Chapter 454: Nine Lives (1)

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Living his third life, Li Qingshan wasn’t overly excited. In the Emperor Space, while a year had passed in the outside world, Li Qingshan had lived an entire lifetime here. However, there were still 2,000 Rules he needed to comprehend, and he had to seize every moment.

For Li Qingshan, the pressure was immense.

Fortunately, now he could claim to be invincible in the Immortal Plane. Even Monk Fayin, who had lived several lifetimes and resided in the Western Lands, was no match for Li Qingshan.

Before Li Qingshan were only a few tasks.

He needed to improve himself, comprehend the rules, wait for the emergence of the Supreme Path, and then see if he could encounter Hua Yun on that path.

His third life was extremely simple.

Just like in his second life, he continuously comprehended the Rule power in the elongated time.

Even with his own comprehension, having maxed-level comprehension skills, three million years in this life allowed him to comprehend only 400 Rules.

Including the previous 1,000 Rules, he had only reached 1,400, less than half of the 3,000 Rules.

At the end of his third life, Li Qingshan opened his eyes, a flash of ancientness in them. He carefully calculated that he had lived for over eight million years, which was simply unbelievable.

In this long period, Li Qingshan truly touched the realm of Great Oblivion, a state of invincibility where he abandoned everything. There was nothing left in the world worth holding on to, and it seemed better to merge with the Dao and the Rules rather than painstakingly comprehending the 3,000 Rules.

The will of this world was confusing Li Qingshan, trying to assimilate him, not wanting him to fully comprehend the 3,000 Rules.

The will of the world had no emotions, following a logic that maintained the world.

Thus, heaven and earth were unkind, treating all things as straw dogs, and the sage was unkind, treating the people as straw dogs.

Heaven and earth were indifferent, showing no mercy, treating all things as straw dogs, and allowing them to live and die on their own. The sage was also indifferent, treating the people as straw dogs, allowing them to live and die on their own.

The will of the world is only needed to maintain the world’s integrity. The birth and extinction of life within the world were not within its rules.

Throughout countless ages, countless eras and species have thrived, perished, and re-emerged, always the same.

As long as the world remained, there would always be new life thriving on this land.

Li Qingshan, wanting to comprehend the 3,000 Rules, touched the essence of the world’s will. They believed Li Qingshan was competing for control of the world, trying to interfere with its operation, and thus greatly opposed him.

This was why Li Qingshan’s comprehension yielded fewer and fewer rules over time, becoming increasingly difficult.

“Each time, comprehending the Rules becomes harder. Is this testing how many lifetimes I can live?” Li Qingshan thought calmly.

This time, he smoothly left the Emperor Space and walked out of the Celestial Court’s boundaries.

In his three lives, over eight million years had passed, but in the outside world, not even 3 years had gone by. The Immortal Plane was still the same Immortal Plane, but Li Qingshan was no longer the same Li Qingshan.

He traversed the wilderness, descended into forbidden lands, and picked divine medicines everywhere.

“Newly ascended Emperor, don’t go too far!” In the Wilderness Forbidden Land, an Emperor felt greatly displeased and warned Li Qingshan.

But Li Qingshan merely glanced at him, and with a boom, the primordial spirit of the deeply slumbering Emperor trembled violently, nearly waking in terror.

“Those who are asleep should remain silent,” Li Qingshan said calmly, not disrupting the other’s slumber. With a single glance, he subdued an old Emperor, rendering the Emperors in this Forbidden Land eternally silent.

Li Qingshan picked the divine medicines, ensuring to leave roots.

After passing through the Wilderness Forbidden Land, Li Qingshan went to the next Forbidden Land. The requirements for living his fourth life were so vast that the divine medicines from one Forbidden Land were insufficient.

As Li Qingshan continued to comprehend, his strength became increasingly terrifying, and the requirements for living his next life also became more daunting.

There were more than a dozen Forbidden Lands scattered across the Immortal Plane. Li Qingshan went to the next Forbidden Land, releasing a wisp of his Emperor’s aura, which silenced the entire Forbidden Land, allowing him to pick the divine medicines without any resistance.

Then, he returned to the Emperor Space, prepared a coffin, lay inside, stretched out his body, and quietly closed his eyes.

His third life had ended!

In the dark, there was a familiar path guiding Li Qingshan to the path of rebirth.

After enduring a long winter, he opened his eyes in the warm sun, looking at this familiar yet strange world.

Li Qingshan’s fourth life was finally successful.

Upon living his fourth life, the first thing Li Qingshan did was bury his third life’s body.

Then, he continued to comprehend the Rules.

This had long become a part of his routine.

He was willing to sacrifice everything for the 3,000 Rules.

In his fourth life, Li Qingshan’s three million years saw him imprison himself, trapping both himself and the Rules.

He exerted all his efforts and comprehended 300 Rules.

In total, he had comprehended 1,700 Rules.

When Li Qingshan opened his eyes, he sighed, “If the Immortal Plane weren’t sealed, I would have become a Venerable long ago.”

Now, Li Qingshan stood at the pinnacle of the Emperor Realm.

Even at the pinnacle of the pinnacle.

But he also had little lifespan left.

Therefore, Li Qingshan continued to delve into the Forbidden Lands. In the eyes of the world, these Forbidden Lands were extremely dangerous, but Li Qingshan entered them at will, picking the precious divine medicines as he pleased.