Chapter 21

Chapter 20: Tyranny Does Not Need a Place (Part 2)

"No—" The Sun Wheel Demon Emperor decisively said, "Fine, open the Holy Cave. The items inside the Holy Cave can be chosen by Young Master Li!"

"Smart man." Li Qiyi nodded and said, "When you're ready, come find me. I'll go back first." With that, he turned and left the Heavenly Palace.

The Sun Wheel Demon Emperor instructed Yu He to escort Li Qiyi back.

After Li Qiyi left, an elder in the Heavenly Palace couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, the matter of the Holy Cave is too hasty."

"Not necessarily." The Sun Wheel Demon Emperor's voice echoed, "Since the founding of our Nine Holy Demon Sect, who has ever opened the Holy Cave? It has always been sealed, and no one has ever opened it! Perhaps this is an opportunity, and it aligns with the true words left by our Grandmaster."

The Grand Elder nodded, supporting the Sun Wheel Demon Emperor, "We might as well give it a try. Since Your Majesty has decided, let Li Qiyi give it a try."

"Your Majesty, why have we never heard of the Guardian Deity? Is the Guardian Deity of our Nine Holy Demon Sect a Heavenly Beast or a Longevity Spirit?" Another elder couldn't help but ask.

"I don't know either." The Sun Wheel Demon Emperor said, "The records about our sect's Guardian Deity are scarce. Only a few mentions are found in the Grandmaster's secret manual, which states that the Guardian Deity will only reveal its power when our Nine Holy Demon Sect faces the threat of extinction. Only the successive sect leaders can read this secret manual."

"But this time, it has revealed its power." Another elder couldn't help but say.

"This is also what I don't understand." The Sun Wheel Demon Emperor said, "The Guardian Deity chose him for a reason."

"This kid is really bizarre." Elder Yun, the Grand Elder, couldn't help but say, "According to what Yu He said, he easily passed through the Heart-Confusing Forest twice! This is completely impossible. Now, the Guardian Deity has chosen him, which is really unreasonable!"

These words made the other elders fall silent. As elders, they knew all too well what it meant to pass through the fourteen layers of the Heart-Confusing Forest.

"This is really bizarre." Another elder couldn't help but say, "Our Nine Holy Demon Sect is thriving. Among the younger generation, in terms of Dao cultivation, Cousin Leng is the best. In terms of talent and potential, the Princess is the best. But the Guardian Deity did not choose Cousin Leng or the Princess, but instead chose a young man who has not cultivated Dao and is just an ordinary mortal!"

At this point, the elder couldn't help but complain. The Guardian Deity of their sect chose an outsider. Even if they took a step back, if the Guardian Deity chose an outsider, it would be acceptable if it were a peerless genius, at least they would be convinced. But it chose a boy called a waste by others.

"The mysteries of the ages are not something we can fully comprehend." In the end, the Sun Wheel Demon Emperor had to admit that everything that happened today was too bizarre. He had experienced countless major events, but he couldn't understand what happened today.

"Your Majesty, even if we take a step back, if Li Qiyi really opens the Holy Cave, will we really let him choose one treasure?" Another elder couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I heard there might be an Immortal Emperor's treasure in the Holy Cave." An elder was unwilling to let go, after all, it was an Immortal Emperor's treasure.

"If he can really open the Holy Cave, it is the will of heaven." The Sun Wheel Demon Emperor said, "Sword Elder has already said that no one in our generation can open the Holy Cave! Li Qiyi might be a miracle. Since no one can open it, why not let him try?"

Hearing the "Sword Elder" mentioned by the Sun Wheel Demon Emperor, the elders of the Nine Holy Demon Sect said no more. In the Nine Holy Demon Sect, no one was more authoritative than Sword Elder!

"Spread the word, no disciple is to leak a single word about today's events. Otherwise, they will be severely punished. This is an ironclad rule!" In the end, the Sun Wheel Demon Emperor gave such an order.

Regarding the Guardian Deity of the Nine Holy Demon Sect, they did not want outsiders to know too much.

When Li Qiyi returned, their residence had been changed. They had been moved to the most prestigious guest quarters of the Nine Holy Demon Sect, a treatment that only kings of major countries or emperors of ancient nations could receive.

Such treatment left Nan Huairen and Mo Hufa in awe. Even if the elders or the sect leader of their Xiyang Ancient Sect came, they would not receive such treatment.

Now, Mo Hufa and Nan Huairen understood that all this treatment was because of Li Qiyi.

When Li Qiyi was escorted back by Yu He, Mo Hufa and Nan Huairen couldn't help but look at him, but they couldn't find the words to speak.

At this point, even Mo Hufa didn't dare to ask what Li Qiyi had discussed with the Sun Wheel Demon Emperor in the Heavenly Palace. After all, this was no longer something he could inquire about.

Now, Mo Hufa and Nan Huairen were speechless. Over the past two days, Li Qiyi's words had been too arrogant. He had killed Du YuanGuang, looked down on Xu Hui, and even boasted about destroying the Nine Holy Demon Sect. Today, Mo Hufa had several times thought Li Qiyi was out of his mind, ignorant to the point of being terrifying!

But now, after careful reflection, they realized that Li Qiyi was not ignorant or boastful. He was simply stating facts, and he had been confident from the start.

Nan Huairen couldn't understand, and neither could Mo Hufa. How did Li Qiyi pass through the fourteen layers of the Heart-Confusing Forest in one go? Why did the invincible stone man protect Li Qiyi? They couldn't figure it out.

But now, Nan Huairen finally understood one thing: when Li Qiyi climbed onto the giant stone man's shoulder that day, it wasn't for fun. Li Qiyi had been prepared.

Now, thinking back, Nan Huairen realized his own understanding was still shallow.

"Say what you want to say." Seeing Mo Hufa and Nan Huairen hesitating, Li Qiyi smiled and sat down at the head of the table as if nothing had happened.

Mo Hufa opened his mouth to speak but didn't know what to say. He was a man of few words, so he simply sat down and said nothing.

Compared to Mo Hufa's reticence, Nan Huairen was more flexible. He looked at Li Qiyi, opened his mouth, and then closed it. Finally, he mustered the courage to ask, "So, did it work?"

"Work? What work?" Li Qiyi was momentarily puzzled, not knowing what Nan Huairen was referring to.

"The, the, the marriage alliance, marrying Princess Li." Nan Huairen stuttered.

"You mean Li Shuangyan, right?" Li Qiyi smiled and shook his head, "I didn't ask about it, and I don't care. It's just a woman, why bother?"

Li Qiyi's arrogant words left Nan Huairen speechless. Li Shuangyan was the successor of the Nine Holy Demon Sect, the future Demon Emperor, and the princess of the Ancient Ox Border Kingdom. Regardless of her peerless beauty, her royal body, royal wheel, and holy destiny were enough to make countless people marvel.

Even in the entire Central Domain, the young geniuses who wanted to marry Li Shuangyan could line up from the east to the west of the Ancient Ox Border Kingdom.

Now, Li Shuangyan, the goddess admired by countless people, was dismissed by Li Qiyi as an insignificant woman. This was as arrogant and domineering as it could get.

But now, Nan Huairen no longer found Li Qiyi's arrogance outrageous. No matter how outrageous Li Qiyi's words were, Nan Huairen no longer found them outrageous, but rather, they seemed justified.

What Li Qiyi did today completely overturned his beliefs and shattered his common sense!

Nan Huairen could only close his mouth, but his eyes couldn't help but glance at the snake-beating stick on Li Qiyi's body. This unremarkable wooden stick had beaten Xu Hui, a True Destiny realm expert, to the point of being unable to stand up, leaving a deep impression.

"Want to see it? Take it and look." Seeing Nan Huairen's strange gaze, Li Qiyi was very generous. He took off the snake-beating stick and threw it to him, saying indifferently.

Nan Huairen caught the snake-beating stick and held it carefully, examining it closely. Even his master, Mo Hufa, couldn't help but lean in to study the stick with him.

But no matter how they examined it, it was just an ordinary wooden stick.

"Is, is this really the firewood stick from the Ancestral Hall?" Nan Huairen couldn't help but ask Li Qiyi, unable to believe that this firewood stick could beat Xu Hui so badly!

"That's right." Li Qiyi nodded and said.

Nan Huairen swallowed and mustered the courage to ask, "Brother, can I, can I try it out?"

"Look at your timid appearance." Hearing Nan Huairen's words, Li Qiyi couldn't help but laugh, "Go ahead and try it."

Seeing Li Qiyi agree, Nan Huairen immediately started to wield the snake-beating stick, while Mo Hufa watched intently, eager to see what was so special about this firewood stick!

But when Nan Huairen wielded the stick, it didn't have the same power as when Li Qiyi used it. In his hands, the snake-beating stick didn't have the same precision and control.

"Brother, why does it become so powerful in your hands?" Nan Huairen was completely puzzled. This ordinary wooden stick became so formidable in Li Qiyi's hands.

Li Qiyi glanced at him and slowly said, "Sincerity makes it work." He stopped there, unwilling to reveal the true essence of the snake-beating stick easily.

The snake-beating stick, of course, couldn't display the same power in Nan Huairen's hands. After all, Li Qiyi had brought it out of the Ghost Forest, and no one in the world understood this unique stick better than Li Qiyi!

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