Then there was the Martial Academy.
When the Blood Moon arrived, the Six Masters of the Martial Academy also changed.
They were unwilling to become a part of what lay beneath the Blood Moon and wanted to push the Red Dust Immortal to deal with the Blood Moon.
But for some unknown reason, no matter who asked, the Red Dust Immortal would only reply, "merely mediocre."
When it actually came time to take action, he was all talk and no action.
Seeing no hope in relying on the Red Dust Immortal, the Six Masters could only rely on themselves—breaking through to Body Integration, becoming Half-Immortals; their karmic opportunities all lay within Grandhaven Prefecture.
Relying on the immortal method 'Red Dust Realm' bestowed upon them by the Red Dust Immortal, they even dared to try to capture the divine infant, making the divine infant jumpy and paranoid.
The Six Masters wanted to capture Banshu Weide, intending to devour Banshu Weide and the people of the Peerless Hall while Immortal Linghu had no one to protect him, and then prepare to devour the divine infant...
Banshu Ao became a Half-Immortal and wanted to become a true immortal. He even wanted to borrow the power of the Peerless Hall to devour the Red Dust Immortal.
Who knew that halfway through, an unexpected interloper would burst onto the scene.
The three factions didn't end up biting each other; instead, a fourth party intervened.
"..."
Li Wei wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, cursing inwardly that the circle in Grandhaven City was truly chaotic to the extreme.
Li Zhiheng's frown deepened.
"You educate the world, yet you command the cultivators of the Martial Academy to ruthlessly slaughter the common people. Is this your method to strengthen yourselves?"
"We didn't."
The controlled Sixth Master spoke faintly, "I have never committed the act of slaughtering the common people."
Anger gradually appeared on his face.
"That would cause panic. My initial plan was to devour the divine infant and devour the Peerless Hall and Jade Mist Valley.
Having them would be enough; our Red Dust Realm would become even stronger.
Following that, we could lead Grandhaven Prefecture to evade the Blood Moon, marching toward Redmere, Westfall, and Azure Cloud, incorporating all the major factions into the Red Dust Realm."
"Devouring three major prefectures with lightning speed, the Red Dust Immortal would definitely be shaken."
"I suspect it is the other five Masters secretly issuing decrees to murder the commoners.
These five idiots! If it weren't for them, the commoners wouldn't leave, Grandhaven Prefecture wouldn't panic, and as we educate Grandhaven Prefecture, everyone would be used by us!"
Li Zhiheng looked at the other two Masters.
He fed on hidden merit and still owed a lot of hidden merit.
As long as he killed the chief culprits, he could devour the karmic luck of the deceased in Grandhaven Prefecture without any side effects. This was also his Dao path.
"It wasn't me, I thought it was you guys."
"It wasn't me either. It seems I wronged you."
"..."
Seeing the other two Masters speak up, the corners of Li Wei's mouth twitched.
It turned out these three were highly suspicious of each other.
The fact that they hadn't started fighting among themselves already meant they had deep bonds.
Even with a calm disposition like Li Zhiheng's, he couldn't help but feel speechless.
He asked toward the spirit tablet, "Old Ancestor, how should these three be dealt with?"
Seeing Li Zhiheng's inquiry, Li Wei shook his head and smiled.
Didn't they say younger generations are kind-hearted? If it were in the hands of the older generation, they would be treated to the Heavenly Coffin.
[Since they are the people you captured, you may decide for yourself.]
...
[Congratulations, your descendant Li Zhiheng has subdued three Masters of the Martial Academy.]
[Acquired Family Will: 12,000]
[Your descendant has trapped the three within the Heavenly Dao Divine Heart.
He expressed to you that with living people trapped within the Heavenly Dao Divine Heart, he can control the three through the 'Inner Soul World' and the supreme-grade Dharma Treasure, the Soul-Holding Lamp, acquiring a massive amount of intelligence and information.
He can make the three fight for him, command the three to teach techniques to his descendants, refine them at will, and seize their 'Red Dust Realm'... The three have a hundred uses.]
[Your descendant Li Zhiheng guesses that he can obtain immense benefits from these three Masters who educate Grandhaven Prefecture.
Once he fully comprehends and integrates their teachings, if there are members in the clan suitable for these three's Red Dust Immortal methods, they might be able to inherit everything from the three.]
"Holy crap?!!" Li Wei cursed inwardly.
He suddenly realized that he had still underestimated the methods of gods and immortals.
The Heavenly Dao Divine Heart had infinite wondrous uses, far exceeding his expectations!
"There are also the other three Masters."
Li Wei's breathing suddenly quickened.
These three's Red Dust Realm was countered by Li Zhiheng, but Li Zhiheng had already exhausted all his methods.
If the other three Masters were also present and just as powerful as these three, the outcome of the battle would have been unpredictable.
If all Six Masters were trapped within the Divine Heart, and their legacy inherited by a single person... Li Wei didn't even dare to imagine.
"It seems this trip to Grandhaven Prefecture was the right choice for the family."
Soon after, he was about to check the spoils of war on the three Masters to see if there was anything the clansmen could use, and then go find the other three Masters.
Suddenly, Li Wei blanked for a moment.
"Thud!"
Li Zhiheng, who had just exited the Void Refinement space not long ago, plummeted to the ground. Without a single injury, his breathing instantly became long and steady.
This battle had not been that easy for Zhiheng; manipulating the Divine Heart and the Inner Soul World for three days had almost entirely depleted all his Spiritual power and soul strength.
Now he could only rely on a deep slumber to maintain his final bit of Spiritual power to keep the three Masters trapped.
"Sleep in peace."
Through the spirit tablet, Li Wei summoned the nearest clansmen and smiled at Li Zhiheng.
"Leave the rest to your elders."
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