EBE #1004 - Map of the sky
#1004 - Map of the sky
At this moment, he looked quite disheveled, his clothes tattered and covered in dirt, yet his eyes shone brightly, flickering with an indomitable light.
Li Chengfeng brushed the dust off his body and laughed heartily, "What a formidable Way of Earth! Excellent, excellent, today I've truly broadened my horizons. Haha."
The man looked at Li Chengfeng again, the contempt on his face finally replaced by solemnity.
He frowned and said with doubt, "How could there be someone as profound as you in the mortal realm?
Hasn't the mortal realm already declined?
How can you be so strong? This simply defies common sense.
Who exactly are you?
Confess now, or I will shatter you completely."
Before he could finish speaking, a radiant light burst forth from Li Chengfeng, a mysterious power surging around him.
Immediately afterward, the man transformed into an old man with white hair and beard.
He sighed deeply, a hint of helplessness in his tone, "Fellow Daoist, your strength is indeed formidable, able to see through my disguise.
Moreover, I haven't detected any traces of my legacy techniques on you. If you had cultivated even one, I could have controlled you.
But now it seems that the techniques you cultivate are fundamentally different from those problematic ones I designed.
Your self-created Ten Thousand Laws Return to One technique only borrowed some concepts, making it impossible for me to do anything to you."
Upon hearing this, Li Chengfeng's lips curled into a playful smile as he gazed at the old man.
His eyes flickered with curiosity and inquiry, "Senior, who exactly are you?
And what role do you play in this mysterious Soul Devouring Space?"
The old man smiled slightly, the smile tinged with vicissitudes and helplessness, "I am the artifact spirit of this Soul Devouring Space, an existence bound by curse and mission.
This Soul Devouring Space is both a curse and a barrier protecting the human realm.
I am the intelligence born here, carrying the will of my master, waiting for the arrival of a destined one.
To present them with a precious treasure.
However, I also harbor selfish desires, wanting to claim it for myself and escape this cage.
Alas, my strength is insufficient, and I have never been able to fulfill my wish.
Thus, I tried various means to send those techniques to the human realm, hoping to find someone who could help me open the treasure and set me free.
But it seems that those attempts have all failed. Although you meet the requirements, you haven't cultivated my techniques.
Although I am unwilling, I am also helpless. Now, I must both fulfill my master's orders and not violate my own wishes, a dilemma indeed.
If I were to leave like this, without acting according to my master's instructions, I fear I would suffer severe punishment."
Hearing this, Li Chengfeng couldn't help but chuckle, "So that's the case. Senior, then why did you only attack me now?"
The old man nodded gently, a complex look flashing in his eyes, "That's because I am also constrained by the Heavenly Dao, unable to act arbitrarily, let alone reveal my true form.
Now that the Heavenly Dao itself is in dire straits, and a loophole has appeared in the rules, I was able to manifest.
I witnessed your great battle with the Heavenly Dao in its entirety, and I even had the idea of seizing the magpie's nest, but alas, in the end, I was unable to fulfill my wish.
Your strength has made me look at you with new eyes."
Li Chengfeng smiled slightly, his eyes flashing with confident light, "Senior, then give me that treasure. Perhaps I can help you fulfill your wish."
Upon hearing this, a hint of hesitation flashed in the old man's eyes, but in the end, he nodded and took out a treasure emitting a faint glow from his bosom.
He handed it to Li Chengfeng, "Alright, my task is complete. This treasure is yours now."