Chapter 611: Sugar-Coated Pills Stay, Cannonballs Are Fired Back

"Old Daoist, you look a bit flustered."

Li Heng reappeared before the Third Elder and said with a smile.

The Third Elder was stunned, only then realizing that this Great Venerable had returned silently. He let out a sigh of relief, the heavy stone in his heart finally settling; he had returned at last.

"You make the Great Venerable laugh."

The Third Elder responded bitterly.

"What are you flustered about? This is the Great Dao Treasure Pearl you wanted."

Li Heng shook his head and handed the Great Dao Treasure Pearl in his hand to the Third Elder. The Third Elder hurriedly caught it, feeling a sense of disbelief. Was it this simple this time? He had thought he would have to pay an additional price.

Seeing through the Third Elder's thoughts, Li Heng sneered.

"You old Daoist have too many thoughts. By rights, I could have made things difficult for you a few more times, but what I want, you might not necessarily be able to retrieve, and besides, I have my own matters now."

The Third Elder understood immediately. So this Great Venerable had things to attend to? No wonder it was so easy and simple this time. But if that were the case, what should be done about the subsequent steps of the plan? It was agreed that they would secretly guide this Great Venerable to help the plan proceed.

Li Heng fell into deep thought.

On his way back to the Multiverse Alliance, he had investigated the Time-Space Source Points of other eras and analyzed the meaning of the Runes within them, discovering that they were identical to the meaning of the Rune the Third Elder had given him, with no information regarding any pursuit or the like appearing.

Did the person behind it seem to have truly sensed his investigation?

The origin and end of the Time-Space Mother River were truly difficult places to reach. Li Heng felt a bit of a headache. He had previously used Source Power for Appraisal, only to find that the amount of Source Power required to appraise the information of the person behind it was vast, and he could not afford it.

Therefore, if he wanted to know the truth, his temporary goal still had to be to head to the origin and end of the Time-Space Mother River.

And heading to these two places required sufficiently strong power. In any case, with his current realm, it was impossible; he had to harvest more Source Power to improve his realm and strength.

"Oh, right. Although I agreed to take on the position of Great Guest Elder of the Multiverse Alliance, I will not reside in the Multiverse Alliance for long; I will only leave a Dao Body stationed here. If you have any matters, you can contact me through the Dao Body, but do not disturb me unless it is a major event."

Li Heng came back to his senses, looked at the Third Elder who was still thinking, and said casually. He did not want to be tied to this Great Dao Ark called the Multiverse Alliance.

"The Great Venerable is leaving?"

The Third Elder was startled upon hearing this and asked hurriedly.

Leaving so soon? Wouldn't the Multiverse Alliance be at a loss? Especially him—he had given up his own Ark Core; it was practically a massive loss!

"Why, could it be that you really hope I leave?"

Li Heng asked with a half-smile.

"Rest assured, with the Ark Core you, old Daoist, gave me, I still need to stay here for a period of time to go into seclusion; I won't be leaving that quickly."

"It's just that... where is my Daoist temple?"

Soon, outside a Dongtian Fudi near the Ark Core that seemed to be the Dadao Zhiyuan, the Third Elder bid farewell to Li Heng, then watched as the Dongtian Fudi closed and Li Heng entered a state of seclusion.

His heart was bleeding; this was his own Daoist temple!

The Third Elder inexplicably felt the illusion that he had been cuckolded.

Forget it, better to discuss it with those two fellows first.

The Third Elder sighed, quickly adjusted his mindset, escaped into the Void, and in an instant returned to the place of the Ark Core to meet with the Great Elder and Second Elder of the Multiverse Alliance.

"Third Elder, why have you returned so quickly? Could it be that you couldn't handle that Great Venerable? That won't do. As the saying goes, 'Is it not a joy to have friends come from afar?' You must host him properly."

The Second Elder said earnestly upon seeing this, appearing to be snickering.

The Third Elder pretended not to hear this, took out the Great Dao Treasure Pearl, and spoke of what had happened, expressing the reality that Li Heng would only leave a Dao Body to assist the Multiverse Alliance.

"Inconceivable, truly worthy of being a Great Venerable. A matter that has troubled our Multiverse Alliance for so long was actually resolved so quickly by the Great Venerable. But it is truly a surprise that the Abyss Sea, which has been silent for so long, actually possesses a Forbidden Object of such Terror."

"But Third Elder, did you sense it wrong?"

"Can it really rival a Great Venerable? I am a bit doubtful. The current Abyss Sea is much weaker than the Abyss Sea of endless ages ago. If the current Abyss Sea could produce a Forbidden Object comparable to a Great Venerable, wouldn't the peak Abyss Sea of endless ages ago be even more terrifying, practically invincible?"

The first to speak was the Great Elder, who said in surprise.

Immediately following was the Second Elder.

"Is there definitely no problem with this Great Dao Treasure Pearl? At the very beginning, it actually concealed an unknown object that destroyed an era? Even if it has been purified by that Great Venerable now, there is still a very high risk. Furthermore, who knows what that Great Venerable is thinking?"

The implication was that they were also afraid Li Heng might be playing tricks in secret.

The Third Elder was even more speechless upon hearing this.

Could these two old fellows not grasp the main point?

"Can you two talk about the main point? That Great Venerable only intends to leave this Dao Body stationed here and will not have his true self here, and he even said not to disturb him unless it is a major situation. But how can we make the best use of him like this? Wouldn't our Multiverse Alliance be at a loss?"

He was somewhat depressed, feeling that the two were playing dumb.

"We naturally understand the point you are making, but what can we do? If a Great Venerable wants to leave, who among us can stop him? Use the Forbidden Weapon in the Alliance? That would directly cause a falling out, and that Great Venerable would be even less likely to help us, and might even become an enemy of our Multiverse Alliance and sabotage our plans."

The Great Elder shook his head and said.

"According to what you said, that Great Venerable's reliance on external objects is surprisingly low; it seems he really can be self-sufficient while also progressing in his cultivation rapidly, so we truly have no other way. This Great Venerable is not tempted by divine weapons, supreme treasures, or spiritual pills and medicines."

The Second Elder said calmly.

The Third Elder had a strange expression; the reactions of these two old fellows were not right. On the surface, they said they had no way, but they appeared very calm. Could it be...

He said with pleasant surprise, "Could it be that the Alliance Master is coming back?"

Li Heng was currently sitting upright in the Dongtian Fudi that could be called the Dadao Zhiyuan, constantly absorbing the Great Dao essence of the Great Dao Ark through the Ark Core given by the Third Elder, consolidating his own cultivation while also using it to broaden his own path forward.

Before his eyes floated the bottle containing the unknown object. The black mist inside, the unknown object, still refused to give up, slapping against the bottle, occasionally manifesting a concrete shape, baring its fangs, and looking ferocious, as if warning Li Heng.

Li Heng, using One Mind Two Uses, spoke with a smile.

"You are a trapped beast fighting now; have you still not recognized Reality? Honestly confess all your information and origins, and there is still a glimmer of survival."