Chapter 564: Chapter 107 Outer Realm Energy

The ancient star dazzled, the void vast. Li Qingming and a crowd gathered outside the ancient star, hesitating to advance.

“Sir, we can’t get in! This ring of gray-white gas is incredibly fierce. Our fleshly bodies simply can’t withstand this kind of pressure!” A Quasi-Saint Middle Stage Great Power complained bitterly in front of Li Qingming.

Li Qingquan flew over from not far away and said, “Yes, big brother, I estimate that even the quasi-saints can’t get in!”

“Is this the Outer Realm Energy?” Li Qingming frowned as he looked at the gray-white gas floating outside, feeling an indescribable throbbing in his heart.

“Indeed! Qingmingzi, with such a ring of Outer Realm Energy guarding, no wonder that Chasing Daoist dare to hide here so arrogantly!” Yin Xi casually threw a meteorite outside the ring of gray-white gas.

“Bang!”

As soon as the two contacted, the meteorite was completely eroded into ashes.

“Hisss!”

Everyone gasped uniformly, the hardness of the meteorite even surpassed that of the finest Immortal Treasures. The mere touch turning it into ash forced everyone to feel a chilling shock.

“Elder, your Vajra Mallet, can it capture any item in this world?” Li Qingming thought for a long while, then suddenly his eyes lit up and he looked towards Yin Xi.

Yin Xi was stunned for a moment, then took out the Vajra Mallet and said, “This Zuozi is called Vajra Mallet. It is a Merit Holy Artifact formed when Taiching Master turned barbarism into Buddhism, establishing the Small Mahayana Buddhism during the First Epoch. I have used it to capture weapons, Spiritual Treasures, as well as water and fire, but I have never used it to capture gases. Moreover, whether capturing water and fire or wind and thunder, it requires a container to hold them. This Outer Realm Energy is too violent, I’m afraid it will be difficult to capture!”

Li Qingming rummaged through his storage space and suddenly took out a Qiankun Gourd, handing it to Yin Xi, and said, “Elder, how about this item?”

“Hmm?” Yin Xi took the Qiankun Gourd and inspected it for a long while, and said, “What a rich Chaotic Aura! Qingmingzi, this gourd of yours is truly exceptional!”

“Then, elder, is it possible to use it as a container to capture the Outer Realm Energy?” Li Qingming asked joyfully.

“We can try, there shouldn’t be a big problem!” Yin Xi nodded and signaled everyone to back off a bit. Then, he tossed the Vajra Mallet into the air and shouted loudly, “Vajra Mallet, appear!”

“Buzz!”

The golden Vajra Mallet spun around, slowly expanding from three inches in diameter to about a foot or so.

Then, a terrifying presence burst forth from the holes of the Vajra Mallet, the intense fluctuations of Primordial Power shattered the vacuum and completely disrupted the orbital paths of nearby stars, blocking the shine of starlight.

This single mallet, emitting a presence that made even the Sun, Moon, and Stars tremble, spewed out streak after streak of golden brilliance, shattering the vacuum, chilling the spines of all quasi-saints present.

Yin Xi’s hand movements continuously changed, streaks of golden brilliance flying out, eventually forming a shimmering Tao Rune that stamped towards the Vajra Mallet in mid-air, while he chanted softly, “Vajra Mallet, capture sky and earth! Capture!”

“Rumble!”

An even more terrifying suction force emerged. Outside this ancient star billions of miles in diameter, the thick layer of Outer Realm Energy began to surge intensely, rushing towards the source of the suction force—the Vajra Mallet.

“Qingmingzi, quickly deploy the Black Gourd!” Yin Xi turned and shouted loudly to Li Qingming. The Vajra Mallet turned, pointing its other end towards Li Qingming.

“Hi, rise!” With a flash of golden light in his eyes, Li Qingming’s Qiankun Gourd soared up, exploding with the same suction power, albeit lacking the strong capturing force of the Vajra Mallet.

“Qiankun Gourd, devour Heaven and Earth!”

“Buzz!”

The mouth of the gourd suddenly enlarged, its deep aperture began to draw in those gray-white Outer Realm Gases.

“Whoosh!”

Like a vacuum cleaner, the Vajra Mallet captured the Outer Realm Energy, and Qiankun Gourd drew it in, both complementing each other.

Time slowly passed, and as the Outer Realm Energy surrounding the ancient star grew less, the orange-yellow ancient star also nakedly exposed itself in front of everyone.

“Capture!”

Yin Xi and Li Qingming almost simultaneously stopped their actions, the Vajra Mallet showed no issues, but the Qiankun Gourd seemed to have become heavier. The “Tao” character branded on the gourd’s skin also appeared more pronounced.

“Xu Hu, open a gap, let’s go in!” Li Qingming threw a Nine Revolutions Golden Pill to Yin Xi, restoring his depleted True Yuan, and instructed.

“Hehe, big brother, just watch this!” Long Xuhu clenched his fists, his face revealing a bloodthirsty smile.

“Mysterious Skill Nine Transformations, rise!”

Long Xuhu shouted lowly, his originally burly stature, instantly becoming mightily towering.

“Hey! Break!” His eyes burst open, he raised the Wind and Thunder Hammer and smashed towards a direction on the ancient star.

“Rumble!”

A thunderous roar came from ahead, a dark hole appeared before everyone’s eyes. Rich natural spiritual energy flowed from the hole, inside was bright, as if two suns were shining upon the land.

…

Within the Ancient Star.

In the Eastern Extremity of this orange-hued star, there lies a vast ancient land. The land is shrouded in mist, obscuring the surroundings, but one can faintly see a huge building nestled in the fog. Its blurred shape resembles that of the Auspicious Beast Qilin.

At this moment, inside the Qilin Holy Temple, Demon Night, cloaked entirely in a black robe, drags his right hand which is missing a small finger, and looks gloomily at the weakened Buddha and Po Suo slumping before him.

Po Suo supports the Buddha leaning against a corner of the grand hall, struggling to stand, and bows to Demon Night, saying, “Thank you, Fellow Daoist, for your righteous assistance!”

“If it wasn’t for the Mountain Lord asking me to save your lives, do you think I would care about your survival?” Demon Night roars agitatedly:

“Forget about you! And that old bald Buddha, I repeatedly offered to help you through your troubles, and you stubbornly refused. Still acting all high and mighty facing your enemy alone. Have you even considered looking at yourself? We are the shameless invaders, or has your actions over these many years not been shameless as well?”

Suddenly rolling up the sleeve of his right hand, Demon Night points at the severed finger, saying, “This is what you have brought upon me! You cursed stubborn old man!”

The Buddha’s face turns ashen, no longer carrying any hint of arrogance.

Po Suo looks at the Buddha, her eyes dim as she speaks, “Fellow Daoist, there is no use talking about this now. We have lost the Holy Buddha Star, the Buddha’s children are either dead or severely hurt. The Endless Buddha Realm is finished…”

“Finished? Hmph!” Demon Night snorts coldly and says, “You brought this upon yourselves, I told you earlier… Huh? Not good!”

“Fellow Daoist, what’s wrong?” Seeing the change in Demon Night’s tone, Po Suo quickly inquires.

“These natives of the Great Thousand World are really like sticking plasters!” Demon Night grits his teeth and says, “I’ve cleaned up the traces so thoroughly, yet they still managed to follow us here!”

“Cough cough… So, what do we do?” The Buddha coughs lightly, asking nervously.

“Hmph! What to do? It’s like choosing not to take the right path to Heaven but barging into Hell with no doors! I’ll certainly give them a warm welcome, heh heh…” Demon Night’s voice is chillingly cold, filled with towering resentment.

…

Outside the Ancient Star.

“Big Brother, let’s go in!” Long Xuhu grins, putting away his mystical might as he laughs.

“Let’s go!” Li Qingming, along with Yin Xi, having fully recovered, takes the lead to enter. Following them, Shakyamuni, Li Qingquan, Yang Jian, and the other Quasi-Saints file in.

Passing through the hole smashed by Long Xuhu, everyone finally enters the ancient star.

Upon touching the ground, everyone immediately feels an endless surge of spiritual energy rushing to their spleens and hearts. Looking around, the ancient star is filled with both the grandeur and vastness of time.

Majestic mountains, lush vegetation, steaming water sources, small animals frolicking, and occasionally visible spiritual medicines make one lose oneself in the environment, unwilling to leave.

Listening carefully, from hundreds of miles in all directions, the sound of waves crashing can be heard. It turns out that where everyone has landed is a massive reef.

Looking out over the sea, only sparse starlight illuminates, with many spherical shadows undulating in the distance. The mist is too thick to see clearly what they are.

“What are those things?” Li Qingquan points to the distant huge shadows, frowning.

“Who cares what they are, why not just go and see?” Long Xuhu inhales a mouthful of spiritual energy carefreely and says.

“Hmph!” Li Qingming looks coldly at Long Xuhu and says, “Xu Hu, if you continue to be so impulsive, I will lock you in Time Mountain to keep the brown bear company.”

Long Xuhu shivers intensively and timidly says, “Big Brother, Xu Hu knows his mistake!”

“Hmph!” Li Qingming coldly snorts, scanning everyone, he says, “Remember, since Po Suo mentioned that this is where Demon Night chose to hide, there must be preparations. We must be cautious at all times.”

“Yes, sir!”

Everyone bows in agreement.

“Let’s move. We’ll leave this place first to see how vast this ocean really is!” Li Qingming leads everyone toward the shadows in the East.

…

“Rumble!”

A quarter of an hour later, the sound of the waves gets closer, and powerful surges mixed with slight water elemental power cause everyone to shiver.

“Phew! We’ve arrived, what a boundlessly vast sea!”

“Eh, those shadows are actually, actually stars?”

“What, there are stars… No way, this can’t be real!”

Moments later, the seaside boils over. All the Quasi-Saints look at the stars floating on the sea with surprise, their expressions stunned.

Li Qingming’s face flickers with emotion, swiftly moves through the crowd to the forefront:

This is a vast and tumultuous ocean, on its vast sea surface, stars shining with dim silver light rise and fall. Some are as big as dozens of miles, and others hundreds of feet.

Standing on the shore, Li Qingming feels as if he has arrived in a cosmic void. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)