The Emperor is Above

Chapter 3: The Divine Realm
"Your sister's!"

Qing Yi was caught off guard and almost blinded by the light.

"Huh? New here? Do you know what today's class is? Have you finished your homework?"

The clear voice of a young child suddenly sounded behind Qing Yi, which made him inexplicably surprised. Could it be that he had traveled through time again?

Trying hard to open his eyes, Qing Yi found himself standing on a towering tree.

Looking up, I couldn't see the sky; looking down, I couldn't see the ground. The branches under my feet were hundreds of feet wide, and there were thick branches and lush leaves everywhere.

Turning to look behind me, I saw a child of about five or six years old, with a chubby white body wearing gorgeous clothes made of leaves and flowers.

What is even more eye-catching is that the child is actually floating in the air, with a serious expression on his chubby little face.

Before Qing Yi could ask anything, the child glared at him and said, "You idiot, what are you still hesitating about? Come with me now."

"What's happening here?"

Qing Yi was a little confused and felt there was no danger, so he had to follow the child.

Before they had taken a few steps, in the blink of an eye, the two of them had passed through countless branches and leaves and arrived at the intersection of two thick branches. The huge tree knot was hundreds of feet in radius, forming a large square.

There were four teenagers sitting in the middle of the square. When they saw the child coming, one of them shouted, "The teacher is here, hand in your homework, hand in your homework—"

Soon four huge wooden boards were brought over. The child took them and nodded while looking at them:
"Analysis of the Wood-based Magic's Control over Ghosts and Monsters..."

"Twenty-eight Cases of Exploration into the Racial Classification of Ghosts..."

"Thirty-six ways to eat goblins..."

"On the Red Devil's Art of Binding..."

Looking at the four increasingly unserious assignments, Qing Yi felt a little dizzy, but he suddenly came to his senses and pointed at the teenagers and said in surprise: "You are the four dragon claw locust trees!"

This discovery was truly shocking. Although we had long known that the dragon claw locust trees were monsters, we had never expected that they had developed spirits.

The four boys look no different from ordinary human boys, but if you look closely at the exposed skin, you can make out faint growth rings, and the hairpins on their heads are also in the shape of dragon claw locust trees.

Seeing that Qing Yi recognized their identities, the teenagers smiled happily. The youngest among them looked to be only fourteen or fifteen years old.

He came over excitedly and said, "Master, you are here. This is the Divine Lord's Spiritual Realm. We brothers have been waiting for you here for a long time."

Then he turned around and pointed at the other three boys, introducing them excitedly: "The tallest one is our eldest brother Huai Dashu, the strongest one is our second brother Huai Ershu, and the one who talks the least is my third brother Huai Sanshu—"

Qing Yi nodded suddenly and said, "So you are the fourth brother, and your name is Huai Sishu?"

"No no no!"

The youngest boy shook his head quickly, "My name is Huai Xiaoshu! Even though I'm the fourth child, four is too unlucky."

What the hell is Huai Xiaoshu? Why isn’t he called Lu Xiaoshu?

Before Qing Yi could continue to complain in his heart, the child who was carefully looking through his homework behind him suddenly turned his head and said, "So you are Mu Qing's child. You are stupid enough to come here after so many years. Remember to come to class on the first and fifteenth day of every month in the future."

Both new moon and full moon describe the state of the moon. The new moon is when the moon disappears, and the full moon is when the moon is full. If you attend classes on the first and fifteenth day of every month, the learning burden will not be heavy.

"yeah--"

The four boys seemed particularly excited, especially Huai Xiaoshu, who couldn't help but jump and shout, "I'm so excited to be classmates with the master."

Qing Yi was somewhat surprised and even more tempted.
What is surprising is why these young dragon claw locust tree spirits call themselves master. Could it be related to their previous incarnation?

The intention is the desire to become stronger.

Since crossing over, there have been ghosts attacking every night. Although the four dragon claw locust tree spirits are always guarding and keeping him safe, he has become accustomed to it. However, without strong strength, he is still a lamb to be slaughtered. He wants to become stronger, but his cheap father did not leave any cultivation method. Now even the four powerful dragon claw locust tree spirits want to learn from this child, which is obviously a great opportunity.

Thinking of this, Qing Yi bowed and said, "You still don't know the teacher's name?"

"Name?"

The child's chubby face froze for a moment, and the complex expression in his eyes changed for a long time. He slowly said, "You can just call me Mu Ling, no need to call me teacher."

Mu Ling's attitude changed from arrogant to respectful, and Qing Yi was a little confused about this change. However, since the other party was kind to him, it was a good thing after all.

After thinking about it, Qing Yi decided to tell Mu Ling about his troubles in recent days and the strong heart palpitations he felt today, hoping that Mu Ling could teach him the best way to practice.

"Your two souls are parallel and have not yet merged into one. The aura of your soul has leaked out, which naturally attracts these ghosts to covet you."

Qing Yi was shocked, but Mu Ling obviously didn't care about this secret. He continued,

"Before, Xiaoshu and the others captured and killed those ghosts, but they were just temporary ghosts, at most fifth-rank ghost generals. Now they have attracted the ghost king who is secretly lurking. If we don't deal with it soon, it will be troublesome..."

"With the combined strength of the four of us brothers, we are not afraid of the ghost king in the dark, but he is too big to always follow his master, which is a bit troublesome—"

Huai Xiaoshu and the other four young men all looked unhappy, and were obviously afraid of the existence of the Ghost King. On the contrary, no one cared why Qing Yi had two souls.

Whether it was the wood spirit who revealed his origins, or the four young men of the dragon claw locust tree who protected him, their attitudes gradually calmed Qing Yi, who was originally nervous.

"Yes, there is a way!"

Mu Ling thought for a moment, then waved to Qing Yi and said, "Come with me to a place."

Leaving behind the four dragon claw locust tree spirits to continue reviewing the last lesson, Qing Yi felt that he came to a dim space again in the blink of an eye.

It’s not absolutely dark, there are stars floating around, as if you are in an endless starry sky.

In addition to the stars in the sky, there is also a mighty-looking giant sword, a small green silk fan emitting colorful light, and a sachet worn by a woman that is shining with five-colored light and floating around in the starry sky.

Mu Ling floated in the air and introduced to Qing Yi: "These three things all have great origins. If you get any one of them by chance, you can eliminate the ghost king's secret covetousness for you."

"Then I'll take that giant sword!"

Qing Yi made the decision without even thinking about it. A real man born in troubled times should wield a three-foot sword to accomplish unprecedented feats. Of course, the first choice would be the giant sword that looked extraordinary at first glance.

He wanted to ask how to get the treasure, but found that he was also floating in the air. With just a thought, his whole body chased after the sword.

When his hand was about to touch the hilt, the giant sword that was lazy just now suddenly ran away like a meteor, obviously not wanting to be caught by Qing Yi.

"I still don't believe I can't catch it!"

Being looked down upon by the giant sword, Qing Yi also became stubborn. He and his sword flew back and forth in the starry sky, chasing each other non-stop.

The small green silk fan and the sachet seemed to have self-awareness as well. They kept shaking as they watched the fun, as if they were mocking the other two.

I don’t know how long it took, but the giant sword became impatient of being chased and turned around to fly towards the small fan and the sachet. The sword was as fast as lightning and instantly knocked the sachet towards Qing Yi.

"Ouch—"

Qing Yi's eyes went dark as he was hit again. When he opened his eyes again, he was back in the main hall, holding the ancestral tablet in one hand and an egg-sized sachet in the other.

Having been tricked by a giant sword, Qing Yi unwillingly wanted to enter the Divine Lord's spiritual realm once again, but he found that he could no longer enter and could only wait for the full sun half a month later.

Looking at the extremely exquisite female sachet in his hand, he couldn't help but sigh: "It's a bit embarrassing to wear this thing with you!"

(End of this chapter)