Seizing Qing Zao

With Li Weiyi's current martial arts cultivation, the Son of Heaven Dragon Soul he activated has reached a level of combat power that is difficult for ordinary Peak Third Realm martial artists to match.

Its body was covered in wind and thunder, its dragon form swaying and twisting, breaking through the blazing and boiling Karma Fire. Then it raised its huge dragon head, opened its mouth to reveal sharp teeth, glared angrily at the Dragon Elephant Corpse Marquis below, and let out a dragon roar of the Dragon Roar of Heaven.

The Dragon Elephant Corpse Marquis was so intimidated by its power that he took two steps back, losing his previous ferocity.

"Taiyi Opens the Sea!"

Li Weiyi burst forth from above the White Mist Dragon Soul, combining his mental power and martial arts into one, raising his sword above his head, his entire body radiating four brilliant colors.

A certain law of heaven and earth perfectly aligned with this sword strike. Instantly, a wondrous scene of rippling blue waves appeared all around, accompanied by the roaring sound of the water, enveloping Fire Cloud Marquis and Dragon Elephant Corpse Marquis.

At this moment, Li Weiyi's fighting spirit reached an unprecedented peak, his eyes blazing, and he cleaved the magnificent blue sea with a single sword strike.

"Splash!"

The Dragon Elephant Corpse Marquis, with legs as thick as pillars, retreated again, causing the ground to sink. It was terrified by the Son of Heaven Dragon Soul and Li Weiyi, completely losing the aura and composure of a third-realm expert.

Fire Cloud Marquis, riding on its back, remained calm, unleashing thousands of Yin Ghost Scriptures from his ancient and heavy longsword.

In an instant, fiery clouds surged overhead, and a horizontal slash of the sword blocked Li Weiyi's unparalleled straight sword strike.

"Splash!"

The longsword in Fire Cloud Marquis's hand, weighing an unknown amount of tens of thousands of pounds, was severed by the Yellow Dragon Sword.

The sword's edge slashed down, landing on its crimson armor.

With a loud thud, Fire Cloud Marquis's body was thrown off the back of Dragon Elephant Corpse Marquis and crashed heavily to the ground several dozen feet away. Earth and rocks flew everywhere, and the ground sank deeply.

Its armor was cleaved open, and all that remained in its hand was a broken sword.

Despite possessing the cultivation of the Peak Third Realm of the Longevity Realm, he was defeated in just the first round.

Meanwhile, the clash between the White Mist Dragon Soul and the Dragon Elephant Corpse Marquis was a complete rout, forcing the White Mist Dragon Soul to retreat steadily and only able to parry.

"Whoosh!"

Qingzao caught up and, behind the White Mist Dragon Soul, leaped up like a beam of light, hovering in the air, and unleashed the fourth level of the perfected sword technique, the same one she had used to slay Third Realm Demon Cultivator of the Longevity Realm in the Tiandu River Nether Domain.

His magical energy surged forth, transforming into magnificent clouds that covered several miles of sky and earth.

With a single sword strike, Sword Qi distorted the air and blurred vision, stretching from east to west.

"Puff!"

The white mist dragon soul was a beat too slow; before the wind and thunder it spat out could land on her, it was cleaved in two by her sword, turning into wisps of soul mist.

A deep ravine, several miles long, appeared on the ground, a shocking sight, its power capable of severing rivers.

On the other side, Fire Cloud Marquis was shattered by Li Weiyi's third sword strike.

Beneath the armor, a shallow gash was carved into the golden bones by the sword's edge, running from the right shoulder down to the abdomen. At the gash, the bones hissed and burned.

This kind of burning is not a flame that it cultivates itself.

Instead, it was the Sword Qi of the Yellow Dragon Sword, used to ward off evil and destroy demons, that was burning its body.

"How strange! What level of cultivation does he possess?"

Fire Cloud Marquis's skeletal skull and fiery eyes showed a mixture of horror and shock. He lost the will to fight against Li Weiyi, and with his legs engulfed in crimson flames, he immediately fled into the distance.

The Sword Qi that has invaded the bones must first be refined.

Li Weiyi ignored it and hurried toward the jade boat using footwork.

Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at Qingzao, who was chasing behind him. He was secretly puzzled as to why Qingzao's sword strike was aimed at the White Mist Dragon Soul instead of him.

If the attack were aimed at him, he would have no chance to injure Fire Cloud Marquis; instead, he might be injured by the combined attack of the two masters.

He didn't believe that Qingzao, with her speed and agility, couldn't avoid the dragon soul's attack.

Li Weiyi actually underestimated himself.

The Taiyin Sect had already compiled information and discovered that Li Weiyi had not used any trump card killing techniques since entering the Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin. In other words, with most martial artists having exhausted their trump card killing techniques, he had become extremely dangerous.

Qingzao never imagined that she would push Li Weiyi to the brink of despair.

Instead, they wanted to slowly wear him down.

In Qingzao's view, Li Weiyi's internal energy had been severely depleted from activating the jade boat for so long. After activating the Son of Heaven Dragon Soul once, his internal energy must have been almost completely depleted.

Once that Son of Heaven Dragon Soul is shattered, Li Weiyi won't be able to unleash a second one for a short period of time.

Next, all you need to do is "retreat when the enemy attacks, pursue when the enemy flees."

"Little Li, you're truly amazing. You wounded a Bone Marquis at the Peak Third Realm with just two sword strikes. Even I would have a hard time doing that. If you were to cultivate in the Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin for another six, seven, or eight years, what would become of you?"

Qingzao's charming voice was close to her ear, her tone amused, while her figure was dozens of feet away.

"I won't allow Sister Qing to be so self-deprecating. My Dragon Soul, with its Peak Third Realm combat power, was shattered by your sword. You're still more powerful." Li Weiyi tried to win her over with sweet talk.

Previously, Li Weiyi focus was on dealing with Fire Cloud Marquis, which gave Qingzao an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

If he had focused entirely on controlling the dragon soul, the outcome would have been completely different.

Fighting two opponents at once inevitably leads to neglecting one for the other.

Ahead.

"Boom!"

Bai Chuan amidst the wind and sand, his body covered in old and new wounds, his robes stained with blood, as if he had just been released from the gallows.

He paid no heed to the pain in his body, and with one hand he unleashed a pillar of magical energy, manipulating the Yin Yang Gong to violently collide with the Purple Sky Lei Seal emanating from the jade boat.

Counterattack with the Myriad-character Artifact.

The energy and scriptures released by the two magical artifacts were so powerful that ordinary Longevity Realm Martial Cultivator dared not approach them.

Li Weiyi stopped a hundred feet away from the jade boat, raised his spiritual light to protect himself from the residual force of the Myriad-character Artifact, and looked towards Bai Chuan in the distance.

Their eyes met.

"It's Jingzhen!"

Li Weiyi noticed a hint of familiarity in the eyes of Tu Miangou and Xu Daoqing in Bai Chuan's eyes, and thus made this judgment.

In an instant, the events that had happened to Bai Chuan over the past period of time flashed through his mind.

During the battle in the Fanye Valley Nether Domain, Bai Chuan was likely captured alive by the Taiyin Sect, and during this time, he probably suffered a lot of torture.

Logically speaking, a hostage as important as Bai Chuan, whose value is immeasurable, should be negotiable and traded with the Bai family. Chu Yutian would never hand him over to Jingzhen for soul-devouring and possession.

Unless...

Jingzhen can offer more valuable leverage.

Li Weiyi is undoubtedly that bargaining chip.

Jingzhen will naturally try to persuade Chu Yutian to understand that Li Weiyi is more valuable than Bai Chuan.

"Li Weiyi, we meet again!"

A smile played on Bai Chuan's lips, a sly glint in his eyes.

Then, while manipulating the Yin Yang Gong with his magical energy, he took out two large black flags, one in each hand, and with a winding and unpredictable movement, dodged the lightning released by the Purple Sky Lei Seal and rushed towards the jade boat.

The Jingzhen, with Bai Chuan as its body, caught Li Weiyi off guard.

This means that the Taiyin Sect has gained another master at the true disciple level.

It's important to understand that Mo Duanfeng could easily defeat a top expert like Xu Daoqing, who was at the Peak Third Realm, without even using a sword. The difference in skill level is evident.

Bai Chuan is by no means weaker than Mo Duanfeng.

The jade boat was the mode of transportation used by the governor of Lingxiao Shengjing a thousand years ago. Qing Ziqin manipulated the magical energy within the Great Longevity Battle Corpse Puppet to unleash its powerful defensive capabilities.

But Li Weiyi knew that she had no chance against Jingzhen, who possessed Bai Chuan's body, and couldn't hold out for long.

There's only one option left.

Jingzhen and Qingzao both thought that Li Weiyi must be extremely anxious and would rush to intercept the jade boat at all costs.

This is exactly what they wanted!

Their biggest concern was that Li Weiyi would urge the Provincial Governor's Official Robe to escape alone, which would increase the difficulty of intercepting and pursuing him several times over.

To their surprise, Li Weiyi neither fled nor rushed towards the jade boat.

Instead, he suddenly turned around and, at an extremely fast speed, went to meet Haruhachi, who was chasing behind him.

"I'm still the target! You still won't give up."

Qingzao smiled and called out Li Weiyi's purpose.

At this moment, Li Weiyi's magical energy was greatly depleted, and he was unable to absorb the Heaven and Earth Mana Qi to recover. He was also worried about Qing Ziqin, who could be captured by Jingzhen at any time. Qing Zao, on the other hand, was at her absolute peak, with the advantage of timing and location, and a large number of people were rushing to the scene, so she could advance or retreat at will.

With the balance of power shifting, Li Weiyi's audacity in attempting to break the deadlock by capturing her was utterly laughable to Qingzao.

"The Ten Thousand Miles of Morning Glow."

Qingzao stood proudly with her sword in hand, unleashing her strongest Daoist technique.

Within a radius of several miles, the magical energy ignited like the morning glow, threatening to spread like wildfire.

Her radiance grew ever brighter, transforming into a blazing sun.

Their forms melted into the red sun.

"Vajra Wrathful Eyes."

Li Weiyi unleashed the Six Purifying Karma, the fourth level of its mastery. The Immortal Mist Pure Radiance within the Divine Palace was fully released, merging with the Four-Colored Spiritual Light Flames in the Spirit Realm to form a three-zhang-tall Vajra Buddha Image.

The Six Purifying Karma is Major Technique.

However, the Six Purifying Karma, which Mind-Martial Combination, is an imperial technique.

The battle prowess unleashed by Li Weiyi was even stronger than that of a fourth-level imperial technique.

"Boom!"

The Vajra Buddha Image rushed into the morning glow, colliding with the red sun and forcing the clear morning within the sun to retreat continuously.

Despite Qingzao's profound cultivation and boundless magical energy, his face turned from red to white, then from white to green, and he was forced to retreat, using all his strength to withstand the Vajra Buddha Image.

The two supreme Daoist techniques were annihilated on the plain.

She stood in the center of the sandstorm, sword in hand, her chest heaving as she gasped for breath. Then she laughed, "Little Li, was that an Imperial Technique? It's very powerful; I almost couldn't block it. After this move, your internal energy will be depleted. You won't even be able to use your Provincial Governor's Official Robe for spatial teleportation. How are you going to fight now?"

Qing had long since exhausted Li Weiyi's magical energy, and having achieved her goal, she was naturally in a great mood.

Amidst the sandstorm, four Battle Corpse Puppet emerged, forming a semi-encirclement around Qingzao, each wielding a magical weapon.

Li Weiyi stood behind the two Sixth Realm mummies, directly in front of Qingzao's line of sight.

His eyes were serious, and a splash of crimson blood spilled from his left palm, landing on the four Battle Corpse Puppet.

"I have one last move: Ancient Immortal Dragon Blood."

"It was originally intended for use against a True Disciple level expert, but now I can only use it on you for the time being."

The blood Li Weiyi spilled was not the Ancient Immortal Dragon Blood, but rather his own blood that he had collected long ago.

A drop of blood awakens the corpse, the ancient Chinese character for "Lin", and the puppet character. The combination of these three is the strongest state for the puppet to fight against the corpse.

This is the final drip of blood to revive the corpse.

Qingzao frowned, sensing four dangerous auras. The empty eyes of the four Battle Corpse Puppet shone with intelligence, and they released an aura of Great Longevity.

The magical energy circulated within them, surging towards the weapons in their hands.

The four Thousand Character Artifact artifacts in their hands were obtained by Li Weiyi from killing the Departed Spirit Marquis, and their quality was not low. Under the stimulation of the Great Longevity Dharma Qi, densely packed scriptures were released.

"What kind of secret technique is this? Your background is too mysterious!"

Qingzao's expression changed drastically as she realized that she had made the grave mistake of underestimating her opponent. She shouldn't have given Li Weiyi the opportunity to get close and lay corpses; otherwise, she wouldn't have fallen into the encirclement while weakened after using her strongest Dao technique.

She moved with lightning speed, immediately using her movement technique to flee far away.

However, having just used "Ten Thousand Miles of Morning Glow," his condition had not fully recovered, and his speed was greatly affected.

Two Seventh Realm Battle Corpse Puppet, standing to her left and right, their bodies shrouded in magical energy, intercepted her with a speed slightly faster than hers.

Two Sixth Realm Battle Corpse Puppet charged straight up from the front, each wielding a long halberd, one thrusting and the other slashing.

After awakening, any one of the four Battle Corpse Puppet was nearly as powerful as Qingzao. The two Seventh Realm Battle Corpse Puppet were even stronger than Qingzao.

Unfortunately, this state of affairs is very short-lived and cannot be prepared for in advance.

Qingzao gave a light snort and immediately threw out three corpse garments, using the three Ghost Spirit Servant inside the garments to resist the siege of the four corpses.

On the other end.

Qing Ziqin was flustered and anxious, unable to stop Jingzhen from approaching, and could not even catch a glimpse of him.

The difference in cultivation level is too great.

"Boom!"

The Jingzhen approached, lunged forward, and swung its arm, the Battle Flag like a club, knocking the jade boat overturned and flying away.

The array of light enveloping the ship flickered violently.

The jade boat crashed to the ground and continued to tumble.

Inside the boat, Qing Ziqin and the thirteen Battle Corpse Puppet were unsteady on their feet.

A powerful shockwave traveled through the jade boat, striking her like a heavy hammer.

"Puff!"

With Qing Ziqin's cultivation at the Third Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm, how could her physical body withstand it? Her internal organs were immediately damaged, and she vomited blood.

Qing Ziqin continued to hold out, having absolute confidence in Li Weiyi's character. She knew he wouldn't run away alone. As long as she could hold out for a while longer, and he captured Qingzao, even if Jingzhen was strong, she would have no choice but to obediently lead her people away.

"Boom!"

Battle Flag fell one after another.

Qing Ziqin could no longer control the Purple Sky Lei Seal, and blood gushed from her mouth.

The Jingzhen planted the two flags in the ground, retrieved the Yin Yang Gong, and held it in his hand. Using the gong as a hammer, he struck the bottom of the overturning jade boat heavily.

"Clang!"

The gong roared like thunder. Inside the boat, Qing Ziqin bled from all seven orifices, completely lost consciousness, and collapsed to the ground, limp as mud.

Without the control of the spiritual light, the thirteen Battle Corpse Puppet in the boat instantly turned into motionless corpses.

Jingzhen leaped into the air, stepped on the jade boat that had been sent flying into the air, and pressed it back to the ground. She was about to ride the boat to Li Weiyi and Qingzao's battlefield to reap the final victory.

I looked up.

He witnessed a scene that shocked him beyond measure.

Qingzao, like a doll devoid of all spirit and strength, was grabbed by the back of her neck by Li Weiyi, lifted up in her hand, and rushed over through the billowing dust.

Behind him followed four Battle Corpse Puppet wielding magical artifacts.

The three shrouds, along with the Ghost Spirit Servant within them, had been torn to shreds, their souls scattered and their spirits dispersed.