68: The Imprisonment Curse

The thunder rumbled incessantly. The people of the entire Anning Prefecture had been tormented for seven full days and nights.

Originally, only Cultivators knew that Zhao Yi was Undergoing Tribulation, but now, ordinary people knew it as well.

"Death Cultivator?"

"Just how bad must a Cultivator be for the Heavens to strike him like this?"

"Oh, heavens, it's endless; it's so annoying."

Seven days passed amidst the complaints of many.

"It's the final day."

"Could he actually survive the Seven-Day Tribulation?"

The Cultivators watching Zhao Yi looked at each other in dismay. Surviving the Seven-Day Tribulation with Soul Transformation cultivation—they just wanted to ask, where the hell did this freak come from?

At dusk, the thunder gradually ceased. The ordinary people of the prefecture were all rejoicing, as they could finally have a peaceful night's sleep. Meanwhile, the many Cultivators were filled with shock and suspicion.

"Did he succeed?"

As the sun set, the tribulation cloud dispersed. A figure sat cross-legged on a small hill, with a golden hoe hovering above his head. The golden light of the setting sun shone on him, as if draping him in a golden coat.

Watching everything before him, Bai Yucheng's heart skipped a beat. It was over; he had also become a Soul Transformation Cultivator.

It was said that all Death Cultivators were people of dull talent? It was also said that the tribulations of Death Cultivators were terrifying, and once one became a Death Cultivator, they were basically ruined, with no possibility of any future Breakthrough. What was this with Zhao Yi?

The most critical question was, how did Zhao Yi Cultivate? The Great White Spirit Stone Mine had no Spiritual Qi and was a forbidden zone for Spells; could it be that he was eating Spirit Stones in the mine?

"Eating Spirit Stones?"

Bai Yucheng felt he had grasped the main point and looked at Zhao Yi with a grave expression. He was now certain that Zhao Yi must possess a secret technique for mining Spirit Stones, and that his talent was astonishing, not as simple as it appeared on the surface.

While Bai Yucheng's thoughts were racing, over there, Bai Miyao did not use any Spells. Instead, holding a coffin in one hand and a hammer in the other, she attacked Zhao Yi left and right, raining blows down upon him.

"Why... did... you... try... to... kill... me?"

Bai Miyao's arms were stiff. With a coffin and a hammer, she attacked with wide, sweeping motions, taking turns smashing them toward Zhao Yi...

"They... say... a... day's... husband... and... wife... brings... a... hundred... days... of... grace..."

"How... could... you... be... so... heartless?"

The stiff voice echoed throughout the entire Great White Spirit Stone Mine. Fan De and the others, who had originally intended to help, all came to a halt.

"Drama!"

And it was drama involving two newly promoted Soul Transformation Cultivators—who could resist that?

Zhao Yi...

He had just survived the Lightning Tribulation and had not yet recovered from the soreness, when Bai Miyao's coffin and hammer arrived.

Although Bai Miyao did not use any Spells, under the augmentation of Soul Transformation power, the small hill Zhao Yi was sitting on was quickly flattened.

"Enough!"

"You know full well how you obtained your Golden Core cultivation."

"I will kill you once, and our grievances will be settled!"

"From now on, you walk your road and I'll walk mine; we will have nothing to do with each other ever again!"

As he spoke, a golden light suddenly erupted from Zhao Yi's body, repelling Bai Miyao. He thought Bai Miyao would retreat in the face of difficulty, but who knew that her brain seemed to have become stiff as well.

"No!"

"Ninth Master... wants... to... see... you!"

"Damn it!"

Zhao Yi even cursed.

"He wants to see me, what does that have to do with me?"

"Dammit, he's not my father. He tells me to go, and I go?"

As soon as Zhao Yi said this, the watching Cultivators were stunned. Fan De stopped watching the drama and hurriedly spoke up: "Zhao Yi, say no more." But it was too late.

A burst of treasure light appeared in mid-air. For the first time ever, Li Yingtang left the Chaotian Spirit Realm and appeared above the Great White Spirit Stone Mine.

"Greetings... to... Ninth Master!"

Bai Miyao bowed slightly, while Bai Yucheng and the Bai Family Cultivators bent down to salute.

"Rise, all of you."

Li Yingtang waved his hand lazily.

"So you are Zhao Yi..."

"Yo, quite the personality."

"A-Da."

The old man behind Li Yingtang grabbed Zhao Yi.

"Ninth Master is asking you a question, what are you pretending for?"

Zhao Yi...

He looked at the old man in front of him in shock. He had to know that he had just achieved Soul Transformation, yet facing A-Da, he actually had no ability to fight back at all.

"Ninth Master, Ninth Master..."

"Zhao Yi has just survived the Lightning Tribulation, his mind is unsettled, and he didn't hear Ninth Master clearly. Please forgive him, Ninth Master!"

"Great Senior, go easy on him, he is still just a child..."

As he spoke, Fan De even kicked Zhao Yi, gritting his teeth as he said: "Are you stupid?"

"This is a Great Senior, a Cultivator at the Mahayana Stage, a high-level Cultivator about to undergo Undergoing Tribulation for Immortal Ascension. How can you be so rude?"

Zhao Yi...

"This..."

"That..."

"Ninth Master!"

This spineless appearance was like a completely different person from the arrogance he had displayed just moments ago.

Li Yingtang produced a paper fan from somewhere and began to fan himself.

"What was it you said just now?"

"He's not my father. He tells me to go, and I go?"

"Does this 'he' refer to me?"

"Ninth Master..."

Fan De still wanted to speak up for Zhao Yi.

"A mere Soul Transformation, noisy!"

"A-Da."

A-Da seemed to understand Li Yingtang very well; with one palm, he slammed Fan De into the ground, leaving only a tuft of hair exposed on the surface.

"Hmph, do you really think that just because you are an Elder of the Cultivation Academy, I wouldn't dare to touch you?"

"If you chirp one more time, you die!"

Whether Fan De, who had been slammed into the ground, heard this, he fell silent for a moment.

If even Fan De, a Soul Transformation Cultivator, was like this, let alone Gao Ling and the other Nascent Soul True Monarchs; all the Cultivators held their breath, fearing they would anger Li Yingtang.

"Come, call me 'Father' and let me hear it."

Li Yingtang seemed to have developed some malicious taste and actually made Zhao Yi call him 'Father' in front of many Cultivators.

"What did you say?"

Zhao Yi suspected he had misheard. What kind of fetish was this?

Li Yingtang liked being a father to others, but Zhao Yi did not like being a son to others.

"Call me 'Father'..."

"I can give you a way to live."

Li Yingtang tapped Zhao Yi's forehead with his paper fan.

"Hurry up; you don't know how many people want to call me that. Today, I am specially granting you a favor."

Zhao Yi...

"I won't."

"What did you say?"

Li Yingtang was furious.

"Say that again?"

Who in Anning Prefecture dared to defy him? Besides, acknowledging him as a father, what a great honor that was! How could Zhao Yi refuse? How dare he refuse?

"Dammit, I said no!"

"Screw you, whose father are you trying to be?"

"Die!"

Zhao Yi suddenly exploded into action, swinging the great sumeru treasure hoe and smashing it toward Li Yingtang.

Zhao Yi's actions stunned everyone, including Li Yingtang and A-Da.

Attacking Li Yingtang within Anning Prefecture—this was akin to a tall tale, yet now, it had actually happened.

"Good, good, good!"

"What a reckless, ignorant thing, to actually dare to lay a hand on me?"

Facing Zhao Yi's hoe, Li Yingtang seemed completely unconcerned, as layers of treasure light shone from his body.

Layer upon layer of protective Spiritual Artifacts began to defend automatically, stacking up between the great sumeru treasure hoe and Li Yingtang.

But it was useless.

The great sumeru treasure hoe broke through like a hot knife through butter, smashing all these treasure lights and Spiritual Artifacts to pieces.

Faced with such a situation, Li Yingtang's expression finally changed.

"An Immortal Artifact?"

Meanwhile, A-Da, who was nearby, also reacted. With a monstrous palm, he swatted Zhao Yi away and then snatched the great sumeru treasure hoe.

He cast a Spell on the great sumeru treasure hoe: "Spirit-Seizing · Imprisonment Curse."

A white net attached itself to the great sumeru treasure hoe.

Having done all this, A-Da turned around, but Zhao Yi was no longer in front of him.