although tuli launched a furious attack, his eyes revealed a placid calmness afterward, and he quickly entered a mysterious state.


    the long spear in his hand, while thrusting like a dragon, conveyed a sensation where hardness and softness intertwined that tao yu could distinctly feel.


    it seemed as if he was being drawn into the opponent’s playing field.


    this truly surprised tao yu.


    goodness, how can every random fellow that appears play with such an atmosphere?


    the yin and yang, the real and the illusory, existence and non-existence, all mingled as one with nature’s profound mysteries, making the spear moves unpredictable.


    even tao yu couldn’t pinpoint where his opponent’s spear was ultimately aiming to strike.


    "interesting."


    tao yu didn’t draw out the black iron heavy sword, instead he moved in close directly.


    the god-containing technique, with its ability to see through falsehoods, allowed tao yu to easily identify the weakest point in his opponent’s aura.


    he then flicked his finger as if blooming a flower.


    pop~


    invisible energy burst forth and the still inexperienced tuli, who had yet to grasp the ’minutiae’ realm, immediately became disordered. his spear technique, which originally contained the nuance of yin and yang, turned chaotic.


    next, tao yu used another hand to pinch the tip of the spear, firmly locking it in place!


    the tremendous physical strength granted by his stance skill and the powers like the dragon elephant prajna, combined with the locking of true yuan, rendered the opponent’s spear unable to advance an inch!


    boom~


    the ground beneath tao yu’s feet instantly cracked like a spider’s web, with violent energy rampaging.


    hovering midair with his spear pinched by tao yu and unable to come down, tuli’s eyes were about to pop out of his skull.


    "how is this possible!"


    "nothing’s impossible."


    tao yu gave a light chuckle and flicked the tip of the spear with his finger.


    the force of the great shift of qiankun, with a swoosh, forced the long spear to slip from tuli’s hands, leaving a trail of blood from the tiger’s mouth along the shaft of the spear.


    the receding butt of the spear pierced directly through tuli’s shoulder, going straight through!


    "huh? he actually dodged it."


    tao yu raised his eyebrows and looked at tuli, a trace of admiration appearing on his face.


    he hadn’t held back at all just now; a casual flick and the opponent was able to dodge desperately in such a disadvantageous situation, minimizing the injury. indeed, he had some skills.


    "!@...#￥"


    the sturdy men nearby, seeing tuli injured in a moment, were all shocked, their mouths chattering nonstop in the tujue language.


    tao yu couldn’t be bothered to spend willpower to translate and, looking at their approaching direction, he casually released a palm strike.


    roar~


    the lofty dragon’s chant caused all the sturdy men to tremble, their eyes glazed over, and then four blood dragons swept through, sending them all flying, before circling in the air and returning to tao yu.


    after the blood dragons were retracted, there were still splattering noises upon hitting the ground, followed by wails everywhere.


    "well, she seems to be an important person indeed."


    when chunyu wei slowly recounted the situation, revealing everything tao yu wanted to know, a flicker of interest appeared in his eyes.


    this ’tornado’ tuli was truly not a nobody; her strength was amongst the top of her peers.


    this allowed tao yu to breathe a sigh of relief.


    "i was saying, if anyone could just jump out and pull people into a realm of yin and yang, real and unreal, then i really need to question my own strength. and to think this young girl turns out to be the third disciple of bi xuan...i do have some impression of her..."


    for someone like tuli, a silly man with a common name, tao yu was naturally clueless, but it seemed chunyu wei really did make an appearance before.


    "turns out tuli, this unlucky fellow, was actually cuckolded by someone, tsk tsk..."


    chunyu wei also spilled all the gossip when tao yu inquired.


    years ago, in a sandstorm, ba fenghan captured the fifteen-year-old bader and then, you know. bader even accompanied him traveling through the grasslands, before later escaping. this turned bader’s love to hate, and she returned to tuli to practice her martial arts diligently, intending to settle her grudges personally.


    although chunyu wei was a tujue, because she was a disciple of bi xuan, she was well-informed in terms of news.


    when they ’headed north,’ they had already learned that yang guang had been assassinated on the other side, and there was also a rumor that the he’s jade disc was selecting a universal sovereign.


    "how long ago did you hear about the he’s jade disc?"


    "we just got the information when we were coming over. it’s being talked about all over; my master said that it was the buddhist sect people who used their powers to spread it quickly."


    in this era where information was not widely accessible, to be able to create such a momentum about the he’s jade disc selecting a universal sovereign so quickly truly demonstrated their abilities.


    "there might still be a chance to salvage it..."


    a contemplative look appeared in tao yu’s eyes.


    the buddhist sect was about to create momentum, and the news needed time to settle and spread. then there was also the issue of shi feixuan’s ’way of the sovereign,’ which shouldn’t have progressed so quickly.


    for now, it appeared that great tang wasn’t bordering any other world. there might be worlds bordered by the sea or further south, but their impact on great tang was limited.


    the plains were blocked by tujue; yang guang was dead, and the world was in chaos. with such circumstances, there indeed wasn’t the mood to deal with other matters, so the impact was minimal.


    "my master has taken li shimin as a disciple, so technically, he’s my junior brother..."


    pfft~


    the tea that tao yu had just sipped sprayed onto chunyu wei’s pretty face.


    okay, retracting the previous assumptions, tujue did block the connections, but that didn’t mean tujue itself wouldn’t do anything!


    but bi xuan taking li shimin as a disciple?


    this left tao yu feeling somewhat surprised and skeptical. if history had been transferred over, then he should know it was li shimin who annihilated them.


    "wait a minute, nothing has happened yet, and if bi xuan knows li shimin’s achievements, choosing other means seems normal. as long as tujue doesn’t cause trouble, great tang’s treatment isn’t bad. as long as tujue doesn’t commit suicide by something like the wei river alliance, great tang really wouldn’t care about supporting tujue..."


    initially, tao yu thought bi xuan’s head was broken, but now it seemed like it could be an early investment!


    he could also choose to launch a surprise assassination of li shimin. with his status as one of the three grandmasters of the world, the li family would be defenseless if unprepared.


    but if li shimin were to die, bi xuan might not necessarily be able to secure benefits for tujue. it might indeed be better this way.


    and there, having had tea sprayed on her face, chunyu wei dabbed the droplets of water from the tip of her hair, stuck out her tongue to lick her lips, and then smilingly said to tao yu,


    "thank you, i’m all good now."


    "..."