Through the practice system of the heavens that shroud the sky

Chapter 367 The Gates of Hell Descend - Delicious Food

As Li Qiye recalled all his memories, beyond the endless space-time, at a point in the river of time, at the bottom of the endless sea, in a celestial pool shrouded in silver light, a young man's figure floated and sank.

The young man looked exactly like Li Qiye, with a peaceful expression. He had been asleep, repairing his physical body and soul, but now he slowly opened his tightly closed eyes, and his expression quickly changed from blank to clear.

"It's almost over, everything will be over!"

On Earth, Chu Feng, who was cultivating, felt the ancient bronze box in his arms tremble slightly before falling silent again. Opening his eyes, Chu Feng took out the box, examined it, pondered for a moment, and, finding nothing, put it back in his pocket. He had never figured out its specific function; even its supernatural properties were beyond his control.

Beyond the endless heavens, beyond the unknowable void, on an island independent of all heavens, a stone palace stands in the central area. Its dusty doors tremble, and murmurs come from within.

"Is something that was once forgotten about about to make a comeback?"

"Very good. When he returns, we will be even more confident and the pacification will be more thorough!"

Silence fell, shrouded in darkness and solitude.

In the Big Dipper, Li Qiye, lying in the ancient bronze coffin, had not yet awakened. The revival of his memories not only reminded him of who he was, but also allowed him to organize everything he had learned. He unified all methods, merging the pollen system and the secret realm system into one, completely integrating reading with his own cultivation system, perfecting his own techniques, forging a new path, and embarking on the journey to its end.

Time was meaningless at this moment. He was getting stronger every minute and every second. Even the dual cultivation system could not hinder his cultivation speed in the slightest. He sought pollen from the outside and cultivated in the secret realm from the inside. The combination of the inside and outside was like the two sides of yin and yang as one. He constantly rotated between strength and weakness, illusion and reality, life and death, and reached a delicate balance.

The brand of the Gate of Hell on his left palm was now glowing, emitting a scarlet light in the darkness, like the eye of a demon god peering into the outside world. At this moment, the red light flowed out from the open gate like blood, flowing between his palms.

The jade disc pattern that suppressed the gates of hell within the brand burst forth with celestial light, automatically flying out of the brand and growing to enormous size as it pressed down on the flowing crimson blood light, attempting to drive it back into the gates of hell.

The blood of hell that had already arrived in the world transformed into a blood-red eye, staring at the jade butterfly. More power flowed from the crack in the door, providing strength to the blood-red eye and causing the jade butterfly's suppressive force to weaken continuously.

The jade disc shone brightly, and its spirit began to anxiously send out distress calls to the sleeping Li Qiye.

"Still sleeping? I'm here to collect your food!"

"It's all your fault. You insisted that you were confident you could handle the Gates of Hell. Now look what's happened. I can barely hold it in, and you're still sleeping. If you don't come out and resolve this soon, we're both doomed."

The spirit of the jade butterfly kept calling to the sleeping Li Qiye, watching as the blood-red eye grew stronger and more solid, the suppressing power weakened, and even the Gate of Hell branded on his palm had broken free of the brand and emerged inside the huge bronze coffin.

In the vast sky, a huge, pitch-black portal, exuding a terrifying aura, appeared. This time, it was no longer a phantom, but a real entity.

Jade Butterfly was powerless to stop the appearance of this gate. It had been unable to completely seal it since Kunlun, but Li Qiye's arrival had extended the time, prolonging the time until now for the seal to be broken.

After the Blood Eye fully appeared at the Gates of Hell, its power increased even further. The gate, which had already been slightly ajar, was now completely opened without any suppressing force.

"boom!"

The gate opened with a tremendous tremor, sending the jade butterfly flying backward. Its bloodshot eyes emitted a crimson light, and blood began to stain the pure white jade butterfly. The jade butterfly began to scream, trembling in mid-air, as celestial light began to suppress the spreading blood.

"I'm going to die! I'm going to die! I'm going to die! If you don't wake up soon, I'm really done for. The thing behind this door is corrupting me, and I don't want to be corrupted and assimilated!"

Meanwhile, the sleeping Li Qiye was also noticed by Blood Eye, who revealed a chilling surprise and a sneer. The opened Gates of Hell trembled continuously, and terrifying beings roared from within.

"Roar! Roar!" The roars grew louder and louder, seemingly getting closer and closer to the gate.

The Blood Eye continued to grow stronger, transmitting even more power from within the gate. It seemed to act as a coordinate, guiding the being behind the gate to descend rapidly. The Blood Eye looked at Li Qiye, then transformed into a beam of blood-red light and entered his body, causing the Jade Butterfly spirit, which was being suppressed with all its might, to let out a desperate cry.

"It's over! It's completely over now. Even you are being corrupted. There's absolutely no hope left."

The blood staining on the jade disc spread even faster, and half of it was already covered in blood. It was only a matter of time before it was completely covered. Even the spirit of the jade disc began to despair.

Li Qiye's body was also covered by blood-red patterns, and a nauseating bloody aura emanated from his body, along with a terrifying power—the power of the Gates of Hell.

A gigantic hand suddenly appeared on the Gates of Hell, causing the entire bronze coffin to shake violently, and even the entire Big Dipper trembled, with huge cracks appearing on the ground.

"I've finally found it. I can finally return to the world."

The being behind the door has finally found its coordinates and is about to descend upon this place, which will be a terrible disaster.

Although the hand appeared inside the door, it seemed unable to extend outside, as if some force was preventing its arrival.

"Humph!"

With a cold snort, the being behind the door was extremely dissatisfied at being stopped at such a critical moment.

"Ridiculous! I have already found the coordinates. The power of the world is trying to stop me. Break through!"

Another hand appeared, and the two palms gathered in front of the door, expanding outwards as if tearing apart some barrier. The powerful force was so great that even the Gates of Hell could not withstand it, and many small cracks appeared. The gate hummed, as if begging for mercy from the being inside.

It seemed that it had realized its power was too much for the Gates of Hell to handle, and thus paused its actions.

However, Li Qiye's physical body emitted a bright bloody light. He stood up, a blood-red eye on his forehead blinking and revealing a sinister smile as he walked towards the Gates of Hell, seemingly wanting to descend using this physical body.

"You think this will stop me? I can still break through the limitations and descend using this body."

Jade Butterfly was powerless to stop it at this point. Most of it had been corrupted, and even its own spirit was beginning to be corroded, giving birth to a new evil consciousness. She could only watch as Li Qiye walked to the gates of hell.

Seeing Li Qiye reach out his right hand into the doorway, trying to bring the beings inside into this world, Yu Die was filled with despair.

"Damn it! Li Qiye, you bastard, you let us down at the crucial moment! You're still asleep and cultivating at a time like this, you son of a bitch!"

"Hahaha! I am finally about to succeed. No one can stop my arrival."

Seeing the hand reaching into the door, the being behind the door eagerly grasped it, wanting to follow it to the other side.

But as soon as he grabbed it, he felt something was wrong. The outstretched hand grabbed his hand back, the blood-red lines instantly faded, and a silver light instantly spread across his arm. A terrifying force was rapidly eroding his body.

"Delicious food, I haven't enjoyed such good food in a long time."

Li Qiye, who had kept his eyes closed, opened them and looked at the entity behind the door, a smile appearing on his lips. At the same time, silver light filled the ancient bronze coffin, all the blood was wiped away, and the jade disc returned to its original state, except for that gate to hell.

(End of this chapter)