Chapter 22: The Eve of the Storm, Crisis Arrives

  Li Yi had just left when a dozen or so monks appeared on the battlefield, gazing out at the blood-soaked earth with hearts that were deeply shocked.

  One day later, the numerous cultivators of the Primordial Chaos were shocked once again, thinking that this time Li Yi would surely die, but unexpectedly, he slaughtered thousands of Golden Immortals in a single battle.

  These thousands are all Golden Immortals, not the cannon fodder of Xuan Immortals or Tian Immortals. Even if they can't compare to the Da Luo Golden Immortal, their status in the Primordial Chaos is still relatively high.

  The direct effect of this matter is that the Jinxian groups that were preparing to hunt and kill Li Yi disbanded one after another. After all, even with good treasures and opportunities, they still need to be alive to enjoy them. Seeing Li Yi chopping melons and vegetables like burying thousands of Jinxians, these Jinxians' scalps are numb. This is not the combat power that Jinxians can possess. Even the Daluo Jinxian would probably take a good while to deal with so many Jinxians.

  Not withdrawing now and fantasizing about annihilating Li Yi is truly brain-damaged.

  Not to mention the Golden Immortals who had withdrawn from this massacre, even those few Great Golden Immortals who were tempted by the Extreme Treasure and Defensive Treasure and came out of their seclusion also stopped taking action. It wasn't that they were afraid of Li Yi, but rather that the gap between Golden Immortals and Great Golden Immortals was immeasurable. In their eyes, Golden Immortals were nothing more than ants, not even worth comparing. However, they did have some apprehension about Li Yi's speed. What if he managed to escape? How would they explain it to their own sect members and descendants? This made them choose to wait and observe.

  Actually, Li Yi was also clear that he could now dominate the Golden Immortal realm, but he also knew that facing the Great Luo Golden Immortal, he had no power to resist, and the only thing he could do was escape. The Great Luo Golden Immortal had already begun to comprehend the rules, and at this time, Li Yi's killing sword path posed no threat to him, and even if it stirred up a thread of rule power, Li Yi's killing intent would be broken.

  This is also why the Great Luo Golden Immortals are so terrifying, their Daoist magic and divine abilities have already merged with the rules of the underworld, using the rules to mobilize the power of heaven and earth to attack, not only greatly reducing the consumption of magical powers, but also making their might even more powerful.

  "Ah, Jian Fengzi is indeed ruthless. Tens of thousands of Golden Immortals were buried by him like this," someone thought to themselves with a sense of trepidation.

  "Who would have thought that he still had a Soul Divine Technique up his sleeve? How many trump cards does he have?" Some cultivators who were fortunate enough not to be participating couldn't help but feel emotional.

  "I told you so," said a monk who clearly had an opinion about those top powers. "How could our idol be defeated like that? Those major powers aren't all they're cracked up to be, either."

  "This time there's a good show to watch, I reckon even the forces behind the three Da Luo Golden Immortals will make some moves," many cultivators commented.

  Countless cultivators watched quietly as the three Da Luo Golden Immortals and the powers behind them reacted, after all, at this point, the three Da Luo Golden Immortals had to take action, and the powers behind them couldn't stay out of it either.

  This matter has become notorious, and if it is not handled properly, whether it is the three Da Luo Golden Immortals or their backers, they will lose all credibility. Who would still believe in them, follow them?

  "Blazing fire, what's going on?" asked Lu Ya, the venerable ancestor of the Sacred Flame Sect, sitting upright and facing the Blazing Fire Deity, "The outside world is quite lively with discussions."

  Lu Ye was originally not very concerned about such trivial matters, and it would be fine to let his subordinates handle them. However, things had reached a point where simply closing up for secluded cultivation wouldn't do; occasionally, he would also emerge from seclusion to clear his mind. It just so happened that he heard about this matter, and suddenly became interested - how could one Golden Immortal cause such a huge commotion?

  Lihuo Zunzhe did not dare to be the slightest bit slow in front of Lu Ya Laozu, even if they were both Daluo Jinxian, there was still a high and low ranking among them. Lu Ya Laozu, Yin Yang Laozu, Qian Kun Laozu, Tun Tian Laozu, Jin Shen Laozu, Huai Mie Laozu and others were undoubtedly the kings of the Daluo Jinxian, while Lihuo Zunzhe, Ju Yue Jian Zun, Qing Shan Zunzhe and others were just ordinary Daluo Jinxian. Even if Lihuo Zunzhe and the other two combined their strength, they still couldn't withstand a few moves from Lu Ya Laozu and the others.

  Lieu Huo Lao Zu respectfully told Lu Yao Lao Zu about the course of events, not daring to hide anything.

  "Hmm, handle it properly, can't damage our dignity," Lü Yan's old ancestor nodded slightly.

  "Yes, don't worry, Patriarch," Lie Huo Zun hastily assured him.

  Before long, the Baihuo Sacred Dynasty and the Eastern Alliance indeed took action, sending people to investigate Li Yi's whereabouts everywhere. It was rumored that they would send special personnel to deal with Li Yi, preparing to thoroughly strangle him. Only the Giant Yue Sword Sect did not spread any news, as if they had forgotten about this matter.

  Li Yi knew that this matter would not end like this, neither the three Da Luo Golden Immortals nor the forces behind them could let him off so easily. Otherwise, these superpowers wouldn't be able to oppress the Hong Huang and occupy a large amount of land and resources.

  "Come on then, if you dare to provoke me, I'll summon the real deal and wipe you out clean", a glint of cold light flashed in his eyes, Li Yi's anger also ignited.

  "Alas, I should find a way to quickly boost my strength. Although it's not bad now, when facing Da Luo Golden Immortal, it's basically just a dish. Li Yi looked very helpless. With his current strength, he shouldn't have been in much danger even in the vast wilderness of Hong Huang. However, the forces he had provoked were too powerful, and for the sake of the spiritual treasure, it was hard to avoid them. After all, spiritual treasures weren't something you could easily come by, especially defensive innate spiritual treasures, which were extremely rare. If he missed this opportunity, he might never encounter another one."

  Knowing that those forces would not let him go easily, Li Yi was much more careful when flying, and he didn't even use the "Sword Light Flying Wing" technique all the way, and also condensed a layer of thin fog on his face with spiritual energy to avoid being recognized.

  Along the way, they encountered several monks. Li Yi carefully avoided them as well. As a result, although their speed slowed down significantly, they were able to minimize the chances of being discovered.

  Indeed, recently there haven't been any Masters bothering him. Although sometimes he would run into some Masters from the Fire Worship Sect, but since Li Yi didn't have wings, they didn't pay much attention to him. After all, it's impossible for them to investigate every Master they meet. The Hongyuan is so vast and there are countless Masters; if they were to do that, they would offend countless people, and even the Fire Worship Sect wouldn't be able to bear the consequences.

  Li Yi's method was simple but practical; with his true self present, he wasn't afraid of others discovering his tracks through calculations.

  Li Yi slowly flew towards the East Sea like this.