Chapter 49: The Prying Eye

Inside the room.

A brilliant light flared in Lu Li's eyes.

Back in the Wujin Huangye, whether it was the battle against the Lingyi Feihu or the Huolie Hu, the strongest strike of his Diamond Finger had always been forcibly condensed.

The power that could be gathered within those eight meridians was simply too vast!

It was too difficult to condense!

The slightest carelessness would result in injury to his own internal organs and meridians!

But after today's deduction, Lu Li was finally able to wield that strongest strike as he pleased, retracting and releasing it at will. Coupled with the five life evolutions he had just completed, he could even pierce through a Martial Monarch.

The Diamond Finger had been deduced to this point!

It had completely transcended the original technique!

Even if the original owner of the Diamond Finger saw it, they would no longer be able to recognize it.

It would be highly inappropriate to continue using the original name.

"Then, let's call it the Heavenly Origin Strike!"

Star points could be released at will!

There was no longer any need to rely on his fingers!

Calling it the "Heavenly Origin Strike" was much more fitting!

Having finished all this, Lu Li glanced at the deep night outside the window and prepared to deduce the Spirit Building Technique to the Martial Monarch realm. He wanted to continue cultivating, and the deduction of the technique was imperative.

He could not afford to delay even for a moment!

Lu Li sat cross-legged, and the information regarding the Spirit Building Technique surged forth in his mind once more.

But just then, a sense of being watched from the ethereal void suddenly enveloped him.

"Hmph, daring to spy on me!"

Lu Li let out a cold snort.

He abandoned the deduction of the Spirit Building Technique and unleashed his fused Thousand-fold Talent to its limit. In an instant, he deduced the source of that energy, and the Origin within his body surged forth. The energies entangled, and he struck back along the path of that ethereal connection.

……

"Ah, my eyes!"

Deep within the Huanwu Villa.

A middle-aged man shrouded in black Qi let out a miserable shriek.

Blood and tears flowed ceaselessly from his eyes.

Not long ago, he had used the Heavenly Eye Vision to try and spy on a villa, never expecting to be detected in advance. Not only did he fail to see what he was looking for, but he also suffered a backlash.

Had he not cut the connection in time, he would have been completely exposed by now.

But even so!

His eyes were already ruined.

His body had been struck by the Origin that came from across the void, shattering his meridians and leaving him a cripple!

"I am not reconciled!"

The middle-aged man let out another miserable cry.

His aura weakened rapidly, and he fell into a coma.

……

And at this moment.

Above the pitch-black night sky.

Lu Li's figure appeared rapidly.

After that strike, he had immediately used the Shrinking Ground to Inches technique, wanting to find the owner of that prying gaze, but he hadn't expected the person to be so alert, cutting off all connected energy in an instant.

"Still a step too slow!"

Lu Li's expression was somewhat ugly.

For that person to be able to spy on him, they must not be far from here!

But after cutting off all connections, even with the help of his Thousand-fold Talent, he could not deduce any traces. Trying to find that person in this vast, dark night was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

"It seems that after the Fierce Beasts retreated, people's hearts have begun to waver again!"

Lu Li's expression was cold.

Not long ago.

He had broken through to the Martial Spirit Perfection!

The pressure from the villa had been continuous for three days!

That kind of power had intimidated all the petty thieves in the surroundings. Lu Li had thought he could have some peace for at least a while, but he hadn't expected to be spied on after only a single day.

This was nothing short of a provocation!

And he would never believe that someone who dared to provoke a powerful Lingzun did not have the shadow of a Martial Dao family behind them.

"Since you want to play, I will accompany you to the end."

His figure flashed.

And he returned to the villa.

Early the next morning, Lu Li left the villa.

A moment later.

His figure appeared in the academy.

Although four more days had passed, the atmosphere of grief in the academy had not yet dissipated. Besides Zhao Xuanfeng being seriously injured, a large number of students, teachers, and school leaders had died in that battle.

The clouds were gloomy and miserable!

It would be difficult to dispel in a short time!

Lu Li could not manage these things and went straight to the library.

"Why are you here?"

Zhao Tieyi was somewhat surprised.

A few days ago, the academy had given him a vacation to go back and rest, and to come to the library to perfect his technique after being received by the City Lord Mansion. Why had he suddenly run over today?

"I have something I would like your help with." Lu Li got straight to the point.

"Looking for my help?"

Zhao Tieyi couldn't help but knit her elegant brows.

Everything Zhao Xuanfeng knew, she already knew as well.

Lu Li had crossed the Wujin Huangye alone, blocked the Fierce Beast army, and escaped back safely!

Such an absurd thing!

She still couldn't believe it even now!

But the facts had long existed!

She had to believe it!

Thinking of the shocks Lu Li had brought her several times since their last meeting, she felt relieved.

This guy was born to create miracles!

But she really couldn't understand what kind of thing a guy who had created miracles time and again couldn't handle, that he would actually need to ask for her help.

"I want you to help me investigate someone." Lu Li said calmly.

"Who?" Zhao Tieyi asked.

"Yun Qianlie!"

Lu Li said this name.

"I'm not very familiar with this name; I need to spend some time investigating it." Zhao Tieyi thought for a moment and said.

"Of course."

Lu Li was not in a hurry.

Tiansheng Academy had been established for nearly a hundred years and had cultivated countless powerhouses, with connections spanning the entire Qian Cheng. And since Zhao Tieyi was Zhao Xuanfeng's daughter, as long as she agreed, Zhao Xuanfeng would have no choice but to agree.

With the investigation by the Tiansheng Academy Dean!

No matter how deeply Yun Qianlie was hidden, he would be dug out sooner or later.

A little time!

He could still afford to wait.

"By the way, there is one more thing I would like to ask for your help with." After a moment of silence, Lu Li finally spoke again.

"You..."

Zhao Tieyi threw the books she was organizing to the side: "Next time you have something, say it all at once."

"I want to know their current situation." Lu Li's expression was extremely solemn.

Seeing this, Zhao Tieyi also sighed softly.

"Have you finally spoken up?"

The only ones who could make this guy have such an expression!

Were the other two who survived that battle back then.

"I want to find them."

Lu Li nodded seriously.

In that battle back then, two of the five of them died on the spot, one was half-crippled, and only he and one other survived completely. But because of their injuries, they were constantly transferred through the army and completely lost contact.

A long time ago.

Lu Li had wanted to find them.

But at that time, he simply didn't have the strength.

And after the system was activated, he had been constantly cultivating and hadn't paid attention to anything else. Now that his cultivation had broken through to this point, the timing was ripe, and it was time to go and bring them back.

He had come here today, and the matter of Yun Qianlie was secondary.

The most important thing.

Was to find news of those two.

Zhao Tieyi glanced at him and handed over a note.

"Everything about them is recorded on this. If you are willing, you can find them at any time."

"Many thanks."

Lu Li thanked her and put the note away.

"There's no need for polite words."

Zhao Tieyi waved her hand, the corners of her mouth curling up slightly.

"I've helped you so much today, shouldn't you help me break through as well?"

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(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 50 =====