86: Another epiphany

"No matter how strong you are, I won't acknowledge you. You crippled my Cultivation. You could have used a gentler method. You don't love me anymore."

Bai Xiaoyue knelt on the ground, full of grievances, her eyes brimming with tears, as if she would burst into tears any moment.

Du Xian's heart tightened slightly. He wanted to step forward and help her up, but then he saw a cold glint flash at her waist. A chill immediately ran through Du Xian's heart.

As expected, the next moment, Bai Xiaoyue, who had just been crying with her face covered, suddenly drew a dagger from her waist and lunged towards his throat.

Her eyes held endless madness and killing intent.

"Slap!"

A huge force struck from the air, and a deep palm print instantly appeared on the ground. Bai Xiaoyue, within it, had clearly been slapped to death.

Li Haotian slowly descended from the air to the ground, his gaze indifferently sweeping over the corpse.

"You're still too inexperienced, boy, to fall for such a trick. In the future, go out and see more of the world, and try not to be deceived again. Do you really think, with how crazy she was just now, she could possibly be sad because you didn't want her?"

Du Xian lowered his head and looked at the marriage certificate in his hand. A flame suddenly ignited, and the marriage certificate slowly turned to ashes within it. His heart was utterly calm as he tossed it to the ground.

"Yes, Revered Master."

Du Xian clearly still had some emotional fluctuations. Li Haotian understood; after all, he was still a hot-blooded youth. To suddenly suffer such a change, and for his Family to have such a big problem, he must have been very upset.

"You handle your Family's affairs cleanly. We will handle matters outside. It won't be long before Qingzhou is restored to peace and order."

After Li Haotian finished speaking, he went straight to the guest room. Du Xian quickly had his Family arrange things for his Revered Master.

It wasn't until dark that Lin Tianxuan returned. Even an Emperor-level Powerhouse was clearly a bit exhausted. After all, sweeping through the entire Qingzhou, and with most forces having come into contact with this Cultivation Technique, clearing everything out consumed a lot of Spiritual Qi.

Lin Tianxuan had spent a day clearing out most of those who practiced evil Cultivation Techniques. In a while, many new forces should emerge here. As long as the Righteous Path Cultivators were instructed to keep a close watch, evil Cultivators should not be able to disturb Qingzhou again.

"We're returning to the Sect. Do you want to leave with us now, or return by yourself later?"

Li Haotian looked at the busy Du Xian. He was so busy that he probably couldn't leave with them.

"Thank you for your kindness, Revered Master. This Disciple still has some Family matters to attend to. I will return to the Sect immediately after I've handled them."

Li Haotian no longer insisted that he leave with them. Lin Tianxuan easily broke through space with him and returned to the Sect.

The experiences of these past few days were truly strange. Li Haotian never expected that going out to buy some Cultivation resources would lead to an alien invasion. Fortunately, this matter was discovered early. If all the flesh and blood in Qingzhou had been sacrificed, it would have been a disaster.

The problem was that all the resources he had now were plundered from those Temples. Although many of them could be absorbed by Righteous Path Cultivators, their quality was a bit poor.

There were basically no Heaven Rank treasures; they were all Earth Rank.

As soon as they returned to the Sect, they saw two figures clashing on the mountaintop.

Zhang Hai and Su Yao were fighting fiercely. Their clash was not purely a collision of Spells or Physical Bodies; every move they made was a collision of Daos.

Their strength had far exceeded their current stage. Simply comprehending the threshold of the Dao was enough to make them stand above all others.

Even a Powerhouse a major Realm higher than them would be instantly killed when facing them. It was difficult to contend against them without comprehending the Dao.

"Boom!"

A large amount of black flames spread from Su Yao's Great Dao of Fire. Zhang Hai's Dao Domain was not to be outdone; countless Mental Energy manifested into powerful Yao Beasts that clashed with the flames.

The two stood still, but their Dao Domains continuously contended against each other. Yao Beasts rushed into the sea of fire, breaking through the flames. Their forces cancelled each other out in the collision. Finally, Zhang Hai retreated half a step, his face pale, his Spiritual Qi exhausted.

"Senior Sister, your endurance is truly too strong. Your Realm is much higher than mine; my Spiritual Qi simply can't keep up."

Zhang Hai gasped for breath, sitting on the ground, clearly somewhat dejected. Senior Sister was too strong; even if he tried his best, it was difficult to break through her defenses.

"Don't belittle yourself. You're only inferior to me in Realm right now, but your Dao is very strong, on par with mine. As long as your Cultivation catches up, you won't be any worse than me in the future."

Su Yao smiled and pulled her Junior Brother up. Soon, applause was heard from nearby.

Li Haotian and Lin Tianxuan were standing there, no one knew when. When they saw their Revered Master return, they quickly cupped their fists in greeting.

"You two have been cultivating diligently recently. As your Revered Master, I must commend you. You go pull radishes, and you go chop wood, then make a delicious meal later."

Li Haotian excitedly rubbed his hands. He hadn't eaten well during his time away; the food outside was really bland.

The two nodded and then went to their respective tasks, busying themselves.

Lin Tianxuan naturally took charge of washing and chopping vegetables, leaving only Li Haotian to wait for the meal.

"Su Yao, recently I discovered that your Cultivation direction can lean towards the devouring type. Imagine how terrifying it would be if your flames could devour the opponent's Cultivation."

"The enemy's Spiritual Qi can not only become fuel for your flames but also become the foundation for you to devour it and turn it into your own Cultivation."

Su Yao nodded, somewhat puzzled. She pulled out a piece of wood from her storage space, ignited a flame in her right hand, and tried to draw some energy from it through the flame, but failed.

"Don't rush, you can take your time. I'm just giving you an idea."

Li Haotian smiled. As soon as he turned around, he saw Zhang Hai, who looked shocked. The latter looked at his hands in disbelief.

"Revered Master, what you just said, I think I can also develop in that direction!"

As Zhang Hai had a thought, a Vicious Beast phantom suddenly appeared behind him, then roared skyward, opening its maw and sucking in all the surrounding Spiritual Qi.

Subsequently, Zhang Hai's Cultivation within his body actually began to increase little by little.

This scene before them stunned both of them.

Zhang Hai seemed to have opened the door to a new world, grinning foolishly.

"Thank you for your guidance, Revered Master. I used to only think about using these phantoms for battle, never realizing they could also assist me in Cultivation!"