287: Taoist Master!

"Harmful deeds?"

The ethereal voice paused, then said faintly, "In these twenty-seven years, more than two hundred Emperor Realm beings have died by your hand, and nine Transcendent beings. Eighty percent of the Vicious Beasts in the entire Violent Fiend Forbidden Zone have been slaughtered by you. Tell me, what do you consider a harmful deed?"

Xu Qing broke out in a cold sweat, awkwardly touching his nose.

"You killed the Vicious Beasts that I painstakingly cultivated. If I don't settle this score with you, then who?"

"Don't worry, this matter might be a joyous occasion for you!"

The ethereal voice sounded again, "You should know the origin of this Star Moon Grotto-heaven, right?"

"I do!"

Xu Qing replied.

"Beneath this Grotto-heaven, a big fellow is suppressed. Judging from your performance just now, you Cultivate the Devouring Great Dao. If you are strong enough to devour him, I think it will be of some help to you!"

Xu Qing's expression changed in surprise upon hearing this!

"Senior, is it that Demon Ancestor?"

"Heh! With that long worm's Dao cultivation, why would I need to suppress him for so long? The big fellow down here is much stronger than that long worm!"

"Do you think you can stand here because I am kind-hearted? If I didn't need to suppress that big fellow, with your current Dao cultivation, why would my Incarnation need to appear!"

The owner of the ethereal voice said calmly.

Xu Qing did not refute. From the moment the owner of the ethereal voice appeared, he already knew her identity.

"Alright! When Junior reaches the Dao Lord Realm, I will come here to fulfill the agreement! It's just that Junior doesn't know how to enter the Star Moon Grotto-heaven!" Xu Qing agreed.

An existence stronger than the Demon Ancestor indeed made his heart pound.

"Whoosh!"

A token appeared before Xu Qing.

"There's a Restriction I placed within the token. As long as you reach Star Moon Mountain, it will take you into the Star Moon Grotto-heaven; additionally, with this token, you can receive help from the Heavenly Hall!"

Xu Qing was surprised. He was just about to seize the Nine Heavens Key, and with this token in his hand, it seemed inconvenient to start a massacre!

"Also, take this. Consider it a deposit!"

"Rules cannot be broken! You are limited to leaving the Star Moon Grotto-heaven in three days!"

As she spoke, a jade box appeared before Xu Qing.

"Buzz buzz buzz!"

The eyes of the heavens disappeared, and the dark purple vortex also dissipated. The restricted space also vanished at this moment.

Xu Qing looked at the crowd about to revive, then slipped into the nine-dragon carriage and vanished into the Void Realm.

"What happened?"

"I don't know! I only remember seeing the heavens send down divine punishment. I wonder if that great fiend was killed!"

"Hiss~"

None of them were fools, and they quickly realized that a segment of their memory had been erased.

They exchanged glances, then dispersed in various directions.

After everything calmed down, Xu Qing emerged from the Void Realm, looking expressionlessly at the lifeless earth beneath his feet.

Then, he vanished underground to tally his past gains.

Over the past twenty-seven years, just as the Lord of Stars and Moon had said, Xu Qing had committed countless slaughters. Many Emperor Realm, and even Dao Severing beings, had been devoured and refined by Xu Qing, especially their inner worlds, which were Xu Qing's primary targets for Devouring.

These Dao Severing beings all came from this sea region and were Vicious Beasts cultivated by the Lord of Stars and Moon. Xu Qing's hunting of them had attracted her attention back then.

At that time, Xu Qing had a premonition, so after hunting enough Vicious Beasts, he hid in his Cosmos World to refine them. He never expected to be locked onto by her as soon as he emerged from seclusion.

Who would have thought that someone rumored to have perished in the outside world was actually alive, and even suppressing an existence more powerful than an ordinary Demon Ancestor.

Moreover, Xu Qing felt that this person must have achieved that Breakthrough!

No wonder the people of the Upper Realm seemed so calm in the face of a Legacy from a half-step Dao Ancestor—it turned out they knew she wasn't dead!

But back then, such an intense battle had erupted, so why had no one thought to encircle and annihilate her?

The mysteries were simply too numerous. Without reaching a certain Realm, understanding those things would only harm oneself.

However, this trip taught Xu Qing a lesson: legends cannot be fully believed. Getting involved in such things can lead to death!

But, it must be said, Xu Qing's harvest this time was not bad!

[Host: Xu Qing]

[Identity: Xu Clan Leader]

[Primal Force Cultivation: Early Stage Dao Lord; Body Refining Cultivation: Early Stage Dao Lord; Cosmos Cultivation: Early Stage Dao Lord]

[Aptitude: Eternal]

[Physique: Chaos Dao Body (Perfection), Void Dao Body (Perfection), Chaos Dao Eye (Perfection), Undying Dao Body (Perfection), Heaven and Earth Dao Heart (90%)]

[Luck: Nine-Colored]

[Force: Dao Family]

[Family Mall: Supreme-Grade]

[family points: 988.529 billion]

[Family Luck Spirit: Purple-Gold Sacred Dragon (79.32 billion zhang)]

[Talents: Investment Return, Plunder Luck, Heavenly Secret Obscuration, Heavenly Dao Pressure, Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains!]

[Territory: Netherworld: 17 Ghost Domains; Eternal Continent: 76 Realms; Middle Thousand Worlds: 1; Second Star Ring: 2884 medium-grade planets; Third Star Ring: 52777 low-grade planets!]

[Mysterious Gift Pack: 1!]

His Cultivation had broken through, and his Cosmos System had reached the Early Stage Dao Lord!

After devouring numerous beings and Small Worlds, Xu Qing also spent over 100 billion family points to exchange for many resources, which allowed him to upgrade the Minor Thousand Worlds within his Cosmos World to Middle Thousand Worlds.

Subsequently, leveraging the feedback from numerous Middle Thousand Worlds, his Origin Realm broke through to the Major Thousand Worlds, allowing all three of his Systems to reach the Dao Lord Realm.

When he was at Dao Severing Perfection, his combat power was comparable to Dao Lord Perfection. Now, slaying Dao Lord Perfection was extremely easy, but Xu Qing always felt it wasn't enough to reach the Dao Lord level!

However, he was a man with a System!

"System! Upgrade!"

[Ding! System upgrading!]

Six months later in the nine-dragon carriage!

[Ding! Congratulations to Host, System has been upgraded to Dao-Grade, opening the Great Dao Mall, where all resources below Dao Lord can be exchanged!]

[Note: Next stage upgrade, Dao Lord-Grade. Upgrade conditions: Dao Lord Cultivation, Family Luck Purple-Gold Sacred Dragon 100 billion zhang!]

[Ding! Congratulations to Host on successful upgrade, rewarding 100 billion family points!]

"System, exchange for a Dao Lord Perfection Cultivation for me!"

[Ding! Dao Lord Perfection Cultivation costs 900 billion family points. Exchange successful!]

"Buzz!"

In a short moment, Xu Qing's Primal Force Cultivation reached Dao Lord Perfection!

Xu Qing carefully sensed his own power, then frowned!

The increase in Primal Force Cultivation had no effect on his Origin Realm.

Generally speaking, a Dao Lord expert's inner world is a Major Thousand Worlds, and he himself transforms into the Great Dao, controlling the Major Thousand Worlds. This is the Dao Lord Realm.

Thereafter, by absorbing Chaos Profound Qi and evolving Chaos Primordial Qi, the Major Thousand Worlds' foundation becomes abundant, and one can attempt to evolve living beings.

However, Xu Qing was already at Dao Lord Perfection, but his Origin Realm was not yet at Perfection. It was merely an initial Major Thousand Worlds with a shallow foundation.

"It seems that having embarked on the Cosmos System, with the Origin Realm as the core of the Cosmos System, Primal Force Cultivation can no longer affect my Cosmos World!"

Xu Qing murmured.

This outcome had both good and bad aspects. The good part was that even if his Primal Force and Body Refining were crippled, it wouldn't affect his foundation. The bad part was that he had originally wanted to use the System's power to boost his Cosmos World and expand his Origin Realm, but that wish had fallen through.

Nevertheless, he was still at Dao Lord Perfection. Even without the assistance of an inner world, Xu Qing was fully capable of dealing with Early Stage Dao Lord experts. If various methods were included, suppressing Middle Stage Dao Lord would be no problem.

The further one Cultivates, the more difficult it becomes to cross Realms. It was clearly impossible to contend against Dao Lord Perfection with Early Stage Dao Lord Cultivation!

The threat of the Ancestor of Bei Yin hung over him like a sharp sword!

Without a doubt, this person was on the same level as the Lord of Stars and Moon, and even more troublesome than an ordinary Dao Lord Perfection.

Three days passed in a flash. Xu Qing did not linger and decisively left the Star Moon Grotto-heaven.