Everyone's Been Remembered

In the rear hall of Anle Palace, Li Shaojun was engrossed in alchemy.

He poured almost all of his limited cultivation into the Nine Dragon Cauldron, waiting for the Eight Steps to Immortality Pill to take shape.

Although he was engrossed in the activity, Li Shaojun was not deaf and could hear the commotion outside. He was even more horrified that the other party did not care about the Empress Dowager's life or death, but instead came for the Nine Dragon Cauldron.

This prompted him to continuously infuse his Law Power and to push forward the refining of the Eight Steps to Immortality Pill as much as possible.

Only when bricks, tiles, and beams fell from the roof of the main hall and debris was found inside the Nine Dragon Cauldron did Li Shaojun have no choice but to stop refining the artifacts.

His face was full of anger, but as soon as he saw the long golden hairs swirling in the dark clouds, his angry heart turned ice-cold.

Even if no one had confirmed the identity of the Nine Spirits Primal Sage within the Anle Palace's main hall, Li Shaojun was absolutely certain that he couldn't afford to offend a powerful demon who could control such a demonic wind.

No sooner had everyone been discussing Daojun than Nine Spirits Primal Sage arrived.

While the Nine Spirits Primal Sage -Nine Spirits Primal Sage isn't as ruthless as the Dao Lord, who strikes with no return, he is still the strongest among the beast demons of today.

Among demons, might makes right, a reputation earned by the Nine Spirits Primal Sage.

Li Shaojun fears nothing more than clashing with the top figures in the industry. Let alone being the number one among demons, he would run far away from anyone who held the title of number one in swordsmanship, Thunder Method, or Wind Technique.

His anger at being interrupted during his alchemy practice, which led to his failure, was genuine, as was his panic.

Li Shaojun could accept being killed once, but he couldn't possibly use another Li Shaojun of his grandson generation to deal with Divine Lord Zhenyuan; the consequences of the other party discovering the truth would be unimaginable.

The bigger problem is that it will cause him to fail in refining the Eight Steps to Immortality Pill. Not only will it be difficult for him to return, but he will also have few more opportunities to use a powerful artifact like the Nine Dragon Cauldron.

"Let's teach him a lesson!"

A giant lion's head covered in yellow fur peered down from the top of the hall, and the Sha Qi emanating from it made Li Shaojun tremble involuntarily.

He called out again to the still somewhat slow-to-react Dou Taizhu, then looked at Divine Lord Zhenyuan had rolled up his sleeves.

"Mingyue greets fellow Daoist!"

Divine Lord Zhenyuan replied politely.

With Daojun's prior notice, he knew that Nine Spirits Primal Sage had indeed come to see the Nine Dragon Cauldron.

Once they have confirmed each other's identities, the other party will stop bothering them.

Instead of launching a sneak attack, he casually waved his long sleeve.

A fierce wind, carrying the flames from the Nine Dragon Cauldron, swept upwards, startling the Nine Spirits Primal Sage had poked his head out to investigate.

"What bright moon?"

The wind howled in my face, like being slapped on the head. It was far less painful than the needle pricks Li Guang felt when shooting arrows, but no one likes the feeling of being slapped in the face.

As the lion's eyes, as large as fists, looked down in search, a flash of anger crossed them, and it opened its massive maw and spewed downwards.

The black wind swept down like a blade, and also brought forth another sleeve of Divine Lord Zhenyuan.

"This guy is seriously underestimating me!"

Unmoved by the lion's Yao Qi, and completely ignored by its demonic gusts, Li Shaojun, who was wielding the Nine Dragon Cauldron, stood beside it, letting a eunuch servant behind him take action. For no reason, the Nine Spirits Primal Sage became more wary.

Upon seeing the eunuch servant who had called Black Wind "Bright Moon" sweep away again, the black clouds that had been entangled around the Nine Spirits Primal Sage dissipated, revealing his three-zhang-long demonic body with his blood-red maw wide open.

"Roar!"

His lion head took on a dharma-like appearance, and the already enormous lion head instantly expanded to more than ten times its original size.

A deafening roar swept down from the depths of the netherworld, and the roof of the main hall beneath the Nine Spirits Primal Sage crumbled into rubble.

With a downward bite of its lion head, the cauldron and the people below vanished. A fierce wind swept in, carrying away the remaining clouds, and the firelight and darkness disappeared, replaced by a hazy grayness.

"Hey!"

Nine Spirits Primal Sage took a bite, feeling as if he had bitten into a thick, hard, giant club. But then a thunderous roar came, and his body rolled back and forth uncontrollably. Unable to see his surroundings clearly, he tore and bit wildly for a while.

"Get out of here!"

A pained shout came, and the Nine Spirits Primal Sage felt the dark night sky and the flaming Pill Cauldron reappear in his eyes, and a dizzying sensation surged into his heart.

"Ugh~"

Large mouthfuls of unchewed beef and mutton were spat out, spreading a rotten and foul stench.

Nine Spirits Primal Sage had never experienced such dizziness before. He felt as if his body had been ruined. Even though his Demon Power was intact, there was no way he could expect to be very strong when vomiting.

"I'll remember you, alchemist; and I'll remember you, bright moon!"

It vomited a large amount of vomit, and after its stomach was emptied, it even began to vomit blood. The Nine Spirits Primal Sage was greatly alarmed and stirred up a demonic wind, causing it to fly erratically and crash into things.

"Li Guang, I'll remember you!"

A sharp pain shot through his head, and Nine Spirits Primal Sage felt his nausea subside considerably. He struggled to lift his head and fling away the arrow that had pierced his eyelid.

The world before him turned blood red. Nine Spirits Primal Sage saw the Nine Dragon Cauldron below spewing purple flames and chasing after him. This caused him to whip up a black wind and frantically drill upwards, with another feathered arrow following behind.

"Nine Spirits, this general only fired a few arrows, without using the Heaven-Shaking Arrow, so I'll spare you this time!"

A distant shout came, and just as Nine Spirits Primal Sage was feeling relieved to have shaken off the flames and arrows, he heard a low voice in his ear.

"Li Guang, you son of a bitch! Your Heaven-Shaking Arrow has been taken by someone else, and you still dare to scare me? Do you think I, Nine Spirits, am easily frightened?!"

After angrily uttering those words, Nine Spirits Primal Sage ignored the situation below. He felt his stomach was twisting and he felt like vomiting again.

Most importantly, the Nine Spirits Primal Sage didn't understand how he was beaten. He was beaten without knowing what was happening, so he kept biting and fighting back. When he finally saw the light of day again, he vomited profusely.

For the Nine Spirits Primal Sage, this was all that he had experienced.

His old signature move, which used to paralyze his opponent with a roar, was now useless; his Lion's Mouth Grab had backfired, leaving him somewhat bewildered.

If he couldn't figure out the opponent's tactics, or if his army had enough cannon fodder to test the waters when they reached Chang'an City, Nine Spirits Primal Sage had no intention of investigating again.

He stirred up a whirlwind and flew erratically, occasionally letting out a threatening roar like a lion, before his body twisted and flew away.

"Come here if you dare! Don't run away if you dare!"

Beneath the Nine Dragon Cauldron in the rear hall, Li Shaojun was drenched in foul-smelling vomit.

His legs trembled for a long time.

Standing beneath the Nine Dragon Cauldron, ignoring the Nine Spirits Primal Sage, wasn't because Li Shaojun was fearless; rather, he was so terrified by the overwhelming Yao Qi emanating from this great demon that he couldn't move his legs.

He was powerless against the difference in their two realms brought about by the top-level cultivator. Not to mention directly facing the sweeping Yao Qi, he would be affected even from the side.

Faced with this situation, Li Shaojun was powerless to avoid being drenched in rotten flesh.

He was already drenched in filth by the scalding hot vomit, and his head was covered in blood, leaving only half of his head sticking out to yell and curse.