Li Xuanba had been a Martial Way prodigy without equal in the final years of the Sui dynasty. Born with divine strength and extraordinary comprehension, his cultivation had advanced a thousand miles a day!
At ten, he had grasped the principles of fist techniques on his own. At twelve, he demonstrated his martial prowess at Jinyang Palace, shattering a ten-thousand-jin stone training weight with a single punch and astounding everyone present. Rumor had it that he himself had created the Twelve Mountains and Rivers Seal.
By fifteen, his martial talent had prompted Yuan Shoucheng, the uncle of Yuan Tiangang and a Great Grandmaster of that era, to marvel, "This boy possesses the valor of the Hegemon King, along with a Purple Tenuity Star Soul. Should he attain the Heavenly Dao, he will surely become a Celestial Person."
Yet Heaven envied such genius...
Historical records stated that he had died young, at eighteen. The cause remained a mystery.
The white stone at Li Longji's fingertips paused briefly, and a complicated light flashed through his eyes.
He did not answer directly. Instead, he gently placed the stone and sighed. "With a thousand years of martial baleful intent erupting, Lu Prefecture will likely know no peace... how are Shan Zheng and Lu Xuantong? Do you have a way to treat them, sir?"
Lu Changfeng shook his head and picked up the Essential Arts of Taiping. "This contains talismans, but not the Dao behind them. The [Soul-Severing Talisman] differs from the [Grand Mystery Talisman]. The latter draws upon the primordial energy of heaven and earth to freeze its opponent. Once its power dissipates, the frost naturally melts. The former merges directly into the heart meridians and warps the mind. Even after its power dissipates, the person has already lost his reason. There is nothing