Facing Phoenix-born Unicorn-young

Cangli stared at the wide-open garden gate. Seeing that the enemy hadn't made any rash moves, he quickly understood why. After admiration appeared in his eyes, he sighed softly, "It's useless! They outnumber us. Even if they're afraid to act rashly for the time being, once someone in charge arrives, they can organize a long-range attack and raze this courtyard to the ground."

Li Weiyi sat on the stone steps inside the door, holding the two invitations from Cangli and Hidden Nine in his hands, examining them carefully.

Hidden Nine ranked in the top three.

The invitation contained only one Dragon Bone Ticket.

The Dragon Bone Ticket is a tiny, fingernail-sized golden bone particle inlaid on a jade invitation.

Below the golden bone fragments was a simplified map of Qiuzhou City, with the inner city depicted by the Eight Trigrams and the outer city marked only by a few lines. The locations of the eighty dragon seeds and seventy-nine Dragon Bone Ticket flashed and moved on the map.

This can only be considered a rough location.

Cangli's invitation included not only Dragon Bone Ticket and Dragon Seed Ticket, but also two Longevity Pill tickets and a location for the Qianlong Lantern Festival venue.

He was indeed among the top ten masters.

However, perhaps because the invitation was of such a high level, only the locations of the other Longevity Pill tickets were marked on the map.

Li Weiyi asked, "Given the situation outside, how can I possibly leave?"

"Li Jiufu said there's a box of Thunder Law Profound Ice at the bottom of Qin Garden. Combined with my restored combat strength, it should be enough to open a path for you. Whether you escape or not depends on your abilities..."

Cangli suddenly asked, "Is Li Ling still alive?"

Li Weiyi nodded.

Cangli closed his eyes and let out a satisfied sigh, "Then take good care of her! If you really can't escape, hand over the invitation, lower yourself, kneeling and begging for mercy isn't shameful, preserving your life is the most important thing..."

"Can you kneel down?"

Li Weiyi rolled her eyes at him. "These two invitations are definitely not going to be accepted today! But it would be such a waste to take them out of the city and let them become worthless."

Cangli's eyes narrowed thoughtfully. "What do you intend to do?"

"The martial world isn't just about fighting and killing; it's about human relationships and social interactions. Phoenix-born Unicorn-young wants an invitation, and they want your lives. Whoever can save your lives will get one," Li Weiyi said.

Cangli shook his head and said, "First, no one dares to accept it. Second, no one can save us in time. Third, you may not be able to deliver the invitation. You want to use one wolf to devour another, but unfortunately, the wolves in the city are leaderless. Apart from us, no one dares to confront Phoenix-born Unicorn-young."

"Actually, there's a fourth point: without sufficient strength to back you up, even if you send out an invitation, you won't have the right to negotiate."

Li Weiyi said, "What you said isn't entirely correct. Phoenix-born Unicorn-young is indeed terrifying; apart from Ge Xiantong and us, no one dares to confront him head-on. However, a severely injured Phoenix-born Unicorn-young is a different story!"

"Imagine, if they truly dared not oppose him, Lu Cangsheng, Dragon Hall, Zhu Yibai, and the others would have already returned home. Why would they have participated in the Qianlong Lantern Festival? They were merely waiting for an opportunity, waiting for Phoenix-born Unicorn-young and Ge Xiantong to be injured, all hoping to reap the benefits."

Cangli began to think seriously.

Li Weiyi asked, "How much of your magical energy has been restored?"

"A brief battle is fine. But the injuries will definitely worsen to the point of being incurable. In other words, only a final, desperate battle remains," Cangli said.

"Then let's stop fighting!"

Li Weiyi took out the Ghost Flag and stuffed it into his hand. "Activate it at the crucial moment. Didn't you say that if we're not strong enough, others won't negotiate with us? This is our only remaining strength and confidence!"

Li Weiyi had inquired with the Coffin Master and others, and learned that although the Ghost Flag and the Black Iron Seal had a significant origin, they could be revealed in a life-or-death situation.

The subsequent troubles weren't too great.

Cangli stared at Li Weiyi's retreating figure as he went to the backyard to retrieve the Thunder Law Profound Ice. He felt that in less than a year, this young man had undergone a tremendous transformation. The confidence and determination in his tone, and the composure and fearlessness in his eyes, were as if he had been tempered a thousand times.

It should be noted that even in such a perilous situation, he was completely resigned and had not considered the possibility of a comeback.

On the street outside.

"Bang! Bang!"

Two heavy, fleshy objects fell to the ground with a thud.

Then, the powerful and unique aura of Phoenix-born Unicorn-young You appeared outside Qin Garden from afar.

Outside the gate of Qin Garden, the two fallen corpses, both dressed in black Nightwalker's Robe, were Hidden Fifteen and Hidden Sixteen. One had his head blown off, and the other's body was smashed and mangled.

"Thump! Thump..."

The crisp, resounding tapping continued, like the agonizing sounds of hell.

All the martial arts practitioners on the street looked back and retreated to make way for each other.

Phoenix-born Unicorn-young, casually tapped the ground with Cangli's silver spear as he walked forward, a bloody hole the size of a wine glass lodged in his chest.

Unfortunately, he wasn't human; his heart wasn't in that location.

His long hair shifted between silver and white, and his face possessed a sinister and cold handsomeness. "Able to pierce my chest with a single spear, you're definitely number one among the top contenders! But why did you run away? I could only use your spear to kill those two Jiu Li Tribe martial artists who weren't even worthy of dying by my hand before my anger subsided somewhat."

Phoenix-born Unicorn-young glanced at the crowd before him and questioned, "What are you all doing standing here? Do you think standing here will scare the enemy to death?"

Ming Niansheng was the first to step forward and explain the situation at Qin Garden, as well as Yuwen Tuozhen's analysis.

Phoenix-born Unicorn-young glanced coldly at Yuwen Tuozhen: "The enemy opened the door on their own initiative, and you didn't dare to go in? I think you're clearly afraid of being taken away by Cangli and Li Jiufu's dying counterattack."

"Since they're wary of the Thunder Law Profound Ice formation inside, let's use ranged attacks to break through the formation first, crushing them inch by inch until they die under the Thunder Law Profound Ice we set up."

Upon hearing this, Yuwen Tuozhen and the leaders of various forces felt as if they had been granted a pardon. They hurriedly went to arrange manpower, organize Great Mind Master, archers and crossbowmen, and ranged magical weapons.

When Phoenix-born Unicorn-young arrived, Bai Shu was so frightened that she fled back to the garden; the other party's aura and mental power were too strong.

But as soon as she escaped back, Li Weiyi grabbed her. "Help me move this box of Thunder Law Profound Ice out!"

Li Weiyi walked to the side of Yin Shi's corpse, paused for a moment, took off his Nightwalker's Robe and covered her face. Then, with an even more profound look in his eyes, he put on a white martial arts robe and stepped out of the door.

He had no idea whether he could come back after walking through that door.

However, the path of spiritual practice cannot be a tranquil lake in the mountains, but a long river rushing towards the sea.

Holding two invitations, he strode down the stone steps in front of the door and shouted in a startling voice, "Phoenix-born Unicorn-young, if you had been less arrogant and more rational, you wouldn't have killed Cangli and Li Jiufu, plunging yourself into the abyss of defeat."

The group of martial arts practitioners, who were preparing to attack Qin Garden, were taken aback.

Who dares to be so audacious? It's like pointing your finger at Phoenix-born Unicorn-young and calling you a presumptuous fool.

Bai Shu, who had used her telekinesis to move the refrigerator containing the Thunder Law Profound Ice, was so frightened by Li Weiyi that her vision blurred. She secretly regretted coming to Qin Garden with this real barbarian thief.

"Presumptuous!"

The sound of the bowstring rang out deafeningly.

A magical ice arrow, accompanied by a piercing whistling sound, arrived in front of Li Weiyi in an instant.

He was a martial artist who cultivated to the Seventh Sea, and he fired the arrow using a high-level magical artifact, a battle bow.

Li Weiyi used his Spirit Treasure Seizing, extending only his right hand, yet dozens of hand shadows appeared, firmly catching the incoming arrows and deflecting their impact to his feet.

"Boom!"

He stood still, but the stone slabs two zhang in diameter beneath his feet shattered, revealing spiderweb-like cracks.

This single move stunned many martial arts practitioners present.

It wasn't just his formidable strength and profound techniques, but also the composure and calmness in his eyes that commanded respect.

Li Weiyi unraveled the runes on the half-person-high metal box, opened the lid, and cold air and purple lightning escaped. Then, he placed the two invitation cards on the Thunder Law Profound Ice.

"You absolutely mustn't do anything reckless. The Thunder Law Profound Ice is very unstable. There are two Longevity Pills, a Dragon Seed, and two Dragon Bones on it. It would be a huge loss if it were destroyed."

Li Weiyi stood proudly upright, the tip of his Xuanbing Arrow pressed against two invitation cards. He scanned everyone present, his gaze meeting countless pairs of eyes, and said to Bai Shu, "Help me move the bodies of my two senior brothers back."

Bai Shu was overjoyed and quickly carried the corpse back inside.

Someone recognized Li Weiyi: "Isn't that Li Weiyi who claims to have defeated all opponents of the same realm in five moves? Isn't he at the Fourth Realm of the Five Seas? How could he have caught that arrow just now?"

"It didn't catch them, it took all the arrows away!"

"There really is Thunder Law Profound Ice. Luckily, I didn't rush in earlier. If there's one box, there must be many more."

No one knew whether the Thunder Law Profound Ice could destroy the invitation from the Du'e Temple, so no one dared to make any rash moves for the time being.

The Phoenix-born Unicorn-young its bright silver eyes, scrutinized the man in the center of the opposite street, seemingly trying to discern the source of his confidence.

Standing beside him, Ming Niansheng said, "This kid is too reckless. I'll go kill him."

"A mere martial artist at the Fourth Realm of the Five Seas can anger you?"

Phoenix-born Unicorn-young waved his hand, then raised his voice. "You'd better give me some reasoning, or I might spare your body. Otherwise, many Demon Cultivators would want a taste of the flesh of a genius who defeated all his peers in five moves."

Ignoring the roaring laughter around him, Li Weiyi said, "The great battle between the Zuoqiu Courtyard and the Imperial Court is not over yet. If the Jiu Li Tribe is eliminated now, the Zuoqiu Courtyard Clan will have no choice but to immediately side with the Imperial Court to save themselves. Guess who they will target first?"

"As long as the Jiu Li Tribe remains in power, the Zuoqiu Courtyard and the Imperial Court will never truly join forces. Because the Zuoqiu Courtyard, with the support of the Jiu Li Tribe, is too powerful and poses too great a threat. How could the Imperial Court possibly join forces with such a powerful Zuoqiu Courtyard?"

Phoenix-born Unicorn-young and said, "That makes some sense, but it's not quite enough."

Li Weiyi continued, "You're injured! Are you sure you want to face the combined attack of the Zuoqiu Courtyard and the Imperial Court while you're seriously injured? Even if you win, your injuries will worsen. Then you'll have to face even more enemies."

Phoenix-born Unicorn-young said, "Then wouldn't I be letting the tiger return to the mountain?"

Li Weiyi said, "You know better than anyone how badly Cangli and Li Jiufu are injured. They won't be able to recover within half a month. Even if they are tigers, they are just two sick tigers and are no longer a significant threat. Killing them now is incredibly irrational; you're just trying to vent your anger."

A smile appeared on Phoenix-born Unicorn-young's icy face, "Very reasonable! If it were Cangli who said these words, I would have left with my men! But Cangli and Li Jiufu don't even dare to show themselves, and they've asked you, a martial artist at the Fourth Realm of the Five Seas, to speak. Could it be that they are already seriously injured and unconscious, or completely incapacitated? If that's the case, why should I let them go instead of capturing them as hostages?"

Li Weiyi secretly admired Phoenix-born Unicorn-young's wisdom, as he had guessed the situation inside with remarkable accuracy.

Cangli shows himself now, experts will surely notice the signs of his injuries.

There was absolutely no need for Phoenix-born Unicorn-young to give any instructions.

A Deformed Race figure swiftly flew out, letting out a grotesque laugh, "A mere nobody dares to negotiate with the Young Venerable? Once I kill you, I'll naturally be able to ascertain the extent of Cangli and Li Jiufu's injuries. Haha!"

"Roar!"

The five-zhang-long Golden Tiger Battle Intent, and Mie Di was already in front of Li Weiyi, carrying a huge golden tiger claw light and shadow, and struck out.