Taishi Family
All five masters of the Rice Cult boarded the ship, each exuding an imposing aura, like demons from the netherworld.
Everyone on the ship was terrified.
Li Weiyi did not deliberately release his mental power; he could accurately grasp the location and state of each person and form an image in his mind simply by relying on his senses of hearing and smell.
The two with the strongest auras flew down to the third deck of the ship; Yi Zhouxue was one of them.
The only Mind Master among the five, with green spiritual light emanating from between his brows, slowly walked down the second-floor corridor, a protective shield formed around his body. The sounds of shattering hatches, screams, cries, and objects falling to the ground echoed from above.
Finally, there were two Black Robe martial artists in the dining hall, wearing masks with blood-grain patterns. They walked past each table, carefully scrutinizing everyone.
Many of those stared at by them were so terrified that they collapsed to the ground, their hearts filled with fear.
Tuoba Butuo and Qi Xiao's cabin was on the second floor, and the Mind Master would find it soon.
A major war is inevitable!
Li Weiyi focused all his hearing on the Mind Master on the second floor. He knew very well that Tuoba Butuo and Qi Xiao would definitely attack the moment the other party opened the door.
That was also the time Li Weiyi took action to deal with the two people in the dining hall.
He swiftly killed three people first, and then dealt with the remaining two, Yi Zhouxue and Yi Zhou, slowly.
The dining hall was eerily quiet; you could hear a pin drop.
"Da da!"
One of the Black Robe martial artists approached Li Weiyi with slow, deliberate footsteps. He Gan and Guo Zhensheng beside him were both sweating profusely, their bodies frozen in place, completely devoid of their previous demeanor as powerful figures.
Li Weiyi remained calm and composed, but the four Psychic Power Stars in his Glabella Spiritual Realm began to rotate rapidly.
Upstairs, Tuoba Butuo and Qi Xiao, who Conceal Qi, had already pushed their magical energy to its limit, ready to burst out of the door at any moment and deliver a fatal blow to the Mind Master.
"Splash!"
As night fell, the sound of countless chains echoed from all directions, as if a vast army were surrounding the post ship.
Li Weiyi looked around.
Outside the open doors and windows of the dining hall, a dense mass of magical energy surged in. This energy twisted and intertwined into white chains of varying thickness, crisscrossing and forming a dense net that imprisoned everyone.
Li Weiyi glanced down and saw white chains simultaneously weaving through her knees, arms, neck, and waist. The thinnest ones were like spider silk.
The two Black Robe Rice Cult experts, wielding scythes, were the most heavily restrained, bound by dozens of chains.
The entire post ship was shrouded in mist.
"The Dao Heart Manifestation, bound by hundreds of chains and thousands of locks. It's Taishi Bai, the Second Seat member of the Taishi Family. He's actually on the ship!" In the dining hall, a young martial artist exclaimed excitedly, no longer afraid of the heretical cultists.
The first person to achieve this within a cycle of sixty years is called the "First Person of the Cycle".
The second person is Second Seat.
"Ah..."
A piercing scream came from the third deck.
The Daojiao master who accompanied Yi Zhouxue was an elderly man nearing a hundred years old, but he was killed by two flying swords that flew out of the cabin in just one exchange.
The two flying swords were each only a foot long, one blue and one white.
One sword through the throat, one sword through the heart.
The body fell from the third deck of the ship with a splash into the icy river.
Everyone on the ship was overjoyed; it was just as bad luck for the cult leader to run into a brick wall.
A young, cold voice came from above. "Your cult is becoming increasingly arrogant. I've long wanted to meet you. Now that you're here, you'll all stay!"
"Splash!"
The white chains of magical energy that covered the first-floor dining hall seemed to be pulled up from above, dragging and binding the two Black Robe Daoist masters, and flying them outside.
It's like two people being caught in a fishing net, with the fisherman never even showing himself.
Li Weiyi could tell that the two Dao Sect experts were at least at the Fourth Heaven the Dao Seed Realm, capable of standing alone in any force. Yet, they were pulled away by Taishi Bai from afar, unable to resist. It was simply divine skill and terrifying methods.
"Boom!"
The sounds of Yi Zhouxue and Taishi Bai exchanging blows echoed from the third floor, their powerful magical energy reverberating, causing even the metal-framed post ship to creak.
Yi Zhouxue spat out blood, flew backward, broke through the railing, and fell into the river.
"To withstand my full-force palm strike, your strength is enough to be listed in the <Cycle Record>. Your status in the cult must be quite high, right?" Taishi Bai's movements were graceful and swift, like a flying immortal, as he chased after the river.
In the corridor on the second floor.
The Mind Master let out a long roar, and in the spirit realm, green light surged, shattering all the magical energy chains binding his body.
Then, countless green light threads shot out from between his eyebrows, shooting wildly in all directions.
Everyone on the ship below the Dao Seed Realm trembled, their eyes flashed with green light, their mental consciousness failed them, and they revealed bloodthirsty and ferocious expressions.
Those with soldiers drew all sorts of weapons and, like madmen, killed anyone they saw.
Those without weapons use their hands, claws, teeth, fists, or any part of their body that can be used to attack any living creature they can see.
The entire ship was in complete chaos, as if possessed by an evil spirit. Laughter, fighting, hacking, and screams filled the air.
If anyone were to board the ship at this moment and see the scene before them, they would be horrified and turn to flee.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, the two trapped Black Robe masters of the Rice Cult used their magical sickles to cut their chains, broke free, and leaped onto the river, attempting to escape.
"Puff!"
"Pfft!"
Two flying swords, one green and one white, pierced through their chests, even shattering their Magic Tool Battle Robe instantly, proving utterly ineffective.
The two experts, both at the Fourth Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm, died on the spot, their bodies sinking into the river.
Inside the dining hall, Li Weiyi slapped He Gan and Guo Zhensheng, who were attacking him, to the ground, knocking them unconscious.
Looking at the chaotic, bizarre, and bloody scene before him, he put on the golden mask given to him by Yao Qingxuan without hesitation, made a hand seal, and his brows shone with spiritual light.
One word came out of his mouth. "Zhe!"
""" is one of the nine words on the secret blessing of Dao Sect Liujia. It is combined with the power of thought and turns into a circle of sound wave aura, spreading out with Li Weiwei as the center.
"Whoosh!"
All the green light trails and threads were completely destroyed.
The frenzied, bloodthirsty people on the ship had their spirits and souls instantly cleansed, their eyes regaining their clarity. They all stared in horror at their hands, bewildered by what had just happened.
The golden mask is very special; it can conceal and alter Li Weiyi's magical energy and mental power.
The Mind Master on the second floor never expected that there was a master of mental power on the ship who was proficient in the methods of calming the mind and making one wise. He immediately condensed a pair of wings of light on his back and tried to escape.
Where to go?
The main hall door on the third floor opened, and four figures rushed out, each a top expert. One drew his bow and nocked an arrow, one threw out his magic wheel, one spread his wings and gave chase, and the other unleashed a Daoist technique.
The four were retainers of the Taishi Family.
On the other side, Taishi Bai, who was chasing on the river, heard a melodious flute sound and looked towards the shore.
A figure in Black Robe stood upright under a tree by the riverbank, dozens of feet away, playing a flute tune, his body appearing and disappearing in a dreamlike manner.
The snow falling within a few dozen feet on the river surface turned into layers of snow waves, crashing towards Taishi Bai.
Each piece is imbued with magical energy, sharper than a blade.
Taishi Bai unleashed a powerful palm strike, the force of which illuminated both banks of the river, causing the river surface to cave in and the snowflakes within a radius of several dozen feet to turn to dust.
Li Weiyi had already put away the golden mask and walked outside the dining hall. He first glanced at Yi Zhouxue, who had disappeared into the night.
Looking again at the dark figure playing the flute on the shore, she thought to herself, "He must be Yi Zhouxue's older brother, Can Yexue. He's certainly well-prepared. If they surround us, it will be a real problem."
How could Li Weiyi not try to understand his enemy?
Legend has it that Can Yexue has a higher talent than Yi Zhouxue. She uses the flute as her weapon. Although she is not an inheritor, she dares to challenge the Major Technique, and her cultivation speed is no slower than that of the inheritors.
As the flute played, the giant waves on the river transformed into a ten-zhang-tall white frost giant, which punched Taishi Bai, the frost seemingly about to freeze the great river.
"Swish! Swish!"
Two flying swords, one blue and one white, were summoned back by Taishi Bai and used to shatter the Frost Giant into pieces.
Looking towards the riverbank again.
The flute music faded, and the man in black had vanished.
The Mind Master was unable to escape and was captured by four retainers of the Taishi Family, who took him to the third floor.
Li Weiyi had already returned to the second-floor cabin to meet up with Tuoba Butuo and Qi Xiao.
Qi Xiao transmitted his voice, saying, "The Taishi Family is one of the Lineage of the Imperial Court. Our Old Ancestor, Duke Taishi, held a high position and great power, a pillar of the dynasty for thousands of years. He was a Saint Spirit King Mind Master, and it is said that he received guidance from the Mist Son of Heaven. He controls half of the Defensive Formation of Cloud Heaven Immortal Plain, Lingxiao City, and the four major passes. The other half is controlled by the Third Palace Master of Qilin Platform."
The Saint Spirit King Mind Master is a transcendent being on the path of mind power cultivation; there are only a handful of such individuals in the entire Lingxiao Shengjing.
Tuoba Butuo said, "This doesn't make sense! I've heard of Taishi Bai's reputation even in the Northern Territory. He's the grandson of the Duke Taishi and the son of Taishi Qingcang, who is the most talented. He's definitely a top-tier young nobleman in the Imperial Court. Such a person should have his own official ship or treasure warship when he travels. How could he possibly be crammed onto a ship with so many people?"
Qi Xiao laughed and said, "Aren't we on this ship too? Yes, Taishi Bai is indeed renowned, the second strongest expert under sixty in the Taishi Family, but we are no longer the same as we were two or three years ago."
Li Weiyi remained silent for a long time before finally speaking, "I just made my move, and the Taishi Family must have noticed. Now, we have two paths."
"The first option is to disembark immediately, but this will likely result in Yi Zhouxue Can Yexue."
"The second option is to stay on the ship and, with the help of the Taishi Family, proceed without hindrance. Can Yexue nor Yi Zhouxue know we're on board yet."
"But if the fluctuations in my aura just now have been detected by the <Cycle Record>, and the Luantai sends people to investigate, it will be quite troublesome."
Qi Xiao laughed and said, "The Imperial Court's supervision isn't as strict now, unless you cause something earth-shattering. I think the bigger problem is that it's difficult for Tuoba and me, both with Pure Immortal Body, to explain our origins clearly. If we directly state our names, we'll definitely be thoroughly investigated."
"Why don't we just leave? It's just Yi Zhouxue and Can Yexue; it'll be perfect for testing our fighting spirit," Tuoba Butuo said.
Li Weiyi made a shushing gesture and looked towards the doors and windows.
A knock came at the door.
A young girl's voice rang out from outside the door. "My lady is very grateful for the Mind Master you gave earlier, and has specially sent me to invite you to the third floor for a chat. Please do not refuse and do her a favor."
Qi Xiao and Tuoba Butuo exchanged knowing glances and laughed, finding the term "old man" quite amusing.