Poverty

Chapter 1907 Sudden Changes
Due to a clever misunderstanding, Bai Junwu now harbors a deep sense of apprehension towards Li Yanchu.

He never expected that this seemingly reckless guy was actually such a cunning and scheming old fox.

Li Yanchu was also somewhat surprised that Bai Junwu, who had always been so powerful, had fallen into such a state when they met again.

Li Yanchu's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and without uttering a single word, he swung his sword and slashed forward.

In an instant, a peerless divine blade appeared, and beneath its shimmering purple aura, Bai Junwu immediately sensed a terrifying crisis.

He was seriously injured. At this moment, he wanted to improve his cultivation, but he had already been injured by Li Yanchu's sword light. A bloodstain appeared between his eyebrows, and blood kept spreading outward.

Bai Junwu was no ordinary man; as an emperor, he also possessed extremely high attainments in swordsmanship.

At this moment, he desperately wanted to get rid of Li Yanchu's sword light, so he increased his cultivation level and unleashed a domineering attack. Li Yanchu's sword light was temporarily blocked, and his figure was forced to retreat.

But the next moment, Li Yanchu threw the octagonal lantern in his hand away.

Bai Junwu's divine power was fierce and powerful, directly turning the octagonal lantern into dust.

This was originally a creation of nothingness, and could not withstand his great Dao supernatural powers.

But after the octagonal lantern shattered, the head of a white-haired man appeared.

Bai Junwu's pupils contracted instantly, and he couldn't help but curse, "You damned bastard!"

Li Yanchu actually carried the severed head with him, which was something Li Yanchu had never expected.

The white-haired man's head was activated by the supernatural power. He suddenly opened his eyes and spat out the Annihilation Heavenly Fire, which stretched for hundreds of feet and instantly engulfed Bai Junwu.

Bai Junwu could no longer resist and was completely annihilated by the Annihilation Heavenly Fire in just a short moment.

Such a peerless hero perished completely under Li Yanchu's command.

After killing him, Li Yanchu felt somewhat lost.

The imagined excitement of revenge did not materialize, and Li Yanchu did not understand where this emotion came from.

"I should be happy that I killed him, so why am I not happy?"

He frowned, sensing that something was amiss.

Bai Junwu's cultivation level has fallen to such a state, he must have encountered a series of attacks.

However, even with his profound understanding of the Dao of Cause and Effect, he was unable to trace who could calculate him so precisely.

Judging from Bai Junwu's appearance before his death, it seemed that he regarded him as the mastermind behind the scenes, which gave Li Yanchu the feeling that everything had been arranged.

His gaze swept across the vast void, and he had a feeling that someone was secretly orchestrating everything, and he was just the final executor.

"No... the National Sword!"

A sharp glint suddenly appeared in Li Yanchu's eyes.

"Bai Junwu never used the Zhenguo Sword from beginning to end!"

"This sword is extremely powerful and can suppress the emperors of the ancient lands throughout history."

Why doesn't he use such a powerful treasure?

"Previously, there were reasons not to use your cultivation, but now that we've reached a life-or-death situation, why are you still hesitating?"

Li Yanchu finally understood why he wasn't excited; he felt that this matter was indeed very strange.

The Bai Junwu in front of him gave him the feeling that he was a puppet, as if he was destined to die here.

"Was Bai Junwu, whom I killed, really the First Emperor? Was the First Emperor... truly reincarnated?"

The thought suddenly popped into Li Yanchu's mind, which sent a chill down his spine.

The crux of the matter may lie here: throughout Bai Junwu's reincarnation, Li Yanchu has always believed that he is secretly manipulating everything.
He plundered all the great emperors of those ancient lands.

But now that Li Yanchu has thought about it carefully, what if it wasn't Bai Junwu who reaped the Emperor's favor, but only the one wielding the Zhenguo Sword?

If the First Emperor left behind a contingency plan using his incredible supernatural powers, Bai Junwu was just one of his contingency plans...

Li Yanchu's mood did not lighten; instead, it became even heavier.

Suddenly, ancient spaceships arrived one after another. Li Yanchu saw familiar faces: the six kings of the old land with whom he had shared drinks, the national advisor Shang Rongjun with whom he had always had a good relationship, and Gu Xiuyuan who had taught him the Great Dao Hunyuan Origin Ode.

Gu Xiuyuan then took the lead and said, "Bai Junwu has wreaked havoc on the world, and the world should unite to attack him. We now wish to support Li Yanchu as emperor and govern our old lands."

Beside him, powerful figures from the old lands all said the same thing.

They knelt on the ground, looking very devout.

Suddenly becoming the beloved Emperor of the Old Land, all these changes made Li Yanchu feel even more puzzled, as if there really was an invisible hand pushing everything.

Li Yanchu said, "I have no intention of vying for power, and the throne is not what I desire. The matter of the old land is settled, and there will be no further connection between us. You gentlemen need not stay."

He wanted to leave these people in front of him, and as soon as he finished speaking, he took to the air and left, abandoning the throne of the old land.

He used his supernatural powers to tear apart the void and disappeared in an instant.

On the ancient spaceships, the powerful figures from the old lands stared blankly at Li Yanchu's departing figure.

Shang Rongjun said, "Has this guy completely lost faith in the Old Land?"

Gu Xiuyuan said, "It's certain that we'll lose confidence. The whole world will want to kill us, and we'll be enemies of the world. Of course, that's a terrible feeling."

Shang Rongjun said, "Then what should we do?"

Gu Xiuyuan said, "The throne is vacant and needs to be filled by a capable person. The Grand Master of Ceremonies is dead and Bai Junwu has been executed. We must now elect someone to ascend the throne as soon as possible to stabilize the situation in the old lands."

Shang Rongjun asked, "Does such a person exist?"

Gu Xiuyuan said, "There will definitely be someone. The old land is full of talented people, and there are countless hidden masters. Someone will always stand up and turn the tide in such a critical moment."

Li Yanchu stopped dealing with the people from the old town. In his view, the scheme was too dangerous and too ingenious.

He even left the severed head behind when he left, because the most crucial element was the severed head.

Li Yanchu thought to himself, "If someone could have predicted that I would dare to take the head and eventually kill Bai Junwu, that would be too terrifying. This thing is an ominous object and should never be kept in my possession."

Li Yanchu was completely unconcerned about the power that the old regime had bestowed upon him.

Not long after Li Yanchu left, he encountered a gentle woman wearing a wide robe.

Upon seeing Li Yanchu, Yuanzu bowed gracefully and said, "Fellow Daoist Li, you have worked hard."

Li Yanchu's heart skipped a beat, and her gaze instantly sharpened: "What hardship have I endured?"

Yuanzu said, "Fellow Daoist Li killed Bai Junwu and personally avenged his enemy. Isn't that hard enough?"

Li Yanchu asked, "How did you know?"

Yuanzu said, "This vast void is neither too big nor too small. It's not easy to hide it from people. I also contributed to it."

Li Yanchu asked, "Who exactly is behind all this?"

Yuanzu said, "I am the lord of the Realm Ruins. If there are any troublemakers, how could I possibly follow the crowd and be manipulated by others?"

Li Yanchu said, "The reputation of the Realm Ruins is not great. It can't have survived until now by searching for Daoist partners everywhere, can it?" Yuanzu blushed and said, "Fellow Daoist, you are making fun of me."

Li Yanchu said, "A woman who undresses as soon as we meet makes it hard for me to believe in your morals."

Yuanzu blushed again, but quickly calmed down and said, "Fellow Daoist is too kind. Where are you going now?"

Li Yanchu said, "The grudges between the Old Land and me have been settled. I plan to go and pay my respects to my adoptive father, Shao Hongjun, and then go to the Dao Domain to try to kill the Lord of the Dao Domain and completely settle my karma with the Great Void."

Yuanzu said, "As the saying goes, one hand cannot clap. If Fellow Daoist Li wants to go to the Dao Domain to kill the thieves, I am willing to lend a helping hand."

Li Yanchu said, "It's not necessary. If you stab me in the back at a crucial moment, I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it."

Yuanzu said with a displeased expression, "What kind of person does Fellow Daoist Li regard me as? Why would you think of me in this way?"

Li Yanchu said, "It is hardest to repay the kindness of a beautiful woman. I appreciate Yuanzu's kindness, but let us part ways here. The road ahead is long, and we may meet again if fate allows."

Yuanzu could only watch Li Yanchu's retreating figure disappear into the distance.

Li Yanchu felt that these guys in the Great Void seemed to be wearing masks, and no one knew what kind of faces were hidden under those masks.

He was already somewhat tired of all this and no longer wanted to get involved in the rights and wrongs here.

……

Li Yanchu's consciousness sank into the killing universe and transformed into a Dao body, where he saw Fang Youqing and the other women cultivating and practicing their supernatural powers.

Seeing them finally put Li Yanchu at ease.

Fang Youqing asked, "Why do you look so worried, my husband?"

Li Yanchu said directly, "I killed Bai Junwu."

Fang Youqing exclaimed in surprise, "Bai Junwu? Husband, you finally killed him."

Li Yanchu said, "That's right. Future generations will judge right and wrong. He has a grudge against me, so I will kill him. That's all."

Fang Youqing praised, "My husband is brave and valiant!"

Li Yanchu chatted and laughed with the women, and his mood finally relaxed.

However, he also mentioned some of his concerns, and Fang Youqing, being intelligent, immediately saw the problem.

“Although my level of understanding is not high, I think human nature is still quite similar. My husband is right to choose to withdraw from this mess. It’s complicated and there must be an invisible hand behind it all.”

Li Yanchu said, "Then what do you think this person's purpose is? Is it to use me to kill Bai Junwu?"

Fang Youqing said, "Killing Bai Junwu, or having her husband killed, might be the result he wants to achieve."

Li Yanchu was startled and quickly asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Fang Youqing said, "This matter gives me the feeling that if there really is a mastermind behind it, he may not necessarily want my husband to kill Bai Junwu."

Li Yanchu said, "If you didn't want me to kill Bai Junwu, why did you arrange for Bai Junwu to be seriously injured, and why did I happen to run into him?"

Fang Youqing said, "What if Bai Junwu kills her husband? Will he achieve enlightenment in one fell swoop?"

Li Yanchu said, "Between life and death lies both great terror and great opportunity. If Bai Junwu continues to fight me, he might truly gain great freedom between life and death."

Li Yanchu had also made breakthroughs in the face of life and death, as well as after dying in battle, so he had some understanding of this and believed that Bai Junwu must also be such a genius.

Fang Youqing said, "That's it. This person's intentions are hard to understand. What if he wants to use my husband as a whetstone to force Bai Junwu into a desperate situation so that he can break through?"

Li Yanchu said, "But what is he after? Bai Junwu is the strongest among the major forces of the Old Land. If he were to advance another step, he would reach the Dao God... Primordial Realm. Who would go to such lengths to promote him? Even his father probably wouldn't put in this much effort, right?"

Fang Youqing said, "What if it's him?"

Li Yanchu asked in surprise, "Himself?"

Fang Youqing said, "This is just a speculation. The First Emperor is the reincarnation of Bai Junwu, but Bai Junwu may not be the entirety of the First Emperor."

Li Yanchu gasped, a multitude of thoughts flashing through her mind.

"If that's the case, it would be too terrible."

Fang Youqing said, "Now many things have been completely covered up with Bai Junwu's death, but I have a feeling that this matter will gradually come to light."

Li Yanchu's gaze was sharp.
"If that's the case, then our opponents are even more formidable."

.........

just,

To Li Yanchu's surprise, the calamity of the old land suddenly erupted.

The Great Dao of the Old Earth was constantly collapsing. Almost overnight, the Old Earth universe trembled, as if the sky and earth were collapsing.

The Annihilation Flame burned fiercely, shaking the entire void.

Whether it was the Primordial Ancestor, the Dragon Ancestor, or the Lord of the Dao Domain, they all felt a terrifying power, and they all came to the vicinity of this large universe.

The calamity of the old land erupted so violently that it was unimaginable.

Li Yanchu thought to himself, "If the First Emperor had not died, he would not have stood by and watched the old land perish."

The fire was burning fiercely, and Li Yanchu was unable to intervene.

At that moment, the Annihilation Flame also ignited on his body.

Li Yanchu was startled and quickly swung the Heavenly Blade of Slaying Dao. The blade light cut down the flames and resolved the calamity, but the Annihilation Heavenly Fire still burned fiercely.

Li Yanchu was greatly alarmed!
Not to mention interfering in the affairs of the Old Land, even having any connection with the Old Land will result in death and obliteration.

Something must have gone wrong.

Li Yanchu thought.

He immediately activated the Nine Paths of Evidence, which formed a perfect cycle, beginning with chaos and ending in annihilation.

Fortunately, the fire was not very intense that day, and it gradually went out.

Even so, in such a short time, most of Li Yanchu's cultivation had already been burned away.

Li Yanchu fell from the peak of the Dao King realm to the early stage of the Dao King realm.

This unexpected turn of events was something Li Yanchu hadn't anticipated.

His pupils contracted as he gazed at the vast universe plunged into silence, a sense of melancholy washing over him.
"With such fierce annihilation fire, even if I were to save the old natives, I would still be unable to escape. Under this great calamity, who else can withstand it?"

The terrifying Annihilation Fire engulfed the entire Old Earth Universe, burning for over a year.

Almost instantly, all living beings and everything in the old universe were burned to ashes by the heavenly fire.

A flame capable of stripping away most of a Dao King's cultivation is not something that ordinary power can withstand.

Moreover, the entire Old Land was shrouded in the Annihilation Fire, and no one could approach it.

The flames spewed by the white-haired head earlier were already frightening, but those flames could still be avoided; at least, staying away from their range would prevent one from being tainted.

But this kind of Annihilation Fire is different. It is associated with a heavy calamity, causing tens of thousands of universes to fall into annihilation, the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth to collapse in an instant, the Great Dao of Annihilation to surge in an instant, and countless living beings to enter the calamity in an instant.