Chapter 78
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Chapter 78: Heavenly Seal
Lin Qianmo looked at the great sages.
The leader of the Sword Gate, the Great Sage of the Demon Clan, was startled and respectfully said, "Senior, what more instructions do you have?"
"Although the remains of the Enlightened Beast have lost their divine patterns, this Enlightened Beast was quasi-emperor-level, so its skeleton can still be considered a treasure."
Lin Qianmo gently traced a finger in the air, and a delicate sword light landed on the Enlightened Beast’s skeleton.
Bone by bone was carved off.
After a moment, the Enlightened Beast skeleton was completely divided into three hundred eighty-six pieces of bone.
She kept one hundred twenty-eight bones and without reservation, distributed the remaining bones equally to the Sword Gate sages and those on the seven-story boat.
"We thank the senior for her generosity."
The Great Sage of the Sword Gate and the Great Sage of the Demon Clan were overjoyed.
In truth, with their cultivation, cutting the bones of a quasi-emperor-level Enlightened Beast was extremely difficult.
Lin Qianmo’s move saved them countless amounts of effort.
That matter of Lin Qianmo withholding the divine patterns became a bit more acceptable.
Qi Ruyu witnessed this scene and smiled faintly.
Her master was still the same as always, never abusing her power, even though those two groups were nothing but ants in Lin Qianmo’s eyes.
Fairness!
That was one of the living principles Lin Qianmo upheld.
"Ruyu, let us depart first." Lin Qianmo finished distributing the bones, and a divine light enveloped Qi Ruyu, while the power of chaos gathered at their feet, forming a cloud.
Whoosh!
The two transformed into a stream of chaotic light and flew toward the center of the Sea of All Realms.
"This senior is truly a good person. In the Sea of All Realms, such good people are scarce." The Great Sage of the Demon Clan held his share of the spoils, watching the disappearing cloud, and sighed deeply.
"She is a fierce individual."
The Great Sage of the Sword Gate was from an imperial-level sect and knew much more about the Sea of All Realms.
Lin Qianmo’s origins were highly mysterious.
But a month ago, she personally took action to kill the Sinful Dragon, lord of Evil Dragon Island.
That Sinful Dragon was transcending creation and stood at the peak of the great sage level, on the verge of reaching the Quasi-Emperor level, yet Lin Qianmo killed and refined him.
There were rumors that Lin Qianmo had once broken into the Chaos Immortal Mausoleum and escaped unscathed.
Lin Qianmo’s deeds were one more exaggerated and unbelievable than the next.
"This senior is no ordinary quasi-emperor; her existence is beyond our comprehension." The Great Sage of the Sword Gate stored away the Enlightened Beast bones and led his juniors, vanishing on the sea.
…
"In my impression, you never struck me as reckless, so how did you dare enter the Sea of All Realms?" Lin Qianmo reproachfully looked at Qi Ruyu and said, "If you couldn’t find me, at most in a month, you would have exhausted yourself and died."
"Master, I knew your whereabouts." Qi Ruyu said with a hint of pride.
Lin Qianmo exclaimed in surprise, "How did you know?"
"Master hasn’t stayed on Evil Dragon Island until recently, has she?"
Lin Qianmo’s gaze turned profound. "Did the Ji clan patriarch tell you where I was?"
"The patriarch probably isn’t capable enough to calculate your whereabouts so precisely." Qi Ruyu said, "The master of Heaven’s Secret Pavilion helped me."
"Who is that?" Lin Qianmo frowned. "This person can actually deduce my whereabouts?"
She knew her own origins very well.
Having severed part of her karmic ties and transcended the Great Dao of the lower realm, tracing her existence through the heavens and earth should be an immensely difficult task.
"Master, it’s been too long since you returned to the Southern Wilderness. The Southern Wilderness has changed drastically."
Qi Ruyu spoke slowly. "Just over a month ago, the sect masters of all the major Southern Wilderness sects achieved sainthood on the same day at Godfall Ridge, creating the astonishing spectacle of the Ten Saints’ heavenly tribulation."
"Half a month ago, Xuanfu Palace was destroyed, while Qing Ling Sect, Heavenly Corpse Dao, and Wuji Hall were annexed."
"Only six major powers remain in the entire Southern Wilderness."
"All of this… it’s all because of the appearance of Heaven’s Secret Pavilion."
Qi Ruyu felt a sense of unreality, as if caught in an illusion.
The sudden emergence of Heaven’s Secret Pavilion had altered the landscape of the Southern Wilderness and was beginning to influence all the major powers in the Yuan Realm.
Given time, the Yuan Realm would become the next Southern Wilderness.
"From what you say, this master of Heaven’s Secret Pavilion does indeed seem remarkable."
Lin Qianmo looked cautious.
Facilitating sainthood ascensions within Godfall Ridge required not only immense power but also a deep understanding of its hidden dangers to prevent triggering catastrophes.
Compared to this, the change in the Southern Wilderness’s power structure seemed like child’s play.
"The master of Heaven’s Secret Pavilion claims the ability to deduce all things past and present, omniscient and all-knowing. So far, at least, there’s been nothing he hasn’t known." Qi Ruyu said solemnly.
"However,…"
He let out a bitter laugh. "The master does business with exorbitant prices."
"I used almost all my possessions just to get Heaven’s Secret Pavilion to help me find you."
"Are you complaining to me?"
Lin Qianmo gave a light chuckle. She had watched Qi Ruyu grow up and knew his nature well.
"Master, you’re already a quasi-emperor. Giving me just a tiny scrap of treasure would be endlessly beneficial for this disciple." Qi Ruyu rubbed his hands together, looking expectantly at her.
Lin Qianmo ignored him.
"You sailed out here and found me. What now?" Lin Qianmo asked. "Will you stay in the Sea of All Realms with me to cultivate? Or will you return to the Southern Wilderness after some time?"
"Of course, I must return."
Qi Ruyu answered immediately.
Lin Qianmo remained expressionless.
"Master, won’t you even try to ask me to stay?" Qi Ruyu looked utterly despondent. "Aren’t I your most filial, closest, and most considerate disciple?"
Lin Qianmo rolled her eyes lightly and said, "If you dared to return alone, you couldn’t have dared to barge into the Sea of All Realms alone."
"Speak."
"The one who knows me best is indeed master,"
Qi Ruyu beamed with joy.
"Master, the matter of the Ten Saints’ heavenly tribulation has alarmed the ancient divine clans. The Ji clan, the Ji clan, the Zhu Rong Divine Clan, and others have all sent people into the Southern Wilderness to Heaven’s Secret Pavilion."
"From the mouth of the master of Heaven’s Secret Pavilion, they heard earth-shattering news."
Qi Ruyu’s expression grew solemn.
"The day that the heavenly seal will be removed?"
Lin Qianmo guessed it immediately.
"Heavenly seal?"
Qi Ruyu heard the phrase "heavenly seal" from Lin Qianmo for the first time. Although she didn’t know the specific reasons, what Lin Qianmo referred to was definitely Godfall Ridge.
"Master is truly able to predict like a god." Qi Ruyu offered a flattery.
Lin Qianmo’s expression also turned solemn.
The seal at Godfall Ridge concerned both the upper realm and the lower realm. It could be called the most terrifying secret, and it had run through the entire history of the universe.
"Can the master of Heaven’s Secret Pavilion even calculate this?"
"Who is he really?"
"Why, doesn’t he fear suffering divine retribution?"
"Master, it seems like you don’t care at all about the time of the seal removal." Qi Ruyu spotted a problem. After learning about this, although Lin Qianmo frowned, she hadn’t asked about the specific time.
"The heavenly seal will break sooner or later; it’s only a matter of time," Lin Qianmo said. "Since you know the specific time, speak it out."
"There are still one hundred and sixteen days, at midnight."
Qi Ruyu spoke each word emphatically.
"So soon?"
Lin Qianmo’s gaze was profound, like the vast starry sky.
"Master, what is the heavenly seal?" Qi Ruyu asked suspiciously. "Did you already know who planted the seal at Godfall Ridge?"
"Shut up."
With that command from Lin Qianmo, her words took effect instantly, and Qi Ruyu immediately couldn’t say a word.
"Mm-mm…"
Qi Ruyu gestured with her hands, her eyes wide open.
Lin Qianmo instinctively looked up. The sky was dim, making her also feel a bit oppressed.
"This matter is of immense importance. It’s good that you don’t know about it," Lin Qianmo said solemnly. "Within three feet above the head, there are deities, and above deities, there is the heavenly way."
"If you dare to talk nonsense again, be careful of divine retribution."
After she finished speaking, the silencing spell on Qi Ruyu was lifted.
Qi Ruyu let out a long breath.
"Understood, Master."
Unease stirred in Qi Ruyu’s heart.
A secret that could make her master so wary must be an earth-shattering one that had shaken past and present.
"My little life matters more."
Qi Ruyu patted her chest and asked no more.
After floating for over an hour across the Chaotic Sea, traversing hundreds of thousands of miles, the empty expanse gave way. Islands appeared before them.
They covered the sea densely, as numerous as the stars sprinkled across the sky, spread out like a grand constellation, each island seemingly bound by hidden design.
"Such a blessed land exists within the Sea of All Realms?"
Qi Ruyu couldn’t contain her astonishment.
She had always thought the Sea of All Realms was one vast expanse of chaotic ocean, a place where nothing could endure amidst pure chaos. Yet here lay an immense archipelago.
Moreover, the spiritual energy filling the air was incredibly potent – ten times richer than the Southern Wilderness Yuan Realm itself.
This region was unquestionably a blessed land.
"This is the Three Thousand Immortal Islands," Lin Qianmo explained. "One of the dwelling places for cultivators within the Sea of All Realms. Its inhabitants include the sea’s indigenous divine clans and powerful newcomers."
"Save your wonder. The Three Thousand Immortal Islands were artificially created," Lin Qianmo continued. "That’s how they withstand the erosion of the chaotic sea, shielded by great magic to form their own stable world within the Sea of All Realms."
"Master, have you been cultivating on the Three Thousand Immortal Islands ever since leaving the Southern Wilderness?"
"I traveled through several worlds," Lin Qianmo replied gently. "Only about a thousand years ago did I find my way here. Since then, I’ve seldom left."
The Three Thousand Immortal Islands stretched endlessly, vast beyond sight.
Yet.
Compared to the boundless expanse of the Sea of All Realms, they were but a drop in an endless ocean, vanishingly minuscule.
The two passed through a shimmering curtain of light in seven colors. Instantly, the roar of the chaotic sea was silenced.
Long bridges connected the islands.
Lin Qianmo didn’t fly, but led Qi Ruyu across these bridges, winding their way towards her home – Lonely Moon Island.
She seemed to savor this journey.
Qi Ruyu walked close behind Lin Qianmo, deliberately stepping into her master’s footprints.
This was a habit since childhood.
Deeply ingrained in her nature.
"I wish this moment could last forever…" Qi Ruyu thought.
"We’re here."
Lin Qianmo’s voice broke the stillness. Qi Ruyu stumbled, almost crashing into her master before she could stop herself.
"Still reckless after all these years," Lin Qianmo chided, giving her sleeve an exaggerated flick as she pretended to be displeased.
"Before you, how could I ever change?"
Qi Ruyu retorted matter-of-factly.
She looked across Lonely Moon Island. Crescent-shaped, it floated quietly in a secluded corner, far apart from the other islands, living up to its name.
"Two others reside on this island," Lin Qianmo said. "One possesses cultivation close to my own. The other is also from Yuan Realm. Show respect when you meet them shortly."
"Rest assured, Master," Qi Ruyu replied. "This disciple would never shame you."
