Chapter 835: Fortune and Misfortune Are Two Sides of the Same Coin

Chapter 835: Fortune and Misfortune Are Two Sides of the Same Coin

“Because you are favored by the world, and because you carry the Profound Yellow Mother Qi in you. That is why the Earthly Sovereign Bell acknowledged you,” answered the Earthly Sovereign’s spiritual intent.

I thought that might be the case, Ye Qing thought to himself. The Earthly Sovereign Bell and the Earthly Sovereign were born with the Profound Yellow Mother Qi in them, and he too bore the Profound Yellow Mother Qi in him. Of course the Earthly Sovereign Bell was going to react to its “kin”.

“It is not completely because of the Profound Yellow Mother Qi though,” the Earthly Sovereign’s spiritual intent added as if he could read Ye Qing’s mind.

“Huh?” Ye Qing looked up in surprise and puzzlement.

The Earthly Sovereign’s spiritual intent explained smilingly, “The Earthly Sovereign Bell only reappears during a time of great change, and you, a bearer of the Profound Yellow Mother Qi, just happen to appear before the Earthly Sovereign Bell at this time. It is clear that fate has conspired to bring the two of you together. That is the true reason the Earthly Sovereign Bell acknowledged you and taught you the ‘Earthly Sovereign Scripture’.”

“Rather than the Earthly Sovereign Bell choosing you, it is more accurate to say that you have chosen the Earthly Sovereign Bell.”

“A time of great change?” Ye Qing accurately captured the most important point in the spiritual intent’s answer. “What time of great change, pray tell?”

“Don’t you know that the mysteries of the heavens must not be revealed? You will know when it is time for you to know.”

Unfortunately, the Earthly Sovereign’s spiritual intent declined to answer. “Right now, your focus should be on practicing the ‘Earthly Sovereign Scripture’ and taking true control of the Earthly Sovereign Bell.”

Ye Qing did not press for an answer. He simply saluted the spiritual intent and declared, “I will not disappoint you, senior.”

“Good. Now, there is one more thing I wish to inform you about,” the Earthly Sovereign’s spiritual intent said.

“Please, enlighten me,” Ye Qing replied humbly.

The Earthly Sovereign’s spiritual intent began, “As you already know, before you can take complete control of the Earthly Sovereign Bell and become its master, you must first return it to its former glory. To do that, you must practice the ‘Earthly Sovereign Scripture’ to the adept level and become a Sage through your physical body. Besides that, there are two objectives you need to achieve.”

“What are these two objectives?” Ye Qing asked.

“First, you must reclaim the Earthly Sovereign Bell’s lost origin energy. Back then, it was split into four to suppress the Four Evils. Obviously, it could never regain its former glory without reclaiming its origin energy,” the Earthly Sovereign’s spiritual intent declared.

“What? Reclaiming the origin power that is currently suppressing the Four Evils?”

It was one thing if he didn’t know or did not possess the power to do anything about it, but that wasn’t the case anymore. He knew they were going to break out of their seals soon, and he was bestowed the power and avenue necessary to resolve this crisis. In that case, he could not possibly sit by and do nothing.

This wasn’t him trying to be a good guy or whatever. He was a human, so he had a duty to his own race, not to mention that the least he could do was to not shirk away from a responsibility that would impact everyone. It was that simple.

Second, the “Earthly Sovereign Scripture” and the Earthly Sovereign Bell were well worth the risks. The “Earthly Sovereign Scripture” was a martial art that could carry him all the way to sagehood. At the adept level, he would be able to transcend mortality and become a Sage via his physical body. How could he possibly say no to such power?

Some people might think that it was fine sticking with the “Chaos Demon Ape Body Tempering Sutra”. After all, hadn’t he reached the Grandmaster stage through it? That was true, but he had also reached the end of the road of the “Chaos Demon Ape Body Tempering Sutra”. If he wished to improve further, then he needed to find a better body-tempering martial art.

For a Grandmaster, the climb to the top only grew steeper as they climbed. That was why a good body-tempering martial art was more important to a Grandmaster than anything else.

Unfortunately, there were a lot less body-tempering martial arts than there were mind-tempering martial arts—which was the orthodox, more common method of attaining ascension—and there were even lesser body-tempering martial arts that propelled a Grandmaster to sagehood. Even if there were, they were beyond priceless and held firmly within the hands of aristocratic families, powerful clans, and major sects. There was no chance in hell an outsider would ever get the opportunity to make contact with them, much less practice them.

In fact, Ye Qing was wondering where he could possibly obtain a body-tempering martial art that would carry him to sagehood now that he had reached the adept level of the “Chaos Demon Ape Body Tempering Sutra”. Sure, with his strength and potential, he could easily join a major sect and receive one such body-tempering martial art, but as this world had beaten into his soul time and again, there was no such thing as free lunch in this world. One must pay first before they could receive, and he knew very well that the cost might be more than what he could stomach.

But now that he had the “Earthly Sovereign Scripture”, that wasn’t a concern anymore. The “Earthly Sovereign Scripture” had to be a hundred, no, a thousand times better than most Sage-stage martial arts. More accurately, the number of martial arts that could stand toe-to-toe with the “Earthly Sovereign Scripture” were few and far between.

With all that said, why would he choose the dirt when the moon was right within his grasp, even if it came with a heavy responsibility?

And that was before mentioning the Earthly Sovereign Bell, the sacred artifact that forged the Earthly Sovereign’s Dao. It was one of the Three Sacred Artifacts of humanity together with the Clear Sky Mirror and the Human Sovereign Sword. To say that it possessed unimaginable power would be an understatement. If he could truly obtain it, was there anywhere in the world he could go; anything he couldn’t do with the Earthly Sovereign Bell by his side?

This was why he could not refuse the spiritual intent’s request. Realistically, refusal was never an option to begin with.

The Earthly Sovereign’s spiritual intent said with a smile, “I knew you wouldn’t refuse, young friend.”

Ye Qing pouted. Was it just him, or did he sense a hint of triumphant guile in the spiritual intent’s smile? “How much time do I have, senior?”

“Thirty years,” the Earthly Sovereign’s spiritual intent said, “Thirty years or so later, the Earthly Sovereign Bell’s power would run out, and the Four Evils would break free.”

“Phew...” Ye Qing let out a small sigh of relief. Thank goodness it wasn’t three to five years. If it was, he was just going to hang up his saber and await the destruction of humanity or something.

He was confident in his speed of growth, but he wasn’t so arrogant as to think that he could practice the “Earthly Sovereign Scripture” to the adept level in just three to five years.

Thirty years though? That was doable. At least, he thought so.