Chapter 521

Chapter 521: Zi Xu

Li Hui initially planned to visit a small tribe on the border of the Barbarian Nation and bring all the barbarians back to Xuancha Cave Heaven. However, it would take some time to arrange the ancient heavenly vessel before he could open a passage for people to enter and exit freely.

Unexpectedly, Tan Tiandi approached him at that moment, contemplating action but suddenly recalling the opportunity this brat had aggressively snatched away in the future.

During their time on Wan Nest Island, accessing the Earth Axis Hall required descending many steps, where various mountain and river geographies were depicted. Most of those geographical features had vanished due to the ever-changing tides of the sea, leaving only a small portion. Old Li had discovered this particular location, which was the gathering place for powerful carpenters of the Ancient Dynasty to craft Wooden Items.

It was indeed his discovery, but Tan Tiandi and Jian Wujie forcefully occupied it, uniting with hundreds of practitioners to claim Zi Xu as their own. Old Li had harbored lingering resentment about this for many years.

Old Li bore the grievances, while Little Li felt the anger!

You see, Tan Tiandi and Jian Wujie were from the Yimu Continent, and their cultivation methods were all related to wood, making Zi Xu irresistibly appealing to them. As soon as they calculated its existence, they would risk half their lives to enter.

“Senior Brother, why did you tell them about this good place?” Yang Jiuzhen transmitted a message inquisitively.

Li Hui couldn’t help but feel a surge of joy, thinking, “Good question! Tan Tiandi can decipher what’s being said through transmission. This brat must have stolen countless secrets using this skill; I’ll trap him as thoroughly as possible.”

“You may not know, Junior Sister, that we alone cannot enter that place. My eyes definitely won’t go wrong. Just the outer mechanisms contain enormous amounts of ghastly oil. After years of refinement, the ghastly oil has turned into a thick ointment; just exploding one would be quite harmful. Inside, there are wooden bees growing opium. When they fly, they are wooden bees, but when they burrow into the ground, they create illusions from the opium. Although they’re not as ferocious as the Illuminated Pattern Evil Worms in the Yuan Chen Heavenly Mansion, they’re still quite formidable.”

“So powerful? Then we better not go.”

“Don’t worry, Junior Sister! My eyes are precious. During the Ancient Dynasty, there was a period when crafting Wooden Items flourished, and within Zi Xu, there are over ten treasures carrying massive luck, including a wooden turtle that bears a compass, which the nation’s fortune of the Barbarian Nation has suppressed from being recognized by the Great Daxia Practitioners.”

“The wooden turtle with a compass should be related to the calculations of the cosmic cycle, right?” Yang Jiuzhen listened intently.

“Who cares! Even if we cannot use it, selling it would certainly earn us big money. Let’s have Tan Tiandi help pave the way and seize the opportunity.”

“Everything is up to Senior Brother.”

“Understood, just watch my skills.” Li Hui transmitted back and forth. At that moment, Tan Tiandi had already arrived at their floor, coldly stating, “We still need Brother Li to guide us and give us a glimpse of the remnants of the Ancient Dynasty.”

“Hahaha, of course!” Li Hui laughed heartily, responding, “It’s better to resolve grudges than to create them. I’ll help you all make a fortune, but afterward, you must not target me again. You return where you came from, and I’ll just continue being a Little Daoist in the Wutu. If you want food and drink, you are always welcome. But if you shout for battle, I’ll gladly escort you to the depths of hell!”

Dai Qingtian glared angrily, but she clearly had received a guarantee, so she didn’t waste words! Jian Wujie, like Tan Tiandi, was very concerned about the Wooden Items left in Zi Xu and currently concealed his killing sword intent.

Li Hui knew these people were not simple. Even if he could defeat them, finding a lasting solution would be quite difficult, so he had to choose a place that benefitted himself.

“Alright, I assure you here, if the rewards are plentiful, they won’t cause you any more trouble,” Tan Tiandi pointed at the others around him, his eyes deep with coldness.

“Good, then you all must keep up!” Li Hui grasped Yang Jiuzhen and left, two flickering shadows swirling behind him as they suddenly vanished into the void.

“Void escape? No, it’s not from cultivation, but rather an ancient opportunity!” Tan Tiandi was indeed remarkable; just one glance and he subtly foresaw the Dai Character Stele.

“Quick, pursue! This brat is trying to escape.” Jian Wujie merged with his sword, transforming into a shadow of a sword as he madly chased after them. None present were ordinary practitioners; they each displayed their strong methods to shift their forms.

Li Hui continued to accelerate, soaring high, with the Azure Sky layer above him. Terrifying gales buffeted him from side to side. Even though his Qi of Taiqing had increased considerably and granted him the qualifications to enter the Azure Sky, he wouldn’t risk it at this moment.

Since ancient times, the Azure Sky layer was a site of danger. Old Li had mentioned several locations, but with his current abilities, he couldn’t access any of them.

“So high!” Yang Jiuzhen gasped as she reached such heights for the first time, watching the mountains and rivers shrink beneath her. Everything felt so novel, and she couldn’t help but cast an envious glance at Li Hui.

They flew high to enter the Barbarian Nation as quickly as possible.

The Barbarian Nation also had experts who could only bend bows to shoot at great eagles, and they also took pleasure in targeting practitioners, especially those capable of crossing formidable barriers with their strength, as a show of their might! Previously, they had chosen sparsely populated places for their travels but decided to traverse higher this time for safety.

Sure enough, being cautious was wise.

“Boom, boom, boom…” The ground erupted with roars, and at nearly the same time, terrifying arrows shot up to the sky, far too quickly, faster than light.

Jian Wujie had no choice but to exert all his strength to clash with the experts of the Barbarian Nation from a distance. And what about Li Hui? He had already soared into the sky amidst the fierce winds.

“Don’t linger! More barbarians will come if we attack!” Tan Tiandi caught up and pointed casually; Jian Wujie quickly shifted, stepping onto his spirit treasure flying shuttle, and the six of them combined their powers to traverse fifty thousand miles in an instant.

Li Hui unleashed eighty percent of his power to speed away but still couldn’t shake off these opponents. Even though bringing one along created some resistance, he felt weighed down, thinking, “They’re truly difficult! I’ve kept some power in reserve, but each of them has their own reserves, especially since the two practitioners Tan Tiandi found are extraordinary, deeper than Dai Qingtian and Jian Wujie, hiding their strength well!”

Who could cross the sea to enter the Golden Luan Great Thousand Cave without consequences? The two that Tan Tiandi had recently found were indeed formidable, truly unfathomable.

As they dropped from the sky into the mountains, Li Hui pressed his fingertip on his forehead and examined the map in his mind. He quickly pinpointed an entry point, but he didn’t act rashly. The dangers of Zi Xu were not as severe as those in the Yuan Chen Heavenly Mansion, but it contained far too many bizarre things! A small misstep could lead to serious problems, making it exceptionally hard to extract oneself afterward.

If it weren’t challenging, it wouldn’t be enough to deal with Tan Tiandi and his crew.

Only ten moments had passed when the group descended from the sky, calm and collected, joining forces to move without taking Li Hui seriously.

“Brother Li runs fast! We thought you had escaped!” Tan Tiandi brushed away a bit of dust from his robe, speaking elegantly, “Is this Zi Xu? It doesn’t look special from a distance, but upon closer inspection, the mountains form arrays, and the rivers create momentum. The grand display set up by geographical features is indeed worthy of the remnants of the Ancient Dynasty.”

“Brother Tan, please go ahead,” Li Hui raised his hand to invite him.

“No, you go first, Brother Li,” Tan Tiandi gestured forward, prompting Dai Qingtian and Jian Wujie to step ahead, while Lin Qingtian and a massive man blocked their retreat. The last soft-spoken man gave a strange smile and concealed his tracks, as Bai Ze’s divine eye could only see a series of flickering shadows.

Yang Jiuzhen felt anxious, gripping Li Hui’s sleeve as the atmosphere became charged and tense, with the air thick with the anticipation of conflict.