Chapter 666: Fishing Behavior

The hope of the Great Void?

Li Heng's expression was strange; was it really necessary to be so mushy?

"Ahem, in any case, this is a surprising discovery. When Inauspiciousness and Terror descend completely in the future, this power of yours, Fellow Daoist, might become the key to breaking through the predicament."

The Void Balance seemed to realize it had been a bit too mushy, so it shifted the topic slightly.

"And rest assured, Fellow Daoist Li, I will not reveal that you possess power exceeding that of the Great Void. It's just..."

He added another sentence, indicating he knew the gravity of the situation; it was just that after giving his word, there were still things he wanted to say, yet found difficult to voice.

Li Heng nodded, speaking to pierce through what the Balance was thinking.

"I understand your intentions, Fellow Daoist. If you wish to reveal this matter, that is fine, provided you omit the key information—for instance, by only saying that some kind of power has appeared within the Great Void."

As long as he didn't bring trouble upon himself, he was quite eager to see what kind of waves revealing this would stir up within the Great Void. After all, the current Great Void seemed too much like a stagnant pool to him; it needed a boulder large enough to be thrown into it.

Even if there were no benefits, he could just treat it as watching a show.

"But in that case, Fellow Daoist, you will have to bear the corresponding risks."

The Void Balance was slightly startled and spoke up.

The Great Void was far too vast; perhaps the Great Void as perceived by everyone was merely one of the countless fractions of the true Great Void. Thus, no one dared to claim they truly understood the Great Void, knew all the mysteries within it, or had insight into all the powerful beings.

Therefore, apart from the Dao Lord who had achieved Union with the Great Void in the past, no one dared to guarantee they were absolutely invincible, suppressing the current age. If a stronger existence set their sights on Li Heng because of this, it would be troublesome.

There are thousands of secret arts for tracking and finding people in the Great Void. Sometimes, even without specific information, just having a rough trail is enough for someone to trace the Causality back to the very root.

"It is of no concern; such a risk does not exist for me."

Li Heng shook his head and said.

He didn't take the risks into account at all, not to mention that he had Source Power; once the Source Power bolstered him and elevated his status, no one would be able to deduce anything about him.

However, he didn't use such methods often.

After all, he wasn't someone who hid his head and showed his tail. Leaking this matter now was also a bit of a fishing attempt, so naturally, he wouldn't hide himself too deeply.

Such things must be hidden, but not too deeply; only then could he dispel the suspicions of those fish, get them to take the bait, and simultaneously ensure he wouldn't catch a deep-sea giant whale.

"Since that is the case, then it shall be as Fellow Daoist Li wishes."

The Void Balance said after listening. He could roughly understand Li Heng's intentions; after all, everyone had done some fishing, so he didn't find it particularly surprising, at most marveling at Li Heng's boldness born of high skill.

It happened often that the fisherman was swallowed whole by the fish.

"Mm, you may spread the word as you please, Fellow Daoist. As for how to handle the information, I trust in your character, Fellow Daoist Balance."

Li Heng said with a smile.

For him, it was best to only reveal partial information, but even revealing all the information wouldn't have much impact on him, which was why he appeared so casual about this matter.

However, if this Void Balance didn't know how to conduct himself and really revealed all the information, he would also take countermeasures to strike back, perhaps harvesting some Source Power or the like.

"You may rest assured, Fellow Daoist. I bear no malice toward you. The reason I have the intention to reveal partial information is actually to give some people a shot of adrenaline to prevent them from falling into despair."

The Void Balance read the subtext of Li Heng's words and replied.

"Some people? Which people?"

Li Heng was suddenly curious and asked.

"Old friends from the past, though their current states are not very good."

The Void Balance replied, but seemed unwilling to reveal too much.

"I see."

Li Heng nodded, lost in thought, then changed the subject and continued. "Fellow Daoist Balance says you are a businessman, so I would like to do business with you."

"What kind of business?"

For some reason, a sense of unease rose in the Void Balance's heart.

"I want to know information about the Dao Master Era."

Li Heng smiled.

The Void Balance fell silent upon hearing this, then slowly spoke. "From where did you learn of the Dao Lord's existence, Fellow Daoist? And how did you know that I know of the Dao Lord's existence?"

He looked at Li Heng before him, feeling puzzled.

The matter of the Dao Lord was history that had been thoroughly buried. Unless someone like them spoke of it personally, or some scattered records still existed in the world, living beings today should not know of it.

Could it be that some old friends had awakened again?

"Actually, it is quite a coincidence. In a sense, it was Fellow Daoist Balance who revealed it to me." Li Heng smiled.

"I revealed it to you? When and where?"

The Void Balance was a bit dazed upon hearing this; why didn't he remember?

"Does Fellow Daoist Balance still remember Hun Xuan?"

Li Heng said with a cryptic smile.

The Void Balance fell into silence once more. In this short amount of time, he didn't know how many times he had been silent, but every time it was related to this Li Heng, making him difficult to deal with.

After a long while, he spoke.

"Hun Xuan fell at your hands, Fellow Daoist?"

He had known the moment Hun Xuan died.

Li Heng nodded.

"Did he reveal information to you before he died?"

The Void Balance continued to ask.

"He gave me information only after he died."

Li Heng replied.

"So that's how it is. It seems he was still tight-lipped. However, given your strength, Fellow Daoist, it is not an injustice for Hun Xuan to have fallen at your hands; it is just a pity..."

The Void Balance responded with a sigh.

"Are you not angry, fellow Daoist?" Li Heng asked.

"Why should I be angry?"

"To achieve the status of Dao Lord, one must experience a thousand hardships and dangers, holding a determination to die to accomplish this task. Now that Hunxuan has died at your hands, fellow Daoist, it is also a kind of tribulation for him. If he could not pass the tribulation, then he could only die; he lacked the qualifications to become a Dao Lord."

Void Balance responded calmly.

This statement of his was also sincere; otherwise, after Hunxuan died back then, he should have crossed the infinite Void to descend and help Hunxuan block this First Tribulation, rather than ignoring it.

"What if you had intervened, fellow Daoist, and he could have become a Dao Lord?"

Li Heng said with a smile.

"What you say is reasonable, fellow Daoist, but that was merely one possibility. The Dao Lord Path has advancement but no retreat, and it also has countless diverging paths; every step forward requires choosing one of them. Hunxuan took the wrong path and died to a human tribulation; that was his fate, and it is also my fate."

Void Balance responded composedly.

In any case, the person was already dead, so saying anything would be of no avail; he saw no need to go against such a mysterious Li Heng for the sake of a dead man, as that did not align with his interests.

Hunxuan was not his own child, merely a trading partner.

"Returning to the main topic, since you wish to know information about that era, fellow Daoist, it is not that I cannot speak of it, but speaking of it will also incur some price in the dark."

"But according to equivalent exchange, what can you offer, fellow Daoist? Or perhaps, you intend to use the favor I just owed you; that is also acceptable," Void said.

"You should know of the Void Management Hub, fellow Daoist..."

Li Heng said.