Chapter 1016: Chapter 1013: Dialogue
Li Yue stared at the two indigenous humans before him, first in a daze, then his pupils contracted, as he gazed at them in astonishment.
He could clearly sense the immense True Qi power within the two of them, even a faint sense of oppression and crisis from them.
Being one of the eight Foundation Establishment Stage disciples chosen to explore Earth indicated that Li Yue was among the best of the Foundation Establishment disciples in Lingxiao Sect.
After arriving on this planet, the members of Lingxiao Sect had gained some understanding of its indigenous inhabitants, knowing it was a world of technological civilization. Though there were some Martial Artists, their strength was too weak, even inferior to late-stage Qi Refining disciples of the Cultivation Realm.
Therefore, Lingxiao Sect disciples never took these natives seriously, viewing them as no different from ants.
After failing to extract a massive top-grade Spirit Vein using the Spirit Vein Cage Immortal Talisman last time, the eight disciples of Lingxiao Sect unanimously agreed to enter the cave to loot, but as they ventured further, they dispersed.
Li Yue was the first to get separated.
He found himself entering a colossal maze within the mountain, where the cave system was overwhelmingly vast, with one cave turning into two in the blink of an eye.
Two turned into four.
He realized he had entered a powerful Illusion Array.
Unfortunately, the team that came along this time only had Lu Chen, who was most proficient in Array Formation Talisman Tao, aside from senior brothers Ye Wuya and Du Hui, who also had some knowledge in Talismanic Array.
Li Yue himself was not interested in formations and rune Tao, so he had no idea how to break this Illusion Array.
At first, Li Yue was somewhat panicked, but gradually, he calmed down and started exploring ways to escape the Illusion Array.
However, whether it was bad luck or every path in this cave was fraught with dangers, Li Yue found every path he chose to be wrong.
He did not know how many wrong choices he made, but relying on his hardcore Foundation Establishment-stage strength, along with various life-saving means granted by his sect and a large number of recovery elixirs, he forced his way through and reached this point.
He thought that after this, he would finally make it out, but instead, he entered another cavern, which not only had six or seven branching paths but also suddenly two natives popped out.
The worst part was that he sensed an inexplicable danger from these two natives.
Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang were equally surprised.
The three of them exchanged glances, creating a tense and hostile atmosphere, sensing the enmity from each other.
However, both sides seemed restrained and did not immediately engage in combat.
Li Yue thought for a moment and said, "Who are you?"
His speech was articulate, sounding like an ancient dialect of the Divine Continent, which Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang could not understand. Yet, inexplicably, they seemed to grasp what he was asking.
Yang Fei thought for a moment and used a steel blade to write a few ancient pre-Qin characters on the ground.
These characters were similar to traditional Chinese characters but had some differences.
The Daoist secret manuals Yang Fei obtained were in these characters, so he recognized them.
Above the cave entrance of this mountain range, the words ’White Jade City’ were of this character type.
"You ask who we are?"
This was what Yang Fei wrote.
Li Yue recognized these characters and nodded. Then he thought for a moment and similarly used his long sword to write, "You cannot understand my language?"
Yang Fei nodded.
He wrote and asked, "Are you from the Outer Realm?"
Li Yue did not hide it, writing five words.
"Central Great World."
Yang Fei wrote, "Cultivation World?"
"Both Cultivation Civilization and technological civilization exist."
"What are you here for? To destroy Earth?"
"Is this place called Earth? We are here to explore, not to destroy."
"Yet your actions have led to Earth being devastated, with billions of humans dead or injured. To Earth, you are demons."
Li Yue frowned, a trace of reluctance flashing in his eyes.
He understood the significant changes brought to the entire planet after the Spirit Vein Cage Immortal Talisman was used last time, causing a great disaster for the natives here, but he did not expect the losses to be so severe.
However, being a cultivator, his state of mind was immensely strong, and in his subconscious, Earth’s humans were not beings of the same origin as him.
So he wrote, "This is the calamity Earth deserves; everything has its destiny."
Yang Fei was provoked by his indifference, with a flash of killing intent.
Li Yue sensed the killing intent from him, furrowed his brow, and fixed his gaze on Yang Fei, also releasing a sharp killing intent.
Qin Yanyang didn’t know what they had written, but sensing the tension, she didn’t hesitate to release a powerful aura and focused on Li Yue.
Li Yue’s heart tightened.
He was horrified to discover that the individual strength of these two Earth natives had reached the Foundation Establishment Early Stage, shocking him further was the absurd illusion of invincibility they gave him when holding hands.
The two were dual cultivation partners!
Their cultivation technique seemed to be the Integration Skill, which was common in the Central Great World. While they might not be significant individually, their combined strength multiplied several times over.
Unexpectedly, such cultivators existed even on this technology-developed planet.
Li Yue took a deep breath; although not exhausted, his condition was extremely poor.
The most terrifying aspect was that his life-saving artifacts had been used multiple times, and the elixirs in his storage bag were mostly exhausted. These two exuded a sense of overwhelming crisis; if they fought, the outcome would be unpredictable.
Truly unfortunate, how did he manage to encounter Earth natives, and two powerful cultivators at that?
"Fighting with me brings you no benefits; rather, provoking our Lingxiao Sect spells doom for your Earth," Li Yue contemplated the tense atmosphere and decisively wrote these words with his sword after a moment of thought.
Qin Yanyang couldn’t understand, so she asked, "What did he say?"
Yang Fei briefly recounted their previous dialogue.
Qin Yanyang said, "Ask him what Lingxiao Sect is and how powerful it is in their world."
A thought flashed through Yang Fei’s mind, and he wrote this question.
Li Yue immediately saw through their intention in asking and smiled slightly, not concealing it, writing, "Lingxiao Sect in Southern Domain is but a two-star sect, and my cultivation is merely that of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator. Above us, Lingxiao Sect has Golden Core Stage, Primordial Yin Ancestor, and even Divinity Transformation experts."
Yang Fei’s heart sank.
He translated for Qin Yanyang.
Qin Yanyang also gasped.
The two originally thought these Outer Realm cultivators were formidable enough, only to realize their realm and cultivation were deemed weak in Lingxiao Sect.
Above Foundation Establishment Stage, there are Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Divinity Transformation Stages.
Yang Fei had some concept of these stages through related records in Taoist scriptures.
Although Qin Yanyang didn’t have much knowledge, by comparing them with the cultivation stages of earthly Martial Artists, she understood that Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Divinity Transformation were indeed formidable levels compared to what she and Yang Fei currently faced.
Unexpectedly, the Outer Realm cultivation civilization had reached such great heights.
Truly despairing.