Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor - Chapter 1181: Ripe
1181 Ripe
Wang Wei’s next destination was the Guardian World to meet Yan Liling. He found her in a dimension of her creation with a transparent cauldron as large as a mountain. Wang Wei looked at the cauldron with praise. She had succeeded in finding a way to refine the Empyrean bodies into pills.
Yan Liling took inspiration from the Danyuan Emperor and Hong Meiling by linking all the world communities and borrowing their powers to condense a cauldron; in other words, she used the lower dimension as her cauldron. Then, with the Illusory Pill, she had the strength to create the flame needed for the process by condensing all the suns, fire energy, and even fire laws of these communities into an Emperor Tier Flame needed for the process.
Lastly, Yan Liling borrowed the reserved spiritual energy from the Dream World to supplement hers during the refining process.
“Can you speak?” Wang Wei asked. Yan Liling was in a deep state of concentration, and he even noticed a few drops of sweat on her forehead.
“For a few minutes,” she answered.
“I just want to know how things are proceeding.”
“I’ve succeeded, but barely.”
“Oh?”
“I don’t have the knowledge base or experience to make a Tier 11 Empyrean – especially in such a short period,” Yan Liling explained. “So, I chose another way – purified these bodies and condensed their Dao Rhymes and Blood Energy into a Pill. I added a few top Emperor Tier herbs to preserve the efficacy of the pill during the condensation stage, allowing me to create the most basic Tier 11 pill.”
“That is still impressive,” Wang Wei praised.
“I know,” Yan Liling smirked. “This experience was immensely beneficial to my Skill Path. It even gave me an idea of how I might take a step into transcendence.”
“Those are bold words,” Wang Wei said. “I’m listening.”
“Once you achieve half-step transcendence, you only need to let me borrow your strength to make a pill for your realm. The experience should give me answers on my path.”
Wang Wei was speechless, but it was indeed a good way. “No problem.”
“I know you’re a man of your word, big brother,” Yan Liling beamed. “Alright, I need to concentrate. Can you do something before you leave? Although this pill is basic, it’s also taking a long time. Please accelerate the time in this realm so it can be finished in time.”
“Alright.” Wang Wei pointed in the sky, and a phantom of the River of Time manifested. He said his goodbyes to her before leaving for his next destination: the Swallowing Zone.
“It’s almost ripe,” Wang Wei said as he looked at the Genesis Fruit, which was now almost emerald in color. After years of being fed the power of dreams and nightmares from the Dream World, countless Immortal Sovereign bodies, and even a small amount of merit, the thing was finally about to germinate.
He did not hesitate to start feeding the apple until the last spot turned from light green to emerald. “Beautiful,” Wang Wei commented before condensing a container made from sealing runes, plucking the fruit and carefully preserving it. The light that served as the fruit tree dissipated, but Wang Wei did not care.
The tree was now useless; by its nature, it was impossible to condense the seed for another Genesis Fruit. As such, he was just happy that he got the fruit since it was valuable and sought after by many-including Old Man Nether, who prevented other people from using it before it was mature.
Wang Wei’s next destination was the Battle Demon World. As soon as he landed, he noticed two things. Firstly, the entire world seemed to be in a jovial mood or atmosphere. It could be sensed in the air, and he saw signs of celebration everywhere his sight landed.
The second thing that caught his attention was the feint Innate Qi in the environment. The constant exchange of knowledge, resources, and ideas resulted in the creation of many techniques, and the professions were greatly developed. A few worlds managed to create weaker versions of reverting their environment to Innate.
This development had its pros and cons. The pros were the further development of these worlds, including the revival of the Innate Demon God Race. True Heavenly Dao used this opportunity to return them to the lower dimension, probably in a weak attempt to restore balance from how dominant Acquired Lives have become.
The con of the situation was the small political turmoil the change created in Wang Wei’s court. Many worlds complained and asked the Myriad Emperor World to place the Innate Environment Method on the market to buy and loan. But Wang Wei had long decided this would be the advantage he would only leave for his home, and thus the court had to tell these worlds to develop a method of their own if they wanted it.
Wang Wei looked around for a bit before teleporting to a large room full of demons decorated in gold.
“Who goes there?” The room immediately entered the highest alert as soon as that voice yelled. They all wondered who dared to mess up such an important event, especially knowing the people involved.
“You’re getting married and didn’t tell me?”
“Wang Wei? It’s really you,” said Ye Dafu as he appeared before him to give a hug. “I wanted to invite you, but the news in the Dream World is you’re in deep seclusion, probably recuperating after the war.”
“I could have sent a projection.”
“Hmm, you’re right, but I didn’t think of that,” the Monkey Emperor replied.
“Greeting, your majesty, the Supreme Emperor.” A cacophony of voices echoed in the room as everyone saluted after recognizing Wang Wei’s identity. These people tried to hide their shock, but it was easily noticed by Wang Wei.
“No need for formality. I”m here as a friend, attending a wedding,” Wang Wei assured them. However, no one stood up. This legendary man was standing before them, and none of these people dared to show any signs of disrespect – even if he asked them to.
“You heard him. You guys need to relax,” Ye Dafu said, but even that did not work. These people secretly looked at each other from the corner of their eyes, waiting for someone to have the nerve to stand up fist. Ye Dafu shook his head in disappointment.
“I don’t think they’ll listen as long as you’re here, so let’s talk somewhere else,” he stated before leading Wang Wei to another room.
“What took you so long to get married?” Wang Wei asked as an icebreaker from the previous situation.
“The wife wanted to wait until she reached a certain level of strength before we married. So, I had to wait until she was ready.”
“The demon race values, especially this world with a zeitgeist of survival of the fittest. It’s understandable why she would want to be relative to you before marriage.”
Ye Dafu. “Enough about all that nonsense. When are you going to fight me? You promised me.”
“You must have fought my imprint in the Dream World countless times. Don’t you see the difference? Don’t you have enough?”
“None of that matters – especially since I’ve devoted a sure tactic that is guaranteed to punch you in your face. I’ll start with that until I can bully you.”
“This is not a good idea.”
“Why not?”
“It’s your wedding, after all. Wouldn’t you be embarrassed if your wife saw you being beaten?”
Ye Dafu’s lips twitched. “It doesn’t matter.”
“What if people say I’m bullying you.”
“I know you don’t care about that. So, just do it – consider it a wedding present.”
“Alright.”
The two soon reached a room where the Nine Serpent Empress was waiting. Wang Wei had to praise Ye Dafu as he was not lying when he said he knew how to develop bloodlines. They had a small discussion, and Wang Wei learned about demon marriage customs.
For example, gold is the main color for bloodline union celebrations instead of red, which is used by human weddings/Dao Companion Ceremonies. There are two ceremonies in the bride and groom’s tribe/world. They do not salute their parents, each other, and Heaven and Earth. Instead, they swear to their bloodlines, tribes, and ancestors.
After the discussions, Wang Wei did not stay long. He fought with Ye Dafu, who was miserable, and his plan failed. Wang Wei still left a gift in the form of a few valuable Emperor Pills and blessed the couple with a [Fated Lover Fate Line]. He knew Ye Dafu was planning to ascend soon, probably right after the Dao Banquet. Luckily, the Monkey said his ancestors were doing well in the upper dimension, meaning he should have a backing to protect him during these tumultuous times.
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[AN: I’ve seen a few complaints about the length of this arc. Please know that it is wrapping up, as there are no more twists or plots to extend it. However, I also need to take my time to wrap things up before starting the next saga.
[I recommend stacking for those who cannot wait since the volume should end in 10 to 15 chapters.]