The Strongest Mythical Emperor
Chapter 1037: The Realm of the Sage

Chapter 1037: Chapter 1037: The Realm of the Sage

"The Bloodslaughter Demon Emperor is the current leader of the Demon League, with cultivation profound and inscrutable. It is said that he and the Jiye Demon Lord are sworn brothers who had a fallout a long time ago. After the Jiye Demon Lord went into seclusion, the Demon League fell under the Bloodslaughter Demon Emperor’s control. In order to suppress the Jiye Demon Lord, Bloodslaughter proclaimed himself the Demon Emperor. Unfortunately, most members of the Demon League still follow the Jiye Demon Lord."

Fairy Nansu narrated with ease, making Qin Jun feel like he was catching the scent of a prime-time television drama.

Romance and vengeance between sworn brothers?

"The most glorious era of the Demon League was under the leadership of the Jiye Demon Lord. In the thirty-three heavens, no one dared to contend with them—until the fight between the Jiye Demon Lord and Chang Referenced Merchant. After that battle, the Jiye Demon Lord began to withdraw from the world and Chang Referenced Merchant disappeared without a trace, leaving his life or death unknown."

Fairy Nansu continued, her eyes shining as she mentioned those top-tier powers.

Not admiration for any one of them per se, but envy for their strength.

Wouldn’t maneuvering through the thirty-three heavens as if they were a chessboard be the goal countless beings dream of attaining?

Chang Referenced Merchant!

Qin Jun narrowed his eyes. Wasn’t he an ancestor of the Human Clan from the Great Xuandang world?

To think he hadn’t died and was now making his mark across the cosmic stars.

By that account, Chang Referenced Merchant might well be a Manifesting Saint. Otherwise, how could he have contended with the Jiye Demon Lord? Of course, there also was a possibility that he had perished at the hands of the Jiye Demon Lord.

"The Demon League still stands as a cosmic giant today, but it’s no longer the invincible force that once called the shots. Especially after the emergence of the Holy Sect."

Fairy Nansu sighed, something she usually kept to herself as it was considered secret knowledge. But Qin Jun was of mysterious origin, far from ordinary, so telling him in advance might forge a connection.

"The Holy Sect?"

Qin Jun raised an eyebrow. To be associated with such a revered word was definitely no simple matter.

From Fairy Nansu’s words, it was clear that the Holy Sect was evidently stronger than the Demon League.

"The Holy Sect doesn’t refer to just one power. I don’t know the specifics, but I do know they may have saints among them," said Fairy Nansu with a complex look in her eyes.

Saint!

Every being that entered the Daluo Realm had heard legends of the saints: immortal through countless calamities, coexisting with the Heavenly Dao, truly undying and indestructible.

Qin Jun squinted his eyes and asked, "Where is the Holy Sect located?"

"I don’t know. The Holy Sect is exceedingly secretive, rarely appearing in the stars and not participating in the games of the thirty-three heavens," Fairy Nansu shook her head.

This relieved Qin Jun somewhat.

He had many powerful beings under him now, but if he faced a saint, he’d be doomed.

Even Kong Xuan, when facing a saint, almost met his demise.

Donghuang Taiyi, Di Jun, and the Twelve Ancestral Witches dared not confront a saint head-on.

In Huaxia mythology, very few achieved sainthood. Only Hongjun, Laozi, the Grandmaster of Heaven, the Primordial Lord of Heaven, Jieyin, Cundi, and Nvwa have become saints. Pangu is also said to have reached the saintly realm and even surpassed it. He was the one who created heaven and earth, meaning the Heavenly Dao was his creation.

Furthermore, the legends say that Houtu from the Twelve Ancestral Witches also reached sainthood because she became the embodiment of reincarnation—she was boundless in merit, and as long as reincarnation persisted, Houtu would not perish.

And there is Taoist Yang Mei, many believe his attainment predates even Hongjun, though this is not a universally accepted tale.

"Are you saying that even if I annihilate the Demon League, the Holy Sect won’t show itself?" Qin Jun chuckled.

Fairy Nansu was startled and then looked at him in disbelief for a long time, before responding, "You really are arrogant."

Since her birth, she had often heard tales of the Demon League.

Even now, having reached the level of Manifesting Saint, the Demon League still seemed terrifyingly powerful and untouchable in her eyes.

She had not expected Qin Jun to actually contemplate the destruction of the Demon League, truly ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth.

"Haha, I may be bold, but I always do as I say," Qin Jun laughed heartily and then stood up and walked over to Fuxi and the others.

Watching his departing figure, Fairy Nansu’s gaze grew inscrutable and impossible to fathom.

Returning to his place, Qin Jun sat cross-legged on the ground, and thought to himself, "System, what exactly is this ’Listening to Dao’ function, and will I leave this world while using it? How much time will it take?"

He had been looking forward to the new Listening to Dao feature for quite some time.

"The ’Listening to the Dao’ feature will cause the host’s body to leave for a day, while the time spent listening to the Dao does not affect the real-world time,"

the system explained, making Qin Jun nod.

He could seek out Patriarch Bodhi or Fuxi for their teachings, but it would take a long time.

Powerful beings usually start their lectures at a hundred years, and after awakening his primary soul, a hundred years was not long for Qin Jun, but for the current situation, it was too long.

He could not afford it.

In a hundred years, his cultivation could leap forward; why would he need to listen to the Dao?

Moreover, a hundred years was only the baseline estimate; it might even be ten thousand or a hundred thousand years.

But the system’s ’Listening to the Dao’ feature was different, no matter how long he listened, only one day would pass in reality.

This setting was absolutely domineering!

If he drew the lecture of Dao Ancestor Hongjun, that would be awesome, with the momentum to soar to the skies!

"Some lectures cannot be listened to by the host with his current cultivation, for example, the lectures at the Purple Cloud Palace are too profound and would cause the host to explode and die," the system suddenly threw cold water, causing Qin Jun to roll his eyes.

The chance to listen to the Dao had to be temporarily put aside since there was no good place nearby to seclude himself for practice.

Quickly, Qin Jun composed himself and began practicing.

...

As day turned to night and two days swiftly passed,

Qin Jun and the others flew away from the desolate planet. Qin Jun had originally hoped that Fairy Nansu would go to the Ancient Immortal Realm and wait for him, but Fairy Nansu suddenly became very interested in the Xuandang Great World and wanted to go there to take a look.

Qin Jun did not refuse this, knowing that behind Fairy Nansu there must be a powerful Great World. If they could establish contact, it could help the Xuandang Great World develop quickly.

At the same time, news of the battle in the Ancient Immortal Realm began to spread across the starry sky, sending shockwaves throughout the entire Ancient Immortal Star Field.

The Ancient Immortal Star Field contained countless stars, with over a hundred Great Worlds and innumerable small worlds. The sheer number of living creatures was beyond counting.

When word got out that the Ancient Immortal Realm had been blasted in half, with Ximen Qinggang tragically killed and Canghua Immortal Venerable captured, the listeners were left stunned and unable to recover for half a day.

In the Ancient Immortal Star Field, Canghua Immortal Venerable was the supreme deity.

The fact that someone could kick Canghua Immortal Venerable off his divine pedestal was beyond imagination.

"Heavenly Emperor of Qin? Is that for real?"

"Ximen Qinggang was the head of the Tao Court Sect! Are Heavenly Emperor of Qin’s subordinates that powerful?"

"Right, at that time, people like An Ruming, Xu Zixian, and Yun Yinjie were present, they can be witnesses."

"The Ancient Immortal Realm is currently in chaos, this doesn’t seem fake."

"Who exactly is Heavenly Emperor of Qin? Where did he come from?"

"If he could even capture Canghua Immortal Venerable, could Heavenly Emperor of Qin be a monster genius from another Immortal Realm?"

Discussions like these arose on countless stars as the news quickly spread to other star fields because of its significance.

Suddenly, another explosive piece of news spread.

Moksha of the Demon League had died at the hands of Heavenly Emperor of Qin, and the Demon League had already issued a pursuit order.

Legend has it that the Chaos Demon Embryo appeared in this world, cruelly devouring the beings of a small world.

For a time, the entire Ancient Immortal Star Field fell into turmoil.

Although Qin Jun was unaware, seeing his reputation value skyrocketing, he had already guessed the gist.

His reputation value had now broken through five hundred billion, it was simply explosive!

In the Mythology Store, he could now exchange for many great treasures to help with the development of the Great Qin Heavenly Court.