The Gift of the Dao

Outside the Lei Xiao Sect's camp.

"He's already this strong? The strongest opponent in the eyes of the Ancient Sect True Disciple!" Qin Qian was incredulous. Just a few months ago, Li Weiyi in Lingxiao City was struggling to deal with Xie Chucai Sixth Heaven.

The Great Elder of Lei Xiao Sect said, "That's just flattery! Bai Yeqing, Chang Yujian, and others are the ones qualified to be opponents of the Ancient Sect True Disciple. I personally witnessed that in the Dragon City Mirage, it took the combined efforts of Li Weiyi, Liu Fengshu, and a mysterious man to defeat Sheng Wulian."

Lu Cangsheng said, "Li Weiyi's martial arts and mental cultivation technique is indeed terrifying. He is definitely a top-tier expert. Otherwise, why would Sheng Wulian value him so much? His cultivation speed is too fast. I can't imagine how powerful he would be if he cultivated the Dao in the ancestral field."

Tang Wanzhou stood straight outside Xue Jian Tang Ting's tent, filled with curiosity about Sheng Wulian, who was at the half-step Sheng Wulian, and Li Weiyi's current strength. After all, when she was in the Dao Seed Realm, she had searched the world and found few who could match her.

She deeply regretted not being able to leave the Lingxiao Shengjing to fight against other geniuses of the same level.

Li Weiyi was waiting for the words "Sheng Wulian," so he said, "That's true. I am a mind mage. Can I use all my mind mage techniques?"

"Of course," Sheng Wulian.

"The life-or-death struggle you speak of is meaningless. If I truly wanted to kill you, wouldn't Yang Shen Realm and Dao Palace, the powerful experts, have come to your rescue?"

Li Weiyi stepped out of the array's Light Veil and entered the primordial energy of Sheng Wulian's life force. He took out the Purple Sky Lei Seal and said, "I'll use this Myriad-character Artifact to wager with you on the <Life North Sea Map>, and on your Dao."

There are two images related to "Sheng Wulian".

One is a scroll-shaped ritual implement.

One is a Daoist image cultivated in the ancestral field, formed from scriptures and primordial energy.

"If you have such ability, then come and take it."

Sheng Wulian had no intention of saying more to Li Weiyi. Seeing him step out of the array's Light Veil, he raised his voice higher and higher, running on the void a foot above the ground as if treading on a bridge of smoke.

Their momentum and fighting spirit instantly reached their peak, shining as brightly as the blazing sun.

With his right hand, the Primal Chaos Palm was formed.

The spiritual energy and scriptures flowed rapidly across his palms, causing the air within a radius of one mile to circulate.

Compared to before the formation of the Longevity Golden Pill, the power of this Hunyuan Primal Chaos Palm technique has increased several levels.

The giants of the First Realm of Longevity Realm Giants present were all moved, as they could see the power of this palm strike. In particular, the Great Elder of Lei Xiao Sect was secretly shocked by the terrifying power of the Ancient Sect True Disciple, and he knew that it would not be easy for him to withstand this palm strike.

With a single palm strike, the sound of thunder and mountains collapsing echoed throughout the heavens and earth.

Li Weiyi had been secretly activating the Purple Sky Lei Seal as he took it out. At this moment, his eyes shot out a sharp light, and his entire demeanor changed instantly, like a divine sword being drawn from its sheath.

He struck out with the seal.

"Boom!"

Myriad patterns emerged from within the Purple Sky Lei Seal, unleashing a curtain of lightning that met Sheng Wulian's earth-shattering palm strike.

Sheng Wulian had anticipated this, and even when facing Myriad-character Artifact, he remained fearless.

How could a martial artist below the Longevity Realm unleash the power of Myriad-character Artifact? Besides, the ring on his finger was no ordinary object; it could not withstand its power.

The two forces clashed, evenly matched.

"As expected, their combat strength far surpasses that of before."

Li Weiyi never imagined that she would have to fight Sheng Wulian for a long time.

With a thought, the Yellow Dragon Sword rang out and flew out of the Wind Mansion.

Sheng Wulian changed tactics even faster, his figure blurring as he moved above Li Weiyi's head. He wanted to seize the Yellow Dragon Sword while also suppressing Li Weiyi's strange Dragon Ascending to Heaven footwork.

Before coming, he repeatedly rehearsed the tactics, aiming to make full use of his advantages.

Use your strengths to attack their weaknesses.

His physical strength and Daoist skills are his advantages. With these advantages, in close combat, he can use speed to defeat slowness, preventing his opponent from continuously activating the Myriad-character Artifact and using the secret technique that combines martial arts and mental power, thus firmly grasping the initiative and achieving a quick victory.

Li Weiyi reacted quickly, pointing upwards with one finger.

A beam of light shot into the sky, as bright as a sword, forcing Sheng Wulian to shift his body again, abandoning his attempt to seize the Yellow Dragon Sword, and kicking Li Weiyi in the face.

"Whoosh!"

Li Weiyi neither dodged nor evaded; the Heaven Sword Talisman flew out from between his eyebrows.

Sheng Wulian frowned, knowing the power of this talisman; Si Wuyan lost his life. He immediately understood why Li Weiyi had emphasized earlier that he was a mind master and should use mind master methods.

Sheng Wulian is not even afraid of Longevity Realm Martial Cultivator, let alone a talisman.

His movements and techniques were mysterious and unpredictable, like a phantom, shifting through the void to avoid the sudden attack of the Heaven Sword Talisman and retreating to a distance of seven zhang.

The moment he landed, he spread his arms wide, and the Dao image of the <Life North Sea Map> burst forth from his ancestral field, giving Li Weiyi no chance to counterattack, and attacked with even greater power.

"Boom!"

Li Weiyi used his hand to support the Purple Sky Lei Seal, which had transformed into the size of a house, to block the North Sea tide and the powerful scriptures contained within it, while his body continued to retreat.

With a scroll in hand, Sheng Wulian suddenly soared into the air, his sleeves like wings, appearing above the North Sea tide.

Suddenly, a strange look appeared on his face as he saw six strange insects appear above Li Weiyi's head.

Li Weiyi raised her head, smiled at him, supported the Purple Sky Lei Seal with one hand, and pointed at him with the other hand in a sword-finger gesture.

"Whoosh!"

The Yellow Dragon Sword, suspended in mid-air, cleaved through the North Sea tide and transformed into a streak of light, flying towards Sheng Wulian.

Six Phoenix Wing Moth Emperor followed closely behind.

Sheng Wulian knew that Li Weiyi had raised Seven Mysterious Insects, but the insects grew slowly, so he never considered them a threat or included them in this battle.

But at that moment, he instantly realized he had miscalculated.

Perhaps this is why the other party emphasized earlier that they were a chanting master.

Without a second thought, Sheng Wulian unfurled the scroll in his hand.

As the scroll unfurled, a picture of the North Sea appeared, and under the impetus of the magical energy, the powerful tide of the North Sea poured down.

Like the East China Sea bursting its banks, it's gone forever.

Throughout the Dao Palace's history, countless great figures have painted their imagined versions of the North Sea. This particular painting is a masterpiece among them, created for Emperor Ji, embodying his Dao, and has been refined into a magical artifact.

Sheng Wulian gleaned insights from this painting, which is why he caught the eye of Emperor Ji, who bestowed upon him the "Life and Death Primordial Qi" scroll.

"Boom!"

The Yellow Dragon Sword struck the North Sea Map above.

An extremely powerful force erupted from the sword, causing the scroll to sway violently and almost fall.

Sheng Wulian was secretly alarmed, only then realizing that the Heaven Sword Talisman that had flown out earlier had attached itself to the Yellow Dragon Sword. That attack just now was the talisman burning and releasing all its power, almost like a punch thrown by Longevity Realm Martial Cultivator.

Li Weiyi ascended to the heavens on a dragon, appearing above Sheng Wulian's head. Taking advantage of the scroll's constant shaking, he unleashed his Spirit Treasure Seizing.

A hand reached out from afar, and hundreds of Seven-clawed Fiery Heavenly Dragon converged into a giant fiery hand, locking and enveloping the scroll.

"How dare you!"

Unable to find peace of mind Sheng Wulian, he formed the Emperor Ji Seal and unleashed it from afar, shattering the fiery hand that Li Weiyi had conjured.

"Bang!"

A fist imprint suddenly appeared from behind.

Sheng Wulian's protective aura was pierced, but fortunately, her Magic Tool Battle Robe withstood the attack and prevented her from suffering serious injury.

It wasn't a punch that ambushed him.

It is Seven Phoenixes.

Qi Feng can become invisible and shrink to the size of a speck of dust, and is most skilled in reconnaissance and assassination.

"Bang bang."

Sheng Wulian was trapped in the attack of the Seven Phoenix Wing Moth Emperors and could not escape. He was horrified and realized that Li Weiyi's true trump card was these Seven Mysterious Insects.

A sword light pierced through the gaps between the Seven Mysterious Insects, moving with lightning speed.

With a loud crash, Sheng Wulian was sent flying backward and crashed to the ground, causing a dent in the earth. He staggered, blood streaming from his mouth, and retreated rapidly.

It's impossible to fight anymore!

One against eight, even Longevity Realm Giants would be defeated.

Old Qin, Ancient Hidden Lord, Zhu Wushicheng, Tang Bai, and other powerful figures from the Lingxiao Shengjing appeared at the edge of the battlefield, moving with Sheng Wulian as they retreated, each with an unfriendly gaze.

If Sheng Wulian were to use his extraordinary power, they would act immediately.

Li Weiyi chased after him to the ground, unleashing one sword strike after another, each strike's light like a hundred-foot-long river of light.

Sheng Wulian fourteen sword strikes, Sheng Wulian was covered in wounds and blood, his anger reaching its peak. He roared, disregarding everything, wanting only to kill Li Weiyi opposite him.

Within the ancestral field, transcendent magical energy and scriptures surged forth, unleashing terrifying power that swept across the land.

Li Weiyi gracefully sheathed his sword and turned to leave.

There's no need for further fighting; the outcome is already decided.

"Boom!"

The Old Qin and the Ancient Hidden Lord moved away and used their magical artifacts to block the force.

It's not a transcendent Daoist technique.

It's just that the transcendent magical energy and scriptures are stronger than the power in the ancestral field of Huo Xin.

In the distance, Yang Shen Realm Ancient Well motionless, not even lifting an eyelid.

He wouldn't take action as long as Sheng Wulian.

But seeing the dignified Ancient Sect True Disciple suffer such a complete defeat, losing not only the battle but also its dignity, which is tantamount to losing its position as the true lineage, he couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

In the Yang Shen Realm's view, although Sheng Wulian's situation was nine defeats and one victory, he could still lose with some dignity.

Even if that Jiu Li Hidden Person, carrying sword talismans and Seven Mysterious Insects, defeated him, it would be an dishonorable victory.

However, Sheng Wulian gave the Jiu Li Hidden Person the opportunity to use the strange insects from the very beginning, completely unaware that their opponent possessed such a technique. This was one of the reasons for their crushing defeat.

Secondly, their combat intelligence was completely outmatched by their opponents.

Li Weiyi only pretended to collect the scroll, which caused him to lose focus and be ambushed by the strange insects. His protective aura was broken, and he was then surrounded by Seven Mysterious Insects, unable to escape quickly.

If he hadn't made those two mistakes, he could have easily escaped. As long as he got out unscathed, he could have preserved his dignity.

Yang Shen Realm's sharp eyes fell on Li Weiyi, and he finally became interested in this rising star whose name he had heard more than once. If he were still Sheng Wulian with his experience and strength, he would most likely have suffered a crushing defeat, and wouldn't have fared much better.

Yao Qian walked to the foot of the boulder. "This child will surely become a great threat; we must eliminate him as soon as possible."

"You can no longer kill him," Yang Shen Realm said.

Li Weiyi reached out into the void and took the North Sea Painting Scroll into his hand. Then, he collected the primordial energy of Sheng Wulian and the North Sea tide formed from the scriptures that permeated this plain into the painting scroll.

This is the way of Sheng Wulian!

"Young man, this is not something you can take!" Sixty miles away, a woman in purple robes, sitting under a golden Imperial Umbrella, had been watching the battle closely and spoke in a warning tone.

The sound was deafening, and sand and stones flew across dozens of miles of land.

Old Qin was very wary and transmitted his voice, "That's the Dao passed down from the Dao Palace; they would never let you take it. That old woman is very powerful, arguably the strongest fighter below the Transcendent level. She's only refrained from attacking because of her status."

Li Weiyi knew what was going on. He wrapped up the scroll and boldly walked towards the golden Imperial Umbrella: "Senior, you misunderstand! This painting and this Dao are meant to be a gift to Hong Ling. If she absorbs Sheng Wulian's foundational Dao techniques, she will surely develop the talent of Young Son of Heaven. This is what I promised her. A man's promise is worth a thousand pieces of gold."

"Dao Palace should have been replaced long ago."