An Anxious Horned Sis; Finally Ascending to the Sixth Heaven!

A powerful strike, utterly without mercy. The ugly crone widened her eyes, desperate to resist. Yet her insignificant divine spiritual power was even weaker than an ant before Qi Yuan. "Snitching dog, go to the Netherworld!" Qi Yuan wiped the ugly crone out directly! Ordinarily, unleashing power that exceeded the limits would have alerted the Yang Gods at the nearby Moluo Sacred Tower. However, Qi Yuan had already baited and cleared away every Yang God in the vicinity. Thus, the ugly crone's death was destined to go unnoticed. This time, however, Qi Yuan had been careful, holding back just enough so as not to shatter her storage bag. "Beating a snitching dog to death really clears the mind!" Qi Yuan's thoughts drifted wildly. Suddenly, he felt a little glum. "Should I start reflecting on my actions?" "Targeting and taking revenge on informants like this... if it gets posted online, won't it look bad?" After all, someone had only just reported him, and he had beaten them to death immediately. The underlying issue this exposed was actually quite severe. At worst, it corrupted public morals. "It's fine. The person's dead, so nobody knows." At that thought, Qi Yuan felt rather fortunate again. As long as nobody knew, public morals wouldn't be corrupted. No big deal. As he spoke, he opened the crone's storage bag and searched for treasures within. "Huh... Heaven-Traversing Jade? It carries Horned Sis's aura, and it's still warm?" Qi Yuan immediately understood. What little guilt he had harbored vanished completely. "You actually stole what was mine! You really had it coming!" He rummaged a bit more and pulled out several divine arts from her bag. Most of these divine arts, however, were identical to the ones Qi Yuan had obtained from the Moluo Clan's Yang God Heavenly Venerable. "Sure enough, compared to my white moonlight, you're dirt-poor—the only thing you've got going for you is not bathing." Shrugging, Qi Yuan turned and walked back. As for the ugly crone, dead was dead. By the time the people at the Black Demon Abyss outpost realized what had happened, Qi Yuan would already be in the Upper Realm. Returning from the ugly crone, Qi Yuan summoned Hongyu again to inquire about the Upper Realm. He learned much more about the Yang Gods and the factions of the Upper Realm. In the Sixth Heaven, the paramount faction was none other than the Ultimate Principle Society. One could say that nearly all experts of the Ultimate Principle Realm held a registered title in the Ultimate Principle Society. This was connected to the Ultimate Principle Society's Creation Treasure. Their Creation Treasure was named the Wall of Ultimate Principle. Its name was very similar to the Gate of Ultimate Principle. Before this wall, Yang God Heavenly Venerables found it far easier to determine their path and comprehend their own ultimate principle. Because of this, even proud Yang God Heavenly Venerables had to bow their heads slightly before the Ultimate Principle Society. After all, not just anyone was qualified to receive an invitation to the Ultimate Principle Dao Discussion Conference. "Who would've thought this Mo Chi Heavenly Venerable was such a Pal, working as unpaid labor for the Ultimate Principle Society for so many years just to get a single invitation to the Ultimate Principle Dao Discussion Conference?" In Mo Chi Heavenly Venerable's immortal cave, Qi Yuan had found an invitation to the Ultimate Principle Dao Discussion Conference. It was what Mo Chi Heavenly Venerable had obtained after years of free labor for the Ultimate Principle Society. Now, it had fallen into Qi Yuan's hands. Qi Yuan felt that his white moonlight in the Upper Realm was remarkably generous. Another detail also surprised Qi Yuan: Among the Six Heavens, the place with the greatest number of Yang Gods was actually the First Heaven. However, many Yang Gods in the First Heaven were rogue cultivators without backing, sleeping across the wilderness, in seclusion seeking a breakthrough. Not all Yang Gods had the opportunity to break through to the Ultimate Principle Realm. Nor was every Yang God willing to demean themselves as unpaid labor for the Ultimate Principle Society just to increase their odds. Because of this, among Yang Gods there existed another group known as "alternative Yang Gods." "Precisely because they cannot break through to the Ultimate Principle Realm, some Great Heavenly Position Yang Gods embark on different paths! They cultivate solely magic power, or focus entirely on strengthening their Divine Domain... Such alternative Yang Gods possess strength superior to ordinary Heavenly Position Yang Gods. The most outstanding among them can even rival Yang Gods of the Lesser Ultimate Principle Realm! But... in the eyes of Yang God powerhouses at the realm of Great Ultimate Reason, they are still far too weak," Hongyu said earnestly. In truth, she found it somewhat baffling. This senior was a guest elder of the Black Demon Abyss, so why was he so unfamiliar with the Upper Realm? It was as though he had only just ascended. Yet ordinary cultivators who ascended generally only reached the First Heaven. Nor would their strength be as monstrous as Qi Yuan's. "Oh." Qi Yuan looked at Hongyu, and suddenly unleashed a... Sneak attack! Without time to react at all, Hongyu collapsed unconscious before Qi Yuan. "Eldest Senior Brother, what are you doing?" Jiang Lingsu covered her mouth, looking astonished. "We're about to head to the Upper Realm, so we have to stuff her into the Netherworld. It's better not to let outsiders know about my Netherworld. Hehe, wasn't that sneak attack just now totally unexpected? Nobody could have reacted in time, right?" Jiang Lingsu was speechless. You were chatting normally just a second ago—who could've guessed you'd launch a sneak attack? "Eldest Senior Brother, don't sneak attack me! You have to give me a heads-up before you sneak attack me!" Jiang Lingsu couldn't resist saying. "Sure," Qi Yuan replied casually. Suddenly, Jiang Lingsu thought of something, her gaze turning introspective. "Sigh, Eldest Senior Brother, how about I go back into your Purple Mansion as well? When I stay outside with you, everyone looks at me strangely..." Indeed, whoever saw her following Qi Yuan was somewhat taken aback. Her cultivation was simply too weak. At this level, she wasn't even fit to be a servant to someone of her senior brother's realm. Even Hongyu—though she hadn't said anything out loud—had shown it in her expression, and Jiang Lingsu, being a woman, had noticed immediately. She hugged Qi Yuan's arm, blinking her eyes. "Eldest Senior Brother, do you look down on me for my low cultivation?" "Why would I look down on you? Aren't all people equal nowadays?" Qi Yuan looked thoroughly puzzled, then sighed. "Sigh, the culture in the Immortal Realm is truly terrible!" To Qi Yuan, whether Jiang Lingsu was Foundation Establishment, a Yang God, or a Dao Ancestor... she was always his rich little junior sister. Cultivating immortality was about freedom and ease. If one considered oneself high and mighty, where was the freedom in that? Hearing this, Jiang Lingsu felt a surge of warmth mingled with a touch of uncertainty. "I still have to work hard at cultivating!" "Keep at it! Strive to become an Origin Core cultivator!" Qi Yuan encouraged. ... Inside the Moluo Sacred Tower, the atmosphere was as deep and unfathomable as the sea. Transformed into Mo Chi Heavenly Venerable, Qi Yuan was entirely shrouded in black mist. The moment he appeared, all the Yin God Venerables of the Moluo Clan bowed in salute. "Greetings, Heavenly Venerable!" Whether Venerables, Great Venerables, or Mythologicals, all lowered their proud heads at this moment. For the person before them was Mo Chi Heavenly Venerable, the sole Yang God Heavenly Venerable of this Moluo Sacred Tower and the surrounding million li—its true sovereign! Converted into Blue Star terms, the domain Mo Chi Heavenly Venerable governed was larger than the Sun. Most importantly, this region was no spiritual-energy wasteland where cultivation was impossible; it was prime terrain, exceptionally suited for cultivators. "Mm." Qi Yuan's acting skills were quite proficient. Back on Arch Star, he had faked being a psychiatric patient with utter realism. Playing Mo Chi Heavenly Venerable was trivial by comparison. Cloaked in darkness, his features remained obscured. He took a stride forward, stepping into the highest level of the Moluo Sacred Tower—the teleportation array leading to the Sixth Heaven. Activating such a teleportation array typically required navigating many procedures. Yet now that Qi Yuan was Mo Chi Heavenly Venerable, those formalities were virtually nonexistent for him. "Heaven-Traversing Jade!" Qi Yuan inserted the Heaven-Traversing Jade, stepping into the teleportation array at that very moment. Heaven and earth shifted around him. At the exact same time. Within the teleportation array of another Moluo Sacred Tower, spatial fluctuations rippled as a formidable aura swept forth. A purple-robed woman descended from the Sixth Heaven to the Fifth Heaven. Seeing her, the Yin Gods guarding the teleportation array wore reverent expressions and bowed their heads involuntarily. For this woman was a core figure of the Black Demon Abyss! "Blood Robe!" Anxiety clear in her eyes, the purple-robed woman flew first toward the Black Demon Abyss outpost, and after several dozen breaths, sped toward the Miluo Realm. Yet from start to finish, she failed to spot that familiar figure! "Damn it, where on earth did he go? Why... hasn't he received any of the messages I sent? Could he not be in the Fifth Heaven?" The purple-robed woman was frantic with worry. Originally, she had recorded the flickering pattern of the sigil, taken the teleportation array back to the Black Demon Abyss, and shown it to the Old Ancestor. Yet after seeing it, the Old Ancestor's expression had changed dramatically, commanding her to secretly bring that man back to the Ancestral Land no matter what! In that moment, the purple-robed woman understood that Blood Robe's bloodline was far more terrifying than she had imagined. Judging by the Old Ancestor's reaction, he had wished he could descend personally. However, she knew powerhouses of the Old Ancestor's caliber could not depart at will. That was why he had instructed her to bring Blood Robe up in secret! Yet now she couldn't reach Blood Robe at all—how could she not be frantic? "Could he have gone back to the Second Heaven, or... gone to another Heaven?" Her mind was a tangled mess; she had never anticipated such an unexpected turn. It had been less than a month since she left... How had the guy vanished? Blood Robe had mediocre strength, so where would he get a Heaven-Traversing Jade? Did he sell his ass? Or could it be that he picked up the little gift I left for him? "Men, tear the Fifth Heaven upside down if you must, but find Blood Robe!" Returning to the Black Demon Abyss outpost, the purple-robed woman ordered. Immediately after, she headed for the apex of the Moluo Sacred Tower, intending to return to the Black Demon Abyss headquarters to report this to the Old Ancestor. ... "So this is the Sixth Heaven?" Standing in a pitch-black expanse, Qi Yuan squinted, his eyes filled with a touch of curiosity and surprise. The space of the Fifth Heaven was still somewhat similar to the Canglan Realm, differing mainly in the density of spiritual energy. The space of the Sixth Heaven, however... felt both sturdy and fragile. "It seems the Sixth Heaven truly was carved out by powerhouses at the realm of Great Ultimate Reason!" Otherwise, it wouldn't possess this strange contradiction of fragility and firmness. "Heavenly Venerable, Mo Kan Heavenly Venerable departed days ago. Here is the array talisman for our Duanyue Abyss!" Right at that moment, the Moluo Clan cultivators guarding the teleportation array respectfully presented the array talisman. Over the past half-month, they had guarded Duanyue Abyss on pins and needles; without a Yang God Heavenly Venerable present, they had felt no sense of security. Now that Mo Chi Heavenly Venerable had arrived, they finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Oh." Qi Yuan accepted the talisman, and instantly, countless streams of information flooded his mind. The Demonic Abyss of the Upper Realm was divided into nineteen sectors, each guarded by a Yang God of the Moluo Clan. Among these nineteen Yang Gods—including Qi Yuan—there were three of the Ultimate Principle Realm in total, while the rest were either Lesser Heavenly Position or Great Heavenly Position Yang Gods. Neighboring Duanyue Abyss, where Qi Yuan was stationed, was one of the Moluo Clan's Ultimate Principle Realm Yang Gods. These nineteen sectors were linked into a unified whole by the Creation Treasure, the Moluo Well, integrating attack and defense into one. "The Moluo Clan is truly pathetic. Helping Taihuang Palace fight the Moon Goddess Palace, yet they actually have to pay money to fight!" The Yang Gods of the Moluo Clan were not qualified to stay in the Sixth Heaven indefinitely. Therefore, for the Moluo Clan to remain in the Demonic Abyss fighting the Moon Goddess Palace, they even had to pay fees to Taihuang Palace. Learning this, Qi Yuan was completely lost for words. The Moluo Clan really was down bad. Qi Yuan swept his gaze over the Moluo Clan members present and said softly, "Is everyone here?" With his arrival in the Upper Realm, the upper echelons of Duanyue Abyss should have all come to welcome him. The leading Mythological expert's expression shifted several times before he lowered his head and said, "Taihuang Palace's guarding commissioner seems to have been delayed by some matter and has not arrived..." This Mythological cultivator phrased it very diplomatically. In reality, the guarding commissioners left by Taihuang Palace in the Demonic Abyss all walked around with their noses in the air, arrogant and domineering, not treating the Moluo Clan like people at all. Naturally, this was related to the Master of Moluo sporting the exact same hairstyle as Boiling Goat. Otherwise, how could Taihuang Palace's guarding commissioner dare to skip an occasion like this? Had the real Mo Chi Heavenly Venerable been here, he might have been displeased, but he would have swallowed his anger. Qi Yuan, however, was not Mo Chi Heavenly Venerable, so... he would not swallow it. As for blowing things out of proportion? Apologies, but that would be the Moluo Clan's problem, not his. "Go summon that guarding commissioner from Taihuang Palace in a bit. Tell him I have a gift for him." Qi Yuan spoke, his voice raspy. Hearing this, the Moluo Clan cultivators present all experienced subtle shifts in expression, followed by intense envy and jealousy. The guarding commissioners of Taihuang Palace truly were... Even an existence as exalted as a Yang God Heavenly Venerable had to... They were consumed with jealousy and envy. Ignoring their reactions, Qi Yuan continued, "Investigate for me which sector the Moon Goddess Palace's Yue Nü, Jin Li, is fighting in." The Demonic Abyss was vast; in sheer area alone, it exceeded the Canglan Realm. He wanted to pinpoint which sector Yue Nü Jin Li was in before going to find her. Yet currently, he could not recklessly venture into areas held by the Moon Goddess Palace. Otherwise, their defensive formations and Creation Treasures would strike him. Battles between Yang Gods were restricted to the Demonic Abyss Rift. "May I ask, Heavenly Venerable..." one Mythological cultivator ventured out of curiosity. Shouldn't a Heavenly Venerable only care about fellow Yang God Heavenly Venerables? Why would he be interested in a mere Yue Nü? "I once saw her portrait and was moved by her beauty, stunned as if beholding a goddess. I wish to seek her out and marry her as my Dao companion." Qi Yuan raised his head, gazing at the sea of stars across the sky. With a single glance, he spotted the star that belonged to Jin Li. His eyes held a deep yearning, tinged with a quiet longing. At this point, one Mythological cultivator furrowed his brows and said, "This subordinate has heard of her. This Yue Nü seems to be at Jueyue Abyss!" "Oh? Right nearby?" Qi Yuan's eyes lit up. According to the information from the array talisman, Jueyue Abyss bordered Duanyue Abyss. The one stationed at Jueyue Abyss was one of only two Ultimate Principle Yang Gods guarding the Demonic Abyss. "Indeed. This Yue Nü is exceptionally gifted. She arrived at Jueyue Abyss ten thousand years ago, and back then, she seemingly hadn't even reached Great Venerable. Now, she is already a Mythological!" When mentioning Yue Nü Jin Li, deep wariness showed in the Mythological cultivator's eyes. A smile appeared in Qi Yuan's eyes. Hearing an old friend's name from someone else's mouth was truly a wonderful feeling.