The Unruly Immortals

There was actually a divine statue inside the hump, something Li Huowang had never anticipated. But according to Touzi, the people of Tianchen Country did not have any faith, so how could there be a statue?

Li Huowang wanted to discern who this statue represented, but its face was completely smeared with sticky pus, making it impossible to tell what deity it was.

Just as Li Huowang prepared to slice the one-eyed old man and the hump in half, others arrived.

The sound of "swish, swish, swish" was heard, as a skin peeled from a human head appeared above him, ready to cover Li Huowang's head.

Li Huowang didn't know what use something like Blood Droplet had; he only knew that the features on this skin were still moving, likely not a good thing.

As soon as he turned his head to dodge, a hand reached out from somewhere, aiming for his chest, clearly wanting to repeat the trick and again take his Innate Qi.

But this time, Li Sui was evidently prepared, stretching out seven or eight tentacles to tightly bind the opponent.

Yet, much to Li Huowang's surprise, another hand reached out, grabbing Li Sui's tentacles, instantly extracting many things from them!

Li Huowang didn't know what the opponent had taken from Li Sui's tentacles; he only felt a rush of hot blood surge directly to his Heavenly Spirit Cover.

"Goddamn it!" Li Huowang roared, tearing off his own facial skin and directly covering the opponent's face.

Just then, putrid black grains surged nearby like a tsunami, covering both Li Huowang and the people entangled with him, yet even within this, Li Huowang forcefully tore off his skin.

The battle between the two sides reached an impasse; it was evident they knew what Li Huowang feared, as if hitting a sore spot. Whenever there was a gap, they tried to sneak attack or draw out his Spinal Bone Sword.

And facing them, Li Huowang still didn't have a good means; whether it was his Cultivation of Truth or the pain from the Ao Jing Sect, they could easily take everything Li Huowang tried to wield against them.

To deal with him, the people Tianchen Country dispatched this time were extraordinarily strong, nearly as formidable as the army that shouldn't be spoken of.

Li Huowang was deeply worried, not just for himself but for Da Liang. If it's this difficult for him to handle them, should they really find a way and come over from Da Qi, then Da Liang might truly face ruin.

Other than Touzi deceiving him, in this matter it hadn't lied; Tianchen Country was indeed extremely troublesome.

Li Huowang knew he shouldn't delay; persistence in such a stalemate was definitely not an option.

This was their home ground; if he didn't leave now, once more people from Tianchen Country came, he might not be able to leave even if he wanted.

Just as he gripped his Spinal Bone Sword, ready to create a fissure, he noticed the ever-silent face of Big Torn Ear; suddenly, he staggered.

Lowering his head, Li Huowang saw a hand emerging from the ground, and as it forcefully tugged at his leg, his left leg instantly went numb.

Staggering a step, Li Huowang swung his sword with force to push back everyone in front of him, sensing an itch on his left side neck.

As he turned his head, he saw Big Torn Ear smiling at him: "Li Immortal Master, it's not too late to surrender now."

After saying that, Big Torn Ear raised Li Huowang's hand, waved it at himself; at this moment, Li Huowang's body had changed ownership. As long as Big Torn Ear wanted, he could anytime extract the Innate Qi from within Li Huowang.

"Surrender; it's not disgraceful. Honestly, now it's not just your body I occupy; everything about your body belongs to me, be it the tricks of Oblivion Path or Xinsu's cultivation."

Yet as he laughed, Li Huowang also laughed, because he had already achieved his goal coming to Tianchen Country.

"Everything about my body is yours? What about the torment and pain I've endured all this time?"

Seeing Li Huowang remain unflustered, Big Torn Ear felt something was amiss. Just as he was about to seize Li Huowang's body, four ribs instantly broke by Li Sui and were fiercely stabbed into Li Huowang's chest.

The intense pain made Big Torn Ear scream uncontrollably; normally, he might have endured, but the pain in Li Huowang's body was enhanced by Cangqiang Ascension, and now he too could enjoy this.

"Fire!!" As Li Huowang shouted in anger, flames soared and engulfed his entire body.

And this torment of Li Huowang was also shared by Big Torn Ear, who couldn't withstand it, though Li Huowang had long grown accustomed to it.

Unable to even bother discarding the Heavenly Dao and Innate Qi within Li Huowang, Big Torn Ear desperately wanted to leave.

He wished to depart, yet was unable to leave. Black tentacles wormed out from his facial features like iron threads, entangling with each other, directly binding Big Torn Ear's head firmly within Li Huowang's infernal-like body.

This wasn't like before; previously, Big Torn Ear jumped back to Tianchen from Da Qi, escaping one peril, but now this was already Tianchen Country; he had nowhere to flee.

Catching a tongue, Li Huowang's purpose of coming to Tianchen was fulfilled, and as if sharing the same mind, Li Sui immediately performed the technique of transformation, causing the entire sky to press down.

Seizing the opportunity, Li Huowang raised his Spinal Bone Sword and swung it forcefully. As the fissure appeared, his body flashed, and he directly drilled into it.

Once he firmly stood again, everything around was silent, with birds chirping and flowers blooming; he had returned to Da Liang.

Looking at the scorched head struggling and trembling on his neck within the flames, Li Huowang simply oriented himself and charged towards the direction of the Capital City.

For interrogation matters, it's better left to those professionals from the Fangxian Dao; this fellow must know quite a bit, and many things could surely be extracted from his mouth.

"Hope we can find a way to counter them; otherwise, if Tianchen Country and Da Qi confront Da Liang, defeat is inevitable!" Though this mission was accomplished, Li Huowang felt even more pessimistic about the future.

"Father, don't lose heart. It's not just a crisis; it's an opportunity."

"Opportunity? What opportunity? I don't see one."

"Since your Innate Qi could be extracted by them, naturally, it can also be infused."

"What's the use of that? Didn't you manage that before?"

"But it's not just Innate Qi; I just saw inside, they even managed to pull the Divine Light controlling your Innate Qi."

Upon hearing this, Li Huowang's heart suddenly stirred. "That means——"

"It means, just like adding stuff, you can add whatever you want to your Divine Sense."

"The more Divine Light within, the stronger your control over Innate Qi. With ample Cultivating True Heart Essence, we can pull all their Divine Light and Innate Qi, infusing it into your body."

"What they do to Heart Pan, we do to Xinsu."

"If it truly works, your cultivation will achieve a Great Accomplishment in Seven Wheels; by then, thoughts, dreams, and desires will all become reality."