After the Skyfall

Chapter 922 Escape
Faced with the astonishing power of creation contained within the purple blood, Li Yi did not hesitate to use it to cleanse his entire body, even at the cost of stripping away the power of his bloodline.

After all, neither the Golden Dragon nor the God of Thunder could match the power of this being. If he could inherit the bloodline of this being, he wouldn't mind not being a god.

However, the blood of beings at this level can no longer be called blood, but rather an extremely pure energy. This energy contains astonishing life force, creative power, and endless spiritual energy; it is a mixture of multiple forces.

As the purple blood washed over him, purple divine light flowed throughout Li Yi's body.

In just a short while, not only did his body recover to its peak condition, but all 150 acupoints in his body were also filled. As time passed,

The first to be eliminated were those of the Golden Dragon bloodline. Their golden blood was quickly washed away by the purple divine light, as if it had never existed.

Perhaps because the bloodline of the God of Thunder was deeply ingrained, it did not completely disappear under the continuous erosion. Instead, it absorbed the purple divine light and gradually merged with it.

"Boom."

Lightning crackled around Li Yi's body, but at this moment the lightning was no longer silver, but purple, and its power was even more terrifying, as if it could pierce through time and space and strike into the depths of the enemy's soul.

A single strike was enough to cleave through the heavenly soldiers.

This shows that his strength is also increasing.

"The flower of magic is blooming." Li Yi felt that the second flower above his head, representing magic, was beginning to bloom.

The first petal appeared, and soon after, the second petal appeared as well.
The number of his 150 acupoints remained unchanged, but his magical power was increasing, indicating that his magical power was more refined than before, a change that Li Yi dared not imagine.

At this moment, he felt that a hundred years of arduous cultivation was not as good as a single day of opportunity.

All the hard work and life-and-death experiences I went through in my previous spiritual practice now seem like utter nonsense.

This is like someone working hard for thirty years and saving up a sum of money, only for some lazy bum to suddenly win the lottery and have their life complete.

It's absolutely dramatic.

But Li Yi didn't think there was anything wrong with it. In the past, his fellow disciples from all over the world had benefited from his influence. Once they gained power, it was better than decades of martial arts training.

It's just that now it's my turn.

"It's a pity that my current cultivation level is not high. Although I have gained many benefits, there is a limit to what I can bear. I only hope that I can take advantage of this opportunity to break through to the next level in one go, achieve the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top and the Five Qi Converging at the Origin."

Li Yi thought to himself.

He knew that stealing the power of this being was not a long-term solution, and his only hope was to improve his own cultivation level as much as possible before that happened.

Once the three flowers gather at the top of his head, he will possess the strength of a Heavenly General, and will have the power to protect himself in the Heavenly Realm.

Besides that, Li Yi wasn't idle either. He used the Five Elements Bracelet to put all the excess purple blood into it. Although he didn't know if it could retain its divinity, he had to try.

One cannot enter a treasure vault empty-handed.

Hua Qing, who was standing to the side, was also cultivating frantically. However, his starting point was too low. With his remnant soul body, even if he had obtained this opportunity, it would be difficult for him to return to his peak.

However, it's much better than before. His strength is recovering, but he doesn't even have the combat power of a Heavenly Soldier right now.

Both of them remained silent, digesting this hard-won opportunity.

Time passes day by day.

But what the two of them didn't notice was...

The crimson lotus that was rooted in the purple sea of ​​blood has now transformed into a purple lotus, and has bloomed with a full twenty-four petals.

Moreover, the lotus platform shone brightly, and new lotus seeds were faintly being conceived.

The lotus flower's potential seems to be even greater than the two had anticipated; it had remained unseen before simply because the world's level was too low and resources were insufficient.

But now it has broken free of its constraints and is rapidly evolving in an unknown direction.

Not just red lotus.

Even the Five Elements Bracelet in Li Yi's hand underwent some changes under the nourishment of the purple blood. At this moment, it was crystal clear, just like a beautiful purple jade, and it also radiated divine light, with a quality far exceeding that of before.

Clearly, the power of this terrifying creature is not only useful to humans, but also of great benefit to things.

But this situation obviously cannot continue indefinitely.

After a period of time, something in the purple sea of ​​blood seemed to sense this frenzied theft of power, and a terrifying killing intent spread out.

The moment this murderous intent appeared, it startled Li Yi and Hua Qing awake.

The two of them opened their eyes at the same time, both showing a hint of horror.

Danger?

The two looked in the direction from which the killing intent emanated, only to see the once calm purple sea of ​​blood suddenly churn and surge with towering waves. A creature entirely purple manifested, its gaze fixed coldly on Li Yi.

The purple creature was indistinct, only vaguely recognizable as humanoid, but the aura it exuded was exceptionally terrifying.

"Damn it, we've been discovered! You evil Earthling, have you gone mad? Stealing some blood is one thing, but you actually used a storage artifact to store so much? Did you really think this being wouldn't notice?"

Hua Qing glanced at it and was startled.

Logically speaking, the power they stole was a drop in the ocean for this enormous being and should not have been noticed by anyone. However, Li Yi's Five Elements Bracelet had now turned into a purple jade bracelet, filled with an unknown amount of purple blood.

"Having come all this way, how can I be satisfied without taking something?" Li Yi said, as his three Dao flowers bloomed, emanating a powerful aura.

After several days of arduous cultivation, he has finally achieved the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top and the Five Qi Converging at the Origin. His combat strength is at least at the Heavenly General level, and he can no longer be considered a nobody.

The third flower of life has only just begun to bloom and is not yet complete, but his flower of magic power has already opened six petals. If the remaining acupoints are opened, he will definitely be able to reach perfection.

"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up and leave. That humanoid figure is a manifestation of the creature's own will, meant to remove impurities from its body and repair its damage," Hua Qing urged hastily.

Clearly, they've treated Li Yi and Hua Qing like viruses, now that they've been discovered, they're about to be eliminated by the immune system.

Without hesitation, Li Yi immediately put away the red lotus—no, the purple lotus—then took out his sword coin, instantly cleaved open the membrane of heaven and earth, and fled at top speed.

This series of actions was performed with practiced ease, as if it had been rehearsed many times.

Of course, another reason is that Li Yi's strength has increased a lot, making it much easier for him to escape.

He just left.

The purple blood that filled the sky disappeared, and the torn wound quickly healed.

The purple humanoid creature didn't seem to have much intelligence. After it could no longer sense anything unusual, it turned back into a pool of blood and merged into the endless purple sea of ​​blood beneath its feet.

"Fortunately, the other party didn't chase after us. That thing's strength should be at the Heavenly King level. If it had regarded you as an enemy and attacked right away, it would have been really dangerous." Hua Qing breathed a sigh of relief.

Under the protection of the treasure light of the knife and coin, they entered a strange space.

"What are you planning to do next?" Hua Qing asked again.

Li Yi remained silent. After traversing for a while, he once again used the sword coin to sever the membrane between heaven and earth and returned to the celestial realm.

"Huh? Aren't you going home?" Hua Qing asked in surprise.

Li Yi said, "After I send you back to your hometown, I will go back myself, which will be considered as fulfilling my promise. Now that my strength has improved, I should be able to do this."

His strength brought him great confidence, giving him the courage to venture into the celestial realm again.

Although the celestial realm is dangerous, it is also full of opportunities.

However, when he returned to the Celestial Realm, he found himself once again on the Sea of ​​Return to Nothingness. But this time he was lucky; he did not enter the inner sea, but was on the outer sea. He could even see the distant land and the towering mountains.

I sensed my surroundings.

very safe.

There was no danger whatsoever; the water contained only some insignificant creatures.

"I didn't expect you to be such a nice person. I misunderstood you." Hua Qing was somewhat taken aback.

"Enough with the nonsense, just point me in the right direction," Li Yi said.

Hua Qing immediately flicked his finger, and a stream of magical power flew out, transforming into a huge map: 'This is a rough map of the Heavenly Realm. My hometown is in the Eastern Cloud Continent of the Third Heaven. You first need to find a city inhabited by cultivators, then take a boundary ship to enter the Third Heaven. Otherwise, if you try to fly, it will probably take you a hundred years to get there.'

Li Yi stared at the huge map for a moment, somewhat surprised.

The map was very complex, with worlds intertwined and spaces overlapping, seemingly endless. The Void Sea, which he could not see the end of, only occupied a small corner of the map.

As for the Easternmost Cloud Continent of the Three Heavens that Hua Qing mentioned, one has to zoom in on the map again and again before one can barely find it.

"The Celestial Realm is truly vast," he remarked.

“The Celestial Realm is the general name for this place. In fact, there are many other worlds that are integrated with the Celestial Realm. For example, the Rakshasa Clan you met before all came from the Rakshasa Realm, as well as the Dragon Realm, the Celestial God Realm, and other great cultivation worlds. As I told you before, cultivation in the Celestial Realm is diverse, so it cannot be divided by realm. It must be judged by combat strength.” Hua Qing said, “Because every world and every race has its own way of cultivation.”

"However, these things are not very important knowledge. You will gradually learn about them as you spend more time in the Heavenly Realm. Even for me, my understanding of the Heavenly Realm is only a drop in the ocean."

"So in the Heavenly Realm, you only need to be careful of some dangerous places and enemies you can't defeat. As for the rest, they are not important. Don't be afraid of offending people. The Heavenly Realm is so big that even if you kill some princes or nobles, you won't be able to find them."

Li Yi nodded slightly, deeply agreeing.

After all, he had already tried it before; the title of Emperor Hua Qing was useless and couldn't intimidate anyone. Being strong himself was the most important thing.

(End of this chapter)