Refining the Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 1749 – Qiongji’s Opportunity

“The flames on Sweeping Clouds Peak have been extinguished,” Old Ancestor Dao Yuanzong suddenly said.

Heavenlifting Master’s death could now be confirmed.

Indeed, he was the one who died.

What about True King Qiongji? Where was he now?

And there was still Zhou Huan whose whereabouts were unknown.

Bull Bean no longer had the bandwidth to think about whether the things that happened today were related to Qin Yu. Her eyes widened as she asked, “Old Ancestor, did Zhou Huan win? Why isn’t he coming out yet?”

Bull Dingtian said, “He probably won. The Boundary Ring will reappear wherever it disappeared and it will also bring back the small world back to this world.”

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He looked at Bull Bean and added, “Let’s wait a while more.”

To be honest, he felt slightly worried because this matter concerned True King Qiongji, and True King Qiongji was backed by the Thirteenth Floor.

If this matter mobilized the Thirteenth Floor, then no matter how powerful that being was and no matter what kind of trump card she held, there was no certainty that it could resist against them.

After all, above the Thirteenth Floor, there was still White Jade Capital. Fighting against a True King would lead to more fights against people higher up in the hierarchy, until you went against an Old Ancestor!

This was why no one dared to provoke cultivators from the Thirteenth Floor. Who could do anything about it? That was the benefit of belonging to a powerful organization.

In actual fact, True King Qiongji did not go very far away and neither did he dare to report the existence of a Longevity Species to the Thirteenth Floor. It was not because he still desired to seize their longevity, but because of a more fundamental reason – he did not dare to!

Qin Yu’s last sword strike had almost sliced his abdomen open. It possessed a vitality-destroying power that had spread into True King Qiongji’s body. 

After he escaped the Bounded Void Space and returned to the outside world, he realized that even though he could suppress this vitality-destroying power, it had already become like maggots that had eaten into his bones, turning into a big hidden ailment in his body.

Furthermore, when he was examining his body, he had gotten a warning – this vitality-destroying power was only temporarily dormant. This also meant that if the need arose, it could erupt again at any time, which sent shivers down his spine!

True King Qiongji was both shocked and furious at the same time. His face was filled with a gloomy expression and after some hesitation, he decided that he still did not dare to take this gamble.

The reason was simple. The most powerful person in the Thirteenth Floor, the Floor Master, was not a Longevity Species either…that meant no one could save him.

As for sacrificing my own life to report the news about this Longevity Species to the Thirteenth Floor, to help the Floor Master achieve his long-time dream…sorry, but I, Qiongji, am not that noble!

He had only one thought now, which was how he could continue staying alive. Evidently the answer lay within Zhou Huan.

Of course Qiongji would not leave, because he was waiting for Zhou Huan to come back out.

……

Bounded Void Space.

Qin Yu was trying to lift his own spirits. After all, even though Rourou had left for now, the day when they met again would come one day.

As long as he stayed alive!

Therefore, the most important thing now was to stay alive.

Taking a deep breath and exhaling, Qin Yu raised his head and looked at the glowing Boundary Ring above him.

His heart was slightly shaken when he realized that he could now directly control it.

Rourou must have helped him to take care of this before she left.

And now, when Qin Yu interacted with the Boundary Ring, a thought was directly transmitted to his mind.

It was Rourou!

“Bull Dingtian can be trusted, but no matter what, do not trust anyone without any reserve. You can discuss your future plans with him. I am really going to leave now. Live well.”

Rourou’s voice disappeared.

Qin Yu was silent for a while, and then a smile appeared on his lips. Even though you left just like that, you still kept me in your thoughts.

Rourou, I look forward to the day when I can meet you again!

He raised his hand and grabbed outwards.

Buzz –

The Boundary Ring trembled, and according to his will, the Bounded Void Space was directly shattered and he returned to the outside world.

At the same time, just as the Boundary Ring was activated, the outside world reacted accordingly. The small world that was brought away was now going to return.

That clan’s leader’s eyes instantly sharpened. He did not know the truth, but intuition told him that whatever happened today was related to that clan. He had to find out what the truth was.

And Zhou Huan had the answers to his questions.

Bull Dingtian looked over at that clan’s leader and frowned subconsciously.

This old thing was harboring hostile thoughts, but he was not very worried.

Firstly, with that being’s help, there was completely no reason for Qin Yu to fear anything.

Secondly, Number 327 was still in his hands. That clan would not bear to abandon her.

Even though the other True Kings were silent, there was a heavy expression in all of their eyes.

Buzz –

Buzz –

There were obscure power fluctuations surrounding the True King projections as they accumulated power while waiting.

If something went wrong and they needed to act, they could do so immediately.

Boom –

The space started to tremble. At first it was just a small area, but in the blink of an eye, it expanded and opened up. The ‘small world’ that disappeared had returned to the outside world!

The Boundary Ring was stored away and the suppressing power disappeared, but the energy given out by the reappearance of the small world swept across all directions.

Kaboom –

It was magnificent and vast, enough to shock the entire world!

Yet, it was still unable to cause any damage.

With the gathering of so many True Kings, they just needed a single thought to subdue whatever was rushing at them.

Now, there were truly many True Kings here.

However, all these True Kings had heavy expressions on their faces despite being able to easily suppress the force of the small word reappearing.

This was because Qin Yu had appeared in front of everyone at this moment.

And there was only him!

Heavenlifting Master was killed so there was not much to be said about that, but even True King Qiongji had disappeared and was nowhere to be seen.

Could they have been killed by him alone?

No way!

If that really was the case, the Thirteenth Floor would have acted right away instead of staying silent up until now.

What exactly was going on?

Everyone looked at Qin Yu, and amidst the solemn expression in their eyes, there was also a deep fear.

This was because he had killed Heavenlifting Master, who possessed the power comparable to a True King after igniting his own dao foundation. 

There was a seemingly inconspicuous gap between Heavenlifting Master who ignited his dao foundation and a True King, but in actual fact, there was a huge difference in power. Even if this was the case, it was still enough to show how much of a threat Qin Yu was to them.

If they also accounted for Qiongji who had now disappeared without a trace…

Hiss –

This junior was a huge threat!

No one said a word because the True Kings were busy examining him. However, they did not notice anything extremely powerful about him from using their divine sense.

“Zhou Huan!”

Bull Bean charged forth, full of agitation.

Qin Yu smiled. He saw Number 327 who was still behind Bull Dingtian. He said, “Thank you, Lady Bull.”

He had said many similar words recently, but saying such things would be useful for him sometime in the future.

Bull Dingtian walked forward and said in a low voice, “Zhou Huan, I’ve looked after the person that you passed to my Bull Family. Now, I will give her back to you. Whatever comes after is up to you to handle.”

Qin Yu cupped his hands and said, “Thank you, Senior Bull. I’ll remember this favor that you did for me.”

Bull Bean widened his eyes and looked unsatisfied, “Old Ancestor, how could you be like this?”

Outrageous.

Bull Dingtian almost laughed out of anger. He thought to himself, ‘What else can I do? You seem to be on such good terms with Zhou Huan, as if he’s your family; do I continue acting or not?’

From Qin Yu’s gaze and actions, Bull Dingtian had already gotten the signal.

An old and experienced cultivator was like that. Just by giving a few hints he could cooperate perfectly.

Therefore, now he had to act as if he had never met Zhou Huan before, and it would be best if there was even some conflict between them.

And this point of conflict…Bull Bean was his best choice for this.

As for Qin Yu’s safety, Bull Dingtian was not worried at all. Qin Yu managed to kill Heavenlifting Master even when it was a one-versus-two battle. If he did not seek trouble, he should have no trouble protecting himself.

“Bull Bean, come back!” Bull Dingtian ordered in a low voice.

Bull Bean’s eyes widened with astonishment.

“Old Bull, send the young lady back home. If she resists, just tie her up.”

Whoosh –

Uncle Bull appeared. He smiled bitterly and stuttered, “Old Ancestor, this…”

Bull Dingtian frowned, “Did you not hear what I just said?”

“Yes, sir!” Uncle Bull directly turned around and bowed, “Young Lady, let’s go.”

Bull Bean shook her head, “I’m not leaving! Old Ancestor, what’s with you?”

Bull Dingtian waved his sleeve and the space started to twist and turn. Then, he sent Uncle Bull and Bull Bean away.

He was laughing bitterly to himself now. This time, he had definitely offended his precious granddaughter greatly.

But whether it was out of necessity or out of his own will, he was very happy to send Bull Bean away from this little brat.

“Hmph!” Bull Dingtian snorted and he looked coldly at Qin Yu. “I don’t know where you came from or which organization you’re from, but please stay far away from my granddaughter in the future, otherwise I won’t be so polite anymore!”

This scene caused the True Kings to start pondering. 

However, if it were them in Bull Dingtian’s position, they would also choose to do this.

Before the situation turned ugly, it was best to separate from whoever was involved to prevent himself from being implicated.

Qin Yu whistled in admiration to himself, thinking that this old bull was truly really good at acting! He frowned with frustration and looked at Bull Dingtian, “Fine, I will do as you say.”

He lifted his hand and Number 327 landed in his arms.

That clan’s leader stepped forward and the heavens and earth instantly sank, as if the weight of many mountains was pressing down.

“Zhou Huan, return Number 327 to me right now!”

Qin Yu frowned, “You are the clan leader?” He looked like he was hesitating for a while before he took a deep breath and shook his head. “I’m sorry, but because of some reasons, I still cannot return Number 327 to you yet. However, please rest assured, I will not harm her in any way. I just need to be sure about something.”

That clan’s leader stepped forward once more. “Since you’re able to kill Heavenlifting Master, your cultivation level must be really high, so let me have a taste of just how strong you are!”

Zhou Huan was incredibly mysterious. That clan’s leader made this move because firstly, he could not bear to leave Number 327 behind, and secondly…he was making a bet that Qin Yu would not dare to do anything so as to not expose his trump card.

He was not in the King realm, but he could kill Heavenlifting Master and cause True King Qiongji to disappear.

He must have some hidden methods.

And once these methods were exposed to everyone here, people were going to start coveting whatever that trump card was.

After all, everyone wanted to have good things. This was a simple and straightforward truth of this world.

Qin Yu’s face instantly became ugly. His lips twitched, wanting to say something, but in the end, he said nothing.

The situation turned into a stalemate.

However, this silence did not last for very long.

“Stop!”

True King Qiongji descended and looked at that clan’s leader. His eyes were cold as he said, “Leader, I will definitely not allow you to attack fellow daoist Zhou Huan!”

As he said this, he roared towards the sky, the deafening sound shaking the heavens and earth. This was because True King Qiongji was in the form of his original body now. After his human daoist was killed, it completely disappeared, and along with this, Qiongji had also lost the ability to transform into a human.

When Qin Yu seemed to be having a difficult time dealing with that clan’s leader, Qiongji knew that his opportunity had come!

He wanted to continue living, and his only hope of doing so laid with Qin Yu. After what happened in the Bounded Void Space, his tendency of using force had completely dissipated. Since he could not use force to suppress Qin Yu, then he could only get on his good side and slowly figure out what to do next.