Taiyin Sect's Operation

Chun City is not just a city, but also a three-thousand-mile-long underworld.

The aura of the underworld was extremely thick, shrouded in clouds and mist.

After entering the city, the Lesser Yang Division members moved swiftly along the waterway that divided the ancient city ruins to the east and west.

Tang Wanzhou, who was walking at the forefront, always radiated his magical energy, keeping a watchful eye on all sides. His beautiful eyes with long eyelashes were constantly observing the water, the forest, and the sky, and his mental state was tense.

Li Weiyi carefully sensed the surroundings and discovered many powerful figures. Some were secretly observing them, some were just passing by, and some were chasing after the fleeing Thousand-Year Elixir.

Among them are many powerful members of the Demon Race.

The Demon Race is mainly composed of various feathered creatures such as exotic birds and spirit birds. They have all reached the Longevity Realm and are able to transform into human form. Of course, the direction of transformation is not limited to human form. Some also transform into phoenixes, hoping to eventually become Phoenix.

They come from the western part of the Lingxiao Shengjing.

The Lingxiao Shengjing refers to them as the Western Demon Race.

However, the humans of the remaining hundred-plus habitats in the Southern Yingzhou call that place the "Primordial Demon Plains," whose vastness and depth are unknown, and where billions of Demon Race gather. Feifeng is one of the Demon Race rulers there, but not the only one.

A Deputy Sentinel Lord of the Dongxu Camp and a large number of sentry spirits are specifically responsible for monitoring the Primordial Demon Plains and collecting intelligence.

"A lot of powerful Demon Race have come?" Li Weiyi asked Zhao Tang, who was traveling with him.

"To be precise, Demon Race and the demon kingdom have sent a large number of powerful individuals. Otherwise, why wouldn't Wenren Tinghai be afraid of the Departed Spirit Army from the Seven Grievances Plain and the Ancient Ye City?"

Zhao Tang noticed the doubt in Li Weiyi's eyes, smiled, and continued, "For a powerful force of this caliber, the higher-ups won't care about the gains or losses of individual martial artists; the will of those above determines everything."

"The Demon Kingdom's Mega-clan and the Demon King of the Demon Race need Years Stone, Netherworld Soul Divine Marrow, spiritual herbs, spirit crystals, as well as artifacts with the Myriad-character Artifact) and Supreme Magic Tool. They are willing to sacrifice a group of Longevity Realm Martial Cultivator for these items."

"Unlike our Sentinel Spirit Army, which is small in number, every sacrifice is a huge loss. We have to repeatedly calculate the gains and losses between the reduction in lifespan and the improvement in cultivation."

"We are here to gain experience and cultivate ourselves; our purpose is different from theirs."

"If the Lord of Life Realm and the Martial Path Son of Heaven were to find out that the Deputy Sentinel Lord dispatched a large number of Sentinel Spirits into the Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin specifically to search for treasure, disregarding the lives of the Sentinel Spirits, I'm afraid Deputy Sentinel Lord and the Sentinel Lord would be summoned for questioning."

Li Weiyi became interested and asked, "After so many years, can Supreme Magic Tool still be found in the Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin?"

Zhao Tang said, "What was excavated from the Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin includes only three Supreme Magic Tool known to the world, not counting fragments of other Supreme Magic Tool. Given the former strength of the Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin and the terrifying power of its five armies, there must be more Supreme Magic Tool buried beneath this wasteland."

"I heard that Gu Zhenxiang entered a burial area west of Chun City and found an ancient Myriad-character Artifact' (wan, meaning swastika) on it. Now he's going to Chunze; who knows, he might find something even bigger."

"He is a powerful figure who is not Great Longevity, yet is even stronger than Great Longevity. His terrifying strength is extremely rare among the top scholars in the history of the Demon Kingdom. He can use the Son of Heaven's Might to intimidate those strange beings in the Burial Ground. His gains are incomparable to those of others."

"The person Chu Yutian fears most is him, which is why the Taiyin Sect doesn't dare to act recklessly in Chun City..."

"Boom!"

In the distance, Ghost Qi and Buddhist light soared into the sky.

Another cloud of corpses descended, causing the spiritual energy of the underworld to fluctuate violently in a large area.

"It's the Sentinel Spirit Army's garrison! The Taiyin Sect and the Netherworld of the Departed have indeed seized this opportunity to launch an attack."

"Whoosh!"

With his sword in hand, Tang Wanzhou's eyes flashed with a cold light. He activated his Provincial Governor's Official Robe and teleported away.

Nangong carried the weakened Qing Ziqin on his mount and handed her to Yan Zhiruo: "Chu Yutian will definitely take action after receiving news of Shengsi's breakthrough. He won't give her a chance to cultivate to the Peak Third Realm. I'm going to lend Shengsi a hand. You all be careful!"

She gracefully landed on the back of her mount, which then soared into the sky, its four hooves treading on bright, pure fire.

Zhao Tang looked both surprised and embarrassed. "Saint Si obviously anticipated this, so there's no need to worry about those three guys who stayed behind."

"I think we should worry about ourselves first."

Li Weiyi sensed an unusual, chilling aura, summoned the Yellow Dragon Sword, held it in his hand, circulated his internal energy, and looked at the calm water surface under the moonlight beside him.

The water surface froze rapidly due to the cold air.

There is clearly an unknown force gathering in the water.

"Walk!"

The four used their movement skills to quickly move away and rush into the forest.

"Boom!"

A Silver Corpse Pill flew out of the water, spinning rapidly and forming a vortex of silver light. The icy aura it emitted froze towards Li Weiyi and the others from the water's edge.

While running, Zhao Tang suddenly turned around and planted a sacred tree covered with Formation Script into the ground in front of him.

He was not only Longevity Realm Martial Cultivator, but also Saint Mind Master of the third realm. The spiritual light from his brow emanated and flowed into the divine tree.

From within the divine tree, numerous Formation Script flew out, forming concentric Formation Disk. Even the ground beneath Zhao Tang's feet was imprinted with mysterious Formation Script, shimmering brightly.

"Boom!"

As the Silver Corpse Pill crashed down, in the area around Zhao Tang that was not covered by the Formation Disk, trees fell, rocks shattered, and ice crystals spread.

Li Weiyi swiftly cleared a path through the forest, the Four-colored Spiritual Light emanating from between his brows intertwining and converging into a suit of armor. The armor contained terrifying heat, perfectly integrated with his physical body and magical energy.

Upon entering the city, slaughter ensued. No wonder Tang Wanzhou advised him to go into seclusion and cultivate. The situation and level of danger in Chun City were truly unparalleled elsewhere.

They sensed a fluctuation in the aura.

Li Weiyi clenched his left hand, unleashing a beam of energy that shot deep into the forest.

Only after making the move did they have time to look over.

Within the blue mist of netherworld energy, about a hundred feet away, stood a figure in a golden robe, holding a long spear, appearing and disappearing in the mist.

"Bang!"

He raised his arm, holding his spear horizontally to block Li Weiyi's Compassionate Sail Opening Finger Technique. His long hair fluttered as he did not retreat even a step.

Then, countless scriptures appeared on the gun, spun half a circle in the air, and the gun was thrust out from a distance.

"Whoosh!"

A violent burst of energy erupted from the tip of the spear, shattering all vegetation within a hundred feet of him and Li Weiyi.

The Compassionate Sail Opening Finger Technique, because it was a strike from a distance, could only unleash martial arts power, not the Mind-Martial Combination. However, the fact that it could be neutralized so easily already showed the opponent's unfathomable cultivation level.

Li Weiyi narrowed his eyes, and the magical energy in his ancestral field surged out, followed by one hundred and eight pillars of lightning around him.

"Sizzle!"

The lightning bolts twisted and converged, blocking the golden-robed man's thrusting spear from a distance of ten feet. The two forces clashed, making that area blaze with intense light and fury.

"They're indeed powerful! Their alertness is truly remarkable; I couldn't get within a hundred feet of them. It seems the information on the talisman was accurate."

The man in the golden robe spoke in a deep and serious voice, and with a swift movement, he rapidly approached Li Weiyi and the other two.

His movements and techniques are unpredictable, making it impossible to tell where he will land next or from which direction he will attack.

Yan Zhiruo recognized his origins and said urgently, "It's Wei Envoy Huangfu Song! Among the Twelve Taiyin Envoys, his martial arts talent is second to none. He's known as the Young Son of Heaven at the Dao Seed Realm. He went into seclusion after entering the Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin. Now that he's out of seclusion, his cultivation has most likely reached the Peak Third Realm."

Like the Lesser Yang Guard, the Twelve Taiyin Envoys are not necessarily the strongest in terms of physical strength or martial arts talent.

Many people are too young and their cultivation level has not yet caught up.

Just like Chang Yujian in the Lesser Yang Guard, apart from Li Weiyi, no one can surpass him in martial arts talent, but his cultivation and combat strength are among the worst. Tang Wanzhou is a Saint, so he is not included.

Yan Zhiruo certainly didn't believe that Li Weiyi, with his current cultivation level, was a match for Huangfu Song. She immediately put Qing Ziqin down, released her magical energy, took out her pipa, and prepared to personally face the challenge.

Huangfu Song was incredibly fast. Before Yan Zhiruo's fingers even touched the pipa strings, countless sharp energies had already struck the protective aura surrounding her.

Behind the sharp, powerful energy was Huangfu Song's thrusting magic weapon, the spear.

Li Weiyi shifted his feet, moving like a wisp of green smoke, and with all his might, swung his sword to deflect the magical spear from below.

"Bang!"

Amidst the ripples from the collision of the two objects, Yan Zhiruo gracefully flew backward, her fingers flicking.

The shrill sound of a pipa rang out.

A semi-transparent sonic blade distorted space, flew over Li Weiyi's head, and slashed towards Huangfu Song.

In addition to its sonic blade, it also contains Intent Attack, directly severing Huangfu Song's soul.

Huangfu Song knew the power of Yan Zhiruo's Soul Severing Sound and was also shocked by Li Weiyi's formidable strength. Enveloped in the Longevity Scriptures, he dodged and retreated.

Li Weiyi pressed his advantage, his sword's cry transforming into Dragon Roar, unleashing Sword Qi Yellow Dragon that stretched twenty feet forward.

"Swish!"

The Youshi Twilight, appeared behind Huangfu Song and unleashed a Formation River to block the Sword Qi Yellow Dragon.

Just as Li Weiyi unleashed his Sword Qi Yellow Dragon, a top-tier expert in the shadows seized the opportunity and launched a sneak attack.

The sense of danger made the hairs on Li Weiyi's body stand on end. He had just unleashed a full-force sword strike, and there was no time to use his movement skills to dodge or parry.

It can only rotate sideways by relying on its senses.

"Sizzle!"

An arrow, intertwined with lightning and crimson light, pierced through Li Weiyi's protective magical energy and shattered his Spiritual Light Armor, flying just past his chest.

If he hadn't spun around, the arrow would have hit him in the back.

With the power of that arrow, even someone wearing several layers of defense would be seriously injured.

"Boom!"

The arrow landed several feet away, creating a huge crater from the lightning.

The bugle sounded.

Huang Hun, Huangfu Song, and the silver corpse that was restraining Zhao Tang immediately retreated at high speed.

"Li Weiyi, after you enter the Longevity Realm, all the talents in the world will pale in comparison! In my opinion, the day you enter the Third Realm will be the day when Gu Zhenxiang, Young Master Shenji, and others bow down and beg for mercy. Huangfu Song is unwilling to be inferior to others, and once he reaches the Peak Third Realm, he will surely come to pay his respects again."

Huangfu Song's voice was long and drawn out, carrying extremely far.

Li Weiyi did not pursue, but instead looked towards the top of the city wall in the distance.

That dangerous arrow just now came from the top of the city wall. The attacker, after firing the arrow, immediately retreated.

"They just left like that?"

Yan Zhiruo found it hard to believe.

"The battle at the base has also ended. The Taiyin Sect's attack this time must have had ulterior motives."

Zhao Tang strode over, his gaze towards Li Weiyi incredibly sharp. "They want to use this battle to show all the forces how powerful Li Weiyi is; they want to use someone else to do their dirty work. Brother Weiyi, you should be at the Second Realm of the Longevity Realm, right?"

Yan Zhiruo's gaze also fell on Li Weiyi, feeling incredulous.

Although Li Weiyi and Huangfu Song's exchange was merely a probing one, she could discern the subtleties involved and had a general understanding of Li Weiyi's strength.

With such combat power in the Second Realm, Tang Wanzhou's position as the top scholar in the Sword Dao Imperial Court is vacant and awaits her.

With another Li Weiyi emerging from the Lesser Yang Division, it's hard for them not to be targeted by all sides.

"Just a secret technique that Unity of Intent and Martial Arts!"

Li Weiyi uttered these words and walked towards the Dark Red Feathered Arrow in the lightning crater.