Chapter 16 Encounter

Crossing the plains and a river several kilometers wide, Li Cheng颐 quickly followed the elite captain's memory to a dense woodland.

Two slender figures in white robes had been waiting for a long time.

"Song Ran, you're too slow!" one of them hissed.

"Sorry, I was attacked by an unknown force on the way, so I'm a bit late," Li Cheng颐 replied. Song Ran was this body's original name.

"The Envoy has arrived, and we're the only district leaders who haven't gone to report. If you hadn't been late, we would have already reported," the other person frowned.

Both wore black veils, concealing their faces, and thick white robes covering their bodies. Other than their voices, which identified them as male, there were no other distinguishing features.

"Shall we go now?" Li Cheng颐 asked.

"What's the rush? The Envoy just fought the leader of the local aristocratic families and sustained serious injuries. He's still recuperating. We should be vigilant and wait quietly," one of them replied in a deep voice.

Injured?

A glimmer flashed in Li Cheng颐's eyes.

Zombies weren't the best option; the control of the Ziwei royal power was currently the most useful and highly concealed method.

The Envoy's power was terrifying. If he could control him…

Buzz!!!

Just then, a blazing sun rose into the distant sky, instantly dispersing and drying the surrounding rain clouds.

The golden sun rapidly expanded, growing larger, and then exploded, sending a figure flying out.

The figure punched out with one hand, directly piercing three blurry figures wrapped in blue halos, causing fragments of blue and golden light to burst out.

"That's the Lie Yang Rong Xing Jue (Scorching Sun Star-Melting Technique), it's Gongshan Rong, the head of the Gongshan family," one of the Xuanji Sect figures said.

"Such power! He's only one step away from reaching the divine-demonic realm."

"The divine-demonic realm isn't so easy to enter. Many peerless experts have roamed for years without a clue. He may seem only one step away, but in reality, he's still thousands of miles away," the other person scoffed.

Li Cheng颐's eyes flickered thoughtfully.

His True Essence strength had increased again, and the mental power generated after burning it was even greater than before.

He was about to break through the ninth level soon, perfecting the Lu Shan Bai Bian (Lu Mountain Thousand Transformations). If he could directly obtain a divine-demonic technique…

That Envoy likely possessed the legendary divine-demonic technique.

Li Cheng颐 didn't have the patience to slowly gain trust. Quick battles and swift looting were his style.

Therefore, looking at his two colleagues, he suddenly smiled and said softly.

"Speaking of which, if the Envoy is incapable, I wonder if we have a chance to step up?"

"You're quite ambitious. But it's too difficult. The Envoy is directly under the command of the Divine Sovereign and is his confidant. He won't be easily replaced. And the Divine Sovereign is a loyal subject of the Sect Leader. Where would we get a chance?" one person frowned.

"Do you two know how the first Envoy came to be?" Li Cheng颐 smiled.

"You mean, directly surrender to the Divine Sovereign?" one person's expression changed, instantly understanding.

"Why not? Anyway, the Envoy is seriously injured and recuperating. It's a great opportunity for us," Li Cheng颐 urged.

The other two immediately fell silent, vaguely hesitant.

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Several days later.

Li Cheng颐 returned to Lu Mountain and saw Huangsha Zhang (Yellow Sand Palm) and Qianmian Jianke (Thousand-Faced Swordsman), his subordinates, guarding a charred corpse at the cave entrance.

Now that everyone on Lu Mountain except for the Eldest Senior Sister was under his control, he didn't need to be so secretive about his actions.

"What is this?" Li Cheng颐 frowned, landing in front of them and examining the corpse.

The two didn't speak. Zombies couldn't talk and had extremely low intelligence.

Helpless, Li Cheng颐 had to study it himself.

"Eh?" There was still breath?!

He was quite surprised.

The corpse's physical strength was extremely high. Even with such severe injuries, there was still a trace of vitality.

He suddenly recalled the three people who had been severely injured by the Gongshan family head before.

"Interesting..." A thought arose in his mind. This was a top-tier subordinate delivered to his door??

Immediately, he closed his eyes and instantly entered the dimension, looking at the corpse's vitality up close.

Sure enough, a dazzlingly bright and powerful blue light was nearby, completely different from the person's external dying state.

'As expected of a peerless expert. If I can zombify a peerless expert, could I directly step into the divine-demonic realm?'

A glimmer of anticipation rose in his heart.

Soon, he would be able to contact the top martial force of this world. If he confirmed that there was no level that could threaten him, then…

There was still the next step in martial arts; the divine-demonic martial art hadn't been settled yet. The only way now was to obtain it from the Xuanji Sect.

However, he had to take things slowly with the Xuanji Sect.

Lifting the corpse with one hand, Li Cheng颐 quickly returned to the cave, transformed into the appearance of Lu Shan Gong, and continued to cultivate in seclusion.

In any case, he would first cultivate the Lu Shan Bai Bian to the highest level before stepping into the peerless realm.

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Just as Li Cheng颐 was temporarily quiet and cultivating in seclusion.

Han Zongdi quietly left the Gongshan family with her servants after a secret discussion with Gongshan Rong.

After killing those three members of the Jiuyue family, she had already exposed herself in a practical sense.

Staying would only implicate those around her.

Therefore, after a night of contemplation, she resolutely decided to leave Baishi Star.

Two months later...

Inside the Lu Mountain cave, a faint golden light, like a scorching sun, penetrated all obstacles out of nowhere, radiating in all directions.

Even the thick stone walls couldn't block the penetration of the golden light.

In the center of the golden light.

Li Cheng颐 sat cross-legged, his eyes wide open, with countless red dots densely flashing rapidly within them.

That was the world of dimensions.

His current dimensional coverage had reached a radius of hundreds of kilometers.

And the Lu Shan Bai Bian was also progressing smoothly. He first broke through to the peak and then condensed the Dao Fruit belonging to the peerless level.

After obtaining the experience from the Xuanji Sect captain, Li Cheng颐 learned that the Dao Fruit required a large amount of understanding and perception of the power of attributes related to the technique. It could only be successfully condensed after being integrated into the power.

For others, the Lu Shan Bai Bian belonged to the earth attribute, requiring a large amount of knowledge and perception of the earth and soil to condense successfully.

But Li Cheng颐 was originally a Saint, and his overall understanding of the world was at an extremely high level. Now, condensing the Dao Fruit was like an academician doing elementary school problems; it was a piece of cake.

"This is the ninth level, peerless?"

In the small building, Li Cheng颐 stood up. He was still in the form of Lu Shan Gong, and the disciples outside had already been alarmed, kneeling in advance.

The enhancement to the body from the peerless level wasn't much. It was mainly the True Essence. The condensation of the Dao Fruit further strengthened the True Essence. Its strength and total amount had increased tenfold!

At this time, Li Cheng颐 simply covered a trace of True Essence on his hand, instantly raising the temperature of the entire room by dozens of degrees.

Next, the divine-demonic technique…

He threw the Golden Essence into the sword furnace, continuing to burn it. At the same time, he pondered the progress of the Xuanji Sect on the other side.

"Shang Jiu." He turned to look to his right.

A tall figure appeared out of nowhere, wearing the black clothes and black pants of the Lu Shan Gong disciples, with a black scarf covering his face, and deep blue light in his eyes.

It was the peerless expert he had saved before.

"Here. What are your orders, Master?" He had now been forcibly subdued by Li Cheng颐, and there was still a floral mark on the side of his face.

"What level is the technique you practice?" Li Cheng颐 asked.

"Reporting to Master, it's the divine-demonic level Jiu Shen Fu Tian Jue (Nine Gods Subduing Heaven Technique), but it's not complete, only the first three levels," Shang Jiu respectfully replied.

"As expected…" Li Cheng颐 wasn't surprised. It was the same with the Xuanji Sect; the divine-demonic techniques were only given out in small increments. Only when you made enough contributions could you obtain the next level.

This was a method of controlling people, but it had to be said that it was very effective.

"If I want to obtain a divine-demonic level technique, what other options are there?" Li Cheng颐 asked.

"Robbery is the fastest method, but it will definitely lead to huge troubles. Once a divine-demonic technique is robbed, it will definitely attract the出手 of the ancestors behind it. Once the ancestors出手, at best it will destroy a star, at worst dozens of stars in this star field will be destroyed," Shang Jiu replied.

That serious?

Li Cheng颐 frowned.

"What else?" he asked.

"Another is marriage. Marry a descendant of the divine-demonic bloodline. If you perform well, you can obtain the qualification to convert your bloodline and enter the divine-demonic world for cultivation," Shang Jiu replied.

"Anything else?"

"..." Shang Jiu shook his head. "Only divine-demonic bloodlines can practice divine-demonic techniques, so the restrictions are extremely large, and not many people covet them. The peak of mortals is to step into the peerless realm, and then marry into a divine-demonic bloodline, betting on the luck of the next generation. This is also one of the reasons why there are so many aristocratic families."

"A boring world," Li Cheng颐 sighed.

He paused.

"It seems I can only slowly work my way up through the Xuanji Sect…"

Thinking of this, he looked at Shang Jiu.

"Prepare yourself."

"Yes."

Li Cheng颐 didn't say more. He had already figured out the Xuanji Sect Envoy's closed-door cultivation location on Baishi Star. Since there was no choice, he could only start with him.

"In addition, my three subordinates were defeated. The Jiuyue family will never let it go. If we can seize the opportunity, perhaps we can also find the gap that Master needs."

Shang Jiu respectfully transmitted the message.

"We can try," Li Cheng颐 nodded.

The Jiuyue family's troubles would definitely target the Gongshan family, because it was Gongshan Rong who defeated the three members of the Jiuyue family before. Therefore, before that, he planned to withdraw Gongshan Qingyang and others.

"Prepare yourself, I'll go back."

"Yes," Shang Jiu earnestly lowered his head.

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Gongshan Family.

A deer-drawn carriage slowly and leisurely drove along the avenue to the entrance of the family's architectural complex.

The carriage stopped, and a slender figure with a slightly youthful face and eyes as bright as stars stepped out of the carriage, gazing at the many young disciples of the family inside the gate.

It was obvious that the entire Gongshan family had traces of damage everywhere, apparently having experienced many aftermaths of previous battles.

And next, it would become more and more dangerous here.

The figure took a breath in his heart, perked up, and strode towards the door.

Just then, Uncle Ning, still dressed as a down-and-out martial artist, walked out with big steps. Seeing the figure, a happy smile appeared on his face.

"It's good to be back!! Quick! Your parents are waiting for you at home!"

"Mm," Li Cheng颐 nodded.

"By the way, Han Zongdi is gone, did you know?" Uncle Ning suddenly said.

"Gone?" Li Cheng颐 pondered slightly, then understood the other party's thoughts.

"I came this time for this matter too. Let's go see my parents first."

"Okay."

Thinking of Han Zongdi, a thought suddenly arose in his mind. Would it be easier to enter the Nayun Realm and obtain the divine-demonic technique if he used her as a guide?

After all, Han Zongdi was originally his fiancée.

It was a good excuse to cause trouble.

Of course, the people of the Nayun Realm might not admit it, but it didn't matter. When enough people died, they would naturally admit it.

It would also be a good opportunity to test whether divine-demonic experts could completely kill the Immortal Zombie.

(End of chapter)