On the Avenue.

Chapter 708 Inescapable Death

Li Tianwang's face showed deep sorrow, tears streaming down his face, yet his heart was filled with mixed emotions of grief and joy.

The sad thing is that after fighting with Chen Shi for so many years, he had indeed developed some feelings for him, and he was genuinely heartbroken. The happy thing is that Chen Shi is now dead, and the position of Grand Marshal of the Armed Forces will once again be in his hands.

"Chen Shi, Chen Shi, I've sat on the throne of the Heavenly King my whole life, never moving an inch. You are indeed powerful, managing to seize my power. But this position is mine, and it will always be mine! You should just obediently remain the Heavenly Venerable, the divine being of the Great Heavenly Venerable!"

His gaze swept over Xi Muran, his eyes filled with undisguised joy. He thought to himself, "This man is my benefactor. Now that I'm sending him on his way, how can I possibly be happy?"

His lips trembled, unable to suppress the upward curve of his mouth, and so his lips trembled a few more times, almost revealing his snow-white teeth.

Xi Muran retreated rapidly, and at the same time, a magnificent world appeared above her head.

That was his realm of Dao, with its complex and vast manifestations far surpassing Chen Shi's.

Even if he hadn't been injured, he would have been no match for Li Tianwang, let alone the fact that Chen Shi had seriously injured him.

Li Tianwang sneered, "Traitor, you murdered Chen Tianwang, how can you escape?"

With a palm strike, Xi Muran, who had already entered his own Dao Realm, was thousands of miles away from Li Tianwang, but when he looked at Li Tianwang, he was still as tall as if he were standing right in front of him.

He was horrified, knowing that this was the Dharma that Li Tianwang had learned from the ancient Buddha Dipankara, called the Unempty Tathagatagarbha, which takes the emptiness of all dharmas and the emptiness of only I as its foundation, and cultivates oneself to become the only true suchness in the universe, thus attaining great freedom.

The highest achiever of this technique is Amoghasiddhi, but even Amoghasiddhi did not cultivate to the point of realizing the unique true nature of the universe. Li Tianwang naturally could not achieve that either.

But this skill is truly mysterious. No matter how far away they are, it is as if they are right in front of Li Tianwang. Any attack he makes is equivalent to an attack in front of him, while anyone who attacks Li Tianwang is thousands of miles away.

Only those whose strength far surpasses that of Li Tianwang, or whose mastery of the Dao of Space far surpasses his, can break through his Unempty Tathagatagarbha.

Faced with this gentle palm strike, Xi Muran used all her movement techniques, but was horrified to find that she could not dodge it no matter what she did.

No matter how fast he was, no matter how exquisite his movements were, this palm strike always approached him at a steady speed.

Xi Muran summoned the Great Wilderness Pearl. With a snap, Li Tianwang's palm struck the Great Wilderness Pearl, shattering it instantly. The residual force of the palm struck Xi Muran, causing all of his bones to crack and break apart.

His primordial spirit was also violently shaken, almost bursting apart by this palm strike!

Li Tianwang's palm strike was unremarkable, and its power was greatly weakened because it shattered the Great Wilderness Pearl, but it still nearly killed him with a single blow.

Xi Muran tumbled and crashed hundreds of miles away, using her last bit of strength to shut down her Dao Realm.

His Dao realm merged, yet at this moment, he still saw Li Tianwang.

This is almost impossible!

Xi Muran felt a chill run down her spine.

His Dao realm is far to the southeast of the Earthly Immortal Realm, in a place called Guichuan Immortal Abode, which is separated from here by countless worlds!
After he closed the Dao Realm, it would be impossible for Li Tianwang to appear in front of him!

However, he happened to see Li Tianwang, who was far away in the Fish Warehouse World!

He has been locked onto by Li Tianwang, and no matter how far away he is or where he is, he cannot escape!

This incredible ability sent chills down his spine.

"No wonder some people say that Li Tianwang is the number one person below the Great Luo Golden Immortal! His Amoghasiddhi Treasure has been cultivated to the extreme. If he takes another step, he will become the next Amoghasiddhi!"

Just as he thought of this, he saw Li Tianwang raise his hand again, this time forming the Fearless Mudra, and blast it towards him.

"My life is over!"

Xi Muran was filled with despair and was about to close his eyes and await death when suddenly a figure appeared between him and Li Tianwang. The figure was dressed in a black robe, with a red belt around his waist, a jade crown on his head, and a sword at his waist. He walked towards Li Tianwang, but instead severed the Dao energy between Xi Muran and Li Tianwang.

Alone with his sword, the immortal sword was drawn, its sharpness unmatched, to meet Li Tianwang's fearless seal.

The space trembled violently for a moment, then Li Tianwang withdrew his hand, a spot of blood red appearing on his palm.

The figure in black robes and red belt trembled violently, sheathed his sword, turned and left without lingering for the fight.

"Big Brother!"

When Xi Muran saw this figure, she felt a sense of peace. This person was none other than Fan Xiao, the eldest disciple of the Immortal Emperor.

Although Fan Xiao had also studied the Great Wilderness Dao Collection, he did not focus much on its supernatural abilities. Instead, he pursued the path of the sword and achieved great success.

His swordsmanship was so vast and majestic that it even earned the approval of the Supreme Being, who said that his swordsmanship was unparalleled and rivaled that of the Great Luo Immortal.

Fan Xiao's fight with Li Tianwang was evenly matched, showcasing his astonishing strength.

Xi Muran let out a long sigh and said in a low voice, "I owe my senior brother my life. His cultivation has improved, and I'm afraid it won't be long before he can break through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm."

Li Tianwang raised his hand and looked at the hole in his palm. This small sword wound made him alert.

He follows the path of cultivating both immortality and divine power. Many people in Buddhism follow this path. Over the years, his divine power has been second only to the fifty giants mentioned above, and his cultivation level has reached the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.

With both divine power and Daoist power, he can be considered the number one person below the Great Luo Golden Immortal.

I never expected that my palm would be pierced this time.

Moreover, what that person used was pure immortality, without any divine power whatsoever!
"Fan Xiao, huh..."

A thought popped into his mind: "He will attain the Great Luo Immortal realm before me! The Immortal Emperor's strength is truly unfathomable; he can actually teach a Great Luo Golden Immortal disciple! Is his strength already comparable to that of a Great Heavenly Venerable?"

He felt a little uneasy.

The Great Celestial Venerable possesses boundless divine power, making him the most powerful being in the world. Those who can be compared to him are probably only Yun Zhongzi and Xuandu Dafashi of the Three Pure Realms, and Dipankara Buddha and Tathagata Buddha of the Western Paradise.

Others are probably inferior.

If the Celestial Emperor were to train a Great Luo Golden Immortal, his strength would likely be enough to contend with these beings.

If that's the case, the war between the Heavenly Court and the Celestial Court will likely be subject to many variables.

"If the Immortal Emperor's strength is truly that great, he can win over experts from the Three Pure Realms and the Western Paradise to help him. In fact, the Three Pure Realms and the Western Paradise have already helped him," he thought to himself.

Li Tianwang turned around and walked towards Chen Shi's corpse, thinking to himself, "I am just the Grand Marshal of the Army and Horses, I don't need to think so much. Chen Shi has made contributions after all, I can't let his body be left exposed in the starry sky."

A smile involuntarily crept onto his face, a smile he could hardly suppress.

"My Grand Marshal of the Army..."

Just as he was thinking this, he saw Chen Shi standing perfectly fine under the Demon Blood Tree in front of him.

Li Tianwang froze, then hurriedly rubbed his eyes.

Indeed, Chen Shi was standing under the Demon Blood Tree. The shocking wounds on his body had vanished. His missing half-head, his pierced heart, and his severed limbs all seemed to have grown back! Not only that, Chen Shi's tattered clothes were also gone, replaced by a new set of clothes. He must have dressed up, as his hair was perfectly styled and his face was free of dust, suggesting that he had combed his hair and washed his face.

However, Li Tianwang clearly remembered that Chen Shi had been killed by Xi Muran!
He saw it with his own eyes!
"So it's Fellow Daoist Li."

Chen Shi greeted them from under the tree and said with a smile, "Thank you for your help earlier, fellow Daoist."

Li Tianwang felt distressed, but forced a smile and said, "Why thank me? I am also here to rescue you on the orders of the Great Heavenly Venerable."

Chen Shi laughed and said, "If you hadn't appeared in time and forced Xi Muran to retreat, Xi Muran would have come to examine the body and taken my life. At that time, I would have been doomed. You saved my life, and I thank you!"

He bowed deeply to the ground.

Li Tianwang felt even more distressed. Looking at Chen Shi's bowing figure, a terrible thought suddenly popped into his head: "Should I kill him too?"

Just as he thought of this, he saw that Chen Shi's Dao Ruins Dao Realm had been opened at some point and was floating in the air.

Within that realm, twenty thousand heavenly soldiers and generals stood upside down in the air, looking in this direction.

"We must kill these 20,000 heavenly soldiers and generals to silence them."

He then saw the Golden List, as well as Changchun Emperor and others next to it. His heart skipped a beat, and he immediately abandoned the idea of ​​killing Chen Shi.

"Fellow Daoist Li, Fellow Daoist Li!"

Chen Shi called out twice before Li Tianwang snapped out of his daze. His gaze fell on Chen Shi, and he felt extremely distressed. He thought to himself, "His cultivation is now exhausted. I only need one move to kill him and reclaim my throne as Heavenly King..."

"Fellow Daoist Li!" Chen Shi called out loudly.

Li Tianwang then realized he had been lost in thought again and quickly apologized, "Please forgive me, Chen Tianwang. Seeing how severe your injuries are, I couldn't help but think about how to treat them. I do know of a sacred healing place called the Xuan Tian Demon Realm. Perhaps I could take you there?"

Chen Shi shook his head and said, "My injuries have healed."

Li Tianwang laughed and said, "I clearly saw that you were already dead just now..."

Chen Shi said, "I have cultivated the Immortal Art of Immortality and received guidance from Erlang Zhenjun. I have made some progress. A mere fatal injury is nothing to worry about."

Li Tianwang gritted his teeth inwardly, cursing Yang Jian for being nosy, and laughed, "Your cultivation has been greatly depleted. I know of a holy land nearby called the Demon-Slaying Holy Realm, which is rich in pure Yang ancestral energy, far superior to ordinary immortal energy and spiritual liquid. It will definitely be of great benefit to your cultivation."

Chen Shi's cultivation had recovered somewhat, and he laughed, "With the Purple Heaven Vine by my side, the Taiqing Qi is inexhaustible, so there's no need to go to the Demon-Slaying Remnant Realm."

"The primordial energy..."

Li Tianwang's eyes twitched, and he thought to himself, "The Dao Realm of Immortal Zitian was stolen. He reported it to the Heavenly Court, saying that the Dao Realm was robbed, and the missing item was the Purple Heaven Vine. It seems that the Purple Heaven Vine was Chen Shi's doing."

The Xuan Tian Demon Realm and the Demon-Slaying Sacred Realm he mentioned earlier were not good places. They were fraught with danger and were notorious for being dangerous places. Almost everyone who went in died inside, and very few could escape.

However, Chen Shi didn't take the bait, and there was nothing he could do.

"If I were to kill him now, would the Great Celestial Venerable punish me?"

A thought suddenly popped into Li Tianwang's mind, and it grew stronger and stronger. Just then, Chen Shi had already entered the Dao Ruins Realm, and his voice came: "Fellow Daoist, come quickly. There is a golden talisman of the Immortal Emperor in my Dao Realm."

Li Tianwang's eyes flashed: "I don't need to enter his Dao realm to kill him."

At this moment, Changchun Emperor, Niangpo Yuanjun, and others around Chen Shi seemed to sense his malice and all looked over.

Li Tianwang immediately became much more obedient and said, "No, I'll wait for you outside..."

Yangshuo Mountain Man snorted: "You come because the master invited you."

Li Tianwang's heart skipped a beat, but he steeled himself and stepped into Chen Shi's Dao realm.

Chen Shi stepped out of the Dao Realm and said, "Fellow Daoist, please stay here and study the Immortal Emperor's Golden Talisman. I will go to find my wife. Once I find her, I will need your help."

Li Tianwang quickly said, "Your cultivation has not yet recovered, and you may be in danger outside. I will accompany you..."

Before he could finish speaking, Emperor Changchun placed a hand on his shoulder and laughed, "The master asked you to stay and study the golden talisman, so stay."

Li Tianwang tried to flick his palm away, but failed, so he calmed down.

Chen Shi closed his Dao Realm, breathed a sigh of relief, and used his cultivation to travel through the starry sky. Before long, he found the moon. After searching through the ruins of the Moon Palace, he finally found the sealed Kundulun.

Kundulun was unable to use his cultivation level and had been trying to break the seal these past few days, but he was unable to do so.

Chen Shi drank some of the Jade Purity Spring water, which restored some of his cultivation. He then summoned the Demon Realm within the well, lifted Kundulun up, and walked into the well, saying, "If I keep you here, I'm afraid someone will come looking for trouble. Today, I might as well send you on your way."

Kundulun sneered, "Your name is Chen Shi, isn't it? I heard them call your name. Chen Shi, now that I know your name, I'll use my curses to kill you as soon as I'm free!"

Chen Shi ignored him and quickly arrived at the Demon Blood Tree.

The Demon Blood Tree has recovered somewhat, with a few new branches sprouting from its bare trunk. However, it is still far from being as lush and verdant as the Demon Tree before.

When Kundulun saw the demonic tree, his expression changed drastically.

Chen Shi dug a hole under the tree, threw him into it, and said, "Kundulun, do you have any last words?"

Kundulun cried out, "I am the chosen one of destiny, born of the Heavenly Dao, I will not die..."

Chen Shi waved his hand, and the soil on both sides closed up, burying him in the pit. Kundulun was still shouting in the pit, but his voice was muffled and it was impossible to hear what he was shouting.

Chen Shi sat down silently under the tree, activating the Demon Blood Tree and mobilizing the power of heaven and earth in the Demon Realm to help him improve his cultivation.

After a long while, he opened his eyes and looked up, only to see that the Demon Blood Tree had sprouted many tender branches again.

Chen Shi dug open the pit and found Kundulun still alive, still cursing him angrily.

Chen Shi covered the pit and left the demonic realm within the well.

He waited for Fairy Little Durian on the moon, occasionally sensing amazing fluctuations coming from the depths of the starry sky. However, the distance was too far, and with his speed, it would probably take him several years to find the source of the fluctuations.

He decided to wait on the moon. Two days later, Chen Shi returned to the Demon Realm in the Well, dug open the pit, and found that Kundulun was still alive, but his complexion was not as good as before.

Chen Shi covered the pit.

Four or five days later, Chen Shi returned to the Demon Realm in the Well, dug open the pit, and found only a skeleton in the pit. Beside the skeleton were tree roots, and some tree roots were wrapped around the bones.

Chen Shi breathed a sigh of relief, covered the pit again, and walked out.

"From this day forward, even the chosen ones will not be immortal."

(End of this chapter)