The Strongest State

"Yao Qian is indeed formidable; he should not be underestimated."

Knowing it was too late, Li Weiyi didn't rush over immediately. While controlling the dragon soul with his mind to rush into the seabed, the Heaven Sword Talisman flew out from between his eyebrows.

The Hidden Lord who clashed with Yang Yin was closer, more experienced, and accustomed to controlling the overall situation. He swung the Provincial Governor's Official Seal in his hand.

Yao Qian's movements were incredibly skillful. He dodged the Provincial Governor's Official Seal and then unleashed a powerful icy palm strike, causing the flying Heaven Sword Talisman to dim its Talisman Light, freeze into ice crystals, and fall into the sea.

There is only one Heaven Sword Talisman, and its power is only comparable to a single strike from Longevity Realm Martial Cultivator.

Li Weiyi never imagined that it could kill Longevity Realm Martial Cultivator.

Being able to hold off Yao Qian for even a moment was already a great achievement.

As Yao Qian swung his sword at the dragon soul, he felt an immense danger coming from above, as countless bolts of lightning struck down.

Clearly, he wanted to slay the dragon soul, while Li Weiyi wanted to destroy his "Netherworld White Bone" Daoist technique.

Each has its own tactics and strategies.

Forced into a corner, Yao Qian had no choice but to switch from offense to defense, turning around and thrusting his sword towards the sky.

"Splash!"

Forty thousand Longevity Scriptures, following the Sword Qi and Sword Intent, clashed with the lightning released by the Purple Sky Lei Seal in the sky, like a reverse torrential rain.

"Boom!"

The Purple Sky Lei Seal, the size of a house, suddenly fell, causing a depression in the water's surface.

The dense, countless bolts of lightning covered an area of several miles, resembling a purple sea, a truly magnificent sight.

The power of the Myriad-character Artifact was extremely domineering. Although Yao Qian avoided the artifact's imprint itself, his protective aura was still broken by the lightning, and his magical robe was charred black, causing him to stagger backward.

Li Weiyi stood on azure mist, Kongxu in the air above the purple sea of lightning, merging with the dragon soul that burst forth from the sea. "Yao Qian, show me your true power! Only the Seventh-Rank Thousand Character Artifact armor you seized from the Prince Mingjiao could withstand the Purple Sky Lei Seal."

On Yao Qian's chest, his charred magic robe shattered into tiny black fragments the size of fingernails, revealing the skin beneath, scarred by lightning.

He never imagined things would turn out this way with Li Weiyi, and he found it hard to accept.

Yao Qian stared at the figure in mid-air. "You only managed to injure me because of the advantage of your weapon. Without the Provincial Governor's Official Robe and the Purple Sky Lei Seal, how many of my sword strikes could you withstand?"

"You don't think this is all the strength I have?" Li Weiyi said.

Yao Qian was not one to act rashly and did not want to take any more risks. Continuing the fight, even if victorious, would be a Pyrrhic victory. So he said, "Hall Master An personally take action to suppress Li Weiyi. Capturing him would be a great achievement."

The Hidden Lord sneered, "With the leader of the Jiu Li Leader personally taking action, Bodhisattva An is already on the verge of death and can barely protect herself. No one will come to your rescue, you two. Today, we will settle our grudges with a single sword strike."

Both Yao Qian and Yang Yin paled.

I initially thought that An Xianjing only intercepted Yang Shen Realm without taking action because she didn't want to be used by him.

Unexpectedly, Li Weiyi actually invited the Jiu Li Leader to come.

Both were extremely shrewd and decisive, using their escape techniques to flee in two different directions.

"Still trying to leave?"

"Charge!"

The Hidden Lord's body erupted with spiritual light, like a blazing sun.

Instantly, Formation Disk patterns and numerous Formation Script appeared in the void above the sea.

As the fog gradually dissipated, twenty-four Otherworldly Coffin appeared, floating on the sea within a radius of ten miles, arranged in a circular pattern.

Each Otherworldly Coffin was a platform that intercepted the two who were using escape techniques.

As for the underwater area, it has a different layout.

Li Weiyi released Seven Phoenix Wing Moth Emperors, forming a combined attack formation, and rode away on a dragon. He raised the Staff Spear of All Things, the Formation Disk and star trail patterns, enveloping the more than one hundred-meter-long dragon soul.

This time, they made contact with Yang Yin first.

Under the Combined Attack Formation, Yang Yin fought against nine opponents alone, but his protective aura was quickly shattered by the Purple Sky Lei Seal, and he was forced to retreat injured.

Li Weiyi pressed his advantage, pulling the opponent into the Sun Moon Stars Great Formation, slashing and thrusting with his sword and spear.

With the dragon soul reaching out with its claws and the seven phoenixes attacking, Yang Yin's injuries quickly increased to thirteen. He had never been so disheveled and miserable in his previous battle with the Hidden Lord.

Li Weiyi and Hidden Lord's fighting styles are completely opposite, with fierce attacks and overwhelming momentum.

An Xianjing stood sixty miles away, able to observe the battle unfolding within the formation, and was deeply shocked.

Since she began cultivating, she had heard of the legends of the Dao Seed Realm defeating the Longevity Realm, but today, it was all happening right before her eyes.

Thinking back to several years ago, when I saw him outside the city of Lizhou, he was just a disheveled young man who could barely stand.

How did he reach such heights just a few years later?

Although they borrowed the power of treasures and strange insects, which of those Ancient Sect True Disciple didn't have their own methods?

"He wasn't bragging! Was his ancestral land actually destroyed? If not, why is the Feng family cultivating Dao? Sigh..."

An Xianjing couldn't help but sigh softly, giving rise to unrealistic and delusional thoughts.

Even she herself didn't realize how much she longed to see Li Weiyi enter the Longevity Realm.

Whether the ancestral land is abandoned or the Feng family breaks free from its constraints, as long as she sees Li Weiyi take that step, she believes she will feel a unique sense of emotion and relief.

At that time, he will surely be able to conquer two realms at once, compete with the Ancient Sect True Disciple, and roam freely in a larger world.

An's An Xianjing thoughts drifted far away.

"Mysterious Light Nine Illumination"

Yang Yin's hair and beard flew wildly as he unleashed his strongest Daoist sword technique.

A flash of mysterious light appeared on his body, and he unleashed a waterfall of Sword Qi with his sword, slashing straight at Li Weiyi at the center of the formation.

Li Weiyi neither dodged nor evaded, but met the attack head-on with "Taiyi Opens the Sea," engaging in a fierce battle.

A flash of light appeared again, and the second sword strike was even stronger, instantly shattering the Sun Moon Stars Great Formation.

Yang Yin roared like thunder.

His expression seemed to be telling Li Weiyi, "I'm going to fight to the death now. If you push me too far, we'll all perish together."

All Seven Phoenix Wing Moth Emperors were swept away by this sword.

Li Weiyi's ancestral field was adorned with more than a dozen magical artifacts.

There are Thousand Character Artifact, such as Xie Chucai's "Blood Pool Silver Sea" battle sword and the Three-eyed Flood Dragon's "Wind Thunder Banner," etc. There are also weapons with a hundred characters, such as Kongxu's three swords.

None of them were ordinary items; each was at least Ninth-grade Hundred-character Artifact.

I just blocked the second sword.

Yang Yin's body flashed for the third time, his entire body, hair, and skin becoming incomparably bright.

The third sword strike was vast and inexplicable, cleaving straight down like a silver river falling from the sky.

Li Weiyi used the Purple Sky Lei Seal to block the sword, but his body was knocked back. His blood and qi churned, his protective magic energy was broken, and sword marks appeared on his skin.

All the ritual implements were thrown into the four directions.

"Could he really possess the Mysterious Light Nine Illumination? Each sword strike is stronger than the last; there's no way I can withstand all nine of his sword strikes."

Li Weiyi knew that the final counterattack of Longevity Realm Martial Cultivator was extremely terrifying, often capable of taking down an opponent stronger than himself. Unsure of Yang Yin's true strength, he secretly considered whether to temporarily avoid his attack.

But then, after the fourth flash from Yang Yin's body, the fourth sword was not aimed at him.

Instead, it slashed at the formation set up by the Hidden Lord.

"I almost fell for his trick! If he had mastered the Nine Illuminations, this fourth sword strike would definitely have been aimed at me, not at breaking the formation."

Li Weiyi concluded that Yang Yin had only mastered four sword techniques, so he used his magical energy to activate more than a dozen magical artifacts and launched a massive counterattack.

"Splash!"

Yang Yin's fourth sword strike was extremely powerful, tearing through the array of light and shattering an Otherworldly Coffin.

Suddenly, a gap appeared in the trapping formation.

"Swish! Swish..."

A look of joy appeared in Yang Yin's eyes. He manipulated more than 60,000 Longevity Scriptures and collided with more than a dozen magical artifacts flying from behind, causing his body to be blown backward.

Li Weiyi slashed horizontally with his sword, tearing through the Longevity Scriptures and landing on Yang Yin.

"Puff!"

Yang Yin was thrown dozens of feet away, blood spurting from his mouth and nose.

After unleashing the desperate four sword strikes of the Mysterious Light Nine Illumination, he was in a weakened state and could not withstand Li Weiyi's series of attacks.

With a gap appearing in the trapping formation, Li Weiyi dared not give Yang Yin a chance to catch his breath. If he were to use his escape technique, all their efforts today would be in vain.

"Whoosh!"

Li Weiyi was like a fleeting shadow, graceful as a swimming dragon, landing on the shadow of the cauldron.

Yang Yin desperately swung his sword upwards, but he clearly sensed a dragon claw of the Dragon Soul emerging from the seawater beneath him.

Clouds and mist swirled around the dragon's claw, crackling with lightning.

To focus on one thing while neglecting another.

"Bang!"

"Pfft!"

Yang Yin was struck by the dragon's claw, his body was thrown back into the formation, bleeding profusely and in excruciating pain.

As I flew backward, my vision went black for a brief moment.

When he regained his vision, what he saw was not Li Weiyi chasing after him, but Yao Qian flying out of the gap in the formation from above his head on a sword.

Yao Qian's body was encased in black armor, with scriptures flashing densely on it. He glanced down at Yang Yin, who had fallen back into the formation, sighed, and fled without looking back.

There's no way to save him.

If they miss this chance to escape and fall into the siege of Li Weiyi and Li Songgu, neither of them will be able to get away.

"Old Li, Yang Yin is in your hands now!"

Li Weiyi gathered all his magical artifacts and Seven Mysterious Insects, used spatial teleportation to appear in the void several miles away, and intercepted Yao Qian in front of him.

Seeing that he had no dragon soul to assist him and could not form a combined attack formation in a short time, Yao Qian judged that this was his only chance to kill Li Weiyi.

Because, given Li Weiyi's cultivation speed, even if his martial arts are hindered, his mental power will quickly reach the level of Saint Mind Master.

With the Jiu Li Leader and the Great Palace Master protecting them, their rising momentum is unstoppable.

"Since you're determined to die, I'll grant your wish."

Dragon Roar's roar resounded within Yao Qian's body, indicating that he had refined the five Dragon Tendon of the Prince Mingjiao, greatly increasing his physical strength.

His Seventh-Rank Thousand Character Artifact armor will greatly enhance his defense and explosive power.

"Sizzle!"

Li Weiyi supported the Fusang Divine Tree Projection, and the Fengfu Dharma Qi surged forth in a mighty torrent. Martial arts and mental power merged together, condensing into a huge fiery millstone, which collided with Yao Qian's attack.

"You are very strong, even stronger than the Ancient Sect True Disciple, but no matter how strong you are, you are still only at the Dao Seed Realm."

Yao Qian swept through the enemy lines with unstoppable momentum, destroying the Karma Burning Millstone.

Spread the five fingers of your right hand.

The five fingers, encased in black armor, transformed into incredibly sharp dragon claws, striking towards Li Weiyi's head.

Li Weiyi's eyes were calm. He quickly retreated, releasing magical energy from his hands and spiritual light from between his brows. His will exploded, and he controlled the flames, entering an extremely focused battle state where "only I am the enemy in the world."

The Karma Burning Millstone, torn in two by Yao Qian, condensed into a Seven-clawed Fiery Heavenly Dragon and a three-legged Golden Crow in the left and right directions, respectively.

The Seven-clawed Fiery Heavenly Dragon snaked its way upwards towards Yao Qian.

Seven dragon claws, seven fighting styles.

Yao Qian's body was enveloped by the Dragon Shadow, and he felt the power of Li Weiyi's martial arts combined with secret techniques. The temperature of the Seven-clawed Fiery Heavenly Dragon was terrifyingly high, and its power was overwhelming. Even the Netherworld White Bone he had cultivated probably couldn't withstand it.

"Bang!"

Using the power of the armor, Yao Qian captured the dragon, shattering the Seven-clawed Fiery Heavenly Dragon into scattered fire clouds.

But...

The Golden Crow cried out and swooped down from above, grabbing his head with one claw and his legs with the other two, intending to tear him to pieces.

After using the Immobilization Talisman to freeze Yang Yin to death, Hidden Lord rushed over without stopping.

Seeing this, I was horrified.

The entire sky was ablaze with flames, like a true Golden Crow emerging with overwhelming power, its wings dazzling and its cry deafening. If Yao Qian hadn't possessed that precious armor, he would have been torn to shreds.