Chapter 185: Legendary! Venerable Bai Xi's Attempt

The black-robed man endured the pain. "It's all a misunderstanding. Don’t we both believe in the new god? There's no need for internal conflict."

Hearing this, Qi Yuan finally examined the black-robed man closely. "So you’re a small EXP pack?"

Upon meeting Qi Yuan’s gaze, an inexplicable fear welled up in the man’s heart. He couldn't understand why. Even though those eyes were clearly gentle, even carrying a trace of anticipation, he only felt sheer eeriness.

Qi Yuan’s interest was piqued. At the same time, he wondered if the game was telling him to go undercover. In that case, his look had to be sharp, his bearing refined. He had to say something unfathomable to elevate his aura.

"What did you come looking for me for?" he asked.

"A woman from the Jiang Empire has fled into Feihuang City. She carries a great treasure," said the black-robed man.

Qi Yuan asked in surprise, "Long Kui?"

"No. Her name is Wang Wenqi, Venerable Tianbao’s direct descendant. Half a month ago, she suddenly left the Jiang Empire's capital. Judging from her suspicious movements, she is definitely carrying a great treasure. True God Suihan ordered me to capture and bring her back," said the black-robed man, mixing some truths within his lie.

In truth, he had not received any order from True God Suihan at all. He only mentioned it to intimidate Qi Yuan.

"Get to the point," Qi Yuan said.

He almost said,

“Spit it out,”

but then he remembered he was supposed to be undercover, with some gravitas. Being too blunt would make him sound like a nobody.

The black-robed man hurriedly explained, "The problem is, there are several powerful figures of the No-Food Sect in Feihuang City. I cannot defeat them alone. I ask that you cooperate with me. Once we obtain the treasure, we split it fifty-fifty."

"Is that all?"

The black-robed man sighed in relief, believing he had said enough to persuade Qi Yuan.

Just then, out of nowhere, Qi Yuan made a finger-gun gesture. "I had no choice before. But now, I want to be a good person."

Bang!

The black-robed man's head exploded. Until death, he never understood why the supposedly spineless collaborator dared to kill him.

Like an old father, Qi Yuan turned to Qi Qi. "If you dare bring this kind of geezer home again, I'll chop him on the spot!"

He didn't even have a ghostfire!

Qi Qi fell silent for a long while. "...Godfather, I wasn’t the one who brought him here."

"

Huh

? Then I killed the wrong person?" Qi Yuan felt a bit awkward. "Well, let’s continue eating!"

***

After the feast was over, Qi Yuan returned to his dilapidated divine temple in Clearwater Village. It was already evening. The blood-red hue in the sky had grown even thicker. The entire village seemed covered in a layer of red light, appearing especially chilling.

Qi Yuan entered the chat group, which was unusually quiet.

Qiyuann Sovereign: Does anyone know Venerable Tianbao's surname?

Before long, Bai Xi, who usually lurked, appeared.

Venerable Bai Xi: It should be Wang.

Qiyuann Sovereign: Thanks, big shot!

Venerable Bai Xi: Qiyuann Sovereign, are you preparing to visualize again? Last time, Visualization Mountain shone with golden light, and then you left. Don't tell me you contemplated an Epic?

Qi Yuan admitted without hiding it.

Qiyuann Sovereign: Yes, that was me.

The moment he said this, all the lurkers in the group exploded.

└Two Epics?!

└This aptitude rivals Venerable Bai Xi's!

Venerable Shengmiao: Dong Celestial Emperor, stop boasting about being a youthful Celestial Emperor. Qiyuann Sovereign is clearly the real Celestial Emperor!

Heilong couldn't help but add something as well.

Venerable Heilong: Worshipping the big boss!

Being able to visualize two Epics was unparalleled in the group. Even Bai Xi was a step weaker.

Qiyuann Sovereign:

Sigh

...It’s nothing, really. What I've visualized so far are all small fry, pretty mediocre. There's too little evil god spiritual energy. If I had more, I could’ve visualized something powerful.

He was just being truthful. Who had he visualized so far? Howling Celestial Dog, the Earth God, the Giant Spirit God. Their reputations were great, but their actual strength was somewhat lacking. Nevertheless, Qi Yuan wasn't in a rush. He planned to visualize something even stronger next.

However, his sincerity rubbed the chat group the wrong way.

Dong Jianghe got angry.

Dong Jianghe: You brat, you show off even harder than I do!

His teeth ache just from thinking about Qiyuann Sovereign and his two Epics!

Dong Jianghe muttered to himself, "Could it be that my Dong Dynasty's fate is truly exhausted? Am I going to become the Fallen Dong Celestial Emperor?"

Dong Jianghe felt this wouldn't do. He had to visualize a powerful visualization art to regain face!

The other ancient gods in the group hurried to flatter Qi Yuan.

└Qiyuann Sovereign, don't forget us in the future!

└A big boss is a big boss. Epics still aren't enough!

None of them took Qi Yuan's words seriously. After so many years, very few True Gods could still be visualized. Sure, there could’ve been some unknown Epics left, but Legendary and Mythics? Almost all have been visualized. Only a handful likely remained, and each one visualized meant one less.

After all, once a Legendary-tier art emerged, the contemplator could instantly reach peak Violet Palace. They could even step into First Step to Heaven with suitable treasures, ultimately becoming a True god with an extremely terrifying combat power.

Qiyuann Sovereign: It's a pity my evil god spiritual energy is still too little. The god I can visualize right now is basically a background character. Still, it's stronger than the previous ones.

Everyone in the group thought Qi Yuan was joking.

Venerable Heilong: You call an Epic a background character? Qiyuann Sovereign, are you joking?

An Epic-level True God was at least a Great Venerable. Needless to say, no Great Venerables were weaklings.

Then, Qi Yuan went ahead and entered Visualization Mountain.

The divine systems are still too chaotic. Which one should I visualize?

he pondered.

He had wanted to visualize the Four Heavenly Kings. However, there were too many versions of them on Blue Planet. They even had another nickname—the litmus test for experts. Anyone who could fight the Four Heavenly Kings alone was a truly powerful immortal.

In

A Chinese Odyssey

, Fairy Zixia toyed with the Four Heavenly Kings alone. In

Lotus Lantern

, Chenxiang angrily fought them. In

Journey to the West

, the Monkey King also clashed with them. Though the Four Heavenly Kings kept losing, serving as background boards, their raw strength was absolutely not weak.

With too little evil god spiritual energy, he couldn't visualize all four. One was enough.

Qi Yuan fused together all the imagined traits of Dhrtarastra, Mo Lihai. "White body, purple hair, face twisted in wrath. Wearing a sky-wrapping garment, red armor and helmet, holding a pipa."

In his mind, a terrifying and majestic divine shadow appeared, holding a pipa. As he played, music resounded, seemingly capable of dispelling evil and enforcing order.

Dhrtarastra could probably join a suona band!

Star Golden Core shone brightly as Visualization Mountain began its questioning.

Qi Yuan answered each question in turn. Following that, golden light burst forth from the mountain. There was even the chirping of a hundred birds this time! A God Visualization Art descended into Qi Yuan's hands.

The group erupted instantly.

└A hundred birds chirping... Someone has visualized a Legendary!

└How is that possible? Are there still Legendaries around?

└That's a Legendary! Even in the Hongtang War, that would've been a true ruler of a region!

There were only a dozen or so Mythics. Even Legendaries numbered only in the dozens or hundreds. Everything that could be visualized should have already been.

Even the ever-composed Bai Xi couldn't help chiming in.

Venerable Bai Xi: Could it be Qiyuann Sovereign visualized a Legendary?

As soon as he said this, the group fell into silence. Dong Jianghe couldn't accept it.

Dong Jianghe: Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

At this moment, Qi Yuan entered the group, and Shengmiao asked the burning question.

Venerable Shengmiao: Qiyuann Sovereign, did you visualize a Legendary just now?

All the other gods stared at the chat, full of anticipation.

Qiyuann Sovereign:

Mhm.

I got lucky.

The ancient gods in the group all gulped.

Dong Jianghe's eyes split with rage. "Could it be that I'm the true nobody in this group?"

Heilong typed his question with a trembling hand.

Venerable Heilong: Who did you visualize?

How could such a level of God Visualization Art still exist?!

Qi Yuan answered truthfully.

Qiyuann Sovereign: I visualized Dhrtarastra, Mo Lihai.

Everyone in the group was dumbfounded.

└Why have I never heard of this god?

└Neither have I.

Qiyuann Sovereign:

Sigh

If only I had enough evil god spiritual energy, I could've visualized his three brothers too.

Venerable Bai Xi hurriedly typed.

Venerable Bai Xi: He has three brothers? What strength? What are their names?

He wanted to know who this so-called Dhrtarastra really was.

Qiyuann Sovereign: Mo Liqing, Mo Lihong, Mo Lishou. The four of them are the Mo Family Four Generals, also known as the Four Heavenly Kings. Their strengths should all be similar. Somewhat average.

When the group read this, they all had blank faces. Who on earth were those four? Moreover, Qiyuann Sovereign cited them as being somewhat average.

Venerable Bai Xi: Do you mean that there are still three Legendary-tier God Visualization Arts you haven't visualized yet?

Qiyuann Sovereign:

Mhm.

The group was shaken to the core.

At that moment, Bai Xi hurriedly typed as well.

Venerable Bai Xi : Qiyuann Sovereign, would you consider leaving the Lin Empire and going elsewhere? Your talent is far too terrifying. Staying in Lin Empire is a waste. Why not go to the Ancient God Alliance? I have a friend there! I can vouch for you!

Bai Xi had developed a genuine desire to recruit talent. Being able to produce four Legendaries was exceedingly rare in the Mortal Heart World. Qiyuann Sovereign was almost as valuable as a Great Venerable himself. Four Legendary God Visualization Arts would absolutely give rise to four Great Venerables! The potential was terrifying.

Qi Yuan’s reply was direct.

Qiyuann Sovereign: No. I'm very busy right now. I don't want to go anywhere else.

After saying that, he immediately exited the group chat.

***

Meanwhile, in the distant eastern Hu Empire...

Bai Xi stared at the group messages, his expression constantly shifting. "This is a true heavenly prodigy!"

How could he let such a prodigy slip away? Thinking of something, he lit a stick of incense in the room.

Instantly, a white-haired old man appeared, staring benevolently at him. "Bai Xi, why have you called for me?"

Looks could be deceiving. It was actually a projection of a terrifying ancient Great Venerable. His mere projection caused all the divine beings in the palace to feel overwhelming pressure.

Bai Xi hurriedly told him about Qiyuann Sovereign. "Master, I have encountered an unparalleled genius!"

The old man's eyes revealed a strange light. "To think such a genius still exists. If he grows, our side will gain at least five Great Venerables!"

Bai Xi said earnestly, "Master, he is currently in the Lin Empire. It is a fallen zone. Master, I beg of you! Please extract him from the fallen zone, or at least protect him!"

The old man's gaze flickered. "He is indeed very talented, but compared to the Destiny Child, he still falls far short. Several of us are focused on cultivating that child. We simply cannot spare the effort."

Although Qiyuann Sovereign did move him, he was nothing compared to the Destiny Child, who could visualize a Mythic-tier God Visualization Art.

"But—" Bai Xi hadn't expected this outcome, but he understood the priorities. Still, he appealed once again. "But Master, his talent and potential are truly immense. They are far beyond mine!"

"The Destiny Child cannot afford any mishap. Besides, Qiyuann Sovereign is in the fallen zone, hence I cannot go," the white-haired old man said. "Four Legendaries is indeed very good, but even ten Legendaries cannot compare to a single Mythic."

Bai Xi still didn’t give up. "Master!"

"I know you can't bear to see a prodigy fall." The old man laughed softly. "Great Venerable Thunder happens to have no disciples, and he cannot cultivate the chosen one as we do. I will inform him of this matter."

Hearing this, Bai Xi sighed in relief. "Thank you, Master."

Thunder wasn’t as strong as his master. Moreover, his strength was diminished due to his serious injuries. Still, a Great Venerable was a Great Venerable.