Reigning Supreme in countless worlds With Beast taming

Chapter 130: Chapter 128: Cross-Domain War
 

“So,” he voiced the doubts in his heart, “Peak Master, why is this reward so generous?”

It was known that a normal Outer Disciple would consider it good to receive a reward of a few hundred Spirit Stones for a mission, yet he had merely brought back a Demon God Stone Statue and was given such a shockingly substantial reward.

This left him ecstatic, yet also somewhat incredulous.

“Ha, what, do you think it’s too much?”

Liu Xuanling straightened up, no longer lounging lazily, a flicker of dissatisfaction crossing her face, “If you weren’t still an Outer Disciple, the Sect would have rewarded you even more.

‘Hmph, those tight-fisted old men,’ she grumbled. ‘Not to mention, what’s the use of keeping those Spiritual Beasts in the Ten Thousand Demons Cave Heaven without awarding a few more as prizes?”

Elder Yin Qi glanced at her, only to receive a fierce glare from Liu Xuanling, “What are you looking at? Am I wrong?

Those Spiritual Beasts are fat and healthy, but how many of them raised in such an environment understand fierce battle and staking their lives?

The great Ten Thousand Demons Cave Heaven has been turned into nothing better than a pig farm by those old men!”

“Ahem…”

Even with Elder Yin Qi’s temperamental nature, he couldn’t help but roll his eyes.

Qin Feng was secretly astounded as he listened — their Peak Master really dared to say anything. Wasn’t she afraid that those Supreme Elders would hear?

“The Demon God Stone Statue you brought back not only harbors a trace of that Demon God’s Divine Soul but also serves as coordinates for the Demon God to connect with this world. Because of this statue, he was able to transmit his power through the endless void.

Similarly, we can use the connection between him and the statue to verify his world.

Even though the Demon God realized something was amiss and severed the connection to the statue in time, abandoning that trace of Divine Soul, Elder Gu Guiling and Elder Kongkong joined forces and still locked onto his world.”

Liu Xuanling’s lips curled into a cold smile, “That Demon God is quite audacious, not only wishing to have our Human Clan worship him but also attempting to use the Power of Faith to coalesce an avatar in this world. Is he planning to invade our Biluo Great World?

‘Humph, just a native Demon God from a medium world daring to harbor such thoughts, truly ignorant of life and death.

Now, since the two Elders have located his world, once we ascertain the details of that world, we can strike there. At that time, I’d like to see what sort of existence this Demon God is to dare provoke a Great World!”

Qin Feng felt his heart pounding.

What did Liu Xuanling mean by that?

From her words, could it be that the Sect was considering initiating a cross-world battle?

Thinking of this possibility made Qin Feng’s scalp numb.

A cross-world battle consisted of traversing millions of miles of void to attack another world.

Just as during the Ancient Great Tribulation, various worlds had crossed the cosmic void to attack this world.

Cross-world warfare is incredibly perilous, entailing a far-reaching expedition without any logistical support or reinforcements. Victory could only be secured through sheer strength, sustaining the fight through battle; any mishap could lead to the total annihilation of the forces.

However, once victorious, the spoils could make anyone’s heart race with envy.

The opposing world would also have no means of escape; if their world were breached, the entire realm would fall under the control of the invaders, and the native race would be subjected to enslavement. Even if a few strong individuals barely managed to survive, they would only have two choices: surrender or flee.

If they fled, they would have to wander the endless void unless they could invade other worlds and find a new place to settle and establish themselves.

Liu Xuanling glanced at him and smiled, “So, do you also wish to join this war? Then, train diligently. With your current strength, you are not qualified to partake in it.

The Sect has awarded you exceptionally this time because the two Supreme Elders have locked onto the coordinates of the opposing world from the Demon God Stone Statue. Once we break through that world, the harvest will far exceed your imagination, and then you won’t feel these rewards are too generous.”

She paused momentarily, seemingly recalling something, then continued, “Also, I’ve heard that you can now merge with your Lifebound Spiritual Beast, which is excellent; you have not let me down.

In a few months, the Heavenly Pool Secret Realm will open. I’m giving one of the two spots from Spiritual Snake Peak to you. Go there and seek your fortune, aiming to reach Foundation Establishment soon, so you can confidently enter the Inner Sect at the end of the year’s competition. At that time, I’ll take you as my disciple.

How does that sound? Are you moved? Nowadays, masters who think so considerately for their disciples are rare.”

Qin Feng’s mouth twitched, feeling that his Peak Master was quite unconventional.

Most people who valued their disciples tried to keep them from dangerous places, but this one, who hadn’t even officially taken him as a disciple yet, was already planning to send him into the perilous Heavenly Pool Secret Realm, making him doubt whether joining her tutelage would be good or bad.

Liu Xuanling didn’t wait for him to respond, continuing on her own, “Our path of cultivation is inherently about defying the heavens; without trials and tribulations, one cannot become truly great.

Those who appear to worry about their disciples encountering mishaps and thus keep them from all danger, providing them with the best protection, only end up raising a bunch of incompetents with high aspirations but low strength.

The truly profound cultivators are those who have endured countless calamities and triumphed.”

“Boy, do well, I have high hopes for you!”

Looking at the meaningful smile on Liu Xuanling’s face, Qin Feng felt somewhat apprehensive. In the future, if she became happy, would she send him to some even more dangerous place for training under the guise of it being for his own good?

He wasn’t afraid of training, but he certainly wouldn’t agree to a deliberate death sentence!

“Why, are you unwilling to go?”

Seeing that Qin Feng hadn’t spoken, Liu Xuanling asked curiously, “The Heavenly Pool Secret Realm only opens once every 60 years. Although it’s somewhat dangerous, considering the divine skills of your lifebound Spiritual Snake, the danger isn’t great as long as you don’t enter the core area.

Moreover, there are numerous treasures and resources inside. As long as your luck isn’t too bad, you’ll definitely get a hold of some treasures.

The spots to enter the Heavenly Pool Secret Realm are limited. Each of the major sects, including ours, only gets two hundred spots, and even from our Spiritual Snake Peak, only two are allocated. Ordinary disciples don’t even get a chance. If you don’t want to go, I’ll have to give your spot to someone else?”

“I am willing to go.”

Qin Feng hurriedly said, “Thank you, Peak Master, for giving me this opportunity. I am immensely grateful.”

He had only previously read a brief record of the Heavenly Pool Secret Realm in the Scripture Pavilion and hadn’t known that the Sect’s allotment was so limited. With this in mind, he couldn’t refuse; otherwise, he could only watch helplessly as Qin Xi went in, and he would be unable to help.

The two of them represented the hope of their generation in their family. The loss of either would be a significant blow to the family, especially since, aside from his father, Qin Long, the other two Foundation Establishment Cultivators in the family were getting too old. In another ten or twenty years, they could reach the end of their lifespans at any time.

As for himself, with his abilities, self-preservation shouldn’t be too difficult. If he could find a suitable lifebound companion for Qin Xi this time, her path in cultivation would be much smoother in the future.

“You dare to go, that’s enough.”

Liu Xuanling nodded. She certainly didn’t want a coward as a disciple.

“Don’t utilize the reward for entering the Ten Thousand Demons Cave Heaven yet.”

She instructed further, “I suggest waiting until your cultivation progresses further and you become an Inner Sect Disciple before you go to the Ten Thousand Demons Cave Heaven to capture a Spiritual Beast.

As for the three months of cultivation time that the reward grants you, there’s no specific restriction. You could completely wait until you advance from Foundation Establishment to Golden Core. Otherwise, although there are some benefits to going regularly, relative to speaking, it would still waste such an opportunity.”

“Disciple understands, thank you, Peak Master, for planning for me.”

Qin Feng bowed in thanks.

“Good.”

Liu Xuanling reverted back to her original lazy posture and randomly waved her hand, “I called you here just to tell you this. There’s nothing else. Go back and continue your cultivation.”

“Yes, disciple will retire.”

Qin Feng gave a bow to both of them and exited Liu Xuanling’s Cave Mansion, heading down the mountain.

Once he left, Elder Yin Qi looked at Liu Xuanling somewhat strangely and asked, “You actually plan to take him as your disciple?”

Liu Xuanling glanced at him lightly, “Why, is that a problem?”

“It’s not that it’s a problem, just a bit unexpected.”

Elder Yin Qi said, “Considering your current situation, it’s not suitable for you to take a disciple. I think it’s better you focus on your cultivation, and discuss taking a disciple after advancing to the Purple Mansion Realm.”

“Humph, what do you know?”

Liu Xuanling remembered that her master had left the Mountain Gate several months ago, guarding outside Chaos Sky Valley. Recently, news had come from Taiyi Mountain that Elder Xin Jian, who had been in seclusion for a long time, had come out and gone to Liang City with two disciples from the Purple Mansion Realm.

It looked like those fellows from Taiyi Mountain ultimately couldn’t resist the lure of the Heavenly Connecting Lotus!

After they fight the Mysterious Resentful Spirit in the small lake where the Heavenly Connecting Lotus is growing and both suffer great losses, her master could take advantage of the situation to seize the Heavenly Connecting Lotus.

By then, advancing to the Purple Mansion Realm for her would be simple.

“Humph, Mu Qingli, although you’ve reached the Purple Mansion Realm one step ahead of me by relying on your opportunity, your accumulation is not as good as mine. Once I reach the Purple Mansion Realm, I can still surpass you.”

She squinted her eyes, thinking about these matters.

However, she would not share any of this with Elder Yin Qi.

Although the two of them were both disciples of the Spiritual Snake Lineage, they had different mentors, and there was internal competition. To avoid any accidents, she had to keep her lips sealed and absolutely not expose her master’s whereabouts.

Even though Elder Yin Qi probably wouldn’t harbor any ill intentions, she was not accustomed to testing other’s hearts with her own future.

Everything was better controlled personally.