This Was Taking Caution Too Far

The Black Robe Man understood. Behind the Sun Moon Divine Cult's offer of peace, there had to be a huge conspiracy!

A Supreme Dao Holy Land like theirs cared only about saving face. If they could recover it, so much the better.

But if he refused to play along, they would find a way to kill him, restore their holy land's reputation, and tell the world that the Sun Moon Divine Cult was not to be crossed!

But was he afraid?

Heh!

The Black Robe Man swept his sleeve, and powerful Dao arts concealed that stretch of heaven and earth. From afar, the mountaintop where he stood suddenly vanished from sight.

Once that was done, he took out a Sound Transmission Stone and released its restriction. He wrapped the transmission carefully in concealing power to keep anyone else from intercepting it.

"Son? Son? It's your dad!"

"..."

"Son? It's Dad. If you hear me, answer!"

"..."

Strangely, the Sound Transmission Stone, which had always received an answer, fell silent this time.

There was no response from Hua Yunfei. Or rather, his transmission could not get through at all.

The Black Robe Man frowned. Strange. This had never happened before.

The Sound Transmission Stone in Hua Yunfei's possession was special. Once someone's Spiritual Sense had been paired with it, they could send him a message from any distance, as long as they were still on the Big Dipper Star.

Its range was terrifying. The Big Dipper Star was so vast that an ordinary cultivator could fly for a lifetime and never reach its edge!

"Don't tell me the brat is cultivating for once?"

The Black Robe Man shook his head. "No. He must have gone somewhere like a secret realm. The Spiritual Sense in my Sound Transmission Stone is having trouble reaching him."

With that, he gave up trying to contact Hua Yunfei, turned, and left.

The Space-Time Divine Realm.

After soaking in the vat for a day, Hua Yunfei recognized the wonders of the Immortal River Water. Taking the vat with him, he opened the gateway to the Space-Time Divine Realm for the first time.

Cultivating inside would save him time!

One day outside was thirty days inside!

In the Cave Mansion, only a Token hung suspended in the air. But even if someone entered, they would never notice it without searching carefully.

The Token only appeared to be there. In truth, it was hidden in space-time!

This was how the Token protected itself when its owner entered the Space-Time Divine Realm.

There was nothing else remarkable about the Space-Time Divine Realm. It was simply a world awash in dazzling colors, stretching beyond sight.

No wonder the system had said that cultivating here too long would leave him lost and strip away his memories.

There were only brilliant colors here, an enormous strain on the eyes.

Even if he avoided looking, his mind would tire with time. The Time Law would invade his Spiritual Sense until it severed his memories.

As an ambitious young devotee of the Survival Dao, Hua Yunfei was not concerned.

After cultivating in the Space-Time Divine Realm for over three months, he suddenly opened his eyes and stepped out naked. He looked down at his spotless, fair skin and nodded in satisfaction.

The Immortal River Water lived up to its name. Even he had benefited greatly.

Not only had his already perfect constitution grown stronger, but he had also comprehended three strands of immortal qi law from the Immortal River Water.

Those three strands were immensely powerful, unlike anything of the mortal world. Once used, they could serve both offense and defense, whether he needed to attack or preserve his life.

Hua Yunfei liked them very much. Their defensive power, in particular, was exactly to his taste!

Boom!

Suddenly, he felt the shackles on his cultivation realm loosen. His power was already slipping beyond his control, and he was about to break through.

But advancing to a new major realm meant facing a tribulation!

"Looks like I'll have to go out!"

"Facing a tribulation in the sect is too dangerous."

Hua Yunfei released the restriction and left the Space-Time Divine Realm. At once, his Sound Transmission Stone began flashing without pause, alerting him to a missed transmission.

He took it out, and a voice came from within: "Son, son, it's your dad!"

"Dad?"

Hua Yunfei raised an eyebrow. What did his father want? He sent his Spiritual Sense into the stone and tried to contact Hua Cangqiong.

Hua Cangqiong answered almost immediately, sounding urgent. "Son, come save your dad! My life's on the line!"

Hua Yunfei frowned. From the other end of the Sound Transmission Stone came an ear-splitting din, as though mighty cultivators were battling with earth-shaking force.

He had been cultivating these past few days and knew nothing of what had happened at the Sun Moon Divine Cult—or how daring a thing Hua Cangqiong had done.

"What have you gotten yourself into? What's all that noise?" Hua Yunfei asked.

"I'm being hunted," Hua Cangqiong said urgently. "Hunted! Do you understand what that means?"

"And the one hunting your dad is a Sage Realm expert."

Hua Yunfei was not alarmed. He knew what his father was capable of. "Stop pretending. You're hiding somewhere he can't find you, aren't you? He's lost his temper and is blasting the whole area to flush you out."

"Uh..."

"You figured it out?"

"Hahaha!"

Hua Cangqiong's tone relaxed at once. He described what had happened over the past few days, then laughed.

"A few days ago, they waited for me forever at the peak of Mount Qingming... Then they found out I'd gone to raid the Sun Moon Divine Cult's home base. They nearly died of rage."

"They had taken precautions and brought out a few Half-Saint level ancestors to guard the place. Unfortunately for them, your dad was too strong. I beat them back until they cowered inside their defensive formation and could only stare me down."

"By the time the Sun Moon Cult Master returned with the imperial weapon, I was long gone."

"Furious, they brought out a Sage Tier ancestor. I think he's called Ancestor Luoning. He was once a figure who shook the Eastern Domain, and he's the one hunting me now."

"Luckily, I've hidden myself well and have plenty of treasures that conceal my presence. I've evaded his divinations every time."

"Right now, he's raging all over the place!"

Hua Yunfei smiled helplessly as he listened. His father never acted his age. He was powerful and loved catching people off guard, yet put on the airs of a reckless brute. He was a sneaky old fox through and through.

"Then why don't you use all that strength of yours to kill Ancestor Luoning?" Hua Yunfei said.

Of course, he was only joking. Ancestor Luoning was Sage Tier and would be hard to kill. Besides, Hua Cangqiong probably had not reached Sage Tier himself.

Then again, Hua Cangqiong had been away from the sect for thirty years. Hua Yunfei had no idea how strong he had become.

Hua Cangqiong gave a disdainful laugh. "Killing a Saint would burden me with too much Karma. If the Sun Moon Divine Cult used its imperial weapon to divine my identity afterward, I'd have a hard time escaping. They'd know who I was."

When a Saint grew angry, corpses carpeted a million miles!

In this Age of Dharma's End, Saints were supreme beneath heaven and earth. With every word and deed, the Great Dao took shape around them.

Even speaking to someone of Sage Tier would entangle a person in immense Karma.

If Hua Cangqiong rashly killed Ancestor Luoning, the Sun Moon Divine Cult could bring out another Sage Tier ancestor to divine his identity with the imperial weapon. Escaping then would be difficult!

In this world, Karma ran in cycles. Once burdened with great Karma, one could hardly escape the pursuit of the Heaven and Earth Great Dao!

Hua Yunfei smiled faintly. Remembering that he was about to leave the sect, he said:

"If you really have what it takes, kill him. I'll be leaving the sect soon. I'll take care of the Karma."

Hua Cangqiong fell silent.

"What's wrong?" Hua Yunfei asked.

"Nothing. Just wiping down my weapon and sharpening it. Makes chopping people down easier!"

Click!

Hua Cangqiong ended the transmission. Just before it cut off, Hua Yunfei heard him shout, "Luoning, you little brat! Your grandpa's coming for you!"

"Don't tell me he's really become a Saint," Hua Yunfei murmured. "How old is he?"

He had only been joking with Hua Cangqiong. He had not expected his father to take him seriously!

And it sounded as though he truly had the strength to do it.

"That's taking caution too far. If Uncle-Master Yun Tian and the others found out, wouldn't they want the ground to swallow them whole? When it comes to the Survival Dao, they're a hundred and eight thousand miles behind!"

"Dad is still only at the Heavenly Human Realm on the surface!"