Chapter 769: Inescapable
Li Yi and Master Yulian of this Jingxin Temple were at a standoff, and he couldn't figure out what was going on with this woman that made her cling to him. Or perhaps all cultivators in this world were a bit off.
Zhang Fanyin had been the same before.
But the only slightly better news was that Master Yulian did not intend to make a move against Li Yi.
However, Li Yi didn't feel safe at all. On the contrary, he wanted to get rid of her even more because he believed that this woman most likely had sinister plans for him. He just didn't know her intentions yet.
After a brief silence.
Li Yi didn't hesitate at all and directly took out the Treasure Moon Bow and a Red Gold Arrow.
Drawing the bow and shooting the arrow, it was done in one go.
The terrifying arrow emitted divine light, intending to destroy everything in its path.
Yet, even though her Zen state was damaged, this woman named Yulian displayed extraordinary combat power. She smiled slightly, stretched out her fair hand, and then Buddhist light emerged. Her five slender fingers formed a flower-picking gesture.
This seemingly simple action actually contained a supreme divine skill.
The Red Gold Arrow, which was enough to destroy everything, was caught by those slender fingers, and all its power instantly subsided, leaving the arrow undamaged.
Li Yi was shocked at this scene.
He knew she was strong but didn't expect her to be this powerful. However, his attack wasn't meant to kill her but to stall her to buy himself some time.
"It's now." He immediately released the cross-border machine.
The machine, already filled with energy, erupted with a brilliant flash of light, opening the cross-border gate, and upon confirmation of coordinates, connected directly to a certain place on Earth.
Familiar cosmic energy surged in, carrying a polluted aura.
Without any hesitation,
Li Yi immediately put away the cross-border machine and rushed toward the cross-border gate, leaving the Brahma Realm in an instant, and went away without looking back.
Watching the closing cross-border gate.
Yulian almost without any hesitation stepped forward and chased after him. In her view, only by converting Li Yi, this Great Demon, could her Zen mind be repaired, her virtues perfected, and she would attain enlightenment.
Li Yi felt the special aura behind him and saw the cross-border gate shut completely. Then he understood instantly.
"Cross-border pursuit?"
He thought this woman would be reluctant to leave the Brahma Realm and would give up on her intentions, but unexpectedly she was so decisive to follow him across worlds. Wasn't she worried about not being able to return to the Brahma Realm in the future?
It should be known that without cross-border coordinates, it's impossible to go to the Brahma Realm at will.
And now, the Brahma Realm's cross-border coordinates were only recorded in this cross-border machine.
Seeing that he couldn't shake her off, Li Yi stopped moving again.
The next moment.
Yulian appeared before him again.
"To chase me, you actually abandoned even the Brahma Realm." Li Yi said.
"Buddha said, a flower is a world unto itself. To achieve enlightenment, why care where one is?" Yulian said.
Li Yi said, "You are very strong, and I can't beat you now. But you can't open the cross-border gate either. If you are willing to stop bothering me, I can send you back."
Yulian said nothing, just looked at Li Yi calmly, clearly resolute.
"Neither fighting nor leaving, even willing to follow me across worlds... I truly can't understand you cultivators, not much different from lunatics. Since you want to follow, then follow."
Seeing no chance of shaking her off, Li Yi could only ignore it for now and focus on his own matters.
Immediately,
he set off again, flying towards the direction of the previous Base No. 8.
Meanwhile, near his ear, the sound of chanting suddenly echoed, with an unknown power that inexplicably calmed the heart, soothing the soul.
But for some reason, Li Yi still instinctively resisted this sound. He felt that if he listened to it for too long, his primordial spirit would be lost, and he would lose himself.
However, the Supreme Treasure Red Lotus showed no reaction to it.
This indicated that the sound of chanting was not harmful to the Primordial Spirit Dharma, but rather a subtle influence.
Li Yi frowned, immediately increasing his speed.
Soon,
he arrived at the No. 8 Survival Base where he had stayed before.
The intelligent brain of this base had his information, so his arrival didn't trigger any alarms. However, because Yulian's identity information wasn't recorded, alarms sounded immediately.
"She's okay, cancel the alert and allow her temporary access to Base No. 8. I'll vouch for her," Li Yi said.
He did not want to trigger a fight, as even he couldn't defeat Yulian, let alone the others in the survival base.
Li Yi had a fairly high level of clearance, and under his vouching, the base canceled the alert, allowing Yulian temporary entry to Base No. 8.
"Intelligent brain, help me contact Su Mu inside the base. I need to talk to her."
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"Alright," responded the voice of the intelligent brain.
Meanwhile, Li Yi took advantage of this time to temporarily return to his residence at Base No. 8.
Beside him, Master Yulian remained silent, her head lowered, continuing to recite scriptures.
Soon, a woman swiftly flew over from within the base. Su Mu was surprised because she had heard about the incident involving Li Yi some time ago. At the Earth Defense Line, Li Yi had fought fiercely, almost annihilating the opposing side and securing a victory in a war.
However, later, when the Demon King intervened, to protect Li Yi, the Earth Defense Line had no choice but to send him to another world, thus calming a conflict.
"Li Yi, when did you come back across worlds?" Su Mu couldn't help but ask, "A few Demon Kings from the Demon God Realm have issued a Demon King Order, searching for you everywhere, and on the Xuanxian Continent, a True Immortal Decree has been issued for your life."
"Has the situation deteriorated to this degree?" Li Yi said with a hint of surprise.
No wonder the Earth Defense Line hadn't opened the Cross-border Gate to bring him back; it was because of this.
"Li Yi, you can't stay on Earth for now. It's best to hide. If you're discovered, the Demon King will definitely make a move against you, even if you're hiding anywhere on Earth, it won't help," Su Mu said seriously.
"I don't mind hiding, but my Cross-border Machine is broken. I need to buy a few; does this base have them?" Li Yi asked.
Su Mu said, "That's a minor issue. The Miracle Base can't produce more, but there's no shortage of Cross-border Machines. The base in the Sixth World is frantically producing various items daily, trying to stockpile resources. The Cross-border Machines have been mass-produced; what's lacking is the Miracle Energy Source. How many do you need?"
"Give me five, or make it ten," Li Yi said.
"Alright, please wait. I'll have a robot bring them over right away," Su Mu immediately utilized her authority to mobilize some resources.
Soon after.
A flying device delivered no less than ten Cross-border Machines to Li Yi's residence.
"Thanks a lot," Li Yi said immediately upon receiving them.
"It's just a small matter, not worth mentioning," Su Mu said. "Li Yi, before you leave Earth, you'd better contact the Earth Defense Line."
"Makes sense." Li Yi remembered that Xiao Jianguo hadn't yet given him the coordinates for World No. 36.
With that in mind, he immediately launched the Immortal Dao Battleship.
The massive battleship appeared over Base No. 8, and Li Yi immediately entered the battleship to activate its intelligent brain system.
"Hongji," Li Yi called out.
"I'm here, Master," Intelligent Brain Hongji was activated.
Li Yi said, "Contact Lan Ji, retrieve the coordinate information, then leave a backup, then take over these Cross-border Machines and instruments."
To prevent a repeat of past events, he removed all the instruments from the Five Elements Bracelet.
Soon.
With the invasion of Intelligent Brain Hongji, all the high-tech instruments were taken over.
"Coordinate retrieval: Currently recorded world coordinates include: Earth, Barbaric World, End of Dharma Cultivation World, Four Seas and Eight Continents, Demon God Realm, Xuanxian Continent World, Dark World, World No. 6, World No. 17, Incense Fire God World, Brahma Realm..."
Hongji inherited Lan Ji's entire database, updated the system, and took control of all Cross-border Machines.
Some of the world coordinates weren't Li Yi's, but Zhang Fanyin's.
"Unknowingly, so many world coordinates have been collected?" Li Yi thought to himself, realizing he now had plenty of options.
"Hongji, help me contact the Earth Defense Line's person in charge, Zhao Yongshan."
"Alright, Master, connecting now," Intelligent Brain Hongji responded.
But Master Yulian from the Brahma Realm wasn't interested. She continued reciting scriptures, influencing everything about Li Yi.
Li Yi knew he had to rid himself of this woman's influence, so he hurried to take care of some things, only then could he focus on doing what needed to be done.
After waiting for a while.
Intelligent Brain Hongji reminded, "Master, we've successfully connected to Zhao Yongshan, the Earth Defense Line's person in charge."
"Li Yi, when did you return to Earth? Weren't you supposed to have crossed over to World No. 17? I know that world, although it's overrun with biochemical monsters, it's still quite good for you. There's no danger, and Cosmic Energy is abundant, suitable for you to close up and cultivate for a while."
Zhao Yongshan's voice came through, sounding somewhat surprised.
Despite Li Yi's Cross-border Machine being destroyed, he managed to return to Earth so quickly.
"I'm not in the mood for secluded cultivation. How are things at the defense line? Do you need my help?" Li Yi asked.
Zhao Yongshan said, "The scale of the war has escalated, and a new hostile force has appeared. An Evil God from the Dark World has joined the battlefield. However, the Dark Evil God not only poses a significant threat to Earth but also to the Demon God Realm and the Xuanxian Continent. For now, you shouldn't show yourself; the Demon King is searching for you. You should cross worlds and hide for a while. Only return when you can contend with the Demon King."
Hearing this, Li Yi was a bit surprised.
He didn't expect the situation to have worsened so much during his absence.
"If the battlefield currently doesn't require my intervention, I need to obtain the coordinates for World No. 36," Li Yi said again.
"World No. 36's coordinates? Alright, I'll have someone look for them and send them to you once found. Li Yi, remember, if you can't contend with the Demon King, don't show yourself," Zhao Yongshan repeatedly advised.
He hoped not to see a potential master like Li Yi be cut down by the Demon King.
"I know, this debt with the Demon King, I will settle it eventually," Li Yi asserted.
Once he achieves the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top, the Demon King will definitely not be his opponent.