Chapter 459: Hello Everyone

"Family, I just ran into a clingy, bottom-tier four-eyes..."

In the passage leading to the Inner Domain, Ren Yidao thought of the expression on Yuwen Tianye's face when he left and couldn't help but laugh.

"That hurt expression of someone who's been deceived—what's that for? Making it look like I bullied him."

"Such a massive illusion, did he think it was easy?"

The previous "Heavenly Human Realm" illusion looked simple enough, but in reality, it was not easy at all.

Connecting the Consciousness Sea of over a thousand people and pulling them all into the same illusion—the pressure was so great that even Ren Yidao almost couldn't hold it.

Fortunately, someone provided him with help.

"I told him he could feel free to strike, and he actually listened! He struck even harder than I did..."

Recalling the heroic posture of Yuwen Tianye slaughtering everyone in the illusion, Ren Yidao couldn't help but want to give him a thumbs up.

You did well, you did well indeed!

If the illusion Ren Yidao constructed was like a massive piece of software, Yuwen Tianye was like free cleaning software, actively helping him clear other processes and sharing a considerable portion of the computational pressure.

"What an obedient good child!"

After sighing with emotion a few more times, Ren Yidao crossed the long passage and finally succeeded in entering the Inner Domain on the tenth day.

"Whew..."

For Ren Yidao, there was naturally no thrill of being released from restraint; he only felt that the Spirit Qi here was more abundant.

Outstanding people and spiritual land, a place of good geomancy.

This trip to Sword Province was nearing its end; the Inner Domain was right at the foot of the Sword Casting Hut mountain gate.

Looking up, he could already see the Sword Casting Hut mountain gate from afar.

At this moment, several figures were scattered on the open ground before the Heaven Gate, seemingly having no interaction with each other.

"Whoa, it seems everyone isn't very good at socializing."

Before Ren Yidao arrived, there were only eight people here.

Aside from the black-robed person and Jian Xinxin huddled around them, there was a general in black-faced dark armor, an old beggar who looked dazed, a middle-aged man with a long beard in luxurious clothing and an imposing aura, a swordswoman standing with her sword in her arms, a shirtless old blacksmith with muscles all over, and an enchanting woman with a flower on her chest.

One mysterious person, one person from the Southern Border Divine Dynasty, three people from the Beiming Sect, and one person each from three super sects...

How should I put it?

This really has no sense of novelty!

These eight people were divided into four groups, huddled together in twos and threes.

The black-faced general domineeringly occupied a large area of open space by himself; no one took the initiative to approach him, as he represented the Southern Border Divine Dynasty.

Although the two from the Sword Casting Hut and Wanhua Valley didn't seem familiar with each other, they weren't far apart; they were the final insurance for the super sects.

The old beggar and the long-bearded middle-aged man—one dressed in extreme poverty and the other in extreme luxury—were standing very close, while the swordswoman stood not far behind them with a cold expression; they represented the Beiming sects, large and small, huddling together for warmth.

Finally, the fourth group was that mysterious person whose face couldn't be clearly seen and the sycophant circling around them... cough!

They stood far away from the other three groups, looking as if they wouldn't contend with others, and naturally, they weren't targeted by anyone else.

At this moment, there were two choices before Ren Yidao.

First, like everyone else, find a corner to sit quietly, not disturbing others and not being disturbed by others.

Second, find someone he was more familiar with to understand the situation first, and don't act rashly.

And Ren Yidao, as a socially anxious person who walked out of the Divine Path Sect, naturally chose the third option...

"Hi hi hi!"

While flying toward where the three groups were gathered, he raised his Qi and shouted:

"Hello everyone!"

"I'm here!!!"

A social bandit has descended.

Although he didn't know anyone here, it didn't hinder him from greeting everyone.

Who stipulated that you can't say hello if you don't know each other?

Everyone:???

The situation of silently cultivating here, or even the multi-party secret confrontation, was torn to shreds by this unscrupulous intruder.

Who?

Upon seeing this brash, green youth rushing over, most of the people present had the same thought.

Who is this?

Who is he familiar with?

Seeing his overly familiar manner, all three groups assumed this guy was familiar with the others and did not intercept him.

"Hm? Why is no one talking? What's wrong with you all?"

But it wasn't until Ren Yidao drove straight to the front and saw that everyone made no special reaction that they realized the situation didn't seem to be what they thought.

No, it seems no one knows him!

What's the deal with this guy?

Purple Shadow Sect Master Ying Tengjiao observed the reactions of the other two groups; Zang Zhenyu frowned, and the other two also looked confused, so he had an idea in his heart.

"This fellow Daoist is not one of them, so he must be an outlier who popped up just like Mo Yushuang; he can be won over!"

Ying Tengjiao smiled brightly; he had allied with Yu Hongjian of the Gaitian Gang precisely to be able to contend with the super sects when needed, and now there was Mo Yushuang from an obscure small sect, and another mysterious person had arrived.

With four Heaven Realm experts, their chances of winning this time were very high!

If they could snatch the final victory, perhaps this Immortal Sect Grand Competition could really change the landscape of the Beiming Divine Continent.

Good, good, good!

Thinking of this, the surging Ying Tengjiao took the initiative to strike, resolving the awkwardness for Ren Yidao.

"Little friend! Over here!"

Ren Yidao had originally only intended to come over here to say hello before going off to find Jian Xinxin to play, but he was unexpectedly invited by someone, which made him feel a bit troubled... as if.

"Many thanks for the invitation, fellow Daoist."

Ren Yidao did not hesitate in the slightest; he immediately accepted Ying Tengjiao's invitation with a beaming smile and landed beside the three of them.

"Fellow Daoist, why be so polite? We are all sects from the Beiming Divine Continent; naturally, we should help each other in the same boat and resist external enemies together."

"What you say is true, fellow Daoist, it is indeed true."

Ren Yidao nodded while carefully observing the three of them, and at the same time, he was also being observed by the others.

Very quickly, Ying Tengjiao's expression changed, and he looked him over a few times in disbelief.

Heaven Realm? No, it felt wrong again; it seemed to only be Void Star.

Could it be that he is deliberately hiding it?

"Fellow Daoist, your cultivation..."

"Oh, Void Star. I just broke through a while ago; I suppose it counts as the early stage?"

Regarding his strength, since Ren Yidao had taken the initiative to enter the Inner Domain, he had no intention of deliberately hiding it.

In any case, his reputation had not been illustrious before, and outsiders were not very familiar with him; not many people would be curious about why he had crossed from Dharma Aspect to Void Star in just a few short months.

Don't ask.

If you ask, it's that I was already Void Star long ago, I've just been hiding it well, and to the outside world, I was merely deliberately concealing my strength.

Ren Yidao wasn't very clear himself on what his actual strength was; if you say he is Void Star, he can easily beat ten Void Stars, and he doesn't feel weak when facing a Formless...

But if you say he is Formless, he lacks the most important domain power; without the realm, he is ultimately not a complete Heaven Realm.

However, Ren Yidao thought he had spoken too highly and even humbled himself, saying he was only early-stage Void Star, but after he finished speaking, he discovered that the expressions of the people opposite him were not quite right?

Hm?

Did I say something wrong?

"Void Star!?"

At this moment, the old beggar Yu Hongjian, who had been dazed all along, also sobered up. He opened his big mouth, spat out a puff of foul air, and asked in shock: "That's not right, how did you, this brat, break through that Heaven Gate?"

Ren Yidao had already sealed his sense of smell in advance when approaching this old beggar; at this moment, he faced the poison gas attack without changing his expression and smiled casually.

"Is the Heaven Gate difficult? When I passed through, that Sword Shadow was asleep, so I just walked right past. It didn't stop me at all; it was much simpler than I thought. Is it not like that when you all passed through? Is there a problem somewhere?"

Ren Yidao spread his hands with a very innocent look, indicating: everything I said is the truth, I just didn't say the whole thing, I'm definitely not spouting nonsense!

To take things out of context — taken from "Do Not Take Things Out of Context"

And such an answer from Ren Yidao clearly could not convince the few of them. Yu Hongjian's eyes widened, Ying Tengjiao narrowed his eyes, and even Mo Yushuang, who had not reacted at all to Ren Yidao's arrival, looked up at him at this moment.

A problem?

This is a huge problem!

Ying Tengjiao felt he had been deceived.

Deeply deceived!

He had thought a helper had arrived, but now it seemed like it was just a fish that slipped through the net.

No.

He absolutely cannot bring along this dead weight.

Just as he was thinking about how to tactfully let Ren Yidao know he should retreat, the shirtless old blacksmith over there suddenly spoke up.

"You said the Sword Shadow was asleep?"

Ren Yidao turned his head and nodded at him with a smile.

"Yes. By the way, who might you be, fellow Daoist?"

"Excuse my rudeness, I am Gongyang Ke, an Elder of the Sword Casting Hut."

Gongyang Ke had an aged face with a graying goatee, looking like a dying old man, but from the neck down... he was a terrifying sight of knotted muscles.

Just by taking one look, one could feel a powerful impact of strength.

Spa! Rta!

"I do not doubt your account, I am just a bit puzzled; the Heaven Gate Sword Shadow would not undergo such a change for no reason."

Gongyang Ke actually believed Ren Yidao's account because, as the person who set up the site, he knew the nature of the Sword Shadow and was not surprised that it could fall asleep.

It was just that the reason why the Sword Shadow would fall asleep was very baffling to him.

Gongyang Ke pondered for a moment and was just about to continue speaking when he discovered that Ren Yidao wouldn't stay still, turning his head to look at the solemn-faced Zang Zhenyu over there.

"Ah, right, hey—that general over there, do you know Yuwen Tianye?"

Zang Zhenyu had originally not wanted to pay attention to this guy, but his expression changed abruptly after hearing the name Yuwen Tianye.

"How do you know His Highness's name!"

Boom!

When it involved Yuwen Tianye, the aura on Zang Zhenyu's body erupted with a boom, pressing toward Ren Yidao.

But Ren Yidao was not afraid in the slightest; he treated that terrifying aura as wind past his ears and continued to smile:

"Of course it was Yuwen Tianye himself who told me. Right, he entrusted me to bring you a message."

"What did His Highness say?"

"He said, he is too lonely by himself over there, and wants you to go keep him company..."

Boom! Boom! Boom!

"What!!?"

Hearing this, Zang Zhenyu's expression completely lost control, and he roared:

"What did you do to His Highness!!?"

Why such a big reaction?

"I didn't do anything, did I?" Ren Yidao tilted his head in confusion, looking completely puzzled. "Maybe the child is still too young and is afraid of being alone? You should go quickly; you wouldn't want him to be all alone on the road, would you?"

???

What on earth happened in the Central Region!!?

Zang Zhenyu dared not think, and dared not hesitate even more; disregarding the truthfulness of Ren Yidao's words, he immediately rushed toward the direction of the Heaven Gate.

Even if it meant losing his qualification for this competition, he had to return to the Central Region.

"If His Highness suffers even half a point of harm, I, Zang Zhenyu, swear that all of you will be buried with him!"

Before Zang Zhenyu's oath had even fully dissipated, and before he had even rushed to the Heaven Gate tunnel, a world-shaking roar erupted from within the tunnel.

"Ren! Yidao!"

Boom—

In Zang Zhenyu's shocked gaze, a disheveled Yuwen Tianye rushed out from the tunnel.

Although his entire body was covered in wounds of all sizes, his aura had not diminished but instead increased, looking significantly more powerful than before.

"Your Highness! You are safe and sound!"

Upon seeing His Highness, Zang Zhenyu breathed a sigh of relief on the spot and was about to step forward to check on him properly, but Yuwen Tianye ignored him entirely.

He panted heavily, his pair of Double Pupils, which had almost merged into one, scanning the Inner Domain rapidly, and soon he found Ren Yidao in the distance, who looked like nothing had happened.

!!!

"Ren Yidao!"

He glared at Ren Yidao and shouted angrily:

"Fight me like a man!!!"

Over there, Ren Yidao, being watched by others, curled his lips and didn't respond at all.

Yu Hongjian blinked, coughed once, and kindly reminded him:

"Little friend, it seems... he is calling you?"

"I don't know, maybe he found the wrong person?" Ren Yidao looked blank, shook his head, and pretended to be completely ignorant. "I'm not the person he's looking for; I am Dao Yiren..."

Ren Yidao still intended to continue denying it, but Jian Xinxin on the other side couldn't watch anymore and shouted with a headache:

"Ren Yidao! Stop making a fool of yourself over there, come here quickly!"

Ren Yidao, who a second ago was saying he didn't know any "Ren Yidao," immediately replied:

"Coming, Senior Brother—I'm coming right over."

Everyone:???

Ying Tengjiao's face turned green at this moment; he had thought this guy was a helper for the Faceless, then it turned out he was a Void-Refining stage expert, later he found out this guy had some connection to the Southern Border, and finally, he discovered the person was actually from the Divine Path Sect!?

"You are a disciple of the Divine Path Sect? Why didn't you say so before!?"

"I am, oh! Did I not mention it before?"

Ren Yidao blinked, took out his Walking Token, and bowed to the group with a smile.

He said:

"The current Walker of the Divine Path Sect, Ren Yidao, greets you all."

"Hello there~"