Chapter 29: The Cliff of Reflection

The Eight Realms’ Divine Kings left the stone cave and ran wildly along the bluestone path for a while before stopping somewhere.

“Damn it! How could Qu Yi produce so many Divine King artifacts? We simply don’t have the strength to fight back!” Qiu Yan clenched his body and shouted in anger.

Undoubtedly, inside the stone cave, each Ascended Divine King treated Divine King artifacts as worthless trash. The explosion of hundreds of thousands of such artifacts at once filled all the Eight Realms’ Divine Kings with deep sorrow and despair.

Could Divine King artifacts be created at will? Even with Origin Beads that could absorb the primordial forces of various divine realms, it was impossible to withstand the spatial power of those explosions for long. Even when seven Origin Beads were combined, they couldn’t resist for very long.

This time, if it weren’t for the interference of the Cangyu Stele, the Eight Realms’ Divine Kings would have truly been killed by those explosions. At the thought of this, they all felt extremely frustrated.

“Qiu Yan, we’re not yet defeated. As long as we find the Divine Emperor, we can stay by his side. Once Qu Yi appears, the Divine Emperor will surely take action to kill him. Then Qu Yi will die, and we can kill each of those Ascended Divine Kings one by one,” Bai Rong said calmly, his eyes filled with fierce determination—he too harbored deep hatred toward Qu Yi.

The Eight Realms’ Divine Kings nodded in agreement. Their only hope now was to find the Divine Emperor and plead with him to kill Qu Yi.

“I wonder where the three Divine Emperors are on Mount Samsara? So far, not a single one of them has contacted us. It’s really worrying,” Sang Yu said anxiously, looking uneasy.

If they failed to find the Divine Emperors and Qu Yi caught up with them along with those Ascended Divine Kings, the thought alone was terrifying. The explosion of hundreds of thousands of Divine King artifacts at once was too frightening.

“The Divine Emperors must be somewhere on Mount Samsara. Since they haven’t contacted us yet, it means we haven’t reached their location. For now, let’s stop worrying and keep heading up Mount Samsara. We will surely find the three Divine Emperors,” Tian Chen said calmly.

The Eight Realms’ Divine Kings could only nod. The current situation didn’t allow them to overthink—it was time to search for the three Divine Emperors.

Soon, they ran together along the bluestone path, hoping to find another path leading up Mount Samsara.

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On Mount Samsara, there was a cliff with a long rectangular platform extending from the cliff face into the air. Inside the cliff face was a stone cave containing only three circular platforms.

This is the Penitence Cliff of Mount Reincarnation. At this moment, on the three circular platforms inside the stone cave, three people sat steadily—none other than Divine Emperor Daoyuan, Divine Emperor Daocqing, and Divine Emperor Daotong. These three divine emperors, for deliberately allowing the Eight Realms’ Divine Kings to attack Qu Yi in the void battlefield and failing to fulfill their duty of maintaining order, were trapped by their master on the Penitence Cliff and have not been released yet. Suddenly, a voice drifted into the stone cave. “Daoyuan, Daocqing, Daotong, you will each be in charge of the second, third, and fourth layers of Mount Reincarnation. Remember, you only have one chance to act. If you use it up and still try to act again, you will be destroyed.” This voice was none other than the eternal voice that had sounded when the various Divine Kings entered Mount Reincarnation—it turned out to be the master of these three divine emperors. Hearing this voice, the three divine emperors immediately flew off their platforms, stood respectfully on the ground with solemn expressions, and replied solemnly, “Yes, Master.” The voice disappeared without a reply. At this point, Divine Emperor Daoyuan, Divine Emperor Daocqing, and Divine Emperor Daotong exchanged glances. “Elder Senior Brother, Second Senior Brother, since the Master has given his orders, let’s follow the old rule—each divine emperor gets one chance to act. I am determined to kill Qu Yi, so I will take charge of the second layer and strike first to kill him,” said Divine Emperor Daotong calmly and composedly. Clearly, he was full of confidence in killing Qu Yi. Divine Emperor Daoyuan and Divine Emperor Daocqing smiled as they listened to Daotong speak; they both knew he wanted to kill Qu Yi, and even if Daotong failed, they would still take action to kill him. There were only three divine emperors. With Qu Yi’s current cultivation potential, he would surely grasp the laws of time and ascend to the rank of divine emperor. Naturally, one of the current three divine emperor positions would be vacated as someone would be sent back to reincarnation. The cycle of Divine Kings wasn’t just about Divine Kings entering reincarnation—it was possible for divine emperors to do the same. “Third Junior Brother, we understand your thoughts. You can guard the second layer. As for the three divine emperor positions, it’s enough for the three of us to hold them. If Qu Yi ascends, it’s uncertain which of us will be sent back to reincarnation, which would be a heartbreaking outcome,” said Divine Emperor Daoyuan indifferently. “Exactly. Anyone who threatens our status must be suppressed. Going through reincarnation and starting cultivation from scratch is too dangerous; it’s better to avoid such an experience,” added Divine Emperor Daocqing calmly.

Dao Tong Divine Emperor Yu Dongqing was pleased to see that both of them agreed. Now, three Divine Emperors were ready to take action against Qu Yi—no matter what, Qu Yi had to die.
Yu Dongqing knew very well why Qu Yi was progressing so rapidly: it was because he had obtained faith energy in the lower realms. This was also the reason why she herself had progressed so fast after entering the Divine Realm.
It wasn’t just Qu Yi; all the Ascended Divine Kings were advancing at such a rapid pace. Yu Dongqing also knew this was because Qu Yi had distributed the Boundless Star Dots, allowing all the Ascended Divine Kings to go to the lower realms to acquire faith energy.
Back then, Yu Dongqing had framed the Instrument God precisely because he had created the Boundless Star Dots, fearing that he would uncover the secret of faith energy.
Now that Qu Yi had revealed this secret, Yu Dongqing naturally couldn’t tolerate it. She had to kill Qu Yi first, then slowly devise a plan to eliminate all the Ascended Divine Kings one by one.
“Good. With all three of us acting, even if Qu Yi has extraordinary potential, he won’t be able to escape our grasp. This Round of Divine King Reincarnation Battle will be the day of his death. The position of Divine Emperor cannot be challenged,” said Dao Tong Divine Emperor Yu Dongqing coldly.
Soon, the three Divine Emperors flew away from Si Guo Cliff and headed to different locations on Reincarnation Mountain. Dao Tong Divine Emperor was in charge of the second layer, Tong Qing Divine Emperor of the third, and Energy Divine Emperor of the fourth. All three had to wait for Qu Yi’s arrival, ready to deliver a fatal strike at any moment.
Dao Tong Divine Emperor Yu Dongqing arrived at the second layer of Reincarnation Mountain, where there stood a huge, crimson-colored tree. This tree was enormous, with branches and leaves stretching out as if covering the entire mountain.
In particular, each leaf of this tree resembled a lake—a vast expanse of water.
This was the Ye Yang Tree.
Given the size of this tree, its leaves were countless, and the lakes within those leaves were also infinite in number. The water in these lakes was Origin Water, formed from condensed Origin Energy.
Origin Water was equivalent to Origin Power and could be used by Divine Kings to nourish the beings in their internal worlds, maintaining their combat strength indefinitely—there was no need to worry about spatial power.
Dao Tong Divine Emperor sat atop the Ye Yang Tree, waiting quietly.
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After Qu Yi and the Ascended Divine Kings obtained the Cang Yu Stele, they immediately left the stone cave space. Naturally, with the traces of the Eight Realms Divine Kings gone, Qu Yi and his companions could no longer pursue them. They gathered at the entrance of the cave to discuss what to do next.

“Brothers, this time we’ve obtained the Cangyu Stele and dampened the momentum of the Eight Realms Divine Kings. I think they now have only one goal: to find the Divine Emperor and use his powers against us,” Qu Yi said calmly as he stood tall.

The Ascended Divine Kings were well aware that the Eight Realms Divine Kings wanted to kill Qu Yi first before dealing with them. Thus, Qu Yi was now the backbone of everyone. If he died, their fate would also be death, as there was little chance of winning against the Eight Realms Divine Kings backed by the Divine Emperor.

As long as Qu Yi remained alive, the Eight Realms Divine Kings could do nothing to the Ascended Divine Kings.

“Qu Yi, the three Divine Emperors have mastered the rules of time—this is why they are stronger than us Divine Kings. But as long as we find the Divine Emperor, we can activate our Divine King artifacts before they can act, preventing them from intervening at all,” Zong Jing said after thinking calmly.

The rules of time are essentially another application of the rules of space. For example, time suspension means restoring space to its original state even in the midst of spatial changes.

Naturally, if the Ascended Divine Kings were to confront the three Divine Emperors and immediately activate their Divine King artifacts, those Divine Kings would need to regain control over the chaotic spatial forces and restore space to its original state—something the Divine Emperors might not be able to do.

The more chaotic space becomes, the harder it is for the Divine Emperors to apply the rules of time.

Upon hearing Zong Jing’s words, Qu Yi shook his head and smiled. “It’s okay, everyone. Though the Divine Emperors are powerful, they’re not strong enough to kill me. Now, no one can take control of my life.”

Time suspension, the cosmic forces of the Cunjie Ball Universe and the Five Elements Universe, along with the secrets hidden within Qu Yi, were enough to protect him.

Of course, Qu Yi wouldn’t reveal these three secrets to the Ascended Divine Kings now. Although they were trustworthy, anything could happen. If these secrets were exposed, the three Divine Emperors would be prepared, and Qu Yi didn’t want any unnecessary complications.

Seeing Qu Yi’s demeanor, the Divine Kings felt inexplicably calmer. They were used to trusting Qu Yi, knowing he always had a plan. Since he said there would be no problems, it meant nothing unexpected would happen.

Everyone smiled.

Qu Yi glanced at them and then smiled again. “It seems the Eight Realms Divine Kings have already headed to Reincarnation Mountain. We shouldn’t wait any longer. Let’s find the path and head up to Reincarnation Mountain now.”

“Agreed!” All the Divine Kings shouted in agreement.