Rise to God with Life Skill Professions

After roughly half a stick of incense’s time, Emperor Xuanwu finally extinguished the oil lamp and rested early.

...

Time flowed by, in the blink of an eye, several months had passed.

During this time, the Daqian Kingdom remained calm as usual, yet amid the surging undercurrents, many people could sense that the current Daqian Kingdom seemed like an arrow notched on a bowstring, ready to be unleashed at any moment.

They did not know the exact cause, but they were very clear that this matter was certainly related to Heavenly Demon.

And while the dark currents surged within the Daqian Kingdom, Qin An had already arrived at the Sea of Hope.

Guarding the Sea of Hope were many Manifest Saint Realm cultivators, who upon seeing Qin An, all saluted him.

Qin An merely waved his sleeve, signaling no need for ceremony, then looked at the crack in the sky.

He possessed the spirit of the Plague Emperor within him, thus, even though boundless space separated them, he could use the spirit to convey his intentions to the Plague Emperor.

After Qin An invoked the spirit, an anomaly immediately appeared in the crack, and a figure walked out through it.

The Plague Emperor, clad in red, upon seeing Qin An, astonishingly half-kneeled before him.

Her life and death were controlled by Qin An, thus making such a gesture was entirely normal.

Qin An nodded slightly and said, "Stand up, the reason I summoned you here is to discuss something urgent."

The Plague Emperor agreed briefly and then stood across from Qin An.

But she did not speak, instead, patiently waiting for Qin An to continue.

After a brief pause, Qin An finally continued, "The Ancestral Mechanical Emperor has already taken the All-Annihilating Puppet, heading to shattered worlds to gather resentment energy, so now do you know what progress he has made or what world he has reached?"

The Plague Emperor was slightly stunned, then reacted abruptly, raising her head sharply, "Mr. Qin, do you mean to intercept him midway, or even confront him and sabotage his plans?"

She was a very intelligent person, or else she wouldn’t have occupied the top position in their world, thus immediately discerning Qin An’s intentions.

But she felt Qin An’s idea was very unrealistic.

The most crucial problem is that the Ancestral Mechanical Emperor’s strength is the greatest among the three Heavenly Demons who have reached the Selfless Realm.

Even if he suppresses his power extensively, he has reached the mid-stage of the Selfless Realm.

Such strength is extremely terrifying.

After all, for the Selfless Realm, each realm upgrade is like the difference between heaven and earth.

Thus she felt Qin An’s idea had very little chance of success.

And she happened to be tied to Qin An, like locusts on the same rope, so she had to remind Qin An to avoid any mishaps that could leave her without a resting place.

Qin An shook his head and said, "For me, the only solution is this one; as for other ways, they are simply impossible."

"If we don’t follow this method, then once the All-Annihilating Puppet reaches the Perfection Realm in the Selfless Realm, we will become doomed."

The Plague Emperor fell silent.

She understood Qin An’s words were correct, but she nonetheless added a counsel.

"Mr. Qin, the Ancestral Mechanical Emperor is in the mid-stage of the Selfless Realm, and recently, he has been accompanied by the All-Annihilating Puppet, absorbing resentment from shattered worlds, while the All-Annihilating Puppet has reached the initial stage of the Selfless Realm."

"You are equivalent to going up against two Selfless Realm cultivators alone, which is extremely difficult."

Upon expressing these words, the Plague Emperor thought Qin An might consider stepping back.

Who knew, as soon as the words fell, Qin An’s voice immediately came across.

"Don’t be afraid, since the choice has been made, then we must exert every effort to try."

The Plague Emperor sighed profoundly, knowing Qin An’s decision was unshakeable.

She could only relay any information she knew, truthfully.

"If you’re searching for his location, it’s actually quite difficult as his position changes constantly. Nevertheless, based on his search pattern, I might deduce some detailed routes."

"As for whether these routes are right or wrong, I am unsure."

The Ancestral Mechanical Emperor hadn’t disclosed this matter to anyone, thus even she didn’t know where he would go next.

Yet, she had secretly sensed the routes lately, discovering they seemed to have traces, and through these clues and imprints, found corresponding patterns.

Qin An nodded and said, "Just tell me these routes using the spirit; it will make it much simpler."

The Plague Emperor didn’t dawdle, for events had escalated to this stage, and more words were futile.

Afterward, the Plague Emperor used the spirit’s power to transmit the Ancestral Mechanical Emperor’s specific routes to Qin An.

As for whether the specific routes were accurate, she did not know.

Upon thinking, Qin An waved and said, "Alright, since I know now, you should return first, otherwise your identity might be exposed."

The Plague Emperor knew that remaining here for long could indeed expose her identity.

Without another word, she promptly departed.

Once the Plague Emperor left, Qin An gazed at the crack in the sky, then communicated with the Sea of Hope using Void Essence, disappearing amidst it.

A tough battle lay ahead, one that must be fought, thus he was unwilling to waste any time.

For the longer wasted, the stronger the All-Annihilating Puppet would become, which in turn, posed greater risks to him.

Soon, the Sea of Hope fell silent.

Several Manifest Saint Realm cultivators exchanged glances, continuing to guard the site.

...

In a shattered world, the Ancestral Mechanical Emperor, along with the All-Annihilating Puppet, was absorbing the resentment here.

Speaking of where resentment was strongest, it was, of course, the shattered worlds.

After all, these worlds had been destroyed by them, experiencing a transformation from birth to death, naturally breeding boundless resentment.

He had already visited several worlds, but absorbing resentment was a very slow process, otherwise, he would have already traversed all these worlds.

However, he was confident that before the barrier shattered, he could elevate the All-Annihilating Puppet to the Perfection Realm in the Selfless Realm.

Currently, the resentment in the world was visibly pouring into the All-Annihilating Puppet.

And under the stimulation of resentment, the All-Annihilating Puppet’s aura was also growing slowly.

Don’t underestimate this slow growth, for it’s the Selfless Realm.

Being able to slowly grow in the Selfless Realm was already considered quite good.

While the All-Annihilating Puppet absorbed resentment, the Ancestral Mechanical Emperor’s confidence was visibly swelling rapidly.

He was confident of delivering a lethal blow to Qin An with the Perfection Realm All-Annihilating Puppet before the barrier broke.

He had even envisioned Qin An’s despairing expression upon being killed by them.

But after entertaining these thoughts for a while, the Ancestral Mechanical Emperor soon cast them aside and continued to absorb resentment using the All-Annihilating Puppet.

Suddenly, amidst relentless absorption, he seemed to sense something, abruptly raising his head to look in a specific direction, his brows furrowing tightly.

He felt as if this resentment contained a force which seemed out of place in this world.

The Ancestral Mechanical Emperor’s gaze was fixed intently on a point, promptly, a figure appeared there.

The figure was initially fuzzy, yet as time passed, it gradually became clearer.

When the figure stepped from the shadows, the Ancestral Mechanical Emperor instantly exhibited shock as if he beheld the most terrifying thing in the world.

Truthfully, at their level, nothing would cause such disarray.

But since the visitor was Qin An, it made all the difference.

"Well, well, searching high and low, only to find it unexpectedly here."

Ancestral Mechanical Emperor’s eyes sparkled with excitement.