Atividade

"Brother Qin, you are being too humble." Jin Ge smiled back.

Li Qiye also smiled and joined in: "It is indeed brilliant to calm the dao heart after grabbing this treasure. One would certainly be lying if they claim being unaffected by the gauntlet. It is capable of both offense and defense on top of penetrating all obstacles.to"

"Fellow Daoist Li, please stop. If you keep on praising it, I’m not confident I’ll be able to stay calm for much longer." Jin Ge joked.

The crowd remained impressed by their friendly exchanges despite being enemies. For many experts, just being able to meet an enemy like this was more than enough. Regardless of the result, the majority of spectators were convinced by both Qin Baili and Jin Ge for being able to protect their dao heart from temptation.

Keep in mind that this was easier said than done. It required experience and numerous sharpening The dao heart wasn’t an unreasonable entity but it was quite hard to polish. More often than not, doing so was even harder than cultivating imperial arts.

This was because the latter had methods and text to follow. This wasn’t the case for the dao heart since everyone was different. Plus, people had emotions and desires, complicating the process.

So many geniuses were peerless in terms of cultivation. They became powerful and soared like the wind, smiling proudly under the sky. Alas, due to their weak dao heart, they would drop one after another like flies. On the other hand, a few ordinary talents made it to the end to become emperors!

Here, both Jin Ge and Qin Baili had enough talents to cultivate on top of a firm dao heart. This was an amazing foundation; it would be hard for them to not stand out.

Everyone understood that Jin Ge was only missing the Heaven’s Will. If he could stop the same ambush again, he would certainly become a Grand Emperor.

"The two of you have been able to maintain your dao heart. It is my turn. Go ahead and pick the treasure." Li Qiye sat there and said flatly.

The two darted a glance at each other. They eventually got up to carefully look at the treasures in the shrine.

There were really too many here, causing people to go crazy. Plus, it was also a test for the two to find one for Li Qiye.

A quick glance through these rare artifacts might not be enough but when they were carefully searching and analyzing the treasures, this was a much more dangerous game.

All eyes were on the two. Everyone understood that they had two options.

First was to randomly pick a treasure for him; this would mean a quick victory for them. The second was to actually find the best treasure in order to test Li Qiye’s dao heart.

Of course, the first choice was meaningless to these two. It would be an empty defeat. Li Qiye honorably picked the most suitable treasure for them so they wouldn’t pick a random one just to win this round.

On the contrary, they wanted to find something that would stir him, to see if he could resist the temptation.

This wasn’t about winning the bet but rather to see who was the best at protecting their dao heart.

The crowd was too excited at this point. They wanted to see which treasure these two would be able to find.

After a long search, the two convened and reached an agreement.

"Do you trust us, Brother Li?" Qin Baili smiled and said.

Li Qiye looked at the two of them: "Don’t worry, I’m sure the two of you are placing your honor on this bet, there’s nothing to be worried about."

"Very well, to have your trust is an honor. It is also a privilege to be your enemy." Qin Baili cupped his fist and said.

There was no doubt that the two have found a treasure for Li Qiye.

Jin Ge walked forward and respectfully bowed towards a Buddha statue sitting inside a room. With that, he raised the wooden fish in front of the statue.

He brought the wooden fish over and placed it in front of Li Qiye: "Fellow Daoist Li, this is the statue Brother Qin and I picked for you!"

Everyone was stunned to see this unexpected choice. In this shrine were countless treasures; they were exceedingly rare as well. Anyone would be attracted by the piles of treasures, not the wooden fish in front of a statue.

This wooden fish was not special at all since it could be found in any temple, completely not worth mentioning.

However, the two of them chose it for Li Qiye to the disbelief of the crowd. Everyone thought that they would pick a supreme treasure or something of that sorts.

"Jin Ge and Qin Baili aren’t despicable like that." A spectator murmured.

People didn’t think that this was done on purpose so that they would win by selecting the crappiest treasure for Li Qiye. There must have been something else going on.

"A bit interesting." Li Qiye looked at it and smiled.

Jin Ge explained slowly: "Fellow Daoist Li, you are more knowledgeable than us. We can’t quite understand this wooden fish but surely you want to challenge yourself by knocking on it and broaden our horizon."

This made more sense for the spectators. It turned out that there was something to this wooden fish after all, that it was somehow special.

In a short time, they realized the gap between them and the two. In their eyes, this block was very simple without anything special. Meanwhile, Jin Ge and Qin Baili also didn’t see through it but they were aware that it was amazing.

"Very well, I’ll let you see the magicalness of this Buddhist treasure." Li Qiye smiled and placed his palms together while chanting: "Amitabha."

In the blink of an eye, this chant reverberated across the world. Li Qiye was engulfed in a Buddhist brilliance illuminating everything. He was now a sacred Buddha.

He had a golden avatar for a body with each inch of his flesh seemingly made from gold. His robe became resplendent as well; this was now a priceless kasaya.

A Buddhist disk emerged behind him. Numerous Buddhas were within inside their kingdoms. Countless existences were chanting for him; this created an entirely different atmosphere.

"Click." Dying In Real Life is Another Way to Play He finally tapped the wooden fish. Next was a buzzing noise. The entire shrine poured out a golden ocean of light and drowned out everything.

Everyone’s dao heart shuddered once as if a Buddha was reading a scripture.

"Click." Multiple golden avatars spanning for endless height appeared around the shrine. They could shoulder the worlds. Dao turned into laws and Buddhist affinity that could enlighten all beings.

"Thump." With the second knock, the majority of cultivators outside the shrine dropped to their knees.

"Click." The third knock resounded. The entire Buddhist Plain was filled with this sacred affinity.

The chanting of Buddhist scripture unceasingly echoed in everyone’s mind. They found themselves lost in a Buddhist kingdom. All beings were bathing under a Buddhist light and prostrating before the sacred Buddha.

Even Qin Baili and Jin Ge became astounded. They fortified their dao heart in order to avoid being affected by this Buddhist affinity. Powerful beings like them still felt a great pressure, robbing them of their breath.

After three knocks, Li Qiye recalled his Buddhist affinity and dispersed the great brilliance. The power of Buddhism dissipated into smoke. It was as if nothing had happened.

Li Qiye was still himself, sitting in the same spot. Same with the wooden fish.

If it wasn’t for the kneeling crowd around the shrine, people wouldn’t believe that something like this had happened just now.

Many were frightened by the transpired event. They couldn’t handle a few knocking of this wooden fish.

"We lost." Qin Baili sighed and said: "You exceed us in both knowledge and dao heart. I have no complaints about losing." "Fellow Daoist Li is indeed above us." Jin Ge said slowly while staring at Li Qiye: "Your dao heart is not just as hard as steel; you can freely use it however you want. A single thought to turn into a Buddha or a devil. It has nothing to do with cultivation any longer. With your dao heart, there is no fear of not becoming an Immortal Monarch, surely capable of reaching twelve wills. Unfortunately, I have lost my first chance or I wouldn’t mind meeting you again at the apex, to see which of us is better then!"

He was full of regrets at this point. The discerning fella understood Li Qiye’s worth. At the same time, he was still fierce enough. Despite knowing his inferiority, he still wanted to compete without any fear. This was the reason why he was the top candidate to become a Grand Emperor!

Potion Of Love Jin Ge shocked the crowd with that statement. He was considered the greatest genius with few rivals in both cultivation and innate talents.

But now, he dared to claim that Li Qiye was capable of becoming a twelve-will Immortal Monarch. This was an acceptance of Li Qiye’s status.

Remember that in the contemporary, the hundred races only have one emperor with twelve wills, Immortal Monarch Yi Ye.

If Li Qiye were to reach this level, it would completely change the current landscape. The hundred races would have two top emperors then, quite a shocking development.

"Fiercest will be the first human with twelve wills?" The humans here felt their blood boiling.

Immortal Monarch Yi Ye was ultimately a half-human, half-charming spirit. In fact, rumor has it that his human bloodline is very faint. Because of this, on a stricter level, he wasn’t counted as an Immortal Monarch of the human race. It was just that many humans preferred to view him as such to elevate their own race.

Li Qiye only smiled and didn’t reply to Jin Ge’s evaluation.

"Fellow Daoist Li has won this match completely. Brother Jin Ge, do you think we should continue? Personally, I think conceding is the right choice now." Baili shook his head and said.

Previously, Baili and Jin Ge were quite evenly-matched in their bet with three wins each. The gap between them in regards to dao heart and knowledge was minuscule.

Their cultivation was one thing but their origin, foundation, and knowledge were evenly matched. They were indeed worthy rivals.

But now, they were instantly crushed by Li Qiye. Even if they had an advantage in cultivation, there was no way for them to beat him in this shrine.

Because of this, Baili frankly accepted his defeat. It wasn’t shameful at all in his eyes. The guy had earned his victory.

"Fellow Daoist Li is at the next level for his dao heart. One would only continue the bet with him here out of ignorance and baseless confidence." Jin Ge replied: "No need to continue, I accept my loss."

Their straightforward and graceful acceptance of defeat was well-received by the crowd.

Li Qiye smiled and said: "Not bad. Very well, we’ll end this here then."

In fact, he quite enjoyed both Baili and Jin Ge. Enemies or not, they were enjoyable to deal with.

"What a shame about these treasures, such a waste of heavenly gifts." Qin Baili looked at the divine crest and imperial gauntlet.

The two returned these treasures back to their original position.

They weren’t the only ones who had this thought. Many people outside the shrine felt the same way, that it would be so nice to bring these treasures to the outside world. If it was possible, then a great character would instantly teleport the shrine back to his own treasury.

Unfortunately, no one had ever been able to do it before.

"That statement is a bit too strong for this kind of treasures." Li Qiye said with a tinge of playfulness.

"Fellow Daoist Li, you mean there are other things even more precious here?" Baili was shocked.

"Not just more precious. There is another thing here that can easily be considered the shrine’s defining artifact." Li Qiye said flatly.

"Defining artifact?!" Qin Baili became interested right away: "What is it and what can it do? Do tell."

He assumed a respectful posture towards Li Qiye, eager to learn.

Jin Ge also gave his full attention since he was quite curious as well. After all, a "defining" artifact in a place this great would undoubtedly be incredible.

In fact, the crowd’s ears perched up in order to listen. How could people not be excited about the shrine’s defining treasure.

Li Qiye gently shook his head: "It’s not that I don’t want to tell you but I want to avoid being criticized for scheming to kill the two of you. I’m not looking down on anyone but the moment this treasure comes out, the two of you won’t be able to calm your dao heart."

The duo looked at each other with a slight astonishment. They have seen too many treasures and couldn’t possibly imagine something that could move them completely.

Jin Ge cupped his fist and said: "I truly want to listen even more now. Don’t worry, we’ll immediately leave at the first sign of trouble. We are ready to listen, Fellow Daoist Li. Please."

"Brother Jin Ge is right. You are not to blame even if we were to die here. That would be the fault of our lacking dao heart." Qin Baili chimed in.

After seeing their eagerness, Li Qiye smiled: "Very well, then I shall let you know so that you can prepare."

The two of them took a deep breath and solemnly nodded: "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Li."

The rest of the spectators outside watched with bated breath, all wanting to know what kind of treasure it was.

"Its name is Heaven Reckon." Li Qiye revealed: "This ruler was born naturally from the world. It might not be an Ultimate Artifact but it is still a top treasure of an epoch. After it appeared, everyone vied for it for many generations; countless died as a result. Even the gods and Buddhas joined in. It wasn’t a combat artifact; its true strength lies in its ability to measure the heaven, the world, and the myriad ages. Divination, in essence."

"Not good." Jin Ge and Qin Baili immediately backed off with unreal speed. Their shadow was still back in the shrine but their body was already outside.

The crowd was stunned. This meant that the two had difficulty controlling their dao heart.

"The world really has a treasure like this? Capable of auguring even the heaven?" Baili was in disbelief. Same with Jin Ge.

Many experts here didn’t understand the gravity of Li Qiye’s description unlike these two. If there was no embellishment, then the treasure was quite frightening.

"There are many strange and magical things in the world, so why not this ruler?" Li Qiye said with a faint smile.

Jin Ge asked with a changing expression: "This ruler is still in the Golden Shrine?"

Li Qiye looked at him and said: "Your old man, War-Monarch, found an immortal remains back at Hope. If it wasn’t for that, he would still be thinking about this ruler. Alas, he didn’t want to be involved in its karma. The result would either be a Heavenly Execution or a disaster for the clan. It is a grand karma of Buddhism, even the top-level emperors must tread carefully."

The crowd quickly turned to see Jin Ge’s expression after hearing this.

Jin Ge was dumbfounded as well. He knew very little about this particular secret, only that their clan had records of an amazing treasure situated in Buddhist Plain. In the beginning, he assumed that this particular item was located on the other shore. But now, he felt like the text was referring to Heaven Reckon.

In a short time, the crowd swallowed their saliva. This was a treasure coveted even by War-Monarch Heaven Emperor. It must be so heaven-defying.

Qin Baili murmured: "Heaven Reckon, capable of measuring all things. What a shame that I can’t see it for myself."

He knew full well that he wouldn’t dare to search even if the ruler was in there right now because he wasn’t confident about maintaining his dao heart upon its sight. If he couldn’t, he would be buried in this place. "It’s not hard to take a look." Li Qiye smiled and said: "Since everyone is here already, might as well let you all see it."