Chapter 487: Lust, the Driving Force That Brought Him to This Day
Xu Sanyan gazed into the dense Mist Sea, listening to the fluctuating roars echoing from the horizon. “The Mist Sea has already engulfed half of the Central Region,” he said, his voice tinged with confusion. “When do you plan to stop?”
“Why would I stop?” Yu Anwei smiled, tilting her head to gaze at the sky. Her eyes burned with unwavering resolve. “If there truly are beings beyond the heavens, I want to see if those unknown entities can remain indifferent when this world is utterly destroyed!”
Xu Sanyan frowned. “You’re causing such chaos just for this? What if you actually provoke a heavenly tribulation? How could you possibly survive?”
“Hah…” Yu Anwei scoffed dismissively. “Do you know how I’ve endured these past twenty thousand years? If not for waiting for the Holy Lord’s return, I would have ended my life long ago. Why else would I have waited until today? But the Holy Lord’s cultivation level is unparalleled, yet he hasn’t returned in all this time. I fear…”
“If that’s the case, there’s no point in me living any longer.”
Xu Sanyan found this woman increasingly difficult to deal with. Was she just a resentful widow who had mourned for too long?
From his perspective, her actions directly contradicted his interests. The destruction of the world would bring him no benefit whatsoever.
If he were the only person left in the world, how lonely and boring would it be?
There were still so many beautiful women waiting for him to dote on them: voluptuous beauties with ample breasts and curvaceous hips, shy and demure jade-like maidens, valiant and heroic Immortal Maidens, alluring and seductive Demonesses, petite and charming lolis…
Images flashed through his mind: rosy lips, pert breasts, slender legs, delicate feet. Wasn’t the ultimate goal of his arduous cultivation to enjoy eternal bliss?
Moreover, he possessed the Beauty Scroll Compendium, a legacy from his predecessors, which documented countless exotic women he had yet to experience. To die now would be an utter waste.
Besides, he relished showing off, basking in the awe and reverence of the masses. If he were the only one left, where would he even show off?
No, this was unacceptable. He had struggled so hard to reach this point, and with good times finally within reach, he couldn’t let this old hag ruin everything.
Having lived long enough and grown bored, she wanted to flip the table and deny everyone else their fun. How utterly selfish!
He would never allow it!
The more Xu Sanyan thought about it, the angrier he became. How could such a person exist?
Pah!
Perhaps sensing his thoughts, Yu Anwei met his gaze directly. “Don’t you ever yearn to break free from this cage and glimpse the world beyond the heavens?”
Xu Sanyan froze, his expression shifting to surprise. “You have a way?”
“No.”
Then what the hell are you talking about?
Xu Sanyan didn’t voice the question, but his expression made his thoughts clear.
He wasn’t afraid of her. The sense of danger she exuded wasn’t overwhelming. Even if he couldn’t defeat her, killing him wouldn’t be easy.
Besides, in a life-or-death struggle, the outcome could only be determined in the heat of battle.
Yu Anwei seemed oblivious to his displeasure, continuing as if he hadn’t reacted at all. “But the arrangements left by the Holy Lord still exist. If you’re willing, I can lend you my aid. If you manage to reach him outside, just deliver a message for me.”
“Tell him… I miss him.”
“Why don’t you go yourself?” Xu Sanyan scrutinized her, his gaze filled with suspicion.
Yu Anwei fell silent for a moment, then said forlornly, “…I can’t leave the Gray Mist.”
“Oh… Then I won’t go either.”
Xu Sanyan shook his head in refusal. According to her, the Holy Lord possessed heaven-defying cultivation levels, yet he ventured out and never returned. As a mere Sage Realm cultivator, what chance would he have of surviving outside?
He was only in his twenties, the prime of his life. He hadn’t even experienced many of the world’s wonders yet. Dying out there would be a terrible waste.
He could venture out whenever he tired of playing, had lived enough, or ascended to immortality. There was no rush.
Xu Sanyan lifted the chin of the girl beside him, gazing into her eyes, which were filled with confusion tinged with fear. He felt an overwhelming sense of pity.
Perhaps… his insatiable lust was the driving force behind his journey to this point?
Xu Sanyan turned to Yu Anwei and gently advised, “Your reckless actions, pushing the world’s cultivators to the brink, will inevitably provoke a backlash. When that happens, they will unite against you. You cannot possibly defeat the entire world alone.”
Though the Five Great Sects were constantly at odds, their internal conflicts would pale in comparison to an external threat. The countless cultivators across the land, even with the aid of ghost beasts, would overwhelm Yu Anwei’s meager forces.
The Mist Sea’s current momentum was only due to the sects’ lack of unity and the absence of a desperate situation. Once they realized the Mist Sea intended to overturn heaven and earth, they would spare no effort to stop it.
Yu Anwei remained indifferent. “It matters not. I have long since ceased to fear life or death.”
A madwoman.
Xu Sanyan shook his head and ignored her, grabbing the dazed girl beside him and flying away. Yu Anwei didn’t try to stop them, only sighing,
“Ten thousand years pass like a fleeting dream…”
“Alas…”
Since Xu Sanyan’s breakthrough, chaos had erupted across the Central Region. Countless Perfected Void Harmony cultivators clashed violently over Earth Qi Spirit Essence, resulting in massive casualties.
No one could have predicted that the first person to follow in Xu Sanyan’s footsteps and break through to the Sage Realm using this method would emerge from the demonic sect.
The former Hall Master of the Crimson Heart Faction, a Perfected Void Harmony cultivator, the Mad Daoist.
After Xu Sanyan’s successful breakthrough in the Qian Kingdom’s capital, the Mad Daoist immediately returned to the demonic sect before the news could fully spread. He knew exactly where to find Earth Qi Spirit Essence:
The Ten Thousand Demons Mountain Range!
Though Earth Qi Spirit Essence had always been precious, few had paid it much attention. The substance was intangible, lacked physical form, had limited uses, and was notoriously difficult to capture. No one bothered with such a thankless task.
The Dragon Vein in the Qian Kingdom had remained trapped due to the Imperial Seal’s suppression, ultimately benefiting Xu Sanyan.
Exploiting this information gap, the Mad Daoist painstakingly captured a strand of Earth Qi Spirit Essence, instantly breaking through to the Sage Realm and causing a sensation across the world!
To the world, Xu Sanyan’s success might have seemed like a stroke of luck, but the Mad Daoist’s breakthrough undeniably proved that this path was the true road to ascension!
Driven to madness, cultivators trapped at the Perfected Void Harmony stage scoured the land for Earth Qi Spirit Essence. Every towering mountain and renowned river became a battleground as cultivators swarmed the landscape. Among them, the monks of the Heaven’s Will Demon Subduing Temple were the most fervent.
Their sage had died, and they needed a successor urgently. Moreover, the Heaven’s Will Demon Subduing Temple boasted the largest number of Perfected Void Harmony cultivators—over a dozen!
If all of them broke through, they would gain over a dozen new sages!
With such power, the Heaven’s Will Demon Subduing Temple would undoubtedly become the foremost Great Sect of the era.
Amidst this frenzy, the Mist Sea region was largely forgotten. Unnoticed, most of the Qian Kingdom had already fallen…
Meanwhile, the flesh giant slain by Dang Yunshu had inexplicably risen again. Wielding a mountain-sized stone sword, it rampaged through the fallen cities, devouring any civilians who failed to escape, turning them into sustenance.
(End of the Chapter)