Chapter 280 Li Shimin ascends to the realm of immortality! Li family restrictions! Fairy Zi Ling!

Under the ground of Afang Palace, three thousand feet deep.

Qin Shuang stood with his hands behind his back, his black dragon robe fluttering in the dark underground palace. The nine golden dragons embroidered on the robe seemed to come alive, flickering a faint golden light in the darkness. Under his feet was an ancient altar, and in the center of the altar was suspended a heart as black as ink – the Heart of Chi You.

The heart was the size of a human head, and its surface was covered with ancient witchcraft patterns. Each pattern seemed to be flowing, emitting a frightening evil spirit. Every time the heart beat, it was accompanied by a low roar, as if the entire underground palace was shaking.

“Chiyou’s heart is indeed worthy of its reputation.” Qin Shuang whispered to himself, with a gleam of fiery light in his eyes. His immortal body was in motion, his whole body shining with golden light, and he slowly raised his hand and reached towards the heart.

However, just when his fingertips were about to touch the heart, something strange happened!
“boom–!”

A dazzling blood light suddenly burst out from Chi You’s heart, and a violent murderous aura swept out like a tide, instantly forcing Qin Shuang back several steps.

Then, the heart turned into countless tiny blood beads in the blood light. Each drop of blood seemed to have life. They danced and condensed in the air, and finally turned into an illusory figure.

It was a giant who was over ten feet tall, with red hair like flames, eyes like lightning, and a strong murderous aura wrapped around him. His face was ferocious, and there was a pair of curved horns on his forehead. He was the remnant spirit of the ancient god of war – Chi You!

“Hahaha! Old Xuanyuan, you sealed me for ten thousand years, and today someone finally opened the seal!” Chi You’s remaining soul laughed loudly towards the sky, and his voice echoed in the underground palace like thunder.

Qin Shuang frowned slightly, with a hint of coldness in his eyes: “Chi You, you are just a remnant soul, why don’t you return to heaven and earth and bring peace to the world?”

Chi You’s laughter stopped abruptly. He looked down at Qin Shuang with contempt in his eyes: “How dare you, a mere junior, point fingers at me? When I was ruling the world, your ancestors were not even born yet!”

Qin Shuang sneered, said no more, raised his hand and waved it, and a ray of golden light shot towards the remaining soul of Chi You.

Seeing this, Chi You’s residual soul had a trace of solemnity in his eyes, but he did not retreat. Instead, he laughed wildly and raised his hand to punch Qin Shuang. The wind of his fist was like a dragon, and the murderous spirit was like a tide, which collided with the golden light swung by Qin Shuang.

“boom–!”

The underground palace trembled violently, and countless cracks appeared on the bronze walls around it, as if it would collapse at any time. Qin Shuang frowned slightly, thinking to himself: “This Chi You’s residual soul is indeed powerful. Even if it has been sealed for ten thousand years, it still has such power.”

However, Chi You’s residual soul was only a residual soul after all, and could not compete with Qin Shuang. After a moment of stalemate, his figure gradually became illusory, and finally turned into nine drops of blood, flying in all directions.

“Want to escape?” Qin Shuang snorted coldly, and his figure flashed, chasing after the nine drops of blood essence. However, the nine drops of blood essence seemed to have spirituality, and they shuttled freely between heaven and earth, and finally broke through the restraints and disappeared into the cracks of the underground palace.

Qin Shuang stood there, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes: “Chi You’s heart has escaped, it seems that there will be another disaster in this world.”

At the same time, in the suburbs of Taiyuan.

Li Shimin was imprisoned in a remote courtyard, with heavy guards outside and deathly silence inside. He sat in front of the window, holding a broken arrowhead in his hand, staring blankly at the sky outside the window.

“Since Qin Shuang was born, why was I, Li Shimin, born?!!! I can’t accept this… I can’t accept this…” He murmured in a low voice, his eyes full of resentment and unwillingness. From commanding hundreds of thousands of troops to eventually becoming a prisoner, he really couldn’t accept this.

Just when his resentment reached its peak, nine rays of blood suddenly fell from the sky and sank directly into his body. Li Shimin was shocked and felt a violent force raging in his body, as if it was going to tear his body apart.

“What… is this?” He looked down at his hands, and saw blood-red lines appearing on his palms, like ancient witchcraft patterns.

“Hahaha! Such a strong resentment! I finally found a suitable host!” A wild voice sounded in his mind.

“Who are you?” Li Shimin asked in horror.

“I am the ancient god of war – Chi You!” the voice laughed wildly, “Boy, are you willing to accept my power and overturn this world?”

Li Shimin was silent for a long time after hearing this. A flash of madness flashed in his eyes. He clenched his fists and whispered, “As long as I can regain control of the world, I am willing to pay any price!”

“Okay! From today on, you are my successor!” Chi You’s voice echoed in his mind, “I will help you leave this world and ascend to the upper world of immortality. When you are powerful enough, you will return to this world and take back everything that belongs to you!”

Before he finished speaking, a blinding blood light suddenly burst out from Li Shimin’s body. His aura continued to rise, and in an instant he broke through the limits of mortals.

The guards outside the courtyard were alarmed by the breath and rushed into the courtyard, but they saw Li Shimin’s figure turned into a ray of blood, rising into the sky and disappearing into the horizon.

When Qin Shuang returned to the palace of the Tianqin world, it was already dark.

The palace lanterns flickered, reflecting his slightly solemn face. As soon as he stepped into the Yangxin Palace, the right prime minister Zhuge Cheng hurried over and reported solemnly: “Your Majesty, urgent news just came, Li Shimin…suddenly his strength increased dramatically, and he has ascended to heaven!”

“Li Shimin ascended to heaven? This…”

Qin Shuang frowned slightly when he heard this, and a look of doubt flashed in his eyes.

In Chang’an City, night falls.

Qin Shuang stood in the sky, overlooking the villa where the Li family was originally imprisoned.

Suddenly, his brows frowned slightly, and a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.

“This breath…” He whispered to himself, his fingertips trembling slightly, as if he felt some familiar and dangerous power.

It was an ancient and violent breath, with a strong murderous aura, as if it was seeping out from deep underground. Qin Shuang’s perception was extremely sharp, and he immediately realized that this was the breath of Chi You’s heart!

“Chi You’s aura actually appeared in Chang’an City?”

“Could it be that Li Shimin’s ascension is related to Chi You?”

Qin Shuang’s eyes flashed with solemnity. He closed his eyes, and his consciousness spread out like a tide, instantly covering the entire Chang’an City.

Qin Shuang stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the deep night sky outside the palace, and whispered to himself: “Chiyou’s heart has escaped, and Li Shimin has also ascended… It seems that I have to be on guard against Li Shimin in the future.”

Qin Shuang knew it clearly.

Chi You’s remaining soul merged with Li Shimin and ascended to the realm of immortality, which meant that the enemy in the future would not only be Chi You, but also the resentful and ambitious Li Shimin. He knew that if he did not improve his strength as soon as possible, he would find it difficult to cope with the coming disaster.

Qin Shuang stood in the night sky of Chang’an City, frowning slightly, his mind still in turmoil. Although the aura of Chiyou’s heart had temporarily disappeared, he knew that this disaster was far from over.

Just as he was about to return to the palace, he suddenly felt a violent shock in his mind.

“The War God Illusion has been opened?”

Qin Shuang’s heart moved, and without hesitation, his figure flashed, turning into a stream of light and rushing towards the direction of the Yangxin Palace.

It is not suitable to activate the God of War illusion in this sky.

Qin Shuang returned to the Yangxin Palace. His consciousness moved and his figure disappeared in the Palace.

Qin Shuang’s figure appeared in the Temple of the God of War. He immediately felt a strange force surging in the temple. The next moment, his illusory figure appeared in the illusion of the God of War. At this moment, there was an unfamiliar soul in the illusion of the God of War.

It was the soul of a woman, with a graceful figure, picturesque features, and a faint fairy aura emanating from her whole body.

Her eyes were clear and deep, as if she could see through everything in the world.

“You are…why am I here?”

The woman looked at Qin Shuang and asked in a low voice, with a hint of doubt in her eyes.

Qin Shuang looked at the woman without saying anything. He glanced at the system panel and his heart was moved. He didn’t expect that this time he would pull Fairy Zi Ling from the Mortal Cultivation World into the War God Illusion. “I am the master of the War God Temple. I pulled you in here because you and I are destined to be together.”

Qin Shuang looked at Fairy Zi Ling and spoke calmly.

“I have a connection with the senior?”

Fairy Zi Ling looked at Qin Shuang with a look of doubt in her beautiful eyes, and in this doubt, a hint of expectation flashed by.

He is currently in trouble. The senior master of the War God Temple in front of him is extremely capable. If he can get his help, won’t his difficulties be resolved?

It’s just the first day we met.

It is definitely not a good idea to ask others for help.

“good.”

Qin Shuang said calmly. “I know you are from the Miaoyin Sect of Chaos Star Sea. Your family has encountered misfortune and your sect is in danger. Am I right?”

“As expected of you, Senior! You are absolutely right!”

Hearing Qin Shuang’s words, Fairy Zi Ling widened her eyes with shock in them.

At this moment, she was inexplicably shocked.

The senior in front of her was so powerful that he knew her origins and the danger she was currently facing. If that was the case, then it would be easier to talk about it. However, she knew in her heart that if she wanted the senior in front of her to help her, she would have to pay a price.

If she could get the help of the senior in front of her and resolve the sect’s crisis, she would be willing to pay any price.

“Please give me some pointers, and help Zi Ling resolve the danger for the sect. Even if it costs me a huge price, Zi Ling is willing to do it!”

Zi Ling’s spirit shadow knelt in front of Qin Shuang and said respectfully.

“Very good, I will come to your world in a while.”

Qin Shuang nodded and was about to speak, but at this moment the time of the God of War illusion was up. A powerful pulling force came, and the shadow of Fairy Zi Ling’s soul turned into starlight and disappeared.

“I didn’t expect that Zi Ling would be brought here this time.”

There was a thoughtful look in Qin Shuang’s eyes.

But he knew it in his heart.

At present, Chi You’s soul has taken over the world of immortality where Li Shimin ascended to. He must improve his cultivation as much as possible to ensure the peace of the Tianqin world!

“Even though Li Shimin has fled, the temple is still there!”

Qin Shuang’s eyes showed thought, and he said secretly.

Qin Shuang stood outside the villa where Li Shimin was imprisoned, his eyes grim. The villa was surrounded by the Qin Imperial Guards, which were on high alert. This was arranged by the Jinyiwei to prevent the Li family from escaping.

Inside the villa, Li Xiuning was sitting on a stone bench in the yard, holding a book in his hand with a calm expression.

However, there was a hint of uneasiness in her eyes. When Qin Shuang appeared in the courtyard, her fingers trembled slightly and the book quietly fell to the ground.

“Your Majesty… Li Xiuning pays respect to Your Majesty!”

Li Xiuning stood up, with a hint of surprise in her voice, and quickly knelt on the ground to kowtow.

Qin Shuang approached slowly, his eyes like a knife, piercing her heart: “Li Xiuning, your second brother Li Shimin ran away, did you know?”

Li Xiuning’s face turned pale when she heard this. She lowered her head and remained silent, her fingers tightly grasping the corner of her clothes, her knuckles turning white from the force.

She had no choice. Her second brother had never been willing to accept failure. This time, he got the opportunity to ascend to the upper realm. He would definitely come back in the future.

Qin Shuang sneered, his voice filled with unquestionable majesty: “Li Shimin and Chi You’s remaining soul have merged into one and have ascended to the realm of immortality. If he returns one day, he will surely stir up a huge wave. Tell me, how should I deal with you?”

Li Xiuning remained silent, her shoulders trembling slightly, as if she was suppressing her inner fear and struggle. After a long while, she whispered, “Your Majesty, my second brother…maybe he was just confused for a moment.”

“Confused for a moment?” Qin Shuang’s voice suddenly rose with a hint of sarcasm, “He has merged with the remnant soul of Chi You and is no longer the Li Shimin of the past. His ambition is enough to destroy the entire Tianqin world!”

Li Xiuning raised her head, tears flashing in her eyes: “Your Majesty, our Li family has no power to resist, why do you have to kill us all?”

Qin Shuang looked at her, his eyes becoming even colder: “Li Xiuning, you don’t have to act pitiful in front of me. Li Shimin ran away, and the rest of you in the Li family must pay the price for his actions.”

After he finished speaking, he raised his hand and waved it, and a stream of true energy instantly enveloped the entire villa. Li Xiuning only felt his body lighten, and then he was restrained by an invisible force and could not move.

“Your Majesty! What are you going to do?” There was a hint of fear in Li Xiuning’s voice.

Qin Shuang said coldly: “From today on, you Li family members will be imprisoned here, planted with restrictions, locked up the soul, and handed over the soul blood. If Li Shimin dares to return, your life and death will depend on his thought.”

Before he finished speaking, he condensed a true energy restriction on his fingertips and pointed it at Li Xiuning’s forehead. Li Xiuning felt a cold force invading her body, and then her soul seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible hand, unable to break free.

At the same time, she felt as if a part of her soul had been stripped away, and a faint green light flew out from between Li Xiuning’s eyebrows and flew into Qin Shuang’s hands.

“No…don’t!” There was despair in Li Xiuning’s voice, but her resistance seemed so powerless in front of Qin Shuang.

Qin Shuang remained unmoved and continued to plant restrictions in Li Xiuning’s soul.

His movements were quick and decisive, without any hesitation.

“Everything about your life is controlled by me. If your second brother comes back and dares to act rashly, your whole family will surely die!”

Qin Shuang spoke to Li Xiuning in a deep voice.

After saying this, he turned around and left the villa, and said to the commander of the imperial guards who was guarding outside the gate: “From today on, no member of the Li family is allowed to step out of the villa. If anyone disobeys, they will be killed without mercy.”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

The commander of the imperial guards took the order respectfully and immediately ordered his men to surround the villa.

Qin Shuang stood outside the villa, looking up at the sky. A hint of coldness flashed in his eyes, and he whispered to himself: “Li Shimin, if you dare to return, you will have to face this cruel reality. Your relatives will become your biggest weakness.”

After he finished speaking, his figure flashed and disappeared into the night.

Inside the villa, Li Xiuning looked at the direction Qin Shuang left and sighed deeply. She sat up and felt like there was an extra shackle in her mind, as if it would swallow her up at any time. She looked at the night sky outside the window, her eyes full of despair and helplessness.

“Second brother… where are you?” she murmured in a low voice, with endless sadness in her voice.

(End of this chapter)