Fantasy: I Am the Villain.

Chapter 116 On Showing Off and Getting Slapped in the Face: Who Am I Afraid Of?

Chapter 116 On Showing Off and Getting Slapped in the Face: Who Am I Afraid Of?

Chapter 116 On Showing Off and Getting Slapped in the Face: Who Am I Afraid Of?

Xing Jian's lips twitched, forcing a smile. His eyes darted around, and an idea formed in his mind. He smiled at Bai Ke and said:

"Haha, you're just a young man, so impatient. We just said you had to produce a divine item that could help break through the barrier. This is only a demonstration. How can you say you've won against me?"

"Xing Jian! Are you looking for death?" Like a tiger that hadn't roared in years, Liu Yi's hair and beard stood on end as he pointed at Xing Jian and shouted angrily.

Xing Jian's eyebrows twitched, and he remained silent for a long while before bowing to Liu Yiji, saying, "There was a reason for this, please forgive me, Elder Liu!"

Liu Yi angrily flicked his sleeve, "Xing Er! I'm letting you off the hook because of your sacrifice for the sect, but don't push your luck!"

"Ahem, Elder Liu, what I did was for the sake of the sect. That projection is nothing but an illusion. If this boy can't produce the real thing, wouldn't that make people even more indignant?"

Xing Jian seemed to have given up all pretense of meekness and started speaking in a very casual manner.

Liu Yi was speechless. These words actually touched on his own thoughts, but in his joy at the prospect of realizing his long-held dream, he subconsciously avoided considering this aspect.

Bai Ke was forcibly rejected by that world, and it is still unknown whether he can obtain the Dao Beacon of that world. It is indeed too early to talk about the stone wall now.

Without the world's landmarks, simply trying to pinpoint the location of that world from the top of Tiandu Peak would be like searching for a needle in a haystack, and would truly be a wasted effort.

Recalling the subtle tremor he felt from that stone wall, Liu Yiji felt his calm, still heart, which had remained undisturbed for so many years, begin to ripple.

He had long since given up on breaking through, and in recent years he had focused his main efforts on discovering and cultivating promising talents for the sect.

This is why he was the first to congratulate Bai Yan; when a person is about to die, nothing else matters.

He was just casually making a good connection, but who knew that this casual congratulation would actually lead to the emergence of a great dragon.

The opportunity to break through was right in front of him. He clearly felt that with just a little more effort, he could break through that thin layer of paper. If he found out at this moment that it was all for nothing, Liu Yi really had the urge to kill someone.

The stone wall of Lingjiu Palace was left by an unknown person. Although it is quite precious, it does not have much medicinal effect.

As mentioned earlier, given Liu Yiji and his group's current level of understanding, in an era where the barriers of laws are becoming increasingly profound, there are only two ways to advance to the next level.

One method is to use great perseverance and opportunity to pave the way for the laws, engrave the laws one comprehends into one's body, and thus advance to the body of an Earth Immortal.

Unlike the ancient cultivation world where cultivators were free and unfettered, after the changes in the Heavenly Dao, cultivators in the Mountain and Sea Realm now follow the path of merging their bodies with heaven and earth.

This cultivation system is more similar to the divine system that Bai Ke heard about in his previous life. However, the difference is that the cultivators here do not seek incense offerings, but rely more on rare and precious materials.

Therefore, this is the second path for Liu Yiji and the others to break through their cultivation levels: using divine objects that help break through barriers to forcefully knock on the gates and infuse spiritual energy into the body. This kind of immortal body is also called the pseudo-earth immortal body.

Most of the cultivators who have reached the Void Realm today advanced to the Void Realm through this method, which is why such divine objects have gradually disappeared from the Mountain and Sea Realm.

Even a single plant that occasionally appears would attract countless people to fight over it. The Central Three Regions are rich in resources, so the production of such divine items is naturally much greater than in those miasma-ridden lands.

Back then, Liu Yiji had also possessed such a divine object, but he repeatedly fell short of breaking through to the next level. In despair, he finally gave up and chose to retire peacefully.

Comprehending the laws is incredibly difficult, especially now, which is not a time of great prosperity where the Heavenly Dao manifests and talents emerge in abundance. He knew that without a great opportunity, it would be absolutely impossible for him to break through to the Void Realm.

But now, clearly... clearly, that great opportunity was right in front of him. He trembled with excitement and couldn't help but look at Bai Ke, anticipating his answer.

Bai Ke gave a strange smile. "Unfounded accusations are unacceptable... Elder Xing Er, who told you that I don't have the Dao Beacon of that world?"

"In this era of extraterrestrial expansion, all the major sects are turning their attention to exploring resources in outer space. How could I, your nephew, be so ignorant?"

Suddenly, a shimmering bronze anchor appeared in his hand. He chuckled and said, "I bought a boundary anchor out of curiosity, and I never thought it would come in handy."

He looked at Xing Jian, whose face was deathly pale, and smiled knowingly. "What a coincidence, don't you think, Elder Xing?"

"Hmph," Bai Ke thought to himself, "Do you think I'm still some clueless newbie when it comes to cultivation?"

Ever since he returned from the Frozen World, he had asked Ah Can to help him collect several of these boundary anchors, which have now become the decisive factor.

The Boundary Anchor is a product of the Mountain and Sea Realm's entry into the era of external expansion, and it is used in conjunction with the Great Teleportation Formation.

As its name suggests, the boundary anchor serves to fix a world marker and is an essential item for those who venture beyond their territory.

With this item, cultivators exploring beyond the realms will no longer need to painstakingly calculate the Dao markers of that world. They can simply refine this item in that world and it will automatically back up the data.

This saved a lot of effort and freed up the explorers to explore further into the depths of the starry sky.

It can be said that this boundary anchor is a milestone of the era of overseas expansion, comparable to the compass of the Age of Exploration on Earth.

Bai Ke, with the information about the boundary anchor swirling in his mind, looked at Xing Jian, whose face was deathly pale, with a smile, feeling extremely pleased.

Finally... finally, this moment has come. Bai Ke has been planning for so long, wasn't it all to make Xing Jian suffer a great loss?

"Hmph! You'd better have a strong heart. I've prepared a lot more for you. This is just the appetizer. You'd better hang in there!"

Bai Ke thought to himself, "Xing Jian not only tried to harm me once, but now he's going to punish me by making me face the wall for five years. If I don't show my teeth, you'll think I'm a pushover."

"Hmph, when it comes to showing off and slapping faces, who am I afraid of? Try to mess with me, I'll make you pay!" Bai Ke muttered.

"Hmm...it seems I misjudged. Junior Nephew Bai is indeed meticulous. I admire you, but..."

Xing Jian smiled sinisterly, then said, "Nephew... don't say I'm bullying you. What I said before was that it must be able to help people break through barriers."

Now that you can't produce anything substantial, how can you claim to have won my bet? This alone is not enough to convince me!"

Bai Ke's eyes flashed, then, as if he had thought of something, a smile played on his lips as he looked at Xing Jian with amusement:

"Oh? Then, Elder, how do you think it is possible to prove that my stone wall can indeed help people break through barriers?"