Ambush

"You can't even wait two and a half years? Those Ancient Sect True Disciple need several years, even ten years, to reach the Second Realm."

Li Weiyi naturally hoped that the Seven Phoenix Wing Moth Emperors could break through quickly. Only when they reached the Second Realm and encountered true disciples in the future could they play a role in the combined attack and create a threat.

After reaching the Second Realm Saint Mind Master, Li Weiyi's control over formations improved significantly.

Li Weiyi pondered for a moment, "We must act ahead of time, otherwise it will be too late once the escort team arrives at the Tiandu River Nether Domain! That Blood Mountain Marquis is even more powerful than Qingzao. He has suppressed the forces of the Demon Race and the Demon Kingdom here with his own strength, preventing them from showing their faces easily."

Second Phoenix said, "Brother Li is right. That's what I meant too. We should act ahead of schedule. Qifeng followed the Ghostly Marquis who went back to report and knows the approximate route of the escort team."

"Plan carefully before you act, Second Phoenix. You're becoming more and more mature in your actions!" Li Weiyi said.

Second Phoenix said, "It's all thanks to Boss Li's excellent teaching. Boss Li is my only boss."

Li Weiyi couldn't help but glance at Great Phoenix: "Let's go, let's set off now."

Seven hundred miles away from the Tiandu River Nether Domain, on the ridge of a snow-capped mountain.

The sky was dark and the cold wind was howling.

Seven Phoenixes and the fastest of the Five Phoenix, Five Phoenixes, were sent as scouts to explore two different locations ahead.

Li Weiyi sat on the cold black stone, wiping the Yellow Dragon Sword and the Staff Spear of All Things, which he hadn't used for two years.

Second Phoenix flew over. "Brother Li, didn't we come to the Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin to search for the true teachings of the Dao Palace? Have you already forgotten Jiang Ning? Even if she's dead, are you not sad at all?"

Li Weiyi's wiping hand suddenly stopped. "Why bring this up all of a sudden?"

"During your seclusion, martial artists from the Dao Palace faction appeared in the Tiandu River Nether Domain. They were two men who looked exactly alike. The Dao Palace disciple must have arrived. Shouldn't we go and meet him? That day in the East Sea, she didn't kill me. I feel that Jiang Ning is still alive. I will never forget that look in her eyes; it seemed to contain a kind of painful emotion."

Second Phoenix grabbed Li Weiyi's sleeve with her two front paws. "After we finish this job, shall we go find her?"

Li Weiyi pondered for a moment, "Okay!"

"Very good!"

Second Phoenix did a somersault and happily went off into the distance, pulling a bewildered Six Phoenix along for a long explanation, before going to find Sifeng and Three Phoenixes.

The Five Phoenix and seventh phoenixes flew back one after the other.

"They've arrived, already three hundred li away."

Li Weiyi and the Seven Phoenix Wing Moth Emperors immediately headed ahead in the direction the escort team was traveling, intending to wait in ambush.

Before long, a group shrouded in dark Nether Mist appeared on the horizon.

The metal box carrying the Years Stone was entirely chained to the back of a hundred-meter-long earth dragon, Corpse Lord.

That earth dragon corpse had four claws, a dragon neck, a dragon tail, and a dragon head. Its body was severely rotten, and it exuded a strong murderous aura. Its head was ferocious, and its fangs were like swords.

Concealment Formation, Li Weiyi frowned. This massive beast carrying supplies was extraordinary; it must have been exceptional in its lifetime.

However, with the body decomposed to this extent, there probably wouldn't be much transcendent essence remaining inside.

Huo Tianming sat inside the white array tent atop the Earth Dragon Corpse Lord's back, embracing a graceful Corpse Lord in his arms. They were drinking and laughing, chatting happily.

The corpse of the Marquis was very well preserved, and his appearance was beautiful, except that his skin was too pale.

In addition, two other tall ghost marquises followed behind the procession.

As they passed by, a cold wind would rise, erasing the footprints of the Earth Dragon Corpse Lord.

Something's not right.

After Li Weiyi broke through the realm of mental power, his perception greatly increased, and he noticed subtle fluctuations underground.

Second Phoenix said, "I smell a familiar scent. It's the pool of corpse water from when I besieged Nangong with Imperial Pattern Bone Marquis Hong Marquis. Honghou can't see it in sight, so it's probably hidden underground."

Li Weiyi had four Battle Corpse Puppet activate the Purple Sky Lei Seal to injure Hong Marquis. Moreover, lightning happened to be a natural counter to it.

Hong Marquis's combat strength is not that simple.

After much deliberation, Li Weiyi still felt that they could not miss this opportunity to exploit the enemy's superior position while remaining in the shadows.

Therefore, together with the Seven Phoenix Wing Moth Emperors, they jointly activated the Purple Sky Lei Seal, preparing to deliver a heavy blow to the enemy with their first strike.

The Earth Dragon Corpse Lord entered within three miles.

Li Weiyi could already faintly hear the sound of water flowing beneath her feet; she couldn't wait any longer.

"Splash!"

A bright purple lightning bolt tore through the Concealment Formation.

The Purple Sky Lei Seal transformed into the size of a house, and tens of thousands of scriptures emerged, rushing straight towards the array tent on the back of the Earth Dragon Corpse Marquis. The celestial phenomena also changed accordingly, condensing into purple thunderclouds.

The earth was illuminated purple by the lightning.

"Oh no, enemy attack!"

Huo Tianming reacted swiftly, immediately grabbing the beautiful Corpse Marquis in his arms, smashing through the tent, rushing to the right side of the ground, and disappearing underground.

Their escape speed amazed even Li Weiyi.

"Boom!"

As the Purple Sky Lei Seal descended, the array on the back of the Earth Dragon Corpse Marquis only blocked it for a moment before shattering.

The iron chains binding the box body all snapped.

From each of the boxes, large amounts of Years Stone flew out, some of them shattering into dust.

The massive command seal struck the Earth Dragon Corpse Lord, and a dull thud of breaking bones echoed. This Corpse Lord, possessing cultivation at the third realm, let out a miserable roar and collapsed heavily, his back severely caved in, his skin torn and flesh ripped open.

Let alone it, even Chu Yutian, if he were to be successfully ambushed by the Purple Sky Lei Seal, would either die or lose half his life.

Li Weiyi stepped on a Yellow Dragon Projection that shot straight into the sky, soaring off the ground. He swung his arm out, using River of Mana Qi to pull the Purple Sky Lei Seal three miles away, preparing to gather the power of his second strike.

"Splash!"

Almost the instant he left the ground, corrosive bodily fluids gushed out from where he had just stood, transforming into a giant wave of water tens of meters high.

In the next instant, the ground within a radius of several miles began to seep out corpse fluid, forming a black lake filled with the stench of decay and with eerie, turbulent waves.

"It's you again, human. I've been searching for you for over two months, and you've finally shown yourself."

In the center of the black lake, a strange human face appeared, emitting a roaring roar of anger.

Enveloped in the aura of death, more than a dozen water columns shot into the sky, entangling Li Weiyi.

"Good timing."

Li Weiyi was filled with heroic spirit, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit, and a golden Swastika Symbol Imprint appeared in his palm.

After being released, the mark grew larger and larger as it spun.

The entire void seemed to be spinning.

"Bang!"

The Swastika Symbol Imprint shattered the water column, turning it into droplets that spilled out.

Then, even more water jets appeared.

Hong Marquis's soul was powerful, and he unleashed Intent Attack spell.

Instantly, endless soul mist and dark clouds enveloped Li Weiyi, seeping into his body. Faced with this strange power, the defenses of his Magic Tool Battle Robe were rendered useless.

"Whoosh!"

The Fusang Divine Tree Projection rose into the void, forcing out all the soul mist and dark clouds that had invaded Li Weiyi's body, and then burning them all away.

Huo Tianming appeared at the edge of the black lake, activating the Heavenly Tooth Battle Ring while roaring, "You, Li Weiyi, how dare you attack me! If I don't kill you, how can I explain to the True Disciple?"

Li Weiyi glanced at him, and countless Heaven Sword Talisman flew out from between his brows, turning into Talisman Rain that crisscrossed and flew away.

"Your trick isn't working anymore! I've already broken through to the Peak Third Realm, and I'm invincible under the true teachings... How did you change so much?"

Huo Tianming's expression changed as he realized that there were far more than fifty or sixty Heaven Sword Talisman flying towards him, seemingly approaching a hundred. He cursed inwardly, "Do they think making talismans is free?"

The Heavenly Tooth Battle Ring, which was originally intended to be unleashed, quickly spun in front of him to defend, forming a huge vortex barrier.

At the same time, he reminded the beautiful Corpse Lord beside him, "Yan Ji, quickly hide behind me. This boy is very strange and is one of the enemies that the True Disciple values most."

Seeing the Heaven Sword Talisman being repeatedly blasted away by the Heavenly Tooth Battle Ring, Li Weiyi knew that Huo Tianming was indeed different from before, and his cultivation had truly improved by a large margin.

"Most of the Thousand-Year Elixir is with Huo Tianming! We must eliminate Hong Marquis as quickly as possible, otherwise, if he joins forces with Huo Tianming, I will fall into the same predicament as Nangong did."

Li Weiyi admitted that his combat strength was still inferior to that of Nangong back then, but he possessed a variety of methods to restrain Yin spirits, a skill that no one could match.

"Splash!"

The Purple Sky Lei Seal finally condensed its original power once again and fell into the black lake below.

With a deafening roar, the lake exploded, and the earth sank. Purple lightning, like the roar of ten thousand dragons, surged in all directions.

Nine ancient runes appeared on the Yellow Dragon Sword in Li Weiyi's hand. He opened the Heavenly Eye his eyebrows and shot out a beam of light, searching for Hong Marquis's soul in the black lake below.

"Found it, underground."

"Sizzle!"

Li Weiyi unleashed six pages of the "Book of the Earth," which flew into the ground and fixed the area where Hong Marquis's soul was located.

Then, the One Hundred and Eight Lightning Strike Arrays was formed first, transforming into 108 beams of lightning that struck down simultaneously towards Hong Marquis's soul.

Hong Marquis and horrified voice echoed from underground, "Huo Tianming, save me! This boy is indeed strange. He has fixed the terrain here, and my soul cannot escape."

"Hold on, I will be free soon."

Huo Tianming was enveloped by the overwhelming Heaven Sword Talisman, and he roared repeatedly.

"Sizzle!"

Li Weiyi raised his sword above his head, attracting the Six Jia Yang Thunder.

The next instant, his body and sword, like lightning bolts, plummeted straight to the ground with unparalleled momentum, crashing deep into the earth.

After a fierce exchange, with a loud "bang," Hong Marquis's soul was pierced by the Yellow Dragon Sword and shattered.

Hong Marquis's cultivation level was so high that he had reached the Peak Third Realm. The soul mist that he had released rushed towards Huo Tianming's location, trying to re-condense.

To Hong Marquis's horror, all the soul mist suddenly burst into flames.

"No... why is this happening... what kind of power is this? Why is it more terrifying than lightning? Why... why..."

Amidst the piercing screams, Hong Marquis's wisps of soul mist transformed into a burning river of flames.

It gradually burned to ashes.

"Swish!"

The Heaven Sword Talisman that had been attacking Huo Tianming flew away like a tide.

Huo Tianming's body was enveloped in scriptures, and the Heavenly Tooth Battle Ring floated above his head. His tiger eyes were fixed on the black lake covered by lightning and the soul fire burning on the lake's surface. He was shocked.

How long has it been?

Li Weiyi was actually able to kill a Peak Third Realm Variant Departed Spirit marquis in a very short time while restraining him.

On the other side, two deceased ghost lords were besieged by Seven Phoenix Wing Moth Emperors, and their souls had already shattered.

Li Weiyi, wielding the Yellow Dragon Sword and with the Purple Sky Lei Seal above his head, rose from the black lake, his extraordinary body gazing at Huo Tianming on the lakeshore. "Are you truly invincible below the level of a true disciple? I remember you once invited me to a fair one-on-one battle?"

"Of course I remember, I remember the bets perfectly clearly. Oh no, who?"

Huo Tianming suddenly roared like that, and then did something that surprised Li Weiyi.

Suddenly, the Heavenly Tooth War Wheel, which was hovering above his head, smashed into the beautiful Corpse Lord beside him, knocking her unconscious to the ground.

"Jingzhe, I have some extremely important news here. You must report it to the Holy Master of Lesser Yang Division immediately." Huo Tianming seemed to have suddenly become a different person, his expression serious and earnest, and his tone no longer frivolous.