Sage Monarch - Chapter 345

Chapter 345: 345

“Emissary Red Lotus?” Yang Qi murmured . “Who is this Holy Mother? And why does she want to see me? And here I thought it was going to take some work to get to the Hanging Mountain . From the message, it's obvious they know about the Rich-Lush Continent being united under my command . And now this Holy Mother sends an emissary to me? It seems highly, highly likely that the Holy Mother is my birth mother . ”

Without any hesitation, he prepared to return to the Rich-Lush Continent .

Already, his heart was beginning to beat with excitement . At the same time, he felt a bit uneasy, and also uncertain .

It was like he had been searching for something for years, toiling away in the hopes of making a bit of progress toward it, only to have it suddenly appear right in front of him .

The Hanging Mountain was widely regarded as a holy land of the Demonfolk, and now its Holy Mother, a spectacular and seemingly invincible leader, a Demi-Immortal who surpassed Great Sages, was looking for him .

Nie Chaoguang realized exactly what was going on . He knew that Yang Qi’s entire purpose on this journey was to look for his mother, who was a holy daughter of the Hanging Mountain . If Yang Qi’s mother was actually the Holy Mother of the entire Hanging Mountain, then that would be a major development .

Of course, it was all speculation until they returned to the Rich-Lush Continent and learned the details .

Yang Qi ignored Nie Chaoguang’s thoughtful look, and waved his hand to open up a rift in space-time . Stepping into the spatial tempests, he headed back toward the Rich-Lush Continent at top speed .

After using the heavenking thistle to reach the eighth Legendary transformation, the God Legion Paradise had constellation networks in it, allowing him to call upon the power of the stars . With that, he could move even faster than before .

His trip to the Quake-Dawn Continent had taken a few days and nights, but the return trip only took a few hours .

Soon, the Rich-Lush Continent was visible, and it was almost as if the primal-chaos vital energy could sense his return, and was cheering in joy .

Swish!

He opened his Lord's Eye, and instantly caught sight of the five-colored space-time wormhole in the void above the middle of the continent .

Although he couldn’t see where exactly the wormhole led to, he could see the hosts of women inside, waiting patiently .

‘When did that wormhole appear, and how come I was never aware of it?’ he thought . ‘Ever since I took control of the primal-chaos vital energy, and the ancient immortal formations, the Rich-Lush Continent has become almost like a part of me . I should have been aware of any space-time wormholes in the area . It must be a new wormhole . Hmm, seems dangerous . ’

The Rich-Lush Continent was more important to Yang Qi now than it ever had been .

It wasn’t just the fact that his family and sworn siblings were all here . For all intents and purposes, the continent was now a magical treasure, and in some aspects like an animadestiny nascent divinity .

When he became a Great Sage, he would be able to upgrade the continent in the same way he would upgrade a magical treasure . He would eventually turn it into a planet, and then use the resulting power surge to push himself past the bottleneck that blocked the way into the Demi-Immortal level . Without that power surge, the breakthrough would be much more difficult .

Under ordinary circumstances, it was almost impossible for cultivators to break out of the Great Sage level and into the Demi-Immortal level . It required the perfect opportunity to come along, usually, the legacy of an entire continent .

Not even a ninth step Great Sage who came along and destroyed the Rich-Lush Continent could just take its legacy . Neither could such an outsider acquire the approval of the continent, and build up the cycle of energy necessary to make it a planet .

But Yang Qi had all of those things .

WHOOSH!

He landed in Sage Monarch City, and his aura spread out in shocking fashion, causing the primal-chaos paleo-energy to surge like an army cheering the return of its general .

That energy was completely different in Yang Qi’s presence than when he was away .

WHIZZZ!

Instantly, the immortal formations in the depths of the continent all activated .

Streams of immortal energy shot into the sky, connecting to the sun, moon, and heavenly bodies . In the blink of an eye, screaming winds filled the sky above the city, and the burning power of the stars, sun, and moon shone down .

At that point, Ghost Emperor Yama appeared in front of Yang Qi, and he looked quite surprised . “Yang Qi . You’re back . How did you return so quickly? Your cultivation base advanced again?! You’re in the eighth transformation, aren’t you? And you have the power of immortal-spirits in you . You must have consumed some sort of immortal pill, didn’t you, or perhaps some immortal grass . As of this moment, you don’t even need sage motes to fight a Great Sage . You just won’t stop, will you? At this rate, it will only be four or five more years before you can completely outdo me . ”

“I just happened to acquire some heavenking thistle, that’s all,” Yang Qi said coolly . “As of now, it should be relatively easy to reach the Great Sage level . ”

“Heavenking thistle!?” Ghost Emperor Yama said, nearly jumping into the air . “How did you possibly get something like that? It’s precious beyond belief! You know, some Great Sages have been killed trying to consume heavenking thistle . You have to adjust it and refine it properly before absorbing it into your personal domain . And once you do, you’ll acquire the sealing mark of an immortal plane . ”

“You think my personal domain needs the sealing mark of an immortal plane?” Yang Qi said . “Where is the emissary from the Hanging Mountain?”

“She’s inside waiting for you . ”

Walking past Ghost Emperor Yama, Yang Qi entered the hall to find Emissary Red Lotus sitting there, as well as Yang Zhan .

At a mere glance, Yang Qi could tell that this young woman was far stronger than Wilds Everlasting . She seemed to glitter like morning dew, and her true energy was so powerful that he couldn't assess it .

At the very least, she was a fifth step Great Sage .

Yang Qi knew that he could take out fourth step Great Sages, but when it came to the fifth step, he wasn't so confident . In fact, he had never met anyone that strong, other than Ghost Emperor Yama and Chancellor Demi-Immortal .

And even those two were currently a bit beyond his ability to handle .

When Great Sages reached the fifth step, their true energy transformed in a very dramatic fashion . It was very similar to the fifth phase of the Energy Arts level, although Yang Qi still wasn’t sure of the particulars . [1]

“So, you’re Yang Qi?” Emissary Red Lotus said, her voice light and melodic . When she looked at him, it was as if her eyes could pierce into the very depths of his soul .

Yang Qi immediately sensed that his vital energy core and his animadestiny nascent divinity were being eaten away at by some sort of demonic sorcery . It was enigmatic to the extreme, and seemed to be worming its way into his memories to extract them and plant some sort of seed inside of him . In some ways, it was very similar to the situation with the heaven-demon seed that he had encountered in the past .

“How impudent!” he said, stamping his foot . Instantly, primal-chaos paleo-energy spread out, covering him with fire that was very similar to the Night Queen Flame . A thunderous boom rang out, and a nearly imperceptible stream of true energy in the area suddenly transformed into ash . In response, Emissary Red Lotus trembled visibly .

“What incredible gall!” said one of the maidservants behind her . “I can’t believe you would dare to be disrespectful to Emissary Red Lotus! That’s a crime worthy of execution!”

“I’m fine,” Emissary Red Lotus said, surprise flickering in her eyes . “Night Queen Flame . You can control fire like that? Spectacular!”

“We've only just met, and you’re already trying to snare me with demonic sorcery?” Yang Qi said coldly . “You were just trying to invade my sea of consciousness, weren’t you? If you were any other person, I would put you to death immediately!”

“Oh? Put me to death?" Emissary Red Lotus chuckled . “Boy, do you know how different our cultivation levels are? Unless I'm mistaken, you’re only a Legendary . ”

“I've killed plenty of Great Sages already,” Yang Qi replied calmly .

“Fine . You’ve got personality, that much is obvious . Just the type of person the Holy Mother would want to see . Well, even just meeting you, I've accomplished half of my mission . The other half is to bring you to see the Holy Mother . Come on, let’s go . You don’t need to worry about leaving the Rich-Lush Continent unprotected . The Holy Mother has issued a decree prohibiting anyone from coming here . Neither the Quake-Dawn Cathedral nor any Demon Sages will dare to violate her orders . ”

With that, she rose to her feet and opened the space-time wormhole .

“Slow down,” Yang Qi said, frowning . “You think I'm just going to blindly follow orders from you?” He obviously didn’t trust this woman at all, and had no desire to follow her into a potentially dangerous situation . True, he wanted to go to the Hanging Mountain, but on his own terms, and definitely not with fanfare .

Besides, he had the feeling that this Emissary Red Lotus was hiding something . It didn't seem likely that she had come here in good faith .

“You should go, Qi’er,” Yang Zhan said . “It has to do with the secrets of your past . ”

“He’s right, Yang Qi,” Emissary Red Lotus said . “It's a rare thing for the Holy Mother to summon anyone to see her . Plenty of Great Sages will go to ridiculous lengths to receive that honor . Now you’re getting it without asking, only to consider refusing?”

“This is an important matter,” Yang Qi said, “and I want to make sure I understand the situation clearly . ” Looking at Yang Zhan, he said, “Father, my past is just that: the past . It's not worth it for me to put myself in great danger just to find out about some old stories . The future is far more important . ”

As he spoke the final words, his gaze shifted back to Emissary Red Lotus .

1 . In case you forgot, the fact that the fifth phase was a “watershed” level was mentioned in chapter 1 . It was emphasized quite a few times throughout the early chapters, notably in chapter 8 and 18 . Although it doesn’t mention it in this passage, the fifth level in Lifeseizing was the same, as pointed out in chapter 133 . The pattern changed somewhat for the Legendary level .