As all of them began to bicker, though, Li Shuanwei, who was silently standing beside his father with a calm gaze, paused and looked at a small floating glob of water in front of them and frowned.
"...What is this?" he asked and frowned. Everyone's attention shifted toward the baby-fist-sized orb of blue liquid floating in the air. Immediately, powerful Soul Senses moved and surrounded it before all of them encircled and watched it with caution.
Li Shuanwei himself was in the middle, his gaze filled with doubts. He couldn't sense what was making this thing float. In the end, his Soul Sense was not as good as the Power Birth Stage Cultivators...
He looked at his father, Li Xingguang, and saw how pale the man's face had become. Soon, Li Shuanwei's gaze moved to the rest of the two Clan Heads, Raven Clan Head and Rock Clan Head—their faces were pale too, but not as much as his own father's. A bad premonition came over him.
What was going on?
Did they sense something he couldn't?
Suddenly, all three Clan Heads bowed to their knees and said respectfully, "We greet the Transcendent."
Li Shuanwei felt his heart tremble as his father's Soul Sense pushed his own body into his knee. "What are you doing, Shuanwei? Greet the revered senior!"
Coming up with conclusions with a frown, Li Shuanwei bowed.
"This junior greets the senior."
At the same time, the globe of water started to morph and spasm for a second before it took the form of a miniature humanoid creature. With that alone, a sensation of fear started to bud in their hearts; even Li Shuanwei felt his heart tremble as fear began to rise within him.
Yet, deep within, he concurred, 'Heart Qi, only that can make me so fearful... a true Transcendence Stage Cultivator.' He silently gritted his teeth. Then, this must be the famed method of communication that only Transcendence Stage cultivators are said to have—using 60 different Magical Resources together to cook a Transcendent Magical Resource.
He had heard about it but had never seen it face to face. This method was said to be used by all Transcendent Cultivators to communicate with the outside world since they themselves are in secluded cultivation most of the time. It could carry their wills to have conversations hundreds of kilometers away, thousands, even.
But even though it was so useful, only Transcendence Stage cultivators can use it since it is a Transcendent Resource. If any below used it, they would just blow up their organs and die, unable to digest it.
Why was a Transcendent here? Which among the four in the Sacred Lust Continent was this?
The little creature moved sluggishly, standing up only to fall a second later, then waving its cute blue legs to stand in a better form. Then, it sized up the people around with its featureless face.
"Gaaa..." It said and then smilingly touched its mouth area. "No matter how much I have done it, I just can't get used to it." A cute voice said, sounding like a doll, but none of them felt amused, just scared and restless.
Of course, the Clan Heads of Raven and Rocks exchanged a slight glance. They hoped the new person would suppress Li Xingguang. As it was now, it was headed in a way that Li Xingguang would have a superior stand to them in all matters in the entire city from now on.
The Magical Resources would play a huge part in him, and they would also lose more advantages. Li Shuanwei was a monster. Regardless, they bowed respectfully without any movements to the 'Transcendent'.
Han Li waved his little hand in irritation. "I asked what Dao your Dao Soul has, not all that. Quickly say it, or this old man will bring his true body here to scan you myself."
Face severe, Li Shuanwei asked, "Senior, do you have to do this?"
Han Li suddenly seemed to have realized something and looked at the three Power Birth Stage Cultivators. "What are you bunch doing here? Scram for this Old Man!"
Immediately, they bowed and flew away. Even Li Xingguang was the same. When a Transcendent spoke, you listen, not question. The blue being looked at Li Shuanwei, curiosity etched across its expressionless face.
"I have no reason to do you harm, kid; you are too conceited. To me, you are just an ant. Now that's out there, tell me, what is your Dao Soul? Why are you so strong for your age? I also want to train my descendants to be like you."
Li Shuanwei grimaced. "Senior, isn't this breaking the unspoken rules of the cultivation world? I am just a weakling. Why are you bullying me like this? Aren't all these opportunities destined by heaven?"
"Snort!" Han Li cursed, "Such hypocrisy at such a young age. You might as well have walked the Demonic Path if you are to keep everything for yourself. Don't worry. I will give you something of equal value if you tell me what is happening. I might even take you as my disciple."
Li Shuanwei became silent. When his secret of being strong was even spread slightly, and when it attracted the attention of a foreign Power Born, he knew he was in for a lot of trouble. He had even expected a Transcendent coming for him, but he had a bunch of plans for that.
When they arrived, they would obviously arrive all four together since he would be quite famous by then; he could have pitted them against each other in a disciple-hiring battle and then become a disciple with all of the world looking at him. They all cared for reputation; he would be safe then, and he would also have a straight path to Transcendence... until this wild blue weed showed itself.
Even he himself didn't know who the person he was speaking to was.
"Brat," Han Li sighed seriously. "I won't make it difficult for you. I will come here myself in a bit."
"Senior," Li Shuanwei suddenly became calm and cold. "Why don't you use your Heart Qi to bind us in one path? I am sure what I can offer is quite a lot to you, but I don't want to let my secrets be out for no reason."
A blue indent of a smile appeared on the smooth face of the walkie-talkie.
"No, it is not about what you want. It is about what you get. If you say no, I can just bring myself here and slaughter you, and I can check everything myself."
Li Shuanwei coldly looked at him. "A Demonic Cultivator with no morals? So much for being a hypocrite." He smiled. "I can self-implode here before you arrive if that makes you reconsider. Even for a Transcendent, it should take a day or two to arrive here from one of the Four Sects. All my secrets, I'll take it with me."
Han Li's smile vanished.
"Self Implode then."
A painful silence stretched between them for exactly an hour until Li Shuanwei's gaze moved to the city beside him and the distant image of his father. His shoulder dropped.
He sighed.
"I do not practice Dao cultivation. It is the truth. I am just an Unawakened..."