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What cultivation level, what cultivation level, ah...
A phrase from Li Xiaonan echoed in the Scholar Principal's ears, and he was furious. This was contempt, pure contempt!
The Scholar Principal's face turned red with anger as he shouted, "I... I am Duan Yu!"
Li Xiaonan nodded slightly and said calmly, "Oh, so you are Duan Yu. May I ask your esteemed surname and great name?"
Esteemed surname and great name, great name, name...
The Scholar Principal was stunned for a long time, realizing that Li Xiaonan didn't even know the name of the Grand Elder of the Outer Academy. His face flushed as he managed to utter two words: "Duan Yu."
Li Xiaonan was taken aback and scrutinized the Scholar Principal from head to toe, his eyes filled with disbelief. Duan Yu snapped, "You little brat, are you going to save your son or not!"
"Of course I'm going to save him! Nine Phoenix, let's go!" Nine Phoenix, who had been dozing on the Phoenix Tree, was suddenly yanked by Li Xiaonan and flew into the sky.
Duan Yu was too angry to pay attention to Nine Phoenix's appearance as he soared ahead while Li Xiaonan followed closely behind.
"Boss, what happened?" Nine Phoenix mumbled, rubbing its sleepy eyes.
"Dog Egg has been captured!"
"Huh? Who is so unfortunate? It's over, it's over! He's doomed!" Li Xiaonan shot a cold glance at Nine Phoenix. As he relaxed his grip, Nine Phoenix plummeted straight down.
Worried about Li Dogdan, he didn't carefully consider the meaning behind Nine Phoenix's words and mistakenly thought that Nine Phoenix was saying Li Dogdan was doomed.
With a cry of despair, Nine Phoenix exclaimed, "Ah!" and transformed back into its original form, still looking completely bald. "Boss, I wasn't talking about Little Boss; I meant the one who captured him is doomed..."
Duan Yu suddenly stopped in his tracks and shouted, "What kind of spirit beast is this? It's even a ninth tier!"
Li Xiaonan patted the head of Nine Phoenix and directly climbed onto its back. She turned to Duan Yu beside her and said, "Father, come up! The phoenix flies fast."
Duan Yu nodded in a daze and sat next to Li Xiaonan. He poked Nine Phoenix's back with the brush in his hand, murmuring, "Are you saying this turkey-looking creature is a phoenix?"
"Chirp!" A clear cry rang out, clearly expressing Nine Phoenix's dissatisfaction.
Li Xiaonan laughed, "It really is a phoenix; its feathers were plucked by Dog Egg."
The two fell silent, staring intently ahead.
Tian Yu Island lay directly south of Luoya City, separated by the sea. From above, Tian Yu Island resembled a footprint, with a Seven-Tiered Pagoda standing in the center, its dark blue body radiating a similar glow.
"Father, what about that tower?" Li Xiaonan had commanded Nine Phoenix to hover over Tian Yu Island. He frowned as he looked down at the pagoda.
Duan Yu sighed. "It's the Destined Artifact of Tian Yu Dao Ren, the Seven-Level Pagoda. It's an incredibly powerful defensive artifact; Dog Egg should be inside."
"Should we force our way in?" Li Xiaonan asked with a furrowed brow.
Duan Yu shook his head, lost in thought.
Suddenly, a thunderous roar erupted from the Seven-Level Pagoda. "Ah! Ah! Ah... I'm going to eat you!" Li Xiaonan and Duan Yu exchanged glances and immediately commanded Nine Phoenix to dart downward.
Duan Yu stopped in front of the tower and waved his jade brush in the air three times, writing the character for "break" in three different styles, directing them at the Seven-Level Pagoda. The tower emitted a golden light that forcefully repelled the three characters without leaving a trace on its surface.
Li Xiaonan's expression grew colder; even the Scattered Immortal-level Scholar Principal couldn't break through the pagoda's defenses, leaving her at a loss for what to do.
In the southwest sky, dark clouds began to drift toward the Seven-Level Pagoda, mirroring Li Xiaonan's current mood.
"Hmm? Calamity Cloud, ha, Xiao Nan, our chance has come! Old Man Tianyu's Heavenly Tribulation is here. Let's step aside and see if his Seven-Level Pagoda can withstand it!" Duan Yu clapped his hands in excitement.
Li Xiaonan felt no relief from the burden on his heart; he had a premonition that this Calamity Cloud would not be able to strike down Old Man Tianyu.
The gray Calamity Cloud continued to thicken, and amidst the dense clouds, flashes of lightning could be seen. Li Xiaonan frowned; even from a distance, he could still feel the oppressive force emanating from the Calamity Cloud.
As the Calamity Cloud gathered more intensity, it seemed unable to bear the weight any longer and slowly settled atop the Seven-Level Pagoda. The dark clouds grew heavier, shifting from gray to black, thick and inky like molasses, making the air feel damp and stifling.
Finally, "Boom!" a bolt of Tribulation Lightning struck the tower. The tower trembled slightly but remained intact against the first strike of Tribulation Lightning.
"This treasure is impressive..." Li Xiaonan squinted and said slowly.
Duan Yu chuckled calmly beside him, "Li Xiaoyang, what do you know? There are seven bolts of Tribulation Lightning in total, each one increasing in power exponentially. The first four can generally be blocked, but whether it can successfully pass through the tribulation depends on the last three."
Li Xiaonan nodded. If the first bolt of Tribulation Lightning was rated as one, the second as two, the third as four, then following that pattern: sixteen, two hundred fifty-six, sixty-five thousand five hundred thirty-six... until the seventh bolt... Goodness!
The final bolt of Tribulation Lightning was actually forty-two billion times stronger than the first. That number was terrifying; no wonder so many Cultivators had been reduced to ashes by Tribulation Lightning. It was no surprise that there wasn't a single Ninth-Order Loose Immortal on Starry Illusion Continent—not even an Eighth-Order!
Thinking of this, Li Xiaonan glanced at Scholar Principal beside him.
Duan Yu was taken aback; Li Xiaonan's eyes were filled with sympathy. It seemed he thought of himself as dead. He put on a stern face and waved a jade brush across Li Xiaonan's face. "What are you looking at! Don't think that a Scattered Immortal can't accomplish great things! If you see me as dead, I'll make you one first!"
Li Xiaonan smiled apologetically and asked, "Foster father, how did you end up cultivating as a Scattered Immortal?"
"Where do you get all these questions? Look! The fourth bolt of Tribulation Lightning is coming!"
In an instant, the fourth bolt of Tribulation Lightning struck the Seven-Level Pagoda.
The tower shook violently, causing the entire Tian Yu Island to tremble. Li Xiaonan gasped in awe and murmured, "The fourth one... so powerful!" Clear scorch marks appeared on the surface of the Seven-Level Pagoda.
Heavenly Tribulation would not give any respite to those transcending the tribulation. The clouds loomed ever closer to the Seven-Level Pagoda, pressing tightly against its peak. In the distance, Li Xiaonan felt a sense of awe towards Alexander.
The fifth bolt of Tribulation Lightning had just struck when the sixth followed closely behind, with thunder rumbling incessantly. The body of the Seven-Level Pagoda had already developed several cracks, and the dark blue pagoda was now charred black.
Just as the final bolt of Tribulation Lightning was about to strike the Seven-Level Pagoda, a figure suddenly flew out from within. This person was Tian Yu Dao Ren, the master of Tian Yu Island and also the master of the Seven-Level Pagoda.
Dressed in a dark blue robe, with his hair tied up in a Dao bun secured by a wooden hairpin, he looked coldly at the sky while holding a dust whisk in his hand.
From the first glance, Li Xiaonan thought that Tian Yu Dao Ren belonged to a prestigious Orthodox Sect. However, Li Xiaonan was already aware of the unspoken rules of the Starry Illusion Continent: one should never judge by appearances. A true master is often eccentric, and Tian Yu Dao Ren must be no exception!
The seventh bolt of Tribulation Lightning, crackling with purple electricity, struck directly at Tian Yu Dao Ren. He merely smiled strangely at the corner of his mouth and with a slight movement of his left hand, a rather adorable child appeared in his grasp. He pulled on the child's sleeve and used the child's body to shield himself from the Tribulation Lightning.
"What!" Li Xiaonan and Duan Yu rushed forward without regard for being affected by the Tribulation Lightning. Unfortunately, they were still too late; the lightning struck mercilessly against the child—who was none other than Li Xiaonan's son, Li Dogdan!
As the electric light flashed by, Tian Yu Dao Ren tossed Li Dogdan into the air and laughed heartily towards the heavens. The Heavenly Tribulation had passed; the dark clouds dispersed, revealing clear skies. Naturally, Tian Yu Dao Ren ascended from a first-tier Scattered Immortal to a second-tier Scattered Immortal.
"Damn it!" Duan Yu cursed loudly and charged straight at Tian Yu Dao Ren.
Li Xiaonan caught Li Dogdan in his arms and checked him over. Although his clothes were tattered, there were no obvious injuries, and he breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself: he still has some resilience...
"Dad, it hurts..." Li Dogdan mumbled groggily after being struck by the last bolt of Heavenly Tribulation. Finally recognizing that it was Li Xiaonan holding him, he grimaced in pain.
Li Xiaonan's heart felt as if it were being scratched by a cat. Who had ever bullied Li Dogdan since his birth? Who had ever hit him? Who had made him cry out in pain?
Li Xiaonan glared fiercely at Tian Yu Dao Ren, completely forgetting about the gap between his own cultivation and that of a second-tier Scattered Immortal. He settled Li Dogdan under a tree before soaring into action.
Li Dogdan clutched his stomach and murmured, "My stomach... hurts..." But unfortunately, Li Xiaonan had already joined the fray.
"Li Xiaoyang, what are you doing here! This is no place for you; go back!" Duan Yu scrawled furiously with his jade brush. Ignoring him entirely, Li Xiaonan wielded the Heavenly Opening Axe and began to chop vigorously. He struck eighteen times in succession, all of which were effortlessly deflected by Tian Yu Dao Ren.
Li Xiaonan took a deep breath, feeling the anger in his heart gradually subside. In front of Tian Yu Dao Ren, his current cultivation level felt like that of an ant. He stepped back from the battle circle and asked Nine Phoenix beside him, "Can you take him on?"
Nine Phoenix pecked at her featherless wings, awkwardly replying, "Not even one."
Li Xiaonan couldn't help but sigh again. The Ninth-Order Spirit Beast was indeed stronger than a Master of the Great Ascension stage, but compared to a Scattered Immortal, it still fell short. If it weren't for the Scholar Principal being here this time, Li Xiaonan wouldn't even have the qualifications to fight back; he would be like meat on a chopping board, vulnerable to anyone's whims.
Since fighting was out of the question, Li Xiaonan reverted to his old profession—stealing techniques.
He realized that high-level cultivators fought by drawing symbols and projecting them outward. This reminded him of Bird Breaking Formation. He wondered how effective the Nine Yang True Fire would be against a Scattered Immortal.
In the end, Li Xiaonan chose not to intervene. The reason was simple: if the Nine Yang True Fire failed to kill Tian Yu Dao Ren, then as a cultivator who knew its secret, he would inevitably expose himself. If those people found out, Li Xiaonan would be in serious trouble.
Tian Yu Dao Ren wielded his Dust Whisk and continuously drew symbols in the air with a cold laugh. "Ha! I have turned misfortune into fortune; I am now a Second-Order Scattered Immortal! Hmph! You, a mere First-Order Scattered Immortal, dare to challenge me!"
Duan Yu ignored him completely. With his left hand, he produced a golden brush and simultaneously launched two characters—one silver and one gold—toward Tian Yu Dao Ren.
"Hmm? Two-pronged attack? You are Duan Yu? How did you fall to being a Scattered Immortal?" Tian Yu Dao Ren frowned slightly as he swept his Dust Whisk left and right, dispersing the two characters. He continued with a sneer, "Ha! What does it matter if you have high talent? Today, I will ruin this genius spirit child in my hands!"
Tian Yu Dao Ren spun his Dust Whisk clockwise, instantly plunging the surroundings into darkness. Both Li Xiaonan and Nine Phoenix found it difficult to remain suspended in mid-air. Li Xiaonan thought to himself: This is bad!
"Little Jiu! Get down!"
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