Chapter 162 : Three Realms as One
Chapter 162: Three Realms as One
“Let nature take its course!”
The old man known as great-grandfather spoke, a trace of helplessness in his heart.
This girl was extremely cautious—she had been observing back and forth the moment she entered Great Scarlet Heaven.
As for giving her treasures to build goodwill?
If they were too valuable, the girl would likely think they had ulterior motives.
If they were too trivial, how could they dispel the resentment in her heart?
They might not even be able to reach any agreement.
“Didn’t she want cultivation techniques?”
“I have plenty of techniques here—she can choose freely!”
As he spoke, the double-pupiled man flipped his hand and took out more than a dozen books, his figure suddenly descending.
Below, by the lakeside—
“What a peculiar black hole cave heaven… This is formed by gathering countless fragments of laws and profound meanings, condensed into a black hole through blood qi.”
“It forcibly plunders the essence of heaven and earth to nourish itself. If this method can be borrowed, the Immortal Martial Path might truly succeed!”
Insights gathered in Li Yunqing’s mind, inspiration growing more and more.
But just as she was about to attempt it with this incarnation, an extremely terrifying aura suddenly descended.
“This is?”
Li Yunqing abruptly raised her head and saw a towering man with double pupils descending. Her heart trembled: “So strong!”
Without the slightest hesitation, her body trembled and instantly transformed into drifting snowflakes.
Too strong.
Facing that suddenly appearing man felt like facing an immortal.
How could Li Yunqing dare delay even a moment? She directly dispersed her incarnation.
She truly feared being restrained and then encountering something unpredictable.
“Brother Gu Dao, why are you here?”
“Huh? Where did that fatty go?”
Gu Yuan spoke, his eyes scanning around, but Li Yunqing’s figure was nowhere to be seen.
Seeing this, Gu Dao couldn’t help but twitch his lips.
Was this vigilance?
This was clearly a frightened rabbit—at the slightest disturbance, she fled.
How could someone be this timid?
A cultivator, even if not domineering above all, should at least reveal sharpness and be fearless, right?
He had only just appeared, hadn’t even had time to say a word, and she was already gone.
This was the first time he had seen someone so timid.
“It’s nothing, I just came to take a look!”
Gu Dao said helplessly, tossing the books in his hand onto the ground as he explained, “I probably scared her away.”
“Buzz!”
At this moment, the old man known as great-grandfather appeared. With a wave of his hand, strands of frost gathered and merged into a piece of jade.
Li Yunqing’s aura emanated from within that jade.
“Carry this jade with you—do not let it leave your body!”
The old man spoke, his tone both solemn and helpless.
If what had been fished up was a treasure, it would have been easy to handle.
But it was a person—and moreover, an incarnation.
No matter who it was, they would feel fear. After all, she had been forcibly fished from the Ten Lands into the Nine Heavens.
If that girl didn’t have some means to protect herself, she would have fled the moment she appeared.
“Understood, great-grandfather!”
Gu Yuan responded obediently, taking the jade and hanging it on his chest. His gaze shifted to the books beside Gu Dao: “Can I take a look?”
“That fatty wanted them just now too, but I didn’t have any.”
“When I see her next time, I can give them to her. She’s a bit fat, but she’s actually quite nice!”
Although he didn’t know why, that fatty gave him a somewhat familiar feeling.
But he could also sense that her mind was extremely clear, like a mirror.
If it were someone else, upon appearing, they would probably coax, deceive, or even threaten a child like him.
But that fatty didn’t. Instead, she spoke to him seriously and on equal terms.
“They’re all yours!”
Gu Dao handed all the books to Gu Yuan, his expression somewhat dejected.
He had scared away his younger brother’s only chance of survival—what would his brother do now?
His gaze turned toward the fishing rod. Although it was an Immortal King Artifact, it was likely something casually crafted by an Immortal King, carrying a trace of karmic aura.
But that karmic power could only be activated once every ten thousand years.
It had just been used. To use it again, they would have to wait at least another ten thousand years.
Great Scarlet Heaven could not wait.
Neither could his brother.
“Big brother, don’t worry. You will definitely be able to protect Great Scarlet Heaven!”
Gu Yuan said with a smile, his eyes clear to the very depths.
This made Gu Dao feel an instant surge of helplessness.
This was his own blood-related younger brother—like a porcelain doll, with a pure and clear heart, beloved by many in the clan.
Even he himself adored him deeply.
Yet that Dao Bone had grown in his chest.
“It’s because I’m still not strong enough!”
Gu Dao clenched his fists tightly, his entire arm trembling.
After a long while, he finally raised his hand and patted Gu Yuan’s head: “Big brother is going to cultivate. I’ll catch a few great peacocks for you to play with later.”
“Thank you, big brother!”
Gu Yuan smiled, his eyes narrowing into a line.
Seeing this, the great-grandfather also let out a long sigh, his face full of worry.
In the capital of the Great Yu Imperial Dynasty, inside a room of the Cloud Viewing Pavilion—
“Phew!”
Li Yunqing let out a long breath, her hand unconsciously patting her chest.
Feeling the soft mountains before her, her entire body instantly stiffened again.
“The people of the Nine Heavens are actually this strong!”
“In front of them, it feels like facing a terrifying giant beast!”
Thinking of that sensation, Li Yunqing still felt shocked.
Such powerful beings still feared the Ascension Battle—one could imagine how terrifying that battle would be.
“The Ten Lands Reincarnation Battle, the Ascension Battle… less than a hundred years!”
Thinking of those words, Li Yunqing’s heart tightened.
Once defeated, they would inevitably be plundered—and she herself would not be safe.
Even that broken fishing rod treated her like a treasure. She did not believe she could remain unharmed after defeat.
The weak never had autonomy.
“So, I must become stronger within a hundred years!”
“And… make the entire Fallen Immortal Land stronger, to withstand the Ten Lands Reincarnation Battle!”
“Only then can I ensure my own safety!”
At this thought, Li Yunqing suddenly recalled the words of Sister Yuan Qing.
The remnants of immortals and gods would appear every four hundred years, pushing forward chaotic times, disregarding the deaths of living beings to drive the development of martial arts.
Perhaps among those remnants, someone knew certain hidden secrets.
Unfortunately, creating a new path was almost equivalent to creating something from nothing.
Even with Immortal Dao techniques as assistance, after nearly a hundred thousand years, progress had been so limited.
Compared to Great Scarlet Heaven, even someone like her—who could almost be called invincible—was merely an ant.
“The strength of one person is ultimately limited!”
“I must find the Sword God and the Sword Saint, and also find as many geniuses as possible.”
“Ah! So annoying!”
“I don’t want to be the one leading this!”
“I just want to live well, enjoy the beauty of the world, live each day properly, and treat every friend and family member sincerely. Why did it turn out like this?”
Li Yunqing collapsed onto the bed, feeling utterly lifeless.
She had never had such grand ambitions.
If not for her beauty and various physiques pushing her forward, she would never have reached this point.
When weak, she would stay at home, living peacefully.
When strong, she could travel the world, enjoy its beauty and delicacies—that was life.
One lifetime of hardship was already enough.
Who would want a lifetime of suffering for immortality?
That would make them a masochist.
“Forget it. The world is uncertain—life is just about adapting to circumstances!”
“I’ll first roughly create the technique, then give it to the Sword Saint and Sword God to refine, and then find a few geniuses to test it.”
“Less than a hundred years… I hope it’s enough!”
After venting for a while, Li Yunqing regained her composure.
Despair and resentment could not change anything. She was destined to never accept being plundered—so she could only continue striving.
Thinking this, her expression gradually calmed.
In her mind, the black hole that could forcibly plunder heaven and earth appeared again.
“Great Scarlet Heaven occupies one of the Nine Heavens. Influenced by its environment, all living beings are extremely powerful!”
“The blood essence within those ferocious beasts likely all contains fragments of the laws of heaven and earth.”
“Only by tempering the body with it can one become so strong.”
“And that black hole is probably based on this—opening a cave heaven to plunder heaven and earth, feeding oneself in return.”
“Although I don’t possess such an overwhelmingly powerful body, I have three dantians!”
“Moreover, the cultivation path of Great Scarlet Heaven cannot adapt to this world. So the best method is…”
At this point, Li Yunqing suddenly stood up and sat cross-legged on the bed.
Her consciousness sank into the upper, middle, and lower dantians, like a deity overlooking the beings of three realms.
“Take the Sea of Consciousness as heaven, the dantian as prison, and the Tanzhong Acupoint as the human realm.”
“This path shall be… the Three Realms as One, connecting inner and outer!”
“I shall be the Heavenly Emperor, the sole sovereign of the Three Realms!”