Sage Monarch - Chapter 304

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“A few months ago, when you went to the Western Continent, I assumed that I could get in touch with you using the talisman, to tell you when Young Master Shroud-Heaven and I planned to go to the Superheaven Badlands to kill the Crown Prince . But then… . ”

As they sat down to hear Hua Tianxiong’s story, Ghost Emperor Yama teleported them back to the Sun Moon Institute .

Ghost Emperor Yama was also interested in the Crown Prince . After all, he had hoped to use him as a pawn in the past, although that effort had failed .

It was now clear that the Crown Prince was actually from an immortal plane . However, to Ghost Emperor Yama, that still didn’t make him worthy of compare to Yang Qi . After all, the God Legion Seal far surpassed anything that could come from an immortal plane .

Back in the ancient era, it wasn’t unheard-of for immortals to descend to the Yore-Wilds Continent, which wasn’t an immortal plane itself, but was close to it . As such, Ghost Emperor Yama had heard a lot of stories of immortals, and had even seen some treasures left behind by them .

Demi-Immortals were called half-immortal . As for beings who surpassed that cultivation level, they were actual immortals .

Back in those days, Ghost Emperor Yama had looked up to immortals in the same way that modern-day individuals in the Energy Arts or Lifeseizing level would look up to Great Sages . Although Great Sages were something of a myth to most people, they were still real .

When it came to the gods, Ghost Emperor Yama had obviously never seen any of them . He had only read of them in books and scrolls left behind by immortals . Such books contained epic sagas and mythological stories that many people considered to be fictional . But Ghost Emperor Yama was a fiend-devil with the blood of hell in him, and on an instinctual level, he knew that the legion of gods was anything but fictional .

They just didn't exist in the world of men; they were in another, vastly distant location .

Because of all of that, Ghost Emperor Yama was fairly certain that Yang Qi was going to win in the fight with the Crown Prince . Of course, he was essentially the only person to hold that view . Everyone else in the Rich-Lush Continent believed that Yang Qi was no match for the Crown Prince .

“The Crown Prince really was in the Superheaven Badlands . However, he had set up something called the Azure Heavens Grand Spell Formation, an aspect of profoundly ancient military strategy called Operation Azure Heavens . Young Master Shroud-Heaven and I brought a host of top experts with us, but as soon as we encountered that spell formation, we were stuck . Shockingly, the Crown Prince was also in the formation, and he had transformed into an enormous embryo! Next to him was a woman holding a pearl, and off to the side was a huge altar built entirely from spirit stones . Some of them were even sagely-grade . It was in that moment that I realized all the stories of the Crown Prince gathering spirit stones to build an altar, well, it was a smoke screen . The truth was that he had long since finished constructing the Superheaven Altar .

“Young Master Shroud-Heaven and I fought to get free, but it was all in vain . The Crown Prince emerged from the embryo and killed Young Master Shroud-Heaven . Then he turned to me, and it seemed as though his will had fused with the azure heavens above . I fought as hard as I could to escape, but in the end, I was ripped to shreds . In the moment before I died, a saw that a vast and boundless world had come to exist above the Crown Prince’s head . It was massive, millions upon millions of times as large as the Rich-Lush Continent . In fact, it was larger than anything I’ve read about in the ancient records . Based on what I’ve learned in my studies, I would say that world was a plane even higher than the Yore-Wilds Continent . ”

“An immortal plane!” Ghost Emperor Yama exclaimed . “The Azure Heavens Grand Spell Formation… . It seems this Crown Prince completely and utterly awakened his aura, and connected to the immortal plane he comes from . You know, there are countless planes in the universe, and while the lower-level ones are called continents, the higher-level ones are called planetary systems . And beyond that are even higher planes that are called heavens . Those heavens are the planes inhabited by immortals . For example, one of the heavens I've heard about is the Titan Emperor Heaven, which existed above the Yore-Wilds Continent . You see, the Yore-Wilds Continent, the Brute-Wilds Continent, the Waste-Wilds Continent and the Proto-Wilds Continent, these four continents, actually contain hundreds of millions of planets, all of which are administered by the immortal plane above them . As for which heaven the Crown Prince actually comes from, I have no idea . ” [1]

“Incredible,” Yang Qi murmured . He felt like a new world had just opened up to him .

The Rich-Lush Continent was really like a tiny pond, and he was like a fish swimming around in it . Actually, it wasn’t even a pond, more like a puddle .

After all, it had once been just a small part of the Yore-Wilds Continent . And the Yore-Wilds Continent, along with the three other major continents around it, contained hundreds of millions of planets, and was overseen by Titan Emperor Heaven .

From what Yang Qi could guess, the legion of gods must exist on a plane higher than the numerous heavens that existed .

‘I can hardly wrap my mind around how large it all is . No wonder you have to reach the Great Sage level before you can leave this place . ’ From what he could tell, there was really no good reason to stay in the Rich-Lush Continent any longer .

“Hey Ghost Emperor Yama, how much do you know about the Hanging Mountain?” Yang Qi asked .

“The Hanging Mountain?” He frowned slightly . “It's a holy mountain created by immortals of the ancient Demonfolk . It’s also subsidiary to Titan Emperor Heaven . From what I've heard, the immortals from Titan Emperor Heaven are divided into factions, with the Humanfolk immortals opposing the Demonfolk immortals for control over the mortal world . Of course, when hell-born fiend-devils enter the picture, like those from the Hell of Euphoria, then all types of immortals in Titan Emperor Heaven will fight them, no matter what faction they come from . ”

“I see . That explains why the Hell of Euphoria destroyed the Yore-Wilds Continent . Does the Hanging Mountain have powerful people in it still?”

“Of course . This brat just mentioned Young Master Shroud-Heaven, whose father is a minor figure in the Hanging Mountain . I would imagine that the Hanging Mountain takes orders directly from Titan Emperor Heaven nowadays . You see, it exists far out in the boundless void . It’s essentially an entire world, connected by wormholes to countless other Demonfolk continents . If I remember correctly, the patriarch who leads the Hanging Mountain should be on the verge of entering the Demolishing level . ”

“The Demolishing level?” Yang Qi said . “Is that the level after Demi-Immortal?”

“Exactly . The nine steps of the Great Sage level all involve heaven-shaking, earth-toppling transformations . In the ninth step, you form immortal motes, which is how you break into the Demi-Immortal level . The Demi-Immortal level also has nine sub-levels . You have Lesser Demi-Immortals, Potent Demi-Immortals, Tyrant Demi-Immortals, et cetera . And after the Demi-Immortal is the Demolishing level . Once you reach that level, you're considered a true immortal . ”

Feeling completely shaken by all the new information, Yang Qi asked, “What’s after the Demolishing level?”

“After the Demolishing level is the fabled Godmyth level . Although, I've never even heard of such an entity existing in our area of space-time, much less seen one . I'm sure there are higher levels after Godmyth, but I'm not sure of the details, and have no idea how to even practice such cultivation . If I ever become a Demi-Immortal, I’ll definitely try to make my way to an immortal plane and find a proper energy art to do so . Of course, if you gave me that energy art of yours, I wouldn’t have to worry about such things . How about this, Yang Qi: you give me that energy art, I’ll help you accomplish anything you want to accomplish . Kill gods . Slay devils . Whatever . In fact, we can start with the Crown Prince . What do you say?”

“I don’t think so,” Yang Qi replied . “What good would that do? I need to handle my own affairs . The Crown Prince is a stumbling block on my path of cultivation, and I need to kick him out of the way on my own . If I didn't do it myself, how could I proceed with my cultivation?”

Ghost Emperor Yama flashed a vicious smile . “Well fine then . But at least give me the full Primeval Infernal Deity Sutra . ”

The truth was that Yang Qi wasn’t very worried about the ramifications of giving the Primeval Infernal Deity Sutra to Ghost Emperor Yama . It was a sutra after all, not an energy art, and definitely not the Strength of the Hell-Crushing Godmammoth . With a thought, he sent countless magical symbols flowing into Ghost Emperor Yama’s mind .

Ghost Emperor Yama accepted them, and soon, his devil energy surged with even more might than before . Immense transformations began to occur within him as his every inhalation and exhalation caused terrifying devil energy to sweep about .

Some time passed, and he opened his eyes, which shone with the glow of enlightenment . “It’s too bad I didn’t have this a long time ago . If I had, I probably wouldn’t have ended up imprisoned . It really does contain enlightenment from a primeval infernal deity . It might not be a cultivation technique on its own, but it’s already pushed me to a higher level, and helped me to have a much deeper understanding of hell . ”

At this point, Yang Qi rose to his feet . “I need to head back to Yanhaven now, and call my sworn siblings together to discuss matters at hand . By the way, how has Hua Fengfeng fared in reaching the Legendary level?”

“There’s good news on that front,” Yan Chenxing said . “She suffered untold hardships in the Minorbrilliance World, but she finally broke through . Right now she’s in rest and recovery . ”

“Well that’s good to hear,” Yang Qi said . After returning to the Rich-Lush Continent, he had only been hit with one bit of bad news after another, so this information was most welcome .

“Yang Qi,” Ghost Emperor Yama said, “there’s no way you’re going to increase your cultivation base in such a short time . And it's a real pity that you keep refusing to strike a deal with me . Remember, I still have those sage motes . They would definitely give you the strength you need to fight the Crown Prince . He's in contact with an immortal plane, which means he can get immortal energy . With that level of power, he should be able to decimate just about any other Great Sage . At the very minimum, he’ll be a lot stronger than that piece of trash Great Sage Quake-Cloud was . Think about it! You couldn't even kill Great Sage Quake-Cloud, could you?”

“We’ll talk about that later,” Yang Qi said . “All I need to do is advance by two levels . As long as I'm in the Personal-Domain Transformation, I should be fine . ”

“Personal Domain Transformation?” Ghost Emperor Yama chuckled . “Considering your energy arts are a gift from the legion of gods, just how strong will your personal domain be?”

“Wait and see,” Yang Qi replied . “If you're anxious to find out, you could always help me . What do you say?”

“I will, if it’s worth it for me . ” Suddenly, his voice turned grim . “Don’t forget that you’re my prey . ”

All of a sudden Chancellor Sun Moon jumped into the conversation . “Yang Qi, what level is your energy art? Don’t tell me it’s… . ”

“Yep, it’s a godly-class energy art!” Ghost Emperor Yama said . “It’s something you wouldn’t even see in the Yore-Wilds Continent . Only immortal planes would have godly-class energy arts . And I can guarantee that, at the very least, it’s a paramount godly energy art . Not even a lesser godly energy art could compare to it . ”

1 . Titan Emperor Heaven: translating it this way is a tiny spoiler, but necessary . Basically, the name uses one character out of the two characters that mean “titan” . Without the second character, the first character can be interpreted many ways, which led to me originally interpret it as “peace”, only to change it later . There is no other interpretation of the two-character combo besides “titan”, and no real way to hide the meaning until the “second character reveal” .