71: Chapter 71 Godfather above, accept my bow!

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, several more days had passed.

Many Disciples were in secluded Cultivation, finally allowing Li Que to reap huge rewards once again:

“Ding! Disciple Peacock King's cultivation has broken through to the [Middle Stage Dao Integration]. With the hundredfold cultivation return, the Host has broken through to the [Late Stage Dao Integration]!”

“Ding! Disciple Mo Ya has broken through to the [Late Stage Soul Transformation]. The hundredfold cultivation return has been stored!”

“Ding! Disciple Yu Daozhi has broken through to the [Late Stage Soul Transformation]. The hundredfold cultivation return has been stored!”

“Ding! Disciple Ye Lingxi has broken through to the [Middle Stage Soul Transformation]. The hundredfold cultivation return has been stored!”

The progress of several Disciples was very fast, mainly because they had gained too many benefits during that great war.

All of them had received the baptism of the Heavenly Tribulation. Among them, Ye Lingxi had killed thousands of Suspended Immortal Island experts, and Yu Daozhi had even captured a 'Dao Integration' level talent.

Additionally, Li Que had transformed the Eternal Night Demonic Sect into the number one blessed land of creation on the Profound Heaven Continent, so their Breakthroughs were very smooth!

After entering the Late Stage Dao Integration, combined with the 'Heaven-Warding Thunder Body', Extreme Evil Heavenly Fiend, Mortal Dust Furnace, and many other Divine Abilities, Li Que had the power to fight even when facing a Cultivator of a higher level!

Even if a Mahayana came, it wouldn't be easy to kill him.

“It's still not fast enough...”

But Li Que still frowned.

The main reason was that the current enemies were too strong.

The Suspended Immortal Island was the leader of the Righteous Path, with experts as numerous as clouds. There was more than one Mahayana Cultivator, and it was unknown how many Dao Integration experts they had.

It seemed peaceful now, but in reality, the other side was merely intimidated by the Heavenly Tribulation and temporarily couldn't figure out the Demonic Path's background, so they didn't dare to act rashly.

However, once the opponent struck again, it would surely be an extermination-level strike.

Whether they could block it then... was truly up in the air!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a bit of a headache—

“Report!”

But just at that moment, a loud shout suddenly came. Shadow Consort walked over quickly and said:

“Reporting to the Alliance Leader, a Cultivator has arrived outside. He calls himself Lü Tianyang and says he wants to see you and the Mistress!”

Hearing this, Li Que was instantly delighted!

It was truly a pillow arriving just as he was getting sleepy. Lü Tianyang... he had been looking forward to this for a long time.

Li Que said, “Let him in. Also, have your Mistress come over! Then send word to Mo Ya, Daozhi, and the others to meet this person together!”

Later, Shadow Consort arrived at Fairy Lishan's Immortal Cave.

But after listening to her report, Fairy Lishan's brow furrowed instantly.

“What's wrong?”

Ye Xuanbing asked.

“This person is one of the Disciples I took in the Sin Domain. He has excellent talent but a deep and scheming mind, harboring ulterior motives. His sudden arrival... is likely inappropriate.”

Fairy Lishan said.

No matter how dangerous her situation had been before, she only dared to contact the Peacock King and never thought of Lü Tianyang, precisely because she didn't trust him!

After all, her Realm was currently damaged, while the other party was already at the Mahayana stage. If he really had any treacherous intentions, he could already turn things around and influence her.

“I'll go find Li Que!”

She immediately went to the main hall. When Li Que saw her, he smiled and said, “My lady is here. Please, have a seat.”

“Husband, I heard of Lü Tianyang's arrival. I am quite worried and have come specifically to dissuade you.”

Fairy Lishan got straight to the point, saying, “This person is deep and scheming. His arrival is likely not a good thing...”

“Don't worry, my lady. Your husband is here.”

Li Que was very calm.

Since he dared to let the other party come, he had naturally thought of this point.

Even if the other party had ulterior motives, before they had figured out the situation of the Demonic Path upon their first meeting, they would certainly not dare to act easily and would instead continue to feign loyalty.

And as long as the other party still recognized Fairy Lishan as their Master when they met, that would be enough!

He would be able to obtain an astonishing amount of cultivation!

Furthermore, he had prepared for the worst. If the other party really came with ill intent and attacked immediately, he would let the Peacock King and others barely hold them off while he simply fled.

If others died, so be it. He had no intention of fighting to the death for the Demonic Path.

Seeing this, Fairy Lishan frowned, but it wasn't appropriate to say anything more.

“Lü Tianyang requests an audience with the Alliance Leader and the Mistress!”

At that moment, a voice from outside already arrived.

In the main hall, everyone also looked over.

Within their sight, a middle-aged man had already slowly walked in.

He wore a golden robe and had a square face, looking naturally dignified. Although his aura was restrained—unlike the Peacock King's flamboyant nature—it made people even more wary.

“Is this a Mahayana Cultivator? He truly is as steady as a mountain and deep as an abyss—”

“Yes, he is clearly right here, yet we actually seem unable to sense his aura...”

“How terrifying!”

In the main hall, the expressions of Shadow Consort, Mysterious Mother, and the others were all extremely solemn!

Mo Ya, Yu Daozhi, and the others were awe-struck, while the Peacock King, who had the highest Realm, was currently filled with wariness!

Although they were both Disciples of Fairy Lishan, he had always been very respectful and fearful of this Senior Brother.

“Hmm?”

But at this moment, a doubt flashed through Lü Tianyang's mind!

He sensed for a moment, and in this Demonic Path... the strongest seemed to be only at the Dao Integration stage?

Even his Master, Fairy Lishan, her current aura... was not strong.

What was going on?

His gaze instead immediately fell upon Li Que!

Only Li Que was someone he couldn't see through or sense the depth of!

And Li Que was also sizing up Lü Tianyang at this moment, while simultaneously activating the System's [Person Appraisal Function]:

Name: Lü Tianyang

Cultivation: Early Stage Mahayana

Background: Successor of the Mortal World Immortal Jue Yi. He practices the Mortal Dust Mind-Cultivation Technique and has been hiding his identity. He first joined Fairy Lishan, then the Suspended Immortal Island, while actually secretly contacting local experts of the Profound Heaven Continent, intending to seize the Immortal opportunity of this world.

Note: Currently possesses a strand of Immortal Qi in his body, which can allow for rapid promotion after refinement.

After Li Que finished reading, he couldn't help but be surprised in his heart!

Successor of Jue Yi? Mortal Dust Mind-Cultivation Technique??

Tsk, he, the 'fake', had actually encountered the real deal!

Furthermore, the other party was actually a traitor, a typical slave of three surnames.

It seemed he should be under orders from the Suspended Immortal Island to investigate the Eternal Night Demonic Sect. However, the people of the Suspended Immortal Island probably wouldn't have thought that this Lü Tianyang was the true successor of the Mortal World Immortal!

And this traitor was indeed very dangerous!

After a brief thought, Li Que immediately gave a relaxed smile and said to Fairy Lishan:

“Wife, is this your second Disciple?”

Lü Tianyang was instantly shocked.

Wife?!

This person... was actually Fairy Lishan's husband?

The shock in his heart even surpassed that of the Peacock King back then.

Because he knew many secrets of the Upper Realm, he knew very well what this meant!

Li Que was definitely not a Reincarnated Immortal, so how could he possibly gain Fairy Lishan's favor?

One must know that in the eyes of the Immortals of the Upper Realm, even the most stunning people of the Profound Heaven Continent were nothing more than ants!

If this were to spread, even Zhao Tianchen and the others would probably be stunned and horrified!

As for Fairy Lishan, her expression showed no ripples at all. After a brief thought, she nodded and said:

“Reporting to my husband, he is the Lü Tianyang I told you about.”

At the same time, she used a secret voice transmission to Li Que, her tone extremely solemn: “This person has very likely already defected. I can sense that he probably has Immortal Qi given to him by another Immortal in his body!”

If it were just her alone, she might really have been deceived by Lü Tianyang.

However, now that Ye Xuanbing was also in her Sea of Consciousness, their combined Divine Thoughts were far more acute than when she was alone!

She also intended to use Li Que to intimidate Lü Tianyang, so she even used the subordinate term 'Reporting' in her words!

And Lü Tianyang was indeed greatly shaken, finding it incredibly unbelievable.

Zhao Tianchen and the others all thought that the ones leading the Demonic Path were Fairy Lishan and Ye Xuanbing, yet they didn't know that the Master of this place was actually a native of the Profound Heaven Continent...

What exactly was the background of this Li Que? Countless questions flashed through his mind!

But Li Que just smiled. As if he hadn't heard Fairy Lishan's warning, he looked at Lü Tianyang and said:

“What, seeing your Master and me, and you still haven't performed the salutations?”

Hearing this, Lü Tianyang hesitated slightly but immediately bowed and said, “Disciple Lü Tianyang pays respects to Master and Master's Husband!”

As soon as these words were spoken, in an instant!

“Ding! Host has accepted Lü Tianyang as a Disciple. Lü Tianyang's cultivation is [Early Stage Mahayana]. With the hundredfold return, the Host's cultivation has been promoted to the [Middle Stage Mahayana]!”

“Ding! Lü Tianyang practices the Mortal Dust Mind-Cultivation Technique and has mastered half a [Mortal World Dao Mark]. With the hundredfold return, the Host has obtained fifty [Mortal World Dao Marks]!”

“Ding! [two extremes dao fruit] activated, [Master-Disciple Karma] established. The Host now has control over the Disciple!”

“Note: The Host's [two extremes dao fruit] is still only in its embryonic form and is not enough to control Lü Tianyang's life and death, but it can easily inflict heavy injuries on him!”

The System's voice quickly flashed through Li Que's mind.

Li Que was instantly overjoyed.

The hurdle of the Mahayana stage... was actually broken just like that!

Moreover, he had gained control over Lü Tianyang.

The only regret was that Lü Tianyang's Mortal Dust Mind-Cultivation Technique was too useless. He was already at the Mahayana stage, yet he had only cultivated half a Mortal World Dao Mark?

The fifty marks fed back to Li Que were practically like nothing!

Ye Lingxi had first killed over a hundred thousand from the Demonic Path and then slaughtered hundreds of thousands from the Righteous Path alliance. Now, Li Que possessed nearly forty million Mortal World Dao Marks!

However, he didn't care too much. A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth as he looked leisurely at Lü Tianyang and said:

“Not enough sincerity.”

“How about this, just like Little Peacock, kneel down and call me foster father!”

Hearing this, everyone in the field was stunned. They looked at Li Que in disbelief.

Lü Tianyang and the Peacock King were completely different. A Mahayana Cultivator was a being with a real hope of Immortal Ascension. Which one of them wasn't proud and arrogant, traversing the world without match?

To have them perform the rites of a Disciple was already extremely difficult.

And he still wanted them to kneel and call someone else father?

“Li Que, are you crazy?!”

At this moment, even Fairy Lishan couldn't help but panic a little.

It was obvious that Lü Tianyang had ulterior motives. Now that Li Que dared to provoke him like this, if Lü Tianyang really got desperate and turned on them, who in the Eternal Night Demonic Sect could be his match??

In the main hall, a flash of fury also instantly crossed Lü Tianyang's face. He took a step forward.

Then, he suddenly knelt down:

“Foster Father above, please accept your son's bow!”

Hearing this, everyone in the hall was stunned!

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