Chapter 3249: Chapter 3249: Great Immortal
Fuyou was at a loss for words because Li Qiye described the battle vividly as if he was there in person . However, he knew that the guy wasn’t and didn’t see the fight .
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that Li Qiye seemed to be the combatant given how well he knew the moves, not Fuyou .
It took a while for Fuyou to calm down and started stuttering: “How, how do you know this?”
“It’s obvious given your condition . Just a quick deduction . ” Li Qiye said .
“Deduction?” Fuyou thought that this level of deduction was above his station .
Li Qiye smiled and leisurely walked forward as if this was springtime .
“Young Master, is this curable?” Fuyou gave chase and hesitated for a moment before asking respectfully with hope in his eyes .
The problem had plagued him for so long now so Li Qiye’s words gave him hope .
“It’s not a big issue . The bull mantra is a fiery merit law, the same with Celestial Seal and Eight-armed Devil Ape . You ran out of vitality with nothing left yet you still used these direct merit laws…” Li Qiye talked while walking slowly .
“And, and what’s the result?” Fuyou asked .
“Just like a bow pulled back to the limit . What do you think will happen if you keep on pulling?” Li Qiye looked at him .
“The string will be torn . ” Fuyou blurted out .
“Yes . But you’re lucky because you weren’t strong enough to break the bow or that would be the end of your dao foundation . ” Li Qiye revealed .
Fuyou shuddered despite Li Qiye’s casual tone . He actually won that fight after struggling hard . His wounds also healed quickly .
Thus, the seniors never connected his problem with this fight, unable to give the right diagnosis .
Now, if Li Qiye was right, then he was actually very lucky . Just a bit more force and he would have become a cripple instead of this gradual weakening process .
He was as impressed as can be because Li Qiye didn’t actually check on his conditions . The guy only glanced at him and asked a few questions before figuring out the cause . This required frightening power and abilities .
“Young Master, are you really a mortal?” Fuyou asked . The strongest senior in his sect couldn’t pinpoint the problem yet Li Qiye could do so in a few minutes .
Li Qiye definitely looked like a mortal but Fuyou no longer thought so .
“Of course I am, right now . ” Li Qiye said .
“But… how did you…” Fuyou didn’t know what to say .
“I’ve just read enough books . Remember, reading is good so that you’ll know more things . ” Li Qiye said .
Fuyou smiled wryly . Was this really true? Did he know this from just reading books?
“Young Master, is this curable?” Fuyou stopped thinking and asked again .
“Easy as pie . ” Li Qiye chuckled .
“Really?!” Fuyou became excited; his eyes flashed brightly . This was the best possible news .
“Youn-Young Master, so, so what should I do?” He rubbed his palms and didn’t know how to ask politely .
He was ready to beg or do anything for Li Qiye to help him cure this problem .
“No rush . You’ve been impatient in recent years and that still didn’t amount to anything . Relax and you’ll accomplish more . ” Li Qiye said .
“My mistake . ” Fuyou understood the logic behind this and took a deep breath to mellow down .
Nonetheless, his anxiousness was understandable . The problem plaguing him for several years could finally be solved .
Li Qiye didn’t say anything else and moved on with Fuyou right behind him, looking like a servant .
They have left the village so Li Qiye began looking at the forest with great focus without missing a single blade of grass .
Fuyou didn’t understand . What was so special about the leaves and grass?
“The world has changed . It’s not a case of one’s home being there but their loved ones are no longer around . Now, even the home is gone . ” Li Qiye sighed, becoming slightly emotional .
Fuyou didn’t get it but remained silent along the way .
The two of them walked for some time before stopping in front of a large stone statue on the road - a Black Tortoise .
It looked divine and lofty on top of being very arrogant, clearly a divine beast . Its shell looked strong enough to shoulder the sky .
Strangely enough, the beast also looked kind and friendly . Li Qiye found it to be very familiar as if he had seen it before .
Fuyou explained right away: “My sect’s name is Divine Black and this is our symbol . As long as it is still our territory, you’ll find one very often . ”
“Oh? I see . What is it depicting?” Li Qiye asked .
“Our patriarch and progenitor, the divine beast Black Tortoise . ” Fuyou said with respect .
“Black Tortoise?” Li Qiye found this surprising . [1]
“Indeed . During the ancient era, our patriarch was the mount of a great immortal . He traveled across the nine heavens and absorbed the stars, even entering immortal paradises and treacherous grounds . Later on, the great immortal left this world but he chose to stay and created our sect . ”
“Tell me more about this immortal . ” Li Qiye couldn’t help but smile .
“Hmm, I don’t know much . ” Fuyou smiled wryly . He only knew about his patriarch from the stories told by the seniors .
Li Qiye shook his head in response .
“Well, my master said that the great immortal was completely unbeatable with a penchant for massacres . He was worshipped by all despite being a destroyer of sects . ” Fuyou scratched his head and added .
“Sounds like a murderer more than an immortal . ” Li Qiye chuckled . [2]
“I heard that the great immortal only killed those who deserve death, they were all evil . ” Fuyou smiled awkwardly after saying this .
“That does sound more pleasant . A great immortal, I haven’t heard this in a long time . ” Li Qiye smiled at the statue and decided to gently pat the tortoise’s head .
Once again, Fuyou still found Li Qiye as mysterious as can be . There was something more to this smile that he didn’t get .
1 . So I originally translated the title of this sect as Arcane . It was the word “divine” + “black/mysterious/profound/inscrutable/unbelievable” . The latter is always hard to translate . This is the exact example of why I was wrong . I chose Arcane because it sounded good and true to the mysterious meaning . Now, it turns out that “black” is referring to Black Tortoise . This makes the title of the sect hard to translate . “Black” has to be a part of it because the reference has been made . But a school named “Black” or “Divine Black” sounds bad in English . This isn’t the case in Chinese because the character for “Black” has other meanings that can stand alone . “Divine Tortoise” is okay but we can’t use it here because that’s adding information that’s not supposed to be there . When a Chinese reader saw this title the first time, they would never connect it to a Black Tortoise . Another option in a different scenario is to use a cooler word for “black”, such as obsidian or onyx . Unfortunately, it’s a Black Tortoise, not Obsidian or Onyx Tortoise . It has to be Divine Black to match the meaning of this conversation and the context .
2 . The word for murder here is actually the word I translate as Fierce .
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