📖 Chapter 1159 - Picking Him Up!

19 Nov, 2023

As soon as Wang Baole opened his eyes, lightning seemed to streak across them. The Never-Ending Heavenly Dao’s power of law instantly descended, turning into timeless runes that imprinted themselves on his fleshly body.

These runes were the acknowledgment granted by the Heavenly Dao to those of the Star Domain Realm. This acknowledgment was one of the ironclad rules that the Heavenly Dao was bound to. However, Wang Baole’s body contained not only the aura of the Never-Ending Heavenly Dao but also the Underworld Sect’s Heavenly Dao. In the next instant, a wave of power belonging to the Underworld Sect’s Heavenly Dao came and engraved itself into his flesh as well.

With two Heavenly Dao blessings, Wang Baole’s fleshly body instantly rumbled. His physical power grew stronger and stronger, and a heaven-shaking aura of qi and blood erupted in all directions. The void in the surroundings began cracking at the seams, as if Wang Baole’s existence itself was affecting the smooth operation of the starry sky.

This was the horror of a Star Domain Realm Almighty!

Generally speaking, Star Domain Realm Almighties broke through with their cultivation base first, followed by their divine soul. As for the fleshly body… it often lagged behind the other two. Thus, although their physical bodies would have some effect on the working of the starry sky, they could suppress this effect with their powerful cultivation bases.

However, Wang Baole was just the opposite. His cultivation base was merely at the late-stage Eternal Star Realm. Although his divine soul had reached the great circle, it had only taken a couple of steps on the stairway and was far from the point where he wanted to break through. Only his fleshly body had stepped into the Star Domain Realm right now, so there was some incongruity in his current state.

More importantly, Wang Baole possessed two sets of Heavenly Dao laws, which would naturally result in some conflicts. Anyone else might have already exploded and died from the conflict of two Heavenly Daos in their body. However, Wang Boale’s intrinsic scabbard quickly vibrated, suppressing the two Heavenly Daos and forcing them to peacefully coexist.

Thus, Wang Baole managed to avoid a grisly fate. But the effect of his fleshly body the starry sky couldn’t be resolved so easily. Either Wang Baole’s cultivation base had to break through as well, or a powerhouse had to take care of things for him.

Luckily, said powerhouse… arrived quickly.

To be precise, they arrived the moment Wang Baole’s fleshly body stepped into the Star Domain Realm. Just as the void all around him began tearing apart… the Flame Patriarch appeared!

With the curse leaf as a guide, although the Flame Patriarch’s original body didn’t show up, his divine will instantly came and enveloped Wang Baole. While suppressing the effect of Wang Baole’s body on the starry sky, it also concealed the fluctuations of his breakthrough.

Although there were many cultivators of the myriad factions present, most of them were very far away. Moreover, Chen Qingzi’s sudden reversal of the situation was too dazzling, so no one was paying attention to Wang Baole, not even the two Divine Emperors.

After all… what was happening with Chen Qingzi was almost unbelievable. Thus, with the Flame Patriarch’s help, nobody noticed Wang Baole’s breakthrough.

A moment later, Wang Baole’s figure disappeared on the spot. When he reappeared… he was no longer in the furnace world, but outside, next to the Flame Patriarch. Xie Haiyang was also there, eyes full of shock as he looked at Wang Baole, then at Chen Qingzi.

Although he knew that Wang Baole was on speaking terms with Chen Qingzi, he never expected that their relationship was actually even closer than that.

If he still hadn’t figured out that Wang Baole was part of the Underworld Sect by now, then he wouldn’t be Xie Haiyang.

Meanwhile, Wang Baole was taken aback for a moment after being teleported out of the furnace world. However, he composed himself in an instant and calmly sat down cross-legged. At the same time, some of the other cultivators of the myriad factions used similar methods to enter the spell formation and retrieve their surviving disciples. Then, they all retreated quickly. Things had changed too quickly; staying here wouldn’t provide any benefits and could even pose great danger.

“Old ox, what are you waiting for? Let’s go!” Seeing how quickly Wang Baole regained his wits after being teleported out of the furnace world, the Flame Patriarch smiled slightly. He flicked his sleeve and patted the divine ox, who immediately turned and retreated into the distance.

Wang Baole blinked. He wanted to tell his master that there was no need to pat the divine ox or tell it to get going. After all, the divine ox and his master… were one and the same…

‘Did he forget that the divine ox is his clone?’

Coughing dryly, Wang Baole turned around to look at the battlefield that was gradually growing farther away.

“Don’t look. That crazy senior brother of yours really went too far this time. I can’t believe he turned himself into a Heavenly Dao… Sigh, it looks like the Never-Ending Clan and Underworld Sect are going to go to war!

“Although you’re part of the Underworld Sect, you are also my disciple. This karma… must be repaid somehow. It’s all I can do to give you a way out.” Listening to the Flame Patriarch’s words, Wang Baole fell silent. After a while, he opened his mouth to speak, but the Flame Patriarch interrupted him.

“There’s no need for you to say anything. I’ve already lived such a long time, and witnessing all this excitement isn’t bad. Besides… I do hope that your senior brother can lead the Underworld Sect to victory. That way, I’ll be able to vent some of my anger toward those Never-Ending bastards.” The Flame Patriarch grinned. However, a moment later, he knitted his brows.

“But there’s also a little problem. Although it seems like no one’s paying attention to you, thinking about it carefully, that’s impossible. Most likely… you have already been exposed. It’s just that Chen Qingzi is attracting all the attention right now, so everyone’s just ignoring you.

“Baole, after we get back to the Raging Flame Galaxy, you should go into seclusion right away. Once we’re in my domain, I’d like to see if the Never-Ending Clan still has the guts to come and cause trouble for you!”

“Master…” Wang Baole stood up and bowed deeply toward the Flame Patriarch, guilt rising up in his heart. He had no right to interfere with his senior brother’s decisions, and he had indeed gained extraordinary benefits this time. But he hadn’t wanted all this to come at the cost of being exposed.

However, nothing could be done about it. Now that he’d been exposed, Wang Baole could only prepare himself, as well as… wait for Chen Qingzi!

Wang Baole had always believed that even if he was exposed, his senior brother would be there to help him out. But his formerly unbreakable trust toward Chen Qingzi was now somewhat shaken.

That was because… the Chen Qingzi who had fused with the Heavenly Dao, or rather had become the Heavenly Dao, gave Wang Baole an inexplicable feeling of unfamiliarity.

This feeling was indescribably strange, and Wang Baole couldn’t help but feel complicated over it.

But he didn’t have to wallow in his uncertainty for too long. Half a month later, on the way back the Raging Flame Galaxy, the Flame Patriarch who had originally been sitting in meditation suddenly opened his eyes. The divine ox also stopped in its steps, and a sea of flames instantly erupted in all directions.

"Chen Qingzi?"

At the same time, Wang Baole’s mind twitched, and he lifted his head to look into the distance. He felt the laws of the Underworld Sect’s Heavenly Dao in his body circulating on their own. Soon, a familiar figure appeared in the distance, walking step by step to the edge of the sea of flames.

This figure had long hair and azure robes. He was holding a jug of wine, and a wooden sword floated by his side.

There was a black fish imprint between his brows. He was… Chen Qingzi!

“Fellow Daoist Raging Flame, many thanks for taking care of my sect’s Underworld Child.” Chen Qingzi smiled and bowed politely toward the Flame Patriarch.

The Flame Patriarch’s expression darkened. He didn’t say anything, only snorting coldly.

Chen Qingzi didn’t seem to mind. Still smiling, he looked at Wang Baole with a gentle gaze and spoke softly.

“Baole, don’t you want to come back to the Underworld Sect with me? Let’s complete the journey that we didn’t finish last time^[1].”