novelraw Chapter 46 : This One Is a Human Traitor
Chapter 46 : This One Is a Human Traitor
Chapter 46: This One Is a Human Traitor
The superimposed secret techniques—each one enough to drain a Foundation Establishment cultivator dry countless times over—became, for Li Tianwei, instead an opportunity to savor and comprehend in detail.
“So this is the power of the Golden Core Realm?”
Li Tianwei maintained this state and began cultivating.
In his eyes, the cultivation realm enhanced by secret arts was always false; only one’s true strength was genuine.
Otherwise, it was nothing more than a mirage.
With the enhancement from the secret arts, sensing a higher level of power, Li Tianwei activated the Fission Qi-Guiding Method.
The might of the Golden Core Realm was vastly different from that of the Foundation Establishment Realm.
At the very least, under this intense amplification, the false core within his body could grant him greater control over spiritual energy.
Of course, the Golden Core Realm could not change the dim and lusterless state of Li Tianwei’s False Spiritual Root.
Yet it was precisely this false root that allowed him to perceive the myriad spiritual energies within heaven and earth—
the spiritual energies of the Five Elements, as well as those of many other mixed attributes.
Li Tianwei directly triggered the fission collision, and the surging spiritual energy flooded into his body.
A sharp pain shot through him, yet Li Tianwei ignored it entirely.
Cultivation was inherently monotonous and dull, laced with pain—so this was perfectly normal.
Thus, Li Tianwei persisted in this state.
At this moment, Li Tianwei was using the flesh of a Foundation Establishment cultivator to contain the liquid spiritual power of the Golden Core Realm.
Rumble…
As the spiritual energy surged, Li Tianwei’s absorption force became immense, directly drawing in the spiritual energy of Heaven’s Gate Peak.
Bai Muxu, who had been cultivating nearby, also sensed this change and suddenly opened his eyes.
Sensing the disturbance in the flow of spiritual energy, he immediately realized that Li Tianwei was cultivating.
“To cause such a commotion again… truly worthy of being my disciple.”
Bai Muxu couldn’t help but sigh.
He immediately chose to leave, unwilling to compete with Li Tianwei for spiritual energy.
Had Bai Muxu truly investigated further, he would likely not have remained so calm.
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The strange phenomenon of Heaven’s Gate Peak’s spiritual energy flowing into Li Tianwei’s cave residence lasted for several days.
Inside the cave, Li Tianwei slowly opened his eyes.
At this moment, his cultivation had reached the mid Foundation Establishment stage—only a short distance from the late stage.
“Why is it slower than I expected? Could it be because my foundation is too deep?”
Feeling that his improvement was less than anticipated, Li Tianwei was doubtful.
Meanwhile, the System within his consciousness wanted to tell him that this was simply how the False Spiritual Root worked.
Because it couldn’t fully control spiritual energy, even when absorbing it, part of it would always leak away.
That Li Tianwei had managed to advance so much in these few days was already due to his extreme, almost perverse perseverance.
Any other Foundation Establishment cultivator would have been exploded by such a torrent of spiritual energy.
Even with such a massive influx of power, Li Tianwei’s cultivation only rose to mid Foundation Establishment.
After all, his spiritual root was far too mixed; he needed to supplement every attribute to advance.
Li Tianwei, naturally unaware of this truth, instead attributed the reason to his Heavenly Spiritual Root and his deep foundation.
Otherwise, to absorb the might of the Golden Core Realm and only advance by one minor stage—it was rather lackluster.
Of course, if it were a real False Spiritual Root, one might need a hundred years to break through.
But that “if” no longer existed—because a False Spiritual Root practically couldn’t reach Foundation Establishment in the first place.
As for how Li Tianwei managed to establish his foundation—
“Burning Void Peak, Hongmen Banquet—here I come.”
With his cultivation improved, Li Tianwei naturally hadn’t forgotten the reason for all of this.
He had originally intended to directly ascend to the Golden Core Realm within a few days and astonish everyone.
Unfortunately, he had underestimated his own potential and foundation—it had consumed an immense amount of spiritual energy, yet still wasn’t enough.
“I’m still too strong.”
After thinking this, Li Tianwei used Flight Technique and headed toward Burning Void Peak.
Since arriving at the Sacred Land of Lingxu, Li Tianwei had only descended the mountain twice and wasn’t familiar with its twelve peaks.
However! Li Tianwei still found Burning Void Peak easily—
after all, among all the peaks of the Sacred Land, this was the only one with the words “Burning Void” carved in massive characters upon it.
It was the most conspicuous landmark of all—its “signboard” impossible to miss.
Seeing this, Li Tianwei couldn’t help but think—perhaps he should carve the words “Heaven’s Gate” upon his own peak one day.
It would look quite imposing, not inferior to Burning Void Peak in the slightest.
“I can consider that later.”
With this thought, Li Tianwei used Flight Technique and flew straight toward Burning Void Peak.
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At the same time, as soon as Li Tianwei left Heaven’s Gate Peak, Liu Muyu received news of his descent.
He immediately began his arrangements.
At this moment, inside the grand hall of Burning Void Peak, many new disciples had gathered together.
To deal with Li Tianwei, Liu Muyu had gone to great lengths.
The entire hall was filled with tables laden with Spirit Fruits, Spirit Beasts, and Spirit Wine in abundance.
Liu Muyu had even gone to the Pure Silken Sect to invite renowned cultivators to perform Celestial Dances.
Regardless of anything else, the newly joined disciples of the Sacred Land of Lingxu were utterly stunned by his extravagant gesture.
The Spirit Fruits and Spirit Beasts on the tables were treasures they would need to complete several missions to earn even a taste of.
The display, the dancers, and the many disciples present to “praise” Li Tianwei—Liu Muyu believed it was all more than enough.
Yet he failed to notice that the new disciples and several familiar faces from other peaks were exchanging glances and subtly moving about the hall.
This strange scene went unnoticed by everyone—except Li Tianchen, who was quietly observing from another side.
“Elder Ling, I feel something’s off about this banquet.”
Noticing the strange behavior of some disciples, Li Tianchen subconsciously touched the ring on his hand.
“Those people carry the same aura as the one who ambushed you before. And there are many of them. However, that Liu Muyu does not share their aura.”
Elder Ling also sensed the oddity within the hall and transmitted his voice to Li Tianchen.
“For some reason, I have a bad feeling about this.”
Li Tianchen’s heart was filled with unease, and he regretted acting so rashly.
Just as he thought so, a figure flew through the air outside the hall and landed firmly on the ground—hands clasped behind his back, his slightly raised head exuding a hint of arrogance.
Seeing him, Li Tianchen clenched his fists tightly.
“Li Tianwei.”
Upon landing, Li Tianwei immediately felt countless gazes upon him—filled with envy, jealousy, respect, and many other unspoken emotions.
“This aura…”
Having comprehended the Dao Intents of Death, Resentment, and Evil, Li Tianwei instantly sensed the various auras throughout the hall—cold, violent, and wicked.
As he looked around, he realized that nearly half of those in the hall possessed such tainted energy.
At that moment, Liu Muyu noticed Li Tianwei’s arrival and immediately stepped forward.
“Hahaha! Junior Brother Li, the banquet has been fully prepared for you! Come, take the main seat—you’re the guest of honor tonight!”
Liu Muyu’s eyes narrowed slightly as he smiled, giving off a sly impression.
Seeing him, Li Tianwei could easily tell that he was the one who had sent the invitation.
Looking him up and down, he was surprised to find that Liu Muyu carried none of the demonic aura of the others.
He was… a normal human.
“Human traitor.”
Not a demon himself, yet working for them—Li Tianwei had already placed a label upon Liu Muyu.