Conferred God: Got cramped at the beginning

Chapter 1030 The Emperor's Decree, Finally Meeting Chi You

After all, Chi You symbolizes an extremely rebellious spirit.

If he were to submit to the Human Emperor, then he would not be Chi You.

However, if he does not submit to the Human Emperor, given his status among the human race, countless humans will naturally flock to him, thus adding another banner to the human race.

This is definitely not a good thing for the human race.

"Troublesome." Qin Qiong sat to the side, his brows furrowed as he thought about Li Shimin's instructions before they left.

"Qin Qiong, you're still alive?" The Lion Camel King looked at Qin Qiong, his eyes full of eager anticipation.

Long ago, there were rumors that Qin Qiong, the number one martial arts immortal of his time, was about to die—the fact that he did not fight alongside Li Shimin during the Xuanwu Gate Incident, but instead stayed in the Qin Prince's mansion, is clear evidence of this.

Afterwards, as time went by, those who took action, such as Yuchi Gong and Cheng Yaojin, frequently led troops to attack the Turks, while Qin Qiong remained in Chang'an and never came out.

That makes it even more believable that he is about to die.

But who would have thought that at this moment, Qin Qiong, who was rumored to be dying, would actually appear at the edge of this Blood Maple Forest.

"I'm about to die." Qin Qiong glanced at the Lion Camel King, looking as if they were old friends. "Old Lion, I have few chances left to make a move, but I don't want to waste them on you."

"I hope you won't make things difficult for me."

"Heh." Upon hearing Qin Qiong's words, the Lion Camel King closed his eyes.

Then, more and more figures fell.

Those figures who landed, regardless of who they were, their strength, or how arrogant they had been when they arrived, immediately became docile when they reached the edge of the Blood Maple Forest and saw Yun Zhongjun, Qin Qiong, Lion Camel King, and Peng Demon King sitting there.

Especially when Qin Qiong swept his gaze over those immortals and gods, even those who possessed innate spiritual treasures shrank to the side, avoiding Qin Qiong's gaze.

Among the martial arts immortals in the mortal realm, none die in obscurity—heavenly immortals and earthly immortals who seek immortality may die silently in their caves.

But those martial arts immortals who pursue a brilliant life—especially the top martial arts immortals—have never died of old age on their sickbeds!
Before they died, they all carried their beloved weapons and steeds, seeking out a long-awaited opponent, and then perished in the midst of battle.

At this moment, the Martial Immortals are closest to death, and also at their peak. The killing power displayed by the most outstanding Martial Immortals at this critical juncture can even touch the boundary of the Great Luo realm.

At this stage, even the Great Luo Immortals must avoid the Martial Dao.

"It seems everyone has arrived."

When finally, a group of Buddhist monks appeared before him, Qin Qiong stood up and took out a scroll of imperial edict from his robes.

At that moment, the overwhelming aura of humanity suddenly pressed down, almost merging with the blood maple forest.

His Majesty the Emperor decreed:

"The Blood Maple Forest has appeared in the mortal realm, and I have no intention of hindering the immortals of heaven and earth from seeking their opportunities."

"However, immortals and gods should remain immortals and gods, and humanity should remain humanity."

"If any living creatures, plants, or trees in the human world are disturbed by the aftermath of your fighting, do not blame me; I warned you!"

Qin Qiong unfolded the imperial edict, his withered figure coldly staring at the group of immortals and gods before him, as well as the numerous demons and monsters, just like a thin, sick tiger searching for its territory.

Seeing that the crowd of non-human beings before him remained standing still, Qin Qiong's voice rang out again.

"What are you waiting for if you don't accept the imperial decree?"

Under that chilling gaze, in the end, it was a great Arhat from Xiniu Hezhou who sighed and bowed.

The great prosperity of Buddhism should be attributed to this generation's human emperor. Even if the people of Buddhism dare to offend those great immortals, they would not be willing to offend the current human emperor who has unparalleled power.

"Amitabha! This humble monk receives the decree from His Majesty the Human Emperor!"

Led by this great Arhat, the other Buddhist experts also bowed down, allowing the man to leave his mark on their bald heads as if stamping a seal.

It was clearly the mark of the Imperial Seal of the State falling from the sky.

With this mark, they would be increasingly suppressed by human laws when they moved about in the human world. At the same time, if Qin Qiong were to fight with them, they would be even more restrained by Qin Qiong.

If we can't get it, when the humanitarian spirit is suppressed and this mark is used again, when Qin Qiong deals with them again, he can take them down one by one with his mace.

Seeing that Buddhism was the first to bow its head, the other immortals and gods, whether they came for their own opportunities or on the orders of the Great Luo, also bowed their heads in response.

After all, the emperor's decree wasn't excessive.

You must not harm any living creatures or plants—in other words, you can fight and kill as you please within the Blood Maple Forest, but fighting is prohibited outside the Blood Maple Forest.

that is it.

To some extent, this is also a good thing for these immortals and gods—with this law, if they obtain an opportunity in the Blood Maple Forest, as long as they can come out of the Blood Maple Forest, they don't have to worry about being surrounded and killed.

"We, the demon race, accept the decree of the Human Emperor."

"But we demons need not bear the seal of the Imperial Seal." The Lion Camel King looked at Qin Qiong, and then at the other two demon gods who had come from the demon race—the Great King of Nanshan and the Azure Wolf Spirit.

"We mortals of my human race who go to your Southern Continent to do business also abide by the rules of your demon kingdom," Qin Qiong replied.

Seeing Qin Qiong's unwavering resolve, the Lion Camel King ultimately decided against clashing with this martial arts immortal on the verge of death.

"Enough." The Lion Camel King raised his hand, letting the mark of the Imperial Seal fall onto the back of his hand.

Although the King of Nanshan and the Wolf Spirit were apprehensive, they both obediently extended their hands.

They could truly feel the power emanating from the sallow-faced mortal before them—a power that could actually follow their avatars and harm their true forms!
"I don't need to." When all eyes were on Peng Demon King, he swayed and spread his wings, flying out of the Central Region.

"Move Mountain, once you've emerged from the Blood Maple Forest, just send a signal, and I'll come to pick you up!"

The moment the voice faded, the Peng Demon King appeared amidst the waves of the South China Sea, gazing at the Blood Maple Forest in the human realm from afar.

Seeing this, Qin Qiong's lips twitched involuntarily.

Martial arts immortals like him hate opponents like the Roc Demon King who are unparalleled in speed—they can disappear without a trace in an instant with a flick of their body and a lift of their wings.

Even martial arts immortals like them, with unparalleled offensive power and the ability to move through space, reaching the ends of the earth in the blink of an eye, can only sigh in despair before such unparalleled speed.

"It's a pity that Brother Bodang left so early. Otherwise, with his archery skills, even with his unparalleled speed, he would still have been able to shoot him down." With these thoughts in mind, Qin Qiong put away the Emperor's decree and returned to his original seat.

Those who wanted to seek opportunities in the Blood Maple Forest then stepped into it.

At that very moment, the mist in the Blood Maple Forest completely filled the air, obscuring everything within.

……

As these people seeking their fortunes stepped into the Blood Maple Forest to explore and search for their opportunities, the White Tiger Guardian God had already found the location of Chi You deep within the ocean of his heart.

To be precise, when she stepped into the ocean of her heart, bearing the mark of the end of that era, Chi You was also coming toward her.

In the vast ocean of the heart, an island appears.

The island's shape resembles a sleeping Pixiu with its head clasped in its hands.

According to the White Tiger Guardian God, the beginning of that era lies here!

"Little girl, has the era of Xuanyuan ended?"

"Alas, the aura of West Kunlun. Who is the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden to you?" As the White Tiger Supervisor God stepped onto the island, a voice rang in her ears.

Then a burly man suddenly appeared before the White Tiger Guardian God and slowly approached him.

“Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden.” Li Nu frowned slightly.

This is one of the sacred sites of West Kunlun—or more accurately, it was once one of the sacred sites of West Kunlun.

According to records from West Kunlun, during the war between Chiyou and Xuanyuan, the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden, upholding the will of West Kunlun, joined Xuanyuan's ranks.

But after Xuanyuan's victory, this Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden went into exile, neither appearing in the mortal world nor returning to West Kunlun.

"Does the Ancestor of War know about the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden?" the White Tiger Supervisor of War God asked curiously.

The self-exile of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden remains a mystery, even in the Western Kunlun Mountains—it happened suddenly without a beginning or a process.

Before the decisive battle, the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden was still in contact with West Kunlun, talking about the heroes she had seen in the mortal world and about bringing some of the heroes she had met to West Kunlun.

Before that, even the Queen Mother of the West had not noticed anything unusual about the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden—until after the final battle, the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden suddenly disappeared!
Only after the Queen Mother of the West used the Kunlun Mirror did she confirm that the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden had chosen to leave, rather than being murdered.

“The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden,” Chi You recalled the past, “she was truly a formidable opponent.”

Contrary to the expectations of the White Tiger Guardian God, Chi You, who was infamous throughout the world, turned out to be an extremely easy person to get along with.

He was extremely talkative, to the point of being somewhat garrulous.

The White Tiger Supervisor God only asked a casual question about the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, and Chi You immediately began to recount the past battles between the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden and his allies in front of the White Tiger Supervisor God.

However, upon closer examination, Chi You's talkativeness makes sense!

After all, he was someone vying for the title of Human Emperor.

If he weren't so eloquent, how could he have gathered so many followers, and commanded countless powerful figures and common people to obey his orders and fight for the 'world' he so longed for?

As he was recounting the past, Chi You suddenly raised his hand again.

"Hey, you outside, since you're interested in listening, why don't you come in and chat?"

"Hiding outside to eavesdrop is not a straightforward approach."

As he spoke, Chi You raised his hand and slashed down with a palm strike as sharp as a knife.

In an instant, Ao Bing on the Execution Platform saw a chaotic cloud of light before him.

Li Nu was, after all, his Daoist companion and his wife—how could he possibly watch Li Nu step into that incredibly dangerous ocean of the heart and remain unmoved?

In fact, after Yun Zhongjun opened the gateway to humanity, Ao Bing had been colluding with Yun Zhongjun's authority, using his connection with humanity to overlook the various things in the vast ocean of the heart, and making plans to take action to rescue Li Nu if she encountered danger.

With the vision of a Great Luo Immortal, and by virtue of the authority of the Immortal Path, he looked down upon the vast ocean of his heart. What he saw was naturally completely different from what others saw.

When the island where Chi You was located first appeared in the vast ocean of his heart, Ao Bing had already noticed its existence.

"Truly worthy of being called Chi You," Ao Bing remarked, tucking his hands into his sleeves to conceal a wound on his finger.

"However..." Thinking of the Chi You he had seen, Ao Bing's heart suddenly stirred again.

If he wasn't mistaken, the Chi You he saw was a complete Chi You, with his beard and tail intact!

According to the myths and legends, and according to the understanding of countless people, Chi You was dismembered and suppressed!
What was in the Blood Maple Forest was merely Chi You's head.

But what Ao Bing saw...

Feeling the scars on his fingers... Ao Bing was absolutely certain that these scars could not have been caused by the head of Chi You.

The Chi You I saw, with his beard and tail intact, could not possibly be an illusion—it was a real Chi You, with his beard and tail intact!
"Therefore, after Zhuolu, the Yellow Emperor still outmaneuvered all the powerful beings in the world."

"Truly worthy of being called the Yellow Emperor!"

Ao Bing once again colluded with Yun Zhongjun's power, clearing away the fog that Chi You had stirred up in the vast ocean of his heart.

Through the connection between the Azure Dragon and the White Tiger, he easily found Li Nu's location again.

"Huh, again?" Sensing Ao Bing's gaze, Chi You, who had just slashed down with his sword, raised his hand again without hesitation.

"Your Majesty Chi You, please wait." Just as the blade was about to fall, Li Nu also raised her hand to block it. The same aura of weapons that Chi You held surged forth, stopping Chi You.

"What Your Majesty sees is my husband."

"He was still worried that I would get stuck here."

"I see." Chi You lowered his hand.

The aura of war and slaughter that symbolized the beginning and end of an era merged into one before the eyes of Chi You and Li Nu.

(End of this chapter)