After searching for a while, Heavenly Venerable Jian Si finally located Senior Brother Li Tian on a nearby asteroid.
From afar, Yi Tianyun saw a handsome young man sitting alone on the asteroid, gazing into the distance, seemingly lost in thought.
Heavenly Venerable Li Tian, Early-stage High-level Heavenly Venerable, possessing immense strength and the top-tier Strength God Bloodline, capable of shattering anything with terrifying power!
The Strength God Bloodline was astonishing. Once activated, it could multiply his strength by several times, dozens even, scaling with cultivation level.
In short, Heavenly Venerable Li Tian was a supreme brute-force cultivator. Just his fists alone could tear through the void. His raw strength far surpassed others at the same level, strength alone was enough for him to conquer all.
"So it's the Strength God Bloodline… His overall power is incredible. If it comes to battle, he's practically unmatched," Yi Tianyun's eyes lit up. Among strength-focused bloodlines, this one was easily top-three. Combine that with Heavenly Venerable Martial Arts, and the result was truly overpowered.
No wonder they said that with the help of these three, the defense would be solid. Li Tian alone was already terrifying. Think about it, how else could they have handled Heavenly Venerable Slaughter God?
After all, Slaughter God was a powerful High-level Heavenly Venerable. Even injured, he still had the strength of a Mid-level Heavenly Venerable. Suppressing him required overwhelming force. Sending these three top disciples made it entirely possible.
Yet the mission had been snatched away by Yi Tianyun.
"Senior Brother Li Tian, we finally found you." Jian Si flew over with Yi Tianyun.
Heavenly Venerable Li Tian slowly opened his eyes, first resting his gaze on Jian Si, then turning to Yi Tianyun. "This must be the one you mentioned who has the potential to become our junior brother."
It was clear he already knew about Yi Tianyun. For Jian Si to bring someone over, he had to be significant.
"Greetings, Senior Brother Li Tian!" Yi Tianyun said respectfully.
"Don't call me 'Senior Brother Li Tian.' You're not part of our sect yet and haven't earned the right to address me as such." Li Tian's tone was cold and rigid, confirming how strict he was about protocol.
Until everything was official, he wouldn't entertain informal titles or assumptions. That was just his way.
"Ahem, you're as stiff as ever, Li Tian. But he will be our junior brother soon, just take a look at this." Jian Si patted Yi Tianyun's shoulder, gesturing for him to bring out the Myriad Venerable God Tower.
Jian Si didn't dare use tricks in front of Li Tian. Some people simply couldn't be messed with, or it would backfire.
Yi Tianyun promptly took out the Myriad Venerable God Tower and presented it.
"The Myriad Venerable God Tower!?"
Even someone as composed as Li Tian was visibly shaken. He immediately flew over and stared at the tower intently.
"That's right. This is the Myriad Venerable God Tower, Slaughter God's prized artifact. He was slain by our junior brother here. Quite the feat, even though he hasn't reached the Heavenly Venerable level, surely this alone qualifies him to be one of us?" Jian Si said proudly, satisfied with Li Tian's reaction.
Li Tian glared at Yi Tianyun with a piercing gaze. "Tell me, how did you do it?"
"I cultivated the Hao Han Divine Art to the fifth level, then triggered Master's attack imprint to finish him off," Yi Tianyun explained calmly.
"I see… Fifth level of Hao Han Divine Art…" Li Tian nodded. "You have the qualifications to be my junior brother. From now on, we are fellow disciples."
He quickly regained his calm, clearly accepting both the reality and Yi Tianyun's strength.
Everything returned to a calm stillness, just like before.
"This is a little gift from me. I hope you don't mind." Li Tian handed over a small bottle.
"Thank you, Senior Brother Li Tian," Yi Tianyun replied, accepting it without even checking, anything given by a Heavenly Venerable was bound to be valuable.
After that, Li Tian prepared to leave, clearly not planning to linger.
"Senior Brother Li Tian!" Jian Si called out quickly.
"Hmm? What is it?" Li Tian looked back. "If there's nothing else, I'll be returning to the Inner God Territory."
"There is something. Our junior brother has a favor to ask, one I hope you'll agree to," Jian Si said.
"Yes, I have a humble request. I hope Senior Brother Li Tian can help," Yi Tianyun added.
"Speak," Li Tian said, pausing to listen seriously.
"I plan to participate in the God Territory War. I'm not asking you to help seize the token core, just to protect my faction and territory," Yi Tianyun said earnestly.
"No." Li Tian rejected him instantly, without hesitation.
"Why?" Yi Tianyun was taken aback.
"There is no why. I simply don't wish to get involved in this matter," Li Tian shook his head.
"Don't be so cold, Senior Brother," Jian Si tried to persuade him. "Our junior brother took down Heavenly Venerable Slaughter God! If not for him, who knows how long it would've taken us to track him down? By then, he might've already recovered, making him even harder to deal with!"
Yi Tianyun was deeply grateful for Jian Si's support, whether it was out of goodwill or just wanting to join the fight.
"Even so, I don't want to get involved. The God Territory War…" Li Tian sighed deeply, a hint of sorrow in his voice, clearly, it stirred some old memory. "Drop this. I might help with other things, but not this."
He waved his hand, signaling Yi Tianyun to say no more, the decision was final.
Jian Si felt helpless. Since Li Tian had already spoken so firmly, there was no way to force it. Their kind respected voluntary cooperation over compulsion.
And Li Tian didn't yield to persuasion or pressure, he was stubborn to the bone.
"Senior Brother Li Tian, you've stayed here so long, there must be something in your past you can't let go of. If you're willing, maybe I can help. I was born in the mortal world too, so maybe I can relate," Yi Tianyun said.
Li Tian's body trembled slightly, and… he stopped walking.