Rise to God with Life Skill Professions-Chapter 440 - 430: Entering the Ruins Again

Qin An’s quick change of expression was unexpected even for Ancient Yi.

However, seeing Qin An put the wooden box into his arms made him feel somewhat relieved.

"I didn’t expect you to accept so quickly."

Qin An showed a slight smile: "This thing is important, at least for me it’s important. After all, the Shattered Void Stone is not a trivial item. Since Ancient Senior dared to take it out, I dare to accept it."

The wooden box contained the supreme essence of crafting the Void Shattering Realm—Shattered Void Stone.

Even the higher-ups of Xunyang Prefecture don’t have much of this thing.

The General Mansion gave him one, still through Wild Boar Mountain.

To craft the supreme essence, a total of six pieces are needed, and getting an extra piece saves Qin An a lot of effort.

Thus, he accepted this transaction without hesitation.

Qin An shifted the topic: "Ancient Senior, where is Long Tianxing now? I’ll go directly there."

After accepting this transaction, Qin An planned to complete it as soon as possible.

Once it’s done, he can go back and train other occupational proficiencies.

Ancient Yi didn’t hesitate, then waved his hand, and a sheepskin map floated before Qin An.

"The map marked shows the place where Long Tianxing is hiding. This guy is very cunning. He was hiding in another place before, but he moved to many different places."

"But no matter how much he moves, I can still sense him."

Qin An took the sheepskin map and his eyebrows slightly furrowed upon seeing the marked location.

"The central position?"

The map was large, with mountains, rivers, and various regions marked.

At the center, Ancient Yi marked with a red dot where Long Tianxing was located.

If following Ancient Yi’s marking method, Qin An needs to traverse over half of the Ancient Battlefield ruins.

This half of the Ancient Battlefield ruins is controlled by the black-robed Pseudo-Gods, and dangers abound.

Even if the black-robed Pseudo-Gods don’t personally come to the Ancient Battlefield ruins, the dangers within the ruins are difficult to handle even for someone at the Perfection level of Unity Realm.

Qin An thought this Shattered Void Stone wouldn’t be easy to obtain.

Ancient Yi nodded and said: "Yes, it’s indeed dangerous, so you must be careful on this journey, as your aura has already leaked. If you step into that area, it will hunt you down like a mirage. At that time, you might find yourself isolated."

Qin An pondered for a moment, then put away the map: "Ancient Senior, send me out. I’ll go find Long Tianxing now."

Ancient Yi knew Qin An’s character well, and since Qin An wouldn’t go back on his word, he didn’t hesitate and waved his sleeve towards the void ahead.

A vague gate appeared before Qin An.

Ancient Yi said: "As long as you step out of this gate, you can leave here. After going out, it will be the closest place to that part of the ruins. This is all I can help you with."

After all, he lost half of his control, so he could only send Qin An to the nearest position.

Qin An nodded slightly, without saying more, then walked towards the mysterious gate.

Until Qin An’s figure disappeared, this Lake Heart Island fell into silence.

Ancient Yi took a sip of fine wine, looking at the gradually fading gate, deep in thought.

"When did Xunyang Prefecture produce such a character? The situation with little chance of winning seems to have a hope for reversal now. It just depends on whether he can succeed."

Thinking of this, Ancient Yi stopped thinking, waved his sleeves, and the wine cup on the table disappeared.

He turned and walked into the forest, gradually disappearing among the trees.

...

After stepping through the gate, Qin An felt a vague touch.

The surroundings seemed to be splashed with paint, making everything indistinct.

After a few breaths, Qin An felt a power of space surge, crossing a great distance, landing him in a solid place.

The scenery around gradually became clear from being like ink.

Looking back, Qin An found himself at a cliff edge.

On the opposite side of the cliff was the other end.

Between them was an enormous crack.

From the crack came bursts of icy aura, making one’s hair stand on end.

Qin An carefully observed the other side of the cliff and squinted his eyes: "Such thick Evil Qi. Ordinary cultivators would need a lot of time just to resist the Evil Qi."

The two ends of the cliff were different. The place he stood was relatively calm, while the opposite was filled with maddening thick Evil Qi.

Qin An knew that the opposite end was the Ancient Battlefield ruins controlled by the black-robed Pseudo-Gods.

His time was tight, and after identifying the target, he intended not to waste any time, so he used the Eight Extremes Dragon Roar Shadow Step and swiftly moved towards the opposite cliff.

The cliff was wide; for ordinary people, it might be an insurmountable gap for a lifetime.

But for Qin An, a Unity Realm expert, a light leap took him across the huge cliff fissure.

"Bang!"

A dull sound echoed, and after Qin An landed firmly, the terrifying Evil Qi around instantly targeted him fiercely.

Qin An’s expression remained unchanged.

No matter how violently the Evil Qi surged, it couldn’t affect Qin An’s actions.

Qin An stopped thinking, identified the direction, and then fully used the Eight Extremes Dragon Roar Shadow Step to rush towards his destination.

...

When Qin An stepped onto the other side of the cliff, in a mysterious cave in the outside world.

The black-robed Pseudo-God, who had been meditating with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them.

Immediately, he raised his eyebrows slightly, with a hint of delight.

"You searched far and wide only to find it effortlessly; you’re seeking your own death!"

The black-robed Pseudo-God showed indifference, then waved his hand.

A flash of light passed by.

The silhouette of a woman gradually emerged.

After the woman appeared, she stared blankly around her.

When she saw the black-robed Pseudo-God, she couldn’t help but lean against him: "Husband, I failed, does this mean I can’t come back to life?"

The woman was the Pseudo-God that Qin An had schemed to kill, created by Array, and she had another identity—as the wife of this black-robed Pseudo-God.

The black-robed Pseudo-God showed a hint of affection, raising his hand to caress the woman’s long hair: "Purple Lotus, don’t worry, I will definitely bring you back to life, and now isn’t the opportunity here?"

Purple Lotus looked confused: "Husband, what do you mean?"

The black-robed Pseudo-God sneered: "I control half of the Ancient Battlefield relic, which you already know, and now Qin An has stepped into that half of the Ancient Battlefield relic."

With these words, the confusion on Purple Lotus’s face instantly disappeared, replaced by a deep-seated hatred.

"Qin An!"

She almost spat out the name through gritted teeth.

"Husband, kill him, I want to kill him, I want to cut him into pieces so that he dies without a complete corpse!"

Had it not been for Qin An, she would have slowly been resurrected.

Once revived, she would have been able to return to the side of the black-robed Pseudo-God.

But Qin An’s appearance disrupted everything.

She also ended up in this pitiful state.

Mentioning Qin An’s name now, Purple Lotus did not hide her murderous intent.

The black-robed Pseudo-God reassured: "Do not be agitated yet, Qin An entering the area I control this time, is certain death, but before that, we need a very good strategy."

Purple Lotus furrowed her brows: "Is husband thinking about how to flawlessly kill Qin An?"

The black-robed Pseudo-God nodded, then shook his head: "It’s not just about killing Qin An, I also want to take this opportunity to fully resurrect you."

Upon hearing this, Purple Lotus looked puzzled: "Now I live only on a fragment of my soul, if it weren’t for husband using the Secret Technique of the Divine Soul Refining Body Skill to condense my soul fragment, I would have long dissipated into nothing. How could I possibly be resurrected?"

The black-robed Pseudo-God calmly said: "You are a Pseudo-God created by Array, and you have unique mastery in Array, and Qin An coincidentally is the same in Array."

"Anyone who practices Array will ultimately converge. If you can devour Qin An alive, and leverage his attainments in Array, you will definitely be able to retrain in Array, even stronger than before."

Purple Lotus thought carefully upon hearing this and showed excitement in her eyes: "What husband said is right. If this is the case, there is a somewhat chance to survive, but how can I, in my current state, kill Qin An?"

"Does husband plan to use those crazy Pseudo-Gods from the Ancient Battlefield relic to help me kill Qin An?"

The black-robed Pseudo-God slightly shook his head and said: "No, those Pseudo-Gods are for the final battle, I cannot easily use them, or if the plan above fails, not only you but I and everyone involved will die."

Purple Lotus became even more puzzled: "If we don’t do this, how can we kill Qin An?"

She had faced Qin An before, so she knew of Qin An’s capabilities.

That guy was able to plot her demise while only at the Great Success of Inner God Realm.

Although at that time her strength was greatly diminished, only having just entered the Unity Realm, there was an insurmountable gap of two great realms.

Yet, even so, Qin An still managed to utterly defeat her.

This kind of battle prowess was entirely different from realm levels, how should they deal with it?

The black-robed Pseudo-God saw what Purple Lotus was thinking and spoke slowly: "Many Pseudo-Gods in the Ancient Battlefield relic are part of setups, but some Pseudo-Gods are beyond the plan."

"Among them, there is a Pseudo-God that has reached Unity Realm Perfection, very difficult to control, so it’s beyond the plan, but if using this Pseudo-God to slay Qin An, it could annihilate Qin An in one move."

"Hard to control?"

Purple Lotus showed a look of doubt, but quickly seemed to think of something, and the doubt vanished: "Is husband referring to the Pseudo-God formed from the brothel?"

The black-robed Pseudo-God nodded and said: "You’re right, back when the Ancient Battlefield relic existed, many brothels were present to do business with those fighting in the Ancient Battlefield relic."

"And when the relic turned to fragments, a brothel happened to be stationed here, transforming into a Pseudo-God with deep resentment, all women, transforming into limitless Yin energy, even I can barely control it."

"Furthermore, in the Ancient Battlefield relic, it is even harder to control its movements, which is an unstable factor, thus beyond the plan."

"The Pseudo-God formed from the entire brothel is extremely terrifying, it is the most perfect Unity Realm Perfection, and since the brothel often had Jianghu people lingering, it could replicate numerous Secret Techniques on itself, making it naturally easy to kill Qin An."

Purple Lotus gleamed with excitement upon hearing this: "If it is the brothel Pseudo-God, killing Qin An would indeed be easy, but as husband said, even husband can’t control it, so how do we proceed?"

"Can’t control doesn’t mean it can’t be claimed." The black-robed Pseudo-God sneered: "Just that I previously lacked a suitable candidate, nor had anyone I trusted, and now I have one, which is you."

"I will temporarily scatter the consciousness of this brothel Pseudo-God and then implant your soul fragment onto it. You could array the entire brothel and temporarily gain the abilities of the brothel Pseudo-God, only unable to move."

The so-called brothel Pseudo-God also had a fatal drawback, which was being unable to move once rooted in a place.

Hearing this, Purple Lotus furrowed her brows: "But if that’s the case, how can I kill Qin An?"

Unable to move means not being able to find Qin An’s location.

If they can’t even locate Qin An, how can they talk about killing him?

The black-robed Pseudo-God shook his head: "I know what’s on your mind, but I can use the Secret Technique of the Divine Soul Refining Body Skill to temporarily move the brothel’s position, placing you between Qin An and Long Tianxing, then it will work."