The Strongest Mythical Emperor
Chapter 459: Terrifying Rift [Third Update]

Chapter 459: Chapter 459: Terrifying Rift [Third Update]

"The Northern Rift? That’s where the Refining King resides!"

"Yeah! The Refining King is not someone to be trifled with; he has devoured many geniuses at each Heavenly Convention."

"What can we do? We have an agreement with the Refining King, as long as he stays within the Northern Rift, it’s fine."

"Back then, the Refining King was just a prisoner of the Earth Immortal Realm, meant to provide obstacles for the participants. Who would’ve thought that after ten thousand years, he’s still alive."

The star officials were abuzz with discussion; the Refining King might not be much in their eyes, but in the Heavenly Realm, he was considered one of the formidable powerhouses.

Even someone as strong and gifted as Dongfang Ji, if he were to inadvertently enter the Northern Rift, would likely face a slim chance of survival.

The lady in the black veil shook her head with a smile. She was a three-star official, the only female among the star officials. No one knew her real name; they all called her the Black Butterfly Fairy.

"The real genius has been overlooked by you, a bunch of fools!" The Black Butterfly Fairy sneered to herself, a boundless expectation seeming to hide in her beautiful eyes.

...

Qin Jun was still unaware that Yang Jian’s summoning had alarmed the eighteen star officials; even if he knew, he wouldn’t care too much.

With Yang Jian present, what was there to fear!

If it weren’t for the fact that he was still in the Earth Immortal Realm, perhaps the summoned Yang Jian would’ve possessed the cultivation of the Mysterious Immortal Realm!

After all, Yang Jian was an entity who could match Sun Wukong in battle. Of course, compared to the peak Sun Wukong who had taken pills from the Grand Supreme Elder and had developed his fiery golden eyes, there should be a slight gap, otherwise, the Jade Emperor wouldn’t have sought the help of the Tathāgata.

However, he wasn’t disheartened. After all, the system had mentioned that as long as the opportunities were sufficient, Yang Jian could still grow. And with regard to opportunities, he wasn’t worried at all. The Mythology Mall was the biggest opportunity, not to mention that the Heavenly Convention was held to fight for qi movement. The so-called qi movement, wasn’t it all about opportunities?

"Ding! Congratulations, host, for drawing a Conceptualization Pill!"

The system notification rang, lighting up Qin Jun’s eyes.

The Conceptualization Pill was indeed a treasure, worth millions of fame points. Although his fame points had been increasing rapidly since he became the ruler of the Southern Domain, the news hadn’t completely spread out yet, so there hadn’t been an explosive increase. Millions of fame points were still an enormous amount for him.

After taking the Conceptualization Pill, one’s comprehension ability could temporarily increase.

If used when comprehending Divine Powers in the future, it might make the process more efficient.

Qin Jun was in an even better mood, even starting to whistle, causing Qi Xie and Zhao Yun to exchange glances. They were curious about the effects of the earth crystal extracted from the body of the Earth Ape, which seemed to please Qin Jun so much.

Little did they know that the reason for Qin Jun’s joy wasn’t the earth crystal.

They continued their flight.

About half an hour later, the trio landed by a river which was nine feet wide and spanned out in front of them, its length unknown. On both sides, there were many large trees, with piles of white bones lying by the trees, creating an eerie and terrifying atmosphere.

Qin Jun moved to the riverbank to wash his face. The further they flew, the hotter the air became. He was fine, but Zhao Yun and Qi Xie were already sweating profusely.

"Should we consider changing direction?" Qi Xie couldn’t help suggesting to Qin Jun, for some reason, the further forward he went, the more uneasy he felt, as though a terrifying crisis awaited them.

Qin Jun turned his gaze to Zhao Yun. Although the latter said nothing, he was continuously wiping sweat away.

The temperature here was no longer endurable for ordinary people. Even with their Earth Immortal Realm cultivation, they were still drenched in sweat, which indicated how high the temperature was.

"All right!"

Qin Jun nodded. Although he had the bloodline of the Extreme Inferno Demon God and was proficient in Samadhi Real Fire, he didn’t want to take unnecessary risks.

At this moment, he suddenly noticed blood flowing at the bottom of the river, and even two human heads with eyes that hadn’t yet fallen off, revealing a sinister sight with their white bones, which was disconcerting.

"Heads... they clearly just died recently. Could they be participants?"

Qin Jun frowned and looked upstream, where the river was flanked by mountains on both sides, obscuring the end of the river. The mountains were barren, looking like evil spirits.

The stars hung silently in the sky, as if innumerable celestial beings were watching over everything within the Heavenly Realm.

Something was wrong here!

Qin Jun’s frown deepened, and standing behind him, Qi Xie too caught sight of the two heads in the river, causing chills to run down his spine.

"We should leave quickly!" Qi Xie said through gritted teeth.

His knowledge of the Heavenly Realm was scarce. Previous encounters with the Earth Ape army and the Barbarian Pig indicated that the Heavenly Realm contained many dangers.

Qin Jun stood up. "Let’s go!"

Zhao Yun held his silver spear with vigilance, scanning the surroundings. He had been feeling uneasy since before, which was why he had taken out his silver spear, just in case danger suddenly struck.

The trio didn’t continue in the original direction but instead walked upstream along the river.

Qin Jun believed that danger represented opportunity, and besides, he felt that heading upstream might be safer than continuing forward.

The journey was silent.

Soon they flew over a series of mountain peaks, and what came into their view was an extremely wide rift, at least a hundred Zhang wide, bottomless, and of unknown length, seemingly dividing the entire Heavenly Realm in half.

Qin Jun’s pupils constricted as he saw that the river’s upstream actually extended into the rift, meaning the river was flowing up from within the rift.

Lucky for Newton that he hadn’t time-traveled, for this sight would surely have scared him to death.

"Don’t go forward, you’ll die."

A cold voice reached the ears of the trio, startling them into turning their heads to look. They saw a valiant man dressed in golden clothes standing atop a nearby peak.

How was that possible!

Qin Jun became vigilant; he was certain that the mountaintop had been empty before, so how did a person suddenly appear?

Qi Xie and Zhao Yun were also on high alert, looking at the man in golden clothes. He had a handsome face, and his long hair was secured at the back of his head with a golden pin.

It was Dongfang Ji!

But Qin Jun didn’t yet realize that he was Dongfang Ji.

"What do you mean by that?" Qin Jun asked in a deep voice, simultaneously activating a secret array character to try to probe the man’s mind, but it was blocked by an invisible force, causing a sense of alarm to rise within him.

"An hour ago, two people flew past, and then a black hand pulled them into the rift."

Dongfang Ji looked at the rift indifferently, his eyes full of wariness.

Meanwhile, the eighteen star officials in the Celestial Palace were also on edge, hoping they wouldn’t enter.

"Should we remind Dongfang Ji? He’s a rare talent. The Refining King has existed for too long, and his power has reached a point where we could expel him," Yao Xu, a seven-star official, said stroking his chin. Upon hearing this, many star officials nodded, including the Black Butterfly Fairy.

The Black Butterfly Fairy was interested not in Dongfang Ji but in Qin Jun.

Though she really looked forward to Qin Jun’s performance, at a glance, she recognized that Qin Jun currently only possessed the first layer of the Earth Immortal Realm cultivation. If he encountered the Refining King, it was undoubtedly a path to death.

The Great Star Official shook his head with a smile, "Even the best seedling, if it perishes too soon, shows that its qi movement is not right. The Palace Master did not expel the Refining King for a reason, and we should not interfere on our own accord!"

Although he was smiling, his tone carried an unyielding authority.