Chapter 550: Lightning Qi Being - 550
It used up a bit of Karma, but it was nothing he couldn't ignore. Ye Li hardly needed to look around for a moment before confirming his arrival in the lightning domain. Outside of the teleportation hub, Ye Li saw constant flashing lights and booms.
No matter how much time passed, lightning was always ongoing. The Lightning here never stopped, and it formed one of the most dangerous Qi domains in the universe.
Unless brought here automatically, no being under the God realm dared to enter this place. Although extremely rare, random strikes of lightning could be strong enough to injure even a god realm cultivator.
Even the weakest lightning strike here could kill an unprepared Void Traversing realm cultivator.
This was another reason that Ye Li wanted to stay here.
Ye Li officially entered the Lightning Qi domain after leaving the teleportation hub, which sat on the very edge of the Domain.
Ye Li felt eyes on him the moment he entered. Although he didn't seem to have any cultivation, this was more intimidating than if those looking at him could see through him.
Ye Li moved forward at a speed befitting that of a True God realm cultivator. He traveled very far, only stopping when he found one of many planets made of pure lightning. Rather than be called a planet, it could be better described as a ball of lightning.
Living on this ball of lightning were living beings, though each one was made of lightning and hardly had any real form.
Ye Li did not do anything to this ball of lightning just yet. Instead, he simply entered the planet and stayed on it, hidden from the beings on it.
Here, he began to fully recover. Although he had long recovered his surface injuries, he still had a bit of a way to go before he could recover fully.
He stayed here for a few years before recovering. Upon doing so, he left the planet and began to increase his Karma. The countless strikes of lightning each had Karma, the stronger it was, the more Karma it had.
Ye Li became a sort of lightning rod, attracting lightning towards him and stripping it of Karma.
This method worked even better than he had thought it would.
Every single second, multiple lightning strikes would come near him and be stripped of Karma.
Seeing its effectiveness, he stayed in the same spot for a hundred thousand years. Suddenly, the lightning seemed to slow.
Ye Li ws confused. Wasn't this lightning all natural? If so, then it should be able to continue forever, just as it had for countless years in the past.
Meanwhile, inside of the main area of the Qi domain, the lightning Qi being opened its eyes. Something was wrong.
It immediately checked the most important thing, and its eyes widened in confusion and fury. The lightning ball, a treasure it had nurtured for countless years, had developed a crack.
This lightning ball was so small that a mortal human could theoretically hold it in his hand. However, it was extremely important to the Lightning Qi being, and extremely powerful.
This lightning ball contained a vast amount of its power. Although Qi beings did not really have desires or a need for greater strength, they still experimented with different things, somewhat to pass time and somewhat to develop new possibilities.
It was said that if they could go so far as to create their own path, they would meet the creator of the Great Dao, the one above all beings.
Of course, the Lightning Qi Being didn't have any hope to accomplish that much, it simply regarded the Lightning ball as an experiment, hobby, and holder of power.
Now that it had a crack in it, the Qi being's power would weaken for a long period of time. If the crack continued to develop without the Qi being taking action, it could receive permanent injury.
The Qi being looked around. It instantly noticed the source of the commotion. A being attracting lightning. Somehow, it had managed to harm the lightning ball.
The Qi being did not immediately attack or react aggressively, but simply moved towards the being.
As Ye Li continued to attract lightning, the lightning suddenly stopped. Before Ye Li could even form a thought, lightning appeared in front of him.
He initially thought that it was another strike, but the bolt of lightning remained still. Ye Li could feel a gaze, and understood that this was a living being, and a powerful one at that.
A Karma spiral moved towards the being, but upon hitting it, the Karma spiral stopped. It couldn't pierce through the being.
The Qi being suddenly felt a sense of discomfort and moved to the side. The Karma spiral moved past, and Ye Li dispersed it.
"No cultivation. Could it be?" The bolt of lightning mumbled, catching Ye Li's attention.
He felt an intense gaze, though this being did not have eyes.
"Do you walk the path of cultivation?"
Ye Li thought for a moment before shaking his head. He didn't feel any hostility or killing intent, and Karma didn't warn him about danger.
Ye Li felt curiosity coming from the being.
"Alright then, use your power on me. I will weaken myself." The Qi being said.
Ye Li was surprised, but agreed. "Alright."
The Qi being did as he said and weakened himself.
Ye Li sent out a spiral of Karma, not to strip the being of Karma, but to read its past.
The Karma spiral smoothly entered, and Ye Li caught a glimpse at the Qi Beings past.
Ye Li searched for the earliest memories. After all, he knew that Qi beings were some of the oldest living beings in the universe, and this creature was most likely the Lightning Qi Being.
Ye Li saw a brief sight of a small universe, when he suddenly felt dread. Even his Karma began to act wildly, as if it could feel fear.
Ye Li's mind was replaced with an image, transmitted through Karma. This image traversed Time and Space, locking on to him.
It was a pair of calm eyes. These eyes replaced the entire universe, and everything in existence. It looked down as if the universe was a game, as if everything was a small speck to it.
These eyes only existed for a moment, but it was thoroughly ingrained into Ye Li's mind for the rest of his life.
Ye Li understood that the "fear" he had experienced before, even the "fear" of Karma, was a mere joke.
Seeing those eyes, Ye Li felt true fear for the first time in his life.
Chapter 551: Karma From Qi Domains - 551
The Lightning Qi Being watched Ye Li spit out blood and take a few steps back, fear apparent in his eyes.
Ye Li took a moment to compose himself before looking at the Lightning Qi Being. "I tried to view your earliest past. I nearly saw something, but it seemed that a powerful being prevented me from seeing it."
The Lightning Qi Being was stunned hearing Ye Li's ability to view the past, but he focused more on the being Ye Li was talking about.
Even for the Lightning Qi Being, it was difficult to remember its first memories. It tried to do so, and it clicked.
"You saw the creator."
Ye Li was confused. "The creator of what?"
The Lightning Qi Being responded. "The Creator of the Great Dao. The Great Dao is an existence that watches over us Qi Beings."
Ye Li found it hard to believe. The Qi Beings themselves were second to only a few in the entire universe. The Great Dao already seemed to be an unfathomable thing, but there was a creator even above that. Ye Li began to feel as if the universe he knew was only the surface.
The Lightning Qi Being spoke more. "I actually don't know too much. After all, I've only seen him that once, and I didn't even remember until now."
Ye Li asked a question. "Is there any being older than you Qi Beings that may know of this creator?"
The Lightning Qi Being thought for a moment before speaking. "Ying Xiong. Human."
"Who's that?"
"One of the oldest living beings in the universe. Every time he dies, he is reborn. You can find him at the cosmic sect."
Ye Li noted this, but such a thing was not a priority. First, he needed to grow his strength.
He looked at the Lightning Qi Being. "What happened to the Lightning from earlier?"
Hearing his words, the Lightning Qi Being remembered why he had come.
"Yes. The Lightning here is a phenomenon produced by my Lightning Ball. Theoretically, even absorbing the lightning should not drain anything, but you somehow managed to crack it. What exactly is your power?"
Ye Li did not answer, and the Qi Being understood. "Alright. Regardless, don't absorb any more lightning here."
Before Ye Li could say anything else, the Lightning Qi being was gone. Ye Li sighed and left the Qi domain. Regardless of what he wanted, he could not face a Qi Being at this time.
However, when the time came, he would be sure to strip their Karma. As the most ancient beings in the universe, each one's Karma would be immeasurable.
Ye Li did not enter the normal areas of the universe, but entered another Qi domain, the poison Qi domain. Like the Lightning Qi domain, it was nearly impossible for any beings to survive here that weren't in the main area where beings were taught.
Throughout this entire Qi domain, there was poison gas. Even a God realm cultivator would feel uneasy within at certain areas. The only living beings below the God realm were beings made of poison. They were much like the lightning beings in the Lightning Qi domain, suited only to this environment.
Ye Li found a location and began to take the Karma from the poison mist. It was thinner than the Karma from the lightning, but still very effective. Ye Li continued to consume the Karma of the poison mist for nearly 100,000 years.
As that much time passed, he felt the poison mist thin. Not too long later, he met the Poison Qi Being. He did not interact too much, only saying that he would leave after being told to do so. There were a few Qi domains that were considered forbidden zones like the last two.
Ye Li visited the next one, the Heat Qi domain. Since its formation, an intense heat has constantly plagued this area. Even a God realm cultivator would feel parched in some areas under this heat.
Ye Li began to strip the Karma from this heat. In some way, all Qi domains had a Qi that covered the entire area, but these few forbidden zones had them constantly affecting the domain.
Ye Li moved to a few more Qi domains before he stopped going to only forbidden zones. Next, he went to one of the most interesting Qi domains, the Death Qi domain.
The only living beings were skeletons, but there were skeletons of many beings. There was also Death Qi that took form in the shape of planets and stars.
The Death Qi domain was known for the feeling of sheer power it gave off. The Death Qi made it seem as if, at any time, any being could be drowned to death.
There were also legends that the Death Qi being had been growing stronger, something unique to it. He had naturally learned this through reading Karma.
Other Qi beings had stayed with the same strength their entire lives, but the Death Qi being had supposedly broken that rule.
Specifics were unknown, but the Death Qi being rarely made an appearance. This was one of the reasons that Ye Li had come here. Not being seen often, it was reasonable to assume that the Death Qi being would have a higher tolerance to the consumption of the surrounding Death Qi than other beings.
Regardless of whether such a conjecture was true or not, none of the other Qi beings had harmed him, and Ye Li didn't see why the Death Qi being would be any different.
Ye Li moved around the Death Qi domain, piercing planets formed from Death Qi and all the life on them, stripping away their Karma and increasing his strength.
He continued in this way for ten thousand years. Suddenly, his Karma warned him. Ye Li dodged to the side, but all he saw was an approaching black stick hitting his forehead and knocking him unconscious.
When he woke up, he found himself wrapped up in black chains. Looking around, he was in some sort of jail cell.
The walls were tainted with blood and bits of flesh. Ye Li couldn't understand what was going on.
Outside of the jail cell, he heard approaching footsteps. He looked up, and a humanoid being wearing a cloak of Death Qi stepped into his vision.
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