Chapter 207: Li Daoyi Knows What's Good for Him
Seeing how fast Li Daoyi moved, the expressions of everyone present turned solemn as well.
That naturally included Lu Xiaoyao.
"As expected — those who possess a special physique can retain a measure of their power."
"Anyone else might well die at Li Daoyi's hands. A pity for him, though — my Primordial Saint Body is no less impressive!"
Lu Xiaoyao mused to himself.
The others, their realms suppressed, might be unable to make out Li Daoyi's speed, but he could see it perfectly clearly.
The next moment, under everyone's gaze, he clashed head-on with Li Daoyi.
In the instant their attacks met, he sensed just how terrifying Li Daoyi was.
It could only be said that, true to his rank as the foremost being on the Prodigy Rankings, even with his cultivation intact, Lu Xiaoyao wouldn't dare claim he could beat Li Daoyi for certain.
But the one most shocked of all was Li Daoyi.
He hadn't expected Lu Xiaoyao's strength to be so terrifying — to actually match his own.
One had to understand that the Chaos Body was a terrifying physique that appeared but once in a million years in the Immortal Realm, an invincible existence that towered above any other physique.
It was precisely because of the Chaos Body that he had managed to retain a portion of his power under the influence of the laws within the inheritance ground.
So just what was this Lu Xiaoyao before him?
Atop the peak, the surrounding cultivators watched Lu Xiaoyao and Li Daoyi trade blows back and forth, all of them shaken by Lu Xiaoyao's strength.
And Lu Xiaoyao's name was, without their realizing it, seared into the depths of their memory.
"Interesting. So there really is someone like this in the Immortal Realm?"
Atop a great tree, a graceful figure leaned against the trunk, gazing at the two locked in battle, her face full of amusement.
But when she looked at Lu Xiaoyao, a glimmer flashed through her eyes.
It was none other than Tang Lumo.
Becoming the foremost on the Prodigy Rankings was not something one could achieve through a high realm alone.
The Prodigy Rankings were the fairest, most impartial of lists; to become its number one, one needed not only a high realm but, more importantly, formidable strength.
Since Lu Xiaoyao had never made the Prodigy Rankings, there was only one possibility — Lu Xiaoyao was over ten thousand years old.
Besides Tang Lumo, the top ten prodigies on the Prodigy Rankings were all watching the fight as well.
And every one of them was shaken by Lu Xiaoyao's formidable strength.
But they all chalked it up to the suppression of the inheritance ground.
If they left the inheritance ground and fought it out with their true cultivation, Lu Xiaoyao might not be their match.
Off to the side, Ye Wushuang and the others, hidden in concealment, began to worry for Lu Xiaoyao too — after all, his opponent was the foremost on the Prodigy Rankings.
But the one most excited of all was Ye Wushuang.
After all, Lu Xiaoyao was the Holy Son of their Primordial Sect; the greater Lu Xiaoyao's name grew in the Immortal Realm, the more famous it meant their Primordial Sect would become.
And the battle between Lu Xiaoyao and Li Daoyi had already reached a fever pitch.
Under the influence of the laws, all the two could draw upon was their physical strength — and only a sliver of it at that.
The surrounding cultivators gradually grew excited as well. Could it be — were they about to see Li Daoyi, the foremost on the Prodigy Rankings, defeated?
But what they hadn't expected was that, after seizing an opening to force Lu Xiaoyao back, Li Daoyi put away his weapons of his own accord.
"Let's call it here, Fellow Daoist Lu. If we keep fighting at this rate, we'll only both come out the worse for it."
"So be it — consider it me, Li, making a friend. I'll gift you these two golden pearls."
Li Daoyi shook his head, then tossed the two golden pearls over to Lu Xiaoyao.
He could sense that fighting Lu Xiaoyao any further would end only in mutual harm.
And the immortal cultivation world had never been solely about fighting and killing — far more, it was about navigating relationships and favors.
Seeing Li Daoyi back down of his own accord, the surrounding cultivators all wore looks of astonishment.
After all, Li Daoyi was renowned throughout the Immortal Realm as utterly domineering; no one had ever seen him yield.
The most shocked of all were the top ten prodigies on the Prodigy Rankings — after all, they were acquainted with Li Daoyi and naturally knew his temperament.
If Li Daoyi would back down of his own accord, that was proof enough that Lu Xiaoyao's strength was no less than his own.
Lu Xiaoyao, for his part, didn't take it much to heart. Since Li Daoyi was being so tactful, then he'd let the matter rest there.
After taking the two golden pearls, the eight pearls already on Lu Xiaoyao's person suddenly erupted with a dazzling radiance.
The ten golden pearls floated, circling around Lu Xiaoyao, and the next moment surged straight into his body.
Li Daoyi and the others witnessed this scene, their expressions solemn, and then they were directly sent out of the inheritance ground.
The moment after they were teleported away, Lu Xiaoyao opened his eyes once more, only to find that an old man had appeared before him.
The instant he saw the old man, Lu Xiaoyao quickly guessed his identity.
"This one greets the Tianyang Immortal Venerable."
Seeing Lu Xiaoyao guess his identity, Tianyang Immortal Venerable wasn't all that surprised, and gave a slight smile.
"I never imagined it would be a Primordial Saint Body that obtained this old one's inheritance. How unexpected."
Hearing the Tianyang Immortal Venerable's tone, Lu Xiaoyao asked with some puzzlement.
"Why does Senior find it unexpected?"
"It's nothing. It's only that a sworn friend of this old one was also a Primordial Saint Body — but those are matters past, no need to dwell on them."
Tianyang Immortal Venerable waved a hand, turning the page on the matter, then spoke with a grave, earnest look.
"Young one, you have gathered all ten golden pearls, so by rights you may obtain this old one's inheritance."
"But if you wish to truly obtain this old one's inheritance, I ask that you agree to one request of mine."
"Please speak, Senior."
Lu Xiaoyao didn't take it much to heart — so long as the Tianyang Immortal Venerable's request wasn't too excessive, agreeing to it would be no great matter, given that he was receiving the man's inheritance.
Seeing Lu Xiaoyao ask, the Tianyang Immortal Venerable spoke.
"This old one wants you, once your cultivation has come to fruition, to avenge me."
Lu Xiaoyao: Figures. I knew there'd be a catch like this.
"Tell me, Senior — who is this enemy of yours?"
"The Heavenly Demon Beyond the Dao."
Tianyang Immortal Venerable spoke each word slowly, his tone brimming with killing intent — clearly, even after all these years, he remembered the matter with perfect clarity.
But listening to the Tianyang Immortal Venerable's words, Lu Xiaoyao was rather puzzled.
"Senior, what is the Heavenly Demon Beyond the Dao?"
Back at the Primordial Sect, Lu Xiaoyao had studied everything about the Immortal Realm.
He couldn't claim to know absolutely everything about the Immortal Realm, but he ought to know most of it.
And among the things he knew, the Heavenly Demon Beyond the Dao was clearly not one of them.
At the mention of the Heavenly Demon Beyond the Dao, a wistful, fearful look crossed the Tianyang Immortal Venerable's face, but for the sake of vengeance, he explained nonetheless.
"The so-called Heavenly Demon Beyond the Dao is an existence that does not belong to the Immortal Realm — an evil demon gestated within the Great Dao itself."
"Back then, this old one was accidentally swept into a spatial rift, where I was ambushed by the Heavenly Demon Beyond the Dao. My body perished and my very Dao was snuffed out; I had only enough time left to leave behind this inheritance."