Legend of the Great Sage

ce Field of the Earth could affect the world fragments, but even the cosmic pouch was unable to store them, as their nature was definitely on par with the cosmic pouch or even greater.

However, there was no reason to feel any pity either.
This trip had been extremely worth it even if they only looked at the amount of Atmospheric Wind Essence and Earthen Magnetic Poles they had gathered.
However, the best would always be saved for last.

Swelling Earth of the Nine Heavens, I’m coming!

Li Qingshan spread the phoenix wings and said to Rāhu Xiaoming, “Lend me some wind!”

Rāhu Xiaoming opened the cosmic pouch slightly as a wisp of atmospheric winds whistled out.
Li Qingshan’s wings of wind reached three thousand metres across, borrowing the winds to rise up.
He did not encounter any resistance in outer space, so he reached an extremely great speed.
Then he used the Force Field of the Earth and immediately became several times faster again.
At the same time, he constantly adjusted his posture to dodge the world fragments.

This was the first time he had flown this quickly through his own strength, which made him understand Gu Yanying’s pursuit slightly.
However, what he was after was not the sky, and he loathed the silence of outer space even more.
Sensing the calling of the earth, he flew towards the small mountain like a child throwing himself into his mother’s embrace.

Rāhu Xiaoming said, “He’s not going to crash into the mountain and die, right?”

Gu Yanying said, “Surely not!”

From their perspective, Li Qingshan was basically hurtling head-first towards the small mountain.
Only when he reached within fifty kilometres of it did he suddenly spread his wings and reverse the force field, but he still moved extremely quickly.
Right when he was about to crash into the mountain, he threw a powerful punch.

The small mountain cracked opened silently, and Li Qingshan ventured in along the cracks until he reached the very centre.
There, he finally saw the legendary Swelling Earth of the Nine Heavens.

As Rāhu Xiaoming had said, its appearance was not special at all.
It seemed like an absolutely normal brownish-yellow lump of soil.
It did not possess any spiritual qi, much less give off any glow, and it was only the size of a fist.

However, in Li Qingshan’s heart, the tiny lump of earth was even heavier and vaster than all of the mountains here.

Only a pile of countless pieces of rock could be regarded as a mountain.
Only the accumulation of an endless amount of soil could be regarded as the earth.

However, on the tiny lump of earth, every single bulge was like a mountain, and every single nook was like a valley.
It seemed to be the very origin and symbol of the word “earth”, regardless of where or when, regardless of its size or shape.
None of that could influence its nature.

Li Qingshan extended his arms slowly, approaching the Swelling Earth of the Nine Heavens.
Brother ox’s figure suddenly appeared in his heart as everything before his eyes changed, from practising martial arts in Crouching Ox village in the very beginning to the various kinds of cultivation and trials he faced afterwards, the first layer, the second layer… all the way until the fifth layer of the ox demon.
Every single ability of the Ox Demon Transformation flashed through his head at that instant, such that he actually felt like he had mastered them all at that instant.

He could not help but say sternly, “The Ox Demon, with its Great Strength, Sinks in the Mud!”

There was no longer a single obstacle between him and the sixth layer of the Ox Demon Transformation anymore.
As a matter of fact, he could even break through right now and obtain the unprecedented strength of the ox demon.

He sucked in a deep breath and controlled his emotions.
He never expected just seeing the Swelling Earth of the Nine Heavens would bring him such great benefit.
It was similar to when the spirit turtle obtained the power of Ruin’s End.

The power of Ruin’s End was vast and so plentiful that it was boundless, so how could it be compared to the Swelling Earth of the Nine Heavens? Even in this world that was no smaller than the nine provinces, there was only such a tiny lump of the Swelling Earth of the Nine Heavens, and it was not always guaranteed to have any.
Just how precious and scarce was that?

The tip of his finger touched the Swelling Earth of the Nine Heavens.
At that moment, Li Qingshan felt endless power surge through his body, completely trivialising the power he once possessed!