honor Realm. Dan Zun is the current number one in the Dao of Alchemy in Zichen Continent. If he wanted to, he could easily cultivate a Martial Honor. However, what he wanted to cultivate was not an ordinary Martial Honor, but a successor who could inherit his Dao of Alchemy. Naturally, he would not let Ye Qiu blindly pursue cultivation, but let him grow in all aspects, and even have the hope of achieving the Martial King Realm through the Dao of Alchemy in the future!
“There are many practitioners of alchemy in Zichen Continent, but why aren’t others called Alchemy Sect members? Your achievements in alchemy have earned you the title of Alchemy Grandmaster.” Yang Qi said slowly.
After following Chu Li to study alchemy for a period of time, Ye Qiu's achievements in alchemy have also advanced by leaps and bounds. The title of Alchemy Master is definitely not a compliment, but Ye Qiu really deserves this title.
"Let's stop flattering each other. Otherwise, if it gets out, people will laugh at us for being ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth." Ye Qiu said with a smile.
Yang Qi nodded, and the two of them started chatting while drinking.
Yang Qi seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly said to Ye Qiu, "By the way, Brother Ye, do you know about corpse blood?"
"No corpse blood?"
Ye Qiu was startled, and after a moment's silence, he said, "I heard from my master that the Undead Blood seems to be a special kind of witch medicine, but with his attainments in alchemy, he can't use it."
It is true.
Yang Qi nodded secretly, he didn't find it strange. Although Chu Li had achieved great accomplishments in alchemy, he was only a practitioner at the Martial Honor Realm after all, and could not touch the soul. This threshold alone cut off the possibility for him to use the blood of the Immortal Corpse.
"As far as I know, the blood of the corpse seems to involve the soul." Yang Qi said.
"Soul?"
Ye Qiu frowned slightly and sighed, "Master also had such a guess, but the soul is too profound. Even those who have touched upon it would find it difficult to comprehend it, let alone those who are below the Martial King level."
"yes!"
Yang Qi sighed. He had seen many powerful warriors at the Martial King level, but the only one who had some accomplishments in the soul was the Black Demon General.
Moreover, according to Zhang Sanfeng, the Black Demon General could have such a great reputation because of his attainments in the soul. This shows how difficult it is for a martial king realm practitioner to gain some insights in the soul.
The two of them drank and chatted in the restaurant. Ye Qiu asked Yang Qi a lot of interesting things about his time outside. As a practitioner of alchemy, Ye Qiu did not need to go out to hone his skills. He was more focused on studying alchemy. However, he was still very curious about things in the cultivation world.
It was not until the next day when Tang Qin sent a message to Yang Qi that he could see the stone carving of Emperor Wu that Yang Qi ended his reminiscing with Ye Qiu and returned to the Palace of the King of Chu.
Under the guidance of Tang Qin, Yang Qi came to a huge palace. The whole palace was guarded by a powerful formation. Just by approaching, Yang Qi knew that the palace's protective formation was at the level of King Wu, which shows the importance that the Chu Palace attaches to the Emperor Wu stone carving.
"This is the place where you can view the stone carvings of Emperor Wu. This is the entrance token. Once you enter the palace, just activate the token. You have nine days to watch. When the time is up, you will be moved out." Tang Qin handed a golden token to Yang Qi.
"clear."
Yang Qi nodded slightly, took the token, and entered the palace.
"Um?"
As soon as he entered the palace, Yang Qi felt like he was being watched. After a careful look, he discovered that there were two Nine-Star Martial Lords hiding in the dark corners of the palace. They were probably the practitioners guarding the stone carvings of the Martial Emperor. However, both of them carefully concealed their auras. Yang Qi could not sense their specific realms, but the strength of the practitioners who were sent to guard such a place would not be lower than that of Zheng An.
Buzz~
Arriving at the center of the hall, Yang Qi urged his energy to be injected into the golden token. Suddenly, a strange force enveloped him. Then, the scene in front of him changed and he came to an empty hall.
In the center of the hall were 36 neatly arranged stone carvings, each with a sword mark on it. The 36 stone carvings represented 36 sword marks. The Dao fluctuations contained in these stone carvings were at different levels, and it was obvious that they were intentionally done by the Great Emperor Wu Shi.
Yang Qi's eyes fell on the stone carving not far away. A gleam of brilliance flashed in his eyes, and he thought to himself, "Is this the stone carving left by Master?"
Although Emperor Wu Shi left behind a legacy on Earth and established the ancient kingdom of gods, he did not leave behind any stone carvings or the like. Even Yang Qi, his direct disciple, only received more of the inheritance about the Source God Canon.
"Nine days is not a long time. We must hurry up."
Yang Qi quickly came to the first stone carving and immediately felt the strong fluctuation of Tao contained in the stone carving. Although it was a sword mark, it did not contain the slightest sword intent. Instead, it contained an extremely ferocious fluctuation of Tao.
"What a fierce way."
Yang Qi was amazed in his heart. He had felt the Dao of the Overlord Sword King before. It was a kind of domineering and self-centered Dao. However, the Dao contained in the stone carvings was an extremely ferocious Dao.
With just a slight touch, Yang Qi felt as if a ferocious beast was pouncing on him!
“Is this Master’s Dao?”
Yang Qi quickly retracted his mind and his eyes fell on the second stone carving. The Dao on this stone carving was even more fierce and violent. Yang Qi was just in the state of artistic conception, so he didn't dare to feel too much. He looked at the third stone carving again, and the fluctuations of the Dao on it were even more fierce.
Bang!
When Yang Qi arrived at the ninth stone carving, as soon as he sensed it with his mind, he was hit as if by a hammer and was instantly knocked back.
"Unable to sense?"
Yang Qi's gaze fell on the Ninth Blessing Stone Carving, and the corner of his mouth twitched fiercely. The Ninth Blessing Stone Carving was simply beyond his perception at his level. Once he let go of his mind, it would be like a huge wave coming, and he would be completely unable to resist it.
Yang Qi checked the remaining stone carvings again, but found that he was unable to sense any of the more than 20 stone carvings. Once he sensed any of them, he would be directly blown away.
"So I can only sense eight stone carvings?" Yang Qi laughed bitterly, with a bitter smile on his face. (To be continued)