Chapter 157: An Interlude Outside the Heavenly Palace

The sacred place of Yao Chi, the Peach Festival, was attended by many guests.

However, due to the shocking disaster in the Ten Thousand Dragons' Nest, the atmosphere became somewhat unusual.

Almost no one was in the mood to appreciate the performances specially prepared by the Yao Chi Holy Land, and Li Zhi did not get to enjoy the dance of the Yao Chi fairies that he had been longing for.

Perhaps it was because those useless guys were killed that everyone lost interest in dancing with the wind and the moon.

The bloodshed that was supposed to occur at the end of the Peach Banquet seemed to have been brought forward greatly.

Moreover, the person who caused the holy land to bleed this time was no longer the well-known and world-famous powerful person, but an extremely terrifying ancient creature.

Looking at the reactions of the people outside the Heavenly Palace, Li Zhi felt that at least 70% of the people were filled with fear, but they were pretending to be calm, and some even clamored for Ye Fan to come out and give everyone an explanation.

Almost no monks discussed whether they should gather a large army to destroy the ancient creatures in the Ten Thousand Dragons' Nest.

It seemed that the death of several powerful men made them feel like the sky was falling.

The death of the supreme saint lord of Wanchu Holy Land, and the destruction of both his body and soul, indeed gave them a great shock. After all, it had been countless tens of thousands of years since a saint lord of a holy land had fallen in the East Wilderness.

In addition, the deputy leader of the Yin Yang Sect, the supreme sect in Zhongzhou, a powerful person who was about to inherit the position of leader, was also reduced to ashes in the Ten Thousand Dragons' Nest, which deepened the fear in their hearts.

In addition, the younger brother of the patriarch of the Beiyuan Golden Family, a powerful man with a promising future, also died in the Ten Thousand Dragons' Nest, and the Holy Lord of the Purple Mansion Holy Land was only left with a head being brought out.

Not to mention the powerful leaders of the Five Elements Palace, True Demon Palace, and Piaomiao Peak, the major sects in the Northern Territory that were only slightly weaker than the Holy Land and the ancient families, who also perished in the Ten Thousand Dragons' Nest.

The death of these powerful beings seemed to pierce the vain sense of superiority in their hearts, causing them to feel great fear towards the ancient creatures.

However, the number of cultivators who actually died in the Ten Thousand Dragons' Nest was only dozens, and it was not even certain whether the number exceeded a hundred.

They have the nerve to call a loss of this magnitude a "catastrophe". I really don't know if they have been living in comfort for too long and have lost their own awareness.

I still really think that the powerful are the real strong ones, and they are beings that cannot die at all.

The total number of powerful people in the Eastern Wilds is definitely at least ten thousand, even if it is not a hundred thousand.

Li Zhi didn't understand. It was just the death of a few powerful leaders. What was there to make such a fuss about?

Perhaps they have lived a comfortable life for too long and become dizzy at the sight of blood.

I have long forgotten how long and cruel the path of cultivation is.

Outside the Heavenly Palace, many monks were worried about this, as if the sky was falling.

After Li Zhi and Saint Yaoguang chatted for a while, they also talked about this matter.

Yaoguang Shengzi asked, "Fellow Daoist Changshou, what do you think about this?"

Li Zhi smiled and said, "I don't have any opinion, and they are not worthy of my opinion. It's just that a few people were killed by the ancient creatures. It's no big deal. They died, it's their fault for their weak cultivation. So many people entered the Ten Thousand Dragons Nest, why did they die? I can only say that they don't live up to the name, and are not even as good as those ancient creatures that have long been abandoned by the times. But they still pretend to be seniors in front of everyone all day long, which is annoying to watch."

Such outrageous remarks made Saint Yaoguang and Yao Xi at a loss as to how to respond.

Then, Yao Xi asked curiously, "Master Changshou, aren't you worried?"

Li Zhi said calmly: "What should I worry about?"

Yao Xi said: "Those ancient creatures in the Ten Thousand Dragons' Nest."

Li Zhi said nonchalantly: "Why should I worry about a group of creatures abandoned by the times? Is there anything about them that I should worry about?"

Saint Yaoguang was also curious and said, "I wonder what Taoist Changshou has to say? As everyone knows, ancient creatures are extremely powerful, and ordinary cultivators are far from being their opponents."

Li Zhi said, "Daoyou Yaoguang, I want to correct a misunderstanding of yours. It doesn't mean that all ancient creatures are strong. Those ancient creatures who seal themselves in the divine source are strong, but they are the elite selected from billions of creatures. It doesn't mean that ancient creatures are stronger than us humans. For example, in the same realm, I think even among the ancient creatures, there are few who can be a match for Daoyou Yaoguang."

Yao Xi suddenly realized and said, "So the ancient creatures are so powerful because of this reason."

Li Zhi smiled and said, "Pick out the strong ones from the human race and gather them together, and you will find that they are too strong to be human. So, don't think that the ancient creatures are so powerful. When you can stand out from billions of living beings, you will find that the so-called powerful ancient creatures are a joke. In the eyes of the real strong, no one thinks that the ancient creatures are strong. It's just that everyone has seen too many weak ones on weekdays, and mistakenly thinks that the ancient creatures are all strong. They are just like that. The ancient creatures in the Ten Thousand Dragons Nest, except for a few, are actually not as talented as you, Fairy Yao Xi."

Yao Xi immediately smiled brightly and said, "Changshou, you are still as sweet as ever. I love to hear you talk. Did you use this trick to trick Yao Chi into your heart?"

Li Zhi said quickly: "Fairy Yao Xi, please don't slander me. I and the Saintess of Yaochi are innocent."

At this time, Saint Yaoguang also asked, "Master Changshou, have you ever entered the Ten Thousand Dragons' Nest and fought against those ancient creatures?"

Li Zhi said: "I was fortunate enough to enter the Ten Thousand Dragons' Nest and fought several battles with those ancient creatures, but I didn't find them to be particularly powerful."

The Holy Son of Yaoguang asked, "Did the Taoist encounter the True Dragon Immortality Elixir in the Ten Thousand Dragons' Nest?"

Li Zhi shook his head slightly, and said with great regret: "The True Dragon Immortality Elixir is a burial item of the ruthless emperor. No one can possess it except the emperor. Even the ancient creatures in the Ten Thousand Dragons' Nest can only stare blankly at the True Dragon Immortality Elixir right in front of them.

Those mighty ones who died in the Ten Thousand Dragons' Nest all had their minds blinded by their seven emotions and six desires. They didn't even look in the mirror to see what kind of moral character they had. How could they be worthy of possessing the True Dragon's Elixir of Immortality?

The Ten Thousand Dragons Nest was the burial site chosen by the Ruthless Emperor. Was it a place that those people could provoke? Wasn't the lesson of attacking Purple Mountain a few years ago profound enough?

I don't know how to evaluate them. Call them stupid, but they can stand above billions of living beings. Call them foolish, but they can cultivate to the realm of great power.

All I can say is that lack of knowledge is fatal.

They don’t even see how big the gap is between them and the emperor.

Fortunately, they are all weaklings and can only make some insignificant noises outside the Ten Thousand Dragons' Nest. If this allows them to break into the depths of the Ten Thousand Dragons' Nest, they will alarm the sleeping ancestor kings or the dragon girls.

I'm afraid the ancestor king of the Ten Thousand Dragons Nest will use the ultimate weapon to directly wipe out the holy land behind them."

"What? The Ten Thousand Dragons Nest is actually the burial place of the ruthless emperor. Those ancient creatures have extremely powerful weapons in their hands?" Yao Xi said in shock.

Li Zhi said: "My human race was able to give birth to a great emperor and leave behind ultimate weapons. Those ancient creatures were also able to give birth to ancient emperors, so naturally they could also leave behind ultimate weapons. What's so strange about this?"

Yao Xi, the Saintess of Yaoguang, continued to ask: "Master Changshou, can you tell us the specific situation in the Ten Thousand Dragons Nest? Are there really extreme weapons in the Ten Thousand Dragons Nest?"

Li Zhi said: "That is where the ancient royal family sleeps, so there are naturally ultimate weapons there. Of course, they call ultimate weapons ancient royal weapons. The ultimate weapon in the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest is the Ten Thousand Dragon Bell left by the Ten Thousand Dragon Emperor in the ancient times."

Saint Yaoguang also spoke up at this time: "It seems that those great men did not die unjustly."

Li Zhi said, "Fellow Daoist Yaoguang, would you like to go to the Ten Thousand Dragons Nest with me? There is the coffin of the ruthless emperor there, and there must be treasures inside. Your Yaoguang Holy Land has the ultimate weapon, the Dragon Patterned Black Gold Tripod, which is not inferior to those ancient creatures at all. You will definitely be able to obtain the treasures of the ruthless emperor."

Yao Xi, the Saint of Yaoguang, stared at Li Zhi with a strange look on her face. She felt that Li Zhi's intentions were impure and that he wanted to push the Saint of Yaoguang into the fire pit. So she looked at her mysterious senior brother curiously.

The Holy Son of Yaoguang shook his head and said, "The Dragon Pattern Cauldron is not something that a disciple like me can use. Besides, I know my own limitations. How can a junior like us get the immortal treasure of the ruthless emperor?"

Li Zhi really wanted to see whether the Immortal Heavenly Art practiced by the Holy Son Yaoguang would have any effect on the Chaos Dragon's Nest.

It’s a pity that the Saint Son Yaoguang is also a "cowardly" person and has no adventurous spirit at all.

Thinking about his usual behavior, Li Zhi could understand it.

Then, Li Zhi said, "Fellow Daoist Yaoguang, I heard that you have mastered an ancient scripture that is unparalleled in the world. How about we discuss the Dao together?"

Seeing Li Zhi's serious expression, Saint Yaoguang nodded and said, "Okay."

Li Zhi was surprised by his straightforwardness. It was because his magical power was not very good and he would not fight with others.

Looking at the fruits on the table, Li Zhi picked up a peach and said, "It's the Peach Festival now. Fighting and killing is immoral. You and I are both cultivators. Why don't we use this peach as a battlefield? You and I will each control half, and then we will start a discussion to see who can completely control the whole peach in the end. What do you think, Daoist Yaoguang?"

The Holy Son Yaoguang looked at Li Zhi in surprise, not knowing what Li Zhi was planning, but he was not afraid of any challenge.

And he also wanted to see how strong Li Zhi was now.

After this meeting, Li Zhi gave him the feeling of being just an ordinary person, seemingly without any spiritual power.

However, the strong aura of heavenly tribulation on his body had not completely dissipated, which was enough to show that Li Zhi had just successfully passed the tribulation. The speed of this improvement in cultivation was simply beyond imagination.

Then, Li Zhi said to Yao Xi who was standing beside him: "Fairy Yao Xi, why don't you take the peach?"

Yao Xi looked at the peach handed to her by Li Zhi with some confusion. She didn't quite understand how he could discuss the truth on a peach, but she still reached out and took the peach.

Then, Li Zhi blew a breath at the peach, and a glimmer of light emerged from half of the peach. It seemed that a mysterious power was flowing in the peach, and runes were faintly flickering on the surface of the peach. Seeing this, the Holy Son of Yaoguang finally showed a trace of solemnity in his eyes.

He had never encountered this kind of battle before. Seeing Li Zhi's relaxed appearance, he knew that his comprehension of the magical powers and mysterious techniques had reached an incredible level.

Upon seeing this, Holy Son Yaoguang also released a special ray of Hunyuan Holy Light which sank into the other half of the peach.

In an instant, that half of the peach became dazzling.

Seeing this, Li Zhi said to Yao Xi, "Fairy Yao Xi, you come and start the call."

Under Yao Xi's puzzled gaze, Li Zhi and Saint Yaoguang each controlled the spiritual energy in half of the peach and began to attack the other half of the peach. In the process, they had to ensure that the peach would not explode due to the excessive power they input.

"Begin." With Yao Xi's start, the competition between Li Zhi and Saint Yaoguang on a peach officially began.

Under the control of the Holy Son Yaoguang, the power of Hunyuan Holy Light in half of the peach quickly eroded the other half of the peach.

But Li Zhi calmly began to recite the scriptures silently.

As Li Zhi chanted, mysterious runes immediately appeared on the half of the peach he controlled, and began to absorb and refine the Hunyuan Holy Light.

It seems to be analyzing the essence of the Hunyuan Holy Light.

At first, Saint Yaoguang didn't take it seriously, but when the holy light power covering the half peach controlled by Li Zhi suddenly dissipated and turned into dozens of lights of different colors, Saint Yaoguang's expression changed slightly.

Afterwards, the Holy Son Yaoguang suddenly increased the amount of holy light input, directly exceeding the limit that Taozi could bear.

"Puff!" The peach exploded directly under the influence of the powerful force of holy light, and at the same time destroyed the magic energy blown out by Li Zhi.

The Holy Son of Yaoguang said with a look of regret: "You, Taoist priest, have won this debate. It seems that my control over the Primordial Holy Light is still a little insufficient. Thank you, Taoist priest Changshou, for letting me discover this weakness."

"Fellow Daoist Yaoguang is too modest. My divine power is still not as domineering as your holy light." Li Zhi also felt a little regretful. He was just a little bit short of forcing Saint Yaoguang to use his Immortal Heavenly Art.

Unfortunately, the other party seemed to have discovered his purpose and gave up directly.

This made the competition seem a bit anticlimactic.

Seeing Yao Xi looked puzzled.

In his mind, Saint Yaoguang had adjusted Li Zhi's danger level to the highest level. In the fight just now, he actually lost.

Li Zhi was able to return to his original nature simply through magic power, and almost analyzed the essence of his divine power. This method was incredible.

After a brief exchange, the two seemed to quickly forget about the discussion and continued chatting.

But not long after, a group of monks walked towards where they were sitting in a menacing manner.

"You are Li Changshou." The burly cultivator in the lead stared at Li Zhi and asked directly.

"I am the Taoist Changshou. I wonder what this Taoist friend can do for you?" Li Zhi looked at the cultivator who seemed to be looking for trouble with him with some surprise.

"You killed people from our holy land, and you still dare to show up here." Those people seemed to be about to besiege Li Zhi.

Li Zhi suddenly realized, and then asked with a smile: "Which holy land are you from, Wanchu, Daoyi, Zifu, Dayan, or the Wind Clan? Tell your Holy Lord to revoke my wanted order as soon as possible. I have a bad temper, and I might even issue a wanted order for you one day."

“Damn Taoist priest, at this point, you still dare to provoke the major holy places. I think you deserve to die.” A middle-aged cultivator from the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm shouted in the crowd.

"It's really hard to persuade a dead person with kind words. Why are there so many people in the world who don't cherish their lives?" Li Zhi looked at the group of people in front of him and suddenly lost interest in arguing with them.

"You evil bastard, what have you done to the bodies of my senior brothers and others?" someone else shouted at Li Zhi.

"Of course, I buried him after collecting him. Do you think I have no bottom line like you? I said it that day, that huge bluestone coffin will be for either me or them.

Unfortunately, they were too weak. Even with more than 8,000 people fighting together, they still couldn't kill me. In the end, I could only fulfill my promise and kill them all.

Don't worry, God is merciful, and I am a compassionate person. I will never let them lie in the wilderness. In order not to pollute the sacred land of Tianxuan Holy Land, I have buried them in a Feng Shui treasure land in the North Territory, and no outsiders can disturb their bones. If any of you want to pay tribute to them in the future, you can come to me to ask for the address. "

Li Zhi spoke to those people with a smile on his face, as if he was not talking about his own affairs. His words were so plain, as if it was a trivial matter.

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd became outraged and clamored for Li Zhi to pay the price.

Seeing more and more people starting to make noise, Li Zhi stood up from his chair, stepped into the air, and walked step by step to a height of three meters, then shouted his name "Wulian Tianzun."

The sound of "Wulian Tianzun" seemed to have the ultimate purifying power, instantly quieting down those people.

Afterwards, Li Zhi glanced at them and said, "Anyone who wants to avenge their senior brothers, elders, or disciples, please stand up. It is said that every Peach Festival is a grand event to resolve cause and effect. Since I dare to come to the event, I am naturally not afraid of you seeking revenge.

This time I brought a coffin that can hold 100,000 people. I wonder if any of you would like to be that one in 100,000.

Of course, it is also possible that I will be the first one to lie down, and you don’t have to lie down in the remaining 99,999 seats.

But before I lie down, I wonder how many of you can fill up the 100,000 slots, ten, a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand, or a hundred thousand. I am quite curious about this."

After he finished speaking, a black coffin immediately appeared in Li Zhi's palm, with a mysterious dragon pattern on it.

There were even bursts of dragon energy emanating from the coffin.

The coffin looks very mysterious, as if it could bury all the heavens and the worlds. Just one look at it makes one's heart beat wildly, as if one has the illusion that a disaster is about to happen.

It seemed as if as long as one entered that coffin, both body and soul would be destroyed.

Li Zhi waited for a long time. The group of people all stared at him angrily, but no one dared to stand up.

It seemed that everyone was frightened by Li Zhi's aura.

Because they all knew that Li Zhi was not the kind of cultivator who boasted and scared people, but a real ruthless man who did what he said.

Even those who have lost the ability to resist will not be spared. After being defeated, begging for mercy is useless.

When Li Zhi showed the coffin, everyone came to their senses. No one dared to stand up and accept this fight that was not about superiority but only about life and death.

Some onlookers in the crowd saw the black coffin in Li Zhi's hand and said with envy, "That's dragon wood. They actually used the long-extinct dragon wood to cast the coffin. What a waste of natural resources. What a waste of natural resources."

Unfortunately, such discussions cannot make those people stand up.

Seeing that no one dared to stand up, Li Zhi put away the coffin that was transformed from the mini dragon nest and said, "I gave you a chance today, but you were useless. If you entangle me with this matter again in the future, I will blame you for enforcing justice on behalf of heaven."

Then, he returned to his seat.

Li Zhi said to Saint Yaoguang and Yao Xi, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you two fellow Taoists."

Seeing that Li Zhi no longer paid attention to them, those people didn't know whether to leave or stay.

In the end, I just stood there feeling extremely awkward.

Unfortunately, even though some people's faces turned red, no one dared to stand up and fight.

More than twenty half-step masters, hundreds of elders from the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm, and thousands of disciples from various realms were all wiped out in one battle.

They knew they were powerless to fight against such a ruthless person.

Afterwards, outside the Heavenly Palace, the Great Xia Prince, Wang Chongxiao, Ye Huiling, the Twin Kings from Zhongzhou, the young masters from the Temple of the God of War in Nanling, as well as Jin Chixiao from the Beiyuan Golden Family and the disciples of the North Pole Temple, all came over to greet Li Zhi.

Those people took this opportunity to leave, apparently to ask for help.

Not long after, the Queen Mother of the Yaochi sent the Yaochi Saint to invite Li Zhi to the Heavenly Palace for a chat.

It seemed as if he wanted to help him resolve the conflicts between the various religions in the Central Region.

Li Zhi could only temporarily say goodbye to those young geniuses and come to the Heavenly Palace.

　I'm a little late today, sorry.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)