"Sword Venerable, you're saying that Yun Hongcai has already..."
In the cloudy sky of Shadowfell Prefecture, six people flew toward the borders of Shadowfell Prefecture, as Zhou Chengli asked Li Yaozu with doubt.
He absolutely did not believe that Li Yaozu had arrived at Sunfall City and claimed he didn't know the way.
And he had already received news about what happened at the Dusheng Nunnery.
That bastard Yun Hongcai had stolen the supplies, forcing everyone in Deston Prefecture to guard against him, let alone catching him.
What's more, afterward, Yun Hongcai had even dared to steal the Buddhist faith power right in front of several Body Integration almighty experts.
Yet Li Yaozu merely stated that Yun Hongcai was no longer a problem, telling the people of Sunfall City to just focus on leading the way with peace of mind.
"My elder brother doesn't like to lie." Li Yaoqing raised an eyebrow.
"But..."
Zhou Chengli wanted to ask more, but suddenly closed his mouth. As they went deeper into Shadowfell Prefecture, he increasingly felt the chaos of Shadowfell Prefecture.
With the two races battling in Shadowfell Prefecture, the collision of worldly Spiritual power and its fluctuations caused thick, gloomy clouds to gather.
The entire Shadowfell Prefecture was filled with violent spiritual energy.
Moreover, they could even sense the auras of Divinity Transformation cultivators breaking through to Void Refinement and constructing Void Refinement spaces in various places.
It was evident that many stunningly brilliant individuals had found their opportunities in this war.
Among them, the two most eye-catching auras could not be concealed even by the chaotic Spiritual power fluctuations of Shadowfell Prefecture.
Under the vision of their divine souls, two auras mixed together in the distance: one was Buddhist faith power shooting up to the heavens, along with a towering ancient tree.
The other was Body Integration almighty experts engaging in a battle, with continuous Heavenly Fire and Spiritual power that annihilated everything in its path.
Zhou Chengli thought carefully for a moment and saw through the clues.
"That is the faith power stolen by Yun Hongcai, and... the Nirvana Sage Elder battling the Body Integration almighty experts from the Imperial Capital."
He then looked toward the two from the Li Clan.
Since he could sense these things, these two had certainly detected them as well, yet they showed no surprise at all.
"In other words..." Zhou Chengli broke out in a cold sweat.
"The Li Clan is dealing with Yun Hongcai, yet these two aren't going to help. Instead, they are heading to the border and bringing us along. The borderlands..."
Zhou Chengli couldn't help but overthink.
For the past few decades, Ba Siyu had oppressed the people of the Azure Cloud Li Clan, and the Li family members had swallowed their anger, acting extremely docile.
But once the two sides went to war, the people of the Azure Cloud Li Clan suddenly stopped pretending.
It truly was a case of remaining silent until one astounds the world with a single brilliant feat.
He estimated that Ba Siyu's intestines were green with regret right now.
He heard that Ba Siyu was currently extremely proactive on the battlefield, mostly out of fear, harboring an attitude of, "No matter what grudge we have, I am currently helping the dynasty fight the Wu tribe. If your Li Clan dares to harm me, that wouldn't be honorable..."
The few Li family members who had stayed in Deston Prefecture were fine; he knew them.
As for these two, Zhou Chengli truly hadn't met them before, which added a bit more dread to his thoughts.
Especially as the two conversed.
"Eldest Brother, during the years you weren't home, the children of our family had a hard time in Deston Prefecture," Li Yaoqing reported secretly.
"Hmm?"
Li Yaozu frowned slightly. "With Yunlin and Yunbing around, who could bully them?"
"Who else?" Li Yaoqing said coldly.
"There is a despicable villain in Deston Prefecture. The one surnamed Yun has already been dealt with, and Bi Shihu has been caught.
It's that guy named Ba Siyu who conspired with our enemies, wanting to claim the lives of our children."
"..." Zhou Chengli's heart leaped.
He originally wanted to say something, but when Li Yaoqing turned her head, he hastily looked away, dripping with sweat, inwardly telling Ba Siyu to look out for himself.
"Mister Zhou, do you know Ba Siyu?" Li Yaozu looked at Zhou Chengli.
He had just arrived and didn't know the situation. The clansmen said Zhou Chengli was quite a decent person and knew many things.
With this question, Zhou Chengli's suspended heart finally leaped into his throat. He said straightforwardly, "He is... my direct superior."
The corners of Li Yaozu's mouth twitched. He glanced at his second sister's mischievous expression, and his face instantly darkened.
"Nonsense. Since he is Mister Zhou's direct superior, how could he associate with people who steal like dogs and sneak like chickens?
Lord Ba must certainly have his reasons for acting this way. It is completely understandable for those in high positions with heavy authority to consider the big picture."
He then said sincerely to Zhou Chengli, "Mister Zhou, it is merely the short-sighted view of my younger sister. Please do not take offense."
"Heh... hehe." Zhou Chengli forced a smile.
Li Yaoqing stuck out her tongue and transmitted her voice to her eldest brother,
"Eldest Brother is still the smart one. Ba Siyu is extremely scared right now. Once we bring it out into the open, he will let his guard down, and there will always be a time when we catch his weakness."
Hearing this, Li Yaozu shook his head solemnly.
"Second Sister, we cultivators act open and aboveboard. Right now, it's simply that we cannot defeat Ba Siyu. Once I reach his realm, I will naturally seek justice for the children."
Having spoken.
The group headed toward the border in silence. After traveling for two hours, they saw the collision of Body Integration realm Spiritual power, the fluctuations causing everyone to halt their steps.
Li Yaozu took a deep breath and said to Zhou Chengli and the others,
"Everyone, there is a great battle between Body Integration almighty experts ahead. If I am not mistaken, both Crown Prince Fei Heng and Nun Dairou of the Dusheng Nunnery are there."
Li Yaozu glanced at his second sister.
Under the puzzled gazes of everyone, the spatial ring on Li Yaoqing's hand flashed, and several medicinal pills landed in her hand, their fragrance assailing the nostrils.
She smiled, "These are Tier-5 pills I refined. They can shield our auras. As long as we do not use Spiritual power, even Body Integration experts will not be able to find our tracks."
Li Yaozu said, "With a Body Integration battle, our cultivation bases are not sufficient to directly intervene. It wouldn't hurt to hide in the shadows."
Although Zhou Chengli and the others were puzzled, seeing Li Yaozu and Li Yaoqing both swallow the pills, Zhou Chengli picked one up, sniffed it, thought for a moment, and swallowed it as well.
Seeing this, the other three followed suit.
With this, they relied entirely on their physical stamina, running toward the border on foot.
Arriving at the ruins, they saw Crown Prince Fei Heng standing in place in the distance, while two Body Integration experts engaged in a great battle in the cloudy sky, their pressure formidable.
The expressions of Zhou Chengli and the others turned to shock, but not because of the formidable spell battle between the two almighty experts in the cloudy sky.
Rather...
At this moment, Crown Prince Fei Heng's appearance was hideous.
His body emanated corpse energy, and a corpse dragon roared, exuding the might of a Body Integration corpse, blocking the techniques Nun Dairou unleashed downward!
At this moment, the Crown Prince's clothing was torn, revealing the incongruous flesh on his body.
Zhou Chengli was in disbelief.
"The Crown Prince... impossible. How did the Crown Prince become like this? Wasn't the Crown Prince at the peak of the Divinity Transformation realm? He cultivates the Royal Daoist techniques, but now... Half-Step Body Integration!"
Li Yaozu remained expressionless, but a cold glint lingered in his eyes.
He had seen that corpse dragon before; it was the corpse dragon that soared above the Mountain of Esoteric Stratagems, fighting alongside the Corpse God of the Mountain of Esoteric Stratagems against Holy Monk Yidian.
From Crown Prince Fei Heng's body, he sensed the aura of an old acquaintance he had crossed swords with.
This Crown Prince, who had farmed in their Li Clan for three hundred years, cultivated the Corpse-Stitching Art.
"Eldest Brother, it seems that during the many years Fei Heng was in our Li family, he learned quite a few things, got mixed up with some incredible people, and took a shortcut." Li Yaoqing's face was as cold as frost.
Li Yaozu nodded slightly. "He learned very well, he just didn't learn anything good."
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