Grand Unity Arrives, Life Hangs by a Thread

After making the necessary preparations, Li Yi stood quietly on a cliff, the cold wind ruffling his dark hair, making him look both disheveled and free-spirited.

Suddenly, Li Yi's eyes narrowed. He gazed at three rapidly approaching streams of light in the distance, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly with a cold sneer. "They're finally here."

The three streams of light stopped in front of Li Yi, revealing three figures clad in golden Daoist robes. Without a doubt, they were experts sent by the Golden Eagle King, an Elder of the Eternal Sacred Dynasty.

One was an old man with green eyes, another a middle-aged man with three horns on his head, and the last a sinister-looking one-eyed stranger. All three were peak Golden Immortal cultivators, and it was clear at a glance that they were not ordinary Golden Immortals, but true titans among them.

In reality, given these three individuals' status in the Eternal Sacred Dynasty, even the Golden Eagle King couldn't easily command them. They also disdained to snatch Li Yi's Innate Spiritual Treasure. Each of them already possessed an extremely powerful Innate Spiritual Treasure. With their status and background, as soon as they advanced to Grand Unity Golden Immortal, they would naturally receive top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures. After all, although top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures were rare, for a behemoth like the Eternal Sacred Dynasty, ten or so were certainly available.

However, the conditions promised by the Golden Eagle King were simply too tempting. For Golden Immortal cultivators, this condition was more than ten thousand times more precious than a top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, making it impossible for them to refuse.

The Golden Eagle King had actually promised them that if they killed Li Yi, he would expend his Origin to demonstrate the Dao for them for ten years. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It was known that Grand Unity represented a realm that could not be cultivated; one either understood it or didn't. But if a Grand Unity Golden Immortal expert was willing to expend their Origin to demonstrate the Dao, it was possible to comprehend something useful from the fluctuations of the Origin's Magic Power, perhaps even breaking through to Grand Unity Golden Immortal immediately.

In fact, almost no Grand Unity Golden Immortal was willing to do this. Firstly, it would cause some damage to their Origin. Secondly, it might reveal the weaknesses of their Dao. Therefore, even blood relatives rarely did this. After all, Origin was extremely important to any cultivator. Even if the Golden Eagle King only demonstrated the Dao for ten years, it would take at least tens of thousands of years to recover. Furthermore, no one wanted to reveal their weaknesses; it was better to be safe than sorry.

The Golden Eagle King had truly gone to great lengths to kill Li Yi. In fact, if Li Yi had secretly killed Jin Shi, the Golden Eagle King would not have made such a fuss. After all, Jin Shi was not the Golden Eagle King's only grandson; he had dozens of them. With his strength and status, nurturing a few more would not have been difficult. But the problem was that Li Yi was too famous. Once Jin Shi died, many people knew that the Golden Eagle King's grandson had been killed, which was a blatant slap in the face.

Now, it was estimated that many Grand Unity Golden Immortals were watching him make a fool of himself. Could he not retaliate? The more powerful someone was, the more they valued their reputation. After all, there wasn't much left that they cared about. If not for fear of being laughed at by other Grand Unity Golden Immortals for personally dealing with a Mystic Immortal, the Golden Eagle King would have probably wanted to tear Li Yi apart with his own hands.

"Sword Maniac, you are a genius, but this world is not short of geniuses. You've gone too far," the middle-aged man with three horns on his head said, showing some appreciation for Li Yi. However, this did not in the least hinder his determination to kill Li Yi.

"Why so much nonsense? Let's just kill him quickly," the sinister-looking one-eyed aberration said impatiently. He was itching to go watch the Golden Eagle King demonstrate the Dao and had no time for this rambling.

The old man with green eyes also didn't want to wait any longer. "Let's attack together."

The middle-aged man with three horns on his head and the one-eyed monster nodded. From beginning to end, they had never considered a one-on-one confrontation.

They were all exceptionally talented individuals and had experience killing opponents of higher cultivation levels. They knew that some people's combat power could not be solely determined by their realm. Moreover, looking at Li Yi's experiences over the past twenty years, he was definitely not much weaker than them. If they were not careful and cautious, they might suffer a major setback here.

The higher the cultivation realm, the more one cherished their life. All of them were just one step away from achieving the Great Luo Merit Position and roaming freely in the world. They absolutely did not want to risk it here.

Therefore, as soon as the old man with green eyes finished speaking, the three of them immediately unleashed their killing moves, without any probing whatsoever, aiming for a swift kill.

"Annihilation Slash," a massive blade qi emanating a chilling aura appeared out of thin air above the old man with green eyes.

"Golden Horn Tops the Sky," behind the triangular middle-aged man appeared the phantom of a ferocious beast with a hundred-foot golden horn on its head. An ancient and desolate aura emanated from the phantom, making it clear that this move possessed world-shattering power.

The one-eyed strange person, however, silently unleashed a dazzling green light. Wherever the green light passed, the void seemed to be corroded and torn, emitting a "sizzling" sound that made one's scalp tingle.

The three attacked from different directions, completely surrounding Li Yi. This was clearly forcing Li Yi into a head-on confrontation. They had long known that Li Yi was very fast and had decided on this strategy to negate his speed, giving him no room to maneuver. With three against one, they had a natural advantage.

Li Yi faced an unprecedentedly serious situation. These three were far more difficult to deal with than any Golden Immortal he had encountered before. Not only were their own strengths formidable, but they were also careful and cautious, choosing the almost surefire method of three against one without hesitation. It was truly quite troublesome.

Sensing the immense fluctuations of Spiritual Qi from three directions, Li Yi continuously poured a large amount of his Power of Slaughter into the Green Lotus Ancient Sword. "Immeasurable Sword Light," Li Yi unhesitatingly unleashed the defensive move with the highest rating among the six sword techniques. Immeasurable Sword Light instantly shot out from Li Yi's body. From afar, Li Yi looked like a silver-white sun.

Under the pressure of four extremely high spiritual energies, all living creatures within a hundred-mile radius were instantly reduced to dust. The mountain where Li Yi was located seemed to have weathered away, turning into dust and smoke. The entire sky turned black, gold, green, and white, and earth-shattering sounds emanated from the area.

"Boom..." The four great attacks collided, and a massive shockwave swept outwards. Mountains tens of thousands of feet high collapsed one after another, the clouds in the sky were pierced, forming a giant ring of clouds, underground lake water poured in, and a drizzle began to fall...

Li Yi knelt on one knee, his left hand pressed against his upper right chest, blood trickling out from between his fingers. There was also a knife wound on his left leg, deep enough to see bone, and countless other injuries.

The situation for the old man with green eyes and the other two was much better. Although they had sustained considerable injuries, their combat power was not affected.

In fact, the three of them were still somewhat shocked. They had already overestimated Li Yi, but they had still underestimated him. Under their ultimate moves, he had actually survived. They admitted that even they themselves could not have done it.

In reality, Li Yi's situation was dire. Only a quarter of his Power of Slaughter remained, and his body was severely injured. If not for Li Yi's incredibly strong will, he would have fainted long ago.

"I can't hold on anymore, I've reached my limit," Li Yi watched as he endured several more attacks, coughing and spitting blood as he retreated frantically.

But how could the severely injured Li Yi break through the encirclement of the three? Looking at the three attacking again, "I'll risk it, 'Green Lotus One World'," Li Yi unleashed his ultimate sword technique.

In truth, it wasn't that Li Yi didn't want to use this move earlier. It was just that after each use, he would almost completely expend his Power of Slaughter. If the opponent didn't die, he would be in dire straits. But in this perilous situation, he had no choice but to use it.

As Li Yi gritted his teeth and executed this move, his nerves were stretched to the extreme. In the face of life and death, Li Yi's potential erupted. Scenes of slaughter flashed through his mind. The Power of Slaughter in his Dantian, which was originally silver-white, instantly underwent a qualitative change, turning into pure black Power of Slaughter.

As if guided by divine inspiration, Li Yi slightly altered the trajectory of his ancient sword. Huge, dark, grotesque lotuses appeared in the heavens and earth. All the lotuses grew on a twisted vine, writhing and twisting as they lunged towards the three. The old man with green eyes and the other two suddenly felt a pang of dread, staring in despair at the menacing, strange lotuses.

"How dare you, boy!" A golden light instantly shattered the black lotuses. Li Yi was greatly alarmed.

A palm pressed towards his chest. Li Yi could not dodge. A cold light flashed in his eyes. Li Yi spat out a drop of Essence Blood, formed a hand seal with one hand, and sent a Nine-Colored Pagoda emitting a soul-stirring pressure towards the palm. Then, he rapidly burned his Essence Blood and, without looking back, transformed into a blood-red stream of light and fled.

"Hmph," a golden-haired old man was now standing beside the triangular middle-aged man and the other two, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth. This was none other than the Golden Eagle King.

At this moment, the Golden Eagle King's expression was extremely grim. Not only had he personally intervened, but Li Yi had also escaped. He hadn't expected Li Yi to be so powerful, nearly killing the three Golden Immortals he had sent, forcing him to act. After all, these three Golden Immortals were the future foundation of the Sacred Dynasty. If they perished here, he would bear significant responsibility. He also hadn't expected Li Yi to possess such a potent soul attack, and that he would seize the opportunity of his soul being shaken to burn Essence Blood and escape.

The enraged Golden Eagle King immediately released his Divine Sense, sweeping across three hundred thousand miles. "Hmm, no one. How could he have run so fast?"

At this time, Li Yi was lying at the bottom of a deep pit, covered with the corpses of various Fierce Beasts. Li Yi's body was also covered with a thin layer of Power of Slaughter. This was a use Li Yi had discovered while researching the Power of Slaughter. By combining it with the residual killing intent emanating from the surrounding beast corpses, he could confuse Divine Sense searches. Li Yi had relied on this method to evade dozens of pursuits.

"Hmph, there must be some Spiritual Treasure concealing his aura," the Golden Eagle King muttered. "But to think that this would allow him to evade the search of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal is too naive."

With that, the Golden Eagle King closed his eyes, and his soul appeared in the River of Destiny, constantly deducing everything about Li Yi. Suddenly, a pair of cold, ruthless, emotionless silver eyes stared coldly at the Golden Eagle King, ignoring the barriers of space-time. The Golden Eagle King was greatly alarmed, his heart chilling. At this moment, he felt like an ant.

"Pfft," in reality, the Golden Eagle King suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. The old man with green eyes and the others standing around, who had remained silent, were greatly shocked, not knowing what had happened to the Golden Eagle King.

"Return to the Dynasty," the Golden Eagle King said to the three beside him as soon as he opened his eyes. Without understanding the relationship between the owner of those eyes and Li Yi, he dared not pursue Li Yi any further. That individual was too terrifying; even Ancestor Tun Tian was likely far from a match.

Four streams of light quickly vanished into the horizon.