Riverside City Inn

Blood Mud Space.

Inside the shrine was a square iron box, about one foot in size.

Inside the box is a page of the Bhakara Sutra, also known as the Bright Star Book.

According to the inscriptions on the stone walls of the Underground Immortal Mansion, the <Bright Star Book> has a mysterious origin, stemming from a disaster caused by a meteor shower in ancient times.

Amidst the calamities, Bhakara Buddha rose up, collected fallen stars, analyzed their mysterious energy, and forged the <Bright Star Book>.

A star, a page of scripture.

Total of 42 pages.

The stars may not be real stars.

But it was indeed heavy; even Tang Wanzhou, with his cultivation at the Longevity Realm, could not shake it.

Each page of the scripture was written by Bhakara Buddha with the utmost dedication of his life; the words contain supreme spiritual power, and the content is profound.

In the midst of one calamity after another, the forty-two pages of the <Bright Star Book> were lost one after another. The Twin Rice Cult excavated in the Underground Immortal Mansion for a thousand years, but only found nine pages, which they called the "Three Thousand Stars Pagoda."

Even without understanding the meaning of the scriptures, Dao Zu could only glean the essence of this imperial technique.

Li Weiyi believes that what she found should be page ten.

The Daoist school has ancient Sanskrit texts that interpret Bhakara Sect, which Li Weiyi has also consulted. However, this tenth page of the "Bright Star Book" remains like a celestial script, completely incomprehensible.

For many days, he sat cross-legged, carefully sensing the luminous power emanating from this page of scripture.

Just like comprehending the "Nine Heavens Secret Treasury," one can perceive the essence of Buddhism while simultaneously absorbing its light directly into the Glabella Spiritual Realm.

Within the spirit realm, the Psychic Power Spiritual Light primarily composed of the Golden Crow Flame subtly began to change.

Time ticked by, second by second.

White light emanated from Li Weiyi's body, forming a halo, giving her an aura of sacredness and purity.

The reason for thinking of directly absorbing the power of light is that the Spiritual Platform Blazing Star Stone Fragment, which can help a mind master break through to a higher realm, are rumored to be as large as a mountain in their complete form, and may very well be one of the meteorites from outer space.

After consuming the Star Day Pill, Li Weiyi's mental power has reached the peak of Six-star Mind Master.

Prior to this, he had refined a large number of Spiritual Platform Blazing Star Stone Fragment in an attempt to condense the seventh Psychic Power Stars.

It ended in failure.

Whether it's martial arts or mental power, the Seventh Realm is an extremely difficult level to break through.

The Spiritual Platform Blazing Star Stone Fragment must be used sparingly.

Li Weiyi absorbed the power of light from the <Bright Star Book> to see if it would make it easier to break through to the Seven-Star Mind Master level. If it really worked, breaking through to the Eight-Star Mind Master and Nine-Star Mind Master in the future would naturally be much easier.

"The Psychic Power Spiritual Light, primarily composed of the Golden Crow Flame, is incredibly powerful, capable of unleashing combat strength surpassing that of inheritors at the same level. However, precisely because of its vigorous and masculine nature, it is difficult to condense into Psychic Power Stars."

"The power of light not only softened the raging flames and auras, but also elevated the purity of the psychic flames to a higher level."

Li Weiyi sensed the changes in the spiritual power within the spirit realm, stopped absorbing the power of light, and closed the iron box.

I plan to absorb the knowledge for a while longer before attempting to become a Seven-Star Mind Master again.

Reaching the Seven-Star Mind Master truly grants him immense power and influence; below the Longevity Realm, there are few figures he can still be wary of.

As for the martial arts gains from comprehending the tenth page of the scripture, it was merely the imprinting of eight luminous scriptures on the Divine Lotus.

The entire scripture contains over four hundred Ancient Script.

Even if you just want to imprint it all, it will take a very long time.

The only hope is that imprinting everything onto Dao Lian will bring about some changes.

Outside, there was a little tyrant. Li Weiyi dared not linger in the Blood Mud Space. The space trembled in circles as he returned to his room in the inn.

The guest rooms are large, divided into two sections, one inside and one outside.

Li Weiyi set up an array in the inner room, not daring to let Yu'er know the secret of the Dao Ancestor Taiji Fish.

She's Yu'er now, obedient and well-behaved, but who knows if she'll still be tomorrow?

Through the array's light barrier, Li Weiyi looked out into the room. In her field of vision, a four- or five-year- Little Girl with Pure Immortal Body, dressed in a white dress and with two small braids, sat at the table writing.

This was the task Li Weiyi was given to her that morning before she began her cultivation.

No way.

He needed to go into seclusion to cultivate and improve his strength, so he couldn't stay with her all the time, nor did he dare to let her out. That's why he found her some things to do.

Yu'er is very good at calming her mind and has already copied a thick stack of scriptures.

From morning until afternoon, the sun was setting in the west.

"Whoosh!"

Li Weiyi flicked his finger, activating the array's light barrier. He walked over to her and examined the scripture on the table. "Not bad, your handwriting has improved even more! Are you hungry? Come on, let's go downstairs and get something to eat."

"Master, let me finish copying this one," Yu'er said.

She learned to write from Li Weiyi.

After waiting for about fifteen minutes, Yu'er put down her pen, rubbed her sore hands, grabbed the edge of the table, and slid off the chair. "Master, let's go!"

She was wearing a pair of cloth shoes embroidered with blue and white floral patterns.

"Don't be so silly in the future. I just told you to copy scriptures to pass the time when you have nothing to do, not to copy them all the time." Li Weiyi explained this way for fear of being held accountable in the future.

"Um."

Walking down the stairs.

Yu'er pursed her lips, hesitating to speak, then suddenly said, "Actually... Master, I also want to cultivate martial arts. I heard from the shopkeeper that martial arts masters can fly over walls and leap across rooftops, they're so amazing!"

"You don't need to cultivate," Li Weiyi said.

Yu'er seemed to be deep in thought, then asked again, "Master, you can fly and disappear into the earth now, right? You're even more powerful than a martial arts expert?"

"I'm not good at it."

Li Weiyi quickly denied it.

Yu'er fell silent, no longer speaking, feeling that her master didn't want to teach her.

We arrived at the inn on the first floor and ordered three dishes.

Seeing that she was unhappy, Li Weiyi said, "You are suited to cultivate mental power! Your master can teach you the methods of cultivating mental power."

Yu'er's big, round eyes lit up. "Can you fly over rooftops and walk on walls?"

"Certainly."

"Can I be as good as Master?"

"I'm not good at it."

The inn is located in the bustling center of Huangjiang Riverside City. It is a four-story building with four connected beams and more than fifty guest rooms. The owner is no ordinary person. His business is very large, and he even receives spirits from the underworld.

The streets outside were much busier than usual, with large groups of people walking by frequently.

The sounds of carriages and horses were incessant.

On the first floor of the inn, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of out-of-town customers dining in.

Their martial arts cultivation was not weak. Some carried magical artifacts, some had world bags hanging from their waists, and Li Weiyi even saw the figure of Dao Seed Realm Martial Cultivator.

"It is said that the armies of Zuoqiu Courtyard and the Jiu Li Tribe have breached Coffin Mountain. However, the Buddha's Crossing Bandits of Coffin Mountain have long since retreated into the Netherworld of the Departed, and Xu Fudu escaped faster than anyone else."

"So what if you escape into the Netherworld of the Departed? Ordinary martial artists will eventually become food for the souls and blood of the dead."

"Old Zhang, didn't you say yesterday that the Human Army in the southern border suffered heavy losses due to a counterattack by the Demon Race army?"

"That was a false rumor deliberately spread by the bandits of Coffin Mountain Buddha's Crossing Bandits to stabilize morale."

Over the past month, Li Weiyi has heard all sorts of news and has been secretly organizing and summarizing it.

Some of this information can still be confirmed.

For example, "The Nine Li Ancestor Cangming was born, and the strange insects of Lingxiao obeyed his commands, breaking the evil cult's Yin Shi Zhong Dao," "Lingxiao City was destroyed, with millions dead and injured," "The flying phoenix cried out, and all demons prostrated themselves"...

Among them, the information about the Departed Spirit Army is the most accurate.

Because Huangjiang Riverside City is close to the Southeast Nether Realm, which is the territory of the Southeast Nether Realm Overlord "Lord Lan," powerful Undead warriors have been fleeing back from the direction of Lingxiao Shengjing every day during this period.

They traveled at breakneck speed, their auras fluctuating wildly, sometimes transforming into a chilling wind that swept through the land, and sometimes causing the earth to tremble. However, these powerful figures of the dead, who held immense renown in Qingzhou and Guanzhou, were all in a state of panic, lacking the ferocity they had displayed over the past century. They dared not linger in the city and instead fled directly into the depths of the Netherworld.

The defeat of the Departed Spirit Army undoubtedly shows that the situation was not as bad as it seemed.

The innkeeper, named Huang Liao, looked to be in his forties with a sallow complexion and a cultivation level of the Second Realm of the Dao Seed Realm. Everyone who could gain a foothold in Huangjiang Riverside City had a story and a background.

Li Weiyi has been staying at the inn for almost a month, and the two sides have interacted many times, each having investigated the other.

Huang Liao sat down at the table and said in a low voice, "Brother Li, I have definite news: the cult is completely finished. Even its headquarters has been breached, and Coffin Mountain no longer exists. A large number of cult remnants and Buddha's Crossing Bandits have entered the city and are preparing to sail out to sea via the Huangjiang River."

"Go out to sea? Escape to an island, or to another habitat?" Li Weiyi asked.

The Huangjiang River flows through the Netherworld of the Departed, its waterway stretching two thousand miles, leading directly to the East China Sea.

The East Sea is a vast inland sea in the Southern Yingzhou. It is long and narrow, with a width of tens of thousands of miles. Its length is also astonishing, with legends saying it is more than 90,000 miles long and extends into the depths of the underworld.

Normal ships cannot reach the other side of the East China Sea even after sailing for several years.

A thousand years ago, when the Lingxiao Shengjing occupied Three Hundred Prefectures, human activity extended to the depths of the East Sea, spanning twenty to thirty thousand miles.

Now, they can only occupy a section of the beach.

The Three Island Barbarians in the eastern border region— Huaiyi Island, Baiyi Island, and Jiaoyi Island —are all located within a sea area spanning tens of thousands of miles. Even so, once the naval formation is activated, the Imperial Court army is helpless and simply unable to annihilate them.

The East Sea is treacherous and vast, teeming with malevolent demons, where one may encounter colossal monsters such as dragons, cloud-borne unicorns, and Xiangliu.

Both sides of the sea are shrouded in the Netherworld of the Departed, where terrifying beings of the departed frequently appear.

That's why, even though the other side of the sea is said to connect to the Rainforest Realm, no human dares to take this sea crossing route.

With no cover at sea, one is easily targeted by Departed Spirit Fiend.

Land and underground smuggling routes are actually safer. However, it's easy to get lost in the dark.

Huang Liao said, "They must have fled to the island! With their cultivation levels, a large-scale escape to the Rainforest Realm? They wouldn't even need the Departed Spirit Fiend to intervene. If they encountered bad weather, a single large wave would send them all crashing into the sea. The weather in the East China Sea is terrifying, especially the Yin Sha Hurricane, which can even shatter the Defensive Formation's light barrier."

Li Weiyi nodded secretly. The Rice Cult, the Dragon Gate, and the barbarian traitors were indeed in the same boat now.

"Shopkeeper Huang has been to sea?" Li Weiyi asked.

Huang Liao laughed and said, "Back then, when I broke through to the Dao Seed realm, I was full of vigor and thought I was the Overlord of the Mortal World, able to go anywhere in the world. I went to the East Sea with others to search for the treasures of the Dragon Race. As a result, I almost died and survived. I never dared to be arrogant again and honestly opened an inn in Huangjiang Riverside City."

Li Weiyi didn't believe he was honest.

Huangjiang Riverside City is no safe place. Anyone who dares to stay here is incredibly audacious; they're risking their lives for business.