Chapter 1504: You Cannot Escape

“I’ll live!” The Sky Scorching Great Emperor shook his head. He would live, but that was it.

“It’s already a miracle that we managed to survive this tribulation. Why ask for more?” Danxia Zi accepted this fate easily though.

“That’s right.” The Sea Dividing Sword Sage was wearing a refreshing smile as well. “We may have lost some cultivation, but we were able to kill the Rakshasa King, eliminate White Robe, and annihilate the Rakshasa Kingdom. All of the dark clouds that once shrouded the Profound Alliance’s sky are now gone. How fortunate are we compared to our predecessors and seniors! What more can we possibly ask for?”

“Well said, my man! That deserves a toast—cough! Cough!” The Celestial Suppressing Wisdom King laughed, though he quickly aggravated his wounds and coughed instead. He paid it no heed though. “It’s too bad I haven’t brought any alcohol with me. Otherwise, I would surely be celebrating this with a drink!” “Indeed, indeed.” Everyone echoed in agreement.

The group of five conversed for a moment. Thanks to the profound light, their injuries were healing faster than normal. It wasn’t long before they could move like normal.

“Is this the Profound Yellow Mother Qi?” The Sky Scorching Great Emperor caressed the profound light around him curiously.

“That’s right,” Danxia Zi confirmed.

“I can hardly believe that a Profound Yellow Mother Qi at this volume and purity still exists,” The Sky Scorching Great Emperor murmured. “I wonder who’s the one who helped us earlier?”

Danxia Zi hesitated for a moment before confessing, “It’s probably young friend Ye.”

Danxia Zi had witnessed the Profound Yellow Mother Qi back on Gold Island and knew that it belonged to Ye Qing. Therefore, this could only be the young man’s doing.

This also meant that Ye Qing was the one who stole the Rakshasa God Blood earlier[1].

“Ye Qing?” The Sky Scorching Great Emperor exclaimed dumbly before realization struck him. “You mean the young man who entered the Burning Nether Holy Lord’s corpse with you earlier?”

Danxia Zi nodded.

The Sky Scorching Great Emperor exclaimed in astonishment, “But I thought you said that he’s a Half-Sage? How is he so powerful?”

Everyone was looking at Danxia Zi as well.

The power they sensed earlier had far exceeded the power level of a Half Sage. In fact, it was greater than even them at peak form. After all, had they been in Ye Qing’s position, they were sure they could not have survived White Robe Demon Master’s world killing move.

“Maybe it’s not him. Maybe it’s the Strange Artifact he owns that’s powerful,” Empress Yue Su said after a moment of silence.

“Strange Artifact? You mean the Profound Yellow Mother Qi and the bell chime?” The Sea Dividing Sword Sage seemingly recalled something. “It must be. It must be! Pentacolor profound light that illuminates heaven and earth, a grand bell chime that shakes the cosmos. What else could it besides that sacred artifact?”

Everyone else looked thoughtful as well.

“Stop keeping me in suspense and tell me what it is already!” The only one who had no idea what the Sea Dividing Sword Sage was referring to was the Sage whom White Robe Demon Master had called an idiot, the Celestial Suppressing Wisdom King.

The Sea Dividing Sword Sage cast him a glance and explained, “The only bell-shaped Strange Artifact that contains the Profound Yellow Mother Qi and is so powerful is the legendary natural sacred artifact that is born from Profound Yellow Mother Qi, the Earthly Sovereign Bell.”

“Th Earthly Sovereign Bell? You mean the Dao Artifact of the Earthly Sovereign and one of the three natural sacred artifacts of the Human Way in ancient times, the Earthly Sovereign Bell?” The Celestial Suppressing Wisdom King’s eyes bulged. “How is that possible?” The Sea Dividing Sword Sage countered, “Why can’t it be possible?”

The Celestial Suppressing Wisdom King blurted, “Didn’t they say that the Earthly Sovereign Bell is missing?”

The Sea Dividing Sword Sage replied, “Exactly. It’s missing, not destroyed.”

The Celestial Suppressing Wisdom King still couldn’t quite believe it. “But... this is just...” The Sky Scorching Great Emperor interrupted, “There’s no other possibility. The Earthly Sovereign Bell is the only bell-shaped Strange Artifact that boasts this level of potency!”

Empress Yue Su sighed. “To think that a natural ultimate treasure like the Earthly Sovereign Bell had resurfaced as well. The age of chaos truly is nigh. It’s too bad that...” She trailed off, but everyone knew what she was talking about. After the massive cultivation loss and power decline they had sustained today, the fortunes and opportunities that came with the age of chaos probably had nothing to do with them any longer.

It was at this moment a glint of greed flickered in the Sky Scorching Great Emperor’s eyes. “Say, do you think—”

“Don’t. The Earthly Sovereign Bell isn’t for the likes of you and I. We could not have gotten it in the past, and we could only do worse now.” Empress Yue Su interrupted him before he could finish, “Besides, the successor of the Earthly Sovereign had done much good for the Profound Alliance. It is all thanks to them that we are able to kill the Rakshasa King, annihilate the Rakshasa Kingdom, and fulfill our thousand-year-old wish. We owe them everything. Forgive me if I do not feel like kicking our benefactor in the teeth.” Danxia Zi nodded solemnly. “I feel the same.” The Sea Dividing Sword Sage replied shortly, “I agree.”

“Tsk tsk! I never knew you were such a despicable man, Sky Scorching. I was blind.”

The Celestial Suppressing Wisdom King’s simping instincts activated. “You’re totally right, Yue Su. I support you!”

Sky Scorching let out a bitter chuckle. “Fine, fine. Forget I said anything.”

“Oh right, if the Earthly Sovereign successor is still alive, does that mean that Old Man Profound Firmament is still alive as well?” Suddenly, Danxia Zi recalled the sixth Sage of the Profound Alliance.

Empress Yue Su nodded. “It is very possible.” Danxia Zi let out a huge sigh of relief. “That’s good to hear.”

“Anyway, this land won’t hold out much longer. If there is nothing else, then we should leave this place right now.” Empress Yue Su looked at the ground that was already being invaded by seawater and threatening to fall apart at any moment. It probably wouldn’t be long before the entire Rakshasa Land shattered and disappeared into the sea permanently.

“Sure.” No one had a problem with this. “Who knows, maybe we’ll run into the Earthly Sovereign successor again once we get back?” “Yeah. But seriously, don’t even think about trying something, okay?” “Duh! Just look at me right now! I couldn’t do shit even if I wanted to!”

“The future of a heaven-blessed genius like him is limitless. We should befriend him, not antagonize him.”

As they spoke, Empress Yue Su summoned a carriage—it’s a Strange Artifact—and whisked away her fellow Sages. Then, it cast rays of moonlight across the ground and vanished into the sky.

After Empress Yue Su and the others were gone, no life or sound were left on the Rakshasa Land. There were only the wind currents created from twisted and chaotic energies blowing across this dead, desolate land.

The wind blew across grayish white rocks and dark, dead earth, kicking up a small puff of dust.

When the small puff of dust rose into the sky, it abruptly spun without rhyme or reason and took the form of a transparent silhouette.

It was White Robe Demon Master.

“Ye Qing? The Earthly Sovereign Bell?”

White Robe Demon Master muttered to himself. Although it was just a silhouette, the warped expression on his face was as clear as day.

𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Clearly, he had heard the five Sages’ conversation earlier.

“Doesn’t matter who you are. I won’t forgive anyone who dares to take my Rakshasa God Blood. Your Earthly Sovereign Bell will fall into my hands as well. Everything will be mine!” If he hadn’t activated the Rakshasa Seal and expended too much strength earlier, there was no way Ye Qing would have been able to escape him. They were no match for him even with the Early Sovereign Bell.

Unfortunately, he had used up over ninety percent of his strength. On top of that, he was seriously injured. That was why the thief was able to play the oriole, and why he had no choice but to fake his death. Otherwise, there was no way the thief or the five Sages would let him live.

Now he was the one lurking in the dark, and his opponent was exposed. With their guard lowered, he could easily find them, kill them, and take back what was his.

No, he wasn’t just going to take back the Rakshasa God Blood. He was going to claim the Earthly Sovereign Bell as well.

The Earthly Sovereign Bell was no less useful to him than the Rakshasa God Blood. In a sense, it was even more meaningful.

If he could obtain the Earthly Sovereign Bell and the Earthly Sovereign’s inheritance, he would be free from the natural loathing of the world once and for all. He could also improve his strength and repair the flaws in his foundation. Given enough time, he was certain he would transcend into that realm of eternity.

White Robe Demon Master could not help but laugh when he thought until this point. It was both a delighted and furious laugh.

“I will find you even if you escape to the ends of the earth.” “You cannot escape... you cannot escape... Hihihi...”

1. Sure, the guy definitely has smooth, fair, creamy, slender, lickworthy hands. ☜