BXBX NOVEL Chapter 194 - 193: Pen of Life and Death_1
Wave after wave of powerful auras swept across the heaven and earth, carrying with them a piercing killing intent!
The group studying the Formation, all furrowed their brows, many of them with not-so-high Cultivation, felt as if they had fallen into an icy cave when faced with the chilling killing intent.
The Great Protector slightly furrowed his brows, Array marks appearing around him, and in the blink of an eye, they condensed into a Formation that enveloped everyone within it.
Yan Bei glanced at the flying warship and then shifted his gaze to Li Cheng, “Cave Master, do we kill them or not?”
The Great Protector flew out of the Formation, “Cave Master, Elder Yan, there’s no need to use an ox-cleaver to kill a chicken, leave it to me!”
Li Cheng nodded, “Subdue them!”
There were hundreds of people on the flying warship, the highest in Cultivation being but a Daluo Golden Immortal. With his Cultivation of the Immortal Monarch Realm, subduing those people was not going to be difficult.
The Great Protector was slightly surprised, but still nodded, “Rest assured,
Cave Master, not a single one will be missed!”
Being the Great Protector of the Ten Thousand Evils Cave, subduing people was part of his routine, and he naturally had his methods.
Li Cheng didn’t need to worry about it and turned to Yan Bei, “Elder Yan, even if we subdue the people of the Wuting Domain, there is still the possibility of strong beings such as Mansion Masters and Territory Lords interfering. I will have to trouble you to stand guard here!”
Once the spatial wormhole opened, the news would definitely spread quickly throughout the South Mysterious Territory, and there would undoubtedly be those who coveted it.
“Even the Mansion Master of the Bright Moon Mansion is nothing but an Immortal Monarch. The Great Protector can handle it, I should stay by the Cave Master’s side instead!” Yan Bei said thoughtfully.
Li Cheng smiled, “I intend to travel around and am not going to provoke strong beings, there won’t be any issues.”
Yan Bei also smiled and nodded, “Then I shall follow the Cave Master’s orders
and defend this place!”
Although Li Cheng only had the Cultivation of a Golden Immortal, Yan Bei knew that, with Li Cheng’s mastery of the Law field, not to mention Daluo Golden Immortals, even Immortal Monarchs would have to keep their distance.
Moreover, with the Heaven Escaping Divine Turtle accompanying him, the two together, even an Immortal Emperor might not be able to capture them.
In this, he had a deep understanding.
“Little Uncle, come back soon, don’t let it be many years before we see you again,” Mu Xingzhi said jokingly, knowing he could not retain Li Cheng.
Li Cheng nodded, for when he took a disciple, he would surely send them to train in the Seven Mystery Tower.
Then, naturally, he would have to return.
After bidding farewell to everyone, the Heaven Escaping Divine Turtle transformed into a largish creature over a zhang in size, carrying Li Cheng as it flew north.
Li Cheng lay half-reclined on the turtle’s back, letting it carry him forward. “Master, the Central Continent is vast, are we really just wandering aimlessly? asked the Heaven Escaping Divine Turtle.
“Aren’t you flying north? That doesn’t count as aimless,” Li Cheng said with a smile.
The Heaven Escaping Divine Turtle, left speechless, simply continued to fly hard.
Indeed, after submitting to Li Cheng, it had nothing to do but hard labor, with
no benefits at all.
More than ten days passed, and Li Cheng suddenly saw a flash of light, “Stop!” [Detection of a disciple meeting the requirements is 100,000 li to the right front, recruiting the disciple will result in a reward.]
Without waiting for the Heaven Escaping Divine Turtle to speak, Li Cheng had already flown off its back, “Follow me!”
The Heaven Escaping Divine Turtle’s eyes spun, shrinking to the size of a thumb, like a newborn small turtle, quickly appearing on Li Cheng’s shoulder.
After carrying Li Cheng for so long, it was finally time for it to enjoy the ride!
Li Cheng paid no attention to it, focused on the green arrow ahead, his eyes flashing with sharpness.
The arrow appeared above a city, Li Cheng followed its direction straight into the city center, looking in the direction it pointed.
It was an estate spread across more than ten acres, situated at the city’s center. Having such a large estate in the center of the city meant it belonged to a wealthy family.
Above the gate hung a signboard with the words ‘Qing Mansion .
However, at this moment, the gates of Qing Mansion were tightly shut, with over ten people guarding outside a secret chamber. The chamber was enveloped in a powerful prohibition, which even Li Cheng’s Immortal Sense could not penetrate.
“Young Master, don’t be anxious, the lord and lady will surely find a way!” the guards outside the secret chamber were saying to a young man in reassurance.
“Yes, Young Master, the lord is a powerful being at the Tribulation Crossing Stage, he will definitely resolve this crisis,” the others added, trying to calm the young man.
The young man had clear brows and handsome features, quite elegant, but at this moment, his brow was filled with anxiety as he paced back and forth.
Li Cheng once again directed his Immortal Sense into the secret chamber and to his surprise discovered that floating within the chamber was a pen-the forbidden seals were released by that pen!
“An Immortal Artifact of Law! A Law Immortal Artifact has actually appeared in this small city?” Li Cheng’s eyes revealed his astonishment, realizing that the family must be of no ordinary origins.
That pen contained tens of thousands of Life Laws and tens of thousands of
Laws of Death!
“Immortal Emperor Tianyuan, do you know of a pen that simultaneously contains tens of thousands of Life Laws and Laws of Death?” Li Cheng asked.
Immortal Emperor Tianyuan pondered, “Tens of thousands? It should be a replica then. There indeed was a Judge Pen in the Immortal World that contained one hundred and twenty-nine thousand six hundred Life and Death Laws, but it vanished after the eras changed.”
A replica of the Judge Pen? Even if it was a replica, being able to refine an Immortal Artifact containing tens of thousands of Life and Death Laws was remarkably extraordinary.
Li Cheng silently nodded, his Immortal Sense locked onto that manor as he casually chose a seat in a tavern.
Not long after, the seals on the secret chamber disappeared, and a middle-aged man and woman emerged from within.
Seeing the two of them, Li Cheng’s expression stiffened, “Possessing an Immortal Body yet their cultivation has been crippled. What’s going on?”
Li Cheng could clearly sense that both the middle-aged man and woman had the same condition-both clearly had Immortal Bodies, but instead of Immortal Infants, they just had ordinary Nascent Souls inside.
Obviously, someone had destroyed their Immortal Infants, and they had to cultivate Nascent Souls anew.
This situation was extremely rare; after all, if one’s Immortal Infant was destroyed, the person would usually be dead.
Immortal Emperor Tianyuan appeared and spoke with a smile, “They must have destroyed their own Immortal Infants. Before destroying their Immortal
Infants…”
Before he could finish, Immortal Emperor Tianyuan’s expression also became rigid, staring incredulously in the direction of the manor, “It’s that boy! I haven’t seen him for a hundred thousand years; how did he end up like this?”
“Elder, you know that family?” Li Cheng inquired.
“His father, Emperor Qing, was my very close friend. It seems something has happened to Emperor Qing!” Immortal Emperor Tianyuan’s face grew increasingly solemn.
After a pause, Tianyuan transmitted a message to the middle-aged man, saying something which made the man’s eyes reveal an unexpected joy, and then quickly, along with the young man, hurried over.
Soon after, they arrived, and upon seeing the phantom floating beside Li Cheng, they were all taken aback.
The middle-aged man had a complex expression, sighed, and bowed in salute, “Qingxuan pays his respects to Uncle Tianyuan. After a separation of a hundred thousand years, it turns out that something did happen to Uncle Tianyuan!” Hearing the transmission from Immortal Emperor Tianyuan just now filled him with joy, but Qingxuan had not expected that only a Remnant Soul of Immortal Emperor Tianyuan would remain.
Immortal Emperor Tianyuan had an equally complex expression, “Qingxuan, where is your father?”
Qingxuan’s face showed bitterness, “He disappeared a hundred thousand years ago, and a millennium ago, Qing Mansion was besieged by mysterious forces. If not for the protection of those uncles, I probably would have perished as well.” Indeed, Immortal Emperor Tianyuan had not guessed wrong; something had occurred to Emperor Qing, and even his descendants were implicated.
“Is there some trouble you’re facing now?” Immortal Emperor Tianyuan asked again.
Qingxuan nodded, “After escaping to the Kunlun Realm, my wife and I immediately destroyed our Immortal Infants to prevent being tracked by those mysterious forces. These thousand years were calm, but just last night, they found us!”
With that, Qingxuan took the young man’s hand and knelt down, Uncle Tianyuan, it doesn’t matter if I die, but my son Qing Yun shouldn’t have to bear all this. Please, Uncle, lend us your aid!”
“Is it because of that pen?” Immortal Emperor Tianyuan asked.
Qingxuan nodded and took out the pen, “This is an ancient Immortal Artifact, called the Pen of Life and Death, a chance acquisition by my father. Those people came last night and gave me three days to hand it over.”
“But I know that once it’s handed over, our family will certainly be exterminated.”
Immortal Emperor Tianyuan nodded, “Emperor Qing’s disappearance might also be related to this pen; indeed, it is a replica of the Judge Pen, but it is nonetheless a genuine Law Immortal Artifact that even Immortal Emperors would covet.”
Saying that, Immortal Emperor Tianyuan turned to Li Cheng, “As it’s an old friend’s descendant, this is a favor I must help with, Li Cheng…”
Li Cheng quickly cut off Immortal Emperor Tianyuan, smiling, “I was planning on taking this little fella as my disciple; the question is whether he is willing.’ Immortal Emperor Tianyuan looked at Li Cheng with gratitude; given his current situation, he could only turn to Li Cheng for assistance.
But Li Cheng did not wait for him to ask for help and instead took the initiative to mention talcing a disciple-this provided much face!
Little did he know, the big green arrow above Qing Yun’s head had long since caused Li Cheng’s eyes to light up; he genuinely wanted to take a disciple!
While he could have played both sides-waiting for Immortal Emperor Tianyuan to ask and then agreeing to it, this would have allowed him to owe Tianyuan a favor while also recruiting a disciple to gain Enlightenment opportunities—Li Cheng was not that kind of person.
Therefore, he took the initiative and spared the dignified Immortal Emperor any embarrassment.