Facing Qingzao

Qingzao, dressed in a pale yellow ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), let out a charming laugh.

He unleashed a sword technique that had reached the fourth level of mastery, employing a circular slash with his longsword.

"Boom!"

This sword Sword Qi for miles, its momentum so great that it nearly stopped the flow of the Tendou River.

The two Third Realm Demon Cultivators, ended up with one dead and one injured.

The dead creature was a demonic bird at the Early Third Realm. Its body was broken in two and instantly transformed back into its original form. The two enormous halves of the bird's body fell into the water, turning the entire river red.

The injured one was a Demon Cultivator at the Mid Third Realm. He survived but fell to the bottom of the river.

After escaping early, Qingzao flew upwards like the rising sun at dawn, heading towards the Netherworld Soul Divine Marrow.

The powerful Ember Spirit was the first to approach the area where the Netherworld Soul Divine Marrow was located. He discovered Qingzao approaching with murderous intent. If he took too long to collect it, he would be at a disadvantage in the upcoming battle, and might even suffer the same fate as the Third Realm Demon Cultivator.

Thus, like an invincible fire demon, it stood on the clouds, wielding Ancient Spear tens of meters long, slashing down at Qingzao below, while simultaneously spewing out a hurricane of heat, blowing dozens of drops of Netherworld Soul Divine Marrow toward Bai Yeqing on the shore.

Qingzao flew upwards from below, putting him in a completely disadvantageous position.

Seeing the spear falling from above, she felt as if the Celestial Pillar were collapsing. She gritted her teeth in resentment, but could only first mobilize all her magical energy and swing her sword to defend herself.

Shore.

Seeing the dozens of drops of Netherworld Soul Divine Marrow flying towards him like a meteor shower, Bai Yeqing immediately waved his sleeves, releasing Spinning Force, trying to collect them into his palm.

Li Weiyi was about to give up, but unexpectedly, such a perfect opportunity presented itself. So, she transformed into a wisp of Smoke and Cloud Bridge, projecting it towards Bai Yeqing.

"Cousin, don't turn around, I'm your older cousin."

Li Weiyi mimicked the sound of Phoenix-born Unicorn-young and called out in that voice.

Bai Yeqing sensed the fluctuations in the aura behind him and was initially alarmed, wanting to immediately use his Life-Saving Power. However, upon hearing Phoenix-born Unicorn-young's voice, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

They quickly realized something was wrong. Although Phoenix-born Unicorn-young had entered the Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin, why had he been hiding in secret just now, and why had he suddenly appeared at this crucial moment?

In the blink of an eye, Bai Yeqing's mood changed three times in a row.

It was too late to activate Life-Saving Power.

Bai Yeqing suddenly turned around, holding the Netherworld Soul Divine Marrow in one hand, and striking out with his other hand, forming a claw.

At the same time, Shuangtong unleashed his Innate Dao Technique "Ice Soul Eyes," and the ground beneath his feet and the river beside him were quickly frozen.

"Bang!"

Li Weiyi shattered the Ice Soul Eyes spell with a single palm strike, colliding with Bai Yeqing's claw mark.

Bai Yeqing felt an overwhelming force pressing down on him, and his entire arm went numb. With a "whoosh," he spat out blood. He was sent flying backward by the powerful palm strike of the Qinghui Immortal Qi, crashing into the Tendou River.

The dozens of drops of Netherworld Soul Divine Marrow held in his hand were naturally scattered and rolled into Li Weiyi's sleeve.

"Li Weiyi..."

Bai Yeqing emerged from the water, his arms trembling and unable to lift. He stared at Li Weiyi, who had turned and fled, and roared coldly, his eyes filled with rage. But then, as if remembering something, his heart was filled with horror.

He has broken through to immortality!

Bai Yeqing had once talked to Phoenix-born Unicorn-young about Li Weiyi. Phoenix-born Unicorn-young had a very high Martial Path Evaluation, claiming that if Li Weiyi's ancestral field had not been destroyed, once he broke through to the Longevity Realm, no one of the same realm could withstand three of his moves.

"Whoosh!"

A slender, pale yellow figure flew over Bai Yeqing's head, disappearing like a fleeting shadow as it chased after Li Weiyi.

"Whoosh!"

Li Weiyi activated the power of the Provincial Governor's Official Robe, teleporting more than ten miles away. He burst out of the Purple Mist Light Cluster and ran wildly through the mountains.

"Well done, Bai Yeqing. As expected of someone with the bloodline of Martial Path Son of Heaven, his combat strength at the same level is probably no less than that of Ancient Sect True Disciple. He was able to gather power in a hurry and withstand my palm strike, only suffering serious injuries."

Li Weiyi guessed that Bai Yeqing was definitely not at the Early First Realm, otherwise he wouldn't be so strong.

"Not good! They're chasing so fast! Such powerful Evasion Dao Technique, such strong Dao Heart Manifestation."

Li Weiyi sensed Dao Heart Manifestation landing on him, and his heart tightened. This meant that the other party could launch Intent Attack on him at any time, as well as a long-range attack with magical artifacts.

It's very likely that the magical artifact has already arrived behind him.

"Whoosh!"

He activated the Provincial Governor's Official Robe again and fled more than ten miles away.

They could not escape the Dao Heart Manifestation.

Li Weiyi was urging the Provincial Governor's Official Robe for the third time.

"Clang!"

An Intent Attack, transformed into the sound of a sword's cry, entered his mind directly.

If it were Longevity Realm Martial Cultivator at the First Realm of the Longevity Realm, this Intent Attack alone would have severely injured them, causing them to collapse and lose consciousness.

Li Weiyi blocked the Intent Attack, but at the crucial moment of activating the Provincial Governor's Official Robe, his consciousness was briefly slowed, his internal energy became disordered, and he was almost torn apart by the Spatial Power.

He narrowly escaped from the Purple Mist Light Cluster, rolling away as he did so.

Spatial teleportation is extremely dangerous for low-level martial artists who haven't mastered Spatial Power. If something goes wrong, is interrupted, or is hit, they will be torn to pieces by space.

"Swish!"

Countless needles flew in, each one shimmering with scriptures, completely enveloping Li Weiyi and denying him another chance to teleport.

"It was Envoy Qingzao."

Li Weiyi had personally witnessed Qingzao kill a Third Realm Demon Cultivator with a single sword strike when fighting two opponents. Her combat strength was far beyond what he could currently contend with.

"Ding ding!"

He wielded the Ruyi Qiankun Sword, its sword shadows forming a net that provided impenetrable defense.

Thousands of Sword Qi deflected all the rain of needles.

But under Qingzao's control of his spiritual energy and intention, the needle rain was like waves, being pushed back once, flipped over, and then flew back again.

Li Weiyi had already spotted Qingzao's figure.

She was three miles away, rapidly approaching.

"Hehe, this is a technique I came up with after much thought to Countering Spatial Teleportation. It was originally prepared for Tang Wanzhou, but I didn't expect to use it on you first."

"Young Li, you killed Luo Pingdan and several Departed Spirit Marquis. The True Disciple is very angry. He has raised your bounty to the same level as Tang Wanzhou's."

As soon as the voice faded, Qing had already traversed three miles and leaped to her side.

Upon seeing Li Weiyi enveloped in a rain of needles, she was utterly shocked. She hadn't expected that this young man's martial arts cultivation was so formidable that the needle rain hadn't left any marks on him.

Many martial arts practitioners at the third realm cannot do this.

According to intelligence information, more than a year ago, when Li Weiyi fought Sheng Wulian Dao Palace Shengwulian, he was still in the Dao Seed Realm.

He is definitely at the First Realm of the Longevity Realm now.

"Twilight wasn't exaggerating. Even without the Battle Corpse Puppet, you're already a top-tier expert."

On a clear morning, his palms were loosely clenched.

Needle Rain Hummingbird condensed in her palm, forming a longsword of the Seventh-Rank Thousand Character Artifact of a thousand characters.

They escaped the encirclement of needles and rain.

Before Li Weiyi could catch his breath, the sword light struck like lightning, blinding him with white light and rendering him unable to see anything.

The Sword Qi came from all directions.

Qingzao's Dao Heart Manifestation and hundreds of thousands of Longevity Scriptures further compressed his body, locking him in place.

"The Dao Cultivation Transformation."

Li Weiyi closed his eyes directly, no longer looking at her sword, and used his senses to prepare for the battle. At the same time, he unleashed the tenth move of the Chan Sect Twelve Loose Hand Techniques.

From the ancestral field, Immortal Mist Pure Radiance and the Longevity Scriptures flew out, condensing into a tall divine figure that enveloped Li Weiyi's body.

After reaching the Longevity Realm, Li Weiyi was finally able to unleash this freehand technique as a Daoist art. Before that, it was merely a move, its power inferior to the Taiyi Opens the Sea and its practicality inferior to the Clear Void Cicada Evasion Step.

"Bang!"

Qingzao swung her sword at Li Weiyi, but it was blocked by the divine figures on the outside.

The sword's edge pierced the divine shadow, but was blocked by a powerful force. The sword's momentum changed direction and drifted to the side uncontrollably.

"Whoosh!"

Li Weiyi thrust his sword straight at Qingzao's heart with a force far exceeding his usual strength.

Qingzao was secretly alarmed and quickly flicked out a finger with her left hand, striking the blade of the Yellow Dragon Sword.

In the blink of an eye, their thrilling exchange came to an end.

Although Qingzao's sword strike aimed at Li Weiyi's head deviated from its direction, the Sword Qi still struck him, sending him flying.

The outcome was decided in a single round.

Li Weiyi felt as if he had been struck hard in the chest by an iron rod, his internal organs aching as if they were about to burst. Fortunately, he was wearing Four Layers of Defense, otherwise this Sword Qi alone would have severely injured him.

Without any hesitation, he immediately summoned the Staff Spear of All Things and the Seven Phoenix Wing Moth Emperors, intending to form Combined Attack Formation.

However, before the spiritual light could be released, a Sword Qi Storm formed by Daoist magic blasted the Seven Phoenix Wing Moth Emperors away, causing them all to crash to the ground.

With just this one strike, Haruhachi displayed terrifying combat power that rivaled that of the Great Longevity.

The next moment, her charming, playful, and youthful face appeared before Li Weiyi.

Li Weiyi felt that this face was even more terrifying than a corpse demon. Facing an expert of this level, he had no time to activate the Provincial Governor's Official Robe and the Purple Sky Lei Seal.

Every moment can determine life or death.

It didn't begin from when Haruhachi appeared in front of him, but from the moment he sensed Haruhachi.

"Bang!"

Li Weiyi used all his strength to block Qingzao's second sword, but was sent flying again, blood streaming from his five fingers that were gripping the sword.

Before he even hit the ground, the sword light was already in front of him again.

"Boom!"

Finally, the Fusang Divine Tree Projection intertwined with its magical energy, solidifying into a Wrathful Vajra.

At this critical moment, Li Weiyi achieved the Unity of Intent and Martial Arts, unleashing the Daoist technique of "Six Purifying Karma". The three-zhang-tall, Wrathful Vajra, blazing and bright, unleashed Blazing Palm Seal that collided with the sword light.

The Wrathful Vajra was cleaved apart by Qingzao's sword, but her attack was thwarted, and she was forced to retreat.

Having sensed Qingzao's pursuit, Li Weiyi finally had a brief respite. After landing, he roared, "Fight!"

The spiritual light that Qingzao had shattered condensed into a suit of armor on his body.

Qingzao's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly. A mere First Realm martial artist had actually blocked three of her sword strikes in a row, and did not seem to have suffered any serious injuries.

She laughed angrily, "This is your secret technique of Unity of Intent and Martial Arts?"

Li Weiyi wanted to release the Battle Corpse Puppet.

Qingzao instantly perceived the situation and slashed through the air with his sword.

The air between heaven and earth split into two sword shadows, as sharp as lightning.

"Splash! Splash..."

As Li Weiyi retreated explosively, one divine figure after another condensed around him Twelve Divine Shadows, each with a different move, were scattered haphazardly along his retreating trajectory.

Qingzao narrowed her eyes, feeling surprised; she had never seen such Mysterious Dao Technique before.

In the next instant, the Twelve Divine Shadows merged into one.

Li Weiyi stopped his retreat, his eyes filled with killing intent, and as if Heaven and Earth Split Open, he raised his sword and unleashed his Strongest Sword Strike.

Tang Wanzhou ran at top speed, his heart filled with anxiety. Holding the Divine Snow Sword, he took one step at a time, each step covering a mountain. After he passed, the entire mountain was covered in snow.

For the past few days, she had been healing her injuries in Frozen Sealed State underground in the Tiandu River Nether Domain Underworld. It was today's fierce battle that awakened her.

There's still time!

"Immortal Kills All Beings."

Tang Wanzhou, his Black Robe billowing, leaped over the mountains and landed behind Li Weiyi. While still in mid-air, he unleashed his Strongest Sword Strike.

One Vertical, One Horizontal, two Sword Qi, one in front and one behind, fell simultaneously towards Qingzao.