I Possess a Scroll of Demon-Subduing Records

The Great Celestial Venerable's metaphor was very vivid. Lin Yi understood. They were treating him like a beast of burden.

"There is a limit to the great path that a person can bear, but you are different."

The Great Dao you can embody is limitless, for you are the source of the Great Dao.

The Great Celestial Venerable was quite talkative, perhaps because he had been holding it in for too long.

He waited for thousands of years, time and time again, until he finally got the chance to tell Lin Yi these things.

He had been holding back for a while.

However, he didn't see Lin Yi's shocked face. Instead, Lin Yi calmly asked, "So, your idea is that once I take away the power from others, you can take it from me and then gain all the power?"

Grand Celestial Venerable: "..."

That makes sense, but since Lin Yi guessed it, it makes his plan, which he's been scheming for so many years, seem rather naive.

"You're dreaming, but I don't understand. You are already the supreme king, the supreme god who rules over the three realms."

What more could you want? Why do you ask for so much?

According to Lin Yi's laid-back mentality, achieving immortality would already be a great blessing.

The Great Celestial Venerable is already the strongest deity, so why is he still scheming like this? What is he after?

"The path to enlightenment is endless. You will not know the loneliness until you reach the summit."

He has no rivals in the world, but he has also reached his limit.

No matter how time flows, it cannot be broken.

Time will eventually take everyone away, including the Great Celestial Venerable and all the gods.

All deities are immortal, but not eternally alive.

They claimed to live as long as heaven and earth, and that was indeed true, but even the ocean can turn into mulberry fields, and heaven and earth can also come to an end.

Such an outcome is not something the Great Celestial Venerable would be willing to accept.

He could not accept that his future could no longer move forward, nor could he accept that his future was gradually heading towards extinction.

So the Great Celestial Venerable set his sights on other places.

Everyone has a limit to the power they can bear. The Great Celestial Venerable is exceptionally gifted; he is the only one in the world who can bear such a vast set of Heavenly Dao rules.

However, he also has his limits. He can seize power again, but the power he seizes cannot be integrated; it can only be distributed to others.

When Lin Yi appeared and began to slaughter gods indiscriminately, the Great Celestial Venerable discovered his characteristics.

He can continuously grow stronger by hunting, and after hunting down gods, he will seize their power.

This matter quickly attracted the attention of the Great Celestial Venerable, and thereafter he kept arranging for people to send heads to Lin Yi.

He wanted to know exactly where Lin Yi's limits lay.

So, before the Investiture of the Gods began, one by one, the young immortals descended to the mortal realm to deliver offerings, without knowing that they were doing so.

Lin Yi kept killing and killing, his cultivation level kept improving, and he gained more and more power, without ever encountering any bottlenecks or obstacles.

The Great Celestial Venerable formulated the plan at that time.

His intuition told him that this approach was feasible.

Unfortunately, during the Investiture of the Gods era, the war could not continue because the demons intervened. Lin Yi chose to start over, and the Great Celestial Venerable was unable to send more people to fight.

However, the Great Celestial Venerable had a premonition that his karmic ties with Lin Yi were not yet over, and that as long as he waited patiently, Lin Yi would eventually return.

The Great Celestial Venerable had already guessed that this day would come, but when it actually arrived, he still couldn't hide his excitement.

His opportunity to attain enlightenment fell on Lin Yi.

So he continued to send people to their deaths, allowing Lin Yi to slowly grow stronger.

Even worried that Lin Yi wouldn't be able to defeat the people he sent out, the Great Celestial Venerable specially sent some of the weaker ones first to give Lin Yi some confidence.

In this way, Lin Yi was able to grow up little by little.

Of course, even without the help of the Great Celestial Venerable, Lin Yi could still rise to power on his own, albeit at a slightly slower pace, but the result would be the same.

It was the Great Celestial Venerable who was anxious, not Lin Yi.

"I can give you some more time."

The Great Celestial Venerable smiled slightly at Lin Yi and said, "You can go back and spend time with the people you care about, and take their essence. Seven days later, I will be waiting for you to fight in the outer starry sky."

Remember, be prepared.

The Great Celestial Venerable spoke in a kind tone, as if he were merely inviting Lin Yi for tea, rather than challenging him to a life-or-death duel.

"Aren't you afraid that I'll be too well-prepared and end up killing you too?"

The Great Celestial Venerable said calmly, "The path to the Dao is inherently arduous, so why be afraid?"

Putting aside everything else, in terms of the heart that yearns for the Dao, Lin Yi is far inferior to the Great Celestial Venerable.

Even though Lin Yi had almost killed off his wife and children in order to attain enlightenment, the Great Celestial Venerable had no intention of turning against Lin Yi. He even hinted that Lin Yi should kill the rest of them.

There is also Wang Shu Xi He in the mortal world, who is also his daughter.

Lin Yi couldn't help but sigh, "The Great Celestial Venerable's heart in seeking the Dao is truly unwavering, but I will absolutely not let someone as selfish and ruthless as you win."

"I think someone as ruthless as me is more suited to rule the Heavenly Way."

Those who are deeply sentimental will eventually be burdened by their emotions, becoming attached and losing their true selves. But I am single-mindedly devoted to the Way; how could you possibly be my match?

"Then let's see who's capable in seven days!"

Lin Yi stopped wasting words with him, made a sword incantation, recalled the Demon-Slaying Sword, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After finishing the game, it seems he's still no match for the Great Celestial Venerable.

He's already made those tough threats, do you think he can just run away?

Chapter 715 Now that it has begun, let's not stop.

Lin Yi sheathed his sword and returned to the mortal realm. Although he was somewhat worried about his duel with the Great Celestial Venerable, he outwardly displayed the joy of a victorious return.

At this moment, everyone is gathered together, eagerly awaiting what is to come.

Lin Yi glanced at it from afar in the sky and felt a chill run down his spine.

I'm afraid I'm going to suffer today.

Of course, Lin Yi was also very happy to be able to see them again.

Those he had protected on Mount Tianmu were all gathered together, except for Yan Qingqiu.

Lin Yi didn't know if the fox still had any plans at this point, so he paid extra attention to her. When he found that she was not there, Lin Yi used his divine sense to search for her everywhere, and found that she was chatting with the peach tree in Penglai.

Perhaps she didn't like crowds, so Lin Yi didn't think much of it.

"Congratulations on your triumphant return; the timing is perfect."

Bixia felt much relieved to see Lin Yi return.

During Lin Yi's slumber, Bixia was also worried that the celestial realm would take this opportunity to raid her home.

Fortunately, the immortal realm did not do that.

Looking at Bixia, who already had a queen-like demeanor, Lin Yi suddenly felt like laughing.

“I remember everything.”

Bixia was stunned upon hearing this, and only when Lin Yi suddenly pulled her into his arms did she come to her senses.

So many people are watching!

Especially since 0001 is present.

Bixia couldn't help but recall the stories she and Lingyi had told each other in the underworld, stories in which she had completely distanced herself from the characters. She wondered what they would think now.

Feeling the burning gaze behind her, she didn't dare to turn around.

Lin Yi was indeed acting recklessly, but this was also the best countermeasure he could think of.

When you're afraid of a chaotic situation, you might as well make things even bigger, and then no one will cause trouble.

What followed resembled a fan meeting, with Lin Yi giving a hug to everyone except his apprentice to express his longing.

When it was Yu Xue's turn, Lin Yi suddenly paused for a moment, then hugged her tightly and stroked her hair.

Yu Xue couldn't help but tilt her head, somewhat puzzled by Lin Yi's action.

However, she felt quite happy when Lin Yi patted her head.

"Master, I want to hug you too."

Xiao Yue and several of her disciples, including Wang Jinxuan, stood aside, thinking that Lin Yi would come and hug her after hugging these mistresses. However, Lin Yi didn't seem to have that intention at all and appeared to be doing something else.

She then took the initiative to speak, and before Lin Yi could refuse, she moved closer to him.

Wang Jinxuan and Shang Chang'er were still a little hesitant, but Xiao Cao pulled them along and bravely pressed herself against them, just like Xiao Yue.

Since the law does not punish the masses, Shang Chang'er and Wang Jinxuan blushed and began to take advantage of their master.

It's more like a fan meeting now.

On the outskirts of the crowd, Wu Yun looked at Xiao Se with a disappointed expression and said, "Look at you, you can't even get a hug. At least he'll hug me later."

"That's not important."

Xiao Se's expression was very calm, as if he didn't care at all about not being able to stick close to Lin Yi.

The dark cloud couldn't help but tilt its head.

What's wrong with her? Has she changed her personality, or is she just saying one thing and meaning another?

The dark clouds were puzzled, but they had grown accustomed to it.

Let her be, do whatever she wants.

She's just a cat, what can she do?

Dark Clouds immediately entered a state of stagnation.

Ignoring Xiao Se, she ran to Lin Yi's side, grabbed his clothes, and started climbing up.