Chapter 456: The First of the Heavens

Li Heng's expression was strange as he nodded.

"I saw it."

"I saw a corpse hanging above the Heavenly Gate."

His tone was eerie.

"A corpse?"

Bai Laotou was stunned, somewhat shocked.

He could roughly guess that the scene he and his two companions saw would be different from what Li Heng and his group saw, but he hadn't expected the difference to be so great. One was a living person, while the other was a corpse.

The little golden dragon and Shaoyang Jun also looked toward where the Heavenly Gate was, and they too saw in unison the corpse nailed to the Heavenly Gate, unable to help but shiver.

This scene was far too bizarre.

"Is there a possibility that someone doesn't want you to see these things?" Li Heng asked calmly.

Bai Laotou nodded.

"Perhaps. After all, if I really am an Earth-bound Spirit who can only perform receptions in a specific area, then letting me know too much or see too much isn't a good thing."

Clearly, this old man had self-awareness.

"Fellow Daoist Li, it's up to you from here on out."

Bai Laotou shook his head with a sigh.

"White Reception Envoy, that statement is premature. Who says you definitely can't get in?" Li Heng smiled slightly.

Regardless of whether it was out of safety or other considerations.

He would not let Bai Laotou leave his sight.

"Fellow Daoist has a way? But this kind of method is highly likely to be the work of His Majesty; can you really break it?"

Bai Laotou asked, shaking his head.

"Fellow Daoist, you should give up on this unrealistic idea sooner rather than later. I can guarantee that I absolutely did not plot against you, and I also want to enter the Central Great World to have an audience with His Majesty in the Heavenly Court."

"But if this matter is the work of His Majesty, and His Majesty does not want me to realize or see something, then no matter how we resist, it will be to no avail."

The two young attendants beside him nodded in deep agreement.

The little golden dragon also began to mutter to himself.

He had always known his master was mysterious, unfathomable, and extremely powerful, even capable of completely annihilating a theoretically immortal Calamity with a non-Sacred body, which could be called incredible.

But if the matter before them was arranged by His Majesty.

Could his master necessarily break it?

That was a method at the Sacred level, and not just an ordinary Sacred! It was the first Sacred who ascended to the peak during their Immortal God Era, suppressed the heavens, and looked down upon the ten thousand worlds—the Heavenly Emperor!

"What are you babbling about?"

Li Heng did not intend to waste time; he reached through the boundary wall of the Central Great World, stretched out his hand, and pulled Bai Laotou directly inside.

The two young attendants beside him were treated the same way.

"Fellow Daoist Li, I already said..."

Bai Laotou wanted to open his mouth to persuade Li Heng not to waste his effort. But the next moment, when he realized he was already inside the Central Great World, he was completely dumbfounded and choked back the words he was about to say.

The two young attendants beside him were also somewhat bewildered.

Are they inside the Central Great World now?

What exactly happened just now!

Shaoyang Jun and the little golden dragon were dumbstruck.

Especially the little golden dragon; while monstrous waves were being stirred up in his heart, he was also secretly ashamed, ashamed that he should have trusted his master—how could a mere arrangement by the Heavenly Emperor stop his master?

Shaoyang Jun swallowed his saliva.

Although he was not a Heavenly Court Immortal God in the past, while living in the True Realm, he had still heard of the supreme prestige of that Heavenly Emperor.

It is rumored that his power radiates across ten thousand worlds, and with a single thought, he can descend to any place in the Great Void; even that Time-Space Mother River that stands above the eternal heavens can be traversed by this Heavenly Emperor!

There are even rumors saying.

This True Realm, which contains countless worlds and contains the heavens within, was originally opened by this Supreme Heavenly Emperor!

The methods left behind by such a figure.

Were actually broken by Fellow Daoist Li with such ease?

Is this not too terrifying?

He had previously guessed Li Heng's true cultivation, and to prevent guessing wrong or underestimating, he had tried his best to place Li Heng in a relatively strong position within the Sacred level.

But now he discovered.

He had still underestimated him; his imagination was still too lacking.

The strength and essence of this Fellow Daoist Li.

Could it be that he is as strong as that Heavenly Emperor!

"Li... Fellow Daoist Li, how did you do it?!"

At this moment, Bai Laotou finally came to his senses and murmured in shock. He was ninety percent certain that the reason he couldn't get in just now was the handiwork of his own master, the Heavenly Emperor.

But now, he had been pulled in with ease by this Fellow Daoist Li Heng. What does this mean? Could it mean that Li Heng's methods can ignore His Majesty's methods?

But this is too absurd.

What kind of figure is His Majesty? The first of the heavens! Otherwise, he would not have been able to subdue many Sacred masters and command them to respectfully call him Emperor.

But now, His Majesty's methods have been broken?

Could it be that this Li Heng's cultivation has already surpassed His Majesty? That's impossible! Or perhaps, this Li Heng has a connection to His Majesty, such as being a split soul, a reincarnation, or a disciple?

Bai Laotou's mind was a chaotic mess; he couldn't guess at all and only hoped Li Heng could give him an answer, turning into a Heaven-Opening Axe to split the chaos in his mind.

"How did I do it? Didn't you see?"

Li Heng said calmly.

"Didn't see it," Bai Laotou answered frankly.

"How could you not see it? First, a hand reached through the world barrier to grab you, then it pulled you in; it was just two very simple steps, you couldn't have missed that, could you?"

Li Heng raised an eyebrow and smiled.

Bai Laotou fell into silence.

In a certain sense, that was indeed how it was.

But that wasn't the point!

He wanted to continue questioning, but looking at Li Heng's half-smiling expression, he immediately realized this shouldn't be asked. Just as two strangers wouldn't start by asking each other about their salaries.

The old man sighed deeply in his heart.

This fellow Daoist Li Heng is truly not simple.

His mood calmed down slightly as he thought of more possibilities. For instance, perhaps His Majesty's methods had been eroded by the Calamity and were no longer effective, or perhaps His Majesty had done this on purpose, had been watching them all along, and everything was within His Majesty's calculations.

Thinking this way, he felt much more at ease.

It couldn't be that a random Li Heng, whose name he had never heard and whose origins were unknown, was stronger than his own Majesty, the number one in the heavens, right? Do you understand what the gold content of being the number one in the heavens means!?

"White Reception Envoy, you have already entered the Central Great World."

"Do you feel any discomfort? For example, suddenly beginning to dissipate. Or perhaps the scenery before your eyes has changed, such as the setting sun in the sky dripping blood, or the ground covered in mountains of white bones."

Li Heng raised an eyebrow and said.

Logically speaking, if this Bai Laotou were an Earth-bound Spirit, then upon leaving the area he was previously receiving in and truly arriving in the Central Great World, he might lose the foundation of his existence and dissipate.

"Not at all, I feel perfectly fine."

"And..." Bai Laotou's expression became Weird.

He raised his hand and pointed toward the direction of the Heavenly Gate.

"You all said there was a corpse nailed in the direction of the Heavenly Gate, but what I see is still that guy who likes to guard the gate; he is even smiling at me right now, and even beckoning me to go up."

"Strange, that doesn't seem like that guy's style!"

Bai Laotou frowned.

----------Author's Note----------

Stu... stu... stu... stu... stuck!

With so many "stuck" characters, you know how stuck I am! (Frowning), begging for monthly tickets, begging for recommendation tickets to spark my inspiration.