Dominator Emperor

Li Qiye smiled. ”If the Body Technique I taught you could have integration issues,” he said, ”then a perfect Body Technique simply doesn’t exist in this world! This technique can completely merge with the physique you’ve cultivated from your Yuqing Sacred Heart Skill. It is the ultimate, primordial technique for the Pure Body!”

Li Shuangyan’s heart trembled at his words. This was tantamount to an admission. Staring at Li Qiye in disbelief, she hesitated for a moment before finally speaking. ”This Body Technique...”

”That’s right. This Body Technique comes from the Body Book.” Li Qiye cut off her speculation. He looked into her eyes and said, ”But you are the only one who can know this. Understand?”

Li Shuangyan nodded lightly, still finding it incredible. She looked at Li Qiye and said, ”But I... I heard the Body Book hasn’t appeared for over a million years! I’ve never even heard of anyone obtaining one of the Celestial Books!”

The Nine Great Celestial Books and the Nine Great Heavenly Treasures were the ultimate existences in the world. To a cultivator, nothing was more precious.

However, throughout the ages, there had never been a story of anyone obtaining one of the Nine Great Celestial Books or one of the Nine Great Heavenly Treasures.

Neither the Nine Great Celestial Books nor the Nine Great Heavenly Treasures had ever made an appearance. Therefore, for eons, all cultivators believed they were mere fabrications—legends about things that didn’t truly exist.

”What’s so strange about that?” Li Qiye said with a casual, confident smile. ”After the Pioneer Era, the Body Book never appeared in the mortal realm again.”

He had kept it safely hidden ever since he obtained it. Throughout the eons, very few had ever truly laid eyes on the Body Book.

Li Shuangyan looked at Li Qiye, utterly at a loss for words. Frankly, if he hadn’t taught her the technique for the Pure Body, if he hadn’t personally claimed to wield an Immortal Technique from the Body Book, she never would have believed him. ’A fourteen-year-old boy in control of an Immortal Technique from the Body Book? Anyone else in the world would think he was just full of hot air.’

”Any other questions?” Li Qiye finally asked.

After a moment of hesitation, Li Shuangyan finally asked, ”Are there any flaws in my Longevity Technique or Life Technique?” For a genius like her to be seeking guidance from a boy younger than herself was something others would find utterly unbelievable.

In truth, Li Shuangyan had been tempted ever since she saw Li Qiye instructing Nan Huairun and the others. She had wanted to ask for his guidance then, but her pride wouldn’t allow it. Now that she had sworn an oath with her True Destiny, the distance between them had closed, allowing her to finally ask for his counsel.

Li Qiye glanced at her. ”As for your Life Technique, the Phoenix Carrying Technique you cultivate is impeccable. It was passed down by your sect’s Primordial Ancestor, but it wasn’t created by him. Don’t just fixate on Emperor Techniques. In truth, an Emperor Technique isn’t always the perfect choice.”

”The Phoenix Carrying Technique was something your Primordial Ancestor obtained from an ancient legacy. It was created by an Elder Sage of the Demon Race and has incredibly deep roots. It originated in the Desolate Era and was perfected during the Pioneer Era. In fact, during the Pioneer Era, many incredible titans of the Demon Race studied the Phoenix Carrying Technique, but none could truly master it. It wasn’t until much later that your Primordial Ancestor, through a fateful encounter, obtained the complete version.”

As he spoke of this, Li Qiye’s words flowed effortlessly, as if he were recounting a personal memory. Besides the long-dead Nine Saints Great Sage himself, no one knew this story better. Back when the Nine Saints Great Sage called himself the Nine Saints Celestial Demon, he belonged to no sect or school. To put it bluntly, he was originally just a mountain pheasant. After a fortuitous encounter led him to the Phoenix Carrying Technique, he cultivated it to become an unparalleled Great Sage who once swept through all his contemporaries—a Great Sage at the absolute apex of his time.

Li Qiye continued, ”As for your Longevity Technique, the Goose Cloud Technique, while it isn’t one of the world’s peak techniques—there’s certainly a gap when compared to Immortal Emperor Level ones—it is absolutely the right choice for someone cultivating the Phoenix Carrying Technique. Your Primordial Ancestor created it. Only after a lifetime of comprehending the Phoenix Carrying Technique did he create the Goose Cloud Technique as the most suitable Longevity Technique to complement it.”

Li Shuangyan was dumbfounded to hear Li Qiye speak so casually and in such detail about her own sect’s techniques. She only knew the origins of these two techniques because she personally cultivated them. In fact, even most disciples of the Nine Saints Demon Gate wouldn’t know this much, yet Li Qiye recounted it all with ease.

This made Li Shuangyan ask suspiciously, ”Are you *sure* you’re not a disciple of our Nine Saints Demon Gate?” For an outsider to understand their sect’s highest techniques so thoroughly was something that even the elders of the Nine Saints Demon Gate would refuse to believe.

Li Qiye couldn’t help but laugh at her question. ”Your Cultivation Technique and Longevity Technique are fine,” he said. ”What you’re really missing are techniques for combat and self-preservation. However, since you’re using the Phoenix Carrying Technique and the Goose Cloud Technique for your Dao Foundation Establishment, you can learn combat techniques whenever the opportunity arises.”

He looked at Li Shuangyan. ”I know the Nine Saints Demon Gate has several Great Slaughter Techniques, but they aren’t right for you. Besides, you’re clearly more focused on arrays. That focus prevents you from ever cultivating those techniques to a realm of true slaughter and carnage. And as for your sect’s arrays... they’re nothing special.”

Li Shuangyan bristled at his words. The Nine Saints Demon Gate possessed several famous Grand Array Techniques.

”You don’t have to get worked up,” Li Qiye said with a laugh. ”I can tell from your array patterns that your sect’s so-called Grand Array Techniques are nothing more than scraps left behind by the Array Ancestor. You must have found some of his fragmented scrolls, but your techniques haven’t inherited even a tenth of his true legacy.”

Li Shuangyan deflated. Her sect’s Grand Array Techniques were famous throughout the Great Middle Realm, but from Li Qiye’s mouth, they sounded completely insignificant. She wanted to argue, but since he had so easily exposed the true origins of their arrays, she found herself without a rebuttal.

”The subtlety of the Phoenix Carrying Technique doesn’t lie in slaughter. That’s why you’re weak in direct combat, which is a bit of a mismatch for your level of talent and power. Since you enjoy Array Techniques, I’ll find a few Great Killing Arrays for you when the opportunity arises. That should be more to your liking,” Li Qiye concluded.

Li Shuangyan started to speak but then stopped. Li Qiye shot her a glance. ”I know you have a fragment of the Slaughter Immortal Emperor Formation. But take my advice: don’t bother with it. You’re wasting your talent. That fragment in your possession is hopelessly incomplete. Pouring your energy into it is a waste of effort. I’ll admit you’re a genius, but if you think you can grasp its true Profound Mysteries from that tiny piece... then to be blunt, you aren’t qualified. Focus on cultivating your Dao Foundation first.”

Hearing this, Li Shuangyan couldn’t help but ask, ”The Slaughter Immortal Emperor Formation... does it still exist in this world?” Without realizing it, she had already begun to see the boy before her as an omniscient being.

”Well, about that...” Li Qiye said with a grin, drawing out the words.

Seeing him deliberately withhold the answer, Li Shuangyan shot him an annoyed glare. ”Stop being so mysterious and just spit it out.” A hint of a pout crept into her voice. For someone who was usually as cold as frost, this change in attitude was exceptionally rare.

Li Qiye gave her a sidelong glance. ”Just stop thinking about the Slaughter Immortal Emperor Formation. Even if you had the complete version right now, you wouldn’t have the power to comprehend it. As for the complete array, there will be opportunities in the future.”

At this, Li Qiye sighed softly in his heart. ’The Slaughter Immortal Emperor Formation... such a distant, painful memory.’

Seeing his expression, Li Shuangyan didn’t dare ask any more questions. She didn’t know the details, but she could vaguely sense a story hidden there, one unknown to others.

After receiving Li Qiye’s instruction, Li Shuangyan began cultivating the Pure Body. The moment she started practicing this Supreme Immortal Body Technique, she finally understood what a true, ultimate Immortal Body Technique was—what the most supreme technique of all truly felt like! No wonder Li Qiye had been so dismissive of the Yuqing Sacred Heart Skill. It couldn’t even begin to compare to this Supreme Immortal Body Technique!

Li Shuangyan was profoundly struck by this realization. It was just as Li Qiye had said: he had taught her the Supreme Immortal Body Technique and personally explained its mysteries. If she still couldn’t succeed in forming the Pure Body, she truly would be the world’s biggest fool. Now, achieving the Pure Body was merely a matter of time. The moment she began, she was filled with absolute confidence!

Meanwhile, after a month of secluded cultivation, Li Qiye grew restless. He summoned Nan Huairun and said, ”We’re going to make a trip to the old site to check on things.”

Upon hearing Li Qiye’s command, Nan Huairun immediately obeyed. ”My master has been to the old site several times. I’ll go ask him to lead the way for us.”

The so-called ”old site” was the original location of the Xiyan Ancient Sect. In reality, the sect’s current ancestral grounds were merely a small corner of what they once were.

The ancestral grounds of the Xiyan Ancient Sect once spanned a vast territory hundreds of thousands of li wide. Later, due to a great calamity and the sect’s subsequent decline, their domain shrank to just the few dozen major peaks they held today.

Though the Five Great Elders had no idea what Li Qiye planned to do at the old site, they all agreed to his request without hesitation.

When Li Qiye set out for the old site, he was guided by Guardian Mo. Nan Huairun, ever the eager gofer, also came along, as did Li Shuangyan.