The establishment of the Celestial Dynasty began with the bestowal of the title upon the River God.

Li Yi's gaze was indifferent, but his other hand was behind his back, making a "retreat" gesture.

But his punch not only shattered the tree hand, but also stunned Li Erhu and the others, who were momentarily unable to pay attention.

It wasn't until Li Yi used his Wood Qi to probe out his consciousness and urged them on that the five subordinates finally snapped out of their daze and spurred their horses into a gallop.

Just now, Li Erhu and He Shouli's mounts were startled and ran wildly, and now they have become nutrients for the locust tree. The two of them had no choice but to jump onto their colleague's mount and run a hundred meters in the blink of an eye.

The skinny monkey local deity did not stop him, and stared intently at Li Yi from beginning to end.

"With your cultivation level, you dare to rob and plunder?"

Before Li Yi could speak, the Earth God's expression changed drastically, his face becoming as calm as still water.

"I see."

Li Yi frowned slightly, wondering what the other party had noticed.

He twitched his ears, confirming that Erhu and the others had escaped, and then remounted his horse.

This place appears to still be within the territory of that skinny monkey land.

Before reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, one must not offend the might of the Earth Gods. This is a truth known to all cultivators of the Martial Dynasty, and Li Yi was unwilling to act recklessly.

He wanted to leave, but the local earth god wouldn't let him.

He gathered the wood energy once more, causing the surrounding locust trees to spring back to life. In an instant, new buds and green leaves sprouted, and countless branches grew like living things, intertwining with each other until they completely enveloped the two of them, forming a tree cage ten feet in diameter.

"You are not bandits, but rather cavalry from the Zhou Dynasty?"

The monkey spirit's eyes flashed with a fierce light. "Three cavalry units, deliberately staggered in time, are they afraid I'll notice? Heh... I'm afraid in another hour or two, there will be even more cavalry, won't there?"

Li Yi raised an eyebrow and looked up at the tree canopy that blocked out the sun.

How can one know the situation in three places at the same time? What kind of supernatural power does this Wood Element Earth God possess?

The method of using wood energy to regenerate a withered tree and form such a large tree cage is astonishing, far more terrifying than those two peach trees...

His gaze shifted downwards, and he secretly clenched his fist.

"It seems the High God doesn't intend to leave me behind?"

The Earth God narrowed his eyes, "If I release you today, you'll face endless troubles in the future."

When did such an outstanding warrior emerge in the Great Zhou Dynasty?

To be able to withstand the Tree Demon with one's Qi Refining cultivation is a rare sight even in the entire Yuliang Continent...

The monkey spirit quietly mobilized its wood energy and was about to set off when the person in front of it suddenly flashed and appeared in front of it in the blink of an eye!

The fist, as big as a bowl, instantly filled the field of vision. The skinny monkey silently chanted "Earth Spike Barbarian," and four vines burst out of the ground and wrapped around the fist and wrist!

Li Yi's right fist was trapped, so he immediately changed his fist into an elbow and pressed it against the skinny monkey's chest!

The monkey spirit flew backward, but still didn't forget to gather wood energy, and more vines broke through the soil, stabbing at its opponent.

Li Yi suddenly swung his arm, tearing the vines that were wrapped around his right wrist. Seeing that he was about to suffer the pain of being pierced in the chest and back, he didn't care and waved his hand to clear the way, charging straight ahead.

The monkey spirit sneered inwardly, and with his right hand, he raised two fingers together, from which wood energy swirled.

He silently pointed behind him, and the vines on the ground immediately found their target, piercing towards Li Yi's lower back.

Puff puff--

When the monkey spirit heard that his opponent had been hit, but saw no vines emerging from Li Yi's abdomen, he immediately frowned.

He forgot how Li Yi had gotten so close to him just now, and in the blink of an eye, he was met with an iron fist again.

This time, he didn't have time to activate the wooden spikes. He felt as if his side of his head had exploded, and the world spun around him.

Only when he landed did he see his headless body.

Li Yi turned his head and looked over, but saw no fear of impending doom in his opponent, only astonishment, shame, and an inescapable murderous intent.

Strange, could this skinny monkey only be at the early stage of Qi Refining? How come his golden body is so weak?

Li Yi didn't have time to think much. He bent down and pressed down on the headless corpse of the Wood element Earth element cultivator. The Wood Qi entered the body and circulated around. The Liver Meridian had not been opened, so it was the same as his, a Gallbladder Wood cultivator.

He channeled his Qi from the Dadun acupoint on the corpse's toes to the armpit, specifically the 22nd acupoint on the Gallbladder Meridian, Yuanye, and immediately felt a jolt in his heart.

This acupoint retains wood energy and is an opened spiritual acupoint.

Further down the Gallbladder Meridian, all the way to the thirtieth acupoint, "Huantiao," on the side of the buttock, it was found to be unobstructed!

This monkey spirit actually has late-stage cultivation.

Why is the golden statue so fragile?

Those splinters only pierced the surface of the skin and stopped at the muscles.

How could a Wood-type Earth element cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining be so incompetent?

Li Yi couldn't help but turn his head to look at the monkey spirit's head. He didn't know what he saw, but he immediately took several steps back and got into a fighting stance.

At the severed neck of the monkey's head, dense branches and flesh were growing.

The Earth God's entire body was restored to its original state, including his shoulders, chest, lower abdomen, and lower limbs.

Li Yi suddenly turned around and saw four golden lights entering the tree cage from different directions and merging into the earth!

"To be able to kill one of my five divine bodies with a single punch, that's truly remarkable!"

The monkey spirit's eyes gleamed with a chilling killing intent. With a wave of his hand, the tree canopy above his head grew wildly once more, creating a gigantic tree trunk five zhang tall within a few breaths.

"Among body cultivators of the same realm, the only one who can be compared to you, fellow Daoist, is probably the closed-door disciple of the Great Li Military God—what a pity!"

"That's it. Fellow Daoist, your legend will not remain in Yuliang Continent."

The monkey spirit retreated several steps and merged into the tree cage. The five-zhang-tall, complete tree trunk took a step, causing the ground to tremble.

Li Yi was not surprised but rather pleased by this situation.

He stopped retreating and waited for the tree trunk to raise its mountain-like feet, which then plummeted down as if Mount Tai were pressing down on him.

Li Yi still didn't dodge, and swung his fist towards the sky. With a muffled "thud," he was pierced through the tree trunk's foot as if he were a nail.

He leaped into the air, caught a punch from the tree-like creature, then flipped over and landed, slightly rotating his aching shoulder.

This is the proper conduct that earth deities should possess!

The tree in front of me was five zhang tall, like the Imperial Cuisine Restaurant of Qifeng County standing before me. What immense vitality this was!

The Qi cultivation technique of Danmu is indeed impressive, no less than that of other body cultivators.

Although Li Yi currently has the strength, he will likely be exhausted by the time he destroys the tree trunk. However, the cunning local deity can still control a vast amount of wood energy within his jurisdiction, leaving him at the mercy of others.

Compared to him, the monkey spirit was even more astonished.

"My supernatural power, 'Spiritual Root Treasury,' can transform into five bodies and then disperse into countless spiritual seeds, which are deeply planted in the plants and trees within the territory. Each spiritual seed can accommodate any of the 'five bodies.'"

Although their cultivation level decreased sharply when they dispersed, the fact that all five bodies controlled the land, along with the sheer volume of wood energy, meant that no Qi Refining cultivator could handle it…

He gazed intently at Li Yi.

"But this person not only easily killed one of my five bodies, but even after they merged, he was still able to hold his own. Where did this monster come from?"

Amidst surprise and doubt, Li Yi suddenly turned around and took a step, breaking through the tree cage in an instant, and then strode away.

……

Li Yi felt a burning sensation on his face, and only after rushing out of the tree cage did he realize that the outside was already ablaze with flames.

Zhong Wending encircled the tree cage with a ring of fire, but the thousands of branches continued to grow, making the area inside so dense that the fire could not penetrate it at all.

He suddenly saw Li Yi, his eyes widened, and he hurriedly put away the fire ring.

"Li Yi! Grandpa, you really made it!"