Longevity Flower Emerges

"Splash!"

Li Weiyi withdrew the Purple Sky Lei Seal, entered the sea, and carried the "severely injured" Zuoqiu Hongting to the surface.

The Purple Sky Lei Seal was as large as a millstone, with ancient engravings. Thick thunderclouds hung above his head, and coupled with the solemnity of the Provincial Governor's Official Robe, his Aura extraordinary.

Dozens of feet away, Ye Cang's eyes blazed like two bright fireballs, and the heavy sword in his hand was Thousand Character Artifact. All the scriptures burst forth, covering the blade and his arms, while his blood and magical energy surged within him.

Three mother-and-child swords, each of the Seventh-Rank Hundred-Character Artifact level, surrounded him, emitting sharp light.

Although a large number of senior experts from Zuoqiu Courtyard and the Imperial Court are still far away, at least ten Dao Heart Manifestation have already pressed down on Ye Cang.

If he dares to raise his knife against Li Weiyi, he will surely suffer the same fate as Ye Baiyue.

Ye Cang had never felt so frustrated. He was filled with murderous intent, but he could only restrain himself.

"Today I have truly experienced the methods of martial artists at the Lingxiao Shengjing! This score will definitely be settled."

Seeing that a large number of experts from the Lingxiao Shengjing Human Race were getting closer and closer, Ye Cang rushed to the seabed, found Ye Baiyue's remains, and put them into his bag.

Li Weiyi looked at Ye Cang, whose face was filled with grief and indignation. "If you leave the East Sea immediately, you still have a chance to live. If you continue to associate with Fu Wenyan, your death is not far off."

Ye Cang gave him a cold stare before heading towards Fu Wenyan, Meng Hualong, and the others.

Taishi Yu, his feet treading on runes, rushed over. Staring at Ye Cang's retreating figure, he sighed, "He actually managed to hold back. What incredible self-control. You must be careful of someone like him. He'll definitely be watching you closely. Once you're in trouble or reveal a weakness, he'll deliver a fatal blow."

Li Weiyi was neither underestimating nor overconfident, and he took every martial artist of the Ninth Heaven seriously. "The five members of the Saints Learning Sea, when combined, can already hunt down the Young Son of Heaven of the Ninth Heaven, posing a great threat. I originally intended to take this opportunity to cut off half of their strength, but unfortunately, none of these people are easy to deal with, and their reason has been able to suppress their emotions."

"I still think Fu Wenyan is the biggest threat. Once he breaks through, he will become a top-tier expert," Taishi Yu said.

Li Weiyi nodded, looked at Zuoqiu Hongting in his arms, and then gazed at the powerful figures gathering the Six-clawed Immortal Dragon Qi on the distant sea.

Martial arts practitioners from nearby islands and reefs continued to converge there.

There have been deaths and injuries in the fighting.

The Demon Race, the human race, the rice people, and various other forces are entangled in conflicts and hatred, and no one will show mercy.

Li Weiyi brought Zuoqiu Hongting back to the Jiu Li Tribe's ship.

A moment later, she used Disguise Art to transform into Liu Fengshu and reappeared on the deck with Li Weiyi. They announced to the public that Zuoqiu Hongting was recuperating on the ship.

In the distant sea, the Six-clawed Immortal Dragon Qi gradually dissipated, being absorbed by martial artists from all sides.

Li Weiyi felt no regret, as the Six-clawed Immortal Dragon Qi emanating from the seabed was not much at the moment. Over the past few months, a small amount had been emanating from the seabed every day.

Cangli, Li Ling, Hidden Nine, Hidden Eleven, and other young martial artists stood on the deck behind the two, not participating in the competition.

Those who dare to go to that sea area are at least experts at the Seventh Heaven.

"The celestial phenomena are changing."

Zuoqiu Hongting sensed something, raised her eyes, and looked at the black clouds rushing across the sky. An inexplicable aura enveloped the entire deep sea.

The seawater turned jet black.

The waves rolled and surged, threatening to engulf Fengshi Reef, which was ten miles away.

Second Phoenix's thoughts reached Li Weiyi's ears. "The Immortal Seeking Bead is fluctuating."

"Oh!"

In the next instant, Li Weiyi and Zuoqiu Hongting transformed into two streaks of light, flew off the ship, and quickly appeared on the dark red Fengshi Reef.

Fengshi Reef is mainly composed of rocks and is about 100 meters in diameter.

The hundreds-of-meters-tall bronze pillar that locks the dragon stands in the center of the island reef, with a diameter of seven or eight meters. Its origin is unknown, and it does not appear to have been forged in the human world, but rather exudes an awe-inspiring power.

In this sea area, only nine islands and reefs are safe, covered with profound Formation Script by the Saint Spirit King Mind Master.

In other places, there is a risk of collapse or an outbreak of danger that Dao Seed Realm Martial Cultivator cannot withstand at any time.

Thirty miles away, a brilliant light appeared in the sea, shifting between red, blue, and gold. Each change caused the color of the entire sea to change accordingly.

Red as a sea of fire, blue as a gemstone, gold as molten iron.

A delicate fragrance drifted on the wind to Fengshi Reef.

Li Weiyi and Zuoqiu Hongting felt as if their entire bodies were being cleansed simply by Breathing and Exhaling.

Dark clouds hung low, and waves crashed against the sky.

"Whoosh!"

On the distant sea, the legendary Dragon City Mirage appeared.

Mirages are illusory.

The outline of Longcheng is like a veil or mist, yet it is extremely magnificent and mysterious.

The city walls were as high as mountains, but they were badly damaged, with many parts collapsed and reduced to ruins. Dragon bones were scattered everywhere, and a dragon head the size of a hill had smashed a crater in one corner of the city. A blood-red river flowed eternally, its origin and destination unknown.

It's so real, like there really is such a place in the world, an ancient city that has been destroyed and abandoned, the sense of historical vicissitudes is overwhelming.

Li Weiyi and Zuoqiu Hongting simultaneously used their Heavenly Eye to see through the mirage. In the illusory Dragon City, they saw a strange medicinal plant, about a foot tall.

It has no leaves, only a single, bright flower at the top, swaying in the wind.

All three petals are heart-shaped.

They emit three colors: red, blue, and gold.

"Three colors of flowers, heart-shaped, this... this is the Longevity Flower from mythology."

Zuoqiu Hongting is well-read and has knowledge comparable to that of old scholars who have devoted their lives to studying. She can even recognize the exotic medicine in the Dragon City Mirage.

The fragrance of the Longevity Flower travels for miles, and its light illuminates the entire sea; it is not part of a mirage, but a real phenomenon.

"In the era before the Immortal Dao Dragon Vein dried up, beings needed to cultivate Longevity Body in order to join the most prestigious immortal sects. For martial artists who couldn't cultivate a Longevity Body, the only chance to change their fate was to find the Longevity Flower."

"Excellent! With the Longevity Flower, even someone as talented as an ordinary top-tier cultivator like myself can definitely cultivate the Longevity Body. After entering the Longevity Realm, my talent will advance even further, making me comparable to Upper Chief."

"Even in ancient religions like the Dao Palace and the Du'e Temple, only one person achieves the Longevity Body every few decades, and it is usually only the true inheritor who can do it."

"The excavation of the Ancient Immortal Dragon Skeleton indeed revealed an extraordinary opportunity."

Some elders among martial arts practitioners, demon beasts, and rice people also recognized the Longevity Flower.

Their eyes were frighteningly red as they rushed into Dragon City Mirage at top speed.

"My lifespan is nearing its end. Only by consuming the Longevity Flower and cultivating the Longevity Body can I break free of the Longevity Lock and enter the Longevity Realm. Today, I will fight anyone who dares to challenge me."

An Old Man, emaciated and bald, emerged from the water, looking as if he had crawled out of a coffin. His body crackled with lightning, and he moved with incredible speed.

He is the Great Elder of the Great Elder of the Lei Xiao Sect, and like Zhu Seventy-two Heavens, he is already 140 years old.

He cultivated his physical body to the 80th level of the Longevity Body. After that, no matter how much time he spent, he could not advance any further.

"You desire to break through to immortality and extend your lifespan by another sixty years. As for me, I am a top-tier master. If I cultivate the Longevity Body and enter the Longevity Realm, I will be able to compete with those Young Son of Heaven of the past and never have to bow my head again."

Meng Hualong, the strongest in the Saints Learning Sea, was determined to obtain the Longevity Flower. He unleashed the fourth-level Major Technique, "Dragon-Capturing Hand," which sent the Great Elder of Lei Xiao Sect flying.

On the misty ground of Mirage Dragon City, a crater several meters in size, shaped like a clawed dragon, appeared.

Princess Dengfeng's true form appeared as a white jellyfish cloud, tens of feet in size, as beautiful as gauze and light. Enveloped in Formation Script and runes, she flew over the top of Meng Hualong and quickly approached the Longevity Flower.

The Turtle Scholar followed closely on the ground, helping her clear out the pursuers.

Li Weiyi and Zuoqiu Hongting used the Divine Speed Talisman to travel, and after entering the Mirage Dragon City through a gap in the city wall, they discovered that although the Dragon City was an illusory state like light and mist, it had a real sense of obstruction.

All the buildings will ripple when touched, deterring fingers from probing inside.

Li Weiyi was shocked. The mirage before him must have been projected from somewhere. The huge dragon bones on the ground, though just a blurry image, gave off a real sense of awe, making his soul tremble.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Princess Dengfeng, Zhu Seventy-two Heavens, Turtle Scholar, Tang Zhan, Meng Hualong, Fu Wenyan, Ye Cang, the Great Elder of Lei Xiao Sect... more than ten top experts were engaged in a chaotic battle in Mirage Dragon City.

Anyone who dares to approach the Longevity Flower will be attacked by everyone else.

In such a terrifying battlefield, ordinary Ninth Heaven martial artists and Nine-Star Mind Master would face an extremely high risk of death if they were to get involved.

Princess Dengfeng, wielding a flying sword and the Provincial Governor's Official Seal she had seized from Fu Wenyan, suppressed all the powerful figures. Each time she unleashed her magical weapon, she sent two or three people flying.

"The remains of the ancient Longevity Flower Ancient Immortal Dragon Skeleton have not yet been unearthed, so there must be more than one Longevity Flower, and more will appear. If we join forces, and you help me today, once I break through to the Ninth Heaven cultivation realm and cultivate the Longevity Body, I will definitely help each of you to pick one Longevity Flower. I swear in the name of the Sage!" Fu Wenyan said.

Saints Learning Sea, including the four masters including Fu Wenyan, gathered together. They each unleashed their strongest magical weapons and advanced with unstoppable momentum, successively injuring Turtle Scholar, Tang Zhan, the Great Elder of Lei Xiao Sect, and others.

Even Zhu Seventy-two Heavens couldn't stop the four of them working together.

"Whoosh!"

Princess Dengfeng's shadow clone projected from the jellyfish cloud and landed next to the Longevity Flower.

Even she, with a hint of excited joy in her eyes and a slight tremor, reached out to pick it.

"Boom!"

A massive Black Flood Dragon tore through the land of Mirage Dragon City and emerged from the seabed.

Its head was as large as a house, its scales were as big as palm-leaf fans made of black iron, its eyes emitted a light as bright as the sun and moon, and its aura was extremely powerful.

The mirage collapsed in large sections, turning into a hazy light.

The avatars of the Longevity Flower and Princess Dengfeng were sent flying into the sky by the head of the Black Flood Dragon.

"Aww!"

The Black Flood Dragon let out a roar like Dragon Roar's cry, spewing out a jet of water that repelled the four people from the Saints Learning Sea.

The enormous dragon's body contracted and solidified into a human form.

It was Prince Mingjiao who arrived.

He was eight feet tall, with a pair of dragon ears, wearing black Black Armor, his body shrouded in Nether Mist, and his long hair flowing freely, exuding an unparalleled domineering aura. With a clenched claw, he blasted Princess Dengfeng's shadow clone apart with a loud "bang".

Then, he reached out and collected the Longevity Flower.

In mid-air, Princess Dengfeng let out a delicate shout, controlling her flying sword and the Provincial Governor's Official Seal to release a large amount of scriptures, which she used to suppress Prince Mingjiao.

To her, anyone could take the Longevity Flower, except for the Prince Mingjiao.

Prince Mingjiao didn't turn around at all. He activated his black Black Armor, and more than seven thousand dragon-shaped scriptures burst forth, like ten thousand dragons galloping, to block the flying swords and the Provincial Governor's Official Seal behind him.

He extended his five fingers, the tips less than a foot from the Longevity Flower, and was about to succeed.

"Stop arguing! The Longevity Flower is a treasure of this true lineage, and we must obtain it. Whoever tries to take it will die."

The moment Sheng Wulian's voice rang out, his body appeared opposite the Prince Mingjiao, as if manifesting out of thin air. The white light emanating from his body collided with the Nether Mist surrounding the Prince Mingjiao.

A mile away, Li Weiyi realized it was too late and had no choice but to take out the Thousand Character Artifact Bow.