After everyone left, Li Yi fell into deep thought. Taiyi Dijun had already appeared, and the Ancestral Witches, their sworn enemies, should be emerging soon as well. Hongjun should also be close to becoming a Saint.
Thinking of this, Li Yi felt a sense of urgency. Once Hongjun became a Saint and successfully replaced the Heavenly Dao, his three brothers would have a difficult time.
Although he was diligently cultivating, he was still a considerable distance from the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal (Saint) realm.
It seemed he had to seek out the Heavenly Dao's "Qi." As long as Hongjun couldn't merge with the Dao and become a Saint, his three brothers wouldn't be entirely defenseless.
With this thought, Li Yi immediately decided to find the Primordial Heavenly Dao. If he could inform the Heavenly Dao of Hongjun's intention to usurp it, it likely wouldn't stand idly by. Even if it couldn't stop Hongjun, it could buy him some time.
Li Yi felt the matter was pressing and decided to seek out the Heavenly Dao's "Qi."
However, despite his urgency, Li Yi had no idea where to find the Heavenly Dao. While it was said to be omnipresent, he was looking for the conscious Heavenly Dao, not the one that merely executed operational rules. Sud annovel.com
Suddenly, Li Yi had an epiphany. The Heavenly Dao was a product of the Great Dao, so perhaps if he could communicate with the Great Dao, he might be able to contact the Heavenly Dao.
Li Yi acted immediately. He began to meditate on the Great Dao of Wuwei (Non-action). Li Yi's attainments in the Great Dao of Wuwei were the deepest, so if he could use the Great Dao as a medium to contact the Heavenly Dao, the Great Dao of Wuwei would undoubtedly be the best choice.
Li Yi calmed his mind and focused intently on meditating on the Great Dao of Wuwei.
While meditating, Li Yi indeed discovered some white points of light on the Great Dao of Wuwei. Their color was too similar to the form of the Great Dao of Wuwei, which was why he hadn't noticed them before. If he hadn't intended to use the Great Dao as a medium to contact the Heavenly Dao, he might never have discovered them.
Upon discovering the points of light, Li Yi immediately attempted to connect with them using his divine soul.
The moment Li Yi's divine soul touched those points of light, before he could even react, his soul was absorbed into them. It felt as though he had fallen into a spatial tunnel. Li Yi immediately felt dizzy and extremely uncomfortable.
Tongtian and Yuanshi suddenly couldn't sense Li Yi's aura. Their expressions changed drastically.
They immediately rushed towards the Taiqing Palace. Qi Chen and Di Jun were bewildered, not understanding why Yuanshi and Tongtian were rushing towards the Taiqing Palace as if they had gone mad.
However, seeing the expressions on Yuanshi and Tongtian's faces, everyone knew that something serious had happened, even if they didn't know what it was. So, they also headed towards the Taiqing Palace.
In the Taiqing Palace, Yuanshi and Tongtian returned. Jinjiao and Yinjiao asked doubtfully:
"What is wrong with you two lords..."
Before Jinjiao and Yinjiao could finish speaking, Yuanshi anxiously asked:
"Where is Big Brother? Where is Big Brother?"
Jinjiao and Yinjiao quickly replied:
"My lord is in the main hall!"
Upon hearing this, Yuanshi and Tongtian's bodies went limp. Jinjiao and Yinjiao, with their quick reflexes, immediately stepped forward to support them!
Seeing the state of Yuanshi and Tongtian, Jinjiao and Yinjiao knew that something might have happened to Li Yi. They quickly asked Yuanshi:
"Second Lord, what has happened to you!"
Yuanshi said dejectedly:
"I can't sense Big Brother's aura anymore!"
Tongtian also said with grief and indignation:
"My second brother and I can't sense Big Brother's aura. Even if Big Brother entered the Chaos Pearl, we could still faintly sense a trace of his aura. But now, neither of us can feel his presence! Unless Big Brother is extremely far away, it's impossible for us not to sense him!"
After hearing this, Jinjiao quickly comforted them:
"Perhaps my lord went somewhere without telling us, so we don't know. Second Lords, please don't be sad. My lord's cultivation is profound; nothing will happen to him!"
After hearing Jinjiao's words, Yuanshi and Tongtian seemed to regain their strength. They rushed into the Taiqing Palace and headed straight for the main hall.
Upon arriving at the main hall, Yuanshi and Tongtian saw Li Yi sitting calmly in the hall. They immediately collapsed to the ground.
The two cried out in grief:
"Big Brother!"
Jinjiao and Yinjiao followed closely behind. Hearing Yuanshi and Tongtian's cry, they also cried out sadly:
"My lord!"
Those who were rushing towards the Taiqing Palace heard Yuanshi and Tongtian's mournful cries and had a bad premonition. They immediately accelerated their pace towards the Taiqing Palace.
As soon as they entered the main hall of the Taiqing Palace, everyone saw Yuanshi and Tongtian weeping on the ground. Li Yi sat motionlessly on the floor, his running legs unresponsive. Qi Chen and Duobao quickly ran to Tongtian's side and asked:
"Master, what's wrong? What happened to Grand Uncle-Master?"
Tongtian looked up at Qi Chen and Duobao, choked up, and said:
"Big Brother! Big Brother!"
Before Tongtian could finish speaking, he threw himself in front of Li Yi and wailed.
Seeing that Tongtian couldn't explain, Taiyi quickly ran to Yuanshi and asked:
"Master, what's wrong with Senior Uncle-Master?"
Yuanshi's eyes were red. He looked at Taiyi and said:
"Your Senior Uncle-Master's divine soul has vanished!"
Upon hearing this, everyone's faces changed drastically. Divine soul vanishing, didn't that mean Li Yi had perished!!!
After hearing Yuanshi's words, Qi Chen and Duobao tearfully said to Tongtian:
"Master, is Second Uncle-Master joking with us? How could Grand Uncle-Master be in trouble? Master, please speak!"
Fusang and Dijun heard Yuanshi's words and quickly asked:
"How is this possible? Didn't fellow Daoist Taishang just...?"
Tongtian shook his head and said to Dijun and Fusang:
"My second brother and I have already investigated. Big Brother's divine soul has indeed vanished!"
As he spoke, two lines of tears streamed down Tongtian's face again.
Hearing Tongtian's words, Qi Chen immediately rushed to Li Yi's side, shaking Li Yi's body, and shouted:
"Grand Uncle-Master! Grand Uncle-Master! How could you leave Chen'er!"
Duobao also cried and said to Li Yi:
"Grand Uncle-Master! Please come back. We'll never steal your spirit fruit again! Come back! Grand Uncle-Master!"
Yuanshi also said with a hoarse voice to Li Yi:
"Big Brother! Why did you leave me and Third Brother? Third Brother is so mischievous; who will control him after you're gone, Big Brother! Big Brother!"
"Big Brother! What will happen to me and Third Brother after you leave! Big Brother!"
Tongtian also howled with a hoarse voice to Li Yi:
"Big Brother! Don't leave me and Second Brother! I'll listen to you from now on, whatever you say goes. I'll never argue with you again, Big Brother! Come back!"
Taiyi also came to Dijun with red eyes and said to him:
"Big Brother! Grand Uncle-Master, he, he, he, has he really perished?"
Dijun looked at Taiyi's hopeful eyes and knew that Taiyi wished for him to say "no." However, the vanishing of the divine soul did indeed signify perishment. If the physical body were gone, there might still be hope, but if the divine soul were gone, there was truly no chance.
Dijun also knew that his brother truly considered this place his home. He didn't want to say anything more to further agitate everyone's nerves, so he simply hugged Taiyi.
As soon as Taiyi was in Dijun's embrace, he burst into tears, crying and repeating:
"How could this be! How could this be!"
While everyone outside was weeping and wailing, Li Yi suppressed the discomfort in the tunnel. A flash of white light appeared before him, and he suddenly found himself in a vast, white space.