Chunibyo in Cultivation World

Li Tianwei had no idea what was happening inside the Main Hall at that moment.

Right now, he was meeting with his nominal master.

Bai Muxu, upon returning to the Sacred Land of Lingxu, did not go to the Main Hall with the Sacred Lord of Lingxu and the others but instead returned to Heaven’s Gate Peak.

Before long, he sensed Li Tianwei’s aura and, in an instant, appeared right in front of him.

Just before landing, Bai Muxu felt an inexplicable sensation in his heart — as if Li Tianwei had already been aware of his presence long ago.

“Master.”

Li Tianwei looked at Bai Muxu, who had landed before him, and clasped his hands in salute.

Bai Muxu landed steadily and swept his Divine Sense over Li Tianwei, sensing the aura on his body. His expression turned into one of astonishment.

“Golden Core Peak?”

Bai Muxu asked in disbelief.

Li Tianwei nodded lightly and replied, “I have not failed Master’s expectations. In the Forbidden Land of Taixu, this disciple has gained quite a lot.”

“Very good. Truly worthy of being my disciple.”

At that moment, Bai Muxu’s mind was entirely filled with Li Tianwei’s cultivation level, recalling what he himself had thought back when he broke through to the Out-of-Body Realm.

At this moment, Bai Muxu realized that his record would likely no longer stand.

Li Tianwei had built his foundation in a hundred days, reached the Golden Core Peak within a year, and at this rate, it would not be long before he reached the Nascent Soul Realm. Once he broke through to that, the Spirit Transformation Realm would not be far, and Out-of-Body even less so.

For a time, the thought that he himself was the Heaven’s Favored Child had completely vanished.

No matter how one looked at it, Li Tianwei’s talent and ability were even more monstrous.

“I won’t be surpassed, will I?”

Bai Muxu couldn’t help but imagine that possibility.

At this thought, he felt that he could no longer afford to slack off. Now that the seal on the Evil Demons had been lifted, he needed to cultivate faster so that he could undergo tribulation and ascend before Li Tianwei did. Otherwise, if his disciple ascended before him, where would he put his face?

“It seems that you indeed gained a great deal in the Forbidden Land of Taixu. Tell me, did you perhaps comprehend any Divine Power there?”

Bai Muxu still remembered that the reason he had sent Li Tianwei into the Forbidden Land of Taixu was so that he might gain enlightenment and comprehend a Divine Power.

Upon hearing this, Li Tianwei hesitated. In truth, he had not comprehended any Divine Power inside the Forbidden Land of Taixu. He had only used those Celestial Souls to refine a hundred kinds of Dao Intents.

It was only after he returned to the mountain that he had elevated the Heaven-Ending Yin Fiend to the level of Divine Power, thus creating his own Divine Power.

Would this count as comprehending a Divine Power? After all, it was by relying on the power within the Forbidden Land of Taixu that he had raised the Heaven-Ending Yin Fiend to that level.

Seeing Li Tianwei hesitate, Bai Muxu, as his master, should have felt pity. Yet, for some reason, he felt as though a weight had been lifted off his chest.

This strange thought was quickly dismissed by Bai Muxu. The stronger his disciple became, the more it reflected well on his own teachings. So, it didn’t matter.

Before comforting Li Tianwei, he first had to comfort himself.

“Tianwei, you need not trouble yourself over it. There will be chances in the future. I, your master, have already broken through to the Out-of-Body Realm. Later, I will obtain more opportunities for you within the Sacred Land of Lingxu. As for Divine Powers — they are nothing more than minor paths.”

Bai Muxu spoke slowly, consoling Li Tianwei. Yet, when he said “minor paths,” Bai Muxu secretly admitted that he wanted them too.

“Yes, this disciple understands.”

Listening to his master’s words, Li Tianwei nodded deeply, inwardly labeling Divine Powers as “minor paths.”

Because of that, he grew to admire Bai Muxu even more. For one to describe Divine Powers so casually, Bai Muxu must surely have comprehended many of them himself.

“Stabilize your cultivation well and prepare your foundation for the Nascent Soul Realm.”

Bai Muxu nodded lightly. After saying so, he once again disappeared from before Li Tianwei, heading toward the Main Peak.

Li Tianwei watched his master’s departing figure, then turned and walked down Heaven’s Gate Mountain.

These days, aside from cultivation, Li Tianwei often roamed the Sacred Land of Lingxu, preaching to the disciples and correcting their paths.

As for those who could not be corrected, he did not give up on them either — he let them enter the Saint Soul Banner, allowing them to earn Merit as preparation for the future and to cleanse themselves of sin.

All of this had already gained the Sacred Land’s tacit support. Regarding Li Tianwei’s actions, they simply turned a blind eye.

Meanwhile, outside the Sacred Land of Lingxu—

A figure was flying swiftly through the air toward the Sacred Land. It didn’t take long before he arrived at the gates.

It was none other than Li Tianchen, who had returned from the Heaven-Burning Abyss. After traveling day and night for several days, he finally reached this familiar place.

Looking up at the twelve majestic peaks, Li Tianchen used his Sacred Land token to safely enter the Sacred Land of Lingxu.

He couldn’t help but take a deep breath, full of anticipation to see Li Tianwei again.

However, since he had returned, he should first report back to his own peak.

Thus, as usual, Li Tianchen headed toward Woodbeard Peak.

But the further he walked, the more he sensed that something was amiss.

Normally, the disciples of the Sacred Land of Lingxu would greet him warmly or nod to him in passing.

Li Tianchen had always been quite perceptive, able to sense the emotions of others to some extent.

Yet now, he felt overwhelming kindness radiating from those around him — genuine goodwill, as if they had completely opened their hearts to him with no trace of concealment.

At first, encountering one or two such people hadn’t seemed strange, but soon he realized that everyone along the way was like this.

This bizarre phenomenon made the ever-cautious Li Tianchen feel a chill run down his spine.

“Elder Ling! Elder Ling! Something’s wrong!”

“The Sacred Land of Lingxu feels strange!”

Not sensing the cause of this anomaly, Li Tianchen naturally called upon the Elder Ling within his ring for answers.

The Elder Ling, who had been resting after suffering heavy losses in the Heaven-Burning Abyss, was startled awake by Li Tianchen’s anxious voice.

The old spirit yawned.

“What is it, little Chenzi?”

“Elder Ling, look at those disciples over there — and those others too. Don’t you find them strange?”

Li Tianchen pointed toward a group of senior and junior brothers in the distance who were discussing spell techniques.

Elder Ling extended his Divine Sense toward them.

“This technique, when performed like this, can unleash even greater power.”

“Thank you for the explanation, Senior Brother.”

“No need — we walk the same path.”

“Virtue.”

The echo of that single word — “Virtue” — lingered between them.

Seeing such a scene, Elder Ling instantly sobered up, an uneasy feeling rising within him.

“Little Chenzi, the situation is indeed somewhat abnormal.”

“Elder Ling, you’ve existed for so many years — can you tell what’s wrong with them?”

Li Tianchen asked cautiously.

Elder Ling shook his head.

“I have never seen anything like this. Throughout my Divine Sense, the entire Sacred Land of Lingxu is filled with such people.”