Chapter 500 - 309: A Man With His Own BGM?

After Zou Feng chugged the entire bottle of Celestial Vein God-Gathering Pills, his face instantly flushed crimson.

At the same time, a deafening BOOM seemed to echo in his sea of consciousness, and he felt as if something was about to burst forth.

He didn’t dare to hesitate and immediately entered a state of Cultivation.

At the top of the rankings, Li Dingjie’s name remained securely in first place...

At almost the same moment, Li Dingjie was still seated cross-legged in the Sword Tomb, silently adjusting his state.

In reality, he hadn’t personally overseen the earlier auction for Zou Feng’s remains.

He had simply let his followers manage it, thinking it was a profit he might as well take.

Now, as the time to ascend the Dao Discussion Platform drew closer, Li Dingjie’s entire aura grew even more profound and inscrutable.

Some of the divine abilities from his past life were rapidly awakening within him.

A moment later, Li Dingjie’s eyes shot open. At the same instant, a flash of lightning seemed to tear through the void behind him.

All the treasured swords in the Sword Tomb began to tremble in unison.

Before long, all the swords slowly floated into the air, beginning to rotate around Li Dingjie.

In the distance, Lu Guanghua, who had been constantly monitoring Li Dingjie’s condition, revealed a look of delight upon seeing this.

’As expected of the Sword Emperor’s reincarnation,’ he thought. ’He always manages to surprise me.’

Following his previous mastery of the Qi Vortex Starlight Sword, reaching the Realm of Perfection, it was now clear that Li Dingjie had also cultivated the Sky-Rending Sword Formulas to the same level.

Furthermore, the Sword Skills Li Dingjie had cultivated during his time in Great Yan had now undergone a qualitative transformation as well.

Yet, this wasn’t even Li Dingjie’s most formidable aspect.

As the reincarnation of the Sword Emperor, with the wisdom of his past life continuously awakening, the "Emperor’s Domineering Aura" in Li Dingjie’s sea of consciousness grew ever more distinct.

This was not some metaphysical concept, but a tangible form of power.

The "domineering aura" nurtured from dominating an entire world in his past life was no laughing matter.

Just releasing a fraction of it was enough to make low-Realm Cultivators collapse to the ground, utterly incapable of mustering the slightest thought of resistance.

And by infusing this domineering aura into his Sword Techniques, every strike, beyond its original power, would carry the additional effect of "Aura Suppression"...

Being this powerful, how could Zou Feng possibly contend with Li Dingjie?

In any case, Lu Guanghua racked his brains but couldn’t conceive of any possibility of Li Dingjie losing the duel.

He was just too strong. Li Dingjie’s daily progress had already left Lu Guanghua marveling in amazement.

He never imagined that, with the duel so close, Li Dingjie could still bring him an even greater surprise...

In Lu Guanghua’s experience, this kind of sudden surge in Cultivation during routine practice was something only possible by chugging a bottle of Celestial Vein God-Gathering Pills.

But chugging a bottle of Celestial Vein God-Gathering Pills would inevitably lead to addiction and other unpredictable, hidden side effects.

Within the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect, no disciple with untapped potential would choose to cultivate by forcing their growth in such a manner...

「At the same time, in Worry-Free Valley.」

The bright moon hung in the sky amidst twinkling stars. After being demoted, the rarely idle Fu Jiaming would gaze at the constellations almost every night.

This wasn’t out of some newfound refined hobby, but because True Monarch Tianyan had once said that Zou Feng could become his "star of death."

And with the Celestial Dao Cauldron chiming in celebration for Zou Feng, this prediction had gradually shown signs of coming true.

Therefore, during this period, even though Fu Jiaming appeared normal on the surface, he had actually reached a point where he could neither eat nor sleep in peace.

Fortunately, the "star of death" had decided to go and court death himself.

Li Dingjie was an Emperor Star, crushing all in his path. There was no way Zou Feng could ever overshadow his radiance.

Now, a smile played on Fu Jiaming’s lips as he gazed at the starry sky.

It had been a long time since he had felt the night sky was so beautiful and magnificent.

Mainly because that star of death hanging over his head had long since vanished.

「Meanwhile, in Su Qingyu’s residence.」

Several former high-ranking members of Biyou Palace—Liang Shunan, Zhong Zhe, and others—were gathered here.

Although Biyou Palace was no more, these people were still accustomed to following Su Qingyu’s lead.

Su Qingyu frowned, clearly displeased. "Bai Chen, you used your Poison Body as collateral and only managed to borrow this little Immortal Fate?"

"Look at Liang Shunan! His Poison Body isn’t even as good as yours, yet he managed to get a better price!"

Bai Chen said in a panic, "Palace Master, please calm your anger! I... I’ll go mortgage something else right now..."

"No need!"

Su Qingyu rubbed the bridge of her nose. "I told you to gather as much Immortal Fate as you could to raise the stakes so you could all earn more with me. Since some of you don’t dare to take the risk, then don’t come to regret it in the future."

"But, let me give you one last piece of advice. On the path of Immortal Cultivation, you may never encounter an opportunity like this again in your entire life!"

Hearing this, Bai Chen couldn’t help but say worriedly, "But Palace Master, what if we lose the bet..."

"Especially since even True Monarch Tianyan..."

Su Qingyu snorted. "Speaking of which, we should thank True Monarch Tianyan. Without his prediction, the odds wouldn’t be this high. After all, no matter what you say, Zou Feng is still a prodigy recognized by the chiming of the Celestial Dao Cauldron!"

’It’s over,’ they thought. ’The Palace Master is completely beyond saving.’

Everyone present heard her words and felt that Su Qingyu’s madness, which hadn’t shown itself for a long time, had flared up again.

And the symptoms showed signs of getting even worse.

To win this bet, she had been unbelievably ruthless with herself.

She had wagered everything she possibly could.

Using her Poison Body as collateral was nothing.

To borrow even more Immortal Fate, Su Qingyu had entered into all sorts of contracts, such as agreeing to serve as a slave for decades if she couldn’t repay the Immortal Fate.

Contracts like managing the manure in the Spirit Beast Garden, or going to the extremely harsh Outer Realm to guard a mining vein for certain True Disciples.

In short, as long as she could borrow Immortal Fate, there was no contract she wouldn’t sign.