With the Sun Saber and Investiture of the Gods in the clear, the trip to Imperial Planet came at an end.
“W-what about me?”
Pig asked nervously.
He and Great Horse King were in different situations. Great Horse King chose to come, while he was forced.
“You’re free to leave.”
Li Mo popped a Gate to East side.
The pig stood dumbly for a second then shook his piggy head.
“Boss, I want to follow you like Great Horse King does!”
Great Horse King rolled his eyes, “Piggy, the only reason I am eligible to follow sir is thanks to my God Emperor Horse’s bloodline. While you are just a lowly demon, a pig. What right does that give you to follow sir Li Mo? So how about you follow me instead?”
“Boss said you have no relation whatsoever with God Emperor Horse. Humph, I can also throw in my Boar ancestor just the same.”
“And what of your Boar? He’s still beneath my ancestor, God Emperor Horse!”
“Then the first would be Emperor Rat.”
“Stop fighting. The twelve great demons are classified according to the twelve divisions of the day. Besides Dragon, who was a bit stronger, the rest were equally strong.”
Pig fawned, “Boss, did you perhaps see them? Then, do you know Boar?”
“I only saw one of them, but…”
Li Mo shook his head.
“Well, you can follow me, but you will have to have enough strength. I want companions that can hold their own, not protect you myself. Do you understand?”
“Go it!” The demons replied at once.
Li Mo took out a jade and drew an art into it. Then he split the jade and gave each demon half.
“This is the complete Undying Heaven Art. Each of you gets half. When you finished cultivating it, you may come and find me on Murder Planet.”
Li Mo never was going to take them to Earth, but leave them on Imperial Planet.
Great Horse King was shocked once he read the jade slip.
His Undying Heaven Art was incomplete. He used to be your average horse who awoke by sheer chance when the Nangong clan fed him some broken jades by mistake. He learned from those ruined jades the damaged version of Undying Heaven Art.
This was his life’s greatest secret. Now he was holding half of the Undying Heaven Art written by Li Mo which was a hundred times better than what he trained in so far.
“Each of us got half, then…” Great Horse King looked at pig’s half then closed his muzzle.
Li Mo could’ve written it fully for both with a snap. Why he chose this method instead, Great Horse King soon figured out being much smarter than the pig.
“I promised the old turtle to protect Ming clan for a thousand years. I pass onto you the Undying Heaven Art and a request. To protect the Ming clan in my absence.”
A tenth of the Undying Heaven Art was enough to drive the entire demon race into a frenzy. The pig didn’t know its value but Great Horse King was more than just aware.
If he wanted, Li Mo could’ve just handed over the Undying Heaven Art to the demon emperor from the East side and he’d be willing to protect the Ming clan for even ten thousand of years if he had to.
“Great Horse King, the pig’s name is Flying Pig, what do you say to calling you Flying Horse?“
Great Horse King looked dumbly.
Li Mo left with Yan Wenjing through another Gate.
“Flying Horse, isn’t this art precious?” The pig demon was touched. He was but a lowly demon and wasn’t quite sharp, but any art with undying in it had to be great, no?
Great Horse King snapped, “Fool of a piggy, Undying Heaven Art is the pinnacle of demon arts!”
To the demon race, the Undying Heaven Art was ranked the same as Fortune of Heaven and Earth Art to humans.
It was so valuable it would drive even a tenth level insane.
After Great Horse King put away the priceless Undying Heaven Art, his next words scared the living daylight out of pig.
“What are you holding it out for? If any demon finds out, you think you’re strong enough to keep using such godly art?”
In fright, pig hid it in his mouth.
Once he settled down and saw Li Mo was gone, he said, “Flying Horse, boss gave us half of the complete Undying Heaven Art to each of us. But he didn’t say anything about not being able to cultivate together.”
“Your words touch me, pig-brained. You’re alright after all. Unlike those sneaky demons out there looking to take everything for themselves.”
The pig shook his hands, that this was never his intention.
Great Horse King snorted, “Good. If you did think of it, it’ll makes you petty.”
“Brother horse, what do you mean?”
“What do you suppose boss implied by giving you half of the Undying Heaven Art? It means that he has a power beyond that of the Undying Heaven Art. Don’t worry your pretty little pig brain about it. Let’s forget about going back and stay in the central area, cultivating the Undying Heaven Art together!
“But remember, we are in this together. No one must hide anything. I believe sir had this exact purpose in mind when he split the godly art. Together we thrive, or die separately. Never ever think of taking it all for yourself, or when sir returns, he will be able to tell at a glance what happened.”
Great Horse King sighed, “Sir’s power has no limit so our gaze must turn farther as well. Only by pledging ourselves and cultivate with our every fiber will we be able to catch up to sir.
“Understood?”
“Yes, totally!” The pig bobbed his head.
…
Li Mo took Yan Wenjing back on Oldie.
As they came out of the Gate near the ancient battleground, Yan Wenjing asked, “Isn’t that Undying Heaven Art you gave them amazing?”
“Undying Heaven Art is demon race’s pinnacle cultivation method. Training it to completion would make one unkillable.”
“That strong? What if they betray you? Won’t you have no way to kill them?”
“Yes.” Li Mo nodded.
“I just don’t get you. You handed an incredible cultivation method to two lowly demons, just like that.”
“Unkillable does not equal to invincible.”
“Does that mean there’s a way to overpower them?”
“There are always more than one solution to a problem. As an earthling, haven’t you read legends and fairy tales? Why do they always speak of imprisoning and sealing?”
Yan Wenjing was stunned.
