Zhunti: Brother, Let Go! Sect Master Tongtian: This Is Bad! Big Brother Is Planning to Snatch Li Er

Jieyin fell silent for a moment before sighing helplessly. "Junior Brother, I'll go take a look with you this time."

He knew this was Junior Brother Zhunti's path. If Zhunti did not go and see for himself, it would leave a stain on his Dao heart, and his Path of Affinity would be ruined.

It would also cause him to miss many opportunities, which would not benefit the Western Sect's development.

"Thank you, Senior Brother. We'll only go over to assess the situation and prioritize caution.

"This feeling is coming from the south, not the east or the north." Zhunti spoke seriously, a trace of gratitude flashing through his eyes.

To be honest, he was afraid that this opportunity would lead him to that bastard Tongtian again. Yet if he did not investigate it, he would not be able to accept it.

Sometimes, he wondered whether his opportunities were truly so destined to be tied to Tongtian—or whether all his opportunities belonged to Tongtian.

"Mm, let's go."

The southern sea of the Primordial World.

In a hidden corner, dark clouds blanketed the sky, and thunder resounded across the entire region.

Sect Master Tongtian watched Kong Xuan undergoing his tribulation above, helplessness appearing in his eyes. Every one of these disciples was so cautious. Kong Xuan had actually treated the heavenly tribulation as miraculous pills.

He only wondered whether the Heavenly Dao would strike him dead once it noticed.

Kong Xuan was facing his Great Luo Golden Immortal lightning tribulation, yet he was crossing it in a ludicrous manner—cautious and steady, with a hint of sleaziness.

That was right. A trace of sleaziness had appeared on that face so handsome it eclipsed heaven and earth.

Moreover, that sleazy expression was ninety percent similar to Ling Er's.

Kong Xuan had not chosen to endure the destructive heavenly tribulation head-on in one go. Instead, he cleverly adjusted the aura of his cultivation to the strength of a Golden Immortal lightning tribulation.

He chose to cross the Golden Immortal lightning tribulation first.

Dark clouds gathered, lightning flashed, and the Golden Immortal lightning tribulation instantly filled the entire sky.

A crafty smile curled at his lips. With a wave of both hands, he unleashed his innate Five Elements divine ability. The power of the heavenly tribulation was harvested clean as though cutting wheat, while the lightning was effortlessly devoured and converted into his energy.

After devouring the first wave of heavenly tribulation.

Kong Xuan released his tribulation aura again, just a tiny bit stronger than the previous Golden Immortal level.

It was as though he were practically telling the lightning tribulation.

"Hehe, I'm back. Keep it coming!"

Like an experienced driver, he wore away at it bit by bit. The speed was fast and steady, yet he continued to inch along slowly.

The heavenly tribulation seemed enraged by Kong Xuan's provocation. The second wave was far fiercer, lightning like dragons and thunder shaking the heavens. The tribulation's power had already increased tenfold.

Yet Kong Xuan remained unhurried. After all, he had been struck by Purple Firmament Divine Lightning for more than a hundred years. This little tribulation was nothing in his eyes.

He had even developed a certain resistance to lightning tribulations.

He unleashed his innate Five Elements divine ability again, greedily absorbing the tribulation's power as if it were miraculous medicine nourishing his body and soul.

Again and again, Kong Xuan seemed to be playing a flirtatious game between lovers with the heavenly tribulation.

Each time, he cautiously adjusted his aura. Each time, he steadily devoured the heavenly tribulation's power.

But with that handsome face paired with such a sleazy expression, his behavior left others both amused and exasperated.

"Oh-ho—the Eye of the Heavenly Dao has even come out. Still, I've plucked about enough wool." A serious expression appeared on Kong Xuan's face, for he saw a trace of consciousness within the Eye of the Heavenly Dao.

At this moment, Dao Ancestor Hongjun arrived.

Sect Master Tongtian immediately appeared in the void. He looked coldly at the Eye of the Heavenly Dao and said mildly, "My disciple is crossing a mere Golden Immortal lightning tribulation. Is there really a need to use World-Extinguishing Divine Lightning?

"Isn't this bullying an honest man?"

Eye of the Heavenly Dao: ???

If the Eye of the Heavenly Dao could speak, it would have cursed loudly already. Who crossed a single Golden Immortal lightning tribulation dozens of times over and over? Was he exploiting a bug here?

It had even thought there was a problem with its laws, so it hurried over to see what exactly was happening.

But Sect Master Tongtian was not wrong either. For a mere Golden Immortal lightning tribulation, it had directly summoned World-Extinguishing Divine Lightning. Kong Xuan had not committed some monstrous slaughtering sin.

Even a peak Quasi-Sage might not be able to survive that World-Extinguishing Divine Lightning. Using it against a Golden Immortal was indeed overkill.

The problem was that, under such circumstances, if it did not use World-Extinguishing Divine Lightning to eliminate him, he would practically interfere with the Heavenly Dao's normal operation.

"Master, this disciple can do it!" Kong Xuan said confidently from the side, his eyes filled with fighting spirit.

"Do my ass. Come on, you're not crossing this tribulation anymore!" Sect Master Tongtian smacked Kong Xuan on the head. Without another word, he grabbed Kong Xuan and vanished.

Eye of the Heavenly Dao: ...

He left??

Just then,

Zhunti and Jieyin emerged from the void. They looked somewhat confusedly at the lightning tribulation overhead and the bewildered expression revealed by the Eye of the Heavenly Dao.

Something was wrong!

Someone had been crossing a lightning tribulation here. Where was that person?

Dead? But there was no aura of death here.

But who exactly had been crossing the tribulation to summon a World-Extinguishing Lightning Tribulation? Anyone who could survive such a tribulation had to be a peak Quasi-Sage powerhouse.

Then the Eye of the Heavenly Dao dissipated along with the World-Extinguishing Divine Lightning.

"Junior Brother, are you sure your senses were not mistaken?" Jieyin asked curiously. He had become interested in this person fated with his junior brother. This person had actually summoned World-Extinguishing Divine Lightning.

If they could recruit him into the Western Sect, he would certainly be a great help.

"My senses were not wrong. He seems to have successfully crossed the tribulation, and my connection with him has not been severed.

"Why not use a Karma Thread to find him?" Zhunti said seriously, though his final sentence carried a hint of probing.

He could not help it. The Karma Thread incident last time had left him traumatized.

Jieyin sensed with his primordial spirit before slowly saying, "Mm, I checked. There are no other powerful auras nearby.

"Then let's use a Karma Thread to find him. Perhaps he was badly injured from crossing the tribulation. Our appearance would be timely aid in a snowstorm, making him especially easy to recruit."

A glint flashed in Zhunti's eyes. With a wave of his hand, he gathered the aura Kong Xuan had left behind. He then added his Dao of Affinity into that aura, rapidly condensing it into a Karma Thread.

What he did not notice was that the Eye of the Heavenly Dao secretly imprinted those auras with a special life mark, left behind when Kong Xuan crossed his tribulation.

With this life mark, as long as Kong Xuan remained in the Primordial World, he could not escape. It was like how a lightning tribulation could locate where its target was hiding.

"Senior Brother, how about you search this time?" Zhunti asked cautiously, embarrassment appearing on his face.

Jieyin smiled helplessly. He knew that his junior brother was afraid.

A dignified Saint had become this frightened.

Forget it. They had come today so that Zhunti's Dao heart would not be stained.

Jieyin flicked out a drop of essence blood from his fingertip and merged it into the Karma Thread, causing it to instantly shoot through the air.

"Thank you, Senior Brother."

Mount Buzhou Secret Realm, small world.

Sect Master Tongtian returned with Kong Xuan and casually tossed him aside. He was somewhat dissatisfied with Kong Xuan's final actions.

This fellow was too arrogant.

Even if he could survive the World-Extinguishing Divine Lightning, he should not have crossed it. Had he not seen the consciousness in the Eye of the Heavenly Dao?

If Kong Xuan had successfully passed the tribulation, he would have been placed on the Heavenly Dao's blacklist and become an important target of its attention.

That was not a good thing at all.

At that moment, Sect Master Tongtian was directly hooked around the shoulders by Ling Er, who stuffed a handful of pills into his arms and said with a gossipy expression, "Third Brother Pan, these are the stamina pills I recently developed. One pill will definitely let you battle—cough, cough—

"By the way, Third Brother Pan, who was that woman?"

Sect Master Tongtian's face darkened.

His primordial spirit frantically searched for the little black dog. That damned dog had actually betrayed him. He had to slaughter it.

"Brother Ling Er—eh? Something's wrong!!! How could this be!"

Sect Master Tongtian was immediately shocked. He sensed two auras within the secret realm's small world, and he was incomparably familiar with both.

After all, those two auras had accompanied him through countless ages. How could he possibly not recognize them?

"What is it, Third Brother Pan? Why are you making such a fuss?" Li Er asked in confusion, narrowing his eyes. Was this fellow trying to change the subject?

"Who has been here?" Sect Master Tongtian asked sternly, a chill on his face and complicated light flickering in his eyes.

He was already planning to move immediately.

"You hadn't come home for over a hundred years, so your First Brother Pan and Second Brother Pan came looking for you.

"Your relationship with them isn't very bad, is it?" Li Er said helplessly, muttering inwardly, Could Third Brother Pan be some rebellious young punk?

His bristling reaction looked as though he had been caught by his parents.

"Hm? They came here?" Sect Master Tongtian's face was filled with disbelief as he asked in confusion.

What had gone wrong?

"Come on, we need to leave immediately." Sect Master Tongtian instantly said nervously. They could not stay here.

Something was wrong!

Li Er had been with them for over a hundred years. Why did he still not know their identities?

Just then,

A powerful Karma Thread tore straight through the defenses of the secret realm's small world and rushed inside.

Li Er instantly bristled, no longer caring about gossiping over Sect Master Tongtian.

He had strengthened this secret realm small world's defenses countless times. Why could this Karma Thread still appear? It was a blatant slap in his face.

It made him understand even more clearly that the Primordial World was still extremely dangerous.

"You've gone too far!!" Li Er shouted.

He instantly seized the Karma Thread and sensed it, discovering that it actually contained Kong Xuan's life trace.

He immediately understood why the Karma Thread could appear here. Next time, he needed to improve the formation in this regard and use chaotic spacetime currents to disrupt this kind of pursuit through Karma Threads.

Kong Xuan stood up directly, his face filled with annoyance. He had clearly hidden everything about himself so well. Why could they still find their way here?

Now he could think of only one thing: he still was not steady enough.

He had to quickly cultivate his innate Five Elements divine ability to the point of perfect unity. At that time, he could directly sever this Karma Thread.

Sect Master Tongtian, watching this familiar scene from the side, also sensed Saint laws upon the Karma Thread. His brows furrowed as he was somewhat confused.

When he left, he had basically erased every aura from the scene. Why could they still trace him here?

Could these Saint laws belong to those two shameless fellows from the west?

Li Er could not be bothered with that. A handful of pills, a bolt of Purple Firmament Divine Lightning, and a strand of Red Lotus Karmic Fire merged as one and directly fused into the Karma Thread.

They flowed upstream against the current!

This was the newest upgraded version of Spring Has Come—Animals—

Then he crushed the Karma Thread, intercepted fragments of karma, and began continuously setting up isolation and defensive formations with a wave of his hand.

A moment later,

Li Er's face was gloomy. He condensed the intercepted karma fragments in his hand into a bead, handed it to Sect Master Tongtian, and said gravely, "Third Brother Pan, the other side has Egg Kong's life mark. This matter cannot end peacefully.

"The other side is not weak. Once First Brother Pan and Second Brother Pan return, we should discuss how to handle this."

Sect Master Tongtian held the bead and sensed it for a moment before calmly saying, "I can handle this matter myself. Let's move first, shall we?"

"Move? My third brother, where do you plan to move this time?"

"Big Brother!!!"

The southern sea of the Primordial World.

Jieyin had just sensed that the Karma Thread had found its target and had not yet had time to rejoice when the Karma Thread flashed with an unusual light.

While he was still wondering what it was, Zhunti beside him bristled.

"Senior Brother!! Let go of the Karma Thread quickly—that—this!!"

Unfortunately, his warning was too late. That strange light directly entered Jieyin's body.

Jieyin hurriedly examined himself. The bitterness on his face was replaced by shock, and disbelief filled his eyes.

He could feel that the strange light was within him, yet he could not capture it. Moreover, it was constantly stirring a certain instinct within his body.

This thing seemed harmless?

"Junior Brother, what is this?"

Despair appeared on Zhunti's face as he said helplessly, "A disaster! Senior Brother, we've provoked that disaster Tongtian again this time.

"I was struck by this kind of light last time—and then you know—

"Senior Brother, we need to leave quickly. Also, destroy the Karma Thread and erase every aura here."

Jieyin revealed a shocked expression at those words. Although he had heard his junior brother describe being afflicted by that curse last time, he had been somewhat unwilling to believe it.

They had become Saints, existences beyond countless calamities and immune to all laws. How could they still be affected by such a curse?

But when he sensed that special light inside his body, he discovered it was a force of law constructed from an entirely new law. It seemed capable of endlessly stimulating his body's instincts.

That instinct to reproduce—to create life.

Fortunately, when he had gone to the Sea of Blood last time, he had converted quite a few Rakshasa women—

An expression of incomparable bitterness appeared on Jieyin's face. He said earnestly, "Junior Brother, the next time you sense someone fated with you, let's just forget it—

"You run into Tongtian everywhere—"

"Yes, Senior Brother. Let's hurry back—you're completely red now—this thing seems even stronger than last time."

Mount Buzhou Secret Realm, small world.

The Grand Pure Saint emerged from the void. Seeing Li Er with an arm around Sect Master Tongtian's shoulders, a different feeling flashed through his eyes.

He had not expected Li Er's relationship with his third brother to be so good. Li Er had always maintained a certain distance from him. It seemed he needed to put in more effort.

But this third brother had actually said he wanted to move. It seemed he wanted to avoid them again and monopolize Li Er.

"Haha—Big Brother, why are you here? You didn't even tell me in advance, so your little brother could prepare something for you." Sect Master Tongtian directly pulled Li Er behind him as a shield, taking a slight step back with one foot, ready to flee at any moment.

His words directly implied: this was his territory, so Big Brother should not go too far.

The Grand Pure Saint ignored Sect Master Tongtian completely and walked straight to the pavilion. He skillfully washed the tea set and began brewing tea.

His manner practically told Sect Master Tongtian that he was more familiar with this place and did not need him to prepare anything.

Li Er was full of question marks. Sect Master Tongtian's posture clearly showed that he intended to drag him away and run. His big brother was not a bad person, so why run?

"Come drink tea. Li Er and I planted this new variety of tea thirty years ago." The Grand Pure Saint performed a smooth set of kung fu tea movements, poured three cups of tea, and spoke to Sect Master Tongtian and Li Er.

In an instant, he displayed the bearing of this place's master to the fullest.

Sect Master Tongtian narrowed his eyes, inwardly crying that this was bad. Big Brother wanted to snatch someone—he wanted to snatch his Li Er.

But how could he possibly succeed? The formation disk controlling this secret realm small world was still in his hands. Besides, Li Er was the Little Master of his Daoism and the Little Master of his Interception Sect.

His Dao-proving artifact, the Qingping Sword, was still inside Li Er's body.

So Li Er was Tongtian's man!

Sect Master Tongtian threw an arm around Li Er's shoulders and led him toward the pavilion.

A smug look appeared on his face.

Since Eldest Brother and Second Brother had not revealed either their identities or his own, how could they possibly steal Li Er away?

"Big Brother, this tea—back when Li Er and I drank it, it was much better—"

Li Er: ???