Not long after Li Yi left, more than a dozen cultivators appeared at the battlefield. Staring at the blood-soaked land, they were deeply shaken.
A day later, the many cultivators of the Primordial World were shaken once more. They had thought Li Yi was sure to die in this slaughter, but they never expected him to slaughter several thousand Golden Immortals in a single battle.
Those several thousand were all Golden Immortals, not cannon fodder like Mystic Immortals and Heavenly Immortals. Though they were far inferior to Grand Unity Golden Immortals, they still held a relatively high standing in the Primordial World.
The immediate result was that the Golden Immortal groups that had formed teams to hunt Li Yi all disbanded. Magic Treasures and opportunities might be tempting, but you had to be alive to enjoy them. Seeing Li Yi bury several thousand Golden Immortals as easily as chopping vegetables, those cultivators felt their scalps tingle. How could a Golden Immortal possess such combat power? Even a Grand Unity Golden Immortal would probably need quite a while to deal with so many Golden Immortals.
If they still refused to back down and dreamed of killing Li Yi, they would truly have to be brain-dead.
It wasn't only the Golden Immortals who withdrew from the slaughter. The several Grand Unity Golden Immortals who had emerged from seclusion, tempted by the supreme-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures and defensive Innate Spiritual Treasures, also halted their actions. It wasn't that they feared Li Yi. The gap between Golden Immortals and Grand Unity Golden Immortals was immeasurable; Golden Immortals were no more than ants in their eyes, wholly incomparable. But they were wary of Li Yi's speed. What if he escaped, then came back to take revenge on their disciples and descendants? That was why they chose to watch and wait.
In fact, Li Yi knew full well that he might be able to throw his weight around among Golden Immortals, but he had no power to resist a Grand Unity Golden Immortal. His only option was to flee. Grand Unity Golden Immortals had already begun comprehending the laws, and his Slaughter Sword Dao posed no threat to them. They only had to draw on a trace of the power of the laws to break apart Li Yi's killing intent.
That was also why Grand Unity Golden Immortals were so terrifying. Their techniques and divine abilities had already aligned with the laws of the universe. By using the laws to channel the power of heaven and earth into their attacks, they not only spent far less Magic Power, but also wielded far greater power.
"Ah, Sword Maniac really is ruthless. He buried several thousand Golden Immortals just like that," someone said uneasily.
"I can't believe he had a soul technique too. Just how many trump cards does he have?" Some cultivators, grateful they hadn't gotten involved, couldn't help but marvel.
"I told you, how could my idol be brought down so easily? Those major powers aren't all that impressive," said a cultivator who clearly had a grudge against the top factions.
"This is going to get interesting. I bet even the factions behind the three Grand Unity Golden Immortals will make a move," many cultivators remarked.
Countless cultivators now waited quietly to see how the three Grand Unity Golden Immortals and the factions behind them would react. At this point, the three had to take action, and their factions couldn't stay out of it either.
The incident had become common knowledge. If they handled it poorly, the three Grand Unity Golden Immortals and the factions behind them would lose all authority. Who would trust or pledge allegiance to them after that?
"Blazing Fire, what's going on?" asked Old Ancestor Lu Ya, the ruler of the Fire Worship Sacred Dynasty, seated above Venerable Blazing Fire. "There's quite a commotion outside."
Old Ancestor Lu Ya had never paid much attention to trivial matters like this, usually leaving them to his subordinates. But at his level, simply cultivating in seclusion wasn't enough. He occasionally emerged to clear his mind, and when he happened to hear about this, he became interested. How could a Golden Immortal cause such a stir?
Venerable Blazing Fire didn't dare show the slightest disrespect before Old Ancestor Lu Ya. Even among Grand Unity Golden Immortals, there were ranks of strength. Old Ancestor Lu Ya, Yin-Yang Ancestor, Qiankun Ancestor, Ancestor Tun Tian, Old Ancestor Golden Body, and Old Ancestor Destruction were undoubtedly kings among Grand Unity Golden Immortals. Venerable Blazing Fire, Venerable Great Mountain Sword, and Venerable Green Mountain, on the other hand, were ordinary Grand Unity Golden Immortals. Even the three of them together couldn't withstand more than a few moves from Old Ancestor Lu Ya and the others.
Venerable Blazing Fire respectfully recounted what had happened to Old Ancestor Lu Ya, not daring to conceal anything.
"Mm. Handle it properly. We mustn't let our authority suffer," Old Ancestor Lu Ya said with a slight nod.
"Yes. Rest assured, Ancestor," Venerable Blazing Fire hurriedly promised.
Before long, the Fire Worship Sacred Dynasty and the Eastern Alliance did indeed take action, sending people everywhere to search for Li Yi. Rumor had it they planned to send someone specifically to deal with him and wipe him out completely. Only Venerable Great Mountain Sword gave no sign of acting, as though he had forgotten the matter.
Li Yi knew this wouldn't end so easily. Neither the three Grand Unity Golden Immortals nor the factions behind them would simply let him go. Otherwise, these superpowers couldn't have ruled over the Primordial World and occupied so much territory and so many resources.
"Come at me if you want. If you make me lose my temper, I'll summon my Main Body and wipe you out completely." A cold glint flashed in Li Yi's eyes, and anger flared within him.
"Ah, I still need to find a way to get stronger as soon as possible. I'm not doing too badly now, but against a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, I'd be a sitting duck." Li Yi felt helpless. With his current strength, he shouldn't have been in much danger in the Primordial World. Unfortunately, he had provoked powers that were far too strong, and trouble was hard to avoid when it came to Spiritual Treasures. They weren't cabbages, after all. Defensive Innate Spiritual Treasures were especially rare; if he let this one slip by, he might never encounter another.
Knowing those factions wouldn't let him off easily, Li Yi flew with much greater caution. Along the way, he didn't use the Sword Light Flying Wings technique at all. He also used Spiritual Qi to form a thin mist over his face, so no one would recognize him.
When he encountered a few cultivators on the way, Li Yi carefully went around them. This slowed him down considerably, but greatly reduced the chance of being discovered.
Sure enough, no cultivators had bothered him lately. Sometimes he ran into cultivators from the Fire Worship Sacred Dynasty, but when they saw he had no wings, they paid him little attention. They couldn't investigate every cultivator they met. The Primordial World was vast and full of cultivators; doing so would offend countless people, something even the Fire Worship Sacred Dynasty and the other factions couldn't afford.
Li Yi's method was simple, but effective. With his Main Body there, he wasn't afraid of anyone using divination to discover his whereabouts.
And so Li Yi slowly flew toward the East Sea.
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