Chapter 542: Tian Lunhui

At this moment, the Titanic Crescent Saint Child, the Ghost Insect Evil Child, and the Divine Spark Phoenix Maiden were all stunned on the spot. Earlier, the three of them were bragging with great pride, but now, Li Qiye's achievement was a violent slap to their faces.

The two descendants could no longer smile; only an ugly expression remained. The Phoenix Maiden had a countenance as cold as ice.

She thought differently than the two descendants. With Li Qiye easily taking sixty steps, she was even more certain that he would be a powerful enemy of her husband. No matter what, she must destroy Li Qiye and remove this huge threat to her beloved.

"How did you do it?" Lan Yunzhu emotionally asked. She was no stranger to the miracle creator, but these casual sixty steps still amazed her.

"One step for one world." Li Qiye smiled and said: "I can create three thousand worlds, so one step for one world can't trouble me."

Lan Yunzhu was speechless after hearing this. Li Qiye's twelfth palace had already taken shape, meaning that he would have access to the heavens created from the palaces. Once it reached grand completion, he would have his own firmament, so one could only imagine the possibilities from it.

Meanwhile, the Jadewater Queen recovered her senses after seeing Li Qiye's result and gently sighed: "It is not the cultivation but rather the insight." She was quite moved after this spectacle. Even as a Charming Spirit with strong a cultivation as well as a divine reflection, taking thirty steps without the help of an external item was a big challenge to her. However, even if her divine reflection could help her gain more insights, she still wouldn't be able to take sixty leisurely steps like Li Qiye did.

At this point, Li Qiye gave the two descendant an uncaring look and said: "I initially wanted to go further, but since you guys only took thirty steps, it would be a waste if I took eighty or ninety, so nevermind, sixty is enough for now."

Of course, this was met with an ugly expression from the two descendants. The two initially wanted to use this opportunity to build their fame and — once again — become respected; they planned to use Li Qiye as a stepping stone. Who would have thought that even with the help of their emperor's weapons, they would still lose to Li Qiye completely?

Li Qiye then ignored these two and looked towards the Phoenix Maiden: "Maiden, is it your turn to challenge me?"

The Phoenix Maiden's eyes narrowed as they suddenly flashed with cold glimmers. She did not answer. Long Zuntian came out to speak instead: "How about I challenge you in her stead?"

Long Zuntian making a move was not without reason. He was an unparalleled genius and had been watching for a while, so he knew that the maiden was absolutely not a match for Li Qiye. Even with an assisting treasure, she still wouldn't be able to take sixty steps, so he had to take her place.

Li Qiye looked at him and smilingly said: "As long as she doesn't mind, I don't either. Take sixty steps first, then you can come challenge me."

Long Zuntian looked at the Phoenix Maiden for a response. At this moment, she felt a sense of dread and uncertainty since Li Qiye's devilishness was far beyond her expectations.

Even a supreme genius like Long Zuntian couldn't say for sure that he could beat Li Qiye: "Mistress, let me give it a try. Maybe there is a chance." He said this to remind her that if she went, there would be no hope at all.

The maiden sighed and told Long Zuntian: "Then I would have to impose on Senior Long. The pride of the ghost race is now on your shoulders."

Long Zuntian shook his head without saying anything while lamenting his situation in his mind. The maiden was too calculating; she said that to force him to use all of his strength.

In his eyes, someone with so many schemes and such frightening calculation abilities like the maiden was not fit for cultivation. It would become a chain slowing one's cultivation down.

But at this time, a mysterious voice suddenly appeared: "If it relates to the prestige of the ghost race, then how could I be missing?" A person flew forward, creating wonderful images that spanned for miles as a mysterious aura covered the world.

It was as if the stars were flying with him as he exuded an inexplicable mysterious aura, causing others to feel that he had many eternal and unfathomable secrets.

"Tian Lunhui!" The ghost race cheerfully shouted after seeing this new arrival.

One of the three heroes of the Sacred Nether World and the descendant of the All-Eras Ancient Kingdom, Tian Lunhui, had arrived. Rumor has it that he went inside the Fire God's Palace so no one expected him to come out so quickly.

A great character saw him and emotionally uttered: "It seems that he obtained quite a great fortune inside the palace. A supreme genius is indeed extraordinary."

The ghost race became jubilated after seeing him. One person happily stated: "Since Tian Lunhui can enter the Fire God's Palace, this pond shouldn't be an issue for him. If this pond doesn't care for cultivation, then with his aptitude, Tian Lunhui will definitely be able to see through it and enter!"

In just a second, many ghost members placed high expectations on Tian Lunhui since he gave them a glimmer of hope. Even the ancestors didn't want to bet with Li Qiye, which elevated his current momentum.

The fury of the ghost race couldn't be quelled until they defeated Li Qiye. The Saint Child and Evil Child had already lost and no one else in the younger generation could challenge him until Tian Lunhui's appearance.

"Sir Tian Lunhui, you must beat him and teach this human ant a lesson. Let him learn that we of the ghost race have plenty of geniuses capable of suppressing the human race!" A ghost exclaimed.

"That's right! Push him down to see if he will still act so arrogantly!" Countless ghost cultivators added. Even a few great characters were screaming.

The ghost race had been oppressed too hard recently. After the humiliating massacre and the events that played out here… Even imperial descendants had lost miserably to him. The ghosts couldn't handle this anger since countless ghost geniuses were produced, yet none were able to beat an insignificant human.

However, Tian Lunhui was a cause for revival and his prestige instilled absolute confidence into the ghosts.

Tian Lunhui came forward while carrying a boundless mysterious aura and spoke: "Forgive my presumptuousness and allow me to learn from Fellow Daoist Li before Senior Long?" His words carried a strange rhythm. In terms of fame, Tian Lunhui was a bit less known compared to Di Zuo, but when it came to style and momentum, he was not lacking in any way. He was on the same level as Di Zuo and not just in title.

Long Zuntian looked at Tian Lunhui and said with emotions: "The new waves will overturn the old waves. I am old and will not compete with you youngins. This is your stage." He then slowly went back to the maiden's side.

The maiden then heaved a sigh of relief. Facing Li Qiye was giving her significant pressure. She was always confident, but she was not certain of victory at this moment. However, Tian Lunhui was pushing this board game towards a better position.

She became much more spirited to see Tian Lunhui challenging Li Qiye since she wanted to use this chance to guage Tian Lunhui's abilities for her husband.

Tian Lunhui looked at Li Qiye and calmly spoke: "Fellow Daoist Li's fame is like thunder next to one's ear. Today, seeing your great style has left me convinced."

Li Qiye looked at him and lazily spoke: "I'm afraid this is not our first meeting."

This was true since the two had met each other prior without a formal greeting.

Tian Lunhui was not angry. He only smiled with an unparalleled style and mysteriously unfathomable aura.

"Indeed, but that was just a glance without an opportunity to meet Fellow Daoist Li." Tian Lunhui spoke: "Today's meeting and competition is my honor."

Li Qiye didn't care for the formalities and calmly said: "Begin. If you want to challenge me, then walk sixty steps first."

"Then excuse me." Tian Lunhui didn't dare to underestimate his opponent. He took a deep breath next to the pond with his eyes shooting out divine glimmers while staring at it. 1

At this time, all the ghost cultivators couldn't help but hold their breaths; all their eyes were on Tian Lunhui. They pinned all their hopes of defeating Li Qiye and regaining the ghosts' glory on Tian Lunhui.

Tian Lunhui's eyes were flashing wisps of light. At times, they were as bright as the sun yet sometimes, they were as dark as a black hole. Waves of universal law chains inside his eyes wove together to form a supreme article.

He was using this supreme article to communicate with the profound grand dao inside the pond, wishing to understand it.

The Jadewater Queen exclaimed with surprise when she saw what was unraveling inside his eyes: "Amazing, truly worthy of being one of the three heroes. He has reached this level of understanding in such a short amount of time. This puts my divine reflection to shame."

Even Li Qiye nodded his head and said after seeing this: "A supreme genius is indeed different; he knows how to communicate with the strange dao and reached the strangest peaks. Treading the pond is not simply about power unless it is an existence at the top, like a True God or an Immortal Emperor!"

542 Teaser

At this moment, the Titanic Crescent Saint Child, the Ghost Insect Evil Child, and the Divine Spark Phoenix Maiden were all stunned on the spot. Earlier, the three of them were bragging with great pride, but now, Li Qiye's achievement was a violent slap to their faces.

The two descendants could no longer smile; only an ugly expression remained. The Phoenix Maiden had a countenance as cold as ice.

She thought differently than the two descendants. With Li Qiye easily taking sixty steps, she was even more certain that he would be a powerful enemy of her husband. No matter what, she must destroy Li Qiye and remove this huge threat to her beloved.

"How did you do it?" Lan Yunzhu emotionally asked. She was no stranger to the miracle creator, but these casual sixty steps still amazed her.

[collapse] The word here is "give me advice". This is just a polite/humble way of speaking to people before a competition/match, but it sounds a bit weird so I used excuse me. ↩

Chapter 543: Tian Lunhui's Strength

"The younger generation will surpass us with their free thoughts; they're not like us conservative old men stuck in one place. Talent is one thing, but wisdom and understanding are a different matter." The group of undyings hiding in the darkness gently lamented. They were all praising him nonstop.

The old undyings could enter the pond easily because they had sufficient strength. They were confident in their own cultivation and might, especially the ones from the emperor's lineages. With emperor's weapons along with their cultivation, if they risked it all in one shot, they would have a chance to enter.

However, Tian Lunhui's actions gave them a new perspective. He was not like the Saint Child and Evil Child who merely used external help to enter. Instead, he used his own abilities and aptitude to understand the mysteries.

"Worthy of being a supreme genius of our ghost race." An ancestor commented while being moved: "Even if he can't become an Immortal Emperor in the future, he can still reach the top. If he chooses the path of the grand era, then with his talents, he will absolutely become a Virtuous Ancestor. His future accomplishments will be much greater than ours."

The majority of ancestors from the great powers who were called old undyings were Virtuous Paragons, but ordinary Virtuous Paragons had a huge gap compared to paragons who trod on the path of the grand era. Those who walked on this path were existences that could form their own countries and be bestowed divine titles; they were comparable to Immortal Emperors!

Tian Lunhui's flashing eyes continued to gaze at the pond as he tried to unravel its profundities. More and more universal laws formed in his eyes.

Li Qiye didn't bother Tian Lunhui as he stood there, waiting. Even against someone who was called an unparalleled genius, Li Qiye still remained calm without any anxiety.

A while later, Tian Lunhui finally withdrew his gaze. His eyes returned to have the same old mysterious and indiscernible look.

"Fellow Daoist Li, I'll go first then." Tian Lunhui smiled and then took one step before disappearing into the pond.

"Hurry and look!" Heavenly Gazes were activated to watch his attempt. A ghost was counting his steps: "One… Two… Three… Four… Five…"

In the blink of an eye, he already took ten steps with ease. He was very different from the Saint Child and Evil Child who struggled despite relying on emperor's weapons. He was not as fast as Li Qiye, but he appeared to still be very comfortable.

"Thirty!" The ghosts anxiously watched all of his actions. Tian Lunhui was the embodiment of their hope.

In a short amount of time, he managed to take thirty steps. The ghost race's spirit was rejuvenated at this moment since Tian Lunhui still had a peaceful appearance as if he was taking a scenic walk.

"Incredible!" An ancestor hiding in the shadows gently sighed and said after witnessing this scene: "Back in our youth, our talents were far weaker than Tian Lunhui's. Maybe even the Titanic Crescent Saint Child was superior to us."

At this point, Tian Lunhui's performance had convinced the old undyings and confirmed the fact that being powerful was not the most important aspect to entering the pond.

"Forty steps!" Another short span of time had passed, and Tian Lunhui had managed to take forty steps. His pace had slowed, but he was still relatively comfortable. The ghosts tightened their fists in excitement and hoped that he would be able to surpass Li Qiye to win the ghost race some glory.

Meanwhile, the Titanic Crescent Saint Child and Ghost Insect Evil Child were dejected. They constantly sighed and were no longer able to be arrogant.

If Li Qiye's actions were humiliating like a slap to one's face, then Tian Lunhui, as another genius of the ghost race, left them with their proud heads hung low.

Despite having lesser fame than the three heroes among the ghost geniuses, the Saint Child and Evil Child still had some hope. If they tried their best, then maybe they would have a chance to compete against the three heroes in the future.

But now, Tian Lunhui had shattered their arrogance. The uncrossable gap between them was too great, it was just like the heaven and earth.

On the other hand, the Divine Spark Phoenix Maiden was silent. Tian Lunhui had the same status as her husband, but she previously wished and believed that her husband was a bit stronger than the other two heroes. Now, it seemed that Tian Lunhui was no weaker than Di Zuo.

There was no doubt now that her husband's arch-rival was not just Li Qiye, there was also a supreme genius like Tian Lunhui. However, Li Qiye was different because he was a human; this allowed the maiden to create many schemes against him.

On the contrary, Tian Lunhui left her powerless. He came from the All-Eras Ancient Kingdom and was referred to as the reincarnation of an Immortal Emperor. It could be said that he had no weaknesses. Methods that the maiden could apply to Li Qiye would not work on Tian Lunhui!

"Sixty steps!" Finally, Tian Lunhui had reached the sixtieth step — the same as Li Qiye.

"Well done!" A thunderous applause came from the ghost race. They were in high spirits and waited for Tian Lunhui to defeat Li Qiye!

Long Zuntian, with brilliant talents as a heaven's favorite for a generation, couldn't help but lament: "Amazing." He nodded his head and continued on: "Such talents and aptitude make him no less than Di Zuo."

At this moment, he was the dao mentor of Di Zuo. Although his cultivation was weaker than the great powers' ancestors and legendary masters, his vision and talents were much greater than theirs.

Now, he himself personally praised Tian Lunhui, so one could imagine how frightening Tian Lunhui's aptitudes must be.

At the boundary of the sixtieth step, Tian Lunhui was no longer full of himself. Instead, he became even more serious. Taking sixty steps to a genius like him was not worthy of pride; right now, this only meant that he was at the same starting point as Li Qiye.

His mysterious aura became even thicker as he immersed himself within and his image became faint.

This aura condensed and created a grand path that slowly paved itself before his feet, allowing him to walk deeper into the pond.

The path below him was extremely enigmatic as if the universal laws forming it came from the origin of the grand dao. These universal laws originated from the beginning of the ghost race — full of primordial aura.

"What is that? Is it a treasure?" Many great characters from the Titanic Crescent Sacred Ground emotionally asked.

Another ancestor responded in shock: "That is his grand dao! He is already building a grand dao for himself at such a young age! Such a bright future… If not an Immortal Emperor, he shall still become a Virtuous Ancestor!"

An ancestor from the Insect King Lineage was even more perceptive, so he murmured with a changed expression: "Tian Lunhui's grand dao is so similar to our ghost race's origin dao; it's not just simply great. Could it be that the Prime Ominous Grave has something to do with the ghost race?"

With the grand path laid out below him, Tian Lunhui began his slowly walk forward. His pace was not fast but was full of confidence, surprising all the spectators.

"This kid's talents are indeed matchless." After seeing the grand dao paving the way for Tian Lunhui, even Li Qiye nodded his head approvingly and commented: "He seems to have grasped a great enlightenment on the other side of the golden sea, resulting in great benefits."

This was indeed the case. The enlightenment on the other shore had helped Tian Lunhui a lot.

The ghost experts counted his steps from his steady pace. Once he reached the seventieth step, the ghost race cheered: "Step seventy!"

At this point, the grand path below him still continued forward. It seemed like taking more than eighty steps was not an issue.

All the old undyings made their judgment known: "He has a chance to reach one hundred steps!"

In fact, even the old undyings were not confident of reaching one hundred steps, unless a legendary master personally went out. Ordinary Virtuous Paragons like them would not be able to reach this boundary.

However, their eyes dropped to the floor when a young genius like Tian Lunhui possessed this ability. The gap between talents was as clear as day.

"Step eighty!" In just a moment, the ghost race screamed excitedly. Some ghosts even raised their chins while sneering at Li Qiye. Right now, they had assumed that Tian Lunhui's victory over Li Qiye was guaranteed and that they could finally quench their anger.

After Tian Lunhui reached the eightieth step, the group of geniuses like the Evil Child and Saint Child were completely overshadowed. They didn't dare to think about it too much since the distance between them and Tian Lunhui was too big.

Right now, they were Heavenly Sovereigns. Even if Tian Lunhui was at the same realm, his enlightenment and talents, to them, made an uncrossable divide.

Cultivation was no longer a metric of measurement when it came to supreme geniuses like Tian Lunhui. One extra palace within the same level of cultivation was already a huge gap, let alone the ability to grasp the grand dao.

Chapter 544: Disappearance

"Ninety steps!" In the midst of the two imperial descendants' moment of sadness, Tian Lunhui had already taken the ninetieth step.

"Breaking one hundred is not a problem!" Tian Lunhui was not struggling at all with his pace, so the ghosts were extremely excited. Even the Titanic Crescent Sacred Ground secretly bemoaned his talents. Their descendant was too far from reaching Tian Lunhui's level, especially when it came to their dao insight.

Li Qiye saw Tian Lunhui take ninety steps and smiled before declaring: "Interesting, my turn to catch up." He then placed his foot into the pond.

After Li Qiye entered, Lan Yunzhu began counting right away: "One… Two… Three… Four… Five…"

Fortunately, she was ready this time and was able to keep up with his pace.

"Li Qiye has entered!" His entrance into the pond quickly attracted the attention from the ghosts.

"Can he catch Sir Tian Lunhui?" Seeing his quick pace left a ghost expert nervous.

"Hmph! Sir Tian Lunhui is the strongest genius of our race. Even if Li Qiye catches up, he still might not be able to beat Sir Tian Lunhui. The last person to persevere is the winner, there is nothing great about being able to walk so fast…" This ghost cultivator only made it halfway before shutting his mouth.

"Ninetieth step!" Amidst the anxiety building up within these ghost cultivators, Li Qiye had already taken ninety steps, shutting up the ghost cultivators who held him in disdain. They couldn't even swallow their words in time.

'Is this brat still a human?' Even an old undying from the ghost race cursed in his mind.

In an instant, Li Qiye had caught up to Tian Lunhui. Inside the pond, Li Qiye looked at him in the distance.

Li Qiye then commented: "Incredible talents. To be able to study the origin grand dao of the ghost race means that you are qualified to become an Immortal Emperor. Alas, it is a misfortune that you were born in the same era as me. I have seen your grand dao, now it is your turn to watch!"

Having said that, a bright light suddenly flashed as if it was the grand dao blooming, like a caterpillar metamorphosing into a butterfly. Li Qiye then went deeper into the pond as if he was blessed by a god. His speed was as fast as if he were flying.

Li Qiye was too fast so Tian Lunhui couldn't stop himself from looking with his Heavenly Gaze. After seeing the expansion of Li Qiye's grand dao, his expression greatly changed for he had lost his composure.

On the other shore, Tian Lunhui studied the grand dao and had an initial form in his mind. He didn't know that Li Qiye had also learned a unique grand dao and had created its initial form as well.

This grand dao was much further along than Tian Lunhui's own.

"111, 112, 113…" Lan Yunzhu was falling behind with her counting since Li Qiye became faster and faster to the point of no comparison. At this time, it was no longer one step surpassing one world in the pond, each of his steps brought about his own world.

The pond's water no longer obstructed his steps, he was dragging the pond along. Each of his steps created a new world in the pond.

Now, he was the creator of worlds instead of the pond. He had reversed the primary and secondary relationship below his feet since he had now dominated the evolving transformations of the pond.

At this moment, even Tian Lunhui stood still. A mysterious aura encompassed his body so one couldn't see his expression, but he was silent without the all-grasping style he previously displayed.

Meanwhile, the ghost race fell into complete despair. Li Qiye had shattered the pride of the ghosts as he drifted like he was flying inside the pond, completely leaving Tian Lunhui behind.

Before, they still had some hope of Tian Lunhui beating Li Qiye, but now, even if Tian Lunhui could take the one hundredth step, he would still be unable to defeat Li Qiye. The eventual victor was too apparent.

At the same time, a murderous glint as cold as mist appeared in the Phoenix Maiden's eyes. She recognized the dangerous existence that is Li Qiye and placed him as the number one enemy of her husband. Li Qiye was no longer a simple, budding threat!

She felt that without eradicating Li Qiye, her husband definitely would not have the chance to shoulder the Heaven's Will. It was not because of a lack of confidence in her husband, but because Li Qiye was too frightening and devilish. She realized that there would be no peace unless Li Qiye was annihilated!

She trusted her intuition since it had always been on point. At this moment, she thought of many different plans to destroy Li Qiye no matter the price! She had to eliminate her husband's number one enemy!

"150…" At the 150th step, Lan Yunzhu suddenly paused and hesitated since she couldn't count any longer. This was because Li Qiye had disappeared! Even when she utilized her Heavenly Gaze to its limit, she still couldn't see his figure.

"Gone, why can't I see through it?" It wasn't only Lan Yunzhu, others also lost sight of Li Qiye. The Heavenly Gaze lost its effect after the 150th step!

"What happened? The limit of the Heavenly Gaze is 150 steps?" At this time, the gazes of Ancient Saints, Heavenly Sovereigns, and even the old undyings failed.

"There is also another possibility!" A ghost expert thought of the worst case scenario and said: "Maybe Li Qiye has failed just like the Bronze Tree Ancestor that had disappeared. Haha, if one forces their way in without having sufficient capabilities, then they will disappear and die without a corpse!"

With this reminder, many felt that this was very possible. Li Qiye's sudden disappearance could be attributed to his failure just like several great characters earlier. A fate of dying without a body remaining!

"This was him seeking his own death and for thinking that he was really invincible. Walking like flying? Now it is over, he even lost his own life." The ghost race thought of this possibility and gloated from others' misfortune.

Meanwhile, the great characters remained silent. They didn't know what was going on but were secretly hoping for this to be the case.

In their eyes, Li Qiye was too devilish. In the future, once Li Qiye's wings hardened, he would be a huge threat for the ghost race unless they made peace with him.

However, in the Sacred Nether World, the ghost race was the master, so how could they bow down to a little human? This was why all the great characters and ancestors hoped for Li Qiye's true disappearance. This was perhaps the best outcome.

"What a shame, the Prime Ominous Key has been lost. We will just have to wait for the next generation for the key to appear again." A ghost cultivator lamented, but it was still said with a gloating tone.

"Or there is another possibility." At this point, the Jadewater Queen used her divine reflection and calculated. The divine reflection of the Charming Spirits was extremely heaven-defying, especially one of an unfathomable spirit like the queen. No one knew the level of her divine reflection.

She pondered for a while and said: "Perhaps Li Qiye doesn’t want others to see the profundities of his grand dao so he is hiding in the pond. Perhaps it is no longer the pond ruling over Li Qiye, but it is he who has control over the pond. Li Qiye's steps were creating worlds, they were no longer the pond's worlds."

Compared to the other ghosts, Tian Lunhui appeared to be calm — not happy or proud. He kept on using his Heavenly Gaze to scan the water's surface, hoping to find traces of Li Qiye.

At this moment, he was no longer in the mood for competition because Li Qiye's grand dao had shaken his mind. Tian Lunhui had studied the origin grand dao of the ghost race, but it seemed as if Li Qiye's grand dao was even more heaven-defying, so much so that it escaped the boundaries of grand dao.

This was why Tian Lunhui wished to see Li Qiye's grand dao once more, aiming to see through its mysteries in hopes that he might learn something from it.

Unfortunately, regardless of his efforts, he couldn't see Li Qiye's shadow.

In fact, on the other shore, the grand dao Li Qiye learned from observing the nine ants had escaped the boundaries of grand dao. Because of this, it was understandable that Tian Lunhui would be dumbstruck.

It had to be said that Tian Lunhui was an amazing and discerning genius. With just a glance, he instantly understood that Li Qiye's grand dao was marvelous!

Meanwhile, the Phoenix Maiden sighed in relief with Li Qiye's disappearance. Similar to the great characters, she also hoped for Li Qiye's disappearance and death. It would save her a lot of trouble if he met his demise in the pond.

"This brat is the most devilish person I have ever seen." Long Zuntian said as he stared intensely at the pond. As the most brilliant genius of the previous generation, he was not like the other ghosts who believed that Li Qiye had died.

Lan Yunzhu couldn't help but hold her breath. In this place, she was the only person who cared for Li Qiye's safety. She had seen him create many miracles, but his sudden disappearance still made her worry. Despite her confidence in him, this emotion was unsuppressible!

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