A trace of mysterious power was growing at terrifying speed in Li Qinglian's bloodline.
Wherever it passed, the essence within his body dissipated.
Wisps of essence seeped from him and vanished into the air. His Primordial Spirit was coming apart.
His heavenly and earthly souls separated from his body!
His cultivation fell without pause, from the Primordial Spirit level to the Divine Soul level, then to Spirit Awareness, True Law, Foundation Establishment, and finally back to Essence Refining.
At that moment, Li Qinglian could clearly feel that his power had returned to the point where only blood and essence circulated within his body!
That was the limit of his strength. Every trace of supernatural power had vanished.
He drew a deep breath. He could feel that he could control the strange power of the Way of Forbidden Laws within him.
If he wished, that power would leave his body and envelop everything within a hundred-li radius.
If unleashed amid the armies, it would spell utter disaster for every powerful cultivator on both sides.
They would have to fight like ordinary mortals!
The Way of Forbidden Laws was mysterious beyond measure!
Once someone entered its domain, even a Longevity Realm cultivator would have all their power suppressed.
Even the supernatural qualities in their flesh and blood would vanish, leaving them temporarily mortal.
A sword or blade could kill them just the same!
It was precisely because the Way of Forbidden Laws was so terrifying that cultivators were unwilling to enter the Imperial City!
An Imperial City was safest when its dynasty stood at the height of its glory.
Where its armies pointed their blades, none could stand against them!
The Immortal Realm had set the cycle at three hundred years to prevent the bloodline bearing the Way of Forbidden Laws from