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Translator: Deathblade
Editor: Chesire Phoenix
The junior houselord seemed very confident. âEven if she were stronger than she is, sheâs still just a woman. Besides, sheâs only a Common God, whereas I should have Unbounded will convergence soon. As a Paramount God, thereâs no way Iâll fail to win her heart. It couldnât be simpler.â
âBut that's going to be dangerous,â Houselord God Ordainment said. âShe still has that purrling. What ifââ
âThat doesn't matter. Once I get on her good side, Iâll just slowly win her over. Once sheâs my woman, there wonât be anything to fear. Iâll even start by helping her out. Over the past few years, I spent some time with an expert from the dao of devils, a Paramount God who taught me a very powerful divine ability called the Emotion-Devil Six-Desires Heart-Entrance Skill. Using that, I can make sure sheâs as docile as could be, and jumps at the chance to be my woman.â
The junior houselord had clearly thought the matter through.
âFine,â one of the chief elders said. âSince youâre not doing anything aggressive, you should be safe. Just donât forget that she already has someone close to her heart. Yang Qi. I've done some digging into the Sage Monarch Society, and although Jadefall is the leader, that Yang Qi pulls a lot of strings. His energy arts aren't very high, but heâs very powerful. Heâs basically her most trusted adviser, and she listens to his suggestions. I'm afraid winning her heart wonât be easy with him around.â
âI can do it,â the junior houselord said. âIâve done my own research into that brat Yang Qi. Heâs clever, but too weak and unimportant. Personal strength is the most important factor here. I know I canât do anything about the purrling, but thereâs nothing protecting Yang Qi. Iâll take him out directly, if I have to.â
âWhat,â another chief elder said. âYouâre going to make a move on Yang Qi? Given the level of your cultivation base, Junior Houselord, dealing with him should be easy. But killing a gnat with a sledgehammer will draw a lot of attention, and could cause unnecessary complications. Remember, the genius that the Lord of the True Void took as an apprentice is also surnamed Yang. Heâs Yang Immortal-Slayerâs close friend, and likely a blood relative.â
âIâm obviously not going to kill him personally. First Iâll try recruiting him. If that fails, Iâll get rid of him. Heâs one of the most important people in the Sage Monarch Society, so taking him out will be a big blow to them. Of course, I canât do it with my own hands. If Yang Immortal-Slayer reaches a truly high level of cultivation, itâll be easy for him to figure out that I was the culprit. In fact, I donât want anyone from the House of God Ordainment to be involved. Thankfully, in my years outside the sect, I made a lot of friends from the dao of devils that I can get to help. And again, thatâs only if he refuses to cooperate.â
The junior houselord truly believed that he had everything firmly under control.
Meanwhile, Yang Qi was working on his cultivation. After Yang Immortal-Slayer left, he felt more than ever that he wasnât strong enough.
At the most, he could kill a mid Consummate God in a fight, but when it came to late or peak experts, he would have no choice but to run away.
And facing any Perfect God, even in the early level, would mean certain death.
He would similarly be slaughtered by anyone with Unbounded will.
Thankfully, he had learned a huge amount from observing the purrling and King Immortal-Slayer working together. Sending his divine will into his monarch godhood, he saw numerous power doubles in the shape of bubbles. At the same time, he summoned a huge bubble to surround himself.
Spatial tempests raged in the void, flowing into his monarch godhood and cleansing it. Then, Yang Qi started to retract his thoughts, causing the fluctuations of his mind to settle, like an insect going into hibernation.
He was slowly heading toward a state of NevasaññÄnÄsaññÄyatana.
He was forgetting about his physical self and entering a new world of miraculous thinking. It was neither thought, nor was it not thought. Empty, but not empty. Existing, but not existing.
It was a miraculous state that caused his physical body to slowly collapse, leaving behind only his godhood, slowly rotating. The fact that his godhood remained showed that he hadnât actually entered NevasaññÄnÄsaññÄyatana. If he had, he would be invincible, and would be able to control all of heaven and earth.
That said, his current state was still incredibly impressive.
He had removed his fleshly body, godpower, and everything else about himself until only his monarch godhood remained. Monarch godhood was simply too impressive. It surpassed all other things in existence.
Because of that, reducing it to a state of nothing was extremely difficult. That said, he didnât need to enter that state right now. As soon as his fleshly body vanished, he felt his thoughts and psychic power stirring and improving.
Doing things like this, it would probably take several hundred years to reach the mid Paramount level.
It was a big improvement from before. Given his previous psychic power, he probably wouldnât ever have achieved the breakthrough. But now, it was a possibility within the next few hundred years. In the god world, hundreds of years could pass in the snap of a finger. It had already been five years since he ascended from the impure lands, and it had gone by in a flash. Almost like a dream.
Next, something very strange happened. Yang Qi took control of his monarch godhood and sent it piercing through space. He left the god kingdom and entered the wild spatial tempests.
When the power of the tempests struck his monarch godhood, nothing happened except that a few sparks flew. It was much like when iron was struck and impurities were removed from it, making it stronger and more complete.
An indeterminable period of time passed before Yang Qi pulled his godhood back to its original position.
Back in his mansion grotto in the god kingdom, he formed his body anew, complete with a sea of energy, dantian region, meridians, and everything else. His psychic power had been boosted significantly. That was when he found that forty-nine days had passed, although he hadnât been aware of the passage of time.
To cultivators, time was often not worth calculating. If anything, time sometimes passed too quickly.
As he came out of his trance, one of his jade medallions buzzed, and he found that it was a message from Dream Daylily of the Crown Prince Society.
Leaving the god kingdom, he headed to the city where she resided.
âHave you been working on your cultivation? It's been awhile since you came to check in.â She seemed a bit irritated.
âMy apologies, exalted Dream Daylily. I was making use of a medicinal pill given to me by the Lord of the True Void. I fell into a deep trance in which I lost track of everything.â
âThe Lord of the True Void?â she replied. âThatâs what I wanted to ask you about. Seven months ago the Lord of the True Void came to the House of God Ordainment and took one of your brethren away with him. Is that right? Yang Immortal-Slayer. I wanted to ask you much earlier about this, except you went into seclusion.â
âThatâs right, heâs a brother of mine,â Yang Qi said. âHeâs much more talented than the average person. Heâs supposed to return for a visit after three years. When he does, Iâll try to get him to join the Crown Prince Society.â
âForget about that,â Dream Daylily said. âThe Lord of the True Void doesnât belong to any particular organization, and is a wanderer. But he can't be taken lightly. If he finds out we're scheming about his apprentice, he may react with extreme violence. The crown prince already has Unbounded will convergence, but isnât a Paramount God yet. He will be, sooner or later, but at the moment, heâs not a match for the Lord of the True Void. We donât want to make a fool of ourselves in trying to be clever, so just drop the idea of recruiting his apprentice.â
Yang Qi nodded, but inside, he was laughing coldly.
âYour Sage Monarch Society has been growing rapidly,â Dream Daylily continued. âI heard that youâre the top lieutenant of the leader, Jadefall, and that she listens to everything you say. I've reported this matter up the chain of command, and because of it, the leaders have come to think of you as being very important. They want you to get stronger as fast as possible. In three hundred years, the House of God Ordainment will finally vote to select a new houselord. The old houselord will step down and become a chief elder; either that, or heâll go out to live as a wanderer. The current houselord wants his son to succeed him, which is why the junior houselord founded that Mystery Society of his. At the moment, none of the other factions in the sect can deal with this Mystery Society. Furthermore, I've uncovered information that indicates the Mystery Society is going to take action against your Sage Monarch Society. The junior houselord cultivated a devil technique that he plans to use to win Jadefallâs heart. You need to be very careful. Stick close to Jadefall and make sure she doesnât get fooled by him.â
âI see...â Yang Qi said. He knew that in the seven months that had passed, the junior houselord had been wining and dining Jadefall, talking about daoist techniques and plying her with gifts. But how could she fall for a trick like that?
She was planning to beat him at his own game in what she viewed as a battle of wits.
âThe words of the lowly carry little weight,â Yang Qi said, putting an angry, jealous glint into his eyes. He even cracked his knuckles. âAnd I think Jadefall actually likes the junior houselord.â
When Dream Daylily saw his performance, she chuckled inwardly. âThatâs why weâre going to help you get stronger. Incidentally, an emissary from the Eternal-Life God-Dynasty has come to see you. Prepare for the meeting.â