Chapter 314: Chapter 314: Can’t Beat Senior Brother
The Purple Gold Divine Clan had an exceptionally extraordinary origin, entwined with the Nine Heavens and the legendary Divine Clan.
However, that was only their internal claim; no one in the cultivation world had ever acknowledged it.
But Guang Xiaoyu had to admit that there was indeed something to the ancestral land of the Purple Gold Divine Clan.
After a period of darkness, when Chen Pingping opened his eyes again, he found himself in a primeval world.
High mountains, giant trees, enormous rocks, vines as thick as mountain ranges, and immense Demon Birds circling in the sky, eclipsing the sun.
Above, there were no sun or moon, only a crimson reflection that looked like a furnace or a red-hot iron block suspended in the Void.
The desolation that washed over him was intense, filled with the breath of ages and decay, giving the impression of having returned to ancient times.
Chen Pingping exclaimed, "The Spirit Qi is really dense."
HEH HEH!
Guang Xiaoyu felt a little smug. "How is it? Not bad, right?"
"How do you know about this place?" Chen Pingping stared at her. "Don’t try to fool me. I’m your senior brother. Remember the rules of initiation?"
"Ah! This?" Guang Xiaoyu stammered, momentarily at a loss for an explanation.
Should she tell him that she is the Demon Emperor, reincarnated and returned? Yes, that’s right. She had been here before and killed many Spiritual Beasts of the Purple Gold Divine Clan.
Her senior brother would certainly not believe such a claim!
"I was guided by an expert," Guang Xiaoyu came up with an excuse. "A very, very powerful one."
SMACK!
Chen Pingping gave her a light rap on the head, feigning a fierce look. "How powerful? More powerful than your senior brother? Remember, your senior brother is the most powerful."
Although he detected the evasiveness in Guang Xiaoyu’s words, Chen Pingping decided not to press further. If she didn’t want to say, so be it. He would wait until she was ready to tell him.
She said excitedly, seemingly forgetting something, "Senior brother, I’m telling you, deep in the ancestral land of the Purple Gold Divine Clan, there is a Spirit Vein.
"In that direction on the left—yes, right there—is also an Emperor of Medicine plant. But that fellow is too crafty and very swift; be careful not to let it escape.
"Over there are a few descendants of Ancient Ferocious Beasts. Their lineage is decent, just about passable. Their battle strength isn’t great, but they are fierce.
"And then there is their Spirit Pool, fashioned from the essence blood of ferocious beasts and Spiritual Beasts—a whole expanse of crimson, looking quite terrifying.
"Senior brother, do you see that huge mountain? There is an Emperor Scripture on it, HAHAHA... it’s the Emperor Scripture that that little rascal, Emperor Tian, used."
She grew excited, her gaze fiery. "Jin Wushuang once did something monumental. After the Lingyun Emperor fell, he broke into the Spirit Palace and stole their Emperor Scripture. Tsk tsk, that scoundrel’s methods are quite something."
It was from that moment onward that the Spirit Palace harbored resentment towards the Purple Gold Divine Clan.
Every Palace Master throughout the generations had wanted to enter the Divine Clan’s ancestral land to retrieve their Emperor Scripture but, unfortunately, the ancestral land was too mysterious for most people to find.
And the seal at the entrance was another major problem.
Guang Xiaoyu was oblivious to the change in Chen Pingping’s expression. She continued excitedly, "That disciple from the Spirit Palace we saw during the day carries a Heavenly Dao Divine Weapon. That’s why the Purple Gold Divine Clan didn’t dare act rashly; they feared the Spirit Palace disciple might go berserk and attack Emperor Tian directly."
Emperor Tian, having cultivated the Emperor Scripture, would only need to be captured and subjected to some Divine Soul Secret Techniques to forcefully extract the complete Emperor Scripture without any issue.
But that would likely mean Emperor Tian would be crippled.
The Purple Gold Divine Clan weighed the pros and cons before deciding to exercise forbearance.
Watching the battle at that time, Guang Xiaoyu had almost burst out laughing.
She then said, "In the past, many Spiritual Beasts were raised here, with good lineage, bloodline, and origin, but..." She paused, hesitating for a moment. "...they are no match for your pets."
On this point, she had deep experience.
Having cultivated for a hundred thousand years, the Demon Emperor had seen much and knew a variety of beings, including numerous Spiritual Beasts. But ever since encountering Chen Pingping’s pets—Lao Huang, Hei, Earth Chicken, Mao Qiu...
One by one, the Demon Emperor’s worldview had been shattered, completely overturning her understanding of Spiritual Beasts.
It turned out that the appearance of a Spiritual Beast was not important, nor was its bloodline. As for its origin... um, a cow, a dog, a chicken, a furry ball.
It seemed that wasn’t important either.
Guang Xiaoyu still couldn’t understand where Chen Pingping got these Spiritual Beasts.
Why were his Spiritual Beasts entirely different from everyone else’s?
It boggled her mind!
The most important point was that she had tried numerous times, with patience and persuasion, using various cultivation resources, and even leveraging the reputation of the Demon Emperor, but she never managed to poach Chen Pingping’s creatures.
Lao Huang the ox ignored her. Hei the dog would wag his tail and run over as soon as he saw Chen Pingping. The Earth Chicken seemed shrewd and not very loyal, but Guang Xiaoyu couldn’t persuade it either.
Next was Mao Qiu.
Alas!
Thinking of Mao Qiu’s identity and origins, and then considering her senior brother’s strength, she had directly chosen to give up.
"Stop with the excessive flattery. Where is Emperor Spirit?" Chen Pingping asked.
"He should be in the ancestral land," she said. "All the ferocious beasts, or Spiritual Beasts, raised by the Purple Gold Divine Clan will eventually return here."
As she spoke, she suddenly sensed something. "It’s here!" she hissed, hurriedly pulling Chen Pingping aside to hide.
The Void rippled, and a tall figure stepped into this place.
It was Emperor Spirit.
For some reason, the Emperor Spirit before them was completely different from the one they had seen not long ago. Its eyes conveyed fatigue, and its expression was urgent. Upon entering the ancestral land, it rushed directly into the depths.
Guang Xiaoyu explained in a low voice, "Jin Wushuang devised a method, similar to a curse. He implants a certain Tao into the bodies of Spiritual Beasts, enabling him to control their life and death."
Hmm?
Chen Pingping’s gaze sharpened.
"Therefore, the ferocious beasts and Spiritual Beasts raised by the Purple Gold Divine Clan have to go deep into the Spirit Vein every so often to be cleansed, to purify the effects of the Tao. But this Tao will not disappear. It will forever accompany the beasts until their death..." Guang Xiaoyu’s tone grew heavier as she spoke.
Tens of thousands of years ago, her only good friend’s Spiritual Beast went missing.
Guang Xiaoyu tracked it down and eventually found it in the ancestral land of the Purple Gold Divine Clan. In a fit of rage, she had commenced a slaughter.
She had intended to rescue the ferocious beasts and Spiritual Beasts imprisoned there, but the Tao created by Jin Wushuang was too overbearing, tightly controlling their life and death.
When she was trying to escape the ancestral land with a group of Spiritual Beasts, the force of the Tao erupted, ultimately causing all the Spiritual Beasts to die before her very eyes.
To protect its own image and not expose the cruelty of this Tao, the Purple Gold Divine Clan claimed that she had slain all the Spiritual Beasts.
Guang Xiaoyu did not refute it because, in a sense, she had indeed been responsible for the deaths of that group of Spiritual Beasts.
"What kind of Tao is this? So powerful?" Chen Pingping was astonished.
"It seems to be a kind of brand, engraved deep within the beast’s body, unable to be removed, relentless until death," Guang Xiaoyu let out a breath and said. "The Spiritual Beast just now also had it within its body."
Perhaps this was the source of the Purple Gold Divine Clan’s confidence when betting with Chen Pingping!
Chen Pingping frowned deeply, staring in the direction Emperor Spirit had frantically run. He recalled the anxiety he had just seen in Emperor Spirit, an anxiety that seemed tinged with fear.
Heh. The Divine Clan, eh?
"Let’s go and take a look!" Chen Pingping said.