Chapter 558

Chapter 558: The Return Journey to Face Tribulation

The Ruan siblings crossed mountains and rivers, finally escaping into the Dayu Kingdom.

Ruan Keda, gasping for breath, said to Li Hu, “Brother Li, it’s good that you were clever enough to leave a mark so we wouldn’t linger. The employer has been captured, and before being torn apart by five horses, he revealed all his connections. Ninety-nine percent of the practitioners from malevolent sects have become souls under the sword; we are among the few lucky ones to slip through the net.”

“This matter isn’t over. There will be high-level cultivators calculating the remaining stragglers,” Li Hu pondered, “I plan to head overseas. Do you two have a place to go?”

“Yes, hiding for a while should be fine.” The siblings clearly had their own secrets, which they were not comfortable sharing.

“Rest for two hours and then leave immediately.” Li Hu stood with his hands behind his back, knowing that they would be safe for two hours, but after that, things would become uncertain.

“Brother Li, thank you for your care. It seems we may have difficulty meeting again.” The siblings bowed sincerely, cherishing Li Hu’s friendship as trustworthy friends were rare in their line of work.

“Find an opportunity to wash your hands clean! Even if it means sacrificing some cultivation, find a sect to settle down and study the Sword Dao to shift to the righteous path.” Li Hu handed each sibling an Azure Sky Rock Worm, then transmitted a secret message before nodding farewell, “Remember, leave immediately after two hours! I’ll go ahead!”

“May Brother Li’s path continue to prosper!” The siblings bowed deeply, knowing they had received a remarkable opportunity, and by the time they looked up, he had already left.

Li Hui swiftly left the Dayu Kingdom, glancing back to find a massive flow of fortune tilting, forming an overwhelming force that seemingly used various mysterious methods to track him down.

“I can’t stay on the Geng Gold Continent any longer! I had just found clues about Brother Yuan Ciheng, and now I must run! I can’t even use the teleportation array, so I’ll have to swim back!”

As he spoke, he transformed into a Kunpeng and dove from above, his massive form racing thousands of miles away.

Such phenomena immediately attracted attention, and a multitude of spiritual senses appeared, shouting, “This person is suspicious; he must be related to the events in Yan Yun Kingdom. Notify the sects along the way to pursue him, quickly.”

“Zhi, zhi, zhi…” Tens of thousands of alerts were issued.

The Geng Gold Continent was dominated by sword cultivators, and these guys were the most combative, tolerating no offense. They would not allow anyone to touch their precious tribulation treasures, especially not someone who dared to take them away right under the noses of six high-level cultivators. This was a great humiliation.

Countless sword cultivators soared through the skies pursuing the suspicious cultivator transformed into a Kunpeng.

Li Hui rushed to the seaside, utilizing Bai Ze’s divine eye to see that the nearby islands were on high alert, with many sword cultivators having arrived through long-range teleportation arrays, preparing for battle.

“It’s all that silver snake’s doing; I only followed along and got caught up in it!” Li Hui felt no fear, releasing all restraints and shouting, “Myriad Forms!”

“Woo, woo, woo…” Vast calamity clouds appeared in the sky, then disappeared to reveal the starry sky. The stars suddenly seemed closer, becoming as large as silver plates.

The starry sky released calamity power, and Prime Minister Turtle exclaimed, “The heavens do not permit you! This is the Just Calamity Tribulation within the Tribulation of the Heavens; the heavens must impose a righteous judgment on anomalies.”

“I don’t care what calamity it is as long as its power is strong!” Li Hui plunged into the sea, racing atop a three-foot-long Kunpeng while escaping, summoning the Yang Thunder of Ren Shui and Yin Thunder of Gui Shui from the surface of the sea, which erupted and sent tidal waves crashing for miles.

“This kid is doomed!” The sword cultivators watched, but the calamity thunder quickly crossed several islands, heading into the deep sea.

Li Hui wasn’t doing well either; he tried to withstand the tribulation with his body refinement cultivation to test how strong this calamity was, and ended up spitting three mouthfuls of reverse blood.

“Cough, cough, how powerful! The Myriad Forms Tribulation is this tough; what about the later Hongfa Tribulation? When I ascend to the Traveling Realm, I need to endure endless trials to delve into the Azure Sky layer! What is the heavens trying to cover up?”

“Hehe, it’s actually not bad! At least with such a heavenly tribulation appearing, who would dare to approach?” Li Hui laughed, as six beams of light emerged behind him, rapidly repairing damage and resisting stronger calamities.

Under the Six Paths of Reincarnation, whether it was spiritual energy, demonic energy, dark energy, ghost energy, or Yin energy, it all transformed into Qi of Taiqing, and the only cost was a slight heaviness in the Yongquan acupoint at his feet—should any hidden dangers arise, he could simply sever them.

Li Hui was determined to see how long this tribulation could last.

A sword cultivator released their flying sword, but as it approached the Just Calamity Tribulation, it was shattered. Six Traveling Realm Great Powers arrived, frowning as they cast a glance, recognizing that if the heavens aimed to destroy this kid, intervening at that moment would be deemed assistance.

This situation created an amusing scene, with many sword cultivators following from a distance, afraid to act recklessly yet unwilling to leave.

Li Hui launched punches against the calamity power and thunder, striking them apart as if he were endlessly tireless.

Contending against the heavens, his punching techniques grew rapidly; each punch formed faint outlines of six punches, their power becoming increasingly domineering as they sent calamity thunder back toward the sword cultivators, causing many to panic.

Two hours flew by, and Li Hui’s punches were in sync with the six beams of light, speeding him up underneath the Kunpeng. The Bosa stage sword cultivators could no longer keep up, and the pursuers behind him dwindled to a mere hundred.

“Quick!” At this moment, Li Hui unleashed his true abilities, moving faster than a fleeting moment—one moment he vanished, the next he appeared somewhere else, and behind him, the six beams of light frantically surged, replenishing his energy as he left the Geng Gold Continent’s seas and crossed various island nations in a frenzy.

“Damn it, pursue him!” The Traveling Realm Great Powers could hardly believe how this small cultivator could be so defiant.

Half an hour later, the sword cultivators finally caught up to Li Hui, though their numbers had fallen below one thousand. As they beheld the glimmering starry sky ahead, they felt utterly disheartened; the heavenly tribulation was still present and had grown even more terrifying.

Li Hui held the Cloud-Brush Dragon Claw Technique in his left hand and the Azure Sky Jade Symbol Sword firmly in his right, ready to counter the fire calamity and sharp metal calamity—his left was gentle, his right was strong, a perfect balance between offense and defense.

At that moment, Prime Minister Turtle transmitted a message, “Boss, can those Traveling Realm cultivators be dealt with? Once you complete your tribulation, they will undoubtedly strike.”

“I’m not sure! They’ve fortified their defenses, and there are high-level powers watching from afar; who knows how many are lurking in the shadows to take advantage.”

“What should we do?”

While resisting the tribulation, Li Hui responded, “I’ll have to take risks and, when the moment arrives, unleash curse power to entangle them for a moment, then hastily escape to a distant place.”

“Not good; I sensed something is locking onto you,” Prime Minister Turtle said timidly, reassured by Li Hui’s immense potential and willing to let him rest as long as he didn’t press for the location of the Crystal Palace. He believed that when the time was right, Li Hui would reveal it himself.

“Good! Thanks for the heads up; I’ll be cautious.” Li Hui poured an immense amount of talisman power into strategies, deciding to face the tribulation back to Wutu. In the blink of an eye, nine months had passed since leaving Wutu; swimming back across the sea would take another two months, making the entire journey a year long, during which he gained much insight into various principles.

At this point, a resounding Dao sound emerged from all the stars in the sky, seemingly transmitting profound skills. Among them was surely something useful to him.

Those sword cultivators behind him listened intently, but in an instant, they rolled their eyes and fell into the sea, and even those in better condition had to spit out black blood, their inner energies tangled into chaos.

Li Hui smiled and preemptively sealed off his hearing. He didn’t listen but instead used Bai Ze’s divine eye to observe the great Dao sounds that were slowly drifting down.

“What a rare opportunity! Is there a technique I can use with Qi of Taiqing?” Li Hui’s eyes brightened as he suddenly spotted two ripples that harmonized well with his path.