125: Chapter 125 The Realm of Life, Ji Ziyue's Intentions

"What?"

The Dark Devil King didn't react at all; the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife flashed with divine light and severed his head. His eyes were filled with confusion as his head rolled on the ground for a few turns.

The surrounding air instantly froze, and there was dead silence. No one expected the invincible Dark Devil King to be slain so easily.

Everyone in the Wang Family felt a chill down their spines, filled with horror.

"Brother, it seems we must use our final foundation." Wang Chengtian's face was so dark it looked like it could drip water.

"It's our only choice." Wang Chengkun only had this method left, which might be able to block Chu Qingqiu.

Even if the Wang Family fell from the ranks of the Ancient Desolate Families because of this, it would all be worth it if they could kill Chu Qingqiu.

"In my capacity as Clan Chief, I command all the grand uncles to open the Eternal Divine Treasury, reveal our final foundation, and annihilate the enemies of our Wang Family!" Wang Chengkun roared like a clap of thunder.

Within the Divine Path, a terrifying aura suddenly emanated. The entire sky seemed to be stomped on violently, shaking fiercely, and within the Divine Land, it was as if a demon god with infinite Divine Power was being born.

A Purple Lightning Hammer flew out from the Divine Land, flickering with dazzling purple electrical sparks. This was the Wang Family's Transmitted Saint Weapon, a top-tier Great Saint Weapon with immense power.

The Purple Lightning Hammer hovered in the sky, surrounded by interwoven Dao patterns, appearing like Grandmist purple Qi rising. The purple divine light illuminated millions of miles; the power of this Ancient Great Saint's weapon was beyond imagination.

"Sacrificing a Great Saint Weapon. Your Wang Family still won't escape destruction today!" Chu Qingqiu's expression was cold, the immortal-slaying gourd above his head pouring down thousands of strands of Chaos Qi.

"Don't speak too soon. The foundation of my Wang Family is beyond your imagination!" Wang Chengkun stared gloomily at Chu Qingqiu.

Roars echoed from the Divine Land as a majestic man charged out of the Purple Lightning Hammer. Purple lightning shot from his eyes, his posture heroic, and his body was wrapped in dense Dao Qi.

Holding the Purple Lightning Hammer, he lunged at Chu Qingqiu. With a swing of the hammer, thousands of purple divine lightning bolts as thick as barrels blasted toward Chu Qingqiu.

This man was already very close to the Saint Realm and was incredibly terrifying.

"Your Wang Family is truly extravagant, to even have a divine object like the Arctic Immortal Light." Chu Qingqiu said unhurriedly.

This phantom of the man only had the power for a single strike. The man's Primordial Spirit was preserved by the Arctic Immortal Light, also known as the Immortal Light, which can merge with a person's Primordial Spirit to maintain immortality and deliver a world-shaking blow when necessary.

However, once he delivered a strike, his Dao would dissipate, and he could only remain in the world for a brief moment, unable to last long.

Chu Qingqiu activated the Divine Power contained within the immortal-slaying gourd itself. This could greatly reduce the restrictions on using the Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon. However, the Divine Power inside the Imperial Weapon would decrease with use and had to be constantly replenished. If the Divine Power was exhausted, although the immortal-slaying gourd wouldn't drop in rank, it would be very difficult to activate.

Boundless Chaos Qi hung before Chu Qingqiu, forming a Chaos-colored waterfall. This waterfall was an extremely strong defense, and the sky full of purple lightning found it hard to penetrate the Chaos waterfall's defense.

After one strike, the majestic figure dissipated, and the hearts of the Wang Family members sank to rock bottom.

"You forced our Wang Family!" Wang Chengkun was on the verge of collapse. Even after calling upon so many foundations, they couldn't kill Chu Qingqiu; his mindset was about to explode.

"Roar!"

A fierce Ancient Vicious Beast suddenly burst out from the Wang Family's Divine Land, its eyes blood-red, emitting a ferocious aura.

This was the Ancestral Beast protected by the Wang Family's Transmitted Saint Weapon, with strength reaching the Saint level.

"Submit to me if you don't want to die!" Chu Qingqiu activated the immortal-slaying gourd to emit a powerful Extreme Dao aura, instantly pinning the Saint-level Ancestral Beast so it couldn't move.

The Ancient Ancestral Beast's eyes showed a human-like fear. The gap between a Saint and a Great Emperor was like heaven and earth; just a wisp of Extreme Dao Imperial pressure was enough to annihilate it.

The Ancient Ancestral Beast sent a Divine Thought, indicating its willingness to submit.

Chu Qingqiu leaped up and onto the back of the Ancient Ancestral Beast. The Wang Family members all turned pale, their faces showing despair.

They had used almost all their foundations, and now there was no way left to stop Chu Qingqiu.

"Chu, we curse you! If you destroy our Wang Family, you will surely be killed by others in the future!"

The Wang Family members all let out curses with venomous expressions.

"Your Wang Family colluded with the Ancient Races; your deaths are well-deserved!" Chu Qingqiu's eyes were icy.

"Brother, let's fight him to the end!" The Wang Family members grew desperate. Everyone channeled their Divine Power together to activate the Purple Lightning Hammer, intending to detonate it and perish together with Chu Qingqiu!

The Divine Power of thousands of Wang Family members converged on the Purple Lightning Hammer, which shone brilliantly, emitting an aura that could destroy heaven and earth.

Seeing the situation was bad, Chu Qingqiu quickly pulled himself and the Ancient Ancestral Beast into the goddess furnace.

A terrifying explosion spread across millions of miles. On the vast, boundless prairie, the turf was instantly blown away, turning into a wasteland.

The Wang Family suffered heavy losses but didn't all die. Chu Qingqiu emerged from the goddess furnace, and the Wang Family members stared at him in horror, scattering like birds and beasts.

Chu Qingqiu manifested Clones to annihilate the main force of the Wang Family with large-scale attacks. Some stragglers escaped too quickly for Chu Qingqiu to pursue.

The grand Ancient Family was destroyed by Chu Qingqiu alone.

As if taking a stroll in a courtyard, he walked into the Wang Family's divine treasury. As an Ancient Family, the Wang Family had a Legacy spanning over a hundred thousand years, with countless Immortal Treasures in its collection.

Chu Qingqiu used the System to exchange these Immortal Treasures. Additionally, he obtained the Chaotic Ancient Emperor Scripture that Wang Teng had Cultivated.

"I wonder where that Wang Teng went; he's actually not in the Wang Family." Even after destroying the entire Wang Family, Wang Teng hadn't appeared, making the purpose of Chu Qingqiu's trip fall through.

"This Wang Family is truly filthy rich. After exchanging these Immortal Treasures at half value, I still have over a hundred thousand Exchange Points. The original value could have almost exchanged for two portions of Immortal Gold." Chu Qingqiu was quite satisfied with the harvest from the Wang Family.

News of the Wang Family's destruction spread in all directions as if it had wings. All forces, like sharks smelling blood, rushed toward the Wang Family at top speed.

Besides its main force, the Wang Family also operated many businesses. After the Wang Family's fall, these businesses were quickly carved up by various major forces. These forces feasted until they were satisfied, and at the same time, they learned a shocking piece of news.

That is, the Wang Family was destroyed by a single person, and that person was Chu Qingqiu, who had disappeared from the Big Dipper several years ago. Now that he had returned, his strength was heaven-reaching. Both Ancient Desolate Families and Immortal Great Sects warned their disciples never to offend Chu Qingqiu.

Facing a ruthless person who could destroy an Ancient Family alone, no one was not afraid.

"The business is done. Next, let's go to the Southern Ridge." After leaving the Wang Family, Chu Qingqiu found the siblings Ji Haoyue and Ji Ziyue, who were staying in the city.

"Did you really destroy an Ancient Family by yourself?" Ji Haoyue looked at Chu Qingqiu as if looking at a monster.

"What?"

The Dark Devil King didn't react at all; the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife flashed with divine light and severed his head. His eyes were filled with confusion as his head rolled on the ground for a few turns.

The surrounding air instantly froze, and there was dead silence. No one expected the invincible Dark Devil King to be slain so easily.

Everyone in the Wang Family felt a chill down their spines, filled with horror.

"Brother, it seems we must use our final foundation." Wang Chengtian's face was so dark it looked like it could drip water.

"It's our only choice." Wang Chengkun only had this method left, which might be able to block Chu Qingqiu.

Even if the Wang Family fell from the ranks of the Ancient Desolate Families because of this, it would all be worth it if they could kill Chu Qingqiu.

"In my capacity as Clan Chief, I command all the grand uncles to open the Eternal Divine Treasury, reveal our final foundation, and annihilate the enemies of our Wang Family!" Wang Chengkun roared like a clap of thunder.

Within the Divine Path, a terrifying aura suddenly emanated. The entire sky seemed to be stomped on violently, shaking fiercely, and within the Divine Land, it was as if a demon god with infinite Divine Power was being born.

A Purple Lightning Hammer flew out from the Divine Land, flickering with dazzling purple electrical sparks. This was the Wang Family's Transmitted Saint Weapon, a top-tier Great Saint Weapon with immense power.

The Purple Lightning Hammer hovered in the sky, surrounded by interwoven Dao patterns, appearing like Grandmist purple Qi rising. The purple divine light illuminated millions of miles; the power of this Ancient Great Saint's weapon was beyond imagination.

"Sacrificing a Great Saint Weapon. Your Wang Family still won't escape destruction today!" Chu Qingqiu's expression was cold, the immortal-slaying gourd above his head pouring down thousands of strands of Chaos Qi.

"Don't speak too soon. The foundation of my Wang Family is beyond your imagination!" Wang Chengkun stared gloomily at Chu Qingqiu.

Roars echoed from the Divine Land as a majestic man charged out of the Purple Lightning Hammer. Purple lightning shot from his eyes, his posture heroic, and his body was wrapped in dense Dao Qi.

Holding the Purple Lightning Hammer, he lunged at Chu Qingqiu. With a swing of the hammer, thousands of purple divine lightning bolts as thick as barrels blasted toward Chu Qingqiu.

This man was already very close to the Saint Realm and was incredibly terrifying.

"Your Wang Family is truly extravagant, to even have a divine object like the Arctic Immortal Light." Chu Qingqiu said unhurriedly.

This phantom of the man only had the power for a single strike. The man's Primordial Spirit was preserved by the Arctic Immortal Light, also known as the Immortal Light, which can merge with a person's Primordial Spirit to maintain immortality and deliver a world-shaking blow when necessary.

However, once he delivered a strike, his Dao would dissipate, and he could only remain in the world for a brief moment, unable to last long.

Chu Qingqiu activated the Divine Power contained within the immortal-slaying gourd itself. This could greatly reduce the restrictions on using the Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon. However, the Divine Power inside the Imperial Weapon would decrease with use and had to be constantly replenished. If the Divine Power was exhausted, although the immortal-slaying gourd wouldn't drop in rank, it would be very difficult to activate.

Boundless Chaos Qi hung before Chu Qingqiu, forming a Chaos-colored waterfall. This waterfall was an extremely strong defense, and the sky full of purple lightning found it hard to penetrate the Chaos waterfall's defense.

After one strike, the majestic figure dissipated, and the hearts of the Wang Family members sank to rock bottom.

"You forced our Wang Family!" Wang Chengkun was on the verge of collapse. Even after calling upon so many foundations, they couldn't kill Chu Qingqiu; his mindset was about to explode.

"Roar!"

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A ferocious Vicious Beast from the Ancient Races suddenly lunged out from the Wang Family's sacred soil, its eyes blood-red, radiating a vicious aura.

This was the Ancestral Beast that the Wang Family guarded with their ancestral Saint weapon, and its strength had reached the Saint Realm.

"If you don't want to die, then submit to me!" Chu Qingqiu activated the immortal-slaying gourd, unleashing a powerful Extreme Dao aura that instantly pinned the Saint-level Ancestral Beast, leaving it unable to move.

Human-like fear flickered in the eyes of the Ancient Races' Ancestral Beast. The gap between a Saint and a Great Emperor was like heaven and earth; a single strand of the Extreme Dao Imperial aura was enough to annihilate it.

The Ancestral Beast sent a Divine Thought, indicating its willingness to submit.

Chu Qingqiu leaped up and mounted the back of the Ancestral Beast. The members of the Wang Family all turned pale, their faces filled with despair.

They had exhausted almost all their foundations, and now there was no way left to stop Chu Qingqiu.

"Chu, we curse you! If you destroy our Wang Family, you will surely be killed by others in the future!"

The Wang Family members all cursed with venomous expressions.

"Your Wang Family colluded with the Ancient Races; you deserve to die!" Chu Qingqiu's gaze was cold.

"Brothers, let's fight them to the death!" The Wang Family members all looked ferocious. Everyone channeled their Divine Power together to activate the Purple Lightning Hammer. They intended to detonate the Purple Lightning Hammer and perish together with Chu Qingqiu!

The Divine Power of thousands of Wang Family members converged onto the Purple Lightning Hammer. The hammer glowed brilliantly, emitting an aura of destruction.

Seeing that the situation was dire, Chu Qingqiu hurriedly pulled himself and the Ancestral Beast into the goddess furnace.

The terrifying explosion spread across billions of miles. The vast, boundless grassland had its turf instantly torn away, turning into a wasteland.

The Wang Family had suffered heavy losses, but they were not all dead. Chu Qingqiu appeared from the goddess furnace, and the Wang Family members looked at him in terror, scattering like birds and beasts.

Chu Qingqiu manifested a Clone to annihilate the main force of the Wang Family with a wide-range attack. There were some who slipped through the net and escaped too quickly for Chu Qingqiu to pursue them further.

The great ancient aristocratic Family was destroyed by Chu Qingqiu's hand alone.

He walked into the Wang Family's divine treasury as if strolling through a garden. As an ancient aristocratic Family, the Wang Family had a Legacy spanning over a hundred thousand years, and the Immortal Treasures collected within were countless.

Chu Qingqiu exchanged these Immortal Treasures using the System. Additionally, he obtained the Luan Gu Imperial Scripture that Wang Teng had Cultivated.

"I wonder where this Wang Teng ran off to; he is not even in the Wang Family." Until the entire Wang Family was destroyed, Wang Teng did not appear, causing the purpose of Chu Qingqiu's trip to fall through.

"This Wang Family is truly filthy rich. After exchanging these Immortal Treasures at half value, I still have over one hundred thousand Exchange Points. Their original value could almost exchange for two portions of Immortal Gold." Chu Qingqiu was quite satisfied with his haul from the Wang Family.

The news of the Wang Family's destruction spread in all directions as if it had grown wings. All forces, like sharks that had smelled blood, rushed toward the Wang Family at top speed.

Apart from their main force, the Wang Family also operated many businesses. After the Wang Family was destroyed, these businesses were quickly carved up by various factions. The various factions gorged themselves, but at the same time, they learned a piece of shocking news.

That was that the Wang Family had been destroyed by a single person, and this person was none other than Chu Qingqiu, who had disappeared from Beidou several years ago. Now that he had returned, his strength was heaven-defying. Whether it was an ancient aristocratic Family or an Immortal Great Sect, they all warned their disciples never to offend Chu Qingqiu.

Faced with a man who could destroy an ancient aristocratic Family single-handedly, there was no one who was not afraid.

"The matter is settled; let's go to the Southern Ridge next." After leaving the Wang Family, Chu Qingqiu found the siblings Ji Haoyue and Ji Ziyue, who were staying in the city.

"Did you really destroy an ancient aristocratic Family by yourself?" Ji Haoyue looked at Chu Qingqiu with the eyes of someone looking at a monster.

Since ancient times, there has never been anyone capable of destroying an ancient aristocratic Family while in the Great Power Realm. How did this Chu Qingqiu Cultivate to become so powerful?

"The Wang Family didn't know their place, so I just wiped them out," Chu Qingqiu said indifferently.

Just then, Chu Qingqiu noticed Ji Ziyue looking at him, then lowering her head and opening her mouth, but making no sound. He asked curiously, "Miss Ziyue, do you have something to say to me?"

"Ziyue, good luck, Seventh Brother will head out first." Ji Haoyue was someone who could read the atmosphere; he left the room and closed the door, giving Ji Ziyue an encouraging look.

Ji Ziyue's small hands were clenched until they were white, and her little face was tense. "I, I..."

Due to excessive nervousness, she was already somewhat incoherent.

Chu Qingqiu smiled and said, "Miss Ziyue, there is no need to be nervous. We can take our time saying whatever you need to say; there is plenty of time."

Although he couldn't figure out what Ji Ziyue wanted to say, he would know in a moment.

Ji Ziyue took a deep breath and said loudly, "I like you! I like you very, very much!"

Chu Qingqiu looked at Ji Ziyue with some surprise, his expression unchanged, and he said very calmly, "But I don't like you very much."

In Ji Ziyue's large, lively eyes, a mist of tears welled up, and she said with a sobbing tone, "Where do I make you dislike me? Can't I change?"

"Do not change yourself for the sake of others. What a person should truly do is to be themselves," Chu Qingqiu said calmly.

"You jerk!" Ji Ziyue cried, pushed open the door, and ran outside.

She had finally mustered the courage to confess, only for it to end like this. Her heart now felt as if it had been cut thousands of times by a sharp blade; it was extremely painful.

Watching that purple figure, like an elf of the night moon, the tears blown away by the wind seemed to drift onto his cheek. He used his right hand to catch the tears and licked them; the tears were salty and slightly bitter.

"Ziyue!" Seeing Ji Ziyue running away crying, Ji Haoyue grabbed Chu Qingqiu by the collar and said angrily, "What did you say to Ziyue?!"

"Is there something wrong with being honest about one's feelings and speaking one's mind?" Chu Qingqiu felt somewhat moved inside. He had always adhered to his principles, but now it seemed his principles might be wrong.

As long as they were not enemies, he stuck to the principle of not lying. He thought lies only hurt people, but perhaps the truth was sometimes even more hurtful.

"Do you know how much Ziyue has sacrificed for you?"

"It was all for you that she refused to accept the Family's arrangements. Even though she might have been beaten to death by the Wang Family, she still fled the Ji Family without hesitation. Yet you made her so sad; are you worthy of Ziyue?"

There was no fear of Chu Qingqiu's immense strength in Ji Haoyue's eyes now; he was just an older brother who wanted justice for his sister.

"Are you saying that I was wrong?" Chu Qingqiu's voice had no fluctuations, neither sorrow nor joy.

"Of course you were wrong, and horribly wrong at that!"

"Think carefully about what you should do!"

Ji Haoyue released his grip on Chu Qingqiu's collar and left without looking back.

"Always fond of preaching, thinking I am walking on an absolutely correct path, believing myself to be the most sincere."

"But all of that is hypocrisy, nothing more than arrogance. No one can walk on the correct path forever, and no one can always say the right things."

"My path of Dao might not be wrong, but my life's journey is not as absolutely correct as the path of Dao."

Chu Qingqiu's eyes were hollow at this moment, and he fell into a strange state. It was like an Epiphany, but even more mysterious. He seemed to be placed in a dark world, and in this dark world, he saw his own life's path.

Examining his past self with the eyes of someone who has been through it all, he suddenly realized how many people he had hurt and how many things he had done wrong along the way.

In this dark world, he seemed to have spent a century. When he opened his eyes, he had comprehended a mysterious, arcane technique.

This technique was called the Realm of Life. Once unleashed, it could make the enemy see the scenes they regretted the most. The more regretful they were, the more their Cultivation would drop, and it was permanent.

Only someone who had no regrets in life could be immune to this technique, but in this world, how could there be anyone without regrets?

Even the peerless Great Emperors and Ancient Sovereigns could not possibly have no regrets!

That night, the divine moon hung high, the moonlight was like water, and the cool breeze blew, rustling the leaves.

Ji Ziyue sat on the balcony, gazing at the full moon in the sky, and muttered to herself, "Moon, tell me why he doesn't like me? Am I really that unworthy in his eyes?"

Ji Ziyue's eyes were a bit red and swollen; she had cried for a long time today.

The taste of heartbreak was excruciating.

But that eternal moon just radiated its clear radiance as always, like an endless ocean, never responding to people's calls.

"Miss Ziyue..."

"What are you here for?" After hearing Chu Qingqiu's voice, Ji Ziyue was about to get up and leave.

Chu Qingqiu pressed down on her soft shoulders, his voice gentle. "I thought carefully about my problem today. I was too inconsiderate of your feelings, but I have figured it out now."

"I must make these things clear to you, otherwise I will not be at peace."

"You are very beautiful and very cute; no man would not like you. The reason I said I didn't like you was because you possess the top-tier Physique of the Origin Spirit Body, yet you waste it, and now your Cultivation is not even as good as your Seventh Brother's God King Physique."

"But I realized my mistake. People are different. You are naturally playful and find it hard to settle down to Cultivate. I should respect your choices and not boss you around."

"Also, while it is important to insist on being oneself, if one can change oneself for the sake of others, that is even more important and more shining."

"I will Cultivate properly in the future. Without strength, I will only become a burden to others. This time I was a burden to Seventh Brother, and next time I don't know who I will burden." Ji Ziyue's large, lively eyes flashed with seriousness.

Chu Qingqiu showed a gentle smile on his face, rubbed Ji Ziyue's head, and said, "I am already very gratified that you can understand this principle. This world is very realistic and cold; those without strength are nothing!"