Above the Great Dao

"After Li Qianyun was defeated by Li Tianqing, she developed a heart demon."

Zhang You was startled and whispered to Zhai Yuanyuan, "I heard she entered the Upper Realm this time with the sole purpose of defeating Li Tianqing. Just now, she saw the top scorer defeat Xia Tianjie using Li Tianqing's tactics, and she truly mistook the top scorer for Li Tianqing."

Zhai Yuanyuan had also heard of this matter. It was said that a genius had emerged from the outer sect of the Li Family, defected from the Li Family, and, together with Chen Shi, raided the medicine fields of the Thirteen Families in Qing Province, forcing the patriarchs of the great families to emerge prematurely, leading to them being badly beaten by Creation Little Five and Chen Tang in the Western Capital.

The Li Family treated the pursuit of Li Tianqing as a competition to select the next Sect Master. As such, all the young masters of the Li Family participated, but all were defeated by Li Tianqing, including Li Qianyun.

Rumor has it that after that battle, the Dao Heart of the young masters of the Li Family was seriously frustrated, and Li Tianqing even became a nightmare for this generation of the Li Family, the kind that would wake them up with fright.

Evidently, Li Qianyun was one of them.

Her obsession with defeating Li Tianqing was so overwhelming that it turned into a heart demon.

Xia Tianjie, covered in blood, descended from the sky, staggering to the ground, and said solemnly, "Li Tianqing, Xia admits defeat wholeheartedly! If there's a next time, I will surely challenge you personally!"

Resolute as he was, he immediately sealed his wounds, took out various healing herbs, fed them with his Primordial Spirit, and refined the medicinal power.

Ma Zhe stared at the wounds on Xia Tianjie's body, his expression somewhat serious. The fourteen wounds on Xia Tianjie, for each of them, if they were off by even half an inch, Xia Tianjie might have lost his life!

Every strike was precise enough to avoid vital spots, which showed that "Li Tianqing's" power was indeed extremely terrifying!

"Brother Zhang, is Li Tianqing really that strong?"

He quietly asked, "Is it really Li Tianqing who is so strong, or is it the scholar who is so strong?"

Zhang You hesitated for a moment, then shook his head, saying, "The scholar is certainly this strong, but whether Li Tianqing has such strength, I do not know. If Chen Shi wasn't exaggerating, then this person's strength is indeed formidable. The most formidable part, though, is Li Tianqing's ability to anticipate and dismantle opponents."

Zhai Yuanyuan's gaze fell on the slowly descending Chen Shi and said, "I think if you want to defeat Li Tianqing, don't give him any time to observe you. Strike with your most perfect move as quickly as possible. Otherwise, he'll surely find a flaw in you!"

Ma Zhe shook his head and said, "I think as long as my cultivation technique and spell are perfect enough, without any flaws, he won't be able to do anything to me!"

His words carried a strong confidence, convinced that his diligent practice would not let him be compared to someone like Xia Tianjie, whose Primordial Yang was broken.

Zhang You pondered, "What I worry about is, if the top scorer is only mimicking Li Tianqing's abilities, he can at most mimic seventy or eighty percent. The real Li Tianqing might have an even faster resolve in defeating opponents. If he's versed in the best of every family, he might find flaws in the process of engaging us."

Zhai Yuanyuan laughed, "Is there really such a person?"

Zhang You answered, "Perhaps there is."

It's no secret among the Thirteen Families that Chen Shi has access to the True King's Treasure Vault. Li Tianqing is closely associated with him and may have already obtained the various cultivation techniques stored in the vault. With his extraordinary talents, if he fully understands the techniques of each family, he might be not only the Li Family's nightmare but also the nightmare of the other Twelve Families!

The question now is, whether the True King's Treasure Vault contains the various techniques of their Thirteen Families!

If it does, breaking their cultivation techniques might not be difficult for Li Tianqing.

"Top scorer, I want to test Li Tianqing's abilities!" Zhai Yuanyuan suddenly said, looking at Chen Shi.

Ma Zhe said in a deep voice, "You'll have to wait behind me. Top scorer, I also want to experience Li Tianqing's skills."

Zhang You said nothing.

Chen Shi glanced at the two and said calmly, "You will have to wait half a day."

Zhai Yuanyuan laughed in exasperation, "We all have to wait half a day? Shouldn't everyone wait half a day?"

Chen Shi smiled slightly, "I, Li Tianqing, don't need such hassle. Half a day is enough to see through your techniques, what difficulty is there in that?"

Just then, another voice came, laughing, "Since Brother Li is so confident, why not let a few of us join during this half day!"

Chen Shi followed the voice and saw more young people riding on auspicious clouds arriving at Bai Lang Palace. There were both males and females, presumably the next generation of sect masters from other families, also coming to Bai Lang Palace upon hearing the news.

Chen Shi surveyed the crowd, his expression unchanged, "Even if you come at me in a wheel battle, what do I, Li Tianqing, have to fear?"

Zhai Yuanyuan quietly said, "Brother Zhang, has the top scorer also considered himself as Li Tianqing?"

Zhang You nodded slightly, "That's possible. Brother Gao!"

He bowed to a man in fine clothes and said with a smile, "What wind has brought you here?"

Gao Shaokun laughed, "I heard Li Tianqing boastfully claiming he could surpass our families' ultimate skills, so I came to test it."

He looked at Chen Shi with eager eyes and smiled, "Unable to challenge the scholar, but challenging Li Tianqing is also good. After all, the scholar is favored by Yang Bi and is in the good graces of the thirteen elders."

Another youth, shorter in height, named Xu She, a disciple of the Xu Family, approached Xia Tianjie and said, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will be victorious in every battle. From Brother Xia's injuries, I can discern his cultivation technique path, please make it convenient."

Xia Tianjie, shocked and angry, struggled to control his injuries, lest they worsen, and gritted his teeth, "Xu She, you better be careful, and make sure you don't get hurt!"