Refining the Mountains and Rivers

Outside of Four Seasons City, within a distorted space, the Buddhist Nation Sovereign was sitting down in meditation. There was a faint look in his eyes. Above his head, an image projection had appeared. What was displayed was the moment when the Immortal Sect cultivator had been killed.

The palm that came from the shadows seemed to represent endless darkness. But at this moment, this endless darkness was being slowly peeled away.

“You cannot escape. I will find you.” The Buddhist Nation Sovereign said in a low voice, his lips curling. This was because at this moment, interest was brewing within his placid water-like heart – something that hadn’t happened for a long time.

Although he still didn’t know who the master of this hand was, his intuition told him that if he managed to catch this person, he might find an unexpected harvest.

But at this time, the image projection above the Buddhist Nation Sovereign’s head that was deducing countless images suddenly trembled and blew apart like a bubble.

The Buddhist Nation Sovereign looked up. His pure and clear eyes that seemed as indifferent as a god high above suddenly turned blood red. An infinitely violent aura erupted from his body.

The entire space distortion violently trembled. Then, a terrifying strength shattered it to pieces.

The low mountain top beneath him also instantly vanished from sight. As it disappeared, the entire region for ten miles around was destroyed with it.

All of this was smashed to nothingness by a volcano-like destructive strength.

The Nether Domain Master’s complexion greatly changed. “This is impossible!”

To have the Buddhist Nation Sovereign lose his composure so deeply and erupt with such a terrifying killing intent, there was only a single possibility.

Something had happened to the Soul Summoning Bell!

But the two precelestial woods were in the hands of the Immortal Sect. If Qin Yu couldn’t find all of the materials needed to build the soul leading altar, how could he have completed the process of recognizing a master?

The Buddhist Nation Sovereign laughed. “Impossible? What is impossible!? The Soul Summoning Bell has recognized a master, so my connection with it has been thoroughly cut off.”

“Soul Summoning Bell…I have lost it and it is no longer possible to obtain it again. It is impossible.” His smile brightened and his laughs became louder. Although his smiling face seemed kind and pleasant, it gave off a feeling that left one’s body cold, as if countless cursed ghosts were screaming out.

“Qin Yu, did you intentionally sell the second precelestial wood? Then, the death of my Immortal Sect’s cultivator should also be related to you. What a smart young man. You actually played me around and kept me running in circles.

“I liked you very much and even wanted to receive you into my Buddhist Nation, becoming my youngest monk disciple and being granted unsurpassed good fortune. But why did you have to ruin my life’s greatest good fortune? Why!?

“Qin Yu! Tell me why!”

…

Puff –

Qin Yu spat out a mouthful of blood. His face paled and he seemed to hear echoes of his name being shouted still reverberating in the air.

It was just a voice but it had caused him to suffer tremendous losses. This technique far surpassed his imagination.

“Humph!”

A cold cough filled the heavens and earth. All of the suppression that Qin Yu withstood immediately vanished. He looked up and saw a figure floating in the skies. It wasn’t too large or tall, but it seemed as if it could support the world.

This was the Master of the Dao Arena, Solitary Westgate!

Qin Yu didn’t know why, but his heart relaxed a little. When he looked up again, Solitary Westgate had already vanished from sight.

…

Outside of Four Seasons City, the Buddhist Nation Sovereign’s eyes were as red as blood. A boundless aura swept out through the world, suppressing all sides!

“Fellow daoist Westgate, you want to stop me?”

Across from him, Solitary Westgate furrowed his eyebrows. “I promised that as long as Qin Yu remains in Four Seasons City, I will guarantee his safety.”

“Very well.” The Buddhist Nation Sovereign smiled. “Then, allow me to experience just what cultivation boundary fellow daoist Westgate has managed to reach after all these years.”

He took a step out and a million Buddha phantoms appeared all around. Each one was chanting scriptures from their lips, their voices resounding through the heavens and earth.

Solitary Westgate had a solemn expression. He lifted a hand and grasped forwards. A resonant sword cry rang out and a long sword condensed in the void, appearing in his hand.

The monstrous sword intent blotted out the skies. It seemed as if it could even cut down a million immortal Buddhas!

The Nether Domain Master’s figure appeared. He looked at the Dao Arena Master with a dignified expression. A brief flash of hesitation appeared on his face before instantly disappearing.

Today the situation had gone beyond redemption. It was impossible for him to persuade the crazed Buddhist Nation Sovereign to leave.

There was no other choice!

“Since fellow daoist Westgate isn’t willing to give way, then I will join together with the Buddhist Nation Sovereign and ask you for advice.”

Bang –

The aura of a third apex powerhouse shot up into the skies!

In the highest heavens above, winds whipped backwards as all the layers of clouds were smashed apart. Perhaps ever since Four Seasons City had been established, the sunlight had never been as bright as it was today.

But at this moment, all the living beings that existed beneath this sunlight felt as if they had fallen into the depths of hell. Despair and fear overwhelmed their minds!

In this world, a confrontation between apex powerhouses could be called an apocalypse where the skies collapsed and the stars were extinguished. A trillion lives would be wiped out from existence as a sacrificial offering…and on this day, everyone in the city was a sacrifice.

An old and worn out hatchet emerged from space, quietly cutting open a door. An even older-looking Woodchopper Fu, whose body was wreathed in an aura of decay, stepped out. Wrinkles were stacked up on his face like the shackles of a curse, densely piled up. With each movement, one could almost hear the loud groans and cracks of his bones.

This mortal body had reached its limits. If he wanted to continue living, he would need to replace it with a new, young, and energetic body…and this body, he had already been waiting for it for a long time!

He looked up outside the city. There, the entire region of space was distorted and the inside was blurry. However, he could clearly see the auras within. They were like three blazing suns that floated in the skies. He was just a single step away from this level. But even if he lived for ten million more years, he would never be able to cross that one final step.

Woodchopper Fu’s eyes filled with anger, unwillingness, and finally misery. His stiff waist slowly bent down and he walked towards the city. His path had already been severed. All he could do now was to live on, live for as long as he could.

To be like a scorching sun that emitted endless heat and obtained all the awe and fear from the people, he would leave such things to the apex powerhouses of this world. As long as he could live on, that would be fine. Right? He let out a low and meaningful chuckle. Then, he took another step and vanished. When he reappeared he was standing outside the Dao Arena.

He took a deep sniff and the ugly wrinkles on his face wriggled about, like those of a withered chrysanthemum flower. “What a fragrant and rich scent of life. It really leaves one intoxicated.”

…

The shadows beneath Qin Yu’s feet twisted and Undying emerged. Undying bowed and said, “Little master, the aura that you asked me to pay attention to has appeared once more.” His attitude was even more respectful than before. Of course, he would never admit that this was because he had witnessed the scene where Qin Yu had completed the master recognition process of the Soul Summoning Bell.

“You discovered the person that had ill intent towards me from before?” Qin Yu’s eyes flashed.

Undying nodded. “Yes.”

Qin Yu thought for several breaths of time. “Are you confident that you can wrest me from his grasp and retreat?”

Undying smiled. “Of course!”

This little master was a truly intelligent young man. And smart people never died easily.

This was an especially critical and pleasing point.

Qin Yu’s eyes brightened. He looked up at the terrifying auras that were interweaving in the skies. Although he was grateful that the Dao Arena Master was protecting him, it had never been his style to place his life or death in the hands of others. Moreover, right now was his best chance to withdraw from this place and have the identity of ‘Qin Yu’ die off. From this day forth, his path would be free and boundless. He wouldn’t need to worry about being hunted down by the Immortal Sect.

…

Woodchopper Fu looked up at the tightly shut door in front of him. As the top training room of the Dao Arena, the protective array formations and spells guarding this area weren’t weak at all. Although it wouldn’t be difficult to break through, this would surely cause a great stir. For an apex powerhouse, it would take only a breath of time to arrive here.

As he was contemplating on what to do, the door in front of him quietly opened and a black-robed Qin Yu walked out from the training room.

As Qin Yu’s eyes fell on Woodchopper Fu, he revealed a bit of surprise before composing himself. He cupped his hands together and said, “Qin Yu greets senior. I must thank you for helping me several months ago and chasing away the Immortal Sect’s Purple Moon, and also helping me make a breakthrough in my cultivation.”

Woodchopper Fu darkly chuckled. “It looks like there is something on your body that I still don’t know of. To discover that I arrived, that is extremely unusual.” Although words of praise came from his lips, his gaze was icy cold. “While I am curious why you would take the initiative to step out, my many years of experience tell me that being too curious often leads to a terrible ending. So, if you want to thank me, give me your body as a gift. How about it?”

As he spoke he lifted his hand and grasped forwards. All of the spatial fluctuations in the area were completely imprisoned. An invisible strength rushed in from all directions. It was like a silent mountain falling down, wanting to suppress Qin Yu!

Qin Yu had a panic-stricken expression. “Ahh! Senior, what are you doing…” He flicked his sleeves and the sound of breaking air erupted. Countless beams of light cut through the skies, howling forward.

Everything was going perfectly, even better than his expectations. But, if he really wanted to escape and be like a cicada emerging from its shell, then his ‘death’ would have to be real. No matter who it was that came, Qin Yu would force them to use a heavy hand. Just trying to imprison him was far from enough.

With his cultivation, it was simply impossible for him to accomplish him. Thus, he could only rely on external help. And he just happened to have a card in his hand that could accomplish this.

He gently sighed inwardly. He couldn’t help but think that there were countless possibilities that could happen in this world. In the past when he spent a great deal of time and effort to refine this ‘Super Storm Flow’, who would have imagined that he would use it to ‘commit suicide’?

Woodchopper Fu’s lips curved up. “Little brat Qin Yu, is this your hidden card? Although it is powerful, it is just far, far too weak compared to me.”

He lifted his hand and grasped out, his movements not changing. He quietly said, “Give me your body…” But before his voice fell, a look of shocked anger appeared on his face. “What are you doing!?”

Bang –

Bang –

Bang –

The entire Super Storm Flow set began to wildly explode. The destructive strength that was produced completely submerged Qin Yu’s body. Before he was swallowed up by a space distortion, Qin Yu smiled and said, “Thank you. Recently, you are the third good person I have encountered.”

Rumble rumble –

Rumble rumble –

A terrifying strength raged and surged. A fluctuation appeared in Woodchopper Fu’s spatial imprisonment.

Outside of Four Seasons City, Solitary Westgate suddenly sensed something. His gaze turned icy cold and he shouted out loud, “Woodchopper Fu, you are seeking death!”

Shua –

His figure vanished and he appeared directly in the skies above the Dao Arena. His terrifying aura was like the arrival of the starry skies, drowning out everything.

The Buddhist Nation Sovereign and Nether Domain Master followed close behind. They frowned, looking at another corner.

Black Robe stepped out. After a brief moment of silence, he said, “This subordinate is also a little confused, but it was indeed Woodchopper Fu who attacked first. Qin Yu was forced into a hopeless situation and finally had to detonate his magic tools.”

“He really died?” The Buddhist Nation Sovereign lifted a hand and grasped forward. Faint wisps of gray appeared in his hands. This was the aura of death.

The Nether Domain Master relaxed. If Qin Yu died here, then this confrontation could be avoided today.

If so, he would have to thank Woodchopper Fu. He looked up, a little smile appearing on his face.

“Fellow daoist Westgate, listen to my explanation, things aren’t what they seem!” As Woodchopper Fu spoke, he reached back and slashed open the space behind him. A spatial tear appeared and he fled into it.

Solitary Westgate was without expression. He threw the sword in his hand forwards. The regenerating spatial tear disintegrated and a pitiful scream could be heard from far away.

Whoosh –

The sword flew back into his hand. Beads of blood rolled down the blade.

The Nether Domain Master cupped his hands together. “Fellow daoist Westgate, I will bid my farewells first.”

The Buddhist Nation Sovereign turned and walked away. With a single step, he vanished from sight.

Black Robe cupped his hands and bowed. He dissolved into a shadow that melted into the world. The auras that seemed as if they could destroy the heavens and earth dispersed, and in the bright sunlight up above, a trace of true warmth seemed to appear.

Solitary Westgate loosened his hand and the sword dispersed on its own. His eyebrows slowly furrowed together and a hint of pain could be seen in his eyes. Qin Yu had died…did this mean that his original calculations were wrong? That Yun Niang and Anning would never be able to return?

No! It couldn’t be like this!

He was definitely missing something…

Solitary Westgate slowly looked around. In the end, his eyes fell upon the training room door. His eyes narrowed. “That boy Qin Yu is smart and cautious. Before he could determine whether someone is friend or foe, why would he open the door on his own initiative?”

He lifted a hand and grasped forwards. Faint wisps of gray appeared. This was indeed a new aura of death…no, this wasn’t right. This aura wasn’t right. Although it was similar, it didn’t belong to Qin Yu!

Solitary Westgate’s eyes brightened and a happy smile lit up his face. “What a wonderful young man. To think that you thought of using this opportunity to escape; from here on out you will be free and boundless, a dragon diving through the gate! I knew you wouldn’t die here so easily!”

He thought for a moment. Then, he lifted a hand and pointed a finger towards the heavens. A terrifying aura rose up like a pillar, ruthlessly tearing through the skies and thoroughly shattering all auras within this part of the world. A billowing sound spread out in all directions like an endless thundering roar.

“Boy, today I will help you and erase all traces of your aura. Don’t disappoint my expectations. When we meet next time, I hope you will already have strength that can reach me.”

10,000 miles away from Four Seasons City, in the shadows of a boulder, a black lotus flower quietly bloomed to reveal Qin Yu’s figure.

“Little master, I need some time to rest. From here on out, I ask for you to be careful.” Undying’s words echoed in his mind before quieting down.

To conceal the truth from apex powerhouses, that was clearly a difficult task. If Undying had managed to do this, he surely had to pay a deep price. His voice had never sounded as weak as it did at this moment.

Qin Yu earnestly said, “Undying, thank you!”

There was no response, because Undying had already fallen into a deep slumber.

Qin Yu looked up towards the direction of Four Seasons City. Then, without any further hesitation, he stepped forwards. His body turned into a flow of light as he howled into the distance.