Only after entering Heavenly Mist did Qin Shi realize how insignificant he was. This was an incredible world.
Following behind Chi Xiao, Qin Shi quickly landed on a huge rock floating between heaven and earth.
Whoosh!
The world in front of Qin Shi suddenly changed. To Qin Shi's disbelief, this rock was actually a miniature world.
"The inside of the Immortal's Abode is a void, so every rock here is an independent world. This rock is my abode. It's a little shabby, but I hope you don't mind." Chi Xiao smiled.
Qin Shi looked at the paradise-like world inside the rock and smiled, "Senior is too polite."
"Little friend, I had the Number One Sword bring you to Heavenly Mist because of Fufeng's insistence." Chi Xiao went straight to the point after entering a thatched hut.
"Fufeng?"
Qin Shi wasn't surprised and smiled. He had guessed that all of this had something to do with Fufeng.
Qin Shi already knew Fufeng's identity. He was one of the Three Great Generals under the Human Sovereign.
The Three Great Generals, Fufeng and the Old Urchin. As for the third one, Qin Shi still didn't know who it was.
Most importantly, Qin Shi had a premonition that Fufeng was different from the other members of Heavenly Mist. He seemed to know more about Life Matrices, or rather, he had participated in them. All these years, Qin Shi had been influenced by Fufeng. Back then, the Book of Incineration, as well as the many subsequent events, all had something to do with Fufeng.
Every time Fufeng appeared, it was at the right time, when Qin Shi couldn't resolve the crisis.
Just like back in the Lihuo Sect, when Qin Shi was still young and fighting against the Demon World.
In the deep sea, he was forced into a dead end, but Fufeng didn't appear. Instead, he hid in the void, as if Fufeng had already predicted that Qin Shi would have a way to escape.
"Just as you are curious, why didn't the Sky Mist attack the Chi Group in the past thirty thousand years? Even when the Mortal World was in great danger, the Sky Mist didn't appear. In fact, the Sky Mist has its own difficulties." Chi Xiao waved his hand and an image appeared in the sky above the Shangri-La.
Through the image, what Qin Shi saw was an extremely dark space. The space was huge and could swallow up to ten thousand meters.
What caused Qin Shi's expression to change was that in this dark space, there seemed to be a huge heart beating.
"This is the core of the Heavenly Mist Immortal Manor. You can think of it as the heart of the Heavenly Mist Immortal Manor. Everything in the Heavenly Mist Void is moved by this enormous Abyss Persistence Stone. There's a very powerful strand of Heavenly Energy here," said Chi Xiao.
Qin Shi nodded. Chi Yan's words were similar to what he had guessed.
At this time, Qin Shi frowned slightly. Around the heart of the Heavenly Mist Immortal Manor, he saw dense dark branches. These branches were very evil, as if they were constantly nibbling away at the Heavenly Energy in the heart of the Heavenly Mist Immortal Manor.
Most importantly, there was actually an enormous ghastly white skeleton at the place where these intertwining vines gathered, and it was like a ferocious demon of the Netherworld.
The huge skeleton hung above the heart of the Heavenly Mist Immortal Manor, as if it would swallow the heart at any time.
"This is … the Ancient Skeleton Vines?" Qin Shi said suddenly.
Vines and skeletons. When the two combined, Qin Shi immediately thought of the Ancient Skeleton Vines.
Chi Xiao nodded bitterly, "Yes, it is the Ancient Skeleton Vines."
Chi Xiao suddenly fell into a long period of reminiscence, "Thirty thousand years ago, there was a great war. Almost all the forces in the Wasteland Continent could not stay out of it. The war lasted for a thousand years. In the end, the ancestors of the Human Emperor damaged their own bloodline, shattered Zhe Tian's three spiritual and seven physical souls, and sealed Zhe Tian. However, in the end, Zhe Tian planted a Ancient Skeleton Vines in the Heavenly Mist."
"In the beginning, no one noticed it. Twenty thousand years ago, the Hou Group and the Heavenly Mist Immortal Manor were constantly fighting. Almost half of the world was destroyed, including the Human World and the Demon World. This is also the reason why the forces in the Human World have only risen in the last ten thousand years. Those ancient sects were all destroyed in the war."
"Until twenty thousand years ago, when all the disciples of the Heavenly Mist Immortal Manor who participated in the war were devoured by the Ancient Skeleton Vines. At that time, we found a Ancient Skeleton Vines in the Heavenly Mist Immortal Manor."
"You know, the Ancient Skeleton Vines have the power of God's Punishment. Once planted, even a Life and Death Realm warrior cannot escape death."
"At that time, there were only three people who could break free from the Ancient Skeleton Vines. They were War God Fufeng and the other two." Chi Xiao said.
"However, the Ancient Skeleton Vines are a natural contract. Therefore, even Zhe Tian could not control them at will. One of the key points in the Ancient Skeleton Vines is that if the Ominous Demon Clan kills in the Human World, we can kill them without angering the Heavenly Dao. This is also the reason why the Hou Group is so unscrupulous in the Wasteland Continent, but not in the Human World."
Hearing Chi Xiao's words, Qin Shi was shocked.
Qin Shi was very familiar with the Ancient Skeleton Vines. He had already fought with them twice.
However, when Qin Shi looked at the intertwining vines on the heart of the Heavenly Mist Immortal Manor, he became serious.
Because Qin Shi found that this Ancient Skeleton Vines was the strongest among the three he had seen. Even now, he did not dare to get close to it.
"Haven't you ever thought of a way to break it?" Qin Shi asked.
Chi Xiao smiled bitterly, "It's difficult. To break this Ancient Skeleton Vines, Senior Fufeng said that at least four Ethereal Realm experts are needed."
"But how difficult is it to have four Ethereal Realm experts?
In the ancient times, there were only two Ethereal Realm experts and the Human Emperor Ancestor. Even in the later generations, Ethereal Realm experts could break through, but no one could reach as high as the three of them. Even among the three War Gods, only War God Fufeng reached the Ethereal Realm. "
"Fufeng is in the Ethereal Realm?" Qin Shi's eyes narrowed. This was the first time he knew Fufeng's real strength.
However, Qin Shi was still deeply shocked.
The Ethereal Realm was once the strongest existence in the world.
"No wonder the Hou Group is so afraid of Fufeng."
"Haha, little kid, the Misty Realm is not as simple as you imagine it to be. You'll understand when you reach it one day. Tsk tsk, do you think that Fufeng's Misty Realm is the same as the three of us back then?" The nefarious devil mocked.
"What's the difference?"
"Of course it's different. The difference is huge. You should know that the Ethereal Realm is the highest existence in the world. Once you reach the Ethereal Realm, you alone can shake the world and fight against the heavens. But that's also why the Ethereal Realm requires an enormous amount of spiritual energy. It's like this boundless world."
"Back then, the three of us reached the limit of the Ethereal Realm. To be honest, if it wasn't for the fact that we didn't have a way to break through to the Emperor Realm, we could have reached the Emperor Realm with our strength. But unfortunately, we didn't find that opportunity. In the end, all of us stopped at the peak of the Ethereal Realm, around half-step Emperor Realm," said the evil demon.
Qin Shi was shocked once again. Half-step Emperor Realm.
It was also because of this that Qin Shi understood that the emperor realm wasn't something that could be reached through cultivation alone. In order to break through to the emperor realm, there must be a very important turning point. However, no one knew what that turning point was.
"Is there no other way besides four Ethereal Realm experts?" Qin Shi asked.
Chi Xiao shook his head helplessly, "No."
Hearing Chi Xiao's answer, Qin Shi was a little disappointed. He now knew that he had misunderstood Sky Mist. It wasn't that Sky Mist didn't want to save the human world, but because of the existence of the Ancient Skeleton Vine, there was no other way. However, Qin Shi originally thought that if they could break the Ancient Skeleton Vine, with Sky Mist's strength, even if they couldn't eliminate Group Pi, they could at least suppress Group Pi.
They could drag out Group Pi's plan indefinitely. But now, it seemed that it was unrealistic to use Sky Mist as a hired thug.
"Furthermore, because of the ten-thousand-year curse, some of the older factions and the newer factions are at odds with each other. Heavenly Mist is no longer as united as it was thirty thousand years ago. Many of the people in Heavenly Mist now have ulterior motives.
"This time, War God Fufeng asked you to come to Sky Mist for two reasons. First, to let you know about the Ancient Skeleton Vine. Second, the current situation of Sky Mist is not optimistic. Senior Fufeng said that Sky Mist was created by the Human Emperor's ancestor. Therefore, Sky Mist can only belong to you. You are the young master of Sky Mist." Chi Xiao said.
In fact, Qin Shi didn't care much about Sky Mist. He didn't care whether Sky Mist would submit to him or not. Or, he knew his own limits.
Inside Sky Mist, every single expert was a Life and Death Realm expert. These people had lived for ten thousand years and had deep pride. They wouldn't easily submit to anyone. Therefore, Qin Shi knew that it wouldn't be easy to make Sky Mist submit to him.
However, as Fufeng said, the things that belonged to his Qin family couldn't be taken away.
Sky Mist could only be surnamed Qin.
"Earlier, I had my two disciples deliberately provoke you outside the Immortal Mansion so that you would be mentally prepared. Not everyone in the sky fog is of the same mind as you. In fact, there are many people who wish for you to be killed by the Pi Squad, because only then will they have the opportunity to take the sky fog for themselves," said Chi Xiao.
Qin Shi didn't seem surprised. He smiled. Then, a thick chill appeared in his eyes. "Hehe, this is understandable.
After all, Sky Mist is one of the three great Immortal Mansions. It's normal that they don't want to submit to me. After all, I am only a Transcendent Realm expert. But, if they don't want to, they can scram out of this Immortal Mansion. Whether they live or die, I, Qin Shi, don't care. However, since this Sky Mist was left by my ancestor, besides the Qin family, no one can touch it. "
Hearing Qin Shi's words, Chi Xiao was shocked. Clearly, he didn't expect Qin Shi to say such a thing.
But soon, a bitter smile appeared on Chi Xiao's face.
Do you want those old guys to scram out of Sky Mist or make them submit?