Duel with Long Xiangcen
A spiritual light, vertical and suspended outside the Golden Smiling Buddha Mask, was incredibly mystical, able to see through all illusions.
Long Xiangcen met Li Weiyi's gaze, feeling as if she were exposed to the scorching sun, her entire body as if naked. It was as if all her secrets would be seen through by him.
"Let's stop here for today! If we continue fighting, it will surely alert the martial arts practitioners within the Heavenly Pavilion."
Li Weiyi did not intend to fight, but with his Heavenly Eye open, it was really difficult for him to maintain a peaceful and natural state of mind. He was at a complete disadvantage and was destined to lose today.
The star Staff Spear of All Things spread all over its body.
Li Weiyi thrust out with his spear.
"Whoosh!"
A beam of crimson-gold light shot out from the tip of the spear, shattering the five layers of Dao Heart Manifestation layer by layer, and shot straight towards the array light screen above the courtyard wall.
Once it's broken open, the ones who should be worried are Long Xiangcen and the Demon Race martial artists.
Just as the beam of light was about to hit the array barrier, a blue dragon scale the size of a palm-leaf fan blocked it.
Then came the second piece, the third piece...
"Bang! Bang..."
Long Xiangcen used seven dragon scales to completely block the power of the beam.
"You've had your fun, I haven't even started yet."
She was clearly standing seven zhang away, but as soon as the second word was uttered, she appeared beside Li Weiyi with terrifying speed.
Five fingers pinching a claw!
The fingernails gleamed gold, bearing four claw marks.
Li Weiyi's protective aura was truly like a layer of light, unable to block her claw marks in the slightest.
"Forward!"
Li Weiwei used his mind power to pronounce the word "qian", one of the nine characters of the Liujia secret blessing.
The Golden Crow Flame on his body flickered violently, intensely and dazzlingly bright.
The next instant, he appeared ten feet away.
His left arm ached from being struck by Long Xiangcen's claw marks. Three white marks appeared on the left sleeve of his Invisibility Cloak, destroying his invisibility ability. Three bloody marks appeared on the back of his hand. If he had been wearing ordinary clothes, Li Weiyi's left arm would have been severely injured.
Only then did the word "begin" reach Li Weiyi's ears.
Her speed was incredibly fast, and her cultivation level was extremely high.
"Major Technique, Flame Flash?" Long Xiangcen was quite surprised that her attack had failed.
It wasn't Yan Shan, but rather the Six Jia Secret Incantation.
Li Weiyi had come into contact with the nine characters of the Six Jia Secret Incantation when he was a child, but he only regarded them as a kind of incantation.
It wasn't until he reached the Dao Seed Realm and activated the Yellow Dragon Sword Yellow Dragon Sword that the nine characters of the Six Jia Secret Incantation appeared on the sword's blade, at which point he began to study them.
All nine characters are ancient and full of mystery.
It was later discovered that combining it with telekinesis could unleash a variety of wondrous techniques.
The character "Qian" can not only perform the fire escape technique, but also the five element escape techniques.
If it encounters fire, it can escape through fire.
When it encounters water, it escapes into the water.
"Whoosh!"
Long Xiangcen mobilized the magical energy within her Dao Heart Manifestation, condensing it into countless white ribbons to bind and restrict Li Weiyi's speed. Alternatively, the ribbons could transform into white dragons to launch a direct attack.
Li Weiyi knew her strength well, so he didn't engage in a direct confrontation, knowing that a prolonged battle would inevitably lead to defeat.
He spun the Staff Spear of All Things in his hand, then slashed at the courtyard wall. The wall collapsed with a crash, and the array formation of the mansion trembled violently.
With that one movement, the entire Heavenly Pavilion shook, and the ground trembled.
Heavenly Pavilion, countless martial arts practitioners turned their gazes in that direction, all knowing that a battle had broken out inside.
An elder from the Heavenly Pavilion appeared outside the courtyard.
Li Weiyi's speed slowed down for a moment in order to unleash this spear, and he paid the price. His wrists, the Staff Spear of All Things, his neck, waist and legs were all bound by white silk of magical energy. Long Xiangcen flew over and struck him in the face with a claw, extremely ruthless.
Once hit, the entire skull will be reduced to fragments.
Having no other choice, Li Weiyi unleashed the second level of the Six Forms of Burning Karma Technique, the Karma Burning Millstone. He completely combined martial arts and mental power, colliding with Long Xiangcen who was coming towards him.
"Boom!"
Li Weiyi was thrown out and crashed into another courtyard wall.
Taking this opportunity, he activated the Staff Spear of All Things in his hand, piercing through the array barrier. With a bang, it fell outside the courtyard, crashing into the artificial hill and causing the ground to cave in.
The Rainbow Colored Robes on Long Xiangcen's body were largely burned away by the flames of the Karma Burning Millstone. Her porcelain doll-like body was almost completely exposed, except for some vital parts.
Her eyes were cold and piercing; she dared not follow him out of the courtyard.
She didn't want her current alluring appearance to be seen by countless people, and she was also afraid of her identity and whereabouts being exposed.
Long Xiangcen transmitted her voice to Li Weiyi: "Zuo Ning, let's end it here today. I won't expose you, and you shouldn't expose me either. Let's pretend nothing happened. Guess how many powerful Demon Race have gathered in Leiling City right now? If you dare to reveal the secret in the courtyard, the final result will definitely be your death, our plan will be ruined, but we can still leave calmly."
Li Weiyi stood up, spear in hand, and scanned his surroundings, spotting figures of martial arts practitioners whose eyes were filled with curiosity.
He knew very well that Long Xiangcen was not exaggerating, because the Demon Race's attack on Lingxiao City was imminent.
Long Xiangcen seemed to be letting him go.
However, as soon as Li Weiyi leaves everyone's sight, the hidden Demon Race experts will surely assassinate him immediately to silence him.
Tuoba Butuo and Qi Xiao appeared nearby and hid in the shadows under the eaves.
To everyone's surprise, Li Weiyi dusted off the dust, complained, "It was just a friendly spar, why did you hit so hard?" Then, carrying his staff and spear, he walked back into the array light barrier in the courtyard.
"Wait for me outside the city, towards the ferry crossing."
Li Weiyi's telepathic message reached the ears of Tuoba Butuo and Qi Xiao.
The two quickly put away their magical artifacts and left the Heavenly Pavilion.
Long Xiangcen draped a large white robe over her body, looking like an ethereal fairy, which startled Li Weiyi as she walked in again.
The four Demon Race experts looked at him with predatory eyes, as if facing a formidable enemy.
"I was just itching to test your strength. I Fifth Divine Son of the Rice Sect, Sikong Jingyuan." Li Weiyi held a spear in one hand and put the other behind his back, ready to take a gamble.
As for Long Xiangcen, he had never met Sikong Jingyuan.
After all, Sikong Jingyuan had spent many years training in the Netherworld of the Departed, making him a rising star among the New Generation of experts in the Rice Cult.
Long Xiangcen paused for a moment, then covered her mouth and laughed, "You already used the name Sikong Jingyuan on the ship, and you want to use it again? You know that once you leave Heavenly Pavilion, you will surely die, so you came back to gamble."
Li Weiyi sneered, "Long Xiangcen, you've been famous for twenty years, and this is all the knowledge you have? You don't even recognize my Dao Sect's Major Technique, the Six Forms of Burning Karma Technique?"
Long Xiangcen narrowed his eyes, carefully recalling the Karma Burning Millstone he had just used, and a look of sudden realization flashed across his face.
"The thirty people in the coffin were taken from the Divine Prison of my Rice Sect headquarters by Phoenix-born Unicorn-young five days ago," Li Weiyi said.
A Demon Race cultivator at the Fourth Heaven Dao Seed Realm, who had previously followed Phoenix-born Unicorn-young to the Rice Sect's headquarters, quickly transmitted his voice through his magical energy to Long Xiangcen's ears.
A strange light appeared in Long Xiangcen's eyes as she re-examined the mysterious man wearing a golden mask before her. "Words are not enough! If you are the Divine Child of the Rice Cult, why are the Rice Cult's martial artists hunting you down?"
"Who doesn't have a few enemies? You're from the Demon Race, don't you have any rivals?"
Li Weiyi took out the Divine Child Life Token and casually tossed it to her, then looked at the thirty coffins. "You Demon Race are truly formidable! I thought you intended to send Ember Spirit to hide inside their human skin. I never expected you to find so many experts from the Netherworld of the Departed."
A Demon Race martial artist said in a deep voice, "Isn't this the real reason why His Highness the Divine Child disguised himself as Long Ting and came to investigate?"
Long Xiangcen still had traces of Li Weiyi's blood under her fingernails, exactly the same as the blood aura in the Divine Child's Life Tablet, so she no longer had any doubts. She stomped her foot and scolded, "Hmph, how could you be so naughty? I almost killed you! How am I going to explain this to the Rice Ancestor?"
"It's not enough to alarm the Rice Ancestor! I am the son of the Lord of the Ku Rong Hall, and my father will surely avenge me."
Li Weiyi took the life tablet from Long Xiangcen's hand, grabbed her slender wrist, and used his spiritual light to cleanse the bloodstains from her fingernails. "This divine child has another secret mission to undertake. If today's events are leaked, your Demon Race will bear full responsibility."
"If our secret is revealed, Your Highness, you will not be able to bear the consequences."
After making that threatening remark, Long Xiangcen smiled sweetly and said, "The Divine Child is so young, yet his mental cultivation and martial arts skills are both at an extremely high level. I truly admire him. How about we both return to the City Lord's Mansion?"
"I'm afraid you might misunderstand, Master Taishi."
Li Weiyi was actually afraid that Phoenix-born Unicorn-young and Long Ting would return and discover his identity, so he said, "I have an important mission and need to go to Lingxiao City, so I won't keep you company!"
"By the way, I know your Demon Race wants to kill me to cover it up. But my companions are already hiding outside the city. If I die here, how will you explain it to the Divine Cult?"
With that, Li Weiyi put the Staff Spear of All Things into the ancestral field and strode out of the courtyard.
Long Xiangcen watched his departing figure, her smile fading, "It seems the Twin Rice Cult is riddled with factions. This person's talent is extraordinary; his mental power and martial arts, when unleashed, are no less than those of an ordinary Dao Seed Realm Fifth Heaven cultivator."
"I'm leaving this place to you. Move out quickly."
Li Weiyi immediately left the city, not daring to linger for even a moment longer.
He had enemies throughout the Rice Cult, with few people he could trust, let alone allies.
If it can be done discreetly, silencing the witness is the best way to hide a secret.
After reuniting with Tuoba Butuo and Qi Xiao, the three Conceal Qi and quickly entered the mountain, preparing to travel along the Xushan Heavenly Vein to Nanyan Pass.
"Long Xiangcen's cultivation is at least at the Fifth Heaven the Dao Seed Realm, a figure at the level of the King Jiuzhai. I couldn't even withstand a single move from her, and I couldn't even test her strength," Li Weiyi sighed to the two of them.
Qi Xiao was shocked. "The person who knocked you out was actually her. She's mixed up with the Demon Race?"
"It's more than just mingling together."
Li Weiyi recalled the image of Long Xiangcen riding on Phoenix-born Unicorn-young legs and felt sorry for Taishi Bai. If given the chance, he would definitely remind him of something.
Tuoba Butuo glanced at Li Weiyi, his eyes filled with complex emotions. "What truly amazes me is that Brother Weiyi already possesses the ability to spar with her."
"The Demon Race has grand ambitions, and they even cooperate with the Netherworld of the Departed, and this cooperation seems quite deep. Eh, this is..."
Li Weiyi stopped using her movement technique and fell from the treetop to the ground.
Before me stood towering mountains, dense with pine and cypress trees, stretching to the horizon. But suddenly, a vast black desert appeared.
The sand, as fine as dust, Mars brightly when blown by the wind, dancing in the valley.
"It's an Ash Region, and there are powerful Ember Spirit nearby!"
Li Weiyi's pupils contracted, and he quickly retreated into the dense forest. It should be known that the Ash Region is the Dao Heart Manifestation of Ember Spirit powerhouse, burning away all surrounding matter, turning it into dust and Mars.
"Boom!"
A deafening clap of thunder came from the depths of the valley, causing the surrounding peaks to shake.
An avalanche then occurred.
"Two powerful forces are clashing, most likely a powerful expert from the Ember Spirit and a high-ranking figure from the Lei Xiao Sect. Tuoba, what kind of path did you lead us into? Did you lead us into the Thirty-Six Tombs of Lei?"
The three of them ran as fast as they could, wanting to get away as quickly as possible.