"Very well, I will answer your questions, but please leave the rest of my men alone."

Li Yang gave a non-committal nod of his head in response to the chubby man's words, sitting down on the log that the now headless leader had used. The chubby man quickly acted upon seeing Li Yang sit down, waving his hand and having two of the men behind him bring forward another two logs, one for Zhao Feng and one for Fang Ying. Li Yang gave another slight nod of his head and didn't bother wasting any more time before starting his questioning.

"Alright, so where exactly are we, both city-wise, planet-wise, and universe-wise? Who exactly is this Earth-Rendering Deity, what sort of cultivation realm has he reached? And do you know the best place to move between universes?"

Moving between universes was actually rather simple, you just had to break through the Universal Border that surrounded your universe, anyone who had reached at least the Ascending Heaven realm could do so. But the problem was that there were differences in distance between the universes based on where you broke through the border, so you might have to spend quite a bit of time traversing the chaotic void if you broke through the Universal Border at the wrong place. The chubby man looked at Li Yang and the others with a somewhat shocked expression and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"You don't know about the Earth-Rendi...!"

The man's words were forcefully cut off by a backhanded slap from Li Yang, another ten of his teeth falling out as a result. Along with the teeth that had been knocked out earlier, the chubby man now only had nine teeth left in his mouth, and even those were starting to show cracks. The man glared daggers at him, but Li Yang simply raised one finger.

"I already told you earlier, useless words get you slapped. This is your one warning, and trust me, I'm not known for giving more."

Fang Ying frowned slightly at Li Yang's exceedingly forceful manner, but this was still well within her tolerance limit so she didn't say anything. The chubby man swallowed his indignation and took a deep breath, slowly nodding his head in understanding and properly responding.

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"This used to be the Spiral's Desire city, but after the ancient war this entire area has been reduced to a land of death due to the power of the Bloodwind Emperor, no life can grow here and any life that enters the area will wither after at most three months. As for the planet, it is known as Heaven's Border due to the fact that it is located very close to the Universal Border of this Heaven's First Desire universe."

Li Yang and the others couldn't help but be somewhat alarmed by the chubby man's words. It was one thing to render a location inhospitable to life, it was another entirely to leave it in such a state that it would even drain the life of any being that entered it. Just what sort of state had that person's law of death reached to make something like that possible?

Li Yang and the two others then exchanged glances, all three of them shaking their heads to show that none of them had ever heard about this Heaven's First Desire universe. The chubby man opened his mouth to talk again but Li Yang gave a slight wave of his hand and cut him off.

"Before you continue, who is this Bloodwind Emperor, what's his name and cultivation?"

Li Yang couldn't help but be curious after hearing about how powerful the Bloodwind Emperor was, knowing a bit more about such an expert was always a plus. Not just the chubby man, but even the people behind him couldn't help but have a change of expression after hearing Li Yang's new question, the chubby man gritting his teeth and biting the bullet.

"I can't answer that question, but it's only partially because I don't want to. I can't answer the second part because I simply don't know his actual cultivation I only know that even the Earth-Rendering Deity has only met him once before, and had to be exceedingly respectful when he did. As for the first part, answering it is dangerous. Even the enemies of the Bloodwind Emperor don't refer to him by his name, solely because he has reached such a realm that he will instantly know whenever someone uses his actual name. If I were to say it, he would instantly be able to know about it and send a bit of his consciousness here."

The chubby man looked at Li Yang with incomparably determined and sincere eyes, doing his best to show Li Yang that he wasn't lying to him. Li Yang's eyebrow rose in surprise, but Zhao Feng clicked his tongue and waved his hand before Li Yang could say anything.

"Heh, seems like this Bloodwind Emperor has reached at least the peak of the Empyrean realm, what a terrifying thought. You can go on with the other questions."

Li Yang glanced at Zhao Feng, who nodded his head to show Li Yang that he was speaking the truth. Zhao Feng was one of the princes of the Demon Race back on their planet, he had access to far more information than Li Yang so he knew more about the higher cultivation realms. The chubby man glanced at Li Yang, making sure that he didn't show any reaction before he dared to continue talking.

"There are three places in this universe that are well-suited for easy travel to other universes, one is the headquarters of the Shadow Emperor sect, the second is the headquarters of the Heaven Devastator sect, and the third one is the castle within the capital of the Earth Rendering Empire, which is where we come from. The ruler of the Earth Rendering Empire is Gong Peyong, the Earth-Rendering Deity that we serve. I don't know his exact cultivation realm, but the rumors say that he reached the very peak of the Heaven Imitating Soul realm 10 000 years ago and is working on entering the Heaven's Soul realm."

Li Yang and Zhao Feng shared a glance, Zhao Feng nodding his head to symbolize that this Gong Peyong hadn't reached a realm where he would know the moment someone said his true name. The chubby man didn't speak too much about the two sects that held one of the best locations along the Universal Border, but it still allowed Li Yang to learn a little. The locations that were best suited for universe travel were usually the most important areas within the universe, so for there to be three different powers holding one location each it was likely that the three different organizations were just about even in power.

This meant that there wasn't any single person or organization in control of this universe, which made things a little easier for them, it meant that they could afford to offend at least two of the organizations should there be a need. But rather than this, it was actually the last thing the chubby man mentioned that caught Li Yang's attention.

"Gong Peyong is a soul cultivator? Despite having such a domineering name?"

Soul cultivators were just as strong as normal cultivators, some would even consider them even harder to deal with due to the fact that they could survive as long as their soul remained. But the Vital Essence that one gained from soul cultivation was not as destructive as Qi, it was more ethereal and mysterious, it didn't seem terribly suited for such a domineering name. Then again, Li Yang knew very little about soul cultivation so he didn't consider himself the best person to speak about the subject. The chubby man's eyebrows twitched when he heard Li Yang refer to the Earth-Rendering Deity by his name, an act that was considered disrespectful, but he still had to nod his head and answer.

"Yes, and not just the Earth-Rendering Deity, soul cultivation is the main cultivation system in this universe, making up at least 90% of the total cultivators."

Li Yang couldn't suppress the surprise expression that surfaced on his face after hearing the chubby man's words. For soul cultivation to be so widespread here it must have been around for quite a while, which meant that it wasn't that soul cultivation didn't exist back when he was alive, it simply meant that it had yet to spread to any of the universes he visited back then. At the same time, he couldn't help but glance at the headless corpse of the leader, as well as the swollen cheek of the chubby man.

"Soul cultivators, huh? Well, that explains why you felt so soft and squishy."

Normal Qi cultivation, while far from as effective as body cultivation, would at least strengthen the body somewhat due to the fact that the Qi had to travel through your body. This also meant that the leader of this group should have survived even though his body was destroyed, but unfortunately for him, Li Yang's ice element was exceedingly special, almost fully geared towards freezing immaterial things such as the soul.

The chubby man's face twitched again after he heard Li Yang's words, which were borderline insulting towards not just him, but also his deceased leader. But as he was busy swallowing his anger and indignation, Fang Ying spoke up after remaining silent for a while.

"There are people coming from the north. They're all clad in black robes and have some strange black mist coiling around them. The robes are embroidered with an image resembling a two-headed man covered in darkness, I'd probably guess that they're from this Shadow Emperor sect."

As someone who had come in contact with the law of s.p.a.ce, Fang Ying was far better at observing the surroundings than Li Yang and Zhao Feng so they didn't doubt her words. Li Yang glanced at the chubby man, who somewhat fearfully nodded his head, causing Li Yang to let out a light chuckle.

"Wonderful, it seems like we'll get to interrogate another group right away to make sure that these people were saying the truth."

Li Yang didn't stand up from his seat, but his golden-purple sword appeared in his grasp with a flash, the tip stabbing into the ground. Fang Ying said that the people were coming so they were likely headed directly for them, all they had to do was wait and the information banks would walk right into their grasp.