Perfected
The banquet was held at noon.
Only Li Weiyi and Li Ling attended the banquet.
Today's battle will undoubtedly make these two famous among the New Generation. Tang Wanqiu attaches great importance to this, introducing them one by one to the various experts from the Northern Territory, showcasing the Transcendent strength of the Xue Jian Tang Ting, and intending to win them over.
In the northern border, the "Yinshan Demon King," who was as famous as Tianya Ridge, and the Three Northern Barbarian Thieves, the "Yuezhi," "Wanyan Clan," and "Tuoba Clan," who were as famous as the three great barbarian bandits, have all submitted to the Xue Jian Tang Ting.
After ten years of fighting, the north was almost unified.
Of the seven provinces, only You and Feng remain under the control of the Imperial Court. This is because the Misty Grassland stretches across the middle, with the fog never dissipating for millennia, causing spatial disorder. Neither side dares to advance rashly, fearing they will be ambushed.
Of the ten top-ranked warriors in the Northern Territory, Tang Wanqiu already had eight in his grasp, leaving only two invitations remaining: one from "Chen Ziliang," the leader of Qilin Platform, and "Feng Yin," the top expert in Feng Prefecture.
As for the second and third-class martial artists, Tang Wanqiu didn't need to worry about them at all. His own experts would take care of them, cut off their heads, and present them to him.
With Ge Xiantong and Zuoqiu Hong both severely injured, it would be the perfect opportunity to deal with Chen Ziliang Feng Yin and unify the North City.
After the banquet, Li Weiyi and Li Ling returned to their residence.
Tang Wanqiu received a secret report from the infiltrator.
"Jiang Ning has arrived in North City!"
"With Ge Xiantong injured, the Imperial Court is temporarily adopting a defensive posture while shifting its focus northward to prevent Xue Jian Tang Ting from unifying the North City."
Tang Wanqiu pulled the white fox fur around her neck, looked at the jagged icicles under the eaves of the green tiles, and murmured with a smile, "Ge Xiantong is really funny. He crippled himself in the first battle! The Imperial Court should have the strength and ambition to unify the world, but now it can only take care of one of the four regions."
In the darkness, someone asked, "Should we take this opportunity to completely cripple them?"
Tang Wanqiu shook her head. "No rush! The Imperial Court is full of powerful figures, not just Ge Xiantong. The eight provinces are teeming with outstanding Outstanding Person. The Luantai and Qilin Platform have cultivated countless Imperial Guards. Jiang Ning alone is already a formidable opponent. It is said that he has already mastered the Dragon Awakening Art and can mobilize the Dragon Soul Power."
"Here's what we'll do! Go spread a rumor that the Imperial Court is already in decline, and that they won't even be able to take over a single territory in this Qianlong Lantern Festival, let alone win first place. It's absolutely laughable!"
The person in the darkness said, "Are you trying to shift the blame?"
"Are we just going to let the two insects from the East win without lifting a finger?"
Tang Wanqiu said calmly, "At present, Phoenix-born Unicorn-young can only choose between the Western Territory and the Southern Territory. It is highly likely that he will take charge of the Western Territory, which is his stronghold. As for the Southern Territory, there is Zuoqiu Hong. Although the Zuoqiu Courtyard has suffered numerous casualties among its high-level martial artists, it is still the host country and its forces are still strong."
"If the Imperial Court wants to conquer a territory, the eastern border is the best choice."
Li Weiyi and Li Ling walked along the covered walkway back to their residence.
"I remember you once said that my blood could revive a corpse with a single drop?" Li Weiyi asked, transmitting his voice with his magical energy.
The voice belonging to Zen Sea Observing Mist rang out from Li Ling's mouth. "Want to save people? Don't even think about it. You can't save them. Do you really think you're the judge of life and death? That you can decide who lives and who dies?"
Li Weiyi's eyes were deep and cold. At the previous banquet, he had also been in a heavy mood and wore a fake smile.
Zen Sea Observing Mist asked, "How long have you been cultivating? When you've cultivated for a hundred or a thousand years, the number of lives and deaths you've witnessed will be a hundred or a thousand times greater than what you're experiencing now. Will you be able to save everyone then?"
"The three people on Lesser Yang Star were able to retain their memories and become spirits. That's because they possessed extremely high cultivation levels in life and had extraordinary power that allowed them to preserve their remnant soul consciousness."
"Looking at the spirits in the Netherworld of the Departed, how many retain their memories and consciousness? They are all just ghosts and monsters."
"I was able to be awakened by your blood for two reasons. First, the lingering resentment within my bones has not yet dissipated. Second, the Bronze Ship itself possesses unfathomable and mysterious powers."
"In reality, a normal 'Yang Jia' definitely involves extremely complex rituals and sacrifices, to inform your ancestors that it's not as simple as just dripping blood to revive a corpse."
"I reckon that once your blood energy is strong enough, and you come into contact with soul cultivation, you'll be able to master the secret technique of reviving corpses with blood. But it will only temporarily awaken the corpse to fight for you; it won't last long."
Li Weiyi sighed, "It was my wishful thinking!"
"Instead of dwelling on the past, cherish the living. How is your physical cultivation progressing?" Zen Sea Observing Mist asked.
Li Weiyi said, "My blood and qi have reached a minor stage of completion, but the shaping of my muscles and internal organs will still take time. Coffin Master said that absorbing one pound of Immortal Soil is enough for a minor stage of completion, and I've already absorbed about six or seven ounces. Have we found the Divine Stove Wood yet?"
"The paper that carries the Golden Sword Talisman is made from the Divine Stove Wood," said Zen Sea Observing Mist.
Finally, some good news.
Li Weiyi said, "How about we refine some more Golden Sword Talisman?"
"With Li Ling's mental cultivation at the Calamity Fire Realm, controlling three hundred Golden Sword Talisman simultaneously is already her limit. Moreover, the spiritual light flames are consumed extremely quickly," said Zen Sea Observing Mist.
"I am also Great Mind Master!"
"You're only at the Earth Fire Realm, how many can you control? It's not very useful."
The Great Mind Master's Three Realms: Earth Fire Realm, Skyfire Realm, and Calamity Fire Realm.
Above them are the Mind Master, who possess the abilities to refine pills and craft weapons.
The "Golden Sword Talisman" and the "Divine Stove Wood" are related; the former relates to the Divine Sword Talisman, and the latter relates to Li Ling's whereabouts over the past month.
Obviously, it's important to keep it hidden to avoid being traced back to Zen Sea Observing Mist, which would be a huge loss. Therefore, Li Weiyi didn't have the idea of having Li Ling refine more Golden Sword Talisman for other Great Mind Master to use.
After handing the healing pills to Cangli and Hidden Nine, and instructing Bai Shu to keep an eye on Yang ZhiYong and Yang Yun, Li Weiyi returned to her room.
After setting up the formation, enter the Blood Mud Space.
Zen Sea Observing Mist followed them in, while Li Ling stayed outside.
Divine Stove Wood is a type of earth-derived wood that is as hard as jade. It comes to the surface of the earth with the eruption of magma. It is named after the fact that it can only be found in the Divine Stove Abyss, and it is a treasure for martial arts practitioners to cultivate their muscles and skin.
Zen Sea Observing Mist gave Li Weiyi a piece, then flew down to the jade boat to refine and absorb it.
She also wants to cultivate her physical body!
"He even said he'd come back to celebrate the New Year together! But after returning, he just buried himself in his cultivation again."
Li Weiyi stared at the red-clad figure meditating at the bow of the boat, and suddenly understood why she had been able to cultivate to the level of an emperor. She was completely unfettered by emotions and always put cultivation first.
He temporarily put away the Divine Stove Wood in his hand.
Li Weiyi sat down next to Coffin Master's coffin and took out the Dao Fruit: "I must cultivate this fourth Qi Sea to perfection as soon as possible, otherwise I will be powerless to compete with the real young generation of experts."
The terrifying cultivation level of Phoenix-born Unicorn-young You left a deep impression on Li Weiyi.
Without the help of the Seven Phoenix Wing Moth Emperors, he would still be somewhat inferior to Yang Qingxi, who was not at the Inheritor-level. And even for Inheritor experts stronger than Yang Qingxi, how many moves could they last against Phoenix-born Unicorn-young?
"Do you remember the risks I told you about?" Coffin Master asked.
"I'll be careful."
The Coffin Master was very cautious. He lifted the coffin lid, and the mangled body stood up from the coffin. His body was covered in blood light and his aura was extraordinary. The Nine Emperor Banner in his hand burst out a Spatial Power and sent the Dao Fruit into the fourth Qi Sea inside Li Weiyi's lung.
"Whoosh!"
Space is in turmoil.
A piercing pain immediately shot through Li Weiyi's lungs.
He quickly gathered his consciousness and examined his internal Qi Sea.
Dao Fruit was fixed in the center of his Qi Sea by his Coffin Master, like a divine sun suspended in the air, its radiance illuminating his entire chest cavity.
"Boom!"
The Dao Fruit spun rapidly, releasing its magical energy outwards like a torrent, forming an ever-growing vortex, incredibly violent, threatening to tear the Qi Sea apart.
Each breath can increase the Dharma energy by two to three thousand units.
Coffin Master can use this technique, then other top forces can certainly use it as well, to help their disciples accumulate magical energy more quickly.
Normally, one would only use the Dao Lotus if their Qi Sea reached a level of ten thousand square meters or more.
As for Dao Fruit, only geniuses at the Inheritor-level who cultivate ancestral fields can use them.
Geniuses at the Inheritor-level can generally expand their ancestral fields to tens of thousands of square meters. Only when tens of thousands of square meters of ancestral fields are filled with Dharma energy can one be considered to have reached the Seventh Sea Perfection, which can be called "Great Perfection of the Five Seas Realm".
Li Weiyi's Fourth Sea was only about 8,000 cubic meters, yet he entered the Dao Fruit to accumulate Qi in his Qi Sea, which naturally carried some risks, making Coffin Master extremely cautious.
Using Daolian (a type of lotus) also carries some risks and doesn't necessarily make things much better.
In just a few breaths, Li Weiyi felt as if his lungs were about to explode, and his internal energy was surging wildly.
The Fourth Sea is full...
"Whoosh!"
The Coffin Master's arm trembled, and the Nine Emperor Banner spun.
Micro-vibrations in space.
The Dao Fruit was pulled out by the Nine Emperor Banner, immediately put back into the iron box, and sealed for preservation.
A single Dao Fruit contains tens of thousands of units of Dharma Qi, and only ten thousand units were released just now.
"Quickly practice the Breathing Technique and the Quenching Qi Art," Coffin Master said.
Li Weiyi's face flushed red, and his heart was pounding. He tried his best to maintain the state of the Jade Void Breathing Technique, using the Breathing Technique to restrain the chaotic magical energy in his body.
It should be noted that his combined strength across the three seas was only a little over four hundred methods of Qi.
Eight thousand cubic meters of magical energy suddenly appeared within his body, far exceeding his control. This magical energy belonged to a certain Dao Seed Realm Martial Cultivator and was originally extremely pure, but now it was rapidly dissipating, approaching the level of fourth-order energy.
The most precious energy was wasted.
After half a day, Li Weiyi's breathing finally became smooth, and the circulation of magical energy within his body returned to normal.
The Dharma energy surged out from the Fourth Sea, passed through one hundred and twenty string meridians, and entered one hundred and twenty Golden Meridian Lines that covered the entire body.
External energy has a strong tendency to be rejected; it must circulate repeatedly within the body to gradually integrate with it.
Having reached this point, Li Weiyi finally had the energy to use the Quenching Qi Art from the <Heavenly Demon Tome> to temper the eight thousand units of foreign Qi strand by strand.
Time flies.
Li Weiyi finally completed the initial integration of the magical energy within his body on the seventh day. With just a thought, the magical energy of the Fourth Sea would flow out and be transported to various parts of his body. It was no longer like the unshakable dead sea it had been seven days ago.
"Coffin Master, it seems I have completely mastered the magical energy in the Fourth Sea. Can I now attempt to break through to the Fifth Sea?"
The one who answered him was the Master Urn from underground, "Don't mess around, people will die. You're only just starting to integrate now, you need at least two or three months to fully master it and overcome the rejection of the Dao Fruit's energy. Before that, I won't allow you to attempt the Fifth Sea."