yready #989 - The real mastermind behind the scenes
#989 - The real mastermind behind the scenes
Li Chengfeng listened intently, his heart filled with surprise. He recognized it – the voice of a cultivator, a cultivator who had been condensed into a Lightning Dragon!
He racked his brain, trying to recall the owner of this voice from his memories.
Suddenly, he jolted awake, a familiar figure surfacing in his mind. It was… Tian Ku!
In that instant, Li Chengfeng finally understood everything.
He understood the true identity of this crimson Lightning Dragon. It was Tian Ku, the former inheritor of the Five-One Laws, Tian Ku!
A surge of grief and anger welled up in Li Chengfeng's heart. He never imagined Tian Ku would meet such an end, lured in by the Heavenly Dao through some means and then refined into a crimson Lightning Dragon, becoming a guardian of the Heavenly Dao.
The Heavenly Dao, seeing Li Chengfeng's shocked and furious expression, burst into laughter.
Its voice was filled with triumph and arrogance: "Li Chengfeng, now you understand, don't you? All of this was according to my plan.
I originally intended to merge the inheritances of the Ancient Demon Force and the Laws, then seize your bodies, ascend to the Spirit Realm, and fulfill my dream of truly breaking away from the Heavenly Dao.
However, your arrival changed everything.
But it doesn't matter. Everything is still under my control, because no matter how Tian Ku develops, he will eventually merge with the Force inheritance.
Therefore, I guided one of his clones to come and cultivate with you, leading you step by step into my trap."
Upon hearing this, Li Chengfeng nodded as if suddenly enlightened, his brow furrowed, his eyes flashing with doubt and unwillingness.
He said in a low voice: "Then why choose me specifically?
I am just an ordinary cowherd. Could it be that even the jade pendant I obtained was under your control?"
The Heavenly Dao responded with a deafening roar of laughter, as if mocking Li Chengfeng's insignificance and ignorance: "Correct! Did you think it was a coincidence that you found that jade pendant? I deliberately discarded it for you."
Li Chengfeng's expression became even more complex, his fists clenched tightly.
Unwilling to accept it, he pressed further: "You gave me such a precious item, didn't you know what kind of divine power that jade pendant possessed?"
The Heavenly Dao shook its head dismissively, its tone tinged with mockery: "Hmph, how could I know?
It was precisely because it was full of unknowns and mysteries that I wanted to find a test subject to probe it.
I never expected it to have the miraculous ability to bring the dead back to life.
But every treasure has its limits. After you used it twice, you didn't dare to use it again. From this, it seems that the number of times that treasure can be used is only twice. It is no longer important to me."
Hearing this, a strong sense of anger and unwillingness surged in Li Chengfeng's heart.
He said through gritted teeth: "So that's how it is! Then why did you give me the jade pendant?
What exactly on me is worthy of your attention?"
The Heavenly Dao sighed, its voice carrying a hint of helplessness and determination: "Alas, you really had nothing on you at the time.
It's just that I wanted to conduct an unprecedented experiment. I wanted to know if an ordinary cowherd, after obtaining a rare jade pendant, could cultivate to the same level of strength as the inheritor of the Laws.
I had been hesitating whether to seize the bodies of powerful figures like the inheritors of the Laws and the Ancient Demon, or to find a human who was not strong but had great potential.
This way, I could avoid a lot of trouble and escape the Heavenly Dao's sanctions.
After all, the Heavenly Dao must fulfill its responsibilities, and once it tries to break away, it will be attacked by the Heavenly Dao.
Therefore, I resorted to this desperate measure.
In order to break away from the Heavenly Dao, to be free and unfettered, to achieve immortality, I have racked my brains and exhausted my ingenuity."
Hearing this, Li Chengfeng seemed to have suddenly understood everything. He narrowed his eyes slightly, a bitter yet relieved smile appearing on his face.
He finally understood that he was just a pawn in the Heavenly Dao's hand, a test subject.
But on second thought, if the Heavenly Dao hadn't chosen him, how could he have embarked on this path of cultivation and achieved what he had today?
Perhaps he would still be an unknown cowherd in the fields, long turned into a pile of yellow earth.
Thinking of this, Li Chengfeng cupped his fist slightly towards the void, his voice carrying a hint of determination and indifference: "Thank you, Heavenly Dao, for fulfilling me, allowing me to glimpse the gate of immortality.
But having said that, the reason you did this was only for your own purposes, not really for me.
Therefore, neither of us owes the other anything. Next, let us speak with our own abilities.
If I lose, this body will belong to you, helping you to break away from the Heavenly Dao and achieve immortality; but if I win, then the Heavenly Dao will surely be destroyed, and you will become a part of my future Dao Rhythm of Lost Traces.
After all, my future Dao of Lost Traces has always lacked a Dao Rhythm suitable for its development, and your Heavenly Dao power can just make up for this vacancy.
Therefore, you do have something I need."
The Heavenly Dao, upon hearing this, let out a hearty laugh.
Its voice carried a hint of admiration and provocation: "So that's how it is. It seems that you, Li Chengfeng, are not something ordinary either. We really are the same kind of people, using any means to achieve our goals.
In fact, you don't have to say that I, the Heavenly Dao, am cruel and ruthless. The karma of killings you, Li Chengfeng, have created is probably more than anyone I have cultivated.
From this, it can be seen that you, Li Chengfeng, are not a truly benevolent man or woman. In order to achieve your goals, you are also unscrupulous."
Li Chengfeng also burst into laughter, his voice filled with boldness and unrestrainedness: "Hahaha, you're right, Heavenly Dao.
Every man for himself, and the devil take the hindmost.
Everyone understands this in their hearts, so why bother pretending here?
Alright, then let me show you the power of my Lightning Dragon King!"
Before the words faded, a crimson Lightning Dragon roared down from the sky, heading straight for Li Chengfeng.
This Lightning Dragon was crimson all over, its scales flashing with a frightening light, its eyes like two burning flames. The terror of its attack was daunting.
This was the most powerful of the one hundred and thirty Lightning Dragons, the Lightning Dragon King!
Li Chengfeng stood there, his eyes bright, like the brightest star in the night sky, flashing with a brilliant and strange light.
The corners of his mouth curved into a faint smile, and he waved his hand again, the fourth movement of Riding the Wind – Forget-Worry Village, quietly unfolding.
In an instant, the surrounding air seemed to be dyed with a layer of pink, ambiguous hues, and even the mighty crimson Lightning Dragon plunged headfirst into this gentle village.
The Lightning Dragon was stunned when it entered Forget-Worry Village.
This Lightning Dragon was no ordinary thing. It possessed thoughts and emotions, and was condensed from the origin of the Ancient Demon Law's inheritance, Tian Ku.
The reason why the Heavenly Dao refined it into a crimson Lightning Dragon was not to deal with Li Chengfeng, but to occupy the powerful corpse of the Ancient Demon.
However, the Ancient Demon was also a link in the Heavenly Dao's calculations, but now it had become Li Chengfeng's capable assistant by mistake.
Since the path of the Ancient Demon was impassable, the Heavenly Dao only had the path of killing Li Chengfeng left.
And at this moment, the crimson Lightning Dragon killing Li Chengfeng was undoubtedly the best choice.
However, Tian Ku's origin, compared to those simple Heavenly Dao puppets, had a bit more consciousness and wisdom.
It possessed independent thoughts, and after entering Forget-Worry Village, even though it was in the body of a Lightning Dragon, it couldn't help but have a thought of wanting to be forever immersed in it.
The power in that gentle village washed over its soul again and again, making it feel an unprecedented sense of relaxation and pleasure.