Borrowing Strength to Strike Strength

The Lei Xiao Sect's camp was supported by dozens of array flags and heavily guarded by thousands of undead spirits that had absorbed lightning. War beasts guarded the main gate of the camp, while mind masters gathered in the heart of the camp.

Li Weiyi had just arrived at the entrance of the Lei Xiao Sect's camp.

Lu Wensheng's furious voice rang out. "It was that scoundrel Li Weiyi who activated the formation and tore him to pieces!"

Li Weiyi was bewildered. "Brother Wensheng, what grudge do we have that you would speak so harshly to me?"

Lu Wensheng pointed at him, gritting his teeth, and said, "I wish I could eat your flesh and sleep on your skin, give back my Spring Coin, my Heavenly Thunder Blade, my Magic Tool Battle Robe, and my Thousand-Year Elixir... You and Zuoqiu Ting are two beasts, joining forces to deceive the world with arena betting, claiming to defeat the enemy in ten or five moves. You could easily defeat the enemy in three moves at the same level."

Li Weiyi said, "So that's why, but how can you call it deception? We're just friends through martial arts... If Brother Wensheng really thinks I've acted unfairly, then let's have another match. Not three moves, just one. If Brother Wensheng can withstand one of my moves, I'll return all the winnings I made before. Is that fair?"

"How can you be so confident?"

Lu Wensheng suppressed his anger. "Do I need the challenge fee?"

"Of course! I'll take a small loss, just... um, 100,000 Spring Coin," Li Weiyi said.

As Lu Cangsheng stepped out of the tent, he saw his brother's excited expression, frowned, and coughed twice. "He's already at the Fifth Realm of the Five Seas!"

Lu Wensheng was furious, secretly hating himself for not having recovered from his gambling addiction and the shadow of failure. "Now that he's delivered himself to my doorstep, I absolutely cannot let him escape."

At the edge of the camp, a gap opened in the array's Light Veil, revealing several experts from the Seventh Sea who surrounded Li Weiyi.

Li Weiyi glanced at them, then looked at Lu Cangsheng in the distance. "Is this how the Lei Xiao Sect treats its guests?"

Lu Cangsheng disliked Li Weiyi, and he showed this dislike on his face.

But he knew that a prodigy like Li Weiyi would never put himself in danger for no reason, so he asked, "Do you consider yourself a guest?"

"Aren't those who can save your Lei Xiao Sect considered guests?" Li Weiyi asked.

Lu Cangsheng's eyes narrowed, and he said in a deep voice, "Li Weiyi, is this all you know how to do? Do you think I'm Phoenix-born Unicorn-young?"

"If it were Phoenix-born Unicorn-young, he would definitely listen patiently to me finish speaking," Li Weiyi said.

After a moment of silence, Lu Cangsheng said, "If you dare to enter the Lei Xiao Sect's camp formation, I might give you a chance to finish your sentence. I just don't know if you have the guts."

The young martial artists from the Lei Xiao Sect present all sneered.

Qin Qian secretly admired Lu Cangsheng's wisdom; with a casual remark, he regained the upper hand in terms of aura.

If Li Weiyi dares not enter the camp, he will naturally be ridiculed by everyone and end up in a humiliating situation.

If he is provoked into entering the camp, that will be an excellent opportunity to capture or kill him.

"The Lei Xiao Sect's camp isn't a dragon's den or a tiger's lair, why wouldn't I dare to enter?"

Li Weiyi walked into the camp gate with a relaxed smile.

"Whoosh!"

Behind them, the Light Veil closed.

Qin Qian was overjoyed and immediately ordered, "Use the formation to suppress him first."

Li Weiyi ignored her completely, staring arrogantly at Lu Cangsheng: "In the Lei Xiao Sect, are your words just empty talk?"

Lu Cangsheng and Li Weiyi exchanged glances, and Lu Cangsheng raised a hand to stop the formation master from making a move.

Since the person is already inside, like fish on a chopping board, there's no rush.

Li Weiyi then smiled and said, "Lu Cangsheng, I've come to treat your headaches and anxiety."

Lu Cangsheng observed Li Weiyi, trying to discern whether he was feigning composure or genuinely confident. "You are indeed as courageous as the legends say. But you don't naively believe that you can save the Zuoqiu Courtyard and the Jiu Li Tribe tonight with just your words."

Li Weiyi said, "I'm in a hurry, so I won't waste time talking to you! I just had a fight with Jiang Ning, and I believe you've already received the news. We were ambushed by the enemy using Golden Scale Fire Rain, along with seven Death Ember."

"So what? Are you trying to tell us that allies can't be trusted?" Qin Qian sneered. "We have never considered the Far West Ash Region as an ally."

Li Weiyi kept his eyes fixed on Lu Cangsheng: "The ones who ambushed us were from the Long Ting. I wounded him, and he's bleeding! If you consider the Dragon Gate as an ally who shares life and death, be careful, or you'll face utter destruction."

Lu Cangsheng's calm eyes flickered with emotion. "Why should I believe what you're saying is true?"

Li Weiyi said, "The last Ancient Immortal Giant Beast in the Lingxiao Shengjing is Yu Jia."

"Yu Jiasheng gave birth to a flying dragon and a flying phoenix."

"Dragon Gate is the servant of the flying dragon, Ash Region of the Far West are the descendants of the flying phoenix."

"The hatred between Dragon Gate and the Far West Ash Region stems from the fact that the Far West Ash Region did not lend a hand when the Mist Son of Heaven slew the Flying Dragon."

"But as far as I know, Feilong had a son, who was a Qilin."

"After the Flying Dragon died, the Qilin and the Dragon Gate disappeared together in the Lingxiao Shengjing. It wasn't until a thousand years ago, when the Mist Son of Heaven disappeared, that the Dragon Gate dared to return."

"The world has changed drastically. If the Qilin returns and makes contact with the Ash Region in the Far West, and since they are all descendants of Yu Jia, it is entirely possible for them to turn hostility into friendship."

"Lu Cangsheng, if your vision is limited to the Qianlong Lantern Festival, then you are truly disappointing."

Lu Cangsheng's heart was in turmoil, but his expression remained calm. "The Qilin has always been just a legend."

That's all I have to say.

Li Weiyi was preparing to leave, not expecting to persuade Lu Cangsheng; he only needed to plant a seed of doubt in Lu's heart.

When Lu Cangsheng begins to deeply doubt the Dragon Gate, he will be completely isolated and helpless, with very few choices left.

"Do you think you can still leave this camp?" Lu Cangsheng asked.

Li Weiyi glanced around at the experts from the Lei Xiao Sect, then looked up at the formation above, and said sarcastically, "Old Lu, you only sent people to spread the news of Zuoqiu Hong, Zuoqiu Ting, and Cangli's deaths to undermine the will of the Zuoqiu Courtyard's martial arts practitioners. You didn't actually believe it yourself, did you?"

"If I am detained or killed here by you, Lei Xiao Sect will immediately become the number one enemy of Zuoqiu Courtyard and Jiu Li Tribe."

"The weakest of the five powers, yet it wants to do the most attention-grabbing thing. If you don't lose, who will?"

"Furthermore, the reason I came to talk to you is to leave you a way out. I don't expect you to defect now. But you wouldn't be thinking of cutting off the Lei Xiao Sect's escape route right now, would you?"

Qin Qian glared at him coldly. "This man is full of tricks, don't trust him."

Li Weiyi pointed to the two shadowy figures formed by Feng Yin and Zhen Yuyan in the distance outside the camp. "I came prepared! If I fall into this trap, they will immediately inform Cangli, Li Jiufu, and Li Ling. But if I get out alive, I can continue to deal with the Imperial Court and the Ash Region of the Far West."

"You should know what's best for the Lei Xiao Sect."

Lu Cangsheng looked into the darkness in the distance. Feng Yin and Zhen Yuyan moved with incredible speed and had already disappeared from sight. They were definitely top-notch experts.

Lu Cangsheng was secretly shocked, not expecting that the Jiu Li Tribe and the Zuoqiu Courtyard had experts.

"The battle of wits at the Qianlong Lantern Festival is not over yet; the outcome remains to be seen."

Li Weiyi walked towards the camp gate with his hands behind his back, then suddenly stopped, glancing at Qin Qian: "If your woman isn't smart enough, tell her to talk less, or she'll easily get yourself into unnecessary trouble."

"What nonsense are you spouting? It's not what you think..." Qin Qian shouted angrily, but for some reason her heart was beating extremely fast, and she had already forgotten that she had to kill Li Weiyi.

After leaving the camp, Li Weiyi hurried away, afraid that Lu Cangsheng would change his mind and chase after him.

Feng Yin and Zhen Yuyan appeared in a flash.

Zhen Yuyan asked, "What are you going to the Lei Xiao Sect for?"

"Of course, it's to discuss cooperation with Lu Cangsheng."

Li Weiyi sighed, "Lu Cangsheng is indeed a clever man. His vision is far beyond the small city of Qianlong Lantern Festival; he has his sights set on the world. The Imperial Court and the Ash Region of the Far West are unreliable. He has already promised me that as long as Zuoqiu Courtyard holds out until dawn, Lei Xiao Sect will take action to create a new balance of power in the city."

"Do you think we'd believe that?" Zhen Yuyan said coldly.

Li Weiyi said, "Lu Cangsheng had no choice. Who told Lei Xiao Sect to be the weakest? If Zuoqiu Courtyard falls, they will die along with it."

Feng Yin said, "The combined forces of the Lei Xiao Sect and the Dragon Gate are comparable to any other power."

"But I told him about the Long Ting. Haha... Otherwise, why do you think I was able to leave the Lei Xiao Sect camp alive?"

Li Weiyi laughed loudly and strode forward.

Feng Yin and Zhen Yuyan's expressions both changed.

Feng Yin said, "He told us on purpose, wanting to ignite conflict between the Imperial Court, Lei Xiao Sect, and Dragon Gate, so as to buy Zuoqiu Courtyard a chance to breathe."

"But... Lei Xiao Sect really turns against us at a crucial moment, and if the Long Ting really has problems, the Imperial Court might be caught off guard. We must have someone go back and report this to Lord Ge," Zhen Yuyan said.

Feng Yin said, "Go and report to him, but come back quickly. I'll follow him first. I'm faster than him, so I'm not afraid of him making a move."

Li Weiyi noticed Zhen Yuyan leaving and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, finally managing to distract one person with the help of the Lei Xiao Sect.

Since the five major powers lacked trust, Li Weiyi used the same method to go to the Xue Jian Tang Ting camp and met Wanyan Xiaose.

In the camp, Li Weiyi didn't see many experts from Xue Jian Tang Ting, and asked with a smile, "Miss Wanyan, are you in charge of the overall situation in the South City?"

"Brother Weiyi, you're not here to beg for mercy, are you? I'm in a really difficult situation." Wanyan Xiaose her small hands behind her back, looking pitiful.

Li Weiyi shook his head. "I'm here to ask for your help, but not for the sake of the Zuoqiu Courtyard. It's because of that guy your Xue Jian Tang Ting wants to get rid of the most. He's been following me and wants me to join the Imperial Court."

Feng Prefecture is one of the Seven Prefectures of the North.

Feng Yin, the top expert in Feng Prefecture, possesses Dragon Seed Ticket and Dragon Bone Ticket, which are what Xue Jian Tang Ting most desires to obtain.

Li Weiyi briefly explained, "If Miss Li Weiyi could help me scare this guy away or hold him off for a moment, I would be eternally grateful and would save you at least once in the future. If we unfortunately become enemies in the future, I will definitely spare you this time."

Wanyan Xiaose pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "I thought it was something serious! Feng Yin, fifth in the top rank of the Northern Territory, I've been wanting to meet him for a long time!"

To this day, the Jiu Li Tribe still has value to Xue Jian Tang Ting.

Therefore, tonight Xue Jian Tang Ting has been dealing with Zuoqiu Courtyard and has not broken ties with the Jiu Li Tribe.

After Wanyan Xiaose restrained Feng Yin, Li Weiyi seized the opportunity to escape, jumped into a large river, and swam underwater for several miles to completely erase any trace before coming ashore. He then changed his appearance and headed towards the western city.

Regardless, he needed to check on the situation with Li Ling and Cangli first.

It was already daylight.

On the morning of the thirteenth day of the Lunar New Year, the sounds of battle in Qiuzhou City continued unabated, with all sides fighting with bloodshot eyes.