Chapter 1300: Blowing The Stars Out Of The Sky

“Oh yeah? Then tell me, how did you rejuvenate yourself?”

Wan Lingxiao crossed her arms while wearing a ridiculing smile on her face. “And how did you grow stronger in so short a time?”

“And please don’t tell me it’s because you happened upon a grand opportunity, or that your ‘good’ karma is finally paying dividends. If that is true, you would not have holed up in your Taisui Mountain like a rat for so many years.”

“Ridiculous! I do not need to explain my fortunes to you!”

Ghost Taisui changed the subject. “There is no need to make up such ludicrous accusations! Just admit that you want the Earthly Sovereign Bell already!”

“Xuanyuan Kun is still alive. In fact, he’s hiding inside your mind at this very moment.”

For the first time since he made his appearance, Long-browed Divine Monk spoke up.

“Nonsense!” Ghost Taisui exclaimed in anger and flusterment.

“Amitabha, the Boundless Heart Reading Magia of Lanke Temple is never mistaken.”

Long-browed Divine Monk replied calmly, “Xuanyuan Kun is an ancient celestial and a vermin who benefits no one. Please come to your senses and stop aiding him in ruinng the world any longer, benefactor!”

“Why are even wasting words on this guy? Let’s just kill him already!” Xiahou Zun said impatiently.

Ghost Taisui remained silent for a long time. Then, as if realizing that he could hide the truth no longer, his presence suddenly turned sacred and inviolable.

A dignified voice boomed, “How did you find out that I was still alive?”

“Xuanyuan Kun...” Wan Lingxiao uttered icily. Xiahou Zun and Long-browed Divine Monk looked murderous as well.

“Since you found me, you are fated with me. I am the master of many boundless celestial arts. If you—”

Xuanyuan Kun was just about to make an offer when Xiahou Zun brought down his saber and the nine suns in the sky.

“Less bullshit, more fighting! Kill!”

Xuanyuan Kun waved his sleeve and swept the nine suns into his chest. Then, he made a grab for Ye Qing.

Unfortunately for him, his hand had just reached Ye Qing when a sword light struck a certain point in space.

A sword could sever a river of stars. An inch could turn into an impassable gulf. Xuanyuan Kun’s hand was literally inches away from Ye Qing, and yet he simply could not touch the young man no matter how hard he tried. It was as if the few inches were as long as an entire river of stars.

Seeing this, Xuanyuan Kun opened his mouth and exhaled. The stars fell like fruits, and the infinite river of stars was severed just like that.

Then, Xuanyuan Kun inhaled. Space within a radius of dozens of kilometers flowed rapidly into his mouth just like that.

Say what you might about Xuanyuan Kun, but his power and magic was truly at a godly level.

Right before Ye Qing would be swallowed by Xuanyuan Kun, an alms bowl suddenly appeared above his head.

The alms bowl rotated, and a hundred and eight Buddhas and Bodhisattvas sprung into existence. They were sitting crosslegged and giving off a thick air of Buddhism.

Before, Ye Qing was like a helpless boat being pulled into an inescapable whirlpool. But now, he had become a mountain that was firmly attached to the ground, unmoving and unshakeable even to the godly power that blew the stars from the sky.

“Stop wasting your energy, Xuanyuan Kun. You are not touching a hair on the boy until you get rid of us.”

Xiahou Zun performed a massive sweep that stirred the cosmos and separated Xuanyuan Kun from Ye Qing once more. Despite the terrible power behind the move, Ye Qing was perfectly unharmed.

“I won’t forget this!”

Anger crept onto Xuanyuan Kun’s face. He tried to leave after crushing the saber intent with his fingers.

“Do you think you can leave?”

Wan Lingxiao drained all the wine in her wine gourd in one gulp before tossing it into the air. The gourd rapidly grew in size before spitting out a stream of rainbow-colored light. It wrapped around Xuanyuan Kun and pulled him into the wine gourd faster than he could react.

“Hahaha... what a fantastic treasure you have there. Not even Xuanyuan Kun is immune to the Sky Swallowing Gourd of Ling Xiao City.”

Xiahou Zun said enviously while staring at the gourd still floating in the air.

“Bullshit. This thing is useless besides storing wine and trapping people,” Wan Lingxiao replied with a hint of disdain before saying, “Anyway, let’s go. The Sky Swallowing Gourd won’t be able to trap Xuanyuan Kun for long.”

She leaped into the gourd right after that, and Xiahou Zun and Long-browed Divine Monk were right behind her. The next moment, the Sky Swallowing Gourd shot toward the distant clouds and disappeared like a star.

After the Sages were gone, East Radiance Mountain regained its former tranquility. For a moment, one could almost pretend that nothing had ever happened.

“Is... is that it? Is our role done?”

Yuan Zhantian glanced at the empty Unbounded Platform and East Radiance Mountain once before withdrawing his Demon God True Body and scratched his head. “I’m not done fighting though.”

“This is fine. Peace is better than war.”

Li Qingping was all smiles as his black and white selves descended from the sky and landed in front of him.

“Thank you for your aid, Dao Friends!” Li Qingping saluted them.

“You’re welcome, Dao Friend.” The two Sages returned the salute before walking into Li Qingping’s body one after another.

“You’re getting better and better at your ‘Profound Heaven True Chapter of the Heavenly Sovereign Who Speaks of The Past and Future’.”

Yuan Zhantian twitched with fighting spirit as he stared at Li Qingping. “Wanna fight?”

“Ahem... another day! Let’s fight another day!”

Li Qingping pretended to cough and rubbed his chest. “I took some injuries while fighting against Papersmith just now. I’ll fight you after I’ve recovered, okay?”

“Act all you want, but know that you’re not in the same league as me when it comes to acting.” Yuan Zhantian rolled up his sleeves and declared, “Come! You and I must fight today.”

However, Mei Qihe stepped in and advised, “Come now. We are not the main characters today. We should not steal his limelight.”

“He’s right!”

Li Qingping hurriedly echoed in agreement before changing the subject, “By the way, the Mad Lord really is quite impressive, isn’t he? Who would have thought that this East Radiance gathering would draw out not one, but multiple Sages?”

𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Bai Huaxian nodded. “He really is.”

Yuan Zhantian remarked while looking in Ye Qing’s direction. “Yeah, the Mad Lord is an even bigger troublemaker than I am. In this regard at least, he has my whole-hearted respect. We should all look up to him as an example!”

Ye Qing still hadn’t awakened from his enlightenment, and Long-browed Divine Monk had not retrieved his alms bowl when he left. Because of this, the alms bowl were still spinning on top of his head, and one hundred and eight Buddhas and Bodhisattvas were surrounding him. It all made him look like a godlike being of legends.

“If this was any other time, I would have loved to fight him properly.”

“Say, does anyone know about that Xuanyuan Kun who shares a body with Ghost Taisui?” Bai Huaxian asked suddenly.

“Nope!”

“Never heard of him.”

Yuan Zhantian and Mei Qihe both shook their heads.

Li Qingping seemed to know the answer though. “I think that Xuanyuan Kun is a celestial.”

“A celestial?” Everyone turned to look at him.

“I sensed a hint of celestial qi from Ghost Taisui earlier, and the Magia Xuanyuan Kun executed earlier seems like the legendary celestial spell called, ‘Blowing Stars, Swallowing Cosmos’.”

Li Qingping said, “Of course, I’m just making guesses here. I could be wrong.”

“That would certainly explain his power.” Bai Huaxian nodded in agreement.

“Celestial my ass, he’s just another vermin and parasite who will do anything to live a second longer, the world be damned,” Yuan Zhantian scoffed.

“The age of chaos really is near. All sorts of gods and monsters are showing their faces these days.”

Mei Qihe sighed before asking curiously, “Say, do you think that Palace Lord Xiahou, Head Wan and Long-browed Divine Monk can defeat that celestial?”

“Duh! You know how these so-called gods and celestials are. They are less than dogs the second they leave their kennel!”

Yuan Zhantian harrumphed. “Besides, he wouldn’t have run away if he could win.”

“Makes sense.” Mei Qihe nodded.