"Hmm?" Zhen Yuanzi and Kunpeng also looked behind them at the same time.

Soon, the figure flew over.

He was dressed in a black Taoist robe, had a small mustache, a thin face, and a shrewd look in his eyes.

The newcomer flew to the group, looked them over, and then realized they were unfamiliar with the person.

Li Daoyi and the other two remained silent, simply watching him.

"Slurp." Mengmeng licked her lollipop and nestled in Li Daoyi's arms, not even glancing at the person who came.

"Uh..." The person seemed to sense that something was off and gave an awkward smile.

"I am Shen Gongbao, a disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun of Yuxu Palace on Kunlun Mountain. I greet you three." The visitor was indeed Shen Gongbao.

After introducing himself, Shen Gongbao looked at the three men and noticed that they didn't seem surprised by his background.

Little did he know that his mere late-stage Celestial Immortal cultivation was hardly worthy of their attention.

"What is it?" Kunpeng asked with a disdainful look.

"May I ask who you are?" Shen Gongbao asked, bowing slightly.

"You little brat, you're really fearless. You dare to tell everyone to stop. Do you even know who I am?" Kunpeng said, glaring at him.

Shen Gongbao shuddered and felt a sense of unease.

"My name is Kunpeng."

“Kunpeng?” Shen Gongbao was taken aback. He felt that the name sounded familiar, but he couldn’t remember it for a moment.

"Damn it, don't these young people even know my name?" Seeing Shen Gongbao's blank expression, Kunpeng felt he was losing face.

"Hahaha, what great name do you have that's worth remembering?" Zhen Yuanzi couldn't help but laugh. He felt very pleased to see Kunpeng humiliated.

"Hmph, Zhen Yuanzi, do you want to fight?" Kunpeng roared angrily.

"Gentlemen," Li Daoyi quickly said, "If these two were to fight here, it would be disastrous."

Upon hearing Li Daoyi speak, Zhen Yuanzi and Kunpeng both fell silent for some reason, still holding a trace of respect for him in their hearts.

At this moment, Shen Gongbao's mouth dropped open. He finally remembered who Kunpeng was, and most importantly, he also heard the name Zhen Yuanzi. At this moment, he was extremely flustered.

"It's over, it's over, those two top-tier Quasi-Saints are going to die, they're going to die," Shen Gongbao thought to himself.

"This junior greets you seniors. Well, I have some matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave now." Shen Gongbao forced a bow to the three of them, then turned and left. After flying a long distance away, seeing no reaction from behind, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Just then, Shen Gongbao felt a sudden tightness around him, as if his body was bound by a force. He was about to beg for mercy when his mouth was sealed shut by a force, and he could not make a sound. His eyes showed a look of despair.

Immediately afterwards, he flew backwards and landed back in front of Li Daoyi and the other two.

"Kid, where did your smugness go? Why are you running?" Kunpeng sneered. Just now, the other party was all high and mighty when he introduced himself.

"Woo woo..." Shen Gongbao made a whimpering sound, his eyes full of pleading.

He knew that if he died, it would be a pointless death. He had offended a quasi-saint, and even if the news reached back to the Jade Void Palace, no one would stand up for him; they would probably just laugh at him.

"Well, you two, I think this kid was up to no good from the start. He's got shifty eyes and a sneaky look. How could Yuanshi Tianzun have such a disciple? It's really strange. How about we kill him?" Kunpeng asked.

Zhen Yuanzi nodded. He could just kill such an insignificant character. He knew all the disciples of Yuanshi Tianzun, but he had never heard of this Shen Gongbao. Perhaps he was a disciple he didn't like, otherwise how could his cultivation be so low?

Shen Gongbao's eyes showed despair. He thought to himself that he was unlucky today. He had only come to Chaoge on a whim, but he had run into a jinx.

"Hehehe..." Kunpeng revealed a sinister smile, and was about to strike down with his palm.

"Wait a minute," Li Daoyi said, raising his hand to stop him.

"He's just a junior, let him go."

"Release him? Alright then, kid, you're lucky today." Kunpeng nodded and then lowered his hand.

Shen Gongbao immediately felt the force binding him disappear, and having survived the ordeal, he hurriedly knelt down on the ground.

"Thank you, senior. Thank you, senior." Shen Gongbao kowtowed repeatedly.

"Your name is Shen Gongbao?" Li Daoyi asked.

"Yes, yes, my name is Shen Gongbao."

“Very well, you can leave now. Remember, forget everything that happened today,” Li Daoyi said.

"Yes, I didn't see anyone today," Shen Gongbao quickly replied.

"You can leave now!"

"Thank you, senior. Thank you, senior."

Shen Gongbao kowtowed as he flew backward, then quickly stood up and transformed into a streak of rainbow light, flying away swiftly, afraid that if he hesitated even for a moment, the other party would change their mind.

"Shen Gongbao, how interesting. We'll meet again," Li Daoyi thought to himself as he watched Shen Gongbao fly away.

“Fellow Daoist, this kid is no good,” Kunpeng said.

"Haha, it's alright, let's go." Li Daoyi smiled.

Soon, the group of people concealed themselves and appeared in the sky above Chaoge City.

"Alas, I never imagined that the human race would develop to this point." Looking at the city below, Kunpeng was filled with emotion. The human race, which had once been food and blood sacrifices for the witch and demon races, had now become the protagonist of the world.

"Fellow Daoist, do you live in this royal city?" Zhen Yuanzi asked.

“Yes, didn’t I already say that I am also a human?” Li Daoyi said.

Clearly, neither of them believed it, thinking it was just Li Daoyi making excuses.

Seeing their disbelief, Li Daoyi didn't press the matter. He then slowly flew towards the Tower of All Heavens, and the two followed him down. Because they were invisible, they didn't see many people below.

"Whoosh, time to go home!" Mengmeng said happily.

"Awoo..." The little black dog in Mengmeng's arms also cheered, while the green ox that had transformed into a mouse-sized creature above the little black dog's head lazily glanced at it and then closed its eyes again.

Upon reaching the ninth floor, Li Dao waved his hand, and a large door appeared. The group then flew inside.

"Huh?"

Upon entering, both of them exclaimed in surprise.

"I'm going to find Sister Long."

Mengmeng immediately jumped down from Li Daoyi's arms and skipped away, with Xiao Hei following closely behind.

“Fellow Daoist, this place is extraordinary. This is the law of space. Tsk tsk, remarkable.” Zhen Yuanzi looked around and then said.

“Indeed, it has a vast interior, much larger than it appears from the outside, and the space here is constantly changing, seemingly endless,” Kunpeng echoed.

"It's just a little trick, please make yourselves at home, no need to be polite," Li Daoyi said with a smile.

The two then looked around and, sure enough, the space was changing. It seemed like there was no end to their journey from the entrance to the other side, as the space kept extending. But when they looked back, they were still not far from Li Daoyi. This control over the laws of space shocked the two of them, especially Zhen Yuanzi, who was also a practitioner of spatial supernatural powers. His "Sleeve Universe" was also a spatial magic, but it was far inferior to this.

The two exchanged a glance. They were both at the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm, yet they were now being affected by the spatial laws here. Their admiration for Li Daoyi grew even stronger.

"Senior brother, please wait."

Just as Tongtian flew out of the Zixiao Palace's range, he heard Nuwa's call and stopped. He saw Nuwa flying towards him.

"Junior sister, what is it?" Tongtian asked knowingly.

Nuwa rolled her eyes at him upon hearing this.

"Senior brother, do you not trust me?" Nuwa said angrily.

Tongtian gave an awkward smile.

"Are you going to find that person?" Nuwa asked.

“Yes.” Tongtian nodded.

“Alas, I’ve seen that person, Senior Brother. I don’t know how to describe him. He’s a madman,” Nuwa sighed.

Tongtian frowned upon hearing this. He had already regarded Li Daoyi as a close friend, so his expression was somewhat displeased.

“I didn’t mean anything by it, Senior Brother. Do you know what that person said to me?” Nuwa quickly replied.

"I would like to hear the details."

"He foresaw today's events and the Investiture of the Gods. I don't know how he did it, but he said he would drag all the gods and immortals into this great calamity, and even..."

Nuwa paused for a moment, then casually set up a barrier around the two of them.

“He even wants to drag the teacher down with him,” Nuwa said softly.

Upon hearing this, Tongtian's pupils constricted sharply, and he was shocked. He knew that Li Daoyi was going to participate in the great calamity, but he never expected that the other party would be so magnanimous as to drag everyone into it.

Tongtian was shocked for a long time, then suddenly threw his head back and burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha..."

"I, Tongtian, pride myself on being arrogant and unruly. Compared to him, what am I? Amazing, truly amazing. From beginning to end, I only thought about how to prevent too many of my disciples from facing the calamity, while he wanted to drag everyone into it."

"I admire you, I truly admire you." Tongtian said excitedly, his eyes filled with fervor. At this moment, he admired Li Daoyi's audacious idea to the point of prostration.

Seeing Tongtian in this state, Nuwa couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

"It seems that Senior Brother Tongtian is determined to follow that person to the bitter end."

"Senior brother, are you really sure?" Nuwa asked.

"Junior sister, do you know, I have never been as happy as I am today in all these years. I have now found my goal. The great calamity has come at just the right time. I want to see whose calamity this is." As he spoke, Tongtian's face gradually turned cold.

He could easily see that the trip to Zixiao Palace was aimed at him, and the Investiture of the Gods was specifically targeting his Jie Sect. Moreover, the Investiture of the Gods was handed over to Yuanshi Tianzun, who had always been at odds with him.

"Junior sister, I finally understand some of what Fellow Daoist Li said," Tongtian said slowly.

"What did you say?" Nuwa asked.

“He said that the vast majority of gods and immortals are selfish. The appearance of a great calamity is a time for some people to reap benefits. At this time, they will not care about the lives of thousands of living beings, nor will they consider how to truly deal with the calamity. They only have their own interests in their eyes. They are hypocritical, greedy, and selfish,” Tongtian said coldly.

“Senior brother…” Nuwa stared blankly at Tongtian, not knowing how to refute him for a moment.