587: Success is the sainthood, failure is also the sainthood...in the end it is all smoke and cloud

After understanding the hidden circumstances behind this, Sacred King Qing Shang could not calm down for a long time.

After a long while, Qing Shang transmitted his voice slowly: "Since the Sacred Throne has such hidden dangers... then giving it to you is fine."

"Take it."

Li Qi nodded slightly, raised his hand to cast out eight rays of golden light, which flew into Sacred King Qing Shang's body.

Each Golden Dawn Key wandered throughout Sacred King Qing Shang's entire body, like nimble fish, and very quickly, these Golden Dawn Keys found those eight Sacred Thrones.

One end of each Golden Dawn Key inserted itself into the golden light point in the center of the saintly core imprint and began to rotate, and the "click-clack" sound of gears colliding rang in the ears of the Sacred King of golden radiance...

When the Golden Dawn Keys and the saintly core imprints were completely locked, Li Qi pulled outward violently, and the eight Sacred Thrones were forcibly stripped from Sacred King Qing Shang's body.

Sacred King Qing Shang did not offer any resistance; his body shuddered, his face turned pale, and his aura weakened, sustaining some injuries, but they were not serious.

And an ironic thing happened...

After losing the Sacred Thrones... Sacred King Qing Shang was still a Sacred King!

He did not turn into Dao Ancestor Qing Shang!

He had already mastered too many of the Three Thousand Great Daos and had already walked far enough along this path; for him... those few Sacred Thrones were merely dispensable things.

After being stripped of the Sacred Thrones, Sacred King Qing Shang could not help but take a few steps back. After a few deep breaths, he felt an unprecedented sense of relaxation, as if he had unloaded a burden of a thousand catties.

"Sure enough, this Sacred Throne... sigh."

Sacred King Qing Shang sighed faintly and spoke with mixed emotions.

Throughout his journey, he succeeded because of the Sacred Throne and failed because of the Sacred Throne, eventually going so far as to travel to a distant land in search of peace.

Although he had once suspected that there was a problem with the Sacred Thrones, he had never made up his mind to drive these Sacred Thrones out of his body.

But when he truly let go of those few Sacred Thrones, Sacred King Qing Shang actually felt as if he had unlocked shackles weighing a thousand catties, and an incomparable sense of freedom welled up within him...

"Hahaha hahaha..."

"I am truly stupid. Wouldn't it have been better to let go sooner? To think I dragged it out until now?"

"Truly... foolish beyond compare!"

"Hahahaha hahaha hahaha..."

At this very moment, Sacred King Qing Shang felt that he had completed a certain important transformation, and he was no longer as he had been before.

When the joy and sorrow in his heart had been vented, Sacred King Qing Shang finally looked at Li Qi and said slowly: "Li Qi, thank you for telling me all of this."

Li Qi laughed and said: "A great disaster is imminent, and everyone is a person within the game; no one can stay out of it... helping you is also helping myself, so there is no need to thank me."

Sacred King Qing Shang nodded heavily: "Li Qi, that you could have such breadth of mind... actually makes me ashamed."

"Since you are so righteous, it would be unjustifiable if I did not reciprocate."

"Regardless of what plans you have, count me in. Although my abilities are not great, I can still contribute."

Although he had just been stripped of the Sacred Thrones and had sustained some injuries, these minor injuries could be completely recovered in a day or two, and his strength had almost no reduction.

The number of Three Thousand Great Daos mastered by Sacred King Qing Shang reached one thousand three hundred, and his strength was equivalent to the Fusion of fifty Sacred Thrones; he was the strongest Sacred King Li Qi had ever seen.

And since this Sacred King was willing to follow Li Qi's lead, Li Qi naturally would not refuse.

"Very well, I am indeed short of people, so you shall come with me."

Other Sacred Kings either harbored hostility toward Li Qi and could not possibly be used by him, so they could only be Sealed.

Or they had been stripped of their Sacred Thrones, their strength had collapsed too severely, and they had reverted to being Dao Ancestors, unfit for great use.

Like Sacred King Qing Shang, even after being stripped of eight Sacred Thrones, his strength was almost unaffected... he was the only one!

This was a rare and fierce general!

Li Qi was also very happy and decisively took him under his command.

A moment later, Li Qi said: "Qing Shang, prepare yourself; we are about to leave, and I still need to continue searching for other Sacred Kings."

Sacred King Qing Shang nodded and said: "Very well, wait a moment."

He had lived in the Leaving Dust Realm for a long time and had long since spread his branches and leaves, having many descendants. This time, leaving with Li Qi, he did not know when he would return, so he naturally needed to make proper arrangements.

Watching Sacred King Qing Shang leave, Li Qi closed his eyes and meditated, silently operating the [Saint Mark] secret technique again, beginning to search for the whereabouts of the next Sacred King...

Family letters were sent out from the manor on the mountaintop, and soon, a large group of people arrived.

"The Ancestor's urgent order, unworthy descendants rushed over immediately..."

"We just do not know what matter the Ancestor has summoned us for?"

A group of people knelt respectfully before Sacred King Qing Shang and asked cautiously.

Sacred King Qing Shang's gaze toward these people was complex; it contained both gratification and reluctance. These people were all his descendants, connected to him by Bloodline, but the various emotions in his eyes quickly disappeared.

Sacred King Qing Shang's tone was as usual, trying his best to make himself look no different from usual.

"Today, an old friend of mine visited, and I intend to roam the world with him; I will be leaving the Family for a period of time."

"You all... take care of yourselves."

Huh?

What the hell?

Isn't it just going out to play for a few laps? Why make such a big fuss?

Only a few elders in the Family felt a sudden, inexplicable thumping in their hearts, vaguely guessing something.

After speaking, Sacred King Qing Shang bestowed a long sword and said slowly.

"This sword has been with me for many years and is imbued with a trace of my power; in the future, if those without eyes dare to invade the Family... you can use this sword to repel the enemy."

After speaking, Sacred King Qing Shang turned and left, leaving behind only the crowd looking at each other in dismay.

After finding Li Qi again, Sacred King Qing Shang said: "Li Qi, we can go now."

Li Qi opened his eyes, nodded slowly, and the two figures instantly disappeared from the spot...