Chapter 504: Human Emperor Sword Mark

The Yang Spirit Practitioners started arguing.

While it wasn't exactly a 'quarrel,' it was still quite unpleasant.

Li Qi and Shen Shuibi listened from above, generally understanding the source of their dispute.

Zhang Xin, this First Grade outsider who also had ties to Mount Luofu, wanted to lead everyone deeper inside.

His reasoning was that there were still many enemies outside; since they couldn't break in, they might as well go inside and look.

If they found a Spiritual Artifact that could heal injuries, or discovered something good, it could give them a better chance of survival.

There were many dangers outside, but many treasures inside, so naturally, inside was better.

As for the dangers within Mount Luofu? What dangers could there be? This was Mount Luofu, the dwelling place of Immortals; who would place many bombs in their own home?

Besides, even if they didn't enter the manor, the Spiritual Plants in the outer perimeter alone might be enough for a few of them to Breakthrough and attain eternal life.

The Old Taoist, however, insisted on opposing this.

Perhaps he felt they shouldn't touch Mount Luofu's things, but the example he used was danger.

It was already so dangerous outside, though they could still resist for now.

If they went inside and encountered more crises, they would be completely helpless, and everyone would likely die inside.

Therefore, it was better to wait until dawn in this safe place.

After dawn, the Yin ghosts would retreat, and they could leave, taking advantage of the Yang Qi.

Everyone would have gained something, their bodies stuffed with Spiritual Plants.

They shouldn't be too greedy, or they would suffer calamity.

Liu Dewang also had a different view on this.

He believed that since the enemies outside, those thieves who secretly came to dig up Mount Luofu's Legacy, dared to enter, they must have had something to rely on.

And now this reliance had been exposed: they could manipulate Yin ghosts.

The fact that they had just been surrounded by Yin ghosts was clearly the work of the other party.

That's why the other party dared to enter so brazenly, because they were not afraid of the biggest threat in this place, which were the Yin ghosts.

Now that they were injured, if they continued to wait passively, it would be easy for something to go wrong.

It would be better to go deeper into the mountain, heal their injuries first, remember Mount Luofu's kindness, and then charge out.

After all, they had also come in for Mount Luofu's sake; if the Immortals knew, they would certainly not make things difficult.

Ouyang Dongsheng was even more straightforward, believing that since they had come, how could they return empty-handed?

After some debate, the Old Taoist had no choice but to agree to let them go deeper.

At this moment, Li Qi, in the sky, said to Shen Shuibi, “Two are consumed by greed, one harbors evil intentions, and only that one is genuinely kind-hearted.”

Although the Old Taoist's desire for self-preservation was strong, who would truly sacrifice their life for outsiders?

Li Qi already felt his current performance was quite good.

“These are all minor matters.

The main thing is that Zhang Xin... the fluctuations on his body are so strange.

I want them to go deeper to see what cultivation method could have such a deep connection with Zhu Ming Cave...” Shen Shuibi said.

She was indeed very curious.

Even her own cultivation method didn't have such a deep connection with Zhu Ming Cave.

“It is indeed strange; we might as well observe.”

Li Qi nodded and said, “Should I place a pure Yang Spiritual Artifact inside to lure them in to seek treasures?”

“No need; the remaining items within Mount Luofu are more than enough, and it can be considered... an Opportunity.

If they can truly find them, then let them take them.

After all... such a profound connection must involve Karma; we might as well go with the flow.”

Shen Shuibi said, then with a flick of her finger, some Spiritual Plants within Mount Luofu actively emitted Qi, and many remaining Spiritual Artifacts vibrated in unison!

With this movement, the entire Mount Luofu was also sealed by Shen Shuibi's spell!

They couldn't enter or exit; they had to play a 'challenge game' to get out.

During this time, they might die or become rich; it was all a matter of individual fortune.

All of this was just for Shen Shuibi to investigate the relationship between this Spiritual Artifact and Zhu Ming Cave.

This feeling made Li Qi vaguely feel a bit familiar.

Now... it seemed that only a neglected, unassuming young Genius was missing.

Among the mountains, three great Schools, led by several Yang Spirit Practitioners, explored a certain 'super ancient ruin.'

An accident suddenly occurred, trapping everyone inside the ruin, and then they began to explore.

The next plot should be that this Genius secretly develops, but is targeted, uses the mechanisms inside to ambush the Great Powers, kills two greedy First Grades, then takes the Legacy, obtains the treasures from this super ancient ruin, and upon emerging, his cultivation skyrockets, Spiritual Artifacts in hand, and his social Rank directly rises a level.

Unfortunately, such good things don't happen.

Right now, the background of these few thousand Taoists, young and old, had been seen clearly by Shen Shuibi; they were very ordinary, and such a possibility didn't exist.

Besides, if there really was such a Genius, no one would be foolish enough to suppress him.

The Universe is vast; there's no need for a life-and-death struggle.

If you are truly outstanding, then you will certainly be valued by your Seniors.

Everyone hopes for excellent juniors to inherit the Dao Orthodoxy; why would they suppress you for no reason?

Just like Li Qi, his Dao Orthodoxy behind him has always provided help, and in the future, he will continue this Legacy, and at the same time, forge a new path for the Dao Orthodoxy.

Even if it only advances a little, it is still an advance.

This is common sense; taking on Disciples is for Legacy.

If you take them on only to suppress them, why did you take them on in the first place?

And what is the purpose of Legacy?

The purpose, of course, is to make further progress while maintaining the current level without regressing.

If the masters themselves cannot achieve it, they certainly hope their descendants will.

The Seniors have already advanced ten thousand miles; it is good if the juniors advance even one step.

Through such relays, one day they will reach the end of this long journey and touch the legendary 'Ultimate Dao'.

This is the purpose.

Dao Orthodoxy is not a gang; power struggles are essentially meaningless to Dao Orthodoxy.

Suppressing Geniuses brings them no benefit at all; why would they target them?

If there truly are such masters, they are mostly found in the mortal world, because people with such narrow-mindedness generally won't have a very high Rank.

After all, cultivation requires extremely high comprehensive qualities; those who can't even understand such simple matters are too foolish and won't go far on the Dao path.

Therefore, the drama of a Genius's counterattack that Li Qi wanted to see is unlikely to happen.

However, it wasn't absolutely necessary to watch.

After all, the immediate priority wasn't to watch a show, but to find out the connection between the opponent's cultivation method and Mount Luofu, and to make that Zhang Immortal Master expose his own purpose.

Li Qi knew the Soul Search method, and Shen Shuibi should also have similar hypnotic techniques to make the other party tell the truth, but he felt it wasn't very reliable.

After all, would someone who could be connected to Mount Luofu truly be afraid of a Soul Search?

The matter of cultivation methods, as mentioned before, has confidentiality measures, so Soul Search is prone to unexpected complications (see Chapter 202 for details).

It's better to set up a trap like this, luring the other party to expose their purpose themselves, which is more appropriate.

“So, these traps and trials you've set up, it looks like you want to push them to their limits?” Li Qi asked, watching Shen Shuibi from the side.

Because he saw that below, layers of arrangements and traps had already begun, from unranked to Ninth Rank, then to Eighth Rank, then to Seventh Rank, rising all the way up, but the highest was only Seventh Rank.

These mechanisms were exquisitely arranged, and Li Qi was also amazed, truly formidable, one link after another, designed to squeeze people's potential.

Since they were going to have a 'super ancient ruin' challenge, it was certainly necessary to set up corresponding traps and trials, squeezing them to their limits step by step.

How to arrange them was still a test of skill.

“I... I didn't prepare or arrange any traps.” Shen Shuibi frowned, her expression serious, looking down at Mount Luofu.

“Huh?” Li Qi was stunned.

At the same time, his expression also darkened.

If it wasn't Shen Shuibi, then who was it?

Almost simultaneously, Li Qi activated True Knowledge without hesitation.

The True Knowledge Dao Resonance had evolved once more in Hell.

There, Li Qi had integrated the third wisp of True Knowledge, which was left behind after the Demonic Clone dissipated.

Presumably, this should have been bestowed by the Heavenly Demon, because Li Qi had once seen many, many True Knowledge in the Heavenly Demon's eye socket, which was the three lives ancient mirror.

The Heavenly Demon used this to spy on countless secrets of Chang'an, brazenly collecting all kinds of intelligence right under the Human Emperor's nose.

But now Li Qi was like a dead pig not afraid of boiling water; he had already understood that the Heavenly Demon didn't need to scheme to deal with him.

The reason for the schemes was the intervention of other Great Powers, so he would take what he could; if they had the ability, they could come and bite him.

Given these reasons, he was no longer afraid of the Heavenly Demon, just like humans living on Earth, who could be annihilated at any moment by a sudden gamma-ray burst, but no one would worry about it.

Whatever, True Knowledge was impossible not to use.

Having been strengthened twice, and with three wisps of True Knowledge combined, the efficacy of True Knowledge was now boundless.

Li Qi even felt that if he exerted himself, he could seemingly penetrate the space of the world? He just hadn't tried it.

He could even scan Shen Shuibi's body now, and forcibly scan it.

If Shen Shuibi didn't prepare, she couldn't stop the current True Knowledge.

Of course, while it couldn't be stopped, it would definitely be noticed.

If he really did it, the outcome would likely not be very good.

The strengthened True Knowledge Dao Resonance, like the 'Divine Sense' concocted by the ignorant, directly swept over the entire area below, examining all the traps and trials.

Clearly, these things couldn't block the True Knowledge, which had been strengthened to its current level.

“It's over there, Zhu Ming Cave.” After Li Qi swept through, he found that all the magical power supplies pointed towards Zhu Ming Cave.

Shen Shuibi immediately turned and said, “You two stay outside; I'll go in and take a look.”

“What did you tell me two days ago?” Li Qi pulled her back.

Shen Shuibi was silent for a moment, then said, “That's fine too; Old Ma can stay outside, and the two of us will go in and take a look.”

With that, Old Ma was left outside, and the two of them flew directly towards Zhu Ming Cave without waiting for Old Ma to react.

Old Ma opened his mouth, momentarily speechless.

Forget it, let them go.

One Fifth Rank, one Sixth Rank; surely nothing could harm them.

He, an Eighth Rank, would just stay outside and watch those Taoists suffer.

It was quite entertaining, especially watching those who had beaten him get beaten up.

He only regretted not being able to go down and do it himself.

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Meanwhile, Li Qi and Shen Shuibi had gone deep into the central area of Mount Luofu, arriving at the junction of Mount Luo and Fu Mountain's peaks.

There, a faint, broken passage existed, from which fluctuations similar to those of the 'Star-Mansion Array' emanated.

This was also a setup personally arranged by a Great Power, similar to a fast Universe, allowing rapid access to the Zhu Ming Cave Heaven, which should be a secret existence within Mount Luofu.

After all, it was Zhu Ming Cave, one of the ten great Cave Heavens of Dao Orthodoxy in legend, behind which was probably a place no less than Second Rank... or even with a small possibility of being a First Grade world?

Li Qi followed Shen Shuibi, who then conjured several incantations, like a password, opening the gate to Zhu Ming Cave.

“Come in, be prepared; it might... not be very safe inside.” Shen Shuibi said to Li Qi, then a protective barrier appeared around her, enveloping the two of them with Fifth Rank power.

Li Qi also added another layer of protection inside, using multiple spells to further shield himself and Shen Shuibi.

After making preparations, the two entered the Cave Heaven.

There was no need to worry about problems in the Cave Heaven's transmission channel.

After all, this was an important place in Mount Luofu; to tamper with this thing, anything below Second Rank was out of the question.

Upon entering Zhu Ming Cave, they didn't even have time to admire the scenery.

At the very moment of entry, Li Qi and Shen Shuibi simultaneously extended both hands, exerting all their strength to reinforce their defenses!

Their Dharma forms appeared behind them, exerting full power, solely for defense!

Because a ripple of Sword Qi, like a blazing sun, descended from the sky!

That Sword Qi didn't resemble a sword at all, but rather a world... no, a cluster of worlds!

It was an entire cluster of worlds launching an attack on Li Qi and Shen Shuibi!

Earth, fire, wind, and water surged, Sword Intent swept in, the sword's edge shone like celestial stars, the sword's tip resembled erupting earth fire, and wherever it passed, heaven and earth were annihilated!

A massive shockwave soared into the sky!

Clouds within ten thousand miles were all overturned, the ground sank, and a deep gash appeared.

Just the aftermath carved out a giant canyon ten thousand miles long and immeasurably deep!

It should be known that the main impact of the Sword Qi had already been blocked by Shen Shuibi and Li Qi; the direct impact on the ground was only a small part.

Li Qi only felt his eyes and skin prickling with excruciating pain.

His body was not directly attacked, because this sword strike was still within the defenses.

It was just the 'sharpness' of the Sword Qi that had rushed into his eyes beforehand.

Only the Qi itself caused the Sixth Rank Li Qi unimaginable suffering!

Shen Shuibi was in the same situation, and it was even harder for her because she bore more of the impact.

However, with one being Fifth Rank and the other Sixth Rank, both top-tier, and the Sword Qi being merely an aimlessly wandering aftershock, they managed to resist it.

Li Qi also murmured, revealing the source of this Sword Qi.

“This is... a remnant of the human emperor sword?”

There were hundreds of millions of such remnants before their eyes!