The Phantom's Temptation, Tieguai Li Trapped by His Inner Demon

At this moment, Tieguai Li realized that he was no match for the man in black. The man in black was extremely powerful, far stronger than him, and he was no match for him at all!

"Who exactly are you?" Tieguai Li gritted his teeth and asked, "Who exactly are you?"

"You don't need to know who I am. In short, from now on, you are a piece of trash, unworthy of becoming an immortal!" The man in black sneered, then transformed into a streak of light and disappeared.

"You just wait!" Tieguai Li's eyes were filled with rage, his fists clenched tightly. He said, "I, Tieguai Li, will succeed! I will surpass you! I will become an immortal!"

Afterwards, Tieguai Li ignored the others and flew directly back to his cave abode.

Back in his cave abode, Tieguai Li sat down cross-legged and began to tend to his injuries.

He was not only seriously injured, but his soul was also damaged.

His Divine Sense was shattered by the attack from the man in black, which is why he is in this state now. His current cultivation level is only at the Early-stage Golden Immortal.

He knew that at this level, it was impossible to cultivate, let alone compete for the throne of the world's number one. He had to find a way to restore his cultivation and Divine Sense before he could cultivate.

At this point, he couldn't care less about anything else and closed his eyes to recuperate.

Just then, a phantom figure quietly appeared and stood beside Tieguai Li.

"Who are you? What do you want?" Tieguai Li asked warily.

"Tieguai Li, I want to discuss a deal with you," the illusory figure said.

"What deal? I don't know you," Tieguai Li said coldly.

"You don't know me, but I know you, and I know what you need," the phantom said.

"What do you know?" Tieguai Li shouted coldly. He was now very worried about his safety because this phantom was too strange. It could actually penetrate his defenses and enter his mind without him noticing.

"You want to become an immortal, don't you?" the illusory figure asked.

"That's right!" Tieguai Li said without any attempt to hide it.

"As long as you cooperate with me, I guarantee you can become an immortal, and you will be in no danger whatsoever," the illusory figure said.

"Really?" Tieguai Li asked, his eyes darting around.

"Certainly."

"Alright, as long as you promise to help me cultivate to the Immortal Lord level, I will agree to your request," Tieguai Li said. "However, you must first help me cultivate to the Immortal Lord level!"

"No problem!" The illusory figure nodded and said, "I promise you."

"Alright, but you absolutely mustn't go back on your word," Tieguai Li said.

"I won't go back on my word, don't worry, I keep my promise!" the phantom said confidently.

"In that case, let's begin!" Tieguai Li couldn't wait to cultivate to the Immortal Lord level and then find his parents.

"Come with me."

The illusory figure led Tieguai Li to a cave and said, "This is the cave abode I prepared for you. You will cultivate here from now on. As for anything you lack, I will help you complete it once my cultivation level is improved. Moreover, I can also give you the Cultivation Method you are practicing."

"Real?!"

Upon hearing this, Tieguai Li's face lit up with ecstatic joy.

"Of course it's true, would I lie to you?"

"Alright, then I'll trust you," Tieguai Li said, and then began his cultivation.

On the other side.

After leaving the Tai'e Sword Sect, Zhang Guolao returned directly to the Azure Cloud Sect. Instead of heading straight to Tai'e City, he went to the Heavenly Mountain Secret Realm.

The Heavenly Mountain Secret Realm is a secret treasure of the Azure Cloud Sect. Although it has some special characteristics, it does not belong to any sect, so the Azure Cloud Sect has no right to govern it.

Furthermore, the existence of the Heavenly Mountain Secret Realm is an array personally set up by the founder of the Heavenly Dao Alliance, the Supreme Emperor Holy Ancestor. Ordinary people cannot open it unless the Supreme Emperor Holy Ancestor personally takes action.

Therefore, the formation set up by the Supreme Emperor Holy Ancestor was extremely powerful.

Although Zhang Guolao could easily break the formation of the Heavenly Mountain Secret Realm, it was clearly impossible for him to obtain the treasures Heavenly Mountain Secret Realm.

The simplest way for Zhang Guolao to obtain the treasure was naturally to enter the Heavenly Mountain Secret Realm.

Entering the Heavenly Mountain Secret Realm would naturally not be as easy as leaving last time, but having learned from his previous experience, Zhang Guolao was not worried about entering the Heavenly Mountain Secret Realm.

Moreover, Zhang Guolao was not afraid of the restrictions of the Heavenly Mountain Secret Realm.

Last time, it was because he possessed the Azure Lotus Sword Canon Manual, which could counter some formations within the Heavenly Mountain Secret Realm, that he had the fortuitous opportunity to obtain the Azure Lotus Sword Canon.

This time, Zhang Guolao was confident that he would not make the same mistake again.

"Let's go inside!"

Zhang Guolao took a deep breath, took the lead, and rushed towards the Heavenly Mountain Secret Realm.

His speed was so fast that in the blink of an eye, he had already entered the Heavenly Mountain Secret Realm.

As soon as he entered the Heavenly Mountain Secret Realm, Zhang Guolao felt a wave of dizziness wash over him.

Fortunately, the dizziness subsided quickly.

After regaining his balance, Zhang Guolao opened his eyes and was immediately stunned by the sight before him.

All I could see was a vast expanse of white, stretching as far as the eye could see, seemingly without end. The surrounding area was an endless expanse of white, with not a trace of green to be found.

"Where exactly is this place? How could this happen?" Zhang Guolao muttered to himself.

"I don't know either. What kind of place is this? How could this happen?" the little fox said, looking completely bewildered.

"Forget it, let's find a place to rest first before making any plans. This place is just too strange," Zhang Guolao said with a wry smile.

"Okay, then we'll do as Master arranges." The little fox nodded.

The two found a giant tree and sat down to rest.

"Huh, why does this tree look so familiar?" Zhang Guolao, sitting under the big tree, suddenly wondered.

"How could this be? This tree is so strange!" the little fox asked, puzzled.

Zhang Guolao and the little fox sat under the tree, sizing each other up.

This giant tree is very strange in appearance. Its branches are extremely thick, and its trunk is more than ten zhang long and five or six meters high. The surface of the trunk is covered with sharp thorns. The roots are coiled in the trunk, looking like the tail of a snake.

Zhang Guolao had never seen or even heard of this tree before.

"Could it be that we're too late? That's impossible. So much time has passed; the tree couldn't have remained unchanged," Zhang Guolao wondered.

"Master, what kind of tree is this?" the little fox asked curiously.

"This tree is called the Heavenly Mountain Ginseng Fruit, a legendary spirit medicine. I have never eaten it before. I only know that this spirit medicine can increase a cultivator's cultivation level. I don't know the specific effects, but I heard my master say that if I can get one Heavenly Mountain Ginseng Fruit, my cultivation level can be raised by three levels. If I can get ninety-nine fruits, my cultivation level can be raised by seven levels, reaching the twelfth level!" Zhang Guolao said slowly.