Luring the Snake Out of Its Hole

Some distant sects actually thought Qin Yi was dead.

When Qin Yi fought the Taotie, Xi Yue, who was present at the time, had no time to spread the news. The Witch God Sect, having lost face, certainly wouldn't spread it either. No one would know about killing Feng Bulie, and the Land of Chaos were using aliases... Besides, the stories Biography of Qin Yi were still from the Cloud Ascension stage; in many people's eyes, he was still a promising young talent...

To those unaware of the details, he appears to be a mere early-stage Radiant Realm cultivator—not bad, but not yet worthy of serious concern. His backing from the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace is commendable, but he has also offended the Witch God Sect, leaving him in a precarious position.

With this limited information, it's no wonder that some people ignore the established master-disciple relationship and try to challenge the taboo of poaching in the cultivation world.

The Daoist priest never imagined that his own cultivation at the fifth level of the Huiyang realm would be so thoroughly suppressed and beaten by Qin Yi, who was at the second level of the Huiyang realm, like a child being beaten without any power to fight back... If he had known such a gap, he would never have dared to come.

Where do you get the audacity to try and steal a disciple from such a ruthless person? Do you think that disciple would even give a piece of his mind to a piece of trash like you?

Of course, it was also because the benefits that Li Wuxian embodied were too great, affecting the composure and discernment of too many people.

Last night's Miao Di were for spreading the Tao, and today this lame Daoist priest, after being beaten until he defecated, also confessed, all for the sake of the Emperor's fortune, which will surely have miraculous effects.

According to him, he might actually be considering making Cauldron.

Their greed was rotten to the core, yet they spoke of an otherworldly, ethereal wisdom.

Qin Yi was swallowed whole by the Taotie.

Li Wuxian watched Qin Yi's actions with a smile, "I thought Master wouldn't like me killing people indiscriminately."

"It depends on the situation," Qin Yi said. "My master isn't some pushover. Why should I put up with him when he bullies me?"

Li Wuxian Wu Xian and said, "After studying Master's past actions, I found that he was still too kind. In fact, Master, most people in this world are afraid of power but not of virtue. If everyone could Club Sweeping the Demon Court with their power like Master did back then, sometimes the effect would be much better than winning people over with virtue."

Qin Yi tapped her head. "You're even teaching your master now."

Li Wuxian touched his forehead and smiled apologetically.

"I'm not unaware of this principle, it's just that sometimes it's inconvenient, for example, when we're not strong enough, we have to be careful not to harm others," Qin Yi said. "But in this kind of situation, we can be as tough as we want, the entire cultivation world of Shenzhou can be considered our backing."

Li Wuxian, "So... shouldn't we devise a plan to truly intimidate everyone and make them behave themselves?"

Qin Yi glanced at her sideways. "What do you want to do?"

Li Wuxian, "Those who rush out as soon as Master and Aunt are here are all clueless. I believe that the smart ones will at least wait until Master leaves before doing these things."

Li Qingjun said, "You want us to pretend to leave and Lure the snake out of its hole?"

Li Wuxian smiled ingratiatingly, "Auntie is indeed knowledgeable about military affairs."

Li Qingjun said irritably, "What does this have to do with military knowledge... I've thought about this before too. Let's do something big to deter the villains. That way, even if we leave, they'll still worry that we'll come back and attack, and won't dare to make any rash moves."

Qin Yi scratched his head.

This does seem to have something to do with Zhibing, because he never even considered it.

Li Qingjun sighed, returned to the hall, and looked at Xie Yuan's body, whispering, "No matter what happens after the funeral, we must hold a grand memorial service for General Xie."

"Yes," Li Wuxian said earnestly, "I will give him a state funeral."

Qin Yi picked up the burping Taotie and found that it had already gone to the Sun.

This upgrade is so damn easy, I just ate two Sunfires and got Sunfires directly.

It's probably not just this split soul that's like this now; it should have been like this since it was born. As long as it has food, it's fine, and it can continuously ingest the energy it needs.

Even if the energy required later on might be terrifyingly large, it's not like everyone's exhausting leveling up, nor like Bangbang pitifully having to find the corresponding medicine to revive.

Previously, even finding Qian Yuan Level medicines was incredibly difficult for Bangbang. Now, it's unclear what to do next. Bangbang itself hasn't said anything, probably because the required materials are too complicated to mention. Qin Yi can deduce that the medicine to restore Wuxiang is definitely not much simpler than finding the materials to reshape its body.

Even if the porter didn't say anything, he still had to do it. After resolving things here, they'd have to go somewhere else.

The mortal world can temper one's heart, but it cannot bring about good fortune.

Before that... Qin Yi glanced at the sky, his eyes unusually cold.

Some people have gone too far.

Regardless of whether your actions are an inevitable result of "Heavenly Dao's will forbids cultivators from becoming human emperors," the way you express yourself reflects the malice stemming from the greed of cultivators.

If we don't scare you, do you really think there's no one left in China?

Several days later.

The Da Li Kingdom was holding a grand state funeral for Xie Yuan, the Grand Pillar of the Nation, while far away in the sky, Mount Mang Venerable stood with his hands behind his back, silently watching the ceremony below.

A man dressed as a lama stood before him, looking down at Li Qingjun Li Wuxian with a gleam in his eyes.

"Two such exquisite Cauldron..." the lama sighed, "It's a pity the larger one is no longer intact, what a pity, what a pity."

Mangshan glanced at him sideways, a hint of disdain in his eyes that was barely perceptible.

Even within the demonic path, there's a hierarchy of disdain. Those who are ruthless and merciless look down on those whose minds are preoccupied with creating Cauldron and indulging in women. Interestingly, this type of person is often predominantly from the Buddhist sect.

I don't know if the Buddhist sects here are just strange or what, but I've heard there are quite a few Buddhist sects on the other side of the sea, and it seems different here. However, we've been isolated from each other for too long, so these records might not be reliable. Who knows what's going on now?

The lama was still sighing, "That little one... even if he's not the Human Emperor, he still has top-tier aptitude and is a supreme Cauldron. With the Human Emperor's dragon aura, the fortune of the mountains and rivers, and the mandate of heaven bestowed upon him, such Cauldron probably only existed in the ancient times since the beginning of time."

Mangshan slowly spoke, "Ba Dan, don't blame me for not warning you. With this kind of destiny and fortune, your cultivation is easily backfired. You are not yet at the Formless stage; it's not time for you to break free from your cage."

"We have our own Secret Method. We're not harming her; it's symbiosis. It's good for you and good for me, right?" Lama Ba Dan laughed. "There won't be any backlash."

Mangshan slowly said, "That seems to require her own willingness as well."

"Once Qin Yi leaves, this This Old Monk will naturally have many ways to make her agree."

"You've Shining Sun Completion, just a hair's breadth away from the Origin realm, and possess countless wondrous techniques, your strength far surpassing your peers. Yet you dare not personally confront Qin Yi, needing to wait for him to leave?"

"It's not that we're afraid of him, it's just that a full-blown fight would make it hard for the Emperor to do it willingly, wouldn't it?" Ba Dan laughed. "How about Brother Mang helps lure Qin Yi away? Doesn't your Witch God Sect have a grudge against him?"

"Even if I have a grudge against him, I will not become your henchman."

"But This Old Monk 're the one who summoned me," Ba Dan sneered. "Brother Mang, your words seem somewhat contradictory."

Mangshan said calmly, "I want to observe Li Wuxian, not Qin Yi."

Dao of Alchemy, "You also want to see if you can seize her fortune?"

"That's none of your business." Mangshan turned and left. "If you succeed, it will naturally be yours."

Watching Mangshan disappear into the distance, Ba Dan spat and said, "You scoundrel, you're dreaming."

Then he turned down again to look at Li Wuxian, who was personally reciting the eulogy.

A Black Fur Ball was squatting next to Li Wuxian. It glanced at the sky listlessly, then lay back down, as if it hadn't noticed anything.