CHAPTER 1366: CHAPTER 489: THE BEHEADING CALAMITY! (PART 2)

"This world still has a glimmer of hope, and I am here for that."

"But Teacher," Li Dazhi frowned, "Do you really have no selfish motives? Why does the disciple find it hard to believe?"

"I have selfish motives?"

Hongjun spread his hands:

"What selfish motives could I have? I’ve even offended the Transcender, and whether he will help me transcend in the end is a question. Why can’t you understand me?"

Li Dazhi murmured softly.

"Forget it, I will listen to the teacher..."

Whoosh!

Li Dazhi suddenly retreated, transforming into a beam of golden light rapidly heading towards the Lingxiao Palace, hastily shouting, "First daughter-in-law, help!"

Li Dazhi’s voice was abruptly silenced!

Accompanied by a faint humming sound, all of Li Dazhi’s mana and divine skills were completely sealed.

Li Dazhi mysteriously appeared on the other side of the pavilion, still in his rapid escape posture, his eyes full of horror.

The pavilion and rockery disappeared, replaced by a cliff and scenes of devastation.

Seas of blood surged, volcanoes erupted, bones littered the ground, and ashes drifted through the air, with chanting sounds coming from unknown sources.

Li Dazhi’s body crashed into the cliff, and before he could resist, his hands and feet were chained.

Li Ping’an sensed something, instinctively glancing at the Spirit Platform’s glorious light.

The calamity depicted within the light finally changed!

The calamity scene turned into the situation he saw before his eyes!

This means...

The one who instigated this calamity on father is Hongjun, who originally intended to deceive father into acting like him to face the calamity by offering to block harm for his son. In reality, Hongjun wanted to make father merge with Dao to become a part of the Heavenly Dao.

Father didn’t fall for it and intended to escape, so Hongjun directly intervened!

No, only Hongjun’s shadow is here, and it wasn’t Hongjun who intervened.

The dense power of the Heavenly Dao here...

Is it the Inner Heavenly Dao?

Li Ping’an desperately wanted to rush out, but was still held down by the spirit inside the coffin.

He suddenly clenched his fists, understanding everything that had happened and connecting all the dots!

Though there were still some doubts, he realized what Hongjun intended to do!

At this moment, Hongjun’s shadow stood outside the cliff, his face sorrowful, gazing down at the trapped figure of Li Dazhi.

Li Dazhi shouted intensely, "Teacher, don’t be like this! Let’s maintain some dignity! We’re all dignified people!"

Hongjun remained silent, merely sighing with his hands behind his back.

Figures appeared beneath the cliff, as ’Xihe’, ’Wangshu’, and sixteen other Inner Heavenly Dao deities emerged, transforming into sixteen stars ascending slowly.

Hundreds of figures appeared at the bottom of the cliff, like they were embedded in the edge of the cliff.

The highest figure, Xing Tian, opened his eyes and slowly walked out from the edge, his chest eyes calm and unruffled, slowly rising above the cliff.

Li Dazhi was sweating all over, thrashing with all his might, crying out:

"Xing Tian! We even drank together, Xing Tian!"

"Teacher, what exactly are you trying to do?"

"Ping’an has been rebellious since he was a child, he doesn’t listen to me! Even if you put me with the Inner Heavenly Dao, I can’t control Ping’an!"

Xing Tian raised a giant axe and began the Witch Clan’s war dance.

Li Dazhi’s eyes were filled with despair, and he finally tore off the facade, cursing openly:

"Hongjun, you old lantern! You’re so insidious! Forcing others to sacrifice, what kind of skill is that! You were deceived by that Transcender, why take it out on us!"

"If you truly care for this world, let my head be your football! You’re nothing but a hypocrite! You have no group support!"

"I’ll still be a good man in eighteen years! Trying to threaten my son with me, you’ve underestimated people!"

Li Dazhi roared in anger, and a series of talismans suddenly flashed around him.

Self-destructive talisman!

Father engraved the self-destructive talisman on his Dao Body?

Li Ping’an’s eyes widened, and he violently pushed away the hands pressing on his shoulders from the spirit inside the coffin and dashed out.

The space distorted, an incredibly powerful force seemed to tear Li Ping’an apart, but fortunately, the spirit from the coffin pushed him along, relieving the intense pressure as he ’entered the painting’.

Li Ping’an broke through to the edge of the cliff!

Almost simultaneously, a beam of golden light descended from the northwest, immobilizing Li Dazhi, and the self-destructive talisman on him mysteriously dissipated.

This golden light... the power of the Heavenly Dao!

Li Ping’an turned his head towards the source of the golden light, remembering that was where The Faceless One of the Heavenly Dao was hiding.

His sudden intrusion clearly caught the other party off guard.

Xingtian stopped his battle dance, holding the axe, frowned and watched Li Ping’an;

The sixteen Inner Heavenly Dao spirits simultaneously transformed back from the stars into human form, holding various weapons, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Hongjun’s expression changed slightly;

Because he sensed the unusual method by which Li Ping’an intruded.

Li Ping’an’s thoughts switched rapidly.

The battle body had no time to return, and even if it did, it wouldn’t be a match for Hongjun. The only ones who could restrain Hongjun were the Transcender behind him.

No, there’s also the Heavenly Dao. If his conjecture was correct, he could still borrow the power of the Heavenly Dao right now.

Li Ping’an raised his right hand, spreading out five fingers!

Almost instantly, the Xuantian Tower, the Heavenly Patrol Mirror, and the Heaven Emperor’s Seal, three supreme treasures of the Heavenly Dao, floated beside him, surrounded by an extremely dense Heavenly Dao force.

The Heavenly Dao did not reject his call!

And even though such an illusion appeared here, it was still within the Heavenly Court!

Li Ping’an’s Dao heart settled, and his figure leaped to his father’s side, the Xuantian Tower smashing down onto the chains binding his father.

Clang!

The forces of two Heavenly Daos collided, and the chain shattered as a result.

"P-Ping’an?" Li Dazhi shuddered as he exclaimed: "What are you doing here!"

"The Transcender Teacher sent me," Li Ping’an looked intently at the shadow of Hongjun, "Hongjun, the Transcender, these two players are engaged in magical combat. Dad, you are the prey and I am the chess piece."

The Xuantian Tower gently rotated, immediately dispelling the restrictions on Li Dazhi.

He drew out a Spiritual Treasure Longsword, standing beside Li Ping’an, glaring angrily at the Inner Heavenly Dao spirits and Xingtian, but whispered:

"Quick, call for help!"

"It’s no use, Dad," Li Ping’an replied, "Even if you called over the Jade Pool, she wouldn’t be a match for Hongjun."

Li Dazhi gulped and whispered to Li Ping’an:

"Ping’an, a wise man knows when to retreat, better admit defeat than suffer."

"Hongjun must have something in mind! Let’s talk when the Six Great Masters return!"

Li Ping’an gently shook his head, saying: "Dad, no need to whisper in secret, Hongjun can hear everything."

Xingtian slowly approached, gripping his large axe.

The Xuantian Tower sprinkled golden light covering the Li family father and son, while the Heavenly Patrol Mirror brewed a layer of golden brilliance in between.

Xingtian suddenly took a step forward, the giant axe crashing down towards Li Dazhi, Li Dazhi’s Treasure Sword emitting radiant light, but without needing him to act, the Xuantian Tower flew out on its own, intercepting it.

A muffled sound echoed, as Xingtian’s figure was directly sent flying by the Xuantian Tower.

The Heavenly Patrol Mirror emitted a dazzling golden light, sweeping away the sixteen Inner Heavenly Dao spirits in one stroke.

A dragon and phoenix shadow appeared above the Heaven Emperor’s Seal.

Items of the Inner Heavenly Dao were no match for the three supreme treasures of the Heavenly Dao within the Heavenly Court!

Li Ping’an looked at Hongjun, ready to wield the Heaven Emperor’s Seal to capture all the sixteen Inner Heavenly Dao spirits in one fell swoop.

"Li Ping’an," Hongjun finally spoke, a look of helplessness in his eyes, "Emperor Li Tian! Do not be bewitched by your teacher, the opportunity to complete the heavens and earth is right before you!"

"Complete?"

Li Ping’an sneered: "Do you truly intend to complete the heavens and earth, or are you aiming to perfect your own Dao?"

Hongjun calmly said: "You have misunderstood me deeply. I should have told you long ago, there is still a sliver of opportunity for life in this world."

"And now you wish to snuff out this sliver of life!"

Li Ping’an said calmly:

"I have watched from the side for a long time. Here, within the Heavenly Court, the Inner Heavenly Dao spirits are severely suppressed.

"Who created this illusion? Why did the Heavenly Dao neither stop it nor give warning?

"Are you truly just a shred of a shadow here?"

Hongjun frowned and remained silent.

Li Dazhi asked: "No, what’s really going on?"

Li Ping’an lifted a hand pointing northwest, cursing without looking back: "Old friend, reveal yourself already!"

The Faceless One of the Heavenly Dao, dressed in a gray robe, appeared, a look of both resignation and relief on his face.

Hongjun laughed: "Old friend, show yourself too, no need to hide."

The Spirit in the Coffin casually walked out as if strolling, watching them with a smile.

"Would you mind if I brought over a chair?"