Chapter 787: Xiaoyaozi Plays Host

"Tsk tsk tsk, this layer of Reality is truly miserable."

"And also far too tragic."

Li Heng strolled through the ruins of various Zhanchang, continuously traveling through this layer of Reality; throughout this time, Calamities and monsters were constantly swarming toward him from all directions.

He was currently at the front line of this layer of Reality.

It was a place that had already been occupied by Calamities and monsters, reduced to a nest, polluted by infinite gloom and pitch-black darkness, and had become a place of Terror that was already extremely indescribable.

"A place like this should be purified more often."

Li Heng muttered to himself, the Great Sun Dharma Image manifesting above his head, shining with boundless light; by mixing in a bit of Source Power, he didn't even need to strike personally, as the monsters and Calamities around him vanished into thin air, and near-infinite Source Power was credited to him.

However, for him, who now possessed Source Power Authority.

This bit of harvest was better than nothing.

He still had to find Calamities or monsters that possessed Source Power Authority.

Li Heng continued to accelerate, moving forward; in this place of Terror that should have had no color or light other than pitch-black, he traversed the pitch-black sea, like a divine official or saint, appearing as a savior.

Although powerful Calamities and monsters blocked his path during this time.

They were still not enemies that could withstand a single blow from him.

For him, who was now infinitely close to the Dao Lord realm, as long as there was sufficient Source Power to extinguish the immortality of the Calamities and monsters, then no matter how many Calamities and monsters below the Dao Lord level came, it was meaningless!

"There is light ahead? Have I walked out of this Ghost Place?"

Li Heng looked ahead and discovered that although it was also a stretch of darkness, it was different from the pitch-black behind him; it still possessed other light, so he took a step out and walked out of this place.

The scene before him manifested in front of his eyes.

"Is this another Zhanchang ruin? But it seems to have only just fallen recently?" Li Heng looked at the battlefield wreckage before him, those broken bricks and tiles similar to city walls, and could not help but feel a bit disappointed.

Could it be that all the living beings in this layer of Reality were finished?

He had originally thought he could reach a place where normal living beings existed; it turned out it was just because it had fallen recently and had not yet been completely swallowed by the pitch-black.

It was just that he did not know why, but this Zhanchang ruin, which had only just fallen and could only be considered dark rather than pitch-black, contained Calamities or monsters that were even more ferocious than the ones he had experienced in the places behind him that were already pitch-black.

"This is interesting."

"Could it be that those powerful Calamities and monsters have already left the rear and have been attacking cities and seizing territory on the front line? Hmm, this situation might be determined by some kind of law, and not stem from the will of these Calamities and monsters, after all, these things rarely have rational will."

"Otherwise, this would be too much like a normal 【War】."

Li Heng rubbed his chin, lost in thought.

He moved forward while thinking.

According to this line of reasoning, the further forward he went, the stronger the Calamities and monsters he encountered would be, and then there would be a high probability of encountering Calamities and monsters that possessed Source Power Authority.

Originally, with his ability to sense Source Power Authority, he should not have had to search like this, but this layer of Reality was extremely strange; in his senses, the Source Power Authority was right beside him, or rather, right in the surroundings, integrated into the entire Reality, the entire Heaven and Earth.

Yet he could detect absolutely nothing.

This left him extremely perplexed.

For this reason, he even used Source Power to probe, but perhaps because this matter involved Source Power Authority, even though Source Power could solve the problem of self-reference, it also required a great deal of Source Power.

Hmm, so much that he could not bring it out.

"This battlefield, this defensive line seems to have been blasted apart in a single strike?" Li Heng continued to observe the battlefield wreckage, gradually reconstructing the approximate original appearance, and felt somewhat surprised.

In his observation, the scale of this defensive line should have originally been very large, even to an unimaginable degree, possessing infinite eras, and even equivalent to a layer of Reality.

And then it was blasted apart by a single strike?

One could imagine how terrifying the monster or Calamity that struck was. His eyes suddenly lit up; there was no trace of fear on his face, but instead, his eyes shone with light, eager to give it a try.

To be able to do this, perhaps it was a Dao Lord Level Calamity monster!

Thinking of this, Li Heng quickened his pace.

Traveling in this infinite darkness was extremely strenuous; even for him, if he did not want to cause a big commotion, his speed of travel would be very slow, very slow indeed, as if stuck in a quagmire.

But big commotions were of no concern.

In any case, he came here to look for trouble.

Just as he wanted to completely unleash the Great Sun Radiance to drive away and purify the darkness, and even the pitch-black, of this place on a large scale to speed up, the leg he had just stepped out suddenly retracted; he looked toward a certain part of the darkness, revealing a look of surprise.

He thought for a moment and walked toward that darkness. The Great Sun Radiance drove away the darkness on its own, subsequently revealing the figure of Xiaoyaozi sitting cross-legged, eyes closed in cultivation.

Xiaoyaozi was constantly inhaling and exhaling the surrounding darkness.

With every breath, it caused the infinite pitch-black to surge.

However, because the surrounding darkness had been driven away and purified by Li Heng, Xiaoyaozi's brows furrowed slightly, and then he slowly opened his eyes, revealing a look of confusion and doubt, and spoke slowly.

"What is going on? Why has the spiritual energy suddenly become thin?"

Li Heng looked at all this, his brows furrowed tightly, and then his brows suddenly relaxed again; he smiled and spoke, "Fellow Daoist Xiaoyaozi, why are you here? Why not go to a cave dwelling to go into seclusion?"

"You are... are you that young friend Li from before?"

Xiaoyaozi raised his head and stared at Li Heng, first in confusion, then in shock and uncertainty, and finally revealing a look of joy and astonishment. "Fellow Daoist Li, have you really crossed multiple layers of Reality to get here?"

"That is correct, I have come."

Li Heng nodded and said with a sigh.

"So that is how it is, no wonder I would meet you. However, the time you and I met is not quite right; I just passed by this place, and having had some realization, I sat in meditation on the spot. Fellow Daoist, please excuse me."

"It is nothing, perhaps this is what can be called Carefree."

Li Heng responded with a smile.

"How can that be? As the saying goes, a guest from afar is a guest; since you, Fellow Daoist, have traveled an unimaginable distance to arrive here, how can I not treat you? Come, follow me, I will take you to my cave dwelling for a drink."

"Tea, wine, fruits, and vegetables—all kinds of delicacies are available."

Xiaoyaozi stood up, patted his buttocks, wiped the dirt off clean, and then made a gesture, signaling Li Heng to follow him and let him lead the way.

Li Heng looked at the direction and nodded slightly.

"That is exactly what I wish for; I would not dare to ask otherwise."

Li Heng followed Xiaoyaozi as they traveled, passing through several battlefield ruins along the way; judging by their appearance, they should have also fallen not long ago.

Seeing this, Xiaoyaozi frowned tightly.

"How did this happen? It's a complete mess!"

"Don't they know how to show some restraint?"

"Oh, I didn't mean you, Daoist Friend Li. Let us continue."

Finally, Xiaoyaozi led Li Heng to the very front of the front lines, where endless surging pitch-black darkness, along with countless Calamities and monsters, were attacking the only place of light sweeping across the front.

"Finally found one that hasn't been eaten up."

"Daoist Friend Li, look, that is my place of seclusion where I store all kinds of tea, wine, fruits, vegetables, and various delicacies; feel free to help yourself."

Xiaoyaozi pointed at that place of light and said happily.