Infinite transcendence began with Covering the Sky.

Chapter 413 Xia Jiuyou Arrives

The Kunlun Mountains are vast, with countless peaks as far as the eye can see, and any one of them could be a treasure trove for cultivation.

Many sages from beyond the realm came and went, and many chose to stay after meeting Qi Zhe. They opened up cave dwellings in the mountains and intended to spend their later years there.

Upon seeing Qi Zhe, Ning Fei chose to leave. He had come here only to see what kind of person Qi Zhe was, capable of defeating the Undying Emperor.

Now that he had met the other party and exchanged a few words, he felt it was time to leave and prepare to return to his ancestral planet to become an ordinary farmer.

"The Emperor and that person are somewhat similar, but still somewhat different."

This was Ning Fei's feeling. He felt that Qi Zhe was similar to the Immortal Emperor, both having absolute confidence in becoming immortals, and were the same kind of people.

But he also felt that Qi Zhe was different from the Immortal Emperor. The other party was indifferent to everything. Worldly fame, praise, and poems were not what he sought.

Qi Zhe simply smiled and watched the strange man leave. Although the man's arrival was sudden, he was of no real importance to Qi Zhe.

"This world will not be peaceful for long."

Afterwards, Qi Zhe calmed down and looked at the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, which had been silent for many years after the Path to Immortality, and were now bustling again after this battle.

This is because the path to immortality leads to a golden age, where not only will the ancient people awaken, but contemporary geniuses will also rise to prominence, and various extraordinary bloodlines will be born.

"I have already witnessed the beginning of a golden age."

A fierce wind howled atop the Kunlun Mountains. Qi Zhe, dressed in black, seemed to stand among the stars, gazing out at the vast expanse of heaven and earth before him.

Now, his gaze swept across the starry sky, and he saw one after another genius with extraordinary talent, such as Tai Chu, Emperor, God, Yin Tiande and others, all of whom were clearly in his mind.

Various physical constitutions began to emerge under this starry sky, and within just a few years, they embarked on the path of cultivation, and in the future, they will surpass many of the older generation.

"Who isn't an old-timer?"

Afterwards, Qi Zhe descended from the peak and, over the next few months, met with various sages and had conversations with many people.

These are the best of the best from all races in the universe, representing the essence of the nine heavens and ten earths. They are all leaders of their respective races and are figures who dominate their regions.

When they learned that Qi Zhe had no intention of establishing a divine dynasty, they could only express their regret. As for whether it was true, only they themselves knew.

"Brother Qi."

Six months later, a girl in white arrived on Earth, her eyes filled with inexplicable sadness, and found Qi Zhe deep in the Kunlun Mountains.

She is Xia Jiuyou, who once shocked the Big Dipper with her extraordinary talent. At the age of eleven or twelve, she reached the Four Extremes. Although she spoke arrogantly, no one dared to challenge her.

Qi Zhe remembered that when he first met Xia Jiuyou, she was just a little girl of about ten years old, with an arrogant face and no regard for the heroes of the world.

But now she is a fairy of unparalleled beauty, dressed in white with an ethereal grace, and is already a powerful Great Sage.

"Xia Jiuyou".

Qi Zhe was somewhat surprised to see the other party arrive. He stood up from in front of the stone gate, stepped forward, and stood in front of Xia Jiuyou, asking, "Why did you find this place?"

But when Qi Zhe saw Xia Jiuyou's face full of sorrow, and even the glistening tears in her eyes, he snapped back to reality in an instant.

"Is it about Senior Gai?"

Qi Zhe spoke in a low voice, thinking of the old man. He calculated with his fingers that the old man might be nearing the end of his life, after all, he had lived for more than nine thousand years.

Xia Jiuyou nodded upon hearing this. She had traveled thousands of miles across the starry sky to Kunlun to find Qi Zhe because Gai Jiuyou was old and about to die.

"Master is dying. He suffered old injuries from forcibly proving himself back then, and his blood energy was further enhanced on the path to immortality. He can no longer hold on." Xia Jiuyou's expression was low, and tears welled up in her eyes. She was very reluctant to let her master go. Even her master's orders could not stop her from wanting to prolong his life.

However, if one wants to prolong the life of someone who has attained enlightenment through unconventional means, especially if that person has already consumed the elixir of immortality, only extremely rare and precious treasures can do so.

She could only turn to Qi Zhe for help. Even if she couldn't obtain those rare treasures, she wanted to get a bowl of imperial blood for her master. If she could live for another thousand years, that would be good enough.

Qi Zhe remained silent upon hearing this, knowing the difficulty of prolonging the other party's life, especially given that Gai Jiuyou had consumed the elixir of immortality.

"There aren't many things that can prolong his life. As far as I know, only the Dream-level Divine Essence, the Earth Life Fruit with the highest medicinal power, and the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill can do it."

The only things in this world that can truly prolong life for those in the Nine Netherworlds are the divine objects Qi Zhe spoke of; all other treasures are just empty talk.

However, each of these is extremely rare, and the first one, the essence of the dream, requires a heaven-defying dragon to be conceived for tens or even hundreds of thousands of years.

The most potent Earth Life Fruit is hidden deep within the stone, just one step away from transforming into the Celestial God Fruit, whose medicinal power is comparable to the Elixir of Immortality.

Even Qi Zhe couldn't easily find such a fruit; with bad luck, a lifetime of searching might be in vain.

As for the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill, it is even rarer. The ingredients in the pill formula are all celestial treasures, some of which are even the blessings on the path to immortality.

When Qi Zhe obtained the recipe for the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill from the Lingbao Killing Array Diagram, he knew that even a Great Emperor with only one life could not refine the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill.

Even if one has the destiny to be a peak emperor in two lifetimes and reign supreme in the mortal realm for 30,000 to 40,000 years, one may not be able to refine the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill. Forcing it will only lead to nothing.

"However, it's not without hope. I can obtain a bowl of blood for Senior Gai, and I also have half a jar of the Emperor's blood on me."

Qi Zhe thought for a long time and felt that the only way was to bleed him. Only the blood of a peak emperor that had been tempered could prolong Gai Jiuyou's life.

Although ordinary supreme beings appear vigorous and full of life force to the world, they have actually decayed for many years and can no longer refine immortal essence.

Qi Zhe didn't even bother with weapon forging back then, let alone now. Xia Jiuyou's face lit up with joy upon hearing this; she knew that Qi Zhe would definitely be able to accomplish it.

"Thank you!" Xia Jiuyou, who had lost her willful nature after growing up, thanked Qi Zhe repeatedly and couldn't help but lead him back to Beidou.

Seeing this, Qi Zhe did not delay. The Chaos Stone Gate would take many more years to transform, so leaving it here would be fine, since no one could take away his imperial weapon.

"Boom!"

More than 20 years later, Qi Zhe once again embarked on the journey back to Beidou. Unlike in the past, this time he did not keep a low profile.

The road to heaven stretched out beneath his feet, and the entire universe roared. Many people saw Qi Zhe heading towards the Big Dipper, taking only one step into the boundless starry sky.

Xia Jiuyou followed behind Qi Zhe and instantly saw the ancient Big Dipper in the distance. Her face showed both surprise and joy.

"We're back!" Xia Jiuyou exclaimed, disappearing into the depths of the Qinling Mountains with Qi Zhe, stopping in front of an old house.

Although Gai Jiuyou is nearing the end of his life, he is not bedridden yet, and is stretching his limbs in front of the house as if nothing is wrong.

"Why bother with this? Back then, you suppressed all the supreme beings, preventing me from dying in the chaos. Now you won't even allow this old man to retire in peace?"

Gai Jiuyou looked troubled, his words carrying a hint of regret, for he had not ended his life in glory, and now he had to face old age and death.

"Haha." Qi Zhe was taken aback when he heard this, and then could only smile bitterly. When he was suppressing the turmoil, he really hadn't considered Gai Jiuyou's thoughts.

Perhaps he had longed for the final battle, wanting to end his life amidst the bloodshed of the supreme, and to fade away like a warrior.

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