Chapter 509

Chapter 509: Digging a Pit to Repel the Enemy

Li Hui smiled broadly and transmitted a message from afar, "Isn’t this the clever Tan Tiandi? How careless of you to bring cultivators past the place where I was testing the Annihilating Thunderbolt! Lately, I’ve delved into the mountains and seas, uncovering some treasures. Did you come here to congratulate me?"

What does it mean to enrage someone without any consequences? He insulted the Three Cultivators for their carelessness, infuriating the other cultivators who were ready to charge in for battle.

"Ha ha, clever brother Li!" Tan Tiandi was exceptional and quickly regained his composure, loudly declaring, "Of course, I must congratulate you, brother Li! We have some fine wine here; let us drink together, discuss poetry and fond memories, and talk about the Great Thousand Cave…"

"Sounds good!" Li Hui shifted his form, daringly entering the group of cultivators and standing directly in front of Tan Tiandi. "I am a lover of fine wine; how could I miss the exquisite brews?"

Tan Tiandi’s eyes widened, suddenly unsure of this person. How could he return after escaping? Why would he take such a risk? Was it just for the sake of wine? That seemed absurd.

"What? Not welcome?" Li Hui shook his robes and noticed that Jun Mo Xiao’s Demon Lord robe was indeed impressive. Even without any defensive abilities, it could withstand countless blows, remaining pristine and untarnished.

"Welcome!" Tan Tiandi quickly responded, waving his hand to bring over a green stone as a table and preparing a wooden stump for seating, treating Li Hui with fine wine.

The two sat across from each other and raised their wine jars for a hearty drink.

"Great wine!" Li Hui downed a jar of fine wine and laughed, "Ha ha ha, drinking wine and feasting surpasses royalty! Tan brother, have you figured out where I obtained the Annihilating Thunderbolt?"

"Can’t guess…" Tan Tiandi was shocked again; Li Hui always seemed to seize the upper hand. How did he know about the origins of the Annihilating Thunderbolt? It was filled with unpredictability.

Li Hui opened the second jar of fine wine, tilting his head back to drink deeply, the smell of wine filling his mouth as he said, "I know you are skilled at divination, Tan brother; you can calculate five hundred years forward and five hundred years back! The best tactic against a cultivator like this is to act unpredictably; diverging from the usual path can disrupt their plans."

"Very clever!" Tan Tiandi nodded, acknowledging, "Indeed, quite clever. To be honest, I have convinced the Heavenly Demon Sect and several other sects to surround from the outside. We have a total of one hundred thirty-two cultivators, including myself, on this chessboard. We have already lost the Three Cultivators, leaving us with one hundred twenty-nine cultivators. How could you suggest we break this?"

"Ha ha ha, with Heaven’s Net strategizing, it seems my return was indeed wise; at least I’ve enjoyed several jars of fine wine!" Li Hui laughed carelessly, reaching for a third jar.

"Today’s meeting makes me realize you are quite the character, brother Li! If it weren’t for the Nine Maangs issuing a guaranteed kill order, you and I could truly become close friends!" Tan Tiandi shook his head.

"Ha ha, becoming Tan Tiandi’s close friend isn’t easy. I might end up being sold and have to help you count the money. I wish to live a few more years, so I dare not take such risks," Li Hui said calmly, all the while digesting the countless words Old Li had left in the Kunpeng decree.

"You drink well! I wonder if you have a plan to break the stalemate," Tan Tiandi squinted, not hiding his curiosity.

"Simply put, we should have a decisive battle: you die, I die. If we can’t gain absolute superiority in one fell swoop, in the end, we will both be left wounded. What’s the point in that? With Dai Qingtian and the others under the pressure of the demonic heart, they cannot kill me in their lifetimes. Alternatively, if they seek a different path to mend their hearts of Dao, they can only hope for no progress on the path of the Tao! Do you, Tan Tiandi, wish to create deadly enemies?"

"There’s no way out. Dai Qingtian and his companions took my advice first. If I withdraw now, how would I face them?" Tan Tiandi’s words clarified his stance – he would not back down.

"Good, back to the topic, have you calculated where I obtained the Annihilating Thunderbolt?" Li Hui, seemingly oblivious to the approaching cultivators, exhaled the smell of wine and urged, "Hurry and calculate! You won’t have another chance."

"Does this matter?" Tan Tiandi was puzzled about why Li Hui kept mentioning the Annihilating Thunderbolt. Was he simply trying to confuse him, or was there another meaning? After calculating, he exclaimed, "You have nine Annihilating Thunderbolts left? And you’ve amassed a considerable amount of strong treasures?"

"Is it the Celestial Palace? Could there truly be a Celestial Palace ruin in this Golden Luan Great Thousand Cave?" Tan Tiandi suddenly stood up, incredibly shocked as he looked into the distance.

"Ha ha ha, you guessed it; do you still want to oppose me?" Li Hui laughed heartily. "Besides the Annihilating Thunderbolt, how many life-threatening treasures do you think I have in hand?"

Before he finished speaking, the Kunpeng decree released a hint of energy.

"What…?" Tan Tiandi stepped back repeatedly, his expression shifting between light and dark as he said, "Is it the Illuminated Pattern Evil Worms? How could you possibly have subdued so many ancient evils?"

"If they can’t be suppressed and explode, how much confidence do you think you have in escaping?" At this moment, Li Hui exuded confidence.

"Brother Li, great methods! We should leave!" Tan Tiandi waved his sleeves and took his group of cultivators away, shifting his focus from Li Hui to unearthing the Rare Treasures from the Celestial Palace. Even if he knew it was a trap, he had to find where the pit was and then decide whether to jump in once he assessed the situation.

Once the enemies retreated, the little ball scuttled out and sighed in relief, "We finally scared Tan Tiandi away! We don’t have any Illuminated Pattern Evil Worms! We have countless un-hatchable worm eggs, but I wonder what Old Li plans to do with these dead eggs?"

Li Hui felt quite pleased, drinking while replying, "Fighting these guys is too exhausting, especially Tan Tiandi, who is particularly tricky. It would be a shame to waste what I’ve painstakingly gathered. So, I dug a pit for him to jump into; once the major sects become involved, it will speed up the unlocking of the Golden Luan Great Thousand Cave, and then we can meet the conditions to enter the Celestial Palace again. After all, even Great Powers in the Traveling Realm may fall, and being too greedy could cost us our lives."

"As for these dead eggs!" Li Hui took out a baby fist-sized azure-purple worm egg and explained, "The Golden Luan is the master of this cave; they possess intelligence and can be exchanged for Heavenly Treasures and Earthly Treasures. Additionally, using these worm eggs to feed the morning roosters can rapidly enhance the Dao soldiers."

"Oh? There are such benefits?" The little ball was unable to contain its excitement.

"Let’s go to the Golden Luan’s nest." Li Hui released the azure bull, placing a Small Reincarnation Talisman on its forehead with a reassuring tone, "Qing’er, dear, go to the Golden Luan and trade for treasures; eat whatever you like. You must hurry; time is tight for a round trip."

"Moo moo, don’t worry, master, Qing’er will run over with all its strength." The azure bull continued to call Old Li "master," not changing its form of address for the little Li.

"Good." Li Hui jumped onto the bull’s back, which transformed into the six-headed demon bull form, "Boom, boom, boom," it charged up the mountain swiftly, moving at an incredible speed.

Not long after the demon bull set off, Dai Qingtian and the others arrived at the stone table, looking at the wine jars in anger, "Tan Tiandi actually invited him for drinks? No matter where he runs, we must do our utmost to annihilate him!"