He Is of an Exceedingly Exalted Standing, and I Could Not Fight Back at All!
White Jade Mountain.
Yuhong and the other two returned to the Chongming Hall. Li Chenjun took his leave first and went to a side hall to retrieve the Cultivation Method.
After being refined by the True Person Dayu, Li Zhengjun felt that his life foundation was much purer than before, and the originally scattered essence returned to its proper place like rivers flowing into the sea.
Furthermore, with the Mystic Mirror manifesting as a golden palace in his Sea of Consciousness, he felt that both his "nature" and "life" had improved, and he felt completely comfortable and light.
Li Zhengjun had nothing to hide from Yuhong.
He recounted his feelings during the purification process, and then explained in detail how his Sea of Consciousness underwent changes and his soul was strengthened.
Upon hearing this, Yuhong's expression became quite solemn:
"I was just wondering how to temper your true nature. This is excellent. It will make your path of cultivating both body and mind much easier in the future."
"The Yuyu Realm is fraught with obstacles and lacks spiritual resources. Cultivators can only achieve something in one path even after a lifetime of effort. The High Antiquity method of cultivating both body and spirit is now rarely followed, and most are forced to choose one over the other. Moreover, most cultivators only cultivate body and not spirit, and the cultivation of spirit is ethereal and ineffective; without the right method, it is all in vain."
"When I first taught you the 'Mystic Terrace Spirit-Suppressing Soul-Binding Instruction,' I only intended to give you another skill in the Great Scarlet Realm. I never imagined it would become the starting point for your cultivation of 'nature.'"
He paused, then continued:
"The clan has prepared the [Supreme Tenuity Primordial Light] needed for your Qi Ingestion. When the time is right, you can begin your Qi Ingestion. Of course, before that, you should prepare more Bright Yang spiritual items. The stronger your foundation, the more stable your path will be after Qi Ingestion."
"This trip to Gold-Bearing Mountain is perfectly timed. Even a remnant soul of a high-level cultivator hiding in that mountain is so interested in it, so the spiritual treasures within must be extraordinary. If you can obtain them, they will greatly benefit your future cultivation."
Yuhong then changed the subject and shared his recent thoughts:
"The Sun Household is insignificant. The key to the whole Gold-Bearing Mountain affair ultimately lies with Ye Xiufan. I hadn't figured out how to deal with him before, but now that your Sea of Consciousness is guarded by 'Immortal Fate,' I have a big idea."
"I will use my Divine Sense to test your Sea of Consciousness. If you can withstand my test, then I have a very high chance of directly capturing the remnant soul within Ye Xiufan's body. After all, if that remnant soul were truly some extraordinary expert, it would have already attacked my Li Household. Why would it need to hide within a Fetal Breath teenager and go to such lengths to test me?"
Li Zhengjun nodded and said:
"I had the same thought before. Since True Person, have also made this judgment, then please, True Person, take action and test the quality of Zhengjun's soul."
Yuhong said, "Are you ready?"
Li Zhengjun took a deep breath, sat cross-legged, focused his mind, and gave a slight nod to Yuhong.
The next moment, Yuhong's eyes turned into two haloed white lights, like two great suns falling from the sky and shining directly into Li Zhengjun's eyes.
Even though he had already withdrawn his hand, his Divine Sense still rushed into Li Zhengjun's Sea of Consciousness like a flood.
At first, everything was normal.
When Yuhong's Divine Sense entered Li Zhengjun's Sea of Consciousness, he saw only chaos, no different from the souls of others.
However, from Li Zhengjun's perspective, it was not so; Mystic Mirror was already restless, as if its tranquility had been disturbed by an intrusion from a foreign object.
"Let's first reveal the Golden Palace and test it out."
Li Zhengjun slightly activated the Mystic Mirror, intending to manifest the Golden Palace in his Sea of Consciousness and try to spar with his grandfather.
With just that little bit of power, the grand hall in the center of his Sea of Consciousness suddenly materialized, radiating golden light.
At the same time, a sudden change occurred in Yuhong's perception.
Alarm bells rang loudly in his mind, and he instinctively tried to withdraw his Divine Sense. However, just as he was about to pull away, an indescribable sense of terror pressed down on him like the sky collapsing.
He sensed something descending upon his Divine Sense, a sense of oppression as if the will of heaven and earth were gathering, boundless high and intangible heavy, making him feel like a mayfly wandering beneath it.
That person was extremely high-ranking, so high that Yuhong felt a long-lost instinctive tremor!
Yuhong didn't dare to look and immediately shut down his six senses.
Even so, he could still clearly feel that his Divine Sense was like a speck of dust being suppressed by a mountain of immense weight!
Just as he was about to be completely subdued, Li Zhengjun finally realized something was wrong and hurriedly stopped Jin Dian.
Yuhong finally got a chance to catch his breath and quickly escaped.
When he came to his senses, Yuhong Hong was drenched in cold sweat.
A True Person with three Divine Ability actually lost his composure while cultivating his Sea of Consciousness under the single Fetal Breath!
This is absolutely unprecedented! It's appalling!
"Zhengjun, I can sense Him in your Sea of Consciousness; His status is extremely high, and I am utterly powerless against Him! It truly is a Dao artifact capable of traversing two realms—it's terrifying!"
Yuhong was clearly still shaken. He paused, seemingly recalling something, and then said:
"Huh... why did my memory just disappear?"
No matter how hard he tried to recall, he couldn't remember the scene he saw in Li Zhengjun's Sea of Consciousness.
Li Zhengjun was also somewhat dazed and unsteady on his feet.
Mystic Mirror used his Divine Ability against a Purple Mansion True Person, which greatly depleted his own physical strength.
Fortunately, the True Person Dayu adjusted his life foundation; otherwise, he might not have been able to withstand it and would have already fainted.
"True Person, this trip has taken a heavy toll on me; you probably can't withstand any more hardship."
After Li Zhengjun's reminder, Yuhong recalled some of the events, and a look of relief appeared in his eyes:
"After all, it's a Dao artifact, so it's best not to touch it if possible. However, judging from this, it's more than enough to deal with the remnant soul on Ye Xiufan's body. If we just let Ye Xiufan practice my Li Household's Cultivation Method, it won't be enough to completely control that old thing. If that remnant soul breaks away from Ye Xiufan in the future and escapes on its own, it will be a huge hidden danger to my Li Household."
"But things are different now. You have the ability to directly imprison that remnant soul. Ye Xiufan's Dao Path to immortality is blocked, and his remnant soul and true spirit are under your control. If we release them to test the Great Scarlet Realm, we can be absolutely certain of success. Even if the two are discovered by the high-level cultivators of the Great Scarlet Realm, they will never be traced back to my Li Household."
Li Zhengjun nodded and made a mental note of it.
Just then, Li Chenjun returned from the side hall and finished organizing the entire Frozen Water "Surging Waves Subdued Flow Scripture".
"This Cultivation Method also points directly to the Purple Mansion, and your Immortal Foundation, like mine, is Tread on Thin Ice. Zhengjun, I entrust this Dao Path to you to test."
Li Zhengjun took it and said:
"Rest assured, Father Ji, I will make all the arrangements. Once Ye Xiufan has achieved his Qi Ingestion, I will have him join the Frozen Water Dao Path. I will not let Father Ji's efforts be in vain."
Li Chenjun smiled and said nothing more.
Before long, Li Zhengchen also arrived at the Chongming Hall.
Since Li Zhengjun went to Heart-Destroying Mountain, the head of the Li Household family has not dared to rest for a moment. He personally oversaw various departments and managed to formulate a detailed strategy to deal with the Sun Household before Li Zhengjun returned to the Great Scarlet Realm.
Upon entering the hall, he bowed to Yuhong, Li Chenjun, and Li Zhengjun, then took out a Jade Slip and said:
"My True Person, based on the intelligence gathered by the Sun Household, we have analyzed it overnight and have developed a preliminary countermeasure."
"The Sun Household is ostensibly Aristocratic Clan of beast tamers, but in reality, their foundation lies in a Wood Virtue Law Technique. This technique can not only assist in raising spirit beasts, but also create specific battlefield environments during battles, greatly enhancing the combat power of spirit beasts. It can even launch surprise attacks when cultivators least expect them, making it impossible to defend against."
"Therefore, the clan has prepared all the necessary Fire Virtue- element talismans and Law Artifact for you, sir. In addition, we have also prepared a spirit beast pouch, which you can put into the Ginseng-Cloud Tiger if you subdue it."
He paused, then said:
"There's another matter. Regarding the Sun Household's Wood Virtue technique, we've already given Li Huchan and that Spirit Plant Master special training. You can bring them over before heading to Gold-Bearing Mountain. Once they're in the mountain, they'll assist you in countering the Sun Household's Wood Virtue transformations."
After explaining these official matters, Li Zhengchen took out several jade bottles, a rare look of relief appearing on his face:
"My lord, besides the matter of the magical duel, the Pill Hall has also sent good news. The clan has specially prepared a Fetal Breath Pill for you. This pill can help you quickly condense the Spirit Primordial Wheel and reach the Embryonic Breathing Perfection!"