I was careless!
Li Xuan had to admit, he had been careless. If Lin Chuan had directly attacked this imposter of the Heavenly Dao from the start, none of this would have been discovered. And now, it was clearly causing further trouble.
At the same time, everyone's gaze turned towards a figure that had suddenly appeared beside the imposter of the Heavenly Dao. This person looked to be in his thirties or forties, with a very calm expression.
With a wave of his hand, Lin Chuan's confinement was instantly broken. Lin Chuan frowned slightly upon seeing this, realizing that the middle-aged man's strength was clearly not inferior to his own.
"Greetings, Master!" After the confinement was lifted, the imposter of the Heavenly Dao immediately bowed to the middle-aged man.
An old man greeting a middle-aged man as his master would be laughable elsewhere, but here, no one present could fail to see the middle-aged man's power. The imposter of the Heavenly Dao was already formidable, let alone with his master now personally present.
Everyone remembered that Li Xuan had said the soul-devouring insects in their souls could not be suppressed for too long.
"Hmm, little master, this guy seems to have a trace of the Heavenly Dao's aura on him," the Heavenly Dao Brush's voice sounded in Li Xuan's mind.
Li Xuan's heart stirred. Senior Yi Qin had once mentioned that this world possessed at most a sliver of the Heavenly Dao's will. Could this middle-aged man before them have obtained this sliver of the Heavenly Dao's will?
Or perhaps, that sliver of the Heavenly Dao's will had cultivated into sentience?
"Who was trying to kill my disciple just now? Step forward and let me see!" The middle-aged man looked at everyone and spoke. When his gaze swept over Li Xuan, it suddenly stopped.
The next moment, the middle-aged man appeared directly in front of Li Xuan.
"Why do you have an aura that makes me feel so comfortable?" The middle-aged man had a hint of confusion on his face, but more so, he looked delighted.
Li Xuan was stunned. What was going on?
Not only Li Xuan, but Lin Chuan and the others had treated the appearance of this middle-aged man as a grave threat. They hadn't expected this middle-aged man's actions to be so bizarre. Now he was close to Li Xuan, acting as if he had found a relative.
The imposter of the Heavenly Dao was also dumbfounded. What was happening with his master? The imposter of the Heavenly Dao knew his master's background very well. Otherwise, he wouldn't have done all this.
"Little master, this fellow must have sensed me," the Heavenly Dao Brush's voice sounded in Li Xuan's mind while Li Xuan was still in a daze.
Li Xuan looked at the middle-aged man with some surprise and then, with a thought, he spoke, "What's your name?"
After Li Xuan asked, he even sent out a thought to release more of the Heavenly Dao Brush's aura. The middle-aged man's face became even more enraptured.
"My name is Great Heavenly Dao. My disciple gave me this name," the middle-aged man took another step closer to Li Xuan and then pointed at the imposter of the Heavenly Dao not far away.
"The ascendant powerhouses, did you eat them?" Li Xuan glanced at the imposter of the Heavenly Dao and then asked Da Heavenly Dao.
Da Heavenly Dao immediately shook his head, "I've never eaten anything. I absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth."
Li Xuan was speechless. By now, Li Xuan was certain that this Great Heavenly Dao had been tricked by the imposter of the Heavenly Dao. Moreover, this Great Heavenly Dao clearly lacked mental capacity. Li Xuan estimated his intelligence to be no more than that of a three or five-year-old.
"He's a bad person," Li Xuan thought and held the Heavenly Dao Brush in his hand, then pointed directly at the imposter of the Heavenly Dao.
As expected!
With the appearance of the Heavenly Dao Brush, Da Heavenly Dao's eyes lit up, and he excitedly rushed to Li Xuan's side.
But soon, Da Heavenly Dao took a step back with a worried expression, then pointed at the Heavenly Dao Brush in Li Xuan's hand, "Can you give this to me?"
Li Xuan immediately shook his head. What a joke! The Heavenly Dao Brush was left by his master. Looking at Da Heavenly Dao's expression, if he took it out, he might never get it back.
Seeing this, Da Heavenly Dao looked at Li Xuan with a hint of grievance, as if he had lost his favorite toy.
This scene, to everyone watching, was truly jaw-dropping. Normally, Da Heavenly Dao was the master of the imposter of the Heavenly Dao. Seeing his disciple being bullied, why would he be so calm and chat with someone?
Even the imposter of the Heavenly Dao was confused. What was going on with his master? Why, after seeing Li Xuan, did he seem to treat Li Xuan even better than he treated him?
"I can't give it to you, but you can play with it for a while. After you're done, you have to give it back to me. If you agree, I can give it to you now." Seeing Da Heavenly Dao's demeanor, Li Xuan felt a pang of sympathy and tentatively said.
Da Heavenly Dao immediately nodded with a joyful expression and then extended his hands.
Li Xuan smiled and tossed the Heavenly Dao Brush to Da Heavenly Dao with a wave of his hand.
Li Xuan wasn't worried that Da Heavenly Dao wouldn't return it after receiving it. After all, the Heavenly Dao Brush had its own consciousness, and if the brush didn't want to, even Li Xuan couldn't control it. Not to mention Da Heavenly Dao before him, who, based on Li Xuan's brief interaction, had the temperament of a child.
Lin Chuan and the others on the side did not intervene, clearly waiting for the outcome between Li Xuan and Da Heavenly Dao.
Da Heavenly Dao, holding the Heavenly Dao Brush, looked even more excited. Judging by his expression, he wished he could merge with the Heavenly Dao Brush.
"Little one, do you want to come with me?" the Heavenly Dao Brush's voice sounded in Da Heavenly Dao's mind.
Da Heavenly Dao was momentarily stunned, then looked at the Heavenly Dao Brush in his hand and nodded.
"Your disciple isn't a good person. He's been using your name to harm people here. This isn't good for you. But since you've agreed to come with me, I'll be your big brother from now on. I promise, I'll help you grow up even healthier!" the Heavenly Dao Brush said.
Da Heavenly Dao looked at the imposter of the Heavenly Dao, then at the Heavenly Dao Brush in his hand. After a few moments, Da Heavenly Dao's gaze shifted to the imposter of the Heavenly Dao: "You are a bad person."
Li Xuan was stunned. What was going on? But Li Xuan quickly understood that this change was definitely due to the Heavenly Dao Brush.
"Master, they're bullying me," the imposter of the Heavenly Dao panicked. If Da Heavenly Dao didn't stand up for him, he would be finished today.
Da Heavenly Dao frowned and then looked at the Heavenly Dao Brush in his hand. But soon, Da Heavenly Dao looked up at Li Xuan again.
"Big Brother, how do you want to deal with him?" Da Heavenly Dao asked.
Li Xuan gave a wry smile. This dramatic turn of events clearly showed that Da Heavenly Dao had been tricked by the Heavenly Dao Brush.
"Fellow Daoist Lin Chuan, he's yours now," Li Xuan said to Lin Chuan.
Lin Chuan nodded. When Da Heavenly Dao appeared, Lin Chuan had thought they were in for a tough fight. But the current turn of events had far exceeded their expectations. Since the outcome was moving in a positive direction, Lin Chuan naturally wouldn't hold back.
The next moment, the imposter of the Heavenly Dao's body exploded.
As the imposter of the Heavenly Dao's body began to fade, a flicker of reluctance appeared in Da Heavenly Dao's eyes.
"You accompanied me for so long. Be a good person in your next life."