Cangli's Reverse Scale

Li Weiyi pressed down on his arm, patted the back of his hand lightly, and smiled, "Fourth Uncle, please accept it. I still have enough left to temper my bones."

Li Songlin didn't argue with him further and accepted his kindness.

If one can use the Golden Spring to restore their bones and muscles, even without legs, at least their cultivation and combat strength will remain.

Half an hour later.

Stepping out of the tent, Li Weiyi felt depressed and heavy-hearted. It was a pity that the gap in cultivation was too great; otherwise, he would have already drawn his sword and rushed to Immortal Burial Town.

He asked, "Li Ling, is there no miraculous medicine in this world that can make a severed leg grow back?"

Li Ling said, "There are some Thousand-Year Elixir that can regenerate a severed leg, but the prerequisite is that one's cultivation must be destroyed first. This is because the legs of martial artists are different from those of ordinary people; they involve the two springs on the soles of the feet and the Trace Meridians throughout the body, and are not simply composed of flesh and blood. Do you think Fourth Uncle would be willing to destroy his cultivation?"

"Isn't there any other way?" Li Weiyi asked.

Li Ling said, "Yes, the Longevity Pill! When Dao Seed Realm Martial Cultivator enters the Longevity Realm, they can rebuild their physical body, which is equivalent to starting a new life journey."

Inside the tent, Li Songlin's voice rang out. "Fourth girl, stop talking nonsense. Which eye of yours sees your fourth uncle as someone who could become Longevity Realm being? Let alone the Longevity Pill, we don't even have the right to smell it. Even if we could get it, breaking through to the next realm wouldn't be so easy."

Li Weiyi turned to look at the tent and knew very well that Li Songlin had been pretending to be relaxed and easygoing from beginning to end. Anyone who went from being a spirited tribal chief to a useless person who could only sit in a chair must have suffered a painful and unbearable experience.

"The Longevity Pill!"

Li Weiyi silently made a note of it, then asked, "Li Ling, where is your father? I want to go and pay my respects to him!"

"My father? My father is stationed in Jiu Li City, not in Yao Pass. My mother is in the camp. Would you like to go and pay her a visit?" Li Ling asked.

Li Weiyi seemed thoughtful, then asked, "In your family, is it really your mother who calls the shots?"

"My father just doesn't like dealing with mundane things. He's a focused person who likes to seclude himself and study various Otherworldly Coffin books," Li Ling said.

Li Weiyi asked, "Besides cultivating mental power, does he also practice martial arts?"

"He probably does, but he doesn't like martial arts and his skill level isn't high," Li Ling said.

Li Weiyi asked again, "Is your brother in the camp?"

"You've questioned my whole family, what exactly are you plotting?" Li Ling asked curiously.

Li Weiyi didn't know how to explain. After a moment of silence, she whispered, "I'm leaving! Before I go... Qi Shanshan should be in the camp, right? I want to see her one last time."

"Inconvenient!"

Li Ling refused outright, adding, "My brother isn't in the camp, but he values her highly and has dispatched two experts at the Five Seas Realm to guard her. Even for me, seeing her is extremely difficult. I advise you not to have any ulterior motives, or my brother will fight you to the death. By the way, where are you going?"

"You can sense things, right? Try sensing one this time!"

After leaving the military camp, Li Weiyi and Zhao Zhizhuo mounted their horses.

"Boom!"

Accompanied by the deafening sound of hooves, the two charged into the dense forest of the Mang Mountain Range.

Li Weiyi pretended to think for a moment, then said, "Old Zhao, if I asked you to return to the Suspended Tower Army camp and capture a woman silently, could you do it?"

"The Suspended Tower Army is full of experts. Let alone with my current cultivation level, even if I fully recovered, it would be impossible for me to do it," Zhao Zhizhuo smile.

The Mang Mountain Range is vast, with numerous peaks and a dense network of valleys and streams.

Enveloped in the ethereal mists that wafted over from the Immortal Burial Town, the area evoked a profound sense of boundless, desolate forests, seemingly without end.

After traveling ten miles into the mountains, there are no more wild mountain paths.

Li Weiyi dismounted and observed the surrounding mountains. "I can help you restore your cultivation, but you must capture the person for me. There's always a way in this world. What's incredibly difficult for you might be an easy task for someone else. The key is finding the right person."

"Who is this person you are referring to, young master?" Zhao Zhizhuo asked.

Li Weiyi said, "Cangli and Li Ling's mother, the powerful matriarch of your Cangli Tribe. A shrewd person like her wouldn't fail to see through Qi Shanshan's true nature. I heard she's the one most opposed to Cangli and Qi Shanshan being together. Go find her and tell her I want to take Qi Shanshan away; she'll definitely help you."

Over the next two days, Li Weiyi and Zhao Zhizhuo found a secluded valley and focused all their energy on reopening his Qi Sea.

Throughout this process, Zhao Zhizhuo continued to wear the black cloth bag over his head, shutting off his senses.

Although he had some suspicions, he didn't voice them, because Li Weiyi's kindness was so great, it was like being given a second life.

The next evening, the sky was a dark blue.

Zhao Zhizhuo, sitting cross-legged by the water, took a deep breath.

Instantly, the airflow within a three-mile radius surged, and celestial mists and magical energy rushed wildly into his body.

Drain this entire world.

His eyes shone brightly, his body was surrounded by a radiant glow, and his lungs emitted a deafening sound of wind and thunder. His long, white hair shone with a dazzling luster.

"Splash!"

With a mere lift of his arms, over a hundred boulders by the stream flew off the ground and exploded into dust with a deafening roar.

Looking at his arms, radiant with rosy light, feeling the reopened Five Seas and the magical energy flowing through his body, Zhao Zhizhuo couldn't help but burst into tears of excitement, roaring, "I, Zhao Zhizhuo, am back! After fourteen years of hardship, the bitterness has finally given way to sweetness!"

Across from the stream/pond.

Li Weiyi, who was in the process of tempering his Qi, opened his eyes and asked with a smile, "With your current cultivation level, can you be a match for Yang Qingxi?"

Zhao Zhizhuo quickly waved his hand. "Right now, I've only reopened the Five Seas. Not to mention that my physical body and blood energy are far from their peak, it will take quite some time just to fill the Five Seas with magical energy. My current combat strength is probably only slightly better than a martial artist in the Fourth Realm of the Five Seas."

"Yang Qingxi is a second-tier figure among the younger generation in Lizhou, possessing the Nine Springs Pure Immortal Body. I am just an Eight Springs Mortal with the strength of the Fourth Realm. How can I possibly fight her?"

Li Weiyi became curious. "Old Zhao, why don't you tell me about the top young masters in Lizhou, what level of people are they?"

With his cultivation restored, Zhao Zhizhuo was in high spirits. He sat down and said, "The second tier I just mentioned refers to people like Yang Qingxi and Chen Wenwu, who are at the fifth realm, possessing the Pure Immortal Body of the Nine Springs, or the Perfected Person the Nine Springs. There are about six or seven people at this level, all of whom are prominent figures of their respective sects or schools, or are currently cultivating the Sixth Sea or Seventh Sea!"

"The first tier is undoubtedly Cangli. He's the undisputed number one. Although he's only at the Fifth Realm of the Five Seas, he can still put up a fight against someone at the Dao Seed Realm."

"The third echelon, probably twenty or thirty people, consists of the top young talents from each tribe of the Jiu Li Tribe."

"Most of them are at the fifth realm of the Five Seas, some are at the Fourth Realm with Pure Immortal Body or Perfected Person."

"The fourth group consists of about a hundred people. Anyone who has reached the third realm before the age of thirty is included, including Great Mind Master of the Skyfire Realm."

Li Weiyi frowned and remained silent, then chuckled wryly, "Then wouldn't I even be able to make it into the top 100?"

"Others have been cultivating for twenty years, how long have you been cultivating?"

Having spent so much time together, Zhao Zhizhuo wasn't stupid; how could he not understand Li Weiyi's cultivation speed?

He said, "This information of mine is from before the anomaly in Immortal Burial Town. This anomaly caused a leap in the cultivation and physique of many young martial artists."

After Zhao Zhizhuo finished speaking, he solemnly knelt down on one knee before Li Weiyi: "Young master, this kindness can never be repaid in a lifetime. Please accept this bow from old Zhao!"

After getting up.

He mounted his horse, spurred it, and rode off. "I will definitely bring Qi Shanshan to see you."

"With the younger generation in Lizhou unable to rise to prominence, it seems we can abandon the idea of seizing the Longevity Pill at the Qianlong Lantern Festival!"

Li Weiyi shook his head and sighed, then took out a Light Flame Pill and swallowed it.

With only three months left until the Lantern Festival, there's no way to catch up in martial arts. The priority should be to first strive to become Great Mind Master and then head to the Tanggu Sea to help Yao Yin collect Xihe Flower.

But only a few breaths had passed.

Li Weiyi's eyes blazed with renewed fighting spirit. He pulled out the Golden Spring water bottle and took a big gulp.

While absorbing light and nurturing fire, it also tempers and strengthens bones.

It is said that once one has forged their Golden Bones to a minor level, their physical strength alone will be enough to challenge ordinary martial artists at the Fifth Realm of the Five Seas. It is precisely because of this terrifying power boost that the Heartless Golden Ape desperately seeks the Golden Spring, hoping to become the number one expert among the younger generation in the Southern Realm.

It was the middle of the night.

The sound of horses' hooves shattered the tranquility of the mountains.

Li Weiyi hurriedly went to greet him, only to find that only Zhao Zhizhuo had returned.

Zhao Zhizhuo leaped off his horse and strode forward, his expression excited. "I have fulfilled my mission! Just as you predicted, young master, the mistress hates Qi Shanshan to the bone, but out of consideration for her mother and son, she dares not take action herself."

He took out a white Insect Pouch the size of a burlap sack from his sleeve and activated it with his magical energy.

"Whoosh!"

The Insect Pouch quickly swelled up.

Qi Shanshan, dressed in a beautiful light blue brocade robe, fell out of the bag.

Insect Pouch can hold living creatures, but most have very small openings. The larger the opening, the more difficult it is to make, making them extremely valuable. They can even hold people or mounts.

Qi Shanshan, possessing the martial arts cultivation of the Two Springs, quickly stood up and observed her surroundings.

Upon seeing Li Weiyi in the darkness, the panic in her eyes vanished instantly. She casually smoothed a strand of hair and smiled, "So it's you! Weiyi, it's been so long. Why did you have to see Sister Shanshan this way? I've missed you too; you haven't come to see me in so long."

Li Weiyi observed her, feeling surprised.

In just over six months, no trace of modern Earthlings could be seen on Qi Shanshan anymore. In addition, Cangli had gathered the Crimson Haze Exotic Medicine for her, and she had transformed into Pure Immortal Body, with flawless skin and appearance, and a figure and temperament that few could match.

With such charm, coupled with Qi Shanshan's exceptional intelligence and skills, it's no wonder that Cangli fell for her.

But is she really just Qi Shanshan?

Is the Zen Sea Observing Mist within her body?

Li Weiyi said, "I want to see the Zen Sea Observing Mist!"

Qi Shanshan's eyes darted around, then she spread her arms wide. "I can't get her to come out and see you, but you can try it yourself! No matter what you do, I won't blame you."

Li Weiyi wasn't going to fall for her act. He secretly channeled his inner energy to guard against the Zen Sea Observing Mist that might appear at any moment, and cautiously walked towards her, raising his finger to touch her brow.

"Rustle!"

A chilly night wind blew into the narrow gorge, only ten feet wide, between the two mountains.

The vegetation swayed like ghostly soldiers.

"If you dare touch her, don't blame me for severing your arms, forgetting our past kindness. Li Weiyi, when a person loses their moral compass, no matter how great their achievements, they cannot conceal their filthy and despicable nature. She is your sister-in-law; this time you have crossed Dragon's Reverse Scale!"

The sound traveled into the valley, word by word.

When the first word was uttered, Cangli was still three miles away.

As soon as the words "Dragon's Reverse Scale" were uttered, he stood tall on a rock several dozen feet away, holding a ten-foot-long silver spear, his eyes flashing like lightning, exuding an aura of profound composure and unparalleled power.