Chapter 636: Those Who Follow the Dao Receive Much Help

Him!!?

This face is not unfamiliar to the Immortal Gods.

Back when the "Fox-Faced Buddha" was seizing the Dao Fruit in the Western Desert, this guy had already made an appearance there.

And this time, with someone of this world wishing to attain the Dao in Beiming, they had originally assumed it was a peak Earthly Realm expert at the Ask Dao Peak, intending to give it their all at this moment, but they never expected... it would actually be a familiar face.

He was involved before in the Western Desert, so why is he involved in the strange movements in Beiming this time too?

No, furthermore, this person of the current age who is overestimating their own abilities and wishing to attain the Dao is this very guy!

The Immortal Gods hesitated somewhat.

Because they were somewhat unable to discern Ren Yidao's true strength, and could not figure out what his situation actually was...

From a sensory perspective, this youth who does not know the height of Heaven and the depth of the earth seems to be nothing more than a weakling at the Void Refining Peak, not even touching the edge of attaining the Dao.

But if he were truly a cultivator at the Void Refining Peak, it would be impossible for him to have such an astonishing aura, and even more impossible for him to make a declaration that he is about to attain the Dao!

The Immortal Gods are arrogant, looking down upon all living beings beneath their feet, but they have never been stupid, nor would they be blindly conceited.

It is no longer the ancient era, they are no longer the rulers of Heaven and Earth from those days, and their strength has not yet recovered to its peak... but even so, their strength still stands at the pinnacle of the world.

That's right, for now, they only harbor a tiny bit of doubt regarding this guy's strength.

The Immortal Gods are merely questioning whether Ren Yidao has the qualifications to attain the Dao.

What kind of virtue or ability do you have, brat, to dare to attain the Dao so high-profile at a time like this?

Did we let you attain the Dao?

For you to go about attaining the Dao on your own accord like this, does that not mean you hold no regard for us?

It was one thing that a great Demon protected you before, but now that the great Demon is far away in the Western Desert, how dare you be so presumptuous while you are in Beiming?

They no longer believe it.

You guy, could it be that you have a Protector every single time?

Consequently, several black hands prepared to reach toward this person who overestimated his own abilities, intending to give him a small punishment.

Without any communication, without half a word of exchange, some of the Immortal Gods hidden in the shadows tacitly joined forces and pressed toward Beiming.

They are competitors among themselves, and will fight fiercely and deal lethal blows for that ultimate opportunity.

But at the same time, these people are also in the same camp.

This world needs a Supreme one, but it does not need a new Immortal God.

The vested interests will not give up their own cake, and will stifle any existence that might threaten them in the cradle early on.

This is the consensus of the Immortal Gods.

As the Immortal Gods who had hidden their identities slowly approached, huge changes appeared on the four sides of the Beiming Divine Continent; shadows ten thousand feet high kept pressing in, and patches of dark clouds blocked the moonlight, making the entire sky gloomy once again.

They acted extremely arrogantly, barely concealing their existence, to the point that even mortals could see them with the naked eye.

Fortunately, it was still the dead of night, and the mortals were still in their dreams and had not noticed this, which is why it did not cause a major panic.

The mortals were unaware, but most of the cultivators in Beiming were startled awake from their meditation and dreams, and were already terrified, gazing at the shadows above the sky in extreme horror.

Things changed too quickly; at first, someone suddenly wanted to attain the Dao without any warning, and now a whole bunch of Immortal Gods had popped up.

Is this meant to turn the world upside down?

"The sky of this Beiming Divine Continent... is afraid it is going to be turned over..."

Just as this thought emerged in the hearts of countless people, a figure soared into the sky from Wentian City, erupting with an astonishing aura.

Boom!!!

The Qian Sword danced in mid-air, transforming into a dragon-shaped Sword Qi, and charged toward the shadows approaching Beiming.

Clang!!!

"Audacious! What kind of monsters and evil spirits dare to invade my Beigan territory!!?"

Li Yandao, who had appeared outside the Beitianmen before, looked toward the four directions with a cold face, his sharp, sword-like eyes piercing at the petty villains hiding their heads and showing their tails.

The Qian Mirror floated by his side, its reaction appearing even greater than the Qian Sword, erupting with the might of the Ascension Realm.

It scanned the heavens and earth, reflecting the silhouettes of the figures onto the mirror's surface; no matter how deeply the other party hid, they were all exposed.

If the Qian Sword was a tangible threat of force, then the Qian Mirror was a trump card held in reserve.

Do you not like hiding your heads and showing your tails? Do you want to hide in the shadows and be the mastermind behind the scenes?

Heh, it's not that easy!

If the masks were truly torn off, the Qian Mirror could completely expose their identities!

Although the people of the current age are slightly inferior in realm at this moment, they are by no means soft persimmons that can be easily pinched.

The Heavenly Dao has changed, and the group of people left after the great waves washed away the sand can each be called a heaven-gifted talent of their generation; as long as they unite, they can also pose a huge threat to the Immortal Gods.

Striking back against Immortals is not an impossible thing to do.

The Immortal Gods were also afraid of exposing their identities and being targeted or retaliated against by others in the future, so their forward pace stalled.

But they only stopped their steps, and did not retreat because of this; they stared at Li Yandao with cold and mocking eyes.

Just by relying on a sword and a mirror, you want to stop us?

Just by relying on you, you are not qualified.

But Li Yandao did not retreat in the slightest when facing this malice; instead, his aura grew even stronger, and he rebuked angrily:

"Do you truly wish to act against the natural order and risk committing a grave mistake?"

"Immortal Gods do not descend to the Earthly Realm; if you block the path to attaining the Dao, you will bear monstrous Causality!"

"If you attack him now and wish to fight to the death with my Beigan, are you not afraid that others will sit back and reap the rewards?"

Li Yandao held the Qian Sword, glaring with a face full of rage at the group of Immortal Gods radiating cold, sinister Qi, not retreating half a step, and said in a deep voice: "Since you already understand, why not retreat quickly!"

"Retreat!!!"

The standoff fell into a stalemate.

Among the Immortal Gods, some hesitated.

Li Yandao's words held a certain logic; there was no need to expose themselves early for the sake of a fellow whose status was not yet certain.

Even if he truly succeeded, so what? It would merely be one more competitor.

But if they were to strike now and become tainted by Causality, allowing others to pinpoint their locations, that would truly be a loss outweighing the gain.

They had assumed that fellow was without support and acting on a momentary impulse; they had not expected him to have such backing to protect him.

Since that was the case... this matter was not worth it.

Some Immortal Gods pondered for a moment and actually retreated; in just a short while, a third of them had left.

Yet even so, two-thirds still remained, coldly sneering as they watched Li Yandao and the Wentian City beneath his feet.

At this moment, although the residents were already asleep, this capital city had quietly awakened; Dragon Qi swirled in the sky above, faintly manifesting as a green dragon coiled upon the earth.

Li Long sat in the Imperial Palace hall where the dragon's head lay, sitting indifferently upon the Dragon Throne, looking down at the Immortal Gods in the sky with disdain, his eyes full of arrogance as he said faintly: "What Immortal Gods? They are nothing but a group of cowardly rats."

Ran Yeting sat sideways beside Li Long, smiling as she gently fanned him with a feather fan; not a hint of awe could be seen on her face as she echoed him with a smile and a nod: "Your Majesty speaks the truth."

They had not expected Ren Yidao to have such a massive breakthrough in less than a few months of parting, suddenly moving ahead of everyone in the current age to the step of Ascending to Immortality and becoming a god.

The two could not understand what had happened, but that did not affect the decision they had to make upon discovering that Ren Yidao was about to encounter danger.

Their appearance here at this moment already indicated their stance.

Among the remaining Immortal Gods, a cold voice of indistinguishable gender asked: 【"Do you truly wish to commit such an unwise act? You would gamble the fate of an entire nation for the sake of an outsider? Are you truly not afraid that we will annihilate your lineage?"】

They did not believe it.

"An outsider?"

Li Yandao let out a cold snort, remaining undisturbed, and spoke firmly: "The Jin King is the 'King of Equal Rank' of our Northern Qian Dynasty, equal in honor to His Majesty. Since you intend to harm the Jin King's path to the Dao, how could we possibly stand by and do nothing?"

Regarding that Feudatory King title for Ren Yidao that had been tangled for so long, it had finally been settled not long ago; Li Long had endured for a long time before finally being unable to resist making an executive decision.

King of Equal Rank, Jin King.

The character "Jin" carries the meaning of elevation and progress; the title of Jin King was also endowed with the implication of being a crown prince or someone about to be promoted.

In some dynasties, the Jin King became a synonym for the heir to the throne, viewed as a noble existence second only to the Emperor.

It could be said that this was an act of willfulness by Li Long after overriding the objections of others.

Furthermore, it was hard to say whether this "Brother Long" of his didn't have other little thoughts, such as relying on the nominal status to act as Ren Yidao's elder...

But this actually did not matter at all.

Even if Ren Yidao knew, he wouldn't care; he would only wave his hand and say that the two brothers should just treat each other as they pleased.

I call you father-in-law and Brother Long, you call me virtuous brother or crown prince or whatever—none of that is a problem.

In the Qingzhuan Dojo, Sikong Yu had originally intended to strike, but since Li Yandao and the others had beaten him to it, he had no choice but to pretend nothing happened and withdraw his hand.

Sikong Yu did not compete with them for the spotlight; he deliberately waited for a while, and seeing they had no further actions, he nodded and praised:

【"Hmm, the Li family boys have decent backbone, but they still lack strength. Is it time for this old man to step out now?"】

The golden, large-sized Divine Soul drifted out from the stone statue, preparing to reveal its existence to the world.

However, just before He was about to strike, suddenly, another faint fluctuation caused Sikong Yu's expression to change.

【"Hmm?"】

His eyes widened, and he said in disbelief: 【"How is there another one!?"】

Beiming Divine Continent, at the bottom of a seemingly ordinary lake.

Inside the Cave Abode, Xue Sui, in the form of a Purple Crystal little person, frowned, pacing back and forth in the cave anxiously.

"That brat is truly too rash! If you are attaining the Dao, then attain it—why must you make such a huge commotion, letting the whole world notice you!"

"He is being too arrogant; he will definitely be targeted by others!"

Xue Sui had also heard Ren Yidao's previous words, and his heart was deeply shaken.

Damn it.

This brat, what is going on?

Have I been spacing out for too long?

Surely not!!!

How long has it been, and how did he reach this step?

He valued Ren Yidao's aptitude and had forged a good connection, but he truly never expected this brat to be qualified to ascend to immortality in such a short time, and it looked as if he was already about to succeed!?

Xue Sui did not know what Ren Yidao had experienced during this time or what opportunities he had obtained, but he did know a thing or two about what Ren Yidao was encountering right now.

As a subordinate general of the Heavenly Court, he understood very well that those Immortal Gods were not as kind as they appeared on the surface.

What to do?

If he stood by and did nothing, that brat would definitely be harmed by those Immortal Gods in the shadows!

Just like how the General was back-stabbed by those former colleagues back then...

"Right, the General!"

Xue Sui seemed to think of something; he took a deep breath, then looked at the empty prayer mat and bowed deeply.

"General, this subordinate dares to request your intervention."

As Xue Sui bowed, a withered skeleton holding a lamp appeared on the previously empty prayer mat.

Click, click.

The terrifying skeleton moved, its hollow eye sockets looking at the kneeling Xue Sui, and it spoke slowly: 【"Has the time... already come?"】

"This subordinate does not know, but the Immortal Gods have all awakened and descended upon the Earthly Realm again."

【"Is that so..."】

Xue Sui did not hide anything and quickly informed the General of the current situation, then spoke of the reason for awakening the General this time, "The young man from before, he is currently attaining the Dao, but he is being besieged by the Immortal Gods."

"He is the first person in the current age to attempt to attain the Dao; if he were to meet with a mishap, it would surely make the people of the world timid, and they would not dare to try again for a very long time."

"I hope the General can offer his assistance."

Haigu Daoren, who was addressed as General, remained motionless, not knowing if he was asleep or deep in thought, before slowly nodding a moment later.

【"Good."】

He did not ask further, nor did he hesitate, choosing to trust the judgment of this loyal subordinate of his.

Since he felt the time was ripe, then he would trust his judgment.

Thus, the skeletal finger reached into the lamp, gently rubbed the wick, and then raised his hand to scatter it upward.

The smoke and dust drew an arc in mid-air, then vanished from the Cave Abode in an instant.

When it appeared in the world again, it descended upon the four corners of the Beiming Divine Continent!

Clang—

Accompanied by a faint sound of sword ringing, the Sword Qi transformed from the smoke and dust swept across the world, domineeringly hacking toward the ill-intentioned Immortal Gods!

!!!

That terrifying Sword Qi contained no Evil Qi, but the Sword Intent it carried was enough to make the Immortal Gods retreat; otherwise, they would surely be severely injured!

"What is this... Impossible!?"

"This, this is!"

The Immortal Gods retreated violently while letting out shocked roars!

One unlucky Ghost Star reacted a beat too slow and was grazed by the smoke and dust, causing half of his body to be severed instantly.

"Ah!! Damn it! Damn it! This feeling! It really is you!"

After the instantly crippled Immortal screamed in pain, he shouted out a title that the Immortal Gods had almost forgotten.

"Tian Jiangjun!!!"

!!!

"Tian Jiangjun!? He didn't die after all?"

"Why did he also take action for this person!?"

In an instant, half of the Immortal Gods who had remained outside the Beiming Divine Continent vanished, leaving only one-third of the original number.

They did not fear the threats of the mortal dynasties, but they were still very wary of an existence that could genuinely threaten their lives.

Inside the Cave Abode.

The General tilted his head to listen for a while, then shook his head and sighed: 【"Still the same as ever, a bunch of cowards who fear death, not even comparable to this withered bone of mine; how can the living beings of Heaven and Earth count on them?"】

【"Truly, boring."】