142: Chapter let me? Deal with a half-step Daoji?

"What's wrong? Did something happen?"

Wang Teng hurriedly asked.

But Shen Li shook his head.

"It's nothing, just a small matter."

Hearing the words "small matter," the other Immortal Sect True Disciples also looked at each other, not daring to speak.

Wang Teng also looked strange. Who did this Shen fellow learn his habit of speaking halfway from?

He quickly looked at the surrounding Immortal Sect True Disciples and also asked,

"What exactly happened?"

Those Immortal Sect True Disciples dared not speak, but Yang Dingtian, who was taller than the rest, cupped his hands and said,

"I always thought that I, Yang Dingtian, looked down on all heroes in the world, but I never expected to encounter an Immortal Sect Cultivator with a higher vision and more arrogance than me today!"

"Brother Wang, previously in Yanmo Mountain, I only thought you were showing off your power by relying on Fellow Daoist Shen, but I never expected that this was your true heroic nature!"

"My respects!"

"I, Yang Dingtian, admire you!"

The Cultivator from Beast Taming Immortal Sect also said with great approval,

"Yes, upon careful thought, it's true. After all, how could someone Fellow Daoist Shen calls a Fellow Daoist not have some tricks up his sleeve! Fellow Daoist Wang! We spoke a bit too loudly earlier, please don't mind it!"

The concise Ten Thousand Swords True Disciples also nodded repeatedly.

Good heavens, a Half-Step Dao Foundation, cursed just like that. This is a true hero!

Although Wang Teng didn't know what had happened, he couldn't resist the flattery of these True Disciples who were three or four Realms higher than him, and he quickly became elated.

He then completely dispelled the anger he had accumulated from Shen Li's earlier offense, waving his hand and saying with a smile,

"Oh, we are all Cultivators, all Fellow Daoists, why be so formal! It's nothing! It's nothing! It's just basic operation!"

"Admirable, admirable!"

Shen Li, however, burst into laughter and did not expose him.

The somewhat heavy atmosphere in the hall eased slightly, and Shen Li spoke.

"This matter cannot be rushed. No matter how important the Grand Ceremony's Opportunity is, it's not as important as our lives... Opportunities can come again, but life is only once!"

Yang Dingtian also had a solemn expression, but he nodded, stood up, and said,

"Then, for the next few days, I'll trouble Brother Shen to keep a closer eye on the grand formation, lest that Half-Step Dao Foundation resorts to desperate measures!"

Wang Teng, however, waved his hand and said,

"No worries! I returned to Wang Family Market and met with my Immortal Master."

Seeing this, everyone quickly looked over, their eyes filled with some hope.

Even Shen Li couldn't help but say,

"Did Immortal Sen Yan mention a method of rescue?"

"As long as Immortal Master's esteemed presence arrives here, that Half-Step Dao Foundation will be like an ant in hand, suppressed and killed in an instant!"

But Wang Teng said somewhat awkwardly,

"My Immortal Master said that in the coming days, before the Grand Ceremony begins, Immortal Master is not allowed to act. Even if someone dies, it's a wasted death!"

"He also said that if we can't deal with the Half-Step Dao Foundation, relying on the Eighth-Grade Grand Formation and the Immortal Master's Magical Artifact in hand, delaying it is no problem. When the Grand Ceremony appears, that person will naturally leave!"

Shen Li felt a headache coming on when he heard this.

This wasn't what he wanted to hear. He wanted to hear about the Immortal Master's arrival, instantly suppressing this Half-Step Dao Foundation.

Just as the Half-Step Dao Foundation could easily suppress them!

But it seemed now, due to some strict, ridiculous rules, the Immortal Master couldn't act?

This matter just got serious.

That Grand Ceremony... he wanted to go too. The Treasure Trove of Loulan Ancient Kingdom, preserved for hundreds of years, what a precious fortune that was.

This was a tremendous Opportunity. If he missed this Opportunity, who knew how many years he would have to wait!

Moreover, was it a good thing for this Half-Step Dao Foundation to go there?

What if he obtained some Opportunity within it, achieved the Dao Foundation Realm, and then came back and smacked them to death like dead dogs????

Wasn't that even more painful?

Although a person can move and a tree can live, that only applied to Immortal Sect True Disciples like them who came and went like the wind. His Foundation was all here.

How could he abandon it?

Shen Li only felt a series of headaches.

The sky was raining, the house was being demolished, his mother was getting married. In the end, the only one he could rely on from beginning to end was himself?

He rubbed his head, then waved his hand.

"You all go rest first... Let's stall for a while, and I'll see if there's any solution."

The three True Disciples stood up at this, nodding.

"Fellow Daoist Shen, you've worked hard."

"It's my duty."

After the three left, Shen Li looked up at Wang Teng again and asked,

"Does Immortal Master know about that Half-Step Dao Foundation? Knowing there's a huge risk, why did he let you come back?"

Wang Teng's mind was blank. What would he know? He just shook his head blankly.

He scratched his head and found a stone chip fall to the ground.

Shen Li picked it up, and Wang Teng, sharp-eyed, said in a deep voice,

"When I met Immortal Master, he was flipping through Mount Tai stones, so it might have chipped off from there."

Shen Li sighed helplessly and said,

"It has Immortal Master's aura on it... No wonder that Half-Step Dao Foundation ran away the moment he saw you."

"Ah? Immortal Master's aura?"

"What Half-Step Dao Foundation..."

"Wait! Shen, don't scare me! Are you telling me... that Cultivator who was neither human nor ghost and wanted to be run over by me, was actually a Half-Step Dao Foundation?"

Wang Teng was instantly horrified, goosebumps appearing all over. He gripped Shen Li's shoulders and shook him violently.

"Is it true or false?"

"Don't mess with my mind. If it's true, I probably won't get a good night's sleep for the next half a month!"

"A Half-Step Dao Foundation... he could have crushed me with a casual flick!"

Shen Li glanced at him, sat down, and took a sip of tea.

Wang Teng instantly froze, then his legs went weak. He trembled as he propped himself up on the chair, then crashed to the ground.

The maid next to him was about to help him up, but he pushed her away.

He, however, laughed maniacally.

"Escaped death, escaped death... I'll die because of this cheap mouth sooner or later!"

"I thought that ghostly thing could fly through the air because it used some special Magical Artifact. I never expected it to be a Half-Step Dao Foundation!"

Shen Li simply closed his eyes in thought, waiting for Wang Teng to finish his fit.

Amidst the silence, he finally asked,

"Did Immortal Master... say anything else?"

Wang Teng awoke as if from a dream, then looked at Shen Li with an extremely complex gaze and said,

"What my Immortal Master said, I've already told you all of it... Don't leave Black Ridge City, wait for the Grand Ceremony to begin, and this calamity will naturally disappear..."

After much thought, Wang Teng continued,

"Oh, right... My Immortal Master also said that if you can handle this Half-Step Dao Foundation, there will be a generous reward from the mountain!"

Shen Li's mouth dropped open in disbelief. He pointed at his own nose.

He laughed in anger.

"You want me, a Refining Qi Cultivator, to deal with a Half-Step Dao Foundation? Are you trying to mess with my mind?"