Zhou Dunli said, "The final winner will challenge you. If you win, you'll be the world's number one. If you lose, you'll still be the world's number one."
Chu Li said, "I don't want to participate in this."
The world's number one did not have any practical use. It was just a title and a target.
Everyone wanted to use his name to shock the world, so there was an endless stream of challengers. If it was not for the High Duke's Public House and Goddess Attraction Mountain, he would have been annoyed to death.
With his current reputation, even if he was not the world's number one, it was enough to deter others.
"That's not up to you." Zhou Dunli shook his head. "In my opinion, it's better to participate. If you can really become invincible, then you'll be able to intimidate everyone and save yourself a lot of trouble."
"How many years is the martial arts competition held?" Chu Li asked.
"Two years," Zhou Dunli said.
Chu Li nodded.
Zhou Dunli said, "The world's number one will have a great reward. For this reward, you should fight for it."
Chu Li raised his eyebrows.
Zhou Dunli smiled. "It's definitely something you can't refuse. It's a good thing in the Outland and even more precious in this world."
"Alright." Chu Li nodded.
Zhou Dunli said, "Now that you're the world's number one, you only need to participate in the last round. It's a preferential treatment."
Chu Li nodded.
He was also curious about what reward the Outland would give and whether he would be tempted.
Zhou Dunli said, "According to the information I received, it might be a treasured clothing."
Chu Li was excited.
Although his floating silkworm treasured clothing was useless to him, he could let Xiao Qi wear it. Xiao Shi, Lu Yurong, and Pang Shiji all needed treasured clothing. It was a life-saving item that could only be found.
"Are you tempted?" Zhou Dunli smiled.
Chu Li said, "If it's really a treasured clothing, then I'll have to fight for it."
Zhou Dunli smiled. "The elders of the Outland are very experienced and ruthless. They won't allow you to refuse."
Chu Li nodded.
He turned to look at Senior Brother Dong Jianxin.
Dong Jianxin did not open his eyes and did not wake up.
"Seeing the heart is the key. Once you pass this stage, you'll be able to improve greatly and become an Enlightened Master!" Zhou Dunli said.
Chu Li said, "Senior Brother, you've worked too hard."
"How can it not be hard to become an Empyrean God?" Zhou Dunli shook his head. "He doesn't work hard enough usually."
The so-called hard work was not only about burying one's head in cultivation, but also exhausting one's mental energy. What Dong Jian had put into his heart was hard work, and it was only because he was stingy with his mental energy that it was so difficult. Otherwise, the disciples of Immortal Attraction Mountain would not have fallen behind others, and it would have been easy for them to take over the position of Heavenly Deity.
Chu Li smiled. "I'll help from the side."
"No need." Zhou Dunli shook his head. "He can only rely on himself. No one else can help him. I can only watch from the side."
"Senior Brother, this is …?"
"I'm trapped in an illusion and need to come out on my own."
Chu Li fist saluted and bade farewell.
— —
The backyard of the Imperial Residence of King An was brightly lit as if it was daytime.
Chu Li sat in the middle with Lu Yurong, Xiao Qi, and Xiao Shi sitting beside him.
The four of them were dressed in snow-white robes. Only Suru was dressed in an apricot yellow gown. Each of their beautiful faces made the fresh flowers in the backyard pale in comparison.
"So far, there are a total of twenty-two Celestials in Fairy's Capital." Lu Yurong put down her teacup and said softly, "Fortunately, they're relatively peaceful, but it's hard to say what they'll do next."
Chu Li nodded.
Xiao Shi asked, "There's no way to drive these Celestials away, right?"
"It'll be difficult." Lu Yurong shook her head. "They're all hiding their identities, and we can't drive them away for no reason. We can't just drive them away just because they're Celestials, or else we'll incur the wrath of the Celestials."
Xiao Qi asked, "Can't we do it under other names?"
"They're all connected to each other," Lu Yurong said. "If we drive them away, they'll quickly realize it. Moreover, these Celestials' martial arts aren't bad, unless Chu Li does it himself."
Chu Li was deep in thought.
It was not appropriate for him to go against the wind and deal with the Celestials now. He needed a sufficient reason and excuse to do it, or else the Grandmasters would wholeheartedly kill him, and Xiao Qi and the others would be the unlucky ones.
Xiao Shi suggested, "How about we put on a show and trap these Celestials to give Chu Li an excuse to do it?"
"That's a good idea." Lu Yurong smiled sweetly. "I'll think of a way to provoke two Celestials and have them barge into the Secret Guardians Hall or the Imperial Residence. Then, I'll execute a chain of punishments to catch these Celestials in one fell swoop."
Celestials were proud and arrogant. Even with an Enlightened Master like Chu Li suppressing them and killing them easily, they still could not get rid of their deep-rooted arrogance. They viewed the people of this world as mere mortals, an existence that was inferior to them.
That was why they could not stand being offended by mortals. It was too easy to provoke them, and these Celestials treated the nobles as nothing, thinking that they were just a bunch of trash that was not worth mentioning.
It was easy to take advantage of this weakness and set up a trap to trap them.
Xiao Qi said, "Don't overdo it, it's best if no one dies."
"It won't work if no one dies." Xiao Shi shook her head. "How can an undead be worth Chu Li's effort?"
"Then I'll die." Lu Yurong smiled. "I'm the commander of the Secret Guardians Hall, how can Chu Li not be angry if I'm killed by them?"
"That's not bad." Xiao Shi chuckled. "You're now Chu Li's woman in name, it would be strange if Chu Li doesn't go crazy. Even if he does, you can't blame him."
Xiao Qi frowned. "They might not fall for it."
Chu Li's reputation for killing was extremely strong. He had killed so many Celestials, and with his title as the world's number one master, it had become a great deterrent. The fact that the Celestials did not cause trouble in the Fairy's Capital and did not act recklessly was also because of Chu Li's deterrent power.
The Celestials from other places would not be so peaceful.
Outsiders knew Lu Yurong's identity, the Celestials would not know, but they might not dare to kill her.
Lu Yurong said, "If they dare to break into the Secret Guardians Hall, it's not up to them anymore!"
Xiao Qi nodded, she understood what Lu Yurong was thinking.
Xiao Shi chuckled. "Lu Yurong, you're really bad."
"Same here." Lu Yurong chuckled.
Chu Li shook his head and laughed.
They were all intelligent people, and when they discussed together, they came up with ideas that were even scarier.
"Leave it to me!" Lu Yurong said.
Chu Li nodded.
With the three of them around, the imperial court did not have to worry about him. The key was still to cultivate in isolation.
On the evening of the second day, the whole city was in an uproar. The Secret Guardians Hall was wiped out by four Celestials, and the Secret Guardians suffered heavy casualties. Even the Commander of the Secret Guardians Hall, the lady of the Ren Public House, Lu Yurong, was killed by the Celestials.
This move shocked the entire Fairy's Capital, and even the whole Ji Dynasty.
Everyone was waiting to see if Chu Li would make a move.
Lu Yurong was one of Chu Li's women, and she was married to him legally, so Chu Li would not let it go.
On the third night, the result was out.
Chu Li killed the four Celestials in anger, and then the entire Fairy's Capital began to ban Celestials from entering. Celestials despised the country's laws and ignored secular morality. They were really black sheep, and the Fairy's Capital could not tolerate the existence of these Celestials.
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