Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
âWhat did you just say?â Li Qingshan doubted his ears and thought he misheard.
âIâll take you to kill an Emperor!â The giant sword repeated.
Li Qingshan took a deep breath. His heart was in turmoil as he said in a low voice, âDo you know what youâre talking about?â
He had just broken through to the Immortal King Realm, and his 3,000 Great Paths were not yet completed, yet he wanted to kill an Emperor. Wasnât he daydreaming?
âI know. Are you afraid?â The giant sword asked.
âIâm not afraid. I just think itâs unrealistic,â Li Qingshan said truthfully.
âHow do you know itâs unrealistic if you havenât tried it?â The giant sword asked.
At this moment, the giant swordâs demeanor changed from its previous aloofness, and it began conversing with Li Qingshan.
âWhere exactly are you from?â At this moment, Li Qingshan was very curious about the origin of the giant sword, given its bold statement of wanting to kill an Emperor.
âIâm Qingqingâs sword. She gave me to you, so now Iâm your sword,â The giant sword replied.
It still refused to tell Li Qingshan its true origins.
âWhy do we need to kill an Emperor?â
âCan we even kill him?â
âWhere is the Emperor?â
Li Qingshan asked three consecutive questions.
âThe Emperor is in this Forbidden Land. As long as youâre willing, you can kill him. As for why we should kill him, itâs for Qingqingâs vengeance,â The giant sword said to Li Qingshan.
âFor Qingqingâs vengeance?â Li Qingshan frowned. How did this involve Qingqing?
âThere are some things that you will naturally understand when your cultivation level is high enough. No matter how much you ask now, you wonât be able to do anything. This time, it was a rare opportunity for you to come to this Forbidden Land. I just remembered that there is a sleeping Emperor here. As long as you handle it properly, you can kill him,â The giant sword said to Li Qingshan.
Li Qingshan fell silent.
After careful consideration, he said to the giant sword, âWhat should we do to kill the Emperor?â
âIn this Forbidden Land, there are several Emperor. They are all sleeping. One of them is directly relation to Qingqingâs demise. Our target this time is him,â The giant sword said.
âNo problem. Where is he?â Li Qingshan asked.
âThereâs a black mountain up ahead. I can sense his aura. I canât be wrong. He was the one who gave Qingqing a sword attack back then,â The giant sword said softly.
âWhatâs Qingqingâs background?â Li Qingshan asked in confusion.
âIâll tell you Qingqingâs story after we kill this Emperor,â The giant sword promised Li Qingshan.
âAlright,â Li Qingshan agreed immediately.
âAlthough Iâve already broken through to the Immortal King Realm, the gap between me and an Emperor is still too great. What should I do to kill an Emperor?â Li Qingshan asked in confusion.
âYou need to borrow power,â The giant sword said to Li Qingshan.
âBorrow power?â
âWhose power do I borrow?â
Li Qingshan asked in confusion.
âGo and borrow the power of Qingqingâs grandfather, â The giant sword said softly.
âIs Qingqingâs grandfather also buried here?â Li Qingshan asked in disbelief.
Wasnât this place a Forbidden Land?
How did it become the burial ground of Qingqingâs ancestors?
The giant sword fell silent.
Li Qingshan didnât press it either. He waited quietly for its answer.
After a while, the giant sword spoke, âThis Forbidden Land is just a name given by the world. Originally, this place was just a cemetery.â
Li Qingshan took a deep breath but remained silent. He continued to listen to the giant sword.
âI didnât intend to tell you this at first. Your cultivation is still too weak, but since weâre already here, I might as well tell you,â The giant sword sighed.
âIâm all ears,â Li Qingshan said calmly.
âThis world is different from what you think. This Forbidden Land in the eyes of the world is just the graveyard of a certain family,â The giant sword said.
âIs it the Qingqing familyâs graveyard?â Li Qingshan asked.
âYes,â The giant sword replied.
âWait, since this is the Qingqing familyâs graveyard, then the people buried here are all Qing Qingâs ancestorsâ¦â Li Qingshan said in surprise. He stopped himself from uttering the terrifying truth.
âYou guessed right. Qingqing was slain by someone from her own family. It was her uncle. After killing Qingqing, he was also seriously injured, so he buried himself here to recover,â The giant sword said with a complicated tone.
âWhy?â Li Qingshan asked in confusion.
âDonât the other members of the family care?â Li Qingshan frowned.
âThere are only a few people left in Qingqingâs family. No one dares to interfere,â The giant sword sighed. If someone from the elder generation had stood up back then, Qingqing wouldnât have died.
âWhat kind of family is this? So brutal?â Li Qingshan said angrily.
âQingqingâs family is a reclusive family that has given birth to many experts. Some people call them the Heaven-Defying Clan, while others refer to them as the family that steals celestial secrets.â
âIf their family wanted to come out and fight for hegemony in the Immortal Plane, it shouldnât be a problem for them to overthrow the Celestial Court with their foundation.
âBut Qingqingâs family didnât do that. Instead, they chose to live in seclusion.â
âBut everything came to an abrupt end twenty thousand years ago.â
âAt that time, Qingqing was born. She was beautiful and had a powerful bloodline. She was like a human elf and was very perfect.â
âBut then some things happened. Qingqingâs parents left, and she was raised by an old servant of the family. She displayed immense talent and wisdom. Her parents even entrusted her with the Giant Sword, forged by the efforts of several generations of the family, for self-defense.â
âQingqing was wise from a young age, capable of independent thinking. Later, as her parents didnât return, she gradually grew up and learned more about the world. Her thoughts changed, and she clashed with her uncle, who was a genius of the previous generation in this Heaven-defying family..â