Ge Xiantong's Collapse

Li Weiyi stood at the bow of the ship, raising his hand above his head.

"Boom!"

Seventy-two pillars of lightning descended from the sky, transforming into Lightning Strike Array, causing the surrounding waters to boil.

He withdrew all his magical energy into his body and muttered to himself, "It's only Seventy-two Lightning Strike Arrays! Lu Cangsheng could cultivate a thirty-six-strike lightning array when he was in the Five Seas Realm, so he should be able to cultivate a seventy-two- Lightning Strike Array when he reaches the Dao Seed Realm."

"His talent in thunder magic is indeed extraordinary; no wonder he is known as the most talented person in the Lei Xiao Sect in a thousand years."

"The true scriptures of the Nine Heavens Secret Treasury are truly extraordinary; one can reap great rewards after just a few days of study."

Li Weiyi returned to the Divine Martial Tower and stored the purple jade tablet in the Blood Mud Space. Afterward, he also packed up and took away the various interpretation notes from the bookshelf.

The other two volumes of Daoist lineage scriptures are no exception.

The entire fifth floor of the Divine Martial Tower was looted.

Zen Sea Observing Mist, dressed in red, arrived at the fifth floor of the tower. Seeing the empty space inside, he paused for a moment, then asked, "Are you planning to escape?"

Li Weiyi knew it was the commotion from her breakthrough earlier that had alerted her, and he laughed, "Having taken such a huge risk to come to the Phoenix Pavilion, you should at least take something with you, right? How's the situation on your end?"

The vast majority of the books in the Divine Martial Tower were collected during the Zen Sea Observing Mist period.

She's about to Yang Jia to receive some dowry, which Li Weiyi doesn't think is excessive.

Zen Sea Observing Mist breaks the formation, pushes open the window on the fifth floor of the Divine Martial Tower, and the view outside is wide open. Under the starlight, you can see the vast palaces and vegetation of the Phoenix Pavilion.

Below the mountain, the Ling River flows far away, and the city stretches for a hundred miles.

She said, "I saw her! But I couldn't revive her. The incantation at the Rice Cult's headquarters must still be ongoing. Now, we can only hope that the Zuoqiu Courtyard will break into the Underground Immortal Mansion and destroy the altar as soon as possible."

The strategy that Zen Sea Observing Mist and his three masters had agreed upon was to have the Southern Territory Forces, such as the Zuoqiu Courtyard and the Jiu Li Tribe, deal with the Dao Sect.

Li Weiyi frowned. "Placing all our hopes on Yu Yaozi alone is too passive!"

Even if Yu Yao doesn't wake up, I'm still here, aren't I?

Zen Sea Observing Mist turned around, smiling gently, "I'm curious, that day when I asked you if you wanted to come back to Lingxiao City with me, you answered without even thinking. Why was that?"

Li Weiyi shook his head with a wry smile, "I can't answer that. I'm afraid of making grand pronouncements that I don't have the ability to deliver. I'm afraid of losing some people, I'm afraid this place will become the kind of place I utterly despise, I'm afraid of many things."

"But what I fear most is that if I flee without a fight this time, I will think of running away the moment I face any difficulties or challenges in the future, and I will lose the ability to face danger. When danger comes looking for me, I will be helpless."

"Chan Wu, I must have an indomitable fighting spirit to pursue the pinnacle of martial arts."

Zen Sea Observing Mist gazed at him for a long time, then nodded gently. "We don't have much time left! There are two things we must do immediately. First, go to the Provincial Governor's Official Robe and retrieve the governor's Imperial Treasury and Provincial Governor's Official Seal stored there. Once activated, they will greatly increase the Imperial Court's strength."

Half of the Provincial Governor's Official Robe and seals were kept in Imperial Treasury Provincial Governor's Official Seal.

Li Weiyi said, "The Imperial Treasury holds the most precious resources of the Lingxiao Palace, comparable to the National Treasury. It is heavily guarded, and entering it is as difficult as ascending to heaven. Taking the Provincial Governor's Official Robe and Provincial Governor's Official Seal is Imperial Treasury the Blood Robe Chief Steward, one of the ten most transcendent figures in the Imperial Court. Is he trustworthy?"

Zen Sea Observing Mist said, "He is not the person I trust most! If I must rely on a transcendent power to retrieve the Provincial Governor's Official Robe and Provincial Governor's Official Seal, I must choose the one I trust most."

Li Weiyi didn't press further about who Chaoran, whom she said she trusted most, but instead asked, "What's the second thing?"

"We must force the Demon Race, the Rice Cult, and the Demon Kingdom to act ahead of schedule, and do so immediately, to disrupt their rhythm of action," said Zen Sea Observing Mist.

Li Weiyi said, "I'll handle it. The Jiu Li Hidden Gate is more than capable of accomplishing this. We'll strive to completely eliminate the internal troubles in the city within a day, or even half a day."

"I will be very cooperative with you."

Zen Sea Observing Mist seemed to have great confidence in the person she was about to meet.

Li Weiyi said, "The Six Thoughts Zen Temple and that traitor are the biggest hidden dangers and the greatest risks."

Nothing in this world is perfect. It's about finding a glimmer of possibility even in the most impossible situations.

Zen Sea Observing Mist took a deep breath, lowered her eyes, and gently bit her red lips. "Actually, there's a third thing... We can try, first, to hug, to find that feeling of closeness..."

"Isn't this a bit too deliberate?" Li Weiyi asked.

Zen Sea Observing Mist said, "It's better than remaining estranged forever."

"Humans are strange. They can spout grandiose words and vow to win a beauty's heart, but when they actually try to do something, they always feel like their inner self is being tortured."

Li Weiyi stretched out his arms and moved around a bit before walking to her side. He stiffly pulled her into his arms, his whole body tense as he looked down at the night view, inhaling the fragrance of her hair.

Zen Sea Observing Mist feigned ease and said with a smile, "I've heard that many couples only meet for the first time on their wedding night. Although they are nervous, aren't they also filled with anticipation? Aren't we just like newlyweds who have gone through the engagement, betrothal, and wedding ceremony, and have been led into the bridal chamber?"

Li Weiyi had a sudden inspiration. "That makes sense! I understand where the problem lies! I should go through the proper procedures in a real way. We can skip things like hiring a matchmaker and exchanging betrothal gifts. But there should at least be one witness, right?"

Zen Sea Observing Mist's pretty face revealed an unusual expression, her eyes narrowing. "Li Ling and the Seven Little Ones, let them be the witnesses of their marriage."

"Them? They're a bit strange... so-so! I think it's necessary for them to drink a cup of wine together, bow to heaven and earth, and set up a wedding room," Li Weiyi said.

Zen Sea Observing Mist said, "As you wish."

"Actually, I have another question," Li Weiyi said.

Zen Sea Observing Mist frowned. "You want to ask me about love now? It's really too difficult. Just think of us as a pair of Daoist partners forced into marriage by heaven and earth. The cause and effect were sown on the Bronze Ship, and it's completely beyond our control. God, you just had to fall on my grave, and your blood just happened to awaken me, and I just happened to not be completely dead."

Li Weiyi said, "No, no, what I want to ask is, how exactly is the secret technique of reviving a corpse by dripping blood performed?"

The conversation between the two quickly returned to cultivation.

Ge Xiantong's eyes were blank and pained, his whole being like an empty shell without a soul. He tried his best to hold back as he walked back to the cloud formation.

Over the past ten days, the Embroidered Uniform Divine Guard watching over the formation have changed countless times.

"Lord Ge!"

He was called by Embroidered Uniform Divine Guard, but he seemed not to hear them at all.

The formation opened a crack, and Ge Xiantong walked in, dazed and confused.

Upon arriving at the foot of the Phoenix Pavilion Mountain, tears streamed down his face. He took out a jade talisman and activated the palace gate formation.

After closing the palace gates and the array, Ge Xiantong could no longer hold back and slammed his head against a nearby pillar to relieve the pain and helplessness in his heart.

He wouldn't dare do that outside.

He was afraid of being seen and mocked for his weakness, which would embarrass the Great Palace Master.

"Master!"

With tears streaming down his face, Ge Xiantong shouted towards the mountaintop. Then, as if all his strength had left, he walked and climbed the steps, sobbing and crying out, "Master, wake up... open your eyes and look at the Lingxiao Shengjing now, look at Lingxiao City now..."

"A crushing defeat in the Western Territory... the Zhu Clan is annihilated!"

"Throughout the three provinces, hundreds of millions of people have become food for the Demon Race... They are eating people! The great and small Demon Race are rampaging through every city and town; it's unstoppable, utterly unstoppable..."

"Battlefield blood, blades that slay enemies, all for those who never bow in chaotic times."

"Bone marrow from the outskirts, halberds that shatter formations, all for a single seat in a prosperous era."

"Only the West Sea Slaves remain in the Western Territory, desperately holding on. If they are defeated... everything will be over... everything will be over, the entire Western Territory will be destroyed, and the people will live like animals, not even human beings, but like two-legged sheep..."

"Xue Jian Tang Ting has occupied Feng Prefecture, and the Demon Country Crown Prince is running rampant in Lingxiao City, his tyranny overwhelming, and no one can subdue him... This disciple is suffocating under his oppression, longing to fight the enemy to the death. But I fear that even if I wanted to die, I wouldn't be able to, and would instead be captured alive by the enemy and used against the Imperial Court, utterly disgracing you... Being the Great Palace Master's disciple makes my life so painful; everything I do is wrong, and I can't do anything..."

"Master, please speak! Why won't you speak...?"

Gathering her courage, Ge Xiantong roared, "You're the one who caused this trouble! Why have you been hiding all this time... You... Li Weiyi..."

Ge Xiantong's mind went blank. He wiped away the tears in his eyes with his sleeve, immediately stood up straight, and looked at the man and woman coming down from the mountain. He was sure he wasn't seeing things and it wasn't a hallucination.

Li Weiyi stopped at the top of the dozens of jade steps and laughed, "Old Ge, what are you crying about? Why are you crying so sadly?"

Ge Xiantong's eyes turned icy as he shifted from Li Weiyi to the Zen Sea Observing Mist beside him. He was first startled, then roared, "Li Weiyi, Zuoqiu Hongting, how did you two sneak into the Phoenix Pavilion?"

"Whoosh!"

The Kanglong Whip flew out from the ancestral field, unleashing a burst of magical energy.

He immediately went into battle mode.

Li Weiyi was taken aback. He looked behind him but didn't see Zuoqiu Hongting. Then, he suddenly realized and asked solemnly, "What exactly is the situation in the Western Territory now?"

Ge Xiantong said, "Zuoqiu Hongting, you've gone too far! You actually disguised yourself as the Mist Son of Heaven! Why didn't you disguise yourself as my master? You're utterly lawless!"

Zen Sea Observing Mist looked at Li Weiyi: "Judging from his current state, he doesn't seem like someone we can have a proper conversation with. Let's keep him under control first, lest he ruin our plans."

"Alright," Li Weiyi said.

Ge Xiantong knew very well that he was no match for Li Weiyi and Zuoqiu Hongting working together.

So he turned and ran away.

This is too strange. The foundation of the Phoenix Pavilion's formation was left behind by the Mist Son of Heaven back then. How could two juniors possibly break in?

Even if the Saint Spirit King Mind Master of Zuoqiu Courtyard were to personally arrive, it would be utterly delusional to think that he could break the formation silently under the noses of the Second Palace Master and Third Palace Master.

"Old Ge, don't go, let's talk."

Li Weiyi released the Dao Heart Manifestation, enveloping Ge Xiantong. Instantly, his magical energy condensed into Seven-clawed Fiery Heavenly Dragon, which gave chase.

During this period, although Li Weiyi had been studying the classics of Daoism and cultivating the Divine Que Dao Seed, the Wind Mansion Dragon Seed was progressing even faster, constantly absorbing the scriptures in the Longevity Golden Pill, and its cultivation had already reached the peak of the Fourth Heaven the Dao Seed Realm.

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