154 Heavens First Desire. (2/2)
”Heh, seems like this Bloodwind Emperor has reached at least the peak of the Empyrean realm, what a terrifying thought. You can go on with the other questions.”
Li Yang glanced at Zhao Feng, who nodded his head to show Li Yang that he was speaking the truth. Zhao Feng was one of the princes of the Demon Race back on their planet, he had access to far more information than Li Yang so he knew more about the higher cultivation realms. The chubby man glanced at Li Yang, making sure that he didn't show any reaction before he dared to continue talking.
”There are three places in this universe that are well-suited for easy travel to other universes, one is the headquarters of the Shadow Emperor sect, the second is the headquarters of the Heaven Devastator sect, and the third one is the castle within the capital of the Earth Rendering Empire, which is where we come from. The ruler of the Earth Rendering Empire is Gong Peyong, the Earth-Rendering Deity that we serve. I don't know his exact cultivation realm, but the rumors say that he reached the very peak of the Heaven Imitating Soul realm 10 000 years ago and is working on entering the Heaven's Soul realm.”
Li Yang and Zhao Feng shared a glance, Zhao Feng nodding his head to symbolize that this Gong Peyong hadn't reached a realm where he would know the moment someone said his true name. The chubby man didn't speak too much about the two sects that held one of the best locations along the Universal Border, but it still allowed Li Yang to learn a little. The locations that were best suited for universe travel were usually the most important areas within the universe, so for there to be three different powers holding one location each it was likely that the three different organizations were just about even in power.
This meant that there wasn't any single person or organization in control of this universe, which made things a little easier for them, it meant that they could afford to offend at least two of the organizations should there be a need. But rather than this, it was actually the last thing the chubby man mentioned that caught Li Yang's attention.
”Gong Peyong is a soul cultivator? Despite having such a domineering name?”
Soul cultivators were just as strong as normal cultivators, some would even consider them even harder to deal with due to the fact that they could survive as long as their soul remained. But the Vital Essence that one gained from soul cultivation was not as destructive as Qi, it was more ethereal and mysterious, it didn't seem terribly suited for such a domineering name. Then again, Li Yang knew very little about soul cultivation so he didn't consider himself the best person to speak about the subject. The chubby man's eyebrows twitched when he heard Li Yang refer to the Earth-Rendering Deity by his name, an act that was considered disrespectful, but he still had to nod his head and answer.
”Yes, and not just the Earth-Rendering Deity, soul cultivation is the main cultivation system in this universe, making up at least 90% of the total cultivators.”
Li Yang couldn't suppress the surprise expression that surfaced on his face after hearing the chubby man's words. For soul cultivation to be so widespread here it must have been around for quite a while, which meant that it wasn't that soul cultivation didn't exist back when he was alive, it simply meant that it had yet to spread to any of the universes he visited back then. At the same time, he couldn't help but glance at the headless corpse of the leader, as well as the swollen cheek of the chubby man.
”Soul cultivators, huh? Well, that explains why you felt so soft and squishy.”
Normal Qi cultivation, while far from as effective as body cultivation, would at least strengthen the body somewhat due to the fact that the Qi had to travel through your body. This also meant that the leader of this group should have survived even though his body was destroyed, but unfortunately for him, Li Yang's ice element was exceedingly special, almost fully geared towards freezing immaterial things such as the soul.
The chubby man's face twitched again after he heard Li Yang's words, which were borderline insulting towards not just him, but also his deceased leader. But as he was busy swallowing his anger and indignation, Fang Ying spoke up after remaining silent for a while.
”There are people coming from the north. They're all clad in black robes and have some strange black mist coiling around them. The robes are embroidered with an image resembling a two-headed man covered in darkness, I'd probably guess that they're from this Shadow Emperor sect.”
As someone who had come in contact with the law of space, Fang Ying was far better at observing the surroundings than Li Yang and Zhao Feng so they didn't doubt her words. Li Yang glanced at the chubby man, who somewhat fearfully nodded his head, causing Li Yang to let out a light chuckle.
”Wonderful, it seems like we'll get to interrogate another group right away to make sure that these people were saying the truth.”
Li Yang didn't stand up from his seat, but his golden-purple sword appeared in his grasp with a flash, the tip stabbing into the ground. Fang Ying said that the people were coming so they were likely headed directly for them, all they had to do was wait and the information banks would walk right into their grasp.