Becoming a Deity from Planting the Bodhi Tree-Chapter 1132 - 404: Pursuit and Counter-Surrounding (Part 2)

After dealing with the aftermath of the previous six battles, Ke Qingliu was already well-versed in the process, and his actions became much quicker. As he temporarily detained the last fragment of the broken Inner World, he couldn't help but lament:

"Seniors, please be gentler next time. Even the rare treasures were blown to bits by you!"

"What do you know, kid? None of these people are weak. Who would hold back? If we did, we'd be the ones suffering in the end!"

Li Yuanli dismissed Ke's complaint, admonishing him,

"If these people hadn't been severely wounded in advance, even if we could win, we'd be battered too. Could we handle six or seven waves? We would've had to pack up and run after the first wave."

Ke Qingliu kept working, erasing the last Dao Trace, and sighed inwardly that ever since Ji Linyuan's rise, this old group started to push him around.

Indeed, strength is everything.

Fortunately, he was young; it would be best if these old folks didn't wait until his day of rise.

"True, these guys aren't to be messed with." said the old Grandmaster of the Ji Family, Ji Boyu, who was steady and mature.

It was he who used Ji Linyuan's fate as a foundation to calculate the intertwined fortune and disaster in their destinies.

But at this moment, even the old Grandmaster couldn't help but complain:

"Young Ji, we've been in closed-door cultivation for just a dozen years. How many enemies have you provoked?"

"I just recalculated, and the signs of our intertwined fortune and disaster have not diminished but increased?!"

Ji Linyuan shook his head and said, "That's unjust to this junior. I don't even know many of them, while those I expected to trouble me haven't shown up yet."

Li Yuanli frowned and said, "Indeed, it's odd. The third wave seemed to be from the Heavenly Cutting Sect? Moreover, according to one of them before he died, they were only the first batch."

Ji Linyuan's gaze was deep, "Perhaps, it's related to Zhang Tiancheng?"

The atmosphere between the people immediately froze, dropping to an icy level.

Many present were older than Zhang Tiancheng and even guided him back in the day, holding him in high regard.

But it wasn't until more than twenty years ago, when they left the Federation and were captured by Outer Realm experts, that they realized they seemed to not understand him at all.

Or, perhaps, it was Zhang Tiancheng who had changed dramatically during his millennial station at the Heavenly Road's frontier?

Mentioning him, Ke Qingliu's expression turned stern.

Over twenty years ago, they left the Great Universe, and during the martial arts tournament hosted by the Transcendence Gate to select outstanding disciples, Zhang Tiancheng encountered the Ke family's Great Grandmaster, Ke Qianchi.

Ke Qianchi, as a top Heavenly King having comprehended Sitting Forget for years, wasn't concerned about which Gate to enter.

In that battle, he initially intended to yield to the younger Zhang Tiancheng.

Unexpectedly, when the fight began, despite Ke Qianchi's intention to let up, Zhang Tiancheng suddenly exploded in power, displaying the essence of comprehending Heavenly Destiny, his strength closely matching that of the ancestor from ten thousand years ago, reaching the Perfected Supreme Grandmaster level.

The sudden turn of events left Ke Qianchi, who was already holding back to a degree, unable to defend himself, instantly severely wounded.

The strength Zhang Tiancheng exhibited was praised by the Outer Realm experts as the "unparalleled Heavenly King," eligible to join the ranks of the Heavenly Monarch.

As for the Dao-wounded Ke Qianchi, if Ji Linyuan hadn't requested a few accompanying slots upon joining the Mayfly Palace, even the Transcendence Gate might have been unreachable.

Now, he is still recovering his Dao injuries inside the Mayfly Palace.

The Heavenly Venerable, once within reach, had become distant and unreachable.

This incident erased the grievances between the Ke family and Ji Linyuan.

The Grandmaster of the Ke family, who had pursued Ji Linyuan into the Heavenly Road, voluntarily came to apologize. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

"This Heavenly Road is almost used up, flattened by the previous seven waves."

Ji Boyu spoke to change the topic, breaking the icy atmosphere, reminding everyone,

"I'll go in and search around to see if there are any wondrous items. Be ready to respond just in case, and it's time to move once we're done here."

Li Yuanli couldn't help but say, "Did these people manage to flatten even the risks of the Heavenly Road?"

"The truth is, with enough people, even a Heavenly Road can be trialed into a path."

Ji Boyu checked his fortune before cautiously stepping into the Heavenly Road, employing the same method the first seven waves of people used at the cost of their lives, safely entering the Heavenly Road's depths.

Ji Linyuan guarded the entrance of the Heavenly Road, lost in thought.

The Alliance Leader Zhang, when falling out with the people of the Federation, had said something very intriguing.

In his eyes, the vast Federation, from the Seven Marshals of ten thousand years ago to all future Federation people, owed him much; he never owed anyone anything.

Excluding the possibility that a peerless Heavenly King who had comprehended his own Heavenly Destiny and understood Sitting Forget was a madman or mentally ill, what was the reason behind his words?

Upon hearing from these seniors that Chi Yinghuo, back then, was suspected of being an Ancient God's reincarnation, a startling conjecture formed in his mind.

And this conjecture was not only inspired by Chi Yinghuo, or it could be said Chi Yinghuo only served as a catalyst; the fundamental reasoning behind such speculation lay in Taiyi.

During the years Taiyi harassed him, it wasn't by accident... no, given his character, there's probably no such thing as unintentional.

Every action and word held profound intent.

So it was Taiyi who deliberately leaked to him that their Federation had long been "infiltrated."

"Young Ji, Young Li..."

From the depths of the Heavenly Road, Ji Boyu's solemn voice suddenly echoed,

"Clean up outside and come in. There's something unusual here."

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"It feels like someone is secretly targeting me."

Jing Qiu's sudden insight perceived a change in his Karma line.