385: flagrant

Li Haotian struggled to open his mouth to ask something, but found himself frozen in place, unable to move a single inch, not even able to breathe.

In the next instant, his surroundings changed again. At the same time, Magic Treasures began to appear on his body, and his Storage Pouch at his waist was suddenly filled with a large amount of Cultivation resources. Immediately after, he was kicked out of this world.

Li Haotian plummeted straight toward the ground. Fortunately, he stabilized his body in time and managed to levitate. With a look of uncertainty on his face, he looked up at the patch of clouds in the sky, but the other party had long since disappeared.

Patriarch Bodhi had come to find him, helped him improve his Cultivation, given him a set of Magic Treasures, and even asked him to bring back the armor of the Monkey King from before.

His words were cryptic, seemingly containing a massive conspiracy.

It seemed Patriarch Bodhi had long known the intentions of the Heavenly Court and Lingshan, so he had planned in advance; the Monkey King was merely a chess piece he had deployed at the time.

Then, the Heavenly Court and Lingshan joined forces, clearly discerning his attempt to break the situation, directly capturing the Monkey King and forcibly compelling him to submit to Lingshan.

It was no wonder why the Monkey King was able to enter the Slanting Moon and Three Stars Cave by chance shortly after leaving Flower Fruit Mountain.

Li Haotian now had the Cultivation of an Immortal King, yet he still did not know how to reach the Slanting Moon and Three Stars Cave. Even if he went, his Cultivation would be directly sealed, and he would be unable to do anything.

The Monkey King had entered it under such coincidental circumstances; it turned out that everything was a setup. From the moment he left Flower Fruit Mountain, everything had been destined.

Li Haotian's gaze gradually calmed, and then he took a deep breath and let out a helpless sigh.

He turned and left, returning to the Sect, where he handed over everything he had seen and heard to the Monkey King.

The Monkey King's eyes gradually moistened. He then caught his armor and the Golden-Hooped Rod, skillfully spun the staff, and tucked it into his ear.

Only then did Li Haotian realize that the armor and staff he had obtained at the old site of the Water Curtain Cave were fake. It turned out the real ones had long been taken by Patriarch Bodhi; it seemed he had long intended to resurrect the Monkey King.

It was just that he had been one step ahead.

"Master still cares for I, Old Sun. Next time, if Master comes to find you again, please thank Master for me."

The Monkey King's eyes were filled with tears, and he returned to his room, cradling his belongings.

Li Haotian also returned to his Immortal Cave to continue to Cultivate. He keenly sensed that Patriarch Bodhi had left something inside his body, and he had to confirm it.

At this moment, high above in the firmament, in the Heavenly Court.

On an Arena, various Immortals were dueling. Their strength was extremely formidable, and the Magic Treasures in their hands were unpredictable. After several collisions, one finally could not hold on and fell off the Arena.

The Token of the defeated would be taken back, so they did not need to do any registration.

"Next contestants, please take the stage."

The referee was an Immortal King level Powerhouse. He waved his hand gently, and the barrier opened immediately. This was a massive defensive array ensuring that the battle on the Arena would not affect the audience in the stands below.

Su Yao walked onto the Arena step by step. Just by glancing at her opponent, she couldn't help but laugh out loud.

This guy had the head of a bird but the body of a human, like some strange species. There seemed to be long feathers on its arms, which should have been its wings.

"You in the Heavenly Court are really strange, actually letting this kind of creature become one of your members. He should be from your Heavenly Court, right?"

Su Yao looked at Li Jing in the sky with a smile, but the latter did not respond at all, not even looking at her, merely letting out a cold snort.

Su Yao nodded; she knew what she should do next.

After the referee gave the order, the black bird-man with the strength of an Immortal Venerable Peak rushed toward her.

Su Yao's mouth curled slightly. She did not dodge or avoid. Her right hand blasted forward with formidable power, instantly shattering the surrounding space. At the same time, a large amount of flames erupted from her fist, directly engulfing the bird-man.

Li Jing's expression changed. When he realized what was happening and wanted to rescue him, it was already too late. The black flames burned on the opponent for almost just an instant before reducing him to ashes. Only a faint smell of roasted meat remained in the surrounding air.

"Ah? I'm really sorry. I didn't know that the people in your Heavenly Court were all so weak. I was thinking he could fight a few rounds with me, but he was finished off by me in one move. My apologies."

Su Yao's attitude was quite good. She had a fawning smile on her face and scratched her head, looking quite innocent.

Li Jing frowned slightly, a look of dissatisfaction appearing on his face, but he couldn't say anything, so he just nodded and ordered the next match to continue.

Little Fatty Bai and the others all clapped and cheered after seeing what their Senior Sister did. They all planned to follow their Senior Sister's example and do the same.

Soon, they also encountered people from the Heavenly Court. Unsurprisingly, this had all been arranged in advance. If they wanted to use them as stepping stones, they had to ask if their strength agreed.

Each time, the few of them fought the opponent without any danger, and then inadvertently killed the opponent in seconds. In such a situation, let alone the referee, even Li Jing couldn't react.

This time, the Heavenly Court had trained over a hundred Prodigies, and five were lost in an instant, which immediately made him grind his teeth in anger.

Logically speaking, this situation should not have occurred because they were all very powerful Immortals.

As long as anyone wanted to kill their opponent on the Arena, they would be able to react. But the problem was that these few youths had too much strength and were good at disguising themselves.

Little Fatty Bai was evenly matched with his opponent, even retreating steadily, and just as he was about to lose, he suddenly erupted with a punch that hammered the opponent's head to pieces.

The others were basically the same. Their Magic Treasures had just reacted, but their owners were already gone, so what was the point of playing?

Li Jing gritted his teeth fiercely and glared at a few of them. They all said that they had accidentally killed the opponent during the fight, so he could not impose any punishment, as the rules were set there.

Everyone in front of the Arena had to be mentally prepared; life and death were irrelevant.

Powerhouses of the Immortal Venerable Realm fought Powerhouses of the Immortal Venerable Realm, and Powerhouses of the Golden Immortal Realm fought Powerhouses of the Golden Immortal Realm. Basically, within the same major Realm, there would not be too much difference.

He had thought such rules were enough to limit the Powerhouses, but he didn't expect the other party to still be able to kill them easily.

Li Jing's gaze swept over the remaining powerful Prodigies of the Heavenly Court, and a telepathic message immediately fell into their ears.

"Anyone who encounters people from the Heavenly Profound Sect must kill them with very rapid means. Do not underestimate the enemy!"