Morning Sun Rises from Fusang

The three hundred sets of Provincial Governor's Official Robe and seals, with extraordinary power, were forged by the Zen Sea Observing Mist and given to the three hundred governors to guard the Three Hundred Prefectures of the living realm in order to suppress the demon king, the sect, and the dead.

This has forged the glorious and prosperous Lingxiao Shengjing for thousands of years.

Before each governor takes office, Zen Sea Observing Mist must personally activate the Provincial Governor's Official Robe and seal so that they can wield their power.

Upon the end of their term, the official robes and seals automatically fell into disuse and could no longer be used.

Many believe that one of the reasons for the catastrophe a thousand years ago and the great collapse of Lingxiao Shengjing was the disappearance of Zen Sea Observing Mist, the end of the term of three hundred governors, the loss of their official robes and seals in many aspects, and the great loss of their combat power.

The Provincial Governor's Official Robe worn by Li Weiyi were activated by the Zen Sea Observing Mist.

One can utilize some of its power without needing to cultivate the Dragon Awakening Art.

The reason it's only a part is because his cultivation level is vastly different from that of the governors of a thousand years ago.

The "Dragon Awakening Art" was merely a spell created by Yu Yaozi specifically for those Provincial Governor's Official Robe. This technique could not completely solve the problem of the robes' dormancy, making it rather useless. It required cultivation layer by layer to unlock more power.

It takes too much time.

Many people believe that practicing the Dragon Awakening Art is not as good as practicing Daoist arts. Daoist arts, at least, do not rely on external forces and are not subject to the control of tools.

Night falls, high in the sky.

Ancient trees that have grown for countless years, majestic and imposing, eternal and immortal.

"Aww!"

The dragon soul, over a hundred meters long, emitted a high-pitched roar, and the Sound Wave waves spread outwards.

His misty form meandered thousands of meters in the air, releasing a Son of Heaven's Might. The onlookers on the ground below trembled in their souls, feeling that Li Weiyi was not Mind Master at all, but a governor from ancient times who had returned from across time.

Li Weiyi stood on the dragon's head, holding a ten-foot-long staff and spear. Dressed in a purple official robe, he was upright and handsome, in the prime of his life, young and sharp, as he crossed the void to chase after Xie Chucai.

"Boom!"

A burst of Psychic Power Spiritual Light erupted from between his brows, causing the air within several miles to vibrate violently.

On the branches, the needles of the Earth Demon Pine fell like silver rain.

Under Li Weiyi's telekinetic control, he extended his arm in a circular motion, unleashing a burst of energy. These silver needles, each a foot long, transformed into a long river of needle rain, shooting towards Xie Chucai with a whooshing sound.

"Li Weiyi, did you really think I was defeated by you? You've fallen for my trap!"

Xie Chucai suddenly turned around, staring at Li Weiyi above the Dragon Soul's head, his hands outstretched.

Instantly, within the Dao Heart Manifestation covering nine miles, the crimson magical energy rapidly contracted, transforming into the wondrous sight of "the sky collapsing," which suppressed Li Weiyi.

Xie Chucai deliberately lured Li Weiyi away from the Earth Demon Pine, intending to use this opportunity to break his advantage.

He believed that the reason why they hadn't been able to defeat Li Weiyi for so long was that Li Weiyi was able to mobilize the Yin energy of the Earth Demon Pine, thus gaining a geographical advantage and greatly increasing his combat power.

"Whoosh!"

Li Weiyi glanced at the sky filled with magical energy crashing down upon him, remaining calm and composed. He was enveloped in a cloud of purple mist, and with the powerful spatial fluctuations, his body vanished.

The next instant, a cloud of purple mist appeared above Xie Chucai's head.

Li Weiyi stood on the sacred and dazzling Fusang Divine Tree, traversing space and bursting out of the purple mist.

The light between his brows was extremely bright.

The Golden Crow Flame that flew out of the spirit realm and the Formation Script that surged from the Fusang Divine Tree enveloped his entire body.

The sight was truly wondrous when viewed from the ground.

The Fusang Divine Tree is rooted in the sky, while Li Weiyi is like a rising sun, a Golden Crow, soaring among the branches and leaves of the divine tree, his light illuminating a large area of the city.

"It's Formation Script, an array formation, the Morning Sun True Spirit Formation... Good lad, he actually imprinted the Formation Script on the Fusang Divine Tree Spirit God beforehand, condensed the Rising Sun with the Golden Crow Flame, and used his body as the array's core. The array is complete!"

Taishi Yu was more excited than anyone else, never expecting Li Weiyi to arrange the formation like this.

Even more unexpectedly, within three days, he not only broke through to the Six-star Mind Master, but also mastered the Morning Sun True Spirit Formation... well, not completely mastered it, he simplified the array.

But it's more than enough to deal with Seventh Heaven martial cultivators.

Xie Chucai activated the power of his Blood Robe clothes to block the countless pine needles flying towards him, causing them to explode into wisps of silver mist. Then, he raised his sword with both hands, condensing the vast energy and light of the Blood Pool Silver Sea, and slashed at the falling "Sunrise".

"It's an array, a grand array perfectly integrated with the Golden Crow Flame. Is this the combat power of a Mind Master?"

From Xie Chucai's ancestral field, ten high-grade magical artifacts flew out one after another, protecting him, and he entered an unprecedented state of tension.

The ten magical artifacts were obtained by Xie Chucai after defeating ten experts at the Seventh Heaven the Dao Seed Realm. Each one was extraordinary.

Countless Formation Script covered Li Weiyi's body, with Formation Disk swirling around him. Like a crimson-golden rising sun crashing down, it suppressed Xie Chucai, forcing him to plummet from mid-air and hurtle rapidly toward the summit of one of the six Demon Mountain.

Xie Chucai desperately resisted with his Blood Pool Silver Sea, but it only slowed his descent.

"Boom!"

The entire Six Thoughts Zen Temple trembled slightly.

At the top of that Demon Mountain, the area covered by ice and snow was triggered by the two falling one after the other, causing a small avalanche.

Upon landing, Xie Chucai's ten protective magical artifacts scattered and flew away.

"They were knocked down to the mountaintop!"

"What an overwhelming force! Even the peerless geniuses of the Du'e Temple can't withstand it."

"The Fusang Divine Tree, the Golden Crow Facing the Sun—it's as if I'm witnessing the traces of immortals from the ancient era."

The martial arts practitioners from Lingxiao Shengjing were so excited that they let out continuous long roars.

Many powerful cultivators at the Dao Seed Realm used their movement techniques to rush towards the mountaintop, wanting to witness the defeat of the geniuses of the Du'e Temple and to see if Xie Chucai had been killed.

"The so-called genius of the Sacred Dark Family is nothing special. We Hidden Person can easily knock him down from the sky with just a simple formation. If we were to use our Insect Tamer identity to release Seven Mysterious Insects and summon a swarm of insects, wouldn't we crush them directly?" Hidden Eleven rushed towards the mountaintop, proud of his Hidden Gate.

Shi Jiuzhai chuckled, "Perhaps we're worried that Xie Chucai and the Sacred Dark Family won't accept their defeat. We have to beat our opponents until they're completely convinced before we can truly feel satisfied with our victory."

"Xie Chucai is ultimately one step away from becoming Young Son of Heaven; he is no match for a legendary-level mind master in the same realm."

"If the Jiu Li Hidden Person win this battle, we'll all go to the Heavenly Pavilion tonight, and all expenses will be charged to Fairy Yu!" someone shouted.

It first drew a chorus of boos.

However, many people then joined in the clamor, finding the suggestion quite reasonable.

The wind direction changed subtly.

Everyone realized the extraordinary nature of the Jiu Li Hidden Person, and their hearts were filled with a desire to win, unlike at the beginning when they had come purely to join in the fun.

The monastery was filled with spectators; there were no secrets to be kept.

Conflicts broke out in some areas covered by the array.

Another, even more dangerous struggle is quietly unfolding on a level unknown to anyone. A transcendent figure from the Imperial Court, wielding a banner capable of mobilizing the power of thirty-six earth veins, enters the Six Thoughts Zen Temple.

County Princess Yun Chang and other prominent figures followed in their carriages.

All the martial arts practitioners watching the battle stopped on the desolate mountain ridge covered with rubble, gazing at the snow-covered peaks ahead.

The Fusang Divine Tree appeared to grow atop the mountain, radiating light in all directions and rapidly melting the accumulated snow. Li Weiyi landed, standing between the two trees in the "Yifu" position, flames burning on his body, Formation Script and Formation Disk flickering.

Instead of pressing his advantage, Li Weiyi sensed that although Xie Chucai was injured, his Aura was stable, with no weaknesses, and he exuded a dangerous aura.

Xie Chucai smashed a large crater on the mountaintop, his long hair was almost completely burned away, dark red bloodstains hung from the corner of his mouth, and he stared intently at Li Weiyi, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

Before the war, he never imagined that he would suffer such a great loss.

Since he began cultivating, he had always easily defeated any cultivator of the same level he encountered, whether they used battle formations or Talisman Rain. Nothing was as difficult as the battle he was facing today.

"Aww!"

Li Weiyi reached out into the void, summoning a dragon soul over a hundred meters long. "If you admit defeat now, I will spare your life, just like last time at the West Sea Royal Mansion."

That's definitely not true!

Instead, the aim is to use words to disrupt their mind and reason.

Xie Chucai, holding a silver knife, stepped out of the deep pit. "Now, it's difficult for you to borrow the earth's yin energy from the Earth Demon Pine, but my Profound Ice Force can unleash its strongest power by drawing upon the cold energy of the snow mountain. The advantage of the terrain now belongs to me."

Li Weiyi asked, "Do you think I still need the advantage of location?"

"The dragon soul you summoned is very powerful; it's the soul of Ancient Son of Heaven. The formation is also quite interesting and powerful. However, the disciples of the Sacred Dark Family are not someone you can easily contend with."

Centered on Xie Chucai's body, within the blood-red Dao Heart Manifestation, the Dharma Qi was so intense it turned inky black, continuously extending outwards.

In an instant, he was enveloped in darkness and disappeared.

He couldn't be sensed by telekinesis.

Li Weiyi already knew about the "Absolute Dark Domain" and had always been wary of it.

Thanks to it, Xie Chucai was able to withstand a punch from Shi Liuyu without getting injured.

When truly facing him, Li Weiyi finally felt the power of this dark force. His senses completely failed, he could not see Xie Chucai's state, and he could not know what moves Xie Chucai was using.

"Sizzle!"

Dark power spread, constantly devouring the spiritual light emanating from the Fusang Divine Tree, and even the Formation Script of the Morning Sun True Spirit Formation began to crumble.

The night was completely darkened by this strange power, as if layers of black cloth had been laid down.

In the darkness, Xie Chucai's voice drew closer. "The night belongs to the Sacred Dark Family. Our strength is at its peak. I have the advantage of timing and location, and my cultivation is superior to yours. How can you fight me? Surrender! Kneel down and surrender now, and I'll spare your life."

Li Weiyi, riding the dragon soul and wielding a spear, charged into that dark realm, intending to shatter it.

The moment I stepped inside, I felt a chill run through my entire body.

Sight, hearing, and mental perception all disappeared, as if one were in a dark vacuum. Even with the Heavenly Eye activated, one could only see a few feet away.

How do I fight this?

Xie Chucai appeared beside Li Weiyi like a ghost, activating the Blood Pool Silver Sea to its limit, and unleashed a slash.

When danger was within two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters), Li Weiyi realized that he was unable to react in time.