Chapter 216: Welcome to Visit the Present World

Meng Lingyun's answer truly exceeded the old man's expectations.

After all, he could guarantee that he had absolutely never met Meng Lingyun.

However, Meng Lingyun's words did indeed make him associate it with something. Similar to the aura of a certain person by his side? Could it be...

"I ask you, is it this kind of aura?"

The old man's expression turned serious; he stretched out his wrinkled palm, and a tiny ball of light slowly rose from it, blooming with radiance and illuminating the surrounding darkness.

Meng Lingyun was startled at the sight.

"That's right, it is this kind of aura, this kind of feeling."

Upon receiving Meng Lingyun's confirmation, the old man's eyes lit up.

"Searching high and low, only to find it without any effort. Who exactly is the person by your side? Where are they now?" The old man was ecstatic in his heart, immediately knowing that this was another fellow traveler.

He only wanted to find this person immediately now.

Because he had many new discoveries since returning from outside Great Li. But alas, he was advanced in age and found it difficult to implement them, or perhaps he could gift them to someone walking the same path.

If this person was not an old man like him.

But thinking about it, that was also impossible.

After all, within Great Li, the older generation knew that this path was a Broken Road and would not seek their own death by stepping onto the Great Sun path; even if they did, they would likely carve out a different path. Only young people who knew nothing, full of vigor and possessing the spirit of a newborn calf that is not afraid of the tiger, would dare to step onto this path.

"This... I count as half a friend and half a teacher to him."

Meng Lingyun's expression became complex.

"Of course, I wouldn't dare call myself a teacher now; after all, his cultivation is far higher than mine." He shook his head with emotion, feeling a bit wistful in his heart.

"What? His cultivation is far higher than yours?"

The old man was stunned upon hearing this, his face showing shock.

Meng Lingyun saw the old man's sudden shock and was somewhat puzzled.

"Senior, what is wrong? His cultivation is indeed higher than mine, and terrifyingly so. To tell you the truth, I don't even know his depths now; just a while ago, he even defied the odds to kill a Dharma Aspect!"

As he spoke, pride flowed through his expression.

"Second Heaven defying a Dharma Aspect?" The old man continued to press.

"That is certainly true."

Listening to the conversation between Meng Lingyun and the old man, the siblings Wang Donglai and Wang Ling beside them were dumbfounded. Especially upon hearing the latter part, they called it unbelievable.

To them, Second Heaven was already considered to be among the ranks of immortals.

Flying through the sky and escaping into the earth, wielding the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi.

Then, what kind of lofty realm was the Dharma Aspect of the Second Heaven method? Yet this person could actually use Second Heaven to defy a Dharma Aspect; it simply exceeded their imagination.

At the same time, they were also very curious: how did Division Chief Meng know such a figure? One must know that Division Chief Meng was only in the True Qi Realm not long ago, and even if he had advanced to Second Heaven now, it was only just entering the threshold.

Logically speaking, it would be very difficult to know such a person.

"What are you two surprised about? You both know this person."

Meng Lingyun looked at Wang Donglai and the other, saying calmly.

"We both know him?" Wang Donglai and Wang Ling were somewhat bewildered.

But soon, they seemed to think of something again. Could it be...

"That's right, what you are thinking is correct: Li Heng."

Meng Lingyun said it nonchalantly.

Instantly, Wang Donglai and Wang Ling were both stupefied.

What? It was actually Brother Li? How is that possible! Didn't Brother Li just advance to the True Qi Realm not long ago? How did he become a big shot who could use Second Heaven to defy a Dharma Aspect after just a few days of not seeing him?

They suspected they were dreaming.

"Never mind these things for now."

"Tell me, where is that Li Heng? I want to see him."

The old man hurriedly spoke up.

"Then may I ask Senior, why do you want to see him?"

A sense of vigilance rose in Meng Lingyun's heart.

In these troubled times, Li Heng possessed heaven-shaking combat power and could not afford any mishaps, otherwise Beijun would surely fall into chaos. If he revealed the location, but this person was here to cause trouble for Li Heng, it would be troublesome.

"I am going to see him to save him, to teach him!"

The old man said with a solemn expression.

Even though everyone walking the Great Sun path had unparalleled combat power and could kill enemies across major realms, to achieve Second Heaven defying a Dharma Aspect, one had to reach the high Second Heaven, or even Second Heaven Peak!

But this Great Sun path was a Broken Road.

The area near the end of the Broken Road was even more shattered.

Therefore, once one walked too far ahead, it was very difficult to modify.

If it were only Second Heaven Peak, it would be fine, but if one had already reached Half-step Dharma Aspect and established their own Dao, then it would be troublesome. In that case, perhaps some of the new things he brought back could not save him.

By then, he might end up with the same fate as him.

Stuck at Half-step Dharma Aspect, unable to advance an inch!

"Save him, teach him?" Meng Lingyun's expression became strange.

He carefully sized up this old man, who was disheveled all over. Although he was incredibly mysterious, as if shrouded in a layer of mist, from his aura, he felt this person was not as good as Li Heng.

He even suspected that this person could not beat that kid Li Heng.

"Why, do you not believe me?"

The old man raised his eyebrows slightly.

He was not particularly angry; after all, the number of people who had questioned him over these many years was vast, so one more didn't matter. If it weren't for the fact that this person concerned another fellow traveler, he would have ignored him and paid no heed to him long ago based on his personality.

"Senior, let's put it this way."

Meng Lingyun thought for a moment, then spoke.

"The ball of light in your hand feels very similar to the power of that kid, Li Heng. However, similarity does not mean identical; I feel Li Heng's power is stronger."

As soon as he finished speaking, he frowned, feeling this statement was not quite appropriate, and added another sentence.

"It should be said that his power is closer to the essence."

The old man was stunned upon hearing this, and was immediately amused to the point of anger.

He had been immersed in the Great Sun Path for most of his life; let alone the entire Great Li, there was no one stronger than him even in the surrounding nations. How many years had it been since he last returned to Great Li? How could a being with a stronger Great Sun Path than his possibly pop up? And even closer to the essence?

What a joke!

"Forget it, forget it, let me show you my power, old man."

The old man shook his head, his aura surging.

He figured that a heaven-sent genius must have popped up in Great Li during this time, progressing rapidly on the Great Sun Path, which would give this person such a feeling. But his ball of light was merely a small trick.

Immediately, a Dharma Aspect slowly rose behind the old man.

This was clearly an illusory Great Sun, faintly visible; every time it appeared, it would bloom with boundless light, illuminating the surrounding mountains and forests, while simultaneously intermingled with a seemingly present yet absent scorching heat—the Great Sun intent of purging evil.

The moment it appeared, the surrounding Void was faintly suppressed.

"How is it?" the old man asked with a smug smile.

It was the condensation of his life's work.

If not for the fact that the path of the Great Sun had already been severed, leaving him unable to comprehend the Great Sun True Intent and only able to approximate a simulation, his Dharma Aspect would only be stronger, and no longer an faintly visible phantom.

This... Meng Lingyun's expression was strange.

Could it be that this senior walks a path similar to Li Heng's?

"Senior, forgive my bluntness, but it is still far from enough."

"He also has this kind of Dharma Aspect, but his Dharma Aspect is incomparably solid, not this kind of faintly visible phantom, it has already materialized. Moreover, the light it blooms is also brighter than yours, capable of illuminating an entire county!"

"At the same time, the Great Sun intent and Great Sun might contained within it are incomparably powerful, making one truly feel as if the Great Sun is right before them."

The old man was dumbfounded upon hearing this; this was still not as good?

Was there some mistake!?

At this moment, on Li Heng's side, he resisted the urge to sneeze and frowned. Who was talking about him? He looked toward the entrance of the passage and could feel the aura of the Strange Monsters and Weirds on the other side of the passage becoming increasingly dense.

Clearly, the fish were gathering in greater numbers.

On the other side of the passage, in the Yin World.

The Strange Monsters and Weirds from several surrounding Ghost Domains had already gathered, among them many Innate Level great Strange Monsters and great Weirds. However, more were those below the Innate Level, who had run over to watch the show as cannon fodder.

"Everyone, is this cannon fodder enough?"

An Innate Strange Monster spoke gloomily.

They saw the spatial passage leading to the Present World, and the reason they hadn't walked in yet was naturally because they needed cannon fodder to scout the path. Otherwise, what if the other side of the passage was a dead zone or had traps?

One must know that caution is the parent of safety.

These Innate Strange Monsters and Weirds, after all, did not come from the same faction, but from different surrounding Ghost Domains; naturally, it was impossible for them to work together to resist danger like the previous batch of Innate Weirds.

Now that there were some extra cannon fodder below the Innate Level, they naturally had to let them scout the path first to prevent themselves from falling into a dangerous situation.

Most of the Strange Monsters and Weirds below the Innate Level were shocked upon hearing this and turned to run. No wonder these Innate Strange Monsters and Weirds were so kind; they hadn't driven them away when encountering such an opportunity—it turned out they wanted them to serve as cannon fodder. If they didn't run now, when would they?

Although it was already too late.

They were all restrained by Innate Power.

As for the small portion of Strange Monsters and Weirds below the Innate Level?

Those were all well-connected individuals of the various Innate Strange Monsters and Weirds, having master-disciple relationships or elder-junior relationships; there was no need to worry about becoming cannon fodder, at least not in this situation.

"Hmph, what are you idiots running for?"

"We left the chance to have the first sip of soup to you! Are you still not satisfied? Since you want to obtain resources and want to eat fresh human flesh, you have to take risks."

Another Innate Strange Monster said disdainfully.

Except for those who truly had the confidence, the other Strange Monsters and Weirds below the Innate Level who dared to come and join the fun when encountering such a situation clearly didn't have enough brains.

The waste without enough brains might as well die.

It would save wasting the Yin Qi of the Yin World.

"In my opinion, you are all too cautious. There is also the aura of Strange Monsters and Strange Monsters on the other side of the passage, and no special fluctuations have appeared; they are clearly living well, obviously the previous batch that went over. If we keep dawdling, we won't even get a sip of soup." Another Innate Strange Monster was clearly impatient and voiced a different opinion.

"The Present World is so big, it's impossible not to have soup. Be careful in everything, and you can't go wrong." Another Innate Weird opposed.

"Alright, alright, stop arguing."

"Throw this group of cannon fodder in."

The many Innate Strange Monsters and Weirds threw these cannon fodder below the Innate Level into the passage, letting them go to the other side of the passage, into the Present World, and discovered that the auras of these cannon fodder had not changed; they were living well.

"This should be fine."

"I attached a soul thought to these cannon fodder, which can observe the situation on the other side of the passage, and I haven't discovered any abnormalities."

An Innate Yin Soul said with a smile.

"Good, then let's go in."

Immediately, these Innate Strange Monsters and Weirds also walked in, passed through the spatial passage, and all arrived in the Present World, smelling the fresh air and feeling the gentle Qingfeng.

Then they saw the group of Strange Monsters and Weirds frozen in place.

And a young human standing in front of them.

Li Heng calmly looked at this large group of Innate Strange Monsters and Weirds, casually crushed the so-called soul thought on his palm, opened his hands, and spoke loudly with a smile.

"Welcome, everyone, to the Present World as guests."

The Great Sun Dharma Aspect and Earth Dharma Image slowly emerged.