At the same time, Gai Fu and the others, who had been observing everything from their temporary base through the Talisman, after experiencing one shock, fright, and bewilderment after another, truly and completely submitted to Li Hai from the bottom of their hearts, submitting without any reservations.

“I was wrong. I shouldn’t have doubted Brother Li. Even if it was just a remnant of a Sorcery Gate Ancient Scripture, as long as he wanted to, he could deduce the Complete Manual at any time.”

Zeng Ying stared blankly at the light screen and muttered, “Brother Li is not simply a Genius; he is—he is a Reincarnation of an Immortal!”

“His Martial Dao talent surpasses the history of Yu Continent, and his sorcery talent has also surpassed history.”

Pi Shangzhi’s expression was almost dazed. “Is there—is there anything Brother Li can’t do?”

Quan Xiangxun on the side covered his head and shook it frantically, while muttering:

“Crazy, crazy. This is not surpassing history at all. This is—this is all the heroes in history combined, not enough to even carry Brother Li’s shoes!”

Gong Shuo Hong on the side was also very annoyed at this time, annoyed that she had actually questioned Li Hai:

“I shouldn’t have listened to these people’s nonsense. Brother Li is such a Genius; deducing a strange Cultivation Technique should be a piece of cake for him.”

However, Gai Fu was different from everyone else in the tent. What truly shocked and impressed him was not just how Heaven-Defying Li Hai’s talent was. He was more moved by Li Hai’s sincere and righteous heart.

“At just eighteen years old, he has reached the level of a Martial Dao Grandmaster and a Fourth Realm Sorcerer, and he also possesses a King-grade Divine Ability. More importantly—Li Hai’s heart and actions are so sincere and free of darkness. This is truly rare.”

Gai Fu raised his head and sighed softly, “If a person like him, who hates evil as if it were his personal enemy and empathizes with the weak, were to ascend to power in the future.

Perhaps the decay and stagnation of Great Jing would be swept away, and at that time, the entire world… might usher in a great change.”

Just as Gai Fu was pleasantly lost in thought, the tent flap was pulled open, and a familiar figure walked in.

It was Li Hai.

As soon as they saw him, Gong Shuo Hong, Zeng Ying, Pi Shangzhi, and the others immediately rushed forward, showering him with enthusiastic flattery, praising Li Hai to the point where he was unrivaled on Earth and in Heaven.

At this moment, Gai Fu, who had been standing silently aside, suddenly spoke:

“Commandant Gong, Commandant Zeng, Commandant Pi, you few, take the others and go out first. I need to talk with Lieutenant Li alone for a while.”

Upon hearing this, Gong Shuo Hong and the others exchanged glances before obediently exiting the tent together, leaving only Gai Fu and Li Hai.

After watching them leave, Li Hai turned to Gai Fu and asked:

“Commander Gai, do you have something important you want to discuss with me?”

“Yes, there are indeed some things to discuss.” Gai Fu nodded, then sighed, “Lieutenant Li, I lied to you earlier about the 《Heavenly Lotus Earthly Sage Scripture》. I am very sorry.”

“Oh?” Li Hai was startled, then smiled, “Haha, it’s fine. But I’m very curious, Commander Gai, what exactly did you lie about? Can you tell me?”

“Hmm…”

Gai Fu was silent for a moment, then said, “Actually, I know where the Complete Manual of the 《Lotus》 Scripture is kept.”

Li Hai frowned, then asked, “Then why didn’t you tell me at that time?”

“Sigh~” Gai Fu sighed, “I said I know, but in fact, it’s like I don’t know.”

“—What a mess.”

Li Hai’s face showed displeasure. “Commander Gai, please speak more clearly.”

“Alright, I’ll start from the beginning.”

After thinking for a moment, Gai Fu began to narrate slowly.

And as he recounted, sentence by sentence, Li Hai learned that there actually existed a place called Taiyi Mountain in this world.

That place was, surprisingly, the Holy Land for all the strange Sorcerers in Great Jing.

The Complete Manual of the 《Lotus》 Scripture was kept in this so-called Holy Land of strange arts.

And not only the 《Lotus》 Scripture, but also many other top-tier sorcery classics and secret artifacts were also stored in Taiyi Mountain.

One of the reasons Gai Fu was unwilling to tell Li Hai this news earlier was that in this Holy Land of strange arts called Taiyi Mountain, there existed more than one Fourth Realm Sorcerer, and it was even rumored that there was a Five Realm Sorcerer within it.

Therefore, Gai Fu was worried that Li Hai would unnecessarily provoke that Holy Land of strange arts, which would ultimately bring disaster upon himself.

However, after personally witnessing Li Hai’s astonishing feat of deducing the Complete Manual of the 《Lotus》 Scripture in less than half an hour, he gained great confidence in Li Hai and felt that informing him of this news would be harmless.

As for another important reason, the location of Taiyi Mountain was not fixed in a single place,

but could travel to various parts of the world.

Unless the Sorcerers within Taiyi Mountain themselves appeared, no one could find the specific location of their mountain gate.

And after listening to Gai Fu’s description, Li Hai, delighted that he had discovered another excellent place to “explode gold coins,” subconsciously thought that this Taiyi Mountain very likely existed within an extra-dimensional cave heaven.

Otherwise, there was no other explanation.

It was precisely because they were always hidden within a cave heaven that they could exist anywhere in the world, simply because the cave heaven’s portal could open anywhere in the world.

So, you see… strong fragments, Cultivation Technique classics, extra-dimensional cave heavens—very good! The value of this place called Taiyi Mountain has increased by another notch, and it’s very worth “exploding.”

Explode, explode that~

However, perhaps Li Hai’s joy was too obvious, and Gai Fu noticed it, so he immediately poured a basin of cold water on him:

“Lieutenant Li, since this Taiyi Mountain has a Five Realm Sorcerer, and their movements are elusive and hard to find, the relationship between Great Jing and them is barely one of non-interference.

As long as Taiyi Mountain doesn’t do anything too excessive, like seizing territory and proclaiming themselves kings, the higher-ups will turn a blind eye and tacitly allow their existence. Therefore, you also cannot casually provoke them.”

“Hmm?”

Li Hai frowned upon hearing this. “No matter how much you sugarcoat it, ultimately, this Taiyi Mountain is just a private armed force. But Great Jing actually tacitly allows their existence? This—is a bit too chilling.”

Suddenly, his impression of the Great Jing high-ups plummeted.

Truly incompetent!

“Sigh~” Gai Fu sighed, “These matters are not for us to manage. You just need to know not to casually provoke Taiyi Mountain. Of course, if they provoke you first, you can certainly fight back.”

“Heh~”

Regarding Gai Fu’s words, Li Hai merely shook his head and chuckled.

In Li Hai’s opinion, if he had such a powerful cheat, and still had to worry about this and that, then what was the point?

“Besides what I just said—”

Gai Fu slowly said, “The reason the higher-ups tacitly allow the existence of Taiyi Mountain is also because they… might be colluding with the Xuan Dynasty Remnants.”