Chapter 1211: Beginning Of The Grand Scheme (1/2)

Chapter 1211: Beginning Of The Grand Scheme

Li Qiye paused a bit to stare at the old man ahead while voicing his refusal: “All of this has nothing to do with me. As a pa.s.serby, I am insignificant to your three schools.”

The old man repeated: “But Young n.o.ble, you have been chosen by the ancestral whale. Since the start of time, few have been chosen by it. This must be the imperial decree of our progenitor, Immortal Emperor Wu Gou…”

Li Qiye interrupted him: “Okay, I have a deeper understanding of this matter than you lot, there’s no need to use the emperor as justification. Just remember what I have said, I cannot bring anything to your schools, so don’t rely on me.”

Having said that, he turned and left. These old men felt helpless and only followed Li Qiye to see him off.

After leaving the ancestral whale’s body, Li Qiye stood on the sea's surface to look at its gigantic size. He sighed gently and touched it while murmuring: “We’ll meet again if it is meant to be.”

“Woooo—” The whale cried out and gently moved its huge head ever so slightly forward against Li Qiye’s palm.

The old men were in disbelief after seeing how intimate the pair was. Outside of Immortal Emperor Wu Gou, no one else had been this close to the whale.

Li Qiye patted the whale’s head. He gave this whale to Immortal Emperor Wu Gou when it was still an infant. Later on, it always accompanied the emperor.

Eventually, Li Qiye looked at the old men and said: “Even if you see a friend off for a thousand miles, you will still have to part in the end. Go back now, the ancestral whale will start moving again.”

An old man still didn’t give up and told Li Qiye: “Young n.o.ble, you can reconsider later. If you do return to our schools in the future, all of our echelons will obey your commands.”

Li Qiye only smiled and reached out with his palm. A portal opened and he vanished inside.

He went back to Peac.o.c.k Land and saw Kong Qinru. She busily asked after seeing him again: “Young n.o.ble, the preparations have been carried out. The inhabitants here have been evacuated, may I ask when you will start?”

Li Qiye smiled and slowly uttered: “Very soon. Everything is ready, we are only waiting for the east wind.” [1. Zhuge Liang, battle of Chi Bi/Red Cliffs.]

She asked: “What is the east wind you are referring to?”

“Life — only something as precious as this will be able to replenish the tree.” Li Qiye replied dismissively: “It will come very soon.”

Kong Qinru was startled after hearing this. She thought about a very terrifying matter and turned pale. She gasped and asked: “This, is this right?”

Li Qiye lazily glanced at her and replied: “Little woman, do you think there is such a thing as a free lunch in this world? There is no harvest without a price! Life replenishment is a heaven-defying task, this is going against the villainous heavens, so do you think we can accomplish this quickly?”

Li Qiye closed his eyes at this point then continued: “If you want to prolong the tree’s life, you must be mentally prepared. Without this awareness, there won’t be any need to talk about life replenishment or working for the well-being of the human race.”

She hesitated a bit and asked: “Will, will this violate the harmony of the heavens?”

“Harmony of the heavens?” Li Qiye sneered: “What is this harmony? It definitely doesn’t exist in the eyes of the villainous heavens. Plus, since when did cultivators not violate this harmony? Fighting and competing against the heavens, resisting the Heaven’s Will! The path of cultivation itself is violating the harmony of this world, it is a path of rebellion.”

With that, Li Qiye told her: “There’s no need to worry about this violation. Instead, you should ask your conscience and morality to see if you can get over it. Only by surpa.s.sing this dao ridge will you be able to sleep well at night.”

He continued by pointing at his heart: “This is the most important thing for cultivators, the thing that allows them to go to the very end! As for the villainous heavens, he is but a wretch! People can be killed, but their conscience will live on! Not even the villainous heavens can do anything about it!”

Kong Qinru quietly thought for a moment. She could imagine the scene of h.e.l.l, a terrible catastrophe that was about to come.

“It is not too late to change your mind, it will be one less thing for me to do.” Li Qiye smiled freely and added: “The plans have been set in motion, whether we carry them out or not is up to your will.”