Chapter 18 - 74-82

Chapter 74 Did I, the Young Master, Do Something Wrong?

The Astonished God Tripod roared, shooting across the sky like a meteor, and charged straight toward Li Cheng and his two companions. 

The three of them exchanged glances, each seeing a trace of wistfulness in the others' eyes. Wasn't this a case of 'flooding the Dragon King's Temple'? 

"Astonished God Tripod, we've met before, haven't you forgotten?" Black Elder shouted. 

"Met before, who hasn't met before? Die!" The youthful voice of the Astonished God Tripod thundered, its momentum unabated. 

The Artifact Sect people, relieved of their burden, ecstatically took the opportunity to rush towards the entrance of the Secret Land. 

The Heavenly Mechanism Sect's Immortal Artifact wanted to kill the people of Heavenly Mechanism Sect; ha, the chance to escape had come! 

The Astonished God Tripod was too fast, and there was no time to explain; Li Cheng and the others dared not to receive it head-on as it barreled toward them like a meteor, each teleporting out of the way. 

"I'll hold it off, you explain!" 

As Li Cheng spoke, he activated the Time Law, enveloping a hundred-meter radius around the Astonished God Tripod, but discovered that it had little effect, only slightly reducing the speed of its collision. 

The Time Law was still too weak, with only forty strands, it was difficult to affect an Immortal Artifact or a Heavenly Immortal. 

"Astonished God Tripod, we are from the Heavenly Mechanism Sect, Wu Ya is our senior brother!" Black Elder shouted. 

Black Elder's shout finally caused the Astonished God Tripod to pause slightly, stopping about a zhang away from Li Cheng, "Hmm? Did I, young master, make a mistake?" 

Li Cheng extended one hand forward, fending off the powerful aura from the Astonished God Tripod, saying, "Of course you did, look, Lu Sanqian is in my hands." 

"Oh? All, should've said that earlier; 1 almost hurt you guys!" 

"You being able to kill that old scoundrel Lu Sanqian is quite good, just right, the three of us together with the tripod could join forces to wipe out the Artifact Sect, how about it?" 

Li Cheng looked towards the Secret Land entrance, speechless; well, this is great, your antics have allowed those twenty-one people to all escape! 

Once those people escaped, they would surely activate all kinds of measures from their sect! 

The Black and White Elders looked at the Astonished God Tripod with a wry smile. Now, to talk about wiping out the Artifact Sect; it would be a not-so-small problem for the three of them plus the tripod to safely leave the Artifact Sect. 

After all, those measures were powerful enough to kill even True Immortals. 

Li Cheng, however, did not care at all. When he used a ploy to get the Artifact Sect to bring him to the Astonished God Tripod, he had already considered the possibility of being trapped. 

But Li Cheng knew that with the Space Law in his possession, he could leave if he wanted to, and the Artifact Sect couldn't stop him! 

So he had boldly entered. 

"Talk, damn it, those bastards from the Artifact Sect actually tried to refine me while I was asleep, they must be wiped out!" exclaimed the Astonished God Tripod firmly. 

Li Cheng and the others realized that it was Lu Sanqian who had managed to awaken the tripod! 

Had it awakened sooner, given Lu Sanqian's strength, he might have found it difficult to suppress the Astonished God Tripod. 

"Astonished God Tripod, what nonsense are you spouting? Even if a True Immortal made a move, they couldn't possibly wipe out my Artifact Sect, just with the three of you and a tripod?" Lu Sanqian snorted coldly. 

Li Cheng turned to look at Lu Sanqian in his hand, "Your descendants have fled the Secret Land, now, there's no need for you to pretend to be tough!" "Brother, let's discuss a matter!" The Astonished God Tripod, paying no attention to Lu Sanqian, floated over to Li Cheng's side, its voice carrying a tone of pleasure. 

"He is Wu Ya's disciple, you should address him as Young Master!" Black Elder interjected. 

The Astonished God Tripod made a half turn, "What are you blabbing about, Wu Ya is my big brother, not my boss. My only boss is one person, you all know that!" 

Turning another half circle, the Astonished God Tripod continued, "Brother, let me supplement myself with this Immortal Infant. Afterwards, I'll take you to retrieve the inheritance from my master!" 

Li Cheng smiled, "The inheritance of the Astonished God Immortal Emperor has already been given to me, I'm kind of his half-disciple." 

The Astonished God Tripod was clearly stunned and did not speak for quite some time. 

"Brothers… please let me go, I know I was wrong. Just let me go, and I promise you will leave the Artifact Sect safely and soundly, and I swear I will never be your enemy again!" Lu Sanqian finally found an opportunity and begged. 

All three looked simultaneously at the Immortal Infant in Li Cheng's hand, their expressions somewhat odd. 

Lu Sanqian no longer put on a tough front, but obviously he wouldn't try to cozy up by forcefully calling someone "brother" just to save his own life, right? 

Li Cheng casually handed the Immortal Infant over to the Astonished God Tripod, "Take a good nourishment." 

"No, please! I don't want to die, I beg you!" Lu Sanqian panicked. 

The Astonished God Tripod didn't rush to take the Immortal Infant; instead, it coughed lightly and said, "Since my master has already given you the inheritance, let me ask, you should know of Qi Jingtian, right?" 

"You're asking if the major demon of heaven and earth has transformed? Although it hasn't, it has already left the Secret Land through an avatar and is now my disciple, within the sect." 

"Haha, that's great news. Come on, release the tripod within you, and I shall transmit the cultivation methods to it!" the Astonished God Tripod said cheerfully. 

It could sense the presence of the Purple Void Jade Emperor's Tripod; Li Cheng wasn't surprised at all. 

Li Cheng summoned the Purple Void Jade Emperor's Tripod. The cultivation methods for the Artifact Spirit, that was something indeed valuable, of course he would let the Purple Void Jade Emperor's Tripod learn them! 

Seeing that he was being ignored, Lu Sanqian became even more anxious, "Please, let me go, 1 will tell you everything about Wu Ya immediately!" 

The Astonished God Tripod finally paid attention to him, responding contemptuously, "Do I need you to say? I'm well aware of where my elder brother has gone to. 1'11 find him after I destroy the Artifact Sect!" 

Not waiting for Lu Sanqian to continue pleading, the lid of the Astonished God Tripod opened and directly absorbed the Immortal Infant. 

The next moment, Lu Sanqian's screams sounded. 

"Hehe, you overestimated yourself trying to refine this young master for over twenty years. Now, it's this young master's turn to refine you!" 

"No…" 

Lu Sanqian's mentality probably collapsed. He thought the inheritance of Qi Jingshen would be within the Astonished God Tripod, so he resorted to all means to refine it; only now did he realize it wasn't there at all. 

Moreover, after refining the Astonished God Tripod for over twenty years with no progress at all, when the Astonished God Tripod made its move, his Immortal Infant couldn't resist. His consciousness was gradually becoming blurry! 

Before long, a comfortable voice emerged from the Astonished God Tripod, "Mmm… this Heavenly Immortal Complete Immortal Infant has lost very little Immortal Power, delightful!" 

"Brother, you're even stronger than I imagined. Lu Sanqian barely put up a fight before you destroyed his Immortal Body!" 

From the Immortal Yuan remaining in the Immortal Infant, the Astonished God Tripod made its deduction. 

Li Cheng, however, was skeptical, "Wasn't he just at the early stages of Heavenly Immortal?" 

"It's a Heavenly Immortal Complete. How could you think he was at the early stages?" the Astonished God Tripod asked in confusion. 

Li Cheng frowned and immediately understood; he'd been deceived by that Remnant Soul before! That Remnant Soul when alive, was definitely not just at the True Immortal level but stronger! 

This deception led him to always believe others were lying about their cultivation levels! 

Because of this, he'd even looked down on others for being shameless! 

Feng Wanli, Lu Sanqian, both of them. 

"So, it turns out, I can already easily slay a Heavenly Immortal Complete!" Li Cheng mused after a while. 

The Astonished God Tripod was taken aback; it vaguely understood that Li Cheng had probably been deceived by an Immortal and had misunderstood the levels of Heavenly Immortal cultivation. 

"Because Loose Immortals haven't condensed an Immortal Body, many tactics can't be deployed, and their combat strength compared to a true Immortal… N/nêw n0vel chap/ers are published o/n n0v/e/(lb)i(n.)co/m

The combat strength of a Heavenly Immortal Complete is likely just a bit higher than that of a ten Tribulations Loose Immortal!" 

"Enough about that, let's go out and destroy the Artifact Sect!" the Astonished God Tripod declared. 

The Black and White Elders exchanged glances; Black Elder said helplessly, "Astonished God Tripod, the Artifact Sect has probably already activated the protective mechanism left by the Immortals by now. Thinking of destroying the Artifact Sect, how easy could that be?" 

"That's right, we'd be lucky just to safely leave the Artifact Sect!" White Elder said. 

The Astonished God Tripod fell silent for a few seconds, "That's true, but not having a big fight would hardly settle my grudge!" Li Cheng looked towards the entrance of the Secret Land, his brow slightly furrowed, "The Artifact Sect is attacking the Secret Land.. It looks like they want to shatter the Secret Land to have us perish along with it!"

Chapter 75: The Importance of Silencing!

"Shatter the Secret Land?" 

Black and White Elders frowned in unison, knowing that if the Secret Land shattered, everything within would be torn apart by the chaotic spatial currents! 

"Artifact Sect must have thought that Green-faced Elder was in our hands, but now it seems they have given up on him!" Old Bai said. 

Li Cheng nodded. "There's no need to worry. Escaping from Artifact Sect is a piece of cake, but for the sake of the Astonished God Tripod, Artifact Sect secretly allied with Demon Gate and sought many powerful forces, intending to annihilate our sect. How could we just let this go?" 

Speaking, Li Cheng's body surged with Space Law, attempting to use it to communicate with the outside world. 

'Oh my, this brother has actually comprehended the Space Law?' the Astonished God Tripod internally exclaimed in shock, trembling slightly, perhaps out of excitement. 

Black and White Elders exchanged a look, with a hint of surprise flashing in their eyes. When Bai Tieyi brought back news that someone was secretly instigating this, everyone had discussed who it could be. 

But who would have thought that it would be Artifact Sect, also one of the top ten sects! 

Given the situation, of course, they couldn't just leave! 

Hum! 

A spatial fluctuation emerged in front of Li Cheng, and immediately a spatial channel leading outside appeared out of thin air. 

"The space of the Secret Land is unstable; it's very easy to open a spatial channel, let's go!" 

Having said that, Li Cheng was the first to step into the channel. 

Black and White Elders looked astonished. They had become accustomed to witnessing various possibilities with Li Cheng, but at this moment, they realized that this so-called habit needed to be strengthened! 

For Li Cheng, this was actually not difficult. After mastering the Immortal Spirit Step, Li Cheng's application of Space Law went up a notch. 

The Immortal Spirit Step relies on Space Law to sense the Spatial Veins. Spatial Veins are everywhere. By using Space Law to fold them, each step taken can traverse one hundred and twenty-nine thousand six hundred li. 

With practice, it's like normal walking, and even full-speed running can be done with the Immortal Spirit Step, so there is no need to doubt the speed. 

The opening of the spatial channel follows the same principle. The Secret Land exists relying on the space of the Kunlun Realm, and naturally depends on the Spatial Veins of the Kunlun Realm. Hence, expanding the veins with Space Law forms a spatial channel. 

This attempt made Li Cheng feel that if he could find the corresponding Spatial Veins that the Secret Land relies on, he could forcibly open a channel and break in. 

For instance, breaking into the more than ten Secret Lands nearby. 

But with countless Spatial Veins everywhere, finding the one the Secret Land depends on would most likely boil down to luck. 

No matter the Law, its ingenious uses are infinite, and Li Cheng knew that his path ahead was still long. 

Stepping out of the channel, the three elders and the tripod appeared in the sky above the Fire Sea. 

Looking ahead, the entire Artifact Sect was enveloped in a pale golden membrane of light, with over forty Loose Immortals standing in the sky, surrounding the mountain peak that concealed the Secret Land. 

As Li Cheng, the three elders, and the tripod appeared, they all sensed the spatial fluctuations and looked over intently. 

"What's going on? When did they come out of the Secret Land?" Zhuo Bu'er's brow furrowed tightly. 

The Loose Immortals were also full of confusion; with so many of them laying siege, how could the others have silently escaped? 

How did they do it? 

Eerie! 

"Gather for your lord!" The mouth of the Astonished God Tripod inverted, and the Fire Sea below began to shrink rapidly, surging towards the Tripod. 

"Stop! You bastard!" 

The people of Artifact Sect were furious. That was their Sect's Treasure, the Three-color forging sky fire, ranked eleventh on the Spirit Fire Leaderboard! 

But at that moment, it was being collected by that Tripod! 

"How did they manage to escape from the Secret Land? It's bizarre!" Outside the Formation, the people from the Pill Sect were utterly astonished. 

Shentu Feng's eyebrows shot up. "Quick, send a message to the Heavenly Mechanism Sect! We need to prepare to make a move as well!" 

"Make a move? Even a True Immortal might not be able to break through this Sect Protection Array. It would be futile for us to try," a Loose Immortal commented. 

Shentu Feng took out his Pill Tripod, waved it casually, and hurled it toward the Artifact Sect, but it was instantly repelled by the Sect Protection Array. 

"The point of taking action is to make a statement. Whether we can break through the Formation is not important!" Shentu Feng continued to attack while speaking. 

The crowd understood Shentu Feng's intention and collectively unleashed their powers. 

Since they wanted to win over Li Cheng, a master of the Alchemy Dao, they couldn't just stand by and watch. 

Moreover, they had already declared that if the Artifact Sect dared to touch Li Cheng, the Pill Sect would fight them to the death. Given the current situation, they naturally had to lend a hand. 

"Give it your all, don't hold back. This is important!" Shentu Feng added. 

Having made their stance clear, they were naturally offending the Artifact Sect, and since they had already offended, they had to show their attitude to Li Cheng without restraint. 

Everyone was well aware that if Li Cheng and his group had died in the Secret Land, they wouldn't have needed to take action. 

But they hadn't died. Li Cheng and the others had come out. 

Inside the Sect Protection Array, Zhuo Bu'er glanced indifferently at the Pill Sect crowd, said nothing, and turned his gaze to focus on Li Cheng's group and the Astonished God Tripod. 

Li Cheng looked at the Astonished God Tripod, "You'd better hurry up, they're about to make a move." 

"Don't rush me, brother. I'm collecting some interest first," the Astonished God Tripod replied. 

Without instructions from Zhuo Bu'er, the more than forty Loose Immortals had already acted together, channeling their mixed True Yuan and Immortal Yuan into the Sect Protection Array. Suddenly, the Array blazed with golden light as powerful energy gathered within it. 

As soon as he came out, Li Cheng had been observing the Mountain Protection Array of the Artifact Sect. He had already figured out that the Array gathered the power of over a hundred Formations, protecting the entire Sect while also being able to concentrate its power to attack the enemy. 

Moreover, the Formation contained many offensive and defensive moves left by the Immortals. 

"You dare to kill a Heavenly Immortal from the Lower World belonging to our Artifact Sect and have the audacity to steal our Sect's Spiritual Fire? Li Cheng, you've got quite the nerve!" Zhuo Bu'er bellowed furiously. 

The roar echoed through heaven and earth, traveling far and wide. DiiScôver 𝒏𝒆w stori𝒆s on no/𝒗/e()/lbin(.)c/o/m

Without a doubt, Zhuo Bu'er wanted everyone to know that killing Li Cheng and his companions was the justifiable act. 

The Black and White Elders stood to the left and right of Li Cheng, guarding him. Black Elder said teasingly, "Zhuo Bu'er, when you all were shitting and pissing on the head of that Lower World Heavenly Immortal, that's not what you said." 

The faces of Zhuo Bu'er and his people darkened as their expressions turned grim. If the events inside the Secret Land were to leak out, the reputation of the Artifact Sect would be utterly tarnished. 

"Sect Master, make your move. We can't let them delay any longer. We must annihilate them at the fastest speed!" 

"Aren't we going to save the Green-faced Elder?" a Loose Immortal frowned and asked. 

That was an existence capable of forging Immortal Weapons. Not saving him would be a substantial loss for the Artifact Sect. 

"I suspect the Green-faced Elder has been killed by them already. Otherwise, they would definitely use the Green-faced Elder to blackmail us at this time," Zhuo Bu'er said coldly. 

He didn't spell it out, but right now, saving someone was not important—what was important was silencing them! 

They absolutely couldn't let the incident in the Secret Land where everyone insulted Elder Lu become public knowledge! 

"Damn the Heavenly Mechanism Sect! What are we waiting for then?" a Loose Immortal roared angrily. 

Zhuo Bu'er spurred on the Formation, "Killing Formation! Ten Thousand Blades' Tribulation Kill!" 

An Immortal Weapon War Saber flew out from the mountainside next to them, carrying a furious blade aura as it slashed towards Li Cheng and the others. 

The saber light, influenced by the Formation, split from one into two, two into four, and in the blink of an eye, transformed into tens of thousands of strikes, covering the sky and enveloping the area where Li Cheng and his group were located..

Chapter 76 This Trick is Too Weirdl 

Black and White Elders stepped forward in unison, with surging power swirling around them, each delivering a palm strike towards the sky filled with incoming saber lights. 

"Leave it to us, Li Cheng, you find an opportunity to break the formation!" 

Li Cheng could casually set up an eighth-level Formation, and the Elders believed that he could definitely break through the grand Formation of the Artifact Sect. 

However, Li Cheng shook his head slightly, "No need to go through all that trouble. Once we kill these Loose Immortals, there'll be no one to govern the Formation." 

These Formations were intricate and complex, with over a hundred of them interlinked with each other, forming a chain-link grand Formation that would be taxing and thankless to break through. 

Besides, even if they managed to break through, they would still have to face the siege of the Artifact Sect powerhouses—why bother with such redundancy? 

"Huh? Without breaking the Formation, we can't hit them!" Old Bai said. 

Separated by hundreds of miles from the area where Zhuo Bu'er and the others were located, with at least a dozen Formations blocking the way, their attacks couldn't penetrate these Formations without breaking them. 

Li Cheng smiled without saying a word, looking towards the Astonished God Tripod, "Are you ready?" 

"Wait a bit longer, refining Spiritual Fire takes time!" the Astonished God Tripod replied. 

"Alright then, take your time," Li Cheng said, and summoned the Purple Void Jade Emperor's Tripod. 

The next moment, Li Cheng enlarged the Purple Void Jade Emperor's Tripod to a colossal kilometer size and wrapped a portion of the Space Law around it. With a single palm strike on the body of the Tripod, the Purple Void Jade Emperor's Tripod shot towards Zhuo Bu'er and the others like lightning. 

Wherever the Purple Void Jade Emperor's Tripod passed, the Formations were as if they didn't exist, offering no resistance at all! 

Seeing the Purple Void Jade Emperor's Tripod approach with unstoppable momentum, the people of the Artifact Sect changed color! 

These Formations, perfected by the ancestors from the Lower World, many of which used Immortal Artifacts as their base, were supposed to be unbreakable. Yet… why couldn't they stop that Tripod? 

"Hah? What kind of maneuver is this?" Old Bai exclaimed in astonishment. 

Ignore the existence of Formations? 

This technique was too bizarre! 

While everyone was still in shock, the Purple Void Jade Emperor's Tripod had already covered hundreds of miles and burst into the group of Loose Immortals from the Artifact Sect. 

The forty-plus Loose Immortals hastily scattered to flee, but the colossal Tripod, moving with exceptional speed, in the blink of an eye hit seven Loose Immortals. A mist of blood filled the air; none of the seven had the chance to escape with their Nascent Souls. 

With a thought, Li Cheng continued to control the Purple Void Jade Emperor's Tripod to chase after them, and in a moment, over ten more Loose Immortals were reduced to a blood mist. Thê sourc𝗲 of this conte/nt n/o/v/(𝒆l)bi((n))

"Dude, leave some for me, 1 haven't vented my anger yet!" 

The Astonished God Tripod cried out. The next moment, its Tripod mouth flipped upside down, and white fierce flames spewed out like a torrent! 

"Immortal Fire! You have Immortal Fire, and you still collect Spiritual Fire?" Black Elder was left speechless. 

It felt like Boss Ma picking up a dollar from the ground. 

And it was the kind of dollar that was fought over with others. 

"My Immortal Fire is not ranked very high. It can only grow stronger by devouring other flames, so how could I miss out?" The Astonished God Tripod spoke while the Immortal Fire had already burned across hundreds of miles along the ground. Many Formation bases were directly destroyed, and the Formations subsequently failed. 

"Who believes that? You are the Artifact Tripod of Qi Jingshen, with the Immortal Fire of an Immortal Emperor ranked low?" Black Elder said. 

"You don't understand. At my master's level, there's no need for the fires of heaven and earth, but for the rules of the fire series. Anyway, stop asking and make a move, we are going to wipe out the Artifact Sect!" 

In the distance, Zhuo Bu'er's face was twisted with rage. He hurriedly took out a Jade Talisman from one of the grand Formations and crushed it, calling out anxiously, "I beseech the ancestor to make a move!" 

As the Jade Talisman shattered, a phantom figure appeared! 

The figure appeared to be only twenty years old, with indifferent eyes surveying the entire scene, exuding an air of contempt for all beneath heaven. 

"Be careful, this is a mid-level True Immortal Talisman, containing the power of a True Immortal and a strand of Immortal Sense, which can last for a few breaths of time!" The Astonished God Tripod warned. 

"If he controls the grand formation, we'll have no choice but to momentarily avoid its edge!" 

Such a jade talisman is equivalent to a temporary avatar, existing only for a short duration; yet even a mere breath's time permits a True Immortal to unleash several formidable attacks until their strength is exhausted. 

If it's a low-grade True Immortal talisman, it only contains the power of a True Immortal without Immortal Sense, thus requiring the wielder to activate it. 

Ling Cheng, who was in control of the Purple Void Jade Emperor's Tripod chasing the Loose Immortal, remained calm, "Judging by the aura it emits, it doesn't seem all that powerful. Let me deal with it!" 

The Purple Void Jade Emperor's Tripod changed direction, flying toward the young phantom, while Li Cheng surrounded himself with the remaining laws of space and, in a flash, penetrated more than ten formations, arriving just a hundred meters from the phantom along with the tripod. 

In the blink of an eye, the Purple Void Jade Emperor's Tripod shrank to the size of a person; Li Cheng grabbed one of its legs and violently smashed it towards the young phantom. 

By then, the young phantom had seen the situation clearly and spoke in an indifferent voice, "A glow-worm's light daring to compete with the bright moon?" 

The phantom slapped through the air, and an overwhelming wave of Immortal Yuan surged toward Li Cheng like a tsunami! 

Li Cheng, who had burst forth, abruptly halted, his progress impeded under the massive oppression of the Immortal Yuan! 

But protected by the Space Law around him, the airborne palm strike did not harm Li Cheng. 

As the remnants of the force from the palm faded, Li Cheng surged forward, swinging down the Purple Void Jade Emperor's Tripod once more! 

The young phantom raised his hand again, and the still mighty Immortal Yuan roared towards the descending Purple Void Jade Emperor's Tripod. As its body collided with the phantom's attack, ferocious shock waves emerged, spreading a dazzling light across the sky! 

Where the waves passed, the nearest dozen or so formations were shattered instantly, while the formations further back contorted violently but finally managed to block the waves. 

"That phantom possesses the strength of a mid-term True Immortal, and he actually withstood a direct confrontation without losing?" the Astonished God Tripod said in surprise. 

Old Bai urged, "Hurry and break the formation so we can go up and help!" 

Without Li Cheng's Space Law, they could not directly pass through the formations before them; they had to rely on the Immortal Fire emanating from the Astonished God Tripod to destroy the formation's foundation. 

"Don't rush me—it's useless now. By the time I burn through the formation's foundation, it'll all be over!" the Astonished God Tripod said irritably. 

It had already realized that once Li Cheng made a move, there was nothing left for the rest to do. 

Now it was regretting; had it known, it wouldn't have been so eager to collect the Three-color Forging Sky Fire. When Li Cheng had asked, it should have accompanied him in combat instead of letting him go off with the Purple Void Jade Emperor's Tripod. 

Sure enough, following the Astonished God Tripod's remarks, the phantom was seen becoming even more ethereal from the impact, seemingly on the verge of dissipating at any time. 

After Li Cheng smashed down two more times, the phantom completely vanished. 

"A mid-grade True Immortal talisman, that's it?" Black Elder exclaimed in astonishment. 

The phantom had only managed to strike twice before being blocked by Li Cheng. 

"It was already quite powerful, okay? It's just that it couldn't last long and happened to encounter a freak like Li Cheng," the Astonished God Tripod said. 

"Do you think the Artifact Sect has any more True Immortal talismans?" the Astonished God Tripod asked again. 

Without a second thought, Old Bai responded, "Of course there are, not just True Immortal talismans—I'm afraid even Golden Immortal talismans exist!" 

As one of the top ten sects, they had a relatively good understanding of each other, and the means of the major sects were not much different. 

Old Bai was well aware if the Heavenly Mechanism Sect had certain means, how could the Artifact Sect not have them? 

Therefore, he knew that the Artifact Sect must have more than one True Immortal talisman and even higher-level Golden Immortal talismans. 

Upon hearing this, the Astonished God Tripod fell silent; if the Artifact Sect activated a Golden Immortal talisman, then it would be the end! 

Black Elder chuckled, "Don't worry. We're inside the formation. If the Artifact Sect uses the Golden Immortal talisman against us, most of their own sect will be destroyed, which would be a loss not worth the gain for them."  "Besides, look, does Li Cheng look like he'd give the Artifact Sect another chance to use a talisman?"

Chapter 77 Hey, Fierce Dad?

"Seal it for me!" 

Indeed, with a single pointing of his hand, Li Cheng sent out a stream of sword qij carrying tens of thousands of Sword Path Rules, which shot straight into Zhuo Bu'er's body. 

Once the sword qi entered his body, those Sword Path Rules instantly locked down Zhuo Bu'er's dantian and Nascent Soul. 

As the master of the array, as long as he dared not recklessly move, handling this matter would be easy. 

"Run! Run for your lives!" Zhuo Bu'er's face turned deathly pale as he shouted. 

But he no longer dared to use his True Yuan, and his cry did not carry far! 

Whoosh! 

The Purple Void Jade Emperor s Tripod broke through the air once more, chasing down those remaining Loose Immortals. 

Within the range of Li Cheng s Spiritual Sense, where could they escape to? 

In a few breaths, another dozen Loose Immortals were smashed into a bloody mist! 

"Sect Master, keep activating the talismans, use the Golden Immortal Talisman!" The remaining Loose Immortals had no intention of resisting at all and only wished they had practiced their movement techniques more. 

Streams of cold sweat ran down Zhuo Bu'er's face; he could feel that if he used his True Yuan, he would surely be killed by the sword qi within him, so how could he dare to move? 

"That bastard Zhuo Bu'er isn't moving at all, has he been scared stiff?" 

"Forget about him, we simply can't match Li Cheng. The only way now is to capture the Black and White Elders, and use them as bargaining chips for a chance to survive!" said the Tribulation Loose Immortal in desperation. 

"The Black and White Elders might be on the level of the tenth or eleventh tribulation. Working together, we should stand a chance, but the precondition is to hold off Li Cheng and the Astonished God Tripod, which is impossible!" While fleeing for their lives, the remaining Loose Immortals communicated through voice transmissions. 

Controlling the Purple Void Jade Emperor s Tripod in pursuit, Li Cheng's eyes lit up. These guys were too scattered, making the chase laborious. Why not go along with their intentions? 

That way, they'd all run toward the Black and White Elders. 

Yes, that would gather them all together. 

With that thought in mind, Li Cheng condensed True Yuan into a large hand enwrapped in Space Law, reaching through various formations to grab the foot of the Astonished God Tripod. 

The Astonished God Tripod paused for a moment and then burst into laughter, "You guys watch here; I'm going with Brother Li to kill the enemy!" 

How could the Astonished God Tripod not be pleased? 

It was not easy, but Li Cheng finally thought of him! 

Now, he could vent his frustrations thoroughly! 

Without any resistance, the Astonished God Tripod joyfully cooperated with Li Cheng, enveloped within the True Yuan hand and flying towards him. 

Seeing this, the Loose Immortals of the Artifact Sect were first shocked, as they knew the power of the Astonished God Tripod, but then they rejoiced, as an opportunity had arisen! 

At that moment, they seemed to have tapped into all their potential, operating their Identity Tokens to quickly pass through the formations. 

Target, the Black and White Elders! 

Their Identity Tokens were engraved with Array Patterns that allowed them to move unobstructed through formations once activated. 

Seeing this, the Black and White Elders exchanged glances and instantly understood Li Cheng's intention. 

"Old Bai, all nineteen Loose Immortals are coming!" Black Elder exclaimed with delight. 

Finally, they no longer had to be mere decorations! 

Old Bai nodded, "Let's not be outdone by our nephew Li Cheng. We'll use a powerful move right away!" 

"Indeed, that's the plan!" 

Watching the Loose Immortals swiftly approaching, the two Elders each took a diagonal step, changing to a back-to-back position. 

The next second, beneath their feet, the shadow of a Yin-Yang Tai Chi Diagram emerged! 

The Tai Chi Diagram's shadow paused momentarily before expanding to a hundred li in size, enveloping all nineteen people within! 

"Hehe, perish!" 

As Black Elder's voice rang out, the Tai Chi Diagram s shadow suddenly started to spin violently, and the nineteen people within, without even a chance to scream, were instantly crushed into a blood mist! 

All souls scattered in terror! 

The previously trembling Astonished God Tripod, now stood motionless, and after a long while, ground its teeth and said resentfully, "Well done, Li Cheng, 1 treated you as a brother, and you played me for a fool?" 

Old Bai was agitated! 

He thought he was going to join Li Cheng in fighting the enemy, but as it turned out, it was to distract him, so the Black and White Elders could make their move! 

"You've been refined by Lu Sanqian for over twenty years, you must not have fully recovered yet, it's not suitable for you to take action, let us handle this kind of thing," Li Cheng said calmly, patting the Astonished God Tripod. 

Seeing Li Cheng's concerned appearance, the Astonished God Tripod was left speechless, not knowing how to respond. 

After a few seconds of silence, the Astonished God Tripod flashed in front of Zhuo Bu'er and demanded, "Tell me, does your Artifact Sect still have any Loose Immortals?" 

Zhuo Bu'er stared intently at the Astonished God Tripod, a low voice emanating from his throat like it came from the netherworld, "Nearly fifty of my Artifact Sect s Loose Immortals have perished, countless disciples have been affected, all because of you!" 

"Heh, you dare to menace me? Believe it or not, 1 can set your Artifact Sect ablaze and leave none behind!" bellowed the Astonished God Tripod. 

Zhuo Bu'er took a deep breath, 'Refining you was Elder Lu s doing, why must you be so utterly ruthless?" 

"Daring to target me is a matter of dignity!" the Astonished God Tripod sneered. 

Zhuo Bu'er sighed, his gaze sweeping over the desolate remains of the sect, and he discarded the Array Plate in his hand, the Sect Protection Array slowly shutting down. 

"I know there's no turning back, the array is shut down now, do as you will!" 

At this moment, millions of disciples of the Artifact Sect all looked up at the sky above their mountain gate; most of them only knew that an extraordinary battle of mighty figures was taking place, yet had no idea what had actually happened. 

Just now, even with numerous Formations guarding them, they felt as if the apocalypse was upon them. N/nêw n0vel chap/ers are published o/n n0v/e/(lb)i(n.)co/m

"Fellow Daoists of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect, no matter what grievances you have with the Artifact Sect, they have already paid such a heavy price, let it go!~ 

"Yes, fellow Daoists, as the ten major sects, we're all branches of the same tree, please do what is fitting and proper! " 

With the Formations shutting down, hundreds of Loose Immortals from various major sects swarmed over, coming to a stop a kilometer away, advising. 

They had already left earlier, but with the activation of the Artifact Sect's Sect Protection Array, they hurried back. 

Little did they expect to witness the scene of Li Cheng alone with a tripod wreaking havoc in the Artifact Sect. 

Therefore, although they spoke out to persuade, they also didn't dare to blame Li Cheng and the others for any wrongdoing. 

Shentu Feng flew alone to Li Cheng's side and bowed respectfully, "Elder Li is unharmed, our Pill Sect is relieved!" 

His tone shifted as he turned to Zhuo Bu'er and warned, '1 had warned you before, if you dare to harm Elder Li, it would be an unending battle to the death!" 

Zhuo Bu'er ignored Shentu Feng and turned to bow respectfully to the strong cultivators from the various powers, "Thank you, fellow Daoists, but indeed, it was the fault of an elder of my Artifact Sect for borrowing and not returning the tripod, the Artifact Sect is at fault. If the Heavenly Mechanism Sect wishes to destroy my Artifact Sect, 1 have nothing to say!" 

"What? Just because a borrowed tripod wasn't returned, they went as far as to massacre like this?" 

"That's even more brutal than the Ten Thousand Evils Cave! It's simply inhumane…" 

"This is too much! Even with great strength, you can't just kill at will, right? How is this any different from the wicked paths?" 

For a moment, the crowd began to express their indignation, gradually becoming angry. 

Whoosh! 

A middle-aged man, surrounded by Demonic Qi, charged forward, glaring at Li Cheng and the Black and White Elders, berating them righteously, "Just because you're powerful, does that mean you can do whatever you want? If so, wouldn't our Southern Domain be thrown into utter chaos?" 

"You have such great power, yet instead of dealing with the trouble from the Ten Thousand Evils Cave, you come to massacre the Artifact Sect…" 

Li Cheng looked at the middle-aged man indifferently and interrupted him, "Who are you?" 

The middle-aged man snorted coldly, "Demon Gate Sect Master, I represent the Demon Gate…" 

Slap! 

Li Cheng slapped through the air, instantly turning the Demon Gate Sect Master into a pulp, leaving only his Nascent Soul floating in place. 

"Do you know why I left your Nascent Soul intact?" After shattering the Demon Gate Sect Master's physical body, Li Cheng asked unhurriedly..

Chapter 78: Why are you joining in the excitement?! 

Why spare the Nascent Soul? 

"You demon!" 

The Sect Master of the Demon Gate's eyes bulged as an explosive shout shook heaven and earth! 

He had only delivered a few accusations when his fleshly body was destroyed! 

Although they from the Demon Gate were all demon cultivators, this wasn't reasonable, was it? 

Who really was the demon cultivator? One who destroys bodies without negotiation. 

From his tone, it was clear that it was for some reason that the Nascent Soul was spared, otherwise, it might have already been scattered to the winds. 

"Bastard! To actually destroy the fleshly body of my Demon Gate's Sect Master!" 

More than ten Tribulation Loose Immortals from the Demon Gate swiftly advanced, one among them, a nine-tribulations Tribulation Loose Immortal, bellowed, "This person must be an evil cultivator! Killing without blinking an eye, we cannot let him live!" 

"Everyone has seen it, those few from the Heavenly Mechanism Sect have slain so many Loose Immortals from the Artifact Sect, and at least tens of thousands of regular disciples were affected by the aftermath. Such brutality, truly a demon!" one individual roared. 

Those ten-plus figures landed behind the Nascent Soul of the Demon Gate's Sect Master, staring at Li Cheng with furious eyes. 

Despite their anger, they did not dare to act. After all, they were extremely wary of Li Cheng's combat strength. 

"Three friends from the Heavenly Mechanism Sect, for this matter, I'm afraid you owe everyone an explanation!" 

"That's right, relying on your powerful strength to act so brutally, the Kunlun Realm cannot tolerate demons like you!" 

"Such extreme cruelty, it outrages both humans and gods…" 

Thousands of meters away, the various major powers were also denouncing them, and everyone's expressions had become fierce. 

Zhuo Bu'er once again bowed deeply, weeping as he pleaded, "Our Artifact Sect thanks everyone once again. The atrocities of these three are there for all to see; please, everyone, stand up for our Artifact Sect!" 

The surviving elders of the Artifact Sect also flew up, tears streaming down their faces as they bowed deeply, almost to the point of kneeling. 

"Sect Master Zhuo, rest assured, this is no longer just a matter for your Artifact Sect, but for the entire Southern Domain!" the nine-tribulations Tribulation Loose Immortal from the Demon Gate said indifferently. 

Li Cheng flicked his finger and a sword light howled forth. The nine-tribulations Sect Master didn't even have the chance to react before his fleshly body was blasted to pieces. 

This scene caused everyone to widen their eyes in shock. 

Just as the crowd was about to explode, Li Cheng scoffed, "During this period, haven't many sects and powers received mysterious invitations to destroy my Heavenly Mechanism Sect?" 

As these words were spoken, the complexions of many changed slightly. 

Li Cheng placed his hands behind him and continued, "Zhuo Bu'er, your Artifact Sect wants to destroy my Heavenly Mechanism Sect in order to swallow this tripod, what a good scheme you've devised!" 

Zhuo Bu'er's face changed, "Slander! Our Artifact Sect has absolutely no designs on the Astonished God Tripod, you… are making things up!" 

"The Astonished God Tripod? The tripod of Qi Jingshen, the Immortal World's number one artifact refining master?" 

Feng Wanli's voice rang out, his figure appearing amidst the throng as the momentum of a Complete Heavenly Immortal surged forth. 

Li Cheng frowned, "Why are you stirring up trouble here?" 

This old fellow, he just had to reveal the identity of the Astonished God Tripod; really made him want to kick him twice. 

Feng Wanli chuckled, then his expression turned solemn, "So, it's for the Astonished God Tripod. This precious artifact tripod belongs to Qi Jingshen, roping in various powers to destroy the Heavenly Mechanism Sect without anyone knowing that the tripod is in your Artifact Sect's hands, what a good scheme indeed!" 

As these words were spoken, the scene immediately erupted into an uproar! 

So it turned out that the Artifact Sect were the ones secretly rallying various powers. They did this to quietly obtain the premiere artifact refining master's Astonished God Tripod! 

"No wonder, so it was the Artifact Sect who approached us. Thankfully we didn't agree, otherwise we would have been unwittingly marrying off our daughter!" 

"No wonder the three elders from the Heavenly Mechanism Sect caused such a stir in the Artifact Sect, so they discovered the truth!" 

"All caused by greed, the Artifact Sect really had it coming!" 

The direction of the wind changed in an instant! 

The people of the Artifact Sect's complexions all changed dramatically, it was over! 

Li Cheng, annoyed, glanced at Feng Wanli before turning his gaze to the people of the Demon Gate, "Your Demon Gate is the only one among the ten great sects that agreed, so now you understand why, don't you?" 

The palm-sized Nascent Soul of the Sect Master of the Demon Gate quickly bowed, speaking in terror, "Elder, please spare my life. I agreed to this, and I alone should bear the responsibility. If you wish to kill or dismember me, I have no complaints, just please do not involve the Demon Gate!" 

"You said that you represented the Demon Gate," Li Cheng said indifferently. 

This statement caused the Loose Immortals of the Demon Gate to change their expressions as well. 

Could it be that they, the Demon Gate, were also unable to escape this fate, with all the Loose Immortals of the Artifact Sect having been killed by the three individuals from the Heavenly Mechanism Sect? 

The Sect Master of the Demon Gate fiercely slapped himself, his voice trembling with fear, "It was I who was blinded by the conditions offered by the Artifact Sect. I realize my mistake now, please, Elder, spare the Demon Gate for not having caused any harm to the Heavenly Mechanism Sect yet. 1 am willing to do anything to make amends!" 

"Sect Master, our Demon Gate has always acted with a clear conscience, why beg him? If it's a big deal, we'll simply die!" 

"Shut your mouth!" 

The Sect Master of the Demon Gate bellowed, not beg? If he were alone, dying would be the end of it, but he had the vast Demon Gate behind him! 

Li Cheng paid no attention to the people from the Demon Gate and looked towards Zhuo Bu'er, "Who else has agreed?" 

Zhuo Bu'er shook his head, "You are powerful, whatever you say goes. Continue to unjustly accuse my Artifact Sect as you please!" 

Li Cheng sneered, and with a casual grasp in the air, he instantly pulled seven Transcendence Tribulation Stage powerhouses out from the crowd! 

When he asked which forces had agreed, the seven individuals all changed complexion, unable to escape the detection of Li Cheng's Spiritual Sense! 

"Spare our lives, Elder! My Looking Immortal Sect only wanted a share of the spoils. We never actually contributed any effort. After all, how could a small force like ours dare to act against your esteemed sect?" 

"Elder, spare our lives, my Water Moon Sect only has two Loose Immortals that have crossed one tribulation, we agreed because the Artifact Sect said we would get our hands on some Breakthrough Pills and Rising Yuan Pills. The Water Moon Sect will not dare to do such a thing ever again…" 

"Elder…" Fôll0w current novÊls o/n n/o/(v)/3l/b((in).(c/o/m)

The seven individuals were begging nonstop. 

Li Cheng scanned the crowd, "Who else? Step forward on your own!" 

These seven lacked mental fortitude, a simple question startled them into revealing their flaws, but Li Cheng believed there were definitely those with stronger mental composure, remaining calm as usual, not letting him see any flaws. 

"Sigh!" 

An elder sighed and walked out of the crowd into the air, "Elder Li is an Alchemy Dao master, surely not one to kill indiscriminately. I am the Pavilion Master of Star Rain Pavilion and have also agreed. Please, Master Li, forgive me!" 

"I have also agreed, please Master Li, forgive me!" 

In an instant, seven representatives from various forces stepped forward. 

Li Cheng merely scanned them and then disregarded them, his gaze returning to Zhuo Bu'er, "You have quite the capability to win over so many forces. If you remain obstinate, 1 will have to ask this Immortal Elder to search your soul!" 

Hm? 

Feng Wanli was taken aback, was he being implicated here? 

Searching the soul was a taboo technique, certainly not to be used openly! 

Why not search it yourself? 

Was this guy getting back at him for revealing the connection between the Astonished God Tripod and Qi Jingshen earlier? 

But if he didn't say it, how could he appease the furious crowd? 

Zhuo Bu'er slowly raised his head, "I've said it before, you can unjustly accuse my Artifact Sect, and I am powerless to stop you!" 

"But… this Sect Master will not admit it!" 

As his voice fell, Li Cheng distinctly sensed that Zhuo Bu'er's Nascent Soul was expanding! 

"Thinking of self-destructing? You overestimate yourself!" 

The Sword Path Rules that were suppressing Zhuo Bu'er's Nascent Soul slightly stirred, pinning it down. 

Zhuo Bu'er's complexion changed; he couldn't even self-destruct? 

In that case, wasn't he about to face the soul-searching by this Heavenly Immortal? 

No! 

That wouldn't do; once his soul was searched, there would be no denying it, and then, the Artifact Sect would be finished! 

However, at that moment, Li Cheng's gaze had already shifted to Feng Wanli, who spoke indifferently, "Please help search the soul!" 

Feng Wanli touched his nose helplessly, not even a 'please'? How rude! But that wasn't the point; the point was that such an action, if spread, would damage his reputation! 

He knew it, Li Cheng was doing it on purpose! 

Suddenly, Feng Wanli's eyes lit up with an idea..

Chapter 79: The Immortal Emperor's Immortal Mansion?

Zhuo Bu'er's complexion turned deathly pale. Although fifteen sects and forces had acknowledged that they had been approached, no one knew who was taking the lead. But once his soul was searched, he would no longer be able to deny it. 

For a moment, Zhuo Bu'er looked at Feng Wanli in horror. 

The crowd also turned their gaze to Feng Wanli, with someone pondering, "He seems to be that Feng Wanli from the Taoist Mysterious Sect who ascended a thousand years ago. He actually descended to the Lower World." 

"Is that so? If he makes a move, the soul search will definitely be no problem." 

"Aren't you guys curious? Senior Feng is an Immortal, but Elder Li is talking to him.Jike he's giving orders!" 

"Right, Elder Li told him to search souls without even saying 'please.' This.Js indeed like giving orders, and look, Senior Feng is preparing to search souls." 

As the crowd began to discuss this matter, even if their voices were low, how could they possibly hide it from Feng Wanli? 

Feng Wanli knew Li Cheng was intentionally setting a trap, yet he still had to jump into it. With no other choice, he hurriedly said, "Li Cheng, searching souls of the younger generation would damage my reputation. Why not let Artifact Sect compensate your Heavenly Mechanism Sect?" 

Li Cheng's eyes narrowed slightly. "Is that the main point? The main point is that Artifact Sect has been secretly wooing the major forces to destroy my Heavenly Mechanism Sect!" 

Feng Wanli nodded, his gaze shifting toward Zhuo Bu'er, "At this point, you'd better just tell the truth. The Heavenly Mechanism Sect hasn't suffered much loss yet, so there is room for negotiation." 

"Sect Master, this Immortal senior is right. We can't let Artifact Sect vanish into thin air, right? How would we face our ancestors then?" 

"Yes, Sect Master, we might as well come clean. It's better than having our souls searched to find the truth." 

The remaining few Elders began to persuade him. 

Zhuo Bu'er's ashen face showed intense reluctance before he finally clenched his teeth and said, "Fine then!" 

Having said that, Zhuo Bu'er deeply bowed in a salutation to the Demon Sect, Looking Immortal Sect, and others, "Dragging everyone down with us was Artifact Sect's fault. We hope you can forgive us!" 

"Elder Li, it's all Artifact Sect's mistake. We should not have coveted the Astonished God Tripod, much less dreamt of annihilating the Heavenly Mechanism Sect. But they were coerced or lured by Artifact Sect, they are innocent. Please let them go!" Zhuo Bu'er bowed again. 

"Who among them is innocent? Since they agreed, they should know the consequences they have to bear!" Old Bai snorted coldly. 

"Your Artifact Sect secretly approached so many forces. Why did the Bliss Palace, Taming Beast Sect and others not agree, while these did? It is all because of greed, so no, there is no innocence!" Black Elder also said coldly. 

Feng Wanli gave a light cough, "Now that things have become clear, Li Cheng, no matter how you want to deal with Artifact Sect, my Taoist Mysterious Sect fully supports you!" 

Shentu Feng's eyes lit up, and he also hastily said, "My Pill Sect also lends its full support!" 

The stance of Taoist Mysterious Sect and Pill Sect completely panicked the members of Artifact Sect! 

The people of Artifact Sect looked at Feng Wanli. Weren't you supposed to put in a good word for Artifact Sect according to what you said before? 

You mentioned that there was room for negotiation. Were you deceiving us? 

"Elder Li, it's fortunate that the Heavenly Mechanism Sect has resolved the crisis in its early stages, but Artifact Sect has already lost so many people. How about we let bygones be bygones?" A middle-aged man with a longsword strapped on his back clasped his hands together and said. 

This tall man, enveloped in Sword Intent, was like a sharp sword ready to be unsheathed at any moment, clearly a Sword Cultivator. 

He was the Sect Master of Sword Sect, Jian Nantian. 

Jian Nantian continued to say, "Artifact Sect has a twenty-second Tribulation Loose Immortal in retreat. If we continue to entangle and disturb them, it may not end well!" 

Li Cheng raised an eyebrow inconspicuously, alright, these guys still didn't know they had been fooled by Zhuo Bu'er. Fôll0w current novÊls o/n n/o/(v)/3l/b((in).(c/o/m)

A twenty-second Tribulation Loose Immortal, wasn't that just nonsense Zhuo Bu'er had made up? They believed that? 

If there really was one, would they watch so many Loose Immortals being slaughtered by him without a care? 

"Elder Li, now that things are settled and Artifact Sect has admitted their fault, continuing to pursue this matter could actually harm the reputation of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect." Another person advised. 

"Who dares to harm my little martial uncle!" 

Just then, a roar like thunder came from afar! 

Everyone turned their heads in unison to look. From the northern sky, a mighty crowd was rapidly approaching! 

Leading was an elderly Loose Immortal, holding a staff, flying at the forefront, followed by thousands of people, all with anxious expressions on their faces! 

"Cough, cough… Elder Li, when I saw that you and the two elders were trapped by the formation, our Pill Sect immediately took action and also sent a message to the Heavenly Mechanism Sect!" Shentu Feng explained. 

Li Cheng smiled, "That's good, leave it to them!" 

As they were speaking, the people from the Heavenly Mechanism Sect had already arrived, and Li Cheng was somewhat astonished to find that more than forty Loose Immortals had come! 

He had not known that the sect actually had so many Loose Immortals; there must be some who had not returned from outside or who couldn't come because they were in closed-door cultivation. 

The rest were from the Transcendance Tribulation Stage, Mahayana Realm, and Fusion Dao stages, adding up to over a thousand people. 

Looking at it this way, the Heavenly Mechanism Sect was actually quite strong. 

Li Cheng usually spent his time in seclusion and didn't have much understanding of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect's strength. 

"Junior uncle, are you all right?" Mu Xingzhi was the first to rush up, sizing up Li Cheng from head to toe. 

The Loose Immortals were also assessing him, and seeing that Li Cheng's aura was stable, they finally relaxed. 

This was a treasured figure of the sect, and they couldn't afford to lose him! 

"No problem, you've come just at the right time, you can take care of the rest!" Li Cheng said. 

This kind of thing was something Li Cheng had always been unwilling to waste time dealing with. 

"Let me tell you the ins and outs of this matter!" Old Bai stepped forward. 

"Li Cheng, if you're fine, let's have a chat, you and I!" Feng Wanli saw that Li Cheng was about to leave and quickly went up to him, saying with a beaming smile. 

Li Cheng rolled his eyes, "Weren't you going to return to the Immortal World? Why are you still hanging around in the Kunlun Realm?" 

"What's the rush? I plan to watch the Great Sects Conference first. I haven't seen such a grand event in tens of thousands of years, and I really miss it!" Feng Wanli laughed. 

Li Cheng looked suspicious and shifted his gaze to Feng Wanli, "The Great Sects Conference was brought forward by three years, and I suddenly feel like you're behind it, aren't you?" 

"Cough, cough… Well, mainly because an Immortal Mansion has appeared!" 

He certainly didn't dare to say it was mainly to invite Li Cheng to the Taoist Mysterious Sect during the Great Sects Conference. 

Li Cheng was clearly skeptical, "I'm starting to doubt this so-called 'appearance of the Immortal Mansion.' It's not your Immortal Mansion, is it?" 

Since Feng Wanli indirectly admitted that it was his doing, the news about the emergence of the Immortal Mansion was definitely orchestrated by him. 

But such a big event definitely couldn't be faked, so Li Cheng suspected that this guy had offered up his own Immortal Mansion. 

The thought alone gave Li Cheng chills, considering that people would fight desperately for a spot to enter the Immortal Mansion, only to find out it had been arranged by this fellow in advance! 

Feng Wanli smiled, "Well, that's what I was planning to do originally, but would you believe it, I actually discovered a real Immortal Mansion!" 

"I'm not interested, stop trying to swindle me!" 

"You'll be interested. That Immortal Mansion is no ordinary place. 1 suspect it was left by a certain Immortal Emperor who was slain by Grand Venerable Bai Jie!" Feng Wanli said mysteriously. 

"An Immortal Emperor's Immortal Mansion? That might be worth a look," Li Cheng stroked his chin. 

Feng Wanli secretly breathed a sigh of relief, as this was the reaction he was hoping for. 

"It's also lucky that our Kunlun Realm is out of the ordinary, or else it would've been impossible to hide an Immortal Emperor's Immortal Mansion for a hundred thousand years. So, it's settled then, we'll explore it together after the conference!" Feng Wanli said with a smile. 

And his words were not untrue. The Kunlun Realm had been in existence for an extremely long time, so long that no one knew the exact amount of time. Such a world had gone through too many eras and witnessed the birth of countless unparalleled powerhouses. 

Some have even theorized that the space stability and order of the Kunlun Realm might surpass that of the Immortal World! 

The reason being that, billions of years ago, the Order of Heaven and Earth allowed the birth of Immortal Emperors in the Kunlun Realm, and even those surpassing Immortal Emperors. 

However, later on, the Order of Heaven and Earth changed, requiring Tribulation Crossing to achieve immortality. 

Li Cheng was doubtful, "So we're not going now?" You've got me all excited, and now you're telling me to wait two more months?

Chapter 80 You Pitfall Merchant

Li Cheng gazed indifferently at Feng Wanli, waiting for his response. 

'They say it is the Immortal Mansion of an Immortal Emperor, so why wait? Isn't it good to go now?' 

Feng Wanli coughed lightly, "Li Cheng, don't get me wrong, it's not that I want to take advantage of these two months to explore the Immortal Mansion ahead of time, but that it hasn't appeared in the world yet, and it's simply not possible to enter." 

'Then how can you be so sure that it will appear after the conference?' 

Feng Wanli chuckled, "You wouldn't believe me if 1 told you, but there is a countdown around the perimeter of that Immortal Mansion!" 

Li Cheng's eyebrows twitched slightly, Countdown? 

'Countdown my ass, why don't you say the Immortal Mansion set an alarm clock?' 

"I told you you wouldn't believe me, but you really should! Li Cheng, why do you always not believe me?" Feng Wanli said with a rueful smile. 

'Then like this, take me to see now, seeing is believing!' Li Cheng said. 

Feng Wanli shook his head helplessly, "I'm tied up at the moment!" 

Li Cheng gave Feng Wanli a contemptuous look; now great, he even doubted whether the so-called Immortal Emperor's Immortal Mansion was real! 

'You have to trust me, I really am tied up. The Confucian Immortals from the Confucianism Path are about to come looking for me at the Taoist Mysterious Sect. They are coming from Kunlun in the Eastern Region; I can't just abandon them, can I?' Feng Wanli's face was full of helplessness. 

Li Cheng's expression still held scorn, 'So you just abandon me instead?' 

Feng Wanli felt a bit hairy under Li Cheng's gaze and coughed dryly, 'How about this, when those Confucian Immortals arrive, we'll all go explore together, would that work?' 

'Cultivators of the Confucianism Path, are they the kind that kill enemies with poetry and prose?' Li Cheng suddenly asked. 

In the Southern Domain, there were no Cultivators of the Confucianism Path. 

Li Cheng had only read about them in books, where they were briefly introduced, not as much as Li Cheng had read in novels. 

Feng Wanli was stunned and his helpless face turned to astonishment, 'All this silence and you were thinking about this?' 

Li Cheng shrugged, 'Alright, I'm off, see you at the Great Sect Conference!' 

As the words fell, Li Cheng had already left with the Astonished God Tripod. 

Feng Wanli stood there dumbfounded, the change in the situation was quite abrupt – one second he was curious about Confucianism, the next he was gone? 

Was he unwilling to deal with me? 

Back when we were in Qi Jingshen's Secret Land, didn't we get along quite well? 

Sighing, Feng Wanli watched Li Cheng's retreating figure and suddenly shouted, 'Li Cheng, the Transmission Array is in that direction!' 

A space fluctuation emerged around Li Cheng, and his figure instantly disappeared. 

Seeing this, Feng Wanli's eyes widened, 'Goodness gracious, the Immortal Spirit Step! It's only been a month and he's learned the Immortal Spirit Step?' 

In thirty steps, Li Cheng had returned to his sect. 

Looking at the Astonished God Tripod beside him, Li Cheng said, 'Still sulking? You're being too petty. Are you upset just because you didn't get to kill a few Loose Immortals? Do you need to hold a grudge for so long?' 

"Speak for yourself; Young Lord is sensing the location of my big brother!" the Astonished God Tripod retorted grumpily. 

Li Cheng frowned, "Didn't you say you knew where my teacher went? Why do you need to sense?' 

'I need to sense properly to know his location!' responded the Astonished God Tripod. 

Li Cheng's frown deepened, 'You trickster, you've refined Lu Sanqian and now you're telling me? If you can't sense him, how are we going to find my teacher?' 

'I can sense him; what's the rush? I just need a little time,' the Astonished God Tripod replied. 

Li Cheng could clearly feel that the Astonished God Tripod was already running out of confidence. 

'Damn it! Astonished God Tripod, you'd better be able to sense him, otherwise, I'll have you reforged!' Li Cheng scolded. 

There are countless dangerous places in this world, many of which can block sensing, even deceive the heavens! 

If teacher had gone to such a place, the Astonished God Tripod definitely wouldn't be able to sense him! 

The Astonished God Tripod fell silent, then suddenly said after a few seconds, 'That must be Qi Jingtian, right? A familiar sense; I was the one who forged that flesh body of his!' 

'Are you changing the subject?' Li Chengasked with raised eyebrows and a somewhat unpleasant look on his face. 

'No, Young Lord is sensing the location of my big brother!' the Astonished God Tripod said with certainty. 

Li Cheng didn't interrupt, waiting silently, yet feeling a bit anxious inside. 

Lu Sanqian knew where his master had gone, and he was about to reveal it when the Astonished God Tripod didn't give him the chance. 

Now if the Astonished God Tripod couldn't sense it, that would be terrible. 

After a long while, the Astonished God Tripod's voice rang out, "I've sensed it, 1'11 go find my big brother right now!" 

"I'm coming too!" Li Cheng spoke up without hesitation. 

"Humph, you think this lord would be willing to take you with me? As if!" the Astonished God Tripod said irritably. 

Li Cheng was about to speak, but the Astonished God Tripod had already vanished on the spot, "Don't worry, I will bring my big brother back. Then we'll see how he deals with you!" 

As its voice faded away, the Astonished God Tripod had already disappeared beyond Li Cheng's sensing range. 

Li Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, sensing it was all that mattered. With the Astonished God Tripod on the case, it surely wouldn't be long before he saw his master! 

When the master sees him and learns of his current achievements, he will definitely be very happy! 

Hmm, I need to think about what gift to prepare for the master. 

Emperor Grade Responding to Calamity Pill? Absolutely necessary! 

Immortal Artifact? Probably not needed since there's the Astonished God Tripod. 

"I should extort some treasures from Feng Wanli of the Immortal World!" Li Cheng suddenly felt that he should have brought Feng Wanli along just now. 

"How about crafting a set of Nascent Soul armor?" Li Cheng had an idea. 

Nascent Soul armor, specially designed to protect the Nascent Soul, had saved Lu Sanqian's Immortal Infant previously, or else he might have been killed by that punch of his. 

This item could save one's life at a critical moment. 

Immortal Artifact grade Nascent Soul armor, that's settled. Find the time and place to craft it to avoid causing trouble for the Heavenly Mechanism Sect again. 

Meanwhile, after traveling a million miles to the north, the Astonished God Tripod stopped, muttering bitterly to itself, "Damn, how am 1 supposed to find it in this vast world!" 

Indeed, it had not sensed Wu Ya's location at all! 

It had boldly claimed to have felt it, just to save face. 

"Big brother Wu Ya, where on earth have you been tricked into going?" The Astonished God Tripod was on the verge of tears, as Lu Sanqian was already beside himself with worry, and it could only rely on itself to start a slow search. 

After a considerable time, the Astonished God Tripod seemed to steel its resolve, "I, the great Astonished God Tripod, refuse to be intimidated by these difficulties! Even if I have to traverse every perilous place in the Southern Domain, I must find you!" 

Whoosh! 

The Astonished God Tripod vanished on the spot once again, continuing on its journey. 

At the Eighteenth Peak, Li Cheng had already decided to craft Immortal Artifact grade Nascent Soul armor, searching through Qi Jingshen's Storage Ring for materials. 

But to forge an Immortal Artifact, he first needed to refine Immortal Materials, so Li Cheng casually took out a piece of low-grade Immortal Mine from the Storage Ring to attempt it. 

A tea's time later, the Immortal Mine began to melt, and Li Cheng also stopped, "It's too slow!" 

Sharpening the ax will not delay the work of chopping wood. It seems I need to have an enlightenment to understand more of the Rule of Fire! 

"We pay our respects to Master!" 

At this moment, Yun Tianqiong and the others arrived in unison, bowing respectfully. 

Li Cheng nodded slightly, looking up and seeing the relieved expressions on all three, he couldn't help but be curious, "Is everything alright with you?" 

Qi Jingtian chuckled, "We guessed that Master must have encountered danger in the south, causing the sect's powerhouses to mobilize collectively. But they didn't take us with them, and the Sixth Elder even sealed off our peak, so we've been very worried." 

Li Cheng smiled, a warmth flowing through his heart, "It was just a small matter. You don't have to worry about your teacher. In two more months, it will be the Great Gathering of a Hundred Sects. Prepare well and aim for a good ranking." Ne/w novel chapt𝒆rs are p/u/blished on no/vel(/bin(.)c/o/m

The three nodded vigorously, the rewards for the Great Gathering of a Hundred Sects had already spread— it was a chance to enter the Immortal Mansion! 

With their Master present, they didn't care about the Immortal Mansion but about the ranking—they must achieve the best results to reward their Master! "Master, rest assured, we will not let you down!" 

Li Cheng nodded, "Don't feel too much pressure either. You may go." 

"Oh, and if the sect's people come looking for me after they return, tell them I'll be out for a month or two." With that, Li Cheng had already disappeared on the spot, heading straight for the Red Flame Mountain Range..

Chapter 81: Come and Take the Blame!

Yun Tianqiong and his two companions looked at the empty mountaintop, and Qi Jingtian said, "The Master plans to go out for a month or two, what does he intend to do?" 

"There won't be any trouble, right?" Ling Xi asked with some concern. 

Yun Tianqiong shook his head, "In recent times, the number of powers and mighty ones who have come to visit the Master has been too many. Perhaps the Master is going out to find some reprieve!" 

It's not good to always refuse visitors, which might be the very reason the Master has left. 

In the Red Flame Mountain Range, this was already Li Cheng's third visit here. Looking at the canyon before him, Li Cheng felt a sense of reflection. If he had had his present strength back then, he could easily have retained that remnant soul. 

With a thought, the superior-grade spiritual longsword that was nurtured within his Dantian appeared before Li Cheng. 

Last time, Li Cheng fought that remnant soul with this very sword, and now he planned to refine it, naturally it needed an upgrade. 

This was a gift from the Master before he left, who had told Li Cheng to name it. However, Li Cheng hadn't, and he rarely used it, always keeping it nurtured within his Dantian. 

The sword had sharp points at both ends, making it extremely agile for sword flying and combat, but for the current Li Cheng, its grade was a bit low. 

Take the battle at the Artifact Sect, for example, he didn't dare to use it, fearing it would be damaged by an Immortal Artifact. 

If he could transform it into an Immortal Artifact, of course there would no longer be that worry. 

However, transforming it into an Immortal Artifact required the addition of many Immortal Materials, and Li Cheng wasn't completely confident. On the other hand, he was absolutely certain of transforming it into a semi-Immortal Artifact. 

But according to the trial just now, it would take at least half a day to refine a single Immortal Material, and even if he only refined three to five pieces, plus the transformation, it's estimated to take nearly ten days to complete, which was too slow. 

Therefore, he decided to first seek Enlightenment. With more understanding of the Rule of Fire, refining materials would become quicker. 

Settling in the canyon, Li Cheng relaxed his mind and body, walking on the scorching ground, feeling the heat waves that filled the gorge. 

After traveling for quite some time, Li Cheng laid down an eighth-grade protective Formation and a Concealing Formation beneath the sheer cliff and began his Enlightenment. 

He now had thirty-nine chances for Enlightenment, enough to elevate many Laws! 

"Enlightenment!" 

As the enlightenment began, in this Red Flame Domain, the comprehension of the Rule of Fire was clearly much faster than inside the sect. 

With the Rule of Fire as the focus, the other Laws couldn't lag behind either, so Li Cheng began his retreat. 

As time passed, more than a month flashed by in the blink of an eye for a Cultivator. 

In the current Kunlun Southern Region, the story of the three figures and a tripod causing an uproar at the Artifact Sect was still a topic of conversation everywhere. 

The name Li Cheng had at one time surpassed the previously spread fame of the Eighteenth Elder. 

Back then, everyone in the Southern Domain knew of the Eighteenth Elder of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect as being unparalleled in Alchemy Dao and outstanding in Formation, but now, they recognized Li Cheng as unparalleled in combat! 

In any case, the Eighteenth Elder of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect, Li Cheng, had become a big figure that all Cultivators now recognized! 

At the Heavenly Mechanism Sect, there was an endless stream of visitors, and even many representatives from various powers had the cheek to take up long-term residence. 

For that reason, the Heavenly Mechanism Sect had again begun the establishment of a dozen more peaks in the outer area. 

The Sixth Elder looked haggard. As a seventh-grade Array Master of the sect, these times had been exhausting for him! 

Not just physically exhausting, but mentally draining as well. 

He had barely finished arranging the Formations around the newly established mountains with his disciples from the Sixth Peak, when Mu Xingzhi came to visit! 

Upon seeing Mu Xingzhi, the Sixth Elder's first thought was to hide! 

But there was no escape! 

"Sixth Elder, what did that shiver in your body mean when you saw me just now?" Mu Xingzhi approached, smiling and speaking. 

The Sixth Elder turned his head to the side, wondering why he felt the urge to tremble. He had thought about fleeing, but then decided against it, causing him to shudder slightly. 

"Sixth Elder, 1 know you've been tired these days, so, I've brought you an Emperor Grade Rising Yuan Pill!" Wood Xingzhi seemed to have anticipated the reaction of the Sixth Elder and maintained a smile. 

A flash of joy crossed the eyes of the Sixth Elder as he reached out his hand, "Then bring it on!" 

"Hold on, just look. In this period, countless young talents have flocked to our sect, all hoping to join our ranks…" 

The Sixth Elder looked helplessly at Wood Xingzhi, "Sect Master, just get to the point. How many more peaks' formations do you need me to set up?" 

Wood Xingzhi raised both hands, laughed, and said, "Ten peaks!" 

The corner of the Sixth Elder's mouth twitched. At least fifty thousand young geniuses had arrived at the outskirts of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect over these days. 

Bai Tieyi had specifically investigated within tens of thousands of miles nearby and still, a large number of people were rushing over, without a doubt, all wanting to join the Heavenly Mechanism Sect! 

Steadying his mind, the Sixth Elder said, "Sect Master, I have a suggestion, though it might be immature…" 

"If it's immature, don't bother. Get ready to set up the formations. We can't let those future disciples who haven't even been initiated go unprotected," Wood Xingzhi said with a smile. 

The Sixth Elder coughed, "After my contemplation, this suggestion has matured." 

"Then out with it." 

"Here's the thing, see, we usually recruit disciples only once a year. But the situation is different now. Shouldn't we keep up with the times and establish a system for recruiting daily or even monthly?" the Sixth Elder proposed. 

Wood Xingzhi looked outside the sect, "How could I have not thought of that? But if we start recruiting monthly, we will have new disciples joining each month. That's not convenient for the management of the Outer Door peaks!" The Sixth Elder hurriedly shook his head, "That's a problem for the peak leaders and elders of the Outer Door to consider. If they can't manage it, we'll replace them. We're not short on people. This would be a good way to test their abilities!" 

Wood Xingzhi looked at the Sixth Elder seriously, "To make your own life easier, you're willing to toss such a big hot potato to the peak leaders and elders of the Outer Door. Is that appropriate?" 

"It's time to bring out talents. What's bad about that?" the Sixth Elder retorted. 

Wood Xingzhi smiled playfully, "Alright, your idea's not bad. I'll take care of it right away!" 

Having said that, Wood Xingzhi disappeared on the spot. 

"Where's my Emperor Grade Rising Yuan Pill?" the Sixth Elder chased after him, but where was Wood Xingzhi's figure to be seen? 

However, on the ground, there was a jade bottle lying with a seventh-level Emperor Grade Rising Yuan Pill inside! T/his chapter is updat/𝓮d by n𝒐v(ê(l)biin.c/o/m

Suddenly, the Sixth Elder sensed something wrong and frowned, speaking to himself, "I think I've been had!" 

He soon realized that the Sect Master had already considered this idea, but if it were announced by him, it would surely result in a lot of grumbling from the peak leaders and Outer Door elders behind his back! 

As a Sect Master, being cursed behind his back by the peak leaders and elders of the Outer Door would hurt his prestige. Over time, it could even lead to unforeseen consequences! 

But if it were said that the reform was proposed by the Sixth Elder, there's no doubt that he would become the scapegoat. The Sect Master wouldn't be blamed, and his prestige would grow instead of decline! 

Realizing this, the Sixth Elder's eyelids twitched, "So stingy! You make me carry such a big scape, and all 1 get is one pill?" 

"The First Elder is used to being a scapegoat. Why didn't you ask him?" 

After venting, the Sixth Elder turned around only to stiffen, "First Elder… what brings you here?" 

The First Elder glared with wide eyes, spoke in annoyance, "I'm here to take the fall! Seems like I'm late!" 

"Ha, First Elder, you jest. Just tell me what you need!" the Sixth Elder coughed. 

The First Elder gestured towards the Eighteenth Peak, "Lately, people from Bliss Palace keep sneaking up there, and young uncle isn't around. It falls to you, Sixth Elder, to go strengthen the formations." 

"Isn't Uncle Tieyi guarding it?" the Sixth Elder said with suspicion. The First Elder sighed quietly, "Uncle Tieyi volunteered to protect the Eighteenth Peak. Now I understand, he's…. never mind, you'll figure it out!"

Chapter 82: The Sound Lingers On

Self-enlightenment? 

The Sixth Elder was not foolish, and he instantly understood Uncle Tieyi's presence at the Eighteenth Peak was probably for those from the Bliss Palace, right? 

Almost all members of the Bliss Palace were women, and their cultivation methods were so indulgent… 

Tsk, tsk… 

"What are you laughing at? Go quickly!" rhe First Elder urged. 

The Sixth Elder's expression became serious. "Me, laugh? Haven't you all said I'm stubborn? A person as stubborn as me wouldn't laugh!" 

"Compared to before, you're not as obstinate. Such change is a good thing. In future you should…"' 

Before he could finish, both men simultaneously looked to the north! 

In the northern sky, clouds of many hues swirled together, radiating an awe-inspiring aura and an Immortal's might from an unknown distance. 

"Another Immortal Artifact has been born. Is it the junior uncle?" murmured the Sixth Elder. 

The First Elder nodded, "No wonder the junior uncle isn't in seclusion within the sect; so this is rhe reason!" 

He realized that the junior uncle chose to seclude himself outside to refine the Immortal Artifact! 

Such phenomena, of course, were best not to occur inside the sect. Clearly, the junior uncle thought the same way. 

"Should we go have a look?' asked the Sixth Elder. 

The First Elder shook his head. "There's no point; if we went, the junior uncle would have already changed locations by the time we arrived!" 

At that moment, within the Heavenly Mechanism Sect, figures broke through the air. 

The First Elder scoffed at this. Most of those were from other sects. It would be futile for them to go as well. 

In the ravine, Li Cheng channeled the Chaos Yuan Heavenly Scripture, absorbing the power of the baptism once again, "Little Tripod, release your power to your heart's content!'1

The Purple Void Jade Emperor's Tripod released Immortal Yuan fully for Li Cheng to absorb. 

Li Cheng had discovered previously that leveraging the power of baptism heightened the speed at which he could absorb and refine Immortal Yuan. He would certainly seize the opportunity now. 

After all, the duration of the baptism would not be long. 

Above his head, a silver armor floated, alternating between several meters in size and the size of a palm under the baptism. 

It was the protagonist of the baptism, the newly refined Nascent Soul armor of Immortal Artifact level. 

About a minute later, the baptism gradually faded; the armor shrank to palm size and fell into Li Cheng's hands. 

Li Cheng stored rhe armor and turned his gaze outside the Formation. 

In the depths of the ravine, an elder was racing towards him, apparently having been in seclusion deeper within and attracted by the commotion. 

Without any intention to address the elder, Li Cheng prepared to dismantle the Formation and leave. 

However, suddenly, Li Cheng's brows lifted slightly. He looked again at the elder, who had a face full of tattooed lines, an overwhelming heat surrounding him, and a residual aura of Artifact Refining. 

"An Artifact Refiner with a tattooed face… Could it be the Green-faced Elder from the Artifact Sect?" Li Cheng speculated. 

Filled with suspicion, Li Cheng tried calling out, "Green-faced Elder!" 

The voice traveled far, reaching the eider's ears. 

The elder halted, looking over, "Who is it? Apologies, I didn't recognize you, fellow Daoist." 

So it was really him! 

The entire Artifact Sect thought it was you who had refined the Immortal Artifact, yet here you are in seclusion? 

However, the affairs of the Artifact Sect had been handed over to Mu Xingzhi. Now that more than a month had passed, the matter must have already settled. 

There was no need to pay any attention to the Green-faced Elder any longer. 

With that thought, Li Cheng altered the Formation, leaving many faults, before randomly using the Immortal Spirit Step to move away in some direction. 

Not long after Li Cheng left, the Green-faced Elder arrived at rhe formation. May I know which fellow Daoist was here?" 

There was no response. 

The Green-faced Elder sized up the Formation, hesitated for a few seconds, then unleashed the power of the Transcendance Tribulation Stage, breaking through the Formation in just a few strikes. 

However, within the Formation, there was nothing, only the lingering power from the purification remained! 

Even so, the Green-faced Elder was overjoyed, "Such a remnant of power, which contains the essence of Artifact Refining, is marvelous indeed!" 

Without hesitation, the Green-faced Elder sat down and quietly began to comprehend. 

Li Cheng chose a direction at random and used the Immortal Spirit Step, ail to avoid being detected for having refined the Immortal Artifact. After taking more than ten steps in succession, he stopped. 

In front was an area surrounded by mountains and water, with perilous peaks and clear beautiful rivers. 

Li Cheng landed casually on one of the strange peaks, sensing rhe gains from this recent retreat. 

The Thunder Law remained at ten, unchanged, while the Rule of Fire had reached one hundred. Time Law was at fifty, Life Law at fifty, and Space Law had increased from ninety to one hundred. 

In total, he had improved by ninety-five Laws. Moreover, his Spiritual Sense had also become much stronger. This was the result of thirty-nine rounds of Enlightenment. 

Additionally, with this purification, his Immortal Yuan had now reached eighty percent. 

[Disciple Yun Tianqiong has made great gains, awarding 5 Enlightenment chances.] 

[Disciple Ling Xi has made great gains, awarding 5 Enlightenment chances. ] 

[Disciple Qi Jingtian has made great gains, awarding 5 Enlightenment chances.] 

[Current remaining Enlightenment chances: 15 times. ] 

When busy with important matters, the system usually doesn't interrupt, but now that he had some downtime, the notification sounded. 

An entire month and a half had passed, and although he did not know their exact progress, the notifications suggested they must have improved considerably. 

Contemplating, Li Cheng took out a storage ring to examine it. 

This was Lu Sanqian's storage ring, along with rhe Immortal Weapon War Blade, both of which he had collected, but had yet to examine. 

An Immortal's storage ring was, of course, something to look forward to. 

But after looking through it, Li Cheng realized what it meant to be poor. 

A Heavenly Immortal at Complete stage, yet in his storage ring, there were only slightly more than eight thousand Immortal Stones and two Immortal Infants with their consciousness erased. The rest were miscellaneous Artifact Refining materials, with very few Immortal Materials, mostly Spirit Materials. 

Compared with the Immortal Materials left by Qi Jingshen… 

There was simply no comparison. Li Cheng felt it was better nor to compare; after all, without comparison there would be no harm. 

Tossing the Immortal Stones and Immortal Infants into the Purple Void Jade Emperor's Tripod, Li Cheng looked around intently, "Strange, where is this zither music coming from?" 

Li Cheng had already explored with his Spiritual Sense, and within ten thousand miles, there was no one, only Demon Beasts and ordinary wild animals. Yet, now there was faint zither music? 

What was even stranger was that within his Spiritual Sense, he couldn't identify the source of rhe sound! Ne/w novel chapt𝒆rs are p/u/blished on no/vel(/bin(.)c/o/m

You see, sound should cause vibrations, and these vibrations can't be concealed from Spiritual Sense. 

Spiritual Sense did detect vibrations, but these vibrations seemed to have no source, as if they were everywhere, with no origin to be found! 

Could it be any more peculiar? 

Filled with curiosity, Li Cheng used a small Teleport in various directions, traveling hundreds of miles, and finally found that rhe vibrations coming from the north were slightly stronger. 

He flew thousands of miles to the north, and the music began to reach his ears, clearly getting closer and closer. 

Li Cheng locked on to the direction and continued flying. Soon, at the summit of a peculiar peak in front of him, a faint glow emerged, and the music originated from there! 

As he approached, he saw that it was a vision. Within the vision, a woman with stunning beauty lightly strummed the ancient zither. The woman's face bore a gentle smile, like a briefly blooming Epiphylium, her elegance so sublime that it captivated onlookers, demanded reverence, and forbidden desecration. 

Li Cheng was slightly spellbound. Although it was just a vision, the woman's eyes were bright and clear, her gaze tender and soft, her body faintly glowing, as if she were a pure and holy Immortal, unforgettable at just one glance. 

After a long while, the vision dissipated, and Li Cheng also slowly came to his senses. He looked at the empty mountain peak and took a deep breath. 

"The residual sound lingers for three days without fading. What's the story behind this woman playing rhe zither?" 

Li Cheng recognized that the vision had not been created intentionally, rather, the zither music had triggered certain rules of heaven and earth, momentarily recorded by those laws, resulting in the phenomena of residual sound lingering for three days.' 

To move the rules of heaven and earth with zither music, Li Cheng was seeing such a person for the first time, despite it being merely a vision. Regathering his composure, Li Cheng flew towards his sect. With the Sect Gathering approaching, he could no longer wander outside..