Chapter 618: Facing the Future Head On (1/2)

Chapter 618: Facing the Future Head On

At the urging of Blood Fiend Sect’s elders, and at Qin Lie’s request, Xue Li finally took the Blood Progenitor’s body with him.

After obtaining the Spring of Life, Xue Li, Xue Moyan, and the other members of Blood Fiend Sect returned to the bone ship at the first available moment. They wanted to help Mo Lingye regain her life force as soon as possible.

In the meantime, Qin Lie followed Li Mu’s instructions and broke the seals of two bodies of ancient elites.

He gave them to Xing Yumiao and Xing Shengnan, who left to work on absorbing the energy and inheritance that remained in them.

Tang Siqi, Mo Hai, and everyone else stayed to chat with Song Tingyu and Xie Jingxuan, whereas Qin Lie accompanied Li Mu on a trip around the island.

They quickly arrived at a certain corner of the island.

Li Mu looked into the distance and suddenly said, “As I thought, Blood Fiend Sect does have some strength left in them. All of those elders are in the Nirvana Realm. Unfortunately, they are mostly in the middle or early stages of the Nirvana Realm. There are no late stage Nirvana Realm experts among them. Even if Xue Li successfully merges with the Blood Progenitor’s body, he might not be able to unleash the strength of an Imperishable Realm expert in such a short time…”

Qin Lie quietly listened to his words.

“His soul suffered a grievous wound, and without a precious treasure to help heal it, Xue Li would need dozens of years before being able to try fusing with every level of the Soul Altar inside of the Blood Progenitor’s mind. He would only be able to use the first level of the Soul Altar during the early stage of the fusion and obtain the strength of an early stage Imperishable Realm martial practitioner.” Li Mu pondered for a moment before adding, “Black Voodoo Cult and the three great families probably won’t give him dozens of years to gather his strength. If you do not win this battle, then Blood Fiend Sect will be utterly annihilated. You will also…”

Li Mu shook his head and sighed. “I sent you into the the Graveyard of Gods and had you participate in the Trial in hopes that you would be able to prove your potential and get Heavenly Sword Mountain to easily accept you.

“You wouldn’t face nearly as much pressure as this if you were a part of Heavenly Sword Mountain. You would be able to leisurely cultivate to the next stage. I can guarantee that your progression to the Fulfillment Realm or even the Fragmentation Realm would be smooth.”

“Yet I never imagined that you would become entangled with Blood Fiend Sect and expose your identity this early. As a result, you’ve been dragged deeper and deeper into this mess, and the path ahead of you has become a lot more difficult. You will be met with a storm of blood.”

Qin Lie smiled wryly and replied, “Some things just can’t be predicted.”

Li Mu nodded. After thinking to himself for a moment, he said, “Considering Gold Sun Island’s current strength, it won’t be easy for them to survive the wrath of Black Voodoo Cult and the three great families. If any of those four forces send out even a single Imperishable Realm martial practitioner, they would be able to flatten the Setting Sun Islands and destroy the current Blood Fiend Sect.”

Qin Lie’s face turned grim.

He believed in Li Mu’s judgment. The more he knew about Li Mu, the more unfathomable and mysterious the man seemed.

“You are not a disciple of Heavenly Sword Mountain, so I can’t help you.” Li Mu rubbed his chin and pondered for a moment. Then he said, “I guess you’ll have to use Old Duan’s jade token.”

“Jade token?” Qin Lie looked spirited.

“Remember, if there is an Imperishable Realm expert among the enemy, you must inform Old Duan immediately. As long as you manage to send a message in time, he will definitely come to your aid!” Li Mu exclaimed.

“I won’t forget!” Qin Lie said seriously.

“Also, don’t forget to research the ancient diagrams you inscribed in the past. There are some… secrets in them,” Li Mu suggested. “With your current realm and knowledge, you might not be able to completely understand what they contain. However, as long as you spend some time inscribing them and learning about them whenever you’re free, you’ll gradually learn their secrets.”

“The ancient diagrams?” Qin Lie’s eyes lit up.

The fact that Li Mu himself was talking to him about this so seriously meant that the ancient diagrams within the Soul Suppressing Orb had to be incredibly precious.

“These ancient diagrams are a great boon to your understanding of the world’s energy and your future realms,” Li Mu added. “I kept you at Li’s Shop back then because I also saw something special in those ancient diagrams.”

Qin Lie nodded quietly.

“If, one day, you figure out the true secrets of those ancient diagrams… maybe you’ll truly be able to help me.”

When he said this, a tinge of hope appeared on Li Mu’s face.

“Uncle Li, do you know about the secrets of Spirits of Void and Chaos?” Qin Lie suddenly asked.

“Spirits of Void and Chaos?” Li Mu looked startled for a moment before answering, “I don’t know much about them. A Spirit of Void and Chaos is a special, extremely rare kind of entity. They caused huge waves during ancient times, and it has been said that Spirits of Void and Chaos once extracted the energies of entire subworlds. Our Land of Chaos has barely any actually ancient aristocratic families, so it’s difficult to learn the secrets of Spirits of Void and Chaos.”

“An Asura Race clansman called Hei Shite came to Setting Sun Islands two days ago. He wanted them…” Qin Lie explained the things that happened earlier.

“You have three Spirits of Void and Chaos!?” Li Mu shook with astonishment.