After the Skyfall

Chapter 875 The One Who Attains Enlightenment

Li Yi's idea was very simple: take this opportunity to subdue these thirty-three Great Perfection cultivators. In this way, he could make up for the lack of top experts on Earth and have more confidence when starting an interdimensional war.

However, he didn't trust these people. Unless they were willing to plant the self-sacrifice curse, he would rather let them pass away in this world than take them across realms.

He didn't want to gain an extra group of enemies for no reason.

The requirements of the Sacrifice Curse are indeed very strict, almost equivalent to handing over one's life to Li Yi, with no room for resistance. Although Li Yi said that he would give them freedom and lift the Sacrifice Curse in the future, who knows if this is true or not.

The cultivators were pondering, hesitating, and also looking at the others.

Everyone was undecided.

"The Sacrifice Curse? I'll give it to you, as long as you can help me cross realms. This is nothing."

However, after a brief silence, a Daoist master at the Great Perfection Realm suddenly flew over from the Outer Heavens, simultaneously unleashing a beam of light.

This ray of light is the Sacrifice Mantra.

After Li Yi reached out and took it, a subtle rune appeared on his hand.

"Xuanzhenzi, why are you so impulsive?" the other Taoists asked in surprise.

Xuanzhenzi did not answer, but looked at Li Yi: "Can this humble Daoist now follow the Heavenly Venerable across realms and leave?"

Li Yi said, "Okay, but I need to check if you have any storage items on you. If you put a large group of people into a storage item and smuggle them out with you, I'll be at a great disadvantage."

Upon hearing this, Xuanzhenzi fell silent for a moment, then gave a self-deprecating laugh: "As expected, my little tricks can't fool you."

He had intended to take a gamble, but he hadn't expected that Taiyi was already on guard, so this move was no longer effective.

"Master, your disciple is incompetent. Your scheme has been seen through by this Taiyi. Please show yourself, Master."

He sighed, then with a flick of his Taoist robe, a magnificent jade palace flew out.

The next moment, a figure flew out from inside the jade hall, transforming into a young Taoist priest who was about ten years old.

Although the Taoist priest looked like a young man, his eyes revealed a tranquility like that of heaven and earth, almost like the existence of the Tao.

The Jade Purity Daoist and the other Great Perfection Daoist cultivators standing to the side were immediately taken aback when they saw the young Daoist. Then they all bowed and said, "Greetings, Eastern Celestial Venerable."

He was given the title of Heavenly Venerable.

This young Taoist is by no means a Great Perfection cultivator, but a true enlightened being.

In the world of cultivation, those who have attained enlightenment have reached the pinnacle of cultivation and can no longer advance. However, since ancient times, cultivators who have reached this level are extremely rare, numbering only a handful.

"Eastern Celestial Venerable?" Li Yi narrowed his eyes: "So he is an enlightened being."

"Greetings, Venerable Taiyi." The young Taoist priest bowed with a smile.

Hearing the other party address him in this way, it wasn't Li Yi who was surprised, but the other cultivators at the Great Perfection Realm. They looked at Li Yi with great shock, never expecting that the Eastern Celestial Venerable would be willing to address him as the Taiyi Celestial Venerable.

This indicates that Taiyi's strength has been recognized by the Eastern Celestial Venerable, or that Taiyi is very close to the position of Celestial Venerable and should not be underestimated.

"Does an enlightened being want to cross boundaries?" Li Yi asked.

The young Taoist sighed, “This world is beyond saving. Even if I have attained enlightenment, I will perish when my spiritual energy is exhausted. Now that the Heavenly Venerable Taiyi has crossed over to save us from this sea of ​​suffering, how can I miss this opportunity?”

“Even if an enlightened being wants to cross realms, I will still charge them for their travel expenses,” Li Yi said. “If you have any objections, I can fight you.”

He remained fearless even when facing an enlightened being. With the strength of a god and the cultivation of other arts, he knew that he had no chance of winning against an enlightened being, but he did not believe he would be defeated. At worst, he would fight to the death.

If we don't take a strong stance, how will we win over these people and establish our authority in their presence?

"There's no need to take action."

With a flick of his robe, the young Taoist sent a beam of light flying toward Li Yi, leaving a rune mark on his arm.

This is precisely the self-sacrifice mantra.

"Master." Xuanzhen Daoist was very surprised, not expecting that his master had also planted the self-sacrifice curse.

"Taiyi Celestial Venerable, are you satisfied?" the young Taoist asked with a smile.

Li Yi calmly replied, "No one knows whether the Sacrifice Curse can bind an enlightened being, but it doesn't matter. If you're willing to plant the Sacrifice Curse, I'm willing to believe in you this time. You're one of the ones who will cross realms this time."

He then looked at the others: "Is there anyone else who wants to leave? I don't have much time, I won't stay here for long."

Yuqing Daoist and the other Great Perfection cultivators, seeing that even the Eastern Celestial Venerable, who had attained the Dao, had planted the Self-Sacrifice Curse, naturally had nothing to say. They sighed helplessly in their hearts and simply stopped insisting, each of them sending out a beam of light.

Thirty-two self-sacrifice spells appeared. Li Yi sensed them and confirmed that no one had been missed.

"It seems you've all made the right decision. Very good. In that case, let's prepare to leave together." Seeing that the matter was settled, Li Yi immediately prepared to depart.

"Celestial Venerable, could you please wait a moment? We have some private matters to attend to," said Daoist Yuqing.

Li Yi said, "I'll give you half an hour. After half an hour, enter the Immortal Warship and cross realms with me."

He wasn't an unfeeling person. Since they were willing to serve him and plant the self-sacrifice curse, he was willing to give them some convenience.

"Thank you, Heavenly Venerable," said Daoist Yuqing gratefully.

He then glanced at the other Taoists.

Immediately, everyone stepped onto auspicious clouds, and the divine light disappeared from sight. Clearly, they had all returned to the Outer Heaven and were trying to settle all their personal matters within half an hour.

In fact, their approach was unnecessary.

If they stay on Earth for a period of time, they can acquire interdimensional machines and artifacts, and they will be able to cross dimensions themselves in the future. It's not that they have no chance of returning to this place.

However, Li Yi didn't say anything more and let them go.

Return to the Immortal Path Battleship.

Lin Yue had been keeping an eye on the situation outside. When she saw Li Yi arrive, she realized that all the experts who had followed Li Yi before came from this world of Dharma decline.

"Li Yi, bringing so many powerful individuals back to Earth all at once, won't that cause some trouble?" she asked in a low voice.

"There will definitely be some troubles, but compared to the threats from other worlds, what are these troubles?"

Li Yi said, "If it weren't for the help of the cultivators in the Dharma-ending Age, Earth would have been invaded long ago. Sister Lin, don't worry, I will control them. If anyone causes trouble, I am confident that I can deal with them."

Sister Lin thought for a moment, nodded slightly, and said no more.

This matter is indeed more beneficial than harmful.

It's worth taking a little risk to acquire dozens of powerful individuals for free. If Li Yi were to engage in cross-sector combat, these people would be fierce generals charging into battle.

(End of this chapter)