Chapter 619 - 618: Repair

Chapter 619: Chapter 618: Repair

After getting a general idea, Yi Tianyun finally understood the overall situation, but many details were still unclear.

Regardless, he only needed to know one thing: they had only one hundred years to prepare. The time would only grow shorter, never longer! And that was only if he repaired the Divine Runes. Even if he did, and came back to repair them again in the future, it wouldn’t extend the time by much.

The suppressed demon was growing stronger, so the seal couldn’t hold it for much longer. When the time came, the only outcome would be a great war with the demon. Either everyone would have to unite to fight it, or he would have to become powerful enough to face it alone.

"Ding! You have successfully accepted the Super Main Quest: ’Slay the Outer Heaven Demon Fiend and Become the Savior’! Completion Reward: 100 billion experience points, 100 million Madness Value, 50 million Sin Value, 5,000 Virtue Points, and the title ’Savior’!"

’A Super Main Quest?’

Yi Tianyun was stunned. The sudden appearance of the quest wasn’t unexpected, but for it to be a *Super Main Quest* was what felt strange.

Super Main Quest: A main quest triggered ahead of schedule that cannot be completed at the present time.

Seeing the annotation below, Yi Tianyun finally understood. Under normal circumstances, if he hadn’t discovered this massive rock, the seal would have broken in a few decades.

At that point, the Demon Fiend would emerge from the seal, and the main quest would appear, requiring him to slay it.

’The experience reward is staggering. One hundred billion experience points and one hundred million Madness Value... it’s just incredible. But by the same token, this Demon Fiend must be absolutely terrifying.’

’Otherwise, the system wouldn’t offer such a huge reward. The more common the main quest, the lower the reward; that was an unchanging principle. The more difficult the mission, the more astonishing the reward.’

"Actually, there’s something I haven’t told you. In a way, I’m your master’s Inheritor." As he spoke, Yi Tianyun released a familiar energy signature. The Artifact Spirit’s expression changed the moment it sensed it.

"You truly are the Inheritor..." The Artifact Spirit was extremely familiar with this power. It recognized the incredibly familiar aura the instant it was released.

"I received the inheritance from the Ascension Divine Altar below. Do you know of it?" Yi Tianyun asked.

"I do not know." The Artifact Spirit shook its head. "But this aura is very familiar. You are indeed the Inheritor. Is this what you people call ’destiny’?"

Yi Tianyun nodded. ’Apparently, the Ascension Divine Altar was built after the Demon Fiend was sealed. Otherwise, the Artifact Spirit would surely have known about it. How could it not, if it was always with its master?’

"Alright, I’ll finish the repairs here. Afterward, I need to communicate with the other powers, especially the descendants of the other two Divine Kings. We must join forces to deal with this threat!" Yi Tianyun said grimly.

"Contacting their descendants is the best course of action. In the beginning, the Three Great Divine Kings suppressed this Demon Fiend, but they couldn’t kill it completely. It has only grown stronger with time." The Artifact Spirit sighed. "When it breaks free, if there aren’t several Divine Kings working together to suppress it, this Demon Fiend will undoubtedly destroy everything!"

’Even the Three Great Divine Kings couldn’t defeat it...’

Yi Tianyun’s expression darkened. ’That’s truly terrifying. It took three of them just to suppress it, and they still couldn’t kill it. Just how powerful is this Demon Fiend?’

"Heh heh, don’t be foolish. Even if the Creation Celestial Divine King and his friends came back, they wouldn’t be able to handle me this time!" a sinister, charming voice echoed from within the rock.

"Demon Fiend, cease your insolence!" the Artifact Spirit roared. The entire rock erupted with a dazzling light, swiftly suppressing the power the voice had released. The surrounding Divine Runes flared to life as well.

"Heh heh, you pathetic Artifact Spirit. You can only suppress me for a little while longer. Just wait, I’ll crush you to pieces when I get out!" the Demon Fiend sneered. "And you, boy... your Three Realms are doomed. All of you will become my food... The taste is barely acceptable, but if I devour you all, my cultivation will surely take another step forward..."

Its voice grew fainter and fainter until it was completely suppressed, leaving only silence.

’So this Demon Fiend’s purpose is to invade and devour everything?’ Yi Tianyun frowned. ’There were Cultivation Techniques that involved devouring life to increase one’s power, to say nothing of an entire species that did so.’

’To these Demon Fiends, we’re just like Elixir Pills for their cultivation. Of course, the more the better.’

It was no different from how humans consumed dragon meat or phoenix flesh as potent tonics.

"The future is in your hands now..." The Artifact Spirit sighed deeply. "I just don’t know if the other two Divine Kings instructed their descendants to prepare for the Demon Fiend’s return."

"Well..."

Yi Tianyun shook his head. ’The Flying Heaven Divine Kingdom, founded by the Creation Celestial Divine King, is gone, with only the White Lotus Prefecture left behind. I presume the Creation Celestial Divine King also established the White Lotus Prefecture; otherwise, there would be no talk of their ancestral teachings.’

’So few people know about this now. Who would ever suspect that such a darkness was about to descend?’

"Forget it. I’ll just have to run the errands myself. If worst comes to worst, I’ll just deal with it alone," Yi Tianyun said with a smile.

"Although you have received the master’s inheritance, your cultivation is still far too weak. You must unite with other experts to have any hope of suppressing it," the Artifact Spirit said, shaking its head and refuting Yi Tianyun’s claim.

Yi Tianyun just smiled, not bothering to argue. ’It might be difficult for others to reach the Divine King level, but for me, that’s not necessarily the case.’

"Let’s finish repairing the Divine Runes first. At the very least, it’ll buy us some time." Yi Tianyun felt he had rested enough, so he resumed his work on the Divine Runes, figuring he could talk while he worked.

He then continued to repair the Divine Runes. One by one, the small runes were mended. Most were only slightly worn, so the repairs weren’t too difficult.

Even so, it took a full week to finish all the repairs. He had finally mended the majority of the Divine Runes. The rest was out of his hands.

’The next time I come back here, it’ll either be because someone is trying to destroy this place, or because the Demon Fiend is breaking the seal. Of course, there’s a third, better possibility: I’ll return when my cultivation is powerful enough!’

"That’s about it. I will now re-seal this place," Yi Tianyun said with a nod.

"Inheritor, you are now half a master to me," the Artifact Spirit said, looking at him. "I have a few memories related to my master. I can give them to you. I hope they will be of some help."

With a flick of its hand, a ray of light shot out and entered Yi Tianyun’s mind.

"Thank you," Yi Tianyun said with a smile. ’With these memories, I’ll know the details of what happened, and many things will be much easier to handle.’

As he turned to leave and seal the secret chamber, Yu Shiqian quickly stood up and said respectfully, "Great Emperor, you’ve emerged... The Mansion Master of the Celestial Demon Mansion has been waiting outside for a long time."

"Oh, I’d almost forgotten about that." Yi Tianyun shook his head. ’How could I be expected to remember such trivial matters?’