Chapter 530: Chapter 520: Unbelievable! Is This Really an Opponent I Can Handle?

Upon hearing the name "Li Qiye," the white-robed man clearly froze.

Noticing his elder brother’s change in expression, Yuan Yun also sensed something was wrong and asked in a low voice, "Brother... what’s the matter?"

"Are you sure his name is Li Qiye?" the white-robed man continued to ask.

"Of course, I’m sure... absolutely sure," Yuan Yun replied.

Upon hearing this, the white-robed man sighed, "Why would Master assign you two to deal with Li Qiye?"

Upon hearing this, considering the injuries and the sooty appearance of his younger brother, he sensed the atmosphere was off.

"I have no idea."

"It was arranged from above, I just followed orders," Yuan Yun shrugged and said, "Brother, what’s the matter with that Li Qiye?"

No sooner had the words fallen did An Daoshan angrily shout at Yuan Yun, "What’s the matter?"

"Your younger brother was treated like a soccer ball by him, kicked around in the void."

"Look at this, it’s broken, and look at this, it’s dislocated, and look at this too..."

"If it wasn’t for Big Brother arriving in time, by this time next year, you could be offering incense to your third brother!"

An Daoshan was filled with grief and indignation, so furious his beard was quivering.

"Third Brother, you are being unreasonable, making baseless accusations."

"The intelligence from above said that Li Qiye’s cultivation was at most Unity High Realm, at best Unity Perfection."

"As your brother, I arranged an easy task for you, and you turn around and bite me back??"

Yuan Yun also got angry and retorted back.

...

"Alright, stop arguing."

The white-robed man frowned, speaking up to stop the quarrel between the two.

When mentioning the name "Li Qiye," a look of reminiscence surfaced on the white-robed man’s face.

Li Qiye was from almost the same era as him, but to put it more accurately, Li Qiye was older by one or two epochs.

When the white-robed man was just beginning to show promise, Li Qiye was already a legend....

In the time that followed, after he began following that great figure, his fate was transformed, climbing to the pinnacle of the Ten Thousand Realms pyramid, overlooking the vast myriad of beings.

He too became a legend in the ancient history of the Ten Thousand Realms, while Li Qiye seemed to vanish from Tens Thousand Realms, never to be heard from again.

He thought the other had long since died.

Unexpectedly, upon learning news of him again, it was as an "enemy."

Even more unexpectedly, he had started following that River Guardian.

However, upon careful thought, it made sense; someone like Li Qiye, if he were to follow anyone willingly, only the River Guardian would be qualified.

After listening to his elder brother’s words, Yuan Yun couldn’t help but swallow audibly.

Could Li Qiye really have such a formidable background?

In that case, wouldn’t his cultivation at least be at the Slaying Dao High Realm???!

At this moment, a sense of guilt washed over him; he softly apologized to An Daoshan. "Third Brother, I’m really sorry. It’s my fault, it was my intelligence that was flawed, nearly getting you...."

Upon hearing his second brother apologize, the grievances in An Daoshan’s heart finally found release. He let out a cold snort, "Humph!"

"I’ve fought against him... I can sense he is definitely Slaying Dao Perfection, guaranteed!"

"In front of him, I don’t even stand a chance to retaliate."

An Daoshan recalled every detail of his encounter with Li Qiye, the more he thought, the more terrified he felt, completely being overpowered single-handedly, almost as if being ground into the dust.

If he wasn’t trying to extract information from me, he could have killed me with just a wave of his hand.

....

"It’s not just as simple as Slaying Dao Perfection..." The white-robed man recalled the presence he felt, when he had saved An Daoshan.

"Could it be... above Slaying Dao... Immortal?!" Yuan Yun’s speech stuttered a bit, particularly at the mention of the word "Immortal."

Immortal Realm, though only one realm higher, but for them, it was utterly unattainable.

Reaching the Slaying Dao Realm had already drained all their luck; without guidance from the Master, they could hardly step into the Slaying Dao Realm.

At their level of cultivation, luck no longer mattered, only fate was the key.

"Even if he hasn’t fully stepped into Immortal, he’s not far off, just a matter of time..." The white-robed man said in a soft voice.

Upon hearing this, a wave of terror surged through An Daoshan’s heart.

He was merely at the Slaying Dao Three Realm, yet he went to provoke a near-immortal supreme great power. Being able to come out alive could be seen as the accumulated virtue of eighteen generations of ancestors....

...

"And you?"

"How did it go?"

The white-robed man shifted his tone, asking how Yuan Yun’s task was accomplished this time.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Yun also sighed, "The opponent was too tough, refusing to yield even unto death."

"There was no choice; to avoid exposing the plan, I had to kill them."

Upon hearing this, An Daoshan also grunted internally: sending you against Unity Realm opponents, and I’m sent to face Immortal Realm ones!

....

"Enough, enough, others are already in action."

"As long as one succeeds, it’s enough."

The white-robed man waved dismissively.

"Big Brother... about that..." An Daoshan thought of something, hesitating and struggling to say even a word.

"What is it?" the white-robed man frowned.

"The artifact that Master gave me, I... I lost it," An Daoshan took a deep breath and confessed.

Upon hearing this, both their faces changed.

Yuan Yun was taken aback, his tone urgent, "Third Brother, that joke isn’t funny...."

More accurately, that artifact was given by the Master to them for safekeeping. The white-robed man handed it to Yuan Yun, who in turn gave it to An Daoshan.

Yuan Yun considered that Third Brother’s task was relatively simple, and the adversary he had to deal with was easier to handle, reducing the risk of losing the artifact.

Who knew Li Qiye would emerge halfway?

"I’m really not joking...." An Daoshan was in tears.

.....

"How did he know you had that artifact?" Yuan Yun asked, "Did he rob you entirely??"

With those words, An Daoshan lamented, "Second Brother, wasn’t it you who said, in case the opponent pretends to compromise, use that artifact to control him."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Yun only felt darkness before his eyes, speechless, "My ancestors, that’s only if you are completely able to overwhelm the opponent, then you can use that method."

"You tried to force a half-step Immortal realm existence to place a Slave Seal on him? Are you out of your mind?"

........

"How would I have known the opponent was at half-step Immortal!" An Daoshan retorted.

...

The white-robed man took a deep breath to calm himself.

"The artifact can’t be lost."

"But we have let the Master down."

The Master’s artifact, Li Qiye does not have the capability to keep it, so their concern wasn’t about losing the artifact, but rather earning the Master’s wrath.

.....

"We can only make amends for our mistakes."

"Follow me."

With this, the white-robed man disappeared into the void.

Seeing this, Yuan Yun and An Daoshan followed closely after.