Eavesdropping on Inner Thoughts, Yunxiao Slices Dingguang Immortal at the Start

Li Xiao grinned and said, "Can I? Of course, I can! With a great beauty like Yunxiao personally visiting me, I'm naturally overjoyed!"

"Pah!"

Yunxiao spat, her pretty face flushing slightly.

Yunxiao is here, how can I cultivate the Jade Void Artifact Refining Manual?

Alas, even if I master the art of artifact refining, the materials required are incredibly difficult to obtain!

The Six Paths of Reincarnation correspond to the Heavenly Human Path, Human Path, Asura Path, Hungry Ghost Path, Hell Path, and Beast Path! The best material for refining the Heavenly Human Path is Di Jun's Heavenly Emperor's Throne. But how can I snatch the Heavenly Emperor's Throne from under Di Jun's backside?

The Human Path corresponds to Empress Nuwa, after all, Empress Nuwa is the Mother of Humanity. If I could obtain the Human Creation Whip and take a piece from it, that would be ideal. But to get the Human Creation Whip from Empress Nuwa... this... this is no less difficult than plucking out Teacher's beard!

The Asura Path corresponds to Ancestor Minghe's Asura Clan. Legend has it that deep within the Sea of Blood, there is an Asura Stele. To take it, I'd have to defeat Ancestor Minghe. Hiss...

The Hungry Ghost Path, Buddhism has the technique of reincarnation, so it should correspond to the Hungry Ghost Path. Hmm, Buddhism, which is now the Western Sect, requires obtaining a symbolically significant treasure from the Western Sect. Preferably, it would be water from the Eight Treasures Merit Pool. The difficulty... well, it's no less than marrying Empress Nuwa!

The Hell Path requires the suppression of the Heavenly Dao, and the one who corresponds to the Heavenly Dao is, hiss, naturally Ancestor Hongjun. Alright, to pluck the Dao Ancestor's beard, this... this even Teacher probably can't do it, right?

The Beast Path corresponds to the Demon Race. I heard that when Demon Master Kunpeng created the Demon Race's script, he obtained a Demon Mark Golden Pillar. If I could get this golden pillar, alas, my head hurts, my head hurts...

Li Xiao ignored Yunxiao and continued to study the Jade Void Artifact Refining Manual, but his inner thoughts were heard by Yunxiao.

Yunxiao listened, her pretty face twitching violently, thinking to herself that refining the Six Paths of Reincarnation was indeed harder than ascending to heaven.

The owners of the six corresponding items were not just Saints, but peak Quasi-Saints, powerful beings, and even the Dao Ancestor. My heavens, how could this possibly work?

For a moment, Yunxiao also felt a headache coming on.

"Um... um, Fifth Senior Brother, please continue with your work. I won't disturb you!"

Yunxiao was anxious to report the situation to the Tongtian Cult Master, so she got up to take her leave.

In Yunxiao's opinion, such a difficult task should not be borne by Li Xiao alone; the Tongtian Cult Master needed to be informed so they could figure out a solution together.

However, Yunxiao believed that this matter would give the Tongtian Cult Master a real headache!

After all, this matter involved too many people, even involving the Dao Ancestor. Plucking hairs from the Dao Ancestor's mouth would be incredibly difficult, extremely difficult!

Li Xiao was engrossed in studying the Jade Void Artifact Refining Manual and merely nodded slightly.

Meanwhile, Candle Dragon returned to the Dragon Palace, his expression terrifyingly grim.

The Four Dragon Kings were all gathered, as this matter concerned the future destiny of the Dragon Clan.

"Ancestor, how did it go?"

Ao Guang hesitated for a moment, cupped his hands, and asked Candle Dragon.

Candle Dragon's old face was grim, his eyes flickering uncertainly. He said in a deep voice, "Hmph, that Li Xiao is probably fooling me. He doesn't care about our Dragon Clan's affairs at all!"

The Four Dragon Kings' faces twitched violently upon hearing this.

The hot-tempered South Sea Dragon King, Ao Qin, was furious. Gritting his teeth, he said, "Hmph, good for Li Xiao! How dare he bully my Dragon Clan like this? I'll go reason with him!"

"Come back!"

Candle Dragon shouted sternly.

Ao Qin then returned.

Candle Dragon's eyes flickered, and he looked at the Four Dragon Kings, saying, "After all, Li Xiao verbally agreed to help us, so we can't just dismiss him entirely. Ao Qin, if you go to cause trouble now, you'll cut off a path of survival for our Dragon Clan!"

"Moreover, that fellow Li Xiao is the fifth direct disciple of Saint Tongtian. The Intercepting Sect is currently powerful, claiming to have ten thousand immortals paying homage. If you go to Penglai Immortal Island to cause trouble, aren't you afraid of stirring up a hornet's nest?"

Candle Dragon glared at Ao Qin exasperatedly and said in a deep voice.

Ao Qin opened his mouth and cupped his hands to Candle Dragon, "It was my oversight, Ancestor. I beg for your punishment!"

Candle Dragon waved his hand, not bothering to argue with Ao Qin. His eyes still flickered, and he said in a deep voice, "However, we can't put all our hopes on Li Xiao alone right now. We need to find another way..."

"Ancestor, I have a way. I don't know... I don't know if it will work?"

Ao Guang hesitated for a moment and cupped his hands to Candle Dragon.

Candle Dragon raised an eyebrow and looked at Ao Guang, asking, "Oh? Ao Guang, what path do you have in mind?"

Ao Guang cupped his hands to Candle Dragon and said, "Ancestor, True Person Huanglong of the Heavenly Origin Sect is actually a yellow dragon. I have some dealings with him. Why don't we ask him for help? If we can obtain the protection of Sage Yuanshi, our Dragon Clan will surely be able to escape the erosion of heavenly karma..."

Candle Dragon's eyes lit up, and he said joyfully, "This path is feasible. Ao Guang, quickly contact True Person Huanglong and build a good relationship with him..."

"Yes, Ancestor!"

Ao Guang cupped his hands to Candle Dragon.

Candle Dragon looked at Ao Guang and said, "Ao Guang, I heard your third princess is intelligent and beautiful?"

"Yes, Ancestor. Her name is Ao Li? Ancestor, why do you suddenly mention Ao Li?"

Ao Guang had a vague bad premonition.

Ao Li was his favorite princess, and he didn't want anything to happen to her.

Candle Dragon glanced at Ao Guang and recounted what Li Xiao had said about needing someone to serve him tea and pour water.

Ao Guang exclaimed, "Ancestor, you want Ao Li to serve that fellow Li Xiao? This..."

Candle Dragon took a deep breath, his eyes flickering uncertainly. "Alas, there's no other way. It's good for Ao Li to go to Penglai Immortal Island; it will be beneficial to our Dragon Clan..."

"This..."

Ao Guang was in a panic.

Candle Dragon frowned deeply and said in a deep voice, "Hmph, our Dragon Clan is at a critical juncture. How can you be unwilling to give up even one child? Moreover, it's not a bad thing for Ao Li to follow that fellow Li Xiao. Li Xiao is, after all, the fifth direct disciple of Saint Tongtian..."

Although Ao Guang was extremely reluctant, he still cupped his hands and said, "Yes, Ancestor!"

However, Ao Guang was grumbling in his heart, thinking, Ancestor, you're not good at this. You went to Penglai Immortal Island, didn't get any benefits, and even gave away a dragon girl for nothing.

Then, Ao Guang went to make arrangements.

One day, Li Xiao was cultivating. Suddenly, a clear and crisp voice came from outside the immortal island.

"Is the immortal in his dojo?"

Li Xiao snapped back to his senses, startled at first, then he remembered the conversation he had with Candle Dragon. Only then did he realize why a beautiful dragon girl had come to his door...

Chapter 55: Tongtian Cult Master's Darling

Golden Ao Island, within Biyou Palace.

Tongtian Cult Master waved his large sleeve, setting up heavy restrictions, and looked at Yunxiao, asking urgently, "Yunxiao, have you heard any useful news again?"

Yunxiao cupped her hands towards Tongtian Cult Master and said, "Teacher, I heard Senior Brother Li Xiao's inner thoughts. He said something about the future of the Dragon Clan being related to the Human Emperor, and something about the Human Totem..."

"Human Emperor?"

Tongtian Cult Master raised an eyebrow. He extended his hand and pulled in the void, and a vast river appeared out of thin air.

But that river was not made of water, but of colorful lines.

Yunxiao's pupils contracted sharply as she saw it, knowing that this was the River of Time.

Then, Tongtian Cult Master's nascent soul left his body behind his head and plunged into the River of Time.

To roam freely in the River of Time, this was the method of a Saint!

Clearly, Tongtian Cult Master had entered the River of Time to search for the Human Emperor that Yunxiao had mentioned.

After an unknown amount of time, Tongtian Cult Master's nascent soul retreated from the River of Time and re-entered his physical body.

Tongtian Cult Master slowly opened his eyes. His eyes flashed with brilliant light, and he muttered, "So that's how it is. No wonder Nuwa received such great fortune. It's a pity that Nuwa doesn't understand the Heavenly Dao and is helping the Demon Race instead of focusing on the root cause. What a pity..."

Obviously, Tongtian Cult Master had calculated that the Human Race was the future protagonist of the Primordial World.

As for the Witch and Demon races, they would likely withdraw from the historical stage, just like the three ancient races of Dragon-Phoenix-Qilin!

He paused, then looked up at Yunxiao and asked again, "Yunxiao, is there anything else?"

Yunxiao hesitated for a moment and said, "Teacher, Senior Brother Li Xiao... has already obtained the Jade Void Artifact Refining Manual!"

"What? How... how did he get it?"

Tongtian Cult Master exclaimed.

Li Xiao had already used the Chaos Bead to shield the Heavenly Secrets, so even Tongtian Cult Master didn't know Li Xiao's methods.

Yunxiao grinned and said sheepishly, "This... Senior Brother Li Xiao's inner thoughts didn't mention it, so I don't know..."

"This..."

Tongtian Cult Master was dumbfounded, his old face twitching violently.

One must know that the Jade Void Artifact Refining Manual was a treasure of the Heavenly Origin Sect. The current situation between the Heavenly Origin Sect and the Intercepting Sect, while not outright hostility, was not much better. Even for Tongtian Cult Master, obtaining the Jade Void Artifact Refining Manual would be extremely difficult!

In fact, when Tongtian Cult Master learned that Li Xiao needed the Jade Void Artifact Refining Manual, he had been trying to figure out how to obtain it during this period. However, after considering many methods, he felt they were all ineffective and did not implement them!

He never expected that Li Xiao would accomplish something he could not!

"Senior Brother Li Xiao should have obtained the Jade Void Artifact Refining Manual some time ago..."

Yunxiao added.

Tongtian Cult Master's old face twitched violently, his eyes flickering with brilliance. He muttered, "This brat truly surprises this humble Taoist..."

"There's something even more surprising!"

Yunxiao thought with a wry smile. Looking at Tongtian Cult Master, she cupped her hands and said, "Teacher, I also heard Senior Brother Li Xiao's inner thoughts. He said... he said that refining the Six Paths of Reincarnation requires some materials..."

"Oh, materials. That's easy. Just tell me what you need!"

Tongtian Cult Master said indifferently upon hearing this.

Don't speak so confidently, Teacher. You might not be able to produce it later... Yunxiao's eyes twitched fiercely. Looking at Tongtian Cult Master, she said awkwardly, "Senior Brother Li Xiao said that the Six Paths of Reincarnation are the Heavenly Human Path, the Human Path, the Hell Path, the Hungry Ghost Path, the Beast Path, and the Asura Path..."

"Six Paths of Reincarnation?"

Tongtian Cult Master's eyes flashed with brilliance. He looked at Yunxiao and asked, "Yes, what materials are needed?"

Yunxiao grinned and said sheepishly, "That... that the Heavenly Human Path requires... requires Di Jun's Heavenly Emperor's Throne for refining..."

"What?"

Tongtian Cult Master's old face twitched violently upon hearing this. He widened his eyes and stared at Yunxiao, exclaiming, "The Heavenly Emperor's Throne? How... how am I supposed to get that?"