Li Er: If Only We Knew Sect Master Tongtian, We Could Have Him Carry Treasure Distribution Cliff Back
Li Er nodded in strong agreement. Their little Daoist sect had to be more cautious and steady. Otherwise, if they went out and got beaten to death, that would be bad.
"By the way, how did he faint?" Li Er asked curiously. He had passed out deeply enough that he still had not woken up.
"Oh, he got too excited and started shouting, so I knocked him out." Sect Master Tongtian spoke indifferently, though a trace of embarrassment flashed through his eyes.
When he had been recruiting disciples on Golden Turtle Island, he had spotted this fatty at first glance because the man's eyes were lively enough.
He had then seized the fatty and brought him into a special space to explain everything, telling him that he would be joining the Interception Sect's core disciples and would be taken away for training. Yet when the little fatty saw him, he became so excited that he began shouting wildly.
After sending a stream of information into him, Sect Master Tongtian had slapped him unconscious.
He had to leave quickly. Otherwise, if Lingbao lost his temper, he would not be able to get away.
"What did you tell him to make him so excited? Is this guy reliable?" Li Er asked worriedly, helplessness flickering in his eyes.
"Relax. He's solid," Sect Master Tongtian said confidently, snapping his fingers.
The little fatty slowly woke up. When he saw Sect Master Tongtian, he dropped to his knees with a thud.
"Greetings, Sect Master."
"Fine, Fat Zhao, get up. This is Little Master.
Everything I told you has already been imprinted upon your primordial spirit. Study it carefully.
Little Master will teach you first." Sect Master Tongtian waved for him to rise, his tone imposing.
Li Er activated the formation disk on his body. In an instant, his aura became almost equal to Sect Master Tongtian's. He stood with his hands behind his back, looking every bit like a transcendent master.
There was no helping it. If he did not put on an act, he could not teach anyone at all.
Sect Master Tongtian gave him a sidelong look, muttering inwardly, Why does that cultivation aura not seem fake?
Zhao Gongming did not rise. Instead, he lowered his head and rapidly browsed the information within his primordial spirit. His name was now Fat Zhao.
Because this was the Interception Sect's most core location, he could not use his real name. After leaving, he could not tell anyone that he had participated in this special training.
This was the most mysterious branch of the Interception Sect, led by the Sect Master and Little Master.
Zhao Gongming raised his head and looked at Li Er. His heart skipped a beat. Why was this aura the same as the Sect Master's?
Could Little Master also be a Saint? Did the Interception Sect have two Saints?
"Get up first. Go build yourself a house at the foot of that mountain. You are not allowed to use cultivation," Li Er said calmly, his eyes profound.
"Yes, Little Master." Zhao Gongming bowed properly, then turned and went to build a house. Inwardly, he cried out, A heaven-sent opportunity!
After Zhao Gongming left, Li Er casually cast a formation to block eavesdropping.
"Third Brother Pan, why did you make me Little Master? Doesn't that make me your disciple?"
"Don't worry about such details. So, isn't Fat Zhao pretty good?
He has a righteous face, lively eyes, and that chubby appearance makes him easy to overlook." Sect Master Tongtian deliberately spoke in a carefree manner, though inwardly he muttered, This guy is too sensitive. I can't take even the slightest advantage of him.
Li Er immediately rolled his eyes. Forget it. This guy has always been this carefree. There's nothing I can do about him.
"He really is decent. We do not judge people by aptitude, but they must be clever enough. Such people can adapt, live longer, and stay hidden.
After all, only the living have hope."
"Exactly. I chose him according to your standards. By the way, can you handle a Golden Immortal?" Sect Master Tongtian asked curiously, a gleam flashing in his eyes.
He wanted to use Zhao Gongming to test Li Er's strength—or rather, his ability to protect himself. After all, if Li Er slipped out while he was away one day, that would be a huge problem.
If he could test Li Er's ability to protect himself, then he could make more defensive measures for him. Only then would it be safe.
Otherwise, perhaps he should visit his second brother, Yuanshi Tianzun...
Hearing this, Li Er grinned slyly. "Hehe, won't we find out if we try? I'll arrange a few formations for him and see how he does."
He understood that Third Brother Pan was worried Zhao Gongming might harm him when he went out robbing people.
In truth, he also wanted to test how powerful his formation disks were.
"That makes sense, but don't play him to death.
He's a disciple of our Daoist sect." Sect Master Tongtian could not help reminding him. Li Er's formation disks were too monstrous. He was truly afraid Li Er might play Zhao Gongming to death.
"Got it." Li Er agreed. Five formation disks flew from his fingers and vanished into the air, silently setting themselves up around Zhao Gongming.
When Sect Master Tongtian saw Li Er deploy the formation like this, his eyes lit up. His comprehension of formations was truly strong, almost merging with the Dao itself.
Zhao Gongming was not surprised by this unfamiliar Little Master's order. He knew this was a test of his physical abilities and patience. After all, the Interception Sect placed great importance on temperament.
He had just hoisted up the tree he had cut down when the end of the trunk suddenly knocked over a beautiful woman.
"An illusion? I knew it wouldn't be that simple. But I've already passed the Trial of Heart.
Something's wrong. This..."
Zhao Gongming was dumbfounded.
The beauty on the ground instantly drew a sword and slashed at him. Instinctively, he felt that if this sword struck him, he would definitely be injured.
"I understand now. This is an advanced illusion. As expected of the core... Oh no!"
Caught off guard, Zhao Gongming took the blow head-on and hurriedly retreated.
The beauty split into three, attacking from three directions with every strike aimed to kill.
Most importantly, one of them specifically attacked his crotch.
He had no choice but to give it his full attention. Otherwise, one slip and he would lose his qualification to be a man.
In the distance, Sect Master Tongtian asked curiously, "How many formation disks did you use for this? How many layers of formations are active now? It absorbs spiritual energy to replenish itself so quickly."
Li Er stroked his chin and replied without thinking, "Three are active, two are on standby. Less than a hundred thousand layers. Fat Zhao's combat ability is not bad.
But I have mirror formations inside. Before long, they will be able to learn his techniques."
But Li Er was thinking that it took a hundred thousand layers to deal with a Golden Immortal. It seemed this formation still needed improvement.
In particular, the mirror should theoretically react instantly, but the conversion was a little slow. He needed to stack a few more Eight Trigram-based deduction formations as processors.
Sect Master Tongtian: ...
Zhao Gongming, trapped inside the formation, was nearly going mad. These beauties could actually learn his moves, even copying his spells and divine abilities.
Gradually, he discovered the benefits of this kind of battle. It was practically the best way to inspect the spells and divine abilities he had cultivated.
Worthy of the Interception Sect's core...
But the beauties opposite him were too shameless. In the middle of fighting, they summoned three more people. He had originally had some hope of killing them, but now he was suppressed again.
Still, he gritted his teeth and persisted. He was terrified that this was a test. If he failed, would he be kicked out of the core division?
Watching from afar, Sect Master Tongtian looked at Li Er, who was observing intently, and said, "That's enough. Since you have a way to keep him under control, I'll head out first."
He really had made the right choice. Having Zhao Gongming accompany Li Er and test the results of his research was quite good. It would surely help him draw inferences from one example.
He could teach a disciple as well. When the time came, he would let Lingbao Tianzun see just how formidable the disciple he had taught was.
He taught Li Er, and Li Er taught disciples, so that meant Tongtian had taught them.
"Going robbing again?" Li Er turned his gaze from the observation formation to Sect Master Tongtian, looking depressed.
"What are you talking about? I'm going to seek opportunities—and find a few more disciples."
"Be careful. Remember to stay cautious. Remember our slogan."
"Steady with the wind at your back; go wild against the wind."
Sect Master Tongtian instantly departed.
Li Er continued observing Zhao Gongming's battle within the formation, adjusting it from time to time and letting the spiritual energy inside heal Zhao Gongming. He could not let him collapse so quickly.
It was rare to find a tool like this, someone who could help him verify his formations. Why had he never thought of it before?
Maybe next time, he could make Third Brother Pan the tool? That seemed pretty good.
Kunlun Mountain—Yuxu Palace.
Sect Master Tongtian barged in angrily and saw his second brother, Yuanshi Tianzun, recording the Chan Sect's rules.
He did not even need to look to know they were basically no different from the Interception Sect's.
"What is it? Did you eat Innate Fire? Why are you so angry?" Yuanshi Tianzun said without even raising his head.
"Second Brother! You need to compensate me."
"What nonsense?" Yuanshi Tianzun looked at his younger brother in disbelief. Had he gone mad?
"You and Big Brother harmed Lingbao Tianzun. If it were not for you two, I would have resolved the matter long ago." Sect Master Tongtian spoke with righteous indignation, as though such a thing had truly happened.
"Heh." Yuanshi Tianzun sneered and set down the Star Tablet in his hand.
"Then tell me, how would you resolve that vast amount of merit power? Other than forging a merit golden body, what method could you possibly have?
You secretly came back that day. Did you think Big Brother and I did not know?"
Sect Master Tongtian restrained the anger on his face and replaced it with an unruly expression. He lifted his chin slightly, cast a sidelong glance at his second brother, and tossed out three formation disks.
One was a concealment formation disk, one was a conversion formation disk, and one was a storage formation disk.
"This is my method. If you can unravel the formations on these, then from now on, if you tell me to go east, I will never go west."
For some reason, seeing his younger brother acting so cocky made Yuanshi Tianzun especially want to hit someone. He had the illusion that his younger brother had fallen in with some bad company.
Otherwise, how could he make such an expression, both irritating and smug?
And he was even challenging him in formations.
"Hmph! Is that true?"
"When has a Saint's word ever been false?"
Yuanshi Tianzun sneered and reached out to seize the three formation disks in the air. He decided he would teach his younger brother a lesson.
These formation disks were rather interesting. Their storage function could indeed contain merit power. They carried a feeling of primordial unity. What an exquisite construction.
Something was wrong, very wrong! These formations were layered together?
No, they were fused together?
What the hell?!
Yuanshi Tianzun instantly immersed himself in them. To a formation master like him, such completely new formations were like peerless beauties.
He would never stop until he had stripped them bare.
Sect Master Tongtian patted a small jade plaque on his shoulder. It was a recording jade Li Er had prepared for him, specifically for recording events.
It was meant to record the other party's appearance, aura, and cultivation if his robbery failed, so he could take revenge when he had the chance later.
If the other party was too strong, he could avoid them in advance if he encountered them again.
At this moment, it perfectly recorded their conversation. He was not afraid that his second brother would deny it. If he dared refuse to admit it, he would go to Big Brother for justice.
Right, he also had to visit Big Brother. Unfortunately, he would need to use pills to strike at him.
He would have Li Er research pills after returning.
What would be good to demand from his second brother this time? Kunlun Gold, Kunlun Jade, Star Stone—
Sigh—
Back then, he had only known how to cultivate sword Dao. He did not need such things, looked down on such resources, and never understood the value of collecting them. Now that he had founded a sect, he needed them everywhere.
Li Er had described it well: before, he had ignored these things; now, they were beyond his reach.
Fortunately, he had two elder brothers.
"Impossible! These formations are layered ten million times?" Primal Celestial Lord shouted, his eyes bloodshot and terrifying.
"Oh? Second Brother does have some skill. It is pretty good that you can see ten million layers.
This formation disk has only a tiny little bit more than that.
If your little brother were not poor and lacking materials, there could be even more." Sect Master Tongtian spoke in an irritating tone as he snatched the formation disks back.
Primal Celestial Lord stared fixedly at the formation disks in Sect Master Tongtian's hand and gritted his teeth. "You... What do you want this time?"
"Hehe, so this is the kind of person I am in my brother's heart." Sect Master Tongtian spoke flatly, a perfectly timed trace of disappointment and sadness flashing through his eyes as he tossed the formation disks back to Yuanshi Tianzun.
Then he turned and walked away.
Li Er's instruction manual: It was only right when the other party begged you for it.
"Stop!" Primal Celestial Lord panicked. He had seen the look in Sect Master Tongtian's eyes.
"Second Brother, is there anything else?" Sect Master Tongtian stopped without turning around, his voice carrying a trace of distance.
"Take these materials..." Yuanshi Tianzun stuffed a golden storage pouch into Sect Master Tongtian's arms.
"Second Brother, I hope you will not think of me like that in the future..." Sect Master Tongtian said calmly, his voice carrying several hints of helplessness.
"Mm. This time, your brother was wrong."
"Second Brother, take these formation disks and study them slowly. I'll return first to handle the Interception Sect's affairs." Sect Master Tongtian generously placed five formation disks in Yuanshi Tianzun's hand.
He had a tiny little bit more of these things, after all. That was simply Li Er's style.
These... different formation disks, yet the same primordial unity.
Primal Celestial Lord was instantly absorbed and did not notice Sect Master Tongtian leaving at all.
Sect Master Tongtian left without looking back, almost like he was fleeing.
That was because the golden storage pouch was one of his second brother's treasured possessions. He had struck it rich this time!
Sect Master Tongtian did not return directly. Instead, he turned and fled into the chaos, creating the false impression that he had gone out so his second brother would not wake up and block him at the Interception Sect.
Not long after flying out of the chaos, Sect Master Tongtian saw Zixiao Palace. Zixiao Palace flickered in and out of sight at the moment.
Ordinary people could not see it or enter it. Only Saints could.
He suddenly recalled a casual chat he had once had while fishing with Li Er. Li Er had said that when treasures had been distributed at Zixiao Palace, everyone had overlooked Treasure Distribution Cliff. That was the most impressive thing, because it could bear so many supreme treasures, enough to prove that it was extraordinary.
Sect Master Tongtian remembered Li Er sighing at the time, "If only we knew Sect Master Tongtian, we could have him carry Treasure Distribution Cliff back.
Maybe we could forge it into a supreme treasure for suppression."
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