The Strongest Mythical Emperor
Chapter 390: The Great Demon

Chapter 390: Chapter 390: The Great Demon

"Of course!"

Nezha chuckled, wrapping Qin Jun in his magic power as he spoke, "I will escort His Majesty."

Taming Dragon Arhat then said, "The prohibition has been lifted, Your Majesty, do you want me to call some people over?"

"Wait a bit longer, I’ll take a look first!"

Qin Jun waved his hand, indicating if the value of this minor world was unimaginable, he had no intention of revealing it.

He had a premonition that the world below had an exceedingly profound origin.

The power needed to lay such a prohibition, even with the passage of extensive time, required a Taiyi Golden Immortal to break through, which suggested that the person who set it up must have had extremely high cultivation.

And so, Qin Jun followed Nezha flying towards the gorge, with Chang’e and Taming Dragon Arhat closely behind.

As they entered the gorge, Qin Jun’s vision darkened, blurring his ability to see, and at the same time, his head started to spin, making him feel a bit nauseous.

Soon, he suddenly felt a burst of bright light forcing its way into his eyes, and upon widening them, he found himself in a sunny sky with strong winds howling as they descended from the heavens towards an endless forest below. White egrets flew in a ’V’ formation past them, creating a picture so breathtakingly beautiful it seemed like a painting.

While admiring the scenery, Qin Jun released his Divine Consciousness.

Looking out, the minor world seemed to have no end, as if it were a whole different dimension, magnificently vast.

Regrettably, Qin Jun’s range of Divine Consciousness wasn’t enough, stretching at most for two thousand kilometers, and so he couldn’t help but ask Nezha, "How big is this minor world?"

"Very big, probably not inferior to the domain of the level plains."

The one answering Qin Jun wasn’t Nezha, but Taming Dragon Arhat who had a very grave expression, clearly shocked by the size of the minor world.

Nezha himself had not fully explored the entire minor world. Hearing Taming Dragon Arhat’s words, he couldn’t help but gasp, muttering, "To coalesce such a minor world already signifies an unparalleled expert, let alone creating one so vast. This person must be terrifyingly powerful."

If even a Taiyi Golden Immortal considered it astonishingly powerful, Qin Jun could hardly imagine how high the other’s cultivation level might be.

"What lies beyond the Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm?" Qin Jun asked with curiosity in his mind.

"No comment!"

The system’s attitude was quite firm, making Qin Jun want to send his regards to its father.

Before long, they landed atop a mountain. Below were tens of thousands of wounded soldiers, and further away there were even more bodies. Some had fallen dead by the river, others were hanging from tree branches, and still others were smashed against cliff faces. The sight was too gruesome to look at, making Qin Jun’s heart ache.

Calamities and man-made disasters, nothing compares to this.

Who would have imagined that a city wall would suddenly collapse and then plunge into a mysterious minor world?

Soldiers of low cultivation had been smashed to pieces.

Evening Star and the Eight Immortals flew in from various corners, bowing respectfully in mid-air as they greeted, "We pay respects to Your Majesty!"

Even though the deities’ cultivation was higher than his own, Qin Jun still paid great attention to etiquette as the majesty of an emperor had to be cultivated.

He then spoke in an even tone, "Rise. What’s the situation now?"

He had noticed Evening Star and the Eight Immortals were treating the surviving soldiers, and it must be said, these deities still had some compassion in their hearts.

"Only over twenty-three thousand soldiers have survived, each with varying degrees of injuries," Evening Star shook his head as he spoke with a somewhat sorrowful tone.

Those who had survived were scarcely better than dead.

With a grim expression, Qin Jun then said, "Jin Xing, you and the Eight Immortals take these soldiers out first, and remember, do not reveal this minor world for the time being."

Evening Star and the Eight Immortals all nodded without objection, then turned to fly towards the wounded.

Qin Jun then surveyed the heavens and earth, speaking slowly, "Let’s first sweep this minor world to ensure there are no hidden dangers."

Nezha, Chang’e, and Taming Dragon Arhat had no objections. Eventually, it was Chang’e who stayed by Qin Jun’s side, while Nezha and Taming Dragon Arhat flew off in different directions.

Gazing at heaven and earth, Qin Jun stroked his chin, lost in thought.

"Your Majesty, are you pondering how to deal with this minor world?" Chang’e suddenly asked, her tone nonchalant.

Qin Jun couldn’t help but glance at her, then nodded.

"Rather than crazily taking from it, why not move the Great Qin Imperial Palace here? Situated within the minor world, the defenses would be stronger," Chang’e suggested casually, as if discussing something trivial.

At her words, Qin Jun’s eyes lit up.

Indeed!

If the Great Qin Imperial Palace were built here, with formations set up, who could break in?

In the Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm, how many in the Southern Domain could be found to do so?

The more Qin Jun thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. Excited, he reached out to embrace Chang’e, laughing, "Fairy Chang’e is truly clever."

But alas, Chang’e’s figure flickered and she appeared behind him, perfectly avoiding Qin Jun’s arms.

Damn!

Qin Jun pulled back his hands, regretfully, then turned around with a sunny smile, "It seems Fairy Chang’e is still a bit distant with me; we need to communicate more in the future."

Chang’e rolled her eyes. She had never encountered someone as shameless as Qin Jun before.

What was key was that Qin Jun’s brazenness didn’t disgust her—it just seemed funny.

But a goddess must not laugh.

As they waited, Qin Jun and Chang’e chatted sporadically.

Half an hour later, Nezha flew back with a solemn expression, "I’ve discovered a ruin that is blocked by a seal. Even I couldn’t break through. I don’t know if there’s danger inside."

"Let’s designate it as a forbidden area for now; no one is allowed to approach," Qin Jun said gravely.

If there was something inside that even Nezha couldn’t handle, not just the minor world, but possibly the entire Southern Domain might suffer—what did Qin Jun have to fear?

Nezha nodded, also feeling that the minor world wasn’t bad, at least rich in spiritual energy.

Another half-hour passed, and Taming Dragon Arhat flew back. He encountered no danger; instead, he came across several Immortal Realm beasts, none of which dared to attack him.

There were no human traces in the minor world, only rare and exotic beasts with a cultivation not exceeding the Immortal Realm. If they could be tamed, that wouldn’t be bad either.

...

Early the next morning, Qin Jun slowly rose from the embrace of jade arms. He moved gracefully, careful not to disturb the sleeping You Fenghuang and Daji.

After practicing swordsmanship for an hour in the courtyard, Qin Jun began to drink tea, waiting patiently.

The discovery of the minor world had Liu Bowen and the others busy again, but Qin Jun was not in a hurry; he was waiting for a formidable being.

Or rather, a great demon!

Every time he mentioned its name, Qin Jun couldn’t help but grin from ear to ear—for its illustrious name was the Nine Spirits Yuan Sheng.

One could call it the Nine-Headed Lion!

On the Journey to the West, there weren’t many demons that could trouble Sun Wukong without using magical treasures or calling for reinforcements, and the Nine Spirits Yuan Sheng was among them.

One could even say that in a head-to-head battle, the Nine Spirits Yuan Sheng thoroughly trounced Sun Wukong.

"Speaking of which, judging by the strength of the Nine Spirits Yuan Sheng, doesn’t that make Sun Wukong’s cultivation only at the level of Taiyi Golden Immortal?" Qin Jun mused internally.

"I’ve already answered your questions about Sun Wukong more than once. Putting aside the conspiracy theories of the Primordial Chaos, and based on the system’s analysis of Journey to the West, Sun Wukong during the Havoc in Heaven was at his peak, while on the Journey to the West, Sun Wukong was significantly weakened. So, it all depends on your luck as to whether you summon the Sun Wukong from the Journey to the West or the one from Havoc in Heaven," the system responded, its tone somewhat exasperated, causing Qin Jun to realize that the system’s summonings of gods and demons were specific to a mythological story, not the entire Primordial Chaos.