Chapter 1603: The Fight Is Over, But Not The War

Translator's Note: My creator mission posts are up. Check it out if you want to. In this case I basically wrote a small fanfic from the perspective of Ye Qing's storage artifact, Nine Heavens. He never stopped carrying it, you know?

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“Is it okay for you to be here, mister? How is the imperial capital?” Ye Qing asked.

“It’s fine. Without King Taishan and the Son of Heaven Sword of Yellow Spring, the Six Ghosts and Gods are just trash. They ran back to Fengdu after I killed two of them. Also, our white-robed Dao friend is currently guarding the imperial palace, so everything should be fine, at least in terms of the grand scheme of things.”

The Chief Libationist’s tone grew colder and more murderous. “I swear I’ll flatten Fengdu and kill them all one day!”

The two ghosts and gods he killed were Illuminating Sin and Grand Fiend. Originally, it was impossible to kill even one of the Six Ghosts and Gods because of Sect Spirit’s power. However, all Six Ghosts and Gods suddenly became uncontrollably weaker a while ago. He did not understand why, but it did not stop him from seizing the opportunity to kill two of them instantly. Realizing that they were in trouble, the rest of the Six Ghosts and Gods hurriedly escaped into the Nether.

Worried for Ye Qing’s safety, the Chief Libationist opted not to give chase. Otherwise, he probably could have killed all of them.

“Oh right, where is King Taishan, boy? I thought he was coming after you? How did you manage to escape?” The Chief Libationist was curious. He was too anxious to pay attention earlier, but now he realized that Ye Qing wasn’t only fine, his energies were more stable and perfect than before. Somehow, his strength had gone up significantly during this short time. It was miraculous.

Naturally, he was certain that Ye Qing was himself and not a puppet of King Taishan. That was why he was even more curious. Just how on earth did Ye Qing manage to escape King Taishan?

“Would you believe me if I told you that King Taishan was killed?” Smiling, Ye Qing gave both the Chief Libationist and Feng Qingyou a glance.

The Chief Libationist must have missed the Earthly Sovereign’s Coffin, or he would not be asking this question.

“Killed? You killed him?!”

The Chief Libationist felt like someone hit him in the gut when heard this. “No, that’s not possible. That wisp of consciousness was no joke. You might be strong enough to escape him, but kill him? That just doesn’t seem possible.”

Ye Qing would have to be on his level to pull off such a feat.

“Your insight is as keen as ever, mister.” Ye Qing replied smilingly, “Indeed, I couldn’t have done it. But someone else can.”

The Chief Libationist asked, “Who is it?”

Ye Qing declared proudly, “My senior, of course.”

His answer only confused the Chief Libationist more, however. “Your... senior? Did you have such a powerful senior?”

He was aware of Ye Qing’s background, of course, but it was average at best. He would certainly remember it if Ye Qing had a senior who could kill a spiritual intent of King Taishan.

“Of course I do. My senior is an unrivaled champion who was never defeated in his life. His fists suppress gods and demons, and his feets stomp evils and villains into dust. Everyone in the world knows about him.” Ye Qing intentionally kept them in suspense. “Naturally, you are no exception, mister!”

The Chief Libationist remained confused. “Really?”

It was at this moment Feng Qingyou broke into a delightful smile and asked him, “Are you talking about the Earthly Sovereign?”

Ye Qing was surprised. “How did you know?”

The Chief Libationist came first, but even he didn’t see the Earthly Sovereign’s Coffin. Therefore, Feng Qingyou could not have seen it, meaning that her answer was a pure guess.

Feng Qingyou explained, “Only an ancient one can kill an ancient ghost and god like King Taishan effortlessly, and you are the bearer of the Earthly Sovereign Bell. Considering your connections to the Earthly Sovereign and your description, it is the only reasonable answer.”

“So, am I right? Did the Earthly Sovereign actually save you?” Ye Qing smiled and nodded.

The Chief Libationist exclaimed in surprise, “Isn’t the Earthly Sovereign dead?”

“If even King Taishan can be alive, why not the Earthly Sovereign?” Ye Qing repeated the same spiel the Earthly Sovereign had told King Taishan earlier. He did not tell him the truth.

It was a small ruse. He wanted people to know that he, Ye Qing, wasn’t without a protector or a fearsome background.

“Makes sense.” The Chief Libationist accepted the answer. Indeed, the Earthly Sovereign of all people would possess the strength to kill King Taishan. It would also explain why the Six Ghosts and Gods had suddenly lost their power.

The current Six Ghosts and Gods were not the original Six Ghosts and Gods. Those six had long since died together with the old Fengdu. They were the second generation so to speak, and their powers most likely originated from King Taishan.

If King Taishan’s spiritual intent had perished, then it made perfect sense why the Six Ghosts and Gods would suddenly weaken dramatically.

The Chief Libationist could not help but let out a chuckle of schadenfreude. “Oh, this is going to be fun. Since ancient times, it is rumored that the two of them were sworn foes. The Earthly Sovereign had, in fact, ruined much of King Taishan’s conspiracies. Tsk tsk... King Taishan is one unfortunate sonuvabitch, isn’t he?”

Naturally, the Chief Libationist of all people would know a lot of ancient secrets including those pertaining to these two ancient ones.

In ancient times, gods and demons stood high in the heavens, and evils and monsters roamed the land. The human race was pitifully weak compared to them. Worse, all humans were born sapient, and they were favored by the world as well. Because of this, the gods, the demons, and the evils often schemed against humanity to plunder their sapience and fortune to complete their own foundation. King Taishan was one of these robbers.

King Taishan was a natural deity who was born from the Nether. He often schemed against humans to build his Underworld and robbed them of their souls to replenish his Fengdu. He hoped to complete the Six Paths and attain his Great Way.

The Earthly Sovereign was a sovereign of humanity. Naturally, he was completely opposed to this atrocity. For the sake of humanity, he inevitably made an enemy out of King Taishan and repeatedly clashed against him.

Although King Taishan was a natural deity, the Earthly Sovereign was

the

protagonist and chosen one of that era. As a result, most of their clashes resulted in King Taishan’s defeat.

Today, they clashed again after heavens-know-how-many years, and still King Taishan lost to the Earthly Sovereign. One could only say the Earthly Sovereign was King Taishan’s natural bane.

This was a good thing, of course. The Earthly Sovereign would always stand on humanity’s side, and so long as he was still around, it was unlikely King Taishan could stir up any real trouble.

Ye Qing was a little surprised by the glee in the Chief Libationist’s voice. He didn’t know the man was this happy to be a part of the peanut gallery.

Feng Qingyou asked smilingly, “Does your latest fortune come from the Earthly Sovereign as well?”

“That’s right!” Ye Qing said happily, “The Earthly Sovereign has officially acknowledged me as his disciple.”

“Congratulations, Joyless!”

“Congratulations!” Feng Qingyou and the Chief Libationist exchanged a happy look with each other. They were both happy for Ye Qing’s sake from the bottom of their hearts.

“With this, you are the rightful owner of the Earthly Sovereign Bell. No one would dare to question your right of ownership anymore.”

Feng Qingyou smiled. “With this, the Clear Sky Palace, Xuanyuan Mountain and Earthly Sovereign Hall can no longer pressure you openly.”

“It’s not that simple. There is no one but me who can prove this after all. They may not necessarily believe my words.” Ye Qing said indifferently, “Besides, they may not be willing to believe my words even if they know it is the truth. The human heart is difficult to fathom.”

“They” were Haotian Hong, Xuanyuan Wang and Yue Hanhai after all.

It was the Earthly Sovereign Bell after all. Who would willingly give up such a powerful Strange Artifact?

The Chief Libationist barked out in laughter, “Heh! I heard that the Earthly Sovereign is most protective of his own. They must believe him even if they don’t want to.”

“I haven’t told the Earthly Sovereign about this matter.” Ye Qing said smilingly, “Such a minor matter does not deserve his attention. I will handle it myself.”

The Earthly Sovereign was dead a long time ago, and even the wisp of consciousness he left behind wasn’t in a good condition. He could sense this during their conversation. That was why he hadn’t complained to the Earthly Sovereign about his unfilial descendants or asked him for help.

The Earthly Sovereign had already given him his best and final gift. If he couldn’t even handle something this minor, then what right did he have to call himself the successor of the Earthly Sovereign?