Master and Disciple

Li Weiyi let out a long breath, took away the Dao Fruit of the transcendent disciple, removed the boundary bag, and collected the Thousand Character Artifact wheel-shaped magic artifact.

Then, he used his movement technique to appear in a higher position, gathering his magic power in his eyes to observe the direction in which the Wind Chasing Beast and the group of demon cultivators retreated.

Blood mist filled the horizon.

The blood mist spread towards the Cloud Heaven Immortal Plain, climbing along the array of light screens that Zen Sea Observing Mist had once set up, ascending the steep cliff face three thousand feet high, towards the top of the cliff.

It's too far away; I can't see what's going on.

But without a doubt, the Demon Kingdom's goal was to deal with the Defensive Formation of Cloud Heaven Immortal Plain.

"It's like a blood sacrifice."

Li Weiyi turned around and looked in the other direction.

Sure enough, on the other side of the horizon, blood mist also filled the air.

"Just how many experts has the Demon Kingdom sent? Do they really see the Lingxiao Shengjing as a place to plunder? Hmm!"

Li Weiyi sensed with his telekinesis that on both sides of the area shrouded in blood mist, there were crimson patterns spreading across the ground, attempting to connect with each other.

"The blood mist on the left is about 240 li away. The blood mist on the right is about 290 li away. It would take more than twenty of them to completely envelop the entire Cloud Heaven Immortal Plain."

Li Weiyi, having studied numerous ancient texts at the Rice Sect's headquarters, gained a general understanding of these strange formations.

"The Marquis they're talking about should be the one who's in charge of the blood mist ahead. His cultivation level shouldn't be too high, otherwise he could easily cross over two hundred miles and use his magic to attack me."

"No attack! This can only mean that his cultivation level isn't high enough to reach that far."

"The less he dares to come out and deal with me, the more it shows that the blood sacrifice at this moment is crucial and he cannot extricate himself. Therefore, it is all the more necessary for me to stop the blood sacrifice."

"Never mind! Anyway, with the Great Palace Master protecting me, even Longevity Realm Giants isn't someone I can't mess with."

Li Weiyi gritted his teeth, carried the Little Girl on his back, and rushed out to chase after the fleeing Young Marquis and his entourage.

He raised his spear and leaped to the top of the tree, his arrogance palpable. He used this opportunity to test the lord's cultivation level and see at what distance he would attack.

If it were someone like Hall Master An, who possessed Great Longevity, Li Weiyi would have turned and fled.

"Didn't the Second Palace Master go to the Western Territory?"

Within the city, the powerful figures of the Imperial Court at the Longevity Realm Giants were unable to accept this sudden turn of events, feeling as if their beliefs had collapsed.

It should be noted that during the more than ten years that the Great Palace Master locked up the palace, the Second Palace Master had been in charge of the overall affairs of the Imperial Court.

At the summit of the Phoenix Pavilion, Duke Taishi felt a sharp pain in his chest, his eyes bloodshot and he felt suffocated. He finally understood why his teacher had said she saw no possibility of saving Lingxiao City.

How can it be protected?

Just from the intimate way the Demon Country Crown Prince addressed her, it was clear that the two had long been in cahoots.

Duke Taishi recalled the events of the past ten years. Although the Xiao Tian Order was indeed issued by the Great Palace Master after she was under the influence of the "Six Thoughts Mind Curse," she locked herself in the palace after its issuance. The chaos that followed, both inside and outside the Imperial Court, was clearly orchestrated by someone who used the Xiao Tian Order to eliminate dissidents and seek personal gain.

This conspiracy targeting the Great Palace Master and Lingxiao Shengjing likely began more than twenty years ago, on the very day the Demon Country Crown Prince arrived in Lingxiao City.

Today, we are merely here to reap the fruits of victory.

More than twenty years ago, the Demon Country Crown Prince offered such tempting terms that the Great Palace Master could not refuse.

The Saint Infant has always been the greatest threat to the Lingxiao Shengjing. Every time it invades, it causes the loss of at least tens of millions of people. Within the human race, there are also some evil forces that it has cultivated to collect human infants and supply them to the Holy Infant year-round.

For thousands of years, the Great Palace Master has ventured into the Netherworld more than a dozen times, attempting to kill it, but all attempts have ended in failure. Instead, he has only provoked the Saint Infant to take even more frenzied revenge.

The Great Palace Master will definitely agree to the condition that the Demon Country Crown Prince agrees to join forces to kill the Saint Infant, even if he knows that the other party may have ulterior motives.

Killing the Saint Infant was the beginning of everything.

The Demon Country Crown Prince is to overthrow the Lingxiao Shengjing, plunder resources, and avenge the Devil Lord.

But why the Second Palace Master?

The Duke Taishi roared, "Why? Xianmin, why did you betray Lingxiao Palace? Why? Did you kill the Great Palace Master? Did you cause the war that has plagued the world for over a decade?"

The Second Palace Master's voice was calm. "Senior Sister's cultivation went awry, plunging her into an extreme state of mind from which she could not escape, leading to many grave mistakes. This is the root cause of the chaos and war in the world. Lingxiao Palace has erred, causing suffering to the people and has long lost the hearts of the people. It should be destroyed. Only after destruction can true rebirth occur."

"Second Senior Sister?"

The Third Palace Master's eyes were filled with disbelief as he gazed at the increasingly bright Luan Terrace. His mind went blank, and he was attacked by Madam Ye's Psychic Attack, causing blood to spill from his mouth.

With her master's return, no matter how difficult the situation, she felt no fear, firmly believing that as long as everyone worked together, they could overcome the difficulties.

Even if we can't save Lingxiao Palace, we can still retreat and start over.

But Xianmin's betrayal was like a sword piercing her heart.

The Lingxiao City below was already in an uproar.

At the foot of Qilin Platform, Ge Xiantong's face was pale, his eyes gleaming with the light of the sun and moon, filled with both anger and pain. For the past ten years or so, it had been the Second Palace Master who had been teaching him cultivation, and their closeness was no less than that of the Great Palace Master.

"Why? Did you really harm Master?" Ge Xiantong asked in a trembling voice.

Those assisting in activating the formation, including County Princess Yun Chang and Xing Yenu, all felt as if they had lost their souls, Imperial Court fighting spirit completely gone. This despair was beyond words.

For over a decade, the Second Palace Master has been the flag bearer of the Imperial Court.

"What's the point of asking? In her eyes, what are you? The Second Palace Master is probably already the Crown Princess of the Demon Kingdom. The Second Palace Master is going to destroy Lingxiao... Haha, I've resigned myself to my fate. I'll be buried in this city today." Taishi Yu said with a bitter smile.

Both the City Protection Array and the Nine Heavens Beyond the Clouds Great Formation were collapsing, creating a magnificent scene, as if the nine heavens were collapsing.

Facing a group of detached and smiling gazes, Zen Sea Observing Mist's expression was calmer than anyone else's, though his eyes also revealed reflection, regret, and disappointment.

I had suspected it for a long time, but I just couldn't accept it.

When it all happened before her eyes, as her master, she was arguably the one who suffered the most pain and heartache.

Zen Sea Observing Mist murmured to himself, "I shouldn't have allowed Yu Yao to pass on the <Kongming Jue> to you back then."

Zen Sea Observing Mist still remembered her master's admonition: the <Kongming Jue> could only be passed on to one person per generation, otherwise great calamity would surely follow.

The unique feature of the <Kongming Jue> is that when a master dies, he can pass on his cultivation to his disciple. This process continues from generation to generation, and each subsequent disciple will surely surpass their master in achievement, until they become immortals and ancestors.

This is why Zen Sea Observing Mist was able to directly use the Other Shore Heavenly Pill cultivated by Yu Yaozi. Of course, it is also because her own martial arts skills were high enough to allow her to master it so quickly.

Therefore, when passing on the <Kongming Jue>, one must strictly examine the character of the disciple, otherwise there is a risk of the disciple killing the master and seizing the disciple's cultivation.

That's why Zen Sea Observing Mist never doubted Yu Yaozi's character and dared to meet her.

Back then, she took on two disciples at the same time Yu Yaozi and Xianmin, and taught them the <Kongming Jue> and <Nine Heavens Secret Treasury> respectively. Xianmin was dissatisfied because she felt that her master was biased, and that Yu Yaozi was soft-hearted and secretly passed on the <Kongming Jue> to her.

When Zen Sea Observing Mist emerged from seclusion and discovered this, he had several ruthless attempts to cripple Xianmin's cultivation, but was ultimately moved by her youthful sincerity and kindness, feeling that with him there, he could keep them in check and prevent the sisters from turning against each other.

But who wasn't genuine and kind when they were young?

There is no such thing as inherent evil or wickedness.

The Second Palace Master Mistress, clad in a phoenix robe and with her hair as black as clouds, stepped out of the main hall. Her magical energy surged forth in countless rivers, activating the array within the Phoenix Platform. Looking down, her tone remained calm. "Master has always been biased. Only Senior Sister is your true disciple; the rest of us are at most nominal disciples."

"Master, you are already dead. By seizing Senior Sister's Other Shore Heavenly Pill, you can immediately regain your current combat power."

"If I were given that Other Shore Heavenly Pill, and I absorbed all her cultivation, I would have a chance to fully digest it within a hundred years and reach the realm of Martial Path Son of Heaven. That is what martial cultivators should truly pursue!"

"I've never really understood something. Cultivators should pursue ultimate freedom and ultimate cultivation, so why are you and your senior sister trapped in this mere Lingxiao Shengjing? Master, are you two here guarding some ancient secret?"

Zen Sea Observing Mist said, "You can't reach the realm of Martial Path Son of Heaven; you can't even break through your current level! If you could, why would you choose this evil path?"

"What is evil, and what is good? Master, you have never taught me," the Second Palace Master said.

"I taught you, but you've forgotten!"

Zen Sea Observing Mist said again, "Let me teach you one more time! If your senior sister had absorbed all your cultivation, she would have already broken through to the Heavenly Realm, but she never even considered it. That's the difference between good and evil!"

"Good and evil are not determined by how many people you kill or save, but by whether you can control your desires. Humans are nothing but a bundle of desires!"

The Second Palace Master bowed respectfully. "Thank you for your guidance, Master! Now, I beg you to sacrifice yourself so that I may fulfill my path to becoming Emperor."

"Boom!"

The second Supreme Magic Tool of the Lingxiao Palace, the Lei Ji Zhuo, after absorbing magical energy from the Heaven Law Earth Spring on the top of Luantai Mountain, spun and soared into the air, transforming from the size of a bracelet into a giant bracelet with a diameter of over one mile.

"Boom!"

The supreme power erupted, and the lightning released by Lei Ji Zhuo turned the sky into a sea of lightning tribulation.

The magical energy surged, Cloud Heaven Immortal Plain transformed into a furnace of lightning.

This was once the most treasured artifact of the Lei Xiao Sect!

With the imposing presence of the Luan Terrace and the Heaven Law Earth Spring behind her, the Second Palace Master was confident that she could wield the Lei Ji Zhuo and suppress all enemies below the Martial Path Son of Heaven. Even if the Martial Path Son of Heaven came, she dared to challenge him.

Zen Sea Observing Mist raised his head, his brow radiating a spiritual light. "If I hadn't suffered some injuries, you wouldn't have dared to show yourself, much less be so smug as you are now."

"Whoosh!"

A powerful surge of mental energy erupted from between her brows, severing the connection between the Second Palace Master and Lei Ji Zhuo.

Then, Zen Sea Observing Mist reached out from afar and Spirit Treasure Seizing, one of the Chan Sect Twelve Loose Hand Techniques. Li Weiyi had used it many times; she had learned it from watching it so many times!

With her cultivation level, she used the Spirit Treasure Seizing, which was in accordance with the laws of heaven. A divine hand appeared directly in the space and took away the Lei Ji Zhuo.

Zen Sea Observing Mist did indeed perish a thousand years ago, its martial arts cultivation dissipated, but its head remained intact. The Psychic Power Stars in its Glabella Spiritual Realm were merely withered, neither shattered nor completely extinguished.

This is the fundamental reason why she wasn't completely dead!

With the help of the Fusang Divine Tree in the Tanggu Sea, all the Psychic Power Stars have been relit. However, they have not yet returned to the level of Emperor Mind Master. The final step cannot be achieved by relying solely on the Fusang Divine Tree.

In the spirit world, the stars shine brightly.

He was not Emperor Mind Master, but his Psychic Power Stars possessed fifty percent of the power of a divine flame.

"Whoosh!"

The Lei Ji Zhuo condensed into a size tens of feet in diameter and hovered above the palm of the Zen Sea Observing Mist.

Her eyes narrowed, and she unleashed a powerful strike. The Lei Ji Zhuo was like a divine wheel of heaven and earth, its lightning blazing brightly. It instantly blasted away the transcendent Sacred Dark Family, who was trying to escape from above, turning him into a cloud of blood mist.

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