The Tide Turns

"Can."

Tang Wanzhou agreed without hesitation, but immediately added, "You must have obtained a lot of benefits from the Ancient Years Clan! So if you want me to help you, you have to agree to one condition."

Given their friendship, even if there were mountains of knives and seas of fire ahead, a path fraught with peril, Tang Wanzhou would never refuse.

Because he spoke up.

Conversely, the same applies.

Moreover, Tang Wanzhou has a bold and generous personality and would never be petty.

Therefore, Li Weiyi immediately became alert, knowing that Tang Wanzhou's so-called conditions were definitely not without trickery, "What are these conditions?"

"I haven't decided yet, just agree first. In short, I won't take your life or your treasures," Tang Wanzhou said.

Seeing her shrewd and calculating demeanor, Li Weiyi felt uneasy, but for the moment he could only agree. He then said, "Before heading to the border to destroy the altar, we must first severely damage the Departed Spirit Army in Chun City. My plan is to kill Chu Yutian first."

With Chu Yutian killed, the Taiyin Sect and the Departed Spirit Army will be leaderless, making it much easier to launch an attack.

Upon hearing this, Mo Duanfeng's eyes blazed with dazzling light. "From the Dongxu Camp to entering the Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin, I've been waiting for you to say these words. Who among you can understand the excitement in my heart right now?"

"Times have changed. The roles of offense and defense have shifted!"

Li Weiyi continued, "We are in the shadows, while the enemy is in the light. We can devise a strategy specifically targeting Chu Yutian and defeat him in one fell swoop. Brother Mo, you know Chu Yutian best; you must tell us all his trump cards, his personality, and his weaknesses."

Mo Duanfeng said, "Of course! As long as we can lure him out of Chun City, with the combined strength of the three of us, he won't be able to escape alive."

"Now that the Departed Spirit Army has entered the city with great force, the Du'e Temple, the Dao Palace, and the Demon Race have all been frightened away. Chu Yutian would never have guessed that not only did we not flee, but we also dared to plot to kill him."

Tang Wanzhou said, "How can we lure him out of the city? If we make a move in Chun City, we'll be the ones who die."

Mo Duanfeng looked at Li Weiyi: "The only ones who can lure him out are you and Nangong. Nangong is someone he must capture, and you are someone he must kill."

"That's exactly what I wanted to say! And before that, we need to further provoke him."

The three of them began to discuss things in secret via telepathy.

After the discussion, Li Weiyi approached Qing Ziqin and asked her for thirteen Battle Corpse Puppet and two array pillars. Then, he entered the Blood Mud Space and began preparations.

Chu Yutian is no ordinary person, and there are many powerful figures among the Departed Spirit Marquis, so we must make full preparations.

The corpse of Ancestor Qin Yuan of the Lei Xiao Sect, lay beneath the Phoenix Blood Tree, the hole in his heart a horrifying sight.

After much deliberation, Li Weiyi decided to give it a try. He bowed deeply three times to the corpse before beginning to inscribe the Puppet Script on its body.

The reason he bowed three times was because he had practiced the Nine Heavens Thunder Strike Sword and indirectly received the teachings.

"Whoosh!"

After the last word "Lin" was carved between the eyebrows of Qin Yuan's corpse, Li Weiyi's spiritual light surged out of his body and he shouted, "Get up!"

Qin Yuan slowly stood up, and an imposing aura erupted from him.

The next moment, it collapsed again.

Because...

My inspiration has run out!

Li Weiyi was exhausted and stunned, unconsciously touching his brow. "With my cultivation at the Second Realm of Saint Mind Master, I could only make it stand up for a moment. Ancestor Qin Yuan was at least Stored Son of Heaven before him, so there must be a lot of power remaining in his body."

"Let's try again when our mental power cultivation reaches the third or Fourth Realm!"

Since breaking through to the Second Realm of psychic cultivation, Li Weiyi has focused almost entirely on martial arts. Currently, he only has twenty-two Psychic Power Stars between his eyebrows.

One must cultivate to twenty-nine beads to reach the peak of the Second Realm of Saint Mind Master.

After a moment of contemplation, Li Weiyi sat cross-legged beside Ancestor Qin Yuan, circulating his internal energy, One Hundred and Eight Lightning Strike Arrays appeared around him.

His palm reached out towards the top of the ancestral field where the corpse was.

As a small thundercloud vortex condensed in Qin Yuan's palm, wisps of lightning dissipated from Qin Yuan's ancestral field, flowing from the Laogong Spring in Li Weiyi's palm throughout his body.

Absorbing the lightning within Qin Yuan's body was the fundamental reason why Li Weiyi was able to quickly cultivate the Nine Heavens Thunder Strike Sword to the fourth level of minor completion within a few months.

Moreover, what it absorbs is the thunderclouds and lightning mist at the edge of the ancestral field, not the lightning from the thunder pool in the center of the ancestral field.

Three months later in the underworld.

Chunze.

Li Weiyi's gaze was fixed on the two corpse marquises fleeing rapidly several miles away. He raised his hands, and dark thunderclouds gathered and condensed above his head, with one hundred and eight bolts of lightning swirling around him.

Pointing with a finger in the air.

"Crack!"

Two bright bolts of lightning tore through the void, like two divine swords with unpredictable trajectories, severing the head of one of the two corpse marquises in the distance and piercing its chest.

The power of lightning further tore apart the soul and consciousness within the corpse.

Li Weiyi used spatial teleportation to rush over, checked the aura, and confirmed that the body was dead. Without wasting time looting the corpse, he directly put everything into his spatial bag.

This is the seventh bloody crime he has committed in the last three months in an attempt to provoke Chu Yutian.

In battles between cultivators at the Longevity Realm, killing an opponent from a distance is no easy feat. The enemy has ample reaction time, and the power of their attacks diminishes with distance.

After mastering the Nine Heavens Thunder Strike Sword to the fourth level, Li Weiyi can now kill Longevity Realm cultivators from a distance with ease.

"Roar!"

The roar of the Jade Corpse Marquis shook the lake next to Li Weiyi, causing ripples on the water's surface.

"Brother Weiyi, are you going to run away again this time?"

Chu Yutian's voice rang out, his tone seemingly smiling, but in reality filled with coldness.

Li Weiyi deliberately laughed loudly, "Brother Chu, with the natural barrier of Chunze, even if you command the Departed Spirit Army, what can you do to me? Please keep your head safe; once I reach the Peak Third Realm, I will surely take it. Farewell!"

He turned and flew away, disappearing into the depths of Chunze.

The Jade Corpse Marquis and the powerful members of the group of Departed Spirit Marquis arrived later, all cursing and roaring angrily.

Chu Yutian knew it was all in vain, so he didn't rush over. Hiding under an ancient tree on the edge of Chunze, he frowned. Even the best state of mind was turning into anger after being provoked time and time again.

Standing behind him were Huo Tianming and Huang Hun.

Huo Tianming gritted his teeth. "Master, this can't go on. How many marquises and Taiyin Envoy has Li Weiyi alone killed? If we don't kill him, not only will we have a hard time explaining ourselves to the Ghost King in the Netherworld of the Departed, but we'll also definitely be punished when we return to the Taiyin Realm."

"We need to think of a way to lure him out," said Huang Hun.

Chu Yutian, "The more he kills like this, the more it shows that Chunze is hiding a great secret."

"That's right. Once the Demon Kingdom begins its border rituals, I don't believe he'll dare stay in Chunze." Jingzhen's figure moved with the speed of a shadow, appearing beside Chu Yutian. After bowing, she reported, "I can confirm from my tracking that the rest of the Lesser Yang Division have all evacuated Chun City, including Tang Wanzhou."

Chu Yutian, "Have you left the Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin?"

"They should leave. Given the current situation, there's no point in them staying. Are they going to risk their lives for the Ancient Years Clan?" Jingzhen said.

Chu Yutian, "You're not sure?"

"She was discovered by Tang Wanzhou midway! Although this woman is only at the Mid Third Realm, her combat power is quite terrifying," Jingzhen said.

Chu Yutian fell into deep thought.

Huang Hun said, "They just abandoned Li Weiyi and Nangong like that? Something doesn't feel right to me."

"This precisely proves that the Ancient Years Clan can indeed freely enter and exit the Withered-Prosperous Belt." Huo Tianming cursed, "Damn it, the spirits of the Netherworld in the Dongxu Ghost City Netherworld of the Departed City are all cowards. We've already found so many clues, yet they're still hesitant, insisting on concrete evidence. What's there to hesitate about when attacking a Sacred Hall Life Realm?"

Chu Yutian was annoyed by his antics and looked at him coldly.

Huo Tianming immediately shut his mouth and lowered his head.

"Let's wait and see. We'll wait for the Demon Kingdom's sacrificial ceremony. I don't believe the people of the Ancient Years Clan can really sit still," Chu Yutian.

One month later in the underworld.

The news of Nangong's departure from Chun City was delivered to Chu Yutian.

"It was the Four-eared Ghost Monkey Marquis discovered her invisibility and headed towards the border where the Demon Kingdom's altar is located. Jingzhen has already led people to chase after her. This time, she definitely won't be able to escape." Huanghun reported excitedly. During this period, everyone had been suppressed by Li Weiyi and Nangong using their geographical advantage, and they were all holding their breath in resentment.

Chu Yutian asked, "Where is Li Weiyi?"

"I didn't find him traveling with us," said Huang Hun.

Chu Yutian gently shook his head. "Li Weiyi must have left the city as well! Moreover, she and Nangong left one after the other, most likely following behind Jingzhen and the Four-eared Ghost Monkey Marquis. One blazing the trail, the other bringing up the rear."

"Aren't Jingzhen and the others in great danger?" Huang Hun asked.

Chu Yutian, "Don't rush, or you'll make mistakes. Go and tell Wenren Tinghai the news, and also inform Bai Ye Qinglian. This time, we absolutely cannot afford to fail."

After leaving the city, Nangong traveled at top speed to keep as far away from Chun City as possible.

Unable to remain hidden any longer, Jingzhen and the Four-eared Ghost Monkey Marquis exchanged a glance. One used a talisman, while the other rode a ghost cloud, pursuing them from the left and right.

"Boom!"

Jingzhen unleashed the Imperial Technique: Earthly Terrain Sword, the Earth Qi and rocks instantly condensed into countless flying swords that emerged from the ground.

Nangong maintained his speed, using the Bright Spring Eye to protect himself, and wielded the jade bamboo in his hand, shattering all the flying swords into rubble.

"This time, you're not leaving!"

The Four-eared Ghost Monkey Marquis stood amidst a rapidly flying ghost cloud ten feet above the ground, his arms outstretched, the Vajra pestle hovering between his claws, and exhaling a breath of chilling magical energy.

Numerous Buddhist Script appeared on the surface of the vajra, and then, like a golden stream of light, it flew straight towards the Nangong Palace in the distance.

Suddenly.

The Four-eared Ghost Monkey Marquis twitched all four of his ears at the same time, his eyes changed drastically, and he looked up.

A Purple Mist Light Cluster appeared overhead.

"Oh no... we've fallen for their trap..."

Li Weiyi stepped out of the Purple Mist Light Cluster, and the Yellow Dragon Sword in his hand emitted a deafening dragon Dragon Roar, drawing a magnificent sword waterfall from top to bottom, breaking through the protective scriptures of the Four-eared Ghost Monkey Marquis and severing one of its arms.

Before the Four-eared Ghost Monkey Marquis could scream, Li Weiyi's second sword pierced its mouth with lightning speed. Then, the sword moved downwards, and the ghost's body exploded.

Large amounts of blue-green Karma Fire surged out and spread across the plains.

Normal Karma Fire is simply green.

The blue-green Karma Fire was even more powerful, and only a strong person like the Four-eared Ghost Monkey Marquis could cultivate it. Li Weiyi had long wanted to kill it and seize it, and absorb it, which would be enough to cultivate the fifth level of the Six Purifying Karma to a minor success.