31: Chapter 31: The Great Harvest, The Final Battle

"As expected of Daoist Ye, his style of doing things is simple and crude; he robs the moment he says he will."

"Has anyone counted Daoist Ye's harvest?"

"I haven't counted. Daoist Ye's movements are too fast; before I could even see clearly, everything was already collected into the Storage Ring."

"Having Divine Sense is so convenient; it's even easier to use than radar."

"Just wait and see. Daoist Ye said there are still the Dragon Clan and human cities left. The Dragon Clan is exceptionally wealthy, I'm really looking forward to it."

"Looking forward to it +1"

Looking at the Storage Ring before him that was about to be filled, Ye Qingxuan couldn't help but feel a wave of speechlessness rise in his heart.

You must know that this was the resources of an entire world! Relying solely on the strength of him, a Golden Core Stage Cultivator, it was truly difficult to pack everything away.

Although aside from his cultivation Realm, he was now on par with a Soul Transformation Stage Cultivator, facing such a massive amount of resources, he still felt that his ability fell short of his wishes.

With no other alternative, Ye Qingxuan had no choice but to take out the storage equipment captured from the Demonic Beast nests.

Originally, this equipment appeared rather crude and simple, with very shoddy workmanship. Yet at this moment, they had become the key to solving the problem.

"It seems the only way is to refine them once more... Otherwise, there simply won't be enough space to accommodate these treasures." Ye Qingxuan pondered inwardly.

Before his voice faded, a blazing ball of true fire suddenly appeared out of thin air. With a casual wave of his hand, he tossed those ruggedly shaped and poorly crafted storage equipment all into the fire, beginning to concentrate fully on executing the method of Artifact Refining.

As Ye Qingxuan's hands continuously formed seals and changed, streams of unfathomable incantations endlessly flowed from his fingertips, merging into the flames.

He intentionally discarded all flashy and useless additional functions, solely desiring to expand the internal storage space of these storage equipment to the maximum extent. Before long, over a dozen brand-new Storage Rings were finally successfully forged.

For the vast majority of Cultivators, they usually preferred to choose storage equipment with a small and exquisite shape like a ring.

Unfortunately, due to the rather mediocre quality of the Materials used, this batch of newly refined Storage Rings ultimately failed to reach the level of a Spiritual Artifact.

But right now, Ye Qingxuan truly had no time to search for other high-quality Materials to continue refining and upgrading, because the deadline specified for completing this mission was already imminent.

"Hmm, each ring is about half the size of a soccer field, which should be enough. If not, the Dragon Clan should also have storage equipment. Let's set off and finish this quickly."

"Is this Artifact Refining? Generating fire in the Void Realm, snapping an incantation seal—is it really this simple?"

"Simple? You go try it then."

"To be fair, I am from Tiangong Pavilion. After watching Fellow Daoist Ye's Artifact Refining technique, I just want to say that I've wasted the past few decades refining."

"Fellow Daoist from Tiangong Pavilion, just get used to it. I am from Yaowang Valley, and we are used to being crushed."

"The person above, you are the Great Master Brother, right? You have time to watch the live broadcast, but no time to come help me with teaching, huh? Just wait, I'll have Master transfer you over right now!!"

"Ahem, Junior Sister, Senior Brother just happened to see Fellow Daoist Ye doing Artifact Refining by chance, really, purely by chance. Senior Brother hasn't even come out of seclusion yet."

Wang Ming, the Great Master Brother of Yaowang Valley who was caught goofing off by Lin Yao, explained with a cold sweat. Shortly after, feeling Master summoning him, he came out of seclusion with a tragic expression.

The scene returns to Ye Qingxuan's side.

Ye Qingxuan put away the freshly baked Storage Rings and flew towards Dragon Island.

In about half an hour, Ye Qingxuan arrived above Dragon Island, looking at this huge island that spanned tens of thousands of miles in radius.

"As expected, no matter where it is, the Dragon Clan is a powerful race, even if they are just Lizard Dragons. With such a large place, I have to rely on a Formation for assistance." Ye Qingxuan muttered to himself while looking at Dragon Island.

As soon as his voice fell, a huge Formation diagram appeared with three hundred and sixty-five sword seals on it. This was the Great Heavenly Cycle Flying Star Sword Array imitated by Ye Qingxuan based on the Zhou Tian Star Dou Formation from his past life's primordial mythologies. Of course, its power was less than one in a hundred million, but it was enough to deal with anything below the Immortal Dao.

He threw out the Formation diagram, and as his magic power was poured into it, the diagram continuously expanded, sending sword images scattering in all directions until they finally enveloped the entire Dragon Island.

The entire Dragon Island turned into night, with stars constantly twinkling in the sky. Those were the sword seals of the sword Formation, operating unceasingly in an unusually abstruse trajectory.

The Lizard Dragons on Dragon Island were not fools either; sensing the abnormality, they flew out of their caves one after another, tens of thousands of Lizard Dragons roaring up at the sky.

"Roar roar roar, who! Great nerve, daring to run wild on Dragon Island!"

At the head was a golden Lizard Dragon whose aura was the strongest, roughly looking like the Middle Stage of Nascent Soul. However, it would be good if it could display the strength of the Early Stage of Nascent Soul; after all, it was just a Lizard Dragon, and when all was said and done, it was merely a beast.

If it were a divine dragon, Ye Qingxuan would turn around and leave immediately; even if it were just a flood dragon, Ye Qingxuan wouldn't take this risk.

"Daoist Ye is unleashing his ultimate move? This Formation of stars all over the sky? It's so beautiful!"

"Daoist Ye is awesome, taking on an entire tribe all by himself. The auras of these Lizard Dragons make people tremble even across the screen."

"The Ye of Huaguo is courting death. Dragons are powerful and invincible. With fully tens of thousands of dragons, this Ye is dead for sure."

"Foreign devils are going crazy again. Lacking culture is truly terrifying."

"Never mind, let them be jealous. Look, Daoist Ye is about to make a move."

"Fellow Daoist Yuanxin, is Qingxuan really going to be fine? With this array, I'm afraid even the Old Ancestor of my Tianshi Mansion wouldn't get any advantage here." Celestial Master Zhang looked at the tens of thousands of Lizard Dragons, breaking out in a cold sweat for Ye Qingxuan in his heart.

"This, there are twenty-three at the Nascent Soul strength, hundreds at the Golden Core strength, and the rest are at the Foundation Establishment strength. Is this... really going to be fine?" Master Kongming also grew nervous.

"Great Heavenly Cycle Flying Star Sword Array?! Heh, rest assured, even if there were twice as many, it wouldn't be a problem." Master Yuanxin's words put people at ease.

"Great Heavenly Cycle Flying Star Sword Array? What is that?" Xiao Sa and Sister Qing were also full of curiosity.

"Heh, that's a Formation created by Qingxuan himself. You'll know once you watch." Master Yuanxin's smiling appearance made Celestial Master Zhang and Master Kongming want to punch him right in the face.

Ye Qingxuan's figure slowly emerged from the night sky, with the human emperor banner fluttering in the wind behind him. Under the blessing of the Formation, his entire aura directly approached the Middle Stage of Soul Transformation.

"Roar roar roar, a deity? How could there be a deity descending to the Lower Realm? Our Dragon Clan had a prior agreement with you to mutually non-aggression. Unknown deity, are you going to break the agreement?" The golden Lizard Dragon exclaimed in disbelief.

"Is the strength of the Soul Transformation Stage considered a deity? That's a bit interesting. However, this poor Daoist is not a deity; I have come here today to rob." Ye Qingxuan smiled kindly.

"Alright, enough small talk. Will you hand over all your treasures yourselves, or shall this poor Daoist slaughter all of you and take them myself?"

"Do you take our Dragon Clan for slimes?!!" The golden Lizard Dragon was enraged; this was bullying dragons too much!!

"Dragon Clan members, annihilate the enemy!!!"

"Roar roar roar, obey the Dragon Emperor's decree!" A deafening sound rang out. If the intruder were a bit weaker, it really wouldn't have been easy to take down this group of lizards.

"It seems this poor Daoist has to take them myself after all. Since that's the case, I must ask you all to enter my human emperor banner for a chat."

Saying this, Ye Qingxuan shook the human emperor banner.

They saw the human emperor banner grow larger against the wind until it reached tens of thousands of meters tall, its banner surface looking like a giant flag covering the sky. Suddenly, countless pitch-black chains flew out from the banner, and thousands of Lizard Dragons were entangled squarely before they could dodge.

"Roar roar!" Unfortunately, no matter how loud the roars were, they couldn't change their fate of being devoured.

Within the span of a few breaths, these Lizard Dragons were completely devoured by the human emperor banner, and the aura of the human emperor banner also surged sharply.

"Hmm, it broke through to a quasi-Immortal Artifact. What an unexpected harvest." Ye Qingxuan looked at the wisps of immortal light emanating from the human emperor banner and increased his devouring efforts.

As Ye Qingxuan increased his magic power output, the devouring power of the human emperor banner grew stronger and stronger. Half an hour later, very few Lizard Dragons remained.

"Unknown deity, please stop. We are willing to hand over all our treasures." The golden lizard was anxious; if this continued, the Dragon Clan would be gone.

"It's too late. When you were first given the chance, you didn't hand them out, and now this poor Daoist will take them myself. All of you enter my human emperor banner; entering my human emperor banner allows one to enjoy eternal life, why not?" Ye Qingxuan looked like a villainous grand Devil Head, leaving not a single path of survival.

"Daoist Ye's style..."

"Ahem, as expected of Daoist Ye, this Myriad Soul... bah bah, this human emperor banner is truly formidable."

"Indeed, indeed."

"Little Brother Qingxuan, won't you really consider coming to my Heavenly Demon Palace?" Yun Huan still hadn't given up.

"Yun Huan, do you want to fight or what? If you have the guts, you wait for me!!!" Sister Qingling was truly about to explode with anger this time. Her Second Senior Brother and Fourth Senior Brother by her side wished they could vanish immediately; at this moment, they immensely missed their Junior Brother, as only Ye Qingxuan could keep the bristling Qingling under control.

"Ahem, Qingxuan's strength... is formidable." Master Yuanxin truly didn't know what to say. How could this be described? A Daoist sect Disciple whose style was even more demonic than a Devil Head.

"When dealing with enemies, one must be like this; you cannot be soft-hearted." Celestial Master Zhang agreed entirely.

Even Master Kongming, a monk of great virtue, didn't say anything. They were all foreign races, so what was there to pity? He merely sighed habitually at the passing of life.

"Alright, it's time for you to hit the road. Your clansmen are all waiting for you." After finishing, Ye Qingxuan used his Divine Sense to control the sword Formation, and tens of thousands of Sword Qi instantly emerged. The power of each strike was no less than a full-strength blow from a Nascent Soul Cultivator, and the Sword Qi slashed towards the remaining Lizard Dragons.

"Puchi!" Like a boning knife cutting through meat, the remaining Lizard Dragons turned into a pile of minced meat on the ground, and the human emperor banner once again extended countless chains to devour the flesh, blood, and Soul completely.

"Hum hum hum!" Having devoured the flesh, blood, and Souls of the Lizard Dragons on this island, the human emperor banner completely evolved into an Immortal Artifact. Due to the overbearing devouring power of the human emperor banner, these Lizard Dragons didn't even leave behind any demonic cores.

"Next is the harvest time." With the assistance of the Formation, Ye Qingxuan's Divine Sense covered the entire Dragon Island, leaving all the treasures on the island with nowhere to hide.

After locking onto his targets, Ye Qingxuan transformed into a sword light, and in just a few minutes, the entire Dragon Island was looted clean by him.

However, all the storage Magic Treasures were already filled, so Ye Qingxuan could only take out dozens of pieces of storage equipment dug out from the dragon nests to re-refine them.

About an hour later, the Formation covering Dragon Island slowly contracted, turning into a diagram that fell into Ye Qingxuan's hands.

At this time, faint rumblings of thunder came from the sky, as if it were getting angry.

"Are you getting angry? But only human cities are left, so I must make it quick." Ye Qingxuan looked at the Void Realm with a smile that wasn't a smile and turned to fly towards the nearest city.

"What did Daoist Ye discover?"

"It wouldn't be the Heavenly Dao or something again, would it?"

"No way? Can Daoist Ye beat the Heavenly Dao right now?"

"Having massacred a powerful tribe, it's impossible that the Heavenly Dao, or rather the world will, hasn't noticed. There must be some kind of Restriction." Master Yuanxin watched Ye Qingxuan's departing figure and said in a low voice.

"Next is Qingxuan's final stop. This National Destiny Game has really been nerve-wracking to watch." Celestial Master Zhang complained.

"Alright, Celestial Master, your smile has betrayed you. In your heart, you're happier than anyone else." Master Kongming unceremoniously exposed Celestial Master Zhang's bottom line.

"Just watch, once this National Destiny Game ends, who knows how many more Golden Core Cultivators there will be. My foolish Disciple and your Duyuan should also break through."

"Indeed, put it two months ago, this poor monk wouldn't have dared to believe today's grand occasion!" Master Kongming sighed with deep emotion.

"Fellow Daoist Yuanxin, when Immortal Master Qingxuan returns, give this to him." Master Kongming pulled a Jade Slip out of his Storage Pouch and handed it to Master Yuanxin.

"This is?" Master Yuanxin was somewhat surprised. What did this thieving monk want to do?

"What kind of look is that? Ah!! This is my Buddhist Six Divine Abilities, considered a repayment for Immortal Master Qingxuan's grace of enlightenment." Master Kongming waved his hand casually with a relaxed expression.

"Hmph, you think a mere Buddhist Six Divine Abilities can repay the grace of enlightenment? What kind of cheap deal are you dreaming of?" Master Yuanxin's disdainful tone made Master Kongming directly blush with anger. You bastardly ox-nosed old Daoist, this old monk misjudged you.

"Hahaha." Looking at Kongming's blushing face, Master Yuanxin smiled with satisfaction. Teasing this always serious monk for no reason was quite interesting.

Master Yuanxin's laughter almost made Kongming unable to help himself from fighting him, fortunately Celestial Master Zhang stopped them.

Watching the bickering of the three Seniors, the two hosts truly didn't dare to breathe heavily, fearing that if the three weren't paying attention, the aftermath of their battle would blast them to death. After all, from the live broadcast room, they already understood the destructive power of Golden Core Cultivators; if they really died, they would die for nothing.

National Fortune Live Broadcast Room

In a split second, Ye Qingxuan arrived at the largest royal city and headed straight for the Mages' Guild. Releasing his Divine Sense, he simply and crudely knocked everyone unconscious. Because storage space was limited, he only looted the magic scrolls and books clean. Next came the Swordsmen's Guild and the Alchemists' Guild, which were treated the same way. Like locusts passing through, everything useful for Cultivation was taken away, leaving behind only a pile of useless gold and silver currency.

Then Ye Qingxuan cast his gaze toward the royal palace, flashing instantly to the royal palace's treasury. With a single point of his finger, he shattered the Restriction, and with a sweeping wave of his hand, he emptied out things like medicinal herbs, Ores, demonic cores, and classic texts from the treasury, leaving gold, gems, and the like untouched as they took up too much space.

The people in the live broadcast room stared blankly at Ye Qingxuan's bandit-like actions. So it could be done this way too? The leaders of various countries turned black before their eyes; with such bandit-like behavior, what could possibly restrain him?

"This... Daoist Ye's behavior is a bit too much, right?"

"You up there are worrying needlessly. Look at the three Seniors."

"Huh???!!! This..."

They saw Master Yuanxin wearing an expression of disappointment at failing to reach expectations, muttering in his mouth, "Just this? You should have taken everything! This child just has thin skin and is still leaving people a little bit."

Celestial Master Zhang also added, "Since when did our Daoist sect produce such a soft cotton ball? If you're going to rob, why not rob it completely? Leaving that little bit isn't it awkward?"

Master Kongming, that eminent monk of great virtue, also said, "Sigh, Amitabha, Immortal Master Qingxuan still cares too much about his face. If it were this poor monk instead, I'd scrape the very ground clean."

Is... is this right?

Watching Ye Qingxuan move on to other battlefields and visit every single city, it could be said that all the things Ye Qingxuan harvested in this National Destiny Game, if taken out entirely, could fill an entire city.

At this time, the sky was covered with dark clouds and rumbling with heavenly thunder, as if something was getting angry.

"world will, you've finally appeared!" Ye Qingxuan looked at the sky without any surprise. Having reached this point, it wouldn't be normal if the world will didn't show up.