Bright Spring Eye

"Boom!"

The riverbed, which had risen due to torrential rain, suddenly burst open, and a terrifying figure flew out from the riverbed.

The countless water droplets froze into ice and shot towards the two people on the shore.

"The Gu Zhenxiang has arrived!" Nangong was so shocked by the extremely terrifying aura that his heart stopped and he could not breathe.

One can imagine that if Li Weiyi hadn't been alert, the two of them would have been ambushed and attacked like a storm the moment they jumped into the river, and their chances of survival would have been extremely slim.

Li Weiyi roared, strode forward, and cleaved the curtain of water in two with a single sword strike.

The domineering figure above the river used his protective aura and the Longevity Scriptures to break through Li Weiyi's Sword Qi. In an instant, his true form was right in front of Li Weiyi and Nangong, and he swung his halberd to cut off their path.

Li Weiyi's eyelids tightened, his eyes remained fearless, and he unleashed a palm strike that Overturning Sky Palm Seal.

A holy light emanated from Nangong's body, splitting forth jade bamboo to form a bamboo forest. Within the forest, scriptures flickered.

"Bang!"

The Overturning Sky Palm Seal and the bamboo forest scenery were shattered and obliterated by the battle halberd.

Li Weiyi and Nangong Qi were both sent flying backward, completely unable to resist that force. At the same time, a thought flashed through their minds, "It's not the Gu Zhenxiang, it's the Great Longevity."

It was something everyone had anticipated that someone would dare to break through to Great Longevity in the Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin.

No matter the cost, there will always be brave souls.

However, the fourth Longevity Lock cannot be broken so easily.

Normally, spending ten years at the Peak Third Realm to break the Longevity Lock is considered a very fast pace.

After all, even with Tang Wanzhou's talent, at the Second Realm Peak, he admitted that he would need several years of seclusion to break the third Longevity Lock. Breaking the fourth Longevity Lock and breaking through to the Great Longevity would only be more difficult.

The vast majority of the Peak Third Realm, including Mo Duanfeng and Bai Chuan, entered the Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin to race against time in order to break through to the Fourth Realm before the Hundred Realms Crossing.

As soon as the two landed, the primal power of the Myriad-character Artifact emanated from behind them, like the blazing sun, its aura capable of destroying heaven and earth.

"Li Weiyi, I borrowed this Shenyu Furnace specifically to counter your Purple Sky Lei Seal. Isn't that enough to show you respect?"

Wenren Tinghai laughed loudly and threw out a furnace shaped like a human head.

Shen Yu was the name of an Ancient Son of Heaven.

Shenyu Furnace was an opportunity that Gu Zhenxiang found while exploring a secret realm. It was because he saw Wenren Tinghai wielding this furnace that Nangong mistakenly thought that Gu Zhenxiang had come in person after encountering Great Longevity.

Li Weiyi and Nangong flew to the right, avoiding Shenyu Furnace.

"Boom!"

Shenyu Furnace crashed into the ground where the two of them had just stood, causing the earth to collapse, the soil to melt, and rocks to fly everywhere.

Heat waves, powerful energy, and scriptures chased after the two who had been flying away, leveling all the remaining walls and pillars to the ground.

"Sizzle!"

Purple lightning surged forth, blocking Shenyu Furnace's energy.

Li Weiyi stood proudly with his seal raised, surveying the battlefield. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the Great Longevity, clad in heavy armor and carrying a halberd, wading across the river and circling behind him and Nangong.

Blocking the way on the other side are the Xue Sanguan and the Dark True Spirit.

"Break through from the direction of Xue Sanguan," Nangong transmitted telepathically.

Li Weiyi said, "The Dark True Spirit may not be weaker than Wenren Tinghai and that border Great Longevity."

"I might have a way to deal with it, but I'm not sure," Nangong said.

"Then it's up to you!"

Li Weiyi knew very well that he couldn't let them surround him here; as the battle broke out, a large number of enemies would be drawn to the area.

We must break through as quickly as possible.

Li Weiyi looked at Wenren Tinghai across from him and called out, "Brother Tinghai, can't you give me a way out?"

Wenren Tinghai, holding Shenyu Furnace in his palm, laughed and said, "Brother Weiyi, if you had spoken earlier, why would we have gone to such lengths? If you had told me where the Great Palace Master is hiding, I would have immediately prepared a banquet and poured wine to apologize to you."

"How could I possibly know the whereabouts of the Great Palace Master?" Li Weiyi said.

Wenren Tinghai's smile faded, "Then I'll give you one last way out: seal the woman beside you and hand her over to me. You can leave on your own, and we'll settle our differences again next time."

"Okay, it's settled then!"

Li Weiyi grabbed Nangong's wrist, spun it halfway around, and threw her out like an arrow.

Instead of throwing it at Wenren Tinghai, it was thrown at the Xue Sanguan on the opposite side.

Li Weiyi faced Wenren Tinghai, his body pulled backward by the Spiritual Light Threads released from Nangong, skimming across the river.

The Purple Sky Lei Seal in his hand unleashed its primal power. Dozens of wrist-thick purple lightning bolts surged from the bottom of the seal, stopping Wenren Tinghai from pursuing him.

"Boom!"

The lightning bolt Wenren Tinghai, receded continuously.

On the other side, standing on the opposite bank of the river, in front of the ruins, Xue Sanguan wore a cruel smile, as if he had long expected Li Weiyi and Nangong to break through from his direction.

Holding his blood-red battle blade, he whispered something to the Dark True Spirit standing beside him.

"Sizzle!"

Xue Sanguan's gaze locked onto Nangong, and he released dark power that spread in all directions.

The Dark True Spirit opened its gaping maw, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth. From its grayish-white skin, a third eye shot out a beam of blood-red light, striking Li Weiyi, who had his back to them.

"Whoosh!"

The ancestral field of Nangong opened, and the light and radiant glow instantly illuminated the darkness, making the surroundings as bright as day.

A vast, blazing Bright Spring Eye appeared in mid-air and collided with the crimson pillar of light.

The power of light instantly dispersed the dark power released by Xue Sanguan. The Dark True Spirit was in extreme pain, letting out a piercing cry, ignoring Xue Sanguan's calls, and hiding in the ruins behind it.

Li Weiyi could sense the extraordinary nature of this Bright Spring Eye, which likely possessed a similar remarkable origin to the Mother-Child Spring, the Life Spring, and the Fire Spring.

He spun around like a whirlwind, his gaze fixed on the Xue Sanguan just a few feet away. Light flowed from his brows and quickly condensed into armor, while the Yellow Dragon Sword in his hand roared with Dragon Roar's cry.

Nine ancient runes appeared on the sword.

The killing intent soared to the heavens, its aura terrifying beyond compare.

Li Weiyi roared, "Xue Sanguan!"

The Absolute Dark Domain of the Xue Sanguan was broken by the Bright Spring Eye, and the Dark True Spirit, its greatest reliance, hid again, only to be momentarily stunned by Li Weiyi's imposing aura.

A loud shout shattered his fighting spirit.

Li Weiyi unleashed a sword strike, gathering all the power in his body, cleaving down with Heaven and Earth Split Open.

This sword strike must be unstoppable, slaying gods and Buddhas alike, to carve out a path to survival.

Xue Sanguan Blood Saber, which he hadn't fully activated the scriptures to defend himself. He knew that as long as he could block one or two of Li Weiyi's sword strikes, the combined attack power of Wenren Tinghai and Great Longevity Huo Tingye would arrive and rescue him.

"Bang!"

The Yellow Dragon Sword charged forward relentlessly, never to return, striking the Blood Saber's edge with overwhelming force.

The Blood Saber snapped in two, and the Yellow Dragon Sword fell from above Xue Sanguan's head, piercing through his armor.

"Boom!"

Behind the Xue Sanguan, a long sword path appeared on the ground, and all the ruins and broken walls collapsed.

Behind them, Wenren Tinghai and Great Longevity Huo Tingye, one on the left and one on the right, roared incessantly, each unleashing Shenyu Furnace and throwing a battle halberd.

Is it even possible to catch up?

The tiger's body, as Xue Sanguan as a mountain, collapsed with a crash, its body split in two.

Logically speaking, given his cultivation level, below the Great Longevity, it would be harder than climbing to heaven for anyone to take his life within five moves.

However, his three main reliances—the life-saving runes on his armor—were used up during the last siege of Li Weiyi; the Dark True Spirit was frightened away by the Bright Spring Eye; Absolute Dark Domain was broken.

Faced with Li Weiyi's astonishing sword strike, he was already intimidated before the battle even began, losing all reason and reacting far less swiftly than usual.

"Boom!"

Shenyu Furnace and his battle halberd flew over, causing the riverbank to collapse, but Li Weiyi and Nangong had already escaped underground.

Wenren Tinghai flew over and looked at the corpse of Xue Sanguan on the ground. He was first shocked, then his whole body was filled with Sha Qi and he roared angrily.

Huo Tingye arrived a step later and was also shocked.

The power, spirit, and killing intent of Li Weiyi's sword strike just now made him feel cold all over, even though he was on the other side of the river. It was as if a god of death had been born. One can imagine the mental pressure that Xue Sanguan was facing.

"Whoosh!"

Huo Tingye retrieved the halberd that had been driven deep into the ground, held it in his right hand, and looked at the bloodstains on the halberd's blade. "Even wearing the Provincial Governor's Official Robe, he can still get blood on his hands; he must be seriously injured."

"Keep chasing! I'll make him wish he were dead! Summon all the border troops and imperial guards, and kill them all!" Wenren Tinghai's voice was almost hoarse as he squeezed out these words from his throat, his whole body contorted in pain.

Li Weiyi sat on the back of the ground lion, his lower back burning with pain, blood constantly seeping out.

He paid a heavy price to slay Xue Sanguan, his internal organs were injured by the impact of that halberd strike.

Nangong sat behind him, tightly pressing the wound against his skin, her heart filled with remorse. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have blown the whistle. I should have known that the road back to Chunze would be fraught with difficulties, and that exposing our whereabouts would only invite slaughter from all directions. Maybe we shouldn't go, we shouldn't go to Chunze!"

"What nonsense are you spouting? All the experts from the entire Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin have gathered here. Is there any way out?"

Li Weiyi's eyes were resolute. Recalling what Tang Wanzhou had once said, he added, "This will be a spiritual journey for us. We must overcome the pressure, conquer our fears, and forge ahead without hesitation. When we reach our destination, our minds will undergo a complete transformation."

Nangong felt that Li Weiyi's voice was resounding and that he possessed a majestic and awe-inspiring presence.

Just now, when Li Weiyi unleashed the Xue Sanguan, he clearly felt that his mental state was completely different, and his aura and presence were unlike anything he had ever experienced before.

Now, the Daoist arts and Longevity Scriptures within his body have become clear and distinct, and the confusion and restlessness he felt during his secluded cultivation period under the Soul Return Lock have been completely swept away.

The pursuit of martial arts, the quest for the truths of heaven and earth, and the search for the mysterious order and rules, is inherently meaningful and endlessly fascinating. And the path of martial arts is filled with boundless beauty.

"Whoosh!"

Having exhausted their Earth Evasion Technique, a technique for escaping through the earth), the two arrived at the foot of the towering, mountain-like city walls of Chun City, where vines climbed all over the walls, reaching straight into the clouds.

Li Weiyi suppressed his injuries and, together with Nangong Youyi, leaped into the air and landed on top of the city wall.

A frail-looking man in blue robes, resembling a scholar, sat atop the battlements, wielding Huangfu Song's nine-foot-long spear. He said, "Having rushed back to Chun City at such a cost, it seems all the secrets are hidden here. Both of you are seriously injured, your magical energy unstable and disordered. Are you still fit for a fight?"