The sound of the Suona continued to echo across the void. It was very distinctive and penetrating, making everyone’s hearts drum widely against their chests. The people of the Heavenly Palace erupted in a loud cheer as each of the cultivators from the opposing team exploded. “It must be the expert! He’s saved us once again!” said Yang Jing, trembling with excitement.

  “He’s so powerful! Even a Wisdom Dictator would perish under this song!” said the Cultivator Junjun in awe.

  Goddess Nuwa closed her eyes to better enjoy the music. “I can see the grim reaper dancing with his scythe to the rhythm of the music. This is the sound of death, and no one can resist it.”


  Xiao Chengfeng stood with his sword perpendicular to him. All his enemies had been wiped out so there was no need for battle anymore. “Hahaha! We can take it easy now that the expert has made a move. That’ll show them to pick a fight against us!”


  Juling Shen, however, was already hard at work, picking up the corpses on the ground. “Hey, don’t forget that all these are ingredients for the expert. Let’s hurry and bring it back to him.”


  “You’re right. All that’s left are game meat, and they’re all second-step Wisdom Elites and above since those with weaker spiritual cultivation exploded.”


  “Yeah, the expert must’ve done it deliberately so that only the best ingredients would be left.”


  “Sitian Manxiong was a Wisdom Dictator. I know he’s dead, but I’m still scared to get close to him.”


  Everyone chit-chatted while they carried the corpses back to the Fallen Immortal Mountain. The game animals became excited when they saw the corpses being carried up the mountain.

  “Yay! How kind they are for sacrificing themselves for us. Let’s all bow in respect to them.”


  “They’ve come from a faraway place to fill up the expert’s tummy. I respect that.”


  eveIII.

  “And they’re all of tip-top quality which makes me respect them even more!” At that moment, Su Changhe and the rest of the Su family had also arrived. They had just settled down in the seventh dimension and were a little behind on current affairs, so they were unaware of the sensation the Ancient Forbidden Area had caused in the Origins Realm.

  They had rushed over to the Fallen Immortal Mountain to see if they could help out with anything as soon as they heard the commotion caused by the strong energy fluctuations from the ultimate spells. They became shell-shocked when they saw all the dead strong cultivators piled up in a mountain; any one of them would be able to snuff out the entire Su family with a pinch of their fingers.

  “That Wisdom Dictator bear’s aura is so terrifying!”


  “The other three are Wisdom Dictators, too!”


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  “There are so many half-steps Wisdom Dictators here…and they’re all dead?”


  “Oh my god, can anyone tell what happened to them?”


  “What? They’re being called game meat? Sh*t! Is this how the bigshots operate in the world?”


  “Our imagination has been limited by our weakness…”


  In the far distance, Left Messenger had a knowing look on her face. “I knew it! I knew it!” She immediately turned around and fled in the other direction. “One moment, they were mocking them, and in the next, they became corpses! This scene has played out too many times in front of me! No one in the entire universe can win against those people. It’s a good thing I escaped when I could!”


  wer

  The music finally stopped coming from the four-part architecture. Qin Manyun stood there, dumbfounded. The sound of the Suona was full of magic and it kept reverberating in her mind. She suddenly felt motivated to improve her Guqin skills so that she could one day master the Suona. It looked like her musical journey would be long and arduous.

  ‘Master’s power is beyond my imagination! He only had to play a song to win a battle! I bet he’s the most powerful being in the entire universe!’


  Li Nianfan put down the Suona and asked Qin Manyun with a smile, “How does this Suona sound?”


  “It has a very distinctive penetrating power that lingers long after the song ends,” said Qin Manyun. Li Nianfan was in his teacher mode again when he lectured, “Each instrument has its own distinctive character. It’ll help improve your Guqin playing if you take the time to try out different instruments.”


  “Yes, master,” said Qin Manyun sincerely. She was touched by Li Nianfan’s constant mentoring and vowed that she would never let him down.

  “Brother Li, we’re back! Come outside quickly to check out what we brought you!” said Nanan from outside.

  ‘Ooh, another surprise for me?’ thought Li Nianfan with a smile.

  “Coming!” he said. Then, he walked out of the building. His attention was instantly attracted to a giant bear who was as big as a small hill. It was a good thing that the Fallen Immortal Mountain had expanded, for if not, the bear would not have fit at all. As far as game animals were concerned, the giant bear was the largest, with Kunpeng being a close second.

  “What a big bear,” said Li Nianfan with awe. Then, he noticed the other corpses, too. Drool began to trickle out of his mouth when he saw how fleshy they were.

  “This yak’s of very high-quality, and the rainbow jade rabbit, too! There’s so much game meat that we can eat, and their fur can be used to make brushes!” He finally knew why Daji and the others went out together. They must have gone on a hunting trip. ‘It’s so thoughtful of them to stock up on game meat right when we were about to run out.’


  “Master, all these game meat are of new varieties. They contain the blood of divine beasts, so I’m sure you’ll find them delicious,” said Daji with a smile.

  “Hahaha! Yes, I can tell just by the looks of them. Thank you!! I’m so lucky to have you all,” said Li Nianfan happily. He must be the luckiest guy in the universe! The other transmigrators would be boiling over with jealousy if they saw how comfortable of a life he was living Everyone became ashamed at Li Nianfan’s praise. They were still alive because of him, so they should be thanking him instead.

  “Lord Saint, we won’t take up any more of your time. Farewell,” said Cultivator Junjun respectfully.

  It dawned on Li Nianfan that the people of the Heavenly Palace must have contributed to the hunting of the game meat. Perhaps they were hoping he would invite them for a meal.

  “There’s so much game meat that we can’t possibly finish them all. I’d hate for them to go to waste, so why don’t we make a party out of it?” asked Li Nianfan with a smile.

  “A party?” Everyone’s eyes lit up with excitement and anticipation.

  “We wouldn’t want to trouble you more than we already have, Lord Saint,” said Tong Tian politely. ‘Oh, save it. The expressions on all of your faces said it all,’ thought Li Nianfan. Out loud, however, he said, “It’s no trouble at all. It’s been a while since we last gathered for a party. Just as well since I’ve been bored out of my mind for a while now.”


  “Alright, Lord Saint. We’ll go back to make some preparations then,” said the Jade Emperor.

  “Sure. Don’t expect anything too fancy, alright,” said Li Nianfan with a smile.