"Li Dalong..."
On Qilin Mountain in Eternal Sun Prefecture, Lin Wudao sat upright in his room. In the courtyard outside were numerous avatars of Venerable Tian Xing. At this moment, they were all watching an image, and within it was everything that was happening at the hundred mountains of the Wu Clan!
At this moment.
A look of panic appeared on the faces of all the Tian Xing avatars.
They had seen the ghostly doors that Li Dalong's Nascent Soul had transformed into, they had seen his tribulation escalate from a third-grade to a fifth-grade Divinity Transformation tribulation, and they had seen Li Dalong, who had only just entered the Divinity Transformation realm, already possess the ability to kill Soul Duke.
And also... Li Dalong's forbidden technique of corpse refining!
This was also a rare occasion in over a hundred years for a Li family member to appear in the world, and it was precisely at a time when only two years remained before Baimei would use his spiritual power to open the Tian Xing Cultivator Abode.
Li Dalong, in the image, already possessed the power of a Divinity Transformation expert and had perceived their prying gazes. Yet he did not stop them, but rather...
Expressionlessly stared right at them.
This was a silent declaration of war!
"How is that possible? For this past century, he has been hiding and cultivating within the Wu Clan's territory; that ancient battlefield must have been his great fortuitous encounter!"
"What in the world is that coffin, to let him break through to Divinity Transformation at the mere age of three hundred and eighty-plus years, and for his technique of corpse refining to produce a Corpse Emperor in just over a hundred years? What on earth kind of legacy is this?"
"He is provoking us! Lin Wudao, the mark of the main body is now upon you. Give the order! Li Dalong must die! Otherwise, with that forbidden technique of his, no matter which one of us becomes the main body, once he hides, he will always be a threat!"
"..."
The Tian Xing avatars had grave expressions. In their shared memories, they had encountered all sorts of terrifying existences, but those who could make them feel truly threatened were few and far between. Li Dalong was undoubtedly one of them!
To achieve Divinity Transformation in just over a hundred years, to refine a Corpse Emperor... that Heaven-Piercing Coffin had once again revealed an incredible legacy. If Li Dalong were to hide, Heaven knows if even all their avatars, condensed into the main body, would still be Li Dalong's match ten thousand, or even tens of thousands of years from now.
However, Lin Wudao, within the room, still said not a single word.
He toyed with the teacup on the table.
At this moment, embedded in the center of his forehead was a diamond-shaped crystal that flickered with a red light, making him look sacred and inviolable, and even more majestic than he had been over a hundred years ago.
This was the Mark of Tian Xing, and it was also the sign upon an avatar that housed the reincarnated soul of Tian Xing.
Through this mark, he could feel the call of all the other avatars, and he could also know what all of them were doing. Every minute, every second, he was processing a vast amount of information.
At the same time, he also felt the fear of all the other avatars.
Even the reincarnated soul was telling Lin Wudao that the Li family of today already possessed the qualifications to play a strategic game with them! So much so that the Lin Wudao of today did not dare to rashly issue a command!
They knew very little about the Li family's news from this past century. What they knew now was that Li Dalong had become a Divinity Transformation expert. But what of the other members of the Li family?
Not only that, but there were even more people he had to contend with!
Baimei on Azure Mist Mountain, who was currently attempting to open the Tian Xing Cultivator Abode, the true wielders of power within the Imperial Dynasty; those truly powerful cultivators...
After pondering for a long time, Lin Wudao glanced at the image of Li Dalong, and he slowly rose to his feet.
The Primordial Spirit headed towards the location of the Wu Clan's hundred mountains.
...
The hundred mountains.
Li Dalong was still waiting quietly. He had already changed into a set of clean clothes, just like the farmer he had been all those years ago.
But Li Wei, standing beside him, knew that Li Dalong was no longer the farmer of those bygone years.
He slowly glanced at the Ancestor Space.
He saw only that within the space, all the clan members were now gathered together, communicating with each other.
For a hundred years, they had been waiting continuously to return to Azure Cloud and to charge into Eternal Sun Prefecture to kill. In these hundred-plus years, they had come to know many, many things!
A full day passed.
Atop the hundred mountains, Li Dalong's brow twitched. He saw only a familiar figure appearing in the distance, Lin Wudao!
That was the Primordial Spirit of Lin Wudao. Even though Lin Wudao had worn a mask back then, Li Dalong would never forget his figure, even if he were reduced to ashes! This was the first Tian Xing avatar to break into the Li family home. As if crushing an ant, he had crushed all who blocked his path, like a deity descending from the heavens!
"Li Dalong."
Lin Wudao, seeing Li Dalong calm down so quickly, furrowed his brow.
He hesitated for a long time before he difficultly managed to spit out a sentence that almost made Li Dalong erupt in a murderous rage.
"Let's have a truce, Li Dalong. I swear upon the reincarnated soul of Tian Xing, as long as you promise that your Li family will no longer entangle with me, from this day forward, for all of eternity, I will have no further connection with your Li family. No matter what happens, neither side will involve the other. How about it?"
"Truce, my ass!"
Even though he had cultivated for many years, Li Wei, who was at the side, still could not help but burst out cursing.
Even if the Li Dalong of today could keep his composure, he was still so enraged that his hair felt like it was pushing up his hat.
The veins on his forehead bulged, and somehow, he managed to endure the fury in his heart.
He almost let out a low roar as he said, "A truce?!! Back then, without any explanation, you bullied my Li family for being weak and slaughtered my descendants. And now you want to talk to me about a truce?!!"
How could Lin Wudao not know of Li Dalong's anger at this moment.
He took a deep breath, and only after waiting for Li Dalong to calm down did he say, "There are many things you do not know. It's not that I am truly afraid of your Li family; it is just that I do not wish to fall into someone else's trap."
Seeing Li Dalong furrow his brow.
Lin Wudao said with a smile, "Do you think that by fighting me to the death, you will truly have a good end? Back then, when I left Azure Mist Mountain, my Master expelled me. I was less than two thousand years of age. I can tell you some of what transpired."
Hearing this, although Li Dalong was still furious in his heart, he said not a single word and listened as Lin Wudao recounted his tale.
"Azure Mist Mountain is such a sacred place. I used schemes to make my fellow sect brothers help me break through to Divinity Transformation, and this matter is known to all under heaven."
The diamond-shaped crystal in the center of Lin Wudao's forehead flickered, and his voice was low and deep. "I had a method of escape, and after overcoming my tribulation, even my Master could not find my trail. But while I could escape my Master, I could not escape the eyes of the other great powers of this Azure Dynasty."
"At that time, I met a person, and only he could save me."
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