Dominator Emperor

This legend was connected to a certain matter. Legend has it that one particular sect of the Ghost Race were fervent believers in the third theory of their race’s origin, so much so that they were willing to pay any price to find the true secret behind it!

Later, rumor had it that this sect had a fateful encounter. They actually found the legendary Ghost Ancestor Tree, and through a stroke of fortune, obtained the Ghost Source Ancestor Key, which could supposedly unlock the secrets of the Ghost Race!

Because of this, the sect became even more devout believers in the third theory of their origin. They even sought to prove it, and it was for this reason that they brought annihilation upon themselves.

”The Ghost Source Ancestor Key!” Li Qiye gently stroked the Wooden Ruler in his hand, a smile touching his lips. Back at the Grave Auction, the moment he saw this ruler, he had guessed its origin—the legendary Ghost Source Ancestor Key. Now, with it in his grasp, he was absolutely certain. This was it!

In fact, even the Ghost Race themselves were skeptical of the legends surrounding the Ghost Source Ancestor Key. Most believed such a thing didn’t exist in this world and was merely a fabrication by some heretics!

It was no surprise that the Ghost Immortal Hundred Clans held such an attitude. After all, no one in the later generations had ever seen this key, let alone used it to unravel the mystery of the Ghost Race’s origin.

However, when it came to the origin of the Ghost Race, the legendary Ghost Ancestor Tree, and the ancient corpse central to their myths, Li Qiye’s knowledge surpassed that of anyone else in the world. Indeed, even the Ghost Race knew far less than he did.

Li Qiye knew that in a very, very ancient era, such a corpse did indeed exist within the Ghost Race! As for whether it was the Primordial Ancestor of the Ghost Race or the source of their origin, that was still debatable.

”Ninety-nine Little Ghosts.” Li Qiye gently stroked the Wooden Ruler, murmuring, ”Just like the legends. I’m curious to see what secrets you’ll reveal to me, what benefits you’ll bring. You’d better not disappoint me.”

Carved upon the Wooden Ruler were ninety-nine Little Ghosts in various forms. In reality, however, Li Qiye knew that these ninety-nine Little Ghosts weren’t carved at all!

Although he now held the Wooden Ruler, Li Qiye still needed to spend time studying it. Unraveling the Profound Mysteries of the Ghost Source Ancestor Key would not be an easy task!

However, for Li Qiye, spending twenty thousand Great Sage Essence Jades on this Ghost Source Ancestor Key was an absolute bargain! This was exactly what he wanted. It was as the saying goes: you search high and low for something, only for it to fall right into your lap.

Once Chi Xiaodao had prepared the medicinal ingredients, Li Qiye got ready to alter his fate! The elders of the Lion Roar Sect who weren’t in seclusion wanted to observe the process to verify its authenticity, but Li Qiye refused them.

When it came time to alter Chi Xiaodao’s fate, Li Qiye only allowed Chi Xiaodie to observe. In truth, Chi Xiaodie was also uneasy. After all, altering one’s fate was no child’s play. If anything went wrong, Chi Xiaodao would be crippled.

In fact, right before they began, Chi Xiaodie was still worried and couldn’t help but ask, ”Can this really work? Altering fate is an act of Defying Heaven. It will bring about heavenly retribution.”

Chi Xiaodie’s worries were not without reason. Even a Legendary Pharmacist might not have the ability to alter fate! It was an extremely profound matter. Some Legendary Pharmacists could spend their entire lives researching it and still fail to uncover its secrets!

Li Qiye glanced at her and said, ”Relax, it’s a small matter. To be precise, this isn’t altering fate. It’s a Promotion of fate! Little Saber has a Turtle Life. Your Chi Family is naturally born with it, and it has a high chance of being inherited. Your Primordial Ancestor possessed a Celestial Turtle Destiny. What we’re doing now is just turning his into a Celestial Turtle Destiny, which is merely strengthening the Origin of his True Destiny.”

”A true fate alteration is different. For example, if you have an ordinary Life Chart and want to change it into a Holy Destiny, *that* is a true fate alteration. Such an act goes against the heavens and would invite Celestial Destruction. The heavens would absolutely not allow such a thing to happen,” Li Qiye said nonchalantly.

For this kind of ”fate alteration” that fell within the scope of a Promotion, Li Qiye was one hundred percent confident. In a distant, ancient time, he and the Medicine God had performed a true fate alteration! They had even worked on the so-called legendary Immortal Destiny! In later eras, he himself had personally performed true fate alterations several times to extend lives. In the current era, no one was more of an authority on the matter than him!

Chi Xiaodie was still worried and asked, ”Will this kind of Promotion also invite heavenly retribution?” She cared for her brother more than anyone and didn’t want anything to happen to him. ’Otherwise, how could I ever face our mother?’

”A minor heavenly retribution is no problem. Since I dared to do this for him, it’s a non-issue.” Li Qiye waved his hand dismissively. ”Alright, stop nagging over there. I’m starting.”

Li Qiye’s attitude infuriated Chi Xiaodie. She found it hard to swallow her anger and glared at him resentfully. As a Heavenly Pride Girl, one of the Golden Branches and Jade Leaves, countless people indulged her and put her on a pedestal. Young geniuses, in particular, were completely obedient to her every whim. Yet, this Little Ghost before her didn’t give her a second thought, treating her as if she were nothing. How could she not be furious?

”Sis, just relax. I’m sure Brother Li has the ability to do this,” Chi Xiaodao hurriedly said to console his sister. He was genuinely afraid the two of them would have a falling out, especially since he had been trying to set them up.

”Alright, get ready. Do you remember the procedure I told you?” Li Qiye instructed Chi Xiaodao.

Chi Xiaodao took a deep breath, nodded, and said, ”Brother Li, I’m ready. Let’s begin.”

Li Qiye summoned the Ten Thousand Furnace God and shouted, ”Open—” As the word fell, the Ten Thousand Furnace God landed on the ground and transformed into a giant furnace. Its giant toad mouth served as the opening, and within it was a world of its own, vast and boundless.

At this moment, Li Qiye controlled the furnace with his left hand and activated his Medicine Dao Skill. Instantly, the Fire Source of the Ten Thousand Gods Furnace emerged, and raging flames surged upwards. Under Li Qiye’s Medicine Dao Fire Control Technique, the flames instantly condensed into a Fire Cauldron. The Fire Cauldron evolved, showing illusions of Ancient Medicines giving off fragrance, Divine Trees swaying, and Treasure Techniques transforming—it was magical and unfathomable.

Seeing the Fire Cauldron evolve like this, both Chi Xiaodie and her brother were inwardly shaken. They had seen the Pharmacists in their sect perform Alchemy, but they had never witnessed such a Fire Manipulation Technique, never seen such a profound Fusion Cauldron Method!

Through this evolution, the Fire Cauldron finally transformed into a simple and dignified Medicine Cauldron. The cauldron was enormous, large enough to hold three to five people. Once the transformation was complete, the faint sounds of dragon roars and tiger cries could be heard.

”Add the ingredients,” Li Qiye commanded, his eyes fixed on the changes in the Medicine Cauldron.

Chi Xiaodie didn’t dare to hesitate for even a second. She immediately tossed the prepared medicinal ingredients into the Medicine Cauldron one by one, in the exact sequence and at the precise intervals Li Qiye had instructed.

Li Qiye used his Medicine Dao Skill to activate the Medicine Cauldron, refining the entire batch of ingredients. In the blink of an eye, all the ingredients were rendered into a medicinal liquid. With a sharp cry from Li Qiye, the Medicine Cauldron suddenly split the contents, separating the dregs and instantly casting them into the Furnace God Fire Source, leaving only the purest medicinal liquid behind.

This method of separating the dregs left the two siblings, who were not well-versed in the Medicine Dao, completely shaken. This was absolutely a Grandmaster Level technique! A method of separating dregs like this... not a single Pharmacist in their Lion Roar Sect was capable of it.

At this point, Chi Xiaodie couldn’t help but be moved. ’Before this, I actually thought Li Qiye was a scammer trying to swindle my brother out of his medicinal ingredients. I never imagined that this Little Ghost, who’s even younger than me, would possess such Heaven-Defying methods.’

”Your turn!” Li Qiye shouted at Chi Xiaodao. Without a shred of hesitation, Chi Xiaodao leaped into the Medicine Cauldron.

RUMBLE—RUMBLE—RUMBLE— As Chi Xiaodao jumped into the Medicine Cauldron, his entire body was submerged in the medicinal liquid. At that moment, the cauldron roared, resembling soaring dragons and dancing phoenixes as a wondrous phenomenon appeared.

Then, a TZZZ, TZZZ, TZZZ sound filled the air as the medicinal liquid pierced into Chi Xiaodao’s muscles, bones, and vital acupoints like fine needles. This immediately sent his entire body into violent spasms, shaking like a sieve. For a moment, his face twisted in extreme agony.

Seeing this, Chi Xiaodie held her breath, her heart leaping into her throat. She couldn’t help but clench her fists, overwhelmed with worry.

AWOOO— Just as the needle-like medicinal liquid pierced into Chi Xiaodao’s muscles, bones, and vital acupoints, a lion’s roar echoed out, and a Golden Lion materialized. The moment this Golden Lion appeared, it exuded an immense, domineering presence. Chi Xiaodao’s body immediately showed signs of going berserk; his muscles bulged, filled with a power that seemed ready to explode at any moment.

”Open your Life Palace!” Li Qiye shouted as soon as Chi Xiaodao’s Lion Dominator Body manifested.

With a great roar, Chi Xiaodao’s Life Palace appeared above his head. As it opened, his True Destiny emerged. At this moment, the True Destiny was accompanied by an old turtle—an extremely rare kind of True Destiny. The True Destinies of most Cultivators are pure, with nothing accompanying them. However, Chi Xiaodao’s True Destiny was accompanied by an old turtle. This was his Turtle Life!

The moment it saw the old turtle, the Overlord Lion reacted as if it had seen a mortal enemy, immediately lunging forward to bite it.

”Rise—” At that very instant, Li Qiye let out a deep shout. The entire cauldron of medicinal liquid went SPLASH, and a dragon made of medicine leaped out from within the Medicine Cauldron. In an instant, its cry shook the Nine Heavens. The medicine dragon roared and coiled its body, immediately trapping the Overlord Lion.

ROAR— The Overlord Lion immediately fought back. For a moment, a battle between dragon and lion unfolded within the Medicine Cauldron. The medicine dragon shrieked, the Overlord Lion bellowed. The dragon held the lion in a death grip, but the lion tried to bite through the dragon and break free.

”Brace yourself for the pain!” Li Qiye shouted. In an instant, his right hand plucked a wisp of flame from the Ten Thousand Furnace God’s Fire Source. The moment the flame landed in his palm, it instantly transformed into a fiery needle, trailing a long, thin thread of fire.

PFFT! Li Qiye struck like lightning. In an instant, the fire needles, threads and all, shot into the old turtle’s body. The old turtle immediately began to writhe in agony.

AARGH— Chi Xiaodao couldn’t bear such pain. This was an agony that came from the deepest part of his soul, far beyond the limits of his physical body. He screamed in anguish, biting down so hard he nearly shattered his teeth.