Chapter 843: Temptation
âNevermind, youâre too stingy. Isnât it only a merit law? If you want, I can give you eight to ten emperor laws, itâs nothing special.â Long Jingxian was upset and angrily pouted after Li Qiye refused to give her the Death Chapter.
Li Qiye smiled and pinched her jade-white nose: âLittle girl, too much greed is bad. How many merit laws have you learned so far?â
âNot that many.â Long Jingxian lifted her head and answered: âOne to two hundred emperor laws, such as the Qilin Art from the Heavenhoof Ravine, the Alchemy Kingdomâs flame mastery, the Jian Clanâs archery⦠As for the other random ones, there should be one to two thousand ancient and arcane techniques or holy incantationsâ¦â
Jian Wushuang snorted after hearing this and stated with disdain: âHmph, what is this about the Jian Clanâs archery? You only managed to steal the outer layer.â
Long Jingxian proudly looked at Jian Wushuang in response: âPlease, your archery isnât special at all. I learned it with just a glance. Even though I couldnât learn all of it, I definitely understood fifty to sixty percent of it; this is countless times better than some geniuses in your clan that specializes in archery. If I really wanted to learn it, then give me one month and Iâll be able to replicate your art to its full potential.â She held her head high after declaring this.
Jian Wushuang only scowled without commenting since she knew about Long Jingxianâs abilities. She had no choice but to admit that her talents were peerless. She was able to steal laws from just seeing them once in action. What could anyone else do? Who was to blame for her having an Immortal Fate?
âLittle girl, this isnât a good thing.â Li Qiye gently shook his head: âYou are wasting your talents. It is not necessarily desirable to know many arts in cultivation. You have an extremely rare gift so you donât need to cultivate so many laws. Just focusing on one will be enough in your situation.â
Having said that, he looked at her and added: âYour talents are able to bring one merit law to the limit in a short amount of time and then push it to another pinnacle. Others might not be able to reach the state of one law deriving myriad dao, but for you, this would be the best type of cultivation.â
âOf course I understand that rationale.â Long Jingxian didnât seem to care at all: âMany old geezers at my place always tell me this boring theory.â
âNo, this is not just a boring theory.â Li Qiye solemnly shook his head: âYou do possess a lot of different arts, but compared to the Immortal Emperors, do you have something of your own? Do you possess something unique across all the eons? No! For example, Empress Hong Tian, she has the Emperor Suppression Art. Or Immortal Emperor Fei, he has the invincible Soaring Immortal Physique.â 1
âFor you⦠Even if you cultivate countless laws, you will just be a part of the common crowd in the end! Not to mention not having your own legacy, you wouldnât even able to surpass your forefathers. Just in archery alone, donât even think about surpassing Immortal Emperors because you are still far inferior to Wushuang.â
It was rare for Li Qiye to offer such sincere guidance. In his eyes, she was a talent worth grooming. A natural Immortal Fate was peerless. As long as she doesnât play around too much and consider cultivation a joke, she would definitely stun the eras. Ye Qingcheng or whatever was not worth mentioning!
Long Jingxian chuckled and quietly quipped: âIf you keep on blabbering so much, you are going to turn into an old geezer too.â
Li Qiye coldly glared at her improper attitude: âDonât laugh. If I didnât consider you a prospective talent, I wouldnât bother wasting my breath on you.â
âOkay, okay, donât act like an old man.â Long Jingxian immediately pulled on his arm playfully and smiled: âWhat if others say that I have married an old man? That would be a problem.â
Li Qiye didnât know what to do about her attitude. Others would wish to have such talents, but she simply didnât care about wasting them.
Li Qiye looked at her before speaking in a leisurely tone: âIf you listen to me and train, then I can give you a nice surprise.â
âSurprise? What kind of surprise?â Long Jingxian was intrigued after hearing this: âBut wait, donât give me treasures or stuff like that, I have too many of those toys already.â
âIf you listen to me and follow my guidance, I will take you to the tenth world to play.â Li Qiye attempted to seize her weakness.
âPlaying in the tenth world?â Long Jingxian was taken aback and angrily glared at him: âPlease, donât try to trick me, you think Iâve never seen the world before? There are only nine worlds, a tenth doesnât exist!â
âWho says there is no tenth world?â Li Qiye leisurely smiled.
Jian Wushuang on the side didnât want to comment on Li Qiyeâs words since she also felt that he was trying to trick Long Jingxian, but after seeing his confident demeanor, she had to speak: âThere is no way the tenth world exists, it is only a legend.â
âYes, Jian Wushuang is right, it is impossible.â Long Jingxian angrily glared at Li Qiye: âDonât think Iâm just an ignorant girl. Stop trying to trick me.â
âWhat if there is a tenth world?â Li Qiye calmly said: âThere have been too many secrets since the start of time. For example, what is above the Heavenâs Will? What is the final destination for Immortal Emperors? And even more, what do the twelve forbidden burial grounds hide?â
âUmmâ¦â Even a genius amongst geniuses like Jian Wushuang felt her heart beat faster. The questions that he brought up were secrets that many Immortal Emperors sought after.
âIf you canât even solve these mysteries, then how do you know that there is no tenth world?â Li Qiye revealed a mysterious smile while looking at her.
Long Jingxian angrily stated: âHmph, I wonât be tricked by you! There is definitely no tenth world!â However, she was clearly tempted despite what she said.
Li Qiye continued in a carefree manner: âWhen the time is ripe, I will take Wushuang to the tenth world so that she can broaden her horizons. If you donât want to regret it at that time, you can still make the right decision now. There will be no more chances after missing this opportunity. Just imagine, even Wushuang will go to the tenth world while you cannot, what a shame that will be.â
âIâll definitely strangle you to death if there is no tenth world!â Long Jingxian cutely snarled and acted as if she was about to scratch Li Qiye.
âIâll be right here.â Li Qiye smiled: âPlus, Iâm normally too lazy to care for ordinary people, but I keep on advising you. Doesnât this mean I have a soft spot for you?â
âThatâs more like it.â Long Jingxian charmingly smiled while holding onto his arm and glanced at Jian Wushuang provocatively: âDid you hear that, Jian Wushuang?â
This time, Jian Wushuang didnât try to argue with her and only smiled faintly. It was rare for this proud beauty to reveal even a tiny smile. She was truly a noble and elegant phoenix that caused her admirers to palpitate with adoration.
âOkay, Smelly Qiye, Iâm listening, how should I cultivate?â Long Jingxian leaned close to him and smiled: âI want to cultivate the most profound and difficult technique in this world. Otherwise, Iâll be done with an ordinary merit law in three months and I wonât have anything else to do. But cultivating one thing can be boring as wellâ¦â
She cheerfully looked straight at his face and continued: âDo you have the most difficult merit laws in this world to comprehend? Give me one of them will you?â She was purposely making it hard for Li Qiye.
Jian Wushuang was very curious as well because making someone as talented as Long Jingxian cultivate one merit law was impossible. It wouldnât be able to tie her down and retain her focus because just mastering one was a simple matter. She wanted to know what kind of merit law Li Qiye could have to keep her interested.
âYou have to promise me to concentrate, then Iâll show you the way.â Li Qiye spoke earnestly.
âYes, I promise.â Long Jingxian also had a rare moment of acting solemnly as she responded.
Li Qiye said: âPractice the Cultivatorâs Primary Principles.â
âCultivatorâs Primary Principles!â Long Jingxian raised her voice after hearing this and glared at him: âSmelly Qiye, youâre purposely messing with me, right?!â
âWho says Iâm messing with you? Iâm being very serious.â Li Qiye angrily glared back at her in response.
âCan one train with the primary principles?â Jian Wushuang was not trying to undermine him, but she was confused as well: âThe primary principles are only a basic outline for new cultivators.â
âThat depends on the person.â Li Qiye gently shook his head: âOthers would be unable to do so, but she can.â
âThe primary principles are unwanted even by the vagrant cultivators at the very bottom. It only contains the most common knowledge that even these vagabonds donât want to read, let alone me!â Long Jingxian snapped.
âIt is true that the primary principles are very ordinary and even those at the bottom donât want to read it.â Li Qiye denied her claim: âBut there is a reason why I want you to train in the Cultivatorâs Primary Principles.â
1. Fei means soaring; there is another emperor named Fei Yang.