Mother Qi! Mother Qi!
The third day after entering Ancestral Mountain!
There was no sun or moon in the sky, only Twin Luminous Mirrors, proving that they were still in the Total Perception Divine Chamber.
Chen Lingxi remained hidden in the lush, tall tree, just like a leopard lurking in the shadows, motionless.
He closed his eyes, his breathing long and even, while the Spirit Pool in his Qi Sea flowed slowly under the concealment of the Concealed Edge Method, enhancing his five senses to the extreme.
He was still practicing breathing Qi Circulation Realm, unlike other cultivators who sought the Qi of the Ancestral Mountain.
At that very moment, a deafening sound suddenly came from afar.
The sound was initially extremely distant and faint, like a muffled thunder rumbling across the sky, but in an instant it grew louder and became a deafening roar.
The entire Ancestral Mountain trembled Subtle Insight with the deafening roar, the starlight flickered, the mountains roared, and the great tree also trembled in the vibration, the dew on its leaves was shaken off and fell onto his shoulder.
Chen Lingxi opened her eyes and suddenly stood up.
"This place of unusual activity is over a hundred li away, Sight-Roaming is not yet fully covered; we need to get closer."
At this moment, the strange movement in the distance would surely attract many Truth-Seekers. Chen Lingxi no longer concealed his spiritual energy, but instead activated his spiritual energy vortex, combined with the thick Jade Qi Realm, and increased his speed to its peak, heading straight for the place of the strange movement!
Until they reached a point thirty miles from the site of the unusual disturbance...
[Sight-Roaming!]
Chen Lingxi began her Sight-Roaming.
The perspective suddenly shifts to a higher level at this moment.
He seemed to break free from the shackles of his physical body, transforming into an invisible bird that soared into the sky, over the treetops, over the mountain ridges, over the vast forest under the starlight, flying towards the direction from which the deafening sound came.
The wind whistled past his ears, starlight swirled around him like a woven tapestry, and the entire scene of the small Cave Heaven unfolded beneath his feet, like a magnificent scroll bathed in starlight.
His perspective fell on where Lin Suri was.
In an instant, Chen Lingxi, through Lin Suri's third-person perspective, saw that world clearly.
Lin Suri was standing on a mountain ridge.
He remained calm and composed, his black brocade robe fluttering in the wind, a jade belt around his waist, and his hair ornament perfectly styled.
His extremely pale face revealed no emotion, but his eyes shone with an astonishing brightness.
The Fierce Tiger Token at his waist gleamed with a cold, eerie light, and the Two-Foot Jade Sword hung at his side, with faint phantom images of cranes swirling on its blade.
He stood with his hands behind his back, his robes fluttering, his aura as imposing as a mountain.
At this moment, however, this person at the Qi Circulation Seventh Floor was surrounded by flowing spiritual energy, as if he were on high alert.
Not far away, a eunuch dressed in a sable robe and python robe was already dead, his head separated from his body!
"That terrifying roar just now was Lin Suri fighting that eunuch!"
"Is this eunuch also Truth-Seekers? Or is he merely Qi and Blood artist who, with the help of Spiritual Qi treasures, has entered the Ancestral Mountain?"
Chen Lingxi with doubt.
Just then!
Through Lin Suri's perspective, Chen Lingxi saw another strange change in the sky.
The night sky, which had been filled with stars, suddenly began to churn.
The gentle starlight was obscured by an invisible force!
Thick fog churned within, its grayish-white color layered upon layer, like an endless high wall hanging upside down from the sky, completely obscuring the entire heavens.
Amidst the mist, the Void clouds resembled an inverted sea of clouds surging and rolling across the heavens.
Then, Chen Lingxi saw a hand.
His pupils contracted slightly. "There's someone in this fog!"
Before Chen Lingxi could finish her thought, a large hand emerged from the clouds in the Void, its five fingers slightly spread and palm facing down. It was like a mountain falling from the heavens, carrying terrifying power capable of destroying the world, and pressed down on Lin Suri.
That hand was enormous, like a hill!
Countless fine clouds of energy swirled between his fingers, coiling around his knuckles like living things, emitting a radiant glow.
At the center of his palm, thick strands of spiritual light, as thick as writhing dragons, surged. The light was azure in color and so condensed that it was almost tangible. Each strand contained a terrifying pressure that made people suffocate!
Before the giant palm had even fully landed, the immense pressure descended upon Lin Suri like an invisible giant wave.
The rocks on the ridge trembled violently under this oppressive force, and fine stone chips were peeled off the rock surface, hovering in Subtle Insight.
The rocks beneath Lin Suri's feet cracked inch by inch, and the cracks spread wildly in all directions from the soles of his boots, like a spider web covering more than ten feet of land!
"Such power... it must belong to someone at the Ninth Floor of Qi Circulation!"
Chen Lingxi felt a chill rise from the bottom of her heart.
The power contained in this palm is truly immense, far surpassing Lu Baizhong's Sword Qi and Xi Yuan's Longevity Bridge!
Lin Suri had already climbed to the Seventh Floor.
Moreover, he had just refined the Treasure Qi, and possessed the Fierce Tiger Token and the Two-Foot Jade Sword. His foundation was extraordinary, far surpassing that of ordinary Qi Circulation Seventh Floor.
He looked up at the giant hand that was falling from the sky, without a trace of fear in his eyes.
Instead, two dazzling golden flames ignited in his deep eyes. As the flames flickered, his spiritual energy exploded as if it had been ignited.
The Six-Qi True Method circulated wildly within his body, causing the Spirit Pool in his Qi Sea to surge like boiling water, and the newly refined Treasure Qi burst forth with unimaginable sharpness at this moment.
That sharp aura was formless and intangible, yet so sharp it sent chills down one's spine.
"What is Lin Suri planning to do?" Chen Lingxi's heart trembled slightly.
Lin Suri did not confront him directly.
Just as the giant hand was about to strike, the Fierce Tiger Token at his waist suddenly lit up.
The light was initially just a faint, soft glimmer, but in an instant it blazed brightly, transforming into a golden pillar that shot into the sky, completely engulfing his figure.
Amidst the golden light, Chen Lingxi witnessed an extremely horrifying scene.
Behind Lin Suri, the faint phantom of a divine general appeared.
The phantom was several meters tall, clad in golden armor and wearing a golden helmet. Its face was indistinct, with only a pair of majestic eyes slowly opening in the golden light.
The moment the phantom appeared, Lin Suri's aura changed abruptly. A fierce and soaring aura burst forth from his body, like a divine general about to descend upon the world.
He took a step forward.
When that step was taken, the ground beneath his feet exploded with a deafening roar, sending debris flying like rain.
He moved like a pale golden streak of light, traversing a great distance the moment the giant palm struck, barely avoiding the earth-shattering blow.
The giant hand slammed down, crashing onto the cliff face and shattering the entire cliff into pieces. The broken rocks rolled into the abyss, echoing with a dull, thunderous sound.
Smoke and dust billowed into the sky, turning half the sky a grayish-yellow hue.
Lin Suri on a protruding cliff, his robes fluttering, his body still radiating golden light.
He raised his head and looked up at the churning clouds in the sky. The two golden flames in his eyes flickered for a moment before slowly fading away.
And at that moment, the clouds and mist in the sky were also cleared away.
Amidst the churning clouds and mist, a Heavenly Boat came into view.
The boat was entirely white, made of some unknown material. Its bottom was about ten feet above the clouds, yet it did not fall, remaining suspended in mid-air.
A person stood at the bow of the boat.
Chen Lingxi, through Lin Suri's gaze, got a clear look at the person.
She was a woman with a youthful face and an elegant and noble demeanor.
She was dressed in a moon-white gown, as if she had cut down the most brilliant sunset from the horizon and draped it over her body.
It was Consort Chun!
Consort Chun stood on the Heavenly Boat with her hands behind her back. Her phoenix eyes revealed an indifference completely different from her face, as if she were looking at an insignificant ant.
However, she did not look as composed as usual.
Her face was still pale, her lips were almost bloodless, and although the scar left by Xiao Changlü on her brow had faded, it still retained a faint trace of life.
The aura that should have surrounded her, which was originally dazzling and unapproachable, had dimmed considerably, like a candle flame flickering in the wind, ready to be extinguished at any moment.
Chen Lingxi's heart stirred slightly. "It seems Rong Chun's injuries have not yet fully healed."
"But... her injuries haven't healed, so why is her spirit so strong? The Killing Power of that palm strike just now was incredibly strong, comparable to Xiao Changlü's palm strike that day!"
Chen Lingxi was greatly puzzled.
The Qi Circulation Eighth Floor could not possibly be that powerful.
Such combat power is probably comparable to that of a cultivator who ascends to the Heavenward Realm!
Immediately afterwards, he suddenly recalled the strange radiance he had seen falling on Consort Chun in the illusion of the Fated Star Stone that day.
"Could it be because of that radiance?"
Chen Lingxi pondered in her heart.
At this moment, Consort Chun slightly turned her head, her gaze falling on Lin Suri, and a very faint and cold smile appeared on her lips.
"Again, you're a disciple of the Dao-Below Academy?" she spoke, her voice clear and melodious like the clash of jade stones, yet carrying an undeniable pressure. "To be able to dodge my casual palm strike, you must have some skill."
Before she could finish speaking, she raised her right hand again.
That hand was extremely white, as white as mutton fat jade soaked in clear water, with slender and even fingers. But this seemingly delicate hand, when raised, brought with it a gust of wind, its five fingers slightly spread, making a loose grasp towards Lin Suri.
With that grasp, the air within dozens of feet of Lin Suri suddenly solidified, as if an invisible hand was grabbing him from all directions, trying to crush him into dust.
Lin Suri's pupils contracted slightly.
The Fierce Tiger Token at his waist lit up again, and the phantom image of the divine general behind him also lit up.
As the golden light surged, he passed through the gap in the invisible hand like a pale golden afterimage. His robes were forced back by the terrifying pressure, making a fluttering sound.
He managed to dodge Consort Chun's attack once again.
However, Chen Lingxi could clearly see that Lin Suri's complexion was several shades paler than before.
The golden light on the Fierce Tiger Token had dimmed slightly, clearly indicating that activating this treasure had greatly depleted his spiritual energy.
Consort Chun raised an eyebrow, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes, before quickly regaining her indifferent expression. "She has some skill, but it's just a death throes."
Just as she was about to make another move, Lin Suri turned and left.
Spiritual energy surged beneath his feet, and he sped away into the distance like a pale golden streak of light.
The speed was astonishing; in the blink of an eye, it had already covered hundreds of feet.
"Where can they run to?"
Consort Chun stood on the Heavenly Boat, watching the pale golden light flee in panic, and was about to continue the pursuit.
Just then, a booming sound suddenly came from afar!
The roar was initially very distant and faint, but in an instant it grew louder and became a deafening roar.
A spiritual bridge suddenly appeared from the Void, its length reaching tens of feet. It was the Longevity Bridge Divine Ability of Xi Yuan from the Xi Family.
Xi Yuan on the majestic Spirit Bridge, his Daoist robe fluttering in the wind. His face was ordinary, but his eyes were unfathomable, with a faint and gentle spiritual light flowing in the depths of his pupils.
The Longevity Bridge beneath him resembled a tamed dragon, exhaling a deep and profound spiritual light.
The Longevity Bridge stretched across the sky like an invisible giant sword, crashing straight towards Consort Chun.
As the bridge passed, the air was compressed into visible white rings that spread outwards in layers, producing a deafening roar.
At the same time, another fierce, thunderous sword Sword Qi shot into the sky from afar.
The Sword Qi aura was pale gold, and its intense sword intent was enough to sting the eyes of ordinary cultivators.
The Sword Qi surged forth like a thunderous waterfall cascading from the heavens, carrying terrifying, world-destroying power as it slashed towards Consort Chun.
Lu Baizhong.
His injuries seemed to have healed considerably.
His moon-white robe fluttered in the wind, and the silver-white longsword at his waist was drawn, with pale golden lightning flowing like boiling water on its blade.
He was like a human-shaped bolt of lightning, his robes fluttering, lightning blazing, his power unmatched for a time.
At that moment, seven or eight streams of spiritual energy suddenly rose up.
The fluctuations of spiritual energy varied in strength, with the stronger ones reaching the sixth or even Seventh Floor Qi Circulation Sixth Floor, while the weaker ones still possessed the cultivation level of the Qi Circulation Fifth Floor.
They emerged from all parts of the Ancestral Mountain, some flying through the air, some skimming the ground, and some transforming into streaks of light that pierced the sky, all heading in the same direction: Consort Chun.
Chen Lingxi was shocked. "At this moment, in the Ancestral Mountain, everyone continues to besiege and kill Consort Chun!"
He had seen similar scenes before in his Total Perception, but seeing it in person still made his blood boil.
Consort Chun stood on the Heavenly Boat, watching the cultivators surging towards her from all directions, but her face showed no fear.
She merely raised her chin slightly, a faint, cold smile playing on her lips.
That smile was as if looking at a group of arrogant ants...
"Do they think that by gathering together they can shake a towering tree?"
She raised her right hand and lightly pressed her five fingers into the Void.
This seemingly casual press caused the clouds within a hundred feet to freeze instantly.
In an instant, the clouds transformed into countless thick Cloud Cable, each as thick as a child's arm, which coiled around the charging cultivators from all directions.
Immediately afterwards, a spiritual light shone in Consort Chun's hand, and within the light, mist surged, from which a blazing white beam of light burst forth, crashing straight towards Xi Yuan's Longevity Bridge.
Where the beam of light passed, the air was scorched and distorted, emitting a sharp whistling sound.
"The Longevity Bridge is indeed an extremely powerful technique, but this is not Que Ten Stars!"
Consort Chun's voice was leisurely and pleasant.
Xi Yuan frowned, Longevity Bridge suddenly accelerated its rotation. The intricate patterns on the bridge surface lit up at the same time, transforming into thick spiritual light barriers that collided with the blazing white pillar of light.
With a deafening roar, spiritual light scattered like rain. The Longevity Bridge trembled violently, and the spiritual light barrier on its surface shattered inch by inch. However, the blazing white pillar of light was completely extinguished by the spiritual light emanating from the bridge.
At the same time, Lu Baizhong's thunderous Sword Qi had already reached Consort Chun.
Consort Chun merely tilted her head slightly, raised her left hand, and with her five fingers slightly spread, a barrier of spiritual light appeared out of thin air three feet in front of her.
The barrier was pale gold, with countless fine runes faintly flowing across its surface, making it indestructible.
The thunderous Sword Qi struck the barrier, exploding into a blinding pale golden light, yet the barrier remained completely unmoved.
Just then, a series of deep, thunderous footsteps suddenly came from afar.
The footsteps were so synchronized, as if hundreds or thousands of people were stomping on the ground at the same time, that the earth trembled.
Following the sound from Lin Suri's perspective, Chen Lingxi saw a Great Banner unfurled in the distance.
The banner was extremely large and tall, its surface a dark red, covered with intricate patterns, and faintly shimmering with spiritual light.
The banner hung in mid-air, and beneath it stood the young general.
The young general was tall and strong, with a stern face, and also carried a Great Banner on his back.
That banner was several times larger than the Great Banner of ordinary soldiers, and the patterns on its surface were more intricate and exquisite.
He stood before the three hundred Silver Bones, his aura captivating and awe-inspiring.
"Your Majesty, Zheng Wuzheng obeys!"
Behind the young general, three hundred Silver Bones soldiers also carried Great Banner, the three hundred dark Great Banner fluttering in the wind.
The three hundred men moved in perfect unison, as if they were one person, their Qi and Blood surging like smoke, rising up and turning the mountains a crimson red.
Chen Lingxi clearly saw that the three hundred Great Banner were filled with spiritual light, just like three hundred small streams flowing into the same lake.
The Qi and Blood of the three hundred Silver Bones converged along the Great Banner and surged into the young general's body.
The young general's vital Qi and Blood was boosted to its maximum.
His Qi and Blood surged like boiling water, like a volcano that had been suppressed for a long time finally erupting at this moment.
He leaped into the air and unleashed a powerful punch.
This punch had no fancy moves, only pure, unadulterated power.
As the fist pierced the air, ripples spread through it, shattering rocks and turning vegetation to ash wherever the ripples passed, like a ferocious beast that had been imprisoned for millennia finally breaking free of its shackles and roaring away!
This punch was aimed at Xi Yuan's Longevity Bridge.
The fist energy collided with the spiritual bridge, exploding into a blinding light. A terrifying shockwave swept wildly in all directions, shattering the clouds and mist within hundreds of feet into nothingness.
"Kill!"
Lu Baizhong's voice came through.
He twirled his longsword, and a burst of pale golden lightning shone brightly on its blade.
The sword light silently cleaved through the air, leaving an extremely thin and faint vacuum rift that cut straight at Consort Chun.
In an instant, spells crisscrossed, Qi and Blood and qi surged, and swords flashed and clashed, unleashing beams of spiritual light and blood-red light that blotted out the sky.
The light was so intense that it was as if dozens of suns had exploded simultaneously in the mountain, turning the entire mountain into a distorted sea of light.
Various factions fought fiercely around Consort Chun.
Some people's magic was broken, and they were sent flying backward, spitting out blood.
Someone's Great Banner shattered, and he was struck by the remaining spiritual light, falling to the ground with a muffled groan.
Some people, under the cover of magic, launched a sneak attack on Consort Chun from the side.
Consort Chun stood on the Heavenly Boat, her spiritual light dimmed by three-tenths, yet she remained calm and composed.
With a flick of her fingers, spells rained down in all directions, forcing the cultivators who were surrounding her to retreat repeatedly.
The mountain was thrown into complete chaos for a time.
Chen Lingxi took in all of this from Lin Suri's perspective.
His heart was churning, and the Spirit Pool in his Qi Sea seemed to be drawn by the terrifying spiritual energy fluctuations on the battlefield, surging involuntarily.
"This Consort Chun is unbelievably strong. With such domineering power, who can compete with her for the Mother Qi?" he thought to himself.
But at that very moment, the world suddenly changed once again.
Suddenly, water vapor rose from the Heavenly Lake on the mountain.
The Heavenly Lake hangs in mid-air, its surface clear and blue, with starlight spilling onto its surface, creating shimmering ripples.
But just as the water vapor rose, it merged with the starlight in the sky.
At the point where they met, an indescribable light shone forth.
The light was so bright that it was as if a real sun had exploded above Heavenly Lake. The light pierced through the clouds, the rocks, and all obstacles between heaven and earth, spreading wildly in all directions.
Immediately afterwards, a sudden inspiration struck.
That inspiration, like an invisible tide, swept outwards from the center of the Heavenly Lake in all directions.
Where the tide recedes, all is silent!
All sound disappeared.
The deafening roars on the battlefield, the angry shouts of the cultivators, and the explosive sounds of colliding spells were all swallowed up at this moment.
All light dimmed.
Those dazzling magical lights, those towering plumes of Qi and Blood and qi, those surging, boiling spiritual energy fluctuations, all extinguished one after another under the impact of this tide of Spirit-Mechanism Tidal Wave, like candles blown out by the wind.
The world was left with only a thick, impenetrable void, as if someone had covered everything in the world with an invisible curtain.
I can't see anything, I can't hear anything.
Even Lin Suri, a cultivator at the Qi Circulation Seventh Floor who had already cultivated Divine Sense, felt as if he were in nothingness, without any perception whatsoever.
His Divine Sense probed out, but it was like a clay ox sinking into the sea; he received not even the slightest feedback.
As far as the eye could see, there was only an endless expanse of white light, as if one were in a thick, impenetrable fog, where one could not see their own hand in front of their face.
What is this Spirit-Mechanism Tidal Wave?
Chen Lingxi was astonished.
This Spirit-Mechanism Tidal Wave is too bizarre, so bizarre that it's as if an invisible hand has temporarily erased all the Principle governing this world.
Through Lin Suri's perspective, all he saw was emptiness, all he heard was deathly silence, and all he perceived was chaos.
Yet, even in this void, the people on the battlefield did not cease their fighting.
They could only rely on their previous impressions and frantically circulate their spiritual energy to block and evade the magical powers Divine Ability that Consort Chun would unleash before the Spirit-Mechanism Tidal Wave.
Because Consort Chun's magic was released before the tide erupted, although the light and sound were now obscured by the tide, the magic itself was still flying in the Void and still slashing towards its intended target.
"Retreat!"
Lin Suri's body surged with spiritual energy, the Fierce Tiger Token at his waist lit up again, and the phantom of the divine general behind him also lit up.
With a swift movement, he darted dozens of feet to the side, narrowly avoiding several beams of spiritual light shooting from the void.
Lu Baizhong twirled his longsword, and although the pale golden lightning on the blade was dimmed by the tide, it still wove an impenetrable sword net around him, shattering the incoming spells one by one.
Xi Yuan sat on the Longevity Bridge. Although the spiritual light on the bridge was almost completely suppressed by the tide, the bridge was indestructible and withstood the impact of several spells.
The young general was even more valiant.
His Qi and Blood surged like boiling water, and the terrifying Qi and Blood empowered by the three hundred Great Banner burst forth without reservation at this moment, condensing into a blood-red protective shield several inches thick on his body.
The incoming spells struck the protective barrier like raindrops hitting the surface of a bronze bell, creating ripples, but they couldn't even penetrate the layer of blood.
Everyone present was a cultivator, and their reactions were incredibly fast. After the aftershocks subsided, they dispersed, with very few injured.
"This Spirit-Mechanism Tidal Wave might just be an opportunity!"
Chen Lingxi's eyes were burning as she suddenly recalled something.
"Consort Chun must have also fallen into a void."
Chen Lingxi was in a state of Sight-Roaming and was not affected by the Spirit-Mechanism Tidal Wave.
His senses remained sharp, and his eyesight remained clear.
"We must recall when this Spirit-Mechanism Tidal Wave occurred."
He frantically recalled the changes in the world that had just occurred from Lin Suri's perspective.
From a third-person perspective, he meticulously recalled the changes around him.
In the distance, mist rose from Heavenly Lake. At first, the mist was only a very thin layer, but in an instant, it became very thick, turning into a white column of water that shot into the sky.
Where the water column meets the starlight, it's like the first ray of light at the beginning of time, so bright it's blinding.
At the very moment that the mist rose and the starlight converged, a piece of driftwood floated down from the stream below.
The driftwood was about three feet long and as thick as a bowl. It was washed down from some mountain forest by a flash flood. The bark had been softened by the water and the surface was covered with dark green moss.
It drifts aimlessly in the stream, like a homeless wandering soul.
Then, it crashed into a rock in the water.
The moment the driftwood struck the stone, it produced a very soft, muffled thud, like someone gently tapping a table with their finger.
The sound was so soft that no one noticed it amidst the deafening roar of the battlefield.
However, while Chen Lingxi was in a state of Sight-Roaming, his five senses were heightened to an unbelievable degree. The extremely soft and subtle muffled sound exploded in his mind like a thunderclap.
"We can use this as an anchor point to record the timing of this mysterious Spirit-Mechanism Tidal Wave!" Chen Lingxi thought intently.
He locked onto the image of the driftwood hitting the stone, locked onto the extremely soft and muffled sound, locked onto the mist rising from the Heavenly Lake, the starlight falling from the starry sky, and every subtle change in the world when the Spirit-Mechanism Tidal Wave that swept across the heavens and earth erupted!
"This tide is so extraordinary that it almost obscures everyone's Divine Sense and perception."
"If that's the case, I only need to record the exact time when the Spirit-Mechanism Tidal Wave occurs, and then I can..." Chen Lingxi's thoughts flashed with a sharp light.
His thoughts raced, murderous intent intent surging within him. "If I have the chance, I'll seize this Spirit-Mechanism Tidal Wave and kill Consort Chun!"
This thought, like a blazing fire, suddenly ignited in his heart.
He never forgot the scene of his parents being beheaded at the execution ground.
The blood, washed away by the rain, flowed into a long red channel that reached his feet.
He never forgot the serene smile on Consort Chun's face as she watched the ants being trampled to death in the Mirror Palace.
Now he finally has a sliver of an opportunity.
"A calamity like an ant... Even if we can't kill her, we can at least prevent her from stealing the Ancestral Mountain Mother Qi!"
Just as Chen Lingxi's thoughts were churning, the Spirit-Mechanism Tidal Wave suddenly began to recede.
The overwhelming void that swept across the heavens and earth slowly dissipated like the receding tide.
Light shone through the void once more, sound rang out from the void again, and perception surged back from the void.
Everything in the world is returning to its original state at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Through Lin Suri's perspective, Chen Lingxi saw that the battlefield was completely different from what it had been before.
The once bustling battlefield was now deserted.
Those cultivators who were just now surrounding and killing Consort Chun have all dispersed.
Someone was injured in the tide and quietly retreated under its cover.
Some people exhausted their spiritual energy in the tides and dared not linger for even a moment longer.
Others, perhaps sharing the same thoughts as Lin Suri, were unwilling to confront Consort Chun head-on at this time, so they took advantage of the tide to retreat into the mountains and forests.
Even Lin Suri flew hundreds of feet in a short period of time.
His body was enveloped in spiritual energy, and he silently descended into a dense forest like a pale golden afterimage.
At this moment, he didn't even look for those Truth-Seekers had surrounded and killed Consort Chun, but instead turned to look at the suspended Heavenly Lake in the distance.
Chen Lingxi then looked towards the Heavenly Lake through Lin Suri's eyes.
After the Spirit-Mechanism Tidal Wave.
Above Heavenly Lake, where starlight and mist meet, several lines of text are surprisingly outlined.
Those words were not ordinary ink marks, but were woven from starlight and mist itself, as if someone had used starlight as a pen and mist as ink to wield a brush and splash ink in the sky above Heavenly Lake.
Each character gleams with a warm and bright starlight, flowing slowly in the night sky; the handwriting is slender and powerful, the strokes sharp as a knife.
Chen Lingxi read on, word by word.
[The Mother Qi Mysteries, when consumed, can cause the Marrow Sea Silver-Turning, the Tide Rising in a Hundred Apertures, and the entire body to be transformed like an old cauldron being reborn, thus attaining the Spirit-Aperture Physique!]
[The Mother Qi possesses a spirit; to attain its Spirit Aperture, one must traverse the Myriad Mechanisms' Wondrous Vehicle Formation!]
The Myriad Mechanisms' Wondrous Vehicle Formation?
Chen Lingxi frowned slightly, wondering what the Myriad Mechanisms' Wondrous Vehicle Formation.
Suddenly, a spiritual light appeared in the Heavenly Lake, as if a portal was waiting for everyone.
Chen Lingxi seemed to understand something. "The Ancestral Mountain Mother Qi is right behind that gate!"
At that very moment, more than a dozen beams of light, some on the ground and some in the sky, rushed toward the gate of the Heavenly Lake!
Those flashes of inspiration varied in strength; some were as fast as shooting stars chasing the moon, while others were as slow as birds returning to their nests.
They reacted the moment the tide receded, and before the words had completely disappeared, they swarmed toward the Heavenly Lake.
Chen Lingxi remained unmoved.
He remained seated peacefully in the dense forest, using Lin Suri's perspective, watching the spiritual light rush towards the Heavenly Lake.
The same applies to Lin Suri.
His spiritual energy surged once more, and he leaped into the air like a pale golden streak of light, flying straight towards the Heavenly Lake.
Lin Suri transformed into a golden ray of light, streaking across the sky, his robes fluttering in the wind, and in the blink of an eye, he arrived above the suspended Heavenly Lake.
He swayed and then disappeared into the pool.
Chen Lingxi's perspective also sank into the Heavenly Lake.
As Lin Suri set behind Heavenly Lake, Chen Lingxi immediately felt that the surrounding scenery had changed drastically once again.
The once clear, azure pool water disappeared around him, replaced by a bottomless void.
This void was far more mysterious and eerie than the nothingness within the Spirit-Mechanism Tidal Wave just moments before.
Within the void, countless threads of spiritual energy flowed.
The threads were as fine as hair, pale gold in color, and densely covered the entire Void, like an endless spider web.
Countless magical arrays floated and sank on the silk threads. These arrays varied in size and complexity, each radiating a different kind of spiritual light.
Some arrays resemble a great sun, its flames swirling and radiating boundless light and heat; others resemble a cold moon, its clear light shining brightly, serene and tranquil; still others resemble twisted snakes, coiled vines, intersecting lightning bolts, or overlapping mountains, each with its own unique shape, mysterious and unpredictable.
These ingenious threads and magical array diagrams intertwined, layer upon layer, densely packed, forming an array of unimaginable size.
The formation had countless layers, each containing ineffable principles of cultivation, each layer enough to keep an ordinary cultivator guessing for decades without ever gaining entry.
Chen Lingxi felt that her mind was completely captured by this formation.
He had comprehended the Clear-Mystery Pivot-Qi Formation for the first time. That array was complex and exquisite, with as many as 730 array seals and nine array eyes.
But only now did he realize that compared to the Myriad Mechanisms' Wondrous Vehicle Formation before him, the first layer of the Clear-Mystery Pivot-Qi Formation was truly shallow.
He carefully sensed the threads and array patterns, trying to find some clues, but the more he sensed, the more alarmed he became.
"It's called a formation, but it's more like a testing ground. It's not testing the art of formations, but rather testing the Dao Path cultivation."
"Who set up this formation? And what level of cultivation would someone possess to be able to create such a complex formation?"
While he was amazed, his gaze remained fixed on Lin Suri.
Lin Suri stood with his hands behind his back in this void, the hem of his robes fluttering Subtle Insight in the Void.
His body was enveloped in a slow flow of spiritual energy, while the two golden flames in his eyes shone with an astonishing brightness.
His gaze swept over the dense threads of spiritual energy and the ever-shifting arrays of magical formations, his brow furrowing slightly as if he were deep in thought.
A moment later, golden light suddenly appeared in his eyes.
The golden light was initially just a faint, faint point, but in an instant it blazed brightly, bursting forth from the depths of his pupils and turning his entire eyes into a dazzling, brilliant gold.
As the golden light flowed, his Divine Sense spread out like an invisible net, probing towards the surrounding threads of spiritual energy and wondrous array diagrams.
Then, he suddenly took a step.
When Lin Suri took that step, Chen Lingxi Lin Suri was walking around aimlessly.
But Lin Suri's step was surprisingly precise.
The spot where he landed was precisely the intersection of two threads of spiritual energy. The threads crossed beneath his feet but never even touched the hem of his clothes.
He swayed and took several steps with extremely mysterious footwork, each step landing on the most critical and safest point of the formation.
Those steps, though seemingly casual, actually contained profound and ineffable principles of spiritual cultivation.
The array formations gave rise to countless variations from nothingness.
The array, which had been as calm as still water, suddenly surged after Lin Suri stepped in. The fluctuating array resembled a swarm of bees that had been disturbed, spinning, changing, and rearranging wildly.
Lin Suri's comprehension was extraordinary; no matter how the array diagram changed, he could accurately reach the right point.
With each change of formation, he could take the perfect step at the critical moment, whether to the left or right, forward or backward, without the slightest deviation.
Chen Lingxi grew increasingly astonished as she looked, and couldn't help but exclaim in her heart, "This Lin Suri is a true prodigy. Perhaps among all the Truth-Seekers, no one can compare to him in terms of talent and comprehension."
"No wonder his elders said he had the bearing of Golden Grotto!"
"Now that Rebirth Realm here, I am no longer in my previous body, but my understanding remains."
After being amazed, Chen Lingxi couldn't help but feel secretly saddened.
"Compared to Lin Suri... I am far inferior!"
He was a local cultivator who, despite reaching the Qi Circulation Sixth Floor cultivation, had never received a true lineage or proper Daoist instruction.
Now, faced with this Myriad Mechanisms' Wondrous Vehicle Formation, he found himself completely unable to comprehend it.
The direction of those magical threads, the changes in the ingenious array diagram, and the selection of array nodes were as obscure and difficult to understand as a heavenly book in his eyes.
Although he saw every detail of the great formation through Lin Suri's perspective, he couldn't comprehend even the slightest bit of its profound principles.
He was feeling a little down.
He watched as Lin Suri broke through the formation.
Until the very end.
At the end of nothingness, a light suddenly shone.
The light was initially just a faint, tiny point, but in an instant it blazed brightly, transforming into a beam of clear light that shot into the sky.
Amidst the clear light, the formation finally shattered.
Those magical threads shattered inch by inch, and those wondrous array diagrams turned into countless specks of light, scattering down in a flurry.
A melodious sound seemed to drift from between heaven and earth.
The melodious sound was clear and melodious, as if someone were playing a zither in the heavens, or as if immortals were chanting scriptures in the clouds.
The sound pierced through the void, through the fragments of the formation, and through Chen Lingxi's mind, echoing endlessly in his head.
A wisp of pure energy flew out from the Heavenly Lake.
The pure energy was about the size of a palm, like a wisp of crumbled moonlight, or a cluster of starlight held in the palm of one's hand.
It flowed slowly through the Void, emanating a wondrous aura that was difficult to describe.
The aura contained an extremely rich spiritual energy, each strand of which was enough to greatly advance the cultivation of an ordinary cultivator.
That pure energy landed in Lin Suri's hand.
Lin Suri raised his right hand, his five fingers slightly spread, and grasped the pure energy in his palm.
The pure energy trembled Subtle Insight in his palm, like a tamed spirit beast, obediently curling up between his fingers.
Chen Lingxi her breath, staring intently at the wisp of pure energy in Lin Suri's palm, her heart churning with turbulent emotions.
"This is the Ancestral Mountain Mother Qi!" he thought to himself, his heart filled with desire.
He could barely contain his impulse, wanting to immediately break free of his Sight-Roaming and rush into the Heavenly Lake to seize the Mother Qi.
He then caught sight of Twin Luminous Mirrors in the sky and remembered that this was the Total Perception Divine Chamber, which calmed him down.
Just then, the mist over Heavenly Lake suddenly dissipated.
The thick mist that had shrouded Heavenly Lake receded slowly, as if a veil had been lifted, revealing many figures.
The figures hovered above the Heavenly Lake, while others stood on the water, some near, some far, some high, some low, each radiating powerful spiritual energy fluctuations.
Xi Yuan on the majestic Longevity Bridge, his Daoist robe fluttering in the wind, the bridge shimmering with spiritual light, making him appear like a celestial being seated at the bridgehead.
His gaze fell on the wisp of pure energy in Lin Suri's hand, his eyes remaining calm and still.
Lu Baizhong stood not far away, his moon-white robe fluttering in the wind, and the silver-white longsword at his waist was sheathed, but there were still very faint arcs of electricity jumping on the scabbard.
His youthful face, with its rosy lips and white teeth, was unusually devoid of any smile, only a bottomless chill.
And then there was the young general, whose Qi and Blood and qi surged like boiling water, and the three hundred dark Great Banner fluttered in the wind.
He stood in mid-air, his fists clenched, blood-red light flickering on his knuckles, like an enraged tiger coldly scrutinizing Lin Suri.
Two more people from the Great Zhou Truth-Seekers appeared; they were the two Qi Circulation Seventh Floor cultivators who had previously joined forces against Lu Baizhong.
At this moment, the two men were pale, their spiritual energy fluctuating erratically and weakly, clearly indicating that they had suffered serious injuries in the previous battle.
And then there Chao Feiye.
He was dressed in a black robe, his face covered by a mask, revealing only a pair of pale, pupil-less eyes. His figure appeared and disappeared in the clouds and mist, like a wisp of black smoke about to dissipate.
There were also many unfamiliar faces.
The unfamiliar faces included people of all ages, men and women, dressed in various styles, and all possessing an extraordinary air about them.
Some of them had their spiritual energy surging like boiling water, while others had their aura contained like an abyss.
They stood above Heavenly Lake, some near, some far, some high, some low.
Even from a great distance, Consort Chun arrived, stepping through the air.
The Heavenly Boat beneath her feet had vanished; she simply floated in the air, her steps leisurely, as if strolling in her own backyard.
Although the spiritual light around her had dimmed by a third, her terrifying pressure remained undiminished.
A faint, cold smile graced her youthful face, as if she were watching a group of clowns dancing in her palm.
They were all looking at Lin Suri.
Among those gazes, some were filled with covetousness, some harbored murderous intent, some were calm as still water, and some were burning with rage.
Regardless of their gazes, they were all locked on the same target—the young man in black robes standing in the Void, holding the Mother Qi in his palm.
Lin Suri's expression remained unchanged.
He drew the pure energy into his palm, then slightly closed his fingers, and the energy disappeared into his sleeve, leaving no trace.
He raised his head, his gaze sweeping over the cultivators who were gathering from all directions, without any fear in his eyes.
Then he transformed into a golden ray of light and sped away into the distance.
The golden light was incredibly fast.
The Fierce Tiger Token at his waist lit up again, and the phantom of the divine general behind him also lit up, increasing his speed to an unbelievable level.
At that moment, everyone moved as well.
With a surge of magic and Divine Ability powers, it was as if dozens of torrents erupted simultaneously, chasing after that golden light.
Xi Yuan's Longevity Bridge spans the sky like a stone rainbow descending from heaven, casting its light directly over the morning Lin Suri.
Lu Baizhong's thunderous Sword Qi tore through the air, transforming into a pale golden streak that slashed straight at Lin Suri's back.
The young general leaped into the air and unleashed a punch. As the fist's energy pierced the air, it resembled a roaring, blood-red dragon.
The black mist surrounding Chao Feiye surged and boiled, transforming into countless fine black threads that coiled around Lin Suri from all directions.
The two Great Zhou, the many unfamiliar faces, and Consort Chun, who was slowly walking in the distance, each step covering dozens of feet, all made their moves at the same moment.
Every direction, every place is a potential killing move.
But Lin Suri only pushed the Fierce Tiger Token at his waist to its limit.
The phantom of the divine general behind him suddenly solidified a bit at that moment, golden light flowing over his golden armor. The phantom raised his hands and pressed them lightly in the Void.
With this press, a thick golden barrier appeared out of thin air behind him, blocking all the incoming spells and Divine Ability.
Rumble!
The deafening roar of the colliding spells shook the entire Heavenly Lake, causing spiritual light to scatter like rain and waves of energy to sweep wildly in all directions.
The golden barrier trembled violently under the impact of dozens of spells, yet it never shattered.
Taking advantage of this brief moment, Lin Suri leaped over a thousand feet away and disappeared into the distant mountains in an instant, never to be seen again.
The Sight-Roaming incomplete.
Chen Lingxi's Sight-Roaming thus came to an end.
When he awoke from his Sight-Roaming, he was still sitting cross-legged on a branch of that large tree.
He gazed at the distant, suspended Heavenly Lake, and at the lingering aura above Heavenly Lake, his eyes flickering.
Lin Suri was the first person to break through this formation and obtain the Mother Qi.
But this doesn't mean everything is settled.
"Lin Suri has temporarily obtained the Mother Qi, but has not yet refined it! In that case, I have an opportunity! Let's wait and see how things develop!"
The Sight-Roaming was shattered, yet golden light still shone in his eyes.
"I am a local cultivator, my Dao Path is shallow, and I am ignorant of the secrets of the Dao..." He sat cross-legged on the thick branch, gazing at the distant mountains that were faintly visible under the starlight, talking to himself.
"But so what?"
"Lin Suri obtained that Mother Qi, but that doesn't mean he can retain Mother Qi!"
He stood up, straightened his robes, and looked down at the suspended Heavenly Lake.
At this moment, the aura that had been chasing Lin Suri above Heavenly Lake had mostly dissipated.
Some chased the pale golden light into the distant mountains, probably hoping to seize it before Lin Suri could refine the Mother Qi. Others, perhaps unwilling to confront the powerful figures head-on, quietly retreated to the vicinity of the Heavenly Lake, hiding in the shadows and waiting for their chance.
Above Heavenly Lake, starlight and mist still flowed slowly, and the words woven from starlight and mist had not yet completely dissipated.
Chen Lingxi leaped down from the big tree, pushing the Concealed Edge Method to its limit once more.
From his appearance, he looked like a mountain boy who had never practiced cultivation, blending into the starlit forest, completely inconspicuous.
He wanted to be the silent oriole, waiting for the opportune moment to peck with all his might.