Dominator Emperor

Li Qiye’s one regret was that Mingren Kid had fallen for someone he shouldn’t have. There were countless women in the world. In that era, no matter how stunning or peerless a woman was, he could have arranged it for Mingren Kid, even before the boy became the Mingren Immortal Emperor.

Unfortunately, the kid just had to fall in love with *that* woman! What was worse, that woman—so pure she was practically an idiot—was stubbornly devoted to that hypocrite, the Jiangzuo Prince of the Jiangzuo Family!

Back then, if the Mingren Immortal Emperor hadn’t pleaded for them, he would have long ago led his invincible Divine Generals to slaughter the entire Jiangzuo Family!

In fact, among all the talents Li Qiye had cultivated, although the Mingren Immortal Emperor wasn’t the most dazzling of all time, Li Qiye had always held him in the highest regard. One could say that in order to groom the Mingren Immortal Emperor, he had used every heaven-defying means at his disposal!

As the Mingren Immortal Emperor’s mentor, he had always been deeply respected by him. The only rift between them was that woman. As his mentor, Li Qiye had always tried to make the Mingren Immortal Emperor give up on the idea. ’That woman, pure to the point of idiocy, is a lost cause.’ However, the Mingren Immortal Emperor was a lost cause himself, stubbornly in love with her. For her sake, he never married.

It was precisely because of this woman that the Su Family Female General, who had been unswervingly devoted and loyal to the Mingren Immortal Emperor her entire life, eventually left and wandered the world. It was also because of this matter that the master and disciple nearly had a complete falling out.

One could say the Mingren Immortal Emperor respected him his entire life. Only on this one matter did the two of them have a massive fight. It was precisely because of this that Li Qiye, as the Yin Ya, ended up entering his slumber ahead of schedule, unwilling to deal with the Mingren Immortal Emperor’s messy affairs any longer!

The Mingren Immortal Emperor sacrificed far too much for that idiotic woman. If it weren’t for her—so pure she was an idiot—how could the Jiangzuo Prince have ever been qualified to compete with the Mingren Immortal Emperor for the Celestial Mandate? Long ago, Li Qiye, as the Yin Ya, had wanted to exterminate that hypocrite. Unfortunately, the Mingren Immortal Emperor didn’t want to break the woman’s heart and kept holding back. At the Mingren Immortal Emperor’s pleading, Li Qiye never moved to slaughter them.

Back then, the Divine Generals under Li Qiye’s command could overturn the very heavens! What was a mere Jiangzuo Family? How dare they make an enemy of his disciple? He could have slaughtered the Jiangzuo Family at any time! The only pity was that the Mingren Immortal Emperor was so stubborn about this one thing.

”Such a waste of the Mingxin Treasure Box!” Even today, Li Qiye couldn’t help but sigh as he stroked the zither, feeling particularly annoyed.

The Mingxin Treasure Box was a supreme treasure he had left for the Mingren Immortal Emperor to protect his life when he first embarked on the path of cultivation. Unfortunately, the Mingren Immortal Emperor later acted as if possessed, gifting this item to that pure-to-the-point-of-idiocy woman for her protection.

To make matters worse, that hypocrite, the Jiangzuo Prince, used sweet words to trick that pure-to-the-point-of-idiocy woman into giving him the Mingxin Treasure Box! This incident drove Li Qiye mad, and he ordered his Divine Generals to wipe out the Jiangzuo Family. In the end, it was only because the Mingren Immortal Emperor came forward to plead for them that the Jiangzuo Family survived.

To this day, the Mingxin Treasure Box has become the Clan Guardian Treasure of the Jiangzuo Family!

”Damn it! Sooner or later, I’m going to slaughter the Jiangzuo Family! What a complete waste of my Mingxin Treasure Box!” Even now, Li Qiye was furious. If he hadn’t taken the Mingren Immortal Emperor’s deep infatuation into account, he would have sent people to destroy the Jiangzuo Family long ago in a later era.

As for Su Yuhe, hearing Li Qiye’s cursing, her expression dimmed. She was the one who had stayed in the Xiyan Ancient Sect the longest, so she knew a thing or two about what happened back then. The Mingren Immortal Emperor’s undying love for that woman was hardly a secret in that era.

”Let’s not dwell on the rotten affairs of the past.” In the end, Li Qiye didn’t want to think about those old matters anymore. He said to Su Yuhe, ”Since you’ve made your peace, prepare yourself. In a while, I will take your remains to the East Hundred Cities and bury you beneath that peach tree.”

Su Yuhe bowed, sighed softly, and then vanished.

Li Qiye couldn’t help but give a bitter smile. ’Millions of years have passed, and I still have to clean up this kind of mess for Mingren Kid!’

After leaving the Ghost Tower, Li Qiye summoned Gu Tieshou and said, ”Prepare the medicinal ingredients. I’m going to start alchemy. The Xiyan Ancient Sect’s core strength is lacking, so let’s give Life Pills to the mid-level disciples. I plan to leave for a while and travel to the East Hundred Cities, so I’ll be leaving the disciples’ training to you from now on.”

”The East Hundred Cities?” Gu Tieshou was stunned for a moment. The East Hundred Cities was a long way from the Middle Grand Realm. However, in the end, Gu Tieshou didn’t ask what Li Qiye was going to do. He had faith in Li Qiye and wouldn’t pry into such matters.

Having decided to make a trip to the East Hundred Cities, Li Qiye also began his preparations to leave. For this trip, however, Li Shuangyan would be unable to go.

”I want to open a sixth Life Palace,” Li Shuangyan told Li Qiye of her plan.

Currently, Li Shuangyan was not just a Dao Marquis with five Life Palaces. In fact, her Dao Practice in the King and Marquis Realm had already reached Great Perfection. She could step into the True Realm at any moment!

However, Li Shuangyan had a greater ambition: she wanted to open a sixth Life Palace. One must understand that six Life Palaces was the limit of the King and Marquis Realm. In any given era, a person at the King and Marquis Realm who could open a sixth Life Palace, even if not called the number one genius in the world, wouldn’t be far from it!

A King and Marquis with six Life Palaces was known as a Supreme Marquis. Just from hearing this title, one could imagine how heaven-defying and invincible it was to possess six Life Palaces in the King and Marquis Realm!

”That’s an excellent idea.” Li Qiye was very supportive of Li Shuangyan’s ambition. He nodded and said, ”In your current state, there’s no rush to undergo the minor tribulation for your Immortal Body. Your talent is exceptional! Once you open your sixth Life Palace, passing the Immortal Body’s minor tribulation in the future won’t be a major issue. You might even be able to pass the tribulation perfectly!”

With six Life Palaces, the title of Supreme Marquis, and a Pure Body at Minor Achievement, Li Shuangyan’s potential would be enough to suppress all the other geniuses in the world!

This was Li Shuangyan’s plan as well. After receiving Li Qiye’s approval, her confidence became even firmer.

For this trip to the East Hundred Cities, Chen Baojiao had wanted to follow Li Qiye and serve by his side. In the end, however, Li Qiye instructed her, ”You should enter secluded cultivation with Shuangyan. Your hard work will always be rewarded. In terms of talent, you are a little bit behind Shuangyan, but your perseverance is absolutely unquestionable. Your Overlord Fairy Spring Body is not the least bit weaker than the Pure Body. Your goal doesn’t need to be the same as Shuangyan’s, opening six Life Palaces. If you open four Life Palaces in the King and Marquis Realm, that would already be considered perfect. Give it another push, ascend to King and Marquis, have confidence in yourself, and you can definitely open a fourth Life Palace!”

In terms of talent, Chen Baojiao was indeed not Li Shuangyan’s equal. However, Chen Baojiao possessed a fierce tenacity. When it came to her cultivation, she was without a doubt the most hardworking one!

Hearing Li Qiye’s encouragement, Chen Baojiao also decided to stay behind and enter secluded cultivation with Li Shuangyan to break through to the King and Marquis rank!

As Li Qiye was preparing for his long journey to the East Hundred Cities, Gu Tieshou came rushing in one day in a panic. He wasn’t bringing medicinal ingredients for Li Qiye, but a piece of news.

”Someone from Heavenly Sea City is here.” The moment Gu Tieshou saw Li Qiye, he couldn’t help but say with a panicked expression.

It was no wonder Gu Tieshou was panicking. Heavenly Sea City—this name, whether in the past or the present, was enough to shock anyone. Whether in the Human Emperor Realm or the Outer Heaven Realms, all were intimidated upon hearing the name Heavenly Sea City!

The Black Dragon King. This name was like a magic spell, filled with endless Magic Power. He lived for three lifetimes without relying on external forces, rampaging through all three eras, revered even by Immortal Emperors!

The Black Dragon King never ascended to become an Immortal Emperor nor vied for the Celestial Mandate, yet he swept through the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands and ruled over the Nine Realms. Even invincible Immortal Emperors did not dare to lightly challenge the Black Dragon King!

Heavenly Sea City, founded by the hands of the Black Dragon King, was the number one power in the Northern Ocean! Under the Black Dragon King, Heavenly Sea City once launched expeditions across heaven and earth for three generations and dominated the Nine Realms for three generations. Be it the Human Race, the Demon Race, or even the Celestial Demons, Stone People, or the Charm Spirit Clan—who were said to be the favored children of the heavens—all were eclipsed during the era of the Black Dragon King.

There was once the Feixian Sect, which claimed to be invincible for myriad eons. But in the era of the Black Dragon King, even the Feixian Sect had to give it a wide berth! From the highest True Gods down to the lowest Demon Venerables, all would turn pale at the mere mention of the Black Dragon King’s name.

One could say that in the era of the Black Dragon King, across three lifetimes, the Black Dragon King and Heavenly Sea City were like a giant hand that covered the sky and the earth. Throughout the Nine Realms and Ten Lands, they were utterly without peer!

Thirty thousand years ago, the Black Dragon King fought the Ta Kong Immortal Emperor, tearing apart the Celestial Mandate. After that, the Black Dragon King vanished. Even though the current age was no longer the era of the Black Dragon King, no matter what lineage it was in the Human Emperor Realm—even an Emperor Immortal Gate—they would still turn pale at the mention of Heavenly Sea City.

For someone from Heavenly Sea City to suddenly arrive at the Xiyan Ancient Sect, how could it not make Gu Tieshou’s face change color? Today’s Xiyan Ancient Sect, compared to Heavenly Sea City, was like an ant to an elephant.

”They’ve come as expected.” Hearing this, Li Qiye just smiled calmly and said to Gu Tieshou, ”Elder Gu, why panic? Even if the sky falls, there will be someone to hold it up.”

Gu Tieshou was a man of some standing, after all. Though panicked, hearing Li Qiye’s words was like swallowing a calming pill. He took a deep breath, finally settled down, and said, ”The person from Heavenly Sea City is asking to see you by name.”

”Who is it, and how many have come?” ’Heavenly Sea City... it carries so many memories. Black Dragon is still around. As the Yin Ya, I once sat high in the Nine Heavens, looking down upon the Eight Desolations!’

Gu Tieshou replied, ”Only one person came. It’s the successor of Heavenly Sea City, the Heaven-Suppressing Goddess, Zi Cui Ning!” In fact, he also found it strange. The Northern Ocean was so far from the Middle Grand Realm. Logically, there was no way Li Qiye should know Heavenly Sea City’s successor, Zi Cui Ning. Yet today, the Heaven-Suppressing Goddess Zi Cui Ning, successor to Heavenly Sea City, was asking for Li Qiye by name. He found it all too incredible.

”The successor of Heavenly Sea City!” Hearing this, Li Qiye narrowed his eyes and then said, ”Since she’s here, have her come and see me.”

Gu Tieshou was left speechless. ’This is Heavenly Sea City we’re talking about! An existence that had dominated the Nine Realms for three generations! Although the Heaven-Suppressing Goddess is the successor and part of the younger generation, she holds an extremely transcendent status in the Human Emperor Realm. When the Heaven-Suppressing Goddess arrives, forget the younger generation, even the Human Emperors of Ancient Countries or the Saint Venerables of Great Sects would have to go out and greet her personally.’

’And now Li Qiye is telling her to come and see him. Isn’t he putting on way too much of an air? This is the successor of a supreme lineage, an existence that even the Qingxuan Ancient Country would be wary of!’

”But this is the successor of Heavenly Sea City,” Gu Tieshou couldn’t help but remind Li Qiye. ’You really can’t put on airs with her!’

Li Qiye glanced at Gu Tieshou and said, still as calm as ever, ”I know she’s the successor of Heavenly Sea City.”