Sage Monarch - Chapter 643

Chapter 643: 643

POP!

Another pillar collapsed, and as the Godmyth heaven-devil emerged, Yang Qi devoured it . He was getting stronger and stronger with every moment that passed . With two thousand imperial snakecharms, he could devour immortal worlds, much less some Seer God patriarchs .

Furthermore, each heaven-devil that he devoured helped push his Eight Tribes Godfist to a higher level . In turn, that made it easier and easier for him to fight the heaven-devils . It helped a lot that they were sealed, and thus weakened and more susceptible to being injured .

Sword Matriarch Ice Spirit almost wondered if she were dreaming .

“Here, take this weapon I just got,” Yang Qi said . “It's not a god item, but it looks like the devil that created it spent a lot of effort turning it into an animadestiny magical treasure . ”

He sent a stream of devil light over, which contained a devil sword . It looked like it was made from either bone or metal, although it was difficult to say for sure . It thrummed with devil energy, was as white as frost, and was inscribed with all sorts of magical symbols related to swords .

“What?” Sword Matriarch Ice Spirit said, looking visibly surprised . “This is a preheaven vital energy sword from the Heaven-Devil Unrestrained Sword Technique . It requires mixing a nascent divinity with preheaven origin metal, then refining it with five phases energy . Only then can you produce this ultimate expression of the dao of the sword . If I meditate using this sword, my own dao of the sword will dramatically improve!”

“You're right . The Heaven-Devil Unrestrained Sword Technique is full of many profound secrets . Considering your cultivation involves using the sword to reach godly ascension, you have to avoid other kinds of energy arts . I have a good friend who also cultivates the dao of the sword, but has never found the proper legacy to help him . Perhaps in the future I can send him to the Sage Sword Heaven to continue his studies . What do you think?”

Yang Qi couldn’t help but think of how hard Sword Seventeen worked at his cultivation . Unfortunately, he didn't have anyone to direct him and was thus stuck around the third or fourth stage of the Demolishing level . Considering that the Sage Sword Heaven was focused specifically on sword cultivation, and had Godmyth patriarchs, it seemed like the perfect place for him .

The thought of Sword Seventeen reminded Yang Qi of his Master, the Invincible Dugu .  

‘It's too bad I have no idea where Master is . He obviously ascended to the Titan Emperor Heaven, but even after I conquered the place he was nowhere to be found . How come it seems like people who are close to me always end up disappearing? Is there some conspiracy afoot? Not even my Wheel of Fate can give me answers . Aunt Susu . Master . Mother . Could it be that Proud Heaven absconded with all of them!?’

All of a sudden, his heart sank .

“No problem at all,” said Sword Matriarch Ice Spirit . “Considering the level of your cultivation base, Daoist Brother, I would guess that you could easily master the dao of the swords if you wanted, and give some advice to your friend . Although, if he wants to come to the Sage Sword Heaven to learn of our dao of the sword, then we would welcome him . And we would treat him like an honored guest . ” Sword Matriarch Ice Spirit obviously wanted to develop a good relationship with Yang Qi .

Yang Qi nodded . “That would be perfect . ” 

At this point, Sword Matriarch Ice Spirit hesitated, then cautiously said, “By the way, Brother Yellow, I was wondering if you could help me out with something regarding the dao of the sword . ”

Pausing from his work of destroying the god-devil pillars, Yang Qi said, “Help you out? How?” 

“Hundreds of years ago, there was a matriarch of the Sage Sword Heaven who reached the second division of the Godmyth level . She was entrusted with some precious treasures of our immortal world: the seven sage swords of King Life-Killer . Unfortunately, she lost her life in the depths of Castle Heaven-Devil, and I was hoping you could help me find her remains . If we succeed, you would be considered a major benefactor of the Sage Sword Heaven . And we would owe you a favor, too . ”

“The sage swords of King Life-Killer?” Yang Qi said, looking surprised .

King Life-Killer was another of the numerous sworn brothers that included King Immortal-Slayer, King Heaven-Devourer, King Mourn-Parting, and King Wilds-Horn . In fact, he ranked very highly in that group, albeit beneath King Immortal-Slayer, King Heaven-Devourer, and King Mourn-Parting . According to the stories, King Life-Killer wasn't a person, but rather a consummate god item . He was a sword that eventually gained a spirit and rose to a level of power high enough to rival the legion of gods .

Rumor had it that he forged seven thousand seven hundred and seventy-seven sage swords . Just like the Mourn-Parting Heaven-Palace or the imperial snakecharms, each of those swords contained immense killing energy, and were extremely destructive in nature . As it turned out, the Sage Sword Heaven had seven of them . They were precious treasures that were considered the signature weapons of that immortal world, and had been entrusted to a top master who went on to use them against vicious monsters . Yet, contrary to expectation, that master was killed in the fighting and the sage swords were lost .

Many experts from the Sage Sword Heaven had attempted to retrieve them in the past, but unfortunately none had succeeded . If Yang Qi could do so, he would definitely be something of a hero .

‘This could be worth it,’ Yang Qi thought . ‘The Sage Sword Heaven’s dao of the sword makes them very formidable in battle . If they owed me a favor, then maybe I could pit them against the Brahman Immortal World . Right now, my cultivation base is too low to be of any advantage against the Brahman Immortal World . I definitely need to increase a few levels before I'm in that position . Besides, the Brahman Immortal World surely has some secret weapons, as well as former patriarchs like Proud Heaven who would return to defend the place . It’s not going to be easy to take over the place . But if I did, I would have access to the faith power of thirty-six thousand immortal worlds and my cultivation base would advance by leaps and bounds .

‘Yes, the safest bet on my part is to use the Sage Sword Heaven as a defense against the Brahman Immortal World . ’ Having reached the conclusion that this was definitely the best idea, he nodded decisively .

“Fine, I agree . However, I really need to perfect my Eight Tribes Godfist first . Then we can head deeper in and look for King Life-Killer’s sage swords . Don’t worry, we’ll get those treasures back to the Sage Sword Heaven . ”

“Alright!” Sword Matriarch Ice Spirit said, visibly pleased . “If we get them back, I promise that we’ll go through hell or high water to pay you back in any way you wish . ”

It was at this point that she suddenly registered what he had just said . “Hold on . You're going to push the Eight Tribes Godfist to perfection? How is that even possible? According to the rumors, only masters from eight specific dragon tribes can cultivate that energy art . And all of the ancient daoist texts say that it’s impossible to cultivate them to the perfect level . ”

“Are you kidding me?” Yang Qi scoffed . “Just because no one has done it before doesn’t mean it can’t be done . Besides, I've already cultivated five of them to the consummate level . Watch . ”

POP!

He punched the nearest god-devil pillar, sending his fist inside to grab the Godmyth heaven-devil sealed within . Before it could even react, it was crushed into a bloody paste . Yang Qi quickly absorbed its energy and began glowing with boundless godlight as a result .

The heaven-devil also had an animadestiny precious treasure, a Devil-Asura śarīra, which he tossed over to Sword Matriarch Ice Spirit .

“I don’t really need this Devil-Asura śarīra,” she said, “but I can use it to create an incredible magical treasure . Add a true-spirit to it, and it will serve as the perfect guard for my mansion grotto . It will be a devil-spirit as strong as a Godmyth . ”

There were thousands upon thousands of the pillars, and Yang Qi moved back and forth like a dragon among them, smashing them with impunity .

At a certain point, he struck out with both hands, hitting two pillars at the same time and dragging out two heaven-devils, which he then destroyed . He used Sagely Sacrifice to absorb their vital energy and souls, causing his own energy to rise to new heights . And of course, he tossed two new magical treasures over to Sword Matriarch Ice Spirit .

She couldn’t have been more delighted . Standing guard over this place on her own was no casual matter, and the fights with the heaven-devils were always dangerous and difficult . Never could she have hoped to slaughter them like chickens the way Yang Qi was doing .

Over the course of the next several hours, he destroyed more than a dozen pillars, netting him that same amount of heaven-devils, plus plenty of Godmyth-level treasures for Sword Matriarch Ice Spirit .

With them, she would be able to reach even greater levels of strength . In fact, she was fairly certain that, after it was all over, she would easily be able to reach the second division of the Godmyth level, making her a Tempered God .

“Destroy them all!” she suddenly said, ready to fight a huge battle with Yang Qi . In that moment, he let out a blast of destructive wind that slammed into numerous pillars, causing many of their seals to begin crumbling .  

Suddenly, cackling laughter rang out . “I finally broke through the seal! Are you crazy, boy? You really think you can kill all of us?”

A host of devils shot out into the open, causing immense devil energy to suddenly fill all of Castle Heaven-Devil .

Terror gripped Sword Matriarch Ice Spirit’s heart . ‘This is bad! He’s gone crazy! He's broken all the seals of the first level . All of the heaven-devil patriarchs are coming out!’