91: Chapter 91 Secret! Jiang Xiaobai was shocked.

"What!? You're not kidding me, are you!?" Jiang Xiaobai exclaimed, standing up in shock after hearing Li Chungang's words.

Li Chungang and the others shook their heads helplessly, saying,

"What Senior Brother said is indeed true. We, including Senior Sister Li Yuqi and the others, are all just that old man's slaves, imprisoned slaves."

Jiang Xiaobai couldn't react for a moment, standing still and staring blankly at Li Chungang and the others.

After a long while, Jiang Xiaobai asked,

"Then why did Xiao Man want to become a Disciple of that old man you mentioned earlier?"

"That's because Xiao Man doesn't even qualify as a slave," Li Chungang said with a bitter smile.

"How is that possible!?" Jiang Xiaobai couldn't understand. Li Chungang and the others could be said to be Prodigies in terms of talent; it was just that Jiang Xiaobai was too Heaven-Defying, overshadowing their talents.

These powerful individuals were merely someone else's slaves!

This was unacceptable to Jiang Xiaobai.

If even Li Chungang and his companions were just other people's slaves, then what did the ordinary people of the entire Tianxuan World count as!? Did they count as nothing!?

Jiang Xiaobai complained inwardly.

"Junior Brother, are you really not an Avatar of Heavenly Dao?" Li Chungang asked again, looking at Jiang Xiaobai for confirmation.

"No!"

"But, besides the Heavenly Dao, no one can control Thunder Tribulation Power," Li Yingying asked, voicing her inner confusion. After pondering, Jiang Xiaobai explained,

"This is a Divine Ability, allowing me to control Thunder Tribulation Power."

"You saw the Martial Skill I used earlier, right?"

Li Chungang and the others nodded upon hearing this, saying,

"Junior Brother's Martial Skill probably exceeds the scope of the Tianxuan World; even I was shocked."

"Junior Brother, what Rank was the Martial Skill you used earlier?"

Jiang Xiaobai looked up at the sky, and after a brief moment of thought, said lightly,

"Divine-Grade! The highest Rank in the Myriad Realms!"

Buzz!

Jiang Xiaobai's words left them deeply shocked. Divine-Grade again!?

Their breathing became rapid, and their expressions towards Jiang Xiaobai showed more reverence.

"Alright, I've already said I'm not some Avatar of Heavenly Dao. Is that thing even worthy?"

"Hurry up and tell me, how are you all slaves?"

After a moment of silence, Li Chungang and the others spoke,

"Junior Brother, do you know how long it's been since anyone in the Tianxuan World could Ascend?"

Li Chungang's words startled Jiang Xiaobai. How would he know that?

Jiang Xiaobai shook his head, saying,

"I don't know!"

"Millions of years. For millions of years, no Human, demon, or devil native to the Tianxuan World has been able to Breakthrough and Ascend to the Immortal Realm."

Immortal Realm? Jiang Xiaobai was surprised again.

"The Immortal Realm should be a larger planet than the Tianxuan World," Jiang Xiaobai muttered to himself.

"And then?"

"Junior Brother, do you still remember that Human Race expert we mentioned before, the one with the Devouring Spiritual Root?"

"What does this have to do with him?" Jiang Xiaobai grew more confused as he listened.

"Junior Brother, he, like you, could devour others' Spiritual Roots to enhance his own." As soon as Xiao Man finished speaking, Li Chungang and Li Yingying immediately stood up in shock, exclaiming,

"What!? Xiao Man, what did you just say!?"

"Junior Brother also possesses the terrifying ability to devour Spiritual Roots?"

Seeing Li Chungang and Li Yingying's shocked expressions, Xiao Man and Guo Guo nodded.

When Li Chungang and Li Yingying saw Xiao Man and Guo Guo nod, their breathing quickened again, and they looked at Jiang Xiaobai with faces full of disbelief.

But Jiang Xiaobai suddenly asked,

"How does this relate to you?"

"Junior Brother, it was after the death of that Human Race expert that the entire Tianxuan World seemed to be sealed off. From then on, no living being in the entire Tianxuan World could Breakthrough and Ascend to the Immortal Realm."

After hearing this, Jiang Xiaobai roughly understood what Li Chungang and the others meant.

"Then what does that have to do with whose slaves you are?"

Jiang Xiaobai asked again, voicing his inner confusion. Li Chungang and the others fell silent once more.

Jiang Xiaobai watched them for a long time before Li Chungang finally spoke,

"Because the five of us, and Li Yuqi and the other three, are not natives of the Tianxuan World; we were all captured at different points in time!"

"What!?" Jiang Xiaobai exclaimed again, standing up with a shocked expression, looking at Li Chungang and the others.

"Then you meant to imply that I was also captured?"

Li Chungang and the others nodded. Jiang Xiaobai's breathing was a little rapid; this was the first time he had heard such an outrageous thing.

"Then how did you all meet?"

"It's simple. We were all captured by that old man, so naturally, we know each other."

Guo Guo's words startled Jiang Xiaobai. His eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at them again and asked,

"Who is this old man you speak of?"

"Hehe, we don't know either. We've only met him a few times."

Jiang Xiaobai's mouth twitched incessantly. He felt as if he had fallen into a huge pit.

After quietly watching Li Chungang and the others for half an hour, Jiang Xiaobai asked again,

"Why did the old man you speak of bring you to the Tianxuan World? What was his purpose?"

"We're not sure! After he brought us to the Tianxuan World, he only told us to Cultivate with all our might and wait for the right time to come."

"Other than that, the old man told us nothing!"

"No way, Big Brother, you're being so vague, it's making me uncomfortable. I always feel like you're all just pawns being used by someone!"

Jiang Xiaobai's words made Li Chungang and the others smile bitterly. They knew deep down that they probably weren't even pawns.

"Senior Brother, why didn't you ever try to find a way to leave the Tianxuan World?"

"Junior Brother, how could we not want to? Earlier, your Second Senior Sister was injured by Thunder Tribulation Power and suffered a severe Dao Injury precisely because she tried to Breakthrough and Ascend to the Immortal Realm." Li Chungang's words reminded Jiang Xiaobai.

Indeed, Li Yingying had tried to Breakthrough and Ascend to the Immortal Realm before. Thinking of this, Jiang Xiaobai immediately thought of something and asked the System,

"System, since the Tianxuan World cannot Breakthrough and Ascend to the Immortal Realm, how can I Breakthrough and Ascend to the Immortal Realm?"

"Ding! Host, cross that bridge when you come to it. The most important thing is for the Host to wholeheartedly complete System tasks and strive to improve your strength."

"As long as the Host is strong enough, all problems in the Myriad Realms will never be a problem for the Host."

The System's grand vision was comforting for Jiang Xiaobai.

He looked at Li Chungang and the others and said,

"As long as our strength is sufficient, all problems will not be problems for us."

"Believe me, work hard to improve your strength, and I will lead you to Heaven Piercing this sky of the Tianxuan World!"

Rumble!

As soon as Jiang Xiaobai finished speaking, within tens of thousands of miles, the wind suddenly surged and thunder rolled!