Poverty

Chapter 1740 Behind the Scenes
News of Li Yanchu's consecutive victories over the Yin-Yang Dao Lord spread, causing much discussion in the Great Luo Heaven.

When many immortal Dao Lords met, the first thing they talked about was whether Li Yanchu had arrived.

They knew that Li Yanchu was determined to challenge the Five Great Dao Lords and would definitely ascend to the Great Luo Heaven again, so everyone was very much looking forward to this battle.

Yin Daojun now dares not leave this Great Luo Heaven easily.

The Great Dao Lord of Reincarnation and the Great Dao Lord of Yin and Yang were both in seclusion. Dao Lord Yin was very worried about his future. He kept trying to deduce cause and effect, but unfortunately, Li Yanchu was involved. The cause and effect on him was really difficult to deduce, and he had no clue. He couldn't help but feel a bit of a headache.

Yin Daojun muttered to himself, "The fortune and misfortune that befall me are constantly changing, sometimes bringing great misfortune and sometimes great fortune. This is clearly because the secrets of heaven have been obscured."

Yin Daojun sighed at this moment.
"If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have misled the Great Dao Lord of Reincarnation to hunt down Li Yanchu last time. Those who manipulate cause and effect will surely die under the law of cause and effect..."

Yin Daojun deeply regretted it.

In the mortal realm beyond the realm, war rages on, battles erupt everywhere, and everyone is an enemy.

Li Yanchu cultivated in the mortal realm and gained profound insights into this matter.

That day, he sensed a very strong fighting atmosphere ahead and spotted a familiar figure.

Many powerful beings from beyond the realm are hunting down a golden monkey. This golden monkey wears a wide-sleeved Taoist robe, wields a golden cudgel, and its moves are extremely fierce.

"Wukong Daoist!"

Li Yanchu was moved.

Wukong Daoist attacked with incredible speed. With a single strike of his golden cudgel, a powerful figure from beyond the realm perished, reduced to a bloody pulp.

However, these powerful figures also acted swiftly and surrounded him tightly!
Li Yanchu recognized one of them.

This man was slightly overweight and had a kind face, but his attack was extremely domineering. He activated the Great Dao of Creation, transforming it into a Dao sword that pierced towards Wukong Daoist.

This man's swordsmanship was elegant and agile. Although Wukong Daoist had a slight advantage in their fight, he also had two disciples of the Great Dao of Creation by his side, both of whom were immortal.

With the three of them working together, Wukong Daoist was completely suppressed.

"Taiyue?"

Li Yanchu raised an eyebrow, recognizing the young man as a disciple of the Creation Sect.

He had not seen Wukong Daoist for a long time and did not know his whereabouts. He did not expect that Wukong Daoist was also in the outer realm. He was very happy to see him today.

Taiyue was injured by Jin Qixiang and her two companions last time. After learning from his mistakes, he has improved his Taoist skills again.

When the great Dao of Creation unfolds, its mysteries are truly boundless.

Taiyue said loudly, "You traitor from the lower realm, how dare you steal a primordial spiritual treasure! Quickly hand over the Seven-Leaf Spirit Grass, or I'll skin you alive!"

Wukong Daoist laughed and said, "The Seven-Leaf Spirit Grass is a spiritual root of the Yuan Realm Universe. What does it have to do with you? You people of the Creation Dao Sect are incompetent, yet you still want to gather your accomplices to hunt me down. You are simply shameless!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the power of his magic increased greatly, instantly forcing Taiyue and the other two back.

Taiyue frowned slightly, then summoned a large seal. The seal swelled in the wind and slammed into Wukong Daoren's head, instantly making Wukong Daoren's muscles and bones weak.

This great seal is a Daoist's magic weapon, extremely powerful, while the golden cudgel in Wukong's hand is merely an immortal treasure, utterly unable to withstand it.

Fortunately, he was physically strong; otherwise, if he had been hit, he would have died instantly.

Even so, he was still knocked off balance.

Beside him, an Immortal Eastern Mystic True King from the Creation Sect also threw out a magical treasure—a golden rope. This rope transformed into a golden light in the air, binding Wukong Daoist tightly.

"Another Dao Lord's magic weapon!"

After Wukong Daoist was bound, another immortal, Kong Hao Zhenwang, immediately took out a large sword and swung it down!

However, with this one strike, Wukong Daoist's body instantly turned into a single hair.

Kong Haozhen frowned slightly: "Incarnation Technique."

Then Wukong Daoist's true form appeared, and he raised his golden cudgel to strike.

A clang!
His golden cudgel struck Kong Haozhenwang's greatsword, sparks flew everywhere, Kong Haozhenwang's tiger's mouth was torn, and his arm went numb.

"What an amazing monkey!"

King Kong Haozhen brandished his sword and charged forward once again.

These three masters from the Creation Dao Sect joined forces to fight against Wukong Daoist, putting him in a difficult situation.

He plucked a hair and transformed it into hundreds of different forms, which fled in different directions.

But at this moment, Taiyue summoned that great seal again, its power boundless, forcing his hundreds of incarnations to shatter one after another.

The true form of Wukong gritted his teeth, swung his golden cudgel, and charged forward.

A clang!
He was sent flying backward, tumbling dozens of times in the air before he could neutralize the force.

However, when both feet landed, they still stomped hard on the ground.

Taiyue said loudly, "You treacherous rebels from the lower realms are courting death! Where are the others? Call them all out!"

As soon as he finished speaking, several figures appeared one after another, urging their Great Dao to blast forward, forcing Taiyue and the others back in an instant.

One of them was a beautiful goddess, seemingly untouched by worldly affairs, with a long dress trailing on the ground, and a halo behind her head reflecting the void of the universe, ever-changing.

The woman's clothes were quite revealing, and her legs were long, straight, fair, and alluring. Her bare feet were spotless on the ground.

The two men beside him were distinguished; one wore a purple robe and had a dignified face, while the other was burly.

After the group appeared, they stood side by side with Wukong Daoren, facing off against Taiyue and his two companions from a distance.

Seeing this, Taiyue said in a deep voice, "Good, all of you rebels have gathered!"

Although these three did not possess any Daoist magic weapons after they appeared, they still managed to make it difficult for Taiyue and the others to defend themselves.

Taiyue called out loudly, "Senior Brother Zhou, you may show yourself now!"

The next moment, a giant hand appeared in the void and slammed down.

After this giant hand appeared, the surrounding space and time froze, and it slammed down hard.

The barefoot goddess immediately activated her supernatural powers to meet her, and several people enhanced her with their spiritual power.

She blocked the attack with her immortal cultivation, her figure only swaying slightly.

Zhou Qiyun appeared and said calmly, "These rebels are indeed audacious; they really dare to obstruct my Creation Dao Sect."

As soon as Zhou Qiyun appeared, his aura spread out, extremely powerful, making the people opposite him feel a little breathless.

The barefoot goddess was powerful, but she was not a Dao Lord. She said calmly, "Now that the Samsara Dao Sect has been destroyed, the Creation Dao Sect will probably repeat the same mistake if it acts in this way."

Zhou Qiyun's expression changed, and he shouted in a deep voice, "Insolence!"

Wukong said, "Goddess Nuwa, no need to waste words with him. Let's all attack together, I refuse to believe we can't kill him!"

At this moment, Wukong Daoren revealed his ferocious nature, gripping his golden cudgel tightly as he prepared to attack.

"Nuwa?"

Li Yanchu was somewhat moved upon hearing this.

He learned from Taiqing Daoist and others that the saint who went to a foreign land had already died in battle, so how could he appear here?

Zhou Qiyun did not recognize the saint from the Three Realms. At this moment, he only felt offended, and his face darkened as he was about to take action.

Just then, a clear, cold voice rang out from afar: "The Creation Dao Sect is quite arrogant!" Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed, and they glared angrily at the newcomer.

A young man walked over unhurriedly, and the surrounding void was constantly being stretched.

Soon the young man arrived in front of them.

The young man was handsome and wore a blue Taoist robe. He stood there empty-handed, completely disregarding the powerful figures of the Creation Dao Sect.

Upon seeing this, Wukong Daoist exclaimed with delight, "Fellow Daoist Li, it's you!"

Li Yanchu cupped his hands and said, "It's been a long time."

Wukong Daoist quickly returned the greeting, stepped forward and tugged at him, saying, "You've come to another realm too. Be careful. These three are all immortals. The one who shouted the loudest just now is a Dao Lord from another realm. He's ruthless!"

Just now, Zhou Qiyun was hiding in the void and tried to kill several people with a single move, so Wukong Daoist already held a grudge against him.

Li Yanchu smiled, somewhat surprised.
"Where were Wukong and the others before? They've never heard of me."

At this moment, Wukong Daoren held his golden cudgel, looking ready to fight. However, when he glanced at the people from the Creation Dao Sect, he noticed that the powerful members of the Creation Dao Sect seemed to have seen something terrifying. Their faces turned pale, and they all retreated.

Wukong Daoist raised an eyebrow, looking completely bewildered.

Seeing this, Li Yanchu smiled and said, "With me here, there won't be a fight."

Wukong Daoist scratched his cheek and asked in confusion, "You know people from the Creation Dao Sect?"

Li Yanchu smiled and said, "I know you."

Wukong Daoist frowned.

He felt that the people from the Creation Dao Sect seemed to be afraid of Li Yanchu.

But when he met Li Yanchu, Li Yanchu was still a Quasi-Saint, only at the seventh level of the Dao Realm in the outer realm. Why would a Dao Lord and several Immortals be so afraid of him?

Wukong Daoist whispered, "Did you also meet some important figures in the outer realms?"

"You know them too?" Li Yanchu raised an eyebrow and said with a smile, "I know a few, but we're not really close."

He did know a few, such as the Supreme Dao Lord, the Yin-Yang Dao Lord, and the Reincarnation Dao Lord. Of course, their relationship was not just ordinary; it was quite hostile.

Li Yanchu was certain that Wukong Daoist and the others must have had a strange encounter, and wanted to go forward to ask them, but at this time the people from the Creation Dao Sect were still present.

His gaze fell on Taiyue and Zhou Qiyun, and he said calmly, "These are my fellow townsmen. I don't know what they have done to offend the Creation Dao Sect, that they would dare to call for our lives?"

Everyone looked at each other.

Although Taiyue has made some progress, he is still far behind Li Yanchu.

At this moment, Taiyue, who had been shouting the loudest, slowly retreated behind Zhou Qiyun.

Zhou Qiyun's face twitched, thinking to himself, "This Taiyue seems honest and kind, but he is treacherous. He is always like this, jumping around the most, and pushing me out when something happens."

Zhou Qiyun stepped forward and said with a forced smile, "We were ordered to collect the Seven-Leaf Spirit Grass, a primordial spiritual treasure. We have been eyeing this treasure for 60,000 years, and now that it has finally matured, it has been stolen by this golden monkey. I hope that you, fellow Daoist, can ask him to return this item for the sake of our master, so as to avoid conflict."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of Wukong Daoren and the others, who were originally on the verge of conflict, became somewhat strange. They looked at Li Yanchu on one hand and at Zhou Qiyun and the others on the other.

Wukong Daoist whispered, "Fellow Daoist Li has a lot of influence; even this Daoist Lord treats him very politely."

Li Yanchu looked at Zhou Qiyun, his face darkening, and said, "I give face to the Dao Lord of Creation, but who gives me face? Last time, Dao Lord Liang from your Creation Sect chased after my fellow townsman, and now it's you again. Do you think I'm someone to be bullied?"

Li Yanchu didn't release any aura, but his tone turned colder, which frightened Zhou Qiyun so much that his face turned pale. He swallowed hard and quickly said, "No, no, no, Brother Dao, you misunderstand. This is really just a coincidence."

Li Yanchu has established a persona outside the realm, not easily resorting to violence. However, Zhou Qiyun has witnessed Li Yanchu's rampage and knows that he is an unparalleled ruthless person, so he dares not offend him.

Especially now that Li Yanchu has defeated the two Dao Lords of Samsara and Yin Yang in succession, he is in the limelight. Who would dare to provoke him?
Zhou Qiyun said, "Since you are from the same hometown as Brother Dao, then we will not pursue the matter further."

Wukong Daoist and the others were even more surprised upon hearing this.

The innate spiritual treasures possess immense power, and they had risked everything to seize them this time, expecting a life-or-death struggle with the Creation Dao Sect. Yet, these people actually backed down.

What? Are innate spiritual treasures no longer appealing?

Wukong Daoist looked at Li Yanchu with a look of surprise and uncertainty, thinking to himself, "Is this still the same Fellow Daoist Li I know? Could he have been possessed by some important figure?"

Li Yanchu looked at Zhou Qiyun and nodded, saying, "Go back and tell the Creation Dao Lord that I will definitely pay him a visit another day."

Zhou Qiyun's expression changed slightly, thinking to himself, "Is the next one going to challenge Master?"

He smiled apologetically and said, "I will definitely bring it, I will definitely bring it."

After saying that, they immediately retreated, not daring to linger, and disappeared in a flash.

Where was the former prestige of a true disciple of the Great Dao Lord? They practically fled in disarray.

Wukong Daoist laughed and said, "Fellow Daoist Li, why are you so imposing now?"

Li Yanchu was stumped by his question, thinking to herself, "You haven't heard of my achievements, how can I possibly bring that up?"

Li Yanchu smiled and said, "They probably think I'm a reasonable person."

Wukong Daoist: "???"

Li Yanchu turned his gaze to the other three powerful figures and asked, "Who are these three?"

Wukong Daoren said with a smile, "Let me introduce you. This is Nuwa, this is Fuxi, and this is Shennong."

Li Yanchu was somewhat moved and cupped his hands, saying, "So you are three sages."

The three of them exchanged glances. They hadn't heard of the name of a sage in the outer realms for a long time. A sage was only at the eighth level of the Dao Realm, which was quite common in the outer realms.

Especially those at the eighth level of the Dao Realm in the lower realms, there is a lot of exaggeration involved, and they are quite different from the eighth-level Dao Realm experts from the outer realms who have obtained the true methods.

Although they were all immortals at this time, Li Yanchu alone persuaded the Creation Dao Sect to retreat, and even the Dao Lord treated him with utmost respect, which clearly indicated that he had a great background.

The three of them dared not be negligent and returned the greeting.

Li Yanchu continued, "I heard from the Sage Taiqing that several of my fellow Daoists seemed to have perished long ago. I wonder what happened to them?"

Nuwa said softly, "I dare not call you Brother Dao, just call me Fellow Daoist."

Li Yanchu clearly came from an extraordinary background, yet he was extremely polite to them, which she appreciated.

Nuwa said, "This is a long story. We were taught the Dao by a great man."

Li Yanchu said in surprise, "Is that so?"

Nuwa said, "Brother Dao, why don't you come with me to see him?"

Li Yanchu nodded slightly: "Alright."

They then arrived at a dangerous place where subterranean fires were erupting everywhere, creating a harsh environment.

Li Yanchu raised an eyebrow: "Isn't this the Heavenly Demon Ruins?"

Wukong Daoist said with a smile, "It is indeed the Heavenly Demon Ruins, and there are several other old men cultivating there as well."

Li Yanchu was somewhat surprised.

Soon he arrived at the depths of the Heavenly Demon Ruins with Wukong Daoren and the others.

Li Yanchu guessed in his heart
"Could it be that the one who resurrected Nuwa and the others is the Lord of Yama?"

"But the Lord of Yanfu was still in the midst of his tribulation and did not come back to life."

He had some doubts in his heart.