âthe dao heart, i see.â li qiye smiled and activated founder tablet again.
the eighty-one characters became unattached from the tablet. they re-positioned into the form of an eye and joined the tablet again.
desolate scripture was no more, replaced by a runic eye. jiang qingmei was at a loss for words since he had full control over their legacy scripture.
âokay, do your best since it is ultimately up to you alone. i can only show you the path.â li qiye smiled.
âthank you for the generous gift, ancestor.â she prostrated.
li qiye waved his hand and disappeared into the sky.
***
meanwhile, mu huâs group nearly went crazy searching for li qiye in myriad peaks. alas, he was nowhere to be found.
when they nearly gave up, he returned to the courtyardâs entrance.
âyoung noble, where did you go?â they heaved a sigh of relief.
âjust sightseeing.â li qiye answered and took a bite of chicken.
â...â the group exchanged glances.
âyou scared us, young noble.â princess chen said.
âwhat can hurt me here?â li qiye asked.
â...â the group realized they panicked for no reason. a character such as li qiye had no issue traveling around the sect.
âraa!â a roar erupted followed by violent gales, alarming the youths.
âyoung noble, is it true?â he whispered to li qiye.
âno idea, i was hungry.â li qiye thought it was a good meal. his mouth was still covered in grease.
the youths exchanged glances and smiled wryly. the chicken was a special alchemy creature capable of gestating many plants. it killed malicious insects on top of fertilizing the soil.
rumor has it alch-deer emperor spent a long time serving as a cauldron assistant for dragon-pill emperor before receiving this chicken. his treasure was now reduced to a meal, hence his first discipleâs rage.
âheâs an ancestor, does it matter?â princess chen whispered to mu hu.
mu hu smiled wryly since this was out of his domain.
âvillain, your malicious acts will not be tolerated in desolate frontier!â senior brother gong shouted.
âdonât interrupt someoneâs meal time.â li qiye said.
âi will cut you to pieces, ignorant fool!â senior brother gong summoned a trident for a thrust.
âstop, do not be disrespectful!â someone interfered with an imperial aura, immobilizing senior brother gong.
a youth with an antler landed on the peak. he was the youngest emperor of desolate frontier with just one dao fruit.
âjunior uncle.â mu hu bowed to greet him.
âmaster, he stole your fowl!â senior brother gong reported.
alche-deer emperor waved dismissively: âstand aside, do not speak.â
âimmortal, was it tasty?â he came over and asked with a beaming smile. [1]
1. immortal here is once again just flowery and sycophantic speech â