53: Chapter 53: Sweeping Through, Transmitting the Dharma, and Seclusion

Japan's Chosen One was not far from him, well within his Divine Sense range. Within a few breaths, Ye Qingxuan's escaping light arrived above it.

At this moment, Mekawa Naiku was cautiously hiding from a few Sustenance-seekers. Because of the National Destiny Space's concealment, as long as the Chosen Ones were not exposed to the Sustenance-seekers' line of sight, they could evade them without needing the Return to Origin state.

Otherwise, among these Chosen Ones, no one could survive for more than an hour except Ye Qingxuan. Ye Qingxuan directly flashed in front of Mekawa Naiku.

The moment this little Japanese saw Ye Qingxuan, without any hesitation, he turned and ran. Obviously, he had done his homework before entering. Coupled with how the Korean Chosen One had died and lived, lived and died earlier, he definitely knew that Ye Qingxuan was the one behind it. If he died, he probably wouldn't be resurrected either, so running was his only option now. Otherwise, he would definitely end up even more miserably than the Koreans, but it was all for naught.

Ye Qingxuan watched with interest the direction he was running towards. There was a group of Sustenance-seekers there, numbering around several thousand, especially with one large monarch-tier among them.

Ye Qingxuan was also clear that after what happened to South Korea earlier, those hostile countries would most likely not choose to resurrect their Chosen Ones even if they died.

In case this little Japanese died and the National Destiny Space summoned an Ultraman or a God of Destruction next time, which Ye Qingxuan couldn't beat right now, it would be better to directly annihilate Japan in one go.

Ye Qingxuan just watched him run over without rushing to chase, his eyes full of playful amusement.

— — Live Stream Room

"Why isn't Daoist Ye chasing him? Is he going to let him go?"

"It should be because of South Korea's precedent. Is Daoist Ye worried that if he dies, they won't resurrect him anymore?"

"Then we surely can't let him go, right?"

The Chinese people's hatred for the Japanese definitely surpassed everyone else in the world, aside from traitors. If he were really let off just like that, even Ye Qingxuan would probably be cursed at for a long time.

As the Master who understood Ye Qingxuan best, Master Yuanxin looked at Ye Qingxuan's familiar gaze and couldn't help feeling a bit of pity for that Japanese ninja. "Just watch, this little Japanese is going to have bad luck."

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Master Yuanxin. "Could Fellow Daoist know what Qingxuan is planning to do?"

Celestial Master Zhang and Master Kongming, as Master Yuanxin's bad friends, knew he wouldn't spout nonsense for no reason, so they asked on behalf of everyone.

Seeing everyone looking at him, Daoist Yuanxin let out an amused chuckle. "Just keep watching. Japan will probably end up even more miserably than South Korea."

Seeing this, everyone could only suppress their curiosity and watch the live broadcast screen.

As for the Japanese devils, they silently prayed that Mekawa Naiku could escape.

— — National Destiny Space

Mekawa Naiku looked despairingly at the large group of monsters in front of him. Behind him was Ye Qingxuan, and in front of him were monsters; running in either direction meant death.

Ye Qingxuan went straight to the little Japanese's side, shattering all his bones with a single palm strike, and thoughtfully channeled a streak of Dharmic power into him to keep him from dying.

Because Ye Qingxuan was not clear how the tenfold descending monsters were judged—whether it was upon encountering them or being attacked by them.

Ye Qingxuan simply decided to let this group of Sustenance-seekers attack him once before finally finishing him off. That way, if these several thousand Sustenance-seekers descended tenfold—especially that monarch-tier one—unless they threw dozens of mushrooms at Japan again, Japan could just wait to be destroyed as a nation.

Looking at the fallen devil, Ye Qingxuan kicked him directly into the middle of the Sustenance-seeker herd. Ye Qingxuan watched from the side. Every time a Sustenance-seeker attacked him, Ye Qingxuan would directly slap it to death and replace it with the next one. Protected by that streak of Dharmic power, Ye Qingxuan guaranteed that before all the Sustenance-seekers finished attacking, he definitely wouldn't die.

— — Live Stream Room

"I think I know Daoist Ye's plan."

"I understand too. How should I put it? Well done!"

"This is truly a situation where death is preferable to life."

"Serves him right."

"666! The little Japanese have their day too!"

"Watching this is so satisfying."

"What do you all understand? Why don't I understand?"

"I don't understand either."

"+1"

"It's you guys?!! A bunch of idiots, get lost, don't let this poor Daoist see you!"

Senior Brother Qingming had a mental breakdown. Because of the National Destiny Space, everyone who entered the live stream room and sent bullet comments via Mental Energy had their actual ID avatars displayed. Looking at those familiar avatars, Qingming's blood pressure skyrocketed. If he weren't already a Nascent Soul Cultivator, he probably would have passed out from anger.

"Are these the few wooden-headed guys who pissed off Daoist Qingming so much back then?"

"It definitely is. They are so stupid. Even a nine-year compulsory education dropout like me understands what's going on."

"Otherwise, could they have angered Lord Daoist to that extent?"

...

— — National Destiny Space

Ye Qingxuan squatted and kept watch nearby for a while, confirming that all Sustenance-seekers had attacked Mekawa Naiku, and then dispersed the Dharmic power on his body. Afterwards, with a relieved smile, he was torn apart by the beast herd.

"Ding, Japan's Chosen One has died. Do you wish to resurrect?"

Ye Qingxuan waited right beside them. As long as he dared to resurrect, he would kill him the exact same way once more.

Japan — —

"Baka, damn Chinese people!" The old devil looked at everything happening in the image and was completely at a loss. What should they do?

Accept mission failure? The reduction in National Destiny could still be endured, but there were still several thousand monsters. A tenfold descent meant tens of thousands! But what use was resurrection? Ye Qingxuan was waiting right beside for him to resurrect, killing him once every time he came back to life. Before the monsters even descended, their National Destiny would be cleared to zero.

In the end, the little Japanese still chose to abandon the mission. Failing the mission wouldn't necessarily result in national annihilation, but if they resurrected the Chosen One, Ye Qingxuan could truly kill them until their National Destiny was cleared to zero.

Through the Prime Minister's sincere speech, the citizens of Japan also understood the reason behind the matter and could only give up the mission.

"Ding, Japan has given up resurrection. Mission failed, National Destiny decreased by 10%..."

"Ding, punishment begins. Monsters are beginning to descend tenfold."

In an instant, satellites from various countries on Blue Star were monitoring Japan's situation. Seeing the tens of thousands of Sustenance-seekers descending along with those ten monarch-tier ones, everyone understood.

"I finally understand! Daoist Ye is awesome!!"

"Sigh, you really have a slow reaction."

"All I can say is, Daoist Ye did a great job."

— — Rocket Force Unit

A middle-aged general stared at the satellite in the command room. "Keep a close eye on them all. The moment the little Japanese make any unusual movements, open fire directly without asking for instructions! Understood?"

"Understood!!!!" The young soldier stared intently at the satellite, his fingers continuously rubbing against the launch button.

'Little Japanese, move already, go on and move!!'

— — National Destiny Space

Seeing that the Japan matter was resolved, Ye Qingxuan summoned the human emperor banner to swallow the remaining Sustenance-seekers and left, then began sweeping through the Chosen Ones.

Soon, Ye Qingxuan found Australia's Chosen One, who was a two-meter-tall white brawny man. His equipment could be described as armed to the teeth, but unfortunately, in this apocalyptic wasteland world, it didn't have much use.

Daoist Ye didn't ask much and directly released his Divine Sense pressure, holding back a teeny-weeny bit of power so as not to directly crush him to death, while simultaneously using Mind-Reading. "State your purpose."

The white brawny man was directly pressed down onto the ground. "Spare... spare my life! I was... ordered to seek... longevity... tech... nology..."

The strong oppressive feeling made the white brawny man speak intermittently. In order to survive, he told everything he knew without reservation.

A flash of murderous intent crossed Ye Qingxuan's eyes. Looking at a small group of Sustenance-seekers in the distance, he directly shattered all the man's bones, kicked him into the beast herd with one foot, and watched him get torn to pieces.

"Ding, Australia's Chosen One has died. Do you wish to resurrect?"

Ye Qingxuan waited right in place. As long as he dared to resurrect, he dared to kill him once more.

— — Australia

"Damned bastard!!!" Australia's leader flew into a rage, smashing everything that could be smashed. Unfortunately, it was of no use. He could see that Ye Qingxuan was using the method he dealt with South Korea to warn him.

The think tank trembled with fear but had no other choice, ultimately deciding to abandon the mission.

Soon Australia held a press conference, giving up the resurrection of the Chosen One and accepting the mission failure penalty.

"Ding, Australia has given up resurrecting the Chosen One. Mission failed, National Destiny deducted by 10%..."

"Monsters begin descending tenfold."

...

Australia's matter was quickly learned by various countries, and they also analyzed that as long as anyone dared to touch longevity technology, Ye Qingxuan would definitely not let them off. However, their communication opportunity had already been used up, and they still needed to wait seven days to notify the abandonment of the mission.

Now, let alone seven days, surviving for an hour would mean he was lucky.

Now they could only watch as the Chosen Ones were liquidated by Ye Qingxuan.

— — China Live Stream Room

"Daoist Ye is truly decisive; when he says he'll kill, he kills."

"Who can they blame? If they really brought that technology over, wouldn't Blue Star turn into an apocalyptic wasteland?"

"The greed of human nature."

— —

Celestial Master Zhang stroked his beard and chuckled lightly. "This is the true style of my Daoist sect's Disciples!"

Abbot Kongming also agreed with Ye Qingxuan's approach. "Longevity technology is not something that should appear in the current era; Immortal Master Qingxuan's approach is entirely justifiable!"

Daoist Yuanxin just smiled without speaking, maintaining the demeanor of an expert, which made the two of them itch with hatred.

Xiao Sa looked at the three of them engaging in a secret confrontation and could only offer a polite smile.

— — National Destiny Space

Ye Qingxuan watched Australia give up its task, treating the Sustenance-seeker with the human emperor banner as usual, and headed toward the next target.

The person he ran into this time was from Russia, a woman in her twenties who looked like a soldier, yet her physique was more manly than a man's; her fierce style and full equipment would make ordinary people blush with shame.

" Ahhhhhh! Daoist Ye, I've finally met you! I am your idol—no, wait, no, you are my fan—no, wait, no, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I'm just too excited! "

Watching the tongue-tied Russian girl, Ye Qingxuan felt a bit helpless. Was this really his fangirl? It was a bit hard to make a move on her.

" Tell this poor Daoist, what is your purpose! "

" The task the Emperor gave me is only to survive, nothing else. "

Using Mind-Reading to listen to the Russian girl's inner thoughts and confirming she wasn't lying, Ye Qingxuan couldn't help nodding. Emperor Putin was indeed a visionary man.

" Since that's the case, how about this poor Daoist gives you a hand? " Ye Qingxuan smiled mysteriously.

" Help... Ahhhhhh— Oh hohohro " Seeing this, Ye Qingxuan cast a stream of magical power to wrap around the Russian girl, flying toward Longgu Village.

The Russian girl's excited screams could still be heard at the horizon, a true display of human regression to ancestors.

— — Livestream Room

" Damn, human flight! "

" This Russian girl is a real man! "

" Where did Daoist Ye send her? "

" It should be Longgu Village. "

" Ura, I'm so envious of Alyosha for being able to talk to Daoist Ye face-to-face and experience flying. "

" Who's to say otherwise? But Alyosha won't be in danger this time, she'll definitely complete the task. "

" Ura, we can experience enhancement again! "

" Damn, so many people from Russia? "

— —

People in the livestream watched Ye Qingxuan fly all over the world. As long as a Chosen One's target was longevity technology, he killed them without hesitation. If they dared to resurrect, he would camp out and finish them off again. Over two hundred countries worldwide all ended their tasks and faced punishment.

As for those whose task was merely survival, if they were from friendly nations, Ye Qingxuan directly threw them into Longgu Village; those from neutral nations were left in place to fend for themselves; and those from hostile nations were slapped to death on the spot.

— — Livestream Room

" What a hearty and thorough battle! "

" ??? When I type question marks, it's not because I have a problem, but because you have a problem. What battle? Where is there a battle? "

" Isn't it Daoist Ye speedrunning the Chosen Ones battle? "

" Where the hell is a battle? You fucking tell me, where the fucking hell is there a fucking battle? "

— —

" Next is Qingxuan's own task! " Master Yuanxin and the other two watched as Ye Qingxuan cleared the Chosen Ones faction and went off carrying the human emperor banner to devour Sustenance-seekers.

— — National Destiny Space

Ye Qingxuan carried the human emperor banner and spent four kun hours scouring the entire world. When he could no longer find a single Sustenance-seeker, the Evil Qi of the human emperor banner grew even denser, almost becoming tangible.

Because it was now a Karma Magic Treasure, the human emperor banner had devoured countless life essences and fed them back to Ye Qingxuan, elevating his cultivation to the Perfection of the Nascent Soul Stage, just a step away from the Soul Transformation Stage.

" It seems they have all been recalled. Next is the decisive battle. Let's return to Longgu Village first to break through to the Soul Transformation Stage, lest I capsize in the gutter. " After pondering for a moment, Ye Qingxuan turned and flew toward Longgu Village.

Combining escape techniques with Divine Foot Power, in less than a minute, Ye Qingxuan transformed into a stream of sword light and landed in the square of Longgu Village.

Those Chosen Ones from friendly nations who had been thrown over by Ye Qingxuan were playing with a group of children. Seeing Ye Qingxuan return, they hurried forward to greet him.

Ye Qingxuan waved his hand to dismiss them; he still needed to hurry into seclusion to break through and had no time to chat idly with them.

At this moment, Bai Yuekui also walked over. Looking at Boss Bai, whose three flowers gathered at the crown, Ye Qingxuan was somewhat surprised. What was going on here?

" Meow, Daoist, you're back. " Xiaojiu raised its paw to greet Ye Qingxuan.

" Have your matters been resolved? " Looking at the Chosen Ones in the square, Bai Yuekui understood that Ye Qingxuan had gone out specifically for these people.

" Mn, this poor Daoist has already resolved all the Sustenance-seekers, so your help won't be needed. Next is the decisive battle; this poor Daoist will seclude himself here for a few days to prepare for the upcoming battle. " Ye Qingxuan stated his subsequent arrangements.

" Go to the base area, it's quiet there. " Bai Yuekui pointed behind the village and said.

" After this poor Daoist breaks through, I will help Bai Yuetian return to normal. "

" Also, please keep an eye on those people for the next few days and don't let them leave Longgu Village. If they make any unusual moves, kill them directly. " Ye Qingxuan looked at those Chosen Ones and said to Bai Yuekui.

Although Boss Bai found it a bit strange, she didn't ask much and directly agreed.

" Xiaojiu, come with me, you will act as my Protector. "

Ye Qingxuan called out to the little cat and walked toward the back mountain. Xiaojiu hopped along closely behind him.

Suddenly, Ye Qingxuan turned back. Bai Yuekui was somewhat surprised to see him return after leaving, " Why are you back again? "

" This seclusion of mine is to break through to Soul Transformation. A Dharma domain will appear at that time, and it would be a waste not to make use of it. "

As he spoke, Ye Qingxuan channeled his magical power, raised his hand to slice two giant boulders from the mountain, and dropped them into the Longgu Village square. Sword Qi circulated as he carved words onto the boulders with stone chips flying everywhere, taking only a dozen seconds or so.

After carving the two Cultivation Techniques—the Basic Qi Refining Method and the Demonic-Martial Cultivation Origin Method—he looked at the group of curious babies and explained.

" Belonging to the same Yanhuang lineage, these two Cultivation Techniques can be considered a gift from this poor Daoist. Spiritual Qi will overflow when this poor Daoist Cultivates, so you can practice along with it. "

" The same goes for you all. Consider it compensation from this poor Daoist for not being able to go out. Anyway, you would have obtained them after some time anyway. "

Ye Qingxuan added another remark to the Chosen Ones. These were Cultivation Techniques prepared for nationwide promotion anyway, so confidentiality was impossible. Rather than hiding them, it was better to make them public generously. In any case, Ye Qingxuan had left mental guidance inside them; the deeper one practiced, the more devoted to China their heart would be.

After saying this to Bai Yuekui, who was entranced looking at the Cultivation Techniques, Ye Qingxuan went into seclusion.

— —

After looking around, Ye Qingxuan finally found a relatively comfortable spot to sit down. He gently waved his right hand, a faint flash of light swept by, and a transparent Restriction quietly covered the surroundings.

Then, he took out a pile of Spirit Stones radiating rich Spiritual Qi from his bosom. Every single one of these Spirit Stones was High Grade, yet at this moment, he scattered them generously across the ground.

After completing all these preparations, Ye Qingxuan closed his eyes and completely immersed his mind into cultivation.

As time passed, the already immensely powerful aura within his body became turbulent and surging, as if it could erupt at any moment, and a Dharma form manifested behind him, resembling a deity descending to the mortal world.

Meanwhile, Xiaojiu sat quietly beside Ye Qingxuan, its large eyes rolling around as it vigilantly watched the movements all around.

It knew that Ye Qingxuan was currently striving to break through his cultivation Bottleneck and could not be disturbed or interrupted in any way. Therefore, even though it deeply yearned to eat delicious roasted meat, it still obediently lay there without daring to move at all.

— — Livestream Room

" Daoist Ye is breaking through again? "

" Is this the speed at which a Genius Cultivates? "

" We're still lingering in the Qi Refinement Stage, and Ye Qingxuan is already breaking through to Soul Transformation! "

" With Fellow Daoist Qingxuan's cultivation speed, this poor Daoist originally thought breaking through to Nascent Soul could narrow the gap a bit, but now the gap seems to be getting wider and wider. "

" This poor monk stopped comparing himself to him long ago. Fellow Daoist Yuzhu hasn't given up yet? "

— — —

" Soul Transformation... " Celestial Master Zhang couldn't help letting out a long sigh, inwardly marveling at how the gap between him and the other party was gradually widening.

Master Yuanxin on the side also revealed a look of envy: " Qingxuan's state of mind was actually mature enough long ago. If he hadn't wanted to further hone his Realm and magical power, he probably would have broken through successfully long ago. Presumably, the feedback brought by that Karma Magic Treasure played a key role. "

At this time, Abbot Kongming, who had remained silent all along, spoke: " After this Breakthrough, relying on Immortal Master Qingxuan's current strength, even when facing experts in the Void Return Realm, he should be able to handle them with ease. " His words revealed a kind of unquestionable confidence.

Celestial Master Zhang nodded, agreeing with Abbot Kongming's view, but then added: " That being said, Qingxuan's secluded cultivation this time will take at least several days. And the live broadcast function of the National Destiny Space on our side hasn't closed yet, so we might as well return first. "

" Very well, this poor Daoist needs to go back and prepare the arrangements for the Grand Ritual of Luotian. " Master Yuanxin said.

" Why not take this opportunity to do some promotion? " Abbot Kongming suggested.

" Sure. Host, you don't mind us borrowing the livestream room for some promotion, right? " Master Yuanxin looked at Xiao Sa and said.