C174 Fight Me

Everyone in [Heaven Breaking Alliance] was naturally overjoyed. Since their chief had become the eldest senior brother of the Inner Academy, then they, [Heaven Breaking Alliance], would naturally rise in status along with it. Even if they were just outer court disciples, as long as they held the title of [Heaven Breaking Alliance] in their hands, no one dared to look down on them.

From the moment Li Yi walked down from the battling platform, countless disciples came to try to get close to him and pull some connections. Various words of flattery rushed towards Li Yi like a tide, and Li Yi, who was not tired of it, had no choice but to use the excuse of seclusion to hide in his cave, throwing all the miscellaneous matters of the [Broken Heaven Alliance] to Dugu Ming and Ji Yao.

Due to Li Yi's death, two of the inner court disciples had fallen, so two of the inner court disciples were left out. According to the convention, disciples who were ranked lower would be added in, and thus, Dugu Ming and Ji Yao's rankings also advanced two places, the ninety-eighth and ninety-seventh place respectively, and were similarly allocated to their own cave abode.

The rankings and abodes of the ninety-ninth and one hundred places in the Inner Academy were left empty. After one year, the Darknorth Academy would recruit two additional outer court disciples before deciding on the competition.

Of course, this was no longer a large scale competition. As long as the new outer court disciples challenged the outer court disciples ranked fourth and fifth, and if they succeeded, they would replace the new disciples and enter the inner court to make up for the gap between the inner court disciples. If they failed, the outer court disciples ranked fourth and fifth would naturally make up for the new disciples' losses.

As for Li Yi, he stayed in the cave that originally belonged to Sima Heng, and Little Ying was finally able to openly appear in the cave and in front of everyone.

It had only been one night, and everyone knew that besides Ji Yao, who everyone knew was the eldest senior brother of the inner courtyard, there was also a weak-looking woman who looked like a fairy from the painting, and a woman called Little Ying.

No one knew where this woman came from, she seemed to have appeared in Li Yi's cave overnight. No one asked about Xiao Ying's background, or perhaps no one dared to.

Strangely, Ji Yao, who had always been valiant, didn't care about this matter. Moreover, she seemed to be very close to that woman called Little Ying, which made everyone exclaim in surprise. On the other hand, she was even more impressed by Li Yi.

Of course, Li Yi did not forget what Dao Master Ziyin said and told him to go to the wooden house deep in the bamboo forest and look for the Principal Zhuge Kongming and Dao Master Ziyin the next morning.

Therefore, after Li Yi finished dealing with the matter with Little Ying, he quietly left his cave abode early the next morning and arrived outside the wooden house that Daoist Master Ziyin had instructed him to stay in.

"Is that Li Yi? "Come in!"

Zhuge Kongming's voice came from inside the wooden house.

Li Yi smiled. With Zhuge Kongming's ability, how could he not know that Li Yi was standing outside? This question only made him feel relieved. It seemed like today's matter wasn't a big deal!

Gently pushing the door open, Li Yi walked in. The furnishings in the room were very ordinary and very simple. Headmaster Zhuge Kongming and Grand Elder Ziyin sat facing each other on two bamboo slabs.

"You're here? Sit down! "

Zhuge Kongming pointed to the third bamboo collapse.

Li Yi sat down and looked at Zhuge Kongming and Dao Master Ziyin. After a long moment of silence, he couldn't help but ask, "Headmaster, Grand Elder, why have you called me here?"

"Don't be so reserved, there are no outsiders here. Just call me Old Brother Zhuge!"

"Just call me Brother Ziyin!"

Since Zhuge Kongming and Adept Ziyin had both said so, Li Yi wasn't being unreasonable. Given the opportunity to draw closer the distance between him and the two elders of the Darknorth Academy, he naturally wouldn't refuse.

"Old Brother Zhuge, Old Brother Ziyin, what did you call me here for?"

"Nothing much, I just wanted to ask for your help."

Zhuge Kongming's eyes flashed with a divine light.

"Help? "Old Brother Zhuge, are you kidding me? If there's anything in this world you can't do, would you need my help?"

Li Yi stared blankly for a moment before laughing.

"Of course there is. I want you to be my opponent and have a fight with me!"

Zhuge Kongming stared into Li Yi's eyes and said slowly.

"What?"

Li Yi almost jumped up, "Old brother Zhuge, did I hear wrong? You want me to fight you? How could I possibly be your match? "

What a joke! Who is Zhuge Kongming? The Dean of the Darknorth Academy, the only Rogue Immortal who had gone through nine heavenly tribulations in the Tian Ji Continent. He was publicly acknowledged as the number one expert of the continent.

With his current cultivation level and strength, fighting Zhuge Kongming was simply courting death. He reckoned that if Zhuge Kongming were to move, Zhuge Kongming would be able to suppress him to the point where he wouldn't be able to move at all.

"I'm not asking you to fight me right now."

Zhuge Kongming shook his head, "I just want you to promise me that when you break through to the late stage of the grand master and ascend to the Immortal World, you will have a fair fight with me!"

"Oh, I see!"

Li Yi let out a sigh of relief, and then looked at Zhuge Kongming strangely, "But, why me?"

"What do you think?"

Zhuge Kongming looked at Li Yi meaningfully. "Other than me, you are the only one who managed to clear the Tower of Survival and the War God's Tower. You are also the only one who makes me interested in fighting with you. "Could it be that you think you're no match for me in terms of cultivation?"

"Not really! "Fine, Brother Zhuge, I promise you, when I reach the advanced stage of the Grand Master Stage, I will definitely have a good fight with you before I ascend to the Immortal World!"

Both Zhuge Kongming and Li Yi had an invincible conviction in their hearts. This invincibility did not mean that there were no opponents in this world, but rather that they firmly believed in their invincibility when they were of the same realm or not too far apart.

Since Zhuge Kongming did not mean for him to fight him now, there was nothing to be afraid of after he reached the late stage of the Grand Master Stage.

Even though there was a certain difference between a Paragon and a Nine Tribulations Loose Immortal, it was completely different from person to person.

After the Nine Calamity Loose Immortals ascended to the Immortal World, they were basically at the Golden Immortal Realm, but after they ascended, the difference between them was extremely huge. The lowest was at the Worldly Immortal Stage, while the highest was even close to the Golden Immortal Realm.

Li Yi was confident in himself. As long as he could unleash as much of his potential as possible and ascend to the Immortal World, he should be no worse than Golden Immortal.

Therefore, Li Yi was looking forward to his battle with Zhuge Kongming. Being selected by Zhuge Kongming as an opponent was a kind of affirmation of his strength.

"Alright, since you've already agreed, let's talk about something else."

Adept Ziyin spoke. His voice was no longer as calm as it usually was, and there was a hint of urgency and curiosity in his voice.

"Another thing? What is it, speak up, Brother Ziyin! "

"About the matter of you absorbing the energy of the heavenly tribulation! You brat, just be honest. How did you discover this method? "

Although he was already an expert at the late stage of the Grand Master Stage, he wouldn't encounter heavenly tribulation before he ascended to the Immortal World.

However, after he ascended, there was still an even more formidable Immortal Tribulation waiting for him.

When a Heavenly Immortal breaks through to the Golden Immortal Realm, there is a Golden Immortal Tribulation. When a Golden Immortal breaks through to the Immortal Lord Realm, there is a Monarch Tribulation. When a celestial sovereign breaks through to the Immortal Emperor Realm, there is also a Golden Immortal Tribulation.

If one can survive this Immortal Tribulation, then the sky and sea will be vast. If one can't, then their cultivation base will be pushed back. If one can't, then one will perish.

It was said that immortality meant immortality, but it didn't mean one wouldn't die.

After cultivating to the Immortal World, one's lifespan is no longer limited, but in the Immortal World, even if you don't cultivate, your cultivation level will still increase step by step. Once you reach a certain level, it is impossible to raise your cultivation level even if you don't want to.

Therefore, the Immortal Tribulation was something that every immortal in the Immortal World had to face. It was also something that every immortal in the Immortal World feared the most.

This was the logic behind the saying that longevity was easy to avoid, but difficult to survive!

Now that a freak like Li Yi had discovered this sort of method to deal with heavenly tribulation, the allure of Dao Master Ziyin was extraordinary.

Celestial tribulation was a test of the Heavenly Dao for cultivators, and celestial tribulation was a test of the Immortal World's Heavenly Dao for the immortals. Since Li Yi was able to deal with heavenly tribulation in this way, he would naturally be able to do the same in the future.

"Brother Ziyin, let me ask you something first. How did you know I could absorb the energy of heavenly tribulation?"

Li Yi didn't immediately answer Dao Master Ziyin's question. Instead, he looked at Dao Master Ziyin and Zhuge Kongming as he asked.

"Actually, this is nothing. When I was in the War God Tower, I left a trace of a divine sense mark on your body. That's why I felt your actions in the tribulation cloud."

Zhuge Kongming's finger moved, and a red light shot out from Li Yi's body, fusing into his body.

"Don't worry, I've only spied on you once. Other than that, I've never spied on you. Now that I have retrieved this strand of consciousness, you don't have to worry about me in the future! "

"Old Brother Zhuge, what spell is this? It's so powerful, but I didn't notice it at all?"

Li Yi was shocked, when did his body get marked by Zhuge Kongming's soul mark? He didn't even notice it!

With Li Yi's current soul strength, logically speaking, he shouldn't have been unable to discover it. He couldn't help but be curious.

"It can't be considered a powerful art. This is called the [God Binding Art]. This is a art I obtained from an ancient immortal estate long ago. It's actually just a method to utilize a spiritual sense."

Zhuge Kongming smiled and looked at Li Yi, "What? Do you want to learn? If you want to learn it, I can teach it to you.

"Of course, of course, only a fool would refuse such a good spell!"

Li Yi agreed without a second thought. [God Binding Art] was not a simple technique the moment it was mentioned. The effect of imprinting one's soul mark on another without anyone noticing was extremely useful.

Furthermore, Li Yi had a faint feeling that this [God Binding Technique] was not that simple. Maybe it had some other uses.