Chapter 1588 - Finding the Path

According to the Dao De Jing, The G.o.d of the valley is enduring, known as Xuanpin, the mysterious fertile mother of us all. The Gate of Xuanpin is the source of heaven and earth. Intangible yet ever present, she works tirelessly and inexhaustibly.

Li Qingshan stopped and stared at the fleshy gate. It contained a certain, strange law, not only separating Taoties dominion, but the line between life and death as well, forming a world of its own, yet also as if it was the source of all life.

He recalled everything he had seen and heard along the way, and a strange feeling welled up inside him. He cleared his throat and directly asked, What do we do?

The Gate of Xuanpin was anything but ordinary. Even his Origin Soul of great liberty was unable to penetrate it. If he destroyed it by force, he would definitely alarm Jiuying.

At a time like this, he obviously had to ask his guide, Qian Rongzhi. She was both mad and wretched, but she had always been able to come up with some ideas.

This time, she did not disappoint him. She smiled. Dont rush. It always opens for a few days every month. Hehe, isnt it a little familiar

Alright, I understand. You can stop there!

Li Qingshan immediately interrupted her. The strange feeling inside became even more intense, but he could not be bothered with her nonsense. He just began waiting patiently.

Perhaps because he had destroyed the Black Sun Demon Heart, which made him drastically lose the favours of the demonic heavens, his luck was horrible this time. He waited for almost a month before the Gate of Xuanpin slowly opened.

At that instant, dark-red blood gushed out.

Qian Rongzhi reminded him. Dont let it touch you!

Li Qingshan immediately dodged to one side, but he could already tell that the blood was anything but ordinary. It could wash away auras and powers. If regular arcane artifacts even just came in contact with a single droplet, they would probably be immediately reduced to sc.r.a.p metal. Any techniques he used would disintegrate too.

Even with his body of the demonic and divine, coupled with the Origin Soul of great liberty, he would probably be reduced to just the body of a mortal, constrained to it without any liberty at all.

By now, he could no longer afford to let his thoughts wander anymore. He furrowed his brows and murmured, This definitely is not a power that a Heretic G.o.d should possess. Its the manifestation of some kind of law.

As a result, he became even more careful, following his instincts to the limit.

However, as the gate completely opened, the surging blood immediately filled the entire cavern. There was no more room to hide in. In this river of blood, all techniques were useless. It was even impossible to hide into s.p.a.ce.

Without any hesitation, Li Qingshan immediately raised several layers of the Spirit Turtles Profound Sh.e.l.l and moved against the current!

Blood also had an element of water to it, and Ruins End was the source of all water. As the ruler of Ruins End, spirit turtles possessed a natural level of control and resistance towards all laws and techniques that contained an element of water.

But even despite that, the impervious Spirit Turtles Profound Sh.e.l.l was being rapidly eroded away. The layers were washed away.

The small world operated at full speed, immediately producing thousands of layers of the Spirit Turtles Profound Sh.e.l.l. Each layer was only separated by a millimetre. It was as dense as it could be.

However, under the was.h.i.+ng of the foul blood, it still rapidly shrank in size, becoming thinner and thinner.

Li Qingshan was unfazed, continuing along obstinately. He pa.s.sed straight through a corridor that was even thinner and suddenly rushed out of the river of blood. His field of vision abruptly opened up.

But at the same time, the last layer of the Spirit Turtles Profound Sh.e.l.l dissipated. Blood sprayed towards his back.

The Ape Demon Extends its Arm!

Without even looking back, Li Qingshans left arm rapidly expanded, turning into a black ape arm. He opened his huge hand and blocked the blood like he was trying to s.n.a.t.c.h the moon from the sky.

However, as soon as the blood touched his palm, all of his auras dissipated. The ape demons hand turned back into a regular human hand, even feeling a little powerless and numb. Let alone picking up mountains, he probably could not even lift something that weighed more than a few dozen kilograms anymore.

And that was only the beginning. The sensation of numbness rapidly spread along his arm, swallowing the entire black ape arm and still showing no signs of stopping.

This was nothing like potent poison or acid, but some kind of law at work. It was almost like a curse.

Without any hesitation, Li Qingshan drew his sword and cut off his arm. He even cut off a major part of his shoulder.

The numbness immediately became tremendous pain, even more than the tortures of h.e.l.l. It even made him gasp uncontrollably before exhaling deeply.

I sure am quite unlucky right now!

If he did not have the Sword of Xuanyuan, probably even cutting off his arm would not have been helpful. The wound did not close up so quickly either, forcing him to contract his blood vessels to stop the bleeding.

For the time being, he could forget about regrowing the arm. It was not some fatal wound, but it would definitely affect his prowess in battle.

Li Qingshan observed his surroundings. It was a rather s.p.a.cious place, enough to fit several soccer pitches, entirely composed of flesh that constantly wriggled and changed in shape. It gradually opened up and seemed round, but it was not.

The depths of the flesh shone with a pink l.u.s.tre. If he shut his eyes and ignored the strange flesh, then the climate and temperature was actually quite delightful.

However, this place was empty. There was nothing at all. There were neither demonfolk nor demonic beasts. There was not even a single plant.

Is this the Blood maze?

This is only one of the chambers. The entire Blood maze is composed of countless chambers like this. This place has just been washed, which is why theres nothing here, Qian Rongzhi raised her head and flickered her forked tongue, looking around.

Li Qingshan discovered several new doorways as well. They were all firmly shut, but they were not as difficult to pa.s.s through as the Gate of Xuanpin.

How do I enter Qiongqis dominion?

I dont know.

What? Say that again!

I dont know.

Li Qingshan squinted his eyes, giving off dangerous killing intent.

Qian Rongzhi explained, The locations of the chambers constantly change with the wriggling. These paths arent all straight lines either. At the same time, all of the chambers have a fixed longevity. Old chambers will gradually be compressed until they vanish, while new chambers will be created. There has never been any markers that never change, nor is there an absolutely correct path. This is why its called a maze.

You want to trap me in here?

Of course not. Who would lock themselves up in the same cage as a tiger? Originally, you were chosen by the Demon domain, deeply blessed by the will of the heavens, so even if you wandered around aimlessly in the maze, youll definitely get to where you want to be. But now its difficult to say.

You never said that in the beginning.

Who would have thought you would shatter the Black Sun Demon Heart on a whim? And if you couldnt pa.s.s through the customs, this is the only path. Theres nothing else I can do either. Youre welcome to return to Taoties dominion too. Perhaps once that senior of yours calms down, hell be willing to help you pa.s.s through.

After I just smashed a mountain into his face?

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Heh, lets hope you have another mountain then.

Li Qingshan was very tempted to choke her to death, but he also understood that she was right. Even if she mentioned this all beforehand, he would have still set foot in this Blood maze. He did not regret destroying the Black Sun Demon Heart either, as this was the path he had chosen.

After shattering the Black Sun Demon Heart, his mind became clear again. The various transformations of the demonic and divine all progressed. In particular, the newly-awakened Divine Dragon Transformation showed signs of breaking though. That was his true foundations.

Hmph, when it comes to mazes, Ive never lost to anyone! Li Qingshan said proudly.

His Spirit Turtle Transformation had reached completion. Spirit turtles were most skilled in calculating patterns and noticing secrets. How could a measly maze stump him?

With a swish, he produced several mirror clones that set off on different paths. Now, he could maintain many mirror clones at the same time, and he had the thousands of demonic thought clones from the Origin Soul of great liberty.

Even if it was through brute force, he would find a path!