Kongming Jue

"Bang!"

Feeling the intense heat rushing towards him from behind, Ge Xiantong circulated his magical energy and activated the five-foot-long Kanglong Whip in his hand. Instantly, countless scriptures appeared on the golden whip, radiating brilliant golden light.

He turned and swung his sword, unleashing a giant wave of golden light.

The dozen or so Seven-clawed Fiery Heavenly Dragon that had been pursuing them exploded, turning into a rain of fire that scattered in all directions.

The golden light was very strong, spreading hundreds of meters up the jade steps toward the mountaintop.

Ge Xiantong clearly saw that the woman who looked like the "Mist Son of Heaven" was standing in place, and the golden energy reached in front of her and automatically parted to the side.

Li Weiyi did not use his superior mental power; instead, his magical energy surged to his legs, and he used a mysterious movement technique, his body moving like a wisp of green smoke as he traversed dozens of jade steps.

In an instant, he appeared behind Ge Xiantong, made a hand seal, and pointed out with one finger.

"Splash!"

Ge Xiantong seemed to have eyes in the back of his head, sensing an immense crisis, and immediately released the Dao Heart Manifestation.

The space behind him became eerie, chaotic, and empty.

One day, one month, rising and rising.

The endless cycle of the sun and moon transformed into a vortex of energy, resisting Li Weiyi's lightning-fast finger strike.

Li Weiyi let out a soft exclamation, only to feel his fingers, arms, and body being pulled by the vortex, his sleeves ripped into pieces and turned into fragments.

"Bang!"

A powerful beam of light surged from his fingertips and shot into the vortex of the sun and moon.

The vortex of sun and moon crushed the finger force, but the remaining force caused Ge Xiantong to tremble all over, lose his balance, and fall forward, plummeting back onto the jade steps from a height of two zhang.

The heavy force of the fall caused numerous Formation Script to appear on the jade steps.

Li Weiyi also descended the jade steps, looking at his somewhat aching arm and torn sleeve. "Old Ge, not bad, you actually broke through to the Sixth Heaven the Dao Seed Realm without a sound."

The two had switched positions; Li Weiyi was now below, with his back to the palace gate, blocking Ge Xiantong's escape route.

Enveloped by an array, the outside world could not sense any movement within the Phoenix Pavilion.

Ge Xiantong calmed the boiling blood in his body, his face full of surprise and doubt. "You only used the power of martial arts just now?"

"Don't you have a pair of divine eyes? Can't you tell?" Li Weiyi said.

Ge Xiantong said, "But you are only at the Fourth Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm."

At the Qianlong Lantern Festival, everyone assumed that Li Weiyi had defeated Phoenix-born Unicorn-young, a master of the Seventh Sixth Sea, by virtue of his cultivation level, which was only at the initial stage of the Seventh Sea.

At that time, although Li Weiyi was still quite far Phoenix-born Unicorn-young, she was already able to exchange blows. When she joined forces with Zuoqiu Hongting, who was seriously injured, they were able to contend with Phoenix-born Unicorn-young in his prime.

To be able to fight Young Genius to such an extent, even after crossing a realm, is astonishing. If they were at the same realm, he would surely crush him.

But no one knew that Li Weiyi was actually at the Fifth Sea level at the time, and was fighting against two realms.

This is the fundamental reason why Ge Xiantong is shocked at this moment!

Li Weiyi defeated Xie Chucai mainly through telekinesis.

Ge Xiantong calmed down and quickly analyzed the situation. "I don't care how you two got in, or what sinister intentions you have, but Phoenix Pavilion is my home turf. I know the layout of this place by heart, and triggering any one of them will kill you. Considering our past friendship, you two can leave, and I'll spare your lives."

Li Weiyi laughed and said, "Do you think we're that easy to fool? You can try activating the formation if you want."

Ge Xiantong had been stalling for time, continuously channeling his magical energy into the Kanglong Whip while speaking with Li Weiyi.

"Whoosh!"

Li Weiyi saw through his thoughts and rushed out first, her figure flashing left and right, leaping quickly, her position constantly changing.

Ge Xiantong raised the Kanglong Whip and slammed it into the ground. The golden whip in his hand transformed into a golden pillar tens of meters high, bursting forth with surging energy waves that rushed in all directions.

The sound of wind reached my ears.

He suddenly looked up.

They discovered that Li Weiyi had actually fallen from above the golden pillar, landing with one foot.

Ge Xiantong tried to change his move by swinging the Kanglong Whip again, but it was too late. He could only mobilize all his magical energy, gather the power of the sun and moon, and strike the sky with a palm.

The force and wind from the palm strike caused the air to burst and explode, creating an arc-shaped energy barrier.

Li Weiyi's kick unleashed a massive and mysterious jade cauldron of light, colliding with the power of the Sun and Moon Palm.

Ge Xiantong felt an immense force descend upon him. The cauldron above his head, seemingly a real cauldron, pushed him back a step, causing his body to sink as he desperately tried to catch it.

Li Weiyi is currently at the peak of the Fourth Heaven the Dao Seed Realm, and his physical strength far surpasses that of Ge Xiantong, giving him a complete advantage.

"Boom!"

Ge Xiantong drew an arc with his arm, pulling it back to deflect the powerful force of Li Weiyi's "Jade Cauldron Shakes Mountains and Rivers." Then, he shifted his body, turned halfway, and tried to retrieve the Kanglong Whip.

Only by using the Kanglong Whip can we have a chance of victory.

"Old Ge, not bad! Your combat power is already Dao Seed Realm to that of a martial artist at the Seventh Heaven Realm!" After Li Weiyi stepped into the air, his body shot out like a drawn bowstring, colliding with Ge Xiantong and preventing him from taking the Kanglong Whip.

"Bang! Bang..."

The two exchanged dozens of blows before retreating simultaneously.

Ge Xiantong's face turned purplish-red, his throat tasted metallic, and he finally couldn't hold back any longer and vomited a mouthful of blood.

Zen Sea Observing Mist said, "Stop wasting time, let's finish this quickly."

Ge Xiantong turned and fled, his body leaping like a great bird, rushing towards a grand hall, intending to activate the array surrounding the hall.

However, Zen Sea Observing Mist arrived first, flying down below the main hall, her red robes fluttering, her figure like a painting.

"Good!"

Li Weiyi's body flashed with light, instantly traversing a distance of several dozen feet, catching up to Ge Xiantong's head, and using his finger as a sword, slashed down with a sea-opening Sword Qi that was several feet long.

"I'll fight you two to the death..."

Ge Xiantong gritted his teeth and unleashed both palms to block the "Taiyi Opens the Sea" Sword Qi. At the same time, his pupils erupted with two completely different powers, and countless mysterious scriptures emerged from the depths of his pupils.

"Bang!"

The palm force and Sword Qi exploded out simultaneously.

An Immobilization Talisman flew out from between Li Weiyi's eyebrows and struck Ge Xiantong.

Immediately, Ge Xiantong froze, his hands raised in a supporting gesture.

The scriptures then faded from the pupils of the eyes.

Li Weiyi strode forward, landed beside Ge Xiantong, immediately sealed the Trace Meridians around his ancestral field, and then took out a chain magic artifact to bind him into a human stick.

Zen Sea Observing Mist walked over, raised his right arm, and a spiritual light appeared at his fingertips, shining it close to Ge Xiantong's eyes. He observed carefully. "The Moon Eyes belong to Yin, filled with scriptures, and the aura of death is so thick that it's like a deep abyss of corpses. A transcendent Other Shore Heavenly Pill has merged into it."

The Longevity Realm Giants cultivate the "Golden Core".

Upon reaching the Other Shore Realm, it transforms into a "Heavenly Elixir".

Ge Xiantong was frozen in place, unable to speak, his eyes darting around, filled with shock and bewilderment.

Only now did he realize that something terrifying had been absorbed into his eyes... It was the Other Shore Heavenly Pill! How could this be?

How could he possibly bear the energy of the Other Shore Heavenly Pill?

The Other Shore Heavenly Pill, the aura of death...

Li Weiyi's heart stirred. "Ge Xiantong was brought back to Lingxiao City by the Great Palace Master twenty-two years ago. The time when he was brought back to the Mother-Child Spring by the Great Palace Master basically overlapped. This Other Shore Heavenly Pill might belong to the Saint Infant."

"That's possible."

Zen Sea Observing Mist's fingertip emitted a spiritual light that shone on Ge Xiantong's other eye. "The origin of the Sun Eye seems to be even greater; it possesses some celestial charm and is used to balance the deathly yin energy of the Moon Eye."

Ge Xiantong stared intently at the Zen Sea Observing Mist, his mind filled with questions. Not only was he shocked, but his heart was also in turmoil, yet he couldn't utter a word, feeling terribly uncomfortable.

Li Weiyi sighed, "Every Young Son of Heaven truly possesses a great secret and an opportunity unimaginable to ordinary people. His pupils have such strong energy; he should be a genius with boundless magical power, so why does he seem to have difficulty using them?"

Zen Sea Observing Mist gently shook his head. "He's a promising talent! If the Other Shore Heavenly Pill of the Saint Infant truly resides in his eyes, then he must be Yu Yao's backup plan."

Li Weiyi glanced at Ge Xiantong and saw that he looked very anxious, so he slapped his palm and shattered the Immobilization Talisman.

Ge Xiantong couldn't take his eyes off Zen Sea Observing Mist: "Who are you? Who exactly are you? You can't possibly be Zuoqiu Hongting!"

Li Weiyi said, "Now that you are a prisoner, answer our questions first. Is the Heavenly Elixir of the Saint Infant truly in your eye?"

"How would I know? There's a seal placed by my master in my pupils. I can only draw upon some of its power for cultivation and combat."

Ge Xiantong was deeply moved, his eyes filled with a mixture of emotions including surprise, disbelief, expectation, excitement, and trepidation.

Zen Sea Observing Mist asked, "You also cultivate the <Kongming Jue>, right? Who has been teaching you martial arts all these years?"

Ge Xiantong could sense a different aura emanating from her, and quickly replied, "After Master sealed the palace, whenever I had doubts about martial arts, I would ask the Second Palace Master. How did you know that we cultivate the <Kongming Jue>? This is a secret of the Lingxiao Palace, and very few people know it."

"Void! Void! Buddha and the void cultivate together, living as long as heaven and earth."

Zen Sea Observing Mist walked to the side, took out a sword from his sleeve, and gently stroked it.

Ge Xiantong recognized it as his master's Supreme Magic Tool, the Void Sword.

He was stunned, his mind racing, an uncontrollable surge of emotion erupting within him. His eyes welled up with tears, and his throat seemed to hold countless words he wanted to say, yet he didn't know how to begin.

Li Weiyi stepped in front of him and asked, "What exactly is the situation in the Western Territory right now?"

Ge Xiantong said, "At dusk, the battle report reached Lingxiao City. The capital of Zhuzhou, where the Zhu Clan was located, had been captured, and all three prefectures had fallen. What's hateful is that after the war broke out, the Zuoqiu Courtyard and the Xue Jian Tang Ting only launched symbolic small-scale attacks, refusing to come to the rescue and completely failing to understand the principle of 'if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold'."

"What's even more hateful is that Xue Jian Tang Ting took advantage of the chaos and seized Feng Prefecture in the northern border."

Li Weiyi did not believe that Zuoqiu Courtyard after learning of the plans of the Demon Race and the Rice Cult.

Humanity is transcendent; it must have its own plans.

Li Weiyi asked, "What is the casualty situation of the Zhu Clan's transcendent and Longevity Realm Giants?"

"It is said that after the fall of Zhuzhou, the remnants of the Zhu Clan were absorbed by the West Sea Slaves and are now in Shenming Pass, the first fortress in the Western Territory. Specific battle reports have not yet been sent back," Ge Xiantong said.

Li Weiyi looked at Zen Sea Observing Mist: "I reckon the Zhu Clan definitely knew they were no match for the Demon Race, so they deliberately retreated, and most of their elites withdrew. They can use this opportunity to undergo painful self-examination and eliminate the hidden Ember Spirit, Undead, and cult spies within their ranks."

Ge Xiantong shook his head vigorously. "That's impossible! No one would willingly give up their ancestral land and clansmen; that's three provinces."

Li Weiyi said, "What if the Zhu family had known all along that Zuoqiu Courtyard and Xue Jian Tang Ting wouldn't have saved them?"

Ge Xiantong immediately understood. "If these two families don't go to their aid, the Imperial Court and the Lei Xiao Sect certainly won't act rashly. In this desperate situation, the Zhu family has no other choice. But... why? The Zuoqiu Courtyard and the Xue Jian Tang Ting shouldn't be so short-sighted..."

Li Weiyi said, "Because the Demon Race's true goal has always been Lingxiao City."