Outside Six Thoughts Zen Temple

"Young Master, this is no joke! A single misstep could cost you your life in Lingxiao City."

Li Weiyi's expression was serious as he continued, "A great figure must have arrived from the Demon Kingdom! That's why even the Third Palace Master, who has been renowned throughout the world for thousands of years, is so wary of them."

Tang Wanzhou sat cross-legged on the jade boat, at the bow position that Zen Sea Observing Mist used to occupy, more than ten feet off the ground. "Since you knew it was dangerous, why did you still make this choice?"

Li Weiyi didn't know how to answer. After a long silence, she finally said, "People can't always make the right choices. Sometimes, you have to make choices you like. Otherwise, you'll gradually grow to hate life and miss out on countless joys and the wonders that life itself has to offer."

Tang Wanzhou glanced at him.

Reflecting on the meaning of life, like enlightenment and spiritual practice, accompanies martial arts practitioners throughout their lives, serving as the foundation of their spirit and direction.

She said, "Your analysis is correct. Someone extraordinary must have arrived in the Demon Kingdom, perhaps even at the Six Thoughts Zen Temple."

"These powerful foreign figures cannot occupy the Lingxiao Shengjing, and their armies cannot cross the Netherworld of the Departed. Even if they were to occupy it, they would only support local forces as puppets to do so."

"They're more like plunderers, coveting only three things."

"First, the Daoist techniques, scriptures, elixir formulas, formation diagrams, and other inheritances of the Lingxiao Palace and Myriad Gate Families."

"You must understand, a thousand years ago, when the Lingxiao Shengjing occupied Three Hundred Prefectures, most of the forces that are now worth tens of millions were then worth hundreds of millions. Their ancestors produced Martial Path Son of Heaven, and their power was far greater than it is now, not much weaker than the Sacred Dark Family."

"Their legacy is very attractive to any power."

"Secondly, there are the resource treasure troves of the Myriad Gate Families, containing various magical artifacts, elixirs, Thousand-Year Elixir, blood crystals, Immortal Soil, spirit soil, and so on. This also includes valuable living creatures such as powerful servants imbued with the Death Spirit Fire, young geniuses, beauties with Pure Immortal Body, strange insects, and exotic beasts."

"Third, the Supreme Magic Tool."

"The power unleashed by Supreme Magic Tool under certain circumstances can even rival that of Martial Path Son of Heaven; each one is priceless. Outside, only Mega-clan possess such forbidden artifacts."

"If Yu Yaozi wields Supreme Magic Tool, utilizes the formation of the Cloud Heaven Immortal Plain, and possesses her own formidable cultivation, what level of combat power could she unleash?"

"These Supreme Magic Tool from the Lingxiao Shengjing have definitely caught the eye of some powerful figures from overseas!"

A strong sense of helplessness welled up in Li Weiyi's heart. "If the human race of Lingxiao Shengjing could unite as one, the Supreme Magic Tool alone would be enough to instill fear in those with ulterior motives, preventing them from acting rashly."

Tang Wanzhou said, "This was exactly the situation in Lingxiao Shengjing over the past thousand years. Everyone was united and worked hard to recover the two hundred and seventy-two states. Back then, who dared to be presumptuous? But all of this was shattered!"

Li Weiyi swallowed a Star Day Pill and secretly refined it. Then he squatted down and looked at the corpse that emitted four-colored immortal light from its flesh and blood.

He stored this powerful, deceased spirit in his Blood Mud Space.

He was killed by Tang Wanzhou with a single palm strike, his soul scattered and his spirit dispersed.

Its robes, made of high-grade and durable magical artifacts, were unfortunately severely damaged and decayed in many places. Its rotting body revealed golden bones, with a texture and color resembling gold.

Tang Wanzhou said, "It comes from a Bone Mansion in the Southern Netherworld. It should be Longevity Realm Giants from one of the 272 states a thousand years ago. After his death, he was invaded by the strange power of the Netherworld and turned into a corpse and a spirit."

"Past consciousness has been annihilated."

"The new consciousness that emerged from within the body has cultivated to the Ninth Heaven the Dao Seed Realm."

Li Weiyi pointed to his ancestral field and discovered that the ancestral field had long been depleted and the inner world had collapsed.

Tang Wanzhou asked, "What are you looking for? The Dao Fruit, or the Longevity Golden Pill?"

"Since it was Longevity Realm Giants in its previous life, it should have had a Golden Core in its body. Even if it didn't have a Golden Core, Departed Spirit Commander at the Ninth Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm, it should have Dao Fruit, right?" Li Weiyi said.

Tang Wanzhou said, "These deceased spirits cultivate in all sorts of strange ways, and they may not even cultivate their ancestral fields. Even if they cultivated Longevity Golden Pill in their lifetime, it would have been taken away long ago, or absorbed by new consciousnesses."

Li Weiyi stared at the corpses on the ground, pondering to himself.

Zen Sea Observing Mist once said that once his blood energy is strong enough and he comes into contact with soul cultivation, he will be able to master the secret technique of awakening corpses with blood, which will allow the corpses to temporarily awaken and fight for him. However, this cannot last long.

Having reached the Dao Seed Realm, he has begun soul cultivation.

Li Weiyi cut his finger, channeled his Psychic Power Spiritual Light and a wisp of soul power into his blood, and then dripped the blood onto the corpse's brow. He then channeled his spiritual power again, causing the blood to seep into the corpse's body.

He tried to pull the corpse.

The corpse slowly sat up.

It wasn't that it had woken up; it was just being controlled by his mental power and a wisp of soul power, like a puppet on strings. At most, its body was a little stronger, but it wasn't of much use.

It is clearly not a "resurrected corpse".

A "resurrected corpse" should at least possess some of the consciousness the corpse had before death.

"Could it be that my blood and energy are not strong enough?"

Li Weiyi thought for a moment, then used his finger as a pen and blood and spiritual light as ink to write the character "Lin" from the Six Jia Secret Incantation on the corpse's brow.

This secret text is similar to puppetry.

They can Scatter Beans to Create Soldiers.

"Whoosh!"

The corpse suddenly stood up, its eyes regaining some light, and four-colored rays of light emanated from its body. Wisps of corpse energy surged from the seven orifices of its head, and a powerful aura erupted from its body.

The aura of the Dao Seed Realm expert.

Tang Wanzhou said, "That's interesting. You've mastered quite a few strange techniques. The Jiu Li Tribe is indeed mysterious."

Li Weiyi shook his head. This wasn't the "awakened corpse" he wanted; it was just a slightly more powerful puppet, unsuitable as a trump card against Xie Chucai. It could only be said that it had some use.

I put it into my bag for future use.

Li Weiyi asked, "Young Master's cultivation speed is astonishing. Do you know any methods to aid in enlightenment?"

"There are few shortcuts in martial arts cultivation. Enlightenment is fundamental; the path is arduous, and the arduous training has no end. There are indeed some rare and precious natural treasures that can aid in enlightenment, such as the pine nuts of the Earth Demon Pine and the Spirit Peach from the Pan Peach Tree. They are extremely rare and difficult to obtain."

"You can take some Dao Lotus Pills and Dao Fruit Pills. However, the Dragon Cultivation Path is already the fastest way to cultivate. Taking Dao Lotus Pills and Dao Fruit Pills will damage your foundation and would be a greater loss than gain."

Li Weiyi asked, "What if we're not afraid of damaging our foundation?"

"Trying to force growth in the short term will lead to future problems; the drawbacks will become apparent very soon..."

Tang Wanzhou knew many of Li Weiyi's secrets, and a strange light flashed in his eyes. "If you just want to quickly break through to the next level with the Wind Mansion Dragon Seed, you can try. After all, it doesn't represent your foundation; it's just a means to deceive others."

Li Weiyi smiled and said, "That's exactly what I meant."

The Twelve-Character Dao Seed of Shenque can be practiced step by step. In the future, one can spend a great deal of time comprehending it, reading the true scriptures, walking one's own true martial path, and understanding and refining it.

The Wind Mansion Dragon Seed, however, can be more aggressive, rapidly increasing its own strength to protect the Divine Que Dao Seed.

Tang Wanzhou said, "If it's just to prepare for this battle, breaking through to the Fourth Realm won't have much of an impact. But, if time is running out, it will take at least one or two months."

"What if we had this treasure?"

Li Weiyi took out an iron box and opened it.

Inside, radiating golden light, was a peanut-sized Longevity Golden Pill, its brilliance dazzling and its mysteries boundless, with countless profound scriptures floating upon it.

This is the treasure that the Rice Sect is trying to use to bribe Zhou Bida!

"In a life-or-death battle, it's good to be well-prepared. This Longevity Golden Pill has already been refined and can be consumed directly. Let me check it for any hidden dangers. Even with its help, it's still uncertain whether you can break through to the Fourth Heaven," Tang Wanzhou said.

Li Weiyi entrusted the Longevity Golden Pill to Tang Wanzhou for research, fed the Seven Little Ones Thousand-Year Elixir and the Xihe Flower, and then activated the Time Cocoon, entering it to cultivate his mental power with all his might.

He only had three days left, at most.

Even with the Time Cocoon, it would only last half a month.

Reaching the level of Six-star Mind Master is the foundation for a direct confrontation with Xie Chucai. As for martial arts, even reaching the Fourth Heaven would only be icing on the cake, increasing the chances of victory.

On the last day of the old year, the weather was fine and sunny, and families celebrated together.

As early as the morning, martial artists from various neighborhoods and major forces in the city began to arrive from all directions, taking up advantageous viewing positions.

For the past three days, people have been hyping up this battle, calling it "the battle for honor in the Lingxiao Shengjing," "the ultimate showdown between a mind cultivator and a martial artist," and "the clash between the number one Outstanding Person of the Lingxiao Shengjing and the number one genius of the Du'e Temple"...

The Fairy Yu delivering the challenge letter on behalf of Li Weiyi has been widely discussed, and even the Young Son of Heaven of Zuoqiu Courtyard has become a topic of conversation.

The Demon Child's previous disparaging remarks about the Mind Masters, such as calling them servants kept by martial arts practitioners, have spread and aroused the wrath of the Mind Masters.

Xie Chucai's humiliating statement that "the Demon Child has already subdued all the masters under sixty years old in the Lingxiao Shengjing, and he will cross over to take over all the martial artists in the Seventh Realm the Lingxiao Shengjing" continued to ferment, and all the martial artists in the city were furious.

In short, this battle generated numerous topics and was elevated to a new level.

It's no longer a personal life-or-death battle.

Noon.

The 10,000-meter-tall Earth Demon Pine, with its extremely lush silver branches and leaves, blocks out the sunlight, enveloping the entire Six Thoughts Zen Temple and the six majestic Demon Mountain below, like a primordial divine tree capable of supporting its own world.

The Six Thoughts Zen Temple is sacred and shrouded in a silvery rain of light, with the clouds flowing along the mountain all resembling scriptures.

This is no Demon Mountain or magic realm!

It's practically sacred land.

Three days ago, the troops from Luantai and the City Defense Camp had already stationed themselves in front of the temple gate and surrounded the area.

They publicly stated that they were maintaining public order.

The temple gates, which were usually open to the public, were tightly shut, refusing entry to worshippers. Even the Defensive Formation were activated, showing no intention of opening on New Year's Eve.

By the afternoon, the area outside Six Thoughts Zen Temple was already packed with people.

Someone shouted "Open the door quickly!" first, and then a huge chorus of shouts erupted.

Jiang Ning sat cross-legged on the back of a winged, fiery beast, guarding the entrance to the Zen temple for three days. High-ranking officials such as the Shaoqing of the Imperial Secretariat and the Minister of State had repeatedly ordered her to lead the army away, but she ignored them.

The head of the Attendant Hall stood by her side, helping her withstand the pressure.

Two factions in the court are secretly vying for power.

Zhuang Yue arrived below the strange beast and used her magical energy to transmit her voice to Jiang Ning, her tone cold. "What exactly do you want? Why do you have to push him into the limelight? In the past three days, Xie Chucai has defeated ten Dao Seed Realm Seventh Heaven martial artists from Lingxiao City. He has not been affected by anger; on the contrary, he has turned his anger into momentum, and his fighting spirit is growing stronger and stronger."

It's Zuoqiu Hongting's voice.

Jiang Ning looked down at "Zhuang Yue" standing on the ground, meeting her gaze without the slightest fear of the Young Son of Heaven's imposing presence. "I knew you would come!"