The System Granted Me Invincibility, Setting Me on the Path to Becoming the Heavenly Emperor

74: The Great Calamity of Ancient Times, the Supreme Secret RealmLuo Liuli arrived at Qin Gelan’s cultivation training ground. Seeing that Qin Gelan had finished cultivating, she smiled slightly: ”How is it? The Co-Contract Technique seems perfectly suited for you, doesn’t it?”

Qin Gelan nodded, agreeing wholeheartedly with Luo Liuli’s words, and said: ”The Co-Contract Technique is like divine assistance to me, completely tailored for me, though cultivating it is also quite difficult.”

”The Co-Contract Technique is an ancient divine technique Revered Master obtained while traveling the myriad heavens back in the day. Revered Master said he was able to attain the Dao and become a Supreme largely thanks to the Co-Contract Technique, so of course cultivating it isn’t easy.”

”If there’s anything you don’t understand, you can come and ask me. Mastering the first layer of the Co-Contract Technique early will be a qualitative improvement for you,” Luo Liuli said.

”Um... Senior Sister, actually, I’ve already mastered the first layer,” Qin Gelan scratched his head.

”That’s good.”

”Hmm? Wait, what did you say? You’ve already mastered the first layer?” Luo Liuli’s beautiful eyes widened.

How much time had even passed?

Seeing Luo Liuli’s look of disbelief, Qin Gelan blended the Power of Space and the Power of Destruction, forming a ”sword.”

Luo Liuli didn’t pay attention to the sword’s shape. Instead, she opened her mouth, wanting to say something but unable to get the words out.

”Senior Sister? What’s wrong?” Qin Gelan asked.

Could it be the blended sword was too ugly, and even Senior Sister couldn’t bear to look at it?

Or was his cultivation progress too slow, making Luo Liuli hesitant to even comment?

At this moment, Luo Liuli felt utterly defeated. Back when she cultivated the first layer, it had taken her a full year.

Only ten days had passed, and Qin Gelan had already mastered it.

Was this necessary? Was it necessary to be so discouraging?

”Sorry, Senior Sister, this technique is indeed a bit difficult, so it took a little time...” Qin Gelan said somewhat apologetically.

After all, his cultivation realm and other Daoist Magic were all directly comprehended by the System. He had never seriously cultivated a technique before and didn’t know how difficult it could be.

Qin Gelan’s words made Luo Liuli’s heart sink even more, but she still forced a calm demeanor and coughed lightly: ”Hmm, although it’s not considered fast, it’s still quite good. Keep working hard and strive to Revered Master the second layer soon.”

Qin Gelan nodded, then suddenly asked: ”Senior Sister, did you come to find me for something?”

”Senior Sister?”

Called by Qin Gelan, Luo Liuli, who had been contemplating life, gradually snapped back to reality: ”Oh, I almost forgot. In a month, the Supreme Secret Realm in the Sanqi Sea Domain will appear. Teacher asked me to notify you.”

”Supreme Secret Realm?” Qin Gelan was curious.

”The Sanqi Sea Domain was formed after a Supreme from the Tianqi Realm passed away. It’s located at the junction of the three Supreme forces, and its waters connect to the entire Tianqi Realm,” Luo Liuli patiently explained, then added: ”I heard the Supreme who passed away was an Extreme Dao Supreme Being.”

Now Qin Gelan was interested. He asked: ”The Tianqi Realm actually gave birth to an Extreme Dao Supreme Being?”

Luo Liuli nodded and said: ”Back then, our Tianqi Realm also had the chance to become a powerful Plane contending for the Dominator Plane. However, due to a great Calamity in the ancient era, the Extreme Dao Supreme Being was severely injured and passed away not long after, causing us to lose the qualification to contend for the Dominator Plane.”

”Calamity?” Qin Gelan suddenly caught onto something.

Because back then, the Empress had also mentioned a great Calamity from a very distant era, and the Heavenly Emperor was the savior of that Calamity.

”That’s right, but I don’t understand what kind of Calamity it was either.” Luo Liuli’s knowledge of that ancient Calamity was also just something Qi Xuanxuan had mentioned in passing.

Qin Gelan didn’t press further and skipped the topic: ”Since it’s the Secret Realm of an Extreme Dao Supreme Being, I’m afraid many people will go in search of Opportunities, right?”

”Besides the three Supreme forces, there are other powerful factions. The Supreme Secret Realm has been ravaged by time, and its spatial structure is already dilapidated. Those who are too strong cannot enter; forcing entry would cause the space to collapse.”

”And this restriction is for Immortal Emperors who possess the Power of Laws,” Luo Liuli told Qin Gelan about the Secret Realm’s limitation.

But Qin Gelan didn’t mind. Having Traced the True Self, he could hide the Power of Laws within his own inner world at any time, so he didn’t need to worry at all.

Afterwards, Luo Liuli left.

Qin Gelan stood in place, recalling the matter of the ancient era’s Calamity. The Empress had said that the Heaven’s Inch was forged by the Heavenly Emperor from an inch of the heavenly dao origin.

And this was only a part of the heavenly dao origin; another part was controlled by the instigator of the Calamity.

But who was the instigator of the Calamity?

But they were certainly an existence on the same level as the Heavenly Emperor.

Qin Gelan shook his head, stopping his train of thought, and continued with the Co-Contract Technique.

Time passed slowly, and the Supreme Secret Realm was about to open.

Yu Qingnuo summoned Qin Gelan and Luo Liuli. Besides the twelve Gorge Masters, the Chief Disciples of the Twelve Gorges were also present, with Ziyang clearly among them.

”Gelan, Liuli, you two will lead the team this time. Pay special attention to Cao Wudao from the Demon Flame Divine Hall and Mo Tianlin from the Shen Tian Sect. I heard Cao Wudao has already broken through to the Eighth Heaven of Immortal Venerable Realm,” Yu Qingnuo earnestly instructed Qin Gelan and Luo Liuli.

Qin Gelan and Luo Liuli nodded seriously.

Yu Qingnuo looked at Qin Gelan and said: ”Although Cao Wudao has broken through to the Eighth Heaven of Immortal Venerable Realm, I believe you should be able to handle it.”

Qin Gelan smiled and said: ”Don’t worry, if anyone dares to provoke me, I’ll just finish them off.”

His words were spoken very lightly. Although arrogant, Yu Qingnuo felt there was nothing wrong with it.

But the twelve Chief Disciples didn’t think so. This Saint’s words were a bit too arrogant, and immediately someone was displeased.

Among those twelve Chief Disciples, some were seeing Qin Gelan for the first time. When the Saint was announced, some of them were in seclusion, while others had just returned from outside.

One Chief Disciple stepped forward and said: ”So you’re the newly appointed Saint?”

Qin Gelan looked at the speaker and said calmly: ”That’s right.”

”The position of Saint requires strength. Are you sure you can hold it steady?” the Chief Disciple continued, his tone carrying some dissatisfaction.

”Xu Ningqing, Saint Qin Gelan was appointed by the Sect Master. Do you have a problem with that?” Luo Liuli frowned, looking at Xu Ningqing.

Xu Ningqing was the Chief Disciple of one of the Twelve Gorges, the Breeze Gorge. He had coveted the Saint position for a long time but had never been able to obtain it.

Most crucially, Xu Ningqing was pursuing Luo Liuli, which was why he valued the Saint position so much. Now that a stranger had suddenly snatched it away, Xu Ningqing was naturally unhappy.

”Liuli, of course I have no opinion of the Sect Master,” Xu Ningqing said with a smile, looking at Luo Liuli.

Luo Liuli narrowed her eyes, revealing a dangerous glint, and said coldly: ”What did you call me?”

Xu Ningqing choked for a moment, then snorted coldly and pointed at Qin Gelan, saying: ”If he can’t make us submit, what right does he have to lead us?”

Once Xu Ningqing spoke, the other Chief Disciples voiced their agreement.

”That’s right! Even if he’s the Saint appointed by the Sect Master, we need to see if he’s qualified to sit there!”

”A Saint needs the strength to suppress everything!”

”If he doesn’t have strength like the Saintess, I think he should just step down himself.”

A smug smile appeared at the corner of Xu Ningqing’s mouth as he looked at Qin Gelan. Yu Qingnuo didn’t stop them either; she also wanted to see how Qin Gelan would handle the situation.

The twelve Gorge Masters also crossed their arms, watching the show, hoping Qin Gelan would teach these brats a lesson. They were usually arrogant, looking down on everyone, so having Qin Gelan loosen their skins a bit would be good.

”What, can you only hide behind a woman?” Xu Ningqing looked at Qin Gelan, his face full of provocation.

By now, Qin Gelan had no choice but to step forward. He first looked at Yu Qingnuo and asked in an inquiring tone: ”I don’t need to go easy on them, right?”

”Go easy?”

”It seems you have a lot of confidence in your strength.”

”Truly worthy of being the Saint; when it comes to speaking arrogantly, we are indeed no match.”

Qin Gelan’s words directly provoked the crowd’s anger.

If the Sect Master and the various Gorge Masters weren’t present, they would have already taught this brat who didn’t know the immensity of heaven and earth a lesson.

At that moment, Sword Gorge Master Ye Jingyun spoke: ”As long as you don’t kill or cripple them, do as you please.”

Seeing this, Xu Ningqing’s expression also turned grave. If even Sword Gorge Master thought so highly of Qin Gelan, he must be extraordinary.

After all, Sword Gorge Master’s standards were even higher than the Sect Master’s. Even he said so.

Although Xu Ningqing spoke disparagingly of Qin Gelan, it didn’t mean he was truly foolish.

Xu Ningqing stepped forward, spiritual power surging, releasing the aura of a sixth-level Immortal Venerable: ”Then let me gauge whether you have the qualifications to sit in this Saint’s position.”

Qin Gelan nodded, looked at Xu Ningqing, and grinned: ”Just you? You’re not even enough for me to slap.”

”Let’s not bother with all this trouble. You twelve pieces of trash, come at me together.”