Chapter 23: Secrets
At night, Li Ye lay quietly in bed, silently practicing the Seven Stars Technique. As a diligent person, practicing hard is his job.

Silent all night.

Early the next morning, Li Ye came to a small courtyard to the east of Tiancai Building to find the island owner.

The yard door was not closed. Li Ye hesitated for a moment and walked in.

The courtyard is ordinary, with blue bricks and black tiles, simple and unsophisticated. There are many vines winding around the walls of the courtyard, and flowers and plants are everywhere. The whole courtyard seems to be full of birdsong and flowers. There is a small pond with a few koi swimming in it.

"You're here." An old and vicissitudes voice came.

Li Ye tilted his head and saw that the island owner was sitting at a stone table in a pavilion. Opposite him sat an old man in ancient costume.

The pavilion was simple and exquisite. Li Ye walked in and saw a chessboard on the stone table. It seemed that the two men were playing chess just now.

The strange old man was extremely tall and strong, with an upright posture. He was estimated to be about two meters tall and looked extremely powerful.

His face is solemn and upright, with a pair of bright and lively eyes, revealing wisdom and intelligence; his eyebrows are black and thick, slightly upturned, giving people an impression of firmness and decisiveness; his nose is high and straight, with clear contours, giving people a feeling of toughness and integrity; his lips are plump and rosy, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, giving people a sense of affinity and warmth.

His face is square, with clear contours, a clear jawline, and a broad and high forehead. His hair is black, thick, and shiny, with a neat hairline and neatly combed hair, showing that he pays attention to his appearance.

His face wore a calm and confident expression, his eyes were deep and peaceful, revealing his inner wisdom and composure.

The island owner asked Li Ye to sit on a stone bench on one side of the two of them. Li Ye hesitated for a moment, but still asked, "Island owner, who is this old man?"

"He is my guardian spirit, Confucius." The island owner said calmly without hesitation.

But Li Ye's heart was filled with turmoil. Is this Confucius? The legendary great sage!
Confucius, the founder of Confucianism, loved learning all his life. He traveled around the world and advocated important ideas such as "benevolence" and "rule by rites", which had a profound influence on later generations. He revised the Six Classics and wrote the Spring and Autumn Annals, and was called a "sage" and "the great sage teacher".

"Are you Confucius?" Li Ye asked excitedly, looking at the burly old man in front of him.

"My name is Confucius. As for Confucius or something like that, it's just an empty name." Confucius nodded slightly.

After calming down, Li Ye turned to Kong Shigu and asked, "Island Master, you asked me to come to you yesterday. Is there something wrong?"

"You don't have to call me Island Master. I prefer people to call me Master. It's nothing. I just want to tell you something you should know." Kong Shigu looked at Li Ye meaningfully and spoke slowly.

Li Ye nodded, but he was very confused in his heart. He couldn't say that he and Kong Shigu had no relationship, he could only say that they were completely unrelated. What was he going to say?
Kong Shigu said slowly, "My child, your grandfather and I are old friends. We have known each other since we were young, and we have been friends for decades."

Li Ye was stunned and a little surprised. This news was indeed surprising.

Kong Shigu continued, "Your Li family is a noble family that has been passed down for thousands of years. Since the fall of the Tang Dynasty, the Li family has been extremely low-key and quietly accumulated strength. Over the past thousand years, the Li family has had countless powerful spirit hosts, but you are the most outstanding among them."

After that, he paused, looked at Li Ye deeply, and continued: "After all, in the past thousand years, there has never been a situation where the strongest human martial spirit and martial god body appear in one person at the same time. You are the first and only one."

Li Ye's eyes widened suddenly, and he looked at the Master in shock, his eyes full of surprise and confusion. "Master, you..."

Before he could finish his words, the Master waved his hand and laughed, "Although you have never exposed your Martial God Body, there are still people who can see it. I happen to be that person."

"Then please help me keep the secret, Master!" Li Ye had no choice but to ask the Master for help.

"What good will it do me if you tell it to others? Besides, you are my student and the grandson of my old friend. Don't worry, I will help you keep this secret." The teacher stretched out his arms and patted Li Ye's shoulders.

Li Ye felt relieved and nodded.

"Now tell me about your father." The teacher's expression became more serious.

Li Ye sat upright and listened to the teacher attentively.

"Your father was originally the Soul Suppressor of Chang'an Street. Chang'an Street is the upper street, and it governs many Soul Suppressor Streets around it. It is also the number one Soul Suppressor Street in the northwest region. Your father is also the number one Soul Suppressor in the northwest region. He has the strongest human martial spirit, Li Cunxiao, and his strength is second only to Huangfu Longdou."

"But in recent years, the Samsara Gate has been destroyed, and a long-hidden powerful force has surfaced and begun to emerge."

"This power is called Netherworld. There are eight masters in Netherworld, all of whom are very powerful. The one who hunted down your father was Netherworld."

"The goal of the Netherworld is to seize the Seven Star Dragon Spring, the sacred artifact that has been passed down from generation to generation in your Li family, and to force your father to join the Netherworld."

"The Netherworld sent three Lords to deal with your father. These three are the only Lords whose identities have been revealed. Your father fought repeatedly and eventually burned his life to activate the Ghost King Power, and died of exhaustion."

Li Ye clenched his fists, surging hatred flowing in his heart. The fire of revenge burned fiercely and would not go out until it burned the underworld.

"Master, who are those three people?"

"They are the third Lord, Zuochuan Jijing, a woman who possesses the body of a hundred demons. This physique is very similar to the body of a martial god, but not as good as the body of a martial god. She can command multiple guardian spirits, including Shuten Douji, Nura, Daitengu, and so on."

"The second one is the Second Lord, Solo, the blond man you saw last. His guardian spirit is Odin, the main god in Norse mythology. He is very powerful, but first your father used his ghost king power to kill his mount, and then he was severely injured by Xingtian and fled."

"The third one is the fifth Lord, Ying Kui. His guardian spirit is Meng Tian, ​​but he possesses the Heshi Bi, a sacred object passed down from the Qin dynasty. He can use it to control multiple guardian spirits. He can command Li Xin, Zhang Han, Nei Shiteng, Wang Ben, Sima Cuo, Meng Wu and other Qin generals, and he can also mobilize millions of Qin warriors."

Li Ye was silent for a while after listening to this. The strength of these three people is top-notch. The Netherworld is no less powerful than the Tiangang Dragon Riders, the Hall of Heroes, and the Kingdom Organization in the comics.

The strength of Solo, who possesses Odin, is definitely not inferior to that of Saiyi, the first knight of the Kingdom Organization. These three people are basically the top fighters of the Great Scorch, enough to rival the members of the Dragon Riders.

However, there was no fear or despair in Li Ye's heart. Once the fire of revenge was ignited, he would fight to the death!

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